Anson County, NC
Housing, jobs, water, deposits and federal obligations for this county, each figure with the release it came from. Internal point 34.98, -80.11.
Assembled 2026-10-06. Read the brief.
- 14th pct · 2,617th of 3,063 US counties · median $234,566
- 10th pct · 90th of 100 North Carolina counties · median $273,108
- 0th pct · 11th of 11 counties in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia metro · median $383,492
- 18th pct · 2,510th of 3,063 US counties · median +2.9%
- 18th pct · 82nd of 100 North Carolina counties · median +1.1%
- 50th pct · 6th of 11 counties in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia metro · median -0.4%
- US counties: not published this period
- North Carolina counties: not published this period
- counties in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia metro: not published this period
- 45th pct · 1,757th of 3,221 US counties · median 8,232
- 24th pct · 76th of 100 North Carolina counties · median 16,739
- 0th pct · 11th of 11 counties in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia metro · median 79,207
- 19th pct · 2,580th of 3,221 US counties · median $1,039
- 13th pct · 86th of 100 North Carolina counties · median $984
- 0th pct · 11th of 11 counties in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia metro · median $1,230
- 22nd pct · 2,374th of 3,063 US counties · median 4.3
- 13th pct · 87th of 100 North Carolina counties · median 5.0
- 0th pct · 11th of 11 counties in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia metro · median 5.3
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 $146,172 (Aug 2026), -0.4% over one year, +15.2% over five
- 14th pct · 2,617th of 3,063 US counties · median $234,566
- 10th pct · 90th of 100 North Carolina counties · median $273,108
- 0th pct · 11th of 11 counties in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia metro · median $383,492
| Item | Value | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Anson County, NC | $146,172 · -0.4% 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
- North Carolina counties: not published this period
- counties in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia metro: 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 $800 a month on $146,172 at 7.28%, against an average weekly wage worth $3,913 a month: 20.4% of one job’s pay.
- payment = P·r / (1 − (1+r)^−n), P = $146,172 × 80% = $116,938, r = 7.28%/12 (Freddie Mac PMMS via FRED, 2026-10-01), n = 360 → $800/mo principal and interest
- wage share = payment / (avg weekly wage $903 × 52 / 12 = $3,913) = 20% of one average job's pay (BLS QCEW 2026 Q1, all covered jobs)
- years of wages = $146,172 / ($903 × 52) = 3.1
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 #
6,873 jobs at 484 employers (2026 Q1); +2.9% jobs and -0.7% average weekly wage over the year
- 45th pct · 1,757th of 3,221 US counties · median 8,232
- 24th pct · 76th of 100 North Carolina counties · median 16,739
- 0th pct · 11th of 11 counties in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia metro · median 79,207
| Item | Value | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Anson County, NC | 6,873 jobs · $903/wk · +2.9% YoY |
| NAICS sector | Jobs | Avg weekly wage | Location quotient | Jobs over the year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manufacturing | 1,299 | $1,035 | 2.35 | +3.8% |
| Retail trade | 517 | $505 | 0.77 | +1.8% |
| Transportation and warehousing | 425 | $899 | 1.47 | +2.2% |
| Wholesale trade | 242 | $1,393 | 0.92 | +3.4% |
| Construction | 240 | $926 | 0.67 | +12.7% |
| Administrative and waste services | 238 | $751 | 0.61 | +3.9% |
| Other services | 157 | $1,000 | 0.76 | -17.4% |
| Professional and technical services | 89 | $923 | 0.19 | +7.2% |
| Utilities | 81 | $2,064 | 2.98 | +0.0% |
| Finance and insurance | 62 | $854 | 0.22 | -1.6% |
| Information | 26 | $1,249 | 0.21 | +0.0% |
| Real estate and rental | 18 | $842 | 0.17 | +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 #
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 #
7 USGS reservoir gauges, no capacity figures to weight
Sites found: 7, 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.
