Davidson County, NC
Housing, jobs, water, deposits and federal obligations for this county, each figure with the release it came from. Internal point 35.80, -80.21.
Assembled 2026-10-06. Read the brief.
- 63rd pct · 1,129th of 3,063 US counties · median $234,566
- 51st pct · 49th of 100 North Carolina counties · median $273,108
- 50th pct · 3rd of 5 counties in the Winston-Salem metro · median $275,792
- 53rd pct · 1,421st of 3,063 US counties · median +2.9%
- 73rd pct · 27th of 100 North Carolina counties · median +1.1%
- 25th pct · 4th of 5 counties in the Winston-Salem metro · median +3.4%
- 41st pct · 819th of 1,399 US counties · median $1,496
- 32nd pct · 43rd of 63 North Carolina counties · median $1,573
- counties in the Winston-Salem metro: only 3 of counties in the Winston-Salem metro published this metric; fewer than 5 is too few to rank
- 83rd pct · 538th of 3,221 US counties · median 8,232
- 80th pct · 20th of 100 North Carolina counties · median 16,739
- 75th pct · 2nd of 5 counties in the Winston-Salem metro · median 14,902
- 55th pct · 1,429th of 3,221 US counties · median $1,039
- 68th pct · 32nd of 100 North Carolina counties · median $984
- 75th pct · 2nd of 5 counties in the Winston-Salem metro · median $1,016
- 64th pct · 1,092nd of 3,063 US counties · median 4.3
- 49th pct · 51st of 100 North Carolina counties · median 5.0
- 25th pct · 4th of 5 counties in the Winston-Salem metro · median 5.2
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 $275,792 (Aug 2026), +3.3% over one year, +31.9% over five
- 63rd pct · 1,129th of 3,063 US counties · median $234,566
- 51st pct · 49th of 100 North Carolina counties · median $273,108
- 50th pct · 3rd of 5 counties in the Winston-Salem metro · median $275,792
| Item | Value | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Davidson County, NC | $275,792 · +3.3% 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 $1,399/mo (Aug 2026), +3.9% over one year; price-to-rent 16.4
- 41st pct · 819th of 1,399 US counties · median $1,496
- 32nd pct · 43rd of 63 North Carolina counties · median $1,573
- counties in the Winston-Salem metro: only 3 of counties in the Winston-Salem metro published this metric; fewer than 5 is too few to rank
| Item | Value | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Davidson County, NC | $1,399/mo · +3.9% 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 $1,510 a month on $275,792 at 7.28%, against an average weekly wage worth $4,611 a month: 32.7% of one job’s pay.
- payment = P·r / (1 − (1+r)^−n), P = $275,792 × 80% = $220,633, r = 7.28%/12 (Freddie Mac PMMS via FRED, 2026-10-01), n = 360 → $1,510/mo principal and interest
- wage share = payment / (avg weekly wage $1,064 × 52 / 12 = $4,611) = 33% of one average job's pay (BLS QCEW 2026 Q1, all covered jobs)
- years of wages = $275,792 / ($1,064 × 52) = 5.0
- price-to-rent = $275,792 / ($1,399 × 12) = 16.4
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 #
46,957 jobs at 3,672 employers (2026 Q1); +1.3% jobs and +1.6% average weekly wage over the year
- 83rd pct · 538th of 3,221 US counties · median 8,232
- 80th pct · 20th of 100 North Carolina counties · median 16,739
- 75th pct · 2nd of 5 counties in the Winston-Salem metro · median 14,902
| Item | Value | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Davidson County, NC | 46,957 jobs · $1,064/wk · +1.3% YoY |
