County profile
Marion County, MS
United States · GDP 2024
#1735 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-quartile growthmore diversified than 84% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$1.1B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+7.6%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
8,596
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
560
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$47.2k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
24,001
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
4.3%
Median HH income
$45.1k±$4.4k
Bachelor's degree+
13.7%±2.3%
Poverty rate
19.7%±3.5%
Business applications
397 · 2025
Retail establishments
99
41.1/10k 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
Construction31%
Retail trade19%
Health care16%
Transportation12%
Food & accommodation11%
Other services11%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
24,001
residents · 2025 · -1.5% since 2020
Income per capita $46.5k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+330
International migration+14
Natural change−709
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$899.9M2019
$867.6M2020
$930.7M2021
$991.6M2022
$1.1B2023
$1.1B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$122.8k±$18.0k
Median gross rent
$818/mo±$152/mo
Vacancy rate
18.3%±3.1%
Affordability
2.6× wages
Residential permits
$545.0k
2 units · 0.1/1k pop
FEMA risk score
60.0
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$860/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Hurricane 90Hail 90Wildfire 76
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
2152016
2292017
2152018
2292019
2332020
2442021
2732022
3112023
3122024
3522025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
02021
02022
32023
12024
22025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
44.3 km
I-59
Nearest freight rail
4.0 km
CN
Nearest port
96.2 km
TRINITY INDUSTRIES MARINE GROUP MADISONVILLE DOCKING SLIPS
Nearest commercial airport
53.1 km
HATTIESBURG/LAUREL RGNL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$47.2k
avg. annual pay · +25% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Marion?
Marion's economy produced $1.1B in 2024, growing 7.6% year over year — faster than most US counties. Its largest employment sector is construction.
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.