Amite County, MS
Housing, jobs, water, deposits and federal obligations for this county, each figure with the release it came from. Internal point 31.20, -90.80.
Assembled 2026-10-06. Read the brief.
- 11th pct · 2,700th of 3,063 US counties · median $234,566
- 36th pct · 51st of 80 Mississippi counties · median $151,974
- 1st pct · 3,017th of 3,063 US counties · median +2.9%
- 2nd pct · 78th of 80 Mississippi counties · median +1.3%
- US counties: not published this period
- Mississippi counties: not published this period
- 17th pct · 2,661st of 3,221 US counties · median 8,232
- 17th pct · 68th of 82 Mississippi counties · median 6,322
- 23rd pct · 2,460th of 3,221 US counties · median $1,039
- 58th pct · 35th of 82 Mississippi counties · median $903
- 17th pct · 2,517th of 3,063 US counties · median 4.3
- 34th pct · 53rd of 80 Mississippi counties · median 3.3
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 $139,814 (Aug 2026), -9.7% over one year, -15.1% over five
- 11th pct · 2,700th of 3,063 US counties · median $234,566
- 36th pct · 51st of 80 Mississippi counties · median $151,974
| Item | Value | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Amite County, MS | $139,814 · -9.7% 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
- Mississippi 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 $765 a month on $139,814 at 7.28%, against an average weekly wage worth $3,995 a month: 19.2% of one job’s pay.
- payment = P·r / (1 − (1+r)^−n), P = $139,814 × 80% = $111,851, r = 7.28%/12 (Freddie Mac PMMS via FRED, 2026-10-01), n = 360 → $765/mo principal and interest
- wage share = payment / (avg weekly wage $922 × 52 / 12 = $3,995) = 19% of one average job's pay (BLS QCEW 2026 Q1, all covered jobs)
- years of wages = $139,814 / ($922 × 52) = 2.9
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 #
2,144 jobs at 210 employers (2026 Q1); +4.6% jobs and +6.5% average weekly wage over the year
- 17th pct · 2,661st of 3,221 US counties · median 8,232
- 17th pct · 68th of 82 Mississippi counties · median 6,322
| Item | Value | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Amite County, MS | 2,144 jobs · $922/wk · +4.6% YoY |
| NAICS sector | Jobs | Avg weekly wage | Location quotient | Jobs over the year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manufacturing | 521 | $1,222 | 3.02 | +15.0% |
| Retail trade | 281 | $511 | 1.34 | -3.1% |
| Transportation and warehousing | 155 | $1,351 | 1.72 | +16.5% |
| Agriculture, forestry, fishing | 103 | $1,001 | 6.65 | +1.0% |
| Construction | 75 | $788 | 0.67 | -11.8% |
| Accommodation and food services | 38 | $327 | 0.20 | -25.5% |
| Mining, oil and gas | 27 | $1,773 | 3.54 | -28.9% |
| Professional and technical services | 20 | $858 | 0.14 | +5.3% |
| Arts, entertainment and recreation | 10 | $623 | 0.28 | -9.1% |
| Utilities | withheld | |||
| Wholesale trade | withheld | |||
| Information | 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 #
D2 severe 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 #
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 #
32 gauges · 0 flooding · 2 with quality panels averaging 100 % · 10 stale
Sites found: 32, 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Tickfaw River at Liverpool, LA | flow 62.9 ft³/s · no flooding | 33 km |
| HOMOCHITTO RIVER AT ROSETTA, MS | flow 325.0 ft³/s · no flooding | 33 km |
| HOMOCHITTO RIVER AT EDDICETON, MS | flow 42.4 ft³/s | 33 km |
| Amite River near Darlington, LA | flow 296.0 ft³/s · no flooding | 35 km |
| TANGIPAHOA RIVER AT OSYKA, MS | flow 126.0 ft³/s · no flooding | 38 km |
| Tangipahoa River near Kentwood, LA | flow 131.0 ft³/s · no flooding | 41 km |
| Moores Branch near Woodville | observation not current | 44 km |
| Tangipahoa River at Tangipahoa, La | stage 2.49 ft · STALE | 46 km |
| BUFFALO RIVER NR WOODVILLE, MS | flow 26.9 ft³/s · no flooding | 48 km |
| BOGUE CHITTO NR TYLERTOWN, MS | flow 244.0 ft³/s · no flooding | 49 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 #
