Opportunity Index

Lake and Peninsula Borough, Alaska

Economy Score out of 100
Lake and Peninsula Borough, Alaska
Cluster
State Avg.
59.1
National Avg.
57.0

Economy Stats

Economy Lake and Peninsula Borough Cluster AK National
Unemployment rate 12.1% 12.1% 6.9% 3.3%
Median household income $40,235 $40,235 $65,131 $53,699
Population below the poverty line (%) 16.5% 16.5% 11.1% 13.4%
Ratio of household Income at the 80th percentile to that of the 20th percentile 4.2 4.2 4.2 4.9
Banking institutions per 10,000 pop. 3.4 3.7
Households spending <30% of income on housing 81.5% 81.5% 68.7% 68.3%
High-Speed Internet (rating 1 to 5) % % 86.4% 83.8%
Education Score out of 100
Lake and Peninsula Borough, AK
56.9
Cluster
56.9
State Avg.
45.8
National Avg.
56.1

Education Stats

Education Lake and Peninsula Borough Cluster AK National
Preschool enrollment 88.4% 88.4% 36.7% 48.0%
On-time H.S. graduation % % 77.7% 84.8%
Associates Degree or Higher (%) 19.0% 19.0% 37.7% 40.5%
Community Score out of 100
Lake and Peninsula Borough, AK
33.3
Cluster
33.3
State Avg.
53.0
National Avg.
47.8

Community Stats

Community Health & Civic Life Lake and Peninsula Borough Cluster AK National
Youth not in School and Not Working (% ages 16 to 24) 30.0% 30.0% 13.1% 11.5%
Youth not in School and Not Working (total ages 16 to 24) 60 60 11,611 4,501,815
Volunteerism (% of adults ages 18 and older) % % 35.8% 27.5%
Violent crime per 100,000 pop. 829.0 382.9
Primary care providers per 100,000 pop. 0.0 0.0 91.0 75.5
Grocery Stores and Supermarkets per 10,000 population 24.7 24.7 3.0 2.1
Health Score out of 100
Lake and Peninsula Borough, AK
Cluster
State Avg.
48.4
National Avg.
52.0

Health Stats

Health Lake and Peninsula Borough Cluster AK National
Low Birth Weight (% born weighing less than 5.5lbs) % % 6.2% 8.3%
Health Insurance Coverage 32.3% 32.3% 13.7% 8.7%
Deaths Related to Alcohol/Drug Abuse or Suicide (per 100,000 pop.) 47.9 34.9

Business Stats

Business Lake and Peninsula Borough Cluster AK National
Diversity 73.3% 73.3% -% 85.9%
Growth 24.5 24.5 - 7.9
Automation 63.8% 63.8% -% 59.4%

Population
Lake and Peninsula Borough 1,620
Cluster 1,620
AK 739,786
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.