County profile
Jackson County, MO
United States · GDP 2024
#88 of 3,127 US counties by GDP64th-percentile growthmore diversified than 99% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$65.1B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+5.6%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
360,017
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
18,212
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$69.2k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
732,994
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
3.6%
Median HH income
$68.6k±$1.1k
Bachelor's degree+
34.0%±0.6%
Poverty rate
14.1%±0.5%
Business applications
14,901 · 2025
Retail establishments
2,178
29.9/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1Evergy, Inc.Utilities$5.7B53D2H&R Block, Inc.Consumer Cyclical$3.8B77B+3Custom Truck One Source, Inc.Industrials$1.4B58C4EPR PropertiesReal Estate$718.4M70B5Kansas City Life Insurance CompanyFinancial Services$485.4M37D6NASB Financial, Inc.Financial Services$178.7M58C7Tower Properties CompanyReal Estate$44.4M56C8Central Natural Resources, Inc.Energy$948.9k——9APT MotoVox Group, Inc.Consumer Cyclical$156.0k——10Commerce Bancshares, Inc.Financial Services———11UMB Financial CorporationFinancial 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 care25%
Food & accommodation17%
Retail trade16%
Professional services16%
Manufacturing14%
Construction12%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
732,994
residents · 2025 · +2.1% since 2020
Income per capita $60.1k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−3,656
International migration+12,454
Natural change+6,478
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$49.9B2019
$49.6B2020
$53.6B2021
$57.2B2022
$61.6B2023
$65.1B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$230.5k±$2.4k
Median gross rent
$1.2k/mo±$12/mo
Vacancy rate
8.8%±0.4%
Affordability
3.3× wages
Residential permits
$863.5M
4,036 units · 5.5/1k pop
FEMA risk score
96.5
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.4k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Tornado 99Hail 99Heat wave 99
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
3672016
3942017
4262018
4532019
4802020
5392021
6202022
6702023
6952024
7172025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 2% since 20213,9742021
4,1132022
2,4942023
4,0032024
4,0362025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
0.8 km
I-470
Nearest freight rail
2.8 km
CPKC
Nearest port
15.8 km
SUGAR CREEK CENTRAL PLAINS CEMENT RIVER TERMINAL
Nearest commercial airport
24.7 km
KANSAS CITY DOWNTOWN/WHEELER FLD
Filing activity
SEC EDGAR3 filings from 2 companies here in the last 90 days.
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$69.2k
avg. annual pay · +19% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Jackson?
Jackson's economy produced $65.1B in 2024, growing 5.6% 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.