Opportunity Index

GRADE C-

Milwaukee County, Wisconsin

Economy Score out of 100
Milwaukee County, Wisconsin
47.2
Cluster
47.2
State Avg.
62.6
National Avg.
57.0

Economy Stats

Economy Milwaukee County Cluster WI National
Unemployment rate 3.0% 3.0% 3.0% 3.3%
Median household income $41,638 $41,638 $52,782 $53,699
Population below the poverty line (%) 20.5% 20.5% 11.3% 13.4%
Ratio of household Income at the 80th percentile to that of the 20th percentile 5.1 5.1 4.3 4.9
Banking institutions per 10,000 pop. 3.5 3.5 4.6 3.7
Households spending <30% of income on housing 61.0% 61.0% 73.2% 68.3%
High-Speed Internet (rating 1 to 5) 77.9% 77.9% 83.9% 83.8%
Education Score out of 100
Milwaukee County, WI
49.5
Cluster
49.5
State Avg.
56.8
National Avg.
56.1

Education Stats

Education Milwaukee County Cluster WI National
Preschool enrollment 49.7% 49.7% 43.9% 48.0%
On-time H.S. graduation 76.8% 76.8% 87.1% 84.8%
Associates Degree or Higher (%) 37.8% 37.8% 41.3% 40.5%
Community Score out of 100
Milwaukee County, WI
44.0
Cluster
44.0
State Avg.
54.2
National Avg.
47.8

Community Stats

Community Health & Civic Life Milwaukee County Cluster WI National
Youth not in School and Not Working (% ages 16 to 24) 13.6% 13.6% 8.9% 11.5%
Youth not in School and Not Working (total ages 16 to 24) 16,390 16,390 62,485 4,501,815
Volunteerism (% of adults ages 18 and older) % % 36.5% 27.5%
Violent crime per 100,000 pop. 1,019.7 1,019.7 319.9 382.9
Primary care providers per 100,000 pop. 71.6 71.6 78.8 75.5
Grocery Stores and Supermarkets per 10,000 population 2.4 2.4 1.8 2.1
Health Score out of 100
Milwaukee County, WI
40.9
Cluster
40.9
State Avg.
58.1
National Avg.
52.0

Health Stats

Health Milwaukee County Cluster WI National
Low Birth Weight (% born weighing less than 5.5lbs) 10.0% 10.0% 7.6% 8.3%
Health Insurance Coverage 8.8% 8.8% 5.4% 8.7%
Deaths Related to Alcohol/Drug Abuse or Suicide (per 100,000 pop.) 41.1 41.1 35.4 34.9

Business Stats

Business Milwaukee County Cluster WI National
Diversity 89.6% 89.6% -% 85.9%
Growth 1.3 1.3 - 7.9
Automation 60.3% 60.3% -% 59.4%

Population
Milwaukee County 952,085
Cluster 952,085
WI 5,792,051
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.