County profile
Ringgold County, IA
United States · GDP 2024
#2835 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-decile growthmore diversified than 24% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$233.7M
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+11.0%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
1,112
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
131
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$43.4k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
4,642
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
2.3%
Median HH income
$73.3k±$6.2k
Bachelor's degree+
24.6%±3.4%
Poverty rate
8.8%±2.2%
Business applications
46 · 2025
Retail establishments
15
32.3/10k 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
Health care39%
Retail trade19%
Construction17%
Food & accommodation10%
Manufacturing8%
Wholesale trade6%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
4,642
residents · 2025 · +0.0% since 2020
Income per capita $61.1k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+150
International migration+1
Natural change−150
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$188.5M2019
$179.6M2020
$214.1M2021
$227.9M2022
$210.5M2023
$233.7M2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$156.2k±$13.7k
Median gross rent
$710/mo±$62/mo
Vacancy rate
29.1%±4.1%
Affordability
3.6× wages
Residential permits
$1.3M
6 units · 1.3/1k pop
FEMA risk score
14.2
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$919/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Drought 94Heat wave 63Hail 63
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2015–2024
1332015
1322016
1532017
1432018
1562019
1662020
1792021
1982022
2622023
2722024
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 200% since 202122021
22022
42023
32024
62025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
31.4 km
I-35
Nearest freight rail
33.0 km
BNSF
Nearest port
121.8 km
HOLLIDAY SAND AND GRAVEL CO ST. JOSEPH PLANT & DOCK
Nearest commercial airport
101.3 km
DES MOINES INTL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$43.4k
avg. annual pay · +18% since 2019
Similar US counties
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What is the GDP of Ringgold?
Ringgold's economy produced $233.7M in 2024, growing 11.0% year over year — faster than 93% of 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.