County profile
Madison County, GA
United States · GDP 2024
#1942 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-decile growthmore diversified than 82% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$884.8M
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+14.4%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
3,059
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
425
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$43.8k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
32,919
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
3.4%
Median HH income
$62.0k±$6.6k
Bachelor's degree+
21.1%±2.5%
Poverty rate
17.2%±3.1%
Business applications
413 · 2025
Retail establishments
54
16.5/10k 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
Construction23%
Retail trade23%
Manufacturing19%
Admin & support15%
Food & accommodation11%
Health care9%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
32,919
residents · 2025 · +8.8% since 2020
Income per capita $51.3k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+2,309
International migration+208
Natural change+111
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$539.3M2019
$500.2M2020
$598.7M2021
$792.5M2022
$773.4M2023
$884.8M2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$219.7k±$13.0k
Median gross rent
$972/mo±$59/mo
Vacancy rate
10.3%±2.2%
Affordability
5.0× wages
Residential permits
$38.2M
130 units · 3.9/1k pop
FEMA risk score
28.9
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.3k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Ice storm 71Hurricane 69Earthquake 62
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
1372016
1452017
1552018
1672019
1732020
2022021
2342022
2652023
2892024
3002025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -30% since 20211872021
1672022
1842023
1892024
1302025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
25.8 km
I-85
Nearest freight rail
8.7 km
CSXT
Nearest port
188.2 km
C. REED DAVIS CONTRACTORS,PORT OF TELLICO BGE WHF
Nearest commercial airport
22.7 km
ATHENS/BEN EPPS
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$43.8k
avg. annual pay · +22% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Madison?
Madison's economy produced $884.8M in 2024, growing 14.4% year over year — faster than 97% of US counties. Its largest employment sector is construction.
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.