County profile
Winnebago County, IL
United States · GDP 2024
#273 of 3,127 US counties by GDP47th-percentile growthmore diversified than 81% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$18.8B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+4.1%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
117,137
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
6,286
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$57.5k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
283,674
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
5.1%
Median HH income
$65.8k±$1.2k
Bachelor's degree+
25.2%±0.8%
Poverty rate
15.6%±1.0%
Business applications
3,350 · 2025
Retail establishments
889
31.4/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1Foresight Financial Group, Inc.Financial Services———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
Manufacturing29%
Health care24%
Retail trade16%
Food & accommodation14%
Transportation9%
Admin & support9%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
283,674
residents · 2025 · -0.4% since 2020
Income per capita $55.2k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−4,725
International migration+4,190
Natural change−753
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$14.9B2019
$13.9B2020
$15.0B2021
$16.9B2022
$18.1B2023
$18.8B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$164.5k±$2.6k
Median gross rent
$1.0k/mo±$19/mo
Vacancy rate
7.2%±0.6%
Affordability
2.9× wages
Residential permits
$87.0M
309 units · 1.1/1k pop
FEMA risk score
92.4
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.2k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Cold wave 98Strong wind 97Tornado 97
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
2792016
2892017
3032018
3162019
3222020
3642021
4122022
4572023
5032024
5412025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 80% since 20211722021
1892022
1712023
2842024
3092025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
16.2 km
I-39
Nearest freight rail
7.0 km
CPKC
Nearest port
86.4 km
SAVANNA ILL
Nearest commercial airport
16.6 km
CHICAGO/ROCKFORD INTL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$57.5k
avg. annual pay · +17% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Winnebago?
Winnebago's economy produced $18.8B in 2024, growing 4.1% year over year — about the middle of the pack among 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.