County profile
Monroe County, OH
United States · GDP 2024
#1697 of 3,127 US counties by GDPbottom-decile growthmore diversified than 89% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$1.2B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
-9.8%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
1,923
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
244
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$45.7k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
12,994
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
4.7%
Median HH income
$60.1k±$5.4k
Bachelor's degree+
12.1%±2.0%
Poverty rate
15.2%±3.5%
Business applications
87 · 2025
Retail establishments
36
27.6/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1Ormet CorporationBasic Materials$585.3M——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 trade25%
Finance & insurance19%
Food & accommodation16%
Health care15%
Manufacturing13%
Transportation13%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
12,994
residents · 2025 · -2.7% since 2020
Income per capita $47.2k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+48
International migration+28
Natural change−425
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$1.1B2019
$926.1M2020
$1.2B2021
$1.5B2022
$1.3B2023
$1.2B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$142.7k±$13.0k
Median gross rent
$672/mo±$81/mo
Vacancy rate
20.8%±2.7%
Affordability
3.1× wages
Residential permits
$0
0 units · 0.0/1k pop
FEMA risk score
27.3
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$973/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Landslide 91Lightning 80Hurricane 55
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2014–2024
1252014
1162015
1312016
1322017
1382018
1352019
1452020
1512021
2042022
2582024
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -100% since 202112021
02022
02023
02024
02025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
33.8 km
I-77
Nearest freight rail
18.3 km
CSXT
Nearest port
19.5 km
CITY OF SISTERSVILLE, FERRY LANDING
Nearest commercial airport
52.4 km
MID-OHIO VALLEY RGNL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$45.7k
avg. annual pay · +16% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Monroe?
Monroe's economy produced $1.2B in 2024, contracting 9.8% 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.