County profile
Johnson County, IA
United States · GDP 2024
#368 of 3,127 US counties by GDP52nd-percentile growthmore diversified than 29% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$12.6B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+4.6%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
68,965
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
3,490
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$62.4k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
160,044
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
2.8%
Median HH income
$74.9k±$3.0k
Bachelor's degree+
55.2%±1.9%
Poverty rate
17.1%±1.0%
Business applications
1,646 · 2025
Retail establishments
479
30.2/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1Heartland Express, Inc.Industrials$58.1M54D2Hills BancorporationFinancial 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
Health care43%
Retail trade19%
Food & accommodation17%
Manufacturing10%
Admin & support6%
Transportation5%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
160,044
residents · 2025 · +4.6% since 2020
Income per capita $66.0k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−1,050
International migration+4,082
Natural change+3,909
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$10.1B2019
$10.2B2020
$10.9B2021
$11.4B2022
$12.1B2023
$12.6B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$308.6k±$8.0k
Median gross rent
$1.1k/mo±$24/mo
Vacancy rate
7.1%±1.0%
Affordability
4.9× wages
Residential permits
$313.3M
1,241 units · 7.8/1k pop
FEMA risk score
87.4
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.1k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Strong wind 99Tornado 98Hail 95
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
3732016
3842017
3992018
4082019
4122020
4342021
4802022
5212023
5362024
5602025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 12% since 20211,1042021
1,3752022
1,2362023
7142024
1,2412025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
2.0 km
I-80
Nearest freight rail
0.5 km
IAIS
Nearest port
52.7 km
AGRI GRAIN MARKETING, MUSCATINE GRAIN ELEVATOR DOCK
Nearest commercial airport
25.9 km
THE EASTERN IOWA
Filing activity
SEC EDGAR4 filings from 1 company here in the last 90 days.
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$62.4k
avg. annual pay · +19% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Johnson?
Johnson's economy produced $12.6B in 2024, growing 4.6% year over year — about the middle of the pack among 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.