County profile
Polk County, GA
United States · GDP 2024
#1399 of 3,127 US counties by GDP52nd-percentile growthmore diversified than 15% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$1.7B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+4.6%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
10,640
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
670
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$46.6k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
45,514
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
3.4%
Median HH income
$58.5k±$3.4k
Bachelor's degree+
15.4%±2.2%
Poverty rate
16.4%±2.5%
Business applications
480 · 2025
Retail establishments
140
31.2/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1Phoenix Rising CompaniesFinancial Services$13.4M——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
Manufacturing44%
Retail trade18%
Food & accommodation15%
Health care11%
Other services6%
Construction6%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
45,514
residents · 2025 · +6.0% since 2020
Income per capita $43.8k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+2,073
International migration+419
Natural change+78
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$1.3B2019
$1.3B2020
$1.4B2021
$1.6B2022
$1.7B2023
$1.7B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$187.6k±$12.3k
Median gross rent
$918/mo±$73/mo
Vacancy rate
8.4%±2.2%
Affordability
4.0× wages
Residential permits
$52.8M
217 units · 4.8/1k pop
FEMA risk score
64.1
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.0k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Tornado 86Drought 82Strong wind 75
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
1932016
2042017
2162018
2292019
2422020
2802021
3482022
3802023
4112024
4092025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 2311% since 202192021
1952022
772023
1472024
2172025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
34.9 km
I-20
Nearest freight rail
0.5 km
CSXT
Nearest port
102.7 km
TENN VALLEY P AUTH BELLEFONTE NUCLEAR PLN BGE TRM
Nearest commercial airport
81.0 km
HARTSFIELD/JACKSON ATLANTA INTL
Filing activity
SEC EDGARWage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$46.6k
avg. annual pay · +20% since 2019
Similar US counties
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What is the GDP of Polk?
Polk's economy produced $1.7B in 2024, growing 4.6% year over year — about the middle of the pack among 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.