County profile
Stafford County, VA
United States · GDP 2024
#512 of 3,127 US counties by GDP37th-percentile growthmore diversified than 94% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$8.3B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+3.1%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
35,383
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
2,570
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$65.9k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
170,803
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
3.9%
Median HH income
$137.8k±$4.8k
Bachelor's degree+
43.8%±1.5%
Poverty rate
4.7%±0.9%
Business applications
2,875 · 2025
Retail establishments
273
16.2/10k 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 trade21%
Professional services19%
Health care17%
Finance & insurance16%
Food & accommodation15%
Construction11%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
170,803
residents · 2025 · +8.3% since 2020
Income per capita $70.3k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+6,308
International migration+2,863
Natural change+4,020
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$6.0B2019
$6.5B2020
$7.1B2021
$7.6B2022
$8.1B2023
$8.3B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$485.1k±$7.3k
Median gross rent
$2.0k/mo±$91/mo
Vacancy rate
4.3%±0.7%
Affordability
7.4× wages
Residential permits
$148.1M
450 units · 2.6/1k pop
FEMA risk score
65.0
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$2.2k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Strong wind 84Heat wave 79Hurricane 78
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
4782016
4912017
5112018
5322019
5492020
6202021
6962022
7502023
7902024
8252025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -54% since 20219772021
7592022
5412023
3612024
4502025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
2.8 km
I-95
Nearest freight rail
7.1 km
CSXT
Nearest port
20.4 km
POSSUM POINT VA VA ELEC&PWR CO
Nearest commercial airport
58.6 km
WASHINGTON DULLES INTL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$65.9k
avg. annual pay · +23% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Stafford?
Stafford's economy produced $8.3B in 2024, growing 3.1% year over year — slower than 63% 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.