Opportunity Index

GRADE C

Harrison County, West Virginia

Economy Score out of 100
Harrison County, West Virginia
61.5
Cluster
61.5
State Avg.
49.9
National Avg.
57.0

Economy Stats

Economy Harrison County Cluster WV National
Unemployment rate 3.8% 3.8% 5.4% 3.3%
Median household income $43,000 $43,000 $38,687 $53,699
Population below the poverty line (%) 15.0% 15.0% 19.1% 13.4%
Ratio of household Income at the 80th percentile to that of the 20th percentile 4.9 4.9 5.2 4.9
Banking institutions per 10,000 pop. 7.1 7.1 4.6 3.7
Households spending <30% of income on housing 80.6% 80.6% 76.7% 68.3%
High-Speed Internet (rating 1 to 5) 83.6% 83.6% 76.3% 83.8%
Education Score out of 100
Harrison County, WV
48.3
Cluster
48.3
State Avg.
49.1
National Avg.
56.1

Education Stats

Education Harrison County Cluster WV National
Preschool enrollment 32.5% 32.5% 35.1% 48.0%
On-time H.S. graduation 88.0% 88.0% 89.1% 84.8%
Associates Degree or Higher (%) 29.5% 29.5% 27.3% 40.5%
Community Score out of 100
Harrison County, WV
50.5
Cluster
50.5
State Avg.
46.9
National Avg.
47.8

Community Stats

Community Health & Civic Life Harrison County Cluster WV National
Youth not in School and Not Working (% ages 16 to 24) 15.6% 15.6% 17.0% 11.5%
Youth not in School and Not Working (total ages 16 to 24) 1,085 1,085 34,991 4,501,815
Volunteerism (% of adults ages 18 and older) % % 25.9% 27.5%
Violent crime per 100,000 pop. 212.1 212.1 350.7 382.9
Primary care providers per 100,000 pop. 115.0 115.0 77.7 75.5
Grocery Stores and Supermarkets per 10,000 population 2.1 2.1 1.9 2.1
Health Score out of 100
Harrison County, WV
38.6
Cluster
38.6
State Avg.
35.3
National Avg.
52.0

Health Stats

Health Harrison County Cluster WV National
Low Birth Weight (% born weighing less than 5.5lbs) % % 9.5% 8.3%
Health Insurance Coverage 7.4% 7.4% 6.1% 8.7%
Deaths Related to Alcohol/Drug Abuse or Suicide (per 100,000 pop.) 51.5 51.5 78.3 34.9

Business Stats

Business Harrison County Cluster WV National
Diversity 89.1% 89.1% -% 85.9%
Growth 32.7 32.7 - 7.9
Automation 63.1% 63.1% -% 59.4%

Population
Harrison County 67,811
Cluster 67,811
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.