Glades County, FL
Housing, jobs, water, deposits and federal obligations for this county, each figure with the release it came from. Internal point 26.95, -81.19.
Assembled 2026-10-06. Read the brief.
- 59th pct · 1,248th of 3,063 US counties · median $234,566
- 22nd pct · 52nd of 67 Florida counties · median $307,929
- 7th pct · 2,848th of 3,063 US counties · median +2.9%
- 10th pct · 60th of 67 Florida counties · median -0.8%
- 81st pct · 265th of 1,399 US counties · median $1,496
- 58th pct · 20th of 47 Florida counties · median $1,898
- 18th pct · 2,609th of 3,221 US counties · median 8,232
- 3rd pct · 65th of 67 Florida counties · median 43,443
- 77th pct · 720th of 3,221 US counties · median $1,039
- 69th pct · 21st of 67 Florida counties · median $1,084
- 47th pct · 1,611th of 3,063 US counties · median 4.3
- 10th pct · 60th of 67 Florida counties · median 5.4
Typical home value divided by the average annual wage of one covered job.
A percentile here is a min-max scaling of average rank: the smallest published value in the cohort is 0 and the largest is 100, and tied values share the average of the ranks they span. It is not the share of entities below the value, so 0 means smallest, not none below. Entities that did not publish the metric are outside the cohort entirely and are counted in neither the rank nor its denominator.
Home values #
Typical home $261,366 (Aug 2026), -3.2% over one year, +36.4% over five
- 59th pct · 1,248th of 3,063 US counties · median $234,566
- 22nd pct · 52nd of 67 Florida counties · median $307,929
| Item | Value | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Glades County, FL | $261,366 · -3.2% 1-yr |
Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), typical value of homes in the 35th to 65th percentile, smoothed and seasonally adjusted; a model estimate of value, not a sale price. Data through Zillow Research.
Rents #
Typical rent $1,950/mo (Aug 2026), n/a over one year; price-to-rent 11.2
- 81st pct · 265th of 1,399 US counties · median $1,496
- 58th pct · 20th of 47 Florida counties · median $1,898
| Item | Value | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Glades County, FL | $1,950/mo · n/a 1-yr |
Zillow Observed Rent Index (ZORI), smoothed, all homes and multifamily; price-to-rent = typical home / (typical rent × 12).
What the typical home costs to carry #
Principal and interest of $1,431 a month on $261,366 at 7.28%, against an average weekly wage worth $5,252 a month: 27.2% of one job’s pay.
- payment = P·r / (1 − (1+r)^−n), P = $261,366 × 80% = $209,093, r = 7.28%/12 (Freddie Mac PMMS via FRED, 2026-10-01), n = 360 → $1,431/mo principal and interest
- wage share = payment / (avg weekly wage $1,212 × 52 / 12 = $5,252) = 27% of one average job's pay (BLS QCEW 2026 Q1, all covered jobs)
- years of wages = $261,366 / ($1,212 × 52) = 4.1
- price-to-rent = $261,366 / ($1,950 × 12) = 11.2
The wage is one covered job’s average, not a household’s income, so this is the share of a single paycheque and not a mortgage underwriting ratio.
Estimate. Principal and interest on the typical home with 20% down over 30 years at this week's Freddie Mac average rate; compared with the average weekly wage of all jobs covered by unemployment insurance in the area (BLS QCEW), which is pay per job, not household income.
Jobs & wages #
2,331 jobs at 207 employers (2026 Q1); +10.5% jobs and +10.6% average weekly wage over the year
- 18th pct · 2,609th of 3,221 US counties · median 8,232
- 3rd pct · 65th of 67 Florida counties · median 43,443
| Item | Value | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Glades County, FL | 2,331 jobs · $1,212/wk · +10.5% YoY |
| NAICS sector | Jobs | Avg weekly wage | Location quotient | Jobs over the year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Administrative and waste services | 304 | $1,047 | 2.29 | -1.9% |
| Retail trade | 142 | $606 | 0.63 | +5.2% |
| Accommodation and food services | 124 | $744 | 0.59 | -1.6% |
| Wholesale trade | 73 | $1,389 | 0.82 | +0.0% |
| Other services | 40 | $673 | 0.57 | +0.0% |
| Arts, entertainment and recreation | 22 | $851 | 0.57 | +0.0% |
| Agriculture, forestry, fishing | withheld | |||
| Mining, oil and gas | withheld | |||
| Utilities | withheld | |||
| Construction | withheld | |||
| Manufacturing | withheld | |||
| Transportation and warehousing | withheld |
BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, all ownerships, total covered employment in the quarter's third month; over-the-year changes as published. Suppressed cells stay blank.
