County profile
Stanly County, NC
United States · GDP 2024
#1028 of 3,127 US counties by GDP66th-percentile growthmore diversified than 45% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$2.8B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+5.8%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
18,013
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
1,459
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$44.4k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
68,830
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
3.1%
Median HH income
$60.7k±$3.8k
Bachelor's degree+
19.9%±1.8%
Poverty rate
15.2%±1.7%
Business applications
863 · 2025
Retail establishments
245
36.3/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1Uwharrie Capital CorpFinancial Services———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
Manufacturing30%
Retail trade21%
Health care18%
Food & accommodation15%
Construction11%
Other services5%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
68,830
residents · 2025 · +9.8% since 2020
Income per capita $54.2k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+6,094
International migration+613
Natural change−620
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$1.9B2019
$1.9B2020
$2.1B2021
$2.3B2022
$2.6B2023
$2.8B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$242.4k±$7.2k
Median gross rent
$861/mo±$32/mo
Vacancy rate
11.8%±1.3%
Affordability
5.5× wages
Residential permits
$56.6M
336 units · 4.9/1k pop
FEMA risk score
58.8
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$925/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Ice storm 86Hurricane 78Tornado 65
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
2282016
2432017
2592018
2732019
2822020
3272021
4072022
4392023
4552024
4592025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -8% since 20213662021
3732022
3492023
3672024
3362025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
34.9 km
I-85
Nearest freight rail
5.8 km
CSXT
Nearest port
195.4 km
ELWELL FERRY - KELLY
Nearest commercial airport
42.3 km
CONCORD-PADGETT RGNL
Filing activity
SEC EDGARWage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$44.4k
avg. annual pay · +20% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Stanly?
Stanly's economy produced $2.8B in 2024, growing 5.8% 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.