County profile
Schley County, GA
United States · GDP 2024
#2969 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-quartile growthmore diversified than 1% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$155.2M
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+8.0%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
937
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
74
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$43.5k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
4,593
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
3.7%
Median HH income
$56.9k±$8.5k
Bachelor's degree+
22.2%±4.4%
Poverty rate
13.9%±4.4%
Business applications
59 · 2025
Retail establishments
11
24.3/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
No public companies loaded for this state yet — universe expands with the full ingest.
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
Manufacturing67%
Wholesale trade9%
Retail trade9%
Health care7%
Other services5%
Construction3%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
4,593
residents · 2025 · +1.2% since 2020
Income per capita $44.9k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+58
International migration+1
Natural change+2
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$114.1M2019
$118.2M2020
$122.5M2021
$139.1M2022
$143.7M2023
$155.2M2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$143.9k±$46.1k
Median gross rent
$816/mo±$132/mo
Vacancy rate
13.1%±5.2%
Affordability
3.3× wages
Residential permits
$3.8M
18 units · 3.9/1k pop
FEMA risk score
0.6
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$973/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Hurricane 52Drought 45Wildfire 22
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2015–2025
872015
892016
952017
952018
952019
952020
1052021
1222022
1282024
1342025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ 0% since 2021182021
212022
192023
182024
182025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
52.2 km
I-75
Nearest freight rail
1.6 km
GSWR
Nearest port
233.9 km
LIQUID TRANSFER TERMINALS ST MARKS FL
Nearest commercial airport
65.0 km
COLUMBUS
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$43.5k
avg. annual pay · +17% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Schley?
Schley's economy produced $155.2M in 2024, growing 8.0% year over year — faster than most 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.