County profile
Berkeley County, SC
United States · GDP 2024
#336 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-decile growthmore diversified than 96% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$14.3B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+10.4%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
61,856
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
4,230
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$64.9k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
274,666
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
3.8%
Median HH income
$84.4k±$2.3k
Bachelor's degree+
31.0%±1.2%
Poverty rate
9.9%±1.0%
Business applications
5,239 · 2025
Retail establishments
529
19.9/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1HireQuest, Inc.Industrials$29.0M68BHQ-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 trade23%
Manufacturing22%
Transportation17%
Food & accommodation16%
Health care11%
Professional services11%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
274,666
residents · 2025 · +18.7% since 2020
Income per capita $58.4k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+32,344
International migration+5,628
Natural change+4,733
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$8.8B2019
$8.9B2020
$9.8B2021
$11.1B2022
$13.0B2023
$14.3B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$310.3k±$6.0k
Median gross rent
$1.7k/mo±$39/mo
Vacancy rate
6.8%±0.8%
Affordability
4.8× wages
Residential permits
$651.6M
2,299 units · 8.4/1k pop
FEMA risk score
94.8
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.8k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Hurricane 98Earthquake 98Wildfire 90
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
3762016
4102017
4402018
4712019
4912020
5592021
6632022
7262023
7542024
7692025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -26% since 20213,1212021
3,2362022
2,9042023
3,1692024
2,2992025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
25.4 km
I-26
Nearest freight rail
4.3 km
CSXT
Nearest port
20.3 km
SOUTH CAROLINA ELEC & GAS CO
Nearest commercial airport
34.2 km
CHARLESTON AFB/INTL
Waterborne tonnage, host port(s) (CY2023):26,403,011 short tons/yr · Port of Charleston, SC
Filing activity
SEC EDGAR1 filing from 1 company here in the last 90 days.
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$64.9k
avg. annual pay · +22% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Berkeley?
Berkeley's economy produced $14.3B in 2024, growing 10.4% year over year — faster than 92% of 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.