Opportunity Index

GRADE C

Maricopa County, Arizona

Economy Score out of 100
Maricopa County, Arizona
55.8
Cluster
55.8
State Avg.
54.8
National Avg.
57.0

Economy Stats

Economy Maricopa County Cluster AZ National
Unemployment rate 3.7% 3.7% 4.5% 3.3%
Median household income $52,136 $52,136 $50,357 $53,699
Population below the poverty line (%) 15.7% 15.7% 14.9% 13.4%
Ratio of household Income at the 80th percentile to that of the 20th percentile 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.9
Banking institutions per 10,000 pop. 2.6 2.6 2.4 3.7
Households spending <30% of income on housing 67.3% 67.3% 69.0% 68.3%
High-Speed Internet (rating 1 to 5) 88.1% 88.1% 86.0% 83.8%
Education Score out of 100
Maricopa County, AZ
47.0
Cluster
47.0
State Avg.
47.0
National Avg.
56.1

Education Stats

Education Maricopa County Cluster AZ National
Preschool enrollment 37.4% 37.4% 39.7% 48.0%
On-time H.S. graduation 77.6% 77.6% 77.8% 84.8%
Associates Degree or Higher (%) 39.9% 39.9% 38.0% 40.5%
Community Score out of 100
Maricopa County, AZ
41.1
Cluster
41.1
State Avg.
41.2
National Avg.
47.8

Community Stats

Community Health & Civic Life Maricopa County Cluster AZ National
Youth not in School and Not Working (% ages 16 to 24) 13.0% 13.0% 12.6% 11.5%
Youth not in School and Not Working (total ages 16 to 24) 66,415 66,415 108,516 4,501,815
Volunteerism (% of adults ages 18 and older) % % 26.4% 27.5%
Violent crime per 100,000 pop. 408.9 408.9 508.0 382.9
Primary care providers per 100,000 pop. 70.4 70.4 66.2 75.5
Grocery Stores and Supermarkets per 10,000 population 1.1 1.1 1.1 2.1
Health Score out of 100
Maricopa County, AZ
53.8
Cluster
53.8
State Avg.
51.2
National Avg.
52.0

Health Stats

Health Maricopa County Cluster AZ National
Low Birth Weight (% born weighing less than 5.5lbs) 7.2% 7.2% 7.5% 8.3%
Health Insurance Coverage 12.3% 12.3% 10.1% 8.7%
Deaths Related to Alcohol/Drug Abuse or Suicide (per 100,000 pop.) 33.2 33.2 39.9 34.9

Business Stats

Business Maricopa County Cluster AZ National
Diversity 91.3% 91.3% -% 85.9%
Growth 90.0 90.0 - 7.9
Automation 56.0% 56.0% -% 59.4%

Population
Maricopa County 4,307,033
Cluster 4,307,033
AZ 7,048,876
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.