County profile
Washington Parish, LA
United States · GDP 2024
#1376 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-decile growthmore diversified than 46% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$1.8B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+23.3%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
8,133
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
655
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$43.6k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
44,937
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
5.6%
Median HH income
$45.4k±$3.7k
Bachelor's degree+
12.8%±1.5%
Poverty rate
24.3%±2.4%
Business applications
573 · 2025
Retail establishments
138
30.6/10k 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 care32%
Retail trade20%
Manufacturing19%
Food & accommodation12%
Construction9%
Professional services8%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
44,937
residents · 2025 · -0.9% since 2020
Income per capita $46.3k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+26
International migration+160
Natural change−601
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$1.1B2019
$1.1B2020
$1.2B2021
$1.4B2022
$1.4B2023
$1.8B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$155.7k±$10.7k
Median gross rent
$774/mo±$46/mo
Vacancy rate
17.4%±1.9%
Affordability
3.6× wages
Residential permits
$0
0 units · 0.0/1k pop
FEMA risk score
85.5
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$834/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Hurricane 96Drought 91Heat wave 83
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
1932016
1952017
2042018
2112019
2192020
2382021
2652022
2612023
2702024
2852025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
02021
02022
22023
62024
02025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
45.8 km
I-12
Nearest freight rail
18.0 km
CN
Nearest port
50.1 km
TRINITY INDUSTRIES MARINE GROUP MADISONVILLE DOCKING SLIPS
Nearest commercial airport
77.8 km
STENNIS INTL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$43.6k
avg. annual pay · +23% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Washington?
Washington's economy produced $1.8B in 2024, growing 23.3% year over year — faster than 99% 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.