County profile
Lamar County, GA
United States · GDP 2024
#2188 of 3,127 US counties by GDP73rd-percentile growthmore diversified than 67% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$668.4M
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+6.5%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
3,775
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
275
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$49.2k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
20,941
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
4.6%
Median HH income
$67.1k±$7.9k
Bachelor's degree+
19.2%±3.8%
Poverty rate
9.6%±2.8%
Business applications
303 · 2025
Retail establishments
40
19.4/10k 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
Manufacturing30%
Retail trade19%
Other services18%
Wholesale trade13%
Health care11%
Food & accommodation9%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
20,941
residents · 2025 · +12.9% since 2020
Income per capita $48.1k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+2,466
International migration+40
Natural change−215
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$438.1M2019
$438.1M2020
$514.1M2021
$591.9M2022
$627.5M2023
$668.4M2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$216.5k±$27.2k
Median gross rent
$878/mo±$93/mo
Vacancy rate
9.3%±2.7%
Affordability
4.4× wages
Residential permits
$38.3M
136 units · 6.5/1k pop
FEMA risk score
7.8
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$973/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Hurricane 65Drought 52Earthquake 40
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
1632016
1802017
1882018
2022019
2132020
2472021
2922022
3262023
3532024
3472025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -26% since 20211842021
1432022
1322023
1352024
1362025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
12.8 km
I-75
Nearest freight rail
1.3 km
NS
Nearest port
242.7 km
GOLD KIST, GUNTERSVILLE FEED MILL DOCK(CORN)
Nearest commercial airport
62.5 km
MIDDLE GEORGIA RGNL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$49.2k
avg. annual pay · +24% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Lamar?
Lamar's economy produced $668.4M in 2024, growing 6.5% year over year — faster than most 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.