Opportunity Index

GRADE C-

Volusia County, Florida

Economy Score out of 100
Volusia County, Florida
51.2
Cluster
51.2
State Avg.
54.4
National Avg.
57.0

Economy Stats

Economy Volusia County Cluster FL National
Unemployment rate 3.1% 3.1% 3.4% 3.3%
Median household income $39,016 $39,016 $46,809 $53,699
Population below the poverty line (%) 16.1% 16.1% 14.0% 13.4%
Ratio of household Income at the 80th percentile to that of the 20th percentile 4.3 4.3 4.6 4.9
Banking institutions per 10,000 pop. 3.0 3.0 3.3 3.7
Households spending <30% of income on housing 63.3% 63.3% 64.1% 68.3%
High-Speed Internet (rating 1 to 5) 79.2% 79.2% 83.4% 83.8%
Education Score out of 100
Volusia County, FL
45.4
Cluster
45.4
State Avg.
54.9
National Avg.
56.1

Education Stats

Education Volusia County Cluster FL National
Preschool enrollment 43.1% 43.1% 51.1% 48.0%
On-time H.S. graduation 77.1% 77.1% 82.3% 84.8%
Associates Degree or Higher (%) 32.9% 32.9% 39.7% 40.5%
Community Score out of 100
Volusia County, FL
41.9
Cluster
41.9
State Avg.
43.6
National Avg.
47.8

Community Stats

Community Health & Civic Life Volusia County Cluster FL National
Youth not in School and Not Working (% ages 16 to 24) 13.7% 13.7% 11.7% 11.5%
Youth not in School and Not Working (total ages 16 to 24) 7,635 7,635 264,350 4,501,815
Volunteerism (% of adults ages 18 and older) % % 20.6% 27.5%
Violent crime per 100,000 pop. 428.1 428.1 408.0 382.9
Primary care providers per 100,000 pop. 68.7 68.7 72.5 75.5
Grocery Stores and Supermarkets per 10,000 population 1.5 1.5 1.9 2.1
Health Score out of 100
Volusia County, FL
40.2
Cluster
40.2
State Avg.
43.4
National Avg.
52.0

Health Stats

Health Volusia County Cluster FL National
Low Birth Weight (% born weighing less than 5.5lbs) 8.8% 8.8% 8.8% 8.3%
Health Insurance Coverage 14.2% 14.2% 12.9% 8.7%
Deaths Related to Alcohol/Drug Abuse or Suicide (per 100,000 pop.) 40.4 40.4 37.8 34.9

Business Stats

Business Volusia County Cluster FL National
Diversity 87.9% 87.9% -% 85.9%
Growth 31.5 31.5 - 7.9
Automation 59.6% 59.6% -% 59.4%

Population
Volusia County 538,692
Cluster 538,692
FL 20,976,812
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.