County profile
Oconee County, GA
United States · GDP 2024
#1090 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-decile growthmore diversified than 87% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$2.6B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+11.5%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
16,843
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
1,458
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$48.5k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
44,893
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
3.0%
Median HH income
$121.2k±$9.5k
Bachelor's degree+
55.9%±3.4%
Poverty rate
6.2%±1.5%
Business applications
801 · 2025
Retail establishments
128
28.7/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1Oconee Financial CorporationFinancial 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
Retail trade25%
Health care24%
Food & accommodation19%
Manufacturing16%
Professional services9%
Other services8%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
44,893
residents · 2025 · +6.9% since 2020
Income per capita $91.4k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+2,843
International migration+275
Natural change−165
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$1.6B2019
$1.7B2020
$1.8B2021
$2.3B2022
$2.3B2023
$2.6B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$461.6k±$18.7k
Median gross rent
$1.5k/mo±$227/mo
Vacancy rate
4.4%±1.9%
Affordability
9.5× wages
Residential permits
$147.9M
320 units · 7.1/1k pop
FEMA risk score
19.4
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.3k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Ice storm 61Hurricane 59Earthquake 57
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
2472016
2612017
2852018
3032019
3132020
3502021
4132022
4652023
5082024
5242025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -23% since 20214182021
3352022
3142023
3342024
3202025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
30.0 km
I-20
Nearest freight rail
0.8 km
ABR
Nearest port
202.5 km
BOWATERS NEWSPRINT, CALHOUN
Nearest commercial airport
16.3 km
ATHENS/BEN EPPS
Filing activity
SEC EDGARWage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$48.5k
avg. annual pay · +17% since 2019
Nearby & same-state counties
by GDP rankThe read
What is the GDP of Oconee?
Oconee's economy produced $2.6B in 2024, growing 11.5% year over year — faster than 94% of 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.