County profile
Etowah County, AL
United States · GDP 2024
#803 of 3,127 US counties by GDP67th-percentile growthmore diversified than 53% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$4.0B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+5.9%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
28,155
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
1,954
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$45.0k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
103,886
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
4.1%
Median HH income
$54.6k±$2.7k
Bachelor's degree+
18.1%±1.4%
Poverty rate
16.9%±1.7%
Business applications
1,200 · 2025
Retail establishments
379
36.6/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1The Southern Banc Company, Inc.Financial Services$12.1M46D2Life Insurance Company Of AlabamaFinancial Services$42.2k——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
Health care30%
Retail trade22%
Manufacturing18%
Food & accommodation17%
Other services7%
Admin & support6%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
103,886
residents · 2025 · +0.4% since 2020
Income per capita $47.8k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+2,246
International migration+588
Natural change−2,431
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$3.2B2019
$3.0B2020
$3.3B2021
$3.6B2022
$3.8B2023
$4.0B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$167.1k±$4.9k
Median gross rent
$847/mo±$44/mo
Vacancy rate
17.2%±1.5%
Affordability
3.7× wages
Residential permits
$30.7M
123 units · 1.2/1k pop
FEMA risk score
87.3
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$927/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Tornado 98Strong wind 95Earthquake 88
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
2382016
2392017
2482018
2582019
2672020
2952021
3452022
3692023
3972024
4112025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -35% since 20211882021
1572022
1062023
1332024
1232025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
1.2 km
I-59
Nearest freight rail
1.5 km
NS
Nearest port
40.2 km
GOLD KIST, GUNTERSVILLE FEED MILL DOCK(CORN)
Nearest commercial airport
85.1 km
BIRMINGHAM-SHUTTLESWORTH INTL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$45.0k
avg. annual pay · +19% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Etowah?
Etowah's economy produced $4.0B in 2024, growing 5.9% year over year — faster than most US counties. Its largest employment sector is health care.
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.