County profile
Baldwin County, AL
United States · GDP 2024
#351 of 3,127 US counties by GDP65th-percentile growthmore diversified than 79% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$13.4B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+5.7%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
72,022
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
6,409
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$48.8k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
267,761
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
3.5%
Median HH income
$78.8k±$2.6k
Bachelor's degree+
33.7%±1.3%
Poverty rate
10.1%±1.0%
Business applications
3,909 · 2025
Retail establishments
1,062
40.6/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1Diamond Holdings, Inc.Basic Materials$0——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 trade29%
Food & accommodation27%
Health care18%
Construction11%
Admin & support8%
Manufacturing8%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
267,761
residents · 2025 · +14.8% since 2020
Income per capita $63.9k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+32,909
International migration+3,232
Natural change−1,899
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$8.6B2019
$8.8B2020
$9.8B2021
$11.2B2022
$12.7B2023
$13.4B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$316.9k±$7.2k
Median gross rent
$1.3k/mo±$56/mo
Vacancy rate
25.5%±0.9%
Affordability
6.5× wages
Residential permits
$869.6M
2,665 units · 10.0/1k pop
FEMA risk score
96.7
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.3k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Hurricane 99Lightning 99Tornado 93
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
3382016
3552017
3752018
4012019
4182020
4752021
5572022
6202023
6382024
6532025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -28% since 20213,7052021
3,4172022
4,3632023
3,8832024
2,6652025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
8.4 km
I-10
Nearest freight rail
13.8 km
CSXT
Nearest port
29.9 km
HENRY MARINE SERVICE, PIER M
Nearest commercial airport
34.8 km
MOBILE INTL
Filing activity
SEC EDGARWage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$48.8k
avg. annual pay · +28% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Baldwin?
Baldwin's economy produced $13.4B in 2024, growing 5.7% year over year — faster than most 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.