County profile
Gallatin County, IL
United States · GDP 2024
#2942 of 3,127 US counties by GDPbottom-decile growthmore diversified than 48% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$172.5M
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
-12.2%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
538
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
82
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$48.3k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
4,616
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
4.6%
Median HH income
$59.2k±$6.2k
Bachelor's degree+
13.6%±2.5%
Poverty rate
13.6%±2.4%
Business applications
39 · 2025
Retail establishments
14
29.9/10k 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 care29%
Transportation26%
Mining & energy13%
Retail trade12%
Other services11%
Food & accommodation9%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
4,616
residents · 2025 · -6.4% since 2020
Income per capita $57.2k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−76
International migration+0
Natural change−240
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$164.9M2019
$142.2M2020
$175.3M2021
$195.9M2022
$196.6M2023
$172.5M2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$82.9k±$3.5k
Median gross rent
$541/mo±$80/mo
Vacancy rate
16.2%±3.3%
Affordability
1.7× wages
Residential permits
Census BPS
FEMA risk score
33.9
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$916/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Earthquake 85Heat wave 72Drought 72
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
1532016
1442017
1692018
1532019
1502020
1652021
1792022
1782023
1932024
2072025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
53.3 km
I-64
Nearest freight rail
19.7 km
CN
Nearest port
8.2 km
Shawneetown Regional Port, IL
Nearest commercial airport
68.5 km
VETERANS AIRPORT OF SOUTHERN ILLINOIS
Waterborne tonnage, host port(s) (CY2023):1,032,602 short tons/yr · Shawneetown Regional Port, IL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$48.3k
avg. annual pay · +1% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Gallatin?
Gallatin's economy produced $172.5M in 2024, contracting 12.2% year over year — among the slowest-growing 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.