Opportunity Index

GRADE D+

Burke County, Georgia

Economy Score out of 100
Burke County, Georgia
41.8
Cluster
41.8
State Avg.
54.9
National Avg.
57.0

Economy Stats

Economy Burke County Cluster GA National
Unemployment rate 4.4% 4.4% 3.7% 3.3%
Median household income $34,449 $34,449 $50,003 $53,699
Population below the poverty line (%) 29.2% 29.2% 14.9% 13.4%
Ratio of household Income at the 80th percentile to that of the 20th percentile 5.8 5.8 4.8 4.9
Banking institutions per 10,000 pop. 3.6 3.6 3.2 3.7
Households spending <30% of income on housing 71.0% 71.0% 69.9% 68.3%
High-Speed Internet (rating 1 to 5) % % 82.9% 83.8%
Education Score out of 100
Burke County, GA
49.8
Cluster
49.8
State Avg.
53.6
National Avg.
56.1

Education Stats

Education Burke County Cluster GA National
Preschool enrollment 45.4% 45.4% 49.9% 48.0%
On-time H.S. graduation 89.4% 89.4% 81.6% 84.8%
Associates Degree or Higher (%) 20.8% 20.8% 38.7% 40.5%
Community Score out of 100
Burke County, GA
28.0
Cluster
28.0
State Avg.
41.2
National Avg.
47.8

Community Stats

Community Health & Civic Life Burke County Cluster GA National
Youth not in School and Not Working (% ages 16 to 24) 24.9% 24.9% 13.5% 11.5%
Youth not in School and Not Working (total ages 16 to 24) 670 670 176,621 4,501,815
Volunteerism (% of adults ages 18 and older) % % 25.2% 27.5%
Violent crime per 100,000 pop. 619.8 619.8 357.2 382.9
Primary care providers per 100,000 pop. 35.5 35.5 65.6 75.5
Grocery Stores and Supermarkets per 10,000 population 1.8 1.8 1.7 2.1
Health Score out of 100
Burke County, GA
39.0
Cluster
39.0
State Avg.
43.6
National Avg.
52.0

Health Stats

Health Burke County Cluster GA National
Low Birth Weight (% born weighing less than 5.5lbs) % % 9.9% 8.3%
Health Insurance Coverage 15.0% 15.0% 13.4% 8.7%
Deaths Related to Alcohol/Drug Abuse or Suicide (per 100,000 pop.) 32.8 32.8 27.7 34.9

Business Stats

Business Burke County Cluster GA National
Diversity 82.9% 82.9% -% 85.9%
Growth -40.2 -40.2 - 7.9
Automation 57.5% 57.5% -% 59.4%

Population
Burke County 22,522
Cluster 22,522
GA 10,413,055
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.