County profile
Montcalm County, MI
United States · GDP 2024
#1216 of 3,127 US counties by GDPbottom-quartile growthmore diversified than 34% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$2.2B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+0.4%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
13,588
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
1,058
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$45.2k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
69,406
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
4.5%
Median HH income
$67.3k±$2.2k
Bachelor's degree+
16.0%±1.0%
Poverty rate
12.6%±1.2%
Business applications
580 · 2025
Retail establishments
208
30.1/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1Universal Apparel & Textile CompanyConsumer Cyclical$1.9M——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
Manufacturing28%
Health care24%
Retail trade24%
Food & accommodation12%
Construction6%
Other services6%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
69,406
residents · 2025 · +4.1% since 2020
Income per capita $43.4k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+2,541
International migration+641
Natural change−427
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$1.7B2019
$1.7B2020
$1.8B2021
$2.0B2022
$2.1B2023
$2.2B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$185.5k±$5.9k
Median gross rent
$869/mo±$25/mo
Vacancy rate
12.9%±1.2%
Affordability
4.1× wages
Residential permits
$52.4M
201 units · 2.9/1k pop
FEMA risk score
56.9
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.2k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Strong wind 95Winter weather 95Tornado 76
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
2902016
3092017
3342018
3592019
3742020
4322021
4912022
5302023
5802024
6062025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 35% since 20211492021
1552022
1792023
2712024
2012025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
48.0 km
I-96
Nearest freight rail
6.2 km
Freight rail
Nearest port
88.5 km
VERPLANK - POWER PLANT SLIP SOUTHSIDE
Nearest commercial airport
56.4 km
GERALD R FORD INTL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$45.2k
avg. annual pay · +12% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Montcalm?
Montcalm's economy produced $2.2B in 2024, growing 0.4% year over year — slower than 78% 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.