County profile
Aiken County, SC
United States · GDP 2024
#429 of 3,127 US counties by GDP66th-percentile growthmore diversified than 66% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$10.4B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+5.8%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
54,369
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
3,067
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$60.7k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
181,515
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
4.3%
Median HH income
$70.6k±$2.5k
Bachelor's degree+
31.9%±1.3%
Poverty rate
14.3%±1.1%
Business applications
2,616 · 2025
Retail establishments
533
29.9/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1Security Federal CorporationFinancial Services———2Equitech International CorporationTechnology———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
Admin & support27%
Manufacturing20%
Retail trade17%
Health care16%
Food & accommodation14%
Professional services6%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
181,515
residents · 2025 · +7.3% since 2020
Income per capita $56.7k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+11,923
International migration+1,198
Natural change−871
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$7.5B2019
$7.6B2020
$8.0B2021
$8.8B2022
$9.8B2023
$10.4B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$218.0k±$6.1k
Median gross rent
$1.1k/mo±$35/mo
Vacancy rate
12.6%±1.2%
Affordability
3.6× wages
Residential permits
$610.2M
1,959 units · 10.8/1k pop
FEMA risk score
84.2
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.3k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Ice storm 92Lightning 90Hurricane 90
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
3762016
3832017
4072018
4272019
4462020
4982021
5902022
6582023
6702024
7202025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 19% since 20211,6442021
1,7192022
1,4722023
2,5002024
1,9592025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
13.9 km
I-20
Nearest freight rail
1.4 km
AIKR
Nearest port
148.6 km
MARINE CORPS AIR STATION BEAUFORT
Nearest commercial airport
36.0 km
AUGUSTA RGNL AT BUSH FLD
Filing activity
SEC EDGARWage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$60.7k
avg. annual pay · +19% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Aiken?
Aiken's economy produced $10.4B in 2024, growing 5.8% year over year — faster than most US counties. Its largest employment sector is admin & support.
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.