Jasper County, GA
Housing, jobs, water, deposits and federal obligations for this county, each figure with the release it came from. Internal point 33.32, -83.69.
Assembled 2026-10-06. Read the brief.
- 74th pct · 775th of 3,063 US counties · median $234,566
- 75th pct · 40th of 159 Georgia counties · median $219,820
- 39th pct · 18th of 29 counties in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell metro · median $342,031
- 64th pct · 1,091st of 3,063 US counties · median +2.9%
- 67th pct · 53rd of 159 Georgia counties · median +2.6%
- 100th pct · 1st of 29 counties in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell metro · median -0.4%
- US counties: not published this period
- Georgia counties: not published this period
- counties in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell metro: not published this period
- 21st pct · 2,520th of 3,221 US counties · median 8,232
- 27th pct · 116th of 159 Georgia counties · median 7,095
- 3rd pct · 28th of 29 counties in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell metro · median 31,378
- 19th pct · 2,580th of 3,221 US counties · median $1,039
- 28th pct · 113th of 159 Georgia counties · median $964
- 3rd pct · 28th of 29 counties in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell metro · median $1,138
- 87th pct · 385th of 3,063 US counties · median 4.3
- 86th pct · 23rd of 159 Georgia counties · median 4.3
- 71st pct · 9th of 29 counties in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell metro · median 5.7
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 $323,726 (Aug 2026), +4.3% over one year, +33.4% over five
- 74th pct · 775th of 3,063 US counties · median $234,566
- 75th pct · 40th of 159 Georgia counties · median $219,820
- 39th pct · 18th of 29 counties in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell metro · median $342,031
| Item | Value | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Jasper County, GA | $323,726 · +4.3% 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
- counties in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell metro: 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 $1,772 a month on $323,726 at 7.28%, against an average weekly wage worth $3,913 a month: 45.3% of one job’s pay.
- payment = P·r / (1 − (1+r)^−n), P = $323,726 × 80% = $258,981, r = 7.28%/12 (Freddie Mac PMMS via FRED, 2026-10-01), n = 360 → $1,772/mo principal and interest
- wage share = payment / (avg weekly wage $903 × 52 / 12 = $3,913) = 45% of one average job's pay (BLS QCEW 2026 Q1, all covered jobs)
- years of wages = $323,726 / ($903 × 52) = 6.9
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 #
2,671 jobs at 311 employers (2026 Q1); +8.7% jobs and +15.0% average weekly wage over the year
- 21st pct · 2,520th of 3,221 US counties · median 8,232
- 27th pct · 116th of 159 Georgia counties · median 7,095
- 3rd pct · 28th of 29 counties in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell metro · median 31,378
| Item | Value | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Jasper County, GA | 2,671 jobs · $903/wk · +8.7% YoY |
| NAICS sector | Jobs | Avg weekly wage | Location quotient | Jobs over the year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manufacturing | 256 | $1,017 | 1.19 | +5.8% |
| Retail trade | 253 | $418 | 0.97 | -4.9% |
| Accommodation and food services | 184 | $354 | 0.77 | -5.2% |
| Construction | 167 | $1,070 | 1.19 | +29.5% |
| Wholesale trade | 160 | $1,704 | 1.56 | +107.8% |
| Administrative and waste services | 122 | $769 | 0.80 | -18.1% |
| Professional and technical services | 115 | $1,446 | 0.62 | +40.2% |
| Agriculture, forestry, fishing | 92 | $796 | 4.77 | +19.5% |
| Finance and insurance | 58 | $1,393 | 0.53 | +20.8% |
| Arts, entertainment and recreation | 52 | $455 | 1.18 | +18.2% |
| Real estate and rental | 15 | $768 | 0.37 | +36.4% |
| Transportation and warehousing | 14 | $833 | 0.12 | +16.7% |
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 #
D2 severe 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 #
12 USGS reservoir gauges, no capacity figures to weight
Sites found: 12, 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 |
|---|---|---|
| RANDY POYNTER LAKE AT SPILLWAY, NEAR MILSTEAD, GA | 731.7 ft (USGS, no capacity on file) | 51 km |
| LAKE HORTON HEADWATER NEAR FAYETTEVILLE, GA | 775.1 ft (USGS, no capacity on file) | 68 km |
| LAKE PEACHTREE HEADWATER AT PEACHTREE CITY, GA | 784.5 ft (USGS, no capacity on file) | 82 km |
| LAKE MCINTOSH NEAR PEACHTREE CITY, GA | 778.1 ft (USGS, no capacity on file) | 83 km |
| LAKE KEDRON NEAR PEACHTREE CITY, GA | 833.6 ft (USGS, no capacity on file) | 83 km |
| CHATTAHOOCHEE RIVER AT MORGAN FALLS DAM, GA | 865.2 ft (USGS, no capacity on file) | 97 km |
| LAKE SIDNEY LANIER NEAR BUFORD, GA | 1,064 ft (USGS, no capacity on file) | 101 km |
| RUSSELL LAKE ABOVE CALHOUN FALLS, SC | 473.0 ft (USGS, no capacity on file) | 132 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 #
77 gauges · 0 flooding · 25 with quality panels averaging 100 % · 5 stale
Sites found: 77, 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 |
|---|---|---|
| OCMULGEE RIVER NEAR JACKSON, GA | flow 281.0 ft³/s · no flooding | 14 km |
| Ocmulgee River at Jackson Lake | no flooding | 14 km |
| MURDER CREEK BELOW EATONTON, GA | flow 9.25 ft³/s · no flooding | 20 km |
