County profile
Menard County, IL
United States · GDP 2024
#2602 of 3,127 US counties by GDP39th-percentile growthmore diversified than 91% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$364.2M
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+3.4%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
1,216
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
207
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$41.8k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
11,863
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
4.0%
Median HH income
$82.2k±$3.1k
Bachelor's degree+
28.3%±3.1%
Poverty rate
10.1%±2.9%
Business applications
99 · 2025
Retail establishments
23
19.3/10k 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
Retail trade26%
Food & accommodation24%
Health care17%
Professional services13%
Wholesale trade11%
Finance & insurance10%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
11,863
residents · 2025 · -3.3% since 2020
Income per capita $61.8k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−270
International migration+12
Natural change−148
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$233.7M2019
$250.5M2020
$306.2M2021
$335.8M2022
$352.1M2023
$364.2M2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$185.5k±$8.5k
Median gross rent
$885/mo±$166/mo
Vacancy rate
6.6%±2.0%
Affordability
4.4× wages
Residential permits
$4.4M
11 units · 0.9/1k pop
FEMA risk score
28.7
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.2k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Drought 79Earthquake 68Strong wind 67
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
1812016
1832017
1862018
1902019
1912020
2062021
2282022
2342023
2462024
2672025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -27% since 2021152021
92022
82023
92024
112025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
21.9 km
I-55
Nearest freight rail
4.0 km
IMRR
Nearest port
33.0 km
Havana Regional Port, IL
Nearest commercial airport
22.9 km
ABRAHAM LINCOLN CAPITAL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$41.8k
avg. annual pay · +29% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Menard?
Menard's economy produced $364.2M in 2024, growing 3.4% year over year — slower than 61% of US counties. Its largest employment sector is retail trade.
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.