County profile
Montgomery County, PA
United States · GDP 2024
#54 of 3,127 US counties by GDP50th-percentile growthmore diversified than 99% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$110.4B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+4.4%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
559,196
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
26,711
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$85.0k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
877,643
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
3.2%
Median HH income
$113.9k±$1.9k
Bachelor's degree+
53.0%±0.7%
Poverty rate
6.5%±0.4%
Business applications
12,194 · 2025
Retail establishments
2,949
33.7/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1Cencora, Inc.Healthcare$321.3B84B+2Universal Health Services, Inc.Healthcare$17.4B83B+3Toll Brothers, Inc.Consumer Cyclical$11.0B69B4UGI CorporationUtilities$7.1B61C5AdaptHealth Corp.Healthcare$3.2B67B6Globus Medical, Inc.Healthcare$2.9B86A7BrightView Holdings, Inc.Industrials$2.7B57C8Essential Utilities, Inc.Utilities$2.5B70B9SEI Investments CompanyFinancial Services$2.3B82B+10Unisys CorporationTechnology$2.0B66B11Quaker Chemical CorporationBasic Materials$1.9B76B+12Madrigal Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Healthcare$958.4M64C13Harmony Biosciences Holdings, Inc.Healthcare$868.5M76B+14Hamilton Lane IncorporatedFinancial Services$759.0M69B15Vertex, Inc.Technology$748.4M59C16Global Indemnity Group, LLCFinancial Services$450.1M60C17Univest Financial CorporationFinancial Services$328.1M72B18TerrAscend Corp.Healthcare$260.6M55C19Universal Health Realty Income TrustReal Estate$99.2M60C20Harleysville Financial CorporationFinancial Services$43.6M60C21STRATA Skin Sciences, Inc.Healthcare$30.7M52D22Environmental Solutions Worldwide, Inc.Consumer Cyclical$25.5M——23The Pegasus Companies, IncorporatedCommunication Services$859.0k——24Nocopi Technologies, Inc.Basic Materials$605.1k62C25Inovio Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Healthcare$65.3k37DHQ-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%
Professional services18%
Retail trade16%
Finance & insurance13%
Admin & support13%
Manufacturing13%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
877,643
residents · 2025 · +2.4% since 2020
Income per capita $104.4k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+7,477
International migration+12,335
Natural change+1,341
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$83.5B2019
$85.6B2020
$94.0B2021
$102.0B2022
$105.8B2023
$110.4B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$436.7k±$2.8k
Median gross rent
$1.7k/mo±$19/mo
Vacancy rate
4.2%±0.3%
Affordability
5.1× wages
Residential permits
$649.0M
2,231 units · 2.5/1k pop
FEMA risk score
96.8
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.8k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Winter weather 100Strong wind 99Cold wave 98
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
5892016
6072017
6302018
6512019
6732020
7422021
8432022
9212023
9752024
10202025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 49% since 20211,4982021
2,1382022
1,4252023
2,4902024
2,2312025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
3.4 km
I-476
Nearest freight rail
5.9 km
PN
Nearest port
33.0 km
DUPONT, SCHUYLKILL RIVER WHARF
Nearest commercial airport
39.2 km
PHILADELPHIA INTL
Filing activity
SEC EDGAR22 filings from 13 companies here in the last 90 days.
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$85.0k
avg. annual pay · +19% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Montgomery?
Montgomery's economy produced $110.4B in 2024, growing 4.4% 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.