County profile
Douglas County, GA
United States · GDP 2024
#518 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-quartile growthmore diversified than 76% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$8.2B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+8.5%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
47,319
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
2,875
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$54.1k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
154,293
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
3.8%
Median HH income
$83.0k±$3.5k
Bachelor's degree+
30.8%±1.9%
Poverty rate
10.9%±1.6%
Business applications
4,334 · 2025
Retail establishments
445
29.3/10k 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 trade31%
Manufacturing16%
Food & accommodation16%
Health care14%
Admin & support13%
Transportation11%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
154,293
residents · 2025 · +6.6% since 2020
Income per capita $47.6k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+5,527
International migration+1,524
Natural change+2,489
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$5.1B2019
$5.2B2020
$5.9B2021
$6.9B2022
$7.5B2023
$8.2B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$296.9k±$7.8k
Median gross rent
$1.6k/mo±$49/mo
Vacancy rate
7.3%±1.1%
Affordability
5.5× wages
Residential permits
$174.9M
801 units · 5.2/1k pop
FEMA risk score
65.7
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.8k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Tornado 85Lightning 76Earthquake 76
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
3142016
3472017
3802018
4022019
4342020
5112021
6422022
6802023
7082024
6932025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -51% since 20211,6392021
6652022
1,0242023
6382024
8012025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
2.5 km
I-20
Nearest freight rail
4.6 km
NS
Nearest port
153.4 km
TENN VALLEY P AUTH BELLEFONTE NUCLEAR PLN BGE TRM
Nearest commercial airport
32.5 km
HARTSFIELD/JACKSON ATLANTA INTL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$54.1k
avg. annual pay · +33% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Douglas?
Douglas's economy produced $8.2B in 2024, growing 8.5% 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.