County profile
Raleigh County, WV
United States · GDP 2024
#751 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-quartile growthmore diversified than 57% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$4.5B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+7.1%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
26,532
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
1,713
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$52.4k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
71,775
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
4.5%
Median HH income
$52.1k±$3.9k
Bachelor's degree+
22.5%±1.8%
Poverty rate
22.8%±2.8%
Business applications
851 · 2025
Retail establishments
316
43.8/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1Beaver Coal Company, LimitedReal Estate$7.8M71BHQ-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 care36%
Retail trade22%
Food & accommodation17%
Admin & support10%
Professional services8%
Construction7%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
71,775
residents · 2025 · -3.5% since 2020
Income per capita $56.0k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−105
International migration+195
Natural change−2,717
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$3.2B2019
$3.1B2020
$3.5B2021
$3.9B2022
$4.2B2023
$4.5B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$150.9k±$9.0k
Median gross rent
$902/mo±$44/mo
Vacancy rate
16.2%±2.0%
Affordability
2.9× wages
Residential permits
$15.0M
50 units · 0.7/1k pop
FEMA risk score
65.5
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$944/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Landslide 92Winter weather 79Lightning 78
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
2082016
2062017
2012018
2072019
2122020
2312021
2552022
2752023
2852024
3112025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -30% since 2021712021
672022
652023
412024
502025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
2.5 km
I-77
Nearest freight rail
0.4 km
CSXT
Nearest port
40.7 km
ELKHEM METALS CO., ALLOY DOCK
Nearest commercial airport
11.0 km
RALEIGH COUNTY MEML
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$52.4k
avg. annual pay · +21% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Raleigh?
Raleigh's economy produced $4.5B in 2024, growing 7.1% 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.