Iberia Parish, LA
Housing, jobs, water, deposits and federal obligations for this county, each figure with the release it came from. Internal point 29.61, -91.84.
Assembled 2026-10-20. Read the brief.
- 15th pct · 2,582nd of 3,063 US counties · median $230,451
- 33rd pct · 43rd of 64 Louisiana counties · median $170,587
- 48th pct · 1,585th of 3,062 US counties · median +2.9%
- 53rd pct · 30th of 64 Louisiana counties · median +2.5%
- 29th pct · 951st of 1,358 US counties · median $1,506
- 33rd pct · 17th of 25 Louisiana counties · median $1,356
- 74th pct · 810th of 3,221 US counties · median 8,232
- 76th pct · 16th of 64 Louisiana counties · median 10,187
- 73rd pct · 847th of 3,221 US counties · median $1,039
- 66th pct · 22nd of 64 Louisiana counties · median $1,033
- 9th pct · 2,769th of 3,063 US counties · median 4.2
- 20th pct · 51st of 64 Louisiana counties · median 3.0
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 $145,862 (Sep 2026), +2.7% over one year, -10.7% over five
- 15th pct · 2,582nd of 3,063 US counties · median $230,451
- 33rd pct · 43rd of 64 Louisiana counties · median $170,587
| Item | Value | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Iberia Parish, LA | $145,862 · +2.7% 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 $1,290/mo (Sep 2026), +4.7% over one year; price-to-rent 9.4
- 29th pct · 951st of 1,358 US counties · median $1,506
- 33rd pct · 17th of 25 Louisiana counties · median $1,356
| Item | Value | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Iberia Parish, LA | $1,290/mo · +4.7% 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 $808 a month on $145,862 at 7.40%, against an average weekly wage worth $5,105 a month: 15.8% of one job’s pay.
- payment = P·r / (1 − (1+r)^−n), P = $145,862 × 80% = $116,690, r = 7.40%/12 (Freddie Mac PMMS via FRED, 2026-10-15), n = 360 → $808/mo principal and interest
- wage share = payment / (avg weekly wage $1,178 × 52 / 12 = $5,105) = 16% of one average job's pay (BLS QCEW 2026 Q1, all covered jobs)
- years of wages = $145,862 / ($1,178 × 52) = 2.4
- price-to-rent = $145,862 / ($1,290 × 12) = 9.4
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 #
24,635 jobs at 1,921 employers (2026 Q1); +2.0% jobs and +3.1% average weekly wage over the year
- 74th pct · 810th of 3,221 US counties · median 8,232
- 76th pct · 16th of 64 Louisiana counties · median 10,187
| Item | Value | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Iberia Parish, LA | 24,635 jobs · $1,178/wk · +2.0% YoY |
| NAICS sector | Jobs | Avg weekly wage | Location quotient | Jobs over the year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manufacturing | 3,859 | $1,567 | 1.95 | +22.4% |
| Health care and social assistance | 2,929 | $853 | 0.79 | -0.3% |
| Retail trade | 2,902 | $685 | 1.21 | -2.2% |
| Mining, oil and gas | 1,912 | $2,451 | 21.80 | +5.5% |
| Accommodation and food services | 1,608 | $336 | 0.73 | -0.1% |
| Construction | 1,551 | $1,360 | 1.20 | -4.6% |
| Real estate and rental | 1,186 | $1,989 | 3.14 | -7.8% |
| Administrative and waste services | 944 | $883 | 0.67 | +6.3% |
| Other services | 682 | $1,017 | 0.93 | -7.0% |
| Finance and insurance | 659 | $1,374 | 0.66 | -4.2% |
| Transportation and warehousing | 645 | $1,672 | 0.62 | +10.8% |
| Wholesale trade | 632 | $1,285 | 0.67 | -2.9% |
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 #
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 #
36 gauges · 0 flooding · 7 with quality panels averaging 57 % · 13 stale
Sites found: 36, 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 |
|---|---|---|
| CRMS0609-H01-RT | temp 33.8 °C · quality 0 % (2) · STALE | 74 km |
| CRMS0568-H01-RT | stage 1.48 ft · quality 25 % (2) · STALE | 59 km |
| Vermilion Bay(B. Fearman) nr Intracoastal City, LA | stage 5.51 ft · quality 50 % (2) | 29 km |
| GIWW AT CYPREMORT, LA | flow 1,690 ft³/s · STALE | 19 km |
| GIWW at Bayou Sale Ridge near Franklin, LA | flow 7,410 ft³/s | 37 km |
| Charenton Drainage Canal at Baldwin, LA | flow 9,280 ft³/s · STALE | 38 km |
| Bayou Teche at Adeline Bridge near Jeanerette, LA | flow 398.0 ft³/s | 39 km |
| Crewboat Channel at Wax Lake Outlet nr Calumet, LA | stage 3.02 ft · STALE | 40 km |
| CRMS0465-H01-RT | stage 1.21 ft · quality 75 % (2) · STALE | 45 km |
