Leavenworth County, KS
Housing, jobs, water, deposits and federal obligations for this county, each figure with the release it came from. Internal point 39.19, -95.04.
Assembled 2026-10-19. Read the brief.
- 79th pct · 644th of 3,063 US counties · median $230,451
- 98th pct · 3rd of 105 Kansas counties · median $148,146
- 76th pct · 4th of 14 counties in the Kansas City metro · median $277,202
- 72nd pct · 850th of 3,062 US counties · median +2.9%
- 56th pct · 46th of 105 Kansas counties · median +4.1%
- 76th pct · 4th of 14 counties in the Kansas City metro · median +4.2%
- 24th pct · 1,021st of 1,358 US counties · median $1,506
- 61st pct · 8th of 19 Kansas counties · median $1,215
- 0th pct · 8th of 8 counties in the Kansas City metro · median $1,574
- 72nd pct · 884th of 3,221 US counties · median 8,232
- 92nd pct · 9th of 105 Kansas counties · median 2,554
- 53rd pct · 7th of 14 counties in the Kansas City metro · median 15,305
- 74th pct · 826th of 3,221 US counties · median $1,039
- 93rd pct · 8th of 105 Kansas counties · median $943
- 61st pct · 6th of 14 counties in the Kansas City metro · median $1,052
- 75th pct · 751st of 3,063 US counties · median 4.2
- 96th pct · 5th of 105 Kansas counties · median 3.0
- 61st pct · 6th of 14 counties in the Kansas City metro · median 5.5
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 $347,796 (Sep 2026), +4.8% over one year, +30.5% over five
- 79th pct · 644th of 3,063 US counties · median $230,451
- 98th pct · 3rd of 105 Kansas counties · median $148,146
- 76th pct · 4th of 14 counties in the Kansas City metro · median $277,202
| Item | Value | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Leavenworth County, KS | $347,796 · +4.8% 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 $1,246/mo (Sep 2026), +2.9% over one year; price-to-rent 23.3
- 24th pct · 1,021st of 1,358 US counties · median $1,506
- 61st pct · 8th of 19 Kansas counties · median $1,215
- 0th pct · 8th of 8 counties in the Kansas City metro · median $1,574
| Item | Value | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Leavenworth County, KS | $1,246/mo · +2.9% 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 $1,926 a month on $347,796 at 7.40%, against an average weekly wage worth $5,122 a month: 37.6% of one job’s pay.
- payment = P·r / (1 − (1+r)^−n), P = $347,796 × 80% = $278,237, r = 7.40%/12 (Freddie Mac PMMS via FRED, 2026-10-15), n = 360 → $1,926/mo principal and interest
- wage share = payment / (avg weekly wage $1,182 × 52 / 12 = $5,122) = 38% of one average job's pay (BLS QCEW 2026 Q1, all covered jobs)
- years of wages = $347,796 / ($1,182 × 52) = 5.7
- price-to-rent = $347,796 / ($1,246 × 12) = 23.3
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 #
21,252 jobs at 1,763 employers (2026 Q1); -2.4% jobs and +2.3% average weekly wage over the year
- 72nd pct · 884th of 3,221 US counties · median 8,232
- 92nd pct · 9th of 105 Kansas counties · median 2,554
- 53rd pct · 7th of 14 counties in the Kansas City metro · median 15,305
| Item | Value | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Leavenworth County, KS | 21,252 jobs · $1,182/wk · -2.4% YoY |
| NAICS sector | Jobs | Avg weekly wage | Location quotient | Jobs over the year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Health care and social assistance | 2,041 | $943 | 0.64 | +6.3% |
| Retail trade | 1,911 | $659 | 0.92 | -2.1% |
| Accommodation and food services | 1,688 | $421 | 0.88 | +0.7% |
| Professional and technical services | 1,378 | $1,622 | 0.94 | +7.7% |
| Construction | 1,354 | $1,262 | 1.22 | +4.1% |
| Manufacturing | 1,293 | $1,286 | 0.76 | +1.5% |
| Finance and insurance | 676 | $1,526 | 0.78 | +3.5% |
| Other services | 666 | $887 | 1.05 | +0.2% |
| Educational services | 519 | $704 | 1.14 | +10.4% |
| Arts, entertainment and recreation | 353 | $736 | 1.01 | -6.4% |
| Real estate and rental | 302 | $747 | 0.93 | +7.5% |
| Transportation and warehousing | 241 | $1,073 | 0.27 | -28.9% |
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 #
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 #
8 USGS reservoir gauges, no capacity figures to weight
Sites found: 8, 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 |
|---|---|---|
| PERRY LK NR PERRY, KS | 227,600 Acre-ft (USGS, no capacity on file) | 34 km |
| CLINTON LK NR LAWRENCE, KS | 128,400 Acre-ft (USGS, no capacity on file) | 38 km |
| HILLSDALE LK NR HILLSDALE, KS | 77,810 Acre-ft (USGS, no capacity on file) | 60 km |
| POMONA LK NR QUENEMO, KS | 57,660 Acre-ft (USGS, no capacity on file) | 75 km |
| MELVERN LK NR MELVERN, KS | 165,000 Acre-ft (USGS, no capacity on file) | 95 km |
| Concordia Lake near Concordia, MO | 2,328 Acre-ft (USGS, no capacity on file) | 129 km |
| Stanberry Lake near Gentry, MO | 1,329 Acre-ft (USGS, no capacity on file) | 133 km |
| TUTTLE C LK NR MANHATTAN, KS | 396,700 Acre-ft (USGS, no capacity on file) | 135 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 #
91 gauges · 0 flooding · 26 with quality panels averaging 92 % · 22 stale
Sites found: 91, 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 |
|---|---|---|
| TOMAHAWK C NR OVERLAND PARK, KS | flow 7.81 ft³/s · quality 80 % (5) · no flooding | 47 km |
