County profile
Culpeper County, VA
United States · GDP 2024
#1050 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-quartile growthmore diversified than 87% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$2.7B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+7.1%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
13,506
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
1,126
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$52.9k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
57,666
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
3.6%
Median HH income
$100.0k±$5.0k
Bachelor's degree+
27.3%±2.0%
Poverty rate
7.9%±1.8%
Business applications
681 · 2025
Retail establishments
162
28.5/10k 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
Retail trade26%
Health care22%
Manufacturing17%
Food & accommodation16%
Other services9%
Construction9%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
57,666
residents · 2025 · +9.3% since 2020
Income per capita $62.8k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+2,557
International migration+1,651
Natural change+713
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$1.9B2019
$2.0B2020
$2.2B2021
$2.3B2022
$2.5B2023
$2.7B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$409.2k±$12.4k
Median gross rent
$1.4k/mo±$60/mo
Vacancy rate
4.3%±1.6%
Affordability
7.7× wages
Residential permits
$152.7M
366 units · 6.3/1k pop
FEMA risk score
46.2
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.4k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Drought 81Lightning 72Hurricane 71
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
2702016
2812017
2922018
3022019
3112020
3492021
4002022
4282023
4452024
4732025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 54% since 20212372021
3062022
2942023
4252024
3662025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
42.0 km
I-66
Nearest freight rail
0.4 km
NS
Nearest port
59.2 km
POSSUM POINT VA VA ELEC&PWR CO
Nearest commercial airport
58.1 km
CHARLOTTESVILLE-ALBEMARLE
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$52.9k
avg. annual pay · +20% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Culpeper?
Culpeper's economy produced $2.7B in 2024, growing 7.1% 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.