County profile
Marion County, IN
United States · GDP 2024
#38 of 3,127 US counties by GDP64th-percentile growthmore diversified than 99% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$135.6B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+5.6%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
544,147
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
24,248
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$72.1k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
992,196
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
3.7%
Median HH income
$66.3k±$943
Bachelor's degree+
34.8%±0.6%
Poverty rate
15.3%±0.6%
Business applications
22,308 · 2025
Retail establishments
2,856
28.8/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1Elevance Health Inc.Healthcare$199.1B85A2Eli Lilly and CompanyHealthcare$65.2B93A3EIDP, Inc. USD 4.50 Cum Pfd Registered ShsBasic Materials$24.6B——4Corteva, Inc.Basic Materials$17.4B66B5Simon Property Group, Inc.Real Estate$6.4B70B6Calumet Inc.Basic Materials$4.1B51D7Allison Transmission Holdings, Inc.Consumer Cyclical$3.0B68B8Republic Airways Holdings Inc.Industrials$1.3B49D9Celadon Group, Inc.Industrials$1.1B——10Kite Realty Group TrustReal Estate$844.4M68B11Hurco Companies, Inc.Industrials$178.6M56C12Emmis CorporationCommunication Services$39.7M——13Noble Roman's, Inc.Consumer Cyclical$16.2M56C14Stevia Corp.Consumer Defensive$6.4M——15Global Water Technologies, Inc.Industrials$46.8k32D16PDX Partners, Inc.Technology$10.7k——17Medinah Minerals, Inc.Basic Materials$0——18AURYN Mining CorporationBasic Materials$0——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
Health care30%
Food & accommodation15%
Professional services14%
Retail trade14%
Manufacturing13%
Transportation12%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
992,196
residents · 2025 · +1.6% since 2020
Income per capita $75.0k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−54,275
International migration+45,144
Natural change+24,764
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$98.2B2019
$98.9B2020
$109.1B2021
$120.0B2022
$128.4B2023
$135.6B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$224.0k±$2.2k
Median gross rent
$1.2k/mo±$10/mo
Vacancy rate
9.2%±0.4%
Affordability
3.1× wages
Residential permits
$435.4M
1,342 units · 1.4/1k pop
FEMA risk score
97.5
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.5k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Tornado 99Strong wind 99Cold wave 99
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
4192016
4452017
4852018
5152019
5432020
6112021
7042022
7492023
7762024
8022025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -40% since 20212,2512021
2,4722022
2,4722023
1,9062024
1,3422025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
0.2 km
I-70
Nearest freight rail
0.1 km
CSXT
Nearest port
131.8 km
Indiana-Kentucky Electric Corp, Clifty Creek Station Lower Coal Dock
Nearest commercial airport
15.2 km
INDIANAPOLIS INTL
Filing activity
SEC EDGAR22 filings from 9 companies here in the last 90 days.
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$72.1k
avg. annual pay · +22% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Marion?
Marion's economy produced $135.6B in 2024, growing 5.6% year over year — faster than most US counties. Its largest employment sector is health care.
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.