Opportunity Index

GRADE C-

Dickenson County, Virginia

Economy Score out of 100
Dickenson County, Virginia
46.1
Cluster
46.1
State Avg.
62.6
National Avg.
57.0

Economy Stats

Economy Dickenson County Cluster VA National
Unemployment rate 4.6% 4.6% 2.7% 3.3%
Median household income $26,625 $26,625 $63,666 $53,699
Population below the poverty line (%) 23.0% 23.0% 10.6% 13.4%
Ratio of household Income at the 80th percentile to that of the 20th percentile 5.5 5.5 4.7 4.9
Banking institutions per 10,000 pop. 5.4 5.4 4.1 3.7
Households spending <30% of income on housing 69.7% 69.7% 70.7% 68.3%
High-Speed Internet (rating 1 to 5) % % 85.2% 83.8%
Education Score out of 100
Dickenson County, VA
49.0
Cluster
49.0
State Avg.
60.4
National Avg.
56.1

Education Stats

Education Dickenson County Cluster VA National
Preschool enrollment 41.2% 41.2% 48.1% 48.0%
On-time H.S. graduation 91.4% 91.4% 86.9% 84.8%
Associates Degree or Higher (%) 18.8% 18.8% 46.6% 40.5%
Community Score out of 100
Dickenson County, VA
46.8
Cluster
46.8
State Avg.
51.1
National Avg.
47.8

Community Stats

Community Health & Civic Life Dickenson County Cluster VA National
Youth not in School and Not Working (% ages 16 to 24) 11.5% 11.5% 8.9% 11.5%
Youth not in School and Not Working (total ages 16 to 24) 165 165 92,414 4,501,815
Volunteerism (% of adults ages 18 and older) % % 31.9% 27.5%
Violent crime per 100,000 pop. 194.8 194.8 208.2 382.9
Primary care providers per 100,000 pop. 27.1 27.1 75.8 75.5
Grocery Stores and Supermarkets per 10,000 population 3.4 3.4 1.8 2.1
Health Score out of 100
Dickenson County, VA
35.4
Cluster
35.4
State Avg.
54.0
National Avg.
52.0

Health Stats

Health Dickenson County Cluster VA National
Low Birth Weight (% born weighing less than 5.5lbs) % % 8.4% 8.3%
Health Insurance Coverage 10.7% 10.7% 8.8% 8.7%
Deaths Related to Alcohol/Drug Abuse or Suicide (per 100,000 pop.) 74.2 74.2 30.3 34.9

Business Stats

Business Dickenson County Cluster VA National
Diversity 81.9% 81.9% -% 85.9%
Growth -65.0 -65.0 - 7.9
Automation 59.5% 59.5% -% 59.4%

Population
Dickenson County 14,782
Cluster 14,782
VA 8,465,207
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.