County profile
Wayne County, IL
United States · GDP 2024
#2175 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-quartile growthmore diversified than 20% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$679.4M
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+8.0%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
3,561
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
374
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$42.1k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
15,882
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
4.8%
Median HH income
$55.5k±$3.9k
Bachelor's degree+
16.3%±2.2%
Poverty rate
16.1%±3.7%
Business applications
106 · 2025
Retail establishments
64
40.3/10k 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
Health care44%
Retail trade24%
Food & accommodation14%
Other services7%
Wholesale trade6%
Finance & insurance5%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
15,882
residents · 2025 · -1.6% since 2020
Income per capita $53.0k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−162
International migration+276
Natural change−365
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$470.7M2019
$453.4M2020
$534.9M2021
$629.7M2022
$629.1M2023
$679.4M2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$110.7k±$6.1k
Median gross rent
$657/mo±$58/mo
Vacancy rate
10.6%±2.4%
Affordability
2.6× wages
Residential permits
$120.0k
1 units · 0.1/1k pop
FEMA risk score
40.7
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$916/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Heat wave 86Earthquake 86Drought 71
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2015–2024
1332015
1272016
1222017
1432018
1412019
1352020
1352021
1652022
1522023
1952024
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
02021
02022
02023
32024
12025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
18.0 km
I-64
Nearest freight rail
7.2 km
NS
Nearest port
72.3 km
COUNTRYMARK CO-OP
Nearest commercial airport
39.5 km
MOUNT VERNON
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$42.1k
avg. annual pay · +28% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Wayne?
Wayne's economy produced $679.4M in 2024, growing 8.0% year over year — faster than most 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.