Opportunity Index

GRADE B

Cherokee County, Georgia

Economy Score out of 100
Cherokee County, Georgia
66.7
Cluster
66.7
State Avg.
54.9
National Avg.
57.0

Economy Stats

Economy Cherokee County Cluster GA National
Unemployment rate 2.5% 2.5% 3.7% 3.3%
Median household income $67,175 $67,175 $50,003 $53,699
Population below the poverty line (%) 9.4% 9.4% 14.9% 13.4%
Ratio of household Income at the 80th percentile to that of the 20th percentile 3.9 3.9 4.8 4.9
Banking institutions per 10,000 pop. 2.3 2.3 3.2 3.7
Households spending <30% of income on housing 74.3% 74.3% 69.9% 68.3%
High-Speed Internet (rating 1 to 5) 92.5% 92.5% 82.9% 83.8%
Education Score out of 100
Cherokee County, GA
62.0
Cluster
62.0
State Avg.
53.6
National Avg.
56.1

Education Stats

Education Cherokee County Cluster GA National
Preschool enrollment 55.8% 55.8% 49.9% 48.0%
On-time H.S. graduation 87.7% 87.7% 81.6% 84.8%
Associates Degree or Higher (%) 43.2% 43.2% 38.7% 40.5%
Community Score out of 100
Cherokee County, GA
44.1
Cluster
44.1
State Avg.
41.2
National Avg.
47.8

Community Stats

Community Health & Civic Life Cherokee County Cluster GA National
Youth not in School and Not Working (% ages 16 to 24) 9.2% 9.2% 13.5% 11.5%
Youth not in School and Not Working (total ages 16 to 24) 2,385 2,385 176,621 4,501,815
Volunteerism (% of adults ages 18 and older) % % 25.2% 27.5%
Violent crime per 100,000 pop. 93.2 93.2 357.2 382.9
Primary care providers per 100,000 pop. 38.8 38.8 65.6 75.5
Grocery Stores and Supermarkets per 10,000 population 1.4 1.4 1.7 2.1
Health Score out of 100
Cherokee County, GA
57.1
Cluster
57.1
State Avg.
43.6
National Avg.
52.0

Health Stats

Health Cherokee County Cluster GA National
Low Birth Weight (% born weighing less than 5.5lbs) 6.7% 6.7% 9.9% 8.3%
Health Insurance Coverage 11.8% 11.8% 13.4% 8.7%
Deaths Related to Alcohol/Drug Abuse or Suicide (per 100,000 pop.) 31.7 31.7 27.7 34.9

Business Stats

Business Cherokee County Cluster GA National
Diversity 88.2% 88.2% -% 85.9%
Growth 94.5 94.5 - 7.9
Automation 57.3% 57.3% -% 59.4%

Population
Cherokee County 247,573
Cluster 247,573
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.