County profile
Mason County, WA
United States · GDP 2024
#1111 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-quartile growthmore diversified than 57% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$2.5B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+8.3%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
10,138
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
1,072
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$54.8k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
71,165
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
5.0%
Median HH income
$83.3k±$4.7k
Bachelor's degree+
21.9%±1.5%
Poverty rate
12.3%±1.5%
Business applications
916 · 2025
Retail establishments
129
18.5/10k 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
Food & accommodation25%
Retail trade25%
Health care24%
Manufacturing10%
Construction9%
Other services7%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
71,165
residents · 2025 · +7.8% since 2020
Income per capita $57.2k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+4,707
International migration+1,351
Natural change−913
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$1.7B2019
$1.7B2020
$1.9B2021
$2.1B2022
$2.3B2023
$2.5B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$411.8k±$13.8k
Median gross rent
$1.3k/mo±$99/mo
Vacancy rate
23.8%±1.8%
Affordability
7.5× wages
Residential permits
$72.1M
204 units · 2.9/1k pop
FEMA risk score
85.3
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.4k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Landslide 98Earthquake 97Coastal flooding 75
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
2972016
3332017
3702018
4032019
4312020
5072021
5852022
6052023
6362024
6672025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -55% since 20214582021
2402022
2652023
2992024
2042025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
41.7 km
I-5
Nearest freight rail
12.6 km
PSAP
Nearest port
16.9 km
MILL DOCK & SLIP
Nearest commercial airport
67.2 km
SEATTLE-TACOMA INTL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$54.8k
avg. annual pay · +26% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Mason?
Mason's economy produced $2.5B in 2024, growing 8.3% year over year — faster than most US counties. Its largest employment sector is food & accommodation.
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.