Opportunity Index

GRADE D+

Chester County, South Carolina

Economy Score out of 100
Chester County, South Carolina
44.5
Cluster
44.5
State Avg.
54.9
National Avg.
57.0

Economy Stats

Economy Chester County Cluster SC National
Unemployment rate 4.3% 4.3% 2.7% 3.3%
Median household income $33,305 $33,305 $45,007 $53,699
Population below the poverty line (%) 21.8% 21.8% 15.4% 13.4%
Ratio of household Income at the 80th percentile to that of the 20th percentile 5.8 5.8 4.8 4.9
Banking institutions per 10,000 pop. 2.8 2.8 3.6 3.7
Households spending <30% of income on housing 75.7% 75.7% 71.7% 68.3%
High-Speed Internet (rating 1 to 5) % % 79.5% 83.8%
Education Score out of 100
Chester County, SC
45.7
Cluster
45.7
State Avg.
54.0
National Avg.
56.1

Education Stats

Education Chester County Cluster SC National
Preschool enrollment 38.5% 38.5% 46.5% 48.0%
On-time H.S. graduation 85.8% 85.8% 84.4% 84.8%
Associates Degree or Higher (%) 22.7% 22.7% 37.6% 40.5%
Community Score out of 100
Chester County, SC
24.0
Cluster
24.0
State Avg.
47.0
National Avg.
47.8

Community Stats

Community Health & Civic Life Chester County Cluster SC National
Youth not in School and Not Working (% ages 16 to 24) 26.6% 26.6% 12.3% 11.5%
Youth not in School and Not Working (total ages 16 to 24) 920 920 75,102 4,501,815
Volunteerism (% of adults ages 18 and older) % % 27.6% 27.5%
Violent crime per 100,000 pop. 688.8 688.8 506.2 382.9
Primary care providers per 100,000 pop. 24.8 24.8 66.8 75.5
Grocery Stores and Supermarkets per 10,000 population 1.5 1.5 1.8 2.1
Health Score out of 100
Chester County, SC
46.6
Cluster
46.6
State Avg.
42.5
National Avg.
52.0

Health Stats

Health Chester County Cluster SC National
Low Birth Weight (% born weighing less than 5.5lbs) % % 9.7% 8.3%
Health Insurance Coverage 12.0% 12.0% 11.0% 8.7%
Deaths Related to Alcohol/Drug Abuse or Suicide (per 100,000 pop.) 26.9 26.9 36.3 34.9

Business Stats

Business Chester County Cluster SC National
Diversity 65.9% 65.9% -% 85.9%
Growth -22.6 -22.6 - 7.9
Automation 59.9% 59.9% -% 59.4%

Population
Chester County 32,301
Cluster 32,301
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.