Opportunity Index

GRADE B-

Strafford County, New Hampshire

Economy Score out of 100
Strafford County, New Hampshire
63.5
Cluster
63.5
State Avg.
66.1
National Avg.
57.0

Economy Stats

Economy Strafford County Cluster NH National
Unemployment rate 2.2% 2.2% 2.6% 3.3%
Median household income $60,347 $60,347 $65,309 $53,699
Population below the poverty line (%) 9.5% 9.5% 7.7% 13.4%
Ratio of household Income at the 80th percentile to that of the 20th percentile 4.3 4.3 4.5 4.9
Banking institutions per 10,000 pop. 3.3 3.3 4.3 3.7
Households spending <30% of income on housing 66.8% 66.8% 69.2% 68.3%
High-Speed Internet (rating 1 to 5) 89.5% 89.5% 88.9% 83.8%
Education Score out of 100
Strafford County, NH
59.9
Cluster
59.9
State Avg.
60.7
National Avg.
56.1

Education Stats

Education Strafford County Cluster NH National
Preschool enrollment 51.5% 51.5% 45.8% 48.0%
On-time H.S. graduation 85.6% 85.6% 88.0% 84.8%
Associates Degree or Higher (%) 45.2% 45.2% 47.2% 40.5%
Community Score out of 100
Strafford County, NH
48.3
Cluster
48.3
State Avg.
59.6
National Avg.
47.8

Community Stats

Community Health & Civic Life Strafford County Cluster NH National
Youth not in School and Not Working (% ages 16 to 24) 6.4% 6.4% 7.4% 11.5%
Youth not in School and Not Working (total ages 16 to 24) 1,475 1,475 11,836 4,501,815
Volunteerism (% of adults ages 18 and older) % % 32.6% 27.5%
Violent crime per 100,000 pop. 235.8 235.8 198.7 382.9
Primary care providers per 100,000 pop. 63.8 63.8 90.3 75.5
Grocery Stores and Supermarkets per 10,000 population 1.5 1.5 1.9 2.1
Health Score out of 100
Strafford County, NH
49.7
Cluster
49.7
State Avg.
50.5
National Avg.
52.0

Health Stats

Health Strafford County Cluster NH National
Low Birth Weight (% born weighing less than 5.5lbs) 7.2% 7.2% 6.9% 8.3%
Health Insurance Coverage 7.9% 7.9% 5.8% 8.7%
Deaths Related to Alcohol/Drug Abuse or Suicide (per 100,000 pop.) 49.3 49.3 54.1 34.9

Business Stats

Business Strafford County Cluster NH National
Diversity 87.1% 87.1% -% 85.9%
Growth 54.2 54.2 - 7.9
Automation 58.4% 58.4% -% 59.4%

Population
Strafford County 128,613
Cluster 128,613
NH 1,349,767
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.