County profile
Powell County, KY
United States · GDP 2024
#2643 of 3,127 US counties by GDP74th-percentile growthmore diversified than 41% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$336.7M
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+6.7%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
1,878
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
212
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$37.9k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
12,812
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
5.5%
Median HH income
$40.3k±$6.5k
Bachelor's degree+
13.8%±3.3%
Poverty rate
22.5%±4.0%
Business applications
145 · 2025
Retail establishments
49
38.1/10k 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
Retail trade27%
Food & accommodation20%
Manufacturing17%
Health care16%
Transportation10%
Construction9%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
12,812
residents · 2025 · -2.2% since 2020
Income per capita $43.3k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+26
International migration−3
Natural change−303
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$238.1M2019
$244.7M2020
$266.2M2021
$297.2M2022
$315.7M2023
$336.7M2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$141.1k±$17.6k
Median gross rent
$747/mo±$74/mo
Vacancy rate
15.2%±4.2%
Affordability
3.7× wages
Residential permits
$1.5M
5 units · 0.4/1k pop
FEMA risk score
31.2
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$866/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Strong wind 77Winter weather 55Landslide 49
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
2012016
2092017
2192018
2302019
2502020
2742021
3352022
3632023
3562024
3932025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 150% since 202122021
22022
32023
12024
52025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
29.5 km
I-64
Nearest freight rail
17.6 km
CSXT
Nearest port
53.9 km
VALLEY VIEW FERRY, MADISON-JESSAMINE
Nearest commercial airport
72.7 km
BLUE GRASS
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$37.9k
avg. annual pay · +22% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Powell?
Powell's economy produced $336.7M in 2024, growing 6.7% year over year — faster than most 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.