Opportunity Index

GRADE C+

Mercer County, Pennsylvania

Economy Score out of 100
Mercer County, Pennsylvania
59.2
Cluster
59.2
State Avg.
57.7
National Avg.
57.0

Economy Stats

Economy Mercer County Cluster PA National
Unemployment rate 3.5% 3.5% 4.0% 3.3%
Median household income $42,133 $42,133 $52,684 $53,699
Population below the poverty line (%) 13.7% 13.7% 12.5% 13.4%
Ratio of household Income at the 80th percentile to that of the 20th percentile 4.2 4.2 5.0 4.9
Banking institutions per 10,000 pop. 4.7 4.7 4.3 3.7
Households spending <30% of income on housing 76.8% 76.8% 71.5% 68.3%
High-Speed Internet (rating 1 to 5) 80.2% 80.2% 82.0% 83.8%
Education Score out of 100
Mercer County, PA
56.8
Cluster
56.8
State Avg.
56.3
National Avg.
56.1

Education Stats

Education Mercer County Cluster PA National
Preschool enrollment 45.3% 45.3% 47.9% 48.0%
On-time H.S. graduation 92.8% 92.8% 85.6% 84.8%
Associates Degree or Higher (%) 30.7% 30.7% 39.8% 40.5%
Community Score out of 100
Mercer County, PA
42.7
Cluster
42.7
State Avg.
51.2
National Avg.
47.8

Community Stats

Community Health & Civic Life Mercer County Cluster PA National
Youth not in School and Not Working (% ages 16 to 24) 11.8% 11.8% 11.7% 11.5%
Youth not in School and Not Working (total ages 16 to 24) 1,730 1,730 174,869 4,501,815
Volunteerism (% of adults ages 18 and older) % % 31.5% 27.5%
Violent crime per 100,000 pop. 215.6 215.6 313.3 382.9
Primary care providers per 100,000 pop. 63.5 63.5 80.9 75.5
Grocery Stores and Supermarkets per 10,000 population 1.2 1.2 2.2 2.1
Health Score out of 100
Mercer County, PA
52.2
Cluster
52.2
State Avg.
42.2
National Avg.
52.0

Health Stats

Health Mercer County Cluster PA National
Low Birth Weight (% born weighing less than 5.5lbs) 7.4% 7.4% 8.4% 8.3%
Health Insurance Coverage 7.4% 7.4% 5.5% 8.7%
Deaths Related to Alcohol/Drug Abuse or Suicide (per 100,000 pop.) 44.5 44.5 57.7 34.9

Business Stats

Business Mercer County Cluster PA National
Diversity 84.1% 84.1% -% 85.9%
Growth 7.4 7.4 - 7.9
Automation 59.4% 59.4% -% 59.4%

Population
Mercer County 111,750
Cluster 111,750
PA 12,790,447
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.