County profile
Wilson County, TN
United States · GDP 2024
#433 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-quartile growthmore diversified than 80% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$10.2B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+8.5%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
57,080
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
3,345
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$54.8k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
175,033
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
3.1%
Median HH income
$95.8k±$3.0k
Bachelor's degree+
37.8%±1.7%
Poverty rate
8.0%±1.0%
Business applications
2,532 · 2025
Retail establishments
485
28.5/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1Cracker Barrel Old Country StoreConsumer Cyclical$3.5B63C2Wilson Bank Holding CompanyFinancial Services$8.3M48DHQ-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
Transportation28%
Retail trade25%
Food & accommodation15%
Manufacturing11%
Health care11%
Construction9%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
175,033
residents · 2025 · +17.7% since 2020
Income per capita $72.2k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+21,642
International migration+2,819
Natural change+1,578
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$5.8B2019
$6.1B2020
$7.4B2021
$8.4B2022
$9.4B2023
$10.2B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$428.0k±$9.1k
Median gross rent
$1.5k/mo±$61/mo
Vacancy rate
6.2%±0.9%
Affordability
7.8× wages
Residential permits
$557.8M
1,982 units · 11.3/1k pop
FEMA risk score
80.0
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.7k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Cold wave 89Winter weather 89Earthquake 89
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
3762016
4102017
4392018
4652019
4822020
5472021
6802022
7122023
7402024
7552025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -16% since 20212,3712021
2,3492022
1,8742023
1,9272024
1,9822025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
3.2 km
I-40
Nearest freight rail
3.7 km
NERR
Nearest port
19.9 km
GALLATIN STEAM PLANT (TVA) DOCK UPPER FUEL OIL RECEIVING WHARF
Nearest commercial airport
25.7 km
SMYRNA
Filing activity
SEC EDGAR2 filings from 1 company here in the last 90 days.
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$54.8k
avg. annual pay · +27% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Wilson?
Wilson's economy produced $10.2B in 2024, growing 8.5% year over year — faster than most US counties. Its largest employment sector is transportation.
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.