County profile
Richland County, IL
United States · GDP 2024
#2000 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-decile growthmore diversified than 67% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$834.2M
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+10.7%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
5,377
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
423
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$46.4k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
15,219
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
4.1%
Median HH income
$62.5k±$5.6k
Bachelor's degree+
19.1%±2.8%
Poverty rate
12.1%±2.4%
Business applications
143 · 2025
Retail establishments
57
37.1/10k 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
Transportation28%
Health care24%
Retail trade15%
Food & accommodation15%
Manufacturing11%
Wholesale trade8%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
15,219
residents · 2025 · -3.7% since 2020
Income per capita $57.4k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−198
International migration+60
Natural change−457
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$592.9M2019
$586.9M2020
$651.8M2021
$746.8M2022
$753.3M2023
$834.2M2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$112.0k±$7.5k
Median gross rent
$805/mo±$43/mo
Vacancy rate
12.5%±3.0%
Affordability
2.4× wages
Residential permits
$2.9M
8 units · 0.5/1k pop
FEMA risk score
46.7
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$916/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Earthquake 90Drought 77Heat wave 64
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
1862016
1902017
1852018
1902019
1972020
2162021
2592022
2382023
2532024
2642025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 300% since 202122021
32022
32023
72024
82025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
52.5 km
I-64
Nearest freight rail
0.1 km
CSXT
Nearest port
88.8 km
ADM MILLING CO
Nearest commercial airport
80.0 km
MOUNT VERNON
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$46.4k
avg. annual pay · +21% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Richland?
Richland's economy produced $834.2M in 2024, growing 10.7% year over year — faster than 93% of US counties. Its largest employment sector is transportation.
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.