Coos County, Oregon

County Distress Index: Elevated · 62.6 | 64,212 people · 6th most distressed in Oregon

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Coos County, OR registers elevated household financial distress with a score of 62.6 — 640th 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 Oregon, it ranks 6th of 36 counties. It scores higher than all 2 of its neighboring counties.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Coos County's primary driver is Housing Cost Burden at 77.2 — worse than roughly 77% of U.S. counties.

Housing Cost Burden Primary driver 77.2
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 79
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 76
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 86
Homeownership Rate 68
Rent-to-Income Ratio 79
Income & Poverty 69.1
Poverty Rate 68
Income vs. State Median 75
Child Poverty Rate 65
Community Vulnerability 63.3
Uninsured Rate 34
Disability Rate 93
Employment & Wages 59.4
Unemployment Rate 90
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 76
Business Formation Rate 12
Debt & Delinquency 44.1
Debt in Collections 37
Medical Debt 27
Student Loan Delinquency 45
Auto Loan Delinquency 25
Credit Card Delinquency 55
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 75

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

Neighbors and Peers

How Coos County compares to its 2 neighboring counties and population peers.

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Coos County
Coos County, OR 62.6 Elevated
Curry County, OR 62.4 Elevated -0.2
Douglas County, OR 61.8 Elevated -0.9

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Coos County
Allegany County, MD 62.6 Elevated -0.0
Burke County, NC 62.7 Elevated +0.1
Pitt County, NC 62.5 Elevated -0.2
Richmond city, VA 62.4 Elevated -0.2
Roanoke city, VA 62.4 Elevated -0.2

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