County profile
Wilcox County, AL
United States · GDP 2024
#2440 of 3,127 US counties by GDP72nd-percentile growthmore diversified than 11% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$472.6M
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+6.4%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
1,882
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
169
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$54.2k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
9,666
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
6.4%
Median HH income
$40.6k±$7.7k
Bachelor's degree+
12.9%±2.6%
Poverty rate
28.2%±4.8%
Business applications
163 · 2025
Retail establishments
37
37.4/10k 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
Manufacturing50%
Retail trade17%
Health care13%
Construction9%
Food & accommodation6%
Agriculture5%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
9,666
residents · 2025 · -8.3% since 2020
Income per capita $44.6k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−666
International migration+39
Natural change−256
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$445.5M2019
$409.2M2020
$399.0M2021
$414.8M2022
$444.3M2023
$472.6M2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$98.8k±$14.6k
Median gross rent
$745/mo±$309/mo
Vacancy rate
27.6%±4.0%
Affordability
1.8× wages
Residential permits
$0
0 units · 0.0/1k pop
FEMA risk score
36.7
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$843/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Hurricane 76Landslide 57Tornado 54
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2015–2025
1112015
1312016
1362017
1172018
1262019
1292020
1382021
1372022
1592023
1552025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
02021
22022
52023
02024
02025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
62.5 km
I-65
Nearest freight rail
16.1 km
AGR
Nearest port
50.0 km
ALABAMA RIVER PULP CO GOSPORT DOCK
Nearest commercial airport
92.7 km
MONTGOMERY RGNL (DANNELLY FLD)
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$54.2k
avg. annual pay · +18% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Wilcox?
Wilcox's economy produced $472.6M in 2024, growing 6.4% 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.