County profile
Candler County, GA
United States · GDP 2024
#2538 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-quartile growthmore diversified than 53% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$405.5M
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+7.2%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
2,289
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
233
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$36.8k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
11,275
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
3.8%
Median HH income
$49.6k±$5.2k
Bachelor's degree+
16.0%±3.8%
Poverty rate
16.3%±5.6%
Business applications
148 · 2025
Retail establishments
46
41.2/10k 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
Retail trade26%
Health care25%
Food & accommodation21%
Manufacturing13%
Construction8%
Wholesale trade7%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
11,275
residents · 2025 · +2.2% since 2020
Income per capita $44.7k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+443
International migration+21
Natural change−231
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$289.0M2019
$283.3M2020
$318.5M2021
$348.7M2022
$378.4M2023
$405.5M2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$159.2k±$11.2k
Median gross rent
$715/mo±$67/mo
Vacancy rate
11.0%±3.5%
Affordability
4.3× wages
Residential permits
$1.1M
7 units · 0.6/1k pop
FEMA risk score
11.6
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$973/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Hurricane 78Drought 60Earthquake 53
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
1612016
1612017
1712018
1832019
1792020
2102021
2652022
2602023
3052024
2872025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 133% since 202132021
02022
102023
92024
72025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
3.2 km
I-16
Nearest freight rail
1.4 km
GS
Nearest port
90.5 km
SMURFIT - STONE CONTAINER CORP PORT WENTWORTH MILL WHARF
Nearest commercial airport
87.4 km
SAVANNAH/HILTON HEAD INTL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$36.8k
avg. annual pay · +26% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Candler?
Candler's economy produced $405.5M in 2024, growing 7.2% 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.