County profile
Walla Walla County, WA
United States · GDP 2024
#748 of 3,127 US counties by GDP53rd-percentile growthmore diversified than 58% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$4.6B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+4.6%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
21,372
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
1,491
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$53.7k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
62,361
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
3.8%
Median HH income
$74.2k±$4.2k
Bachelor's degree+
29.8%±1.9%
Poverty rate
12.1%±1.6%
Business applications
875 · 2025
Retail establishments
174
28.0/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1Baker Boyer BancorpFinancial Services$42.3M48D2Banner CorporationFinancial Services———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 care28%
Manufacturing23%
Retail trade15%
Food & accommodation13%
Education13%
Construction8%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
62,361
residents · 2025 · -0.4% since 2020
Income per capita $59.0k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−137
International migration+643
Natural change−707
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$3.6B2019
$3.4B2020
$3.7B2021
$4.1B2022
$4.4B2023
$4.6B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$408.9k±$13.9k
Median gross rent
$1.2k/mo±$100/mo
Vacancy rate
7.8%±1.4%
Affordability
7.6× wages
Residential permits
$60.7M
163 units · 2.6/1k pop
FEMA risk score
60.4
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.6k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Earthquake 91Ice storm 89Wildfire 84
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
6692016
7112017
7582018
8312019
8662020
10232021
12202022
12292023
12422024
13032025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -38% since 20212612021
1702022
2752023
2052024
1632025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
45.4 km
I-182
Nearest freight rail
6.7 km
CWW
Nearest port
23.4 km
WALLA WALLA GRAIN GROWERS, SHEFFLER DOCK
Nearest commercial airport
21.4 km
WALLA WALLA RGNL
Filing activity
SEC EDGARWage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$53.7k
avg. annual pay · +16% since 2019
Similar US counties
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What is the GDP of Walla Walla?
Walla Walla's economy produced $4.6B in 2024, growing 4.6% year over year — about the middle of the pack among 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.