County profile
Wabash County, IL
United States · GDP 2024
#2468 of 3,127 US counties by GDP37th-percentile growthmore diversified than 69% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$451.0M
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+3.2%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
2,660
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
249
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$47.4k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
10,907
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
4.7%
Median HH income
$57.1k±$4.1k
Bachelor's degree+
18.6%±3.2%
Poverty rate
16.7%±2.9%
Business applications
70 · 2025
Retail establishments
37
33.6/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1Mt. Carmel Public Utility Co.Utilities———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 trade15%
Food & accommodation15%
Wholesale trade14%
Construction13%
Manufacturing10%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
10,907
residents · 2025 · -3.6% since 2020
Income per capita $57.1k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−203
International migration+74
Natural change−287
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$358.1M2019
$342.1M2020
$364.1M2021
$420.7M2022
$437.2M2023
$451.0M2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$104.9k±$10.7k
Median gross rent
$794/mo±$97/mo
Vacancy rate
12.4%±3.3%
Affordability
2.2× wages
Residential permits
$1.3M
7 units · 0.6/1k pop
FEMA risk score
24.8
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$916/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Earthquake 86Drought 68Heat wave 54
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
1822016
1732017
1842018
1822019
1852020
2082021
2062022
2242023
2532024
2792025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 75% since 202142021
42022
02023
22024
72025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
27.1 km
I-64
Nearest freight rail
3.1 km
NS
Nearest port
56.7 km
ADM (Archer Daniels Midland Co.)
Nearest commercial airport
52.9 km
EVANSVILLE RGNL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$47.4k
avg. annual pay · +22% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Wabash?
Wabash's economy produced $451.0M in 2024, growing 3.2% year over year — slower than 63% of 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.