Component Pressure Score
45
Elevated
Higher is worse (more pressure)
Income Offset • County • IA
Adair 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
Stable
Overall Sustainability Score
44
High Pressure
Scale: 0 = highest pressure, 100 = lowest pressure
Burden Pressure Score
41
Elevated
Change Pressure Score
50
Elevated
Offset Strength Score
56
Limited Offset
Median household income is $68,092 with 2.9% year-over-year growth.
Window: 2023 to 2024 • Higher component score = higher pressure
In Adair County, Income Offset scores 45 and is stable in the latest window. This is the 4th highest pressure component locally.
Compared with Iowa, this component is 13.9 points lower (less pressure).
Current top pressure drivers in Adair County are Tax Pressure (74, increasing) and Insurance Pressure (61, increasing).
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.
Related Components
Other Pressure Pages For Adair County
INSURANCE_PRESSURE
Insurance Pressure
Pressure Score: 61 • Trend: Increasing
TAX_PRESSURE
Tax Pressure
Pressure Score: 74 • Trend: Increasing
UTILITY_PRESSURE
Utility Pressure
Pressure Score: 53 • Trend: Increasing
ESSENTIAL_INFLATION_PRESSURE
Essential Inflation Pressure
Pressure Score: 44 • Trend: Increasing
Research Path
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