County profile
Cowlitz County, WA
United States · GDP 2024
#569 of 3,127 US counties by GDP40th-percentile growthmore diversified than 65% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$7.2B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+3.5%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
33,796
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
2,309
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$64.5k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
114,885
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
5.0%
Median HH income
$76.5k±$3.1k
Bachelor's degree+
17.6%±1.2%
Poverty rate
12.2%±1.2%
Business applications
1,582 · 2025
Retail establishments
319
28.0/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1Tytan Holdings, Inc.Industrials$497.0k——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
Manufacturing29%
Health care21%
Retail trade20%
Food & accommodation13%
Construction10%
Admin & support7%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
114,885
residents · 2025 · +3.5% since 2020
Income per capita $59.7k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+4,135
International migration+563
Natural change−835
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$5.4B2019
$5.6B2020
$6.1B2021
$6.8B2022
$7.0B2023
$7.2B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$397.5k±$10.4k
Median gross rent
$1.2k/mo±$39/mo
Vacancy rate
5.3%±0.9%
Affordability
6.2× wages
Residential permits
$104.3M
308 units · 2.7/1k pop
FEMA risk score
90.3
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.5k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Volcanic 100Earthquake 97Heat wave 91
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
6142016
6712017
7442018
8142019
8612020
10062021
11562022
11572023
11912024
12352025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -11% since 20213482021
5852022
3082023
3532024
3082025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
16.4 km
I-5
Nearest freight rail
9.3 km
Freight rail
Nearest port
8.1 km
Port of Longview, WA
Nearest commercial airport
67.5 km
PORTLAND INTL
Waterborne tonnage, host port(s) (CY2023):23,383,244 short tons/yr · Port of Longview, WA, Port of Kalama, WA
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$64.5k
avg. annual pay · +23% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Cowlitz?
Cowlitz's economy produced $7.2B in 2024, growing 3.5% year over year — about the middle of the pack among 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.