County profile
Walton County, GA
United States · GDP 2024
#769 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-quartile growthmore diversified than 91% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$4.3B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+7.2%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
21,184
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
2,000
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$54.1k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
112,696
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
3.4%
Median HH income
$84.9k±$4.1k
Bachelor's degree+
24.5%±1.5%
Poverty rate
11.9%±1.5%
Business applications
2,069 · 2025
Retail establishments
241
21.9/10k 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
Food & accommodation19%
Retail trade19%
Manufacturing18%
Health care18%
Construction15%
Transportation11%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
112,696
residents · 2025 · +16.0% since 2020
Income per capita $55.4k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+13,966
International migration+818
Natural change+702
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$2.8B2019
$2.9B2020
$3.2B2021
$3.6B2022
$4.0B2023
$4.3B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$339.5k±$7.6k
Median gross rent
$1.2k/mo±$62/mo
Vacancy rate
4.6%±1.2%
Affordability
6.3× wages
Residential permits
$167.4M
569 units · 5.0/1k pop
FEMA risk score
55.0
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.8k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Ice storm 74Tornado 74Hail 72
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
2142016
2272017
2482018
2632019
2802020
3222021
3992022
4332023
4592024
4672025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -50% since 20211,1442021
1,1472022
8672023
6682024
5692025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
18.9 km
I-20
Nearest freight rail
2.3 km
GRWR
Nearest port
192.8 km
BOWATERS NEWSPRINT, CALHOUN
Nearest commercial airport
41.9 km
ATHENS/BEN EPPS
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$54.1k
avg. annual pay · +22% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Walton?
Walton's economy produced $4.3B in 2024, growing 7.2% year over year — faster than most US counties. Its largest employment sector is food & accommodation.
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.