Stewart County, GA
Housing, jobs, water, deposits and federal obligations for this county, each figure with the release it came from. Internal point 32.07, -84.83.
Assembled 2026-10-06. Read the brief.
- 0th pct · 3,035th of 3,063 US counties · median $234,566
- 0th pct · 159th of 159 Georgia counties · median $219,820
- 0th pct · 7th of 7 counties in the Columbus metro · median $185,617
- 3rd pct · 2,970th of 3,063 US counties · median +2.9%
- 0th pct · 159th of 159 Georgia counties · median +2.6%
- 0th pct · 7th of 7 counties in the Columbus metro · median +4.7%
- US counties: not published this period
- Georgia counties: not published this period
- counties in the Columbus metro: not published this period
- 13th pct · 2,774th of 3,221 US counties · median 8,232
- 16th pct · 133rd of 159 Georgia counties · median 7,095
- 33rd pct · 5th of 7 counties in the Columbus metro · median 2,245
- 72nd pct · 875th of 3,221 US counties · median $1,039
- 82nd pct · 28th of 159 Georgia counties · median $964
- 66th pct · 3rd of 7 counties in the Columbus metro · median $1,002
- 0th pct · 3,048th of 3,063 US counties · median 4.3
- 0th pct · 159th of 159 Georgia counties · median 4.3
- 0th pct · 7th of 7 counties in the Columbus metro · median 3.7
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 $79,638 (Aug 2026), -6.6% over one year, -4.4% over five
- 0th pct · 3,035th of 3,063 US counties · median $234,566
- 0th pct · 159th of 159 Georgia counties · median $219,820
- 0th pct · 7th of 7 counties in the Columbus metro · median $185,617
| Item | Value | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Stewart County, GA | $79,638 · -6.6% 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 Columbus 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 $436 a month on $79,638 at 7.28%, against an average weekly wage worth $5,074 a month: 8.6% of one job’s pay.
- payment = P·r / (1 − (1+r)^−n), P = $79,638 × 80% = $63,711, r = 7.28%/12 (Freddie Mac PMMS via FRED, 2026-10-01), n = 360 → $436/mo principal and interest
- wage share = payment / (avg weekly wage $1,171 × 52 / 12 = $5,074) = 9% of one average job's pay (BLS QCEW 2026 Q1, all covered jobs)
- years of wages = $79,638 / ($1,171 × 52) = 1.3
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 #
1,743 jobs at 92 employers (2026 Q1); +2.9% jobs and +8.6% average weekly wage over the year
- 13th pct · 2,774th of 3,221 US counties · median 8,232
- 16th pct · 133rd of 159 Georgia counties · median 7,095
- 33rd pct · 5th of 7 counties in the Columbus metro · median 2,245
| Item | Value | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Stewart County, GA | 1,743 jobs · $1,171/wk · +2.9% YoY |
| NAICS sector | Jobs | Avg weekly wage | Location quotient | Jobs over the year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail trade | 58 | $469 | 0.34 | -4.9% |
| Agriculture, forestry, fishing | 32 | $1,012 | 2.54 | -13.5% |
| Other services | 15 | $768 | 0.29 | +0.0% |
| Accommodation and food services | 14 | $588 | 0.09 | -22.2% |
| Construction | withheld | |||
| Manufacturing | withheld | |||
| Wholesale trade | withheld | |||
| Transportation and warehousing | withheld | |||
| Finance and insurance | withheld | |||
| Real estate and rental | withheld | |||
| Professional and technical services | withheld | |||
| Administrative and waste 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 #
6 USGS reservoir gauges, no capacity figures to weight
Sites found: 6, 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 | 188.9 ft (USGS, no capacity on file) | 54 km |
| CHATTAHOOCHEE RIVER NEAR COLUMBIA, AL | 102.6 ft (USGS, no capacity on file) | 94 km |
| WEST POINT LAKE NEAR WEST POINT, GA | 624.5 ft (USGS, no capacity on file) | 100 km |
| LAKE HORTON HEADWATER NEAR FAYETTEVILLE, GA | 775.0 ft (USGS, no capacity on file) | 144 km |
| LAKE MCINTOSH NEAR PEACHTREE CITY, GA | 778.1 ft (USGS, no capacity on file) | 145 km |
| LAKE PEACHTREE HEADWATER AT PEACHTREE CITY, GA | 784.5 ft (USGS, no capacity on file) | 148 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 · 2 with quality panels averaging 100 % · 9 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 |
