Emanuel County, GA
Housing, jobs, water, deposits and federal obligations for this county, each figure with the release it came from. Internal point 32.59, -82.30.
Assembled 2026-10-06. Read the brief.
- 10th pct · 2,743rd of 3,063 US counties · median $234,566
- 11th pct · 141st of 159 Georgia counties · median $219,820
- 70th pct · 889th of 3,063 US counties · median +2.9%
- 71st pct · 46th of 159 Georgia counties · median +2.6%
- US counties: not published this period
- Georgia counties: not published this period
- 46th pct · 1,717th of 3,221 US counties · median 8,232
- 50th pct · 79th of 159 Georgia counties · median 7,095
- 26th pct · 2,350th of 3,221 US counties · median $1,039
- 39th pct · 96th of 159 Georgia counties · median $964
- 15th pct · 2,600th of 3,063 US counties · median 4.3
- 15th pct · 135th of 159 Georgia counties · median 4.3
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 $135,156 (Aug 2026), +4.9% over one year, +34.8% over five
- 10th pct · 2,743rd of 3,063 US counties · median $234,566
- 11th pct · 141st of 159 Georgia counties · median $219,820
| Item | Value | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Emanuel County, GA | $135,156 · +4.9% 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 #
Zillow publishes no rent index for this area (ZORI covers about 1,400 counties)
- US counties: not published this period
- Georgia counties: not published this period
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 $740 a month on $135,156 at 7.28%, against an average weekly wage worth $4,069 a month: 18.2% of one job’s pay.
- payment = P·r / (1 − (1+r)^−n), P = $135,156 × 80% = $108,125, r = 7.28%/12 (Freddie Mac PMMS via FRED, 2026-10-01), n = 360 → $740/mo principal and interest
- wage share = payment / (avg weekly wage $939 × 52 / 12 = $4,069) = 18% of one average job's pay (BLS QCEW 2026 Q1, all covered jobs)
- years of wages = $135,156 / ($939 × 52) = 2.8
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 #
7,235 jobs at 488 employers (2026 Q1); +0.1% jobs and +3.8% average weekly wage over the year
- 46th pct · 1,717th of 3,221 US counties · median 8,232
- 50th pct · 79th of 159 Georgia counties · median 7,095
| Item | Value | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Emanuel County, GA | 7,235 jobs · $939/wk · +0.1% YoY |
| NAICS sector | Jobs | Avg weekly wage | Location quotient | Jobs over the year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manufacturing | 1,524 | $1,407 | 2.62 | +1.3% |
| Retail trade | 957 | $650 | 1.36 | -0.7% |
| Accommodation and food services | 569 | $340 | 0.88 | +6.0% |
| Wholesale trade | 403 | $1,028 | 1.45 | +2.5% |
| Construction | 221 | $900 | 0.58 | +18.8% |
| Transportation and warehousing | 190 | $957 | 0.62 | -20.8% |
| Finance and insurance | 184 | $1,464 | 0.62 | -5.6% |
| Agriculture, forestry, fishing | 172 | $936 | 3.29 | -0.6% |
| Professional and technical services | 134 | $994 | 0.27 | -10.1% |
| Administrative and waste services | 105 | $784 | 0.26 | -2.8% |
| Real estate and rental | 38 | $489 | 0.34 | +171.4% |
| Arts, entertainment and recreation | 13 | $325 | 0.11 | -53.6% |
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 #
D0 abnormally dry
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 #
3 USGS reservoir gauges, no capacity figures to weight
Sites found: 3, 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.
