Educational Attainment in the Houston Area, Texas (Metro Area)

Educational Attainment#1

Highest level of education among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of Texas and the Houston Area
Houston Area
Texas
0%10%20%30%40%CountHigher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma237.779841%34.891966%37.779841%37.8%1,553,5181.55M44.568192%47.455536%44.568192%44.6%1,832,6571.83M17.651967%17.652499%17.651967%17.7%725,854726k

Relative Educational Attainment#2

Highest level of education among people aged 25 years and older, as percentage more or less than Texas at large.
Scope: population of Texas and the Houston Area
-5%0%+5%%ref.Higher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma28.276618%8.276618%+8.3%37.780%37.8%34.892%34.9%-6.084313%-6.084313%-6.1%44.568%44.6%47.456%47.5%-0.003012%-0.003012%-0.0%17.652%17.7%17.652%17.7%

Detailed Educational Attainment#3

Highest level of education among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of Texas and the Houston Area
Houston Area
Texas
0%5%10%15%20%25%CountDoctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None1.407529%1.079635%1.407529%1.4%57,87857.9k1.947895%1.548130%1.947895%1.9%80,09880.1k7.828617%6.984156%7.828617%7.8%321,915322k20.120432%18.486651%20.120432%20.1%827,358827k6.475368%6.793394%6.475368%6.5%266,269266k21.292749%22.368653%21.292749%21.3%875,564876k23.275444%25.086883%23.275444%23.3%957,093957k8.314144%8.757230%8.314144%8.3%341,880342k7.192435%6.941657%7.192435%7.2%295,755296k2.145389%1.953611%2.145389%2.1%88,21988.2k

Detailed Relative Educational Attainment#4

Highest level of education among people aged 25 years and older, as percentage more or less than Texas at large.
Scope: population of Texas and the Houston Area
-20%0%+20%%ref.Doctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None30.370834%30.370834%+30.4%1.408%1.41%1.080%1.08%25.822429%25.822429%+25.8%1.948%1.95%1.548%1.55%12.091095%12.091095%+12.1%7.829%7.83%6.984%6.98%8.837625%8.837625%+8.8%20.120%20.1%18.487%18.5%-4.681399%-4.681399%-4.7%6.475%6.48%6.793%6.79%-4.809875%-4.809875%-4.8%21.293%21.3%22.369%22.4%-7.220661%-7.220661%-7.2%23.275%23.3%25.087%25.1%-5.059666%-5.059666%-5.1%8.314%8.31%8.757%8.76%3.612647%3.612647%+3.6%7.192%7.19%6.942%6.94%9.816549%9.816549%+9.8%2.145%2.15%1.954%1.95%

Educational Attainment Sex Ratio#5

Percentage more likely men or women are to have various highest levels of education among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of Texas and the Houston Area
More Females More Males
Texas
Houston Area
0%5%FMHigher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2-0.255107%-2.262770%-0.255107%0%37.827%37.8%37.731%37.7%-3.496514%-0.716100%-3.496514%3%45.317%45.3%43.786%43.8%9.653310%6.541447%9.653310%10%16.857%16.9%18.484%18.5%

Detailed Educational Attainment Sex Ratio#6

Percentage more likely men or women are to have various highest levels of education among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of Texas and the Houston Area
More Females More Males
Texas
Houston Area
0%20%40%60%FMDoctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None68.801922%70.907218%68.801922%69%1.053%1.05%1.778%1.78%43.924653%58.284409%43.924653%44%1.604%1.60%2.308%2.31%-2.421183%-6.792692%-2.421183%2%7.920%7.92%7.733%7.73%-2.414594%-4.080123%-2.414594%2%20.355%20.4%19.875%19.9%-14.216479%-13.451782%-14.216479%14%6.895%6.89%6.037%6.04%-8.803181%-5.583387%-8.803181%9%22.169%22.2%20.376%20.4%1.135130%3.550604%1.135130%1%23.147%23.1%23.410%23.4%8.908470%9.512222%8.908470%9%7.967%7.97%8.677%8.68%11.728851%5.173838%11.728851%12%6.802%6.80%7.600%7.60%-1.410908%5.731524%5.731524%6%2.087%2.09%2.207%2.21%

Bachelor's Degrees By Age#7

Percentage of age cohort whose highest degree is a Bachelor's.
Scope: population of Texas and the Houston Area
Houston Area
Texas
0%5%10%15%20%B.X.Total65+45-6435-4425-3417.013325%14.480520%17.013325%17.0%108,569109k638,141638k19.880205%18.203546%19.880205%19.9%312,223312k1,570,5221.57M20.318861%19.695656%20.318861%20.3%187,525188k922,911923k22.340750%20.994955%22.340750%22.3%219,041219k980,455980k

Relative Bachelor's Degrees By Age#8

Percentage of population whose highest degree is a Bachelor's, as a percentage more or less than Texas at large.
Scope: population of Texas and the Houston Area
0%5%10%15%%ref.65+45-6435-4425-3417.491118%17.491118%17.5%17.013%17.0%14.481%14.5%9.210619%9.210619%9.2%19.880%19.9%18.204%18.2%3.164171%3.164171%3.2%20.319%20.3%19.696%19.7%6.410086%6.410086%6.4%22.341%22.3%20.995%21.0%

Bachelor's Degrees Sex Ratio By Age#9

Percentage more likely men or women are to have their highest degree be a Bachelor's.
Scope: population of Texas and the Houston Area
More Females More Males
Texas
Houston Area
20%0%20%40%FM65+45-6435-4425-3454.252188%48.777463%54.252188%54.3%13.706%13.7%21.142%21.1%-0.552423%-2.606625%-0.552423%0.6%19.934%19.9%19.825%19.8%-14.706987%-18.983678%-14.706987%14.7%21.704%21.7%18.921%18.9%-22.306793%-24.691045%-22.306793%22.3%24.600%24.6%20.113%20.1%

Median Earnings by Educational Attainment#10

Among population 25 years old and over with earnings.
Scope: population of Texas and the Houston Area
Houston Area
Texas
$0k$20k$40k$60kCount%Graduate Degree1Bachelor's DegreeSome CollegeH.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2Total$77,077.000000$68,165.000000$77,077.000000$77.1k459,891460k11.184%11.2%$59,399.000000$52,134.000000$59,399.000000$59.4k827,358827k20.120%20.1%$37,470.000000$35,270.000000$37,470.000000$37.5k1,141,8331.14M27.768%27.8%$29,056.000000$27,534.000000$29,056.000000$29.1k957,093957k23.275%23.3%$21,431.000000$20,733.000000$21,431.000000$21.4k725,854726k17.652%17.7%$40,005.000000$36,033.000000$40,005.000000$40.0k4,112,0294.11M100.000%100%

Median Earnings by Educational Attainment#11

By sex among population 25 years old and over with earnings.
Scope: population of Texas and the Houston Area
Female Male
Texas
Houston Area
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
$50k$0k$50k$100kFMGraduate Degree1Bachelor's DegreeSome CollegeH.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2Total$-61,023.000000$-55,953.000000$-61,023.000000$61.0k$61,023.000000$39,875.000000$55,953.000000$31,055.000000$100,898.000000$100.9k222,344222k237,547238k$-49,790.000000$-45,432.000000$-49,790.000000$49.8k$49,790.000000$25,874.000000$45,432.000000$19,706.000000$75,664.000000$75.7k427,890428k399,468399k$-30,934.000000$-28,796.000000$-30,934.000000$30.9k$30,934.000000$16,212.000000$28,796.000000$13,765.000000$47,146.000000$47.1k610,972611k530,861531k$-22,343.000000$-21,811.000000$-22,343.000000$22.3k$22,343.000000$12,400.000000$21,811.000000$11,104.000000$34,743.000000$34.7k486,582487k470,511471k$-15,076.000000$-14,590.000000$-15,076.000000$15.1k$15,076.000000$10,805.000000$14,590.000000$10,544.000000$25,881.000000$25.9k354,349354k371,505372k$-31,734.000000$-29,775.000000$-31,734.000000$31.7k$31,734.000000$14,901.000000$29,775.000000$12,238.000000$46,635.000000$46.6k2,102,1372.10M2,009,8922.01M

Composition of the Armed Forces by Educational Attainment#12

Percentage of the armed forces aged 25 to 64 years old with various highest levels of educational attainment.
Scope: population of Texas and the Houston Area
Houston Area
Texas
0%10%20%30%40%50%CountBachelor's Degree1Some College2H.S. Diploma3No H.S. Diploma340.280561%35.927759%40.280561%40.3%80442.835671%50.493935%42.835671%42.8%85516.883768%13.135283%16.883768%16.9%3370.000000%0.000000%0.0%0.443023%0

Employment by Educational Attainment#13

Percentage of population that is employed by highest level of educational attainment among the population aged 25 to 64 years old.
Scope: population of Texas and the Houston Area
Houston Area
Texas
0%20%40%60%80%CountBachelor's Degree1Some College2H.S. Diploma3No H.S. Diploma382.464059%82.969303%82.464059%82.5%912,732913k74.937389%74.842990%74.937389%74.9%733,389733k68.491126%67.728606%68.491126%68.5%545,401545k63.889705%59.434545%63.889705%63.9%378,282378k

Lacking High School Diploma By Race#14

Percent of racial or ethnic group lacking a high school diploma (or equivalent).
Scope: population of Texas and the Houston Area
Female Male
Texas
Houston Area
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
20%0%20%40%MFWhite1BlackAsianHispanic2Other1-5.559372%-0.160066%-6.686168%-5.719438%5.7%5.559372%6.686168%0.156780%5.559372%5.6%48,15648.2k51,41751.4k-9.912006%-11.156022%-9.912006%9.9%9.912006%1.614874%11.156022%1.823300%11.526880%11.5%35,90635.9k37,40937.4k-11.192400%-3.982035%-10.458569%-4.363394%-15.174434%15.2%11.192400%10.458569%11.192400%11.2%17,31817.3k25,74125.7k-37.649792%-35.624354%-37.649792%37.6%37.649792%3.356431%35.624354%2.280808%41.006223%41.0%268,462268k237,743238k-35.105709%-33.264336%-35.105709%35.1%35.105709%3.403259%33.264336%2.182459%38.508968%38.5%68,63868.6k59,29659.3k

College Graduates By Race#15

Percent of racial or ethnic group with a bachelor's degree or higher.
Scope: population of Texas and the Houston Area
Female Male
Texas
Houston Area
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
40%20%0%20%40%60%MFWhite1BlackAsianHispanic2Other1-39.608804%-35.572189%-39.608804%39.6%39.608804%4.686652%35.572189%2.165134%44.295456%44.3%383,693384k356,078356k-23.122139%-5.107298%-20.057866%-4.361979%-28.229437%28.2%23.122139%20.057866%23.122139%23.1%72,02572.0k106,541107k-53.079571%-53.063703%-53.079571%53.1%53.079571%6.581128%53.063703%8.099845%59.660699%59.7%92,31392.3k90,04190.0k-12.139713%-1.866105%-12.216649%-2.106322%-14.005818%14.0%12.139713%12.216649%12.139713%12.1%79,47779.5k88,44188.4k-13.161542%-2.161684%-13.790785%-1.863970%-15.323225%15.3%13.161542%13.790785%13.161542%13.2%23,45923.5k25,88225.9k

Map of Educational Attainment by County in the Houston Area

Coarse: Post-Secondary Degree Educational Attainment by County#16

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
15%23%30%37%44%52%

Coarse: High School Diploma Educational Attainment by County#17

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
37.4%42.2%46.9%51.5%56.2%61.0%

Coarse: No High School Diploma Educational Attainment by County#18

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
10.8%13.4%16.0%18.6%21.2%23.9%

Detailed: Doctorate Degree Educational Attainment by County#19

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.20%0.61%1.01%1.42%1.82%2.23%

Detailed: Professional Degree Educational Attainment by County#20

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.34%0.70%1.05%1.40%1.76%2.12%

Detailed: Master's Degree Educational Attainment by County#21

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
2.1%4.1%6.1%8.1%10.1%12.1%

Detailed: Bachelor's Degree Educational Attainment by County#22

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
7.3%11.5%15.7%19.9%24.1%28.3%

Detailed: Associate's Degree Educational Attainment by County#23

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
5.2%6.0%6.7%7.5%8.3%9.1%

Detailed: Some College Educational Attainment by County#24

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
20.0%21.1%22.1%23.2%24.2%25.3%

Detailed: High School Diploma or Equivalent Educational Attainment by County#25

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
17.4%21.8%26.1%30.4%34.8%39.1%

Detailed: Some High School Educational Attainment by County#26

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
5.5%7.4%9.2%11.0%12.8%14.7%

Detailed: Less than High School Educational Attainment by County#27

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
3.6%4.7%5.8%6.9%7.9%9.1%

Detailed: None Educational Attainment by County#28

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.85%1.28%1.71%2.15%2.58%3.02%
Road Data ©OpenStreetMap

Loading...

Failed to load :-(

Map of Educational Attainment by County Subdivision in the Houston Area

Coarse: Post-Secondary Degree Educational Attainment by County Subdivision#29

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
14%25%36%47%58%69%

Coarse: High School Diploma Educational Attainment by County Subdivision#30

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
27%35%43%51%58%66%

Coarse: No High School Diploma Educational Attainment by County Subdivision#31

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
3%9%15%20%25%31%

Detailed: Doctorate Degree Educational Attainment by County Subdivision#32

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.0%0.7%1.3%2.0%2.6%3.3%

Detailed: Professional Degree Educational Attainment by County Subdivision#33

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.0%0.7%1.4%2.1%2.8%3.5%

Detailed: Master's Degree Educational Attainment by County Subdivision#34

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
1.1%4.4%7.6%10.9%14.1%17.4%

Detailed: Bachelor's Degree Educational Attainment by County Subdivision#35

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
6%13%19%26%32%39%

Detailed: Associate's Degree Educational Attainment by County Subdivision#36

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
2.1%3.9%5.5%7.2%8.9%10.6%

Detailed: Some College Educational Attainment by County Subdivision#37

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
16.6%19.2%21.9%24.5%27.1%29.8%

Detailed: High School Diploma or Equivalent Educational Attainment by County Subdivision#38

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
10%18%26%34%41%50%

Detailed: Some High School Educational Attainment by County Subdivision#39

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
1.8%4.5%7.2%9.8%12.5%15.2%

Detailed: Less than High School Educational Attainment by County Subdivision#40

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
1.1%4.4%7.6%10.9%14.1%17.4%

Detailed: None Educational Attainment by County Subdivision#41

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.0%0.8%1.7%2.5%3.3%4.2%
Road Data ©OpenStreetMap

Loading...

Failed to load :-(

Educational Attainment by Place in the Houston Area

There are 157 places that are fully or partially contained within the Houston Area (155 fully and 2 partially). This section compares all 157 of those to each other, the Houston Area, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Houston Area.

No H.S. Diploma by Place#42

Percent of population 25 years of age and older without a high school diploma (or equivalent).
Scope: population of the Houston Area, selected places in the Houston Area, and entities that contain the Houston Area
0%20%40%60%Count#Fifth StreetDayton LakesAldineJacinto CitySouth HoustonSheldonGalena ParkCloverleafHoliday LakesPatton VillagePatton VlgArcolaQuintanaHempsteadRichmondNorth ClevelandN ClevelandDeversFreeportOak IslandBig Thicket Lake EstatesBig Thicket Lk EstsPorter HeightsPorter HtsOrchardBacliffChannelviewPine IslandPasadenaBrookshireCluteSan LeonSan FelipeWillisSealyBaytownHoustonDamonTexasHouston, The Woodlands, and Sugar Land Metro AreaHouston AreaGalvestonWest South CentralLa MarqueSouthUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWest ColumbiaRoman ForestSanta FePearlandJersey VillageJersey VlgCoveThe WoodlandsTaylor Lake VillageTaylor Lk VlgWeston LakesHunters Creek VillageHunters Crk VlgWest University PlaceW Univ PlSouthside PlaceSouthside PlPiney Point VillagePiney Pt Vlg72.242647%72.242647%72.2%786162.745098%62.745098%62.7%32253.301769%53.301769%53.3%4,278348.690708%48.690708%48.7%3,254444.846996%44.846996%44.8%4,382543.148358%43.148358%43.1%381641.188460%41.188460%41.2%2,627739.626139%39.626139%39.6%5,130839.137931%39.137931%39.1%227937.979094%37.979094%38.0%4361037.791602%37.791602%37.8%4861137.500000%37.500000%37.5%121237.013889%37.013889%37.0%1,0661336.809110%36.809110%36.8%2,8771436.000000%36.000000%36.0%541535.769231%35.769231%35.8%931635.247748%35.247748%35.2%2,1911735.000000%35.000000%35.0%771833.333333%33.333333%33.3%1611932.301587%32.301587%32.3%4072032.188841%32.188841%32.2%752131.613828%31.613828%31.6%1,7652231.443977%31.443977%31.4%7,1732330.751445%30.751445%30.8%2662428.710265%28.710265%28.7%26,17426.2k2528.209700%28.209700%28.2%7912627.591076%27.591076%27.6%1,9542727.052883%27.052883%27.1%1,0182826.977688%26.977688%27.0%1332926.876972%26.876972%26.9%8523025.443474%25.443474%25.4%9613423.216387%23.216387%23.2%10,65410.7k4522.636297%22.636297%22.6%326,041326k4819.209040%19.209040%19.2%345617.652499%17.652499%17.7%3,015,9523.02M17.651967%17.651967%17.7%725,854726k17.332075%17.332075%17.3%5,8786716.737435%16.737435%16.7%4,127,2804.13M15.391156%15.391156%15.4%1,6297914.392758%14.392758%14.4%11,511,24211.5M13.020590%13.020590%13.0%27,818,38027.8M12.575090%12.575090%12.6%3149010.954617%10.954617%11.0%1401018.273796%8.273796%8.3%7181126.060294%6.060294%6.1%4,1151215.441055%5.441055%5.4%3301233.982301%3.982301%4.0%91342.829059%2.829059%2.8%2,0091412.271007%2.271007%2.3%601451.276053%1.276053%1.3%301531.250802%1.250802%1.3%391540.939649%0.939649%0.9%971550.912409%0.912409%0.9%101560.701031%0.701031%0.7%17157

