County profile
Washington County, MO
United States · GDP 2024
#2304 of 3,127 US counties by GDP70th-percentile growthmore diversified than 54% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$579.7M
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+6.2%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
3,263
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
371
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$38.8k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
23,810
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
4.3%
Median HH income
$56.0k±$6.1k
Bachelor's degree+
11.7%±2.2%
Poverty rate
17.4%±3.0%
Business applications
262 · 2025
Retail establishments
62
26.3/10k 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 trade29%
Health care26%
Manufacturing16%
Food & accommodation11%
Construction10%
Wholesale trade9%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
23,810
residents · 2025 · +1.6% since 2020
Income per capita $42.2k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+893
International migration+47
Natural change−556
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$415.3M2019
$425.1M2020
$475.2M2021
$500.2M2022
$545.7M2023
$579.7M2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$129.4k±$14.6k
Median gross rent
$684/mo±$121/mo
Vacancy rate
16.9%±3.3%
Affordability
3.3× wages
Residential permits
$341.7k
1 units · 0.0/1k pop
FEMA risk score
67.8
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$888/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Heat wave 96Cold wave 88Earthquake 83
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
982016
1052017
1092018
1202019
1212020
1312021
1482022
1732023
1852024
1902025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
02021
02022
02023
02024
12025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
37.6 km
I-44
Nearest freight rail
4.6 km
UP
Nearest port
44.7 km
Jefferson County Port, MO
Nearest commercial airport
80.4 km
SPIRIT OF ST LOUIS
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$38.8k
avg. annual pay · +26% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Washington?
Washington's economy produced $579.7M in 2024, growing 6.2% year over year — faster than most 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.