Williamsburg city, Virginia

County Distress Index: Elevated · 52.9 | 15,847 people · 54th most distressed in Virginia

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Williamsburg city, VA registers elevated household financial distress with a score of 52.9 — 1380th 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 54th of 133 counties. It scores higher than all 2 of its neighboring counties.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Williamsburg city's primary driver is Housing Cost Burden at 90.3 — worse than roughly 90% of U.S. counties.

Housing Cost Burden Primary driver 90.3
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 95
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 95
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 72
Homeownership Rate 95
Rent-to-Income Ratio 94
Employment & Wages 65.0
Unemployment Rate 76
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 95
Business Formation Rate 24
Income & Poverty 58.6
Poverty Rate 81
Income vs. State Median 32
Child Poverty Rate 63
Debt & Delinquency 38.9
Debt in Collections 26
Medical Debt 15
Student Loan Delinquency 18
Auto Loan Delinquency 64
Credit Card Delinquency 31
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 80
Community Vulnerability 11.9
Uninsured Rate 19
Disability Rate 5

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

Neighbors and Peers

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

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Williamsburg city
Williamsburg city, VA 52.9 Elevated
James City County, VA 35.2 Normal -17.8
York County, VA 33.8 Healthy -19.2

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Williamsburg city
Benewah County, ID 52.9 Elevated 0.0
Carroll County, AR 53.0 Elevated +0.0
Manistee County, MI 53.0 Elevated +0.0
Alcona County, MI 53.0 Elevated +0.0
Macon County, NC 52.9 Elevated -0.0

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