Opportunity Index

GRADE B-

Rutherford County, Tennessee

Economy Score out of 100
Rutherford County, Tennessee
63.4
Cluster
63.4
State Avg.
56.4
National Avg.
57.0

Economy Stats

Economy Rutherford County Cluster TN National
Unemployment rate 2.1% 2.1% 3.1% 3.3%
Median household income $55,313 $55,313 $45,693 $53,699
Population below the poverty line (%) 11.8% 11.8% 15.0% 13.4%
Ratio of household Income at the 80th percentile to that of the 20th percentile 3.6 3.6 4.7 4.9
Banking institutions per 10,000 pop. 3.1 3.1 4.3 3.7
Households spending <30% of income on housing 73.3% 73.3% 73.0% 68.3%
High-Speed Internet (rating 1 to 5) 84.6% 84.6% 79.6% 83.8%
Education Score out of 100
Rutherford County, TN
59.9
Cluster
59.9
State Avg.
54.2
National Avg.
56.1

Education Stats

Education Rutherford County Cluster TN National
Preschool enrollment 37.3% 37.3% 39.6% 48.0%
On-time H.S. graduation 95.3% 95.3% 89.6% 84.8%
Associates Degree or Higher (%) 39.6% 39.6% 34.6% 40.5%
Community Score out of 100
Rutherford County, TN
38.5
Cluster
38.5
State Avg.
44.3
National Avg.
47.8

Community Stats

Community Health & Civic Life Rutherford County Cluster TN National
Youth not in School and Not Working (% ages 16 to 24) 9.4% 9.4% 12.6% 11.5%
Youth not in School and Not Working (total ages 16 to 24) 4,330 4,330 99,447 4,501,815
Volunteerism (% of adults ages 18 and older) % % 27.4% 27.5%
Violent crime per 100,000 pop. 491.6 491.6 651.5 382.9
Primary care providers per 100,000 pop. 42.6 42.6 71.7 75.5
Grocery Stores and Supermarkets per 10,000 population 0.8 0.8 1.5 2.1
Health Score out of 100
Rutherford County, TN
53.5
Cluster
53.5
State Avg.
43.0
National Avg.
52.0

Health Stats

Health Rutherford County Cluster TN National
Low Birth Weight (% born weighing less than 5.5lbs) 8.4% 8.4% 9.1% 8.3%
Health Insurance Coverage 10.1% 10.1% 9.5% 8.7%
Deaths Related to Alcohol/Drug Abuse or Suicide (per 100,000 pop.) 28.2 28.2 42.5 34.9

Business Stats

Business Rutherford County Cluster TN National
Diversity 89.5% 89.5% -% 85.9%
Growth 159.7 159.7 - 7.9
Automation 59.0% 59.0% -% 59.4%

Population
Rutherford County 317,157
Cluster 317,157
TN 6,708,794
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.