County profile
Nash County, NC
United States · GDP 2024
#572 of 3,127 US counties by GDP70th-percentile growthmore diversified than 61% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$7.2B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+6.2%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
38,350
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
2,114
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$51.4k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
99,365
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
4.5%
Median HH income
$62.4k±$3.0k
Bachelor's degree+
22.1%±1.6%
Poverty rate
11.8%±1.5%
Business applications
1,580 · 2025
Retail establishments
392
39.7/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1PB Financial CorporationFinancial Services$90.1M61CHQ-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
Manufacturing32%
Health care19%
Retail trade17%
Food & accommodation14%
Wholesale trade9%
Construction8%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
99,365
residents · 2025 · +3.9% since 2020
Income per capita $56.1k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+3,617
International migration+871
Natural change−817
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$5.0B2019
$5.3B2020
$5.8B2021
$6.2B2022
$6.8B2023
$7.2B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$191.0k±$9.9k
Median gross rent
$953/mo±$29/mo
Vacancy rate
11.4%±1.2%
Affordability
3.7× wages
Residential permits
$96.1M
483 units · 4.9/1k pop
FEMA risk score
80.6
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.1k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Winter weather 97Hurricane 90Drought 88
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
2742016
2822017
2922018
3072019
3202020
3652021
4412022
4792023
4972024
5122025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -2% since 20214952021
3192022
5352023
5002024
4832025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
8.3 km
I-95
Nearest freight rail
0.1 km
NCYR
Nearest port
85.8 km
WELLS OATES LUMBER CO
Nearest commercial airport
15.1 km
ROCKY MOUNT/WILSON RGNL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$51.4k
avg. annual pay · +23% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Nash?
Nash's economy produced $7.2B in 2024, growing 6.2% year over year — faster than most 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.