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A1US GDP 2025 $30.86T│A2Real growth +2.3%│A3CPI, 12 mo to Sep 2026 +3.7%│A4Unemployment 2025 4.3%BEA · BLS · Census — updated October 29, 2026
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CBSA!17780=METRO("College Station, TX")

College Station-Bryan, TX metro area

The College Station-Bryan, TX metropolitan area spans 3 counties and had 287,462 residents in 2024. Its economy produced $20.3 billion that year.

Texas3 counties
GDP, 2024$20.3B#175 of 387 · +4.0% nominal
Income per person, 2024$54,070#312 of 387
Unemployment, 20253.6%#106 of 387 · #1 = lowest
Price level, 2024 (US = 100)91.0#270 of 387 · #1 = most expensive
Fig. 1Income, people and outputSums of BEA county estimates for the metro area
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$0B$10B$20B$30B2005201020152020GDP

BEA county estimates (CAINC1, CAGDP1) summed over the 3 counties of the metro area; current dollars.

Industries, 2024

Share of the metro economy; blank where BEA suppresses a county figure.

IndustryValue addedShareUS share
Real estate——13.7%
Government$4.1B20.3%11.1%
Manufacturing$948M4.7%9.5%
Finance & insurance$498M2.5%8.7%
Professional services——8.0%
Health care——7.5%
Wholesale trade$1.8B8.7%6.3%
Retail trade$1.4B6.7%5.9%
Information$540M2.7%5.7%
Construction$873M4.3%4.3%
Transportation & warehousing——3.3%
Accommodation & food$944M4.7%3.1%
Administrative & waste services$674M3.3%3.0%
Other services$479M2.4%2.0%
Management of companies——1.8%
Utilities$754M3.7%1.6%
Mining, oil & gas$1.5B7.6%1.3%
Education——1.1%
Arts & recreation$97M0.5%1.0%
Agriculture$198M1.0%0.8%
Fig. 2Unemployment rate since 2015Monthly, not seasonally adjusted, percent
0%2.5%5%7.5%10%201620182020202220242026Unemployment rate

BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics, metropolitan areas.

Counties in the metro area

OMB delineation of July 2023 (Census Bureau, list 1).

CountyStateTypeFIPS
Brazos CountyTexasCentral48041
Burleson CountyTexasOutlying48051
Robertson CountyTexasOutlying48395