Bachelor's Degrees by Place#43

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..
Scope: population of the Houston Area, selected places in the Houston Area, and entities that contain the Houston Area
0%20%40%60%80%Count#West University PlaceW Univ PlHunters Creek VillageHunters Crk VlgPiney Point VillagePiney Pt VlgSouthside PlaceSouthside PlBellaireSpring Valley VillageSpg Vly VlgBunker Hill VillageBunker Hl VlgHilshire VillageHilshire VlgHedwig VillageHedwig VlgCinco RanchGreatwoodSienna PlantationFulshearThe WoodlandsTaylor Lake VillageTaylor Lk VlgWeston LakesSugar LandNew TerritoryClear Lake ShoresClear Lk ShrsNassau BayTiki IslandFriendswoodBrazos CountrySeabrookPearlandMissouri CityPecan GroveEl LagoLeague CityShenandoahHillcrestKatyHouston, The Woodlands, and Sugar Land Metro AreaHouston AreaHoustonUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSouthTexasWebsterWest South CentralCoveRoman ForestWoodbranchPasadenaSan FelipeKendletonHempsteadHighlandsAmesNorth ClevelandN ClevelandFifth StreetHoliday LakesDayton LakesQuintana86.699603%86.699603%86.7%8,950185.439384%85.439384%85.4%2,664284.164948%84.164948%84.2%2,041382.755474%82.755474%82.8%907478.805774%78.805774%78.8%9,608578.177287%78.177287%78.2%2,196675.383405%75.383405%75.4%1,917769.500000%69.500000%69.5%417868.227033%68.227033%68.2%1,166966.615343%66.615343%66.6%7,3551066.347398%66.347398%66.3%5,1261164.215686%64.215686%64.2%5,8951263.840767%63.840767%63.8%1,7321361.683072%61.683072%61.7%43,80343.8k1461.014383%61.014383%61.0%1,6121560.867716%60.867716%60.9%1,4311656.476562%56.476562%56.5%33,48133.5k1756.422569%56.422569%56.4%5,6401853.911565%53.911565%53.9%6341950.518672%50.518672%50.5%1,4612050.184502%50.184502%50.2%4082147.988258%47.988258%48.0%12,26112.3k2246.292135%46.292135%46.3%2062346.277784%46.277784%46.3%3,9352445.681212%45.681212%45.7%31,01831.0k2544.648606%44.648606%44.6%21,35921.4k2644.483657%44.483657%44.5%5,2942743.811881%43.811881%43.8%8852842.472458%42.472458%42.5%26,29326.3k2942.367150%42.367150%42.4%8773038.694992%38.694992%38.7%2553431.619083%31.619083%31.6%3,4004531.304473%31.304473%31.3%1,287,2491.29M31.153001%31.153001%31.2%448,711449k4830.315023%30.315023%30.3%64,767,78764.8M28.191926%28.191926%28.2%22,547,73422.5M28.098572%28.098572%28.1%4,800,6774.80M27.416201%27.416201%27.4%1,9635626.558739%26.558739%26.6%6,549,1136.55M22.123894%22.123894%22.1%506718.466354%18.466354%18.5%2367916.350947%16.350947%16.4%1649014.460435%14.460435%14.5%13,18313.2k9813.793103%13.793103%13.8%6810112.227074%12.227074%12.2%281129.479167%9.479167%9.5%2731237.543520%7.543520%7.5%3511344.696970%4.696970%4.7%311452.000000%2.000000%2.0%31531.930147%1.930147%1.9%211541.379310%1.379310%1.4%81550.000000%0.000000%0.0%01560.000000%0.000000%0.0%0157

Very Advanced Degrees by Place#44

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a professional or doctorate degree (e.g., MBA, PhD, or MD).
Scope: population of the Houston Area, selected places in the Houston Area, and entities that contain the Houston Area
0%10%20%30%Count#Southside PlaceSouthside PlBellaireWest University PlaceW Univ PlPiney Point VillagePiney Pt VlgHunters Creek VillageHunters Crk VlgHilshire VillageHilshire VlgHedwig VillageHedwig VlgBunker Hill VillageBunker Hl VlgSpring Valley VillageSpg Vly VlgNew TerritoryMorgan's PointMorgan's PtFulshearSienna PlantationThe WoodlandsGreatwoodSugar LandGalvestonTiki IslandCinco RanchClear Lake ShoresClear Lk ShrsPearlandNassau BayBailey's PrairieMeadows PlaceOak Ridge NorthOak Rdg NShenandoahPecan GroveLeague CityHillcrestFriendswoodHoustonPrairie ViewHouston, The Woodlands, and Sugar Land Metro AreaHouston AreaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSouthBolivar PeninsulaTexasWest South CentralBrazos CountrySimontonPasadenaIowa ColonyNeedvilleAngletonWoodbranchClevelandWinnieHullBonneyDamonNorth ClevelandN ClevelandDayton LakesQuintana30.018248%30.018248%30.0%329127.288386%27.288386%27.3%3,327226.978591%26.978591%27.0%2,785324.288660%24.288660%24.3%589418.056446%18.056446%18.1%563517.500000%17.500000%17.5%105616.676419%16.676419%16.7%285716.594573%16.594573%16.6%422812.815949%12.815949%12.8%36098.853541%8.853541%8.9%885108.450704%8.450704%8.5%18117.777368%7.777368%7.8%211127.037037%7.037037%7.0%646136.994494%6.994494%7.0%4,967146.989386%6.989386%7.0%540156.892364%6.892364%6.9%4,086166.425075%6.425075%6.4%2,179176.273063%6.273063%6.3%51186.104520%6.104520%6.1%674195.952381%5.952381%6.0%70205.552201%5.552201%5.6%3,770215.359613%5.359613%5.4%155225.045045%5.045045%5.0%28234.885227%4.885227%4.9%166244.827895%4.827895%4.8%108254.685990%4.685990%4.7%97264.680279%4.680279%4.7%557274.618292%4.618292%4.6%2,859284.552352%4.552352%4.6%30294.430528%4.430528%4.4%1,132304.001816%4.001816%4.0%57,64057.6k323.921569%3.921569%3.9%22343.355424%3.355424%3.4%137,976138k3.336158%3.336158%3.3%7,127,6737.13M3.064699%3.064699%3.1%2,451,1282.45M3.036053%3.036053%3.0%48452.627765%2.627765%2.6%448,957449k2.549627%2.549627%2.5%628,712629k2.247191%2.247191%2.2%10561.624549%1.624549%1.6%9671.434745%1.434745%1.4%1,308771.418440%1.418440%1.4%12791.071761%1.071761%1.1%23900.808818%0.808818%0.8%1021010.498504%0.498504%0.5%51120.263585%0.263585%0.3%131230.000000%0.000000%0.0%01340.000000%0.000000%0.0%01450.000000%0.000000%0.0%01530.000000%0.000000%0.0%01540.000000%0.000000%0.0%01550.000000%0.000000%0.0%01560.000000%0.000000%0.0%0157

Under-Education Sex Ratio by Place#45

Percentage more likely men are than women to not have a high school diploma (or equivalent) among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of the Houston Area, selected places in the Houston Area, and entities that contain the Houston Area
Female
Male
10x5x0x5x10xFM#Jamaica BeachIndustryWallisHedwig VlgWoodlochLiverpoolN ClevelandW Univ PlPorter HtsOrchardMont BelvieuSeabrookBeasleySimontonPattisonBrazos CountryWebsterMagnoliaBellvilleDayton LakesBolivar PeninsulaLa MarqueDanburyPleakManvelHoliday LakesKemahCut and ShootSouthside PlPlum GroveBacliffGalvestonNeedvilleStaffordSouthLa PorteUnited StatesPasadenaWest South CentralHoustonHouston AreaTexasSpringBrookshirePearlandIowa ColonyThe WoodlandsRichwoodBrazoriaFulshearPiney Pt VlgWeston LakesDamonQuintana-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%2.902%2.90%1-1.000000x-1.000000x5.744681x5.744681x5.74x5.000%5.00%28.723%28.7%2-1.000000x-1.000000x5.381940x5.381940x5.38x5.145%5.15%27.692%27.7%3-1.000000x-1.000000x4.424385x4.424385x4.42x1.573%1.57%6.960%6.96%4-1.000000x-1.000000x2.956250x2.956250x2.96x4.651%4.65%13.750%13.8%5-1.000000x-1.000000x2.896552x2.896552x2.90x8.333%8.33%24.138%24.1%6-1.000000x-1.000000x2.714286x2.714286x2.71x20.000%20.0%54.286%54.3%7-1.000000x-1.000000x2.635642x2.635642x2.64x0.519%0.52%1.367%1.37%8-1.000000x-1.000000x2.633118x2.633118x2.63x16.698%16.7%43.967%44.0%9-1.000000x-1.000000x2.388500x2.388500x2.39x18.966%19.0%45.299%45.3%10-1.000000x-1.000000x2.311762x2.311762x2.31x5.108%5.11%11.807%11.8%11-1.000000x-1.000000x2.229703x2.229703x2.23x2.074%2.07%4.624%4.62%12-1.000000x-1.000000x2.089964x2.089964x2.09x13.930%13.9%29.114%29.1%13-1.000000x-1.000000x1.958355x1.958355x1.96x7.393%7.39%14.478%14.5%14-1.000000x-1.000000x1.863664x1.863664x1.86x17.290%17.3%32.222%32.2%15-1.000000x-1.000000x1.819742x1.819742x1.82x1.415%1.42%2.575%2.58%16-1.000000x-1.000000x1.818211x1.818211x1.82x11.778%11.8%21.415%21.4%17-1.000000x-1.000000x1.747599x1.747599x1.75x10.714%10.7%18.724%18.7%18-1.000000x-1.000000x1.728290x1.728290x1.73x9.843%9.84%17.011%17.0%19-1.000000x-1.000000x1.696970x1.696970x1.70x45.833%45.8%77.778%77.8%20-1.000000x-1.000000x1.692959x1.692959x1.69x11.346%11.3%19.208%19.2%21-1.000000x-1.000000x1.621525x1.621525x1.62x11.947%11.9%19.373%19.4%22-1.000000x-1.000000x1.615957x1.615957x1.62x9.217%9.22%14.894%14.9%23-1.000000x-1.000000x1.610619x1.610619x1.61x14.286%14.3%23.009%23.0%24-1.000000x-1.000000x1.608336x1.608336x1.61x8.847%8.85%14.229%14.2%25-1.000000x-1.000000x1.591840x1.591840x1.59x30.035%30.0%47.811%47.8%26-1.000000x-1.000000x1.587154x1.587154x1.59x5.594%5.59%8.879%8.88%27-1.000000x-1.000000x1.583505x1.583505x1.58x19.556%19.6%30.968%31.0%28-1.000000x-1.000000x1.578652x1.578652x1.58x0.712%0.71%1.124%1.12%29-1.000000x-1.000000x1.565301x1.565301x1.57x20.245%20.2%31.690%31.7%30-1.000000x-1.000000x1.538616x1.538616x1.54x24.761%24.8%38.097%38.1%34-1.000000x-1.000000x1.309517x1.309517x1.31x15.027%15.0%19.678%19.7%45-1.000000x-1.000000x1.233901x1.233901x1.23x13.367%13.4%16.494%16.5%56-1.000000x-1.000000x1.171161x1.171161x1.17x14.373%14.4%16.834%16.8%67-1.000000x-1.000000x1.149925x1.149925x1.15x13.427%13.4%15.440%15.4%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.113965x1.113965x1.11x10.791%10.8%12.021%12.0%79-1.000000x-1.000000x1.109070x1.109070x1.11x12.369%12.4%13.719%13.7%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.104329x1.104329x1.10x27.319%27.3%30.169%30.2%80-1.000000x-1.000000x1.097204x1.097204x1.10x15.983%16.0%17.537%17.5%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.097123x1.097123x1.10x21.595%21.6%23.693%23.7%81-1.000000x-1.000000x1.096533x1.096533x1.10x16.857%16.9%18.484%18.5%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.065414x1.065414x1.07x17.107%17.1%18.226%18.2%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.028388x1.028388x1.03x9.038%9.04%9.294%9.29%90-1.011538x-1.011538x1.01x1.000000x1.000000x28.352%28.4%28.029%28.0%101-1.137215x-1.137215x1.14x1.000000x1.000000x6.429%6.43%5.654%5.65%112-1.299898x-1.299898x1.30x1.000000x1.000000x28.604%28.6%22.005%22.0%123-1.300417x-1.300417x1.30x1.000000x1.000000x3.175%3.17%2.441%2.44%124-1.480878x-1.480878x1.48x1.000000x1.000000x11.592%11.6%7.827%7.83%134-2.167041x-2.167041x2.17x1.000000x1.000000x15.108%15.1%6.972%6.97%145-6.229137x-6.229137x6.23x1.000000x1.000000x5.667%5.67%0.910%0.91%153-10.000000x-10.000000x> 10.0x1.000000x1.000000x1.433%1.43%0.000%0%154-10.000000x-10.000000x> 10.0x1.000000x1.000000x2.549%2.55%0.000%0%155-10.000000x-10.000000x> 10.0x1.000000x1.000000x31.193%31.2%0.000%0%156-10.000000x-10.000000x> 10.0x1.000000x1.000000x75.000%75.0%0.000%0%157

Over-Education Sex Ratio by Place#46

Percentage more likely men are than women to have a professional or doctorate degree (e.g., MBA, PhD, or MD) among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of the Houston Area, selected places in the Houston Area, and entities that contain the Houston Area
Female
Male
10x5x0x5x10xFM#South HoustonGalena ParkLibertyClevelandHighlandsSealyBarrettBellvilleSweenyPanorama VlgWild Peach VlgBolivar PeninsulaMagnoliaCut and ShootWoodbranchFairchildsTiki IslandHardinMontgomerySimontonBrazos CountryOak IslandWoodlochThompsonsSandy PointAngletonRichmondNeedvilleWeston LakesMont BelvieuLa PortePiney Pt VlgThe WoodlandsGalvestonShoreacresWest South CentralTexasSouthHouston AreaUnited StatesPearlandHoustonSan LeonPasadenaSpringStaffordChannelviewWallerJamaica BeachLiverpoolDeversOrchardKendleton-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%0.401%0.40%1-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%0.347%0.35%2-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%2.672%2.67%3-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%0.541%0.54%4-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%0.723%0.72%5-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%3.603%3.60%6-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%3.814%3.81%7-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%2.305%2.31%8-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%0.639%0.64%9-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%1.267%1.27%10-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%0.277%0.28%11-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%7.038%7.04%12-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%0.617%0.62%13-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%1.505%1.51%14-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%1.232%1.23%15-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%0.915%0.91%16-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%12.409%12.4%17-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%0.448%0.45%18-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%1.036%1.04%19-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%3.030%3.03%20-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%4.292%4.29%21-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%5.882%5.88%22-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%2.500%2.50%23-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%5.128%5.13%24-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%3.030%3.03%25-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.074%0.07%1.669%1.67%26-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.239%0.24%2.817%2.82%27-1.000000x-1.000000x8.174274x8.174274x8.17x0.254%0.25%2.075%2.07%28-1.000000x-1.000000x5.931786x5.931786x5.93x1.020%1.02%6.048%6.05%29-1.000000x-1.000000x4.830970x4.830970x4.83x0.860%0.86%4.156%4.16%30-1.000000x-1.000000x3.125887x3.125887x3.13x0.707%0.71%2.209%2.21%37-1.000000x-1.000000x2.398757x2.398757x2.40x14.165%14.2%33.979%34.0%46-1.000000x-1.000000x2.169667x2.169667x2.17x4.509%4.51%9.783%9.78%48-1.000000x-1.000000x1.854196x1.854196x1.85x4.514%4.51%8.370%8.37%55-1.000000x-1.000000x1.730909x1.730909x1.73x2.521%2.52%4.364%4.36%65-1.000000x-1.000000x1.653316x1.653316x1.65x1.936%1.94%3.200%3.20%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.633282x1.633282x1.63x2.008%2.01%3.280%3.28%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.555780x1.555780x1.56x2.420%2.42%3.764%3.76%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.537870x1.537870x1.54x2.657%2.66%4.086%4.09%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.526215x1.526215x1.53x2.660%2.66%4.060%4.06%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.442655x1.442655x1.44x4.586%4.59%6.616%6.62%74-1.000000x-1.000000x1.395850x1.395850x1.40x3.345%3.34%4.669%4.67%76-1.000000x-1.000000x1.313817x1.313817x1.31x1.185%1.19%1.557%1.56%83-1.000000x-1.000000x1.204073x1.204073x1.20x1.305%1.30%1.571%1.57%87-1.000000x-1.000000x1.149375x1.149375x1.15x1.348%1.35%1.549%1.55%92-1.028547x-1.028547x1.03x1.000000x1.000000x2.534%2.53%2.463%2.46%101-1.974534x-1.974534x1.97x1.000000x1.000000x0.954%0.95%0.483%0.48%110-10.000000x-10.000000x> 10.0x1.000000x1.000000x0.813%0.81%0.000%0%119-10.000000x-10.000000x> 10.0x1.000000x1.000000x2.011%2.01%0.000%0%125-10.000000x-10.000000x> 10.0x1.000000x1.000000x0.641%0.64%0.000%0%126-10.000000x-10.000000x> 10.0x1.000000x1.000000x1.786%1.79%0.000%0%127-10.000000x-10.000000x> 10.0x1.000000x1.000000x6.034%6.03%0.000%0%128-10.000000x-10.000000x> 10.0x1.000000x1.000000x4.878%4.88%0.000%0%129

Educational Attainment by County in the Houston Area

There are 9 counties in the Houston Area. This section compares all 9 of those to each other, the Houston Area, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Houston Area.

No H.S. Diploma by County#47

Percent of population 25 years of age and older without a high school diploma (or equivalent).
Scope: population of the Houston Area, selected counties in the Houston Area, and entities that contain the Houston Area
0%5%10%15%20%Count#Liberty CountyLibertyWaller CountyWallerHarris CountyHarrisTexasHouston, The Woodlands, and Sugar Land Metro AreaHouston AreaAustin CountyAustinWest South CentralChambers CountyChambersSouthBrazoria CountyBrazoriaMontgomery CountyMontgomeryUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesGalveston CountyGalvestonFort Bend CountyFort Bend23.813602%23.813602%23.8%12,23412.2k121.620769%21.620769%21.6%5,480219.839074%19.839074%19.8%554,024554k317.652499%17.652499%17.7%3,015,9523.02M17.651967%17.651967%17.7%725,854726k17.579456%17.579456%17.6%3,457416.737435%16.737435%16.7%4,127,2804.13M16.206726%16.206726%16.2%3,923514.392758%14.392758%14.4%11,511,24211.5M13.300682%13.300682%13.3%29,11229.1k613.225845%13.225845%13.2%44,50144.5k713.020590%13.020590%13.0%27,818,38027.8M12.431003%12.431003%12.4%25,98926.0k810.849469%10.849469%10.8%47,13447.1k9

Bachelor's Degrees by County#48

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..
Scope: population of the Houston Area, selected counties in the Houston Area, and entities that contain the Houston Area
0%10%20%30%40%Count#Fort Bend CountyFort BendMontgomery CountyMontgomeryHouston, The Woodlands, and Sugar Land Metro AreaHouston AreaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesHarris CountyHarrisGalveston CountyGalvestonBrazoria CountyBrazoriaSouthTexasWest South CentralChambers CountyChambersAustin CountyAustinWaller CountyWallerLiberty CountyLiberty44.640638%44.640638%44.6%193,935194k132.961631%32.961631%33.0%110,906111k231.304473%31.304473%31.3%1,287,2491.29M30.315023%30.315023%30.3%64,767,78764.8M30.076273%30.076273%30.1%839,907840k328.928185%28.928185%28.9%60,47960.5k428.724026%28.724026%28.7%62,87062.9k528.191926%28.191926%28.2%22,547,73422.5M28.098572%28.098572%28.1%4,800,6774.80M26.558739%26.558739%26.6%6,549,1136.55M21.135256%21.135256%21.1%5,116620.991609%20.991609%21.0%4,128718.744575%18.744575%18.7%4,751810.038152%10.038152%10.0%5,1579

Very Advanced Degrees by County#49

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a professional or doctorate degree (e.g., MBA, PhD, or MD).
Scope: population of the Houston Area, selected counties in the Houston Area, and entities that contain the Houston Area
0%1%2%3%4%Count#Fort Bend CountyFort BendGalveston CountyGalvestonHouston, The Woodlands, and Sugar Land Metro AreaHouston AreaHarris CountyHarrisUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMontgomery CountyMontgomeryBrazoria CountyBrazoriaSouthTexasWest South CentralAustin CountyAustinWaller CountyWallerChambers CountyChambersLiberty CountyLiberty4.335967%4.335967%4.3%18,83718.8k13.564425%3.564425%3.6%7,45223.355424%3.355424%3.4%137,976138k3.344637%3.344637%3.3%93,40293.4k33.336158%3.336158%3.3%7,127,6737.13M3.114394%3.114394%3.1%10,47910.5k43.103584%3.103584%3.1%6,79353.064699%3.064699%3.1%2,451,1282.45M2.627765%2.627765%2.6%448,957449k2.549627%2.549627%2.5%628,712629k1.220442%1.220442%1.2%24061.081038%1.081038%1.1%27470.904734%0.904734%0.9%21980.545023%0.545023%0.5%2809

