Opportunity Index

GRADE C+

Lauderdale County, Alabama

Economy Score out of 100
Lauderdale County, Alabama
56.8
Cluster
56.8
State Avg.
52.9
National Avg.
57.0

Economy Stats

Economy Lauderdale County Cluster AL National
Unemployment rate 3.5% 3.5% 3.5% 3.3%
Median household income $39,950 $39,950 $42,830 $53,699
Population below the poverty line (%) 16.3% 16.3% 16.9% 13.4%
Ratio of household Income at the 80th percentile to that of the 20th percentile 4.5 4.5 5.2 4.9
Banking institutions per 10,000 pop. 5.9 5.9 4.3 3.7
Households spending <30% of income on housing 76.2% 76.2% 74.0% 68.3%
High-Speed Internet (rating 1 to 5) 76.4% 76.4% 78.5% 83.8%
Education Score out of 100
Lauderdale County, AL
54.9
Cluster
54.9
State Avg.
54.6
National Avg.
56.1

Education Stats

Education Lauderdale County Cluster AL National
Preschool enrollment 38.8% 38.8% 42.8% 48.0%
On-time H.S. graduation 94.4% 94.4% 89.1% 84.8%
Associates Degree or Higher (%) 28.8% 28.8% 33.9% 40.5%
Community Score out of 100
Lauderdale County, AL
45.2
Cluster
45.2
State Avg.
41.5
National Avg.
47.8

Community Stats

Community Health & Civic Life Lauderdale County Cluster AL National
Youth not in School and Not Working (% ages 16 to 24) 10.3% 10.3% 15.6% 11.5%
Youth not in School and Not Working (total ages 16 to 24) 1,330 1,330 92,764 4,501,815
Volunteerism (% of adults ages 18 and older) % % 24.7% 27.5%
Violent crime per 100,000 pop. 268.6 268.6 524.2 382.9
Primary care providers per 100,000 pop. 50.8 50.8 64.8 75.5
Grocery Stores and Supermarkets per 10,000 population 2.1 2.1 1.6 2.1
Health Score out of 100
Lauderdale County, AL
48.2
Cluster
48.2
State Avg.
43.0
National Avg.
52.0

Health Stats

Health Lauderdale County Cluster AL National
Low Birth Weight (% born weighing less than 5.5lbs) % % 10.2% 8.3%
Health Insurance Coverage 10.3% 10.3% 9.4% 8.7%
Deaths Related to Alcohol/Drug Abuse or Suicide (per 100,000 pop.) 22.6 22.6 33.9 34.9

Business Stats

Business Lauderdale County Cluster AL National
Diversity 84.9% 84.9% -% 85.9%
Growth 18.1 18.1 - 7.9
Automation 60.6% 60.6% -% 59.4%

Population
Lauderdale County 92,538
Cluster 92,538
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

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Education Sentiment data has not been collected for this county.

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