Bethel Census Area, Alaska

Economy	Bethel Census Area	Cluster	AK	National
Unemployment rate	13.9%	13.9%	6.9%	3.3%
Median household income	$47,929	$47,929	$65,131	$53,699
Population below the poverty line (%)	27.0%	27.0%	11.1%	13.4%
Ratio of household Income at the 80th percentile to that of the 20th percentile	5.2	5.2	4.2	4.9
Banking institutions per 10,000 pop.			3.4	3.7
Households spending <30% of income on housing	78.2%	78.2%	68.7%	68.3%
High-Speed Internet (rating 1 to 5)	%	%	86.4%	83.8%

Education	Bethel Census Area	Cluster	AK	National
Preschool enrollment	48.7%	48.7%	36.7%	48.0%
On-time H.S. graduation	61.7%	61.7%	77.7%	84.8%
Associates Degree or Higher (%)	16.8%	16.8%	37.7%	40.5%

Community Health & Civic Life	Bethel Census Area	Cluster	AK	National
Youth not in School and Not Working (% ages 16 to 24)	34.4%	34.4%	13.1%	11.5%
Youth not in School and Not Working (total ages 16 to 24)	900	900	11,611	4,501,815
Volunteerism (% of adults ages 18 and older)	%	%	35.8%	27.5%
Violent crime per 100,000 pop.			829.0	382.9
Primary care providers per 100,000 pop.	99.6	99.6	91.0	75.5
Grocery Stores and Supermarkets per 10,000 population	12.2	12.2	3.0	2.1

Health	Bethel Census Area	Cluster	AK	National
Low Birth Weight (% born weighing less than 5.5lbs)	%	%	6.2%	8.3%
Health Insurance Coverage	23.4%	23.4%	13.7%	8.7%
Deaths Related to Alcohol/Drug Abuse or Suicide (per 100,000 pop.)	59.8	59.8	47.9	34.9

Business	Bethel Census Area	Cluster	AK	National
Diversity	68.5%	68.5%	-%	85.9%
Growth	66.1	66.1	-	7.9
Automation	59.6%	59.6%	-%	59.4%

Skills Demand data has not been collected for this county.

Skills Supply data has not been collected for this county.

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.

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