|---|---|---|
| HANNAHATCHEE CREEK AT UNION ROAD, AT UNION, GA | flow 30.5 ft³/s · no flooding | 11 km |
| CHATTAHOOCHEE RIVER AT SPUR 39, NEAR OMAHA, GA | flow 2,390 ft³/s | 22 km |
| KINCHAFOONEE CREEK AT PRESTON, GA | flow 134.0 ft³/s · no flooding | 27 km |
| PATAULA CREEK NEAR GEORGETOWN, GA | flow 668.0 ft³/s | 31 km |
| UCHEE CREEK NEAR FORT MITCHELL, AL. | flow 17.7 ft³/s | 32 km |
| UPATOI CREEK AT GA 357, AT FORT BENNING, GA | flow 347.0 ft³/s · STALE | 35 km |
| OCHILLEE CREEK AT OCHILLEE, GA | flow 187.0 ft³/s · STALE | 36 km |
| SOUTH FORK COWIKEE CREEK NR HOWE, AL | flow 24.9 ft³/s · STALE | 36 km |
| UPATOI CREEK NEAR COLUMBUS, GA | flow 218.0 ft³/s · no flooding | 38 km |
| PINE KNOT CREEK NEAR EELBEECK, GA | flow 61.3 ft³/s · STALE | 42 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 #
27 wells in 0 named aquifers:
Sites found: 27, 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-322036084590301 | depth 54.3 ft · 2026-10-05 | 33 km |
| USGS-314602084473701 | depth 169.7 ft · 2026-09-09 | 34 km |
| USGS-320107084240801 | depth 35.6 ft · 1994-11-06 | 41 km |
| USGS-315921084242501 | depth 39.5 ft · 1996-08-28 | 41 km |
| USGS-320048084240101 | depth 30.7 ft · 1994-11-06 | 42 km |
| USGS-315947084241201 | depth 25.4 ft · 1995-04-09 | 42 km |
| USGS-315943084241201 | depth 24.6 ft · 1995-04-09 | 42 km |
| USGS-320003084240501 | depth 27.1 ft · 1995-03-01 | 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 (0.00)
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. $40.6 m federal obligations in FY2026 (direct payments $28.6 m, grants $12.0 m), $23,277 per covered job
| Item | Value | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| county 13259, GA | $40.6 m FY2026 · $23,277/job | |
| MULTIPLE RECIPIENTS | $27.8 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 | $21,935,673 |
| Department of Health and Human Services | $7,521,981 |
| Department of Veterans Affairs | $5,458,431 |
| Department of Transportation | $3,672,378 |
| Department of Agriculture | $958,519 |
| Department of Housing and Urban Development | $497,252 |
| Railroad Retirement Board | $424,387 |
| Federal Communications Commission | $85,865 |
| Department of Homeland Security | $17,470 |
That is $23,277 per covered job, against 1,743 jobs in the 2026 Q1 QCEW quarter.
per job = FY2026 obligations $40.6 m / 1,743 covered jobs (BLS QCEW 2026 Q1, all ownerships) = $23,277
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 | 3.00 | 2026-10-06 | -50.0% |
| Shanghai to Los Angeles container rate · $ per 40 ft box | 7,848.00 | 2026-09-01 | +14.9% |
| 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 #
Stewart County, GA: 15 findings, 1 at an alert level, 1 at a watch level and 13 noted
alertStewart County, GA's typical home value is -6.6% against a year earlier, an alert level here: typical home value at least 5 percent below a year ago (arithmetic on Zillow ZHVI, county and metro files; 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 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- test: home.yoyPct = -6.644052322539166 <= -5
arithmetic on Zillow ZHVI, county and metro files; convention chosen for this dashboard, not an official level
watchStewart County, GA's typical home value is -6.6% 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 = -6.644052322539166 < 0
arithmetic on Zillow ZHVI, county and metro files; not an official level
noteStewart County, GA's average weekly wage was 8.6% 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
- +8.6 % = 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
noteStewart County, GA's covered employment was 2.9% 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
- +2.9 % = 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
noteStewart County, GA's typical home value fell 0.3% from $79,861 in July 2026 to $79,638 in August 2026, on Zillow ZHVI.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- -0.3% = (79638.46198251366 - 79860.50249182935) / 79860.50249182935 × 100
- 79638.46198251366 = Zillow ZHVI, 2026-08
- 79860.50249182935 = Zillow ZHVI, 2026-07
Read all 12 findings in the full brief
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