County profile
Winston County, MS
United States · GDP 2024
#2168 of 3,127 US counties by GDP70th-percentile growthmore diversified than 18% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$683.6M
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+6.2%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
5,518
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
367
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$47.7k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
17,473
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
4.1%
Median HH income
$53.0k±$6.8k
Bachelor's degree+
19.7%±2.9%
Poverty rate
26.9%±3.6%
Business applications
198 · 2025
Retail establishments
77
44.1/10k 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
Manufacturing43%
Retail trade20%
Health care15%
Food & accommodation15%
Other services4%
Wholesale trade4%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
17,473
residents · 2025 · -1.2% since 2020
Income per capita $48.8k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+58
International migration+8
Natural change−278
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$523.8M2019
$501.7M2020
$580.5M2021
$621.2M2022
$643.6M2023
$683.6M2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$124.6k±$14.2k
Median gross rent
$721/mo±$76/mo
Vacancy rate
13.2%±3.0%
Affordability
2.6× wages
Residential permits
$210.8k
1 units · 0.1/1k pop
FEMA risk score
39.9
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$842/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Tornado 79Strong wind 78Hurricane 73
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
1372016
1342017
1462018
1492019
1432020
1522021
1632022
1692023
2152024
1932025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -83% since 202162021
72022
02023
12024
12025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
73.5 km
I-55
Nearest freight rail
1.6 km
MSR
Nearest port
69.6 km
WATCO TERMINALS, COLUMBUS
Nearest commercial airport
57.4 km
GOLDEN TRIANGLE RGNL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$47.7k
avg. annual pay · +22% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Winston?
Winston's economy produced $683.6M in 2024, growing 6.2% year over year — faster than most 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.