Opportunity Index

GRADE C+

Salt Lake County, Utah

Economy Score out of 100
Salt Lake County, Utah
65.5
Cluster
65.5
State Avg.
65.9
National Avg.
57.0

Economy Stats

Economy Salt Lake County Cluster UT National
Unemployment rate 2.7% 2.7% 3.0% 3.3%
Median household income $60,451 $60,451 $60,839 $53,699
Population below the poverty line (%) 10.4% 10.4% 9.7% 13.4%
Ratio of household Income at the 80th percentile to that of the 20th percentile 3.9 3.9 3.8 4.9
Banking institutions per 10,000 pop. 3.9 3.9 3.5 3.7
Households spending <30% of income on housing 71.0% 71.0% 73.5% 68.3%
High-Speed Internet (rating 1 to 5) 88.9% 88.9% 88.1% 83.8%
Education Score out of 100
Salt Lake County, UT
54.4
Cluster
54.4
State Avg.
50.9
National Avg.
56.1

Education Stats

Education Salt Lake County Cluster UT National
Preschool enrollment 46.5% 46.5% 43.0% 48.0%
On-time H.S. graduation 82.0% 82.0% -% 84.8%
Associates Degree or Higher (%) 42.5% 42.5% 44.1% 40.5%
Community Score out of 100
Salt Lake County, UT
45.5
Cluster
45.5
State Avg.
54.5
National Avg.
47.8

Community Stats

Community Health & Civic Life Salt Lake County Cluster UT National
Youth not in School and Not Working (% ages 16 to 24) 10.2% 10.2% 9.6% 11.5%
Youth not in School and Not Working (total ages 16 to 24) 14,195 14,195 43,627 4,501,815
Volunteerism (% of adults ages 18 and older) % % 46.1% 27.5%
Violent crime per 100,000 pop. 383.8 383.8 238.9 382.9
Primary care providers per 100,000 pop. 76.5 76.5 57.9 75.5
Grocery Stores and Supermarkets per 10,000 population 1.4 1.4 1.2 2.1
Health Score out of 100
Salt Lake County, UT
46.5
Cluster
46.5
State Avg.
52.1
National Avg.
52.0

Health Stats

Health Salt Lake County Cluster UT National
Low Birth Weight (% born weighing less than 5.5lbs) 7.5% 7.5% 7.2% 8.3%
Health Insurance Coverage 12.1% 12.1% 9.2% 8.7%
Deaths Related to Alcohol/Drug Abuse or Suicide (per 100,000 pop.) 43.8 43.8 42.1 34.9

Business Stats

Business Salt Lake County Cluster UT National
Diversity 92.0% 92.0% -% 85.9%
Growth 100.9 100.9 - 7.9
Automation 58.2% 58.2% -% 59.4%

Population
Salt Lake County 1,135,649
Cluster 1,135,649
UT 3,103,118
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.