County profile
Ellis County, TX
United States · GDP 2024
#416 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-quartile growthmore diversified than 77% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$10.8B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+8.1%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
53,171
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
3,808
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$55.5k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
240,867
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
4.6%
Median HH income
$99.6k±$3.2k
Bachelor's degree+
30.1%±1.4%
Poverty rate
6.9%±1.0%
Business applications
4,246 · 2025
Retail establishments
437
18.8/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1Ennis, Inc.Industrials$392.4M78B+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
Manufacturing28%
Retail trade19%
Food & accommodation18%
Construction14%
Health care12%
Transportation10%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
240,867
residents · 2025 · +24.0% since 2020
Income per capita $58.8k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+39,618
International migration+1,223
Natural change+5,640
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$6.8B2019
$6.7B2020
$7.7B2021
$9.3B2022
$10.0B2023
$10.8B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$348.6k±$5.5k
Median gross rent
$1.6k/mo±$53/mo
Vacancy rate
4.9%±0.8%
Affordability
6.3× wages
Residential permits
$924.7M
3,678 units · 15.3/1k pop
FEMA risk score
81.6
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.9k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Hail 97Heat wave 91Cold wave 89
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
4282016
4692017
5072018
5342019
5532020
6382021
7802022
8162023
8302024
8282025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -6% since 20213,8952021
2,7382022
2,8842023
2,9722024
3,6782025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
5.7 km
I-35E
Nearest freight rail
0.1 km
BNSF
Nearest port
297.6 km
RED RIVER TERMINALS CADDO/BOSSIER PORT COMMISSION
Nearest commercial airport
55.5 km
DALLAS LOVE FLD
Filing activity
SEC EDGAR3 filings from 1 company here in the last 90 days.
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$55.5k
avg. annual pay · +21% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Ellis?
Ellis's economy produced $10.8B in 2024, growing 8.1% year over year — faster than most 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.