County profile
Limestone County, TX
United States · GDP 2024
#1209 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-quartile growthmore diversified than 85% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$2.2B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+7.0%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
5,200
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
401
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$58.6k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
22,849
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
5.0%
Median HH income
$60.6k±$2.0k
Bachelor's degree+
18.5%±2.5%
Poverty rate
17.1%±2.2%
Business applications
273 · 2025
Retail establishments
73
32.1/10k 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
Retail trade25%
Health care24%
Manufacturing14%
Food & accommodation13%
Professional services13%
Mining & energy12%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
22,849
residents · 2025 · +3.2% since 2020
Income per capita $54.9k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+791
International migration+317
Natural change−413
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$1.4B2019
$1.3B2020
$1.5B2021
$1.8B2022
$2.0B2023
$2.2B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$164.2k±$9.7k
Median gross rent
$905/mo±$56/mo
Vacancy rate
19.7%±2.7%
Affordability
2.8× wages
Residential permits
$3.3M
14 units · 0.6/1k pop
FEMA risk score
59.3
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$973/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Cold wave 91Drought 85Wildfire 73
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
1412016
1442017
1622018
1722019
1842020
2022021
2472022
2422023
2692024
2812025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 75% since 202182021
202022
192023
372024
142025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
40.9 km
I-45
Nearest freight rail
5.3 km
UP
Nearest port
219.4 km
Houston Port Authority, TX
Nearest commercial airport
61.9 km
WACO RGNL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$58.6k
avg. annual pay · +29% since 2019
Nearby & same-state counties
by GDP rankThe read
What is the GDP of Limestone?
Limestone's economy produced $2.2B in 2024, growing 7.0% year over year — faster than most 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.