Opportunity Index

GRADE B

Union County, North Carolina

Economy Score out of 100
Union County, North Carolina
64.3
Cluster
64.3
State Avg.
55.7
National Avg.
57.0

Economy Stats

Economy Union County Cluster NC National
Unemployment rate 3.1% 3.1% 3.6% 3.3%
Median household income $63,064 $63,064 $46,949 $53,699
Population below the poverty line (%) 9.4% 9.4% 14.7% 13.4%
Ratio of household Income at the 80th percentile to that of the 20th percentile 4.2 4.2 4.7 4.9
Banking institutions per 10,000 pop. 2.2 2.2 3.6 3.7
Households spending <30% of income on housing 73.2% 73.2% 71.8% 68.3%
High-Speed Internet (rating 1 to 5) 91.6% 91.6% 82.0% 83.8%
Education Score out of 100
Union County, NC
62.5
Cluster
62.5
State Avg.
55.4
National Avg.
56.1

Education Stats

Education Union County Cluster NC National
Preschool enrollment 47.0% 47.0% 40.7% 48.0%
On-time H.S. graduation 92.6% 92.6% 87.1% 84.8%
Associates Degree or Higher (%) 42.6% 42.6% 40.7% 40.5%
Community Score out of 100
Union County, NC
47.2
Cluster
47.2
State Avg.
50.9
National Avg.
47.8

Community Stats

Community Health & Civic Life Union County Cluster NC National
Youth not in School and Not Working (% ages 16 to 24) 9.4% 9.4% 12.0% 11.5%
Youth not in School and Not Working (total ages 16 to 24) 2,550 2,550 150,818 4,501,815
Volunteerism (% of adults ages 18 and older) % % 30.8% 27.5%
Violent crime per 100,000 pop. 188.2 188.2 363.7 382.9
Primary care providers per 100,000 pop. 65.7 65.7 70.8 75.5
Grocery Stores and Supermarkets per 10,000 population 1.6 1.6 2.0 2.1
Health Score out of 100
Union County, NC
60.9
Cluster
60.9
State Avg.
43.5
National Avg.
52.0

Health Stats

Health Union County Cluster NC National
Low Birth Weight (% born weighing less than 5.5lbs) 7.6% 7.6% 9.4% 8.3%
Health Insurance Coverage 9.9% 9.9% 10.7% 8.7%
Deaths Related to Alcohol/Drug Abuse or Suicide (per 100,000 pop.) 21.9 21.9 37.2 34.9

Business Stats

Business Union County Cluster NC National
Diversity 88.7% 88.7% -% 85.9%
Growth 80.8 80.8 - 7.9
Automation 58.9% 58.9% -% 59.4%

Population
Union County 231,366
Cluster 231,366
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.