County profile
Perkins County, NE
United States · GDP 2024
#2535 of 3,127 US counties by GDPbottom-quartile growthmore diversified than 41% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$407.2M
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
-3.9%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
819
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
126
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$52.2k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
2,849
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
2.6%
Median HH income
$72.8k±$6.5k
Bachelor's degree+
25.8%±3.8%
Poverty rate
7.2%±2.3%
Business applications
44 · 2025
Retail establishments
16
57.0/10k 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
Health care30%
Wholesale trade22%
Construction17%
Retail trade16%
Other services9%
Manufacturing6%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
2,849
residents · 2025 · -0.3% since 2020
Income per capita $82.5k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−47
International migration+57
Natural change−20
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$309.6M2019
$316.4M2020
$399.1M2021
$505.0M2022
$423.8M2023
$407.2M2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$157.2k±$13.8k
Median gross rent
$922/mo±$80/mo
Vacancy rate
12.3%±4.5%
Affordability
3.0× wages
Residential permits
$325.0k
1 units · 0.4/1k pop
FEMA risk score
4.4
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$961/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Hail 82Drought 72Strong wind 29
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2013–2022
1342013
1322014
1582015
1512016
1802017
1912018
1882019
1842020
2032021
2452022
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -86% since 202172021
82022
112023
02024
12025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
29.7 km
I-80
Nearest freight rail
1.0 km
NKCR
Nearest port
471.0 km
CONSOLIDATED BLENDERS BLAIR TERMINAL DOCK
Nearest commercial airport
86.7 km
NORTH PLATTE RGNL/LEE BIRD FLD
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$52.2k
avg. annual pay · +22% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Perkins?
Perkins's economy produced $407.2M in 2024, contracting 3.9% year over year — slower than 89% of US counties. Its largest employment sector is health care.
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.