Opportunity Index

GRADE D+

Chambers County, Alabama

Economy Score out of 100
Chambers County, Alabama
48.2
Cluster
48.2
State Avg.
52.9
National Avg.
57.0

Economy Stats

Economy Chambers County Cluster AL National
Unemployment rate 3.4% 3.4% 3.5% 3.3%
Median household income $33,234 $33,234 $42,830 $53,699
Population below the poverty line (%) 18.8% 18.8% 16.9% 13.4%
Ratio of household Income at the 80th percentile to that of the 20th percentile 4.7 4.7 5.2 4.9
Banking institutions per 10,000 pop. 2.7 2.7 4.3 3.7
Households spending <30% of income on housing 71.1% 71.1% 74.0% 68.3%
High-Speed Internet (rating 1 to 5) % % 78.5% 83.8%
Education Score out of 100
Chambers County, AL
44.7
Cluster
44.7
State Avg.
54.6
National Avg.
56.1

Education Stats

Education Chambers County Cluster AL National
Preschool enrollment 36.8% 36.8% 42.8% 48.0%
On-time H.S. graduation 86.2% 86.2% 89.1% 84.8%
Associates Degree or Higher (%) 20.9% 20.9% 33.9% 40.5%
Community Score out of 100
Chambers County, AL
34.8
Cluster
34.8
State Avg.
41.5
National Avg.
47.8

Community Stats

Community Health & Civic Life Chambers County Cluster AL National
Youth not in School and Not Working (% ages 16 to 24) 18.3% 18.3% 15.6% 11.5%
Youth not in School and Not Working (total ages 16 to 24) 685 685 92,764 4,501,815
Volunteerism (% of adults ages 18 and older) % % 24.7% 27.5%
Violent crime per 100,000 pop. 529.0 529.0 524.2 382.9
Primary care providers per 100,000 pop. 41.5 41.5 64.8 75.5
Grocery Stores and Supermarkets per 10,000 population 1.8 1.8 1.6 2.1
Health Score out of 100
Chambers County, AL
42.2
Cluster
42.2
State Avg.
43.0
National Avg.
52.0

Health Stats

Health Chambers County Cluster AL National
Low Birth Weight (% born weighing less than 5.5lbs) % % 10.2% 8.3%
Health Insurance Coverage 12.2% 12.2% 9.4% 8.7%
Deaths Related to Alcohol/Drug Abuse or Suicide (per 100,000 pop.) 29.7 29.7 33.9 34.9

Business Stats

Business Chambers County Cluster AL National
Diversity 84.0% 84.0% -% 85.9%
Growth -6.1 -6.1 - 7.9
Automation 61.1% 61.1% -% 59.4%

Population
Chambers County 33,713
Cluster 33,713
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.