East Feliciana Parish, LA
Housing, jobs, water, deposits and federal obligations for this county, each figure with the release it came from. Internal point 30.84, -91.04.
Assembled 2026-10-19. Read the brief.
- 46th pct · 1,633rd of 3,063 US counties · median $230,451
- 77th pct · 15th of 64 Louisiana counties · median $170,587
- 44th pct · 6th of 10 counties in the Baton Rouge metro · median $227,130
- 27th pct · 2,227th of 3,062 US counties · median +2.9%
- 31st pct · 44th of 64 Louisiana counties · median +2.5%
- 22nd pct · 8th of 10 counties in the Baton Rouge metro · median +2.3%
- US counties: not published this period
- Louisiana counties: not published this period
- counties in the Baton Rouge metro: not published this period
- 39th pct · 1,953rd of 3,221 US counties · median 8,232
- 33rd pct · 43rd of 64 Louisiana counties · median 10,187
- 44th pct · 6th of 10 counties in the Baton Rouge metro · median 9,323
- 75th pct · 801st of 3,221 US counties · median $1,039
- 68th pct · 21st of 64 Louisiana counties · median $1,033
- 44th pct · 6th of 10 counties in the Baton Rouge metro · median $1,240
- 35th pct · 1,978th of 3,063 US counties · median 4.2
- 77th pct · 15th of 64 Louisiana counties · median 3.0
- 55th pct · 5th of 10 counties in the Baton Rouge metro · median 3.6
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 $222,588 (Sep 2026), +0.7% over one year, +0.7% over five
- 46th pct · 1,633rd of 3,063 US counties · median $230,451
- 77th pct · 15th of 64 Louisiana counties · median $170,587
- 44th pct · 6th of 10 counties in the Baton Rouge metro · median $227,130
| Item | Value | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| East Feliciana Parish, LA | $222,588 · +0.7% 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 #
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 Baton Rouge metro: 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 $1,233 a month on $222,588 at 7.40%, against an average weekly wage worth $5,165 a month: 23.9% of one job’s pay.
- payment = P·r / (1 − (1+r)^−n), P = $222,588 × 80% = $178,070, r = 7.40%/12 (Freddie Mac PMMS via FRED, 2026-10-15), n = 360 → $1,233/mo principal and interest
- wage share = payment / (avg weekly wage $1,192 × 52 / 12 = $5,165) = 24% of one average job's pay (BLS QCEW 2026 Q1, all covered jobs)
- years of wages = $222,588 / ($1,192 × 52) = 3.6
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 #
5,433 jobs at 403 employers (2026 Q1); +3.7% jobs and +9.4% average weekly wage over the year
- 39th pct · 1,953rd of 3,221 US counties · median 8,232
- 33rd pct · 43rd of 64 Louisiana counties · median 10,187
- 44th pct · 6th of 10 counties in the Baton Rouge metro · median 9,323
| Item | Value | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| East Feliciana Parish, LA | 5,433 jobs · $1,192/wk · +3.7% YoY |
| NAICS sector | Jobs | Avg weekly wage | Location quotient | Jobs over the year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 515 | $1,901 | 1.81 | +0.0% |
| Retail trade | 377 | $576 | 0.71 | -4.6% |
| Administrative and waste services | 132 | $975 | 0.43 | +10.0% |
| Finance and insurance | 113 | $1,405 | 0.51 | +2.7% |
| Transportation and warehousing | 108 | $2,909 | 0.47 | +10.2% |
| Wholesale trade | 79 | $1,492 | 0.38 | +1.3% |
| Agriculture, forestry, fishing | 68 | $820 | 1.73 | +17.2% |
| Utilities | 19 | $858 | 0.89 | +0.0% |
| Real estate and rental | 12 | $341 | 0.14 | +20.0% |
| Mining, oil and gas | withheld | |||
| Manufacturing | withheld | |||
| Information | withheld |
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 #
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 #
high (0.50)
Σ wᵢ·termᵢ / Σ wᵢ = 0.35×0.50 / 0.35
Banks & federal dollars #
$336.3 m in deposits at 6 offices of 3 banks (SOD June 2026); HHI 3,626, highly concentrated. $135.2 m federal obligations in FY2026 (direct payments $114.2 m, grants $18.8 m), $24,877 per covered job
| Item | Value | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Feliciana Bank & Trust Company | $146.1 m · 43.4% share · 3 offices | |
| Landmark Bank | $123.3 m · 36.7% share · 1 office | |
| Investar Bank, National Association | $67.0 m · 19.9% share · 2 offices | |
| East Feliciana, LA | $135.2 m FY2026 · $24,877/job | |
| MULTIPLE RECIPIENTS | $113.1 m · top recipient FY2026 |
| Institution | Deposits | Share | Offices |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feliciana Bank & Trust Company | $146,055,000 | 43.4% | 3 |
| Landmark Bank | $123,253,000 | 36.7% | 1 |
| Investar Bank, National Association | $66,964,000 | 19.9% | 2 |
Deposit concentration is 3,626 across 3 banks, which the 1995 Department of Justice bank merger screen calls highly concentrated.
HHI = Σ (share %)² over 3 banks with deposits in the county = 43.4² + 36.7² + 19.9² = 3,626
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 | $99,118,957 |
| Department of Veterans Affairs | $21,277,953 |
| Department of Health and Human Services | $5,972,477 |
| Department of Transportation | $4,984,625 |
| Department of Defense | $2,045,454 |
| Department of Agriculture | $1,109,410 |
| Railroad Retirement Board | $622,563 |
| Federal Communications Commission | $25,920 |
| Department of the Interior | $0 |
| Environmental Protection Agency | $0 |
That is $24,877 per covered job, against 5,433 jobs in the 2026 Q1 QCEW quarter.
per job = FY2026 obligations $135.2 m / 5,433 covered jobs (BLS QCEW 2026 Q1, all ownerships) = $24,877
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 #
East Feliciana Parish, LA: 11 findings, 2 at a watch level and 9 noted
watchEast Feliciana Parish, LA's years of wages of 3.6 scores 35 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 78 across Louisiana counties, a gap of 42 points.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- 42 = |35 across US counties - 78 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
watchEast Feliciana Parish, LA's typical home value of $222,588 scores 47 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 78 across Louisiana counties, a gap of 31 points.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- 31 = |47 across US counties - 78 across Louisiana counties|
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteEast Feliciana Parish, LA's average weekly wage was 9.4% 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
- +9.4 % = 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
noteEast Feliciana Parish, LA's covered employment was 3.7% 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
- +3.7 % = 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
noteEast Feliciana Parish, LA's momentum index of 0.67 ranks 1st of 10 counties in the Baton Rouge metro, against a median of 0.17.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- 100 on the 0-to-100 scale across 10 counties in the Baton Rouge metro that published momentum
- momentum = Σ wᵢ · clip(changeᵢ / scaleᵢ, −1, 1) / Σ wᵢ over the terms present; weights and scales: home value 1-yr change 0.3 (±10%), rent 1-yr change 0.15 (±10%), jobs over-the-year change 0.3 (±3%), avg weekly wage over-the-year change 0.25 (±6%)
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
Read all 11 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.