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Wright

United States · GDP 2024
#2306 of 3,127 US counties by GDP42nd-percentile growthmore diversified than 44% of counties
EA Place Score
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methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$578.8M
GDP growth
+3.7%
Jobs tracked
3,892
Employers
438
Avg. wage
$39.4k
Population
19,671
Labor & formation
Unemployment
4.2%
Median HH income
$47.9k±$4.2k
Business applications
278 · 2025

Public companies headquartered here

SEC EDGAR · FMP
CompanySectorRevenueEA
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
$343.4M
2019
$384.9M
2020
$474.7M
2021
$511.2M
2022
$558.2M
2023
$578.8M
2024

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
31 (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
155
2016
163
2017
171
2018
177
2019
189
2020
210
2021
254
2022
271
2023
308
2024
314
2025

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 EDGAR
8-KFirst Bancshares, Inc.05-17
10-QFirst Bancshares, Inc.05-15
8-KFirst Bancshares, Inc.05-15
8-KFirst Bancshares, Inc.03-12
8-KFirst Bancshares, Inc.02-14
10-QFirst Bancshares, Inc.02-14
8-KFirst Bancshares, Inc.11-14
10-QFirst Bancshares, Inc.11-14
8-KFirst Bancshares, Inc.11-08
8-KFirst Bancshares, Inc.10-31
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023
$39.4k
avg. annual pay · +27% since 2019
Similar US counties
nearest by GDP
Noble$579.6MWashington$579.7MRio Grande$579.8MSharp$579.8MClay$576.7MGilchrist$576.4M
The read

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.
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