County profile
Marshall County, KY
United States · GDP 2024
#1387 of 3,127 US counties by GDPbottom-quartile growthmore diversified than 57% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$1.8B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
-0.7%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
9,645
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
734
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$61.3k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
31,659
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
5.8%
Median HH income
$65.8k±$6.1k
Bachelor's degree+
21.2%±2.4%
Poverty rate
12.3%±2.0%
Business applications
310 · 2025
Retail establishments
127
40.1/10k 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
Manufacturing32%
Retail trade18%
Construction15%
Health care15%
Food & accommodation14%
Other services8%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
31,659
residents · 2025 · -0.1% since 2020
Income per capita $56.1k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+924
International migration−14
Natural change−926
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$1.5B2019
$1.5B2020
$1.5B2021
$1.7B2022
$1.8B2023
$1.8B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$173.8k±$13.7k
Median gross rent
$798/mo±$58/mo
Vacancy rate
20.3%±2.6%
Affordability
2.8× wages
Residential permits
$32.8M
86 units · 2.7/1k pop
FEMA risk score
61.9
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$884/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Earthquake 93Ice storm 93Strong wind 80
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
1772016
1852017
1842018
1932019
1992020
2192021
2592022
2742023
2872024
3112025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -8% since 2021932021
1852022
1312023
1212024
862025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
12.1 km
I-24
Nearest freight rail
14.7 km
PAL
Nearest port
14.8 km
Vulcan Materials Co., Gilbertsville BRT 3 Dock.
Nearest commercial airport
44.0 km
BARKLEY RGNL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$61.3k
avg. annual pay · +19% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Marshall?
Marshall's economy produced $1.8B in 2024, contracting 0.7% year over year — slower than 82% of 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.