Colonial Heights city, Virginia

County Distress Index: Elevated · 57.7 | 18,393 people · 44th most distressed in Virginia

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Colonial Heights city, VA registers elevated household financial distress with a score of 57.7 — 1018th 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 44th of 133 counties. Its score is in the middle of its 2 neighboring counties.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Colonial Heights city's primary driver is Housing Cost Burden at 84.7 — worse than roughly 85% of U.S. counties.

Housing Cost Burden Primary driver 84.7
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 89
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 94
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 71
Homeownership Rate 77
Rent-to-Income Ratio 92
Debt & Delinquency 70.2
Debt in Collections 64
Medical Debt 40
Student Loan Delinquency 48
Auto Loan Delinquency 95
Credit Card Delinquency 80
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 94
Employment & Wages 52.0
Unemployment Rate 38
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 95
Business Formation Rate 23
Community Vulnerability 50.6
Uninsured Rate 44
Disability Rate 58
Income & Poverty 30.9
Poverty Rate 24
Income vs. State Median 32
Child Poverty Rate 37

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

Neighbors and Peers

How Colonial Heights city compares to its 2 neighboring counties and population peers.

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Colonial Heights city
Colonial Heights city, VA 57.7 Elevated
Petersburg city, VA 82.0 Crisis +24.3
Chesterfield County, VA 38.1 Normal -19.6

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Colonial Heights city
Page County, VA 57.7 Elevated 0.0
Green County, KY 57.7 Elevated -0.0
Pulaski County, VA 57.7 Elevated -0.0
Hockley County, TX 57.7 Elevated +0.0
Knox County, IL 57.6 Elevated -0.0

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