County profile
Monroe County, TN
United States · GDP 2024
#1192 of 3,127 US counties by GDP46th-percentile growthmore diversified than 6% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$2.2B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+4.1%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
13,318
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
773
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$49.5k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
49,730
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
4.2%
Median HH income
$56.9k±$2.8k
Bachelor's degree+
17.1%±1.9%
Poverty rate
15.5%±2.2%
Business applications
391 · 2025
Retail establishments
157
31.8/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1MasterCraft Boat Holdings, Inc.Consumer Cyclical$284.2M62CHQ-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
Manufacturing52%
Retail trade17%
Health care12%
Food & accommodation12%
Other services3%
Transportation3%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
49,730
residents · 2025 · +7.2% since 2020
Income per capita $47.9k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+4,312
International migration+82
Natural change−1,192
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$1.5B2019
$1.4B2020
$1.6B2021
$1.8B2022
$2.1B2023
$2.2B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$227.5k±$11.9k
Median gross rent
$714/mo±$89/mo
Vacancy rate
9.4%±1.5%
Affordability
4.6× wages
Residential permits
$62.0M
175 units · 3.5/1k pop
FEMA risk score
60.9
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$925/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Landslide 96Earthquake 89Strong wind 79
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
1742016
1772017
1862018
2002019
2122020
2412021
3112022
3392023
3672024
3792025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -19% since 20212152021
1822022
1432023
1572024
1752025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
29.5 km
I-75
Nearest freight rail
13.4 km
CSXT
Nearest port
18.4 km
C. REED DAVIS CONTRACTORS,PORT OF TELLICO BGE WHF
Nearest commercial airport
47.1 km
MC GHEE TYSON
Filing activity
SEC EDGAR1 filing from 1 company here in the last 90 days.
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$49.5k
avg. annual pay · +25% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Monroe?
Monroe's economy produced $2.2B in 2024, growing 4.1% year over year — about the middle of the pack among 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.