County profile
Mason County, IL
United States · GDP 2024
#2231 of 3,127 US counties by GDP56th-percentile growthmore diversified than 32% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$633.8M
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+4.9%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
1,974
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
255
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$41.1k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
12,411
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
4.1%
Median HH income
$62.8k±$5.7k
Bachelor's degree+
17.1%±2.5%
Poverty rate
14.8%±2.8%
Business applications
99 · 2025
Retail establishments
44
35.2/10k 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 care34%
Retail trade22%
Wholesale trade16%
Food & accommodation13%
Finance & insurance8%
Other services7%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
12,411
residents · 2025 · -4.9% since 2020
Income per capita $57.6k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−108
International migration+16
Natural change−539
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$497.3M2019
$415.8M2020
$506.0M2021
$608.3M2022
$603.9M2023
$633.8M2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$103.4k±$5.8k
Median gross rent
$802/mo±$125/mo
Vacancy rate
12.7%±2.4%
Affordability
2.5× wages
Residential permits
$2.1M
6 units · 0.5/1k pop
FEMA risk score
43.0
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$916/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Drought 87Strong wind 74Cold wave 69
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
2082016
2022017
1902018
1962019
1852020
2262021
2122022
2322023
2762024
2752025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -14% since 202172021
52022
72023
62024
62025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
38.8 km
I-155
Nearest freight rail
10.1 km
IMRR
Nearest port
9.1 km
Havana Regional Port, IL
Nearest commercial airport
48.3 km
ABRAHAM LINCOLN CAPITAL
Waterborne tonnage, host port(s) (CY2023):1,886,355 short tons/yr · Havana Regional Port, IL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$41.1k
avg. annual pay · +9% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Mason?
Mason's economy produced $633.8M in 2024, growing 4.9% year over year — about the middle of the pack among 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.