County profile
Outagamie County, WI
United States · GDP 2024
#294 of 3,127 US counties by GDP54th-percentile growthmore diversified than 93% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$17.2B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+4.8%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
101,784
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
5,304
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$59.7k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
195,894
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
3.1%
Median HH income
$85.1k±$2.1k
Bachelor's degree+
32.7%±1.1%
Poverty rate
6.3%±0.6%
Business applications
3,337 · 2025
Retail establishments
683
35.1/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1School Specialty, Inc.Consumer Cyclical$626.1M——2Harbor Diversified, Inc.Industrials$202.4M——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
Manufacturing28%
Health care18%
Retail trade18%
Construction14%
Food & accommodation13%
Admin & support9%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
195,894
residents · 2025 · +2.6% since 2020
Income per capita $67.3k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+1,928
International migration+1,404
Natural change+1,623
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$13.6B2019
$13.2B2020
$14.0B2021
$15.3B2022
$16.4B2023
$17.2B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$267.3k±$3.3k
Median gross rent
$1.1k/mo±$26/mo
Vacancy rate
3.1%±0.4%
Affordability
4.5× wages
Residential permits
$254.6M
1,022 units · 5.2/1k pop
FEMA risk score
79.7
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.2k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Cold wave 96Hail 93Lightning 90
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
4542016
4832017
5112018
5392019
5552020
6142021
7062022
7982023
8572024
9002025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 54% since 20216632021
6132022
5612023
4532024
1,0222025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
13.0 km
I-41
Nearest freight rail
0.0 km
FOXY
Nearest port
35.8 km
GEORGIA PACIFIC
Nearest commercial airport
18.0 km
APPLETON INTL
Filing activity
SEC EDGAR3 filings from 1 company here in the last 90 days.
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$59.7k
avg. annual pay · +20% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Outagamie?
Outagamie's economy produced $17.2B in 2024, growing 4.8% year over year — about the middle of the pack among 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.