Under-Education Sex Ratio by County#50

Percentage more likely men are than women to not have a high school diploma (or equivalent) among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of the Houston Area, selected counties in the Houston Area, and entities that contain the Houston Area
Female
Male
1x0x1xFM#GalvestonSouthWallerMontgomeryBrazoriaUnited StatesHarrisWest South CentralHouston AreaTexasAustinChambersFort BendLiberty-1.000000x-1.000000x1.223012x1.223012x1.22x11.221%11.2%13.723%13.7%1-1.000000x-1.000000x1.149925x1.149925x1.15x13.427%13.4%15.440%15.4%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.127741x1.127741x1.13x20.328%20.3%22.925%22.9%2-1.000000x-1.000000x1.122460x1.122460x1.12x12.483%12.5%14.012%14.0%3-1.000000x-1.000000x1.117300x1.117300x1.12x12.561%12.6%14.034%14.0%4-1.000000x-1.000000x1.109070x1.109070x1.11x12.369%12.4%13.719%13.7%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.098530x1.098530x1.10x18.925%18.9%20.790%20.8%5-1.000000x-1.000000x1.097204x1.097204x1.10x15.983%16.0%17.537%17.5%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.096533x1.096533x1.10x16.857%16.9%18.484%18.5%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.065414x1.065414x1.07x17.107%17.1%18.226%18.2%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.063131x1.063131x1.06x17.054%17.1%18.131%18.1%6-1.000000x-1.000000x1.015498x1.015498x1.02x16.083%16.1%16.333%16.3%7-1.000000x-1.000000x1.005501x1.005501x1.01x10.821%10.8%10.881%10.9%8-1.114037x-1.114037x1.11x1.000000x1.000000x25.057%25.1%22.492%22.5%9

Over-Education Sex Ratio by County#51

Percentage more likely men are than women to have a professional or doctorate degree (e.g., MBA, PhD, or MD) among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of the Houston Area, selected counties in the Houston Area, and entities that contain the Houston Area
Female
Male
1x0x1x2xFM#AustinFort BendMontgomeryGalvestonWest South CentralTexasSouthHouston AreaUnited StatesBrazoriaHarrisChambersWallerLiberty-1.000000x-1.000000x2.824440x2.824440x2.82x0.646%0.65%1.823%1.82%1-1.000000x-1.000000x1.960673x1.960673x1.96x2.970%2.97%5.824%5.82%2-1.000000x-1.000000x1.795213x1.795213x1.80x2.246%2.25%4.033%4.03%3-1.000000x-1.000000x1.673483x1.673483x1.67x2.689%2.69%4.500%4.50%4-1.000000x-1.000000x1.653316x1.653316x1.65x1.936%1.94%3.200%3.20%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.633282x1.633282x1.63x2.008%2.01%3.280%3.28%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.555780x1.555780x1.56x2.420%2.42%3.764%3.76%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.537870x1.537870x1.54x2.657%2.66%4.086%4.09%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.526215x1.526215x1.53x2.660%2.66%4.060%4.06%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.454396x1.454396x1.45x2.527%2.53%3.675%3.68%5-1.000000x-1.000000x1.442161x1.442161x1.44x2.749%2.75%3.965%3.96%6-1.000000x-1.000000x1.332947x1.332947x1.33x0.777%0.78%1.035%1.04%7-1.000000x-1.000000x1.276090x1.276090x1.28x0.950%0.95%1.213%1.21%8-1.069614x-1.069614x1.07x1.000000x1.000000x0.563%0.56%0.526%0.53%9

Educational Attainment by County Subdivision in the Houston Area

There are 38 county subdivisions in the Houston Area. This section compares all 38 of those to each other, the Houston Area, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Houston Area.

No H.S. Diploma by County Subdivision#52

Percent of population 25 years of age and older without a high school diploma (or equivalent).
Scope: population of the Houston Area, selected county subdivisions in the Houston Area, and entities that contain the Houston Area
0%10%20%30%Count#PasadenaOrchard-KendletonOrch-KendletonWinnie-StowellLiberty-DaytonHempsteadBaytownAnahuacHardin-RyeClevelandBrookshireHoustonWallisSealyNeedvillePrairie View-WallerPrairie Vw-WallerDaisettaRosenberg-RichmondRosenberg-Richmo…AngletonBrazosportTexasHouston, The Woodlands, and Sugar Land Metro AreaHouston AreaGalvestonWest South CentralBolivar PeninsulaSouthBellvilleSoutheast MontgomerySE MontgomeryLa Marque-HitchcockLa Marque-Hitchco…Northeast HarrisNE HarrisBrazoria-West ColumbiaBrazoria-W Colum…MagnoliaWillisUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesStafford-Missouri CityStafford-Missouri …Mont BelvieuIndustryTexas City-League CityTexas City-League …Alvin-PearlandNorthwest HarrisNW HarrisSugar LandSoutheast HarrisSE HarrisMontgomeryFulshear-Simonton30.524198%30.524198%30.5%26,09326.1k129.359514%29.359514%29.4%628225.779921%25.779921%25.8%909324.113157%24.113157%24.1%6,981424.090557%24.090557%24.1%1,245523.962877%23.962877%24.0%11,20611.2k623.925668%23.925668%23.9%1,030723.903262%23.903262%23.9%850823.830523%23.830523%23.8%3,999922.878564%22.878564%22.9%2,0141021.922900%21.922900%21.9%457,347457k1121.245634%21.245634%21.2%3651221.084337%21.084337%21.1%1,7851320.239026%20.239026%20.2%1,8121419.525275%19.525275%19.5%2,2211519.367210%19.367210%19.4%4041619.111574%19.111574%19.1%11,56911.6k1718.444471%18.444471%18.4%6,1351818.044373%18.044373%18.0%6,9701917.652499%17.652499%17.7%3,015,9523.02M17.651967%17.651967%17.7%725,854726k16.972054%16.972054%17.0%5,8912016.737435%16.737435%16.7%4,127,2804.13M14.737508%14.737508%14.7%2332114.392758%14.392758%14.4%11,511,24211.5M14.360646%14.360646%14.4%1,0132214.245108%14.245108%14.2%33,37733.4k2314.087801%14.087801%14.1%2,3492413.411065%13.411065%13.4%5,6362513.301674%13.301674%13.3%2,8852613.053043%13.053043%13.1%4,8062713.026899%13.026899%13.0%3,1432813.020590%13.020590%13.0%27,818,38027.8M12.774105%12.774105%12.8%11,70911.7k2912.116031%12.116031%12.1%1,9843012.113721%12.113721%12.1%2943111.220940%11.220940%11.2%17,51617.5k3210.472633%10.472633%10.5%13,12213.1k3310.135583%10.135583%10.1%47,67947.7k349.878481%9.878481%9.9%17,94117.9k359.819419%9.819419%9.8%6,063367.702758%7.702758%7.7%3,175373.881337%3.881337%3.9%3,47538

Bachelor's Degrees by County Subdivision#53

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..
Scope: population of the Houston Area, selected county subdivisions in the Houston Area, and entities that contain the Houston Area
0%20%40%60%Count#Fulshear-SimontonSugar LandAlvin-PearlandNorthwest HarrisNW HarrisMontgomeryStafford-Missouri CityStafford-Missouri …Southeast MontgomerySE MontgomeryHouston, The Woodlands, and Sugar Land Metro AreaHouston AreaBolivar PeninsulaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesTexas City-League CityTexas City-League …HoustonRosenberg-RichmondRosenberg-Richmo…GalvestonSouthTexasWest South CentralBellvilleSoutheast HarrisSE HarrisMagnoliaMont BelvieuWillisIndustryBrookshireBrazosportPrairie View-WallerPrairie Vw-WallerSealyNeedvilleAngletonLa Marque-HitchcockLa Marque-Hitchco…Northeast HarrisNE HarrisHempsteadBaytownAnahuacHardin-RyeBrazoria-West ColumbiaBrazoria-W Colum…Winnie-StowellPasadenaDaisettaOrchard-KendletonOrch-KendletonWallisClevelandLiberty-Dayton61.838916%61.838916%61.8%55,36555.4k147.624947%47.624947%47.6%86,49586.5k237.668598%37.668598%37.7%47,19847.2k336.877886%36.877886%36.9%173,478173k436.514714%36.514714%36.5%15,05115.1k535.712727%35.712727%35.7%32,73532.7k634.591665%34.591665%34.6%81,05081.1k731.304473%31.304473%31.3%1,287,2491.29M31.056293%31.056293%31.1%491830.315023%30.315023%30.3%64,767,78764.8M30.304739%30.304739%30.3%47,30647.3k930.080133%30.080133%30.1%627,520628k1029.122477%29.122477%29.1%17,62917.6k1128.899453%28.899453%28.9%10,03110.0k1228.191926%28.191926%28.2%22,547,73422.5M28.098572%28.098572%28.1%4,800,6774.80M26.558739%26.558739%26.6%6,549,1136.55M26.098667%26.098667%26.1%1,8411326.053931%26.053931%26.1%16,08716.1k1426.035471%26.035471%26.0%9,5861525.233588%25.233588%25.2%4,1321621.631367%21.631367%21.6%5,2191721.466831%21.466831%21.5%5211819.981824%19.981824%20.0%1,7591919.465659%19.465659%19.5%7,5192019.182418%19.182418%19.2%2,1822118.745571%18.745571%18.7%1,5872216.597788%16.597788%16.6%1,4862316.493296%16.493296%16.5%5,4862415.899004%15.899004%15.9%2,6512515.747769%15.747769%15.7%6,6182615.673375%15.673375%15.7%8102713.888889%13.888889%13.9%6,4952813.170732%13.170732%13.2%5672913.132733%13.132733%13.1%4673012.296556%12.296556%12.3%2,6673111.826432%11.826432%11.8%4173211.357814%11.357814%11.4%9,7093310.642378%10.642378%10.6%2223410.518934%10.518934%10.5%2253510.419092%10.419092%10.4%179369.981527%9.981527%10.0%1,675379.647335%9.647335%9.6%2,79338

Very Advanced Degrees by County Subdivision#54

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a professional or doctorate degree (e.g., MBA, PhD, or MD).
Scope: population of the Houston Area, selected county subdivisions in the Houston Area, and entities that contain the Houston Area
0%1%2%3%4%5%6%Count#GalvestonFulshear-SimontonSugar LandAlvin-PearlandHoustonMontgomerySoutheast MontgomerySE MontgomeryHouston, The Woodlands, and Sugar Land Metro AreaHouston AreaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesTexas City-League CityTexas City-League …SouthBolivar PeninsulaStafford-Missouri CityStafford-Missouri …Northwest HarrisNW HarrisTexasRosenberg-RichmondRosenberg-Richmo…West South CentralIndustryMagnoliaSoutheast HarrisSE HarrisPrairie View-WallerPrairie Vw-WallerWillisLa Marque-HitchcockLa Marque-Hitchco…AngletonAnahuacSealyNeedvilleBellvilleOrchard-KendletonOrch-KendletonBrazosportPasadenaMont BelvieuBaytownBrookshireNortheast HarrisNE HarrisClevelandLiberty-DaytonDaisettaBrazoria-West ColumbiaBrazoria-W Colum…Hardin-RyeWallisHempsteadWinnie-Stowell6.297897%6.297897%6.3%2,18616.168813%6.168813%6.2%5,52324.960989%4.960989%5.0%9,01034.645725%4.645725%4.6%5,82143.737871%3.737871%3.7%77,97878.0k53.486256%3.486256%3.5%1,43763.407524%3.407524%3.4%7,98473.355424%3.355424%3.4%137,976138k3.336158%3.336158%3.3%7,127,6737.13M3.177430%3.177430%3.2%4,96083.064699%3.064699%3.1%2,451,1282.45M3.036053%3.036053%3.0%4892.840872%2.840872%2.8%2,604102.682967%2.682967%2.7%12,62112.6k112.627765%2.627765%2.6%448,957449k2.585324%2.585324%2.6%1,565122.549627%2.549627%2.5%628,712629k1.854141%1.854141%1.9%45131.814281%1.814281%1.8%668141.745890%1.745890%1.7%1,078151.679121%1.679121%1.7%191161.616446%1.616446%1.6%390171.547319%1.547319%1.5%258181.410017%1.410017%1.4%469191.393728%1.393728%1.4%60201.287503%1.287503%1.3%109211.239808%1.239808%1.2%111221.190814%1.190814%1.2%84231.122020%1.122020%1.1%24241.110622%1.110622%1.1%429251.044652%1.044652%1.0%893260.970992%0.970992%1.0%159270.964417%0.964417%1.0%451280.942860%0.942860%0.9%83290.906603%0.906603%0.9%381300.691258%0.691258%0.7%116310.518117%0.518117%0.5%150320.383509%0.383509%0.4%8330.341187%0.341187%0.3%74340.168729%0.168729%0.2%6350.116414%0.116414%0.1%2360.000000%0.000000%0.0%0370.000000%0.000000%0.0%038

Under-Education Sex Ratio by County Subdivision#55

Percentage more likely men are than women to not have a high school diploma (or equivalent) among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of the Houston Area, selected county subdivisions in the Houston Area, and entities that contain the Houston Area
Female
Male
1x0x1xFM#WallisBolivar PeninsulaAngletonMontgomeryPrairie Vw-WallerGalvestonWillisLa Marque-HitchcockLa Marque-Hitchco…IndustryMagnoliaSE HarrisTexas City-League CityTexas City-League …AnahuacRosenberg-RichmondRosenberg-Richmo…SouthUnited StatesBaytownPasadenaHoustonWest South CentralHouston AreaBrazosportSE MontgomeryTexasBellvilleStafford-Missouri CityStafford-Missouri …NW HarrisBrookshireNE HarrisOrch-KendletonMont BelvieuSugar LandAlvin-PearlandHardin-RyeDaisettaNeedvilleHempsteadSealyBrazoria-W ColumbiaBrazoria-W Colum…ClevelandLiberty-DaytonWinnie-StowellFulshear-Simonton-1.000000x-1.000000x1.771427x1.771427x1.77x15.238%15.2%26.993%27.0%1-1.000000x-1.000000x1.692959x1.692959x1.69x11.346%11.3%19.208%19.2%2-1.000000x-1.000000x1.505715x1.505715x1.51x14.147%14.1%21.301%21.3%3-1.000000x-1.000000x1.408008x1.408008x1.41x6.438%6.44%9.065%9.06%4-1.000000x-1.000000x1.344882x1.344882x1.34x16.667%16.7%22.415%22.4%5-1.000000x-1.000000x1.306593x1.306593x1.31x14.727%14.7%19.242%19.2%6-1.000000x-1.000000x1.288132x1.288132x1.29x11.450%11.4%14.749%14.7%7-1.000000x-1.000000x1.284147x1.284147x1.28x12.440%12.4%15.974%16.0%8-1.000000x-1.000000x1.249412x1.249412x1.25x10.773%10.8%13.460%13.5%9-1.000000x-1.000000x1.246620x1.246620x1.25x11.672%11.7%14.550%14.6%10-1.000000x-1.000000x1.234821x1.234821x1.23x8.789%8.79%10.853%10.9%11-1.000000x-1.000000x1.179215x1.179215x1.18x10.327%10.3%12.178%12.2%12-1.000000x-1.000000x1.161977x1.161977x1.16x22.090%22.1%25.668%25.7%13-1.000000x-1.000000x1.151850x1.151850x1.15x17.789%17.8%20.491%20.5%14-1.000000x-1.000000x1.149925x1.149925x1.15x13.427%13.4%15.440%15.4%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.109070x1.109070x1.11x12.369%12.4%13.719%13.7%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.101729x1.101729x1.10x22.821%22.8%25.142%25.1%15-1.000000x-1.000000x1.100556x1.100556x1.10x29.101%29.1%32.027%32.0%16-1.000000x-1.000000x1.099188x1.099188x1.10x20.902%20.9%22.975%23.0%17-1.000000x-1.000000x1.097204x1.097204x1.10x15.983%16.0%17.537%17.5%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.096533x1.096533x1.10x16.857%16.9%18.484%18.5%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.083783x1.083783x1.08x17.336%17.3%18.788%18.8%18-1.000000x-1.000000x1.066176x1.066176x1.07x13.799%13.8%14.712%14.7%19-1.000000x-1.000000x1.065414x1.065414x1.07x17.107%17.1%18.226%18.2%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.050173x1.050173x1.05x14.029%14.0%14.733%14.7%20-1.000000x-1.000000x1.046975x1.046975x1.05x12.505%12.5%13.093%13.1%21-1.000000x-1.000000x1.038394x1.038394x1.04x9.953%9.95%10.335%10.3%22-1.000000x-1.000000x1.033843x1.033843x1.03x22.503%22.5%23.265%23.3%23-1.000000x-1.000000x1.012267x1.012267x1.01x13.331%13.3%13.494%13.5%24-1.000000x-1.000000x1.003515x1.003515x1.00x29.309%29.3%29.412%29.4%25-1.000000x-1.000000x1.001324x1.001324x1.00x12.108%12.1%12.124%12.1%26-1.017292x-1.017292x1.02x1.000000x1.000000x9.961%9.96%9.791%9.79%27-1.023292x-1.023292x1.02x1.000000x1.000000x10.588%10.6%10.347%10.3%28-1.034936x-1.034936x1.03x1.000000x1.000000x24.302%24.3%23.482%23.5%29-1.037123x-1.037123x1.04x1.000000x1.000000x19.705%19.7%19.000%19.0%30-1.049776x-1.049776x1.05x1.000000x1.000000x20.726%20.7%19.743%19.7%31-1.054153x-1.054153x1.05x1.000000x1.000000x24.735%24.7%23.464%23.5%32-1.074950x-1.074950x1.07x1.000000x1.000000x21.838%21.8%20.315%20.3%33-1.077706x-1.077706x1.08x1.000000x1.000000x13.809%13.8%12.813%12.8%34-1.108112x-1.108112x1.11x1.000000x1.000000x25.035%25.0%22.593%22.6%35-1.132379x-1.132379x1.13x1.000000x1.000000x25.546%25.5%22.560%22.6%36-1.185746x-1.185746x1.19x1.000000x1.000000x27.998%28.0%23.612%23.6%37-1.619056x-1.619056x1.62x1.000000x1.000000x4.750%4.75%2.934%2.93%38

