County profile
Jackson Parish, LA
United States · GDP 2024
#2270 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-quartile growthmore diversified than 32% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$603.7M
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+9.1%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
2,883
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
253
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$51.9k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
15,834
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
5.3%
Median HH income
$44.9k±$3.6k
Bachelor's degree+
14.7%±2.7%
Poverty rate
22.3%±3.2%
Business applications
157 · 2025
Retail establishments
34
21.6/10k 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%
Manufacturing21%
Retail trade19%
Food & accommodation10%
Other services8%
Construction6%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
15,834
residents · 2025 · +5.6% since 2020
Income per capita $47.4k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−31
International migration+1,343
Natural change−472
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$442.7M2019
$433.3M2020
$462.2M2021
$558.4M2022
$553.4M2023
$603.7M2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$115.6k±$13.5k
Median gross rent
$736/mo±$73/mo
Vacancy rate
22.9%±3.4%
Affordability
2.2× wages
Residential permits
$0
0 units · 0.0/1k pop
FEMA risk score
26.2
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$834/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Ice storm 85Heat wave 71Strong wind 68
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
2112016
2262017
2262018
2282019
2292020
2442021
2682022
2792023
3112024
3422025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -100% since 2021172021
172022
162023
02024
02025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
26.5 km
I-20
Nearest freight rail
15.6 km
LAS
Nearest port
43.4 km
SUNSHINE OIL & STORAGE DOCK
Nearest commercial airport
54.2 km
MONROE RGNL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$51.9k
avg. annual pay · +25% since 2019
Similar US counties
nearest by GDPNearby & same-state counties
by GDP rankThe read
What is the GDP of Jackson?
Jackson's economy produced $603.7M in 2024, growing 9.1% 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.