Opportunity Index

GRADE C-

Anderson County, Texas

Economy Score out of 100
Anderson County, Texas
54.7
Cluster
54.7
State Avg.
55.4
National Avg.
57.0

Economy Stats

Economy Anderson County Cluster TX National
Unemployment rate 2.4% 2.4% 3.7% 3.3%
Median household income $37,659 $37,659 $52,693 $53,699
Population below the poverty line (%) 15.7% 15.7% 14.7% 13.4%
Ratio of household Income at the 80th percentile to that of the 20th percentile 4.3 4.3 4.8 4.9
Banking institutions per 10,000 pop. 2.6 2.6 3.0 3.7
Households spending <30% of income on housing 72.3% 72.3% 69.6% 68.3%
High-Speed Internet (rating 1 to 5) % % 83.5% 83.8%
Education Score out of 100
Anderson County, TX
52.0
Cluster
52.0
State Avg.
56.1
National Avg.
56.1

Education Stats

Education Anderson County Cluster TX National
Preschool enrollment 36.9% 36.9% 43.0% 48.0%
On-time H.S. graduation 96.8% 96.8% 89.2% 84.8%
Associates Degree or Higher (%) 19.6% 19.6% 36.9% 40.5%
Community Score out of 100
Anderson County, TX
24.3
Cluster
24.3
State Avg.
39.5
National Avg.
47.8

Community Stats

Community Health & Civic Life Anderson County Cluster TX National
Youth not in School and Not Working (% ages 16 to 24) 24.2% 24.2% 13.1% 11.5%
Youth not in School and Not Working (total ages 16 to 24) 1,420 1,420 475,399 4,501,815
Volunteerism (% of adults ages 18 and older) % % 25.6% 27.5%
Violent crime per 100,000 pop. 416.6 416.6 438.9 382.9
Primary care providers per 100,000 pop. 34.6 34.6 60.9 75.5
Grocery Stores and Supermarkets per 10,000 population 0.5 0.5 1.3 2.1
Health Score out of 100
Anderson County, TX
48.4
Cluster
48.4
State Avg.
48.3
National Avg.
52.0

Health Stats

Health Anderson County Cluster TX National
Low Birth Weight (% born weighing less than 5.5lbs) % % 8.4% 8.3%
Health Insurance Coverage 13.7% 13.7% 17.3% 8.7%
Deaths Related to Alcohol/Drug Abuse or Suicide (per 100,000 pop.) 30.1 30.1 23.2 34.9

Business Stats

Business Anderson County Cluster TX National
Diversity 87.1% 87.1% -% 85.9%
Growth 21.1 21.1 - 7.9
Automation 59.0% 59.0% -% 59.4%

Population
Anderson County 57,741
Cluster 57,741
TX 28,322,717
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.