Opportunity Index

GRADE B-

Schenectady County, New York

Economy Score out of 100
Schenectady County, New York
60.6
Cluster
60.6
State Avg.
51.9
National Avg.
57.0

Economy Stats

Economy Schenectady County Cluster NY National
Unemployment rate 3.4% 3.4% 4.0% 3.3%
Median household income $54,570 $54,570 $57,756 $53,699
Population below the poverty line (%) 12.4% 12.4% 14.1% 13.4%
Ratio of household Income at the 80th percentile to that of the 20th percentile 4.6 4.6 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 68.3% 68.3% 61.0% 68.3%
High-Speed Internet (rating 1 to 5) 88.2% 88.2% 83.7% 83.8%
Education Score out of 100
Schenectady County, NY
51.2
Cluster
51.2
State Avg.
58.9
National Avg.
56.1

Education Stats

Education Schenectady County Cluster NY National
Preschool enrollment 44.6% 44.6% 58.8% 48.0%
On-time H.S. graduation 77.8% 77.8% 81.1% 84.8%
Associates Degree or Higher (%) 43.6% 43.6% 44.8% 40.5%
Community Score out of 100
Schenectady County, NY
50.9
Cluster
50.9
State Avg.
58.4
National Avg.
47.8

Community Stats

Community Health & Civic Life Schenectady County Cluster NY National
Youth not in School and Not Working (% ages 16 to 24) 12.3% 12.3% 11.2% 11.5%
Youth not in School and Not Working (total ages 16 to 24) 2,305 2,305 265,819 4,501,815
Volunteerism (% of adults ages 18 and older) % % 22.5% 27.5%
Violent crime per 100,000 pop. 429.5 429.5 356.7 382.9
Primary care providers per 100,000 pop. 82.3 82.3 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
Schenectady County, NY
60.3
Cluster
60.3
State Avg.
60.4
National Avg.
52.0

Health Stats

Health Schenectady County Cluster NY National
Low Birth Weight (% born weighing less than 5.5lbs) 8.2% 8.2% 8.1% 8.3%
Health Insurance Coverage 5.5% 5.5% 5.7% 8.7%
Deaths Related to Alcohol/Drug Abuse or Suicide (per 100,000 pop.) 27.0 27.0 27.3 34.9

Business Stats

Business Schenectady County Cluster NY National
Diversity 86.5% 86.5% -% 85.9%
Growth 9.3 9.3 - 7.9
Automation 57.0% 57.0% -% 59.4%

Population
Schenectady County 155,565
Cluster 155,565
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.