County profile
Rawlins County, KS
United States · GDP 2024
#2926 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-quartile growthmore diversified than 17% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$179.5M
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+7.4%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
762
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
88
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$45.6k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
2,431
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
3.2%
Median HH income
$67.7k±$12.4k
Bachelor's degree+
20.0%±3.6%
Poverty rate
6.8%±2.3%
Business applications
37 · 2025
Retail establishments
15
61.9/10k 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
Wholesale trade31%
Health care31%
Retail trade18%
Construction8%
Manufacturing8%
Other services5%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
2,431
residents · 2025 · -5.3% since 2020
Income per capita $75.2k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−68
International migration+8
Natural change−79
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$110.0M2019
$146.8M2020
$198.5M2021
$274.1M2022
$167.1M2023
$179.5M2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$103.8k±$13.7k
Median gross rent
$817/mo±$274/mo
Vacancy rate
14.6%±3.6%
Affordability
2.3× wages
Residential permits
$400.0k
1 units · 0.4/1k pop
FEMA risk score
4.8
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$952/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Drought 72Hail 71Winter weather 49
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ 0% since 202112021
42022
32023
42024
12025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
46.8 km
I-70
Nearest freight rail
4.5 km
NKCR
Nearest port
455.0 km
BARTLETT AND CO NEBRASKA CITY DOCK
Nearest commercial airport
62.4 km
MC COOK BEN NELSON RGNL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$45.6k
avg. annual pay · +28% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Rawlins?
Rawlins's economy produced $179.5M in 2024, growing 7.4% year over year — faster than most US counties. Its largest employment sector is wholesale trade.
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.