County profile
Bartholomew County, IN
United States · GDP 2024
#467 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-quartile growthmore diversified than 44% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$9.3B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+7.5%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
47,016
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
1,950
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$67.7k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
85,729
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
3.6%
Median HH income
$79.9k±$3.8k
Bachelor's degree+
34.1%±2.0%
Poverty rate
10.5%±1.3%
Business applications
935 · 2025
Retail establishments
286
33.7/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1Cummins Inc.Industrials$33.7B78B+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
Manufacturing40%
Health care16%
Retail trade14%
Food & accommodation11%
Management10%
Professional services9%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
85,729
residents · 2025 · +4.3% since 2020
Income per capita $70.3k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−701
International migration+3,428
Natural change+743
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$7.0B2019
$6.7B2020
$7.1B2021
$7.7B2022
$8.6B2023
$9.3B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$232.8k±$5.8k
Median gross rent
$1.1k/mo±$39/mo
Vacancy rate
6.5%±1.1%
Affordability
3.4× wages
Residential permits
$70.3M
187 units · 2.2/1k pop
FEMA risk score
70.9
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.4k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Tornado 87Earthquake 83Landslide 73
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
3612016
3732017
3912018
4122019
4292020
4782021
5532022
5872023
6182024
6422025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -19% since 20212312021
2092022
1562023
1952024
1872025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
5.1 km
I-65
Nearest freight rail
1.4 km
LIRC
Nearest port
66.6 km
Indiana-Kentucky Electric Corp, Clifty Creek Station Lower Coal Dock
Nearest commercial airport
6.3 km
COLUMBUS MUNI
Filing activity
SEC EDGARWage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$67.7k
avg. annual pay · +18% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Bartholomew?
Bartholomew's economy produced $9.3B in 2024, growing 7.5% 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.