County profile
Middlesex County, VA
United States · GDP 2024
#2375 of 3,127 US counties by GDP52nd-percentile growthmore diversified than 82% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$523.0M
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+4.6%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
2,444
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
306
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$44.3k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
10,841
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
3.8%
Median HH income
$75.1k±$9.4k
Bachelor's degree+
33.8%±4.3%
Poverty rate
7.3%±2.7%
Business applications
158 · 2025
Retail establishments
38
34.7/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1XcelPlus International, Inc.Industrials———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 care28%
Retail trade22%
Food & accommodation18%
Construction14%
Other services11%
Admin & support8%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
10,841
residents · 2025 · +2.2% since 2020
Income per capita $70.8k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+644
International migration+124
Natural change−530
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$393.8M2019
$392.8M2020
$420.3M2021
$461.4M2022
$500.0M2023
$523.0M2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$352.2k±$38.4k
Median gross rent
$1.1k/mo±$132/mo
Vacancy rate
33.3%±3.9%
Affordability
7.9× wages
Residential permits
$14.5M
62 units · 5.7/1k pop
FEMA risk score
23.8
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.3k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Hurricane 86Drought 78Coastal flooding 58
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
1512016
1612017
1592018
1572019
1692020
1872021
2192022
2292023
2512024
2522025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 19% since 2021522021
452022
452023
972024
622025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
31.7 km
I-64
Nearest freight rail
23.2 km
NS
Nearest port
11.6 km
AMPRO SHIPYARD
Nearest commercial airport
55.9 km
NEWPORT NEWS/WILLIAMSBURG INTL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$44.3k
avg. annual pay · +25% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Middlesex?
Middlesex's economy produced $523.0M in 2024, growing 4.6% year over year — about the middle of the pack among 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.