County profile
Jefferson County, MO
United States · GDP 2024
#593 of 3,127 US counties by GDP63rd-percentile growthmore diversified than 81% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$6.9B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+5.5%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
41,900
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
3,956
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$48.1k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
233,132
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
3.4%
Median HH income
$82.9k±$2.3k
Bachelor's degree+
24.7%±1.0%
Poverty rate
9.0%±0.8%
Business applications
2,788 · 2025
Retail establishments
488
21.0/10k 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
Retail trade24%
Food & accommodation21%
Health care16%
Construction16%
Manufacturing14%
Other services9%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
233,132
residents · 2025 · +2.7% since 2020
Income per capita $56.9k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+6,374
International migration+249
Natural change−495
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$5.6B2019
$5.7B2020
$6.2B2021
$6.4B2022
$6.5B2023
$6.9B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$237.2k±$3.8k
Median gross rent
$979/mo±$20/mo
Vacancy rate
6.0%±0.7%
Affordability
4.9× wages
Residential permits
$203.8M
617 units · 2.6/1k pop
FEMA risk score
90.5
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.2k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Strong wind 99Landslide 96Tornado 95
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
4892016
5102017
5282018
5592019
5762020
6352021
7052022
7682023
8222024
8552025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -26% since 20218322021
7242022
7332023
8112024
6172025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
11.6 km
I-55
Nearest freight rail
8.1 km
UP
Nearest port
0.1 km
Jefferson County Port, MO
Nearest commercial airport
45.6 km
SPIRIT OF ST LOUIS
Waterborne tonnage, host port(s) (CY2023):2,739,381 short tons/yr · Jefferson County Port, MO
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$48.1k
avg. annual pay · +23% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Jefferson?
Jefferson's economy produced $6.9B in 2024, growing 5.5% 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.