County profile
Calhoun County, AL
United States · GDP 2024
#624 of 3,127 US counties by GDP51st-percentile growthmore diversified than 64% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$6.3B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+4.4%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
34,577
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
2,232
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$49.9k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
115,834
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
4.5%
Median HH income
$55.0k±$2.8k
Bachelor's degree+
20.6%±1.1%
Poverty rate
17.9%±1.5%
Business applications
1,407 · 2025
Retail establishments
447
38.4/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1Modern Technology Corp.Industrials$11.5M——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 trade25%
Manufacturing24%
Health care20%
Food & accommodation18%
Admin & support7%
Other services6%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
115,834
residents · 2025 · -0.3% since 2020
Income per capita $47.3k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+1,617
International migration+334
Natural change−2,404
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$4.8B2019
$4.7B2020
$5.3B2021
$5.6B2022
$6.0B2023
$6.3B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$156.6k±$5.8k
Median gross rent
$826/mo±$31/mo
Vacancy rate
15.6%±1.2%
Affordability
3.1× wages
Residential permits
$22.3M
144 units · 1.2/1k pop
FEMA risk score
88.5
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$962/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Tornado 98Landslide 85Strong wind 85
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
2742016
2792017
2892018
3042019
3132020
3422021
3972022
4262023
4502024
4702025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 112% since 2021682021
782022
642023
1382024
1442025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
18.1 km
I-20
Nearest freight rail
2.1 km
Freight rail
Nearest port
76.2 km
GOLD KIST, GUNTERSVILLE FEED MILL DOCK(CORN)
Nearest commercial airport
88.8 km
BIRMINGHAM-SHUTTLESWORTH INTL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$49.9k
avg. annual pay · +21% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Calhoun?
Calhoun's economy produced $6.3B in 2024, growing 4.4% year over year — about the middle of the pack among 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.