County profile
Johnston County, NC
United States · GDP 2024
#393 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-decile growthmore diversified than 78% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$11.6B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+10.2%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
49,067
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
4,151
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$52.4k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
256,448
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
3.0%
Median HH income
$83.4k±$2.2k
Bachelor's degree+
28.9%±1.2%
Poverty rate
10.6%±1.1%
Business applications
3,878 · 2025
Retail establishments
580
23.2/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1KS Bancorp, Inc.Financial Services———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 trade24%
Manufacturing20%
Food & accommodation19%
Health care14%
Construction14%
Admin & support8%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
256,448
residents · 2025 · +17.9% since 2020
Income per capita $55.3k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+31,619
International migration+3,396
Natural change+4,025
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$7.2B2019
$7.8B2020
$8.4B2021
$9.7B2022
$10.5B2023
$11.6B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$305.6k±$6.0k
Median gross rent
$1.1k/mo±$76/mo
Vacancy rate
6.2%±0.8%
Affordability
5.8× wages
Residential permits
$849.5M
3,002 units · 11.7/1k pop
FEMA risk score
85.6
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.8k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Winter weather 98Tornado 94Heat wave 90
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
3362016
3582017
3832018
4072019
4272020
4882021
6092022
6382023
6572024
6662025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -15% since 20213,5202021
2,9742022
2,3872023
2,7832024
3,0022025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
3.4 km
I-95
Nearest freight rail
2.7 km
CSXT
Nearest port
116.1 km
ELWELL FERRY - KELLY
Nearest commercial airport
55.2 km
RALEIGH-DURHAM INTL
Filing activity
SEC EDGARWage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$52.4k
avg. annual pay · +26% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Johnston?
Johnston's economy produced $11.6B in 2024, growing 10.2% year over year — faster than 91% of 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.