County profile
Wilson County, KS
United States · GDP 2024
#2565 of 3,127 US counties by GDPbottom-decile growthmore diversified than 9% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$389.0M
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
-5.1%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
3,765
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
202
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$45.0k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
8,299
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
5.3%
Median HH income
$60.7k±$6.6k
Bachelor's degree+
19.9%±3.4%
Poverty rate
15.5%±2.8%
Business applications
68 · 2025
Retail establishments
31
37.3/10k 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
Construction36%
Manufacturing32%
Health care18%
Retail trade7%
Food & accommodation5%
Other services2%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
8,299
residents · 2025 · -3.3% since 2020
Income per capita $52.6k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+86
International migration+0
Natural change−370
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$333.9M2019
$315.9M2020
$362.4M2021
$394.9M2022
$409.9M2023
$389.0M2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$93.5k±$6.6k
Median gross rent
$736/mo±$74/mo
Vacancy rate
21.7%±4.4%
Affordability
2.1× wages
Residential permits
$4.3M
16 units · 1.9/1k pop
FEMA risk score
18.0
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$877/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Drought 65Wildfire 59Strong wind 55
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2015–2024
1022015
1002016
1112017
1152018
1102019
1112020
1202021
1212022
1572023
1332024
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 129% since 202172021
82022
142023
182024
162025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
93.4 km
I-35
Nearest freight rail
4.3 km
UP
Nearest port
138.1 km
Tulsa-Rogers County Port, OK
Nearest commercial airport
118.9 km
JOPLIN RGNL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$45.0k
avg. annual pay · +22% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Wilson?
Wilson's economy produced $389.0M in 2024, contracting 5.1% year over year — among the slowest-growing US counties. Its largest employment sector is construction.
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.