County profile
Halifax County, VA
United States · GDP 2024
#1442 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-quartile growthmore diversified than 78% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$1.6B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+7.8%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
9,748
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
656
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$47.7k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
33,447
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
5.1%
Median HH income
$52.0k±$3.0k
Bachelor's degree+
19.7%±2.1%
Poverty rate
17.3%±2.5%
Business applications
389 · 2025
Retail establishments
106
31.6/10k 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
Manufacturing26%
Health care19%
Retail trade18%
Transportation16%
Food & accommodation13%
Construction7%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
33,447
residents · 2025 · -1.4% since 2020
Income per capita $49.3k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+618
International migration+135
Natural change−1,246
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$1.3B2019
$1.2B2020
$1.3B2021
$1.4B2022
$1.5B2023
$1.6B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$155.7k±$8.5k
Median gross rent
$790/mo±$33/mo
Vacancy rate
22.0%±2.2%
Affordability
3.3× wages
Residential permits
$22.0M
101 units · 3.0/1k pop
FEMA risk score
47.0
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$914/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Drought 92Hurricane 79Lightning 75
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
2062016
2092017
2132018
2272019
2302020
2522021
2912022
3082023
3292024
3452025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -1% since 20211022021
1182022
1002023
972024
1012025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
61.3 km
I-85
Nearest freight rail
1.1 km
NS
Nearest port
149.7 km
VULCAN MATERIALS, PUDDLEDOCK QUARRY WHARF
Nearest commercial airport
66.4 km
LYNCHBURG RGNL/PRESTON GLENN FLD
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$47.7k
avg. annual pay · +25% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Halifax?
Halifax's economy produced $1.6B in 2024, growing 7.8% year over year — faster than most 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.