County profile
Gem County, ID
United States · GDP 2024
#2145 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-decile growthmore diversified than 47% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$696.0M
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+9.7%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
3,801
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
510
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$42.7k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
21,773
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
3.6%
Median HH income
$64.6k±$6.6k
Bachelor's degree+
20.7%±3.2%
Poverty rate
12.0%±2.6%
Business applications
319 · 2025
Retail establishments
59
27.5/10k 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 care31%
Retail trade19%
Manufacturing17%
Construction16%
Food & accommodation12%
Wholesale trade4%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
21,773
residents · 2025 · +13.0% since 2020
Income per capita $50.0k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+2,050
International migration+757
Natural change−312
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$438.6M2019
$453.9M2020
$536.4M2021
$572.8M2022
$634.7M2023
$696.0M2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$428.7k±$33.2k
Median gross rent
$1.0k/mo±$89/mo
Vacancy rate
3.9%±2.3% · low reliability
Affordability
10.0× wages
Residential permits
$33.3M
144 units · 6.6/1k pop
FEMA risk score
34.4
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.2k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Wildfire 97Winter weather 54Earthquake 51
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
2522016
2852017
3352018
3772019
4282020
5242021
6212022
6212023
6362024
6542025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -43% since 20212512021
1722022
1102023
1982024
1442025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
37.3 km
I-84
Nearest freight rail
13.9 km
INPR
Nearest port
266.5 km
LEWISTON IDAHO
Nearest commercial airport
57.1 km
BOISE AIR TRML/GOWEN FLD
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$42.7k
avg. annual pay · +22% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Gem?
Gem's economy produced $696.0M in 2024, growing 9.7% year over year — faster than 90% of 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.