County profile
Benton County, MO
United States · GDP 2024
#2256 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-quartile growthmore diversified than 28% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$613.0M
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+7.8%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
2,399
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
383
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$36.7k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
20,536
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
4.7%
Median HH income
$52.6k±$3.3k
Bachelor's degree+
15.0%±1.9%
Poverty rate
19.9%±3.2%
Business applications
278 · 2025
Retail establishments
53
25.8/10k 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
Retail trade37%
Food & accommodation19%
Health care19%
Other services10%
Construction8%
Finance & insurance6%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
20,536
residents · 2025 · +5.7% since 2020
Income per capita $48.6k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+2,222
International migration+2
Natural change−1,114
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$432.6M2019
$423.5M2020
$464.6M2021
$555.4M2022
$568.7M2023
$613.0M2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$177.9k±$14.3k
Median gross rent
$773/mo±$55/mo
Vacancy rate
36.9%±2.2%
Affordability
4.8× wages
Residential permits
$1.2M
4 units · 0.2/1k pop
FEMA risk score
66.8
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$929/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Strong wind 98Lightning 81Ice storm 80
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
1142016
1132017
1222018
1272019
1352020
1462021
1832022
1922023
2082024
2062025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -20% since 202152021
22022
62023
42024
42025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
74.5 km
I-70
Nearest freight rail
21.7 km
CMR
Nearest port
89.8 km
CAPITAL SAND CO BOONVILLE DOCK
Nearest commercial airport
109.7 km
COLUMBIA RGNL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$36.7k
avg. annual pay · +20% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Benton?
Benton's economy produced $613.0M in 2024, growing 7.8% year over year — faster than most US counties. Its largest employment sector is retail trade.
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.