County profile
Elmore County, ID
United States · GDP 2024
#1322 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-quartile growthmore diversified than 53% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$1.9B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+9.0%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
4,848
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
477
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$45.1k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
29,465
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
4.2%
Median HH income
$65.4k±$4.3k
Bachelor's degree+
22.4%±2.5%
Poverty rate
10.5%±2.0%
Business applications
333 · 2025
Retail establishments
64
21.6/10k 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
Retail trade26%
Food & accommodation23%
Health care20%
Manufacturing17%
Construction8%
Transportation5%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
29,465
residents · 2025 · +2.8% since 2020
Income per capita $49.6k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−633
International migration+530
Natural change+906
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$1.3B2019
$1.3B2020
$1.5B2021
$1.6B2022
$1.7B2023
$1.9B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$316.5k±$15.3k
Median gross rent
$1.2k/mo±$70/mo
Vacancy rate
9.8%±1.6%
Affordability
7.0× wages
Residential permits
$23.6M
164 units · 5.6/1k pop
FEMA risk score
52.0
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.2k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Wildfire 98Avalanche 91Landslide 80
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
1742016
1972017
2142018
2462019
2732020
3462021
4082022
4182023
4212024
4612025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 56% since 20211052021
612022
2022023
1312024
1642025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
28.1 km
I-84
Nearest freight rail
30.0 km
UP
Nearest port
362.0 km
LEWISTON IDAHO
Nearest commercial airport
65.2 km
BOISE AIR TRML/GOWEN FLD
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$45.1k
avg. annual pay · +29% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Elmore?
Elmore's economy produced $1.9B in 2024, growing 9.0% year over year — faster than most US counties. Its largest employment sector is retail trade.
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.