Butts County, GA
Housing, jobs, water, deposits and federal obligations for this county, each figure with the release it came from. Internal point 33.29, -83.96.
Assembled 2026-10-19. Read the brief.
- 63rd pct · 1,109th of 3,063 US counties · median $230,451
- 65th pct · 56th of 159 Georgia counties · median $215,610
- 17th pct · 24th of 29 counties in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell metro · median $340,765
- 28th pct · 2,201st of 3,062 US counties · median +2.9%
- 26th pct · 117th of 159 Georgia counties · median +2.5%
- 67th pct · 10th of 29 counties in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell metro · median -0.4%
- 70th pct · 406th of 1,358 US counties · median $1,506
- 60th pct · 28th of 69 Georgia counties · median $1,701
- 30th pct · 17th of 24 counties in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell metro · median $1,822
- 50th pct · 1,580th of 3,221 US counties · median 8,232
- 58th pct · 66th of 159 Georgia counties · median 7,095
- 14th pct · 25th of 29 counties in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell metro · median 31,378
- 35th pct · 2,060th of 3,221 US counties · median $1,039
- 51st pct · 78th of 159 Georgia counties · median $964
- 10th pct · 26th of 29 counties in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell metro · median $1,138
- 71st pct · 868th of 3,063 US counties · median 4.2
- 71st pct · 46th of 159 Georgia counties · median 4.2
- 46th pct · 16th of 29 counties in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell 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 $274,022 (Sep 2026), +0.8% over one year, +23.6% over five
- 63rd pct · 1,109th of 3,063 US counties · median $230,451
- 65th pct · 56th of 159 Georgia counties · median $215,610
- 17th pct · 24th of 29 counties in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell metro · median $340,765
| Item | Value | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Butts County, GA | $274,022 · +0.8% 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 $1,761/mo (Sep 2026), n/a over one year; price-to-rent 13.0
- 70th pct · 406th of 1,358 US counties · median $1,506
- 60th pct · 28th of 69 Georgia counties · median $1,701
- 30th pct · 17th of 24 counties in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell metro · median $1,822
| Item | Value | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Butts County, GA | $1,761/mo · n/a 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 $1,518 a month on $274,022 at 7.40%, against an average weekly wage worth $4,229 a month: 35.9% of one job’s pay.
- payment = P·r / (1 − (1+r)^−n), P = $274,022 × 80% = $219,217, r = 7.40%/12 (Freddie Mac PMMS via FRED, 2026-10-15), n = 360 → $1,518/mo principal and interest
- wage share = payment / (avg weekly wage $976 × 52 / 12 = $4,229) = 36% of one average job's pay (BLS QCEW 2026 Q1, all covered jobs)
- years of wages = $274,022 / ($976 × 52) = 5.4
- price-to-rent = $274,022 / ($1,761 × 12) = 13.0
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 #
8,488 jobs at 589 employers (2026 Q1); -2.5% jobs and +2.8% average weekly wage over the year
- 50th pct · 1,580th of 3,221 US counties · median 8,232
- 58th pct · 66th of 159 Georgia counties · median 7,095
- 14th pct · 25th of 29 counties in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell metro · median 31,378
| Item | Value | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Butts County, GA | 8,488 jobs · $976/wk · -2.5% YoY |
| NAICS sector | Jobs | Avg weekly wage | Location quotient | Jobs over the year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail trade | 1,359 | $733 | 1.64 | -1.1% |
| Accommodation and food services | 1,025 | $395 | 1.34 | +3.4% |
| Transportation and warehousing | 941 | $1,202 | 2.63 | -13.1% |
| Manufacturing | 854 | $920 | 1.25 | -27.0% |
| Construction | 481 | $1,280 | 1.08 | +0.0% |
| Other services | 416 | $1,000 | 1.64 | -3.5% |
| Professional and technical services | 196 | $790 | 0.33 | +0.0% |
| Finance and insurance | 102 | $1,268 | 0.29 | +14.6% |
| Arts, entertainment and recreation | 46 | $646 | 0.33 | +17.9% |
| Information | 21 | $1,198 | 0.13 | +0.0% |
| Real estate and rental | 21 | $986 | 0.16 | -61.8% |
| Unclassified | 21 | $706 | 1.16 | +0.0% |
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 #
Surface water layer not loaded
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 #
Surface water layer not loaded
Sites found: 0, 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.
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 #
No USGS monitoring wells within 75 km (or above 1,500 km)
Sites found: 0, 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.
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 (0.25)
Σ wᵢ·termᵢ / Σ wᵢ = 0.35×0.25 / 0.35
Banks & federal dollars #
$455.4 m in deposits at 2 offices of 2 banks (SOD June 2026); HHI 5,015, highly concentrated. $170.0 m federal obligations in FY2026 (direct payments $154.8 m, grants $13.7 m), $20,032 per covered job
| Item | Value | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Ameris Bank | $240.1 m · 52.7% share · 1 office | |
| United Bank | $215.3 m · 47.3% share · 1 office | |
| Butts, GA | $170.0 m FY2026 · $20,032/job | |
| MULTIPLE RECIPIENTS | $151.7 m · top recipient FY2026 |
| Institution | Deposits | Share | Offices |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ameris Bank | $240,062,000 | 52.7% | 1 |
| United Bank | $215,333,000 | 47.3% | 1 |
Deposit concentration is 5,015 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 = 52.7² + 47.3² = 5,015
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 | $126,026,244 |
| Department of Veterans Affairs | $26,228,004 |
| Department of Health and Human Services | $8,612,219 |
| Department of Transportation | $4,611,364 |
| Federal Communications Commission | $1,703,284 |
| Department of Agriculture | $1,403,230 |
| Railroad Retirement Board | $748,119 |
| Department of Housing and Urban Development | $692,870 |
| Small Business Administration | $9,375 |
That is $20,032 per covered job, against 8,488 jobs in the 2026 Q1 QCEW quarter.
per job = FY2026 obligations $170.0 m / 8,488 covered jobs (BLS QCEW 2026 Q1, all ownerships) = $20,032
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 #
Butts County, GA: 11 findings, 2 at a watch level and 9 noted
watchButts County, GA's covered employment is -2.5% 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 = -2.5 < 0
BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published; not an official level
watchButts County, GA's typical asking rent is -2.4% against the previous month, a watch level here: typical asking rent at least 1 percent below the previous month (arithmetic on the Zillow ZORI 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 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- test: rent.momPct = -2.423242627606133 <= -1
- month-over-month percent change = (newest month − previous month) / |previous month| × 100, from Zillow's own published month columns
arithmetic on the Zillow ZORI month columns; convention chosen for this dashboard, not an official level
noteButts County, GA's average weekly wage was 2.8% 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
- +2.8 % = 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
noteButts County, GA's covered employment was 2.5% 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
- -2.5 % = 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
noteButts County, GA's typical asking rent fell 2.4% from $1,805 in August 2026 to $1,761 in September 2026, on Zillow ZORI.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- -2.4% = (1760.8333333333333 - 1804.5622551416154) / 1804.5622551416154 × 100
- 1760.8333333333333 = Zillow ZORI, 2026-09
- 1804.5622551416154 = Zillow ZORI, 2026-08
Read all 11 findings in the full brief
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