County profile
Wilkes County, GA
United States · GDP 2024
#2407 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-decile growthmore diversified than 54% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$500.6M
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+10.7%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
2,244
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
190
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$48.2k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
9,540
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
3.9%
Median HH income
$52.0k±$3.2k
Bachelor's degree+
16.9%±4.2%
Poverty rate
17.8%±4.7%
Business applications
125 · 2025
Retail establishments
45
47.1/10k 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
Construction22%
Health care22%
Manufacturing21%
Retail trade21%
Food & accommodation9%
Wholesale trade5%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
9,540
residents · 2025 · -0.1% since 2020
Income per capita $59.0k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+287
International migration+69
Natural change−380
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$326.2M2019
$287.3M2020
$354.5M2021
$457.1M2022
$452.2M2023
$500.6M2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$122.7k±$15.1k
Median gross rent
$786/mo±$133/mo
Vacancy rate
21.3%±4.3%
Affordability
2.5× wages
Residential permits
$8.4M
37 units · 3.9/1k pop
FEMA risk score
12.9
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$973/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Hurricane 73Ice storm 71Drought 64
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
1382016
1272017
1442018
1382019
1682020
1692021
2092022
2062023
2662024
2582025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -26% since 2021502021
412022
352023
732024
372025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
30.9 km
I-20
Nearest freight rail
5.6 km
GWRC
Nearest port
233.8 km
SMURFIT - STONE CONTAINER CORP PORT WENTWORTH MILL WHARF
Nearest commercial airport
56.9 km
ATHENS/BEN EPPS
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$48.2k
avg. annual pay · +33% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Wilkes?
Wilkes's economy produced $500.6M in 2024, growing 10.7% year over year — faster than 92% of US counties. Its largest employment sector is construction.
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.