Washington County, GA
Housing, jobs, water, deposits and federal obligations for this county, each figure with the release it came from. Internal point 32.97, -82.80.
Assembled 2026-10-07. Read the brief.
- 16th pct · 2,545th of 3,063 US counties · median $234,566
- 19th pct · 128th of 159 Georgia counties · median $219,820
- 94th pct · 174th of 3,063 US counties · median +2.9%
- 92nd pct · 13th of 159 Georgia counties · median +2.6%
- US counties: not published this period
- Georgia counties: not published this period
- 44th pct · 1,792nd of 3,221 US counties · median 8,232
- 48th pct · 82nd of 159 Georgia counties · median 7,095
- 62nd pct · 1,193rd of 3,221 US counties · median $1,039
- 76th pct · 38th of 159 Georgia counties · median $964
- 13th pct · 2,646th of 3,063 US counties · median 4.3
- 12th pct · 140th 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 $152,947 (Aug 2026), +9.2% over one year, +9.3% over five
- 16th pct · 2,545th of 3,063 US counties · median $234,566
- 19th pct · 128th of 159 Georgia counties · median $219,820
| Item | Value | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Washington County, GA | $152,947 · +9.2% 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 #
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 $837 a month on $152,947 at 7.28%, against an average weekly wage worth $4,775 a month: 17.5% of one job’s pay.
- payment = P·r / (1 − (1+r)^−n), P = $152,947 × 80% = $122,357, r = 7.28%/12 (Freddie Mac PMMS via FRED, 2026-10-01), n = 360 → $837/mo principal and interest
- wage share = payment / (avg weekly wage $1,102 × 52 / 12 = $4,775) = 18% of one average job's pay (BLS QCEW 2026 Q1, all covered jobs)
- years of wages = $152,947 / ($1,102 × 52) = 2.7
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 #
6,507 jobs at 423 employers (2026 Q1); +1.2% jobs and +6.8% average weekly wage over the year
- 44th pct · 1,792nd of 3,221 US counties · median 8,232
- 48th pct · 82nd of 159 Georgia counties · median 7,095
| Item | Value | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Washington County, GA | 6,507 jobs · $1,102/wk · +1.2% YoY |
| NAICS sector | Jobs | Avg weekly wage | Location quotient | Jobs over the year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail trade | 707 | $614 | 1.11 | +0.3% |
| Transportation and warehousing | 543 | $1,144 | 1.98 | -7.0% |
| Manufacturing | 531 | $1,353 | 1.01 | -1.7% |
| Construction | 417 | $1,285 | 1.22 | +3.2% |
| Management of companies | 387 | $3,737 | 3.55 | +1.3% |
| Mining, oil and gas | 248 | $1,699 | 10.70 | -0.4% |
| Finance and insurance | 165 | $1,530 | 0.62 | -1.8% |
| Administrative and waste services | 158 | $676 | 0.43 | -15.5% |
| Professional and technical services | 144 | $1,143 | 0.32 | +10.8% |
| Agriculture, forestry, fishing | 68 | $1,256 | 1.45 | +15.3% |
| Real estate and rental | 17 | $951 | 0.17 | -5.6% |
| Utilities | 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 #
Surface water layer not loaded
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 #
Surface water layer not loaded
Sites found: 0, 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.
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 #
No USGS monitoring wells within 75 km (or above 1,500 km)
Sites found: 0, 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.
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 (0.25)
Σ wᵢ·termᵢ / Σ wᵢ = 0.35×0.25 / 0.35
Banks & federal dollars #
$464.3 m in deposits at 4 offices of 4 banks (SOD June 2026); HHI 3,471, highly concentrated. $137.6 m federal obligations in FY2026 (direct payments $132.4 m, grants $5.2 m), $21,153 per covered job
| Item | Value | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Citizens Bank of the South | $209.5 m · 45.1% share · 1 office | |
| The Geo. D. Warthen Bank | $162.9 m · 35.1% share · 1 office | |
| Queensborough National Bank & Trust Company | $55.6 m · 12.0% share · 1 office | |
| Washington, GA | $137.6 m FY2026 · $21,153/job | |
| MULTIPLE RECIPIENTS | $123.0 m · top recipient FY2026 |
| Institution | Deposits | Share | Offices |
|---|---|---|---|
| Citizens Bank of the South | $209,507,000 | 45.1% | 1 |
| The Geo. D. Warthen Bank | $162,902,000 | 35.1% | 1 |
| Queensborough National Bank & Trust Company | $55,573,000 | 12.0% | 1 |
| Wells Fargo Bank, National Association | $36,324,000 | 7.8% | 1 |
Deposit concentration is 3,471 across 4 banks, which the 1995 Department of Justice bank merger screen calls highly concentrated.
HHI = Σ (share %)² over 4 banks with deposits in the county = 45.1² + 35.1² + 12.0² + … (1 more) = 3,471
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 | $106,666,994 |
| Department of Veterans Affairs | $14,911,153 |
| Department of Education | $7,350,433 |
| Department of Transportation | $4,487,063 |
| Department of Agriculture | $1,794,986 |
| Railroad Retirement Board | $1,459,129 |
| Department of Housing and Urban Development | $746,470 |
| Department of Health and Human Services | $187,569 |
| Department of Defense | $46,553 |
| Small Business Administration | -$7,083 |
That is $21,153 per covered job, against 6,507 jobs in the 2026 Q1 QCEW quarter.
per job = FY2026 obligations $137.6 m / 6,507 covered jobs (BLS QCEW 2026 Q1, all ownerships) = $21,153
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 #
Washington County, GA: 9 findings, 9 noted
noteWashington County, GA's average weekly wage was 6.8% 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
- +6.8 % = 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
noteWashington County, GA's covered employment was 1.2% 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
- +1.2 % = 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
noteWashington County, GA's typical home value rose 0.7% from $151,927 in July 2026 to $152,947 in August 2026, on Zillow ZHVI.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- +0.7% = (152946.85931036517 - 151927.0592540093) / 151927.0592540093 × 100
- 152946.85931036517 = Zillow ZHVI, 2026-08
- 151927.0592540093 = Zillow ZHVI, 2026-07
noteWashington County, GA's momentum index of 0.76 ranks 127th of 3,221 US counties, against a median of 0.23.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- 96 on the 0-to-100 scale across 3221 US 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
noteWashington County, GA's typical home value of +9.2% ranks 174th of 3,063 US counties, against a median of +2.9%.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- 94 on the 0-to-100 scale across 3063 US counties that published home.yoyPct
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
Read all 9 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.