Opportunity Index

GRADE C

Mesa County, Colorado

Economy Score out of 100
Mesa County, Colorado
55.4
Cluster
55.4
State Avg.
62.9
National Avg.
57.0

Economy Stats

Economy Mesa County Cluster CO National
Unemployment rate 3.3% 3.3% 2.9% 3.3%
Median household income $46,254 $46,254 $61,514 $53,699
Population below the poverty line (%) 16.0% 16.0% 10.3% 13.4%
Ratio of household Income at the 80th percentile to that of the 20th percentile 4.7 4.7 4.3 4.9
Banking institutions per 10,000 pop. 3.4 3.4 3.5 3.7
Households spending <30% of income on housing 66.5% 66.5% 67.5% 68.3%
High-Speed Internet (rating 1 to 5) 87.7% 87.7% 88.6% 83.8%
Education Score out of 100
Mesa County, CO
45.7
Cluster
45.7
State Avg.
56.0
National Avg.
56.1

Education Stats

Education Mesa County Cluster CO National
Preschool enrollment 39.5% 39.5% 49.5% 48.0%
On-time H.S. graduation 77.6% 77.6% 78.6% 84.8%
Associates Degree or Higher (%) 35.6% 35.6% 49.4% 40.5%
Community Score out of 100
Mesa County, CO
50.0
Cluster
50.0
State Avg.
50.8
National Avg.
47.8

Community Stats

Community Health & Civic Life Mesa County Cluster CO National
Youth not in School and Not Working (% ages 16 to 24) 11.6% 11.6% 8.8% 11.5%
Youth not in School and Not Working (total ages 16 to 24) 2,105 2,105 58,686 4,501,815
Volunteerism (% of adults ages 18 and older) % % 30.9% 27.5%
Violent crime per 100,000 pop. 347.9 347.9 368.1 382.9
Primary care providers per 100,000 pop. 110.8 110.8 81.9 75.5
Grocery Stores and Supermarkets per 10,000 population 1.5 1.5 1.4 2.1
Health Score out of 100
Mesa County, CO
46.1
Cluster
46.1
State Avg.
49.1
National Avg.
52.0

Health Stats

Health Mesa County Cluster CO National
Low Birth Weight (% born weighing less than 5.5lbs) 7.9% 7.9% 9.1% 8.3%
Health Insurance Coverage 11.6% 11.6% 7.5% 8.7%
Deaths Related to Alcohol/Drug Abuse or Suicide (per 100,000 pop.) 42.2 42.2 36.0 34.9

Business Stats

Business Mesa County Cluster CO National
Diversity 88.8% 88.8% -% 85.9%
Growth 68.5 68.5 - 7.9
Automation 57.3% 57.3% -% 59.4%

Population
Mesa County 151,616
Cluster 151,616
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.