Opportunity Index

GRADE A

Norfolk County, Massachusetts

Economy Score out of 100
Norfolk County, Massachusetts
68.2
Cluster
68.2
State Avg.
59.9
National Avg.
57.0

Economy Stats

Economy Norfolk County Cluster MA National
Unemployment rate 2.3% 2.3% 3.3% 3.3%
Median household income $85,145 $85,145 $68,873 $53,699
Population below the poverty line (%) 6.5% 6.5% 10.5% 13.4%
Ratio of household Income at the 80th percentile to that of the 20th percentile 4.9 4.9 5.5 4.9
Banking institutions per 10,000 pop. 4.6 4.6 4.2 3.7
Households spending <30% of income on housing 66.4% 66.4% 65.1% 68.3%
High-Speed Internet (rating 1 to 5) 90.1% 90.1% 87.0% 83.8%
Education Score out of 100
Norfolk County, MA
76.8
Cluster
76.8
State Avg.
65.7
National Avg.
56.1

Education Stats

Education Norfolk County Cluster MA National
Preschool enrollment 65.4% 65.4% 58.2% 48.0%
On-time H.S. graduation 93.3% 93.3% 86.9% 84.8%
Associates Degree or Higher (%) 59.9% 59.9% 50.9% 40.5%
Community Score out of 100
Norfolk County, MA
59.1
Cluster
59.1
State Avg.
58.9
National Avg.
47.8

Community Stats

Community Health & Civic Life Norfolk County Cluster MA National
Youth not in School and Not Working (% ages 16 to 24) 6.0% 6.0% 7.1% 11.5%
Youth not in School and Not Working (total ages 16 to 24) 4,690 4,690 61,323 4,501,815
Volunteerism (% of adults ages 18 and older) % % 28.2% 27.5%
Violent crime per 100,000 pop. 193.1 193.1 358.0 382.9
Primary care providers per 100,000 pop. 126.9 126.9 103.2 75.5
Grocery Stores and Supermarkets per 10,000 population 1.7 1.7 2.1 2.1
Health Score out of 100
Norfolk County, MA
67.4
Cluster
67.4
State Avg.
59.0
National Avg.
52.0

Health Stats

Health Norfolk County Cluster MA National
Low Birth Weight (% born weighing less than 5.5lbs) 7.1% 7.1% 7.4% 8.3%
Health Insurance Coverage 2.1% 2.1% 2.8% 8.7%
Deaths Related to Alcohol/Drug Abuse or Suicide (per 100,000 pop.) 29.6 29.6 40.6 34.9

Business Stats

Business Norfolk County Cluster MA National
Diversity 90.8% 90.8% -% 85.9%
Growth 17.3 17.3 - 7.9
Automation 54.4% 54.4% -% 59.4%

Population
Norfolk County 700,322
Cluster 700,322
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.