Opportunity Index

GRADE B-

Cortland County, New York

Economy Score out of 100
Cortland County, New York
58.4
Cluster
58.4
State Avg.
51.9
National Avg.
57.0

Economy Stats

Economy Cortland County Cluster NY National
Unemployment rate 4.4% 4.4% 4.0% 3.3%
Median household income $46,681 $46,681 $57,756 $53,699
Population below the poverty line (%) 14.7% 14.7% 14.1% 13.4%
Ratio of household Income at the 80th percentile to that of the 20th percentile 4.2 4.2 5.8 4.9
Banking institutions per 10,000 pop. 4.2 4.2 3.4 3.7
Households spending <30% of income on housing 74.3% 74.3% 61.0% 68.3%
High-Speed Internet (rating 1 to 5) % % 83.7% 83.8%
Education Score out of 100
Cortland County, NY
56.2
Cluster
56.2
State Avg.
58.9
National Avg.
56.1

Education Stats

Education Cortland County Cluster NY National
Preschool enrollment 43.0% 43.0% 58.8% 48.0%
On-time H.S. graduation 87.9% 87.9% 81.1% 84.8%
Associates Degree or Higher (%) 39.4% 39.4% 44.8% 40.5%
Community Score out of 100
Cortland County, NY
49.1
Cluster
49.1
State Avg.
58.4
National Avg.
47.8

Community Stats

Community Health & Civic Life Cortland County Cluster NY National
Youth not in School and Not Working (% ages 16 to 24) 6.1% 6.1% 11.2% 11.5%
Youth not in School and Not Working (total ages 16 to 24) 600 600 265,819 4,501,815
Volunteerism (% of adults ages 18 and older) % % 22.5% 27.5%
Violent crime per 100,000 pop. 89.5 89.5 356.7 382.9
Primary care providers per 100,000 pop. 41.9 41.9 83.1 75.5
Grocery Stores and Supermarkets per 10,000 population 1.9 1.9 5.5 2.1
Health Score out of 100
Cortland County, NY
60.4
Cluster
60.4
State Avg.
60.4
National Avg.
52.0

Health Stats

Health Cortland County Cluster NY National
Low Birth Weight (% born weighing less than 5.5lbs) % % 8.1% 8.3%
Health Insurance Coverage 4.8% 4.8% 5.7% 8.7%
Deaths Related to Alcohol/Drug Abuse or Suicide (per 100,000 pop.) 29.1 29.1 27.3 34.9

Business Stats

Business Cortland County Cluster NY National
Diversity 85.3% 85.3% -% 85.9%
Growth 32.3 32.3 - 7.9
Automation 57.0% 57.0% -% 59.4%

Population
Cortland County 47,786
Cluster 47,786
NY 19,590,719
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.