County profile
Randolph County, NC
United States · GDP 2024
#652 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-decile growthmore diversified than 29% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$6.0B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+10.2%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
38,094
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
2,651
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$46.8k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
149,516
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
3.6%
Median HH income
$61.0k±$2.9k
Bachelor's degree+
17.9%±1.2%
Poverty rate
14.5%±1.3%
Business applications
1,610 · 2025
Retail establishments
385
25.9/10k 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
Manufacturing41%
Retail trade16%
Food & accommodation14%
Health care14%
Construction9%
Wholesale trade7%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
149,516
residents · 2025 · +3.5% since 2020
Income per capita $51.9k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+5,192
International migration+1,300
Natural change−1,436
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$4.4B2019
$4.3B2020
$4.7B2021
$5.2B2022
$5.4B2023
$6.0B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$197.1k±$6.4k
Median gross rent
$887/mo±$35/mo
Vacancy rate
8.2%±0.9%
Affordability
4.2× wages
Residential permits
$176.9M
572 units · 3.8/1k pop
FEMA risk score
80.6
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.3k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Ice storm 90Tornado 87Winter weather 86
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
3272016
3402017
3572018
3732019
3902020
4412021
5252022
5852023
6302024
6432025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 17% since 20214872021
4002022
4472023
7892024
5722025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
2.0 km
I-73
Nearest freight rail
1.0 km
NS
Nearest port
189.7 km
ELWELL FERRY - KELLY
Nearest commercial airport
45.2 km
PIEDMONT TRIAD INTL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$46.8k
avg. annual pay · +24% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Randolph?
Randolph's economy produced $6.0B in 2024, growing 10.2% year over year — faster than 91% 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.