Opportunity Index

Gem County, Idaho

Economy Score out of 100
Gem County, Idaho
48.7
Cluster
48.7
State Avg.
60.5
National Avg.
57.0

Economy Stats

Economy Gem County Cluster ID National
Unemployment rate 3.0% 3.0% 3.0% 3.3%
Median household income $38,170 $38,170 $46,480 $53,699
Population below the poverty line (%) 20.7% 20.7% 12.8% 13.4%
Ratio of household Income at the 80th percentile to that of the 20th percentile 4.2 4.2 4.1 4.9
Banking institutions per 10,000 pop. 2.9 2.9 4.5 3.7
Households spending <30% of income on housing 68.7% 68.7% 72.3% 68.3%
High-Speed Internet (rating 1 to 5) % % 83.1% 83.8%
Education Score out of 100
Gem County, ID
47.0
Cluster
47.0
State Avg.
47.0
National Avg.
56.1

Education Stats

Education Gem County Cluster ID National
Preschool enrollment 47.5% 47.5% 39.6% 48.0%
On-time H.S. graduation 81.0% 81.0% 78.8% 84.8%
Associates Degree or Higher (%) 26.8% 26.8% 36.4% 40.5%
Community Score out of 100
Gem County, ID
40.7
Cluster
40.7
State Avg.
46.2
National Avg.
47.8

Community Stats

Community Health & Civic Life Gem County Cluster ID National
Youth not in School and Not Working (% ages 16 to 24) 20.2% 20.2% 13.6% 11.5%
Youth not in School and Not Working (total ages 16 to 24) 365 365 29,158 4,501,815
Volunteerism (% of adults ages 18 and older) % % 34.5% 27.5%
Violent crime per 100,000 pop. 183.4 183.4 226.4 382.9
Primary care providers per 100,000 pop. 57.5 57.5 65.9 75.5
Grocery Stores and Supermarkets per 10,000 population 1.7 2.1
Health Score out of 100
Gem County, ID
46.8
Cluster
46.8
State Avg.
55.7
National Avg.
52.0

Health Stats

Health Gem County Cluster ID National
Low Birth Weight (% born weighing less than 5.5lbs) % % 7.0% 8.3%
Health Insurance Coverage 17.3% 17.3% 10.1% 8.7%
Deaths Related to Alcohol/Drug Abuse or Suicide (per 100,000 pop.) 29.2 29.2 35.9 34.9

Business Stats

Business Gem County Cluster ID National
Diversity 84.2% 84.2% -% 85.9%
Growth 35.7 35.7 - 7.9
Automation 58.6% 58.6% -% 59.4%

Population
Gem County 17,379
Cluster 17,379
ID 1,718,904
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.