Over-Education Sex Ratio by County Subdivision#56

Percentage more likely men are than women to have a professional or doctorate degree (e.g., MBA, PhD, or MD) among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of the Houston Area, selected county subdivisions in the Houston Area, and entities that contain the Houston Area
Female
Male
10x5x0x5x10xFM#Hardin-RyeBolivar PeninsulaNeedvilleBrazoria-W ColumbiaBrazoria-W Colum…BrookshireIndustrySealyBaytownFulshear-SimontonBellvilleLa Marque-HitchcockLa Marque-Hitchco…AnahuacSugar LandSE MontgomeryGalvestonMontgomeryStafford-Missouri CityStafford-Missouri …Liberty-DaytonAngletonWillisWest South CentralTexasNW HarrisSE HarrisSouthTexas City-League CityTexas City-League …Houston AreaAlvin-PearlandUnited StatesMagnoliaHoustonRosenberg-RichmondRosenberg-Richmo…BrazosportMont BelvieuPrairie Vw-WallerPasadenaNE HarrisClevelandDaisettaOrch-KendletonWallis-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%0.347%0.35%1-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%7.038%7.04%2-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.177%0.18%2.324%2.32%3-1.000000x-1.000000x5.513232x5.513232x5.51x0.103%0.10%0.570%0.57%4-1.000000x-1.000000x3.718520x3.718520x3.72x0.403%0.40%1.499%1.50%5-1.000000x-1.000000x3.514451x3.514451x3.51x0.822%0.82%2.890%2.89%6-1.000000x-1.000000x3.430585x3.430585x3.43x0.585%0.58%2.005%2.01%7-1.000000x-1.000000x2.881357x2.881357x2.88x0.501%0.50%1.443%1.44%8-1.000000x-1.000000x2.389467x2.389467x2.39x3.705%3.71%8.854%8.85%9-1.000000x-1.000000x2.250678x2.250678x2.25x0.750%0.75%1.687%1.69%10-1.000000x-1.000000x2.173389x2.173389x2.17x1.000%1.00%2.174%2.17%11-1.000000x-1.000000x2.047509x2.047509x2.05x0.906%0.91%1.856%1.86%12-1.000000x-1.000000x1.889798x1.889798x1.89x3.466%3.47%6.550%6.55%13-1.000000x-1.000000x1.828432x1.828432x1.83x2.426%2.43%4.436%4.44%14-1.000000x-1.000000x1.826255x1.826255x1.83x4.464%4.46%8.152%8.15%15-1.000000x-1.000000x1.799575x1.799575x1.80x2.517%2.52%4.530%4.53%16-1.000000x-1.000000x1.799557x1.799557x1.80x2.080%2.08%3.743%3.74%17-1.000000x-1.000000x1.768640x1.768640x1.77x0.379%0.38%0.669%0.67%18-1.000000x-1.000000x1.715195x1.715195x1.72x0.986%0.99%1.692%1.69%19-1.000000x-1.000000x1.673450x1.673450x1.67x1.223%1.22%2.046%2.05%20-1.000000x-1.000000x1.653316x1.653316x1.65x1.936%1.94%3.200%3.20%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.633282x1.633282x1.63x2.008%2.01%3.280%3.28%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.579303x1.579303x1.58x2.100%2.10%3.317%3.32%21-1.000000x-1.000000x1.564771x1.564771x1.56x1.362%1.36%2.131%2.13%22-1.000000x-1.000000x1.555780x1.555780x1.56x2.420%2.42%3.764%3.76%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.539110x1.539110x1.54x2.521%2.52%3.880%3.88%23-1.000000x-1.000000x1.537870x1.537870x1.54x2.657%2.66%4.086%4.09%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.529717x1.529717x1.53x3.706%3.71%5.668%5.67%24-1.000000x-1.000000x1.526215x1.526215x1.53x2.660%2.66%4.060%4.06%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.447461x1.447461x1.45x1.494%1.49%2.162%2.16%25-1.000000x-1.000000x1.424636x1.424636x1.42x3.092%3.09%4.404%4.40%26-1.000000x-1.000000x1.329694x1.329694x1.33x2.226%2.23%2.960%2.96%27-1.000000x-1.000000x1.283331x1.283331x1.28x0.976%0.98%1.252%1.25%28-1.000000x-1.000000x1.147777x1.147777x1.15x0.906%0.91%1.040%1.04%29-1.157968x-1.157968x1.16x1.000000x1.000000x1.801%1.80%1.556%1.56%30-1.183651x-1.183651x1.18x1.000000x1.000000x1.130%1.13%0.955%0.95%31-1.388884x-1.388884x1.39x1.000000x1.000000x1.051%1.05%0.757%0.76%32-2.668744x-2.668744x2.67x1.000000x1.000000x1.000%1.00%0.375%0.37%33-6.445672x-6.445672x6.45x1.000000x1.000000x0.645%0.64%0.100%0.10%34-10.000000x-10.000000x> 10.0x1.000000x1.000000x2.212%2.21%0.000%0%35-10.000000x-10.000000x> 10.0x1.000000x1.000000x0.238%0.24%0.000%0%36

Educational Attainment by Metro Area in Texas

There are 69 metro areas in Texas. This section compares the Houston Area to the 50 most populous metro areas in Texas and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Houston Area. The least populous of the compared metro areas has a population of 32,706.

No H.S. Diploma by Metro Area#57

Percent of population 25 years of age and older without a high school diploma (or equivalent).
Scope: population of the Houston Area, selected other metro areas in Texas, and entities that contain the Houston Area
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#Rio Grande City Metro AreaRio Grande CityEagle Pass Metro AreaEagle PassMcAllen, Edinburg, and Mission Metro AreaMcAllen AreaBrownsville and Harlingen Metro AreaBrownsvilleLaredo Metro AreaLaredo AreaDel Rio Metro AreaDel Rio AreaBeeville Metro AreaBeeville AreaAlice Metro AreaAlice AreaOdessa Metro AreaOdessa AreaPlainview Metro AreaPlainviewEl Paso Metro AreaEl Paso AreaCorsicana Metro AreaCorsicanaBay City Metro AreaBay City AreaEl Campo Metro AreaEl Campo AreaBig Spring Metro AreaBig SpringJacksonville Metro AreaJacksonvilleLufkin Metro AreaLufkin AreaPalestine Metro AreaPalestineCorpus Christi Metro AreaCorpus ChristiNacogdoches Metro AreaNacogdochesTexasHouston, The Woodlands, and Sugar Land Metro AreaHouston AreaSulphur Springs Metro AreaSulphur SpringsLongview Metro AreaLongview AreaBrenham Metro AreaBrenham AreaHuntsville Metro AreaHuntsvilleMarshall Metro AreaMarshall AreaAthens Metro AreaAthens AreaBonham Metro AreaBonham AreaWaco Metro AreaWaco AreaMidland Metro AreaMidland AreaWest South CentralSan Angelo Metro AreaSan AngeloStephenville Metro AreaStephenvilleVictoria Metro AreaVictoria AreaSan Antonio and New Braunfels Metro AreaSan AntonioAmarillo Metro AreaAmarillo AreaParis Metro AreaParis AreaDallas, Fort Worth, and Arlington Metro AreaDallas AreaTyler Metro AreaTyler AreaLubbock Metro AreaLubbock AreaCollege Station and Bryan Metro AreaCollege StationBeaumont and Port Arthur Metro AreaBeaumont AreaBrownwood Metro AreaBrownwoodSouthAbilene Metro AreaAbilene AreaGainesville Metro AreaGainesvilleWichita Falls Metro AreaWichita FallsKerrville Metro AreaKerrvilleTexarkana Metro AreaTexarkanaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSherman and Denison Metro AreaSherman AreaAustin and Round Rock Metro AreaAustin AreaKilleen and Temple Metro AreaKilleen Area51.479358%51.479358%51.5%17,86917.9k141.335174%41.335174%41.3%13,17613.2k236.724108%36.724108%36.7%167,932168k334.449396%34.449396%34.4%83,24883.2k434.323451%34.323451%34.3%49,68849.7k533.058617%33.058617%33.1%9,627628.602944%28.602944%28.6%6,353726.585129%26.585129%26.6%6,847824.938705%24.938705%24.9%22,58122.6k924.576992%24.576992%24.6%5,2001023.659605%23.659605%23.7%118,625119k1123.230300%23.230300%23.2%7,3051222.274464%22.274464%22.3%5,3061321.989802%21.989802%22.0%5,9081420.702184%20.702184%20.7%5,2421520.441459%20.441459%20.4%6,8161620.102557%20.102557%20.1%11,40811.4k1719.827442%19.827442%19.8%8,2961819.047126%19.047126%19.0%55,17055.2k1918.763086%18.763086%18.8%6,9902017.652499%17.652499%17.7%3,015,9523.02M17.651967%17.651967%17.7%725,854726k2117.557731%17.557731%17.6%4,1972217.472271%17.472271%17.5%24,82624.8k2317.421059%17.421059%17.4%4,0222417.230282%17.230282%17.2%9,5842517.198729%17.198729%17.2%7,4672617.063334%17.063334%17.1%9,4352716.950654%16.950654%17.0%4,0192816.777144%16.777144%16.8%26,52526.5k2916.749837%16.749837%16.7%16,74916.7k3016.737435%16.737435%16.7%4,127,2804.13M16.604631%16.604631%16.6%12,49112.5k3116.059186%16.059186%16.1%3,7013215.951640%15.951640%16.0%10,19910.2k3315.746914%15.746914%15.7%234,364234k3415.659989%15.659989%15.7%26,15526.2k3515.496361%15.496361%15.5%5,1953615.441523%15.441523%15.4%686,420686k3715.336328%15.336328%15.3%21,81721.8k3815.280700%15.280700%15.3%27,52127.5k3915.109416%15.109416%15.1%19,68519.7k4014.888698%14.888698%14.9%40,12440.1k4114.863916%14.863916%14.9%3,8124214.392758%14.392758%14.4%11,511,24211.5M14.389105%14.389105%14.4%15,28915.3k4313.877661%13.877661%13.9%3,6054413.477415%13.477415%13.5%13,15813.2k4513.442497%13.442497%13.4%4,9014613.228669%13.228669%13.2%13,38913.4k4713.020590%13.020590%13.0%27,818,38027.8M12.442468%12.442468%12.4%10,38110.4k4811.081112%11.081112%11.1%141,105141k4910.275174%10.275174%10.3%26,65026.7k50

Bachelor's Degrees by Metro Area#58

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..
Scope: population of the Houston Area, selected other metro areas in Texas, and entities that contain the Houston Area
0%10%20%30%40%Count#Austin and Round Rock Metro AreaAustin AreaCollege Station and Bryan Metro AreaCollege StationDallas, Fort Worth, and Arlington Metro AreaDallas AreaHouston, The Woodlands, and Sugar Land Metro AreaHouston AreaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesStephenville Metro AreaStephenvilleSouthTexasLubbock Metro AreaLubbock AreaSan Antonio and New Braunfels Metro AreaSan AntonioWest South CentralKerrville Metro AreaKerrvilleMidland Metro AreaMidland AreaNacogdoches Metro AreaNacogdochesTyler Metro AreaTyler AreaAmarillo Metro AreaAmarillo AreaSan Angelo Metro AreaSan AngeloBrenham Metro AreaBrenham AreaWichita Falls Metro AreaWichita FallsKilleen and Temple Metro AreaKilleen AreaEl Paso Metro AreaEl Paso AreaGainesville Metro AreaGainesvilleWaco Metro AreaWaco AreaAbilene Metro AreaAbilene AreaSherman and Denison Metro AreaSherman AreaCorpus Christi Metro AreaCorpus ChristiVictoria Metro AreaVictoria AreaBrownwood Metro AreaBrownwoodLongview Metro AreaLongview AreaHuntsville Metro AreaHuntsvilleMarshall Metro AreaMarshall AreaAthens Metro AreaAthens AreaDel Rio Metro AreaDel Rio AreaLaredo Metro AreaLaredo AreaMcAllen, Edinburg, and Mission Metro AreaMcAllen AreaJacksonville Metro AreaJacksonvilleBeaumont and Port Arthur Metro AreaBeaumont AreaSulphur Springs Metro AreaSulphur SpringsBrownsville and Harlingen Metro AreaBrownsvilleTexarkana Metro AreaTexarkanaParis Metro AreaParis AreaPlainview Metro AreaPlainviewCorsicana Metro AreaCorsicanaLufkin Metro AreaLufkin AreaBonham Metro AreaBonham AreaBay City Metro AreaBay City AreaOdessa Metro AreaOdessa AreaEl Campo Metro AreaEl Campo AreaBig Spring Metro AreaBig SpringPalestine Metro AreaPalestineEagle Pass Metro AreaEagle PassAlice Metro AreaAlice AreaRio Grande City Metro AreaRio Grande CityBeeville Metro AreaBeeville Area42.034879%42.034879%42.0%535,265535k135.551837%35.551837%35.6%46,31846.3k233.099010%33.099010%33.1%1,471,3461.47M331.304473%31.304473%31.3%1,287,2491.29M430.315023%30.315023%30.3%64,767,78764.8M28.195782%28.195782%28.2%6,498528.191926%28.191926%28.2%22,547,73422.5M28.098572%28.098572%28.1%4,800,6774.80M27.418755%27.418755%27.4%49,38249.4k626.959378%26.959378%27.0%401,241401k726.558739%26.558739%26.6%6,549,1136.55M26.202035%26.202035%26.2%9,553826.004300%26.004300%26.0%26,00326.0k925.242927%25.242927%25.2%9,4041024.670139%24.670139%24.7%35,09535.1k1122.960399%22.960399%23.0%38,34838.3k1222.335363%22.335363%22.3%16,80216.8k1322.047039%22.047039%22.0%5,0901421.707467%21.707467%21.7%21,19321.2k1521.635700%21.635700%21.6%56,11556.1k1621.620641%21.620641%21.6%108,402108k1721.599877%21.599877%21.6%5,6111821.443119%21.443119%21.4%33,90233.9k1921.441075%21.441075%21.4%22,78222.8k2020.191294%20.191294%20.2%16,84616.8k2119.561540%19.561540%19.6%56,66056.7k2218.613635%18.613635%18.6%11,90111.9k2318.525306%18.525306%18.5%4,7512418.247846%18.247846%18.2%25,92825.9k2518.120202%18.120202%18.1%10,07910.1k2617.684725%17.684725%17.7%7,6782717.486527%17.486527%17.5%9,6692817.465060%17.465060%17.5%5,0862917.453925%17.453925%17.5%25,26725.3k3017.417337%17.417337%17.4%79,64679.6k3117.358445%17.358445%17.4%5,7883217.266126%17.266126%17.3%46,53146.5k3317.059906%17.059906%17.1%4,0783416.774052%16.774052%16.8%40,53540.5k3516.725289%16.725289%16.7%16,92816.9k3616.692519%16.692519%16.7%5,5963715.757633%15.757633%15.8%3,3343815.731731%15.731731%15.7%4,9473915.660188%15.660188%15.7%8,8874015.630536%15.630536%15.6%3,7064115.247051%15.247051%15.2%3,6324215.154728%15.154728%15.2%13,72213.7k4314.527115%14.527115%14.5%3,9034413.032661%13.032661%13.0%3,3004511.768361%11.768361%11.8%4,9244611.685908%11.685908%11.7%3,7254710.712483%10.712483%10.7%2,759489.276598%9.276598%9.3%3,220498.905497%8.905497%8.9%1,97850

Very Advanced Degrees by Metro Area#59

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a professional or doctorate degree (e.g., MBA, PhD, or MD).
Scope: population of the Houston Area, selected other metro areas in Texas, and entities that contain the Houston Area
0%1%2%3%4%5%6%Count#College Station and Bryan Metro AreaCollege StationAustin and Round Rock Metro AreaAustin AreaNacogdoches Metro AreaNacogdochesHouston, The Woodlands, and Sugar Land Metro AreaHouston AreaLubbock Metro AreaLubbock AreaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesKerrville Metro AreaKerrvilleSouthDallas, Fort Worth, and Arlington Metro AreaDallas AreaSan Antonio and New Braunfels Metro AreaSan AntonioTexasWest South CentralStephenville Metro AreaStephenvilleWaco Metro AreaWaco AreaTyler Metro AreaTyler AreaSan Angelo Metro AreaSan AngeloKilleen and Temple Metro AreaKilleen AreaMidland Metro AreaMidland AreaAmarillo Metro AreaAmarillo AreaCorpus Christi Metro AreaCorpus ChristiWichita Falls Metro AreaWichita FallsAbilene Metro AreaAbilene AreaBrenham Metro AreaBrenham AreaGainesville Metro AreaGainesvilleSherman and Denison Metro AreaSherman AreaEl Paso Metro AreaEl Paso AreaBrownwood Metro AreaBrownwoodTexarkana Metro AreaTexarkanaBonham Metro AreaBonham AreaLongview Metro AreaLongview AreaBrownsville and Harlingen Metro AreaBrownsvilleDel Rio Metro AreaDel Rio AreaVictoria Metro AreaVictoria AreaMcAllen, Edinburg, and Mission Metro AreaMcAllen AreaPlainview Metro AreaPlainviewBeeville Metro AreaBeeville AreaHuntsville Metro AreaHuntsvilleJacksonville Metro AreaJacksonvilleMarshall Metro AreaMarshall AreaLufkin Metro AreaLufkin AreaBay City Metro AreaBay City AreaBeaumont and Port Arthur Metro AreaBeaumont AreaSulphur Springs Metro AreaSulphur SpringsOdessa Metro AreaOdessa AreaCorsicana Metro AreaCorsicanaLaredo Metro AreaLaredo AreaEagle Pass Metro AreaEagle PassPalestine Metro AreaPalestineParis Metro AreaParis AreaBig Spring Metro AreaBig SpringEl Campo Metro AreaEl Campo AreaAlice Metro AreaAlice AreaAthens Metro AreaAthens AreaRio Grande City Metro AreaRio Grande City6.562637%6.562637%6.6%8,55014.098217%4.098217%4.1%52,18652.2k23.387556%3.387556%3.4%1,26233.355424%3.355424%3.4%137,976138k43.355302%3.355302%3.4%6,04353.336158%3.336158%3.3%7,127,6737.13M3.077429%3.077429%3.1%1,12263.064699%3.064699%3.1%2,451,1282.45M2.770575%2.770575%2.8%123,160123k72.632705%2.632705%2.6%39,18339.2k82.627765%2.627765%2.6%448,957449k2.549627%2.549627%2.5%628,712629k2.434262%2.434262%2.4%56192.360501%2.360501%2.4%3,732102.236797%2.236797%2.2%3,182112.214660%2.214660%2.2%1,666122.156437%2.156437%2.2%5,593132.117106%2.117106%2.1%2,117142.005173%2.005173%2.0%3,349152.002417%2.002417%2.0%5,800161.861108%1.861108%1.9%1,817171.834284%1.834284%1.8%1,949181.736908%1.736908%1.7%401191.693806%1.693806%1.7%440201.684006%1.684006%1.7%1,405211.653629%1.653629%1.7%8,291221.555798%1.555798%1.6%399231.467217%1.467217%1.5%1,485241.442429%1.442429%1.4%342251.416728%1.416728%1.4%2,013261.395389%1.395389%1.4%3,372271.387315%1.387315%1.4%404281.377919%1.377919%1.4%881291.370714%1.370714%1.4%6,268301.351735%1.351735%1.4%286311.350682%1.350682%1.4%300321.348363%1.348363%1.3%750331.295585%1.295585%1.3%432341.287544%1.287544%1.3%559351.237026%1.237026%1.2%702361.213215%1.213215%1.2%289371.210792%1.210792%1.2%3,263381.162985%1.162985%1.2%278391.157423%1.157423%1.2%1,048401.148000%1.148000%1.1%361411.136332%1.136332%1.1%1,645421.060359%1.060359%1.1%338431.001410%1.001410%1.0%419440.933659%0.933659%0.9%313450.900438%0.900438%0.9%228460.815126%0.815126%0.8%219470.807610%0.807610%0.8%208480.766810%0.766810%0.8%424490.270808%0.270808%0.3%9450

