County profile
Winnebago County, IA
United States · GDP 2024
#2154 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-quartile growthmore diversified than 9% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$690.1M
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+8.9%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
6,043
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
300
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$45.6k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
10,251
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
2.9%
Median HH income
$67.6k±$8.7k
Bachelor's degree+
26.1%±3.3%
Poverty rate
11.2%±2.3%
Business applications
94 · 2025
Retail establishments
47
45.4/10k 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
Manufacturing55%
Retail trade13%
Education10%
Health care9%
Transportation6%
Wholesale trade6%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
10,251
residents · 2025 · -3.8% since 2020
Income per capita $58.4k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−193
International migration+28
Natural change−244
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$425.8M2019
$463.4M2020
$557.6M2021
$671.5M2022
$633.9M2023
$690.1M2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$135.0k±$10.6k
Median gross rent
$717/mo±$24/mo
Vacancy rate
8.6%±2.4%
Affordability
3.0× wages
Residential permits
$1.3M
4 units · 0.4/1k pop
FEMA risk score
30.7
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$919/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Drought 96Cold wave 65Winter weather 64
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
2162016
2142017
2332018
2362019
2432020
2642021
3092022
3012023
3202024
3402025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -20% since 202152021
162022
32023
42024
42025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
30.4 km
I-90
Nearest freight rail
13.3 km
UP
Nearest port
159.3 km
HARVEST STATE COOPERATIVES, SAVAGE ELEVATOR WHARF
Nearest commercial airport
40.7 km
MASON CITY MUNI
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$45.6k
avg. annual pay · +23% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Winnebago?
Winnebago's economy produced $690.1M in 2024, growing 8.9% year over year — faster than most 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.