County profile
Richland County, OH
United States · GDP 2024
#651 of 3,127 US counties by GDP36th-percentile growthmore diversified than 66% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$6.0B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+3.0%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
39,131
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
2,616
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$49.8k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
124,893
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
3.9%
Median HH income
$59.5k±$1.5k
Bachelor's degree+
17.9%±1.1%
Poverty rate
13.8%±1.2%
Business applications
1,247 · 2025
Retail establishments
382
30.6/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1The Gorman-Rupp CompanyIndustrials$682.4M77B+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
Manufacturing29%
Retail trade21%
Health care21%
Food & accommodation16%
Wholesale trade7%
Construction6%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
124,893
residents · 2025 · -0.1% since 2020
Income per capita $50.0k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+1,181
International migration+303
Natural change−1,535
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$4.8B2019
$4.7B2020
$5.1B2021
$5.5B2022
$5.8B2023
$6.0B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$164.8k±$3.2k
Median gross rent
$824/mo±$25/mo
Vacancy rate
8.3%±1.0%
Affordability
3.3× wages
Residential permits
$34.9M
114 units · 0.9/1k pop
FEMA risk score
61.3
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$973/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Ice storm 89Hail 89Winter weather 88
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
2542016
2702017
2872018
3072019
3232020
3642021
4172022
4672023
4982024
5302025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -1% since 20211152021
2472022
1322023
1432024
1142025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
7.4 km
I-71
Nearest freight rail
0.8 km
NS
Nearest port
69.3 km
CARMEUSE - HURON
Nearest commercial airport
5.5 km
MANSFIELD LAHM RGNL
Filing activity
SEC EDGAR3 filings from 1 company here in the last 90 days.
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$49.8k
avg. annual pay · +23% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Richland?
Richland's economy produced $6.0B in 2024, growing 3.0% year over year — slower than 64% 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.