County profile
Weld County, CO*
United States · GDP 2024
#198 of 3,127 US counties by GDP57th-percentile growthmore diversified than 95% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$29.5B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+5.0%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
101,420
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
7,454
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$65.7k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
378,426
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
4.4%
Median HH income
$97.1k±$2.4k
Bachelor's degree+
33.2%±0.9%
Poverty rate
9.6%±0.8%
Business applications
6,381 · 2025
Retail establishments
688
18.5/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1Pilgrim's Pride CorporationConsumer Defensive$18.5B79B+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
Construction25%
Manufacturing20%
Retail trade16%
Health care15%
Food & accommodation14%
Admin & support10%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
378,426
residents · 2025 · +14.2% since 2020
Income per capita $63.7k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+29,361
International migration+4,865
Natural change+12,367
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$21.7B2019
$17.9B2020
$23.9B2021
$29.0B2022
$28.1B2023
$29.5B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$471.7k±$4.0k
Median gross rent
$1.5k/mo±$41/mo
Vacancy rate
4.1%±0.5%
Affordability
7.2× wages
Residential permits
$933.3M
2,993 units · 7.9/1k pop
FEMA risk score
89.2
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.6k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Hail 99Cold wave 96Tornado 95
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
6972016
7672017
8392018
8872019
9082020
10172021
11752022
12092023
12332024
12422025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -43% since 20215,2682021
6,1662022
3,6272023
3,4682024
2,9932025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
40.5 km
I-76
Nearest freight rail
21.4 km
UP
Nearest port
698.5 km
JEBRO DOCK
Nearest commercial airport
53.4 km
NORTHERN COLORADO RGNL
Filing activity
SEC EDGARWage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$65.7k
avg. annual pay · +21% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Weld?
Weld's economy produced $29.5B in 2024, growing 5.0% year over year — about the middle of the pack among 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.