| Site | Reading | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| B. EVERETT JORDAN LAKE AT DAM NR MONCURE, NC | 213.8 ft (USGS, no capacity on file) | 121 km |
| NINETYNINE ISLAND RES. BELOW CHEROKEE FALLS, SC | 99.4 ft (USGS, no capacity on file) | 126 km |
| NEAL SHOALS RESERVOIR NEAR CARLISLE, SC | 333.2 ft (USGS, no capacity on file) | 127 km |
| MONTICELLO RES NR JENKINSVILLE, SC | 422.9 ft (USGS, no capacity on file) | 134 km |
| GASTON SHOALS RESERVOIR ABOVE BLACKSBURG, SC | 79.1 ft (USGS, no capacity on file) | 137 km |
| PARR SHOALS RESERVOIR AT PARR, SC | 260.2 ft (USGS, no capacity on file) | 137 km |
| LAKE MURRAY NEAR COLUMBIA, SC | 355.3 ft (USGS, no capacity on file) | 145 km |
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 #
83 gauges · 0 flooding · 3 with quality panels averaging 100 % · 23 stale
Sites found: 83, 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 |
|---|---|---|
| BROWN CREEK NR PINKSTON, NC | stage 7.98 ft · STALE | 10 km |
| PEE DEE R AT PEE DEE REFUGE NR ANSONVILLE, NC | stage 3.99 ft | 15 km |
| PEE DEE R NR ANSONVILLE, NC | stage 13.9 ft · STALE | 16 km |
| LANE'S CR NR MARSHVILLE, NC | flow 2,760 ft³/s · STALE | 18 km |
| ROCKY RIVER NEAR NORWOOD, NC | flow 211.0 ft³/s | 21 km |
| PEE DEE RIVER BELOW POWERHOUSE DAM NR PEE DEE, NC | stage 4.21 ft · quality 100 % (2) | 21 km |
| PEE DEE R NR ROCKINGHAM, NC | flow 1,510 ft³/s | 22 km |
| PEE DEE RIVER ABOVE JONES CREEK NEAR CORDOVA, NC | stage 3.25 ft · quality 100 % (2) | 24 km |
| PEE DEE R AT HWY731 BL LK TILLERY NR NORWOOD, NC | flow 592.0 ft³/s · quality 100 % (2) | 25 km |
| THOMPSON CREEK AT CHESTERFIELD, SC | stage 5.47 ft · STALE | 28 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 #
25 wells in 0 named aquifers:
Sites found: 25, 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-343907080164400 | depth 123.9 ft · 2013-07-23 | 39 km |
| USGS-343736079562200 | depth 15.3 ft · 2014-09-29 | 42 km |
| USGS-343201080182001 | depth 109.0 ft · 2026-10-05 | 52 km |
| USGS-343144080184101 | depth 111.5 ft · 2026-10-05 | 53 km |
| USGS-343144080184001 | depth 51.8 ft · 2026-10-05 | 53 km |
| USGS-345812079313401 | depth 32.6 ft · 2026-10-05 | 53 km |
| USGS-343023080130600 | depth 124.6 ft · 2014-09-29 | 53 km |
| USGS-343105080172100 | depth 14.4 ft · 2026-10-05 | 53 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 (0.16)
Σ wᵢ·termᵢ / Σ wᵢ = 0.35×0.25 + 0.2×0.00 / 0.55
Banks & federal dollars #
$217.6 m in deposits at 2 offices of 2 banks (SOD June 2026); HHI 5,001, highly concentrated. $156.0 m federal obligations in FY2026 (direct payments $152.8 m, grants $3.1 m), $22,700 per covered job
| Item | Value | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Uwharrie Bank | $110.3 m · 50.7% share · 1 office | |
| Truist Bank | $107.2 m · 49.3% share · 1 office | |
| Anson, NC | $156.0 m FY2026 · $22,700/job | |
| MULTIPLE RECIPIENTS | $142.2 m · top recipient FY2026 |
| Institution | Deposits | Share | Offices |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uwharrie Bank | $110,326,000 | 50.7% | 1 |
| Truist Bank | $107,225,000 | 49.3% | 1 |
Deposit concentration is 5,001 across 2 banks, which the 1995 Department of Justice bank merger screen calls highly concentrated.
HHI = Σ (share %)² over 2 banks with deposits in the county = 50.7² + 49.3² = 5,001
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 | $125,712,823 |
| Department of Veterans Affairs | $15,193,406 |
| Department of Education | $6,493,349 |
| Department of Agriculture | $2,524,456 |
| Department of Housing and Urban Development | $2,449,245 |
| Department of Health and Human Services | $1,325,285 |
| Railroad Retirement Board | $1,282,604 |
| Federal Communications Commission | $591,628 |
| Department of Transportation | $452,849 |
| Department of the Interior | $8,798 |
| Small Business Administration | $0 |
| Department of Defense | -$17,436 |
That is $22,700 per covered job, against 6,873 jobs in the 2026 Q1 QCEW quarter.
per job = FY2026 obligations $156.0 m / 6,873 covered jobs (BLS QCEW 2026 Q1, all ownerships) = $22,700
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 #
Anson County, NC: 11 findings, 2 at a watch level and 9 noted
watchAnson County, NC's average weekly wage is -0.7% 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 = -0.7 < 0
BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published, nominal dollars; convention chosen for this dashboard, not an official level
watchAnson County, NC's typical home value is -0.4% 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 = -0.4016817536192194 < 0
arithmetic on Zillow ZHVI, county and metro files; not an official level
noteAnson County, NC's covered employment was 2.9% 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
- +2.9 % = 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
noteAnson County, NC's average weekly wage was 0.7% 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
- -0.7 % = 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
noteAnson County, NC's typical home value rose 0.3% from $145,756 in July 2026 to $146,172 in August 2026, on Zillow ZHVI.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- +0.3% = (146172.24479317255 - 145755.609471423) / 145755.609471423 × 100
- 146172.24479317255 = Zillow ZHVI, 2026-08
- 145755.609471423 = Zillow ZHVI, 2026-07
Read all 11 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.