County profile
Banks County, GA
United States · GDP 2024
#2155 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-decile growthmore diversified than 31% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$690.0M
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+10.1%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
3,980
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
334
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$43.8k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
21,273
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
3.2%
Median HH income
$77.1k±$8.6k
Bachelor's degree+
18.6%±2.4%
Poverty rate
11.3%±3.0%
Business applications
294 · 2025
Retail establishments
61
29.7/10k 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
Food & accommodation30%
Retail trade28%
Admin & support18%
Manufacturing12%
Construction7%
Professional services5%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
21,273
residents · 2025 · +17.3% since 2020
Income per capita $48.3k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+2,878
International migration+96
Natural change+134
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$427.0M2019
$406.3M2020
$469.9M2021
$618.6M2022
$626.8M2023
$690.0M2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$278.1k±$17.3k
Median gross rent
$827/mo±$153/mo
Vacancy rate
8.3%±2.1%
Affordability
6.3× wages
Residential permits
$21.2M
109 units · 5.1/1k pop
FEMA risk score
12.4
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$973/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Hurricane 61Ice storm 59Landslide 55
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
1502016
1652017
1702018
1892019
1942020
2312021
2792022
2992023
2962024
3332025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 6% since 20211032021
912022
1032023
1022024
1092025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
10.2 km
I-85
Nearest freight rail
12.1 km
NS
Nearest port
153.7 km
C. REED DAVIS CONTRACTORS,PORT OF TELLICO BGE WHF
Nearest commercial airport
47.8 km
ATHENS/BEN EPPS
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$43.8k
avg. annual pay · +29% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Banks?
Banks's economy produced $690.0M in 2024, growing 10.1% year over year — faster than 91% of US counties. Its largest employment sector is food & accommodation.
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.