County profile
Baca County, CO
United States · GDP 2024
#2994 of 3,127 US counties by GDPbottom-decile growthmore diversified than 9% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$143.1M
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
-46.3%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
584
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
87
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$38.7k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
3,347
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
2.6%
Median HH income
$46.2k±$8.9k
Bachelor's degree+
24.7%±3.7%
Poverty rate
24.6%±5.2%
Business applications
50 · 2025
Retail establishments
14
41.3/10k 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
Health care45%
Retail trade19%
Wholesale trade16%
Construction8%
Food & accommodation8%
Other services4%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
3,347
residents · 2025 · -3.8% since 2020
Income per capita $53.4k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−46
International migration+42
Natural change−129
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$112.4M2019
$125.7M2020
$147.2M2021
$221.6M2022
$266.5M2023
$143.1M2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$122.9k±$28.2k
Median gross rent
$592/mo±$81/mo
Vacancy rate
16.4%±3.5%
Affordability
3.2× wages
Residential permits
$535.0k
2 units · 0.6/1k pop
FEMA risk score
23.2
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$973/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Drought 97Wildfire 81Hail 71
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -33% since 202132021
262022
32023
02024
22025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
171.2 km
I-25
Nearest freight rail
3.2 km
BNSF
Nearest port
619.2 km
CATOOSA FERTILIZER CO DOCKS
Nearest commercial airport
145.1 km
LIBERAL MID-AMERICA RGNL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$38.7k
avg. annual pay · +16% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Baca?
Baca's economy produced $143.1M in 2024, contracting 46.3% year over year — among the slowest-growing 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.