County profile
Caldwell County, MO
United States · GDP 2024
#2753 of 3,127 US counties by GDPbottom-quartile growthmore diversified than 4% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$277.4M
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
-2.7%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
1,302
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
153
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$42.2k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
9,012
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
3.4%
Median HH income
$64.8k±$4.3k
Bachelor's degree+
19.9%±2.2%
Poverty rate
10.3%±1.9%
Business applications
124 · 2025
Retail establishments
32
35.7/10k 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 trade60%
Construction13%
Health care10%
Wholesale trade7%
Finance & insurance5%
Admin & support4%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
9,012
residents · 2025 · +2.1% since 2020
Income per capita $48.8k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+322
International migration+24
Natural change−153
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$222.1M2019
$237.6M2020
$261.4M2021
$276.3M2022
$285.1M2023
$277.4M2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$166.5k±$10.0k
Median gross rent
$640/mo±$51/mo
Vacancy rate
11.8%±2.4%
Affordability
3.9× wages
Residential permits
$2.4M
8 units · 0.9/1k pop
FEMA risk score
14.4
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.4k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Drought 67Cold wave 53Heat wave 50
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
1192016
1432017
1422018
1562019
1602020
1792021
2072022
2152023
2322024
2382025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -71% since 2021282021
252022
502023
342024
82025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
21.6 km
I-35
Nearest freight rail
2.8 km
UP
Nearest port
52.7 km
LEXINGTON SAND CO DOCK
Nearest commercial airport
74.4 km
KANSAS CITY INTL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$42.2k
avg. annual pay · +27% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Caldwell?
Caldwell's economy produced $277.4M in 2024, contracting 2.7% year over year — slower than 87% of 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.