County profile
Washington County, TX
United States · GDP 2024
#975 of 3,127 US counties by GDPbottom-quartile growthmore diversified than 72% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$3.0B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
-2.0%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
13,280
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
996
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$49.6k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
38,288
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
4.5%
Median HH income
$77.8k±$5.6k
Bachelor's degree+
30.7%±2.6%
Poverty rate
13.4%±2.0%
Business applications
528 · 2025
Retail establishments
154
40.9/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1West Texas Resources, Inc.Energy$10.1k——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
Manufacturing31%
Retail trade23%
Health care14%
Food & accommodation14%
Construction9%
Other services9%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
38,288
residents · 2025 · +7.0% since 2020
Income per capita $72.7k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+2,431
International migration+444
Natural change−450
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$1.9B2019
$1.9B2020
$2.5B2021
$3.2B2022
$3.1B2023
$3.0B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$288.1k±$13.4k
Median gross rent
$1.2k/mo±$61/mo
Vacancy rate
12.2%±2.1%
Affordability
5.8× wages
Residential permits
$35.3M
197 units · 5.1/1k pop
FEMA risk score
72.0
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.3k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Hurricane 85Cold wave 83Tornado 83
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
2342016
2452017
2622018
2782019
2842020
3102021
3712022
3892023
4102024
4172025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -38% since 20213192021
1812022
1272023
1112024
1972025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
52.7 km
I-10
Nearest freight rail
2.6 km
BNSF
Nearest port
105.1 km
Houston Port Authority, TX
Nearest commercial airport
41.9 km
EASTERWOOD FLD
Filing activity
SEC EDGARWage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$49.6k
avg. annual pay · +21% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Washington?
Washington's economy produced $3.0B in 2024, contracting 2.0% year over year — slower than 85% of 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.