County profile
Williams County, ND
United States · GDP 2024
#556 of 3,127 US counties by GDP34th-percentile growthmore diversified than 66% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$7.5B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+2.7%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
21,785
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
1,652
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$87.1k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
41,767
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
2.9%
Median HH income
$85.6k±$6.4k
Bachelor's degree+
24.4%±3.1%
Poverty rate
8.6%±2.3%
Business applications
749 · 2025
Retail establishments
144
35.3/10k 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
Mining & energy36%
Construction17%
Retail trade14%
Food & accommodation12%
Wholesale trade11%
Health care11%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
41,767
residents · 2025 · +1.4% since 2020
Income per capita $76.2k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−2,151
International migration+650
Natural change+2,251
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$6.3B2019
$4.5B2020
$5.0B2021
$6.7B2022
$7.3B2023
$7.5B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$284.8k±$24.0k
Median gross rent
$1.1k/mo±$56/mo
Vacancy rate
25.6%±3.8%
Affordability
3.3× wages
Residential permits
$53.2M
145 units · 3.5/1k pop
FEMA risk score
53.7
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.2k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Winter weather 97Cold wave 91Ice storm 86
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
3932016
3912017
4082018
4452019
4582020
4652021
5042022
5202023
5432024
5802025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 104% since 2021712021
682022
622023
902024
1452025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
155.7 km
I-94
Nearest freight rail
8.3 km
BNSF
Nearest port
742.8 km
INTERNATIONAL FALLS
Nearest commercial airport
22.1 km
WILLISTON BASIN INTL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$87.1k
avg. annual pay · +9% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Williams?
Williams's economy produced $7.5B in 2024, growing 2.7% year over year — slower than 66% of US counties. Its largest employment sector is mining & energy.
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.