Opportunity Index

GRADE C+

Cecil County, Maryland

Economy Score out of 100
Cecil County, Maryland
63.3
Cluster
63.3
State Avg.
63.2
National Avg.
57.0

Economy Stats

Economy Cecil County Cluster MD National
Unemployment rate 3.7% 3.7% 3.7% 3.3%
Median household income $62,759 $62,759 $71,891 $53,699
Population below the poverty line (%) 9.4% 9.4% 9.3% 13.4%
Ratio of household Income at the 80th percentile to that of the 20th percentile 4.2 4.2 4.5 4.9
Banking institutions per 10,000 pop. 3.4 3.4 3.5 3.7
Households spending <30% of income on housing 69.1% 69.1% 68.0% 68.3%
High-Speed Internet (rating 1 to 5) 88.0% 88.0% 87.9% 83.8%
Education Score out of 100
Cecil County, MD
56.9
Cluster
56.9
State Avg.
61.8
National Avg.
56.1

Education Stats

Education Cecil County Cluster MD National
Preschool enrollment 51.3% 51.3% 50.3% 48.0%
On-time H.S. graduation 90.5% 90.5% 87.8% 84.8%
Associates Degree or Higher (%) 30.3% 30.3% 46.5% 40.5%
Community Score out of 100
Cecil County, MD
35.2
Cluster
35.2
State Avg.
54.0
National Avg.
47.8

Community Stats

Community Health & Civic Life Cecil County Cluster MD National
Youth not in School and Not Working (% ages 16 to 24) 15.7% 15.7% 10.5% 11.5%
Youth not in School and Not Working (total ages 16 to 24) 1,750 1,750 72,232 4,501,815
Volunteerism (% of adults ages 18 and older) % % 32.3% 27.5%
Violent crime per 100,000 pop. 426.8 426.8 500.2 382.9
Primary care providers per 100,000 pop. 40.9 40.9 88.1 75.5
Grocery Stores and Supermarkets per 10,000 population 1.3 1.3 2.1 2.1
Health Score out of 100
Cecil County, MD
46.0
Cluster
46.0
State Avg.
46.2
National Avg.
52.0

Health Stats

Health Cecil County Cluster MD National
Low Birth Weight (% born weighing less than 5.5lbs) 7.6% 7.6% 8.9% 8.3%
Health Insurance Coverage 5.5% 5.5% 6.1% 8.7%
Deaths Related to Alcohol/Drug Abuse or Suicide (per 100,000 pop.) 57.2 57.2 45.5 34.9

Business Stats

Business Cecil County Cluster MD National
Diversity 88.5% 88.5% -% 85.9%
Growth 22.6 22.6 - 7.9
Automation 56.0% 56.0% -% 59.4%

Population
Cecil County 102,746
Cluster 102,746
MD 6,024,891
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.