County profile
Carbon County, PA
United States · GDP 2024
#1023 of 3,127 US counties by GDP48th-percentile growthmore diversified than 73% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$2.8B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+4.2%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
13,027
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
1,205
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$45.3k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
65,868
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
4.2%
Median HH income
$67.6k±$3.4k
Bachelor's degree+
19.2%±1.5%
Poverty rate
12.3%±1.3%
Business applications
618 · 2025
Retail establishments
194
29.5/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1Mauch Chunk Trust Financial Corp.Financial Services$30.8M49D2JTNB Bancorp, Inc.Financial Services$11.0M49DHQ-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 care28%
Retail trade21%
Food & accommodation17%
Arts & recreation12%
Information10%
Manufacturing10%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
65,868
residents · 2025 · +1.7% since 2020
Income per capita $59.1k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+2,801
International migration+149
Natural change−1,792
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$2.8B2019
$2.6B2020
$2.7B2021
$2.8B2022
$2.7B2023
$2.8B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$211.4k±$6.7k
Median gross rent
$994/mo±$42/mo
Vacancy rate
20.8%±1.5%
Affordability
4.7× wages
Residential permits
$61.7M
195 units · 3.0/1k pop
FEMA risk score
59.4
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.6k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Lightning 88Heat wave 82Winter weather 79
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
2552016
2602017
2782018
2972019
2972020
3432021
3992022
4502023
4702024
5142025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 35% since 20211442021
1452022
1712023
1572024
1952025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
5.2 km
I-476
Nearest freight rail
2.5 km
NS
Nearest port
107.9 km
TRENTON MARINE TERM INC PAPER
Nearest commercial airport
37.3 km
LEHIGH VALLEY INTL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$45.3k
avg. annual pay · +21% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Carbon?
Carbon's economy produced $2.8B in 2024, growing 4.2% year over year — about the middle of the pack among 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.