Alexandria city, Virginia

County Distress Index: Normal · 38.8 | 155,230 people · 96th most distressed in Virginia

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Alexandria city, VA falls within the normal range for household financial distress at 38.8 — 2418th 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 Virginia, it ranks 96th of 133 counties. Its score is in the middle of its 4 neighboring counties.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Alexandria city's primary driver is Housing Cost Burden at 84.0 — worse than roughly 84% of U.S. counties.

Housing Cost Burden Primary driver 84.0
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 77
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 67
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 99
Homeownership Rate 99
Rent-to-Income Ratio 77
Employment & Wages 38.8
Unemployment Rate 34
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 77
Business Formation Rate 5
Debt & Delinquency 30.5
Debt in Collections 27
Medical Debt 17
Student Loan Delinquency 16
Auto Loan Delinquency 49
Credit Card Delinquency 34
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 39
Community Vulnerability 27.9
Uninsured Rate 55
Disability Rate 0
Income & Poverty 12.8
Poverty Rate 10
Income vs. State Median 2
Child Poverty Rate 27

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

Neighbors and Peers

How Alexandria city compares to its 4 neighboring counties and population peers.

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Alexandria city
Alexandria city, VA 38.8 Normal
Prince George's County, MD 58.1 Elevated +19.3
District of Columbia, DC 47.6 Normal +8.8
Fairfax County, VA 26.6 Healthy -12.2
Arlington County, VA 21.9 Healthy -16.9

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Alexandria city
Chambers County, TX 38.7 Normal -0.1
Adams County, PA 38.7 Normal -0.1
Rockwall County, TX 38.7 Normal -0.1
Fayette County, GA 38.7 Normal -0.1
Boone County, MO 38.9 Normal +0.1

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