County profile
Harrison County, IN
United States · GDP 2024
#1415 of 3,127 US counties by GDP59th-percentile growthmore diversified than 47% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$1.7B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+5.1%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
8,843
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
669
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$47.2k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
40,437
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
3.6%
Median HH income
$74.5k±$6.5k
Bachelor's degree+
21.7%±2.3%
Poverty rate
7.2%±1.3%
Business applications
340 · 2025
Retail establishments
108
26.9/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1First Capital, Inc.Financial Services$7.2M51DHQ-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
Food & accommodation25%
Health care23%
Retail trade19%
Manufacturing18%
Construction10%
Other services5%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
40,437
residents · 2025 · +1.9% since 2020
Income per capita $60.1k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+1,070
International migration+115
Natural change−415
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$1.2B2019
$1.2B2020
$1.4B2021
$1.5B2022
$1.6B2023
$1.7B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$229.6k±$8.5k
Median gross rent
$836/mo±$60/mo
Vacancy rate
8.6%±2.2%
Affordability
4.9× wages
Residential permits
$42.0M
159 units · 3.9/1k pop
FEMA risk score
51.0
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.3k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Tornado 82Strong wind 73Earthquake 69
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
2252016
2392017
2512018
2622019
2702020
3012021
3532022
3762023
3892024
4052025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 2% since 20211562021
1592022
1792023
1582024
1592025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
5.2 km
I-64
Nearest freight rail
2.6 km
LNAL
Nearest port
16.7 km
HILLTOP BIG BEND QUARRY
Nearest commercial airport
32.7 km
LOUISVILLE MUHAMMAD ALI INTL
Filing activity
SEC EDGARWage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$47.2k
avg. annual pay · +26% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Harrison?
Harrison's economy produced $1.7B in 2024, growing 5.1% year over year — about the middle of the pack among US counties. Its largest employment sector is food & accommodation.
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.