| STRANGER C NR TONGANOXIE, KS | flow 102.0 ft³/s · no flooding | 8 km |
| STRANGER C AT EASTON, KS | flow 39.4 ft³/s · no flooding | 18 km |
| Missouri River at Leavenworth, KS | stage 5.31 ft · no flooding | 19 km |
| Missouri River above Parkville, MO | flow 46,300 ft³/s · no flooding | 23 km |
| KANSAS R AT DESOTO, KS | flow 15,000 ft³/s · quality 90 % (5) · no flooding | 24 km |
| CEDAR C NR DESOTO, KS | flow 15.2 ft³/s · quality 90 % (5) | 26 km |
| MILL C AT JOHNSON DRIVE, SHAWNEE, KS | flow 22.1 ft³/s · quality 90 % (5) | 26 km |
| KILL C AT 95TH ST NR DESOTO, KS | flow 15.3 ft³/s · quality 90 % (5) | 26 km |
| KANSAS R NR LAKE QUIVIRA, KS | flow 15,300 ft³/s · quality 90 % (5) · no flooding | 27 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 #
14 wells in 1 named aquifer: Alluvial aquifers
Sites found: 14, 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Alluvial aquifers | depth 14.8 ft · 2026-10-18 | 25 km |
| USGS-390006095132301 | level 812.3 ft · 2016-01-21 | 26 km |
| USGS-392228094473101 | depth 18.7 ft · 2016-06-21 | 30 km |
| USGS-392954095013101 | depth 5.15 ft · 2016-06-21 | 34 km |
| USGS-393218095032601 | depth 6.75 ft · 2016-06-21 | 39 km |
| Alluvial aquifers | depth 32.4 ft · 2026-10-18 | 56 km |
| Alluvial aquifers | depth 14.2 ft · 2026-10-18 | 60 km |
| USGS-391206094185001 | depth 12.0 ft · 1996-09-05 | 62 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 (0.03)
Σ wᵢ·termᵢ / Σ wᵢ = 0.35×0.00 + 0.2×0.08 / 0.55
Banks & federal dollars #
$1.7 bn in deposits at 23 offices of 10 banks (SOD June 2026); HHI 1,464, moderately concentrated. $938.8 m federal obligations in FY2026 (direct payments $547.1 m, contracts $368.7 m), $44,177 per covered job
| Item | Value | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Armed Forces Bank, National Association | $417.6 m · 25.2% share · 2 offices | |
| First State Bank and Trust | $308.7 m · 18.6% share · 3 offices | |
| Mutual Savings Association | $194.3 m · 11.7% share · 3 offices | |
| Leavenworth, KS | $938.8 m FY2026 · $44,177/job | |
| MULTIPLE RECIPIENTS | $536.3 m · top recipient FY2026 |
| Institution | Deposits | Share | Offices |
|---|---|---|---|
| Armed Forces Bank, National Association | $417,625,000 | 25.2% | 2 |
| First State Bank and Trust | $308,712,000 | 18.6% | 3 |
| Mutual Savings Association | $194,256,000 | 11.7% | 3 |
| Community National Bank | $149,570,000 | 9.0% | 2 |
| Citizens Federal Savings Bank | $149,126,000 | 9.0% | 3 |
| Exchange Bank & Trust | $146,957,000 | 8.9% | 4 |
| Commerce Bank | $121,037,000 | 7.3% | 1 |
| First National Bank of Omaha | $101,177,000 | 6.1% | 2 |
| The Citizens National Bank | $53,725,000 | 3.2% | 2 |
| The First Security Bank | $13,866,000 | 0.8% | 1 |
Deposit concentration is 1,464 across 10 banks, which the 1995 Department of Justice bank merger screen calls moderately concentrated.
HHI = Σ (share %)² over 10 banks with deposits in the county = 25.2² + 18.6² + 11.7² + … (7 more) = 1,464
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 | $368,731,143 |
| Department of Veterans Affairs | $324,403,089 |
| Department of Defense | $160,581,531 |
| Department of Homeland Security | $37,810,064 |
| Department of Education | $21,820,354 |
| Railroad Retirement Board | $9,824,168 |
| Department of Housing and Urban Development | $5,662,659 |
| Department of Justice | $3,076,019 |
| General Services Administration | $2,935,206 |
| Department of Agriculture | $2,049,476 |
| Department of Health and Human Services | $1,575,572 |
| Federal Communications Commission | $1,112,141 |
That is $44,177 per covered job, against 21,252 jobs in the 2026 Q1 QCEW quarter.
per job = FY2026 obligations $938.8 m / 21,252 covered jobs (BLS QCEW 2026 Q1, all ownerships) = $44,177
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 #
Leavenworth County, KS: 18 findings, 2 at a watch level and 16 noted
watchLeavenworth County, KS' covered employment is -2.4% 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 = -2.4 < 0
BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published; not an official level
watchLeavenworth County, KS' typical asking rent of $1,246 scores 25 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 61 across Kansas counties, a gap of 36 points.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- 36 = |25 across US counties - 61 across Kansas counties|
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteLeavenworth County, KS' covered employment was 2.4% 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
- -2.4 % = 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
noteLeavenworth County, KS' average weekly wage was 2.3% 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
- +2.3 % = 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
noteLeavenworth County, KS' typical home value rose 0.4% from $346,391 in August 2026 to $347,796 in September 2026, on Zillow ZHVI.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- +0.4% = (347796.2206671656 - 346390.6937421008) / 346390.6937421008 × 100
- 347796.2206671656 = Zillow ZHVI, 2026-09
- 346390.6937421008 = Zillow ZHVI, 2026-08
Read all 12 findings in the full brief
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