Jasper County, IA
Housing, jobs, water, deposits and federal obligations for this county, each figure with the release it came from. Internal point 41.69, -93.05.
Assembled 2026-10-06. Read the brief.
- 49th pct · 1,553rd of 3,063 US counties · median $234,566
- 69th pct · 31st of 99 Iowa counties · median $194,976
- 0th pct · 6th of 6 counties in the Des Moines-West Des Moines metro · median $302,241
- 70th pct · 898th of 3,063 US counties · median +2.9%
- 56th pct · 44th of 99 Iowa counties · median +4.6%
- 80th pct · 2nd of 6 counties in the Des Moines-West Des Moines metro · median +1.9%
- 6th pct · 1,308th of 1,399 US counties · median $1,496
- 39th pct · 18th of 29 Iowa counties · median $1,006
- counties in the Des Moines-West Des Moines metro: only 4 of counties in the Des Moines-West Des Moines metro published this metric; fewer than 5 is too few to rank
- 56th pct · 1,399th of 3,221 US counties · median 8,232
- 77th pct · 23rd of 99 Iowa counties · median 5,685
- 40th pct · 4th of 6 counties in the Des Moines-West Des Moines metro · median 12,053
- 49th pct · 1,637th of 3,221 US counties · median $1,039
- 40th pct · 59th of 99 Iowa counties · median $1,057
- 40th pct · 4th of 6 counties in the Des Moines-West Des Moines metro · median $1,088
- 50th pct · 1,503rd of 3,063 US counties · median 4.3
- 75th pct · 25th of 99 Iowa counties · median 3.5
- 40th pct · 4th of 6 counties in the Des Moines-West Des Moines metro · median 4.5
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 $232,890 (Aug 2026), +4.8% over one year, +30.3% over five
- 49th pct · 1,553rd of 3,063 US counties · median $234,566
- 69th pct · 31st of 99 Iowa counties · median $194,976
- 0th pct · 6th of 6 counties in the Des Moines-West Des Moines metro · median $302,241
| Item | Value | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Jasper County, IA | $232,890 · +4.8% 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 #
Typical rent $968/mo (Aug 2026), n/a over one year; price-to-rent 20.0
- 6th pct · 1,308th of 1,399 US counties · median $1,496
- 39th pct · 18th of 29 Iowa counties · median $1,006
- counties in the Des Moines-West Des Moines metro: only 4 of counties in the Des Moines-West Des Moines metro published this metric; fewer than 5 is too few to rank
| Item | Value | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Jasper County, IA | $968/mo · n/a 1-yr |
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 $1,275 a month on $232,890 at 7.28%, against an average weekly wage worth $4,485 a month: 28.4% of one job’s pay.
- payment = P·r / (1 − (1+r)^−n), P = $232,890 × 80% = $186,312, r = 7.28%/12 (Freddie Mac PMMS via FRED, 2026-10-01), n = 360 → $1,275/mo principal and interest
- wage share = payment / (avg weekly wage $1,035 × 52 / 12 = $4,485) = 28% of one average job's pay (BLS QCEW 2026 Q1, all covered jobs)
- years of wages = $232,890 / ($1,035 × 52) = 4.3
- price-to-rent = $232,890 / ($968 × 12) = 20.0
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 #
10,832 jobs at 980 employers (2026 Q1); +5.4% jobs and +9.3% average weekly wage over the year
- 56th pct · 1,399th of 3,221 US counties · median 8,232
- 77th pct · 23rd of 99 Iowa counties · median 5,685
- 40th pct · 4th of 6 counties in the Des Moines-West Des Moines metro · median 12,053
| Item | Value | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Jasper County, IA | 10,832 jobs · $1,035/wk · +5.4% YoY |
| NAICS sector | Jobs | Avg weekly wage | Location quotient | Jobs over the year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manufacturing | 1,668 | $1,319 | 1.91 | +37.3% |
| Retail trade | 1,423 | $651 | 1.35 | -6.1% |
| Health care and social assistance | 1,362 | $886 | 0.84 | +2.0% |
| Construction | 948 | $1,504 | 1.67 | +12.9% |
| Accommodation and food services | 806 | $349 | 0.83 | -5.0% |
| Administrative and waste services | 500 | $1,311 | 0.81 | +28.2% |
| Professional and technical services | 355 | $1,269 | 0.48 | -14.9% |
| Wholesale trade | 314 | $1,169 | 0.76 | +3.3% |
| Finance and insurance | 282 | $1,790 | 0.64 | -5.4% |
| Other services | 243 | $866 | 0.75 | +2.1% |
| Arts, entertainment and recreation | 184 | $397 | 1.03 | +18.7% |
| Information | 80 | $1,135 | 0.40 | -5.9% |
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 #
No reservoir gauges within 150 km (or the camera is above the gauge altitude)
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 #
52 gauges · 0 flooding · 7 with quality panels averaging 93 % · 14 stale
Sites found: 52, 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 |
|---|---|---|
| South Skunk River at Colfax, IA | flow 4,690 ft³/s | 16 km |
| Red Rock Creek near Colfax, IA | flow 0.57 ft³/s · STALE | 18 km |
| Walnut Creek near Prairie City, IA | flow 0.00 ft³/s · STALE | 22 km |
| Walnut Creek near Vandalia, IA | flow 0.04 ft³/s · STALE | 24 km |
| Indian Creek near Mingo, IA | flow 809.0 ft³/s | 25 km |
