Delaware County, IA
Housing, jobs, water, deposits and federal obligations for this county, each figure with the release it came from. Internal point 42.47, -91.37.
Assembled 2026-10-06. Read the brief.
- 56th pct · 1,340th of 3,063 US counties · median $234,566
- 78th pct · 22nd of 99 Iowa counties · median $194,976
- 63rd pct · 1,109th of 3,063 US counties · median +2.9%
- 43rd pct · 56th of 99 Iowa counties · median +4.6%
- US counties: not published this period
- Iowa counties: not published this period
- 45th pct · 1,772nd of 3,221 US counties · median 8,232
- 61st pct · 39th of 99 Iowa counties · median 5,685
- 60th pct · 1,279th of 3,221 US counties · median $1,039
- 62nd pct · 38th of 99 Iowa counties · median $1,057
- 53rd pct · 1,421st of 3,063 US counties · median 4.3
- 80th pct · 20th of 99 Iowa counties · median 3.5
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 $251,907 (Aug 2026), +4.2% over one year, +16.9% over five
- 56th pct · 1,340th of 3,063 US counties · median $234,566
- 78th pct · 22nd of 99 Iowa counties · median $194,976
| Item | Value | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Delaware County, IA | $251,907 · +4.2% 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
- Iowa 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 $1,379 a month on $251,907 at 7.28%, against an average weekly wage worth $4,719 a month: 29.2% of one job’s pay.
- payment = P·r / (1 − (1+r)^−n), P = $251,907 × 80% = $201,526, r = 7.28%/12 (Freddie Mac PMMS via FRED, 2026-10-01), n = 360 → $1,379/mo principal and interest
- wage share = payment / (avg weekly wage $1,089 × 52 / 12 = $4,719) = 29% of one average job's pay (BLS QCEW 2026 Q1, all covered jobs)
- years of wages = $251,907 / ($1,089 × 52) = 4.4
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 #
6,740 jobs at 580 employers (2026 Q1); 0.0% jobs and +4.2% average weekly wage over the year
- 45th pct · 1,772nd of 3,221 US counties · median 8,232
- 61st pct · 39th of 99 Iowa counties · median 5,685
| Item | Value | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Delaware County, IA | 6,740 jobs · $1,089/wk · 0.0% YoY |
| NAICS sector | Jobs | Avg weekly wage | Location quotient | Jobs over the year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manufacturing | 1,846 | $1,485 | 3.40 | +5.2% |
| Retail trade | 760 | $626 | 1.16 | -0.3% |
| Health care and social assistance | 588 | $786 | 0.58 | +4.6% |
| Wholesale trade | 451 | $1,322 | 1.75 | -1.1% |
| Accommodation and food services | 337 | $272 | 0.56 | -6.1% |
| Construction | 293 | $1,041 | 0.83 | -11.5% |
| Finance and insurance | 248 | $1,671 | 0.90 | -7.1% |
| Other services | 163 | $654 | 0.81 | -4.1% |
| Professional and technical services | 142 | $1,340 | 0.31 | +9.2% |
| Administrative and waste services | 100 | $893 | 0.26 | -13.8% |
| Real estate and rental | 77 | $1,220 | 0.75 | +11.6% |
| Educational services | 64 | $797 | 0.44 | +0.0% |
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 #
No drought class at this point (USDM covers the United States only)
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 #
low (0.00)
Σ wᵢ·termᵢ / Σ wᵢ = 0.35×0.00 / 0.35
Banks & federal dollars #
$917.6 m in deposits at 11 offices of 6 banks (SOD June 2026); HHI 2,072, highly concentrated. $120.0 m federal obligations in FY2026 (direct payments $118.8 m, grants $1.2 m), $17,811 per covered job
| Item | Value | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Community Savings Bank | $263.1 m · 28.7% share · 3 offices | |
| Farmers & Merchants Savings Bank | $198.0 m · 21.6% share · 1 office | |
| Citizens State Bank | $179.6 m · 19.6% share · 3 offices | |
| Delaware, IA | $120.0 m FY2026 · $17,811/job | |
| MULTIPLE RECIPIENTS | $101.4 m · top recipient FY2026 |
| Institution | Deposits | Share | Offices |
|---|---|---|---|
| Community Savings Bank | $263,134,000 | 28.7% | 3 |
| Farmers & Merchants Savings Bank | $197,990,000 | 21.6% | 1 |
| Citizens State Bank | $179,552,000 | 19.6% | 3 |
| Farmers Savings Bank | $141,587,000 | 15.4% | 2 |
| GNB Bank | $115,356,000 | 12.6% | 1 |
| GreatAmerica Bank National Association | $20,007,000 | 2.2% | 1 |
Deposit concentration is 2,072 across 6 banks, which the 1995 Department of Justice bank merger screen calls highly concentrated.
HHI = Σ (share %)² over 6 banks with deposits in the county = 28.7² + 21.6² + 19.6² + … (3 more) = 2,072
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 | $93,743,457 |
| Department of Agriculture | $17,071,412 |
| Department of Veterans Affairs | $6,807,907 |
| Department of Transportation | $1,214,469 |
| Railroad Retirement Board | $824,290 |
| Federal Communications Commission | $327,212 |
| Department of Justice | $36,175 |
| Department of Health and Human Services | $20,799 |
| Small Business Administration | $0 |
That is $17,811 per covered job, against 6,740 jobs in the 2026 Q1 QCEW quarter.
per job = FY2026 obligations $120.0 m / 6,740 covered jobs (BLS QCEW 2026 Q1, all ownerships) = $17,811
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 | 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 #
Delaware County, IA: 3 findings, 3 noted
noteDelaware County, IA's average weekly wage was 4.2% 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
- +4.2 % = 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
noteDelaware County, IA's typical home value rose 0.4% from $250,933 in July 2026 to $251,907 in August 2026, on Zillow ZHVI.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- +0.4% = (251907.16049841046 - 250933.41457623776) / 250933.41457623776 × 100
- 251907.16049841046 = Zillow ZHVI, 2026-08
- 250933.41457623776 = Zillow ZHVI, 2026-07
noteThe next Zillow ZHVI typical home value (monthly) covering Delaware County, IA is due between 2026-10-14 and 2026-10-21, estimated from the publisher's past release pattern.
Show the arithmetic
- window = 2026-10-14 to 2026-10-21, estimated from the publisher's past release pattern
estimated from the publisher's past release pattern; not an announced date
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