Opportunity Index

Wheeler County, Oregon

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

Economy Stats

Economy Wheeler County Cluster OR National
Unemployment rate 4.5% 4.5% 4.0% 3.3%
Median household income $29,871 $29,871 $53,589 $53,699
Population below the poverty line (%) 20.6% 20.6% 13.2% 13.4%
Ratio of household Income at the 80th percentile to that of the 20th percentile 4.8 4.8 4.5 4.9
Banking institutions per 10,000 pop. 3.5 3.7
Households spending <30% of income on housing 63.0% 63.0% 64.3% 68.3%
High-Speed Internet (rating 1 to 5) % % 87.1% 83.8%
Education Score out of 100
Wheeler County, OR
16.8
Cluster
16.8
State Avg.
50.7
National Avg.
56.1

Education Stats

Education Wheeler County Cluster OR National
Preschool enrollment 18.8% 18.8% 46.3% 48.0%
On-time H.S. graduation 25.6% 25.6% 77.1% 84.8%
Associates Degree or Higher (%) 23.7% 23.7% 42.5% 40.5%
Community Score out of 100
Wheeler County, OR
25.7
Cluster
25.7
State Avg.
55.3
National Avg.
47.8

Community Stats

Community Health & Civic Life Wheeler County Cluster OR National
Youth not in School and Not Working (% ages 16 to 24) 23.8% 23.8% 11.6% 11.5%
Youth not in School and Not Working (total ages 16 to 24) 25 25 54,478 4,501,815
Volunteerism (% of adults ages 18 and older) % % 37.2% 27.5%
Violent crime per 100,000 pop. 183.8 183.8 281.8 382.9
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
Wheeler County, OR
Cluster
State Avg.
63.3
National Avg.
52.0

Health Stats

Health Wheeler County Cluster OR National
Low Birth Weight (% born weighing less than 5.5lbs) % % 6.8% 8.3%
Health Insurance Coverage 7.2% 7.2% 6.8% 8.7%
Deaths Related to Alcohol/Drug Abuse or Suicide (per 100,000 pop.) 30.0 34.9

Business Stats

Business Wheeler County Cluster OR National
Diversity 29.1% 29.1% -% 85.9%
Growth 42.1 42.1 - 7.9
Automation 58.3% 58.3% -% 59.4%

Population
Wheeler County 1,357
Cluster 1,357
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

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Education Sentiment data has not been collected for this county.

Health Sentiment data has not been collected for this county.