Acadia Parish, LA
Housing, jobs, water, deposits and federal obligations for this county, each figure with the release it came from. Internal point 30.29, -92.41.
Assembled 2026-10-19. Read the brief.
- 18th pct · 2,507th of 3,063 US counties · median $230,451
- 39th pct · 39th of 64 Louisiana counties · median $170,587
- counties in the Lafayette metro: Rank context is unavailable: the manifest lists 4 counties in the Lafayette metro; fewer than 5 is too few to rank.
- 78th pct · 669th of 3,062 US counties · median +2.9%
- 80th pct · 13th of 64 Louisiana counties · median +2.5%
- counties in the Lafayette metro: Rank context is unavailable: the manifest lists 4 counties in the Lafayette metro; fewer than 5 is too few to rank.
- US counties: not published this period
- Louisiana counties: not published this period
- counties in the Lafayette metro: Rank context is unavailable: the manifest lists 4 counties in the Lafayette metro; fewer than 5 is too few to rank.
- 64th pct · 1,137th of 3,221 US counties · median 8,232
- 66th pct · 22nd of 64 Louisiana counties · median 10,187
- counties in the Lafayette metro: Rank context is unavailable: the manifest lists 4 counties in the Lafayette metro; fewer than 5 is too few to rank.
- 18th pct · 2,634th of 3,221 US counties · median $1,039
- 20th pct · 51st of 64 Louisiana counties · median $1,033
- counties in the Lafayette metro: Rank context is unavailable: the manifest lists 4 counties in the Lafayette metro; fewer than 5 is too few to rank.
- 28th pct · 2,190th of 3,063 US counties · median 4.2
- 66th pct · 22nd of 64 Louisiana counties · median 3.0
- counties in the Lafayette metro: Rank context is unavailable: the manifest lists 4 counties in the Lafayette metro; fewer than 5 is too few to rank.
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 $153,529 (Sep 2026), +5.5% over one year, -4.5% over five
- 18th pct · 2,507th of 3,063 US counties · median $230,451
- 39th pct · 39th of 64 Louisiana counties · median $170,587
- counties in the Lafayette metro: Rank context is unavailable: the manifest lists 4 counties in the Lafayette metro; fewer than 5 is too few to rank.
| Item | Value | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Acadia Parish, LA | $153,529 · +5.5% 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
- Louisiana counties: not published this period
- counties in the Lafayette metro: Rank context is unavailable: the manifest lists 4 counties in the Lafayette metro; fewer than 5 is too few to rank.
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 $850 a month on $153,529 at 7.40%, against an average weekly wage worth $3,878 a month: 21.9% of one job’s pay.
- payment = P·r / (1 − (1+r)^−n), P = $153,529 × 80% = $122,823, r = 7.40%/12 (Freddie Mac PMMS via FRED, 2026-10-15), n = 360 → $850/mo principal and interest
- wage share = payment / (avg weekly wage $895 × 52 / 12 = $3,878) = 22% of one average job's pay (BLS QCEW 2026 Q1, all covered jobs)
- years of wages = $153,529 / ($895 × 52) = 3.3
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 #
15,109 jobs at 1,484 employers (2026 Q1); +0.5% jobs and +6.2% average weekly wage over the year
- 64th pct · 1,137th of 3,221 US counties · median 8,232
- 66th pct · 22nd of 64 Louisiana counties · median 10,187
- counties in the Lafayette metro: Rank context is unavailable: the manifest lists 4 counties in the Lafayette metro; fewer than 5 is too few to rank.
| Item | Value | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Acadia Parish, LA | 15,109 jobs · $895/wk · +0.5% YoY |
| NAICS sector | Jobs | Avg weekly wage | Location quotient | Jobs over the year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Health care and social assistance | 2,384 | $859 | 1.05 | +0.9% |
| Retail trade | 2,130 | $581 | 1.45 | -1.3% |
| Construction | 1,594 | $1,490 | 2.01 | +33.6% |
| Manufacturing | 1,448 | $1,037 | 1.19 | -18.7% |
| Accommodation and food services | 1,380 | $339 | 1.02 | +2.7% |
| Transportation and warehousing | 625 | $1,284 | 0.98 | +4.7% |
| Wholesale trade | 547 | $1,020 | 0.95 | -1.6% |
| Finance and insurance | 374 | $1,026 | 0.61 | -1.3% |
| Professional and technical services | 363 | $1,113 | 0.35 | +16.7% |
| Administrative and waste services | 332 | $1,244 | 0.39 | -5.1% |
| Other services | 224 | $686 | 0.50 | +4.7% |
| Real estate and rental | 222 | $937 | 0.96 | +12.7% |
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 #
D2 severe 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 #
85 % of conservation capacity, weighted over 1 TWDB reservoirs
Sites found: 2, 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Toledo Bd Res nr Burkeville, TX | 3,777,000 Acre-ft (USGS, no capacity on file) | 150 km |
| Toledo Bend Reservoir | 85 % full · 2,236k ac-ft | 150 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 #
54 gauges · 0 flooding · 4 with quality panels averaging 65 % · 7 stale
Sites found: 54, 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 |
|---|---|---|
| CRMS0568-H01-RT | stage 1.48 ft · quality 25 % (2) · STALE | 56 km |
| Vermilion Bay(B. Fearman) nr Intracoastal City, LA | stage 5.59 ft · quality 50 % (2) | 74 km |
