Opportunity Index

GRADE B-

Gasconade County, Missouri

Economy Score out of 100
Gasconade County, Missouri
65.7
Cluster
65.7
State Avg.
59.3
National Avg.
57.0

Economy Stats

Economy Gasconade County Cluster MO National
Unemployment rate 2.9% 2.9% 3.0% 3.3%
Median household income $45,111 $45,111 $47,684 $53,699
Population below the poverty line (%) 12.0% 12.0% 13.4% 13.4%
Ratio of household Income at the 80th percentile to that of the 20th percentile 4.2 4.2 4.5 4.9
Banking institutions per 10,000 pop. 7.5 7.5 4.5 3.7
Households spending <30% of income on housing 77.9% 77.9% 74.0% 68.3%
High-Speed Internet (rating 1 to 5) % % 81.6% 83.8%
Education Score out of 100
Gasconade County, MO
49.5
Cluster
49.5
State Avg.
56.6
National Avg.
56.1

Education Stats

Education Gasconade County Cluster MO National
Preschool enrollment 38.3% 38.3% 46.1% 48.0%
On-time H.S. graduation 88.7% 88.7% 88.5% 84.8%
Associates Degree or Higher (%) 26.5% 26.5% 36.9% 40.5%
Community Score out of 100
Gasconade County, MO
52.8
Cluster
52.8
State Avg.
47.8
National Avg.
47.8

Community Stats

Community Health & Civic Life Gasconade County Cluster MO National
Youth not in School and Not Working (% ages 16 to 24) 8.6% 8.6% 10.9% 11.5%
Youth not in School and Not Working (total ages 16 to 24) 125 125 79,991 4,501,815
Volunteerism (% of adults ages 18 and older) % % 27.7% 27.5%
Violent crime per 100,000 pop. 145.3 145.3 530.3 382.9
Primary care providers per 100,000 pop. 47.5 47.5 70.0 75.5
Grocery Stores and Supermarkets per 10,000 population 3.4 3.4 1.7 2.1
Health Score out of 100
Gasconade County, MO
48.7
Cluster
48.7
State Avg.
46.6
National Avg.
52.0

Health Stats

Health Gasconade County Cluster MO National
Low Birth Weight (% born weighing less than 5.5lbs) % % 8.7% 8.3%
Health Insurance Coverage 6.4% 6.4% 9.1% 8.7%
Deaths Related to Alcohol/Drug Abuse or Suicide (per 100,000 pop.) 42.2 42.2 40.6 34.9

Business Stats

Business Gasconade County Cluster MO National
Diversity 83.6% 83.6% -% 85.9%
Growth -10.9 -10.9 - 7.9
Automation 59.1% 59.1% -% 59.4%

Population
Gasconade County 14,726
Cluster 14,726
MO 6,108,612
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.