County profile
Oldham County, KY
United States · GDP 2024
#976 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-decile growthmore diversified than 86% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$3.0B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+12.6%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
14,369
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
1,404
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$60.4k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
70,986
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
5.0%
Median HH income
$122.5k±$5.5k
Bachelor's degree+
46.4%±2.0%
Poverty rate
4.3%±0.8%
Business applications
948 · 2025
Retail establishments
115
16.3/10k 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
Health care25%
Food & accommodation19%
Finance & insurance19%
Retail trade16%
Manufacturing11%
Construction10%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
70,986
residents · 2025 · +4.8% since 2020
Income per capita $87.1k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+2,377
International migration+556
Natural change+327
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$2.0B2019
$1.9B2020
$2.1B2021
$2.4B2022
$2.7B2023
$3.0B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$393.1k±$9.8k
Median gross rent
$1.2k/mo±$83/mo
Vacancy rate
3.4%±0.9%
Affordability
6.5× wages
Residential permits
$137.4M
276 units · 3.9/1k pop
FEMA risk score
56.0
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.3k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Strong wind 90Tornado 86Lightning 64
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
4712016
4922017
5102018
5322019
5462020
5962021
6702022
7392023
7812024
8192025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -31% since 20213992021
3322022
3492023
4022024
2762025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
3.2 km
I-71
Nearest freight rail
2.0 km
CSXT
Nearest port
12.6 km
MARTIN MARIETTA CORP/LANE QUARRY
Nearest commercial airport
35.6 km
LOUISVILLE MUHAMMAD ALI INTL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$60.4k
avg. annual pay · +30% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Oldham?
Oldham's economy produced $3.0B in 2024, growing 12.6% year over year — faster than 95% of US counties. Its largest employment sector is health care.
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.