County profile
Elbert County, GA
United States · GDP 2024
#1843 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-decile growthmore diversified than 8% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$998.2M
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+12.6%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
4,908
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
448
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$44.7k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
20,072
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
3.6%
Median HH income
$58.5k±$5.9k
Bachelor's degree+
16.3%±2.8%
Poverty rate
18.0%±3.3%
Business applications
260 · 2025
Retail establishments
69
34.2/10k 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
Manufacturing52%
Retail trade16%
Health care12%
Food & accommodation11%
Finance & insurance4%
Wholesale trade4%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
20,072
residents · 2025 · +2.1% since 2020
Income per capita $46.8k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+818
International migration+133
Natural change−574
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$659.8M2019
$687.6M2020
$744.2M2021
$843.9M2022
$886.7M2023
$998.2M2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$142.0k±$28.1k
Median gross rent
$844/mo±$90/mo
Vacancy rate
11.1%±2.5%
Affordability
3.2× wages
Residential permits
$27.4M
129 units · 6.4/1k pop
FEMA risk score
30.8
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.1k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Ice storm 78Heat wave 74Hurricane 72
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
1692016
1872017
1882018
1932019
2002020
2282021
2862022
2822023
3322024
3422025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 25% since 20211032021
952022
692023
2182024
1292025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
44.2 km
I-85
Nearest freight rail
1.5 km
CSXT
Nearest port
207.7 km
C. REED DAVIS CONTRACTORS,PORT OF TELLICO BGE WHF
Nearest commercial airport
48.3 km
ATHENS/BEN EPPS
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$44.7k
avg. annual pay · +24% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Elbert?
Elbert's economy produced $998.2M in 2024, growing 12.6% year over year — faster than 95% 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.