Opportunity Index

Beaverhead County, Montana

Economy Score out of 100
Beaverhead County, Montana
53.9
Cluster
53.9
State Avg.
59.5
National Avg.
57.0

Economy Stats

Economy Beaverhead County Cluster MT National
Unemployment rate 2.9% 2.9% 3.6% 3.3%
Median household income $39,053 $39,053 $47,514 $53,699
Population below the poverty line (%) 16.1% 16.1% 12.5% 13.4%
Ratio of household Income at the 80th percentile to that of the 20th percentile 4.5 4.5 4.4 4.9
Banking institutions per 10,000 pop. 4.2 4.2 4.7 3.7
Households spending <30% of income on housing 70.8% 70.8% 72.5% 68.3%
High-Speed Internet (rating 1 to 5) % % 82.0% 83.8%
Education Score out of 100
Beaverhead County, MT
49.4
Cluster
49.4
State Avg.
53.4
National Avg.
56.1

Education Stats

Education Beaverhead County Cluster MT National
Preschool enrollment 19.7% 19.7% 41.1% 48.0%
On-time H.S. graduation 89.5% 89.5% 83.7% 84.8%
Associates Degree or Higher (%) 38.9% 38.9% 41.4% 40.5%
Community Score out of 100
Beaverhead County, MT
69.8
Cluster
69.8
State Avg.
55.6
National Avg.
47.8

Community Stats

Community Health & Civic Life Beaverhead County Cluster MT National
Youth not in School and Not Working (% ages 16 to 24) 3.4% 3.4% 10.4% 11.5%
Youth not in School and Not Working (total ages 16 to 24) 55 55 12,807 4,501,815
Volunteerism (% of adults ages 18 and older) % % 35.8% 27.5%
Violent crime per 100,000 pop. 106.9 106.9 377.1 382.9
Primary care providers per 100,000 pop. 137.8 137.8 80.0 75.5
Grocery Stores and Supermarkets per 10,000 population 3.2 3.2 2.5 2.1
Health Score out of 100
Beaverhead County, MT
Cluster
State Avg.
51.0
National Avg.
52.0

Health Stats

Health Beaverhead County Cluster MT National
Low Birth Weight (% born weighing less than 5.5lbs) % % 8.0% 8.3%
Health Insurance Coverage 9.2% 9.2% 8.5% 8.7%
Deaths Related to Alcohol/Drug Abuse or Suicide (per 100,000 pop.) 39.4 34.9

Business Stats

Business Beaverhead County Cluster MT National
Diversity 83.7% 83.7% -% 85.9%
Growth -14.5 -14.5 - 7.9
Automation 62.9% 62.9% -% 59.4%

Population
Beaverhead County 9,434
Cluster 9,434
MT 1,053,090
National 325,147,121

Business Skills (underlying data provided by Monster)

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News Themes and Sentiment

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Education Sentiment data has not been collected for this county.

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