| EAST BEAR CREEK AT POPLAR ROAD, NR MANSFIELD, GA | flow 0.85 ft³/s · no flooding | 22 km |
| LITTLE RIVER NEAR EATONTON, GA | flow 8.23 ft³/s · no flooding | 23 km |
| FALLING CREEK NEAR JULIETTE, GA | flow 0.71 ft³/s · quality 100 % (1) · no flooding | 24 km |
| ALCOVY RIVER BELOW COVINGTON, GA | flow 38.7 ft³/s · no flooding | 25 km |
| LITTLE RIVER AT NEWBORN RD NEAR NEWBORN, GA | flow 4.01 ft³/s · no flooding | 27 km |
| YELLOW RIVER ROCKY PLAINS RD NR ROCKY PLAINS, GA | flow 217.0 ft³/s · no flooding | 27 km |
| TOWALIGA RIVER AT GA 83 NEAR JULIETTE, GA | flow 105.0 ft³/s · no flooding | 28 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 #
10 wells in 0 named aquifers:
Sites found: 10, 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-333858083430001 | depth 4.29 ft · 1994-07-23 | 37 km |
| USGS-333954084003301 | depth 58.1 ft · 2005-09-29 | 48 km |
| USGS-333823084033501 | depth 14.9 ft · 1983-07-12 | 50 km |
| USGS-330858084122901 | depth 11.4 ft · 2015-09-30 | 52 km |
| USGS-333537084081701 | depth 14.8 ft · 2006-03-23 | 52 km |
| USGS-331507084171801 | depth 19.2 ft · 2026-10-05 | 55 km |
| USGS-325116083211201 | depth 141.3 ft · 1983-12-09 | 60 km |
| USGS-332808083010201 | depth 5.61 ft · 2026-10-05 | 65 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 #
moderate (0.32)
Σ wᵢ·termᵢ / Σ wᵢ = 0.35×0.50 + 0.2×0.00 / 0.55
Banks & federal dollars #
$244.4 m in deposits at 2 offices of 2 banks (SOD June 2026); HHI 5,060, highly concentrated. $101.2 m federal obligations in FY2026 (direct payments $98.5 m, grants $2.2 m), $37,885 per covered job
| Item | Value | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Bank of Monticello | $135.6 m · 55.5% share · 1 office | |
| Ameris Bank | $108.8 m · 44.5% share · 1 office | |
| Jasper, GA | $101.2 m FY2026 · $37,885/job | |
| MULTIPLE RECIPIENTS | $95.8 m · top recipient FY2026 |
| Institution | Deposits | Share | Offices |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bank of Monticello | $135,589,000 | 55.5% | 1 |
| Ameris Bank | $108,768,000 | 44.5% | 1 |
Deposit concentration is 5,060 across 2 banks, which the 1995 Department of Justice bank merger screen calls highly concentrated.
HHI = Σ (share %)² over 2 banks with deposits in the county = 55.5² + 44.5² = 5,060
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 | $85,694,007 |
| Department of Veterans Affairs | $10,099,812 |
| Department of Agriculture | $1,734,770 |
| Federal Communications Commission | $1,022,296 |
| Department of Health and Human Services | $928,195 |
| Department of Transportation | $894,159 |
| Railroad Retirement Board | $399,955 |
| Department of Housing and Urban Development | $329,472 |
| Department of the Interior | $87,800 |
That is $37,885 per covered job, against 2,671 jobs in the 2026 Q1 QCEW quarter.
per job = FY2026 obligations $101.2 m / 2,671 covered jobs (BLS QCEW 2026 Q1, all ownerships) = $37,885
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 | 12.28 | 2026-10-04 | -0.1% |
| 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 | 2026-10-05 | +0.1% |
| 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 | -88,576.00 | 2026-07-01 | -24.4% |
| 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 #
Jasper County, GA: 11 findings, 11 noted
noteJasper County, GA's average weekly wage was 15.0% 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
- +15 % = 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
noteJasper County, GA's covered employment was 8.7% 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
- +8.7 % = 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
noteJasper County, GA's typical home value of +4.3% ranks 1st of 29 counties in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell metro, against a median of -0.4%.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- 100 on the 0-to-100 scale across 29 counties in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell metro that published home.yoyPct
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteJasper County, GA's momentum index of 0.80 ranks 1st of 29 counties in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell metro, against a median of 0.12.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- 100 on the 0-to-100 scale across 29 counties in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell metro that published momentum
- momentum = Σ wᵢ · clip(changeᵢ / scaleᵢ, −1, 1) / Σ wᵢ over the terms present; weights and scales: home value 1-yr change 0.3 (±10%), rent 1-yr change 0.15 (±10%), jobs over-the-year change 0.3 (±3%), avg weekly wage over-the-year change 0.25 (±6%)
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteJasper County, GA's momentum index of 0.80 ranks 4th of 159 Georgia counties, against a median of 0.31.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- 98 on the 0-to-100 scale across 159 Georgia counties that published momentum
- momentum = Σ wᵢ · clip(changeᵢ / scaleᵢ, −1, 1) / Σ wᵢ over the terms present; weights and scales: home value 1-yr change 0.3 (±10%), rent 1-yr change 0.15 (±10%), jobs over-the-year change 0.3 (±3%), avg weekly wage over-the-year change 0.25 (±6%)
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
Read all 11 findings in the full brief
Every finding is produced by a fixed rule table and a fixed sentence for each rule. Nothing here is generated prose.