6 wells in 0 named aquifers:
Sites found: 6, 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-305519090481801 | depth 59.0 ft · 2026-10-05 | 31 km |
| USGS-311453090271302 | depth 233.9 ft · 1993-09-29 | 33 km |
| USGS-314247091034201 | depth 122.6 ft · 1963-09-15 | 62 km |
| USGS-313256091214201 | depth 56.4 ft · 1993-07-17 | 66 km |
| USGS-313605091202201 | depth 83.5 ft · 1993-08-15 | 68 km |
| USGS-313330091223702 | depth 225.0 ft · 1993-08-11 | 69 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 #
moderate (0.32)
Σ wᵢ·termᵢ / Σ wᵢ = 0.35×0.50 + 0.2×0.00 / 0.55
Banks & federal dollars #
$159.7 m in deposits at 4 offices of 3 banks (SOD June 2026); HHI 4,146, highly concentrated. $87.7 m federal obligations in FY2026 (direct payments $84.9 m, contracts $2.1 m), $40,906 per covered job
| Item | Value | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Trustmark Bank | $86.8 m · 54.3% share · 2 offices | |
| First Bank | $50.3 m · 31.5% share · 1 office | |
| United Mississippi Bank | $22.6 m · 14.2% share · 1 office | |
| Amite, MS | $87.7 m FY2026 · $40,906/job | |
| MULTIPLE RECIPIENTS | $82.7 m · top recipient FY2026 |
| Institution | Deposits | Share | Offices |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trustmark Bank | $86,797,000 | 54.3% | 2 |
| First Bank | $50,269,000 | 31.5% | 1 |
| United Mississippi Bank | $22,635,000 | 14.2% | 1 |
Deposit concentration is 4,146 across 3 banks, which the 1995 Department of Justice bank merger screen calls highly concentrated.
HHI = Σ (share %)² over 3 banks with deposits in the county = 54.3² + 31.5² + 14.2² = 4,146
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 | $75,346,682 |
| Department of Veterans Affairs | $6,018,313 |
| Department of Defense | $2,068,841 |
| Department of Agriculture | $1,411,349 |
| Railroad Retirement Board | $1,373,714 |
| Federal Communications Commission | $746,490 |
| Department of Transportation | $736,670 |
| Small Business Administration | $0 |
| Department of Health and Human Services | $0 |
That is $40,906 per covered job, against 2,144 jobs in the 2026 Q1 QCEW quarter.
per job = FY2026 obligations $87.7 m / 2,144 covered jobs (BLS QCEW 2026 Q1, all ownerships) = $40,906
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 | -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 #
Amite County, MS: 12 findings, 1 at an alert level, 3 at a watch level and 8 noted
alertAmite County, MS' typical home value is -9.7% 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 = -9.687503212205009 <= -5
arithmetic on Zillow ZHVI, county and metro files; convention chosen for this dashboard, not an official level
watchAmite County, MS' typical home value is -9.7% 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 = -9.687503212205009 < 0
arithmetic on Zillow ZHVI, county and metro files; not an official level
watchAmite County, MS' typical home value is -1.2% against the previous month, a watch level here: typical home value at least 1 percent below the previous month (arithmetic on the Zillow ZHVI month columns; 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.momPct = -1.1670082029031514 <= -1
- month-over-month percent change = (newest month − previous month) / |previous month| × 100, from Zillow's own published month columns
arithmetic on the Zillow ZHVI month columns; convention chosen for this dashboard, not an official level
watchAmite County, MS' average weekly wage of $922 scores 23 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 58 across Mississippi counties, a gap of 35 points.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 35 = |23 across US counties - 58 across Mississippi counties|
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteAmite County, MS' average weekly wage was 6.5% 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
- +6.5 % = 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
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.