County profile
Shelby County, MO
United States · GDP 2024
#2882 of 3,127 US counties by GDPbottom-decile growthmore diversified than 83% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$214.1M
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
-12.4%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
1,259
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
161
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$41.5k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
5,870
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
3.1%
Median HH income
$51.6k±$5.3k
Bachelor's degree+
18.5%±3.3%
Poverty rate
15.9%±3.6%
Business applications
65 · 2025
Retail establishments
27
45.1/10k 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
Retail trade23%
Finance & insurance23%
Manufacturing20%
Other services16%
Health care10%
Wholesale trade9%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
5,870
residents · 2025 · -3.6% since 2020
Income per capita $53.4k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−174
International migration+30
Natural change−65
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$157.9M2019
$183.3M2020
$213.9M2021
$230.7M2022
$244.5M2023
$214.1M2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$99.9k±$13.4k
Median gross rent
$625/mo±$64/mo
Vacancy rate
18.9%±3.7%
Affordability
2.4× wages
Residential permits
$1.0M
3 units · 0.5/1k pop
FEMA risk score
15.9
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$888/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Lightning 86Heat wave 80Drought 61
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2013–2022
1242013
1372014
1382015
1722016
1312017
1442018
1532019
1622020
1772021
2662022
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -25% since 202142021
12022
32023
52024
32025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
59.0 km
I-72
Nearest freight rail
10.2 km
BNSF
Nearest port
54.7 km
MFA, PALMYRA AMMONIA TERMINAL DOCK
Nearest commercial airport
51.7 km
KIRKSVILLE RGNL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$41.5k
avg. annual pay · +33% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Shelby?
Shelby's economy produced $214.1M in 2024, contracting 12.4% year over year — among the slowest-growing US counties. Its largest employment sector is retail trade.
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.