County profile
Larue County, KY
United States · GDP 2024
#2677 of 3,127 US counties by GDP72nd-percentile growthmore diversified than 37% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$313.9M
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+6.4%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
2,095
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
221
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$41.6k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
15,184
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
5.6%
Median HH income
$67.1k±$6.2k
Bachelor's degree+
15.5%±2.9%
Poverty rate
17.9%±3.4%
Business applications
156 · 2025
Retail establishments
40
26.4/10k 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
Manufacturing26%
Health care21%
Finance & insurance16%
Retail trade16%
Food & accommodation14%
Other services7%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
15,184
residents · 2025 · +2.0% since 2020
Income per capita $46.2k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+459
International migration+54
Natural change−217
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$239.5M2019
$248.3M2020
$280.8M2021
$274.3M2022
$294.9M2023
$313.9M2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$183.5k±$13.6k
Median gross rent
$860/mo±$99/mo
Vacancy rate
8.8%±2.9%
Affordability
4.4× wages
Residential permits
$15.3M
59 units · 3.9/1k pop
FEMA risk score
12.4
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.1k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Hail 61Earthquake 51Strong wind 45
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
2092016
2152017
2412018
2382019
2562020
2892021
3532022
3982023
3832024
4342025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -2% since 2021602021
502022
622023
652024
592025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
15.7 km
I-65
Nearest freight rail
15.6 km
KRM
Nearest port
57.7 km
Kosmos Cement Co., Stone Dock.
Nearest commercial airport
70.0 km
LOUISVILLE MUHAMMAD ALI INTL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$41.6k
avg. annual pay · +20% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Larue?
Larue's economy produced $313.9M in 2024, growing 6.4% year over year — faster than most 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.