County profile
Cumberland County, PA
United States · GDP 2024
#238 of 3,127 US counties by GDP68th-percentile growthmore diversified than 94% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$23.1B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+6.0%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
131,167
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
6,534
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$62.1k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
277,270
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
3.3%
Median HH income
$87.5k±$2.8k
Bachelor's degree+
40.0%±1.2%
Poverty rate
7.5%±0.7%
Business applications
2,990 · 2025
Retail establishments
831
30.3/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1Select Medical Holdings CorporationHealthcare$5.5B74B2Concentra Group Holdings Parent, Inc.Healthcare$2.2B68B3Orrstown Financial Services, Inc.Financial Services$37.1M59CHQ-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
Retail trade25%
Health care24%
Transportation21%
Food & accommodation12%
Professional services9%
Manufacturing9%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
277,270
residents · 2025 · +6.5% since 2020
Income per capita $71.5k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+14,692
International migration+2,892
Natural change−290
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$17.1B2019
$17.1B2020
$18.9B2021
$20.5B2022
$21.8B2023
$23.1B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$277.6k±$4.5k
Median gross rent
$1.2k/mo±$36/mo
Vacancy rate
4.4%±0.6%
Affordability
4.5× wages
Residential permits
$193.0M
745 units · 2.7/1k pop
FEMA risk score
86.2
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.5k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Winter weather 94Strong wind 93Hurricane 87
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
4752016
4852017
5052018
5182019
5352020
5852021
6722022
7262023
7732024
8032025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -2% since 20217572021
1,6922022
1,0372023
1,0372024
7452025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
0.7 km
I-81
Nearest freight rail
4.4 km
NS
Nearest port
48.5 km
LIVERPOOL FERRY LANDING
Nearest commercial airport
42.9 km
HARRISBURG INTL
Filing activity
SEC EDGAR7 filings from 2 companies here in the last 90 days.
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$62.1k
avg. annual pay · +18% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Cumberland?
Cumberland's economy produced $23.1B in 2024, growing 6.0% year over year — faster than most US counties. Its largest employment sector is retail trade.
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.