Opportunity Index

GRADE B-

Greenville County, South Carolina

Economy Score out of 100
Greenville County, South Carolina
60.0
Cluster
60.0
State Avg.
54.9
National Avg.
57.0

Economy Stats

Economy Greenville County Cluster SC National
Unemployment rate 2.6% 2.6% 2.7% 3.3%
Median household income $47,828 $47,828 $45,007 $53,699
Population below the poverty line (%) 13.5% 13.5% 15.4% 13.4%
Ratio of household Income at the 80th percentile to that of the 20th percentile 4.7 4.7 4.8 4.9
Banking institutions per 10,000 pop. 4.5 4.5 3.6 3.7
Households spending <30% of income on housing 73.2% 73.2% 71.7% 68.3%
High-Speed Internet (rating 1 to 5) 85.2% 85.2% 79.5% 83.8%
Education Score out of 100
Greenville County, SC
57.4
Cluster
57.4
State Avg.
54.0
National Avg.
56.1

Education Stats

Education Greenville County Cluster SC National
Preschool enrollment 43.9% 43.9% 46.5% 48.0%
On-time H.S. graduation 87.3% 87.3% 84.4% 84.8%
Associates Degree or Higher (%) 42.4% 42.4% 37.6% 40.5%
Community Score out of 100
Greenville County, SC
51.0
Cluster
51.0
State Avg.
47.0
National Avg.
47.8

Community Stats

Community Health & Civic Life Greenville County Cluster SC National
Youth not in School and Not Working (% ages 16 to 24) 11.1% 11.1% 12.3% 11.5%
Youth not in School and Not Working (total ages 16 to 24) 6,335 6,335 75,102 4,501,815
Volunteerism (% of adults ages 18 and older) % % 27.6% 27.5%
Violent crime per 100,000 pop. 532.5 532.5 506.2 382.9
Primary care providers per 100,000 pop. 105.0 105.0 66.8 75.5
Grocery Stores and Supermarkets per 10,000 population 2.1 2.1 1.8 2.1
Health Score out of 100
Greenville County, SC
49.2
Cluster
49.2
State Avg.
42.5
National Avg.
52.0

Health Stats

Health Greenville County Cluster SC National
Low Birth Weight (% born weighing less than 5.5lbs) 8.3% 8.3% 9.7% 8.3%
Health Insurance Coverage 12.2% 12.2% 11.0% 8.7%
Deaths Related to Alcohol/Drug Abuse or Suicide (per 100,000 pop.) 32.7 32.7 36.3 34.9

Business Stats

Business Greenville County Cluster SC National
Diversity 90.6% 90.6% -% 85.9%
Growth 71.4 71.4 - 7.9
Automation 60.3% 60.3% -% 59.4%

Population
Greenville County 506,837
Cluster 506,837
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.