County profile
Hickory County, MO
United States · GDP 2024
#2847 of 3,127 US counties by GDP68th-percentile growthmore diversified than 16% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$228.4M
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+6.0%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
1,008
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
154
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$34.7k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
9,044
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
5.1%
Median HH income
$39.4k±$3.1k
Bachelor's degree+
12.8%±2.2%
Poverty rate
19.8%±3.7%
Business applications
124 · 2025
Retail establishments
33
37.1/10k 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 trade38%
Health care29%
Food & accommodation11%
Arts & recreation8%
Other services8%
Finance & insurance6%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
9,044
residents · 2025 · +8.9% since 2020
Income per capita $45.0k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+1,076
International migration+4
Natural change−331
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$158.4M2019
$165.1M2020
$179.9M2021
$200.5M2022
$215.5M2023
$228.4M2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$176.1k±$20.8k
Median gross rent
$648/mo±$122/mo
Vacancy rate
34.3%±3.2%
Affordability
5.1× wages
Residential permits
Census BPS
FEMA risk score
23.5
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$888/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Ice storm 84Wildfire 69Heat wave 57
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
1962016
1802017
2182018
2322019
2432020
2772021
2922022
3252023
3502024
4592025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
62.8 km
I-44
Nearest freight rail
57.6 km
CMR
Nearest port
123.3 km
Capital Sand Co. Jefferson City Lower Dock.
Nearest commercial airport
77.6 km
SPRINGFIELD-BRANSON NTL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$34.7k
avg. annual pay · +29% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Hickory?
Hickory's economy produced $228.4M in 2024, growing 6.0% year over year — faster than most 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.