County profile
Lanier County, GA
United States · GDP 2024
#2909 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-quartile growthmore diversified than 27% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$194.2M
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+7.0%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
895
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
105
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$41.6k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
10,623
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
3.9%
Median HH income
$47.2k±$4.9k
Bachelor's degree+
19.3%±4.7%
Poverty rate
26.1%±6.7%
Business applications
121 · 2025
Retail establishments
23
22.1/10k 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
Manufacturing29%
Food & accommodation20%
Health care19%
Retail trade18%
Finance & insurance9%
Construction6%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
10,623
residents · 2025 · +7.1% since 2020
Income per capita $37.0k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+402
International migration+248
Natural change+66
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$141.2M2019
$142.8M2020
$152.1M2021
$165.2M2022
$181.5M2023
$194.2M2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$162.3k±$12.9k
Median gross rent
$913/mo±$58/mo
Vacancy rate
16.5%±3.9%
Affordability
3.9× wages
Residential permits
$7.7M
39 units · 3.7/1k pop
FEMA risk score
6.8
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.2k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Hurricane 74Wildfire 42Lightning 42
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 11% since 2021352021
342022
422023
312024
392025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
31.2 km
I-75
Nearest freight rail
12.2 km
CPR
Nearest port
145.3 km
GEORGIA POWER CO MCMANUS ELECTRIC GENERATING PLANT OIL DOCK
Nearest commercial airport
35.0 km
VALDOSTA RGNL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$41.6k
avg. annual pay · +27% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Lanier?
Lanier's economy produced $194.2M in 2024, growing 7.0% 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.