County profile
Smith County, TX
United States · GDP 2024
#303 of 3,127 US counties by GDP49th-percentile growthmore diversified than 81% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$16.7B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+4.3%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
98,886
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
6,356
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$55.6k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
252,549
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
4.5%
Median HH income
$74.2k±$2.2k
Bachelor's degree+
28.6%±1.0%
Poverty rate
11.6%±1.1%
Business applications
3,741 · 2025
Retail establishments
877
35.1/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1Southside Bancshares, Inc.Financial Services———2Diversified Oil & Gas Holdings, Ltd.Energy———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 care33%
Retail trade20%
Food & accommodation17%
Manufacturing13%
Other services8%
Construction8%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
252,549
residents · 2025 · +7.8% since 2020
Income per capita $69.9k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+13,980
International migration+2,340
Natural change+1,845
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$12.0B2019
$11.8B2020
$13.2B2021
$14.9B2022
$16.0B2023
$16.7B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$240.7k±$5.8k
Median gross rent
$1.2k/mo±$35/mo
Vacancy rate
16.6%±1.1%
Affordability
4.3× wages
Residential permits
$155.5M
543 units · 2.2/1k pop
FEMA risk score
84.2
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.3k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Heat wave 96Lightning 95Cold wave 93
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
3832016
3992017
4222018
4392019
4592020
5172021
6202022
6662023
6672024
6802025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -40% since 20219122021
8302022
7532023
6082024
5432025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
8.5 km
I-20
Nearest freight rail
0.9 km
UP
Nearest port
154.3 km
RED RIVER TERMINALS CADDO/BOSSIER PORT COMMISSION
Nearest commercial airport
12.8 km
TYLER POUNDS RGNL
Filing activity
SEC EDGAR2 filings from 1 company here in the last 90 days.
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$55.6k
avg. annual pay · +19% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Smith?
Smith's economy produced $16.7B in 2024, growing 4.3% year over year — about the middle of the pack among 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.