County profile
Wabash County, IN
United States · GDP 2024
#1411 of 3,127 US counties by GDP30th-percentile growthmore diversified than 48% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$1.7B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+2.1%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
10,893
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
747
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$48.8k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
30,713
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
3.4%
Median HH income
$66.8k±$3.5k
Bachelor's degree+
23.1%±2.4%
Poverty rate
11.1%±2.5%
Business applications
262 · 2025
Retail establishments
110
35.8/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1FFW CorporationFinancial Services$21.1M48DHQ-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
Manufacturing34%
Health care25%
Retail trade15%
Food & accommodation12%
Construction8%
Education7%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
30,713
residents · 2025 · -0.7% since 2020
Income per capita $59.3k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+478
International migration+60
Natural change−748
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$1.2B2019
$1.2B2020
$1.4B2021
$1.6B2022
$1.7B2023
$1.7B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$157.2k±$7.1k
Median gross rent
$762/mo±$82/mo
Vacancy rate
10.1%±2.4%
Affordability
3.2× wages
Residential permits
$28.9M
93 units · 3.0/1k pop
FEMA risk score
41.0
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$956/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Tornado 72Strong wind 71Drought 69
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
1982016
2022017
2162018
2322019
2422020
2682021
3062022
3432023
3582024
3772025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 107% since 2021452021
322022
512023
462024
932025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
32.0 km
I-69
Nearest freight rail
0.4 km
NS
Nearest port
129.5 km
Northern Indiana District, IN
Nearest commercial airport
52.5 km
FORT WAYNE INTL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$48.8k
avg. annual pay · +28% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Wabash?
Wabash's economy produced $1.7B in 2024, growing 2.1% year over year — slower than 70% 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.