County profile
Washington County, CO
United States · GDP 2024
#2914 of 3,127 US counties by GDPbottom-decile growthmore diversified than 82% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$188.5M
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
-28.6%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
537
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
115
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$42.6k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
4,732
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
3.7%
Median HH income
$67.2k±$4.7k
Bachelor's degree+
24.9%±3.9%
Poverty rate
8.1%±2.2%
Business applications
84 · 2025
Retail establishments
12
25.3/10k 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
Manufacturing24%
Retail trade24%
Transportation16%
Health care13%
Finance & insurance12%
Wholesale trade12%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
4,732
residents · 2025 · -1.6% since 2020
Income per capita $48.6k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−32
International migration+34
Natural change−80
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$157.3M2019
$136.2M2020
$200.4M2021
$285.5M2022
$264.1M2023
$188.5M2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$226.2k±$9.0k
Median gross rent
$947/mo±$93/mo
Vacancy rate
9.5%±2.7%
Affordability
5.3× wages
Residential permits
$825.0k
3 units · 0.6/1k pop
FEMA risk score
12.0
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.1k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Hail 76Strong wind 61Wildfire 60
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2015–2025
1572015
1692016
1862017
2002018
2262019
2372020
2462021
3132022
3252023
3482025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 200% since 202112021
42022
72023
22024
32025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
46.1 km
I-76
Nearest freight rail
20.4 km
BNSF
Nearest port
623.4 km
CONSOLIDATED BLENDERS BLAIR TERMINAL DOCK
Nearest commercial airport
126.1 km
DENVER INTL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$42.6k
avg. annual pay · -4% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Washington?
Washington's economy produced $188.5M in 2024, contracting 28.6% year over year — among the slowest-growing 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.