County profile
St. Francois County, MO
United States · GDP 2024
#1113 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-quartile growthmore diversified than 38% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$2.4B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+7.8%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
17,990
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
1,438
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$41.4k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
67,809
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
4.3%
Median HH income
$57.5k±$4.5k
Bachelor's degree+
17.2%±1.5%
Poverty rate
15.9%±1.9%
Business applications
865 · 2025
Retail establishments
225
33.4/10k 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 trade25%
Food & accommodation17%
Manufacturing9%
Construction8%
Finance & insurance6%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
67,809
residents · 2025 · +2.1% since 2020
Income per capita $47.1k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+2,692
International migration+185
Natural change−1,448
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$1.8B2019
$1.8B2020
$2.0B2021
$2.1B2022
$2.3B2023
$2.4B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$169.3k±$5.7k
Median gross rent
$794/mo±$24/mo
Vacancy rate
14.3%±1.5%
Affordability
4.1× wages
Residential permits
$34.3M
144 units · 2.1/1k pop
FEMA risk score
78.5
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$904/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Heat wave 96Strong wind 94Earthquake 91
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
1772016
1842017
1912018
1972019
2012020
2262021
2602022
2702023
2862024
2972025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 37% since 20211052021
1392022
5002023
1492024
1442025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
30.8 km
I-55
Nearest freight rail
3.5 km
UP
Nearest port
38.3 km
BRICKEYS MO
Nearest commercial airport
88.8 km
ST LOUIS DOWNTOWN
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$41.4k
avg. annual pay · +26% since 2019
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What is the GDP of St. Francois?
St. Francois's economy produced $2.4B in 2024, growing 7.8% 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.