County profile
Garza County, TX
United States · GDP 2024
#2739 of 3,127 US counties by GDPbottom-decile growthmore diversified than 42% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$281.6M
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
-5.0%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
1,303
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
129
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$50.5k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
4,510
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
5.6%
Median HH income
$46.3k±$16.0k
Bachelor's degree+
10.2%±3.4%
Poverty rate
8.4%±4.0%
Business applications
34 · 2025
Retail establishments
20
43.8/10k 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
Mining & energy26%
Admin & support20%
Health care15%
Retail trade15%
Construction12%
Food & accommodation12%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
4,510
residents · 2025 · -22.3% since 2020
Income per capita $47.8k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−1,638
International migration+204
Natural change−26
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$248.7M2019
$180.3M2020
$253.8M2021
$304.9M2022
$296.5M2023
$281.6M2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$77.8k±$41.2k · low reliability
Median gross rent
$838/mo±$290/mo
Vacancy rate
33.2%±5.9%
Affordability
1.5× wages
Residential permits
$138.9k
2 units · 0.4/1k pop
FEMA risk score
20.0
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$973/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Drought 97Wildfire 83Hail 79
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
02021
02022
72023
72024
22025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
63.7 km
I-27
Nearest freight rail
4.8 km
BNSF
Nearest port
611.3 km
GAVILON GRAIN CATOOSA OK
Nearest commercial airport
72.4 km
LUBBOCK PRESTON SMITH INTL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$50.5k
avg. annual pay · +15% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Garza?
Garza's economy produced $281.6M in 2024, contracting 5.0% year over year — among the slowest-growing US counties. Its largest employment sector is mining & energy.
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.