County profile
Darke County, OH
United States · GDP 2024
#907 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-decile growthmore diversified than 34% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$3.4B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+13.1%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
15,805
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
1,117
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$48.6k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
51,520
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
3.5%
Median HH income
$64.5k±$4.0k
Bachelor's degree+
16.5%±1.3%
Poverty rate
11.0%±1.3%
Business applications
425 · 2025
Retail establishments
166
32.3/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1Greenville Federal Financial CorporationFinancial Services$13.7M44D2Versailles Financial CorporationFinancial Services$2.1M45DHQ-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
Manufacturing42%
Health care17%
Retail trade16%
Food & accommodation10%
Other services9%
Transportation6%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
51,520
residents · 2025 · -0.7% since 2020
Income per capita $59.9k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−86
International migration+58
Natural change−322
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$2.1B2019
$2.1B2020
$2.4B2021
$2.8B2022
$3.0B2023
$3.4B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$173.2k±$4.3k
Median gross rent
$779/mo±$30/mo
Vacancy rate
6.0%±1.2%
Affordability
3.6× wages
Residential permits
$25.6M
58 units · 1.1/1k pop
FEMA risk score
52.7
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$973/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Tornado 82Earthquake 80Strong wind 69
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
2702016
2882017
3012018
3222019
3342020
3622021
4162022
4382023
4862024
5282025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -8% since 2021632021
462022
412023
432024
582025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
33.2 km
I-70
Nearest freight rail
2.3 km
RJCW
Nearest port
110.2 km
Consolidated Grain & Barge Co. North Bend Terminal, Loading Dock.
Nearest commercial airport
42.7 km
JAMES M COX DAYTON INTL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$48.6k
avg. annual pay · +20% since 2019
Nearby & same-state counties
by GDP rankThe read
What is the GDP of Darke?
Darke's economy produced $3.4B in 2024, growing 13.1% year over year — faster than 95% 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.