County profile
Washington County, IL
United States · GDP 2024
#1658 of 3,127 US counties by GDPbottom-quartile growthmore diversified than 69% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$1.3B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
-3.0%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
6,274
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
364
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$57.3k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
13,564
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
3.5%
Median HH income
$78.2k±$6.3k
Bachelor's degree+
23.5%±2.3%
Poverty rate
7.5%±1.8%
Business applications
96 · 2025
Retail establishments
52
38.3/10k 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
Manufacturing32%
Transportation18%
Wholesale trade17%
Retail trade12%
Admin & support11%
Mining & energy9%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
13,564
residents · 2025 · -1.2% since 2020
Income per capita $63.5k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−8
International migration+2
Natural change−157
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$1.1B2019
$1.1B2020
$1.1B2021
$1.2B2022
$1.3B2023
$1.3B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$155.7k±$7.5k
Median gross rent
$818/mo±$68/mo
Vacancy rate
9.7%±2.1%
Affordability
2.7× wages
Residential permits
$5.1M
15 units · 1.1/1k pop
FEMA risk score
55.2
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$916/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Earthquake 91Heat wave 90Strong wind 76
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
1712016
1792017
1812018
1782019
1882020
1932021
2222022
2392023
2462024
2682025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -46% since 2021282021
222022
252023
182024
152025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
5.1 km
I-64
Nearest freight rail
0.4 km
EVWR
Nearest port
45.0 km
Kaskaskia Regional Port District, Dock No. 1.
Nearest commercial airport
42.7 km
SCOTT AFB/MIDAMERICA ST LOUIS
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$57.3k
avg. annual pay · +18% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Washington?
Washington's economy produced $1.3B in 2024, contracting 3.0% year over year — slower than 88% 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.