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$7.1B60C5AdaptHealth 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$759.0M68B15Vertex, Inc.Technology$748.4M60C16Global Indemnity Group, LLCFinancial Services$450.1M61C17Univest Financial CorporationFinancial Services$328.1M72B18TerrAscend Corp.Healthcare$260.6M55C19Universal Health Realty Income TrustReal Estate$99.2M61C20Harleysville Financial CorporationFinancial Services$43.6M60C21STRATA Skin Sciences, Inc.Healthcare$30.7M53D22Environmental Solutions Worldwide, Inc.Consumer Cyclical$25.5M——23The Pegasus Companies, IncorporatedCommunication Services$859.0k——24Nocopi Technologies, Inc.Basic Materials$605.1k61C25Inovio 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 EDGAR5 filings from 3 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.