County profile
Wilkin County, MN
United States · GDP 2024
#2570 of 3,127 US counties by GDPbottom-decile growthmore diversified than 54% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$385.5M
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
-17.0%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
1,638
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
145
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$53.9k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
6,288
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
4.1%
Median HH income
$71.4k±$4.5k
Bachelor's degree+
23.0%±2.8%
Poverty rate
14.1%±3.1%
Business applications
60 · 2025
Retail establishments
20
31.7/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
No public companies loaded for this state yet — universe expands with the full ingest.
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 care33%
Retail trade18%
Wholesale trade17%
Construction13%
Other services11%
Food & accommodation8%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
6,288
residents · 2025 · -2.9% since 2020
Income per capita $73.3k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−132
International migration+34
Natural change−90
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$307.6M2019
$306.9M2020
$387.7M2021
$459.5M2022
$464.4M2023
$385.5M2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$182.2k±$24.4k
Median gross rent
$564/mo±$159/mo
Vacancy rate
11.0%±3.5%
Affordability
3.4× wages
Residential permits
$3.2M
9 units · 1.4/1k pop
FEMA risk score
5.3
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$973/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Winter weather 61Hail 53Cold wave 41
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
2132016
2172017
2082018
2302019
2262020
2632021
3022022
3082023
3242024
3452025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -40% since 2021152021
42022
182023
82024
92025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
20.1 km
I-94
Nearest freight rail
11.6 km
RRVW
Nearest port
289.8 km
AMERICAN IRON AND SUPPLY CO. DOCK
Nearest commercial airport
68.1 km
HECTOR INTL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$53.9k
avg. annual pay · +25% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Wilkin?
Wilkin's economy produced $385.5M in 2024, contracting 17.0% year over year — among the slowest-growing 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.