County profile
Walthall County, MS
United States · GDP 2024
#2576 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-quartile growthmore diversified than 62% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$383.3M
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+8.2%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
1,985
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
205
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$36.9k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
13,928
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
4.6%
Median HH income
$48.9k±$4.5k
Bachelor's degree+
12.9%±2.5%
Poverty rate
18.8%±4.7%
Business applications
255 · 2025
Retail establishments
37
26.7/10k 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
Health care27%
Retail trade19%
Manufacturing18%
Transportation13%
Construction12%
Food & accommodation10%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
13,928
residents · 2025 · +0.4% since 2020
Income per capita $42.1k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+283
International migration+73
Natural change−297
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$279.3M2019
$271.3M2020
$319.6M2021
$354.5M2022
$354.1M2023
$383.3M2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$126.6k±$28.6k
Median gross rent
$790/mo±$216/mo
Vacancy rate
23.5%±4.6%
Affordability
3.4× wages
Residential permits
$0
0 units · 0.0/1k pop
FEMA risk score
25.5
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$923/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Strong wind 82Hurricane 80Wildfire 67
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
1592016
1632017
1562018
1732019
1732020
1842021
2062022
2152023
2062024
2222025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
02021
02022
02023
02024
02025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
35.5 km
I-55
Nearest freight rail
24.0 km
CN
Nearest port
81.8 km
TRINITY INDUSTRIES MARINE GROUP MADISONVILLE DOCKING SLIPS
Nearest commercial airport
81.1 km
HATTIESBURG/LAUREL RGNL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$36.9k
avg. annual pay · +23% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Walthall?
Walthall's economy produced $383.3M in 2024, growing 8.2% year over year — faster than most US counties. Its largest employment sector is health care.
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.