County profile
Ward County, TX
United States · GDP 2024
#691 of 3,127 US counties by GDP70th-percentile growthmore diversified than 40% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$5.3B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+6.2%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
4,718
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
339
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$76.5k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
11,125
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
4.1%
Median HH income
$66.0k±$18.0k
Bachelor's degree+
12.4%±2.6%
Poverty rate
14.9%±4.7%
Business applications
183 · 2025
Retail establishments
29
26.2/10k 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
Mining & energy39%
Construction17%
Retail trade14%
Food & accommodation13%
Transportation11%
Real estate7%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
11,125
residents · 2025 · -4.7% since 2020
Income per capita $76.1k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−783
International migration+53
Natural change+211
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$3.2B2019
$1.9B2020
$3.9B2021
$5.4B2022
$5.0B2023
$5.3B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$150.7k±$21.7k
Median gross rent
$1.1k/mo±$123/mo
Vacancy rate
15.0%±3.1%
Affordability
2.0× wages
Residential permits
$910.0k
18 units · 1.6/1k pop
FEMA risk score
15.4
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.2k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Wildfire 75Hail 70Strong wind 60
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
3152016
3242017
3382018
3852019
4152020
4142021
4242022
4482023
4652024
5302025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
02021
42022
92023
262024
182025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
2.6 km
I-20
Nearest freight rail
3.0 km
UP
Nearest port
662.0 km
Victoria, TX
Nearest commercial airport
97.8 km
MIDLAND INTL AIR AND SPACE PORT
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$76.5k
avg. annual pay · +17% since 2019
Nearby & same-state counties
by GDP rankThe read
What is the GDP of Ward?
Ward's economy produced $5.3B in 2024, growing 6.2% year over year — faster than most US counties. Its largest employment sector is mining & energy.
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.