County profile
Isabella County, MI
United States · GDP 2024
#925 of 3,127 US counties by GDP26th-percentile growthmore diversified than 73% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$3.3B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+1.5%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
25,575
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
1,423
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$49.6k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
64,691
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
5.4%
Median HH income
$55.2k±$2.2k
Bachelor's degree+
31.3%±1.6%
Poverty rate
21.9%±1.8%
Business applications
561 · 2025
Retail establishments
221
34.1/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1Isabella Bank CorporationFinancial Services$5.7M45DHQ-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
Food & accommodation29%
Manufacturing18%
Retail trade17%
Health care16%
Construction14%
Real estate6%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
64,691
residents · 2025 · +0.3% since 2020
Income per capita $49.9k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−249
International migration+654
Natural change−202
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$2.5B2019
$2.5B2020
$2.8B2021
$3.0B2022
$3.2B2023
$3.3B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$170.4k±$3.7k
Median gross rent
$913/mo±$39/mo
Vacancy rate
13.1%±1.5%
Affordability
3.4× wages
Residential permits
$22.6M
90 units · 1.4/1k pop
FEMA risk score
66.1
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.0k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Winter weather 95Strong wind 90Tornado 80
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
2402016
2492017
2582018
2732019
2822020
3142021
3512022
3832023
3962024
4192025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 58% since 2021572021
602022
652023
752024
902025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
67.3 km
I-75
Nearest freight rail
5.8 km
GLC
Nearest port
76.3 km
William W. Stender, Lower Wharf Mooring.
Nearest commercial airport
63.0 km
MBS INTL
Filing activity
SEC EDGAR3 filings from 1 company here in the last 90 days.
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$49.6k
avg. annual pay · +25% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Isabella?
Isabella's economy produced $3.3B in 2024, growing 1.5% year over year — slower than 74% of US counties. Its largest employment sector is food & accommodation.
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.