County profile
Jessamine County, KY
United States · GDP 2024
#968 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-quartile growthmore diversified than 97% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$3.1B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+7.2%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
16,395
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
1,353
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$51.1k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
57,147
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
5.0%
Median HH income
$74.6k±$3.4k
Bachelor's degree+
33.5%±2.3%
Poverty rate
11.3%±1.8%
Business applications
936 · 2025
Retail establishments
157
27.9/10k 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
Retail trade25%
Manufacturing19%
Food & accommodation17%
Health care15%
Education13%
Construction12%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
57,147
residents · 2025 · +7.7% since 2020
Income per capita $64.3k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+2,257
International migration+1,470
Natural change+351
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$2.1B2019
$2.2B2020
$2.3B2021
$2.6B2022
$2.8B2023
$3.1B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$268.1k±$15.8k
Median gross rent
$1.1k/mo±$61/mo
Vacancy rate
6.1%±1.7%
Affordability
5.3× wages
Residential permits
$163.0M
512 units · 9.0/1k pop
FEMA risk score
39.8
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.3k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Strong wind 85Lightning 79Winter weather 70
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
2142016
2282017
2392018
2492019
2572020
2842021
3322022
3672023
3902024
4032025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 40% since 20213672021
2322022
3952023
2672024
5122025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
19.0 km
I-75
Nearest freight rail
1.1 km
NS
Nearest port
12.6 km
VALLEY VIEW FERRY, LEXINGTON-FAYETTE
Nearest commercial airport
18.4 km
BLUE GRASS
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$51.1k
avg. annual pay · +24% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Jessamine?
Jessamine's economy produced $3.1B in 2024, growing 7.2% 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.