County profile
Mitchell County, GA
United States · GDP 2024
#1812 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-quartile growthmore diversified than 12% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$1.0B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+9.4%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
5,013
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
360
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$42.3k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
20,467
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
4.1%
Median HH income
$57.6k±$9.8k
Bachelor's degree+
14.3%±2.3%
Poverty rate
23.4%±4.3%
Business applications
269 · 2025
Retail establishments
78
38.3/10k 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%
Food & accommodation11%
Health care10%
Wholesale trade6%
Admin & support6%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
20,467
residents · 2025 · -5.6% since 2020
Income per capita $50.2k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−927
International migration+67
Natural change−344
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$746.7M2019
$780.9M2020
$826.6M2021
$948.0M2022
$954.3M2023
$1.0B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$106.0k±$10.5k
Median gross rent
$797/mo±$37/mo
Vacancy rate
13.5%±2.7%
Affordability
2.5× wages
Residential permits
$5.6M
18 units · 0.9/1k pop
FEMA risk score
63.0
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$973/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Hurricane 90Tornado 82Drought 78
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2015–2025
1462015
1352016
1522017
1492018
1572019
1522020
1822021
1902022
2142023
2352025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 125% since 202182021
112022
192023
202024
182025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
67.8 km
I-75
Nearest freight rail
0.7 km
GFRR
Nearest port
118.3 km
LIQUID TRANSFER TERMINALS ST MARKS FL
Nearest commercial airport
34.6 km
SOUTHWEST GEORGIA RGNL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$42.3k
avg. annual pay · +23% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Mitchell?
Mitchell's economy produced $1.0B in 2024, growing 9.4% 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.