Opportunity Index

Clay County, West Virginia

Economy Score out of 100
Clay County, West Virginia
41.9
Cluster
41.9
State Avg.
49.9
National Avg.
57.0

Economy Stats

Economy Clay County Cluster WV National
Unemployment rate 7.0% 7.0% 5.4% 3.3%
Median household income $30,475 $30,475 $38,687 $53,699
Population below the poverty line (%) 25.2% 25.2% 19.1% 13.4%
Ratio of household Income at the 80th percentile to that of the 20th percentile 4.8 4.8 5.2 4.9
Banking institutions per 10,000 pop. 3.4 3.4 4.6 3.7
Households spending <30% of income on housing 79.2% 79.2% 76.7% 68.3%
High-Speed Internet (rating 1 to 5) % % 76.3% 83.8%
Education Score out of 100
Clay County, WV
50.1
Cluster
50.1
State Avg.
49.1
National Avg.
56.1

Education Stats

Education Clay County Cluster WV National
Preschool enrollment 56.6% 56.6% 35.1% 48.0%
On-time H.S. graduation 89.3% 89.3% 89.1% 84.8%
Associates Degree or Higher (%) 13.0% 13.0% 27.3% 40.5%
Community Score out of 100
Clay County, WV
Cluster
State Avg.
46.9
National Avg.
47.8

Community Stats

Community Health & Civic Life Clay County Cluster WV National
Youth not in School and Not Working (% ages 16 to 24) 22.8% 22.8% 17.0% 11.5%
Youth not in School and Not Working (total ages 16 to 24) 205 205 34,991 4,501,815
Volunteerism (% of adults ages 18 and older) % % 25.9% 27.5%
Violent crime per 100,000 pop. 350.7 382.9
Primary care providers per 100,000 pop. 11.4 11.4 77.7 75.5
Grocery Stores and Supermarkets per 10,000 population 1.9 2.1
Health Score out of 100
Clay County, WV
Cluster
State Avg.
35.3
National Avg.
52.0

Health Stats

Health Clay County Cluster WV National
Low Birth Weight (% born weighing less than 5.5lbs) % % 9.5% 8.3%
Health Insurance Coverage 6.1% 6.1% 6.1% 8.7%
Deaths Related to Alcohol/Drug Abuse or Suicide (per 100,000 pop.) 78.3 34.9

Business Stats

Business Clay County Cluster WV National
Diversity 69.3% 69.3% -% 85.9%
Growth -55.7 -55.7 - 7.9
Automation 64.5% 64.5% -% 59.4%

Population
Clay County 8,764
Cluster 8,764
WV 1,817,048
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.