Bradford County, FL
Housing, jobs, water, deposits and federal obligations for this county, each figure with the release it came from. Internal point 29.95, -82.17.
Assembled 2026-10-19. Read the brief.
- 57th pct · 1,293rd of 3,063 US counties · median $230,451
- 21st pct · 53rd of 67 Florida counties · median $306,116
- 64th pct · 1,087th of 3,062 US counties · median +2.9%
- 92nd pct · 6th of 67 Florida counties · median -0.3%
- US counties: not published this period
- Florida counties: not published this period
- 55th pct · 1,419th of 3,221 US counties · median 8,232
- 30th pct · 47th of 67 Florida counties · median 43,443
- 2nd pct · 3,149th of 3,221 US counties · median $1,039
- 0th pct · 67th of 67 Florida counties · median $1,084
- 89th pct · 324th of 3,063 US counties · median 4.2
- 87th pct · 9th of 67 Florida counties · median 5.4
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 $252,646 (Sep 2026), +4.0% over one year, +31.2% over five
- 57th pct · 1,293rd of 3,063 US counties · median $230,451
- 21st pct · 53rd of 67 Florida counties · median $306,116
| Item | Value | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Bradford County, FL | $252,646 · +4.0% 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
- Florida 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 $1,399 a month on $252,646 at 7.40%, against an average weekly wage worth $2,964 a month: 47.2% of one job’s pay.
- payment = P·r / (1 − (1+r)^−n), P = $252,646 × 80% = $202,117, r = 7.40%/12 (Freddie Mac PMMS via FRED, 2026-10-15), n = 360 → $1,399/mo principal and interest
- wage share = payment / (avg weekly wage $684 × 52 / 12 = $2,964) = 47% of one average job's pay (BLS QCEW 2026 Q1, all covered jobs)
- years of wages = $252,646 / ($684 × 52) = 7.1
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 #
10,509 jobs at 581 employers (2026 Q1); -1.4% jobs and +1.9% average weekly wage over the year
- 55th pct · 1,419th of 3,221 US counties · median 8,232
- 30th pct · 47th of 67 Florida counties · median 43,443
| Item | Value | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Bradford County, FL | 10,509 jobs · $684/wk · -1.4% YoY |
| NAICS sector | Jobs | Avg weekly wage | Location quotient | Jobs over the year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail trade | 1,235 | $789 | 1.21 | +3.7% |
| Accommodation and food services | 827 | $483 | 0.88 | -5.7% |
| Health care and social assistance | 514 | $857 | 0.33 | -0.8% |
| Construction | 488 | $1,214 | 0.89 | +35.2% |
| Manufacturing | 232 | $1,360 | 0.27 | -6.5% |
| Transportation and warehousing | 180 | $1,303 | 0.41 | -64.4% |
| Other services | 138 | $686 | 0.44 | +26.6% |
| Professional and technical services | 128 | $1,068 | 0.18 | -15.8% |
| Finance and insurance | 105 | $1,040 | 0.25 | -11.8% |
| Educational services | 43 | $606 | 0.19 | +10.3% |
| Arts, entertainment and recreation | 42 | $344 | 0.24 | -4.5% |
| Real estate and rental | 32 | $516 | 0.20 | -3.0% |
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 #
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 #
82 gauges · 8 flooding · 27 with quality panels averaging 79 % · 18 stale
Sites found: 82, 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Trout Creek Marina near St. Johns River (in MHHW) | MINOR flooding | 58 km |
| St. Johns River at Main Street Bridge (in MHHW) | MINOR flooding | 64 km |
| Julington Creek at St. Johns River Entrance (in MHHW) | MINOR flooding | 56 km |
| St. Johns River at Buckman Bridge (I-295) (in MHHW) | MINOR flooding | 53 km |
| ST JOHNS RVR AT CHRISTOPHER PT NR JACKSONVILLE, FL | temp 23.4 °C · quality 50 % (2) | 60 km |
| ST.JOHNS RVR AB BUCKMAN BRIDGE AT JACKSONVILLE,FL | temp 23.1 °C · quality 50 % (2) | 52 km |
| ST JOHNS R BLW SHANDS BRIDGE NR GRN COVE SPRG, FL | stage 1.92 ft · quality 50 % (2) · MINOR flooding | 53 km |
| ST.JOHNS RIVER BUCKMAN BRIDGE AT JACKSONVILLE,FL | stage 2.26 ft · quality 67 % (3) · MINOR flooding | 55 km |
| BLUE HOLE SPRING NR HILDRETH, FL | flow 78.9 ft³/s · quality 75 % (4) · STALE | 57 km |
| BROWARD RIVER BL BISCAYNE BLVD NR JACKSONVILLE, FL | flow 490.0 ft³/s · quality 50 % (2) · out of service · STALE | 73 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 #
27 wells in 3 named aquifers: Floridan aquifer system, Surficial aquifer system, Intermediate aquifer system
