County profile
Taylor County, TX
United States · GDP 2024
#448 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-quartile growthmore diversified than 82% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$9.9B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+6.8%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
61,016
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
3,658
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$54.0k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
150,077
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
4.0%
Median HH income
$67.1k±$3.1k
Bachelor's degree+
29.3%±1.5%
Poverty rate
14.7%±1.3%
Business applications
1,828 · 2025
Retail establishments
540
36.4/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1First Financial Bankshares, Inc.Financial 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 care35%
Retail trade20%
Food & accommodation19%
Education10%
Finance & insurance8%
Manufacturing8%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
150,077
residents · 2025 · +4.6% since 2020
Income per capita $61.7k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+2,307
International migration+2,725
Natural change+1,514
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$7.0B2019
$7.1B2020
$7.6B2021
$8.5B2022
$9.2B2023
$9.9B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$198.6k±$8.1k
Median gross rent
$1.2k/mo±$24/mo
Vacancy rate
11.7%±1.1%
Affordability
3.7× wages
Residential permits
$267.3M
1,057 units · 7.0/1k pop
FEMA risk score
83.8
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.3k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Hail 99Winter weather 94Wildfire 90
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
3332016
3462017
3612018
3752019
3862020
4242021
4892022
5232023
5312024
5482025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 20% since 20218822021
7942022
4472023
5162024
1,0572025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
17.4 km
I-20
Nearest freight rail
3.7 km
BNSF
Nearest port
479.5 km
Victoria, TX
Nearest commercial airport
23.0 km
ABILENE RGNL
Filing activity
SEC EDGARWage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$54.0k
avg. annual pay · +22% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Taylor?
Taylor's economy produced $9.9B in 2024, growing 6.8% 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.