County profile
Hamilton County, IN
United States · GDP 2024
#188 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-quartile growthmore diversified than 95% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$31.6B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+8.8%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
165,539
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
10,446
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$67.6k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
387,036
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
3.1%
Median HH income
$121.5k±$2.7k
Bachelor's degree+
61.9%±1.4%
Poverty rate
4.4%±0.5%
Business applications
6,762 · 2025
Retail establishments
931
24.5/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1CNO Financial Group, Inc.Financial Services$4.5B67B2OPENLANE, Inc.Consumer Cyclical$1.9B64C3ITT Educational Services, Inc.Consumer Defensive$849.8M——4First Internet BancorpFinancial Services$11.5M30D5Royalty Management Holding CorporationFinancial Services$4.9M36D6NeurAxis, Inc.Healthcare$3.6M45D7Arrive AI Inc.Technology$113.3k21D8Acro Biomedical Co., Ltd.Healthcare$016D9American Resources CorporationEnergy$052D10MBX Biosciences, Inc. Common StockHealthcare———11Merchants BancorpFinancial 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
Professional services20%
Health care20%
Finance & insurance18%
Food & accommodation16%
Retail trade15%
Admin & support10%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
387,036
residents · 2025 · +10.9% since 2020
Income per capita $104.3k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+21,101
International migration+9,266
Natural change+7,774
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$21.7B2019
$21.4B2020
$24.1B2021
$26.7B2022
$29.1B2023
$31.6B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$405.5k±$5.2k
Median gross rent
$1.6k/mo±$42/mo
Vacancy rate
5.2%±0.7%
Affordability
6.0× wages
Residential permits
$1.4B
4,146 units · 10.7/1k pop
FEMA risk score
88.8
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.5k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Tornado 97Hail 94Winter weather 91
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
3972016
4162017
4432018
4692019
4812020
5372021
6382022
7012023
7322024
7672025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -14% since 20214,8062021
5,7812022
4,8432023
4,5612024
4,1462025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
12.6 km
I-69
Nearest freight rail
2.5 km
ITMZ
Nearest port
149.9 km
Consolidated Grain & Barge Upper Wharf, Aurora Terminal
Nearest commercial airport
44.6 km
INDIANAPOLIS INTL
Filing activity
SEC EDGAR21 filings from 8 companies here in the last 90 days.
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$67.6k
avg. annual pay · +22% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Hamilton?
Hamilton's economy produced $31.6B in 2024, growing 8.8% year over year — faster than most US counties. Its largest employment sector is professional services.
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.