County profile
Wakulla County, FL
United States · GDP 2024
#1718 of 3,127 US counties by GDP73rd-percentile growthmore diversified than 52% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$1.2B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+6.5%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
4,357
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
509
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$46.2k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
38,089
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
4.1%
Median HH income
$81.9k±$7.8k
Bachelor's degree+
23.3%±3.0%
Poverty rate
6.7%±2.1%
Business applications
590 · 2025
Retail establishments
79
21.3/10k 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
Retail trade33%
Food & accommodation22%
Manufacturing15%
Construction13%
Health care10%
Other services7%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
38,089
residents · 2025 · +12.3% since 2020
Income per capita $55.2k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+4,253
International migration+62
Natural change−223
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$784.5M2019
$808.9M2020
$920.2M2021
$1.0B2022
$1.1B2023
$1.2B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$258.3k±$19.1k
Median gross rent
$1.1k/mo±$97/mo
Vacancy rate
12.7%±2.5%
Affordability
5.6× wages
Residential permits
$86.9M
518 units · 13.6/1k pop
FEMA risk score
46.7
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.2k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Hurricane 84Wildfire 84Cold wave 81
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
1652016
1852017
1932018
2022019
2142020
2452021
2822022
2992023
3322024
3142025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 6% since 20214902021
4212022
5342023
4682024
5182025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
35.1 km
I-10
Nearest freight rail
30.1 km
FGA
Nearest port
19.3 km
LIQUID TRANSFER TERMINALS ST MARKS FL
Nearest commercial airport
26.1 km
TALLAHASSEE INTL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$46.2k
avg. annual pay · +23% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Wakulla?
Wakulla's economy produced $1.2B in 2024, growing 6.5% 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.