Opportunity Index

Van Buren County, Tennessee

Economy Score out of 100
Van Buren County, Tennessee
Cluster
State Avg.
56.4
National Avg.
57.0

Economy Stats

Economy Van Buren County Cluster TN National
Unemployment rate 3.5% 3.5% 3.1% 3.3%
Median household income $38,832 $38,832 $45,693 $53,699
Population below the poverty line (%) 19.5% 19.5% 15.0% 13.4%
Ratio of household Income at the 80th percentile to that of the 20th percentile 3.7 3.7 4.7 4.9
Banking institutions per 10,000 pop. 4.3 3.7
Households spending <30% of income on housing 79.4% 79.4% 73.0% 68.3%
High-Speed Internet (rating 1 to 5) % % 79.6% 83.8%
Education Score out of 100
Van Buren County, TN
48.9
Cluster
48.9
State Avg.
54.2
National Avg.
56.1

Education Stats

Education Van Buren County Cluster TN National
Preschool enrollment 48.6% 48.6% 39.6% 48.0%
On-time H.S. graduation 89.8% 89.8% 89.6% 84.8%
Associates Degree or Higher (%) 15.6% 15.6% 34.6% 40.5%
Community Score out of 100
Van Buren County, TN
18.5
Cluster
18.5
State Avg.
44.3
National Avg.
47.8

Community Stats

Community Health & Civic Life Van Buren County Cluster TN National
Youth not in School and Not Working (% ages 16 to 24) 29.3% 29.3% 12.6% 11.5%
Youth not in School and Not Working (total ages 16 to 24) 170 170 99,447 4,501,815
Volunteerism (% of adults ages 18 and older) % % 27.4% 27.5%
Violent crime per 100,000 pop. 274.1 274.1 651.5 382.9
Primary care providers per 100,000 pop. 0.0 0.0 71.7 75.5
Grocery Stores and Supermarkets per 10,000 population 1.5 2.1
Health Score out of 100
Van Buren County, TN
Cluster
State Avg.
43.0
National Avg.
52.0

Health Stats

Health Van Buren County Cluster TN National
Low Birth Weight (% born weighing less than 5.5lbs) % % 9.1% 8.3%
Health Insurance Coverage 13.6% 13.6% 9.5% 8.7%
Deaths Related to Alcohol/Drug Abuse or Suicide (per 100,000 pop.) 42.5 34.9

Business Stats

Business Van Buren County Cluster TN National
Diversity 65.3% 65.3% -% 85.9%
Growth 21.9 21.9 - 7.9
Automation 62.8% 62.8% -% 59.4%

Population
Van Buren County 5,742
Cluster 5,742
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.