| NAICS sector | Jobs | Avg weekly wage | Location quotient | Jobs over the year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manufacturing | 9,675 | $1,214 | 2.56 | -0.3% |
| Retail trade | 5,405 | $724 | 1.18 | +1.6% |
| Health care and social assistance | 5,038 | $1,183 | 0.71 | -2.3% |
| Accommodation and food services | 4,344 | $443 | 1.03 | -0.1% |
| Administrative and waste services | 3,648 | $883 | 1.37 | +5.2% |
| Construction | 2,621 | $1,066 | 1.06 | +0.6% |
| Wholesale trade | 2,213 | $1,166 | 1.23 | +8.6% |
| Transportation and warehousing | 1,466 | $1,140 | 0.74 | +1.6% |
| Professional and technical services | 1,347 | $1,397 | 0.42 | +31.5% |
| Other services | 1,207 | $784 | 0.86 | -8.1% |
| Management of companies | 1,200 | $2,953 | 1.53 | -1.5% |
| Arts, entertainment and recreation | 727 | $1,302 | 0.94 | +5.5% |
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 #
D0 abnormally dry
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 #
9 USGS reservoir gauges, no capacity figures to weight
Sites found: 9, 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 |
|---|---|---|
| W. KERR SCOTT RESERVOIR AT DAM NR WILKESBORO, NC | 30.0 ft (USGS, no capacity on file) | 99 km |
| B. EVERETT JORDAN LAKE AT DAM NR MONCURE, NC | 213.8 ft (USGS, no capacity on file) | 104 km |
| HYCO LAKE AT DAM NR ROXBORO, NC | 8.00 ft (USGS, no capacity on file) | 131 km |
| AFTERBAY RESERVOIR AT DAM NR MCGEHEES MILL, NC | 364.6 ft (USGS, no capacity on file) | 135 km |
| BEAVERDAM CREEK AT DAM NEAR CREEDMOOR, NC | 248.5 ft (USGS, no capacity on file) | 139 km |
| NINETYNINE ISLAND RES. BELOW CHEROKEE FALLS, SC | 99.4 ft (USGS, no capacity on file) | 144 km |
| GASTON SHOALS RESERVOIR ABOVE BLACKSBURG, SC | 79.1 ft (USGS, no capacity on file) | 146 km |
| LITTLE RIVER RESERVOIR NEAR RADFORD, VA | 231.0 Acre-ft (USGS, no capacity on file) | 146 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 #
57 gauges · 0 flooding · 2 with quality panels averaging 94 % · 16 stale
Sites found: 57, 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 |
|---|---|---|
| ABBOTTS CREEK AT LEXINGTON, NC | flow 12.9 ft³/s | 3 km |
| NORTH POTTS CREEK AT LINWOOD, NC | flow 2.10 ft³/s · STALE | 11 km |
| YADKIN RIVER AT YADKIN COLLEGE, NC | flow 1,550 ft³/s | 18 km |
| SOUTH FORK MUDDY CREEK NR CLEMMONS, NC | flow 15.0 ft³/s · STALE | 25 km |
| MUDDY CREEK NEAR MUDDY CREEK, NC | flow 1,640 ft³/s · STALE | 26 km |
| DEEP RIVER NEAR RANDLEMAN, NC | flow 208.0 ft³/s · STALE | 34 km |
| EAST FORK DEEP RIVER NEAR HIGH POINT, NC | flow 3.82 ft³/s | 36 km |
| SECOND CREEK NEAR BARBER, NC | flow 37.6 ft³/s | 36 km |
| SOUTH YADKIN RIVER NEAR MOCKSVILLE, NC | flow 93.0 ft³/s | 41 km |
| SOUTH BUFFALO CREEK NR POMONA, NC | flow 0.50 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 #
7 wells in 0 named aquifers:
Sites found: 7, 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-355359080331701 | depth 19.0 ft · 2026-10-05 | 33 km |
| USGS-354057080362601 | depth 7.41 ft · 2026-10-05 | 38 km |
| USGS-361011079595401 | depth 20.3 ft · 2024-02-25 | 46 km |
| USGS-361307080293101 | depth 15.1 ft · 2014-02-17 | 54 km |
| USGS-353135080524202 | depth 22.8 ft · 2026-10-05 | 68 km |
| USGS-353135080524203 | depth 29.1 ft · 2026-10-05 | 68 km |
| USGS-353135080524201 | depth 22.8 ft · 2026-10-05 | 68 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 (0.02)
