Opportunity Index

GRADE C

Lawrence County, Indiana

Economy Score out of 100
Lawrence County, Indiana
61.0
Cluster
61.0
State Avg.
59.4
National Avg.
57.0

Economy Stats

Economy Lawrence County Cluster IN National
Unemployment rate 3.2% 3.2% 3.1% 3.3%
Median household income $44,487 $44,487 $48,221 $53,699
Population below the poverty line (%) 11.5% 11.5% 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. 3.5 3.5 4.1 3.7
Households spending <30% of income on housing 76.9% 76.9% 75.4% 68.3%
High-Speed Internet (rating 1 to 5) % % 81.6% 83.8%
Education Score out of 100
Lawrence County, IN
45.3
Cluster
45.3
State Avg.
49.7
National Avg.
56.1

Education Stats

Education Lawrence County Cluster IN National
Preschool enrollment 35.0% 35.0% 41.6% 48.0%
On-time H.S. graduation 84.3% 84.3% 82.0% 84.8%
Associates Degree or Higher (%) 26.8% 26.8% 35.7% 40.5%
Community Score out of 100
Lawrence County, IN
36.1
Cluster
36.1
State Avg.
47.2
National Avg.
47.8

Community Stats

Community Health & Civic Life Lawrence County Cluster IN National
Youth not in School and Not Working (% ages 16 to 24) 17.5% 17.5% 11.7% 11.5%
Youth not in School and Not Working (total ages 16 to 24) 825 825 97,623 4,501,815
Volunteerism (% of adults ages 18 and older) % % 31.2% 27.5%
Violent crime per 100,000 pop. 315.0 315.0 399.0 382.9
Primary care providers per 100,000 pop. 39.4 39.4 66.3 75.5
Grocery Stores and Supermarkets per 10,000 population 1.8 1.8 1.6 2.1
Health Score out of 100
Lawrence County, IN
56.0
Cluster
56.0
State Avg.
46.6
National Avg.
52.0

Health Stats

Health Lawrence County Cluster IN National
Low Birth Weight (% born weighing less than 5.5lbs) % % 8.3% 8.3%
Health Insurance Coverage 9.5% 9.5% 8.2% 8.7%
Deaths Related to Alcohol/Drug Abuse or Suicide (per 100,000 pop.) 26.1 26.1 45.5 34.9

Business Stats

Business Lawrence County Cluster IN National
Diversity 84.1% 84.1% -% 85.9%
Growth 2.4 2.4 - 7.9
Automation 60.3% 60.3% -% 59.4%

Population
Lawrence County 45,666
Cluster 45,666
IN 6,660,082
National 325,147,121

Business Skills (underlying data provided by Monster)

Skills Demand data has not been collected for this county.
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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.