County profile
Calhoun County, GA
United States · GDP 2024
#2973 of 3,127 US counties by GDPbottom-quartile growthmore diversified than 10% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$152.1M
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
-1.7%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
661
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
70
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$43.7k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
5,413
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
3.2%
Median HH income
$46.9k±$11.3k
Bachelor's degree+
13.0%±3.1%
Poverty rate
22.8%±5.1%
Business applications
46 · 2025
Retail establishments
17
31.2/10k 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
Transportation42%
Retail trade20%
Wholesale trade14%
Health care12%
Finance & insurance7%
Other services4%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
5,413
residents · 2025 · -2.9% since 2020
Income per capita $38.0k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−76
International migration+8
Natural change−89
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$127.9M2019
$130.0M2020
$145.1M2021
$143.0M2022
$154.7M2023
$152.1M2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$81.0k±$25.4k
Median gross rent
$546/mo±$266/mo
Vacancy rate
21.5%±4.1%
Affordability
1.9× wages
Residential permits
$1.1M
5 units · 0.9/1k pop
FEMA risk score
16.3
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$973/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Drought 87Hurricane 79Cold wave 43
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -44% since 202192021
62022
62023
52024
52025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
92.4 km
I-75
Nearest freight rail
7.5 km
HAL
Nearest port
157.4 km
LIQUID TRANSFER TERMINALS ST MARKS FL
Nearest commercial airport
40.6 km
SOUTHWEST GEORGIA RGNL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$43.7k
avg. annual pay · +35% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Calhoun?
Calhoun's economy produced $152.1M in 2024, contracting 1.7% year over year — slower than 85% of US counties. Its largest employment sector is transportation.
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.