Opportunity Index

GRADE D+

Shelby County, Tennessee

Economy Score out of 100
Shelby County, Tennessee
46.8
Cluster
46.8
State Avg.
56.4
National Avg.
57.0

Economy Stats

Economy Shelby County Cluster TN National
Unemployment rate 3.4% 3.4% 3.1% 3.3%
Median household income $43,089 $43,089 $45,693 $53,699
Population below the poverty line (%) 20.8% 20.8% 15.0% 13.4%
Ratio of household Income at the 80th percentile to that of the 20th percentile 5.4 5.4 4.7 4.9
Banking institutions per 10,000 pop. 3.8 3.8 4.3 3.7
Households spending <30% of income on housing 63.0% 63.0% 73.0% 68.3%
High-Speed Internet (rating 1 to 5) 77.9% 77.9% 79.6% 83.8%
Education Score out of 100
Shelby County, TN
48.5
Cluster
48.5
State Avg.
54.2
National Avg.
56.1

Education Stats

Education Shelby County Cluster TN National
Preschool enrollment 40.0% 40.0% 39.6% 48.0%
On-time H.S. graduation 80.3% 80.3% 89.6% 84.8%
Associates Degree or Higher (%) 37.0% 37.0% 34.6% 40.5%
Community Score out of 100
Shelby County, TN
39.5
Cluster
39.5
State Avg.
44.3
National Avg.
47.8

Community Stats

Community Health & Civic Life Shelby County Cluster TN National
Youth not in School and Not Working (% ages 16 to 24) 17.4% 17.4% 12.6% 11.5%
Youth not in School and Not Working (total ages 16 to 24) 20,755 20,755 99,447 4,501,815
Volunteerism (% of adults ages 18 and older) % % 27.4% 27.5%
Violent crime per 100,000 pop. 1,346.2 1,346.2 651.5 382.9
Primary care providers per 100,000 pop. 83.6 83.6 71.7 75.5
Grocery Stores and Supermarkets per 10,000 population 1.8 1.8 1.5 2.1
Health Score out of 100
Shelby County, TN
36.9
Cluster
36.9
State Avg.
43.0
National Avg.
52.0

Health Stats

Health Shelby County Cluster TN National
Low Birth Weight (% born weighing less than 5.5lbs) 11.6% 11.6% 9.1% 8.3%
Health Insurance Coverage 12.8% 12.8% 9.5% 8.7%
Deaths Related to Alcohol/Drug Abuse or Suicide (per 100,000 pop.) 27.9 27.9 42.5 34.9

Business Stats

Business Shelby County Cluster TN National
Diversity 90.7% 90.7% -% 85.9%
Growth 23.4 23.4 - 7.9
Automation 59.0% 59.0% -% 59.4%

Population
Shelby County 936,961
Cluster 936,961
TN 6,708,794
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.