County profile
Ben Hill County, GA
United States · GDP 2024
#2011 of 3,127 US counties by GDP41st-percentile growthmore diversified than 9% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$820.8M
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+3.6%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
4,552
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
300
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$42.7k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
17,099
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
4.3%
Median HH income
$41.8k±$3.4k
Bachelor's degree+
13.0%±2.5%
Poverty rate
25.2%±4.7%
Business applications
236 · 2025
Retail establishments
72
42.3/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1CBC Holding CompanyFinancial Services$6.9k——2Colony Bankcorp, Inc.Financial Services———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 trade18%
Health care12%
Food & accommodation9%
Admin & support7%
Transportation4%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
17,099
residents · 2025 · -0.4% since 2020
Income per capita $45.0k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+112
International migration+81
Natural change−264
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$549.7M2019
$575.2M2020
$645.2M2021
$727.6M2022
$792.3M2023
$820.8M2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$112.7k±$11.0k
Median gross rent
$688/mo±$50/mo
Vacancy rate
13.0%±3.3%
Affordability
2.6× wages
Residential permits
$2.3M
17 units · 1.0/1k pop
FEMA risk score
25.4
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$973/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Hurricane 77Tornado 65Drought 61
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
1552016
1622017
1882018
1662019
1762020
1992021
2252022
2342023
2742024
2382025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 55% since 2021112021
82022
92023
62024
172025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
36.5 km
I-75
Nearest freight rail
5.4 km
CSXT
Nearest port
169.6 km
GEORGIA POWER CO MCMANUS ELECTRIC GENERATING PLANT OIL DOCK
Nearest commercial airport
95.5 km
SOUTHWEST GEORGIA RGNL
Filing activity
SEC EDGAR1 filing from 1 company here in the last 90 days.
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$42.7k
avg. annual pay · +28% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Ben Hill?
Ben Hill's economy produced $820.8M in 2024, growing 3.6% year over year — about the middle of the pack among 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.