County profile
Harnett County, NC
United States · GDP 2024
#814 of 3,127 US counties by GDP73rd-percentile growthmore diversified than 92% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$4.0B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+6.5%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
24,279
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
1,960
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$44.7k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
150,137
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
3.8%
Median HH income
$71.3k±$2.9k
Bachelor's degree+
24.5%±1.2%
Poverty rate
13.7%±1.4%
Business applications
2,105 · 2025
Retail establishments
292
19.9/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1American Defense Systems, Inc.Industrials$8.7M——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
Retail trade22%
Food & accommodation20%
Health care19%
Transportation15%
Education13%
Manufacturing11%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
150,137
residents · 2025 · +12.3% since 2020
Income per capita $50.1k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+11,847
International migration+1,617
Natural change+2,755
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$2.7B2019
$2.8B2020
$3.1B2021
$3.4B2022
$3.7B2023
$4.0B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$246.2k±$8.1k
Median gross rent
$1.1k/mo±$46/mo
Vacancy rate
9.2%±0.9%
Affordability
5.5× wages
Residential permits
$722.3M
2,205 units · 14.7/1k pop
FEMA risk score
75.3
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$980/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Hurricane 89Tornado 87Heat wave 84
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
2112016
2192017
2302018
2412019
2552020
2812021
3522022
3832023
3872024
4042025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 114% since 20211,0322021
1,0412022
1,0862023
2,2312024
2,2052025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
23.9 km
I-295
Nearest freight rail
5.7 km
RFCC
Nearest port
109.5 km
ELWELL FERRY - KELLY
Nearest commercial airport
42.1 km
FAYETTEVILLE RGNL/GRANNIS FLD
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$44.7k
avg. annual pay · +21% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Harnett?
Harnett's economy produced $4.0B in 2024, growing 6.5% year over year — faster than most US counties. Its largest employment sector is retail trade.
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.