Opportunity Index

GRADE C+

Sussex County, Delaware

Economy Score out of 100
Sussex County, Delaware
60.8
Cluster
60.8
State Avg.
59.1
National Avg.
57.0

Economy Stats

Economy Sussex County Cluster DE National
Unemployment rate 3.3% 3.3% 3.7% 3.3%
Median household income $51,532 $51,532 $55,938 $53,699
Population below the poverty line (%) 12.0% 12.0% 13.6% 13.4%
Ratio of household Income at the 80th percentile to that of the 20th percentile 4.0 4.0 4.8 4.9
Banking institutions per 10,000 pop. 3.9 3.9 4.2 3.7
Households spending <30% of income on housing 71.0% 71.0% 70.0% 68.3%
High-Speed Internet (rating 1 to 5) 82.5% 82.5% 86.5% 83.8%
Education Score out of 100
Sussex County, DE
53.0
Cluster
53.0
State Avg.
57.5
National Avg.
56.1

Education Stats

Education Sussex County Cluster DE National
Preschool enrollment 38.4% 38.4% 50.9% 48.0%
On-time H.S. graduation 88.5% 88.5% 86.2% 84.8%
Associates Degree or Higher (%) 34.6% 34.6% 39.2% 40.5%
Community Score out of 100
Sussex County, DE
42.6
Cluster
42.6
State Avg.
47.3
National Avg.
47.8

Community Stats

Community Health & Civic Life Sussex County Cluster DE National
Youth not in School and Not Working (% ages 16 to 24) 14.7% 14.7% 12.1% 11.5%
Youth not in School and Not Working (total ages 16 to 24) 2,795 2,795 13,095 4,501,815
Volunteerism (% of adults ages 18 and older) % % 28.9% 27.5%
Violent crime per 100,000 pop. 406.1 406.1 453.4 382.9
Primary care providers per 100,000 pop. 62.1 62.1 72.2 75.5
Grocery Stores and Supermarkets per 10,000 population 2.1 2.1 1.9 2.1
Health Score out of 100
Sussex County, DE
51.6
Cluster
51.6
State Avg.
44.4
National Avg.
52.0

Health Stats

Health Sussex County Cluster DE National
Low Birth Weight (% born weighing less than 5.5lbs) 7.8% 7.8% 9.0% 8.3%
Health Insurance Coverage 7.8% 7.8% 5.4% 8.7%
Deaths Related to Alcohol/Drug Abuse or Suicide (per 100,000 pop.) 41.0 41.0 48.9 34.9

Business Stats

Business Sussex County Cluster DE National
Diversity 87.1% 87.1% -% 85.9%
Growth 44.0 44.0 - 7.9
Automation 57.3% 57.3% -% 59.4%

Population
Sussex County 225,322
Cluster 225,322
DE 957,078
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.