County profile
Person County, NC
United States · GDP 2024
#1234 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-decile growthmore diversified than 47% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$2.1B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+10.5%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
8,458
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
725
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$48.3k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
40,636
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
3.2%
Median HH income
$63.3k±$6.4k
Bachelor's degree+
19.3%±2.3%
Poverty rate
17.5%±2.8%
Business applications
479 · 2025
Retail establishments
131
32.5/10k 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
Manufacturing31%
Retail trade23%
Health care16%
Food & accommodation15%
Construction10%
Other services6%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
40,636
residents · 2025 · +3.7% since 2020
Income per capita $52.8k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+1,560
International migration+390
Natural change−529
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$1.7B2019
$1.6B2020
$1.7B2021
$1.8B2022
$1.9B2023
$2.1B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$213.9k±$14.5k
Median gross rent
$864/mo±$46/mo
Vacancy rate
13.6%±2.5%
Affordability
4.4× wages
Residential permits
$41.0M
145 units · 3.6/1k pop
FEMA risk score
41.5
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$948/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Drought 74Hurricane 72Winter weather 68
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
1622016
1692017
1802018
1882019
1932020
2132021
2522022
2892023
3032024
2942025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 12% since 20211292021
1522022
1902023
1132024
1452025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
33.3 km
I-85
Nearest freight rail
0.8 km
NS
Nearest port
172.5 km
VULCAN MATERIALS, PUDDLEDOCK QUARRY WHARF
Nearest commercial airport
59.3 km
RALEIGH-DURHAM INTL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$48.3k
avg. annual pay · +16% since 2019
Nearby & same-state counties
by GDP rankThe read
What is the GDP of Person?
Person's economy produced $2.1B in 2024, growing 10.5% year over year — faster than 92% of 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.