County profile
Carroll County, GA
United States · GDP 2024
#528 of 3,127 US counties by GDP31st-percentile growthmore diversified than 40% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$7.9B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+2.2%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
43,788
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
2,358
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$55.9k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
131,036
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
3.5%
Median HH income
$73.7k±$2.7k
Bachelor's degree+
23.8%±1.5%
Poverty rate
15.4%±1.9%
Business applications
2,033 · 2025
Retail establishments
374
28.9/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1Janus International Group, Inc.Basic Materials$884.2M57CHQ-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
Manufacturing33%
Health care19%
Retail trade16%
Food & accommodation13%
Construction10%
Admin & support9%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
131,036
residents · 2025 · +9.8% since 2020
Income per capita $53.9k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+8,933
International migration+1,566
Natural change+950
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$5.0B2019
$5.4B2020
$6.0B2021
$7.2B2022
$7.7B2023
$7.9B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$255.1k±$7.9k
Median gross rent
$1.2k/mo±$47/mo
Vacancy rate
7.8%±1.2%
Affordability
4.6× wages
Residential permits
$290.3M
1,065 units · 8.1/1k pop
FEMA risk score
70.5
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.8k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Tornado 92Wildfire 79Earthquake 76
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
1992016
2152017
2372018
2512019
2662020
3072021
3712022
4012023
4192024
4242025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -15% since 20211,2512021
7612022
8622023
9002024
1,0652025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
12.1 km
I-20
Nearest freight rail
0.6 km
NS
Nearest port
138.9 km
GOLD KIST, GUNTERSVILLE FEED MILL DOCK(CORN)
Nearest commercial airport
60.8 km
HARTSFIELD/JACKSON ATLANTA INTL
Filing activity
SEC EDGAR1 filing from 1 company here in the last 90 days.
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$55.9k
avg. annual pay · +27% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Carroll?
Carroll's economy produced $7.9B in 2024, growing 2.2% year over year — slower than 69% of 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.