Under-Education Sex Ratio by Metro Area#60

Percentage more likely men are than women to not have a high school diploma (or equivalent) among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of the Houston Area, selected other metro areas in Texas, and entities that contain the Houston Area
Female
Male
1x0x1xFM#JacksonvilleBonham AreaHuntsvilleStephenvillePalestineBig SpringMarshall AreaCollege StationSulphur SpringsCorsicanaTexarkanaBeaumont AreaWichita FallsAmarillo AreaBrenham AreaSouthTyler AreaLufkin AreaSherman AreaNacogdochesAlice AreaAbilene AreaMidland AreaUnited StatesAustin AreaDallas AreaVictoria AreaAthens AreaWest South CentralHouston AreaLongview AreaWaco AreaOdessa AreaTexasEl Campo AreaLubbock AreaRio Grande CityPlainviewBrownwoodEagle PassSan AntonioBeeville AreaCorpus ChristiGainesvilleMcAllen AreaSan AngeloKerrvilleDel Rio AreaBrownsvilleLaredo AreaBay City AreaKilleen AreaEl Paso AreaParis Area-1.000000x-1.000000x1.494794x1.494794x1.49x16.392%16.4%24.503%24.5%1-1.000000x-1.000000x1.439820x1.439820x1.44x13.754%13.8%19.804%19.8%2-1.000000x-1.000000x1.420132x1.420132x1.42x13.773%13.8%19.559%19.6%3-1.000000x-1.000000x1.372082x1.372082x1.37x13.587%13.6%18.642%18.6%4-1.000000x-1.000000x1.357076x1.357076x1.36x16.159%16.2%21.929%21.9%5-1.000000x-1.000000x1.303298x1.303298x1.30x17.633%17.6%22.982%23.0%6-1.000000x-1.000000x1.302809x1.302809x1.30x15.029%15.0%19.581%19.6%7-1.000000x-1.000000x1.250096x1.250096x1.25x13.455%13.5%16.820%16.8%8-1.000000x-1.000000x1.248018x1.248018x1.25x15.691%15.7%19.583%19.6%9-1.000000x-1.000000x1.228067x1.228067x1.23x20.952%21.0%25.730%25.7%10-1.000000x-1.000000x1.227435x1.227435x1.23x11.906%11.9%14.614%14.6%11-1.000000x-1.000000x1.171476x1.171476x1.17x13.712%13.7%16.063%16.1%12-1.000000x-1.000000x1.165529x1.165529x1.17x12.450%12.4%14.510%14.5%13-1.000000x-1.000000x1.154790x1.154790x1.15x14.540%14.5%16.791%16.8%14-1.000000x-1.000000x1.153863x1.153863x1.15x16.224%16.2%18.721%18.7%15-1.000000x-1.000000x1.149925x1.149925x1.15x13.427%13.4%15.440%15.4%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.136202x1.136202x1.14x14.414%14.4%16.377%16.4%16-1.000000x-1.000000x1.131264x1.131264x1.13x18.909%18.9%21.391%21.4%17-1.000000x-1.000000x1.128473x1.128473x1.13x11.725%11.7%13.231%13.2%18-1.000000x-1.000000x1.126655x1.126655x1.13x17.698%17.7%19.940%19.9%19-1.000000x-1.000000x1.125486x1.125486x1.13x25.076%25.1%28.223%28.2%20-1.000000x-1.000000x1.123878x1.123878x1.12x13.548%13.5%15.227%15.2%21-1.000000x-1.000000x1.109508x1.109508x1.11x15.891%15.9%17.631%17.6%22-1.000000x-1.000000x1.109070x1.109070x1.11x12.369%12.4%13.719%13.7%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.107931x1.107931x1.11x10.519%10.5%11.654%11.7%23-1.000000x-1.000000x1.101161x1.101161x1.10x14.723%14.7%16.213%16.2%24-1.000000x-1.000000x1.098733x1.098733x1.10x15.229%15.2%16.733%16.7%25-1.000000x-1.000000x1.098370x1.098370x1.10x16.301%16.3%17.905%17.9%26-1.000000x-1.000000x1.097204x1.097204x1.10x15.983%16.0%17.537%17.5%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.096533x1.096533x1.10x16.857%16.9%18.484%18.5%27-1.000000x-1.000000x1.094862x1.094862x1.09x16.700%16.7%18.284%18.3%28-1.000000x-1.000000x1.077694x1.077694x1.08x16.181%16.2%17.439%17.4%29-1.000000x-1.000000x1.067910x1.067910x1.07x24.124%24.1%25.763%25.8%30-1.000000x-1.000000x1.065414x1.065414x1.07x17.107%17.1%18.226%18.2%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.058205x1.058205x1.06x21.388%21.4%22.633%22.6%31-1.000000x-1.000000x1.046689x1.046689x1.05x14.945%14.9%15.642%15.6%32-1.000000x-1.000000x1.044644x1.044644x1.04x50.419%50.4%52.670%52.7%33-1.000000x-1.000000x1.040403x1.040403x1.04x24.073%24.1%25.046%25.0%34-1.000000x-1.000000x1.030184x1.030184x1.03x14.650%14.7%15.092%15.1%35-1.000000x-1.000000x1.022132x1.022132x1.02x40.903%40.9%41.808%41.8%36-1.000000x-1.000000x1.021606x1.021606x1.02x15.585%15.6%15.921%15.9%37-1.000000x-1.000000x1.012362x1.012362x1.01x28.382%28.4%28.733%28.7%38-1.002791x-1.002791x1.00x1.000000x1.000000x19.073%19.1%19.020%19.0%39-1.014526x-1.014526x1.01x1.000000x1.000000x13.976%14.0%13.775%13.8%40-1.027412x-1.027412x1.03x1.000000x1.000000x37.193%37.2%36.201%36.2%41-1.030017x-1.030017x1.03x1.000000x1.000000x16.841%16.8%16.350%16.4%42-1.045419x-1.045419x1.05x1.000000x1.000000x13.722%13.7%13.126%13.1%43-1.066681x-1.066681x1.07x1.000000x1.000000x34.110%34.1%31.978%32.0%44-1.113232x-1.113232x1.11x1.000000x1.000000x36.158%36.2%32.480%32.5%45-1.115271x-1.115271x1.12x1.000000x1.000000x36.080%36.1%32.351%32.4%46-1.117712x-1.117712x1.12x1.000000x1.000000x23.481%23.5%21.008%21.0%47-1.168698x-1.168698x1.17x1.000000x1.000000x11.044%11.0%9.450%9.45%48-1.218417x-1.218417x1.22x1.000000x1.000000x25.853%25.9%21.219%21.2%49-1.233341x-1.233341x1.23x1.000000x1.000000x17.010%17.0%13.792%13.8%50

Over-Education Sex Ratio by Metro Area#61

Percentage more likely men are than women to have a professional or doctorate degree (e.g., MBA, PhD, or MD) among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of the Houston Area, selected other metro areas in Texas, and entities that contain the Houston Area
Female
Male
0x2x4x6x8xFM#El Campo AreaSulphur SpringsAlice AreaEagle PassParis AreaBay City AreaSherman AreaNacogdochesTyler AreaLongview AreaCollege StationWaco AreaBrownwoodPlainviewBrownsvilleAbilene AreaCorsicanaBrenham AreaWichita FallsTexarkanaEl Paso AreaAthens AreaLubbock AreaOdessa AreaMcAllen AreaBeaumont AreaSan AngeloAmarillo AreaVictoria AreaLaredo AreaDel Rio AreaMidland AreaSan AntonioStephenvilleWest South CentralBig SpringTexasLufkin AreaDallas AreaKerrvilleMarshall AreaSouthKilleen AreaHouston AreaUnited StatesPalestineAustin AreaJacksonvilleCorpus ChristiGainesvilleBonham AreaHuntsvilleRio Grande CityBeeville Area-1.000000x-1.000000x8.289878x8.289878x8.29x0.180%0.18%1.493%1.49%1-1.000000x-1.000000x6.456560x6.456560x6.46x0.322%0.32%2.076%2.08%2-1.000000x-1.000000x4.857360x4.857360x4.86x0.283%0.28%1.377%1.38%3-1.000000x-1.000000x4.676944x4.676944x4.68x0.385%0.38%1.799%1.80%4-1.000000x-1.000000x3.636057x3.636057x3.64x0.417%0.42%1.516%1.52%5-1.000000x-1.000000x3.616030x3.616030x3.62x0.533%0.53%1.927%1.93%6-1.000000x-1.000000x3.132820x3.132820x3.13x0.835%0.84%2.617%2.62%7-1.000000x-1.000000x3.010174x3.010174x3.01x1.733%1.73%5.217%5.22%8-1.000000x-1.000000x2.768164x2.768164x2.77x1.222%1.22%3.382%3.38%9-1.000000x-1.000000x2.510611x2.510611x2.51x0.816%0.82%2.048%2.05%10-1.000000x-1.000000x2.502634x2.502634x2.50x3.774%3.77%9.446%9.45%11-1.000000x-1.000000x2.269113x2.269113x2.27x1.474%1.47%3.345%3.34%12-1.000000x-1.000000x2.262694x2.262694x2.26x0.966%0.97%2.186%2.19%13-1.000000x-1.000000x2.162256x2.162256x2.16x0.844%0.84%1.824%1.82%14-1.000000x-1.000000x2.139201x2.139201x2.14x0.913%0.91%1.952%1.95%15-1.000000x-1.000000x2.130291x2.130291x2.13x1.171%1.17%2.495%2.49%16-1.000000x-1.000000x2.123113x2.123113x2.12x0.748%0.75%1.587%1.59%17-1.000000x-1.000000x2.092582x2.092582x2.09x1.140%1.14%2.385%2.39%18-1.000000x-1.000000x2.085187x2.085187x2.09x1.208%1.21%2.518%2.52%19-1.000000x-1.000000x2.032771x2.032771x2.03x0.975%0.98%1.983%1.98%20-1.000000x-1.000000x1.989445x1.989445x1.99x1.126%1.13%2.241%2.24%21-1.000000x-1.000000x1.897774x1.897774x1.90x0.538%0.54%1.020%1.02%22-1.000000x-1.000000x1.889969x1.889969x1.89x2.349%2.35%4.439%4.44%23-1.000000x-1.000000x1.846041x1.846041x1.85x0.815%0.81%1.504%1.50%24-1.000000x-1.000000x1.804593x1.804593x1.80x0.993%0.99%1.792%1.79%25-1.000000x-1.000000x1.767153x1.767153x1.77x0.875%0.87%1.546%1.55%26-1.000000x-1.000000x1.745718x1.745718x1.75x1.629%1.63%2.844%2.84%27-1.000000x-1.000000x1.718124x1.718124x1.72x1.477%1.48%2.538%2.54%28-1.000000x-1.000000x1.712510x1.712510x1.71x1.027%1.03%1.758%1.76%29-1.000000x-1.000000x1.706490x1.706490x1.71x0.853%0.85%1.455%1.46%30-1.000000x-1.000000x1.703489x1.703489x1.70x1.030%1.03%1.755%1.75%31-1.000000x-1.000000x1.686059x1.686059x1.69x1.582%1.58%2.667%2.67%32-1.000000x-1.000000x1.658329x1.658329x1.66x1.999%2.00%3.315%3.31%33-1.000000x-1.000000x1.656428x1.656428x1.66x1.843%1.84%3.052%3.05%34-1.000000x-1.000000x1.653316x1.653316x1.65x1.936%1.94%3.200%3.20%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.642508x1.642508x1.64x0.658%0.66%1.081%1.08%35-1.000000x-1.000000x1.633282x1.633282x1.63x2.008%2.01%3.280%3.28%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.608644x1.608644x1.61x0.957%0.96%1.539%1.54%36-1.000000x-1.000000x1.604110x1.604110x1.60x2.146%2.15%3.442%3.44%37-1.000000x-1.000000x1.588556x1.588556x1.59x2.412%2.41%3.831%3.83%38-1.000000x-1.000000x1.582270x1.582270x1.58x1.008%1.01%1.595%1.59%39-1.000000x-1.000000x1.555780x1.555780x1.56x2.420%2.42%3.764%3.76%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.543836x1.543836x1.54x1.708%1.71%2.637%2.64%40-1.000000x-1.000000x1.537870x1.537870x1.54x2.657%2.66%4.086%4.09%41-1.000000x-1.000000x1.526215x1.526215x1.53x2.660%2.66%4.060%4.06%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.479101x1.479101x1.48x0.768%0.77%1.135%1.14%42-1.000000x-1.000000x1.473868x1.473868x1.47x3.319%3.32%4.892%4.89%43-1.000000x-1.000000x1.458914x1.458914x1.46x1.054%1.05%1.538%1.54%44-1.000000x-1.000000x1.310554x1.310554x1.31x1.740%1.74%2.281%2.28%45-1.000000x-1.000000x1.207375x1.207375x1.21x1.538%1.54%1.857%1.86%46-1.000000x-1.000000x1.156136x1.156136x1.16x1.332%1.33%1.541%1.54%47-1.000000x-1.000000x1.130478x1.130478x1.13x1.251%1.25%1.414%1.41%48-1.500565x-1.500565x1.50x1.000000x1.000000x0.321%0.32%0.214%0.21%49-1.594412x-1.594412x1.59x1.000000x1.000000x1.765%1.77%1.107%1.11%50

Educational Attainment by Metro Area in the South

There are 381 metro areas in the South. This section compares the Houston Area to the 50 most populous metro areas in the South and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Houston Area. The least populous of the compared metro areas has a population of 445,227.

No H.S. Diploma by Metro Area#62

Percent of population 25 years of age and older without a high school diploma (or equivalent).
Scope: population of the Houston Area, selected other metro areas in the South, and entities that contain the Houston Area
0%10%20%30%Count#McAllen, Edinburg, and Mission Metro AreaMcAllen AreaEl Paso Metro AreaEl Paso AreaCorpus Christi Metro AreaCorpus ChristiLafayette Metro AreaLafayetteTexasHouston, The Woodlands, and Sugar Land Metro AreaHouston AreaWest South CentralLakeland and Winter Haven Metro AreaLakeland AreaSan Antonio and New Braunfels Metro AreaSan AntonioDallas, Fort Worth, and Arlington Metro AreaDallas AreaMiami, Fort Lauderdale, and West Palm Beach Metro AreaMiami AreaGreenville, Anderson, and Mauldin Metro AreaGreenvilleFayetteville, Springdale, and Rogers Metro AreaFayettevilleWinston and Salem Metro AreaWinston AreaAugusta and Richmond County Metro AreaAugusta AreaChattanooga Metro AreaChattanoogaSouthNew Orleans and Metairie Metro AreaNew OrleansGreensboro and High Point Metro AreaGreensboroShreveport and Bossier City Metro AreaShreveportMemphis Metro AreaMemphis AreaJackson Metro AreaJackson AreaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesCape Coral and Fort Myers Metro AreaCape CoralBaton Rouge Metro AreaBaton RougePort St. Lucie Metro AreaPort St. LucieKnoxville Metro AreaKnoxvilleBirmingham and Hoover Metro AreaBirminghamCharlotte, Concord, and Gastonia Metro AreaCharlotteOklahoma City Metro AreaOklahoma CityDurham and Chapel Hill Metro AreaDurham AreaAtlanta, Sandy Springs, and Roswell Metro AreaAtlanta AreaOrlando, Kissimmee, and Sanford Metro AreaOrlando AreaRichmond Metro AreaRichmond AreaLexington and Fayette Metro AreaLexingtonNashville, Davidson, Murfreesboro, and Franklin Metro AreaNashvilleTampa, St. Petersburg, and Clearwater Metro AreaTampa AreaLouisville and Jefferson County Metro AreaLouisvilleTulsa Metro AreaTulsa AreaAustin and Round Rock Metro AreaAustin AreaColumbia Metro AreaColumbia AreaDeltona, Daytona Beach, and Ormond Beach Metro AreaDeltona AreaCharleston and North Charleston Metro AreaCharlestonPhiladelphia, Camden, and Wilmington Metro AreaPhiladelphiaLittle Rock, North Little Rock, and Conway Metro AreaLittle RockPensacola, Ferry Pass, and Brent Metro AreaPensacolaCincinnati Metro AreaCincinnatiJacksonville Metro AreaJacksonvilleBaltimore, Columbia, and Towson Metro AreaBaltimoreWashington, Arlington, and Alexandria Metro AreaWashingtonVirginia Beach, Norfolk, and Newport News Metro AreaVirginia BeachNorth Port, Sarasota, and Bradenton Metro AreaNorth PortRaleigh Metro AreaRaleigh AreaPalm Bay, Melbourne, and Titusville Metro AreaPalm Bay Area36.724108%36.724108%36.7%167,932168k123.659605%23.659605%23.7%118,625119k219.047126%19.047126%19.0%55,17055.2k318.397417%18.397417%18.4%58,07258.1k417.652499%17.652499%17.7%3,015,9523.02M17.651967%17.651967%17.7%725,854726k516.737435%16.737435%16.7%4,127,2804.13M16.008618%16.008618%16.0%69,99470.0k615.746914%15.746914%15.7%234,364234k715.441523%15.441523%15.4%686,420686k815.209542%15.209542%15.2%636,876637k914.718440%14.718440%14.7%84,80584.8k1014.697356%14.697356%14.7%46,49246.5k1114.697327%14.697327%14.7%65,53265.5k1214.451328%14.451328%14.5%56,22056.2k1314.402722%14.402722%14.4%54,30154.3k1414.392758%14.392758%14.4%11,511,24211.5M14.328165%14.328165%14.3%122,665123k1514.186236%14.186236%14.2%71,24271.2k1614.117384%14.117384%14.1%41,62241.6k1713.475696%13.475696%13.5%116,915117k1813.205781%13.205781%13.2%49,80649.8k1913.020590%13.020590%13.0%27,818,38027.8M12.991218%12.991218%13.0%65,59565.6k2012.764900%12.764900%12.8%67,55967.6k2112.676142%12.676142%12.7%41,49741.5k2212.562362%12.562362%12.6%74,13174.1k2312.549403%12.549403%12.5%97,35397.4k2412.188242%12.188242%12.2%193,360193k2511.900538%11.900538%11.9%103,032103k2611.691531%11.691531%11.7%42,40642.4k2711.483160%11.483160%11.5%420,586421k2811.443376%11.443376%11.4%179,443179k2911.422345%11.422345%11.4%98,01098.0k3011.378432%11.378432%11.4%36,80936.8k3111.357704%11.357704%11.4%135,847136k3211.281549%11.281549%11.3%235,304235k3311.252381%11.252381%11.3%97,64497.6k3411.197111%11.197111%11.2%71,65371.7k3511.081112%11.081112%11.1%141,105141k3611.033201%11.033201%11.0%57,60657.6k3710.402725%10.402725%10.4%47,02547.0k3810.388099%10.388099%10.4%51,34151.3k3910.325347%10.325347%10.3%424,982425k4010.211115%10.211115%10.2%49,21449.2k419.974631%9.974631%10.0%31,69131.7k429.940523%9.940523%9.9%141,727142k439.924243%9.924243%9.9%96,18196.2k449.798726%9.798726%9.8%186,278186k459.603964%9.603964%9.6%390,528391k469.503565%9.503565%9.5%107,432107k479.285995%9.285995%9.3%53,33353.3k489.246771%9.246771%9.2%75,71775.7k498.823708%8.823708%8.8%36,36436.4k50

