Component Pressure Score
59
Elevated
Higher is worse (more pressure)
Income Offset • County • LA
Calcasieu County Income Offset
Tracks offset capacity from household income level and growth that can absorb rising costs.
Pressure Snapshot
Latest Income Offset Signals
2024-12-31
Scale direction: Sustainability Score 0 = highest pressure, 100 = lowest pressure. Pressure Score 0 = low pressure, 100 = high pressure.
Trend
Increasing
Overall Sustainability Score
46
High Pressure
Scale: 0 = highest pressure, 100 = lowest pressure
Burden Pressure Score
43
Elevated
Change Pressure Score
85
High Pressure
Offset Strength Score
41
Limited Offset
Median household income is $67,564 with -0.4% year-over-year growth.
Window: 2023 to 2024 • Higher component score = higher pressure
In Calcasieu County, Income Offset scores 59 and is increasing in the latest window. This is the 3rd highest pressure component locally.
Compared with Louisiana, this component is 36 points lower (less pressure).
Current top pressure drivers in Calcasieu County are Essential Inflation Pressure (70, stable) and Utility Pressure (63, stable).
Component Pressure Score
The pressure level for this topic only. Higher means worse pressure in this location.
Trend
The direction this pressure is moving: increasing, stable, or decreasing.
Burden Score
How heavy the cost load is right now, before considering whether it is accelerating.
Change Score
How quickly pressure is rising or easing versus the prior period.
Offset Score
How much local income growth helps absorb pressure. Higher offset means stronger cushion.
Overall Sustainability Score
Net sustainability score for the full model. Higher is better and means lower overall pressure.
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