County profile
Washington County, IA
United States · GDP 2024
#1347 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-decile growthmore diversified than 64% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$1.9B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+13.8%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
6,474
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
687
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$45.5k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
22,667
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
2.4%
Median HH income
$75.6k±$2.9k
Bachelor's degree+
26.2%±2.2%
Poverty rate
8.2%±1.4%
Business applications
244 · 2025
Retail establishments
81
35.8/10k 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 care22%
Food & accommodation20%
Retail trade19%
Construction16%
Manufacturing15%
Wholesale trade9%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
22,667
residents · 2025 · +0.6% since 2020
Income per capita $84.5k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−53
International migration+123
Natural change+70
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$1.2B2019
$1.1B2020
$1.4B2021
$1.7B2022
$1.6B2023
$1.9B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$203.9k±$13.1k
Median gross rent
$879/mo±$63/mo
Vacancy rate
7.1%±1.8%
Affordability
4.5× wages
Residential permits
$8.0M
25 units · 1.1/1k pop
FEMA risk score
44.2
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$962/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Strong wind 91Hail 83Drought 79
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
2122016
2232017
2332018
2412019
2432020
2622021
2982022
3072023
3262024
3302025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -60% since 2021632021
542022
302023
342024
252025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
39.5 km
I-80
Nearest freight rail
3.1 km
Freight rail
Nearest port
53.9 km
MONSANTO CO., MUSCATINE PLANT BARGE DOCK
Nearest commercial airport
61.1 km
THE EASTERN IOWA
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$45.5k
avg. annual pay · +23% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Washington?
Washington's economy produced $1.9B in 2024, growing 13.8% year over year — faster than 96% 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.