Opportunity Index

GRADE C

Calhoun County, Alabama

Economy Score out of 100
Calhoun County, Alabama
51.4
Cluster
51.4
State Avg.
52.9
National Avg.
57.0

Economy Stats

Economy Calhoun County Cluster AL National
Unemployment rate 4.0% 4.0% 3.5% 3.3%
Median household income $38,881 $38,881 $42,830 $53,699
Population below the poverty line (%) 18.6% 18.6% 16.9% 13.4%
Ratio of household Income at the 80th percentile to that of the 20th percentile 5.0 5.0 5.2 4.9
Banking institutions per 10,000 pop. 4.4 4.4 4.3 3.7
Households spending <30% of income on housing 74.0% 74.0% 74.0% 68.3%
High-Speed Internet (rating 1 to 5) 77.4% 77.4% 78.5% 83.8%
Education Score out of 100
Calhoun County, AL
52.9
Cluster
52.9
State Avg.
54.6
National Avg.
56.1

Education Stats

Education Calhoun County Cluster AL National
Preschool enrollment 42.1% 42.1% 42.8% 48.0%
On-time H.S. graduation 92.4% 92.4% 89.1% 84.8%
Associates Degree or Higher (%) 25.3% 25.3% 33.9% 40.5%
Community Score out of 100
Calhoun County, AL
41.4
Cluster
41.4
State Avg.
41.5
National Avg.
47.8

Community Stats

Community Health & Civic Life Calhoun County Cluster AL National
Youth not in School and Not Working (% ages 16 to 24) 15.1% 15.1% 15.6% 11.5%
Youth not in School and Not Working (total ages 16 to 24) 2,135 2,135 92,764 4,501,815
Volunteerism (% of adults ages 18 and older) % % 24.7% 27.5%
Violent crime per 100,000 pop. 756.1 756.1 524.2 382.9
Primary care providers per 100,000 pop. 63.6 63.6 64.8 75.5
Grocery Stores and Supermarkets per 10,000 population 2.2 2.2 1.6 2.1
Health Score out of 100
Calhoun County, AL
45.5
Cluster
45.5
State Avg.
43.0
National Avg.
52.0

Health Stats

Health Calhoun County Cluster AL National
Low Birth Weight (% born weighing less than 5.5lbs) 9.3% 9.3% 10.2% 8.3%
Health Insurance Coverage 10.4% 10.4% 9.4% 8.7%
Deaths Related to Alcohol/Drug Abuse or Suicide (per 100,000 pop.) 35.2 35.2 33.9 34.9

Business Stats

Business Calhoun County Cluster AL National
Diversity 86.3% 86.3% -% 85.9%
Growth 16.4 16.4 - 7.9
Automation 60.5% 60.5% -% 59.4%

Population
Calhoun County 114,728
Cluster 114,728
AL 4,875,120
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.