County profile
Elbert County, CO
United States · GDP 2024
#1813 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-decile growthmore diversified than 39% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$1.0B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+9.6%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
3,474
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
722
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$57.7k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
30,534
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
3.4%
Median HH income
$132.7k±$7.4k
Bachelor's degree+
36.1%±2.6%
Poverty rate
5.3%±1.1%
Business applications
665 · 2025
Retail establishments
45
15.3/10k 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
Construction39%
Retail trade20%
Food & accommodation17%
Other services9%
Professional services8%
Admin & support7%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
30,534
residents · 2025 · +16.5% since 2020
Income per capita $79.2k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+4,099
International migration+17
Natural change+237
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$750.4M2019
$758.0M2020
$883.7M2021
$857.1M2022
$950.7M2023
$1.0B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$709.8k±$25.2k
Median gross rent
$1.3k/mo±$307/mo
Vacancy rate
4.8%±1.5%
Affordability
12.3× wages
Residential permits
$145.2M
333 units · 10.9/1k pop
FEMA risk score
36.6
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$2.1k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Wildfire 95Hail 89Winter weather 76
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
5132016
5612017
6022018
6362019
6462020
7352021
8422022
8642023
8832024
8982025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -19% since 20214132021
2842022
3492023
4582024
3332025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
23.8 km
I-70
Nearest freight rail
23.0 km
UP
Nearest port
722.9 km
BARTLETT AND CO NEBRASKA CITY DOCK
Nearest commercial airport
72.4 km
CITY OF COLORADO SPRINGS MUNI
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$57.7k
avg. annual pay · +28% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Elbert?
Elbert's economy produced $1.0B in 2024, growing 9.6% year over year — faster than 90% of US counties. Its largest employment sector is construction.
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.