County profile
Washington County, IN
United States · GDP 2024
#1841 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-quartile growthmore diversified than 23% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$999.6M
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+8.4%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
4,789
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
449
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$42.2k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
28,383
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
3.4%
Median HH income
$64.6k±$6.0k
Bachelor's degree+
14.5%±1.8%
Poverty rate
14.4%±2.6%
Business applications
218 · 2025
Retail establishments
83
29.3/10k 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
Manufacturing33%
Retail trade25%
Health care16%
Food & accommodation14%
Construction7%
Other services5%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
28,383
residents · 2025 · +0.5% since 2020
Income per capita $54.0k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+452
International migration+46
Natural change−339
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$652.4M2019
$652.3M2020
$767.5M2021
$905.8M2022
$922.1M2023
$999.6M2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$172.2k±$8.6k
Median gross rent
$780/mo±$33/mo
Vacancy rate
8.1%±1.7%
Affordability
4.1× wages
Residential permits
$12.6M
34 units · 1.2/1k pop
FEMA risk score
40.9
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$988/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Tornado 77Strong wind 72Earthquake 68
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
2492016
2702017
2822018
2912019
3092020
3352021
3952022
4142023
4552024
4712025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -31% since 2021492021
432022
222023
232024
342025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
28.3 km
I-65
Nearest freight rail
0.2 km
CSXT
Nearest port
36.4 km
Southern Indiana District, IN
Nearest commercial airport
57.4 km
LOUISVILLE MUHAMMAD ALI INTL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$42.2k
avg. annual pay · +20% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Washington?
Washington's economy produced $999.6M in 2024, growing 8.4% year over year — faster than most 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.