County profile
Wayne County, IA
United States · GDP 2024
#2674 of 3,127 US counties by GDPbottom-quartile growthmore diversified than 18% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$316.5M
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+0.7%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
1,596
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
143
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$47.4k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
6,738
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
2.7%
Median HH income
$62.0k±$4.7k
Bachelor's degree+
17.2%±2.3%
Poverty rate
10.1%±2.3%
Business applications
92 · 2025
Retail establishments
23
34.7/10k 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
Manufacturing34%
Health care34%
Retail trade13%
Wholesale trade7%
Food & accommodation6%
Other services6%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
6,738
residents · 2025 · +3.6% since 2020
Income per capita $55.2k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+183
International migration+6
Natural change+36
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$237.2M2019
$234.9M2020
$306.5M2021
$313.5M2022
$314.2M2023
$316.5M2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$111.3k±$12.5k
Median gross rent
$659/mo±$71/mo
Vacancy rate
15.0%±2.9%
Affordability
2.3× wages
Residential permits
$1.0M
3 units · 0.4/1k pop
FEMA risk score
22.0
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$919/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Drought 95Landslide 56Tornado 55
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
1342016
1412017
1362018
1572019
1562020
1732021
2022022
1842023
2382024
2562025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
02021
32022
82023
862024
32025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
41.8 km
I-35
Nearest freight rail
1.5 km
UP
Nearest port
148.7 km
AGRISERVICES OF BRUNSWICK DOCK
Nearest commercial airport
92.7 km
DES MOINES INTL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$47.4k
avg. annual pay · +20% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Wayne?
Wayne's economy produced $316.5M in 2024, growing 0.7% year over year — slower than 77% 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.