County profile
Nolan County, TX
United States · GDP 2024
#1693 of 3,127 US counties by GDPbottom-decile growthmore diversified than 56% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$1.2B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
-6.5%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
5,011
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
342
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$55.4k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
14,117
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
4.6%
Median HH income
$50.7k±$3.5k
Bachelor's degree+
16.0%±2.7%
Poverty rate
22.5%±4.6%
Business applications
120 · 2025
Retail establishments
52
36.8/10k 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
Manufacturing32%
Retail trade20%
Food & accommodation17%
Health care16%
Transportation7%
Construction7%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
14,117
residents · 2025 · -4.1% since 2020
Income per capita $60.2k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−470
International migration+57
Natural change−195
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$958.8M2019
$923.8M2020
$1.1B2021
$1.2B2022
$1.3B2023
$1.2B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$96.3k±$9.5k
Median gross rent
$913/mo±$80/mo
Vacancy rate
17.1%±3.0%
Affordability
1.7× wages
Residential permits
$1.2M
8 units · 0.6/1k pop
FEMA risk score
37.8
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$995/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Drought 90Wildfire 87Hail 86
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
2372016
2232017
2312018
2632019
2552020
3092021
3182022
3572023
3512024
3812025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 700% since 202112021
42022
172023
192024
82025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
16.0 km
I-20
Nearest freight rail
3.8 km
BNSF
Nearest port
510.1 km
Victoria, TX
Nearest commercial airport
69.0 km
ABILENE RGNL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$55.4k
avg. annual pay · +23% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Nolan?
Nolan's economy produced $1.2B in 2024, contracting 6.5% year over year — among the slowest-growing US counties. Its largest employment sector is manufacturing.
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.