County profile
Charlotte County, VA
United States · GDP 2024
#2583 of 3,127 US counties by GDPbottom-quartile growthmore diversified than 37% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$376.5M
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+0.2%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
1,762
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
220
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$45.1k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
11,401
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
4.5%
Median HH income
$58.0k±$12.0k
Bachelor's degree+
20.0%±2.9%
Poverty rate
18.9%±3.2%
Business applications
133 · 2025
Retail establishments
36
31.8/10k 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
Manufacturing41%
Retail trade19%
Health care16%
Food & accommodation9%
Transportation8%
Other services7%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
11,401
residents · 2025 · -1.2% since 2020
Income per capita $49.3k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+90
International migration−1
Natural change−224
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$274.1M2019
$284.1M2020
$325.9M2021
$376.3M2022
$375.7M2023
$376.5M2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$144.1k±$23.3k
Median gross rent
$732/mo±$44/mo
Vacancy rate
21.2%±3.6%
Affordability
3.2× wages
Residential permits
$8.8M
42 units · 3.7/1k pop
FEMA risk score
17.4
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$914/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Drought 93Hurricane 74Earthquake 46
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
1402016
1422017
1382018
1562019
1552020
1722021
2072022
2642023
2172024
2982025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 83% since 2021232021
162022
252023
392024
422025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
58.2 km
I-85
Nearest freight rail
9.9 km
NS
Nearest port
117.8 km
VULCAN MATERIALS, PUDDLEDOCK QUARRY WHARF
Nearest commercial airport
59.2 km
LYNCHBURG RGNL/PRESTON GLENN FLD
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$45.1k
avg. annual pay · +28% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Charlotte?
Charlotte's economy produced $376.5M in 2024, growing 0.2% year over year — slower than 79% of US counties. Its largest employment sector is manufacturing.
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.