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 CompanyIndustrials$4.9B75B+6Leonardo DRS, Inc.Industrials$3.6B71B7CoStar Group, Inc.Real Estate$3.2B69B8Fluence Energy, Inc.Utilities$2.3B33D9Privia Health Group, Inc.Healthcare$2.1B68B10AeroVironment, Inc.Industrials$2.0B56C11Evolent 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 EDGARWage 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.