County profile
Chilton County, AL
United States · GDP 2024
#1434 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-quartile growthmore diversified than 53% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$1.7B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+7.5%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
7,784
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
806
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$46.7k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
47,708
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
3.5%
Median HH income
$65.6k±$4.0k
Bachelor's degree+
16.5%±1.8%
Poverty rate
14.0%±2.1%
Business applications
516 · 2025
Retail establishments
148
31.2/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
No public companies loaded for this state yet — universe expands with the full ingest.
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
Manufacturing29%
Retail trade26%
Food & accommodation16%
Health care12%
Other services9%
Construction8%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
47,708
residents · 2025 · +5.9% since 2020
Income per capita $48.2k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+2,202
International migration+592
Natural change−170
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$1.2B2019
$1.1B2020
$1.3B2021
$1.4B2022
$1.5B2023
$1.7B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$161.3k±$10.1k
Median gross rent
$871/mo±$46/mo
Vacancy rate
9.9%±1.7%
Affordability
3.5× wages
Residential permits
$14.9M
72 units · 1.5/1k pop
FEMA risk score
54.7
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$970/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Tornado 86Landslide 77Heat wave 68
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
1992016
2082017
2122018
2232019
2322020
2552021
3032022
3232023
3362024
3312025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -54% since 20211562021
1632022
242023
252024
722025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
9.9 km
I-65
Nearest freight rail
5.8 km
CSXT
Nearest port
50.3 km
ALABAMA STATE DOCKS, SELMA INLAND DOCK
Nearest commercial airport
68.2 km
MONTGOMERY RGNL (DANNELLY FLD)
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$46.7k
avg. annual pay · +19% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Chilton?
Chilton's economy produced $1.7B in 2024, growing 7.5% year over year — faster than most 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.