County profile
Houston County, TN
United States · GDP 2024
#2883 of 3,127 US counties by GDP53rd-percentile growthmore diversified than 31% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$213.6M
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+4.6%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
1,040
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
106
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$41.8k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
8,479
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
4.0%
Median HH income
$59.6k±$4.1k
Bachelor's degree+
13.6%±2.9%
Poverty rate
11.1%±2.8%
Business applications
91 · 2025
Retail establishments
21
24.6/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
No public companies loaded for this state yet — universe expands with the full ingest.
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
Health care29%
Retail trade20%
Manufacturing18%
Food & accommodation13%
Other services11%
Construction10%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
8,479
residents · 2025 · +2.2% since 2020
Income per capita $44.9k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+456
International migration+2
Natural change−277
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$162.5M2019
$163.0M2020
$170.4M2021
$179.8M2022
$204.1M2023
$213.6M2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$172.7k±$23.1k
Median gross rent
$735/mo±$95/mo
Vacancy rate
15.2%±2.7%
Affordability
4.1× wages
Residential permits
$45.0k
1 units · 0.1/1k pop
FEMA risk score
13.1
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$925/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Earthquake 72Strong wind 58Landslide 49
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
1182016
1322017
1382018
1622019
1652020
1962021
2432022
2692023
2782024
3002025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ 0% since 202112021
22022
02023
12024
12025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
38.7 km
I-40
Nearest freight rail
11.8 km
RJCM
Nearest port
13.6 km
CUMBERLAND CITY STEAM PLANT T V A
Nearest commercial airport
95.0 km
NASHVILLE INTL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$41.8k
avg. annual pay · +24% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Houston?
Houston's economy produced $213.6M in 2024, growing 4.6% year over year — about the middle of the pack among 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.