County profile
Arlington County, VA
United States · GDP 2024
#120 of 3,127 US counties by GDP53rd-percentile growthmore diversified than 32% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$49.1B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+4.6%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
159,716
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
6,334
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$118.0k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
243,931
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
3.1%
Median HH income
$142.1k±$3.6k
Bachelor's degree+
77.1%±1.5%
Poverty rate
7.4%±0.7%
Business applications
4,280 · 2025
Retail establishments
484
20.2/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1The Boeing CompanyIndustrials$89.5B76B+2RTX CorporationIndustrials$88.6B79B+3Venture Global, Inc.Energy$13.8B53D4The AES CorporationUtilities$12.2B56C5Graham Holdings CompanyConsumer Defensive$4.9B79B+6Leonardo DRS, Inc.Industrials$3.6B71B7CoStar Group, Inc.Real Estate$3.2B69B8Fluence Energy, Inc.Utilities$2.3B34D9Privia Health Group, Inc.Healthcare$2.1B68B10AeroVironment, Inc.Industrials$2.0B55C11Evolent Health, Inc.Healthcare$1.9B59C12AvalonBay Communities, Inc.Real Estate$7.0M74B13Affinity Networks, Inc.Technology———HQ-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
Professional services45%
Other services14%
Food & accommodation14%
Health care10%
Admin & support9%
Information9%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
243,931
residents · 2025 · +2.1% since 2020
Income per capita $131.6k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−14,216
International migration+12,798
Natural change+6,873
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$38.0B2019
$38.2B2020
$41.0B2021
$42.3B2022
$46.9B2023
$49.1B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$895.0k±$16.9k
Median gross rent
$2.3k/mo±$26/mo
Vacancy rate
8.2%±0.8%
Affordability
7.6× wages
Residential permits
$285.8M
1,309 units · 5.4/1k pop
FEMA risk score
66.8
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$2.2k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Heat wave 90Winter weather 84Lightning 83
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
12832016
13022017
13552018
14172019
14502020
15122021
16312022
16662023
17742024
17992025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -61% since 20213,3232021
1,8772022
1,2742023
6212024
1,3092025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
1.1 km
I-66
Nearest freight rail
3.1 km
Freight rail
Nearest port
7.6 km
BUZZARD POINT BOAT YARD
Nearest commercial airport
6.4 km
RONALD REAGAN WASHINGTON NTL
Filing activity
SEC EDGAR13 filings from 7 companies here in the last 90 days.
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$118.0k
avg. annual pay · +23% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Arlington?
Arlington's economy produced $49.1B in 2024, growing 4.6% year over year — about the middle of the pack among US counties. Its largest employment sector is professional services.
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.