Perry County, OH
Housing, jobs, water, deposits and federal obligations for this county, each figure with the release it came from. Internal point 39.74, -82.24.
Assembled 2026-10-06. Read the brief.
- 46th pct · 1,636th of 3,063 US counties · median $234,566
- 54th pct · 41st of 88 Ohio counties · median $219,740
- 0th pct · 10th of 10 counties in the Columbus metro · median $325,620
- 30th pct · 2,117th of 3,063 US counties · median +2.9%
- 5th pct · 83rd of 88 Ohio counties · median +4.2%
- 22nd pct · 8th of 10 counties in the Columbus metro · median +1.9%
- US counties: not published this period
- Ohio counties: not published this period
- counties in the Columbus metro: not published this period
- 42nd pct · 1,845th of 3,221 US counties · median 8,232
- 10th pct · 79th of 88 Ohio counties · median 20,657
- 11th pct · 9th of 10 counties in the Columbus metro · median 29,630
- 45th pct · 1,764th of 3,221 US counties · median $1,039
- 25th pct · 66th of 88 Ohio counties · median $1,081
- 22nd pct · 8th of 10 counties in the Columbus metro · median $1,115
- 49th pct · 1,543rd of 3,063 US counties · median 4.3
- 66th pct · 30th of 88 Ohio counties · median 3.7
- 11th pct · 9th of 10 counties in the Columbus metro · median 5.6
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 $226,235 (Aug 2026), +1.2% over one year, +33.8% over five
- 46th pct · 1,636th of 3,063 US counties · median $234,566
- 54th pct · 41st of 88 Ohio counties · median $219,740
- 0th pct · 10th of 10 counties in the Columbus metro · median $325,620
| Item | Value | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Perry County, OH | $226,235 · +1.2% 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
- Ohio counties: not published this period
- counties in the Columbus 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 $1,238 a month on $226,235 at 7.28%, against an average weekly wage worth $4,411 a month: 28.1% of one job’s pay.
- payment = P·r / (1 − (1+r)^−n), P = $226,235 × 80% = $180,988, r = 7.28%/12 (Freddie Mac PMMS via FRED, 2026-10-01), n = 360 → $1,238/mo principal and interest
- wage share = payment / (avg weekly wage $1,018 × 52 / 12 = $4,411) = 28% of one average job's pay (BLS QCEW 2026 Q1, all covered jobs)
- years of wages = $226,235 / ($1,018 × 52) = 4.3
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 #
6,137 jobs at 590 employers (2026 Q1); -0.7% jobs and +1.9% average weekly wage over the year
- 42nd pct · 1,845th of 3,221 US counties · median 8,232
- 10th pct · 79th of 88 Ohio counties · median 20,657
- 11th pct · 9th of 10 counties in the Columbus metro · median 29,630
| Item | Value | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Perry County, OH | 6,137 jobs · $1,018/wk · -0.7% YoY |
| NAICS sector | Jobs | Avg weekly wage | Location quotient | Jobs over the year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manufacturing | 732 | $1,312 | 1.48 | -11.5% |
| Retail trade | 732 | $550 | 1.22 | -5.3% |
| Accommodation and food services | 552 | $305 | 1.00 | +4.9% |
| Construction | 325 | $2,193 | 1.01 | -1.5% |
| Other services | 198 | $512 | 1.08 | +6.5% |
| Wholesale trade | 176 | $846 | 0.75 | +7.3% |
| Administrative and waste services | 173 | $1,837 | 0.50 | +9.5% |
| Finance and insurance | 134 | $1,056 | 0.54 | +0.0% |
| Professional and technical services | 86 | $1,299 | 0.20 | +1.2% |
| Management of companies | 68 | $3,267 | 0.66 | -16.0% |
| Transportation and warehousing | 60 | $1,297 | 0.23 | +0.0% |
| Arts, entertainment and recreation | 48 | $407 | 0.48 | +65.5% |
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 #
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 #
59 gauges · 0 flooding · 2 with quality panels averaging 100 % · 12 stale
Sites found: 59, 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Sunday Creek near Burr Oak OH | stage 7.26 ft | 28 km |
| Hocking River at Enterprise OH | flow 296.0 ft³/s | 28 km |
| Muskingum River at Zanesville OH-USGS 03148000 | stage 9.29 ft | 29 km |
| Sunday Creek at Glouster OH | stage 3.04 ft | 30 km |
| Licking River bl Dillon Dam near Dillon Falls OH | flow 33.0 ft³/s | 30 km |
| South Fork Licking River near Buckeye Lake OH | stage 871.7 ft | 31 km |
| Hocking River at Lancaster OH | flow 34.1 ft³/s | 31 km |
| Snow Fork Monday Creek at Buchtel OH | flow 10.0 ft³/s · STALE | 32 km |
| Clear Creek near Rockbridge OH | flow 53.4 ft³/s | 34 km |
| South Fork Licking River near Hebron OH | flow 118.0 ft³/s | 34 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 #
