County profile
Monroe County, WV
United States · GDP 2024
#2685 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-quartile growthmore diversified than 29% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$309.4M
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+8.1%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
1,184
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
171
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$46.2k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
12,491
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
4.2%
Median HH income
$56.8k±$6.0k
Bachelor's degree+
15.4%±3.0%
Poverty rate
14.0%±4.0%
Business applications
137 · 2025
Retail establishments
22
17.6/10k 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
Manufacturing35%
Health care22%
Retail trade13%
Construction12%
Food & accommodation10%
Other services8%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
12,491
residents · 2025 · +0.8% since 2020
Income per capita $44.6k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+450
International migration+15
Natural change−359
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$207.0M2019
$247.6M2020
$241.3M2021
$275.5M2022
$286.3M2023
$309.4M2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$156.3k±$10.8k
Median gross rent
$690/mo±$68/mo
Vacancy rate
26.0%±4.1%
Affordability
3.4× wages
Residential permits
$210.0k
3 units · 0.2/1k pop
FEMA risk score
28.3
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$869/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Landslide 89Cold wave 68Avalanche 53
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
1262016
1262017
1262018
1282019
1352020
1442021
1352022
1772023
1812024
2082025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 200% since 202112021
12022
02023
02024
32025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
28.1 km
I-64
Nearest freight rail
18.2 km
CSXT
Nearest port
90.7 km
ELKHEM METALS CO., ALLOY DOCK
Nearest commercial airport
35.6 km
GREENBRIER VALLEY
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$46.2k
avg. annual pay · +14% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Monroe?
Monroe's economy produced $309.4M in 2024, growing 8.1% 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.