| Site | Reading | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| BUTLER CREEK RESERVOIR AT FORT GORDON, GA | 27.5 ft (USGS, no capacity on file) | 95 km |
| SAVANNAH RVR AT STEVENS CREEK DAM NR MORGANA, SC | 185.3 ft (USGS, no capacity on file) | 111 km |
| THURMOND LAKE NEAR PLUM BRANCH, SC | 320.0 ft (USGS, no capacity on file) | 139 km |
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 #
21 gauges · 0 flooding · 1 with quality panels averaging 100 % · 2 stale
Sites found: 21, 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 |
|---|---|---|
| OHOOPEE RIVER AT GA 297, NEAR SWAINSBORO, GA | flow 35.6 ft³/s · no flooding | 18 km |
| OGEECHEE RIVER AT MIDVILLE, GA | flow 491.0 ft³/s · no flooding | 26 km |
| OGEECHEE RIVER AT ROCKY FORD RD, NR ROCKY FORD, GA | flow 243.0 ft³/s · no flooding | 43 km |
| WILLIAMSON SWAMP CREEK AT DAVISBORO, GA | flow 128.0 ft³/s · quality 100 % (1) · no flooding | 52 km |
| OCONEE RIVER NEAR MOUNT VERNON, GA | flow 695.0 ft³/s | 54 km |
| Oconee River at Highway 280 near Mount Vernon | no flooding | 54 km |
| OCONEE RIVER AT DUBLIN, GA | flow 770.0 ft³/s · no flooding | 56 km |
| OGEECHEE RIVER AT GA 88, NEAR GRANGE, GA | flow 41.1 ft³/s · no flooding | 58 km |
| OHOOPEE RIVER NEAR REIDSVILLE, GA | flow 248.0 ft³/s · no flooding | 58 km |
| CANOOCHEE RIVER NEAR CLAXTON, GA | flow 90.0 ft³/s · no flooding | 59 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 #
17 wells in 0 named aquifers:
Sites found: 17, 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-325232082131501 | depth 93.6 ft · 2026-10-05 | 33 km |
| USGS-324209082430201 | depth 158.2 ft · 2026-10-05 | 41 km |
| USGS-323123081511601 | depth 101.7 ft · 2026-10-02 | 42 km |
| USGS-323123081511602 | depth 95.9 ft · 2026-10-02 | 42 km |
| USGS-321302082243601 | depth 192.4 ft · 2026-09-16 | 43 km |
| USGS-325848082480901 | depth 257.8 ft · 2026-10-05 | 64 km |
| USGS-320226082301101 | depth 110.0 ft · 2026-10-05 | 64 km |
| USGS-325649081410601 | depth 26.5 ft · 1996-10-08 | 70 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 (0.00)
Σ wᵢ·termᵢ / Σ wᵢ = 0.35×0.00 + 0.2×0.00 / 0.55
Banks & federal dollars #
$499.4 m in deposits at 7 offices of 5 banks (SOD June 2026); HHI 3,168, highly concentrated. $234.8 m federal obligations in FY2026 (direct payments $163.0 m, contracts $58.8 m), $32,448 per covered job
| Item | Value | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| The Citizens Bank of Swainsboro | $203.1 m · 40.7% share · 2 offices | |
| Durden Banking Company, Incorporated | $175.8 m · 35.2% share · 2 offices | |
| Queensborough National Bank & Trust Company | $74.0 m · 14.8% share · 1 office | |
| Emanuel, GA | $234.8 m FY2026 · $32,448/job | |
| MULTIPLE RECIPIENTS | $126.1 m · top recipient FY2026 |
| Institution | Deposits | Share | Offices |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Citizens Bank of Swainsboro | $203,147,000 | 40.7% | 2 |
| Durden Banking Company, Incorporated | $175,761,000 | 35.2% | 2 |
| Queensborough National Bank & Trust Company | $74,018,000 | 14.8% | 1 |
| Truist Bank | $35,304,000 | 7.1% | 1 |
| Sunmark Community Bank | $11,208,000 | 2.2% | 1 |
Deposit concentration is 3,168 across 5 banks, which the 1995 Department of Justice bank merger screen calls highly concentrated.
HHI = Σ (share %)² over 5 banks with deposits in the county = 40.7² + 35.2² + 14.8² + … (2 more) = 3,168
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 | $109,578,009 |
| Department of Agriculture | $91,795,759 |
| Department of Veterans Affairs | $15,585,504 |
| Department of Health and Human Services | $9,251,092 |
| Department of Education | $3,203,012 |
| Department of Housing and Urban Development | $2,349,332 |
| Railroad Retirement Board | $909,277 |
| Department of Justice | $845,065 |
| Federal Communications Commission | $834,053 |
| Department of Transportation | $411,792 |
| Small Business Administration | $265 |
That is $32,448 per covered job, against 7,235 jobs in the 2026 Q1 QCEW quarter.
per job = FY2026 obligations $234.8 m / 7,235 covered jobs (BLS QCEW 2026 Q1, all ownerships) = $32,448
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 #
Emanuel County, GA: 3 findings, 3 noted
noteEmanuel County, GA's average weekly wage was 3.8% 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
- +3.8 % = 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
noteEmanuel County, GA's covered employment was 0.1% 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
- +0.1 % = 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
noteThe next Zillow ZHVI typical home value (monthly) covering Emanuel County, GA is due between 2026-10-14 and 2026-10-21, estimated from the publisher's past release pattern.
Show the arithmetic
- window = 2026-10-14 to 2026-10-21, estimated from the publisher's past release pattern
estimated from the publisher's past release pattern; not an announced date
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