County profile
Paulding County, GA
United States · GDP 2024
#701 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-quartile growthmore diversified than 45% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$5.2B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+9.5%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
23,321
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
2,423
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$46.8k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
190,996
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
3.4%
Median HH income
$98.0k±$4.6k
Bachelor's degree+
29.5%±1.7%
Poverty rate
6.6%±1.0%
Business applications
3,835 · 2025
Retail establishments
314
16.7/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1Ignis Petroleum Group, Inc.Energy$2.1M——2Bemax Inc.Consumer Defensive$144.5k——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 trade30%
Food & accommodation24%
Health care21%
Construction13%
Other services7%
Admin & support6%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
190,996
residents · 2025 · +12.7% since 2020
Income per capita $52.4k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+16,324
International migration+2,219
Natural change+2,874
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$3.3B2019
$3.4B2020
$3.8B2021
$4.3B2022
$4.7B2023
$5.2B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$326.3k±$6.8k
Median gross rent
$1.8k/mo±$71/mo
Vacancy rate
4.9%±0.9%
Affordability
7.0× wages
Residential permits
$182.6M
1,326 units · 6.9/1k pop
FEMA risk score
70.0
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.8k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Tornado 89Lightning 85Cold wave 77
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
2472016
2702017
2962018
3172019
3352020
3932021
4932022
5222023
5382024
5382025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -38% since 20212,1432021
1,5342022
1,3832023
1,4582024
1,3262025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
21.9 km
I-20
Nearest freight rail
0.5 km
Freight rail
Nearest port
130.0 km
TENN VALLEY P AUTH BELLEFONTE NUCLEAR PLN BGE TRM
Nearest commercial airport
51.4 km
HARTSFIELD/JACKSON ATLANTA INTL
Filing activity
SEC EDGARWage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$46.8k
avg. annual pay · +23% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Paulding?
Paulding's economy produced $5.2B in 2024, growing 9.5% 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.