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Cole

United States · GDP 2024
#560 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-quartile growthmore diversified than 96% of counties
EA Place Score
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methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$7.4B
GDP growth
+7.1%
Jobs tracked
37,060
Employers
2,224
Avg. wage
$53.3k
Population
77,908
Labor & formation
Unemployment
2.9%
Median HH income
$74.9k±$3.5k
Business applications
1,058 · 2025

Public companies headquartered here

SEC EDGAR · FMP
CompanySectorRevenueEA
1Central BancompanyFinancial Services———2Hawthorn Bancshares, Inc.Financial Services———

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 care28%
Retail trade21%
Food & accommodation16%
Manufacturing13%
Construction11%
Information11%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
77,908
residents · 2025 · +1.7% since 2020
Income per capita $64.6k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+499
International migration+697
Natural change+110

GDP trend

2019–2024 · nominal
$5.7B
2019
$5.7B
2020
$6.0B
2021
$6.4B
2022
$6.9B
2023
$7.4B
2024

Real estate & risk

FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$229.6k±$6.8k
Median gross rent
$834/mo±$25/mo
Vacancy rate
7.3%±1.0%
Affordability
4.3× wages
Residential permits
154 (2.0/1k pop)
FEMA risk score
73.4
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$910/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Heat wave 94Ice storm 91Tornado 84
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
280
2016
283
2017
296
2018
307
2019
313
2020
351
2021
406
2022
458
2023
488
2024
520
2025

Transport access

BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
50.7 km
I-70
Nearest freight rail
11.1 km
UP
Nearest port
13.0 km
Capital Sand Co. Jefferson City Lower Dock.
Nearest commercial airport
35.2 km
COLUMBIA RGNL
Filing activity
SEC EDGAR

9 filings from 2 companies here in the last 90 days.

8-KHawthorn Bancshares, Inc.06-08
10-QCentral Bancompany05-15
10-QHawthorn Bancshares, Inc.05-08
8-KCentral Bancompany05-05
8-KHawthorn Bancshares, Inc.04-29
8-KHawthorn Bancshares, Inc.04-29
8-KHawthorn Bancshares, Inc.04-29
8-KCentral Bancompany04-28
DEF 14AHawthorn Bancshares, Inc.04-17
DEF 14ACentral Bancompany03-25
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023
$53.3k
avg. annual pay · +24% since 2019
Similar US counties
nearest by GDP
St. Clair$7.4BRapides$7.4BJasper$7.4BEaton$7.4BGrand Traverse$7.5BWilliams$7.5B
The read

Cole's economy produced $7.4B in 2024, growing 7.1% year over year — faster than most 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.
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