County profile
Early County, GA
United States · GDP 2024
#2204 of 3,127 US counties by GDPbottom-quartile growthmore diversified than 20% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$656.7M
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+0.6%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
2,759
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
197
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$54.4k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
10,455
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
5.2%
Median HH income
$54.1k±$8.7k
Bachelor's degree+
14.7%±2.8%
Poverty rate
23.6%±4.9%
Business applications
183 · 2025
Retail establishments
47
44.9/10k 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
Manufacturing45%
Retail trade16%
Health care15%
Agriculture9%
Food & accommodation7%
Admin & support7%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
10,455
residents · 2025 · -3.1% since 2020
Income per capita $46.6k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−78
International migration−1
Natural change−242
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$508.8M2019
$532.5M2020
$591.7M2021
$651.3M2022
$652.4M2023
$656.7M2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$131.3k±$32.3k
Median gross rent
$791/mo±$81/mo
Vacancy rate
17.0%±3.6%
Affordability
2.4× wages
Residential permits
$3.6M
12 units · 1.1/1k pop
FEMA risk score
43.4
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$973/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Hurricane 87Drought 77Tornado 62
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2013–2022
1112013
1112014
1142015
1132016
1252017
1282018
1352019
1362020
1572021
1532022
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 71% since 202172021
112022
102023
112024
122025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
72.0 km
I-10
Nearest freight rail
6.8 km
HAL
Nearest port
139.3 km
Panama City Port Authority, FL
Nearest commercial airport
51.7 km
DOTHAN RGNL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$54.4k
avg. annual pay · +16% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Early?
Early's economy produced $656.7M in 2024, growing 0.6% year over year — slower than 77% 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.