County profile
Cabell County, WV
United States · GDP 2024
#606 of 3,127 US counties by GDP67th-percentile growthmore diversified than 29% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$6.7B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+5.9%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
45,742
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
2,331
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$55.0k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
91,183
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
4.3%
Median HH income
$55.8k±$2.8k
Bachelor's degree+
32.6%±1.6%
Poverty rate
19.2%±1.4%
Business applications
790 · 2025
Retail establishments
396
43.3/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1Energy Services of America CorporationIndustrials$411.0M59C2Champion Industries IncIndustrials$61.3M——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 care41%
Retail trade17%
Food & accommodation15%
Manufacturing13%
Admin & support9%
Construction6%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
91,183
residents · 2025 · -3.2% since 2020
Income per capita $56.8k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−587
International migration+183
Natural change−2,632
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$5.2B2019
$5.1B2020
$5.4B2021
$5.8B2022
$6.3B2023
$6.7B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$164.4k±$6.0k
Median gross rent
$923/mo±$24/mo
Vacancy rate
14.6%±1.2%
Affordability
3.0× wages
Residential permits
$14.6M
71 units · 0.8/1k pop
FEMA risk score
85.4
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$973/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Heat wave 91Ice storm 89Landslide 88
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
2432016
2442017
2432018
2522019
2562020
2792021
2992022
3202023
3292024
3522025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 27% since 2021562021
662022
842023
792024
712025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
0.6 km
I-64
Nearest freight rail
0.0 km
CSXT
Nearest port
7.9 km
BARBOURSVILLE BLOCK CO., LESAGE DOCK
Nearest commercial airport
28.4 km
TRI-STATE/MILTON J FERGUSON FLD
Filing activity
SEC EDGAR2 filings from 1 company here in the last 90 days.
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$55.0k
avg. annual pay · +23% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Cabell?
Cabell's economy produced $6.7B in 2024, growing 5.9% year over year — faster than most 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.