County profile
Woodford County, KY
United States · GDP 2024
#1443 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-quartile growthmore diversified than 72% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$1.6B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+7.3%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
7,913
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
618
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$50.7k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
27,883
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
4.5%
Median HH income
$83.8k±$6.0k
Bachelor's degree+
40.7%±2.8%
Poverty rate
10.5%±2.2%
Business applications
374 · 2025
Retail establishments
79
28.5/10k 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
Manufacturing34%
Food & accommodation22%
Retail trade15%
Health care14%
Transportation8%
Professional services8%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
27,883
residents · 2025 · +3.7% since 2020
Income per capita $69.2k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+519
International migration+613
Natural change−130
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$1.2B2019
$1.1B2020
$1.3B2021
$1.5B2022
$1.5B2023
$1.6B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$299.7k±$14.3k
Median gross rent
$1.1k/mo±$50/mo
Vacancy rate
7.5%±1.7%
Affordability
5.9× wages
Residential permits
$30.5M
95 units · 3.4/1k pop
FEMA risk score
40.0
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.3k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Strong wind 80Tornado 73Earthquake 58
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
2192016
2312017
2432018
2542019
2642020
2872021
3242022
3772023
4012024
3972025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -23% since 20211242021
952022
692023
1022024
952025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
13.3 km
I-64
Nearest freight rail
1.1 km
RJCC
Nearest port
34.5 km
VALLEY VIEW FERRY, LEXINGTON-FAYETTE
Nearest commercial airport
11.6 km
BLUE GRASS
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$50.7k
avg. annual pay · +15% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Woodford?
Woodford's economy produced $1.6B in 2024, growing 7.3% 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.