Opportunity Index

GRADE B

Harford County, Maryland

Economy Score out of 100
Harford County, Maryland
67.9
Cluster
67.9
State Avg.
63.2
National Avg.
57.0

Economy Stats

Economy Harford County Cluster MD National
Unemployment rate 3.1% 3.1% 3.7% 3.3%
Median household income $74,266 $74,266 $71,891 $53,699
Population below the poverty line (%) 7.5% 7.5% 9.3% 13.4%
Ratio of household Income at the 80th percentile to that of the 20th percentile 4.1 4.1 4.5 4.9
Banking institutions per 10,000 pop. 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.7
Households spending <30% of income on housing 71.7% 71.7% 68.0% 68.3%
High-Speed Internet (rating 1 to 5) 90.4% 90.4% 87.9% 83.8%
Education Score out of 100
Harford County, MD
59.8
Cluster
59.8
State Avg.
61.8
National Avg.
56.1

Education Stats

Education Harford County Cluster MD National
Preschool enrollment 46.2% 46.2% 50.3% 48.0%
On-time H.S. graduation 88.9% 88.9% 87.8% 84.8%
Associates Degree or Higher (%) 43.4% 43.4% 46.5% 40.5%
Community Score out of 100
Harford County, MD
43.6
Cluster
43.6
State Avg.
54.0
National Avg.
47.8

Community Stats

Community Health & Civic Life Harford County Cluster MD National
Youth not in School and Not Working (% ages 16 to 24) 9.7% 9.7% 10.5% 11.5%
Youth not in School and Not Working (total ages 16 to 24) 2,745 2,745 72,232 4,501,815
Volunteerism (% of adults ages 18 and older) % % 32.3% 27.5%
Violent crime per 100,000 pop. 233.5 233.5 500.2 382.9
Primary care providers per 100,000 pop. 56.7 56.7 88.1 75.5
Grocery Stores and Supermarkets per 10,000 population 1.2 1.2 2.1 2.1
Health Score out of 100
Harford County, MD
59.7
Cluster
59.7
State Avg.
46.2
National Avg.
52.0

Health Stats

Health Harford County Cluster MD National
Low Birth Weight (% born weighing less than 5.5lbs) 7.2% 7.2% 8.9% 8.3%
Health Insurance Coverage 3.9% 3.9% 6.1% 8.7%
Deaths Related to Alcohol/Drug Abuse or Suicide (per 100,000 pop.) 38.9 38.9 45.5 34.9

Business Stats

Business Harford County Cluster MD National
Diversity 88.8% 88.8% -% 85.9%
Growth 37.6 37.6 - 7.9
Automation 56.0% 56.0% -% 59.4%

Population
Harford County 252,160
Cluster 252,160
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.