County profile
Lafayette County, AR
United States · GDP 2024
#2863 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-decile growthmore diversified than 73% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$221.3M
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+23.3%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
630
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
99
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$37.1k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
5,888
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
4.8%
Median HH income
$41.3k±$8.4k
Bachelor's degree+
9.0%±2.5%
Poverty rate
22.3%±4.8%
Business applications
94 · 2025
Retail establishments
15
24.8/10k 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
Manufacturing24%
Retail trade22%
Health care17%
Finance & insurance15%
Construction11%
Food & accommodation10%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
5,888
residents · 2025 · -6.5% since 2020
Income per capita $55.2k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−179
International migration+36
Natural change−254
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$124.8M2019
$121.6M2020
$158.0M2021
$193.9M2022
$179.6M2023
$221.3M2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$81.0k±$13.6k
Median gross rent
$755/mo±$72/mo
Vacancy rate
33.5%±4.6%
Affordability
2.2× wages
Residential permits
$0
0 units · 0.0/1k pop
FEMA risk score
33.2
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$880/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Ice storm 99Drought 87Hail 72
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -100% since 202122021
02022
02023
02024
02025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
24.7 km
I-49
Nearest freight rail
1.1 km
UP
Nearest port
83.5 km
LITTLE BAY QUACHITA RIVER MILE 322
Nearest commercial airport
42.8 km
TEXARKANA RGNL-WEBB FLD
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$37.1k
avg. annual pay · +16% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Lafayette?
Lafayette's economy produced $221.3M in 2024, growing 23.3% year over year — faster than 99% of US counties. Its largest employment sector is manufacturing.
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.