County profile
Bucks County, PA
United States · GDP 2024
#121 of 3,127 US counties by GDP63rd-percentile growthmore diversified than 91% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$48.8B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+5.6%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
263,278
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
20,043
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$62.9k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
647,828
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
3.3%
Median HH income
$114.8k±$2.1k
Bachelor's degree+
44.8%±0.7%
Poverty rate
6.1%±0.4%
Business applications
8,548 · 2025
Retail establishments
2,179
33.6/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1Smart Sand, Inc.Energy$330.2M64C2Orchestra BioMed Holdings, Inc.Healthcare$33.5M46D3NEXGEL, Inc.Healthcare$11.4M51D4TEN Holdings, Inc. Common StockCommunication Services$3.1M23D5QNB Corp.Financial 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
Health care30%
Retail trade20%
Manufacturing15%
Food & accommodation14%
Professional services12%
Wholesale trade10%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
647,828
residents · 2025 · +0.3% since 2020
Income per capita $96.7k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−793
International migration+7,616
Natural change−5,326
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$37.1B2019
$36.4B2020
$39.1B2021
$43.6B2022
$46.3B2023
$48.8B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$445.7k±$3.6k
Median gross rent
$1.6k/mo±$30/mo
Vacancy rate
3.1%±0.3%
Affordability
7.1× wages
Residential permits
$216.9M
780 units · 1.2/1k pop
FEMA risk score
94.8
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.8k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Winter weather 99Ice storm 99Heat wave 95
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
6052016
6212017
6452018
6702019
6952020
7702021
8672022
9412023
10032024
10532025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -21% since 20219842021
9382022
7622023
7182024
7802025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
19.2 km
I-276
Nearest freight rail
3.8 km
SEPA
Nearest port
28.1 km
TRENTON MARINE TERM INC PAPER
Nearest commercial airport
25.8 km
TRENTON MERCER
Filing activity
SEC EDGAR16 filings from 5 companies here in the last 90 days.
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$62.9k
avg. annual pay · +19% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Bucks?
Bucks's economy produced $48.8B in 2024, growing 5.6% year over year — faster than most US counties. Its largest employment sector is health care.
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.