County profile
Pulaski County, MO
United States · GDP 2024
#977 of 3,127 US counties by GDP66th-percentile growthmore diversified than 17% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$3.0B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+5.8%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
8,340
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
653
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$45.6k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
54,442
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
4.5%
Median HH income
$64.5k±$5.5k
Bachelor's degree+
25.8%±2.3%
Poverty rate
12.7%±2.3%
Business applications
603 · 2025
Retail establishments
125
23.2/10k 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
Food & accommodation37%
Retail trade25%
Health care22%
Admin & support6%
Other services6%
Finance & insurance4%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
54,442
residents · 2025 · +0.8% since 2020
Income per capita $50.3k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−998
International migration+136
Natural change+1,305
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$2.4B2019
$2.6B2020
$2.6B2021
$2.6B2022
$2.8B2023
$3.0B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$189.8k±$13.3k
Median gross rent
$1.1k/mo±$44/mo
Vacancy rate
13.3%±2.2%
Affordability
4.2× wages
Residential permits
$22.4M
99 units · 1.8/1k pop
FEMA risk score
60.5
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.1k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Heat wave 90Ice storm 85Cold wave 80
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
1642016
1602017
1662018
1702019
1762020
1972021
2152022
2432023
2422024
2712025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 62% since 2021612021
632022
572023
602024
992025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
0.9 km
I-44
Nearest freight rail
8.8 km
USG
Nearest port
84.6 km
JEFFERSON CITY RIVER TERMINAL DOCK
Nearest commercial airport
10.9 km
WAYNESVILLE-ST ROBERT RGNL FORNEY FLD
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$45.6k
avg. annual pay · +16% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Pulaski?
Pulaski's economy produced $3.0B in 2024, growing 5.8% year over year — faster than most US counties. Its largest employment sector is food & accommodation.
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.