County profile
Mason County, WV
United States · GDP 2024
#1766 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-quartile growthmore diversified than 55% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$1.1B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+9.1%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
3,946
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
324
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$54.1k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
24,707
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
3.8%
Median HH income
$49.8k±$5.1k
Bachelor's degree+
16.3%±2.7%
Poverty rate
19.4%±4.1%
Business applications
177 · 2025
Retail establishments
65
26.2/10k 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
Health care29%
Retail trade21%
Manufacturing17%
Food & accommodation12%
Construction12%
Utilities9%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
24,707
residents · 2025 · -2.7% since 2020
Income per capita $47.8k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+97
International migration−4
Natural change−786
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$841.1M2019
$800.4M2020
$894.2M2021
$894.9M2022
$1.0B2023
$1.1B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$120.3k±$8.4k
Median gross rent
$671/mo±$83/mo
Vacancy rate
16.2%±3.3%
Affordability
2.2× wages
Residential permits
$613.9k
7 units · 0.3/1k pop
FEMA risk score
57.4
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$869/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Landslide 88Heat wave 69Ice storm 65
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
1242016
1252017
1292018
1312019
1342020
1472021
1682022
1812023
1682024
1842025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 250% since 202122021
32022
42023
82024
72025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
25.7 km
I-77
Nearest freight rail
2.2 km
KNWA
Nearest port
11.6 km
AMHERST INDUSTRIES, HENDERSON MARINE REPAIR DOCK
Nearest commercial airport
57.6 km
WEST VIRGINIA INTL YEAGER
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$54.1k
avg. annual pay · +17% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Mason?
Mason's economy produced $1.1B in 2024, growing 9.1% year over year — faster than most 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.