County profile
Ellsworth County, KS
United States · GDP 2024
#2682 of 3,127 US counties by GDPbottom-decile growthmore diversified than 65% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$310.3M
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
-14.0%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
1,613
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
152
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$47.3k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
6,257
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
3.3%
Median HH income
$65.6k±$4.4k
Bachelor's degree+
22.7%±2.9%
Poverty rate
10.4%±2.4%
Business applications
57 · 2025
Retail establishments
22
34.9/10k 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
Manufacturing37%
Health care19%
Retail trade16%
Mining & energy11%
Wholesale trade10%
Professional services8%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
6,257
residents · 2025 · -1.7% since 2020
Income per capita $50.9k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+3
International migration+3
Natural change−119
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$281.6M2019
$290.9M2020
$309.7M2021
$328.4M2022
$360.8M2023
$310.3M2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$114.9k±$12.1k
Median gross rent
$708/mo±$44/mo
Vacancy rate
21.6%±3.5%
Affordability
2.4× wages
Residential permits
$300.0k
1 units · 0.2/1k pop
FEMA risk score
15.2
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$877/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Ice storm 82Wildfire 77Hail 69
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
1742016
1782017
1802018
1742019
1872020
1982021
2272022
2442023
2682024
2572025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -98% since 2021622021
12022
22023
42024
12025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
16.8 km
I-70
Nearest freight rail
1.6 km
UP
Nearest port
288.2 km
WHITE CLOUD GRAIN CO DOCK
Nearest commercial airport
49.1 km
SALINA RGNL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$47.3k
avg. annual pay · +26% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Ellsworth?
Ellsworth's economy produced $310.3M in 2024, contracting 14.0% year over year — among the slowest-growing 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.