County profile
Autauga County, AL
United States · GDP 2024
#1185 of 3,127 US counties by GDPbottom-decile growthmore diversified than 60% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$2.3B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
-6.9%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
12,749
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
968
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$49.8k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
61,920
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
3.6%
Median HH income
$72.5k±$5.6k
Bachelor's degree+
29.1%±2.1%
Poverty rate
11.3%±2.1%
Business applications
709 · 2025
Retail establishments
189
30.7/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1River Financial Corp.Financial Services———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
Retail trade30%
Food & accommodation24%
Health care17%
Manufacturing15%
Other services8%
Construction6%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
61,920
residents · 2025 · +5.1% since 2020
Income per capita $55.7k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+2,183
International migration+359
Natural change+433
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$1.8B2019
$1.8B2020
$2.0B2021
$2.3B2022
$2.4B2023
$2.3B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$207.2k±$7.3k
Median gross rent
$1.3k/mo±$86/mo
Vacancy rate
8.5%±1.8%
Affordability
4.2× wages
Residential permits
$82.1M
200 units · 3.2/1k pop
FEMA risk score
57.6
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.0k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Heat wave 86Lightning 82Tornado 74
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
1792016
1842017
1852018
1932019
1942020
2092021
2402022
2632023
2802024
2852025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -28% since 20212772021
2102022
2602023
2212024
2002025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
16.8 km
I-65
Nearest freight rail
2.5 km
AUT
Nearest port
25.3 km
ALABAMA STATE DOCKS, SELMA INLAND DOCK
Nearest commercial airport
35.0 km
MONTGOMERY RGNL (DANNELLY FLD)
Filing activity
SEC EDGAR3 filings from 1 company here in the last 90 days.
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$49.8k
avg. annual pay · +24% since 2019
Nearby & same-state counties
by GDP rankThe read
What is the GDP of Autauga?
Autauga's economy produced $2.3B in 2024, contracting 6.9% year over year — among the slowest-growing 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.