Opportunity Index

GRADE C-

Josephine County, Oregon

Economy Score out of 100
Josephine County, Oregon
46.0
Cluster
46.0
State Avg.
57.2
National Avg.
57.0

Economy Stats

Economy Josephine County Cluster OR National
Unemployment rate 5.2% 5.2% 4.0% 3.3%
Median household income $36,228 $36,228 $53,589 $53,699
Population below the poverty line (%) 18.6% 18.6% 13.2% 13.4%
Ratio of household Income at the 80th percentile to that of the 20th percentile 4.7 4.7 4.5 4.9
Banking institutions per 10,000 pop. 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.7
Households spending <30% of income on housing 60.1% 60.1% 64.3% 68.3%
High-Speed Internet (rating 1 to 5) 79.1% 79.1% 87.1% 83.8%
Education Score out of 100
Josephine County, OR
36.2
Cluster
36.2
State Avg.
50.7
National Avg.
56.1

Education Stats

Education Josephine County Cluster OR National
Preschool enrollment 41.6% 41.6% 46.3% 48.0%
On-time H.S. graduation 69.5% 69.5% 77.1% 84.8%
Associates Degree or Higher (%) 26.0% 26.0% 42.5% 40.5%
Community Score out of 100
Josephine County, OR
42.1
Cluster
42.1
State Avg.
55.3
National Avg.
47.8

Community Stats

Community Health & Civic Life Josephine County Cluster OR National
Youth not in School and Not Working (% ages 16 to 24) 17.8% 17.8% 11.6% 11.5%
Youth not in School and Not Working (total ages 16 to 24) 1,440 1,440 54,478 4,501,815
Volunteerism (% of adults ages 18 and older) % % 37.2% 27.5%
Violent crime per 100,000 pop. 222.5 222.5 281.8 382.9
Primary care providers per 100,000 pop. 78.7 78.7 94.0 75.5
Grocery Stores and Supermarkets per 10,000 population 1.7 1.7 1.9 2.1
Health Score out of 100
Josephine County, OR
53.8
Cluster
53.8
State Avg.
63.3
National Avg.
52.0

Health Stats

Health Josephine County Cluster OR National
Low Birth Weight (% born weighing less than 5.5lbs) % % 6.8% 8.3%
Health Insurance Coverage 9.4% 9.4% 6.8% 8.7%
Deaths Related to Alcohol/Drug Abuse or Suicide (per 100,000 pop.) 41.9 41.9 30.0 34.9

Business Stats

Business Josephine County Cluster OR National
Diversity 85.1% 85.1% -% 85.9%
Growth 47.8 47.8 - 7.9
Automation 57.8% 57.8% -% 59.4%

Population
Josephine County 86,352
Cluster 86,352
OR 4,146,592
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.