County profile
Macon County, TN
United States · GDP 2024
#1984 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-decile growthmore diversified than 33% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$848.9M
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+15.6%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
3,977
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
333
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$41.4k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
27,663
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
3.2%
Median HH income
$59.2k±$4.1k
Bachelor's degree+
12.5%±2.2%
Poverty rate
17.2%±3.2%
Business applications
246 · 2025
Retail establishments
68
24.9/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1Citizens Bancorp Investment, Inc.Financial Services$104.7M58CHQ-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
Manufacturing31%
Health care22%
Retail trade21%
Food & accommodation12%
Finance & insurance9%
Admin & support4%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
27,663
residents · 2025 · +9.5% since 2020
Income per capita $43.9k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+2,227
International migration+113
Natural change+35
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$552.7M2019
$558.4M2020
$621.0M2021
$765.0M2022
$734.6M2023
$848.9M2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$225.7k±$12.6k
Median gross rent
$846/mo±$33/mo
Vacancy rate
14.3%±2.7%
Affordability
5.5× wages
Residential permits
$47.7M
175 units · 6.3/1k pop
FEMA risk score
34.6
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$972/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Earthquake 73Strong wind 71Tornado 69
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
1752016
1852017
2062018
2212019
2292020
2652021
3212022
3492023
3662024
3892025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 59% since 20211102021
1362022
1932023
1812024
1752025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
39.2 km
I-40
Nearest freight rail
31.8 km
NERR
Nearest port
41.9 km
GALLATIN STEAM PLANT (TVA) DOCK UPPER FUEL OIL RECEIVING WHARF
Nearest commercial airport
60.5 km
BOWLING GREEN-WARREN COUNTY RGNL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$41.4k
avg. annual pay · +21% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Macon?
Macon's economy produced $848.9M in 2024, growing 15.6% year over year — faster than 97% of US counties. Its largest employment sector is manufacturing.
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.