County profile
Cooke County, TX
United States · GDP 2024
#900 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-decile growthmore diversified than 61% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$3.4B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+9.6%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
13,433
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
1,040
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$59.3k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
44,461
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
3.9%
Median HH income
$73.9k±$4.9k
Bachelor's degree+
23.7%±2.3%
Poverty rate
13.5%±2.1%
Business applications
635 · 2025
Retail establishments
153
34.5/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1Select Water Solutions, Inc.Energy$1.4B61CHQ-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
Manufacturing33%
Food & accommodation21%
Retail trade19%
Health care12%
Transportation8%
Mining & energy7%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
44,461
residents · 2025 · +6.5% since 2020
Income per capita $64.9k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+2,330
International migration+318
Natural change+43
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$2.4B2019
$2.1B2020
$2.2B2021
$2.8B2022
$3.1B2023
$3.4B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$240.4k±$9.3k
Median gross rent
$1.0k/mo±$85/mo
Vacancy rate
7.9%±1.9%
Affordability
4.1× wages
Residential permits
$19.2M
69 units · 1.6/1k pop
FEMA risk score
73.3
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.3k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Drought 98Hail 93Wildfire 92
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
3152016
3422017
3692018
4012019
4162020
4722021
5862022
6342023
6412024
6752025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 35% since 2021512021
1142022
852023
1552024
692025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
5.3 km
I-35
Nearest freight rail
4.8 km
Freight rail
Nearest port
273.1 km
PORT CARL ALBERT SLIP
Nearest commercial airport
72.9 km
PEROT FLD/FORT WORTH ALLIANCE
Filing activity
SEC EDGARWage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$59.3k
avg. annual pay · +23% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Cooke?
Cooke's economy produced $3.4B in 2024, growing 9.6% year over year — faster than 90% 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.