County profile
Rockdale County, GA
United States · GDP 2024
#656 of 3,127 US counties by GDP47th-percentile growthmore diversified than 80% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$5.9B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+4.2%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
35,952
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
2,256
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$58.2k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
98,416
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
4.0%
Median HH income
$77.2k±$3.7k
Bachelor's degree+
32.4%±2.2%
Poverty rate
10.8%±1.8%
Business applications
3,137 · 2025
Retail establishments
331
34.0/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1GeckoSystems International CorporationTechnology$0——2CLStv Corp.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
Manufacturing24%
Retail trade19%
Health care18%
Food & accommodation17%
Construction12%
Admin & support10%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
98,416
residents · 2025 · +5.2% since 2020
Income per capita $46.2k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+3,283
International migration+1,108
Natural change+394
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$4.1B2019
$4.3B2020
$4.8B2021
$5.3B2022
$5.7B2023
$5.9B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$292.9k±$10.2k
Median gross rent
$1.5k/mo±$80/mo
Vacancy rate
4.9%±1.0%
Affordability
5.0× wages
Residential permits
$105.2M
339 units · 3.4/1k pop
FEMA risk score
56.2
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.8k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Ice storm 79Tornado 77Hail 74
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
2472016
2622017
2902018
3162019
3392020
4002021
4962022
5432023
5562024
5532025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 56% since 20212182021
1,0242022
3852023
4832024
3392025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
0.5 km
I-20
Nearest freight rail
1.3 km
CSXT
Nearest port
193.0 km
Chattanooga, TN
Nearest commercial airport
37.5 km
HARTSFIELD/JACKSON ATLANTA INTL
Filing activity
SEC EDGARWage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$58.2k
avg. annual pay · +22% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Rockdale?
Rockdale's economy produced $5.9B in 2024, growing 4.2% 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.