County profile
Wolfe County, KY
United States · GDP 2024
#2966 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-quartile growthmore diversified than 25% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$157.4M
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+7.0%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
1,059
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
96
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$37.4k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
6,298
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
10.4%
Median HH income
$30.4k±$10.3k
Bachelor's degree+
8.7%±3.4%
Poverty rate
37.7%±9.3%
Business applications
74 · 2025
Retail establishments
20
31.9/10k 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 care36%
Transportation21%
Retail trade15%
Food & accommodation11%
Manufacturing9%
Real estate8%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
6,298
residents · 2025 · -4.0% since 2020
Income per capita $50.7k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−81
International migration+114
Natural change−294
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$103.1M2019
$110.6M2020
$126.5M2021
$139.7M2022
$147.0M2023
$157.4M2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$75.8k±$17.6k
Median gross rent
$501/mo±$60/mo
Vacancy rate
12.4%±5.3%
Affordability
2.0× wages
Residential permits
Census BPS
FEMA risk score
18.5
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$866/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Landslide 89Wildfire 64Hail 42
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
47.7 km
I-64
Nearest freight rail
19.9 km
CSXT
Nearest port
83.7 km
VALLEY VIEW FERRY, MADISON-JESSAMINE
Nearest commercial airport
103.3 km
BLUE GRASS
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$37.4k
avg. annual pay · +26% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Wolfe?
Wolfe's economy produced $157.4M in 2024, growing 7.0% year over year — faster than most 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.