County profile
Lenoir County, NC
United States · GDP 2024
#871 of 3,127 US counties by GDP52nd-percentile growthmore diversified than 33% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$3.6B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+4.5%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
25,562
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
1,220
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$48.4k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
55,837
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
3.8%
Median HH income
$45.1k±$2.5k
Bachelor's degree+
16.3%±1.5%
Poverty rate
22.0%±2.4%
Business applications
714 · 2025
Retail establishments
218
39.3/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1flyExclusive, Inc.Industrials$375.9M39DHQ-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
Manufacturing38%
Health care23%
Retail trade14%
Food & accommodation9%
Construction8%
Admin & support8%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
55,837
residents · 2025 · +1.4% since 2020
Income per capita $57.0k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+1,638
International migration+377
Natural change−1,241
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$2.9B2019
$2.8B2020
$3.0B2021
$3.3B2022
$3.5B2023
$3.6B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$120.5k±$7.1k
Median gross rent
$861/mo±$28/mo
Vacancy rate
13.1%±1.8%
Affordability
2.5× wages
Residential permits
$26.0M
131 units · 2.3/1k pop
FEMA risk score
84.6
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$925/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Winter weather 96Hurricane 95Tornado 86
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
2332016
2412017
2472018
2552019
2562020
2932021
3402022
3932023
4072024
4152025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 17% since 20211122021
2942022
1712023
1482024
1312025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
37.7 km
I-795
Nearest freight rail
3.6 km
NS
Nearest port
52.8 km
MID STREAM MILE 34
Nearest commercial airport
10.8 km
KINSTON RGNL JETPORT AT STALLINGS FLD
Filing activity
SEC EDGARWage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$48.4k
avg. annual pay · +23% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Lenoir?
Lenoir's economy produced $3.6B in 2024, growing 4.5% year over year — about the middle of the pack among 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.