County profile
Iredell County, NC
United States · GDP 2024
#348 of 3,127 US counties by GDP30th-percentile growthmore diversified than 95% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$13.5B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+2.0%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
80,234
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
5,405
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$62.4k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
211,798
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
3.3%
Median HH income
$81.4k±$2.6k
Bachelor's degree+
34.1%±1.3%
Poverty rate
10.0%±1.0%
Business applications
3,311 · 2025
Retail establishments
691
33.5/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1Lowe's Companies, Inc.Consumer Cyclical$86.3B76B+2Kewaunee Scientific CorporationConsumer Cyclical$282.0M64C3Blueharbor BankFinancial Services$33.1M60C4Bebida Beverage CompanyConsumer Defensive———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
Manufacturing23%
Retail trade20%
Health care17%
Management15%
Food & accommodation15%
Construction9%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
211,798
residents · 2025 · +12.9% since 2020
Income per capita $70.1k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+21,109
International migration+2,749
Natural change+310
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$9.7B2019
$10.2B2020
$11.4B2021
$12.3B2022
$13.3B2023
$13.5B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$321.4k±$9.5k
Median gross rent
$1.3k/mo±$51/mo
Vacancy rate
9.3%±0.8%
Affordability
5.2× wages
Residential permits
$389.5M
1,835 units · 8.7/1k pop
FEMA risk score
80.8
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.3k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Ice storm 94Tornado 86Strong wind 84
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
4332016
4512017
4762018
5002019
5202020
6002021
7342022
8062023
8322024
8622025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -10% since 20212,0472021
2,5952022
4,3542023
1,9552024
1,8352025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
0.1 km
I-40
Nearest freight rail
3.5 km
NS
Nearest port
261.4 km
ELKHEM METALS CO., ALLOY DOCK
Nearest commercial airport
47.1 km
HICKORY RGNL
Filing activity
SEC EDGAR4 filings from 1 company here in the last 90 days.
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$62.4k
avg. annual pay · +26% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Iredell?
Iredell's economy produced $13.5B in 2024, growing 2.0% year over year — slower than 70% of 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.