County profile
Union County, GA
United States · GDP 2024
#1659 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-quartile growthmore diversified than 60% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$1.3B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+7.1%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
7,629
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
666
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$47.8k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
27,859
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
3.8%
Median HH income
$66.2k±$5.1k
Bachelor's degree+
26.9%±2.6%
Poverty rate
10.9%±2.5%
Business applications
357 · 2025
Retail establishments
98
35.5/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1United Community Banks, Inc.Financial Services$1.1B67BHQ-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
Health care26%
Retail trade23%
Food & accommodation15%
Finance & insurance14%
Transportation13%
Manufacturing9%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
27,859
residents · 2025 · +12.3% since 2020
Income per capita $50.7k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+4,171
International migration+121
Natural change−1,270
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$865.4M2019
$857.1M2020
$966.8M2021
$1.1B2022
$1.2B2023
$1.3B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$307.4k±$20.2k
Median gross rent
$808/mo±$100/mo
Vacancy rate
24.2%±2.6%
Affordability
6.4× wages
Residential permits
$113.6M
264 units · 9.5/1k pop
FEMA risk score
52.5
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$984/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Landslide 94Cold wave 81Wildfire 72
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
2192016
2272017
2422018
2562019
2702020
3132021
3952022
4392023
4532024
4802025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 5% since 20212512021
2502022
2332023
2812024
2642025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
60.4 km
I-985
Nearest freight rail
28.5 km
GSM
Nearest port
86.8 km
BOWATERS NEWSPRINT, CALHOUN
Nearest commercial airport
108.8 km
MC GHEE TYSON
Filing activity
SEC EDGAR7 filings from 1 company here in the last 90 days.
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$47.8k
avg. annual pay · +23% since 2019
Similar US counties
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What is the GDP of Union?
Union's economy produced $1.3B in 2024, growing 7.1% year over year — faster than most US counties. Its largest employment sector is health care.
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.