Opportunity Index

GRADE B-

Jefferson County, New York

Economy Score out of 100
Jefferson County, New York
56.9
Cluster
56.9
State Avg.
51.9
National Avg.
57.0

Economy Stats

Economy Jefferson County Cluster NY National
Unemployment rate 5.3% 5.3% 4.0% 3.3%
Median household income $44,787 $44,787 $57,756 $53,699
Population below the poverty line (%) 14.8% 14.8% 14.1% 13.4%
Ratio of household Income at the 80th percentile to that of the 20th percentile 4.1 4.1 5.8 4.9
Banking institutions per 10,000 pop. 4.5 4.5 3.4 3.7
Households spending <30% of income on housing 68.1% 68.1% 61.0% 68.3%
High-Speed Internet (rating 1 to 5) 85.6% 85.6% 83.7% 83.8%
Education Score out of 100
Jefferson County, NY
52.2
Cluster
52.2
State Avg.
58.9
National Avg.
56.1

Education Stats

Education Jefferson County Cluster NY National
Preschool enrollment 43.4% 43.4% 58.8% 48.0%
On-time H.S. graduation 85.7% 85.7% 81.1% 84.8%
Associates Degree or Higher (%) 33.7% 33.7% 44.8% 40.5%
Community Score out of 100
Jefferson County, NY
44.7
Cluster
44.7
State Avg.
58.4
National Avg.
47.8

Community Stats

Community Health & Civic Life Jefferson County Cluster NY National
Youth not in School and Not Working (% ages 16 to 24) 15.9% 15.9% 11.2% 11.5%
Youth not in School and Not Working (total ages 16 to 24) 2,850 2,850 265,819 4,501,815
Volunteerism (% of adults ages 18 and older) % % 22.5% 27.5%
Violent crime per 100,000 pop. 212.6 212.6 356.7 382.9
Primary care providers per 100,000 pop. 50.8 50.8 83.1 75.5
Grocery Stores and Supermarkets per 10,000 population 3.0 3.0 5.5 2.1
Health Score out of 100
Jefferson County, NY
65.1
Cluster
65.1
State Avg.
60.4
National Avg.
52.0

Health Stats

Health Jefferson County Cluster NY National
Low Birth Weight (% born weighing less than 5.5lbs) 6.5% 6.5% 8.1% 8.3%
Health Insurance Coverage 6.4% 6.4% 5.7% 8.7%
Deaths Related to Alcohol/Drug Abuse or Suicide (per 100,000 pop.) 30.0 30.0 27.3 34.9

Business Stats

Business Jefferson County Cluster NY National
Diversity 84.1% 84.1% -% 85.9%
Growth 3.2 3.2 - 7.9
Automation 57.0% 57.0% -% 59.4%

Population
Jefferson County 114,187
Cluster 114,187
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.