Opportunity Index

GRADE D+

Bertie County, North Carolina

Economy Score out of 100
Bertie County, North Carolina
41.2
Cluster
41.2
State Avg.
55.7
National Avg.
57.0

Economy Stats

Economy Bertie County Cluster NC National
Unemployment rate 4.7% 4.7% 3.6% 3.3%
Median household income $27,845 $27,845 $46,949 $53,699
Population below the poverty line (%) 22.0% 22.0% 14.7% 13.4%
Ratio of household Income at the 80th percentile to that of the 20th percentile 4.8 4.8 4.7 4.9
Banking institutions per 10,000 pop. 1.6 1.6 3.6 3.7
Households spending <30% of income on housing 63.0% 63.0% 71.8% 68.3%
High-Speed Internet (rating 1 to 5) % % 82.0% 83.8%
Education Score out of 100
Bertie County, NC
44.4
Cluster
44.4
State Avg.
55.4
National Avg.
56.1

Education Stats

Education Bertie County Cluster NC National
Preschool enrollment 42.6% 42.6% 40.7% 48.0%
On-time H.S. graduation 84.1% 84.1% 87.1% 84.8%
Associates Degree or Higher (%) 19.5% 19.5% 40.7% 40.5%
Community Score out of 100
Bertie County, NC
31.4
Cluster
31.4
State Avg.
50.9
National Avg.
47.8

Community Stats

Community Health & Civic Life Bertie County Cluster NC National
Youth not in School and Not Working (% ages 16 to 24) 19.7% 19.7% 12.0% 11.5%
Youth not in School and Not Working (total ages 16 to 24) 395 395 150,818 4,501,815
Volunteerism (% of adults ages 18 and older) % % 30.8% 27.5%
Violent crime per 100,000 pop. 168.9 168.9 363.7 382.9
Primary care providers per 100,000 pop. 15.6 15.6 70.8 75.5
Grocery Stores and Supermarkets per 10,000 population 1.6 1.6 2.0 2.1
Health Score out of 100
Bertie County, NC
49.0
Cluster
49.0
State Avg.
43.5
National Avg.
52.0

Health Stats

Health Bertie County Cluster NC National
Low Birth Weight (% born weighing less than 5.5lbs) % % 9.4% 8.3%
Health Insurance Coverage 13.3% 13.3% 10.7% 8.7%
Deaths Related to Alcohol/Drug Abuse or Suicide (per 100,000 pop.) 22.2 22.2 37.2 34.9

Business Stats

Business Bertie County Cluster NC National
Diversity 75.7% 75.7% -% 85.9%
Growth -13.6 -13.6 - 7.9
Automation 59.9% 59.9% -% 59.4%

Population
Bertie County 19,224
Cluster 19,224
NC 10,270,800
National 325,147,121

Business Skills (underlying data provided by Monster)

Skills Demand data has not been collected for this county.
Skills Supply data has not been collected for this county.

News Themes and Sentiment

Economy Sentiment data has not been collected for this county.

Education Sentiment data has not been collected for this county.

Health Sentiment data has not been collected for this county.