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Spartanburg, SC

SCORE: 75.67

#214

FOR AGES 65-79
SCORE: 76.48

#199

FOR AGES 80+
SCORE: 76.90

Percent of Population 65+:  14.61%
Population 65+:  46,284
Total Population:  316,856

Indicator	Rank	Score	Average Score	Percent +/-
General	167	73.19	75.28	-2.78 %
Health Care	189	33.78	42.45	-20.42 %
Wellness	160	79.31	81.88	-3.14 %
Financial	91	79.37	77.72	2.12 %
Living ArrangementsArrange- ments	108	72.28	69.85	3.48 %
Employment / Education	216	47.94	59.20	-19.02 %
Transportation/ ConvenienceTransport- ation	221	58.11	64.90	-10.46 %
Community EngagementEngage- ment	197	46.51	54.20	-14.19 %
(Three-tier color code: 1-25 Green, 26-75 Black, 76+ Red)

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Indicator	Rank	Score	Average Score
Number of Doctors	140	12.38	15.54
Number of hospital beds	150	28.28	34.20
% of Hospitals with JCAHO Accreditation	143	75.00	79.23
Expenses per Inpatient Day	108	58.27	60.11
Number of Long-Term Hospitals	45	22.39	9.41
Number of Hospitals with Geriatric Services	184	10.34	25.35
% of Hospitals with Rehabilitation Services	249	8.57	36.38
Number of Hospitals with Alzheimer's units	252	.00	5.73
Number of Hospitals with Hospice Services	137	11.10	15.76
% of Hospitals with Medical School Affiliation	110	25.00	26.90
% of Magnet Hospitals	23	25.00	6.41
Number of Orthopedic Surgeons	152	10.33	13.47
Number of psychologists	195	12.24	21.04
Number of nurses	131	22.23	24.33
Number of Physical Therapists	202	22.09	35.67
ER Wait Times	224	15.96	27.98

Indicator	Rank	Score	Average Score
Medicare Enrollment	32	95.60	90.82
Obesity rate, population 65+	121	49.65	50.43
Diabetes Rate	214	36.31	46.23
Alzheimer's Cases	62	85.87	81.94
Number of Caregivers	23	83.01	71.15
Life Expectancy at 65	226	75.52	81.36
Number of Fitness Centers	107	41.70	40.35
Number of fast food outlets	115	64.18	64.16
Sugary drink consumption	153	69.54	74.11
Number of Golf courses, skiing, marinas, bowling	227	10.18	22.34

Indicator	Rank	Score	Average Score
Number of banks and financial institutions	91	60.56	55.90
Total bank deposits	190	.97	1.72
Tax burden	16	95.10	72.59
Dependency Ratio	146	60.23	63.45
Index Growth of Small Businesses (2006-2011)	230	67.18	71.00
% of 65+ population below poverty	236	20.75	37.11
Capital Gains as % of AGI	224	27.75	43.03
Income Growth (2007-2012)	164	61.17	62.83
Amount of Reverse Mortgages	33	34.79	20.25

Indicator	Rank	Score	Average Score
Median House Price	127	46.03	47.00
Median Rental Price	71	77.03	69.66
% of Houses with 65+ Residents	102	50.09	49.14
Number of Nursing Beds	163	20.57	26.73
Cost of Semi-private nursing room	84	76.63	70.35
Number of home health-care service providers	178	4.42	9.48
Continuing Care Facilities	106	14.41	15.92
Cost of assisted living	110	71.80	70.12
Nursing-home rating	210	16.67	34.13
% of seniors living in family households	92	86.32	84.74
Cost of adult day services	32	75.00	61.47

Indicator	Rank	Score	Average Score
Percent of 65+ Employed	196	48.54	57.95
65+ Unemployment Rate	177	5.53	12.33
Employment growth in health,education,leisure and hospitality	199	66.23	69.72
Output of service sector/manufacturing	240	1.94	9.69
College Enrollment	152	21.67	29.22

Indicator	Rank	Score	Average Score
Average commute time to work	155	68.02	71.39
Number of Passenger Trips	204	3.53	11.53
Investment in Public/Senior Transportation	186	60.89	64.25
% of commuters who walk to work	218	8.44	17.90
Number of Grocery, etc.	123	54.60	55.19
% of Seniors near grocery	203	78.62	84.52

Indicator	Rank	Score	Average Score
% of population 65+	112	40.51	39.94
Number of arts, entertainment, and recreation facilities	187	11.85	18.61
Senior Volunteer Rates	144	57.21	63.01
Number of Public Libraries	162	17.93	25.07
Number of YMCAs	191	4.33	12.40
Funding for Seniors	233	22.96	25.37