County profile
Deschutes County, OR
United States · GDP 2024
#302 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-quartile growthmore diversified than 91% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$16.7B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+8.8%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
78,499
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
8,553
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$62.4k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
213,072
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
4.7%
Median HH income
$92.8k±$3.0k
Bachelor's degree+
45.0%±1.4%
Poverty rate
8.8%±1.1%
Business applications
4,148 · 2025
Retail establishments
875
41.4/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1BranchOut Food Inc.Consumer Defensive$13.7M38D2Expion360 Inc.Industrials$9.7M34DHQ-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
Health care23%
Food & accommodation22%
Retail trade22%
Construction14%
Manufacturing10%
Professional services9%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
213,072
residents · 2025 · +6.8% since 2020
Income per capita $86.2k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+12,373
International migration+1,190
Natural change+336
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$10.9B2019
$11.2B2020
$12.8B2021
$14.1B2022
$15.3B2023
$16.7B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$650.9k±$10.9k
Median gross rent
$1.8k/mo±$44/mo
Vacancy rate
14.5%±1.0%
Affordability
10.4× wages
Residential permits
$691.6M
2,574 units · 12.1/1k pop
FEMA risk score
84.9
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.8k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Wildfire 98Volcanic 96Avalanche 89
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
8672016
9562017
10252018
10822019
11382020
13732021
16452022
16622023
17132024
17262025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -6% since 20212,7372021
2,1132022
2,3972023
1,6242024
2,5742025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
143.0 km
I-5
Nearest freight rail
11.4 km
BNSF
Nearest port
185.4 km
Port of Portland, OR
Nearest commercial airport
38.2 km
ROBERTS FLD/REDMOND MUNI
Filing activity
SEC EDGAR7 filings from 2 companies here in the last 90 days.
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$62.4k
avg. annual pay · +31% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Deschutes?
Deschutes's economy produced $16.7B in 2024, growing 8.8% year over year — faster than most US counties. Its largest employment sector is health care.
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.