County profile
Stephenson County, IL
United States · GDP 2024
#1108 of 3,127 US counties by GDP70th-percentile growthmore diversified than 58% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$2.5B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+6.2%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
15,626
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
1,003
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$53.5k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
43,220
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
3.9%
Median HH income
$64.0k±$3.7k
Bachelor's degree+
20.7%±1.8%
Poverty rate
13.9%±1.9%
Business applications
404 · 2025
Retail establishments
138
31.8/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1Adkins Energy LLCBasic Materials———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
Manufacturing28%
Health care21%
Construction20%
Retail trade14%
Food & accommodation11%
Other services6%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
43,220
residents · 2025 · -3.0% since 2020
Income per capita $57.6k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−742
International migration+356
Natural change−963
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$1.8B2019
$1.9B2020
$2.0B2021
$2.2B2022
$2.3B2023
$2.5B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$134.9k±$6.7k
Median gross rent
$798/mo±$33/mo
Vacancy rate
9.2%±1.2%
Affordability
2.5× wages
Residential permits
$5.0M
14 units · 0.3/1k pop
FEMA risk score
73.9
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$916/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Hail 93Strong wind 85Tornado 82
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
1562016
1562017
1582018
1662019
1752020
1842021
2122022
2192023
2442024
2752025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -30% since 2021202021
112022
142023
52024
142025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
55.4 km
I-39
Nearest freight rail
0.6 km
Freight rail
Nearest port
49.8 km
NEWT MARINE SERVICE, SAVANNA DOCK
Nearest commercial airport
49.7 km
CHICAGO/ROCKFORD INTL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$53.5k
avg. annual pay · +25% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Stephenson?
Stephenson's economy produced $2.5B in 2024, growing 6.2% year over year — faster than most 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.