County profile
Washington County, RI
United States · GDP 2024
#452 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-quartile growthmore diversified than 72% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$9.8B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+6.9%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
46,113
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
3,799
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$60.5k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
129,795
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
2.5%
Median HH income
$106.6k±$2.8k
Bachelor's degree+
52.4%±1.7%
Poverty rate
8.2%±0.9%
Business applications
1,144 · 2025
Retail establishments
503
38.7/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1Washington Trust Bancorp, Inc.Financial Services$57.7M64CHQ-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
Manufacturing28%
Health care20%
Retail trade19%
Food & accommodation18%
Wholesale trade8%
Construction7%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
129,795
residents · 2025 · +0.0% since 2020
Income per capita $87.5k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+1,609
International migration+904
Natural change−2,408
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$7.1B2019
$7.3B2020
$8.0B2021
$8.5B2022
$9.1B2023
$9.8B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$510.8k±$16.5k
Median gross rent
$1.3k/mo±$86/mo
Vacancy rate
20.8%±1.1%
Affordability
8.4× wages
Residential permits
$119.2M
255 units · 2.0/1k pop
FEMA risk score
64.0
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):no HUD FMR published for this area
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Hurricane 82Coastal flooding 76Ice storm 71
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
8642016
9002017
9622018
10062019
10402020
11672021
13662022
14922023
16212024
17232025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -31% since 20213682021
3232022
3062023
2992024
2552025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
7.4 km
I-95
Nearest freight rail
2.0 km
AMTK
Nearest port
13.6 km
STATE PIER NO 4 JERUSALEM
Nearest commercial airport
20.0 km
WESTERLY STATE
Filing activity
SEC EDGARWage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$60.5k
avg. annual pay · +23% since 2019
Similar US counties
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What is the GDP of Washington?
Washington's economy produced $9.8B in 2024, growing 6.9% year over year — faster than most US counties. Its largest employment sector is manufacturing.
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.