Drought #
D1 moderate drought
Sites found: 5, searched within 0 km of this place’s internal point. That is a disc around a point, not the area itself: sites outside the boundary are included, and sites inside it further than 0 km away are not.
US Drought Monitor current week; the highest class of any polygon containing the point.
Reservoirs #
No reservoir gauges within 150 km (or the camera is above the gauge altitude)
Sites found: 0, searched within 150 km of this place’s internal point. That is a disc around a point, not the area itself: sites outside the boundary are included, and sites inside it further than 150 km away are not.
Σ(capacity × percent full) / Σ capacity over TWDB reservoirs within 150 km. Texas only; elsewhere USGS reservoir elevation/storage is listed without a capacity to normalise by.
Stream gauges #
75 gauges · 0 flooding · 8 with quality panels averaging 100 % · 20 stale
Sites found: 75, searched within 75 km of this place’s internal point. That is a disc around a point, not the area itself: sites outside the boundary are included, and sites inside it further than 75 km away are not.
| Site | Reading | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| FISHEATING CREEK AT LAKEPORT, FL | flow 281.0 ft³/s | 7 km |
| Fisheating Creek near Lakeport at Highway 78 | no flooding | 7 km |
| FISHEATING LOCK AT S-131 NEAR LAKEPORT, FL | flow 18.0 ft³/s · STALE | 10 km |
| FISHEATING CREEK AT PALMDALE, FL | flow 164.0 ft³/s · no flooding | 13 km |
| HARNEY POND CANAL NEAR LAKEPORT, FL | flow 0.00 ft³/s · STALE | 14 km |
| HARNEY POND CANAL ABOVE S-71 NR LAKEPORT, FL | flow 232.0 ft³/s | 15 km |
| HARNEY POND CANAL 2.4 MILES BL S70 NR LAKEPORT, FL | flow 147.0 ft³/s | 16 km |
| Caloosahatchee River at Moore Haven Lock | no readings | 16 km |
| CALOOSAHATCHEE CANAL DWS OF S-77 AT MOORE HAVEN FL | flow 95.5 ft³/s · quality 100 % (3) | 17 km |
| Caloosahatchee River at Ortona Lock | no readings | 21 km |
USGS latest readings screened against EPA freshwater criteria (DO ≥ 5 mg/L, pH 6.5–9, conductance, turbidity, temperature); NWS flood categories where a NWPS gauge is co-located.
Groundwater #
59 wells in 0 named aquifers:
Sites found: 59, searched within 75 km of this place’s internal point. That is a disc around a point, not the area itself: sites outside the boundary are included, and sites inside it further than 75 km away are not.
| Site | Reading | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| USGS-270157081203101 | level 54.3 ft · 2025-11-17 | 17 km |
| USGS-264623081213601 | level 7.90 ft · 2018-10-24 | 27 km |
| USGS-264046081022801 | level 18.9 ft · 2018-08-27 | 34 km |
| USGS-264046081022802 | level 16.4 ft · 2018-10-24 | 34 km |
| USGS-264941081321301 | level 36.2 ft · 2026-10-05 | 37 km |
| USGS-263839081203901 | level 26.1 ft · 2026-08-09 | 38 km |
| USGS-263840081203901 | level 21.9 ft · 2025-11-20 | 38 km |
| USGS-263845081260701 | level 20.9 ft · 2026-08-09 | 42 km |
USGS latest daily water levels. A single latest reading says where the table is, not which way it is moving; select a well for its 365-day trace.
Water stress #
low (0.16)
Σ wᵢ·termᵢ / Σ wᵢ = 0.35×0.25 + 0.2×0.00 / 0.55
Banks & federal dollars #
$54.6 m in deposits at 1 offices of 1 banks (SOD June 2026); HHI 10,000, highly concentrated. $82.8 m federal obligations in FY2026 (direct payments $72.7 m, grants $5.7 m), $35,507 per covered job
| Item | Value | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| First Bank | $54.6 m · 100.0% share · 1 office | |
| Glades, FL | $82.8 m FY2026 · $35,507/job | |
| MULTIPLE RECIPIENTS | $68.3 m · top recipient FY2026 |
| Institution | Deposits | Share | Offices |
|---|---|---|---|
| First Bank | $54,627,000 | 100.0% | 1 |
Deposit concentration is 10,000 across 1 banks, which the 1995 Department of Justice bank merger screen calls highly concentrated.
HHI = Σ (share %)² over 1 banks with deposits in the county = 100.0² = 10,000
FDIC Summary of Deposits: deposits at every insured office as of June 30, annual; HHI is the sum of squared county deposit shares (DOJ 1995 bank merger screen: 1000 / 1800). USAspending: obligations by place of performance for the latest complete federal fiscal year (Oct 1 to Sep 30), what agencies committed, not what they paid out; recipients are legal entities. Per-job divides obligations by BLS QCEW covered employment.
