Opportunity Index

GRADE C+

Elkhart County, Indiana

Economy Score out of 100
Elkhart County, Indiana
62.0
Cluster
62.0
State Avg.
59.4
National Avg.
57.0

Economy Stats

Economy Elkhart County Cluster IN National
Unemployment rate 2.6% 2.6% 3.1% 3.3%
Median household income $46,680 $46,680 $48,221 $53,699
Population below the poverty line (%) 13.8% 13.8% 13.5% 13.4%
Ratio of household Income at the 80th percentile to that of the 20th percentile 3.8 3.8 4.4 4.9
Banking institutions per 10,000 pop. 4.0 4.0 4.1 3.7
Households spending <30% of income on housing 76.5% 76.5% 75.4% 68.3%
High-Speed Internet (rating 1 to 5) 84.1% 84.1% 81.6% 83.8%
Education Score out of 100
Elkhart County, IN
48.1
Cluster
48.1
State Avg.
49.7
National Avg.
56.1

Education Stats

Education Elkhart County Cluster IN National
Preschool enrollment 31.2% 31.2% 41.6% 48.0%
On-time H.S. graduation 90.8% 90.8% 82.0% 84.8%
Associates Degree or Higher (%) 25.2% 25.2% 35.7% 40.5%
Community Score out of 100
Elkhart County, IN
40.4
Cluster
40.4
State Avg.
47.2
National Avg.
47.8

Community Stats

Community Health & Civic Life Elkhart County Cluster IN National
Youth not in School and Not Working (% ages 16 to 24) 15.8% 15.8% 11.7% 11.5%
Youth not in School and Not Working (total ages 16 to 24) 3,820 3,820 97,623 4,501,815
Volunteerism (% of adults ages 18 and older) % % 31.2% 27.5%
Violent crime per 100,000 pop. 357.3 357.3 399.0 382.9
Primary care providers per 100,000 pop. 52.2 52.2 66.3 75.5
Grocery Stores and Supermarkets per 10,000 population 2.1 2.1 1.6 2.1
Health Score out of 100
Elkhart County, IN
51.5
Cluster
51.5
State Avg.
46.6
National Avg.
52.0

Health Stats

Health Elkhart County Cluster IN National
Low Birth Weight (% born weighing less than 5.5lbs) 7.6% 7.6% 8.3% 8.3%
Health Insurance Coverage 16.9% 16.9% 8.2% 8.7%
Deaths Related to Alcohol/Drug Abuse or Suicide (per 100,000 pop.) 25.1 25.1 45.5 34.9

Business Stats

Business Elkhart County Cluster IN National
Diversity 66.3% 66.3% -% 85.9%
Growth 37.2 37.2 - 7.9
Automation 60.3% 60.3% -% 59.4%

Population
Elkhart County 205,032
Cluster 205,032
IN 6,660,082
National 325,147,121

Business Skills (underlying data provided by Monster)

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News Themes and Sentiment

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Education Sentiment data has not been collected for this county.

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