County profile
Franklin County, MO
United States · GDP 2024
#619 of 3,127 US counties by GDP27th-percentile growthmore diversified than 59% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$6.4B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+1.7%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
35,466
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
2,702
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$50.3k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
108,090
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
3.5%
Median HH income
$73.2k±$2.6k
Bachelor's degree+
23.7%±1.4%
Poverty rate
8.2%±0.9%
Business applications
1,396 · 2025
Retail establishments
361
33.6/10k 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
Manufacturing35%
Retail trade19%
Food & accommodation14%
Health care14%
Construction12%
Other services6%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
108,090
residents · 2025 · +3.1% since 2020
Income per capita $59.1k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+3,776
International migration+174
Natural change−745
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$5.0B2019
$5.1B2020
$5.4B2021
$5.8B2022
$6.3B2023
$6.4B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$227.6k±$5.7k
Median gross rent
$893/mo±$26/mo
Vacancy rate
7.1%±1.0%
Affordability
4.5× wages
Residential permits
$204.4M
794 units · 7.3/1k pop
FEMA risk score
83.5
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.2k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Strong wind 94Heat wave 94Earthquake 90
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
2522016
2642017
2722018
2842019
2912020
3182021
3642022
4002023
4192024
4452025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 63% since 20214882021
7622022
5472023
6612024
7942025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
9.6 km
I-44
Nearest freight rail
2.7 km
CMR
Nearest port
17.6 km
WASHINGTON SAND CO. DOCK
Nearest commercial airport
46.2 km
SPIRIT OF ST LOUIS
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$50.3k
avg. annual pay · +18% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Franklin?
Franklin's economy produced $6.4B in 2024, growing 1.7% year over year — slower than 73% of 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.