County profile
Hamilton County, TX
United States · GDP 2024
#2569 of 3,127 US counties by GDP55th-percentile growthmore diversified than 41% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$385.9M
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+4.8%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
1,865
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
238
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$46.0k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
8,680
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
5.5%
Median HH income
$58.2k±$7.7k
Bachelor's degree+
26.8%±4.3%
Poverty rate
16.5%±5.2%
Business applications
98 · 2025
Retail establishments
53
60.8/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1Seadrill LimitedEnergy$1.1B53DHQ-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
Retail trade31%
Health care20%
Food & accommodation17%
Manufacturing13%
Construction10%
Other services8%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
8,680
residents · 2025 · +5.2% since 2020
Income per capita $74.5k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+570
International migration+129
Natural change−274
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$263.5M2019
$288.5M2020
$295.8M2021
$331.5M2022
$368.3M2023
$385.9M2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$147.7k±$28.5k
Median gross rent
$885/mo±$89/mo
Vacancy rate
28.6%±4.3%
Affordability
3.2× wages
Residential permits
$7.5M
33 units · 3.8/1k pop
FEMA risk score
12.8
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$973/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Wildfire 85Hail 53Drought 50
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
1532016
1532017
1532018
1582019
1722020
1972021
2352022
2862023
3132024
3202025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 57% since 2021212021
222022
212023
162024
332025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
69.5 km
I-14
Nearest freight rail
43.0 km
FWWR
Nearest port
331.1 km
Houston Port Authority, TX
Nearest commercial airport
75.8 km
ROBERT GRAY AAF
Filing activity
SEC EDGAR7 filings from 1 company here in the last 90 days.
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$46.0k
avg. annual pay · +20% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Hamilton?
Hamilton's economy produced $385.9M in 2024, growing 4.8% year over year — about the middle of the pack among US counties. Its largest employment sector is retail trade.
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.