| Wax Lake Outlet at Calumet, LA | flow 75,600 ft³/s | 47 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 #
2 wells in 1 named aquifer: Coastal lowlands aquifer system
Sites found: 2, 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Coastal lowlands aquifer system | depth 8.06 ft · 2024-10-27 | 44 km |
| Coastal lowlands aquifer system | depth 18.9 ft · 2016-12-12 | 46 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 #
moderate (0.32)
Σ wᵢ·termᵢ / Σ wᵢ = 0.35×0.25 + 0.2×0.43 / 0.55
Banks & federal dollars #
$1.8 bn in deposits at 18 offices of 10 banks (SOD June 2026); HHI 1,690, moderately concentrated. $474.0 m federal obligations in FY2026 (direct payments $405.1 m, grants $51.8 m), $19,239 per covered job
| Item | Value | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Community First Bank | $511.5 m · 29.2% share · 4 offices | |
| The First National Bank of Jeanerette | $263.0 m · 15.0% share · 4 offices | |
| First Horizon Bank | $251.7 m · 14.4% share · 2 offices | |
| Iberia, LA | $474.0 m FY2026 · $19,239/job | |
| MULTIPLE RECIPIENTS | $397.0 m · top recipient FY2026 |
| Institution | Deposits | Share | Offices |
|---|---|---|---|
| Community First Bank | $511,538,000 | 29.2% | 4 |
| The First National Bank of Jeanerette | $262,982,000 | 15.0% | 4 |
| First Horizon Bank | $251,737,000 | 14.4% | 2 |
| Regions Bank | $247,719,000 | 14.1% | 2 |
| JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | $204,405,000 | 11.7% | 1 |
| Hancock Whitney Bank | $108,452,000 | 6.2% | 1 |
| JD Bank | $60,358,000 | 3.4% | 1 |
| b1BANK | $54,634,000 | 3.1% | 1 |
| Capital One, National Association | $47,932,000 | 2.7% | 1 |
| Woodforest National Bank | $1,005,000 | 0.1% | 1 |
Deposit concentration is 1,690 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 = 29.2² + 15.0² + 14.4² + … (7 more) = 1,690
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 | $357,564,526 |
| Department of Transportation | $46,895,935 |
| Department of Veterans Affairs | $39,204,080 |
| Department of Homeland Security | $9,985,966 |
| Department of Health and Human Services | $6,146,605 |
| Department of Housing and Urban Development | $4,637,103 |
| Department of Agriculture | $4,162,566 |
| Department of Defense | $3,695,230 |
| Federal Communications Commission | $720,822 |
| Railroad Retirement Board | $711,311 |
| Department of Education | $138,082 |
| Department of the Interior | $126,418 |
That is $19,239 per covered job, against 24,635 jobs in the 2026 Q1 QCEW quarter.
per job = FY2026 obligations $474.0 m / 24,635 covered jobs (BLS QCEW 2026 Q1, all ownerships) = $19,239
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 #
Iberia Parish, LA: 9 findings, 9 noted
noteIberia Parish, LA's average weekly wage was 3.1% 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
- +3.1 % = 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
noteIberia Parish, LA's covered employment was 2.0% 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 % = 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
noteIberia Parish, LA's typical asking rent rose 1.0% from $1,277 in August 2026 to $1,290 in September 2026, on Zillow ZORI.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- +1.0% = (1289.6666666666667 - 1276.7307965286) / 1276.7307965286 × 100
- 1289.6666666666667 = Zillow ZORI, 2026-09
- 1276.7307965286 = Zillow ZORI, 2026-08
noteIberia Parish, LA's price-to-rent ratio of 9.4 ranks 1,347th of 1,358 US counties, against a median of 17.0.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- 1 on the 0-to-100 scale across 1358 US counties that published priceToRent
- typical home value / (typical rent × 12); Zillow ZHVI over ZORI, same month
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteIberia Parish, LA's price-to-rent ratio of 9.4 ranks 24th of 25 Louisiana counties, against a median of 13.5.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- 4 on the 0-to-100 scale across 25 Louisiana counties that published priceToRent
- typical home value / (typical rent × 12); Zillow ZHVI over ZORI, same month
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
Read all 9 findings in the full brief
Every finding is produced by a fixed rule table and a fixed sentence for each rule. Nothing here is generated prose.