County profile
Wright County, MO
United States · GDP 2024
#2306 of 3,127 US counties by GDP42nd-percentile growthmore diversified than 44% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$578.8M
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+3.7%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
3,892
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
438
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$39.4k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
19,671
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
4.4%
Median HH income
$47.9k±$4.2k
Bachelor's degree+
15.9%±2.6%
Poverty rate
18.7%±3.7%
Business applications
278 · 2025
Retail establishments
85
43.5/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1First Bancshares, Inc.Financial Services———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 trade28%
Manufacturing25%
Health care21%
Food & accommodation13%
Other services7%
Construction6%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
19,671
residents · 2025 · +8.0% since 2020
Income per capita $42.8k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+1,563
International migration+4
Natural change−107
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$343.4M2019
$384.9M2020
$474.7M2021
$511.2M2022
$558.2M2023
$578.8M2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$160.1k±$27.4k
Median gross rent
$625/mo±$107/mo
Vacancy rate
14.1%±3.1%
Affordability
4.1× wages
Residential permits
$7.2M
31 units · 1.6/1k pop
FEMA risk score
57.4
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$888/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Ice storm 89Heat wave 81Strong wind 77
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
1552016
1632017
1712018
1772019
1892020
2102021
2542022
2712023
3082024
3142025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 210% since 2021102021
322022
312023
142024
312025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
40.3 km
I-44
Nearest freight rail
17.8 km
BNSF
Nearest port
148.4 km
JEFFERSON CITY RIVER TERMINAL DOCK
Nearest commercial airport
59.8 km
WAYNESVILLE-ST ROBERT RGNL FORNEY FLD
Filing activity
SEC EDGARWage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$39.4k
avg. annual pay · +27% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Wright?
Wright's economy produced $578.8M in 2024, growing 3.7% year over year — about the middle of the pack among 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.