County profile
Charles City, VA
United States · GDP 2024
#2610 of 3,127 US counties by GDP74th-percentile growthmore diversified than 38% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$358.3M
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+6.7%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
1,635
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
153
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$56.5k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
6,623
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
3.7%
Median HH income
$75.4k±$9.7k
Bachelor's degree+
17.3%±2.3%
Poverty rate
9.4%±2.0%
Business applications
99 · 2025
Retail establishments
8
12.2/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
No public companies loaded for this state yet — universe expands with the full ingest.
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
Construction36%
Transportation19%
Manufacturing18%
Wholesale trade10%
Retail trade9%
Admin & support7%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
6,623
residents · 2025 · -1.8% since 2020
Income per capita $68.5k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+168
International migration−1
Natural change−290
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$235.9M2019
$244.7M2020
$258.7M2021
$289.8M2022
$335.9M2023
$358.3M2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$241.4k±$18.3k
Median gross rent
$1.1k/mo±$121/mo
Vacancy rate
11.0%±2.1%
Affordability
4.3× wages
Residential permits
$7.1M
24 units · 3.6/1k pop
FEMA risk score
9.3
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.7k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Drought 93Hurricane 67Coastal flooding 45
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
1672016
1752017
1792018
1872019
1842020
2092021
2452022
2742023
2662024
2952025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 4% since 2021232021
212022
222023
302024
242025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
15.7 km
I-64
Nearest freight rail
9.5 km
CSXT
Nearest port
17.5 km
BLAHA TOWING CO., SHIRLEY HOLE MOORING
Nearest commercial airport
28.0 km
RICHMOND INTL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$56.5k
avg. annual pay · +20% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Charles City?
Charles City's economy produced $358.3M in 2024, growing 6.7% year over year — faster than most US counties. Its largest employment sector is construction.
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.