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Sampson

United States · GDP 2024
#1094 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-quartile growthmore diversified than 44% of counties
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methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$2.5B
GDP growth
+9.0%
Jobs tracked
12,611
Employers
1,014
Avg. wage
$47.4k
Population
61,504
Labor & formation
Unemployment
3.6%
Median HH income
$52.4k±$4.2k
Business applications
851 · 2025

Public companies headquartered here

SEC EDGAR · FMP
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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 trade22%
Health care21%
Food & accommodation12%
Wholesale trade7%
Admin & support7%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
61,504
residents · 2025 · +4.1% since 2020
Income per capita $50.9k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+710
International migration+1,680
Natural change+25

GDP trend

2019–2024 · nominal
$1.9B
2019
$1.8B
2020
$2.2B
2021
$2.5B
2022
$2.3B
2023
$2.5B
2024

Real estate & risk

FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$150.7k±$8.7k
Median gross rent
$834/mo±$30/mo
Vacancy rate
16.4%±1.7%
Affordability
3.2× wages
Residential permits
117 (1.9/1k pop)
FEMA risk score
90.2
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$925/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Strong wind 98Hurricane 97Winter weather 95
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
180
2016
188
2017
194
2018
196
2019
206
2020
224
2021
257
2022
303
2023
317
2024
332
2025

Transport access

BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
20.5 km
I-40
Nearest freight rail
4.3 km
CTR
Nearest port
57.6 km
ELWELL FERRY - KELLY
Nearest commercial airport
46.4 km
FAYETTEVILLE RGNL/GRANNIS FLD
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023
$47.4k
avg. annual pay · +22% since 2019
Similar US counties
nearest by GDP
Bonner$2.5BNoble$2.6BWarren$2.6BEmmet$2.6BMaverick$2.5BOconee$2.6B
The read

Sampson's economy produced $2.5B in 2024, growing 9.0% 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.
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