| Des Moines River near Swan, IA | flow 31,000 ft³/s · quality 100 % (1) | 29 km |
| Des Moines River near Runnells, IA | flow 1,060 ft³/s · STALE | 32 km |
| Des Moines River near Pella, IA | flow 24,600 ft³/s · quality 100 % (1) | 36 km |
| Timber Creek near Marshalltown, IA | flow 201.0 ft³/s | 40 km |
| Fourmile Creek at Des Moines, IA | flow 250.0 ft³/s | 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 #
14 wells in 3 named aquifers: Sand and gravel aquifers (glaciated regions), Mississippian aquifers, Other aquifers
Sites found: 14, 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Sand and gravel aquifers (glaciated regions) | depth 8.10 ft · 2017-09-24 | 23 km |
| USGS-415439093094801 | depth 7.41 ft · 2026-10-05 | 27 km |
| USGS-420117092505601 | depth 13.1 ft · 2017-10-01 | 41 km |
| Mississippian aquifers | depth 76.8 ft · 1992-11-03 | 44 km |
| USGS-415806092394502 | depth -1.06 ft · 2024-05-29 | 46 km |
| USGS-413713093380201 | depth 4.54 ft · 2023-10-31 | 49 km |
| USGS-413835093384601 | depth 8.63 ft · 2023-10-31 | 49 km |
| USGS-414003093391501 | depth 14.8 ft · 2023-10-31 | 50 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 (0.03)
Σ wᵢ·termᵢ / Σ wᵢ = 0.35×0.00 + 0.2×0.07 / 0.55
Banks & federal dollars #
$892.0 m in deposits at 13 offices of 9 banks (SOD June 2026); HHI 1,233, moderately concentrated. $238.9 m federal obligations in FY2026 (direct payments $233.4 m, grants $3.7 m), $22,051 per covered job
| Item | Value | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Bank Iowa | $159.6 m · 17.9% share · 2 offices | |
| First State Bank | $126.0 m · 14.1% share · 2 offices | |
| First Interstate Bank | $117.0 m · 13.1% share · 3 offices | |
| Jasper, IA | $238.9 m FY2026 · $22,051/job | |
| MULTIPLE RECIPIENTS | $226.0 m · top recipient FY2026 |
| Institution | Deposits | Share | Offices |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bank Iowa | $159,639,000 | 17.9% | 2 |
| First State Bank | $126,012,000 | 14.1% | 2 |
| First Interstate Bank | $117,022,000 | 13.1% | 3 |
| U.S. Bank National Association | $102,937,000 | 11.5% | 1 |
| State Savings Bank | $100,078,000 | 11.2% | 1 |
| Great Southern Bank | $96,169,000 | 10.8% | 1 |
| FNNB Bank | $89,264,000 | 10.0% | 1 |
| Leighton State Bank | $58,097,000 | 6.5% | 1 |
| TruBank | $42,801,000 | 4.8% | 1 |
Deposit concentration is 1,233 across 9 banks, which the 1995 Department of Justice bank merger screen calls moderately concentrated.
HHI = Σ (share %)² over 9 banks with deposits in the county = 17.9² + 14.1² + 13.1² + … (6 more) = 1,233
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 | $205,660,078 |
| Department of Veterans Affairs | $19,369,955 |
| Department of Agriculture | $6,591,157 |
| Department of Transportation | $3,600,387 |
| Department of the Interior | $1,068,255 |
| Railroad Retirement Board | $846,334 |
| Environmental Protection Agency | $605,233 |
| Federal Communications Commission | $550,166 |
| Department of Housing and Urban Development | $341,426 |
| Department of Education | $120,329 |
| Department of Health and Human Services | $107,201 |
| Small Business Administration | $0 |
That is $22,051 per covered job, against 10,832 jobs in the 2026 Q1 QCEW quarter.
per job = FY2026 obligations $238.9 m / 10,832 covered jobs (BLS QCEW 2026 Q1, all ownerships) = $22,051
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 #
Jasper County, IA: 13 findings, 1 at a watch level and 12 noted
watchJasper County, IA's typical asking rent of $968 scores 7 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 39 across Iowa counties, a gap of 33 points.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- 33 = |7 across US counties - 39 across Iowa counties|
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteJasper County, IA's average weekly wage was 9.3% 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
- +9.3 % = 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
noteJasper County, IA's covered employment was 5.4% 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
- +5.4 % = 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
noteJasper County, IA's typical home value of $232,890 ranks 6th of 6 counties in the Des Moines-West Des Moines metro, against a median of $302,241.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- 0 on the 0-to-100 scale across 6 counties in the Des Moines-West Des Moines metro that published home.latest
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteJasper County, IA's covered employment of +5.4% ranks 1st of 6 counties in the Des Moines-West Des Moines metro, against a median of +1.0%.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 100 on the 0-to-100 scale across 6 counties in the Des Moines-West Des Moines metro that published jobs.yoy.emp
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
Read all 12 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.