Opportunity Index

GRADE B-

Cortland County, New York

Economy Score out of 100
Cortland County, New York
60.9
State Avg.
54.2
National Avg.
59.3

Economy Stats

Economy Cortland County NY National
Unemployment rate 3.0% 3.7% 3.1%
Median household income $51,595 $61,681 $57,865
Population below the poverty line (%) 12.8% 13.9% 12.8%
Ratio of household Income at the 80th percentile to that of the 20th percentile 4.0 5.8 5.0
Banking institutions per 10,000 pop. 3.9 3.0 3.4
Households spending <30% of income on housing 74.6% 61.3% 68.2%
High-Speed Internet (rating 1 to 5) 80.7% 90.4% 90.1%
Education Score out of 100
Cortland County, NY
55.5
State Avg.
57.5
National Avg.
53.9

Education Stats

Education Cortland County NY National
Preschool enrollment 39.0% 52.1% 40.2%
On-time H.S. graduation 88.3% 79.9% 83.5%
Associates Degree or Higher (%) 40.1% 48.8% 43.8%
Community Score out of 100
Cortland County, NY
46.9
State Avg.
57.0
National Avg.
51.2

Community Stats

Community Health & Civic Life Cortland County NY National
Youth not in School and Not Working (% ages 16 to 24) 7.4% 12.9% 12.1%
Youth not in School and Not Working (total ages 16 to 24) 720 285,940 4,680,891
Volunteerism (% of adults ages 18 and older) 0.0% 21.7% 26.4%
Violent crime per 100,000 pop. 114.6 269.9 387.0
Primary care providers per 100,000 pop. 36.6 80.3 74.9
Grocery Stores and Supermarkets per 10,000 population 1.9 4.6 2.0
Health Score out of 100
Cortland County, NY
57.1
State Avg.
53.6
National Avg.
43.2

Health Stats

Health Cortland County NY National
Low Birth Weight (% born weighing less than 5.5lbs) 0.0% 8.4% 8.5%
Health Insurance Coverage 4.1% 6.1% 10.2%
Deaths Related to Alcohol/Drug Abuse or Suicide (per 100,000 pop.) 33.9 36.1 45.8
Population
Cortland County 46,489
NY 19,854,526
National 332,048,977

Business Skills (underlying data provided by Monster)

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