U.S. Cost Pressure by Location

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Income OffsetCountyLA

Ascension 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.

Component Pressure Score

38

Moderate

Higher is worse (more pressure)

Trend

Increasing

Overall Sustainability Score

43

High Pressure

Scale: 0 = highest pressure, 100 = lowest pressure

Burden Pressure Score

9

Low Pressure

Change Pressure Score

86

High Pressure

Offset Strength Score

62

Helpful Offset

Median household income is $91,549 with -0.8% year-over-year growth.

Window: 2023 to 2024 • Higher component score = higher pressure

In Ascension County, Income Offset scores 38 and is increasing in the latest window. This is the 5th highest pressure component locally.

Compared with Louisiana, this component is 56.6 points lower (less pressure).

Current top pressure drivers in Ascension County are Utility Pressure (74, stable) and Essential Inflation Pressure (62, 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.

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