County profile
Hamilton County, IA
United States · GDP 2024
#1752 of 3,127 US counties by GDP71st-percentile growthmore diversified than 50% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$1.1B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+6.3%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
4,559
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
367
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$52.1k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
14,944
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
2.6%
Median HH income
$72.4k±$8.1k
Bachelor's degree+
22.8%±2.7%
Poverty rate
7.4%±2.1%
Business applications
141 · 2025
Retail establishments
49
32.7/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1WCF Bancorp, Inc.Financial Services———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
Wholesale trade25%
Retail trade23%
Manufacturing22%
Health care17%
Construction7%
Food & accommodation6%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
14,944
residents · 2025 · -0.5% since 2020
Income per capita $65.2k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−400
International migration+343
Natural change−7
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$777.2M2019
$699.4M2020
$905.6M2021
$1.1B2022
$1.1B2023
$1.1B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$156.4k±$11.2k
Median gross rent
$877/mo±$51/mo
Vacancy rate
8.6%±2.9%
Affordability
3.0× wages
Residential permits
$3.1M
12 units · 0.8/1k pop
FEMA risk score
42.9
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$994/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Drought 96Hail 72Strong wind 69
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
1972016
1992017
2122018
2192019
2172020
2362021
2662022
3052023
2752024
3072025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -66% since 2021352021
112022
362023
92024
122025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
11.2 km
I-35
Nearest freight rail
0.9 km
UP
Nearest port
206.7 km
BLENCOE BARGE TERMINAL
Nearest commercial airport
43.9 km
FORT DODGE RGNL
Filing activity
SEC EDGARWage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$52.1k
avg. annual pay · +24% since 2019
Nearby & same-state counties
by GDP rankThe read
What is the GDP of Hamilton?
Hamilton's economy produced $1.1B in 2024, growing 6.3% year over year — faster than most US counties. Its largest employment sector is wholesale trade.
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.