County profile
Louisa County, IA
United States · GDP 2024
#1898 of 3,127 US counties by GDPbottom-quartile growthmore diversified than 4% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$930.4M
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
-3.2%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
3,089
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
211
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$50.5k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
10,416
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
3.2%
Median HH income
$77.4k±$7.9k
Bachelor's degree+
16.8%±2.2%
Poverty rate
9.8%±2.2%
Business applications
71 · 2025
Retail establishments
25
23.7/10k 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
Manufacturing58%
Health care11%
Admin & support10%
Wholesale trade9%
Retail trade7%
Transportation4%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
10,416
residents · 2025 · -3.8% since 2020
Income per capita $55.3k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−487
International migration+156
Natural change−82
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$729.7M2019
$685.3M2020
$903.9M2021
$917.5M2022
$960.8M2023
$930.4M2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$150.1k±$10.2k
Median gross rent
$775/mo±$91/mo
Vacancy rate
10.6%±2.7%
Affordability
3.0× wages
Residential permits
$6.7M
21 units · 2.0/1k pop
FEMA risk score
17.5
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$919/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Strong wind 77Drought 77Hail 68
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
1632016
1812017
1792018
1902019
1902020
2012021
2252022
2292023
2352024
2732025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 31% since 2021162021
172022
162023
92024
212025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
48.4 km
I-80
Nearest freight rail
9.7 km
CPKC
Nearest port
21.6 km
MONSANTO CO., MUSCATINE PLANT BARGE DOCK
Nearest commercial airport
49.7 km
SOUTHEAST IOWA RGNL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$50.5k
avg. annual pay · +22% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Louisa?
Louisa's economy produced $930.4M in 2024, contracting 3.2% year over year — slower than 88% 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.