County profile
Baldwin County, GA
United States · GDP 2024
#1288 of 3,127 US counties by GDP68th-percentile growthmore diversified than 22% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$2.0B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+6.0%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
13,279
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
862
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$42.8k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
44,029
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
4.3%
Median HH income
$54.4k±$3.7k
Bachelor's degree+
24.4%±2.3%
Poverty rate
21.7%±2.4%
Business applications
646 · 2025
Retail establishments
192
43.8/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1Exchange Bankshares, Inc.Financial Services$24.1M59CHQ-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 care36%
Retail trade22%
Food & accommodation20%
Manufacturing10%
Admin & support8%
Other services4%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
44,029
residents · 2025 · +0.6% since 2020
Income per capita $48.9k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+649
International migration+314
Natural change−763
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$1.5B2019
$1.4B2020
$1.6B2021
$1.7B2022
$1.9B2023
$2.0B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$181.9k±$14.2k
Median gross rent
$923/mo±$36/mo
Vacancy rate
18.3%±2.6%
Affordability
4.2× wages
Residential permits
$32.4M
95 units · 2.2/1k pop
FEMA risk score
50.0
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.1k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Heat wave 73Drought 73Earthquake 73
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
2302016
2342017
2532018
2762019
2882020
3172021
3752022
4042023
4452024
4362025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -60% since 20212352021
1242022
932023
2022024
952025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
41.9 km
I-16
Nearest freight rail
1.6 km
NS
Nearest port
221.2 km
SMURFIT - STONE CONTAINER CORP PORT WENTWORTH MILL WHARF
Nearest commercial airport
56.1 km
MIDDLE GEORGIA RGNL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$42.8k
avg. annual pay · +22% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Baldwin?
Baldwin's economy produced $2.0B in 2024, growing 6.0% year over year — faster than most 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.