County profile
Madison County, AR
United States · GDP 2024
#2147 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-decile growthmore diversified than 18% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$694.6M
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+25.0%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
3,008
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
242
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$43.8k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
18,410
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
3.5%
Median HH income
$56.8k±$5.7k
Bachelor's degree+
12.9%±2.4%
Poverty rate
14.1%±3.4%
Business applications
197 · 2025
Retail establishments
44
24.4/10k 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
Manufacturing42%
Retail trade19%
Transportation13%
Food & accommodation10%
Health care9%
Construction7%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
18,410
residents · 2025 · +11.2% since 2020
Income per capita $49.1k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+1,710
International migration+103
Natural change+30
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$352.6M2019
$374.8M2020
$486.3M2021
$606.0M2022
$555.7M2023
$694.6M2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$178.1k±$29.8k
Median gross rent
$729/mo±$38/mo
Vacancy rate
16.5%±3.2%
Affordability
4.1× wages
Residential permits
$5.3M
22 units · 1.2/1k pop
FEMA risk score
45.1
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.3k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Ice storm 92Landslide 82Heat wave 78
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
1262016
1372017
1462018
1532019
1582020
1782021
2202022
2402023
2512024
2602025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -72% since 2021792021
262022
222023
292024
222025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
41.6 km
I-49
Nearest freight rail
38.6 km
AM
Nearest port
82.5 km
RIVER MOUNTAIN QUARRY
Nearest commercial airport
40.1 km
DRAKE FLD
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$43.8k
avg. annual pay · +23% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Madison?
Madison's economy produced $694.6M in 2024, growing 25.0% 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.