Opportunity Index

GRADE B+

Contra Costa County, California

Economy Score out of 100
Contra Costa County, California
62.4
Cluster
62.4
State Avg.
54.1
National Avg.
57.0

Economy Stats

Economy Contra Costa County Cluster CA National
Unemployment rate 2.8% 2.8% 4.0% 3.3%
Median household income $78,726 $78,726 $63,907 $53,699
Population below the poverty line (%) 9.8% 9.8% 13.3% 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. 2.8 2.8 2.5 3.7
Households spending <30% of income on housing 61.4% 61.4% 57.9% 68.3%
High-Speed Internet (rating 1 to 5) 92.3% 92.3% 87.9% 83.8%
Education Score out of 100
Contra Costa County, CA
64.8
Cluster
64.8
State Avg.
58.4
National Avg.
56.1

Education Stats

Education Contra Costa County Cluster CA National
Preschool enrollment 55.9% 55.9% 49.9% 48.0%
On-time H.S. graduation 87.9% 87.9% 86.6% 84.8%
Associates Degree or Higher (%) 49.0% 49.0% 41.4% 40.5%
Community Score out of 100
Contra Costa County, CA
50.7
Cluster
50.7
State Avg.
46.9
National Avg.
47.8

Community Stats

Community Health & Civic Life Contra Costa County Cluster CA National
Youth not in School and Not Working (% ages 16 to 24) 11.4% 11.4% 11.3% 11.5%
Youth not in School and Not Working (total ages 16 to 24) 14,255 14,255 544,887 4,501,815
Volunteerism (% of adults ages 18 and older) % % 24.1% 27.5%
Violent crime per 100,000 pop. 336.0 336.0 449.3 382.9
Primary care providers per 100,000 pop. 103.1 103.1 79.6 75.5
Grocery Stores and Supermarkets per 10,000 population 1.9 1.9 2.1 2.1
Health Score out of 100
Contra Costa County, CA
68.3
Cluster
68.3
State Avg.
67.2
National Avg.
52.0

Health Stats

Health Contra Costa County Cluster CA National
Low Birth Weight (% born weighing less than 5.5lbs) 6.9% 6.9% 6.9% 8.3%
Health Insurance Coverage 7.2% 7.2% 7.2% 8.7%
Deaths Related to Alcohol/Drug Abuse or Suicide (per 100,000 pop.) 19.6 19.6 21.6 34.9

Business Stats

Business Contra Costa County Cluster CA National
Diversity 90.5% 90.5% -% 85.9%
Growth 39.6 39.6 - 7.9
Automation 56.6% 56.6% -% 59.4%

Population
Contra Costa County 1,147,439
Cluster 1,147,439
CA 39,399,349
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.