County profile
Madison County, FL
United States · GDP 2024
#2079 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-decile growthmore diversified than 34% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$748.3M
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+13.2%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
3,264
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
328
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$41.6k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
18,759
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
5.4%
Median HH income
$48.5k±$6.9k
Bachelor's degree+
13.9%±2.0%
Poverty rate
21.0%±4.4%
Business applications
274 · 2025
Retail establishments
61
32.7/10k 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
Health care37%
Retail trade22%
Manufacturing21%
Food & accommodation9%
Admin & support6%
Other services5%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
18,759
residents · 2025 · +5.0% since 2020
Income per capita $47.1k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+1,362
International migration+100
Natural change−584
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$429.1M2019
$465.8M2020
$491.2M2021
$576.3M2022
$661.0M2023
$748.3M2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$116.2k±$17.5k
Median gross rent
$874/mo±$84/mo
Vacancy rate
17.1%±2.8%
Affordability
2.8× wages
Residential permits
$12.0M
39 units · 2.1/1k pop
FEMA risk score
47.4
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.1k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Hurricane 91Lightning 64Wildfire 63
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
1182016
1202017
1312018
1342019
1402020
1592021
1962022
2262023
2222024
2052025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -25% since 2021522021
522022
312023
302024
392025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
1.0 km
I-10
Nearest freight rail
3.1 km
FGA
Nearest port
76.9 km
LIQUID TRANSFER TERMINALS ST MARKS FL
Nearest commercial airport
41.8 km
VALDOSTA RGNL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$41.6k
avg. annual pay · +25% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Madison?
Madison's economy produced $748.3M in 2024, growing 13.2% year over year — faster than 95% 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.