County profile
Nicholas County, WV
United States · GDP 2024
#1944 of 3,127 US counties by GDPbottom-quartile growthmore diversified than 45% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$883.2M
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+0.3%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
5,911
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
541
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$50.0k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
23,848
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
5.0%
Median HH income
$54.6k±$5.3k
Bachelor's degree+
23.3%±3.7%
Poverty rate
15.4%±2.9%
Business applications
214 · 2025
Retail establishments
93
38.8/10k 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 trade28%
Health care26%
Food & accommodation18%
Manufacturing15%
Mining & energy7%
Transportation5%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
23,848
residents · 2025 · -2.9% since 2020
Income per capita $45.8k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+181
International migration+75
Natural change−960
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$670.6M2019
$683.2M2020
$710.4M2021
$806.4M2022
$880.3M2023
$883.2M2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$121.6k±$13.7k
Median gross rent
$686/mo±$221/mo
Vacancy rate
24.6%±3.0%
Affordability
2.4× wages
Residential permits
$307.2k
2 units · 0.1/1k pop
FEMA risk score
58.2
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$869/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Landslide 91Cold wave 90Avalanche 72
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
1402016
1402017
1452018
1512019
1522020
1762021
1832022
2162023
2392024
2222025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -60% since 202152021
52022
02023
22024
22025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
35.3 km
I-79
Nearest freight rail
9.5 km
KNWA
Nearest port
45.4 km
ELKHEM METALS CO., ALLOY DOCK
Nearest commercial airport
59.6 km
GREENBRIER VALLEY
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$50.0k
avg. annual pay · +34% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Nicholas?
Nicholas's economy produced $883.2M in 2024, growing 0.3% year over year — slower than 79% 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.