Σ wᵢ·termᵢ / Σ wᵢ = 0.35×0.00 + 0.2×0.06 / 0.55
Banks & federal dollars #
$2.8 bn in deposits at 25 offices of 10 banks (SOD June 2026); HHI 1,988, highly concentrated. $1.1 bn federal obligations in FY2026 (direct payments $1.1 bn, grants $12.5 m), $23,582 per covered job
| Item | Value | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| First National Bank of Pennsylvania | $902.8 m · 31.9% share · 8 offices | |
| Pinnacle Bank | $668.5 m · 23.6% share · 3 offices | |
| Truist Bank | $427.5 m · 15.1% share · 3 offices | |
| Davidson, NC | $1.1 bn FY2026 · $23,582/job | |
| MULTIPLE RECIPIENTS | $1.1 bn · top recipient FY2026 |
| Institution | Deposits | Share | Offices |
|---|---|---|---|
| First National Bank of Pennsylvania | $902,772,000 | 31.9% | 8 |
| Pinnacle Bank | $668,493,000 | 23.6% | 3 |
| Truist Bank | $427,491,000 | 15.1% | 3 |
| First Bank | $244,547,000 | 8.6% | 2 |
| Wells Fargo Bank, National Association | $230,844,000 | 8.2% | 2 |
| The Fidelity Bank | $133,217,000 | 4.7% | 2 |
| Bank OZK | $75,569,000 | 2.7% | 1 |
| HomeTrust Bank | $70,386,000 | 2.5% | 1 |
| Bank of America, National Association | $65,586,000 | 2.3% | 1 |
| Woodforest National Bank | $9,670,000 | 0.3% | 2 |
Deposit concentration is 1,988 across 10 banks, which the 1995 Department of Justice bank merger screen calls highly concentrated.
HHI = Σ (share %)² over 10 banks with deposits in the county = 31.9² + 23.6² + 15.1² + … (7 more) = 1,988
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 | $961,987,398 |
| Department of Veterans Affairs | $102,802,555 |
| Department of Education | $11,601,967 |
| Department of Transportation | $11,092,301 |
| Department of Housing and Urban Development | $10,390,725 |
| Railroad Retirement Board | $4,232,346 |
| Department of Agriculture | $2,070,713 |
| Department of Defense | $1,599,775 |
| Federal Communications Commission | $937,164 |
| Department of Justice | $241,477 |
| Department of the Treasury | $200,000 |
| Department of Health and Human Services | $179,095 |
That is $23,582 per covered job, against 46,957 jobs in the 2026 Q1 QCEW quarter.
per job = FY2026 obligations $1.1 bn / 46,957 covered jobs (BLS QCEW 2026 Q1, all ownerships) = $23,582
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 #
Davidson County, NC: 5 findings, 5 noted
noteDavidson County, NC's average weekly wage was 1.6% 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
- +1.6 % = 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
noteDavidson County, NC's covered employment was 1.3% 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
- +1.3 % = 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
noteDavidson County, NC's typical asking rent rose 1.0% from $1,385 in July 2026 to $1,399 in August 2026, on Zillow ZORI.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- +1.0% = (1399.0289246133236 - 1385.4636140689809) / 1385.4636140689809 × 100
- 1399.0289246133236 = Zillow ZORI, 2026-08
- 1385.4636140689809 = Zillow ZORI, 2026-07
noteThe next Zillow ZHVI typical home value (monthly) covering Davidson County, NC 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
noteThe next Zillow ZORI typical rent (monthly) covering Davidson County, NC 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
Every finding is produced by a fixed rule table and a fixed sentence for each rule. Nothing here is generated prose.