County profile
Christian County, MO
United States · GDP 2024
#989 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-decile growthmore diversified than 80% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$3.0B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+9.6%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
16,831
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
2,098
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$42.5k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
96,725
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
3.3%
Median HH income
$83.4k±$2.7k
Bachelor's degree+
32.7%±1.9%
Poverty rate
8.2%±1.5%
Business applications
1,416 · 2025
Retail establishments
283
29.5/10k 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 trade27%
Food & accommodation21%
Construction16%
Health care14%
Manufacturing12%
Admin & support9%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
96,725
residents · 2025 · +8.3% since 2020
Income per capita $56.1k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+6,329
International migration+423
Natural change+749
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$1.9B2019
$1.9B2020
$2.1B2021
$2.3B2022
$2.7B2023
$3.0B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$274.9k±$8.0k
Median gross rent
$1.1k/mo±$49/mo
Vacancy rate
4.1%±1.1%
Affordability
6.5× wages
Residential permits
$160.4M
495 units · 5.1/1k pop
FEMA risk score
66.5
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.1k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Ice storm 94Heat wave 89Tornado 81
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
1972016
2092017
2202018
2302019
2372020
2712021
3292022
3562023
3692024
3772025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -34% since 20217552021
6822022
8012023
5532024
4952025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
31.3 km
I-44
Nearest freight rail
16.3 km
BNSF
Nearest port
182.6 km
RIVER MOUNTAIN QUARRY
Nearest commercial airport
35.5 km
SPRINGFIELD-BRANSON NTL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$42.5k
avg. annual pay · +26% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Christian?
Christian's economy produced $3.0B in 2024, growing 9.6% year over year — faster than 90% 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.