County profile
Jay County, IN
United States · GDP 2024
#1492 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-decile growthmore diversified than 12% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$1.5B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+13.1%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
6,301
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
411
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$46.6k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
20,118
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
3.3%
Median HH income
$55.0k±$3.0k
Bachelor's degree+
13.3%±1.9%
Poverty rate
14.4%±2.8%
Business applications
149 · 2025
Retail establishments
60
29.6/10k 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
Manufacturing51%
Health care13%
Retail trade12%
Food & accommodation11%
Professional services6%
Agriculture6%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
20,118
residents · 2025 · -1.8% since 2020
Income per capita $56.3k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−524
International migration+79
Natural change+87
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$909.0M2019
$900.1M2020
$1.1B2021
$1.4B2022
$1.4B2023
$1.5B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$117.5k±$7.1k
Median gross rent
$770/mo±$28/mo
Vacancy rate
12.3%±2.8%
Affordability
2.5× wages
Residential permits
$5.6M
25 units · 1.2/1k pop
FEMA risk score
22.9
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$956/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Tornado 62Earthquake 57Strong wind 53
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
2442016
2612017
2572018
2772019
2842020
3042021
3492022
3462023
3742024
4122025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 47% since 2021172021
172022
172023
192024
252025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
45.6 km
I-69
Nearest freight rail
0.9 km
NS
Nearest port
145.3 km
Consolidated Grain & Barge Co. North Bend Terminal, Loading Dock.
Nearest commercial airport
39.6 km
DELAWARE COUNTY RGNL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$46.6k
avg. annual pay · +21% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Jay?
Jay's economy produced $1.5B in 2024, growing 13.1% year over year — faster than 95% of 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.