County profile
Paulding County, OH
United States · GDP 2024
#2033 of 3,127 US counties by GDPbottom-quartile growthmore diversified than 10% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$790.0M
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
-2.8%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
4,033
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
309
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$51.0k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
18,727
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
3.1%
Median HH income
$67.7k±$5.4k
Bachelor's degree+
16.9%±2.0%
Poverty rate
8.9%±2.2%
Business applications
156 · 2025
Retail establishments
45
24.0/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1Diamond Bancshares, Inc.Financial Services———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
Manufacturing50%
Health care16%
Retail trade13%
Transportation9%
Food & accommodation6%
Other services5%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
18,727
residents · 2025 · -0.4% since 2020
Income per capita $55.8k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−137
International migration+167
Natural change−113
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$585.0M2019
$602.8M2020
$700.5M2021
$764.2M2022
$812.8M2023
$790.0M2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$140.8k±$9.1k
Median gross rent
$812/mo±$44/mo
Vacancy rate
10.8%±2.1%
Affordability
2.8× wages
Residential permits
$8.9M
28 units · 1.5/1k pop
FEMA risk score
21.2
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$973/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Hail 56Tornado 51Earthquake 50
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
1662016
1732017
1792018
1892019
1962020
2192021
2632022
2812023
2942024
3142025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -3% since 2021292021
272022
262023
222024
282025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
34.7 km
I-469
Nearest freight rail
3.4 km
NS
Nearest port
103.8 km
THE ANDERSONS-TOLEDO-EDWIN DRIVE ELEVATORS
Nearest commercial airport
53.8 km
FORT WAYNE INTL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$51.0k
avg. annual pay · +33% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Paulding?
Paulding's economy produced $790.0M in 2024, contracting 2.8% year over year — slower than 87% 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.