Sites found: 27, 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Floridan aquifer system | level 145.2 ft · 2026-10-18 | 7 km |
| 0072221 | depth 94.1 ft · 1983-08-30 | 29 km |
| Floridan aquifer system | depth 94.8 ft · 1977-03-26 | 42 km |
| BS-195082234002 | depth 9.74 ft · 1977-05-05 | 42 km |
| Floridan aquifer system | depth 84.0 ft · 1977-05-05 | 46 km |
| Surficial aquifer system | depth 13.3 ft · 1977-05-05 | 46 km |
| Intermediate aquifer system | depth 59.6 ft · 1977-04-05 | 49 km |
| Floridan aquifer system | depth 87.3 ft · 1978-03-21 | 49 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 (0.23)
Σ wᵢ·termᵢ / Σ wᵢ = 0.35×0.25 + 0.2×0.21 / 0.55
Banks & federal dollars #
$376.2 m in deposits at 4 offices of 4 banks (SOD June 2026); HHI 3,374, highly concentrated. $187.2 m federal obligations in FY2026 (direct payments $171.2 m, grants $10.5 m), $17,812 per covered job
| Item | Value | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| DLP Bank | $142.7 m · 37.9% share · 1 office | |
| Capital City Bank | $129.1 m · 34.3% share · 1 office | |
| TD Bank, National Association | $103.5 m · 27.5% share · 1 office | |
| Bradford, FL | $187.2 m FY2026 · $17,812/job | |
| MULTIPLE RECIPIENTS | $169.1 m · top recipient FY2026 |
| Institution | Deposits | Share | Offices |
|---|---|---|---|
| DLP Bank | $142,696,000 | 37.9% | 1 |
| Capital City Bank | $129,114,000 | 34.3% | 1 |
| TD Bank, National Association | $103,531,000 | 27.5% | 1 |
| First Federal Bank | $875,000 | 0.2% | 1 |
Deposit concentration is 3,374 across 4 banks, which the 1995 Department of Justice bank merger screen calls highly concentrated.
HHI = Σ (share %)² over 4 banks with deposits in the county = 37.9² + 34.3² + 27.5² + … (1 more) = 3,374
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 | $140,075,140 |
| Department of Veterans Affairs | $27,365,665 |
| Department of Transportation | $9,782,078 |
| Department of Defense | $5,295,449 |
| Railroad Retirement Board | $1,690,258 |
| Department of Agriculture | $1,454,425 |
| Department of Housing and Urban Development | $709,277 |
| Federal Communications Commission | $541,220 |
| Department of Education | $195,581 |
| Department of Justice | $70,878 |
| Department of Health and Human Services | $7,924 |
That is $17,812 per covered job, against 10,509 jobs in the 2026 Q1 QCEW quarter.
per job = FY2026 obligations $187.2 m / 10,509 covered jobs (BLS QCEW 2026 Q1, all ownerships) = $17,812
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 | 17.95 | 2026-10-18 | -2.6% |
| 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 · % | 72.20 | 2026-10-19 | +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 | 7.00 | 2026-10-13 | +133.3% |
| Shanghai to Los Angeles container rate · $ per 40 ft box | 7,848.00 | 2026-09-01 | +14.9% |
| US diesel retail price · $ per gallon | unavailable | not published | |
| WTI crude oil, spot · $ per barrel | 101.91 | 2026-10-14 | +1.0% |
| 30-year fixed mortgage rate · % | 7.40 | 2026-10-15 | +0.0% |
| 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 | 652,115.00 | 2026-09-01 | +0.7% |
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 #
Bradford County, FL: 9 findings, 2 at a watch level and 7 noted
watchBradford County, FL's covered employment is -1.4% 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 = -1.4 < 0
BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published; not an official level
watchBradford County, FL's typical home value of $252,646 scores 58 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 21 across Florida counties, a gap of 37 points.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- 37 = |58 across US counties - 21 across Florida counties|
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteBradford County, FL'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
noteBradford County, FL's covered employment was 1.4% 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
- -1.4 % = 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
noteBradford County, FL's average weekly wage of $684 ranks 67th of 67 Florida counties, against a median of $1,084.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 0 on the 0-to-100 scale across 67 Florida counties that published jobs.avgWeeklyWage
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
Read all 9 findings in the full brief
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