County profile
Walker County, AL
United States · GDP 2024
#1089 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-quartile growthmore diversified than 49% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$2.6B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+7.0%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
14,399
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
1,251
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$46.9k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
65,140
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
3.8%
Median HH income
$56.5k±$3.6k
Bachelor's degree+
16.6%±1.6%
Poverty rate
18.5%±1.9%
Business applications
711 · 2025
Retail establishments
261
40.1/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1Pinnacle Bancshares, Inc.Financial Services$17.9M58CHQ-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
Retail trade27%
Health care25%
Manufacturing17%
Food & accommodation17%
Other services9%
Construction5%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
65,140
residents · 2025 · -0.0% since 2020
Income per capita $54.8k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+1,520
International migration+400
Natural change−1,943
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$1.9B2019
$1.8B2020
$1.9B2021
$2.2B2022
$2.4B2023
$2.6B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$135.9k±$9.9k
Median gross rent
$756/mo±$61/mo
Vacancy rate
16.4%±1.5%
Affordability
2.9× wages
Residential permits
$4.6M
12 units · 0.2/1k pop
FEMA risk score
82.6
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$886/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Tornado 94Heat wave 85Landslide 84
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
2142016
2202017
2202018
2322019
2412020
2612021
2902022
3242023
3292024
3642025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -68% since 2021382021
532022
602023
382024
122025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
0.8 km
I-22
Nearest freight rail
0.7 km
NS
Nearest port
12.7 km
VULCAN ASPHALT REFINING CO CORDOVA DOCK
Nearest commercial airport
56.9 km
BIRMINGHAM-SHUTTLESWORTH INTL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$46.9k
avg. annual pay · +19% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Walker?
Walker's economy produced $2.6B in 2024, growing 7.0% year over year — faster than most US counties. Its largest employment sector is retail trade.
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.