County profile
Phelps County, NE
United States · GDP 2024
#1819 of 3,127 US counties by GDPbottom-quartile growthmore diversified than 66% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$1.0B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+0.8%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
4,147
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
353
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$56.4k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
8,994
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
2.7%
Median HH income
$68.9k±$9.8k
Bachelor's degree+
29.9%±3.7%
Poverty rate
12.2%±2.7%
Business applications
102 · 2025
Retail establishments
49
54.3/10k 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
Manufacturing27%
Health care23%
Retail trade14%
Construction13%
Wholesale trade13%
Food & accommodation10%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
8,994
residents · 2025 · +0.2% since 2020
Income per capita $71.6k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−31
International migration+40
Natural change+13
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$805.3M2019
$824.3M2020
$945.7M2021
$960.3M2022
$1.0B2023
$1.0B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$194.9k±$13.6k
Median gross rent
$815/mo±$49/mo
Vacancy rate
6.1%±2.5%
Affordability
3.5× wages
Residential permits
$2.6M
9 units · 1.0/1k pop
FEMA risk score
39.2
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$961/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Hail 98Drought 92Strong wind 77
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
2562016
2642017
2812018
2892019
3032020
3232021
3722022
4162023
4422024
4572025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -67% since 2021272021
132022
112023
92024
92025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
20.0 km
I-80
Nearest freight rail
6.9 km
NKCR
Nearest port
301.1 km
CONSOLIDATED BLENDERS BLAIR TERMINAL DOCK
Nearest commercial airport
41.8 km
KEARNEY RGNL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$56.4k
avg. annual pay · +29% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Phelps?
Phelps's economy produced $1.0B in 2024, growing 0.8% 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.