County profile
Alexander County, IL
United States · GDP 2024
#2756 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-decile growthmore diversified than 6% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$273.5M
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+46.8%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
960
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
75
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$43.7k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
4,570
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
6.5%
Median HH income
$47.0k±$5.4k
Bachelor's degree+
12.6%±2.8%
Poverty rate
19.0%±4.7%
Business applications
67 · 2025
Retail establishments
15
32.5/10k 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
Manufacturing40%
Transportation31%
Health care11%
Retail trade9%
Food & accommodation5%
Other services4%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
4,570
residents · 2025 · -11.6% since 2020
Income per capita $54.3k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−352
International migration+0
Natural change−252
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$169.1M2019
$159.8M2020
$163.4M2021
$169.8M2022
$186.3M2023
$273.5M2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$59.8k±$7.1k
Median gross rent
$656/mo±$155/mo
Vacancy rate
35.2%±3.9%
Affordability
1.4× wages
Residential permits
$0
0 units · 0.0/1k pop
FEMA risk score
44.1
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$992/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Earthquake 90Drought 71Ice storm 68
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
02021
02022
02023
22024
02025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
15.5 km
I-57
Nearest freight rail
10.7 km
UP
Nearest port
0.1 km
Alexandria-Cairo Port, IL
Nearest commercial airport
21.0 km
CAPE GIRARDEAU RGNL
Waterborne tonnage, host port(s) (CY2023):1,009,336 short tons/yr · Alexandria-Cairo Port, IL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$43.7k
avg. annual pay · +18% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Alexander?
Alexander's economy produced $273.5M in 2024, growing 46.8% year over year — faster than 100% of 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.