County profile
Klickitat County, WA
United States · GDP 2024
#1161 of 3,127 US counties by GDP72nd-percentile growthmore diversified than 84% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$2.3B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+6.4%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
4,247
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
585
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$60.3k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
24,331
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
4.0%
Median HH income
$71.0k±$4.3k
Bachelor's degree+
31.2%±3.1%
Poverty rate
12.9%±2.4%
Business applications
400 · 2025
Retail establishments
55
22.9/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1Auscrete CorporationConsumer Cyclical$0——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
Manufacturing28%
Health care21%
Retail trade14%
Food & accommodation14%
Agriculture13%
Construction10%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
24,331
residents · 2025 · +6.6% since 2020
Income per capita $60.2k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+1,172
International migration+432
Natural change−84
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$1.8B2019
$1.5B2020
$1.9B2021
$1.9B2022
$2.2B2023
$2.3B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$425.3k±$28.1k
Median gross rent
$1.1k/mo±$258/mo
Vacancy rate
9.8%±2.0%
Affordability
7.0× wages
Residential permits
$26.6M
102 units · 4.2/1k pop
FEMA risk score
73.9
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.3k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Wildfire 98Volcanic 92Ice storm 83
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
2872016
3182017
3432018
3652019
3812020
4392021
5292022
5512023
5492024
5732025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -46% since 20211892021
1342022
1002023
792024
1022025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
19.0 km
I-84
Nearest freight rail
17.3 km
BNSF
Nearest port
19.7 km
JOHN DAY DAM BELOW LOCKS
Nearest commercial airport
79.3 km
YAKIMA AIR TRML/MCALLISTER FLD
Filing activity
SEC EDGARWage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$60.3k
avg. annual pay · +16% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Klickitat?
Klickitat's economy produced $2.3B in 2024, growing 6.4% year over year — faster than most 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.