County profile
Cumberland County, VA
United States · GDP 2024
#2841 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-decile growthmore diversified than 68% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$231.9M
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+11.6%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
823
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
145
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$43.5k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
10,352
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
3.6%
Median HH income
$55.3k±$6.0k
Bachelor's degree+
20.9%±3.9%
Poverty rate
8.5%±2.8%
Business applications
145 · 2025
Retail establishments
29
28.4/10k 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 trade29%
Manufacturing19%
Food & accommodation14%
Construction14%
Admin & support13%
Transportation10%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
10,352
residents · 2025 · +6.9% since 2020
Income per capita $50.7k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+709
International migration+172
Natural change−207
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$150.6M2019
$139.4M2020
$177.7M2021
$228.6M2022
$207.8M2023
$231.9M2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$239.3k±$14.7k
Median gross rent
$877/mo±$25/mo
Vacancy rate
15.3%±5.0%
Affordability
5.5× wages
Residential permits
$16.8M
70 units · 6.8/1k pop
FEMA risk score
19.7
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$997/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Drought 96Hurricane 73Earthquake 61
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
1532016
1552017
1662018
1682019
1672020
1892021
2152022
2402023
2482024
2672025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 25% since 2021562021
542022
692023
802024
702025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
43.2 km
I-64
Nearest freight rail
16.6 km
BB
Nearest port
72.5 km
LUCK STONE, RICHMOND QUARRY WHARF
Nearest commercial airport
72.3 km
CHARLOTTESVILLE-ALBEMARLE
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$43.5k
avg. annual pay · +27% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Cumberland?
Cumberland's economy produced $231.9M in 2024, growing 11.6% year over year — faster than 94% of 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.