Opportunity Index

GRADE A-

Saratoga County, New York

Economy Score out of 100
Saratoga County, New York
70.2
Cluster
70.2
State Avg.
51.9
National Avg.
57.0

Economy Stats

Economy Saratoga County Cluster NY National
Unemployment rate 3.0% 3.0% 4.0% 3.3%
Median household income $69,018 $69,018 $57,756 $53,699
Population below the poverty line (%) 6.6% 6.6% 14.1% 13.4%
Ratio of household Income at the 80th percentile to that of the 20th percentile 3.9 3.9 5.8 4.9
Banking institutions per 10,000 pop. 4.4 4.4 3.4 3.7
Households spending <30% of income on housing 73.8% 73.8% 61.0% 68.3%
High-Speed Internet (rating 1 to 5) 90.4% 90.4% 83.7% 83.8%
Education Score out of 100
Saratoga County, NY
69.5
Cluster
69.5
State Avg.
58.9
National Avg.
56.1

Education Stats

Education Saratoga County Cluster NY National
Preschool enrollment 59.4% 59.4% 58.8% 48.0%
On-time H.S. graduation 90.9% 90.9% 81.1% 84.8%
Associates Degree or Higher (%) 52.0% 52.0% 44.8% 40.5%
Community Score out of 100
Saratoga County, NY
47.3
Cluster
47.3
State Avg.
58.4
National Avg.
47.8

Community Stats

Community Health & Civic Life Saratoga County Cluster NY National
Youth not in School and Not Working (% ages 16 to 24) 8.9% 8.9% 11.2% 11.5%
Youth not in School and Not Working (total ages 16 to 24) 2,205 2,205 265,819 4,501,815
Volunteerism (% of adults ages 18 and older) % % 22.5% 27.5%
Violent crime per 100,000 pop. 102.6 102.6 356.7 382.9
Primary care providers per 100,000 pop. 66.6 66.6 83.1 75.5
Grocery Stores and Supermarkets per 10,000 population 1.2 1.2 5.5 2.1
Health Score out of 100
Saratoga County, NY
73.6
Cluster
73.6
State Avg.
60.4
National Avg.
52.0

Health Stats

Health Saratoga County Cluster NY National
Low Birth Weight (% born weighing less than 5.5lbs) 6.5% 6.5% 8.1% 8.3%
Health Insurance Coverage 3.8% 3.8% 5.7% 8.7%
Deaths Related to Alcohol/Drug Abuse or Suicide (per 100,000 pop.) 19.9 19.9 27.3 34.9

Business Stats

Business Saratoga County Cluster NY National
Diversity 89.4% 89.4% -% 85.9%
Growth 35.6 35.6 - 7.9
Automation 56.0% 56.0% -% 59.4%

Population
Saratoga County 229,869
Cluster 229,869
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.