Bachelor's Degrees by Metro Area#63

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..
Scope: population of the Houston Area, selected other metro areas in the South, and entities that contain the Houston Area
0%10%20%30%40%Count#Washington, Arlington, and Alexandria Metro AreaWashingtonDurham and Chapel Hill Metro AreaDurham AreaRaleigh Metro AreaRaleigh AreaAustin and Round Rock Metro AreaAustin AreaBaltimore, Columbia, and Towson Metro AreaBaltimoreAtlanta, Sandy Springs, and Roswell Metro AreaAtlanta AreaLexington and Fayette Metro AreaLexingtonPhiladelphia, Camden, and Wilmington Metro AreaPhiladelphiaRichmond Metro AreaRichmond AreaCharleston and North Charleston Metro AreaCharlestonDallas, Fort Worth, and Arlington Metro AreaDallas AreaNashville, Davidson, Murfreesboro, and Franklin Metro AreaNashvilleCharlotte, Concord, and Gastonia Metro AreaCharlotteColumbia Metro AreaColumbia AreaCincinnati Metro AreaCincinnatiHouston, The Woodlands, and Sugar Land Metro AreaHouston AreaNorth Port, Sarasota, and Bradenton Metro AreaNorth PortUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesVirginia Beach, Norfolk, and Newport News Metro AreaVirginia BeachMiami, Fort Lauderdale, and West Palm Beach Metro AreaMiami AreaOrlando, Kissimmee, and Sanford Metro AreaOrlando AreaFayetteville, Springdale, and Rogers Metro AreaFayettevilleJackson Metro AreaJackson AreaJacksonville Metro AreaJacksonvilleOklahoma City Metro AreaOklahoma CityLittle Rock, North Little Rock, and Conway Metro AreaLittle RockBirmingham and Hoover Metro AreaBirminghamNew Orleans and Metairie Metro AreaNew OrleansTampa, St. Petersburg, and Clearwater Metro AreaTampa AreaSouthTexasGreensboro and High Point Metro AreaGreensboroKnoxville Metro AreaKnoxvillePalm Bay, Melbourne, and Titusville Metro AreaPalm Bay AreaLouisville and Jefferson County Metro AreaLouisvilleGreenville, Anderson, and Mauldin Metro AreaGreenvilleBaton Rouge Metro AreaBaton RougeSan Antonio and New Braunfels Metro AreaSan AntonioMemphis Metro AreaMemphis AreaCape Coral and Fort Myers Metro AreaCape CoralTulsa Metro AreaTulsa AreaWest South CentralWinston and Salem Metro AreaWinston AreaPensacola, Ferry Pass, and Brent Metro AreaPensacolaChattanooga Metro AreaChattanoogaAugusta and Richmond County Metro AreaAugusta AreaPort St. Lucie Metro AreaPort St. LucieShreveport and Bossier City Metro AreaShreveportDeltona, Daytona Beach, and Ormond Beach Metro AreaDeltona AreaEl Paso Metro AreaEl Paso AreaLafayette Metro AreaLafayetteCorpus Christi Metro AreaCorpus ChristiLakeland and Winter Haven Metro AreaLakeland AreaMcAllen, Edinburg, and Mission Metro AreaMcAllen Area49.358204%49.358204%49.4%2,007,0632.01M145.903167%45.903167%45.9%166,494166k244.297476%44.297476%44.3%362,729363k342.034879%42.034879%42.0%535,265535k438.078150%38.078150%38.1%723,882724k536.485337%36.485337%36.5%1,336,3241.34M635.651843%35.651843%35.7%115,333115k735.513094%35.513094%35.5%1,461,6871.46M834.266801%34.266801%34.3%294,028294k933.422563%33.422563%33.4%165,184165k1033.099010%33.099010%33.1%1,471,3461.47M1132.978451%32.978451%33.0%394,448394k1232.876863%32.876863%32.9%521,574522k1331.726344%31.726344%31.7%165,648166k1431.723093%31.723093%31.7%452,292452k1531.304473%31.304473%31.3%1,287,2491.29M1630.713273%30.713273%30.7%176,398176k1730.315023%30.315023%30.3%64,767,78764.8M30.123253%30.123253%30.1%340,525341k1830.116410%30.116410%30.1%1,261,0781.26M1929.454848%29.454848%29.5%461,880462k2029.432332%29.432332%29.4%93,10393.1k2129.335840%29.335840%29.3%110,641111k2229.306136%29.306136%29.3%284,021284k2329.139754%29.139754%29.1%252,285252k2429.001069%29.001069%29.0%139,775140k2528.846496%28.846496%28.8%223,779224k2628.443508%28.443508%28.4%243,508244k2728.315055%28.315055%28.3%590,579591k2828.191926%28.191926%28.2%22,547,73422.5M28.098572%28.098572%28.1%4,800,6774.80M28.017826%28.017826%28.0%140,703141k2927.741551%27.741551%27.7%163,704164k3027.728533%27.728533%27.7%114,274114k3127.701458%27.701458%27.7%240,383240k3227.271418%27.271418%27.3%157,133157k3327.249573%27.249573%27.2%144,220144k3426.959378%26.959378%27.0%401,241401k3526.902866%26.902866%26.9%233,409233k3626.717408%26.717408%26.7%134,901135k3726.559560%26.559560%26.6%169,961170k3826.558739%26.558739%26.6%6,549,1136.55M26.272044%26.272044%26.3%117,141117k3925.594871%25.594871%25.6%81,31981.3k4024.748885%24.748885%24.7%93,30893.3k4124.719173%24.719173%24.7%96,16596.2k4224.041813%24.041813%24.0%78,70478.7k4322.831278%22.831278%22.8%67,31367.3k4422.570983%22.570983%22.6%102,031102k4521.620641%21.620641%21.6%108,402108k4621.603470%21.603470%21.6%68,19268.2k4719.561540%19.561540%19.6%56,66056.7k4819.460829%19.460829%19.5%85,08885.1k4917.417337%17.417337%17.4%79,64679.6k50

Very Advanced Degrees by Metro Area#64

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a professional or doctorate degree (e.g., MBA, PhD, or MD).
Scope: population of the Houston Area, selected other metro areas in the South, and entities that contain the Houston Area
0%2%4%6%8%Count#Durham and Chapel Hill Metro AreaDurham AreaWashington, Arlington, and Alexandria Metro AreaWashingtonLexington and Fayette Metro AreaLexingtonBaltimore, Columbia, and Towson Metro AreaBaltimorePhiladelphia, Camden, and Wilmington Metro AreaPhiladelphiaRaleigh Metro AreaRaleigh AreaAustin and Round Rock Metro AreaAustin AreaNew Orleans and Metairie Metro AreaNew OrleansMiami, Fort Lauderdale, and West Palm Beach Metro AreaMiami AreaJackson Metro AreaJackson AreaAtlanta, Sandy Springs, and Roswell Metro AreaAtlanta AreaNorth Port, Sarasota, and Bradenton Metro AreaNorth PortBirmingham and Hoover Metro AreaBirminghamKnoxville Metro AreaKnoxvilleCharleston and North Charleston Metro AreaCharlestonRichmond Metro AreaRichmond AreaNashville, Davidson, Murfreesboro, and Franklin Metro AreaNashvilleFayetteville, Springdale, and Rogers Metro AreaFayettevilleHouston, The Woodlands, and Sugar Land Metro AreaHouston AreaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesLittle Rock, North Little Rock, and Conway Metro AreaLittle RockAugusta and Richmond County Metro AreaAugusta AreaCincinnati Metro AreaCincinnatiSouthCape Coral and Fort Myers Metro AreaCape CoralBaton Rouge Metro AreaBaton RougeOklahoma City Metro AreaOklahoma CityColumbia Metro AreaColumbia AreaLouisville and Jefferson County Metro AreaLouisvilleTampa, St. Petersburg, and Clearwater Metro AreaTampa AreaMemphis Metro AreaMemphis AreaVirginia Beach, Norfolk, and Newport News Metro AreaVirginia BeachDallas, Fort Worth, and Arlington Metro AreaDallas AreaWinston and Salem Metro AreaWinston AreaJacksonville Metro AreaJacksonvilleOrlando, Kissimmee, and Sanford Metro AreaOrlando AreaGreenville, Anderson, and Mauldin Metro AreaGreenvilleSan Antonio and New Braunfels Metro AreaSan AntonioTexasGreensboro and High Point Metro AreaGreensboroPort St. Lucie Metro AreaPort St. LucieWest South CentralCharlotte, Concord, and Gastonia Metro AreaCharlotteChattanooga Metro AreaChattanoogaShreveport and Bossier City Metro AreaShreveportTulsa Metro AreaTulsa AreaPalm Bay, Melbourne, and Titusville Metro AreaPalm Bay AreaDeltona, Daytona Beach, and Ormond Beach Metro AreaDeltona AreaPensacola, Ferry Pass, and Brent Metro AreaPensacolaCorpus Christi Metro AreaCorpus ChristiLafayette Metro AreaLafayetteEl Paso Metro AreaEl Paso AreaLakeland and Winter Haven Metro AreaLakeland AreaMcAllen, Edinburg, and Mission Metro AreaMcAllen Area9.069304%9.069304%9.1%32,89532.9k17.310761%7.310761%7.3%297,279297k25.209615%5.209615%5.2%16,85316.9k34.897627%4.897627%4.9%93,10693.1k44.292246%4.292246%4.3%176,665177k54.152175%4.152175%4.2%34,00034.0k64.098217%4.098217%4.1%52,18652.2k73.893771%3.893771%3.9%33,33533.3k83.868322%3.868322%3.9%161,980162k93.844859%3.844859%3.8%14,50114.5k103.736247%3.736247%3.7%136,845137k113.723591%3.723591%3.7%21,38621.4k123.722037%3.722037%3.7%28,87428.9k133.695111%3.695111%3.7%21,80521.8k143.477335%3.477335%3.5%17,18617.2k153.475418%3.475418%3.5%29,82129.8k163.449524%3.449524%3.4%41,25941.3k173.375916%3.375916%3.4%10,67910.7k183.355424%3.355424%3.4%137,976138k193.336158%3.336158%3.3%7,127,6737.13M3.246916%3.246916%3.2%15,64915.6k203.142431%3.142431%3.1%12,22512.2k213.129371%3.129371%3.1%44,61744.6k223.064699%3.064699%3.1%2,451,1282.45M3.057130%3.057130%3.1%15,43615.4k233.035771%3.035771%3.0%16,06716.1k243.033002%3.033002%3.0%26,25926.3k253.000105%3.000105%3.0%15,66415.7k262.993329%2.993329%3.0%25,97526.0k272.953194%2.953194%3.0%61,59661.6k282.882322%2.882322%2.9%25,00725.0k292.783963%2.783963%2.8%31,47131.5k302.770575%2.770575%2.8%123,160123k312.705903%2.705903%2.7%12,06512.1k322.663669%2.663669%2.7%25,81525.8k332.661637%2.661637%2.7%41,73741.7k342.660444%2.660444%2.7%15,32915.3k352.632705%2.632705%2.6%39,18339.2k362.627765%2.627765%2.6%448,957449k2.611158%2.611158%2.6%13,11313.1k372.551602%2.551602%2.6%8,353382.549627%2.549627%2.5%628,712629k2.531758%2.531758%2.5%40,16540.2k392.520297%2.520297%2.5%9,502402.455330%2.455330%2.5%7,239412.404817%2.404817%2.4%15,38915.4k422.392524%2.392524%2.4%9,860432.360163%2.360163%2.4%10,66910.7k442.211094%2.211094%2.2%7,025452.002417%2.002417%2.0%5,800461.913810%1.913810%1.9%6,041471.653629%1.653629%1.7%8,291481.584760%1.584760%1.6%6,929491.370714%1.370714%1.4%6,26850

Under-Education Sex Ratio by Metro Area#65

Percentage more likely men are than women to not have a high school diploma (or equivalent) among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of the Houston Area, selected other metro areas in the South, and entities that contain the Houston Area
Female
Male
1x0x1xFM#Durham AreaColumbia AreaJackson AreaCharlestonBaton RougeWinston AreaRaleigh AreaNew OrleansMemphis AreaCharlotteNorth PortLafayetteGreensboroBirminghamLakeland AreaPort St. LucieLexingtonAtlanta AreaRichmond AreaGreenvilleTulsa AreaSouthTampa AreaNashvilleJacksonvilleKnoxvilleDeltona AreaWashingtonBaltimoreCape CoralShreveportCincinnatiUnited StatesAustin AreaAugusta AreaOrlando AreaOklahoma CityDallas AreaPhiladelphiaWest South CentralHouston AreaLittle RockChattanoogaLouisvillePensacolaTexasVirginia BeachFayettevilleMiami AreaSan AntonioPalm Bay AreaCorpus ChristiMcAllen AreaEl Paso Area-1.000000x-1.000000x1.319514x1.319514x1.32x10.169%10.2%13.418%13.4%1-1.000000x-1.000000x1.297960x1.297960x1.30x9.672%9.67%12.554%12.6%2-1.000000x-1.000000x1.292886x1.292886x1.29x11.623%11.6%15.027%15.0%3-1.000000x-1.000000x1.291704x1.291704x1.29x9.121%9.12%11.781%11.8%4-1.000000x-1.000000x1.289464x1.289464x1.29x11.211%11.2%14.456%14.5%5-1.000000x-1.000000x1.254786x1.254786x1.25x13.127%13.1%16.471%16.5%6-1.000000x-1.000000x1.246561x1.246561x1.25x8.275%8.28%10.316%10.3%7-1.000000x-1.000000x1.246178x1.246178x1.25x12.830%12.8%15.988%16.0%8-1.000000x-1.000000x1.241336x1.241336x1.24x12.116%12.1%15.040%15.0%9-1.000000x-1.000000x1.239815x1.239815x1.24x10.944%10.9%13.569%13.6%10-1.000000x-1.000000x1.235935x1.235935x1.24x8.359%8.36%10.331%10.3%11-1.000000x-1.000000x1.230282x1.230282x1.23x16.567%16.6%20.382%20.4%12-1.000000x-1.000000x1.228305x1.228305x1.23x12.817%12.8%15.743%15.7%13-1.000000x-1.000000x1.219510x1.219510x1.22x11.377%11.4%13.874%13.9%14-1.000000x-1.000000x1.212648x1.212648x1.21x14.525%14.5%17.614%17.6%15-1.000000x-1.000000x1.199888x1.199888x1.20x11.563%11.6%13.875%13.9%16-1.000000x-1.000000x1.177113x1.177113x1.18x10.483%10.5%12.339%12.3%17-1.000000x-1.000000x1.175849x1.175849x1.18x10.603%10.6%12.468%12.5%18-1.000000x-1.000000x1.174790x1.174790x1.17x10.550%10.5%12.394%12.4%19-1.000000x-1.000000x1.165632x1.165632x1.17x13.644%13.6%15.903%15.9%20-1.000000x-1.000000x1.154002x1.154002x1.15x10.426%10.4%12.032%12.0%21-1.000000x-1.000000x1.149925x1.149925x1.15x13.427%13.4%15.440%15.4%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.148479x1.148479x1.15x10.539%10.5%12.104%12.1%22-1.000000x-1.000000x1.146783x1.146783x1.15x10.613%10.6%12.171%12.2%23-1.000000x-1.000000x1.141524x1.141524x1.14x9.298%9.30%10.614%10.6%24-1.000000x-1.000000x1.138619x1.138619x1.14x11.781%11.8%13.414%13.4%25-1.000000x-1.000000x1.135637x1.135637x1.14x9.772%9.77%11.098%11.1%26-1.000000x-1.000000x1.133957x1.133957x1.13x9.026%9.03%10.235%10.2%27-1.000000x-1.000000x1.126675x1.126675x1.13x9.248%9.25%10.420%10.4%28-1.000000x-1.000000x1.126019x1.126019x1.13x12.246%12.2%13.790%13.8%29-1.000000x-1.000000x1.123313x1.123313x1.12x13.348%13.3%14.994%15.0%30-1.000000x-1.000000x1.120901x1.120901x1.12x9.396%9.40%10.532%10.5%31-1.000000x-1.000000x1.109070x1.109070x1.11x12.369%12.4%13.719%13.7%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.107931x1.107931x1.11x10.519%10.5%11.654%11.7%32-1.000000x-1.000000x1.107617x1.107617x1.11x13.751%13.8%15.231%15.2%33-1.000000x-1.000000x1.104560x1.104560x1.10x10.897%10.9%12.036%12.0%34-1.000000x-1.000000x1.102150x1.102150x1.10x11.341%11.3%12.499%12.5%35-1.000000x-1.000000x1.101161x1.101161x1.10x14.723%14.7%16.213%16.2%36-1.000000x-1.000000x1.098581x1.098581x1.10x9.867%9.87%10.839%10.8%37-1.000000x-1.000000x1.097204x1.097204x1.10x15.983%16.0%17.537%17.5%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.096533x1.096533x1.10x16.857%16.9%18.484%18.5%38-1.000000x-1.000000x1.085337x1.085337x1.09x9.815%9.81%10.652%10.7%39-1.000000x-1.000000x1.082227x1.082227x1.08x13.863%13.9%15.003%15.0%40-1.000000x-1.000000x1.082090x1.082090x1.08x10.827%10.8%11.716%11.7%41-1.000000x-1.000000x1.070454x1.070454x1.07x9.642%9.64%10.322%10.3%42-1.000000x-1.000000x1.065414x1.065414x1.07x17.107%17.1%18.226%18.2%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.047779x1.047779x1.05x9.292%9.29%9.736%9.74%43-1.000000x-1.000000x1.047072x1.047072x1.05x14.366%14.4%15.043%15.0%44-1.000000x-1.000000x1.045794x1.045794x1.05x14.886%14.9%15.567%15.6%45-1.000000x-1.000000x1.021606x1.021606x1.02x15.585%15.6%15.921%15.9%46-1.000000x-1.000000x1.019950x1.019950x1.02x8.741%8.74%8.915%8.91%47-1.002791x-1.002791x1.00x1.000000x1.000000x19.073%19.1%19.020%19.0%48-1.027412x-1.027412x1.03x1.000000x1.000000x37.193%37.2%36.201%36.2%49-1.218417x-1.218417x1.22x1.000000x1.000000x25.853%25.9%21.219%21.2%50

