County profile
Hyde County, NC
United States · GDP 2024
#2842 of 3,127 US counties by GDP63rd-percentile growthmore diversified than 36% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$230.7M
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+5.5%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
782
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
150
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$40.6k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
4,554
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
4.5%
Median HH income
$53.7k±$12.2k
Bachelor's degree+
14.7%±4.7%
Poverty rate
22.2%±8.2%
Business applications
65 · 2025
Retail establishments
34
74.0/10k 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
Food & accommodation35%
Retail trade24%
Manufacturing15%
Construction10%
Real estate9%
Health care7%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
4,554
residents · 2025 · +1.0% since 2020
Income per capita $56.8k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+120
International migration+4
Natural change−68
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$188.9M2019
$182.7M2020
$200.4M2021
$224.9M2022
$218.6M2023
$230.7M2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$124.0k±$23.0k
Median gross rent
$1.3k/mo±$129/mo
Vacancy rate
34.3%±6.3%
Affordability
3.1× wages
Residential permits
$10.4M
35 units · 7.7/1k pop
FEMA risk score
66.4
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$940/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Hurricane 95Coastal flooding 84Wildfire 75
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2014–2025
1082014
1062015
1132016
1092017
1232018
1262019
1212020
1352021
1812022
1932025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 75% since 2021202021
152022
152023
232024
352025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
108.6 km
I-587
Nearest freight rail
34.5 km
CLNA
Nearest port
15.8 km
FERRY TERMINAL - SWANQUARTER BAY
Nearest commercial airport
87.8 km
COASTAL CAROLINA RGNL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$40.6k
avg. annual pay · +19% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Hyde?
Hyde's economy produced $230.7M in 2024, growing 5.5% year over year — faster than most US counties. Its largest employment sector is food & accommodation.
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.