County profile
Crow Wing County, MN
United States · GDP 2024
#800 of 3,127 US counties by GDP63rd-percentile growthmore diversified than 65% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$4.0B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+5.5%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
28,209
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
2,283
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$50.6k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
69,132
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
4.7%
Median HH income
$72.6k±$2.9k
Bachelor's degree+
29.3%±1.3%
Poverty rate
9.9%±1.3%
Business applications
807 · 2025
Retail establishments
370
53.9/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1digitiliti, Inc.Technology$1.5M——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
Health care31%
Retail trade23%
Food & accommodation17%
Manufacturing14%
Construction9%
Other services6%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
69,132
residents · 2025 · +4.3% since 2020
Income per capita $60.2k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+3,492
International migration+84
Natural change−695
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$3.1B2019
$3.0B2020
$3.2B2021
$3.6B2022
$3.8B2023
$4.0B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$306.8k±$9.3k
Median gross rent
$971/mo±$50/mo
Vacancy rate
31.1%±1.0%
Affordability
6.1× wages
Residential permits
$200.5M
625 units · 9.0/1k pop
FEMA risk score
77.5
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.1k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Cold wave 91Strong wind 77Wildfire 76
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
3342016
3522017
3702018
3912019
3982020
4492021
5312022
5702023
6012024
6292025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 17% since 20215342021
5142022
8092023
4312024
6252025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
97.1 km
I-35
Nearest freight rail
7.8 km
BNSF
Nearest port
147.9 km
HALLETT DOCK CO DOCK NO 6
Nearest commercial airport
9.9 km
BRAINERD LAKES RGNL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$50.6k
avg. annual pay · +21% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Crow Wing?
Crow Wing's economy produced $4.0B in 2024, growing 5.5% year over year — faster than most US counties. Its largest employment sector is health care.
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.