County profile
Wayne County, MS
United States · GDP 2024
#1919 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-decile growthmore diversified than 51% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$906.0M
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+16.2%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
4,711
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
350
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$42.7k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
19,807
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
4.5%
Median HH income
$37.6k±$5.1k
Bachelor's degree+
16.0%±3.2%
Poverty rate
22.8%±5.6%
Business applications
286 · 2025
Retail establishments
74
37.4/10k 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
Manufacturing30%
Retail trade22%
Health care21%
Food & accommodation14%
Wholesale trade7%
Admin & support6%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
19,807
residents · 2025 · -0.0% since 2020
Income per capita $48.7k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−161
International migration+177
Natural change−10
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$619.3M2019
$552.1M2020
$692.3M2021
$831.0M2022
$779.9M2023
$906.0M2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$91.1k±$8.3k
Median gross rent
$784/mo±$210/mo
Vacancy rate
16.0%±3.1%
Affordability
2.1× wages
Residential permits
$750.0k
5 units · 0.3/1k pop
FEMA risk score
55.7
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$842/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Hurricane 89Tornado 71Cold wave 65
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
2032016
1962017
2022018
2092019
2082020
2192021
2462022
2662023
2682024
2732025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 150% since 202122021
62022
52023
72024
52025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
37.0 km
I-59
Nearest freight rail
6.0 km
MDS
Nearest port
55.3 km
HUNT REFINING CO NAHEOLA DOCK
Nearest commercial airport
63.7 km
HATTIESBURG/LAUREL RGNL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$42.7k
avg. annual pay · +17% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Wayne?
Wayne's economy produced $906.0M in 2024, growing 16.2% year over year — faster than 97% 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.