County profile
Ionia County, MI
United States · GDP 2024
#1160 of 3,127 US counties by GDP41st-percentile growthmore diversified than 26% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$2.3B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+3.6%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
12,367
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
904
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$47.4k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
66,557
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
4.2%
Median HH income
$75.6k±$2.2k
Bachelor's degree+
18.5%±1.3%
Poverty rate
10.6%±1.2%
Business applications
520 · 2025
Retail establishments
141
21.3/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1Union Financial CorporationFinancial Services$14.6M——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
Manufacturing40%
Retail trade18%
Food & accommodation14%
Health care14%
Construction8%
Wholesale trade6%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
66,557
residents · 2025 · -0.5% since 2020
Income per capita $45.0k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−536
International migration+79
Natural change+117
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$1.8B2019
$1.5B2020
$1.7B2021
$2.0B2022
$2.2B2023
$2.3B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$198.5k±$7.6k
Median gross rent
$884/mo±$64/mo
Vacancy rate
6.1%±1.1%
Affordability
4.2× wages
Residential permits
$35.5M
100 units · 1.5/1k pop
FEMA risk score
55.9
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.2k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Strong wind 90Tornado 78Hail 73
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
3142016
3422017
3602018
3852019
4062020
4622021
5262022
5722023
6102024
6332025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -5% since 20211052021
902022
1042023
942024
1002025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
7.3 km
I-96
Nearest freight rail
3.2 km
Freight rail
Nearest port
86.3 km
BREWERS CITY DOCK
Nearest commercial airport
37.2 km
GERALD R FORD INTL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$47.4k
avg. annual pay · +33% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Ionia?
Ionia's economy produced $2.3B in 2024, growing 3.6% year over year — about the middle of the pack among 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.