County profile
Madison County, MO
United States · GDP 2024
#2595 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-quartile growthmore diversified than 24% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$368.0M
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+7.6%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
3,148
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
231
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$39.1k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
12,858
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
4.6%
Median HH income
$54.4k±$4.2k
Bachelor's degree+
16.3%±3.0%
Poverty rate
13.2%±4.0%
Business applications
155 · 2025
Retail establishments
41
31.9/10k 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
Health care35%
Retail trade21%
Wholesale trade15%
Food & accommodation11%
Manufacturing10%
Other services8%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
12,858
residents · 2025 · +1.9% since 2020
Income per capita $46.7k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+470
International migration+111
Natural change−350
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$287.8M2019
$283.4M2020
$301.4M2021
$332.1M2022
$342.0M2023
$368.0M2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$159.0k±$9.4k
Median gross rent
$808/mo±$68/mo
Vacancy rate
20.2%±4.0%
Affordability
4.1× wages
Residential permits
$7.4M
40 units · 3.1/1k pop
FEMA risk score
50.9
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$935/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Heat wave 84Earthquake 81Cold wave 76
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
1232016
1252017
1322018
1332019
1382020
1572021
1602022
1732023
2052024
2032025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -2% since 2021412021
22022
92023
02024
402025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
47.6 km
I-55
Nearest freight rail
27.5 km
UP
Nearest port
46.4 km
New Bourbon Port Authority, MO
Nearest commercial airport
74.0 km
CAPE GIRARDEAU RGNL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$39.1k
avg. annual pay · +26% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Madison?
Madison's economy produced $368.0M in 2024, growing 7.6% 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.