County profile
Hamilton County, TN
United States · GDP 2024
#160 of 3,127 US counties by GDP39th-percentile growthmore diversified than 97% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$37.3B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+3.3%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
205,761
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
9,883
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$65.0k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
390,833
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
3.6%
Median HH income
$76.2k±$1.9k
Bachelor's degree+
37.5%±1.1%
Poverty rate
13.1%±0.7%
Business applications
5,561 · 2025
Retail establishments
1,440
37.2/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1Unum GroupFinancial Services$13.1B73B2Astec Industries, Inc.Industrials$1.4B66B3Covenant Logistics Group, Inc.Industrials$1.2B64C4Miller Industries, Inc.Consumer Cyclical$790.3M61C5CBL & Associates Properties, Inc.Real Estate$16.2M63C6BioRegenx, Inc.Healthcare$1.9M30DHQ-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 care25%
Manufacturing20%
Retail trade18%
Food & accommodation16%
Transportation11%
Admin & support10%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
390,833
residents · 2025 · +6.2% since 2020
Income per capita $69.0k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+15,485
International migration+5,869
Natural change+1,046
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$27.1B2019
$27.9B2020
$30.9B2021
$34.7B2022
$36.1B2023
$37.3B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$312.8k±$5.7k
Median gross rent
$1.3k/mo±$28/mo
Vacancy rate
8.2%±0.6%
Affordability
4.8× wages
Residential permits
$462.0M
1,887 units · 4.8/1k pop
FEMA risk score
93.3
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.4k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Tornado 99Strong wind 98Earthquake 96
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
4622016
4932017
5252018
5572019
5872020
6722021
8092022
8892023
9422024
9582025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -33% since 20212,8042021
2,3442022
2,0432023
2,1302024
1,8872025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
12.9 km
I-75
Nearest freight rail
5.5 km
NS
Nearest port
10.2 km
U S COAST GUARD, CHATTANOOOGA MOORINGS
Nearest commercial airport
16.6 km
LOVELL FLD
Waterborne tonnage, host port(s) (CY2023):2,138,974 short tons/yr · Chattanooga, TN
Filing activity
SEC EDGAR3 filings from 2 companies here in the last 90 days.
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$65.0k
avg. annual pay · +26% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Hamilton?
Hamilton's economy produced $37.3B in 2024, growing 3.3% year over year — slower than 61% of 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.