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Places/WA/Benton County, WA
County profile

Benton County, WA

United States · GDP 2024
#297 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-quartile growthmore diversified than 86% of counties
EA Place Score
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methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$16.9B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+7.4%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
76,642
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
4,960
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$67.0k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
221,722
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
4.2%
Median HH income
$89.9k±$2.1k
Bachelor's degree+
33.2%±1.3%
Poverty rate
11.0%±1.1%
Business applications
3,206 · 2025
Retail establishments
579
26.4/10k pop

Public companies headquartered here

SEC EDGAR · FMP
CompanySectorRevenueEA
1Electronic Systems Technology, Inc.Technology$1.5M——2Vivos Inc.Healthcare$68.4k48D3GlobeStar Therapeutics CorporationHealthcare$77——

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 care24%
Retail trade18%
Professional services15%
Construction14%
Food & accommodation14%
Admin & support14%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
221,722
residents · 2025 · +6.9% since 2020
Income per capita $60.0k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+7,439
International migration+3,752
Natural change+3,212

GDP trend

2019–2024 · nominal
$12.4B
2019
$12.3B
2020
$13.7B
2021
$14.4B
2022
$15.8B
2023
$16.9B
2024

Real estate & risk

FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$407.8k±$7.4k
Median gross rent
$1.3k/mo±$35/mo
Vacancy rate
6.1%±0.7%
Affordability
6.1× wages
Residential permits
$412.7M
1,663 units · 7.5/1k pop
FEMA risk score
87.1
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.5k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Wildfire 97Heat wave 94Earthquake 93
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
515
2016
565
2017
614
2018
675
2019
713
2020
813
2021
960
2022
983
2023
1008
2024
1039
2025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 12% since 2021
1,486
2021
1,242
2022
1,136
2023
1,515
2024
1,663
2025

Transport access

BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
2.1 km
I-82
Nearest freight rail
2.3 km
BNSF
Nearest port
31.8 km
HARVEST STATES COOPERATIVES, KENNEWICK DOCK
Nearest commercial airport
30.3 km
TRI-CITIES
Filing activity
SEC EDGAR
10-QVivos Inc.05-14
10-KVivos Inc.03-31
10-QVivos Inc.11-12
8-KVivos Inc.09-22
8-KVivos Inc.09-18
10-QVivos Inc.08-13
10-QVivos Inc.05-09
10-KVivos Inc.03-24
8-KVivos Inc.02-10
8-KVivos Inc.02-10
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023
$67.0k
avg. annual pay · +17% since 2019
Similar US counties
nearest by GDP
McLean$16.9BPeoria$17.0BRichmond$16.8BBoone$16.8BWashington$17.1BSt. Lucie$16.7B
Nearby & same-state counties
by GDP rank
Thurston$21.6BWhatcom$20.6BKitsap$18.3BYakima$13.3BSkagit$9.6BGrant$8.6B
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What is the GDP of Benton?

Benton's economy produced $16.9B in 2024, growing 7.4% 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.