County profile
Barry County, MI
United States · GDP 2024
#1150 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-quartile growthmore diversified than 35% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$2.3B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+9.0%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
11,546
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
965
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$49.2k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
63,991
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
4.6%
Median HH income
$77.5k±$3.8k
Bachelor's degree+
24.9%±1.6%
Poverty rate
8.4%±1.2%
Business applications
634 · 2025
Retail establishments
130
20.3/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1HCB Financial Corp.Financial Services$31.3M49DHQ-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
Manufacturing41%
Food & accommodation16%
Retail trade15%
Health care13%
Other services8%
Finance & insurance7%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
63,991
residents · 2025 · +2.2% since 2020
Income per capita $60.4k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+1,555
International migration+249
Natural change−403
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$1.6B2019
$1.6B2020
$1.7B2021
$2.0B2022
$2.2B2023
$2.3B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$264.1k±$8.9k
Median gross rent
$972/mo±$64/mo
Vacancy rate
11.9%±1.3%
Affordability
5.4× wages
Residential permits
$55.5M
157 units · 2.5/1k pop
FEMA risk score
46.0
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.3k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Strong wind 77Landslide 74Tornado 72
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
3362016
3602017
3872018
4032019
4232020
4782021
5552022
5992023
6402024
6792025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -33% since 20212332021
1952022
1512023
1712024
1572025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
31.1 km
I-96
Nearest freight rail
25.2 km
CSXT
Nearest port
69.6 km
BREWERS CITY DOCK
Nearest commercial airport
36.3 km
GERALD R FORD INTL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$49.2k
avg. annual pay · +20% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Barry?
Barry's economy produced $2.3B in 2024, growing 9.0% 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.