Federal obligations #
USAspending place-of-performance obligations for FY2026, by awarding agency.
| Awarding agency | Obligations |
|---|---|
| Social Security Administration | $63,517,092 |
| Department of Transportation | $5,032,424 |
| Department of Veterans Affairs | $4,867,369 |
| Department of Defense | $4,072,048 |
| Department of Agriculture | $2,336,494 |
| Federal Communications Commission | $2,073,043 |
| Department of Education | $642,954 |
| General Services Administration | $117,510 |
| Railroad Retirement Board | $108,187 |
| Small Business Administration | $0 |
That is $35,507 per covered job, against 2,331 jobs in the 2026 Q1 QCEW quarter.
per job = FY2026 obligations $82.8 m / 2,331 covered jobs (BLS QCEW 2026 Q1, all ownerships) = $35,507
USAspending obligations are recorded where the work is performed, so a prime award performed here is counted here even when the recipient is headquartered elsewhere. Recipients are legal entities, never people.
National context, not this county #
These are United States, single-gauge, single-state and port series. None of them is keyed to this county.
| Series | Latest | As of | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi River at Memphis, stage · ft | not published | not published | |
| Mississippi River at St. Louis, stage · ft | not published | not published | |
| Ohio River at Louisville, stage · ft | 12.69 | 2026-10-05 | +3.3% |
| Missouri River at St. Joseph, stage · ft | not published | not published | |
| Colorado River below Hoover Dam, flow (Hoover releases) · ft³/s | 5,170.00 | 2026-02-05 | -25.3% |
| Texas reservoirs, statewide percent full · % | 72.60 | 2026-10-06 | +0.0% |
| Laredo truck crossings, monthly · trucks | 258,700.00 | 2026-08-01 | -0.4% |
| Los Angeles + Long Beach container volume, annual · TEU | 10,513,167.00 | 2023-01-01 | -13.5% |
| Containerships waiting for a berth, all US ports · ships | 6.00 | 2026-09-22 | -14.3% |
| Shanghai to Los Angeles container rate · $ per 40 ft box | 6,830.00 | 2026-08-01 | +7.4% |
| US diesel retail price · $ per gallon | unavailable | not published | |
| WTI crude oil, spot · $ per barrel | 96.16 | 2026-09-29 | -3.2% |
| 30-year fixed mortgage rate · % | 7.28 | 2026-10-01 | +3.6% |
| Housing starts, annual rate · thousands of units | 1,275.00 | 2026-08-01 | -2.6% |
| Building permits, annual rate · thousands of units | 1,403.00 | 2026-08-01 | -2.1% |
| Case-Shiller US home price index · index, Jan 2000 = 100 | 337.31 | 2026-07-01 | +0.1% |
| Unemployment rate · % | 4.20 | 2026-09-01 | +2.4% |
| US goods and services trade balance, monthly · $ millions | -105,572.00 | 2026-08-01 | -13.7% |
| Retail sales excluding food services, monthly · $ millions | 646,347.00 | 2026-08-01 | +1.1% |
The indicator registry has no county-keyed series and no geographic selection: every entry is national, a named gauge, a single state or a port. They are here as the backdrop the county's own numbers move against, and they are never this county's readings.
What changed #
Glades County, FL: 15 findings, 3 at a watch level and 12 noted
watchGlades County, FL's typical home value is -3.2% against a year earlier, a watch level here: typical home value below a year ago (arithmetic on Zillow ZHVI, county and metro files; not an official level). The previous published period is not in this table, so this is a standing level rather than a change.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- test: home.yoyPct = -3.2139346620655735 < 0
arithmetic on Zillow ZHVI, county and metro files; not an official level
watchGlades County, FL's years of wages of 4.1 scores 47 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 11 across Florida counties, a gap of 37 points.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- 37 = |47 across US counties - 11 across Florida counties|
- typical home value / (average weekly wage × 52); one average covered job, not a household
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
watchGlades County, FL's typical home value of $261,366 scores 59 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 23 across Florida counties, a gap of 37 points.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- 37 = |59 across US counties - 23 across Florida counties|
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteGlades County, FL's average weekly wage was 10.6% higher than the same quarter a year earlier in 2026 Q1, on BLS QCEW's published over-the-year change.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- +10.6 % = BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change for 2026 Q1, as published
- the newest QCEW file carries no year-earlier level, so no move from one level to another is printed
BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published
noteGlades County, FL's covered employment was 10.5% higher than the same quarter a year earlier in 2026 Q1, on BLS QCEW's published over-the-year change.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- +10.5 % = BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change for 2026 Q1, as published
- the newest QCEW file carries no year-earlier level, so no move from one level to another is printed
BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published
Read all 12 findings in the full brief
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