County profile
Bates County, MO
United States · GDP 2024
#2237 of 3,127 US counties by GDP26th-percentile growthmore diversified than 51% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$626.5M
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+1.5%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
2,738
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
344
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$41.0k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
16,512
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
3.9%
Median HH income
$60.7k±$4.6k
Bachelor's degree+
14.8%±2.0%
Poverty rate
15.9%±3.3%
Business applications
236 · 2025
Retail establishments
53
32.2/10k 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 trade28%
Food & accommodation17%
Construction9%
Finance & insurance7%
Wholesale trade6%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
16,512
residents · 2025 · +2.9% since 2020
Income per capita $52.8k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+591
International migration+5
Natural change−141
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$491.7M2019
$512.7M2020
$527.3M2021
$549.5M2022
$617.1M2023
$626.5M2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$170.8k±$12.3k
Median gross rent
$786/mo±$73/mo
Vacancy rate
14.4%±2.3%
Affordability
4.2× wages
Residential permits
$3.8M
18 units · 1.1/1k pop
FEMA risk score
30.5
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$927/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Strong wind 68Hail 65Heat wave 63
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
1332016
1382017
1552018
1602019
1672020
1902021
2132022
2522023
2552024
2802025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 800% since 202122021
32022
62023
92024
182025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
1.7 km
I-49
Nearest freight rail
0.5 km
MNA
Nearest port
97.8 km
MID-WEST TERMINAL WAREHOUSE CO WHARF
Nearest commercial airport
98.8 km
KANSAS CITY DOWNTOWN/WHEELER FLD
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$41.0k
avg. annual pay · +23% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Bates?
Bates's economy produced $626.5M in 2024, growing 1.5% year over year — slower than 74% of 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.