County profile
Pamlico County, NC
United States · GDP 2024
#2581 of 3,127 US counties by GDPbottom-quartile growthmore diversified than 48% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$378.0M
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
-1.2%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
2,542
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
261
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$35.8k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
12,758
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
3.4%
Median HH income
$59.7k±$4.8k
Bachelor's degree+
25.4%±2.8%
Poverty rate
15.2%±2.8%
Business applications
164 · 2025
Retail establishments
43
33.9/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
No public companies loaded for this state yet — universe expands with the full ingest.
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 trade28%
Food & accommodation23%
Health care22%
Construction12%
Manufacturing9%
Education7%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
12,758
residents · 2025 · +3.7% since 2020
Income per capita $59.6k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+1,064
International migration+31
Natural change−639
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$309.8M2019
$306.1M2020
$339.3M2021
$352.5M2022
$382.5M2023
$378.0M2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$216.8k±$18.1k
Median gross rent
$752/mo±$113/mo
Vacancy rate
25.5%±3.1%
Affordability
6.0× wages
Residential permits
$37.8M
97 units · 7.6/1k pop
FEMA risk score
72.4
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.1k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Hurricane 96Wildfire 78Lightning 75
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
1832016
1752017
1862018
1932019
2072020
2302021
2662022
2922023
3122024
3442025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 39% since 2021702021
872022
932023
1072024
972025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
82.4 km
I-587
Nearest freight rail
19.1 km
NS
Nearest port
21.1 km
MINNESOTT BEACH FERRY TERMINAL
Nearest commercial airport
29.7 km
COASTAL CAROLINA RGNL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$35.8k
avg. annual pay · +12% since 2019
Similar US counties
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by GDP rankThe read
What is the GDP of Pamlico?
Pamlico's economy produced $378.0M in 2024, contracting 1.2% year over year — slower than 83% 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.