County profile
Allen County, KS
United States · GDP 2024
#2132 of 3,127 US counties by GDPbottom-quartile growthmore diversified than 25% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$703.0M
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
-0.5%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
3,981
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
353
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$44.4k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
12,302
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
4.9%
Median HH income
$60.7k±$4.4k
Bachelor's degree+
22.4%±2.9%
Poverty rate
9.9%±2.3%
Business applications
132 · 2025
Retail establishments
56
45.3/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1The Monarch Cement CompanyBasic Materials$248.3M80B+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
Manufacturing40%
Health care19%
Retail trade18%
Food & accommodation12%
Wholesale trade7%
Information4%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
12,302
residents · 2025 · -1.8% since 2020
Income per capita $51.8k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−40
International migration+110
Natural change−303
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$571.7M2019
$579.8M2020
$639.8M2021
$664.8M2022
$706.3M2023
$703.0M2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$107.6k±$9.6k
Median gross rent
$720/mo±$62/mo
Vacancy rate
17.5%±3.2%
Affordability
2.4× wages
Residential permits
$5.0M
25 units · 2.0/1k pop
FEMA risk score
15.3
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$877/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Winter weather 58Ice storm 58Drought 56
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
1992016
2032017
2062018
2152019
2152020
2452021
2702022
2732023
2942024
3422025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 127% since 2021112021
122022
172023
262024
252025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
67.5 km
I-35
Nearest freight rail
12.3 km
UP
Nearest port
149.2 km
MID-WEST TERMINAL WAREHOUSE CO WHARF
Nearest commercial airport
107.9 km
JOPLIN RGNL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$44.4k
avg. annual pay · +23% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Allen?
Allen's economy produced $703.0M in 2024, contracting 0.5% year over year — slower than 81% 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.