Decatur County, IA: 13 findings, 1 at a watch level and 12 noted
13 findings fired for Decatur County, IA this run, against a typical home value of $171,045 in August 2026 and covered employment of 2,407 in 2026 Q1. 1 further finding is not listed here.
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12 findings #
watchDecatur County, IA's average weekly wage is -0.1% against a year earlier, a watch level here: average weekly wage below the same quarter a year earlier, before inflation (BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published, nominal dollars; 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.avgWeeklyWage = -0.1 < 0
BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published, nominal dollars; convention chosen for this dashboard, not an official level
noteDecatur County, IA's covered employment was 7.7% 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
- +7.7 % = 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
noteDecatur County, IA's typical home value rose 0.6% from $170,095 in July 2026 to $171,045 in August 2026, on Zillow ZHVI.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- +0.6% = (171044.9729739014 - 170094.5301901313) / 170094.5301901313 × 100
- 171044.9729739014 = Zillow ZHVI, 2026-08
- 170094.5301901313 = Zillow ZHVI, 2026-07
noteDecatur County, IA's average weekly wage was 0.1% 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
- -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
noteDecatur County, IA's average weekly wage of $823 ranks 99th of 99 Iowa counties, against a median of $1,057.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 0 on the 0-to-100 scale across 99 Iowa counties that published jobs.avgWeeklyWage
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteDecatur County, IA's covered employment of +7.7% ranks 1st of 99 Iowa counties, against a median of -0.7%.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 100 on the 0-to-100 scale across 99 Iowa counties that published jobs.yoy.emp
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteDecatur County, IA's covered employment of +7.7% ranks 95th of 3,221 US counties, against a median of -0.2%.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 97 on the 0-to-100 scale across 3221 US counties that published jobs.yoy.emp
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteDecatur County, IA's typical home value of +10.5% ranks 109th of 3,063 US counties, against a median of +2.9%.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- 96 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
noteDecatur County, IA's typical home value of +10.5% ranks 6th of 99 Iowa counties, against a median of +4.6%.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- 95 on the 0-to-100 scale across 99 Iowa counties that published home.yoyPct
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteDecatur County, IA's momentum index of 0.70 ranks 198th of 3,221 US counties, against a median of 0.23.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- 94 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
noteDecatur County, IA's momentum index of 0.70 ranks 7th of 99 Iowa counties, against a median of 0.24.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- 94 on the 0-to-100 scale across 99 Iowa 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
noteDecatur County, IA's average weekly wage of $823 ranks 2,950th of 3,221 US counties, against a median of $1,039.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 8 on the 0-to-100 scale across 3221 US counties that published jobs.avgWeeklyWage
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
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