County profile
Appomattox County, VA
United States · GDP 2024
#2435 of 3,127 US counties by GDP70th-percentile growthmore diversified than 38% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$475.6M
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+6.2%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
2,634
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
319
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$39.2k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
17,172
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
3.7%
Median HH income
$62.9k±$4.9k
Bachelor's degree+
19.2%±2.4%
Poverty rate
14.0%±2.8%
Business applications
190 · 2025
Retail establishments
57
33.5/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1The Farmers Bank of AppomattoxFinancial Services$19.3M51DHQ-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 trade33%
Health care20%
Food & accommodation15%
Construction14%
Other services12%
Manufacturing6%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
17,172
residents · 2025 · +6.3% since 2020
Income per capita $49.4k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+1,042
International migration+10
Natural change−43
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$313.0M2019
$319.6M2020
$373.6M2021
$399.1M2022
$448.0M2023
$475.6M2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$207.6k±$12.4k
Median gross rent
$855/mo±$93/mo
Vacancy rate
11.0%±2.9%
Affordability
5.3× wages
Residential permits
$23.1M
85 units · 4.9/1k pop
FEMA risk score
5.1
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.2k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Hurricane 61Drought 45Earthquake 41
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
1082016
1192017
1222018
1252019
1252020
1362021
1712022
1762023
1892024
1892025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 29% since 2021662021
1072022
972023
952024
852025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
67.8 km
I-81
Nearest freight rail
2.5 km
NS
Nearest port
123.0 km
FLINT HILLS RESOURCES, RICHMOND TERMINAL WHARF
Nearest commercial airport
34.9 km
LYNCHBURG RGNL/PRESTON GLENN FLD
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$39.2k
avg. annual pay · +29% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Appomattox?
Appomattox's economy produced $475.6M in 2024, growing 6.2% 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.