According to the most recent economic snapshot from Pittsburg State’s Kelce College of Business, Crawford County’s gross domestic product grew by 8.8 percent between 2015 and 2024. That was greater than the rest of the state. The number of middle-income households also increased by 9 percent in Pittsburg and by 3 percent in the county, as a whole. Statewide, this increase was only 0.1 percent and 0.9 percent nationally. The Kelce report states that local households are on a strong financial foundation that will benefit when interest rates begin to decline. As the economic center of southeast Kansas, 65 percent of Pittsburg’s workforce are commuters, which is a very high proportion, according to the Bureau of the Census. The issue is housing. There are multiple housing projects on-going throughout the city, ranging from apartments to single-family homes at all price points. While the number of residences grows, it is slow and there is not enough to meet demand.
Source: Morning Sun
