County profile
McLennan County, TX
United States · GDP 2024
#278 of 3,127 US counties by GDP67th-percentile growthmore diversified than 97% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$18.5B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+5.9%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
111,600
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
5,928
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$57.6k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
272,020
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
4.6%
Median HH income
$66.6k±$2.0k
Bachelor's degree+
28.7%±1.3%
Poverty rate
16.6%±1.0%
Business applications
3,395 · 2025
Retail establishments
884
32.7/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1Voip-Pal.com Inc.Communication Services———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
Health care24%
Retail trade18%
Food & accommodation17%
Manufacturing17%
Education14%
Construction10%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
272,020
residents · 2025 · +4.1% since 2020
Income per capita $56.9k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+5,179
International migration+2,179
Natural change+3,482
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$13.2B2019
$13.2B2020
$14.6B2021
$16.0B2022
$17.4B2023
$18.5B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$243.6k±$6.2k
Median gross rent
$1.2k/mo±$23/mo
Vacancy rate
10.2%±0.9%
Affordability
4.2× wages
Residential permits
$314.8M
1,442 units · 5.3/1k pop
FEMA risk score
91.2
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.2k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Tornado 99Lightning 97Cold wave 96
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
3102016
3332017
3592018
3782019
3992020
4522021
5462022
5742023
5862024
5932025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 31% since 20211,0972021
1,3892022
1,7502023
1,0462024
1,4422025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
7.2 km
I-35
Nearest freight rail
4.8 km
UP
Nearest port
255.9 km
Houston Port Authority, TX
Nearest commercial airport
7.1 km
WACO RGNL
Filing activity
SEC EDGAR1 filing from 1 company here in the last 90 days.
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$57.6k
avg. annual pay · +23% since 2019
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What is the GDP of McLennan?
McLennan's economy produced $18.5B in 2024, growing 5.9% year over year — faster than most US counties. Its largest employment sector is health care.
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.