Quitman County, GA
Housing, jobs, water, deposits and federal obligations for this county, each figure with the release it came from. Internal point 31.86, -85.00.
Assembled 2026-10-06. Read the brief.
- 7th pct · 2,819th of 3,063 US counties · median $234,566
- 5th pct · 150th of 159 Georgia counties · median $219,820
- 96th pct · 95th of 3,063 US counties · median +2.9%
- 97th pct · 5th of 159 Georgia counties · median +2.6%
- US counties: not published this period
- Georgia counties: not published this period
- 1st pct · 3,186th of 3,221 US counties · median 8,232
- 0th pct · 158th of 159 Georgia counties · median 7,095
- 2nd pct · 3,128th of 3,221 US counties · median $1,039
- 0th pct · 159th of 159 Georgia counties · median $964
- 28th pct · 2,185th of 3,063 US counties · median 4.3
- 28th pct · 114th 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 $125,805 (Aug 2026), +10.7% over one year, +26.7% over five
- 7th pct · 2,819th of 3,063 US counties · median $234,566
- 5th pct · 150th of 159 Georgia counties · median $219,820
| Item | Value | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Quitman County, GA | $125,805 · +10.7% 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 $689 a month on $125,805 at 7.28%, against an average weekly wage worth $3,120 a month: 22.1% of one job’s pay.
- payment = P·r / (1 − (1+r)^−n), P = $125,805 × 80% = $100,644, r = 7.28%/12 (Freddie Mac PMMS via FRED, 2026-10-01), n = 360 → $689/mo principal and interest
- wage share = payment / (avg weekly wage $720 × 52 / 12 = $3,120) = 22% of one average job's pay (BLS QCEW 2026 Q1, all covered jobs)
- years of wages = $125,805 / ($720 × 52) = 3.4
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 #
318 jobs at 48 employers (2026 Q1); -7.3% jobs and +4.5% average weekly wage over the year
- 1st pct · 3,186th of 3,221 US counties · median 8,232
- 0th pct · 158th of 159 Georgia counties · median 7,095
| Item | Value | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Quitman County, GA | 318 jobs · $720/wk · -7.3% YoY |
| NAICS sector | Jobs | Avg weekly wage | Location quotient | Jobs over the year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other services | 18 | $682 | 1.89 | -5.3% |
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| Administrative and waste services | withheld | |||
| Health care and social assistance | withheld | |||
| Accommodation and food services | 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 #
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 #
4 USGS reservoir gauges, no capacity figures to weight
Sites found: 4, 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 |
|---|---|---|
| WALTER F. GEORGE RESERVOIR NEAR FORT GAINES, GA | 189.1 ft (USGS, no capacity on file) | 27 km |
| CHATTAHOOCHEE RIVER NEAR COLUMBIA, AL | 102.7 ft (USGS, no capacity on file) | 68 km |
| WEST POINT LAKE NEAR WEST POINT, GA | 624.3 ft (USGS, no capacity on file) | 119 km |
| LAKE SEMINOLE NEAR CHATTAHOOCHEE, FL | 77.3 ft (USGS, no capacity on file) | 129 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 #
26 gauges · 0 flooding · 3 with quality panels averaging 100 % · 8 stale
Sites found: 26, 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 |
|---|---|---|
| PATAULA CREEK NEAR GEORGETOWN, GA | flow 743.0 ft³/s | 6 km |
| SOUTH FORK COWIKEE CREEK NR HOWE, AL | flow 24.9 ft³/s · STALE | 26 km |
| CHATTAHOOCHEE R BELOW WFG DAM AB FT. GAINES, GA | stage 103.1 ft | 27 km |
| CHATTAHOOCHEE R .36 MI DS WFG DAM NR FT GAINES, GA | flow 982.0 ft³/s · quality 100 % (3) | 27 km |
| CHATTAHOOCHEE RIVER AT SPUR 39, NEAR OMAHA, GA | flow 10,700 ft³/s | 31 km |
| SOUTH FORK COWIKEE CREEK NEAR BATESVILLE AL | stage 7.03 ft | 32 km |
| HANNAHATCHEE CREEK AT UNION ROAD, AT UNION, GA | flow 43.7 ft³/s | 34 km |
| PACHITLA CREEK NEAR EDISON, GA | flow 279.0 ft³/s | 46 km |
| KINCHAFOONEE CREEK AT PRESTON, GA | flow 155.0 ft³/s | 48 km |
| UCHEE CREEK NEAR FORT MITCHELL, AL. | flow 19.5 ft³/s | 50 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 #
30 wells in 0 named aquifers:
Sites found: 30, 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-314602084473701 | depth 169.7 ft · 2026-09-09 | 22 km |
| USGS-313415084475201 | depth 8.44 ft · 2007-03-25 | 38 km |
| USGS-313953084361202 | depth 218.9 ft · 2026-10-05 | 44 km |
| USGS-313953084361201 | depth 29.2 ft · 2026-10-05 | 44 km |
| USGS-312827084551501 | depth 195.3 ft · 2026-10-05 | 44 km |
| USGS-312827084551503 | depth 75.9 ft · 2026-10-05 | 44 km |
| USGS-314611084310301 | depth 206.0 ft · 1997-07-22 | 47 km |
| USGS-322036084590301 | depth 54.3 ft · 2026-10-05 | 53 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 #
FDIC publishes no Summary of Deposits rows for this county. $20.1 m federal obligations in FY2026 (direct payments $20.2 m, loans $1,075), $63,356 per covered job
| Item | Value | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| county 13239, GA | $20.1 m FY2026 · $63,356/job | |
| MULTIPLE RECIPIENTS | $20.2 m · top recipient FY2026 |
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 | $16,411,993 |
| Department of Veterans Affairs | $3,592,669 |
| Railroad Retirement Board | $78,433 |
| Department of Health and Human Services | $75,000 |
| Department of Transportation | -$10,812 |
That is $63,356 per covered job, against 318 jobs in the 2026 Q1 QCEW quarter.
per job = FY2026 obligations $20.1 m / 318 covered jobs (BLS QCEW 2026 Q1, all ownerships) = $63,356
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 #
Quitman County, GA: 16 findings, 1 at an alert level, 1 at a watch level and 14 noted
alertQuitman County, GA's covered employment is -7.3% against a year earlier, an alert level here: covered employment at least 3 percent below the same quarter a year earlier (BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published; convention chosen for this dashboard, 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 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- test: jobs.yoy.emp = -7.3 <= -3
BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published; convention chosen for this dashboard, not an official level
watchQuitman County, GA's covered employment is -7.3% against a year earlier, a watch level here: covered employment below the same quarter a year earlier (BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published; 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 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- test: jobs.yoy.emp = -7.3 < 0
BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published; not an official level
noteQuitman County, GA's covered employment was 7.3% lower 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
- -7.3 % = 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
noteQuitman County, GA's average weekly wage was 4.5% 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
- +4.5 % = 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
noteQuitman County, GA's typical home value rose 0.8% from $124,866 in July 2026 to $125,805 in August 2026, on Zillow ZHVI.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- +0.8% = (125805.48105178344 - 124866.11499621374) / 124866.11499621374 × 100
- 125805.48105178344 = Zillow ZHVI, 2026-08
- 124866.11499621374 = Zillow ZHVI, 2026-07
Read all 12 findings in the full brief
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