Opportunity Index

Skamania County, Washington

Economy Score out of 100
Skamania County, Washington
Cluster
State Avg.
61.3
National Avg.
57.0

Economy Stats

Economy Skamania County Cluster WA National
Unemployment rate 5.5% 5.5% 4.3% 3.3%
Median household income $47,709 $47,709 $63,171 $53,699
Population below the poverty line (%) 13.3% 13.3% 11.0% 13.4%
Ratio of household Income at the 80th percentile to that of the 20th percentile 4.7 4.7 4.4 4.9
Banking institutions per 10,000 pop. 3.5 3.7
Households spending <30% of income on housing 67.9% 67.9% 67.4% 68.3%
High-Speed Internet (rating 1 to 5) % % 89.4% 83.8%
Education Score out of 100
Skamania County, WA
46.9
Cluster
46.9
State Avg.
55.6
National Avg.
56.1

Education Stats

Education Skamania County Cluster WA National
Preschool enrollment 36.8% 36.8% 43.5% 48.0%
On-time H.S. graduation 82.3% 82.3% 83.1% 84.8%
Associates Degree or Higher (%) 32.5% 32.5% 45.6% 40.5%
Community Score out of 100
Skamania County, WA
39.4
Cluster
39.4
State Avg.
55.8
National Avg.
47.8

Community Stats

Community Health & Civic Life Skamania County Cluster WA National
Youth not in School and Not Working (% ages 16 to 24) 13.4% 13.4% 10.7% 11.5%
Youth not in School and Not Working (total ages 16 to 24) 150 150 88,437 4,501,815
Volunteerism (% of adults ages 18 and older) % % 32.2% 27.5%
Violent crime per 100,000 pop. 87.7 87.7 304.5 382.9
Primary care providers per 100,000 pop. 0.0 0.0 84.3 75.5
Grocery Stores and Supermarkets per 10,000 population 2.2 2.1
Health Score out of 100
Skamania County, WA
Cluster
State Avg.
64.5
National Avg.
52.0

Health Stats

Health Skamania County Cluster WA National
Low Birth Weight (% born weighing less than 5.5lbs) % % 6.6% 8.3%
Health Insurance Coverage 6.6% 6.6% 6.1% 8.7%
Deaths Related to Alcohol/Drug Abuse or Suicide (per 100,000 pop.) 31.0 34.9

Business Stats

Business Skamania County Cluster WA National
Diversity 73.0% 73.0% -% 85.9%
Growth -7.8 -7.8 - 7.9
Automation 60.2% 60.2% -% 59.4%

Population
Skamania County 11,837
Cluster 11,837
WA 7,425,432
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.