County profile
White County, GA
United States · GDP 2024
#1638 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-quartile growthmore diversified than 62% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$1.3B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+6.8%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
7,240
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
733
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$38.6k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
29,802
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
3.0%
Median HH income
$70.7k±$5.6k
Bachelor's degree+
24.0%±2.5%
Poverty rate
12.4%±2.6%
Business applications
440 · 2025
Retail establishments
135
45.6/10k 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 & accommodation26%
Retail trade26%
Health care14%
Construction13%
Manufacturing13%
Education7%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
29,802
residents · 2025 · +6.0% since 2020
Income per capita $53.6k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+2,191
International migration+133
Natural change−660
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$936.2M2019
$868.4M2020
$995.6M2021
$1.2B2022
$1.2B2023
$1.3B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$278.9k±$13.5k
Median gross rent
$1.0k/mo±$88/mo
Vacancy rate
23.1%±2.8%
Affordability
7.2× wages
Residential permits
$54.5M
190 units · 6.4/1k pop
FEMA risk score
45.7
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.2k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Cold wave 81Strong wind 77Landslide 70
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
1782016
1832017
2042018
2112019
2172020
2572021
3112022
3602023
3562024
3602025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -18% since 20212312021
2062022
2222023
1802024
1902025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
36.9 km
I-985
Nearest freight rail
24.9 km
NS
Nearest port
114.9 km
C. REED DAVIS CONTRACTORS,PORT OF TELLICO BGE WHF
Nearest commercial airport
86.6 km
ATHENS/BEN EPPS
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$38.6k
avg. annual pay · +19% since 2019
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What is the GDP of White?
White's economy produced $1.3B in 2024, growing 6.8% 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.