Lake County, Colorado

County Distress Index: Normal · 40.3 | 7,365 people · 35th most distressed in Colorado

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Lake County, CO falls within the normal range for household financial distress at 40.3 — 2326th nationally out of 3144 counties. The primary driver is Housing Cost Burden, where a large share of households spend more than 30% of income on housing. Within Colorado, it ranks 35th of 64 counties. It scores higher than all 5 of its neighboring counties.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Lake County's primary driver is Housing Cost Burden at 67.0 — above the national median.

Housing Cost Burden Primary driver 67.0
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 95
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 79
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 94
Homeownership Rate 41
Rent-to-Income Ratio 25
Community Vulnerability 43.9
Uninsured Rate 83
Disability Rate 5
Employment & Wages 31.5
Unemployment Rate 19
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 71
Business Formation Rate 5
Income & Poverty 31.1
Poverty Rate 32
Income vs. State Median 19
Child Poverty Rate 42
Debt & Delinquency 28.1
Debt in Collections 27
Medical Debt 7
Student Loan Delinquency 39
Auto Loan Delinquency 57
Credit Card Delinquency 13
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 26

Scores are percentile-based: 50 = national median, higher = more distressed. The median line is shown on each bar.

Neighbors and Peers

How Lake County compares to its 5 neighboring counties and population peers.

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Lake County
Lake County, CO 40.3 Normal
Chaffee County, CO 36.0 Normal -4.3
Eagle County, CO 33.7 Healthy -6.6
Park County, CO 31.3 Healthy -9.1
Summit County, CO 31.0 Healthy -9.3
Pitkin County, CO 24.5 Healthy -15.8

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Lake County
Washakie County, WY 40.3 Normal -0.1
Lane County, KS 40.2 Normal -0.1
Nemaha County, NE 40.5 Normal +0.1
Irion County, TX 40.6 Normal +0.3
Yoakum County, TX 40.6 Normal +0.3

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