County profile
Walker County, GA
United States · GDP 2024
#1180 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-quartile growthmore diversified than 9% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$2.3B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+7.9%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
12,406
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
756
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$44.0k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
70,250
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
3.3%
Median HH income
$59.5k±$3.4k
Bachelor's degree+
21.3%±2.0%
Poverty rate
13.3%±1.9%
Business applications
672 · 2025
Retail establishments
154
22.1/10k 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
Manufacturing53%
Retail trade15%
Health care9%
Food & accommodation9%
Construction8%
Education7%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
70,250
residents · 2025 · +3.7% since 2020
Income per capita $47.0k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+3,681
International migration+127
Natural change−1,328
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$1.5B2019
$1.5B2020
$1.7B2021
$2.0B2022
$2.1B2023
$2.3B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$197.1k±$9.6k
Median gross rent
$940/mo±$32/mo
Vacancy rate
11.2%±1.6%
Affordability
4.5× wages
Residential permits
$97.6M
299 units · 4.3/1k pop
FEMA risk score
72.0
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.4k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Tornado 93Cold wave 87Earthquake 80
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
2392016
2522017
2732018
2862019
3012020
3502021
4172022
4692023
4952024
5132025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -13% since 20213422021
1782022
4162023
3442024
2992025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
21.7 km
I-59
Nearest freight rail
1.8 km
CCKY
Nearest port
33.7 km
Alstom Power
Nearest commercial airport
34.5 km
LOVELL FLD
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$44.0k
avg. annual pay · +24% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Walker?
Walker's economy produced $2.3B in 2024, growing 7.9% 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.