County profile
Bullitt County, KY
United States · GDP 2024
#839 of 3,127 US counties by GDP73rd-percentile growthmore diversified than 48% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$3.8B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+6.5%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
24,810
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
1,308
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$49.5k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
86,454
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
5.8%
Median HH income
$80.6k±$2.4k
Bachelor's degree+
19.5%±1.5%
Poverty rate
9.7%±1.2%
Business applications
918 · 2025
Retail establishments
190
22.2/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1Astro Communications, Inc.Industrials$6.8M50DHQ-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
Retail trade30%
Manufacturing27%
Transportation14%
Food & accommodation11%
Wholesale trade10%
Construction9%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
86,454
residents · 2025 · +5.0% since 2020
Income per capita $56.4k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+3,887
International migration+593
Natural change−418
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$2.6B2019
$2.7B2020
$3.0B2021
$3.4B2022
$3.6B2023
$3.8B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$247.2k±$5.9k
Median gross rent
$987/mo±$48/mo
Vacancy rate
5.5%±1.1%
Affordability
5.0× wages
Residential permits
$119.4M
654 units · 7.6/1k pop
FEMA risk score
71.8
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.3k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Strong wind 92Tornado 89Cold wave 80
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
2612016
2712017
2862018
3002019
3132020
3482021
3972022
4242023
4412024
4562025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 51% since 20214322021
4052022
3302023
3802024
6542025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
0.2 km
I-65
Nearest freight rail
1.2 km
CSXT
Nearest port
20.4 km
Kosmos Cement Co., Stone Dock.
Nearest commercial airport
23.0 km
LOUISVILLE MUHAMMAD ALI INTL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$49.5k
avg. annual pay · +20% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Bullitt?
Bullitt's economy produced $3.8B in 2024, growing 6.5% year over year — faster than most US counties. Its largest employment sector is retail 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.