County profile
Vernon County, MO
United States · GDP 2024
#1740 of 3,127 US counties by GDPbottom-quartile growthmore diversified than 30% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$1.1B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+0.6%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
5,612
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
436
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$44.4k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
19,946
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
3.8%
Median HH income
$52.2k±$3.7k
Bachelor's degree+
16.6%±2.3%
Poverty rate
18.8%±3.6%
Business applications
259 · 2025
Retail establishments
64
32.4/10k 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
Manufacturing29%
Health care29%
Retail trade18%
Food & accommodation13%
Other services6%
Wholesale trade5%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
19,946
residents · 2025 · +1.5% since 2020
Income per capita $48.0k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+473
International migration+143
Natural change−330
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$836.7M2019
$829.8M2020
$918.5M2021
$1.0B2022
$1.1B2023
$1.1B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$158.8k±$8.4k
Median gross rent
$734/mo±$55/mo
Vacancy rate
13.1%±2.5%
Affordability
3.6× wages
Residential permits
$1.5M
15 units · 0.8/1k pop
FEMA risk score
46.0
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$923/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Drought 95Heat wave 75Ice storm 74
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
1722016
1692017
1812018
1892019
1952020
2172021
2602022
2722023
2872024
3242025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -6% since 2021162021
232022
182023
572024
152025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
0.1 km
I-49
Nearest freight rail
0.1 km
MNA
Nearest port
142.2 km
MID-WEST TERMINAL WAREHOUSE CO WHARF
Nearest commercial airport
78.6 km
JOPLIN RGNL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$44.4k
avg. annual pay · +19% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Vernon?
Vernon's economy produced $1.1B in 2024, growing 0.6% year over year — slower than 77% of 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.