Over-Education Sex Ratio by Metro Area#66

Percentage more likely men are than women to have a professional or doctorate degree (e.g., MBA, PhD, or MD) among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of the Houston Area, selected other metro areas in the South, and entities that contain the Houston Area
Female
Male
1x0x1x2xFM#North PortFayettevilleEl Paso AreaCape CoralLafayetteKnoxvillePort St. LucieGreenvilleWinston AreaMcAllen AreaPensacolaPalm Bay AreaOklahoma CityLakeland AreaLittle RockOrlando AreaShreveportTulsa AreaSan AntonioWest South CentralGreensboroDeltona AreaTexasMiami AreaNew OrleansDallas AreaAugusta AreaBirminghamMemphis AreaCincinnatiPhiladelphiaSouthTampa AreaBaton RougeCharlotteChattanoogaHouston AreaUnited StatesVirginia BeachRichmond AreaLexingtonJacksonvilleAustin AreaColumbia AreaWashingtonLouisvilleNashvilleDurham AreaBaltimoreCharlestonRaleigh AreaJackson AreaCorpus ChristiAtlanta Area-1.000000x-1.000000x2.099687x2.099687x2.10x2.455%2.45%5.154%5.15%1-1.000000x-1.000000x2.063449x2.063449x2.06x2.220%2.22%4.582%4.58%2-1.000000x-1.000000x1.989445x1.989445x1.99x1.126%1.13%2.241%2.24%3-1.000000x-1.000000x1.983626x1.983626x1.98x2.073%2.07%4.112%4.11%4-1.000000x-1.000000x1.958264x1.958264x1.96x1.311%1.31%2.567%2.57%5-1.000000x-1.000000x1.926190x1.926190x1.93x2.560%2.56%4.931%4.93%6-1.000000x-1.000000x1.865453x1.865453x1.87x1.801%1.80%3.360%3.36%7-1.000000x-1.000000x1.844500x1.844500x1.84x1.898%1.90%3.501%3.50%8-1.000000x-1.000000x1.821600x1.821600x1.82x1.952%1.95%3.557%3.56%9-1.000000x-1.000000x1.804593x1.804593x1.80x0.993%0.99%1.792%1.79%10-1.000000x-1.000000x1.757539x1.757539x1.76x1.613%1.61%2.835%2.84%11-1.000000x-1.000000x1.739789x1.739789x1.74x1.769%1.77%3.077%3.08%12-1.000000x-1.000000x1.739630x1.739630x1.74x2.234%2.23%3.887%3.89%13-1.000000x-1.000000x1.731817x1.731817x1.73x1.173%1.17%2.031%2.03%14-1.000000x-1.000000x1.703150x1.703150x1.70x2.436%2.44%4.149%4.15%15-1.000000x-1.000000x1.693471x1.693471x1.69x1.997%2.00%3.382%3.38%16-1.000000x-1.000000x1.676776x1.676776x1.68x1.865%1.87%3.127%3.13%17-1.000000x-1.000000x1.665817x1.665817x1.67x1.822%1.82%3.036%3.04%18-1.000000x-1.000000x1.658329x1.658329x1.66x1.999%2.00%3.315%3.31%19-1.000000x-1.000000x1.653316x1.653316x1.65x1.936%1.94%3.200%3.20%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.653009x1.653009x1.65x2.000%2.00%3.306%3.31%20-1.000000x-1.000000x1.640107x1.640107x1.64x1.809%1.81%2.967%2.97%21-1.000000x-1.000000x1.633282x1.633282x1.63x2.008%2.01%3.280%3.28%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.624368x1.624368x1.62x2.984%2.98%4.846%4.85%22-1.000000x-1.000000x1.604693x1.604693x1.60x3.026%3.03%4.855%4.86%23-1.000000x-1.000000x1.604110x1.604110x1.60x2.146%2.15%3.442%3.44%24-1.000000x-1.000000x1.602266x1.602266x1.60x2.446%2.45%3.919%3.92%25-1.000000x-1.000000x1.594348x1.594348x1.59x2.910%2.91%4.640%4.64%26-1.000000x-1.000000x1.582622x1.582622x1.58x2.268%2.27%3.589%3.59%27-1.000000x-1.000000x1.582232x1.582232x1.58x2.447%2.45%3.871%3.87%28-1.000000x-1.000000x1.574153x1.574153x1.57x3.378%3.38%5.317%5.32%29-1.000000x-1.000000x1.555780x1.555780x1.56x2.420%2.42%3.764%3.76%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.551164x1.551164x1.55x2.341%2.34%3.631%3.63%30-1.000000x-1.000000x1.547354x1.547354x1.55x2.405%2.41%3.722%3.72%31-1.000000x-1.000000x1.547106x1.547106x1.55x2.010%2.01%3.110%3.11%32-1.000000x-1.000000x1.544731x1.544731x1.54x2.004%2.00%3.095%3.09%33-1.000000x-1.000000x1.537870x1.537870x1.54x2.657%2.66%4.086%4.09%34-1.000000x-1.000000x1.526215x1.526215x1.53x2.660%2.66%4.060%4.06%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.520235x1.520235x1.52x2.230%2.23%3.390%3.39%35-1.000000x-1.000000x1.501343x1.501343x1.50x2.809%2.81%4.217%4.22%36-1.000000x-1.000000x1.499352x1.499352x1.50x4.198%4.20%6.295%6.29%37-1.000000x-1.000000x1.493778x1.493778x1.49x2.157%2.16%3.222%3.22%38-1.000000x-1.000000x1.473868x1.473868x1.47x3.319%3.32%4.892%4.89%39-1.000000x-1.000000x1.467177x1.467177x1.47x2.458%2.46%3.606%3.61%40-1.000000x-1.000000x1.465901x1.465901x1.47x5.978%5.98%8.764%8.76%41-1.000000x-1.000000x1.455075x1.455075x1.46x2.458%2.46%3.577%3.58%42-1.000000x-1.000000x1.431934x1.431934x1.43x2.859%2.86%4.094%4.09%43-1.000000x-1.000000x1.425605x1.425605x1.43x7.561%7.56%10.779%10.8%44-1.000000x-1.000000x1.388614x1.388614x1.39x4.142%4.14%5.751%5.75%45-1.000000x-1.000000x1.376271x1.376271x1.38x2.949%2.95%4.058%4.06%46-1.000000x-1.000000x1.354664x1.354664x1.35x3.552%3.55%4.812%4.81%47-1.000000x-1.000000x1.339162x1.339162x1.34x3.321%3.32%4.448%4.45%48-1.000000x-1.000000x1.310554x1.310554x1.31x1.740%1.74%2.281%2.28%49-1.000000x-1.000000x1.236458x1.236458x1.24x3.361%3.36%4.156%4.16%50

Educational Attainment by Metro Area in the United States

There are 933 metro areas in the United States. This section compares the Houston Area to the 50 most populous metro areas in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Houston Area. The least populous of the compared metro areas has a population of 1,135,503.

No H.S. Diploma by Metro Area#67

Percent of population 25 years of age and older without a high school diploma (or equivalent).
Scope: population of the Houston Area, selected other metro areas in the United States, and entities that contain the Houston Area
0%5%10%15%20%Count#Los Angeles, Long Beach, and Anaheim Metro AreaLos AngelesRiverside, San Bernardino, and Ontario Metro AreaRiversideTexasHouston, The Woodlands, and Sugar Land Metro AreaHouston AreaWest South CentralSan Antonio and New Braunfels Metro AreaSan AntonioDallas, Fort Worth, and Arlington Metro AreaDallas AreaMiami, Fort Lauderdale, and West Palm Beach Metro AreaMiami AreaLas Vegas, Henderson, and Paradise Metro AreaLas VegasSouthNew York, Newark, and Jersey City Metro AreaNew York AreaNew Orleans and Metairie Metro AreaNew OrleansProvidence and Warwick Metro AreaProvidenceSan Diego and Carlsbad Metro AreaSan DiegoMemphis Metro AreaMemphis AreaPhoenix, Mesa, and Scottsdale Metro AreaPhoenix AreaSan Jose, Sunnyvale, and Santa Clara Metro AreaSan Jose AreaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesBirmingham and Hoover Metro AreaBirminghamChicago, Naperville, and Elgin Metro AreaChicago AreaCharlotte, Concord, and Gastonia Metro AreaCharlotteOklahoma City Metro AreaOklahoma CitySan Francisco, Oakland, and Hayward Metro AreaSan FranciscoSacramento, Roseville, Arden, and Arcade Metro AreaSacramentoAtlanta, Sandy Springs, and Roswell Metro AreaAtlanta AreaOrlando, Kissimmee, and Sanford Metro AreaOrlando AreaRichmond Metro AreaRichmond AreaNashville, Davidson, Murfreesboro, and Franklin Metro AreaNashvilleTampa, St. Petersburg, and Clearwater Metro AreaTampa AreaLouisville and Jefferson County Metro AreaLouisvilleAustin and Round Rock Metro AreaAustin AreaDetroit, Warren, and Dearborn Metro AreaDetroit AreaIndianapolis, Carmel, and Anderson Metro AreaIndianapolisCleveland and Elyria Metro AreaClevelandPhiladelphia, Camden, and Wilmington Metro AreaPhiladelphiaSalt Lake City Metro AreaSalt Lake CityCincinnati Metro AreaCincinnatiJacksonville Metro AreaJacksonvilleBaltimore, Columbia, and Towson Metro AreaBaltimoreDenver, Aurora, and Lakewood Metro AreaDenver AreaWashington, Arlington, and Alexandria Metro AreaWashingtonMilwaukee, Waukesha, and West Allis Metro AreaMilwaukeeHartford, West Hartford, and East Hartford Metro AreaHartford AreaVirginia Beach, Norfolk, and Newport News Metro AreaVirginia BeachColumbus Metro AreaColumbus AreaRaleigh Metro AreaRaleigh AreaBuffalo, Cheektowaga, and Niagara Falls Metro AreaBuffalo AreaSt. Louis Metro AreaSt. LouisBoston, Cambridge, and Newton Metro AreaBoston AreaPortland, Vancouver, and Hillsboro Metro AreaPortland AreaKansas City Metro AreaKansas CitySeattle, Tacoma, and Bellevue Metro AreaSeattle AreaPittsburgh Metro AreaPittsburghMinneapolis, St. Paul, and Bloomington Metro AreaMinneapolis20.663585%20.663585%20.7%1,820,9891.82M120.311003%20.311003%20.3%561,127561k217.652499%17.652499%17.7%3,015,9523.02M17.651967%17.651967%17.7%725,854726k316.737435%16.737435%16.7%4,127,2804.13M15.746914%15.746914%15.7%234,364234k415.441523%15.441523%15.4%686,420686k515.209542%15.209542%15.2%636,876637k615.108430%15.108430%15.1%210,261210k714.392758%14.392758%14.4%11,511,24211.5M14.343619%14.343619%14.3%1,972,5461.97M814.328165%14.328165%14.3%122,665123k914.159793%14.159793%14.2%156,980157k1013.598133%13.598133%13.6%293,959294k1113.475696%13.475696%13.5%116,915117k1213.238208%13.238208%13.2%389,498389k1313.172285%13.172285%13.2%174,062174k1413.020590%13.020590%13.0%27,818,38027.8M12.549403%12.549403%12.5%97,35397.4k1512.363193%12.363193%12.4%786,419786k1612.188242%12.188242%12.2%193,360193k1711.900538%11.900538%11.9%103,032103k1811.709212%11.709212%11.7%381,764382k1911.522403%11.522403%11.5%171,428171k2011.483160%11.483160%11.5%420,586421k2111.443376%11.443376%11.4%179,443179k2211.422345%11.422345%11.4%98,01098.0k2311.357704%11.357704%11.4%135,847136k2411.281549%11.281549%11.3%235,304235k2511.252381%11.252381%11.3%97,64497.6k2611.081112%11.081112%11.1%141,105141k2710.891515%10.891515%10.9%318,915319k2810.814583%10.814583%10.8%140,185140k2910.442639%10.442639%10.4%149,100149k3010.325347%10.325347%10.3%424,982425k3110.145084%10.145084%10.1%72,16372.2k329.940523%9.940523%9.9%141,727142k339.924243%9.924243%9.9%96,18196.2k349.798726%9.798726%9.8%186,278186k359.648650%9.648650%9.6%180,162180k369.603964%9.603964%9.6%390,528391k379.572772%9.572772%9.6%100,754101k389.566995%9.566995%9.6%79,71079.7k399.503565%9.503565%9.5%107,432107k409.314501%9.314501%9.3%123,226123k419.246771%9.246771%9.2%75,71775.7k429.151544%9.151544%9.2%72,11772.1k439.047519%9.047519%9.0%173,200173k448.861053%8.861053%8.9%289,626290k458.780349%8.780349%8.8%142,602143k468.596307%8.596307%8.6%118,933119k478.000039%8.000039%8.0%202,787203k487.130926%7.130926%7.1%120,640121k496.766618%6.766618%6.8%158,334158k50

Bachelor's Degrees by Metro Area#68

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..
Scope: population of the Houston Area, selected other metro areas in the United States, and entities that contain the Houston Area
0%10%20%30%40%Count#Washington, Arlington, and Alexandria Metro AreaWashingtonSan Jose, Sunnyvale, and Santa Clara Metro AreaSan Jose AreaSan Francisco, Oakland, and Hayward Metro AreaSan FranciscoBoston, Cambridge, and Newton Metro AreaBoston AreaRaleigh Metro AreaRaleigh AreaAustin and Round Rock Metro AreaAustin AreaDenver, Aurora, and Lakewood Metro AreaDenver AreaSeattle, Tacoma, and Bellevue Metro AreaSeattle AreaMinneapolis, St. Paul, and Bloomington Metro AreaMinneapolisNew York, Newark, and Jersey City Metro AreaNew York AreaBaltimore, Columbia, and Towson Metro AreaBaltimoreHartford, West Hartford, and East Hartford Metro AreaHartford AreaPortland, Vancouver, and Hillsboro Metro AreaPortland AreaSan Diego and Carlsbad Metro AreaSan DiegoAtlanta, Sandy Springs, and Roswell Metro AreaAtlanta AreaChicago, Naperville, and Elgin Metro AreaChicago AreaPhiladelphia, Camden, and Wilmington Metro AreaPhiladelphiaKansas City Metro AreaKansas CityColumbus Metro AreaColumbus AreaRichmond Metro AreaRichmond AreaMilwaukee, Waukesha, and West Allis Metro AreaMilwaukeeDallas, Fort Worth, and Arlington Metro AreaDallas AreaNashville, Davidson, Murfreesboro, and Franklin Metro AreaNashvilleCharlotte, Concord, and Gastonia Metro AreaCharlotteSt. Louis Metro AreaSt. LouisLos Angeles, Long Beach, and Anaheim Metro AreaLos AngelesPittsburgh Metro AreaPittsburghSalt Lake City Metro AreaSalt Lake CityIndianapolis, Carmel, and Anderson Metro AreaIndianapolisSacramento, Roseville, Arden, and Arcade Metro AreaSacramentoCincinnati Metro AreaCincinnatiHouston, The Woodlands, and Sugar Land Metro AreaHouston AreaBuffalo, Cheektowaga, and Niagara Falls Metro AreaBuffalo AreaProvidence and Warwick Metro AreaProvidenceUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesVirginia Beach, Norfolk, and Newport News Metro AreaVirginia BeachMiami, Fort Lauderdale, and West Palm Beach Metro AreaMiami AreaPhoenix, Mesa, and Scottsdale Metro AreaPhoenix AreaCleveland and Elyria Metro AreaClevelandDetroit, Warren, and Dearborn Metro AreaDetroit AreaOrlando, Kissimmee, and Sanford Metro AreaOrlando AreaJacksonville Metro AreaJacksonvilleOklahoma City Metro AreaOklahoma CityBirmingham and Hoover Metro AreaBirminghamNew Orleans and Metairie Metro AreaNew OrleansTampa, St. Petersburg, and Clearwater Metro AreaTampa AreaSouthTexasLouisville and Jefferson County Metro AreaLouisvilleSan Antonio and New Braunfels Metro AreaSan AntonioMemphis Metro AreaMemphis AreaWest South CentralLas Vegas, Henderson, and Paradise Metro AreaLas VegasRiverside, San Bernardino, and Ontario Metro AreaRiverside49.358204%49.358204%49.4%2,007,0632.01M148.266872%48.266872%48.3%637,811638k246.577309%46.577309%46.6%1,518,5941.52M345.428829%45.428829%45.4%1,484,8541.48M444.297476%44.297476%44.3%362,729363k542.034879%42.034879%42.0%535,265535k641.264336%41.264336%41.3%770,498770k740.131883%40.131883%40.1%1,017,2731.02M839.983752%39.983752%40.0%935,591936k938.119717%38.119717%38.1%5,242,2545.24M1038.078150%38.078150%38.1%723,882724k1137.672067%37.672067%37.7%313,875314k1236.777509%36.777509%36.8%597,305597k1336.494430%36.494430%36.5%788,922789k1436.485337%36.485337%36.5%1,336,3241.34M1536.061733%36.061733%36.1%2,293,8762.29M1635.513094%35.513094%35.5%1,461,6871.46M1734.986657%34.986657%35.0%484,053484k1834.785494%34.785494%34.8%460,194460k1934.266801%34.266801%34.3%294,028294k2033.810164%33.810164%33.8%355,854356k2133.099010%33.099010%33.1%1,471,3461.47M2232.978451%32.978451%33.0%394,448394k2332.876863%32.876863%32.9%521,574522k2432.608574%32.608574%32.6%624,238624k2532.595363%32.595363%32.6%2,872,4832.87M2632.546256%32.546256%32.5%550,613551k2732.203681%32.203681%32.2%229,068229k2832.189632%32.189632%32.2%417,261417k2931.804030%31.804030%31.8%473,174473k3031.723093%31.723093%31.7%452,292452k3131.304473%31.304473%31.3%1,287,2491.29M3230.539788%30.539788%30.5%240,663241k3330.401522%30.401522%30.4%337,041337k3430.315023%30.315023%30.3%64,767,78764.8M30.123253%30.123253%30.1%340,525341k3530.116410%30.116410%30.1%1,261,0781.26M3629.822794%29.822794%29.8%877,454877k3729.705211%29.705211%29.7%424,131424k3829.536919%29.536919%29.5%864,872865k3929.454848%29.454848%29.5%461,880462k4029.306136%29.306136%29.3%284,021284k4129.139754%29.139754%29.1%252,285252k4228.846496%28.846496%28.8%223,779224k4328.443508%28.443508%28.4%243,508244k4428.315055%28.315055%28.3%590,579591k4528.191926%28.191926%28.2%22,547,73422.5M28.098572%28.098572%28.1%4,800,6774.80M27.701458%27.701458%27.7%240,383240k4626.959378%26.959378%27.0%401,241401k4726.902866%26.902866%26.9%233,409233k4826.558739%26.558739%26.6%6,549,1136.55M22.823853%22.823853%22.8%317,635318k4920.312451%20.312451%20.3%561,167561k50

Very Advanced Degrees by Metro Area#69

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a professional or doctorate degree (e.g., MBA, PhD, or MD).
Scope: population of the Houston Area, selected other metro areas in the United States, and entities that contain the Houston Area
0%2%4%6%Count#Washington, Arlington, and Alexandria Metro AreaWashingtonSan Francisco, Oakland, and Hayward Metro AreaSan FranciscoBoston, Cambridge, and Newton Metro AreaBoston AreaSan Jose, Sunnyvale, and Santa Clara Metro AreaSan Jose AreaBaltimore, Columbia, and Towson Metro AreaBaltimoreSan Diego and Carlsbad Metro AreaSan DiegoNew York, Newark, and Jersey City Metro AreaNew York AreaHartford, West Hartford, and East Hartford Metro AreaHartford AreaSeattle, Tacoma, and Bellevue Metro AreaSeattle AreaPhiladelphia, Camden, and Wilmington Metro AreaPhiladelphiaRaleigh Metro AreaRaleigh AreaAustin and Round Rock Metro AreaAustin AreaPortland, Vancouver, and Hillsboro Metro AreaPortland AreaDenver, Aurora, and Lakewood Metro AreaDenver AreaMinneapolis, St. Paul, and Bloomington Metro AreaMinneapolisSacramento, Roseville, Arden, and Arcade Metro AreaSacramentoNew Orleans and Metairie Metro AreaNew OrleansMiami, Fort Lauderdale, and West Palm Beach Metro AreaMiami AreaLos Angeles, Long Beach, and Anaheim Metro AreaLos AngelesChicago, Naperville, and Elgin Metro AreaChicago AreaAtlanta, Sandy Springs, and Roswell Metro AreaAtlanta AreaBirmingham and Hoover Metro AreaBirminghamSalt Lake City Metro AreaSalt Lake CityColumbus Metro AreaColumbus AreaPittsburgh Metro AreaPittsburghRichmond Metro AreaRichmond AreaNashville, Davidson, Murfreesboro, and Franklin Metro AreaNashvilleCleveland and Elyria Metro AreaClevelandHouston, The Woodlands, and Sugar Land Metro AreaHouston AreaSt. Louis Metro AreaSt. LouisUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesIndianapolis, Carmel, and Anderson Metro AreaIndianapolisProvidence and Warwick Metro AreaProvidenceBuffalo, Cheektowaga, and Niagara Falls Metro AreaBuffalo AreaKansas City Metro AreaKansas CityMilwaukee, Waukesha, and West Allis Metro AreaMilwaukeeCincinnati Metro AreaCincinnatiSouthOklahoma City Metro AreaOklahoma CityLouisville and Jefferson County Metro AreaLouisvillePhoenix, Mesa, and Scottsdale Metro AreaPhoenix AreaTampa, St. Petersburg, and Clearwater Metro AreaTampa AreaDetroit, Warren, and Dearborn Metro AreaDetroit AreaMemphis Metro AreaMemphis AreaVirginia Beach, Norfolk, and Newport News Metro AreaVirginia BeachDallas, Fort Worth, and Arlington Metro AreaDallas AreaJacksonville Metro AreaJacksonvilleOrlando, Kissimmee, and Sanford Metro AreaOrlando AreaSan Antonio and New Braunfels Metro AreaSan AntonioTexasWest South CentralCharlotte, Concord, and Gastonia Metro AreaCharlotteLas Vegas, Henderson, and Paradise Metro AreaLas VegasRiverside, San Bernardino, and Ontario Metro AreaRiverside7.310761%7.310761%7.3%297,279297k16.367860%6.367860%6.4%207,616208k26.250734%6.250734%6.3%204,307204k36.061633%6.061633%6.1%80,10080.1k44.897627%4.897627%4.9%93,10693.1k54.749001%4.749001%4.7%102,662103k64.537015%4.537015%4.5%623,934624k74.317930%4.317930%4.3%35,97636.0k84.306530%4.306530%4.3%109,163109k94.292246%4.292246%4.3%176,665177k104.152175%4.152175%4.2%34,00034.0k114.098217%4.098217%4.1%52,18652.2k124.068828%4.068828%4.1%66,08266.1k133.990842%3.990842%4.0%74,51874.5k143.980678%3.980678%4.0%93,14593.1k153.893990%3.893990%3.9%57,93457.9k163.893771%3.893771%3.9%33,33533.3k173.868322%3.868322%3.9%161,980162k183.781845%3.781845%3.8%333,277333k193.767884%3.767884%3.8%239,674240k203.736247%3.736247%3.7%136,845137k213.722037%3.722037%3.7%28,87428.9k223.637936%3.637936%3.6%25,87725.9k233.620928%3.620928%3.6%47,90347.9k243.600869%3.600869%3.6%60,91960.9k253.475418%3.475418%3.5%29,82129.8k263.449524%3.449524%3.4%41,25941.3k273.424359%3.424359%3.4%48,89348.9k283.355424%3.355424%3.4%137,976138k293.340948%3.340948%3.3%63,95764.0k303.336158%3.336158%3.3%7,127,6737.13M3.311452%3.311452%3.3%42,92542.9k313.302809%3.302809%3.3%36,61636.6k323.301266%3.301266%3.3%26,01526.0k333.293084%3.293084%3.3%45,56145.6k343.286157%3.286157%3.3%34,58734.6k353.129371%3.129371%3.1%44,61744.6k363.064699%3.064699%3.1%2,451,1282.45M3.033002%3.033002%3.0%26,25926.3k372.993329%2.993329%3.0%25,97526.0k382.960242%2.960242%3.0%87,09787.1k392.953194%2.953194%3.0%61,59661.6k402.895695%2.895695%2.9%84,78984.8k412.882322%2.882322%2.9%25,00725.0k422.783963%2.783963%2.8%31,47131.5k432.770575%2.770575%2.8%123,160123k442.663669%2.663669%2.7%25,81525.8k452.661637%2.661637%2.7%41,73741.7k462.632705%2.632705%2.6%39,18339.2k472.627765%2.627765%2.6%448,957449k2.549627%2.549627%2.5%628,712629k2.531758%2.531758%2.5%40,16540.2k482.315475%2.315475%2.3%32,22432.2k492.069552%2.069552%2.1%57,17557.2k50

