County profile
Daviess County, MO
United States · GDP 2024
#2778 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-quartile growthmore diversified than 38% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$263.7M
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+7.1%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
1,250
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
167
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$36.8k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
8,558
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
3.1%
Median HH income
$64.0k±$2.7k
Bachelor's degree+
18.4%±2.7%
Poverty rate
11.4%±2.7%
Business applications
146 · 2025
Retail establishments
32
37.6/10k 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
Construction30%
Retail trade24%
Manufacturing18%
Health care13%
Wholesale trade8%
Food & accommodation7%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
8,558
residents · 2025 · +1.5% since 2020
Income per capita $44.1k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+110
International migration+0
Natural change+20
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$197.0M2019
$205.3M2020
$194.5M2021
$215.6M2022
$246.2M2023
$263.7M2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$161.8k±$15.6k
Median gross rent
$696/mo±$58/mo
Vacancy rate
26.7%±2.8%
Affordability
4.4× wages
Residential permits
$652.0k
5 units · 0.6/1k pop
FEMA risk score
30.1
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$888/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Drought 85Heat wave 67Landslide 66
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
1282016
1332017
1432018
1392019
1502020
1622021
2012022
2172023
2572024
2472025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
02021
12022
02023
12024
52025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
9.4 km
I-35
Nearest freight rail
19.7 km
UP
Nearest port
78.3 km
HOLLIDAY SAND AND GRAVEL CO ST. JOSEPH PLANT & DOCK
Nearest commercial airport
81.7 km
ROSECRANS MEML
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$36.8k
avg. annual pay · +30% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Daviess?
Daviess's economy produced $263.7M in 2024, growing 7.1% year over year — faster than most US counties. Its largest employment sector is construction.
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.