Opportunity Index

GRADE B-

Craighead County, Arkansas

Economy Score out of 100
Craighead County, Arkansas
55.5
Cluster
55.5
State Avg.
54.2
National Avg.
57.0

Economy Stats

Economy Craighead County Cluster AR National
Unemployment rate 2.3% 2.3% 3.4% 3.3%
Median household income $40,648 $40,648 $40,823 $53,699
Population below the poverty line (%) 18.3% 18.3% 16.4% 13.4%
Ratio of household Income at the 80th percentile to that of the 20th percentile 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.9
Banking institutions per 10,000 pop. 4.3 4.3 5.1 3.7
Households spending <30% of income on housing 72.7% 72.7% 75.0% 68.3%
High-Speed Internet (rating 1 to 5) 83.9% 83.9% 73.3% 83.8%
Education Score out of 100
Craighead County, AR
59.6
Cluster
59.6
State Avg.
52.0
National Avg.
56.1

Education Stats

Education Craighead County Cluster AR National
Preschool enrollment 50.7% 50.7% 45.3% 48.0%
On-time H.S. graduation 92.6% 92.6% 86.5% 84.8%
Associates Degree or Higher (%) 33.4% 33.4% 30.6% 40.5%
Community Score out of 100
Craighead County, AR
52.2
Cluster
52.2
State Avg.
40.7
National Avg.
47.8

Community Stats

Community Health & Civic Life Craighead County Cluster AR National
Youth not in School and Not Working (% ages 16 to 24) 11.9% 11.9% 15.1% 11.5%
Youth not in School and Not Working (total ages 16 to 24) 1,745 1,745 55,583 4,501,815
Volunteerism (% of adults ages 18 and older) % % 25.3% 27.5%
Violent crime per 100,000 pop. 431.2 431.2 554.9 382.9
Primary care providers per 100,000 pop. 115.8 115.8 66.6 75.5
Grocery Stores and Supermarkets per 10,000 population 2.1 2.1 1.7 2.1
Health Score out of 100
Craighead County, AR
48.3
Cluster
48.3
State Avg.
48.4
National Avg.
52.0

Health Stats

Health Craighead County Cluster AR National
Low Birth Weight (% born weighing less than 5.5lbs) % % 9.3% 8.3%
Health Insurance Coverage 10.8% 10.8% 7.9% 8.7%
Deaths Related to Alcohol/Drug Abuse or Suicide (per 100,000 pop.) 29.4 29.4 34.9 34.9

Business Stats

Business Craighead County Cluster AR National
Diversity 88.0% 88.0% -% 85.9%
Growth 52.2 52.2 - 7.9
Automation 60.2% 60.2% -% 59.4%

Population
Craighead County 107,115
Cluster 107,115
AR 3,002,997
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.