Opportunity Index

Brown County, Nebraska

Economy Score out of 100
Brown County, Nebraska
64.0
Cluster
64.0
State Avg.
66.7
National Avg.
57.0

Economy Stats

Economy Brown County Cluster NE National
Unemployment rate 3.5% 3.5% 2.8% 3.3%
Median household income $38,068 $38,068 $53,373 $53,699
Population below the poverty line (%) 16.0% 16.0% 10.8% 13.4%
Ratio of household Income at the 80th percentile to that of the 20th percentile 5.1 5.1 4.1 4.9
Banking institutions per 10,000 pop. 16.6 16.6 6.2 3.7
Households spending <30% of income on housing 81.3% 81.3% 75.4% 68.3%
High-Speed Internet (rating 1 to 5) % % 84.9% 83.8%
Education Score out of 100
Brown County, NE
51.2
Cluster
51.2
State Avg.
56.9
National Avg.
56.1

Education Stats

Education Brown County Cluster NE National
Preschool enrollment 35.4% 35.4% 46.6% 48.0%
On-time H.S. graduation 92.0% 92.0% 85.7% 84.8%
Associates Degree or Higher (%) 27.0% 27.0% 41.9% 40.5%
Community Score out of 100
Brown County, NE
87.5
Cluster
87.5
State Avg.
55.5
National Avg.
47.8

Community Stats

Community Health & Civic Life Brown County Cluster NE National
Youth not in School and Not Working (% ages 16 to 24) 2.1% 2.1% 8.8% 11.5%
Youth not in School and Not Working (total ages 16 to 24) 4 4 20,916 4,501,815
Volunteerism (% of adults ages 18 and older) % % 35.9% 27.5%
Violent crime per 100,000 pop. 0.0 0.0 305.9 382.9
Primary care providers per 100,000 pop. 99.5 99.5 75.5 75.5
Grocery Stores and Supermarkets per 10,000 population 10.0 10.0 2.2 2.1
Health Score out of 100
Brown County, NE
Cluster
State Avg.
62.8
National Avg.
52.0

Health Stats

Health Brown County Cluster NE National
Low Birth Weight (% born weighing less than 5.5lbs) % % 7.5% 8.3%
Health Insurance Coverage 12.1% 12.1% 8.3% 8.7%
Deaths Related to Alcohol/Drug Abuse or Suicide (per 100,000 pop.) 22.5 34.9

Business Stats

Business Brown County Cluster NE National
Diversity 63.4% 63.4% -% 85.9%
Growth 33.6 33.6 - 7.9
Automation 61.7% 61.7% -% 59.4%

Population
Brown County 3,014
Cluster 3,014
NE 1,917,575
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.