County profile
Colbert County, AL
United States · GDP 2024
#881 of 3,127 US counties by GDP32nd-percentile growthmore diversified than 52% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$3.6B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+2.3%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
23,237
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
1,268
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$56.6k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
59,474
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
4.2%
Median HH income
$60.6k±$3.7k
Bachelor's degree+
21.7%±2.0%
Poverty rate
17.4%±1.9%
Business applications
644 · 2025
Retail establishments
237
40.1/10k 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
Manufacturing31%
Health care16%
Admin & support15%
Retail trade15%
Food & accommodation12%
Construction11%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
59,474
residents · 2025 · +3.8% since 2020
Income per capita $48.8k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+2,551
International migration+482
Natural change−879
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$2.7B2019
$2.6B2020
$2.9B2021
$3.3B2022
$3.5B2023
$3.6B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$171.0k±$6.3k
Median gross rent
$887/mo±$58/mo
Vacancy rate
13.3%±1.5%
Affordability
3.0× wages
Residential permits
$12.0M
84 units · 1.4/1k pop
FEMA risk score
80.7
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.0k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Strong wind 96Earthquake 92Cold wave 88
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
2082016
2172017
2192018
2282019
2352020
2602021
3132022
3462023
3582024
3842025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -62% since 20212212021
982022
842023
942024
842025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
63.3 km
I-22
Nearest freight rail
2.1 km
NS
Nearest port
3.3 km
VULCAN MATERIALS, PRIDE QUARRY
Nearest commercial airport
18.4 km
NORTHWEST ALABAMA RGNL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$56.6k
avg. annual pay · +26% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Colbert?
Colbert's economy produced $3.6B in 2024, growing 2.3% year over year — slower than 68% of 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.