County profile
McLean County, KY
United States · GDP 2024
#2634 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-decile growthmore diversified than 71% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$345.2M
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+11.8%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
947
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
161
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$42.5k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
9,064
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
6.0%
Median HH income
$65.6k±$8.1k
Bachelor's degree+
16.8%±3.3%
Poverty rate
9.5%±2.5%
Business applications
81 · 2025
Retail establishments
33
36.3/10k 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
Retail trade30%
Manufacturing20%
Other services15%
Health care13%
Food & accommodation11%
Construction11%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
9,064
residents · 2025 · -0.8% since 2020
Income per capita $52.5k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+163
International migration+11
Natural change−245
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$268.1M2019
$202.5M2020
$268.2M2021
$348.9M2022
$308.7M2023
$345.2M2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$148.5k±$16.6k
Median gross rent
$641/mo±$45/mo
Vacancy rate
12.7%±3.4%
Affordability
3.5× wages
Residential permits
$249.8k
2 units · 0.2/1k pop
FEMA risk score
40.7
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.1k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Ice storm 86Earthquake 85Strong wind 71
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2015–2025
1392015
1532016
1612017
1652018
1802019
1882020
1862021
2132022
2522024
2762025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
02021
02022
12023
42024
22025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
18.9 km
I-69
Nearest freight rail
17.4 km
CSXT
Nearest port
2.6 km
Ainsworth Dock (Paringa)
Nearest commercial airport
24.8 km
OWENSBORO/DAVIESS COUNTY RGNL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$42.5k
avg. annual pay · +3% since 2019
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What is the GDP of McLean?
McLean's economy produced $345.2M in 2024, growing 11.8% year over year — faster than 94% of 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.