County profile
Monroe County, GA
United States · GDP 2024
#1357 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-quartile growthmore diversified than 94% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$1.8B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+7.8%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
6,750
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
604
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$52.1k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
32,023
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
3.2%
Median HH income
$83.2k±$7.8k
Bachelor's degree+
27.0%±3.1%
Poverty rate
12.3%±3.3%
Business applications
510 · 2025
Retail establishments
88
27.9/10k 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
Retail trade26%
Food & accommodation19%
Health care18%
Manufacturing13%
Admin & support13%
Transportation12%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
32,023
residents · 2025 · +14.1% since 2020
Income per capita $59.1k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+4,309
International migration+113
Natural change−494
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$1.7B2019
$1.3B2020
$1.6B2021
$1.8B2022
$1.7B2023
$1.8B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$271.2k±$20.3k
Median gross rent
$943/mo±$51/mo
Vacancy rate
8.8%±2.8%
Affordability
5.2× wages
Residential permits
$79.2M
258 units · 8.1/1k pop
FEMA risk score
18.7
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.2k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Hurricane 64Heat wave 57Wildfire 53
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
1822016
1822017
1922018
1972019
2042020
2272021
2722022
2922023
3072024
3162025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 12% since 20212302021
2972022
2632023
2812024
2582025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
1.8 km
I-75
Nearest freight rail
0.5 km
NS
Nearest port
259.0 km
Chattanooga, TN
Nearest commercial airport
43.7 km
MIDDLE GEORGIA RGNL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$52.1k
avg. annual pay · +24% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Monroe?
Monroe's economy produced $1.8B in 2024, growing 7.8% year over year — faster than most US counties. Its largest employment sector is retail trade.
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.