Opportunity Index

GRADE C+

Kings County, New York

Economy Score out of 100
Kings County, New York
37.2
Cluster
37.2
State Avg.
51.9
National Avg.
57.0

Economy Stats

Economy Kings County Cluster NY National
Unemployment rate 3.8% 3.8% 4.0% 3.3%
Median household income $46,976 $46,976 $57,756 $53,699
Population below the poverty line (%) 21.9% 21.9% 14.1% 13.4%
Ratio of household Income at the 80th percentile to that of the 20th percentile 6.8 6.8 5.8 4.9
Banking institutions per 10,000 pop. 1.5 1.5 3.4 3.7
Households spending <30% of income on housing 49.3% 49.3% 61.0% 68.3%
High-Speed Internet (rating 1 to 5) 81.2% 81.2% 83.7% 83.8%
Education Score out of 100
Kings County, NY
55.1
Cluster
55.1
State Avg.
58.9
National Avg.
56.1

Education Stats

Education Kings County Cluster NY National
Preschool enrollment 67.0% 67.0% 58.8% 48.0%
On-time H.S. graduation 74.5% 74.5% 81.1% 84.8%
Associates Degree or Higher (%) 41.4% 41.4% 44.8% 40.5%
Community Score out of 100
Kings County, NY
57.8
Cluster
57.8
State Avg.
58.4
National Avg.
47.8

Community Stats

Community Health & Civic Life Kings County Cluster NY National
Youth not in School and Not Working (% ages 16 to 24) 15.7% 15.7% 11.2% 11.5%
Youth not in School and Not Working (total ages 16 to 24) 47,115 47,115 265,819 4,501,815
Volunteerism (% of adults ages 18 and older) % % 22.5% 27.5%
Violent crime per 100,000 pop. 586.2 586.2 356.7 382.9
Primary care providers per 100,000 pop. 64.4 64.4 83.1 75.5
Grocery Stores and Supermarkets per 10,000 population 9.8 9.8 5.5 2.1
Health Score out of 100
Kings County, NY
64.2
Cluster
64.2
State Avg.
60.4
National Avg.
52.0

Health Stats

Health Kings County Cluster NY National
Low Birth Weight (% born weighing less than 5.5lbs) 7.7% 7.7% 8.1% 8.3%
Health Insurance Coverage 9.5% 9.5% 5.7% 8.7%
Deaths Related to Alcohol/Drug Abuse or Suicide (per 100,000 pop.) 15.6 15.6 27.3 34.9

Business Stats

Business Kings County Cluster NY National
Diversity 84.1% 84.1% -% 85.9%
Growth 14.1 14.1 - 7.9
Automation 57.0% 57.0% -% 59.4%

Population
Kings County 2,648,771
Cluster 2,648,771
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.