Opportunity Index

GRADE B-

Licking County, Ohio

Economy Score out of 100
Licking County, Ohio
66.5
State Avg.
60.4
National Avg.
59.3

Economy Stats

Economy Licking County OH National
Unemployment rate 2.7% 3.2% 3.1%
Median household income $60,400 $51,677 $57,865
Population below the poverty line (%) 9.5% 13.4% 12.8%
Ratio of household Income at the 80th percentile to that of the 20th percentile 4.1 4.7 5.0
Banking institutions per 10,000 pop. 3.3 3.7 3.4
Households spending <30% of income on housing 78.2% 74.3% 68.2%
High-Speed Internet (rating 1 to 5) 89.8% 88.9% 90.1%
Education Score out of 100
Licking County, OH
56.1
State Avg.
49.3
National Avg.
53.9

Education Stats

Education Licking County OH National
Preschool enrollment 44.6% 39.2% 40.2%
On-time H.S. graduation 87.8% 80.1% 83.5%
Associates Degree or Higher (%) 38.2% 39.7% 43.8%
Community Score out of 100
Licking County, OH
39.9
State Avg.
49.8
National Avg.
51.2

Community Stats

Community Health & Civic Life Licking County OH National
Youth not in School and Not Working (% ages 16 to 24) 9.6% 11.1% 12.1%
Youth not in School and Not Working (total ages 16 to 24) 1,980 150,668 4,680,891
Volunteerism (% of adults ages 18 and older) 0.0% 24.7% 26.4%
Violent crime per 100,000 pop. 172.2 298.0 387.0
Primary care providers per 100,000 pop. 37.2 75.4 74.9
Grocery Stores and Supermarkets per 10,000 population 0.8 1.7 2.0
Health Score out of 100
Licking County, OH
52.3
State Avg.
37.1
National Avg.
43.2

Health Stats

Health Licking County OH National
Low Birth Weight (% born weighing less than 5.5lbs) 7.4% 8.7% 8.5%
Health Insurance Coverage 6.8% 7.8% 10.2%
Deaths Related to Alcohol/Drug Abuse or Suicide (per 100,000 pop.) 45.4 61.9 45.8
Population
Licking County 179,962
OH 11,765,227
National 332,048,977

Business Skills (underlying data provided by Monster)

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