Opportunity Index

GRADE B-

Gunnison County, Colorado

Economy Score out of 100
Gunnison County, Colorado
57.7
Cluster
57.7
State Avg.
62.9
National Avg.
57.0

Economy Stats

Economy Gunnison County Cluster CO National
Unemployment rate 2.5% 2.5% 2.9% 3.3%
Median household income $46,859 $46,859 $61,514 $53,699
Population below the poverty line (%) 14.1% 14.1% 10.3% 13.4%
Ratio of household Income at the 80th percentile to that of the 20th percentile 4.5 4.5 4.3 4.9
Banking institutions per 10,000 pop. 4.1 4.1 3.5 3.7
Households spending <30% of income on housing 62.2% 62.2% 67.5% 68.3%
High-Speed Internet (rating 1 to 5) % % 88.6% 83.8%
Education Score out of 100
Gunnison County, CO
70.8
Cluster
70.8
State Avg.
56.0
National Avg.
56.1

Education Stats

Education Gunnison County Cluster CO National
Preschool enrollment 40.7% 40.7% 49.5% 48.0%
On-time H.S. graduation 96.0% 96.0% 78.6% 84.8%
Associates Degree or Higher (%) 60.6% 60.6% 49.4% 40.5%
Community Score out of 100
Gunnison County, CO
59.1
Cluster
59.1
State Avg.
50.8
National Avg.
47.8

Community Stats

Community Health & Civic Life Gunnison County Cluster CO National
Youth not in School and Not Working (% ages 16 to 24) 4.5% 4.5% 8.8% 11.5%
Youth not in School and Not Working (total ages 16 to 24) 150 150 58,686 4,501,815
Volunteerism (% of adults ages 18 and older) % % 30.9% 27.5%
Violent crime per 100,000 pop. 179.1 179.1 368.1 382.9
Primary care providers per 100,000 pop. 82.6 82.6 81.9 75.5
Grocery Stores and Supermarkets per 10,000 population 3.0 3.0 1.4 2.1
Health Score out of 100
Gunnison County, CO
38.4
Cluster
38.4
State Avg.
49.1
National Avg.
52.0

Health Stats

Health Gunnison County Cluster CO National
Low Birth Weight (% born weighing less than 5.5lbs) % % 9.1% 8.3%
Health Insurance Coverage 13.0% 13.0% 7.5% 8.7%
Deaths Related to Alcohol/Drug Abuse or Suicide (per 100,000 pop.) 44.3 44.3 36.0 34.9

Business Stats

Business Gunnison County Cluster CO National
Diversity 85.6% 85.6% -% 85.9%
Growth 82.6 82.6 - 7.9
Automation 57.3% 57.3% -% 59.4%

Population
Gunnison County 16,939
Cluster 16,939
CO 5,615,902
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.