County profile
McDonald County, MO
United States · GDP 2024
#1863 of 3,127 US counties by GDPbottom-quartile growthmore diversified than 3% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$981.3M
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
-1.1%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
5,178
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
312
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$43.7k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
23,992
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
4.7%
Median HH income
$52.4k±$4.1k
Bachelor's degree+
12.3%±1.8%
Poverty rate
16.8%±2.5%
Business applications
284 · 2025
Retail establishments
54
22.7/10k 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
Manufacturing58%
Retail trade20%
Food & accommodation7%
Construction6%
Health care6%
Transportation3%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
23,992
residents · 2025 · +3.1% since 2020
Income per capita $42.0k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−186
International migration+687
Natural change+199
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$737.9M2019
$757.5M2020
$809.8M2021
$971.5M2022
$992.1M2023
$981.3M2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$154.7k±$15.9k
Median gross rent
$767/mo±$62/mo
Vacancy rate
12.9%±2.2%
Affordability
3.5× wages
Residential permits
$4.0M
18 units · 0.8/1k pop
FEMA risk score
64.0
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$888/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Ice storm 86Strong wind 80Landslide 74
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
1252016
1312017
1322018
1452019
1492020
1672021
2002022
2322023
2522024
2762025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -5% since 2021192021
212022
282023
212024
182025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
6.0 km
I-49
Nearest freight rail
8.3 km
CPKC
Nearest port
123.1 km
Tulsa-Rogers County Port, OK
Nearest commercial airport
38.8 km
NORTHWEST ARKANSAS NTL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$43.7k
avg. annual pay · +19% since 2019
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What is the GDP of McDonald?
McDonald's economy produced $981.3M in 2024, contracting 1.1% year over year — slower than 83% 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.