County profile
Calhoun County, IL
United States · GDP 2024
#3013 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-quartile growthmore diversified than 22% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$131.1M
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+6.8%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
489
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
77
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$32.6k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
4,300
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
4.1%
Median HH income
$93.2k±$10.3k
Bachelor's degree+
20.1%±3.8%
Poverty rate
6.3%±3.0%
Business applications
27 · 2025
Retail establishments
14
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
Food & accommodation29%
Retail trade24%
Health care19%
Finance & insurance12%
Other services10%
Construction7%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
4,300
residents · 2025 · -2.3% since 2020
Income per capita $60.5k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−21
International migration+0
Natural change−79
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$94.1M2019
$97.2M2020
$112.3M2021
$126.4M2022
$122.7M2023
$131.1M2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$190.9k±$23.8k
Median gross rent
$583/mo±$157/mo
Vacancy rate
46.1%±2.7%
Affordability
5.8× wages
Residential permits
$1.4M
5 units · 1.2/1k pop
FEMA risk score
6.1
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.2k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Landslide 86Heat wave 60Drought 38
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -17% since 202162021
82022
122023
112024
52025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
40.7 km
I-70
Nearest freight rail
9.4 km
BNSF
Nearest port
4.8 km
JERSEY COUNTY GRAIN CO DOCK
Nearest commercial airport
53.3 km
ST LOUIS LAMBERT INTL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$32.6k
avg. annual pay · +16% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Calhoun?
Calhoun's economy produced $131.1M in 2024, growing 6.8% year over year — faster than most US counties. Its largest employment sector is food & accommodation.
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.