County profile
Powhatan County, VA
United States · GDP 2024
#1655 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-quartile growthmore diversified than 51% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$1.3B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+8.9%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
6,397
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
740
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$51.1k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
32,591
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
3.2%
Median HH income
$110.5k±$6.2k
Bachelor's degree+
35.0%±3.1%
Poverty rate
4.6%±1.2%
Business applications
433 · 2025
Retail establishments
82
25.3/10k 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
Construction35%
Retail trade23%
Admin & support16%
Food & accommodation12%
Other services9%
Wholesale trade6%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
32,591
residents · 2025 · +7.0% since 2020
Income per capita $75.5k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+2,208
International migration+108
Natural change−137
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$860.3M2019
$882.9M2020
$946.2M2021
$1.1B2022
$1.2B2023
$1.3B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$416.0k±$14.5k
Median gross rent
$1.2k/mo±$261/mo
Vacancy rate
5.8%±2.0%
Affordability
8.1× wages
Residential permits
$48.7M
127 units · 3.9/1k pop
FEMA risk score
21.1
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.7k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Drought 92Earthquake 72Hurricane 62
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
2932016
3042017
3172018
3282019
3392020
3752021
4292022
4642023
5102024
5322025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -40% since 20212132021
2162022
1452023
1152024
1272025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
20.8 km
I-64
Nearest freight rail
9.6 km
CSXT
Nearest port
43.8 km
LUCK STONE, RICHMOND QUARRY WHARF
Nearest commercial airport
52.8 km
RICHMOND INTL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$51.1k
avg. annual pay · +24% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Powhatan?
Powhatan's economy produced $1.3B in 2024, growing 8.9% year over year — faster than most US counties. Its largest employment sector is construction.
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.