County profile
Monroe County, MO
United States · GDP 2024
#2722 of 3,127 US counties by GDPbottom-decile growthmore diversified than 28% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$289.0M
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
-6.3%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
1,406
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
179
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$39.1k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
8,959
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
3.8%
Median HH income
$54.5k±$6.3k
Bachelor's degree+
18.9%±3.2%
Poverty rate
14.2%±4.0%
Business applications
116 · 2025
Retail establishments
35
39.5/10k 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
Manufacturing34%
Retail trade20%
Health care17%
Food & accommodation14%
Transportation8%
Finance & insurance7%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
8,959
residents · 2025 · +3.1% since 2020
Income per capita $54.5k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+370
International migration+36
Natural change−138
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$196.8M2019
$202.0M2020
$230.7M2021
$256.2M2022
$308.6M2023
$289.0M2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$149.3k±$15.9k
Median gross rent
$689/mo±$32/mo
Vacancy rate
22.4%±3.2%
Affordability
3.8× wages
Residential permits
$10.0M
31 units · 3.5/1k pop
FEMA risk score
21.2
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$888/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Heat wave 83Lightning 65Drought 60
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
1642016
1612017
1782018
1762019
1852020
1982021
2312022
2702023
2732024
3082025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
02021
22022
32023
302024
312025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
57.5 km
I-72
Nearest freight rail
0.9 km
NS
Nearest port
60.5 km
BUNGE NORTH AMERICA, EAST HANNIBAL GRAIN ELEVATOR DOCK
Nearest commercial airport
77.7 km
COLUMBIA RGNL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$39.1k
avg. annual pay · +25% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Monroe?
Monroe's economy produced $289.0M in 2024, contracting 6.3% year over year — among the slowest-growing 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.