Opportunity Index

GRADE D

Columbus County, North Carolina

Economy Score out of 100
Columbus County, North Carolina
46.6
State Avg.
58.5
National Avg.
59.3

Economy Stats

Economy Columbus County NC National
Unemployment rate 3.4% 3.1% 3.1%
Median household income $33,666 $51,437 $57,865
Population below the poverty line (%) 21.0% 13.4% 12.8%
Ratio of household Income at the 80th percentile to that of the 20th percentile 5.0 4.8 5.0
Banking institutions per 10,000 pop. 4.2 3.1 3.4
Households spending <30% of income on housing 67.2% 71.5% 68.2%
High-Speed Internet (rating 1 to 5) 75.3% 88.9% 90.1%
Education Score out of 100
Columbus County, NC
40.2
State Avg.
54.7
National Avg.
53.9

Education Stats

Education Columbus County NC National
Preschool enrollment 26.6% 38.4% 40.2%
On-time H.S. graduation 82.7% 84.6% 83.5%
Associates Degree or Higher (%) 24.4% 45.0% 43.8%
Community Score out of 100
Columbus County, NC
33.3
State Avg.
47.2
National Avg.
51.2

Community Stats

Community Health & Civic Life Columbus County NC National
Youth not in School and Not Working (% ages 16 to 24) 24.0% 12.1% 12.1%
Youth not in School and Not Working (total ages 16 to 24) 1,370 154,989 4,680,891
Volunteerism (% of adults ages 18 and older) 0.0% 22.3% 26.4%
Violent crime per 100,000 pop. 689.0 395.4 387.0
Primary care providers per 100,000 pop. 40.0 70.7 74.9
Grocery Stores and Supermarkets per 10,000 population 2.8 1.9 2.0
Health Score out of 100
Columbus County, NC
28.1
State Avg.
33.2
National Avg.
43.2

Health Stats

Health Columbus County NC National
Low Birth Weight (% born weighing less than 5.5lbs) 0.0% 9.4% 8.5%
Health Insurance Coverage 18.0% 12.4% 10.2%
Deaths Related to Alcohol/Drug Abuse or Suicide (per 100,000 pop.) 50.0 52.0 45.8
Population
Columbus County 49,953
NC 10,567,100
National 332,048,977

Business Skills (underlying data provided by Monster)

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