County profile
Cullman County, AL
United States · GDP 2024
#774 of 3,127 US counties by GDP67th-percentile growthmore diversified than 77% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$4.3B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+5.9%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
27,591
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
1,867
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$49.7k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
94,009
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
3.6%
Median HH income
$62.7k±$3.6k
Bachelor's degree+
19.7%±1.6%
Poverty rate
15.3%±1.8%
Business applications
939 · 2025
Retail establishments
351
37.8/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1Cullman Bancorp, Inc.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
Manufacturing28%
Retail trade22%
Health care17%
Food & accommodation16%
Transportation10%
Wholesale trade7%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
94,009
residents · 2025 · +6.7% since 2020
Income per capita $53.6k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+6,699
International migration+298
Natural change−1,114
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$3.0B2019
$3.0B2020
$3.4B2021
$3.9B2022
$4.0B2023
$4.3B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$199.1k±$9.7k
Median gross rent
$908/mo±$52/mo
Vacancy rate
11.3%±1.1%
Affordability
4.0× wages
Residential permits
$35.8M
196 units · 2.1/1k pop
FEMA risk score
81.9
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$879/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Strong wind 93Cold wave 93Tornado 90
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
2092016
2182017
2262018
2312019
2432020
2672021
3242022
3322023
3612024
3602025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -7% since 20212112021
3102022
2042023
1772024
1962025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
0.0 km
I-65
Nearest freight rail
3.6 km
CSXT
Nearest port
49.8 km
ALABAMA STATE DOCKS CORDOVA WHARF
Nearest commercial airport
56.8 km
HUNTSVILLE INTL-CARL T JONES FLD
Filing activity
SEC EDGARWage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$49.7k
avg. annual pay · +24% since 2019
Nearby & same-state counties
by GDP rankThe read
What is the GDP of Cullman?
Cullman's economy produced $4.3B in 2024, growing 5.9% 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.