County profile
Alexandria (Independent City) city, VA
United States · GDP 2024
#283 of 3,127 US counties by GDP49th-percentile growthmore diversified than 74% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$18.0B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+4.3%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
79,745
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
4,493
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$88.7k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
160,662
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
3.1%
Median HH income
$119.7k±$2.8k
Bachelor's degree+
66.2%±1.6%
Poverty rate
7.9%±0.8%
Business applications
3,396 · 2025
Retail establishments
401
25.2/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1Spok Holdings, Inc.Healthcare$139.7M83B+2Diamondhead Casino CorporationFinancial Services———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
Professional services27%
Admin & support19%
Other services17%
Food & accommodation15%
Health care13%
Retail trade11%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
160,662
residents · 2025 · +1.0% since 2020
Income per capita $120.6k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−15,308
International migration+10,319
Natural change+7,010
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$15.6B2019
$15.4B2020
$16.2B2021
$17.1B2022
$17.3B2023
$18.0B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$735.1k±$22.2k
Median gross rent
$2.1k/mo±$32/mo
Vacancy rate
5.9%±0.7%
Affordability
8.3× wages
Residential permits
$5.6M
17 units · 0.1/1k pop
FEMA risk score
73.7
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$2.2k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Strong wind 90Heat wave 88Lightning 82
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
12562016
12792017
13052018
13752019
14272020
14952021
16012022
16452023
17412024
17582025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -92% since 20212002021
1,4902022
1212023
252024
172025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
1.9 km
I-95
Nearest freight rail
1.4 km
CSXT
Nearest port
4.9 km
TURN AROUND PT-WILSON BRIDGE
Nearest commercial airport
5.6 km
RONALD REAGAN WASHINGTON NTL
Filing activity
SEC EDGARWage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$88.7k
avg. annual pay · +12% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Alexandria (Independent City)?
Alexandria (Independent City)'s economy produced $18.0B in 2024, growing 4.3% year over year — about the middle of the pack among US counties. Its largest employment sector is professional services.
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.