Opportunity Index

GRADE C+

Los Angeles County, California

Economy Score out of 100
Los Angeles County, California
47.4
Cluster
47.4
State Avg.
54.1
National Avg.
57.0

Economy Stats

Economy Los Angeles County Cluster CA National
Unemployment rate 4.0% 4.0% 4.0% 3.3%
Median household income $54,303 $54,303 $63,907 $53,699
Population below the poverty line (%) 17.0% 17.0% 13.3% 13.4%
Ratio of household Income at the 80th percentile to that of the 20th percentile 5.4 5.4 5.2 4.9
Banking institutions per 10,000 pop. 2.3 2.3 2.5 3.7
Households spending <30% of income on housing 51.4% 51.4% 57.9% 68.3%
High-Speed Internet (rating 1 to 5) 85.6% 85.6% 87.9% 83.8%
Education Score out of 100
Los Angeles County, CA
54.6
Cluster
54.6
State Avg.
58.4
National Avg.
56.1

Education Stats

Education Los Angeles County Cluster CA National
Preschool enrollment 54.0% 54.0% 49.9% 48.0%
On-time H.S. graduation 81.6% 81.6% 86.6% 84.8%
Associates Degree or Higher (%) 38.2% 38.2% 41.4% 40.5%
Community Score out of 100
Los Angeles County, CA
45.4
Cluster
45.4
State Avg.
46.9
National Avg.
47.8

Community Stats

Community Health & Civic Life Los Angeles County Cluster CA National
Youth not in School and Not Working (% ages 16 to 24) 12.0% 12.0% 11.3% 11.5%
Youth not in School and Not Working (total ages 16 to 24) 156,075 156,075 544,887 4,501,815
Volunteerism (% of adults ages 18 and older) % % 24.1% 27.5%
Violent crime per 100,000 pop. 488.3 488.3 449.3 382.9
Primary care providers per 100,000 pop. 72.8 72.8 79.6 75.5
Grocery Stores and Supermarkets per 10,000 population 2.0 2.0 2.1 2.1
Health Score out of 100
Los Angeles County, CA
62.8
Cluster
62.8
State Avg.
67.2
National Avg.
52.0

Health Stats

Health Los Angeles County Cluster CA National
Low Birth Weight (% born weighing less than 5.5lbs) 7.1% 7.1% 6.9% 8.3%
Health Insurance Coverage 13.3% 13.3% 7.2% 8.7%
Deaths Related to Alcohol/Drug Abuse or Suicide (per 100,000 pop.) 15.3 15.3 21.6 34.9

Business Stats

Business Los Angeles County Cluster CA National
Diversity 91.6% 91.6% -% 85.9%
Growth 14.7 14.7 - 7.9
Automation 56.6% 56.6% -% 59.4%

Population
Los Angeles County 10,163,507
Cluster 10,163,507
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.