Under-Education Sex Ratio by Metro Area#70

Percentage more likely men are than women to not have a high school diploma (or equivalent) among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of the Houston Area, selected other metro areas in the United States, and entities that contain the Houston Area
Female
Male
1x0x1xFM#Raleigh AreaNew OrleansMemphis AreaCharlotteBirminghamAtlanta AreaRichmond AreaSouthTampa AreaNashvilleJacksonvilleWashingtonBaltimoreDenver AreaCincinnatiKansas CityPortland AreaUnited StatesAustin AreaIndianapolisOrlando AreaColumbus AreaOklahoma CityDallas AreaMilwaukeePhiladelphiaWest South CentralHouston AreaClevelandPhoenix AreaSacramentoChicago AreaLouisvilleDetroit AreaProvidenceRiversideMinneapolisBoston AreaTexasHartford AreaSalt Lake CityVirginia BeachMiami AreaSt. LouisSeattle AreaSan AntonioNew York AreaPittsburghBuffalo AreaSan FranciscoLos AngelesLas VegasSan DiegoSan Jose Area-1.000000x-1.000000x1.246561x1.246561x1.25x8.275%8.28%10.316%10.3%1-1.000000x-1.000000x1.246178x1.246178x1.25x12.830%12.8%15.988%16.0%2-1.000000x-1.000000x1.241336x1.241336x1.24x12.116%12.1%15.040%15.0%3-1.000000x-1.000000x1.239815x1.239815x1.24x10.944%10.9%13.569%13.6%4-1.000000x-1.000000x1.219510x1.219510x1.22x11.377%11.4%13.874%13.9%5-1.000000x-1.000000x1.175849x1.175849x1.18x10.603%10.6%12.468%12.5%6-1.000000x-1.000000x1.174790x1.174790x1.17x10.550%10.5%12.394%12.4%7-1.000000x-1.000000x1.149925x1.149925x1.15x13.427%13.4%15.440%15.4%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.148479x1.148479x1.15x10.539%10.5%12.104%12.1%8-1.000000x-1.000000x1.146783x1.146783x1.15x10.613%10.6%12.171%12.2%9-1.000000x-1.000000x1.141524x1.141524x1.14x9.298%9.30%10.614%10.6%10-1.000000x-1.000000x1.133957x1.133957x1.13x9.026%9.03%10.235%10.2%11-1.000000x-1.000000x1.126675x1.126675x1.13x9.248%9.25%10.420%10.4%12-1.000000x-1.000000x1.121676x1.121676x1.12x9.104%9.10%10.212%10.2%13-1.000000x-1.000000x1.120901x1.120901x1.12x9.396%9.40%10.532%10.5%14-1.000000x-1.000000x1.115083x1.115083x1.12x8.146%8.15%9.083%9.08%15-1.000000x-1.000000x1.112452x1.112452x1.11x8.324%8.32%9.260%9.26%16-1.000000x-1.000000x1.109070x1.109070x1.11x12.369%12.4%13.719%13.7%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.107931x1.107931x1.11x10.519%10.5%11.654%11.7%17-1.000000x-1.000000x1.106374x1.106374x1.11x10.291%10.3%11.386%11.4%18-1.000000x-1.000000x1.104560x1.104560x1.10x10.897%10.9%12.036%12.0%19-1.000000x-1.000000x1.104385x1.104385x1.10x8.867%8.87%9.793%9.79%20-1.000000x-1.000000x1.102150x1.102150x1.10x11.341%11.3%12.499%12.5%21-1.000000x-1.000000x1.101161x1.101161x1.10x14.723%14.7%16.213%16.2%22-1.000000x-1.000000x1.100654x1.100654x1.10x9.134%9.13%10.054%10.1%23-1.000000x-1.000000x1.098581x1.098581x1.10x9.867%9.87%10.839%10.8%24-1.000000x-1.000000x1.097204x1.097204x1.10x15.983%16.0%17.537%17.5%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.096533x1.096533x1.10x16.857%16.9%18.484%18.5%25-1.000000x-1.000000x1.095211x1.095211x1.10x9.995%10.00%10.947%10.9%26-1.000000x-1.000000x1.094586x1.094586x1.09x12.653%12.7%13.850%13.9%27-1.000000x-1.000000x1.093179x1.093179x1.09x11.030%11.0%12.057%12.1%28-1.000000x-1.000000x1.086510x1.086510x1.09x11.871%11.9%12.898%12.9%29-1.000000x-1.000000x1.082090x1.082090x1.08x10.827%10.8%11.716%11.7%30-1.000000x-1.000000x1.080090x1.080090x1.08x10.493%10.5%11.334%11.3%31-1.000000x-1.000000x1.074286x1.074286x1.07x13.678%13.7%14.694%14.7%32-1.000000x-1.000000x1.073998x1.073998x1.07x19.602%19.6%21.053%21.1%33-1.000000x-1.000000x1.065442x1.065442x1.07x6.557%6.56%6.987%6.99%34-1.000000x-1.000000x1.065432x1.065432x1.07x8.593%8.59%9.156%9.16%35-1.000000x-1.000000x1.065414x1.065414x1.07x17.107%17.1%18.226%18.2%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.065066x1.065066x1.07x9.279%9.28%9.883%9.88%36-1.000000x-1.000000x1.060513x1.060513x1.06x9.849%9.85%10.445%10.4%37-1.000000x-1.000000x1.047779x1.047779x1.05x9.292%9.29%9.736%9.74%38-1.000000x-1.000000x1.045794x1.045794x1.05x14.886%14.9%15.567%15.6%39-1.000000x-1.000000x1.044797x1.044797x1.04x8.860%8.86%9.257%9.26%40-1.000000x-1.000000x1.033172x1.033172x1.03x7.871%7.87%8.132%8.13%41-1.000000x-1.000000x1.021606x1.021606x1.02x15.585%15.6%15.921%15.9%42-1.000000x-1.000000x1.015170x1.015170x1.02x14.242%14.2%14.458%14.5%43-1.000000x-1.000000x1.015146x1.015146x1.02x7.080%7.08%7.187%7.19%44-1.000000x-1.000000x1.013065x1.013065x1.01x9.095%9.10%9.214%9.21%45-1.004675x-1.004675x1.00x1.000000x1.000000x11.736%11.7%11.681%11.7%46-1.006686x-1.006686x1.01x1.000000x1.000000x20.730%20.7%20.593%20.6%47-1.008231x-1.008231x1.01x1.000000x1.000000x15.170%15.2%15.046%15.0%48-1.097207x-1.097207x1.10x1.000000x1.000000x14.217%14.2%12.958%13.0%49-1.100976x-1.100976x1.10x1.000000x1.000000x13.802%13.8%12.537%12.5%50

Over-Education Sex Ratio by Metro Area#71

Percentage more likely men are than women to have a professional or doctorate degree (e.g., MBA, PhD, or MD) among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of the Houston Area, selected other metro areas in the United States, and entities that contain the Houston Area
Female
Male
1x0x1x2xFM#Salt Lake CityBuffalo AreaOklahoma CityOrlando AreaPhoenix AreaClevelandDetroit AreaSan AntonioWest South CentralPittsburghTexasMiami AreaNew OrleansDallas AreaBirminghamMilwaukeeSt. LouisMemphis AreaCincinnatiLas VegasPhiladelphiaColumbus AreaSouthIndianapolisTampa AreaProvidenceCharlotteHouston AreaUnited StatesVirginia BeachKansas CitySan Jose AreaRichmond AreaHartford AreaJacksonvillePortland AreaSan DiegoRiversideAustin AreaChicago AreaWashingtonLouisvilleMinneapolisNashvilleNew York AreaLos AngelesBaltimoreSeattle AreaBoston AreaRaleigh AreaSacramentoDenver AreaSan FranciscoAtlanta Area-1.000000x-1.000000x2.083000x2.083000x2.08x2.365%2.37%4.927%4.93%1-1.000000x-1.000000x1.744443x1.744443x1.74x2.440%2.44%4.257%4.26%2-1.000000x-1.000000x1.739630x1.739630x1.74x2.234%2.23%3.887%3.89%3-1.000000x-1.000000x1.693471x1.693471x1.69x1.997%2.00%3.382%3.38%4-1.000000x-1.000000x1.674947x1.674947x1.67x2.226%2.23%3.728%3.73%5-1.000000x-1.000000x1.673200x1.673200x1.67x2.601%2.60%4.352%4.35%6-1.000000x-1.000000x1.669274x1.669274x1.67x2.198%2.20%3.670%3.67%7-1.000000x-1.000000x1.658329x1.658329x1.66x1.999%2.00%3.315%3.31%8-1.000000x-1.000000x1.653316x1.653316x1.65x1.936%1.94%3.200%3.20%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.634496x1.634496x1.63x2.765%2.77%4.520%4.52%9-1.000000x-1.000000x1.633282x1.633282x1.63x2.008%2.01%3.280%3.28%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.624368x1.624368x1.62x2.984%2.98%4.846%4.85%10-1.000000x-1.000000x1.604693x1.604693x1.60x3.026%3.03%4.855%4.86%11-1.000000x-1.000000x1.604110x1.604110x1.60x2.146%2.15%3.442%3.44%12-1.000000x-1.000000x1.594348x1.594348x1.59x2.910%2.91%4.640%4.64%13-1.000000x-1.000000x1.583700x1.583700x1.58x2.571%2.57%4.071%4.07%14-1.000000x-1.000000x1.582808x1.582808x1.58x2.619%2.62%4.146%4.15%15-1.000000x-1.000000x1.582622x1.582622x1.58x2.268%2.27%3.589%3.59%16-1.000000x-1.000000x1.582232x1.582232x1.58x2.447%2.45%3.871%3.87%17-1.000000x-1.000000x1.574188x1.574188x1.57x1.803%1.80%2.838%2.84%18-1.000000x-1.000000x1.574153x1.574153x1.57x3.378%3.38%5.317%5.32%19-1.000000x-1.000000x1.567060x1.567060x1.57x2.842%2.84%4.454%4.45%20-1.000000x-1.000000x1.555780x1.555780x1.56x2.420%2.42%3.764%3.76%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.553893x1.553893x1.55x2.618%2.62%4.069%4.07%21-1.000000x-1.000000x1.551164x1.551164x1.55x2.341%2.34%3.631%3.63%22-1.000000x-1.000000x1.549874x1.549874x1.55x2.620%2.62%4.060%4.06%23-1.000000x-1.000000x1.547106x1.547106x1.55x2.010%2.01%3.110%3.11%24-1.000000x-1.000000x1.537870x1.537870x1.54x2.657%2.66%4.086%4.09%25-1.000000x-1.000000x1.526215x1.526215x1.53x2.660%2.66%4.060%4.06%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.520235x1.520235x1.52x2.230%2.23%3.390%3.39%26-1.000000x-1.000000x1.517617x1.517617x1.52x2.637%2.64%4.002%4.00%27-1.000000x-1.000000x1.511752x1.511752x1.51x4.831%4.83%7.303%7.30%28-1.000000x-1.000000x1.501343x1.501343x1.50x2.809%2.81%4.217%4.22%29-1.000000x-1.000000x1.493884x1.493884x1.49x3.495%3.50%5.222%5.22%30-1.000000x-1.000000x1.493778x1.493778x1.49x2.157%2.16%3.222%3.22%31-1.000000x-1.000000x1.488397x1.488397x1.49x3.287%3.29%4.892%4.89%32-1.000000x-1.000000x1.488172x1.488172x1.49x3.830%3.83%5.700%5.70%33-1.000000x-1.000000x1.484460x1.484460x1.48x1.673%1.67%2.484%2.48%34-1.000000x-1.000000x1.473868x1.473868x1.47x3.319%3.32%4.892%4.89%35-1.000000x-1.000000x1.466259x1.466259x1.47x3.080%3.08%4.516%4.52%36-1.000000x-1.000000x1.465901x1.465901x1.47x5.978%5.98%8.764%8.76%37-1.000000x-1.000000x1.455075x1.455075x1.46x2.458%2.46%3.577%3.58%38-1.000000x-1.000000x1.437316x1.437316x1.44x3.281%3.28%4.716%4.72%39-1.000000x-1.000000x1.431934x1.431934x1.43x2.859%2.86%4.094%4.09%40-1.000000x-1.000000x1.429750x1.429750x1.43x3.772%3.77%5.393%5.39%41-1.000000x-1.000000x1.413910x1.413910x1.41x3.150%3.15%4.454%4.45%42-1.000000x-1.000000x1.388614x1.388614x1.39x4.142%4.14%5.751%5.75%43-1.000000x-1.000000x1.371625x1.371625x1.37x3.640%3.64%4.993%4.99%44-1.000000x-1.000000x1.354925x1.354925x1.35x5.347%5.35%7.245%7.25%45-1.000000x-1.000000x1.354664x1.354664x1.35x3.552%3.55%4.812%4.81%46-1.000000x-1.000000x1.335422x1.335422x1.34x3.355%3.35%4.480%4.48%47-1.000000x-1.000000x1.331176x1.331176x1.33x3.432%3.43%4.568%4.57%48-1.000000x-1.000000x1.311314x1.311314x1.31x5.529%5.53%7.250%7.25%49-1.000000x-1.000000x1.236458x1.236458x1.24x3.361%3.36%4.156%4.16%50

Definitions

Educational attainment is reported in terms of the highest level of education obtained by persons aged 25 years and older. On this page, we report on both detailed and coarse categorizations of the levels of education in the population. The detailed levels of educational attainment are as follows:

  • None: no formal education at all
  • Less than High School: some education, but stopped short of high school
  • Some High School: some high school education, but no high school diploma (or equivalent)
  • Some College: high school diploma (or equivalent), and some college, but no post-secondary degree
  • Associate's Degree: highest post-secondary degree is an associate's degree (including occupational or academic degrees)
  • Bachelor's Degree: highest post-secondary degree is a bachelor's degree (e.g., BA, BS, AB)
  • Master's Degree: highest post-secondary degree is a master's degree (e.g., MA, MS, MENG, MSW)
  • Professional Degree: highest post-secondary degree is a professional degree (e.g., MD, DDC, JD)
  • Doctorate Degree: highest post-secondary degree is a doctorate degree (e.g., PhD, EdD)

The coarse levels of educational attainment are as follows:

  • No High School Diploma: does not have a high school diploma or equivalent
  • High School Diploma: has a high school diploma or equivalent and possibly some college, but no post-secondary degrees
  • Higher Degree: has some post-secondary degree (associate's, bachelor's, master's, professional, doctorate)

For additional information about the data presented on this site, including our sources, please see the About Page.

More Topics to Explore

More Maps to Explore

State:

Principal Cities:

Principal Unincorporated Place:

ZIP Codes:
77002, 77003, 77004, 77005, 77006, 77007, 77008, 77009, 77010, 77011, 77012, 77013, 77014, 77015, 77016, 77017, 77018, 77019, 77020, 77021, 77022, 77023, 77024, 77025, 77026, 77027, 77028, 77029, 77030, 77031, 77032, 77033, 77034, 77035, 77036, 77037, 77038, 77039, 77040, 77041, 77042, 77043, 77044, 77045, 77046, 77047, 77048, 77049, 77050, 77051, 77053, 77054, 77055, 77056, 77057, 77058, 77059, 77060, 77061, 77062, 77063, 77064, 77065, 77066, 77067, 77068, 77069, 77070, 77071, 77072, 77073, 77074, 77075, 77076, 77077, 77078, 77079, 77080, 77081, 77082, 77083, 77084, 77085, 77086, 77087, 77088, 77089, 77090, 77091, 77092, 77093, 77094, 77095, 77096, 77098, 77099, 77201, 77301, 77302, 77303, 77304, 77306, 77316, 77318, 77327, 77328, 77336, 77338, 77339, 77345, 77346, 77354, 77355, 77356, 77357, 77358, 77362, 77363, 77365, 77368, 77369, 77371, 77372, 77373, 77375, 77377, 77378, 77379, 77380, 77381, 77382, 77384, 77385, 77386, 77388, 77389, 77396, 77401, 77406, 77407, 77417, 77418, 77422, 77423, 77426, 77429, 77430, 77433, 77435, 77441, 77444, 77445, 77446, 77447, 77449, 77450, 77451, 77459, 77461, 77464, 77466, 77469, 77471, 77473, 77474, 77476, 77477, 77478, 77479, 77480, 77481, 77484, 77485, 77486, 77489, 77493, 77494, 77498, 77502, 77503, 77504, 77505, 77506, 77507, 77510, 77511, 77514, 77515, 77517, 77518, 77520, 77521, 77523, 77530, 77531, 77532, 77533, 77534, 77535, 77536, 77538, 77539, 77541, 77545, 77546, 77547, 77550, 77551, 77554, 77560, 77561, 77562, 77563, 77564, 77565, 77566, 77568, 77571, 77573, 77575, 77577, 77578, 77580, 77581, 77583, 77584, 77586, 77587, 77590, 77591, 77597, 77598, 77617, 77623, 77650, 77661, 77665, 77833, 77835, 77868, 77873, 78931, 78933, 78940, 78944, 78950, 78954

Congressional Districts:

State Senate Districts: