County profile
Webb County, TX
United States · GDP 2024
#312 of 3,127 US counties by GDPbottom-quartile growthmore diversified than 48% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$16.1B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
-0.1%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
83,434
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
5,840
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$44.9k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
281,224
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
5.1%
Median HH income
$63.1k±$2.4k
Bachelor's degree+
21.4%±1.2%
Poverty rate
21.3%±1.4%
Business applications
3,209 · 2025
Retail establishments
761
27.1/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1International Bancshares CorporationFinancial 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 care26%
Transportation26%
Retail trade20%
Food & accommodation15%
Admin & support7%
Wholesale trade6%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
281,224
residents · 2025 · +5.2% since 2020
Income per capita $44.2k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−12,241
International migration+13,623
Natural change+12,332
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$11.7B2019
$10.7B2020
$13.6B2021
$17.4B2022
$16.1B2023
$16.1B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$189.9k±$3.9k
Median gross rent
$1.0k/mo±$27/mo
Vacancy rate
7.7%±0.8%
Affordability
4.2× wages
Residential permits
$321.5M
1,340 units · 4.8/1k pop
FEMA risk score
89.2
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.2k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Heat wave 97Cold wave 96Hail 90
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
3022016
3102017
3222018
3392019
3472020
3722021
4252022
4632023
4802024
4922025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -20% since 20211,6842021
1,2722022
1,5422023
1,4482024
1,3402025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
9.6 km
I-35
Nearest freight rail
9.7 km
UP
Nearest port
177.9 km
PORT OF CORPUS CHRISTI PUBLIC OIL (BARGE) DOCK NO. 10
Nearest commercial airport
27.3 km
LAREDO INTL
Filing activity
SEC EDGARWage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$44.9k
avg. annual pay · +20% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Webb?
Webb's economy produced $16.1B in 2024, contracting 0.1% year over year — slower than 80% of 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.