County profile
Houston County, AL
United States · GDP 2024
#523 of 3,127 US counties by GDP39th-percentile growthmore diversified than 73% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$8.0B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+3.4%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
44,694
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
2,859
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$51.8k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
110,318
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
3.9%
Median HH income
$58.6k±$1.6k
Bachelor's degree+
23.0%±0.9%
Poverty rate
17.5%±0.9%
Business applications
2,748 · 2025
Retail establishments
543
49.5/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1Construction Partners, Inc.Industrials$2.8B60CHQ-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 care28%
Retail trade23%
Food & accommodation19%
Manufacturing13%
Wholesale trade10%
Admin & support7%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
110,318
residents · 2025 · +2.8% since 2020
Income per capita $57.7k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+2,453
International migration+944
Natural change−446
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$5.8B2019
$6.1B2020
$6.7B2021
$7.3B2022
$7.8B2023
$8.0B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$183.3k±$3.7k
Median gross rent
$945/mo±$17/mo
Vacancy rate
13.7%±0.8%
Affordability
3.5× wages
Residential permits
$115.0M
470 units · 4.3/1k pop
FEMA risk score
87.8
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$950/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Tornado 96Lightning 94Hurricane 94
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
2662016
2722017
2762018
2852019
2922020
3152021
3562022
3932023
4072024
4192025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 9% since 20214312021
4372022
4032023
4632024
4702025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
44.0 km
I-10
Nearest freight rail
4.6 km
CSXT
Nearest port
106.5 km
Panama City Port Authority, FL
Nearest commercial airport
23.3 km
DOTHAN RGNL
Filing activity
SEC EDGAR6 filings from 1 company here in the last 90 days.
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$51.8k
avg. annual pay · +19% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Houston?
Houston's economy produced $8.0B in 2024, growing 3.4% year over year — slower than 61% of 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.