County profile
McLean County, IL
United States · GDP 2024
#298 of 3,127 US counties by GDP65th-percentile growthmore diversified than 76% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$16.9B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+5.7%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
75,617
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
3,481
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$64.4k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
171,419
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
4.0%
Median HH income
$79.9k±$2.5k
Bachelor's degree+
47.2%±1.3%
Poverty rate
12.9%±0.9%
Business applications
1,554 · 2025
Retail establishments
496
28.9/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1HBT Financial, Inc.Financial Services———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
Finance & insurance32%
Health care17%
Retail trade16%
Food & accommodation15%
Manufacturing13%
Admin & support8%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
171,419
residents · 2025 · +0.1% since 2020
Income per capita $66.1k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−4,724
International migration+3,537
Natural change+1,309
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$15.5B2019
$13.3B2020
$13.5B2021
$15.1B2022
$16.0B2023
$16.9B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$208.4k±$3.7k
Median gross rent
$1.0k/mo±$30/mo
Vacancy rate
6.8%±0.9%
Affordability
3.2× wages
Residential permits
$67.4M
269 units · 1.6/1k pop
FEMA risk score
86.9
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.3k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Cold wave 98Drought 93Tornado 90
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
3582016
3592017
3592018
3632019
3692020
4032021
4702022
5132023
5422024
5702025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -5% since 20212832021
4372022
2152023
2432024
2692025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
9.1 km
I-55
Nearest freight rail
4.4 km
NS
Nearest port
65.1 km
U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS, ILLINOIS WATERWAY PROJECT OFFICE SL
Nearest commercial airport
6.0 km
CENTRAL IL RGNL/BLOOMINGTON-NORMAL
Filing activity
SEC EDGARWage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$64.4k
avg. annual pay · +23% since 2019
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What is the GDP of McLean?
McLean's economy produced $16.9B in 2024, growing 5.7% year over year — faster than most US counties. Its largest employment sector is finance & insurance.
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.