County profile
Camden County, MO
United States · GDP 2024
#1149 of 3,127 US counties by GDP65th-percentile growthmore diversified than 55% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$2.4B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+5.7%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
15,509
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
1,566
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$44.7k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
44,047
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
3.4%
Median HH income
$66.4k±$4.9k
Bachelor's degree+
26.2%±1.8%
Poverty rate
12.6%±1.6%
Business applications
819 · 2025
Retail establishments
257
58.2/10k 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
Retail trade29%
Food & accommodation26%
Health care22%
Construction11%
Manufacturing6%
Professional services6%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
44,047
residents · 2025 · +2.9% since 2020
Income per capita $58.1k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+2,359
International migration+234
Natural change−1,336
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$1.7B2019
$1.7B2020
$1.8B2021
$2.0B2022
$2.2B2023
$2.4B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$305.4k±$14.7k
Median gross rent
$876/mo±$40/mo
Vacancy rate
55.3%±1.4%
Affordability
6.8× wages
Residential permits
$155.6M
419 units · 9.5/1k pop
FEMA risk score
88.4
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$939/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Landslide 96Ice storm 95Heat wave 92
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
2112016
2172017
2292018
2402019
2522020
3012021
3622022
3952023
4132024
4362025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 34% since 20213132021
3402022
5722023
2722024
4192025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
34.9 km
I-44
Nearest freight rail
31.5 km
BNSF
Nearest port
80.9 km
Capital Sand Co. Jefferson City Lower Dock.
Nearest commercial airport
63.3 km
WAYNESVILLE-ST ROBERT RGNL FORNEY FLD
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$44.7k
avg. annual pay · +29% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Camden?
Camden's economy produced $2.4B in 2024, growing 5.7% 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.