County profile
Newton County, GA
United States · GDP 2024
#747 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-quartile growthmore diversified than 77% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$4.6B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+8.3%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
23,931
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
1,639
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$52.5k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
125,583
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
4.1%
Median HH income
$77.2k±$4.0k
Bachelor's degree+
25.0%±2.0%
Poverty rate
12.3%±2.0%
Business applications
2,991 · 2025
Retail establishments
239
19.3/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1Affinity Bancshares, Inc.Financial Services———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
Manufacturing26%
Retail trade19%
Food & accommodation18%
Health care15%
Wholesale trade14%
Construction9%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
125,583
residents · 2025 · +11.2% since 2020
Income per capita $46.2k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+10,184
International migration+1,510
Natural change+975
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$3.3B2019
$3.3B2020
$3.4B2021
$3.7B2022
$4.2B2023
$4.6B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$265.0k±$8.6k
Median gross rent
$1.4k/mo±$71/mo
Vacancy rate
5.5%±1.2%
Affordability
5.1× wages
Residential permits
$180.7M
605 units · 4.8/1k pop
FEMA risk score
50.6
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.8k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Ice storm 74Tornado 73Hail 71
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
1972016
2152017
2332018
2552019
2672020
3082021
3942022
4202023
4332024
4342025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -47% since 20211,1502021
6642022
7752023
1,4642024
6052025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
6.4 km
I-20
Nearest freight rail
0.9 km
GRWR
Nearest port
210.9 km
BOWATERS NEWSPRINT, CALHOUN
Nearest commercial airport
54.4 km
HARTSFIELD/JACKSON ATLANTA INTL
Filing activity
SEC EDGAR3 filings from 1 company here in the last 90 days.
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$52.5k
avg. annual pay · +22% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Newton?
Newton's economy produced $4.6B in 2024, growing 8.3% 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.