County profile
Sebastian County, AR
United States · GDP 2024
#470 of 3,127 US counties by GDP41st-percentile growthmore diversified than 67% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$9.3B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+3.6%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
60,727
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
3,398
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$53.1k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
130,641
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
4.2%
Median HH income
$57.8k±$2.2k
Bachelor's degree+
23.3%±1.4%
Poverty rate
16.0%±1.2%
Business applications
1,461 · 2025
Retail establishments
529
40.6/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1ArcBest CorpIndustrials$4.0B64CHQ-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
Manufacturing30%
Health care25%
Retail trade17%
Food & accommodation13%
Admin & support8%
Wholesale trade7%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
130,641
residents · 2025 · +2.2% since 2020
Income per capita $51.6k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+1,622
International migration+1,315
Natural change−155
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$7.0B2019
$7.0B2020
$7.8B2021
$8.4B2022
$8.9B2023
$9.3B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$176.2k±$6.6k
Median gross rent
$886/mo±$29/mo
Vacancy rate
9.2%±1.0%
Affordability
3.3× wages
Residential permits
$85.3M
525 units · 4.0/1k pop
FEMA risk score
86.8
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$937/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Ice storm 99Heat wave 96Tornado 94
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
3502016
3602017
3752018
3872019
3962020
4422021
5082022
5572023
5852024
6192025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 31% since 20214002021
4852022
4102023
3852024
5252025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
16.9 km
I-540
Nearest freight rail
10.2 km
FSR
Nearest port
21.9 km
ARKHOLA SAND & GRAVEL CO GRAND AVENUE DOCK
Nearest commercial airport
17.4 km
FORT SMITH RGNL
Filing activity
SEC EDGAR1 filing from 1 company here in the last 90 days.
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$53.1k
avg. annual pay · +20% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Sebastian?
Sebastian's economy produced $9.3B in 2024, growing 3.6% year over year — about the middle of the pack among 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.