County profile
Red Willow County, NE
United States · GDP 2024
#2091 of 3,127 US counties by GDPbottom-decile growthmore diversified than 68% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$736.8M
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
-5.8%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
3,848
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
400
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$45.3k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
10,307
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
2.8%
Median HH income
$63.7k±$9.7k
Bachelor's degree+
24.8%±3.3%
Poverty rate
14.0%±5.0%
Business applications
105 · 2025
Retail establishments
69
66.3/10k 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 trade26%
Health care23%
Manufacturing20%
Food & accommodation16%
Wholesale trade8%
Finance & insurance7%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
10,307
residents · 2025 · -3.5% since 2020
Income per capita $60.1k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−234
International migration+18
Natural change−163
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$541.1M2019
$572.0M2020
$641.6M2021
$720.0M2022
$782.2M2023
$736.8M2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$159.6k±$13.6k
Median gross rent
$819/mo±$98/mo
Vacancy rate
12.5%±4.2%
Affordability
3.5× wages
Residential permits
$2.7M
9 units · 0.9/1k pop
FEMA risk score
20.3
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$961/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Hail 91Drought 87Winter weather 73
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
2412016
2572017
2722018
2702019
2812020
3102021
3672022
3932023
3932024
4132025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ 0% since 202192021
52022
52023
172024
92025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
85.3 km
I-80
Nearest freight rail
5.6 km
BNSF
Nearest port
396.0 km
BARTLETT AND CO NEBRASKA CITY DOCK
Nearest commercial airport
10.4 km
MC COOK BEN NELSON RGNL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$45.3k
avg. annual pay · +20% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Red Willow?
Red Willow's economy produced $736.8M in 2024, contracting 5.8% year over year — among the slowest-growing 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.