County profile
Mecklenburg County, NC
United States · GDP 2024
#20 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-quartile growthmore diversified than 99% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$186.1B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+7.0%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
732,418
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
36,472
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$84.8k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
1,233,383
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
3.6%
Median HH income
$87.0k±$1.2k
Bachelor's degree+
49.2%±0.6%
Poverty rate
10.4%±0.4%
Business applications
30,212 · 2025
Retail establishments
3,640
30.2/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1Bank of America CorporationFinancial Services$113.1B72B2Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.Financial Services$53.0B——3Honeywell International Inc.Industrials$37.4B82B+4Nucor CorporationBasic Materials$32.5B77B+5Duke Energy CorporationUtilities$31.7B72B6Sonic Automotive, Inc.Consumer Cyclical$15.2B74B7Ingersoll Rand Inc.Industrials$7.7B71B8Coca-Cola Consolidated, Inc.Consumer Defensive$7.2B79B+9Brighthouse Financial, Inc.Financial Services$6.8B51D10RXO, Inc.Industrials$5.7B47D11Albemarle CorporationBasic Materials$5.1B69B12DENTSPLY SIRONA Inc.Healthcare$3.7B67B13Curtiss-Wright CorporationIndustrials$3.5B78B+14JELD-WEN Holding, Inc.Industrials$3.2B41D15Magnera CorpConsumer Defensive$3.2B62C16Six Flags Entertainment CorporationConsumer Cyclical$3.1B35D17SPX Technologies, Inc.Basic Materials$2.3B82B+18Driven Brands Holdings Inc.Consumer Cyclical$1.9B53D19Krispy Kreme, Inc.Consumer Cyclical$1.5B33D20EnPro Industries, Inc.Industrials$1.1B66B21Hayward Holdings, Inc.Industrials$1.1B61C22LendingTree, Inc.Financial Services$1.1B80B+23The Cato CorporationConsumer Cyclical$646.8M61C24NN, Inc.Industrials$422.2M50D25Air T, Inc.Industrials$327.1M61CHQ-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
Finance & insurance22%
Health care19%
Retail trade17%
Food & accommodation16%
Professional services14%
Admin & support12%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
1,233,383
residents · 2025 · +10.5% since 2020
Income per capita $86.1k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+12,833
International migration+65,638
Natural change+38,173
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$123.6B2019
$127.2B2020
$139.7B2021
$156.3B2022
$174.0B2023
$186.1B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$406.8k±$4.8k
Median gross rent
$1.6k/mo±$14/mo
Vacancy rate
7.3%±0.3%
Affordability
4.8× wages
Residential permits
$1.5B
7,496 units · 6.1/1k pop
FEMA risk score
97.1
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.7k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Tornado 97Lightning 95Ice storm 95
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
5852016
6382017
6972018
7362019
7712020
8752021
10562022
11492023
12052024
12342025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -48% since 202114,3752021
13,1072022
14,4352023
11,9692024
7,4962025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
1.2 km
I-77
Nearest freight rail
0.1 km
NS
Nearest port
240.6 km
ELWELL FERRY - CARVERS
Nearest commercial airport
11.5 km
CHARLOTTE/DOUGLAS INTL
Filing activity
SEC EDGAR82 filings from 28 companies here in the last 90 days.
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$84.8k
avg. annual pay · +24% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Mecklenburg?
Mecklenburg's economy produced $186.1B in 2024, growing 7.0% year over year — faster than most US counties. Its largest employment sector is finance & insurance.
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.