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Paulding

United States · GDP 2024
#701 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-quartile growthmore diversified than 45% of counties
EA Place Score
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methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$5.2B
GDP growth
+9.5%
Jobs tracked
23,321
Employers
2,423
Avg. wage
$46.8k
Population
190,996
Labor & formation
Unemployment
3.1%
Median HH income
$98.0k±$4.6k
Business applications
3,835 · 2025

Public companies headquartered here

SEC EDGAR · FMP
CompanySectorRevenueEA
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
$3.3B
2019
$3.4B
2020
$3.8B
2021
$4.3B
2022
$4.7B
2023
$5.2B
2024

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
1,326 (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
247
2016
270
2017
296
2018
317
2019
335
2020
393
2021
493
2022
522
2023
538
2024
538
2025

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 EDGAR
8-KBemax Inc.12-05
8-KBemax Inc.05-19
8-KBemax Inc.03-08
8-KBemax Inc.07-02
8-KBemax Inc.07-18
8-KBemax Inc.06-21
8-KBemax Inc.06-01
10-QBemax Inc.04-23
8-KBemax Inc.01-12
10-QBemax Inc.01-12
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023
$46.8k
avg. annual pay · +23% since 2019
Similar US counties
nearest by GDP
Cheshire$5.2BWashington$5.2BWilson$5.2BYamhill$5.2BBowie$5.2BAndrews$5.2B
The read

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.
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