County profile
Winkler County, TX
United States · GDP 2024
#1173 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-quartile growthmore diversified than 18% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$2.3B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+7.0%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
3,447
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
204
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$83.7k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
7,540
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
3.7%
Median HH income
$86.9k±$18.5k
Bachelor's degree+
10.6%±3.1%
Poverty rate
16.2%±5.0%
Business applications
175 · 2025
Retail establishments
29
38.3/10k 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%
Transportation19%
Real estate16%
Retail trade11%
Construction7%
Food & accommodation7%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
7,540
residents · 2025 · -2.8% since 2020
Income per capita $85.8k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−723
International migration+327
Natural change+199
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$1.5B2019
$1.0B2020
$1.8B2021
$2.4B2022
$2.1B2023
$2.3B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$148.2k±$29.4k
Median gross rent
$1.0k/mo±$110/mo
Vacancy rate
14.4%±4.2%
Affordability
1.8× wages
Residential permits
$888.6k
3 units · 0.4/1k pop
FEMA risk score
4.1
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$978/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Drought 79Wildfire 57Hail 53
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 50% since 202122021
02022
02023
102024
32025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
32.1 km
I-20
Nearest freight rail
5.1 km
TXN
Nearest port
674.8 km
Victoria, TX
Nearest commercial airport
80.6 km
MIDLAND INTL AIR AND SPACE PORT
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$83.7k
avg. annual pay · +20% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Winkler?
Winkler's economy produced $2.3B in 2024, growing 7.0% 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.