87 wells in 2 named aquifers: Sand and gravel aquifers (glaciated regions), Mississippian aquifers
Sites found: 87, 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Mississippian aquifers | depth 12.3 ft · 2026-09-21 | 18 km |
| Sand and gravel aquifers (glaciated regions) | depth 14.9 ft · 2026-03-20 | 27 km |
| Sand and gravel aquifers (glaciated regions) | depth 19.6 ft · 2026-07-22 | 29 km |
| Sand and gravel aquifers (glaciated regions) | depth 12.2 ft · 2026-07-22 | 32 km |
| Sand and gravel aquifers (glaciated regions) | depth 11.4 ft · 2026-07-21 | 33 km |
| Sand and gravel aquifers (glaciated regions) | depth 50.8 ft · 2026-10-05 | 33 km |
| Sand and gravel aquifers (glaciated regions) | depth 0.98 ft · 2026-07-22 | 33 km |
| Sand and gravel aquifers (glaciated regions) | depth 12.2 ft · 2026-07-22 | 34 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 (0.00)
Σ wᵢ·termᵢ / Σ wᵢ = 0.35×0.00 + 0.2×0.00 / 0.55
Banks & federal dollars #
$509.5 m in deposits at 10 offices of 8 banks (SOD June 2026); HHI 2,328, highly concentrated. $217.9 m federal obligations in FY2026 (direct payments $209.5 m, grants $7.1 m), $35,509 per covered job
| Item | Value | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Peoples State Bank | $208.7 m · 41.0% share · 3 offices | |
| North Valley Bank | $86.8 m · 17.0% share · 1 office | |
| The Community Bank | $53.7 m · 10.5% share · 1 office | |
| Perry, OH | $217.9 m FY2026 · $35,509/job | |
| MULTIPLE RECIPIENTS | $204.5 m · top recipient FY2026 |
| Institution | Deposits | Share | Offices |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peoples State Bank | $208,689,000 | 41.0% | 3 |
| North Valley Bank | $86,765,000 | 17.0% | 1 |
| The Community Bank | $53,700,000 | 10.5% | 1 |
| U.S. Bank National Association | $51,454,000 | 10.1% | 1 |
| The Park National Bank | $42,379,000 | 8.3% | 1 |
| PNC Bank, National Association | $40,454,000 | 7.9% | 1 |
| The First National Bank of McConnelsville | $17,652,000 | 3.5% | 1 |
| The Waterford Commercial and Savings Bank | $8,429,000 | 1.7% | 1 |
Deposit concentration is 2,328 across 8 banks, which the 1995 Department of Justice bank merger screen calls highly concentrated.
HHI = Σ (share %)² over 8 banks with deposits in the county = 41.0² + 17.0² + 10.5² + … (5 more) = 2,328
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 | $179,485,563 |
| Department of Veterans Affairs | $24,305,702 |
| Department of Agriculture | $5,173,571 |
| Department of Transportation | $3,731,878 |
| Department of Housing and Urban Development | $2,570,056 |
| General Services Administration | $725,080 |
| Railroad Retirement Board | $710,117 |
| Department of Defense | $467,828 |
| Federal Communications Commission | $360,917 |
| Department of Justice | $334,125 |
| Department of Health and Human Services | $52,660 |
| Environmental Protection Agency | $0 |
That is $35,509 per covered job, against 6,137 jobs in the 2026 Q1 QCEW quarter.
per job = FY2026 obligations $217.9 m / 6,137 covered jobs (BLS QCEW 2026 Q1, all ownerships) = $35,509
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 #
Perry County, OH: 8 findings, 2 at a watch level and 6 noted
watchPerry County, OH's covered employment is -0.7% against a year earlier, a watch level here: covered employment below the same quarter a year earlier (BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published; 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.emp = -0.7 < 0
BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published; not an official level
watchPerry County, OH's covered employment of 6,137 scores 43 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 10 across Ohio counties, a gap of 32 points.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 32 = |43 across US counties - 10 across Ohio counties|
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
notePerry County, OH's average weekly wage was 1.9% 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
- +1.9 % = 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
notePerry County, OH's covered employment 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
notePerry County, OH's typical home value rose 0.4% from $225,346 in July 2026 to $226,235 in August 2026, on Zillow ZHVI.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- +0.4% = (226235.17709712617 - 225345.6640189885) / 225345.6640189885 × 100
- 226235.17709712617 = Zillow ZHVI, 2026-08
- 225345.6640189885 = Zillow ZHVI, 2026-07
Read all 8 findings in the full brief
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