County profile
Highland County, VA
United States · GDP 2024
#3040 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-decile growthmore diversified than 81% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$110.6M
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+14.2%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
325
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
79
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$41.7k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
2,318
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
3.7%
Median HH income
$65.6k±$12.0k
Bachelor's degree+
30.8%±7.0%
Poverty rate
9.5%±3.8%
Business applications
32 · 2025
Retail establishments
12
51.4/10k 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
Health care31%
Retail trade18%
Other services14%
Construction13%
Finance & insurance13%
Information11%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
2,318
residents · 2025 · +3.4% since 2020
Income per capita $55.2k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+157
International migration−4
Natural change−77
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$72.0M2019
$64.9M2020
$77.2M2021
$96.6M2022
$96.9M2023
$110.6M2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$200.0k±$40.2k
Median gross rent
$856/mo±$213/mo
Vacancy rate
46.2%±4.6%
Affordability
4.8× wages
Residential permits
$2.7M
11 units · 4.7/1k pop
FEMA risk score
2.5
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$914/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Landslide 80Avalanche 62Drought 62
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ 0% since 2021112021
102022
92023
122024
112025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
51.8 km
I-64
Nearest freight rail
28.1 km
DGVR
Nearest port
136.1 km
MARION DOCKS, HOULT DOCK
Nearest commercial airport
59.7 km
SHENANDOAH VALLEY RGNL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$41.7k
avg. annual pay · +33% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Highland?
Highland's economy produced $110.6M in 2024, growing 14.2% year over year — faster than 96% of US counties. Its largest employment sector is health care.
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.