County profile
Northumberland County, VA
United States · GDP 2024
#2431 of 3,127 US counties by GDP29th-percentile growthmore diversified than 75% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$478.3M
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+2.0%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
1,615
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
306
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$48.1k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
12,557
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
5.3%
Median HH income
$66.5k±$4.4k
Bachelor's degree+
33.6%±4.9%
Poverty rate
11.5%±3.9%
Business applications
161 · 2025
Retail establishments
37
29.8/10k 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 trade27%
Manufacturing25%
Construction16%
Other services16%
Food & accommodation10%
Arts & recreation7%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
12,557
residents · 2025 · +6.1% since 2020
Income per capita $69.8k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+1,361
International migration−13
Natural change−634
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$409.2M2019
$403.7M2020
$400.2M2021
$413.9M2022
$469.1M2023
$478.3M2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$346.8k±$43.1k
Median gross rent
$1.0k/mo±$299/mo
Vacancy rate
37.6%±4.1%
Affordability
7.2× wages
Residential permits
$22.8M
65 units · 5.2/1k pop
FEMA risk score
40.0
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.3k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Drought 87Hurricane 87Strong wind 86
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
1782016
1712017
1792018
1832019
1872020
2122021
2442022
2622023
2952024
2982025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 7% since 2021612021
632022
592023
602024
652025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
62.7 km
I-64
Nearest freight rail
51.1 km
NS
Nearest port
8.9 km
PUBLIC WHARF
Nearest commercial airport
84.6 km
NEWPORT NEWS/WILLIAMSBURG INTL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$48.1k
avg. annual pay · -2% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Northumberland?
Northumberland's economy produced $478.3M in 2024, growing 2.0% year over year — slower than 71% 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.