County profile
Metcalfe County, KY
United States · GDP 2024
#2798 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-quartile growthmore diversified than 5% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$254.0M
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+7.7%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
1,234
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
118
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$43.5k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
10,583
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
5.3%
Median HH income
$51.5k±$8.0k
Bachelor's degree+
13.0%±3.5%
Poverty rate
27.5%±5.2%
Business applications
107 · 2025
Retail establishments
23
21.8/10k 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
Manufacturing50%
Health care16%
Retail trade15%
Food & accommodation9%
Transportation5%
Finance & insurance4%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
10,583
residents · 2025 · +2.9% since 2020
Income per capita $40.4k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+425
International migration+107
Natural change−232
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$185.3M2019
$183.0M2020
$211.6M2021
$224.8M2022
$236.0M2023
$254.0M2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$110.2k±$8.3k
Median gross rent
$582/mo±$73/mo
Vacancy rate
13.4%±3.8%
Affordability
2.5× wages
Residential permits
Census BPS
FEMA risk score
21.8
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$866/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Hail 71Winter weather 51Earthquake 51
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
1302016
1352017
1462018
1422019
1422020
1522021
2052022
2152023
2182024
2322025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
34.9 km
I-65
Nearest freight rail
25.9 km
CSXT
Nearest port
35.2 km
KENTUCKY 214 MONROE COUNTY "MCMILLIAN FERRY"
Nearest commercial airport
70.4 km
BOWLING GREEN-WARREN COUNTY RGNL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$43.5k
avg. annual pay · +18% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Metcalfe?
Metcalfe's economy produced $254.0M in 2024, growing 7.7% 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.