County profile
Boone County, WV
United States · GDP 2024
#1772 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-decile growthmore diversified than 5% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$1.1B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+36.0%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
4,340
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
241
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$53.6k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
20,251
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
5.5%
Median HH income
$57.1k±$5.8k
Bachelor's degree+
11.5%±1.9%
Poverty rate
16.2%±2.8%
Business applications
120 · 2025
Retail establishments
55
26.9/10k 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
Mining & energy45%
Health care29%
Retail trade14%
Food & accommodation6%
Other services3%
Finance & insurance2%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
20,251
residents · 2025 · -6.9% since 2020
Income per capita $46.5k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−592
International migration+11
Natural change−915
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$671.3M2019
$615.2M2020
$700.9M2021
$805.2M2022
$799.6M2023
$1.1B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$93.1k±$7.5k
Median gross rent
$837/mo±$122/mo
Vacancy rate
21.9%±2.5%
Affordability
1.7× wages
Residential permits
$678.2k
6 units · 0.3/1k pop
FEMA risk score
69.4
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$869/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Landslide 91Avalanche 77Wildfire 74
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
1192016
1292017
1202018
1132019
1252020
1302021
1402022
1512023
1832024
1582025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -50% since 2021122021
132022
82023
72024
62025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
26.1 km
I-77
Nearest freight rail
1.8 km
CSXT
Nearest port
26.4 km
Amherst Industries, Chelyan Dock
Nearest commercial airport
40.6 km
WEST VIRGINIA INTL YEAGER
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$53.6k
avg. annual pay · +21% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Boone?
Boone's economy produced $1.1B in 2024, growing 36.0% year over year — faster than 100% of US counties. Its largest employment sector is mining & energy.
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.