U.S. Cost Pressure by Location

Burden • Change • Offset

Income OffsetCountyLA

East Baton Rouge 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

66

High Pressure

Higher is worse (more pressure)

Trend

Increasing

Overall Sustainability Score

31

High Pressure

Scale: 0 = highest pressure, 100 = lowest pressure

Burden Pressure Score

56

Elevated

Change Pressure Score

82

High Pressure

Offset Strength Score

34

Weak Offset

Median household income is $63,071 with -0.0% year-over-year growth.

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

In East Baton Rouge County, Income Offset scores 66 and is increasing in the latest window. This is the 4th highest pressure component locally.

Compared with Louisiana, this component is 29 points lower (less pressure).

Current top pressure drivers in East Baton Rouge County are Essential Inflation Pressure (80, stable) and Insurance Pressure (70, 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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