Opportunity Index

GRADE D+

Stokes County, North Carolina

Economy Score out of 100
Stokes County, North Carolina
54.2
Cluster
54.2
State Avg.
55.7
National Avg.
57.0

Economy Stats

Economy Stokes County Cluster NC National
Unemployment rate 3.3% 3.3% 3.6% 3.3%
Median household income $39,596 $39,596 $46,949 $53,699
Population below the poverty line (%) 13.9% 13.9% 14.7% 13.4%
Ratio of household Income at the 80th percentile to that of the 20th percentile 4.6 4.6 4.7 4.9
Banking institutions per 10,000 pop. 2.4 2.4 3.6 3.7
Households spending <30% of income on housing 73.6% 73.6% 71.8% 68.3%
High-Speed Internet (rating 1 to 5) % % 82.0% 83.8%
Education Score out of 100
Stokes County, NC
46.7
Cluster
46.7
State Avg.
55.4
National Avg.
56.1

Education Stats

Education Stokes County Cluster NC National
Preschool enrollment 46.1% 46.1% 40.7% 48.0%
On-time H.S. graduation 83.3% 83.3% 87.1% 84.8%
Associates Degree or Higher (%) 23.2% 23.2% 40.7% 40.5%
Community Score out of 100
Stokes County, NC
35.7
Cluster
35.7
State Avg.
50.9
National Avg.
47.8

Community Stats

Community Health & Civic Life Stokes County Cluster NC National
Youth not in School and Not Working (% ages 16 to 24) 13.7% 13.7% 12.0% 11.5%
Youth not in School and Not Working (total ages 16 to 24) 605 605 150,818 4,501,815
Volunteerism (% of adults ages 18 and older) % % 30.8% 27.5%
Violent crime per 100,000 pop. 216.9 216.9 363.7 382.9
Primary care providers per 100,000 pop. 21.9 21.9 70.8 75.5
Grocery Stores and Supermarkets per 10,000 population 1.3 1.3 2.0 2.1
Health Score out of 100
Stokes County, NC
34.8
Cluster
34.8
State Avg.
43.5
National Avg.
52.0

Health Stats

Health Stokes County Cluster NC National
Low Birth Weight (% born weighing less than 5.5lbs) % % 9.4% 8.3%
Health Insurance Coverage 12.4% 12.4% 10.7% 8.7%
Deaths Related to Alcohol/Drug Abuse or Suicide (per 100,000 pop.) 49.5 49.5 37.2 34.9

Business Stats

Business Stokes County Cluster NC National
Diversity 82.7% 82.7% -% 85.9%
Growth -20.9 -20.9 - 7.9
Automation 60.1% 60.1% -% 59.4%

Population
Stokes County 45,717
Cluster 45,717
NC 10,270,800
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.