County profile
Douglas County, MO
United States · GDP 2024
#2729 of 3,127 US counties by GDP53rd-percentile growthmore diversified than 20% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$286.2M
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+4.7%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
2,380
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
224
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$35.2k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
12,342
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
4.2%
Median HH income
$46.0k±$4.5k
Bachelor's degree+
14.9%±2.8%
Poverty rate
17.5%±3.3%
Business applications
171 · 2025
Retail establishments
38
31.0/10k 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
Manufacturing37%
Retail trade23%
Health care18%
Food & accommodation8%
Construction8%
Admin & support6%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
12,342
residents · 2025 · +6.4% since 2020
Income per capita $40.5k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+1,066
International migration+29
Natural change−353
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$226.6M2019
$227.4M2020
$246.3M2021
$262.4M2022
$273.4M2023
$286.2M2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$168.2k±$11.7k
Median gross rent
$700/mo±$115/mo
Vacancy rate
13.7%±3.1%
Affordability
4.8× wages
Residential permits
$2.7M
24 units · 1.9/1k pop
FEMA risk score
23.7
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$888/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Ice storm 81Landslide 76Heat wave 72
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
1342016
1332017
1422018
1392019
1422020
1672021
1942022
1902023
2332024
2362025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -38% since 2021392021
302022
102023
212024
242025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
59.4 km
I-44
Nearest freight rail
16.9 km
BNSF
Nearest port
148.3 km
SAND & GRAVEL EXCAVATING PROCESS (GALLOWAY S & G)
Nearest commercial airport
76.7 km
BRANSON
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$35.2k
avg. annual pay · +23% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Douglas?
Douglas's economy produced $286.2M in 2024, growing 4.7% year over year — about the middle of the pack among US counties. Its largest employment sector is manufacturing.
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.