County profile
Wheeler County, GA
United States · GDP 2024
#2962 of 3,127 US counties by GDPbottom-quartile growthmore diversified than 2% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$159.6M
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+1.0%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
607
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
52
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$42.8k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
7,570
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
3.1%
Median HH income
$40.5k±$12.1k
Bachelor's degree+
10.0%±3.9%
Poverty rate
32.7%±9.8%
Business applications
48 · 2025
Retail establishments
11
15.0/10k 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
Agriculture52%
Retail trade21%
Transportation15%
Health care6%
Construction3%
Other services3%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
7,570
residents · 2025 · +1.7% since 2020
Income per capita $26.1k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+149
International migration−1
Natural change−51
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$106.2M2019
$109.2M2020
$135.2M2021
$137.2M2022
$158.0M2023
$159.6M2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$88.2k±$20.3k
Median gross rent
$581/mo±$204/mo
Vacancy rate
33.7%±5.8%
Affordability
2.1× wages
Residential permits
$0
0 units · 0.0/1k pop
FEMA risk score
6.4
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$973/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Hurricane 72Heat wave 47Drought 46
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
02021
02022
02023
02024
02025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
35.3 km
I-16
Nearest freight rail
5.2 km
HOG
Nearest port
147.8 km
SMURFIT - STONE CONTAINER CORP PORT WENTWORTH MILL WHARF
Nearest commercial airport
107.9 km
MIDDLE GEORGIA RGNL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$42.8k
avg. annual pay · +21% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Wheeler?
Wheeler's economy produced $159.6M in 2024, growing 1.0% year over year — slower than 76% of US counties. Its largest employment sector is agriculture.
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.