Opportunity Index

GRADE C

Anderson County, South Carolina

Economy Score out of 100
Anderson County, South Carolina
53.5
Cluster
53.5
State Avg.
54.9
National Avg.
57.0

Economy Stats

Economy Anderson County Cluster SC National
Unemployment rate 2.8% 2.8% 2.7% 3.3%
Median household income $40,540 $40,540 $45,007 $53,699
Population below the poverty line (%) 15.6% 15.6% 15.4% 13.4%
Ratio of household Income at the 80th percentile to that of the 20th percentile 4.6 4.6 4.8 4.9
Banking institutions per 10,000 pop. 3.6 3.6 3.6 3.7
Households spending <30% of income on housing 74.4% 74.4% 71.7% 68.3%
High-Speed Internet (rating 1 to 5) 74.3% 74.3% 79.5% 83.8%
Education Score out of 100
Anderson County, SC
53.9
Cluster
53.9
State Avg.
54.0
National Avg.
56.1

Education Stats

Education Anderson County Cluster SC National
Preschool enrollment 47.2% 47.2% 46.5% 48.0%
On-time H.S. graduation 87.7% 87.7% 84.4% 84.8%
Associates Degree or Higher (%) 31.4% 31.4% 37.6% 40.5%
Community Score out of 100
Anderson County, SC
41.3
Cluster
41.3
State Avg.
47.0
National Avg.
47.8

Community Stats

Community Health & Civic Life Anderson County Cluster SC National
Youth not in School and Not Working (% ages 16 to 24) 13.7% 13.7% 12.3% 11.5%
Youth not in School and Not Working (total ages 16 to 24) 2,970 2,970 75,102 4,501,815
Volunteerism (% of adults ages 18 and older) % % 27.6% 27.5%
Violent crime per 100,000 pop. 600.1 600.1 506.2 382.9
Primary care providers per 100,000 pop. 66.4 66.4 66.8 75.5
Grocery Stores and Supermarkets per 10,000 population 1.7 1.7 1.8 2.1
Health Score out of 100
Anderson County, SC
43.1
Cluster
43.1
State Avg.
42.5
National Avg.
52.0

Health Stats

Health Anderson County Cluster SC National
Low Birth Weight (% born weighing less than 5.5lbs) 9.2% 9.2% 9.7% 8.3%
Health Insurance Coverage 11.4% 11.4% 11.0% 8.7%
Deaths Related to Alcohol/Drug Abuse or Suicide (per 100,000 pop.) 38.2 38.2 36.3 34.9

Business Stats

Business Anderson County Cluster SC National
Diversity 86.2% 86.2% -% 85.9%
Growth 42.7 42.7 - 7.9
Automation 60.3% 60.3% -% 59.4%

Population
Anderson County 198,759
Cluster 198,759
SC 5,021,219
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.