County profile
McPherson County, KS
United States · GDP 2024
#1074 of 3,127 US counties by GDPbottom-quartile growthmore diversified than 23% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$2.6B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+1.1%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
14,751
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
876
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$57.7k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
30,064
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
3.5%
Median HH income
$78.9k±$5.2k
Bachelor's degree+
34.3%±3.1%
Poverty rate
9.5%±1.9%
Business applications
244 · 2025
Retail establishments
105
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
Manufacturing46%
Health care19%
Retail trade11%
Food & accommodation9%
Construction8%
Education8%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
30,064
residents · 2025 · -0.4% since 2020
Income per capita $65.6k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+273
International migration+158
Natural change−570
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$2.3B2019
$2.0B2020
$2.1B2021
$2.5B2022
$2.6B2023
$2.6B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$211.2k±$7.9k
Median gross rent
$916/mo±$62/mo
Vacancy rate
7.7%±1.8%
Affordability
3.7× wages
Residential permits
$17.7M
115 units · 3.8/1k pop
FEMA risk score
39.2
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$920/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Ice storm 84Winter weather 82Hail 80
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
3912016
3972017
4202018
4282019
4342020
4612021
4982022
5162023
5562024
5892025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 19% since 2021972021
572022
862023
1102024
1152025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
2.4 km
I-135
Nearest freight rail
1.7 km
KO
Nearest port
261.3 km
ADM/GROWMARK WOLCOTT ELEVATOR DOCK
Nearest commercial airport
44.3 km
SALINA RGNL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$57.7k
avg. annual pay · +19% since 2019
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What is the GDP of McPherson?
McPherson's economy produced $2.6B in 2024, growing 1.1% year over year — slower than 75% 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.