Opportunity Index

GRADE C+

Bristol County, Massachusetts

Economy Score out of 100
Bristol County, Massachusetts
55.7
Cluster
55.7
State Avg.
59.9
National Avg.
57.0

Economy Stats

Economy Bristol County Cluster MA National
Unemployment rate 3.3% 3.3% 3.3% 3.3%
Median household income $55,638 $55,638 $68,873 $53,699
Population below the poverty line (%) 12.2% 12.2% 10.5% 13.4%
Ratio of household Income at the 80th percentile to that of the 20th percentile 5.4 5.4 5.5 4.9
Banking institutions per 10,000 pop. 3.9 3.9 4.2 3.7
Households spending <30% of income on housing 65.3% 65.3% 65.1% 68.3%
High-Speed Internet (rating 1 to 5) 82.9% 82.9% 87.0% 83.8%
Education Score out of 100
Bristol County, MA
58.4
Cluster
58.4
State Avg.
65.7
National Avg.
56.1

Education Stats

Education Bristol County Cluster MA National
Preschool enrollment 52.9% 52.9% 58.2% 48.0%
On-time H.S. graduation 88.2% 88.2% 86.9% 84.8%
Associates Degree or Higher (%) 36.5% 36.5% 50.9% 40.5%
Community Score out of 100
Bristol County, MA
43.2
Cluster
43.2
State Avg.
58.9
National Avg.
47.8

Community Stats

Community Health & Civic Life Bristol County Cluster MA National
Youth not in School and Not Working (% ages 16 to 24) 10.2% 10.2% 7.1% 11.5%
Youth not in School and Not Working (total ages 16 to 24) 6,805 6,805 61,323 4,501,815
Volunteerism (% of adults ages 18 and older) % % 28.2% 27.5%
Violent crime per 100,000 pop. 503.5 503.5 358.0 382.9
Primary care providers per 100,000 pop. 53.3 53.3 103.2 75.5
Grocery Stores and Supermarkets per 10,000 population 1.7 1.7 2.1 2.1
Health Score out of 100
Bristol County, MA
52.5
Cluster
52.5
State Avg.
59.0
National Avg.
52.0

Health Stats

Health Bristol County Cluster MA National
Low Birth Weight (% born weighing less than 5.5lbs) 8.0% 8.0% 7.4% 8.3%
Health Insurance Coverage 3.2% 3.2% 2.8% 8.7%
Deaths Related to Alcohol/Drug Abuse or Suicide (per 100,000 pop.) 47.1 47.1 40.6 34.9

Business Stats

Business Bristol County Cluster MA National
Diversity 88.2% 88.2% -% 85.9%
Growth 16.9 16.9 - 7.9
Automation 54.4% 54.4% -% 59.4%

Population
Bristol County 561,483
Cluster 561,483
MA 6,863,246
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.