County profile
Grady County, GA
United States · GDP 2024
#1955 of 3,127 US counties by GDP35th-percentile growthmore diversified than 72% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$873.9M
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+2.9%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
4,786
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
451
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$43.5k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
26,590
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
3.6%
Median HH income
$59.0k±$7.1k
Bachelor's degree+
16.4%±2.4%
Poverty rate
20.3%±3.2%
Business applications
394 · 2025
Retail establishments
75
28.3/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1United National BankFinancial Services$21.9M59CHQ-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
Manufacturing27%
Retail trade25%
Health care14%
Food & accommodation12%
Wholesale trade11%
Transportation11%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
26,590
residents · 2025 · +1.4% since 2020
Income per capita $41.7k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+126
International migration+365
Natural change−96
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$644.2M2019
$684.8M2020
$747.2M2021
$841.9M2022
$849.0M2023
$873.9M2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$152.4k±$20.5k
Median gross rent
$779/mo±$30/mo
Vacancy rate
13.2%±3.0%
Affordability
3.5× wages
Residential permits
$24.7M
55 units · 2.1/1k pop
FEMA risk score
53.0
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$973/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Hurricane 88Tornado 76Cold wave 68
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
1712016
1732017
1762018
1842019
1962020
2092021
2502022
2722023
2902024
2912025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 15% since 2021482021
492022
622023
582024
552025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
41.6 km
I-10
Nearest freight rail
0.5 km
CSXT
Nearest port
79.6 km
LIQUID TRANSFER TERMINALS ST MARKS FL
Nearest commercial airport
54.3 km
TALLAHASSEE INTL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$43.5k
avg. annual pay · +16% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Grady?
Grady's economy produced $873.9M in 2024, growing 2.9% year over year — slower than 65% 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.