County profile
Iowa County, WI
United States · GDP 2024
#1430 of 3,127 US counties by GDP37th-percentile growthmore diversified than 15% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$1.7B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+3.1%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
9,789
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
582
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$52.9k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
23,951
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
2.8%
Median HH income
$82.2k±$5.0k
Bachelor's degree+
28.4%±1.6%
Poverty rate
7.6%±0.9%
Business applications
252 · 2025
Retail establishments
73
30.4/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1Lands' End, Inc.Consumer Cyclical$1.3B53DHQ-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
Retail trade44%
Manufacturing19%
Health care14%
Wholesale trade9%
Food & accommodation7%
Transportation7%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
23,951
residents · 2025 · +1.0% since 2020
Income per capita $65.2k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+75
International migration+77
Natural change+82
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$1.2B2019
$1.2B2020
$1.3B2021
$1.5B2022
$1.6B2023
$1.7B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$265.0k±$10.5k
Median gross rent
$954/mo±$53/mo
Vacancy rate
8.9%±1.4%
Affordability
5.0× wages
Residential permits
$30.1M
69 units · 2.9/1k pop
FEMA risk score
23.4
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.2k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Landslide 92Hail 80Cold wave 60
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
2932016
3092017
3282018
3422019
3522020
3902021
4412022
4972023
5322024
5592025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -50% since 20211382021
682022
692023
992024
692025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
66.5 km
I-39
Nearest freight rail
19.9 km
WSOR
Nearest port
69.0 km
PEAVEY, DUBUQUE, FERTILIZER DOCK
Nearest commercial airport
66.7 km
DANE COUNTY RGNL/TRUAX FLD
Filing activity
SEC EDGAR4 filings from 1 company here in the last 90 days.
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$52.9k
avg. annual pay · +17% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Iowa?
Iowa's economy produced $1.7B in 2024, growing 3.1% year over year — slower than 63% of US counties. Its largest employment sector is retail trade.
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.