| Byu Plaquemine Brule nr Crowley, LA | flow 51.7 ft³/s · out of service · STALE | 6 km |
| Bayou Plaquemine Brule @ Esterwood, LA. | stage 7.48 ft · no flooding | 12 km |
| Bayou Des Cannes west of Iota, LA | flow 38.0 ft³/s · no flooding | 13 km |
| Bayou Mallet at Hwy 91 north of Iota, LA | flow 14.3 ft³/s · no flooding | 14 km |
| Mermentau River At Mermentau, LA | flow 490.0 ft³/s · no flooding | 21 km |
| BAYOU QUEUE DE TORTUE NEAR INDIAN BAYOU,LA. | flow 56.0 ft³/s · STALE | 21 km |
| Bayou Des Cannes near Eunice, LA | flow 0.49 ft³/s · no flooding | 23 km |
| BYU PLAQUEMINE BRULE @ CHURCH POINT, LA | flow 4.50 ft³/s · STALE | 23 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 #
5 wells in 1 named aquifer: Coastal lowlands aquifer system
Sites found: 5, 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 |
|---|---|---|
| USGS-301832092234501 | depth 85.7 ft · 2016-12-07 | 2 km |
| USGS-304120092263001 | depth 100.2 ft · 2016-12-07 | 44 km |
| USGS-301300092584503 | depth 59.4 ft · 2017-07-14 | 55 km |
| USGS-305049092164102 | depth 26.5 ft · 2016-12-11 | 63 km |
| Coastal lowlands aquifer system | depth 18.9 ft · 2016-12-12 | 71 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 (0.34)
Σ wᵢ·termᵢ / Σ wᵢ = 0.35×0.50 + 0.3×0.15 + 0.2×0.35 / 0.85
Banks & federal dollars #
$1.2 bn in deposits at 19 offices of 9 banks (SOD June 2026); HHI 1,587, moderately concentrated. $365.0 m federal obligations in FY2026 (direct payments $321.7 m, grants $25.4 m), $24,156 per covered job
| Item | Value | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Bank of Commerce & Trust Co. | $332.0 m · 27.2% share · 5 offices | |
| First National Bank of Louisiana | $228.8 m · 18.7% share · 1 office | |
| Rayne State Bank & Trust Company | $169.3 m · 13.9% share · 3 offices | |
| Acadia, LA | $365.0 m FY2026 · $24,156/job | |
| MULTIPLE RECIPIENTS | $300.1 m · top recipient FY2026 |
| Institution | Deposits | Share | Offices |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bank of Commerce & Trust Co. | $331,998,000 | 27.2% | 5 |
| First National Bank of Louisiana | $228,761,000 | 18.7% | 1 |
| Rayne State Bank & Trust Company | $169,323,000 | 13.9% | 3 |
| Home Bank, National Association | $120,064,000 | 9.8% | 2 |
| Farmers State Bank & Trust Co. | $103,336,000 | 8.5% | 2 |
| The Bank | $99,554,000 | 8.2% | 3 |
| The Evangeline Bank and Trust Company | $76,497,000 | 6.3% | 1 |
| First Horizon Bank | $54,672,000 | 4.5% | 1 |
| Rayne Building and Loan Association | $36,118,000 | 3.0% | 1 |
Deposit concentration is 1,587 across 9 banks, which the 1995 Department of Justice bank merger screen calls moderately concentrated.
HHI = Σ (share %)² over 9 banks with deposits in the county = 27.2² + 18.7² + 13.9² + … (6 more) = 1,587
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 | $270,009,465 |
| Department of Agriculture | $32,135,345 |
| Department of Veterans Affairs | $29,245,842 |
| Department of Health and Human Services | $14,311,498 |
| Department of Housing and Urban Development | $9,352,528 |
| Department of Transportation | $6,763,075 |
| Federal Communications Commission | $3,482,124 |
| Railroad Retirement Board | $856,013 |
| Department of Defense | $89,586 |
| Small Business Administration | $46,699 |
| Department of the Treasury | -$1,325,684 |
That is $24,156 per covered job, against 15,109 jobs in the 2026 Q1 QCEW quarter.
per job = FY2026 obligations $365.0 m / 15,109 covered jobs (BLS QCEW 2026 Q1, all ownerships) = $24,156
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 #
Acadia Parish, LA: 6 findings, 1 at a watch level and 5 noted
watchAcadia Parish, LA's years of wages of 3.3 scores 29 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 67 across Louisiana counties, a gap of 38 points.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- 38 = |29 across US counties - 67 across Louisiana counties|
- typical home value / (average weekly wage × 52); one average covered job, not a household
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteAcadia Parish, LA's average weekly wage was 6.2% 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
- +6.2 % = 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
noteAcadia Parish, LA's typical home value fell 1.0% from $155,075 in August 2026 to $153,529 in September 2026, on Zillow ZHVI.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- -1.0% = (153528.81121042866 - 155074.66924039915) / 155074.66924039915 × 100
- 153528.81121042866 = Zillow ZHVI, 2026-09
- 155074.66924039915 = Zillow ZHVI, 2026-08
noteAcadia Parish, LA's covered employment was 0.5% 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
- +0.5 % = 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
noteThe next Unemployment rate (BLS Employment Situation, monthly) covering Acadia Parish, LA is due between 2026-10-30 and 2026-11-13, estimated from the publisher's past release pattern.
Show the arithmetic
- window = 2026-10-30 to 2026-11-13, estimated from the publisher's past release pattern
estimated from the publisher's past release pattern; not an announced date
Read all 6 findings in the full brief
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