County profile
Edwards County, KS
United States · GDP 2024
#2827 of 3,127 US counties by GDP74th-percentile growthmore diversified than 17% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$236.0M
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+6.7%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
507
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
72
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$44.9k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
2,640
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
3.8%
Median HH income
$52.7k±$5.8k
Bachelor's degree+
20.5%±3.7%
Poverty rate
18.9%±4.3%
Business applications
14 · 2025
Retail establishments
8
29.4/10k 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
Manufacturing32%
Health care26%
Wholesale trade18%
Retail trade12%
Food & accommodation7%
Finance & insurance5%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
2,640
residents · 2025 · -8.6% since 2020
Income per capita $73.2k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−138
International migration+46
Natural change−155
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$167.3M2019
$165.3M2020
$191.5M2021
$198.1M2022
$221.3M2023
$236.0M2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$70.9k±$7.5k
Median gross rent
$740/mo±$96/mo
Vacancy rate
25.0%±4.0%
Affordability
1.6× wages
Residential permits
$1.0M
4 units · 1.5/1k pop
FEMA risk score
17.6
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$877/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Drought 93Hail 84Cold wave 56
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
02021
02022
02023
02024
42025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
110.3 km
I-70
Nearest freight rail
5.2 km
BNSF
Nearest port
366.1 km
PORT OF CATOOSA UPPER LIQUID BULK TERMINAL DOCK
Nearest commercial airport
59.1 km
DODGE CITY RGNL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$44.9k
avg. annual pay · +22% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Edwards?
Edwards's economy produced $236.0M in 2024, growing 6.7% 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.