County profile
Licking County, OH
United States · GDP 2024
#407 of 3,127 US counties by GDP66th-percentile growthmore diversified than 32% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$11.1B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+5.8%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
77,088
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
3,277
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$54.2k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
185,564
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
3.4%
Median HH income
$84.4k±$2.4k
Bachelor's degree+
29.3%±1.1%
Poverty rate
10.2%±0.9%
Business applications
2,065 · 2025
Retail establishments
445
24.1/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1Park National CorporationFinancial Services$664.4M63CHQ-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
Transportation41%
Manufacturing18%
Retail trade14%
Health care12%
Food & accommodation10%
Construction5%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
185,564
residents · 2025 · +3.8% since 2020
Income per capita $61.5k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+6,138
International migration+1,115
Natural change−564
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$7.2B2019
$7.7B2020
$8.7B2021
$9.5B2022
$10.5B2023
$11.1B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$275.2k±$5.6k
Median gross rent
$1.1k/mo±$34/mo
Vacancy rate
6.4%±0.8%
Affordability
5.1× wages
Residential permits
$60.3M
153 units · 0.8/1k pop
FEMA risk score
78.9
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.4k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Hail 96Landslide 91Winter weather 88
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
3842016
4102017
4392018
4632019
4832020
5452021
6362022
7002023
7472024
7792025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -58% since 20213632021
2702022
1742023
1562024
1532025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
16.3 km
I-70
Nearest freight rail
5.1 km
CUOH
Nearest port
114.5 km
GENERAL ELECTRIC ADVANCED MATERIALS, WASHINGTON DOCK
Nearest commercial airport
36.4 km
JOHN GLENN COLUMBUS INTL
Filing activity
SEC EDGARWage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$54.2k
avg. annual pay · +25% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Licking?
Licking's economy produced $11.1B in 2024, growing 5.8% year over year — faster than most US counties. Its largest employment sector is transportation.
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.