County profile
Mason County, MI
United States · GDP 2024
#1599 of 3,127 US counties by GDP36th-percentile growthmore diversified than 58% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$1.3B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+2.9%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
9,225
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
738
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$47.7k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
29,040
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
5.3%
Median HH income
$64.7k±$3.3k
Bachelor's degree+
26.6%±1.9%
Poverty rate
14.1%±1.8%
Business applications
245 · 2025
Retail establishments
116
39.9/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1West Shore Bank Corp.Financial Services$48.9M51DHQ-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
Manufacturing30%
Retail trade22%
Food & accommodation17%
Health care16%
Construction8%
Real estate6%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
29,040
residents · 2025 · +0.0% since 2020
Income per capita $53.1k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+888
International migration+68
Natural change−921
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$1.1B2019
$1.1B2020
$1.1B2021
$1.2B2022
$1.3B2023
$1.3B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$219.6k±$8.2k
Median gross rent
$896/mo±$62/mo
Vacancy rate
27.3%±1.9%
Affordability
4.6× wages
Residential permits
$24.6M
66 units · 2.3/1k pop
FEMA risk score
25.3
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.0k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Winter weather 94Landslide 60Strong wind 59
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
2712016
2852017
3032018
3212019
3342020
3792021
4432022
5212023
5462024
5552025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -35% since 20211012021
682022
802023
1772024
662025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
91.7 km
I-96
Nearest freight rail
4.7 km
MQT
Nearest port
16.1 km
Occidental Chemical Company
Nearest commercial airport
30.9 km
MANISTEE COUNTY/BLACKER
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$47.7k
avg. annual pay · +16% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Mason?
Mason's economy produced $1.3B in 2024, growing 2.9% year over year — slower than 64% of 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.