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Stearns

United States · GDP 2024
#369 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-quartile growthmore diversified than 90% of counties
EA Place Score
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methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$12.6B
GDP growth
+7.3%
Jobs tracked
84,123
Employers
4,474
Avg. wage
$59.6k
Population
164,110
Labor & formation
Unemployment
4.0%
Median HH income
$77.1k±$1.8k
Business applications
1,719 · 2025

Public companies headquartered here

SEC EDGAR · FMP
CompanySectorRevenueEA
1Jefferson Capital, Inc. Common StockFinancial Services$613.3M55C2SSHT S&T Group Ltd.Financial Services———

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 care29%
Manufacturing20%
Retail trade19%
Construction12%
Food & accommodation12%
Transportation7%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
164,110
residents · 2025 · +3.6% since 2020
Income per capita $64.9k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−1,951
International migration+3,933
Natural change+3,642

GDP trend

2019–2024 · nominal
$9.2B
2019
$9.2B
2020
$9.9B
2021
$11.3B
2022
$11.8B
2023
$12.6B
2024

Real estate & risk

FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$273.4k±$5.3k
Median gross rent
$1.1k/mo±$42/mo
Vacancy rate
7.8%±0.8%
Affordability
4.6× wages
Residential permits
648 (3.9/1k pop)
FEMA risk score
87.6
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.2k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Strong wind 98Hail 97Tornado 93
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
336
2016
353
2017
372
2018
388
2019
397
2020
438
2021
498
2022
534
2023
557
2024
569
2025

Transport access

BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
8.7 km
I-94
Nearest freight rail
9.0 km
Freight rail
Nearest port
120.8 km
AMERICAN IRON AND SUPPLY CO. DOCK
Nearest commercial airport
43.1 km
ST CLOUD SKY CENTRAL
Filing activity
SEC EDGAR

5 filings from 1 company here in the last 90 days.

8-KJefferson Capital, Inc. Common Stock06-08
10-QJefferson Capital, Inc. Common Stock05-14
8-KJefferson Capital, Inc. Common Stock05-14
8-KJefferson Capital, Inc. Common Stock04-23
DEF 14AJefferson Capital, Inc. Common Stock04-21
8-KJefferson Capital, Inc. Common Stock03-18
8-KJefferson Capital, Inc. Common Stock03-17
10-KJefferson Capital, Inc. Common Stock03-13
8-KJefferson Capital, Inc. Common Stock03-12
8-KJefferson Capital, Inc. Common Stock12-05
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023
$59.6k
avg. annual pay · +24% since 2019
Similar US counties
nearest by GDP
Mahoning$12.6BRock Island$12.6BJohnson$12.6BAscension$12.7BPitt$12.5BSt. Charles$12.7B
The read

Stearns's economy produced $12.6B in 2024, growing 7.3% 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.
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