County profile
Washington County, NC
United States · GDP 2024
#2615 of 3,127 US counties by GDP39th-percentile growthmore diversified than 31% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$355.7M
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+3.4%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
2,527
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
221
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$46.8k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
10,638
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
4.4%
Median HH income
$41.8k±$7.0k
Bachelor's degree+
14.8%±3.2%
Poverty rate
24.1%±4.7%
Business applications
182 · 2025
Retail establishments
44
41.3/10k 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
Manufacturing32%
Retail trade20%
Health care19%
Food & accommodation18%
Agriculture5%
Other services5%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
10,638
residents · 2025 · -3.1% since 2020
Income per capita $50.8k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+81
International migration+66
Natural change−484
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$279.0M2019
$276.1M2020
$333.5M2021
$326.1M2022
$344.1M2023
$355.7M2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$125.9k±$16.6k
Median gross rent
$743/mo±$256/mo
Vacancy rate
21.5%±3.9%
Affordability
2.7× wages
Residential permits
$1.6M
7 units · 0.7/1k pop
FEMA risk score
59.6
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$925/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Hurricane 94Winter weather 74Heat wave 54
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
1462016
1362017
1492018
1512019
1612020
1822021
1862022
2302023
2582024
2512025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -13% since 202182021
12022
02023
22024
72025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
81.2 km
I-587
Nearest freight rail
13.6 km
CLNA
Nearest port
18.3 km
STANDARD AND SINCLAIR OIL CO
Nearest commercial airport
75.7 km
PITT-GREENVILLE
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$46.8k
avg. annual pay · +11% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Washington?
Washington's economy produced $355.7M in 2024, growing 3.4% year over year — slower than 61% 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.