County profile
Mason County, TX
United States · GDP 2024
#2968 of 3,127 US counties by GDPbottom-decile growthmore diversified than 79% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$155.6M
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
-5.2%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
790
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
155
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$42.4k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
3,990
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
4.2%
Median HH income
$74.2k±$6.9k
Bachelor's degree+
38.8%±8.5%
Poverty rate
7.0%±2.7%
Business applications
50 · 2025
Retail establishments
23
57.4/10k 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
Food & accommodation23%
Retail trade21%
Health care16%
Construction16%
Wholesale trade14%
Professional services10%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
3,990
residents · 2025 · +0.5% since 2020
Income per capita $64.0k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+173
International migration+3
Natural change−154
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$124.1M2019
$123.3M2020
$126.5M2021
$138.3M2022
$164.1M2023
$155.6M2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$293.6k±$51.0k
Median gross rent
$800/mo±$272/mo
Vacancy rate
29.6%±5.3%
Affordability
6.9× wages
Residential permits
$1.1M
4 units · 1.0/1k pop
FEMA risk score
11.0
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.0k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Drought 79Wildfire 70Lightning 49
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -50% since 202182021
22022
22023
142024
42025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
52.2 km
I-10
Nearest freight rail
44.0 km
CTXR
Nearest port
304.9 km
Victoria, TX
Nearest commercial airport
138.9 km
ROBERT GRAY AAF
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$42.4k
avg. annual pay · +24% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Mason?
Mason's economy produced $155.6M in 2024, contracting 5.2% year over year — among the slowest-growing US counties. Its largest employment sector is food & accommodation.
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.