County profile
Duplin County, NC
United States · GDP 2024
#999 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-quartile growthmore diversified than 12% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$2.9B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+7.0%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
14,132
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
870
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$46.1k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
51,571
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
3.2%
Median HH income
$55.1k±$3.4k
Bachelor's degree+
17.6%±1.8%
Poverty rate
20.5%±1.9%
Business applications
706 · 2025
Retail establishments
164
32.2/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
No public companies loaded for this state yet — universe expands with the full ingest.
HQ-based placement with total (global) headcount — local employment attribution needs firmographic data; the industry mix at right is measured county data (CBP).
Industry mix · employment
Manufacturing46%
Retail trade15%
Health care14%
Admin & support11%
Food & accommodation9%
Transportation5%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
51,571
residents · 2025 · +6.0% since 2020
Income per capita $58.3k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+501
International migration+2,243
Natural change+153
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$2.0B2019
$2.0B2020
$2.5B2021
$2.9B2022
$2.7B2023
$2.9B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$137.4k±$10.1k
Median gross rent
$865/mo±$49/mo
Vacancy rate
12.9%±1.8%
Affordability
3.0× wages
Residential permits
$35.9M
127 units · 2.5/1k pop
FEMA risk score
89.4
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$980/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Hurricane 98Winter weather 94Strong wind 91
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
1862016
1952017
1902018
2002019
2162020
2392021
2642022
3042023
3402024
3442025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 40% since 2021912021
1002022
1102023
1342024
1272025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
8.0 km
I-40
Nearest freight rail
12.0 km
CSXT
Nearest port
64.9 km
ELWELL FERRY - KELLY
Nearest commercial airport
31.6 km
ALBERT J ELLIS
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$46.1k
avg. annual pay · +26% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Duplin?
Duplin's economy produced $2.9B in 2024, growing 7.0% year over year — faster than most US counties. Its largest employment sector is manufacturing.
GDP: BEA (2024), USD-normalized · Jobs/employers/wages & industry mix: Census CBP (2023) · Population & migration: Census PEP · Income: BEA CAINC1 · Companies: SEC EDGAR + FMP, by HQ.