Opportunity Index

GRADE B-

Sangamon County, Illinois

Economy Score out of 100
Sangamon County, Illinois
57.5
Cluster
57.5
State Avg.
57.8
National Avg.
57.0

Economy Stats

Economy Sangamon County Cluster IL National
Unemployment rate 4.2% 4.2% 3.8% 3.3%
Median household income $52,231 $52,231 $56,063 $53,699
Population below the poverty line (%) 15.6% 15.6% 12.6% 13.4%
Ratio of household Income at the 80th percentile to that of the 20th percentile 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.9
Banking institutions per 10,000 pop. 5.2 5.2 4.1 3.7
Households spending <30% of income on housing 74.0% 74.0% 68.6% 68.3%
High-Speed Internet (rating 1 to 5) 81.7% 81.7% 84.0% 83.8%
Education Score out of 100
Sangamon County, IL
61.1
Cluster
61.1
State Avg.
60.6
National Avg.
56.1

Education Stats

Education Sangamon County Cluster IL National
Preschool enrollment 60.0% 60.0% 53.5% 48.0%
On-time H.S. graduation 85.3% 85.3% 87.3% 84.8%
Associates Degree or Higher (%) 42.0% 42.0% 42.4% 40.5%
Community Score out of 100
Sangamon County, IL
51.1
Cluster
51.1
State Avg.
51.5
National Avg.
47.8

Community Stats

Community Health & Civic Life Sangamon County Cluster IL National
Youth not in School and Not Working (% ages 16 to 24) 11.1% 11.1% 11.3% 11.5%
Youth not in School and Not Working (total ages 16 to 24) 2,415 2,415 174,589 4,501,815
Volunteerism (% of adults ages 18 and older) % % 25.9% 27.5%
Violent crime per 100,000 pop. 814.5 814.5 438.8 382.9
Primary care providers per 100,000 pop. 120.1 120.1 80.1 75.5
Grocery Stores and Supermarkets per 10,000 population 1.8 1.8 2.2 2.1
Health Score out of 100
Sangamon County, IL
48.5
Cluster
48.5
State Avg.
54.9
National Avg.
52.0

Health Stats

Health Sangamon County Cluster IL National
Low Birth Weight (% born weighing less than 5.5lbs) 10.3% 10.3% 8.5% 8.3%
Health Insurance Coverage 5.0% 5.0% 6.8% 8.7%
Deaths Related to Alcohol/Drug Abuse or Suicide (per 100,000 pop.) 32.3 32.3 31.8 34.9

Business Stats

Business Sangamon County Cluster IL National
Diversity 85.5% 85.5% -% 85.9%
Growth 24.8 24.8 - 7.9
Automation 56.5% 56.5% -% 59.4%

Population
Sangamon County 196,452
Cluster 196,452
IL 12,786,196
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.