County profile
Colleton County, SC
United States · GDP 2024
#1519 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-decile growthmore diversified than 67% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$1.5B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+10.3%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
7,333
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
793
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$46.1k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
39,382
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
4.9%
Median HH income
$51.1k±$2.9k
Bachelor's degree+
17.4%±1.7%
Poverty rate
19.6%±2.9%
Business applications
682 · 2025
Retail establishments
147
37.3/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
11st Federal Savings Bank of SC, Inc.Financial Services$8.1M43DHQ-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
Retail trade29%
Food & accommodation25%
Health care21%
Manufacturing10%
Construction9%
Agriculture6%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
39,382
residents · 2025 · +2.2% since 2020
Income per capita $49.1k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+1,162
International migration+613
Natural change−961
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$1.0B2019
$1.0B2020
$1.1B2021
$1.3B2022
$1.4B2023
$1.5B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$162.5k±$8.7k
Median gross rent
$949/mo±$72/mo
Vacancy rate
18.3%±2.0%
Affordability
3.5× wages
Residential permits
$33.1M
73 units · 1.9/1k pop
FEMA risk score
85.5
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$902/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Hurricane 96Earthquake 94Wildfire 83
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
2722016
2772017
2922018
3062019
3192020
3632021
4282022
4802023
5302024
5542025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ 0% since 2021732021
712022
662023
482024
732025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
5.0 km
I-95
Nearest freight rail
12.7 km
PR
Nearest port
44.2 km
MARINE CORPS AIR STATION BEAUFORT
Nearest commercial airport
58.5 km
CHARLESTON AFB/INTL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$46.1k
avg. annual pay · +30% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Colleton?
Colleton's economy produced $1.5B in 2024, growing 10.3% year over year — faster than 92% of US counties. Its largest employment sector is retail trade.
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.