Opportunity Index

Sherman County, Oregon

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

Economy Stats

Economy Sherman County Cluster OR National
Unemployment rate 3.6% 3.6% 4.0% 3.3%
Median household income $37,446 $37,446 $53,589 $53,699
Population below the poverty line (%) 13.7% 13.7% 13.2% 13.4%
Ratio of household Income at the 80th percentile to that of the 20th percentile 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.9
Banking institutions per 10,000 pop. 3.5 3.7
Households spending <30% of income on housing 71.3% 71.3% 64.3% 68.3%
High-Speed Internet (rating 1 to 5) % % 87.1% 83.8%
Education Score out of 100
Sherman County, OR
40.6
Cluster
40.6
State Avg.
50.7
National Avg.
56.1

Education Stats

Education Sherman County Cluster OR National
Preschool enrollment 42.9% 42.9% 46.3% 48.0%
On-time H.S. graduation 73.1% 73.1% 77.1% 84.8%
Associates Degree or Higher (%) 29.1% 29.1% 42.5% 40.5%
Community Score out of 100
Sherman County, OR
35.2
Cluster
35.2
State Avg.
55.3
National Avg.
47.8

Community Stats

Community Health & Civic Life Sherman County Cluster OR National
Youth not in School and Not Working (% ages 16 to 24) 18.2% 18.2% 11.6% 11.5%
Youth not in School and Not Working (total ages 16 to 24) 20 20 54,478 4,501,815
Volunteerism (% of adults ages 18 and older) % % 37.2% 27.5%
Violent crime per 100,000 pop. 57.9 57.9 281.8 382.9
Primary care providers per 100,000 pop. 0.0 0.0 94.0 75.5
Grocery Stores and Supermarkets per 10,000 population 1.9 2.1
Health Score out of 100
Sherman County, OR
Cluster
State Avg.
63.3
National Avg.
52.0

Health Stats

Health Sherman County Cluster OR National
Low Birth Weight (% born weighing less than 5.5lbs) % % 6.8% 8.3%
Health Insurance Coverage 18.0% 18.0% 6.8% 8.7%
Deaths Related to Alcohol/Drug Abuse or Suicide (per 100,000 pop.) 30.0 34.9

Business Stats

Business Sherman County Cluster OR National
Diversity 77.9% 77.9% -% 85.9%
Growth 52.0 52.0 - 7.9
Automation 60.1% 60.1% -% 59.4%

Population
Sherman County 1,758
Cluster 1,758
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.