County profile
Randolph County, IL
United States · GDP 2024
#1265 of 3,127 US counties by GDP30th-percentile growthmore diversified than 49% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$2.0B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+2.1%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
10,736
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
636
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$53.1k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
29,921
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
4.0%
Median HH income
$68.1k±$3.6k
Bachelor's degree+
15.2%±1.4%
Poverty rate
14.6%±2.0%
Business applications
197 · 2025
Retail establishments
91
30.5/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1Chester Bancorp, Inc.Financial Services$2.4k——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
Manufacturing33%
Health care25%
Retail trade19%
Food & accommodation10%
Other services7%
Wholesale trade7%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
29,921
residents · 2025 · -0.6% since 2020
Income per capita $51.0k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+27
International migration+370
Natural change−573
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$1.6B2019
$1.4B2020
$1.7B2021
$1.8B2022
$2.0B2023
$2.0B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$135.1k±$10.0k
Median gross rent
$780/mo±$28/mo
Vacancy rate
11.0%±1.7%
Affordability
2.5× wages
Residential permits
$1.5M
7 units · 0.2/1k pop
FEMA risk score
78.6
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$916/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Earthquake 96Strong wind 95Heat wave 89
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
2022016
2022017
2012018
2092019
2162020
2252021
2452022
2652023
2742024
3022025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -84% since 2021442021
42022
42023
82024
72025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
26.9 km
I-55
Nearest freight rail
4.3 km
UP
Nearest port
11.0 km
GATEWAY FS, EVANSVILLE ELEVATOR DOCK
Nearest commercial airport
54.8 km
SCOTT AFB/MIDAMERICA ST LOUIS
Waterborne tonnage, host port(s) (CY2023):6,959,579 short tons/yr · Kaskaskia Regional Port, IL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$53.1k
avg. annual pay · +21% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Randolph?
Randolph's economy produced $2.0B in 2024, growing 2.1% year over year — slower than 70% of US counties. Its largest employment sector is manufacturing.
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.