Educational Attainment in Chester, Pennsylvania (City)

Educational Attainment#1

Highest level of education among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of Pennsylvania and Chester
Chester
Pennsylvania
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%CountHigher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma215.535326%37.380650%15.535326%15.5%3,14063.729468%52.159439%63.729468%63.7%12,88112.9k20.735207%10.459911%20.735207%20.7%4,191
Count number of people in category
1Post-Secondary Degree 2H.S. = High School

Relative Educational Attainment#2

Highest level of education among people aged 25 years and older, as percentage more or less than Pennsylvania at large.
Scope: population of Pennsylvania and Chester
-50%0%+50%%ref.Higher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2-58.440195%-58.440195%-58.4%15.535%15.5%37.381%37.4%22.182043%22.182043%+22.2%63.729%63.7%52.159%52.2%98.235025%98.235025%+98.2%20.735%20.7%10.460%10.5%
% percentage with given level in Chester
ref. percentage with given level in Pennsylvania
1Post-Secondary Degree 2H.S. = High School

Detailed Educational Attainment#3

Highest level of education among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of Pennsylvania and Chester
Chester
Pennsylvania
0%10%20%30%40%CountDoctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None0.197902%1.398612%0.197902%0.2%400.351276%1.900779%0.351276%0.4%712.241243%8.202617%2.241243%2.2%4537.525233%17.831271%7.525233%7.5%1,5215.219671%8.047372%5.219671%5.2%1,05518.736394%16.189898%18.736394%18.7%3,78744.993073%35.969541%44.993073%45.0%9,09414.788245%7.016992%14.788245%14.8%2,9893.092222%2.452687%3.092222%3.1%6252.854740%0.990232%2.854740%2.9%577
Count number of people in category
1Degree 2Diploma or equivialent 3H.S. = High School

Detailed Relative Educational Attainment#4

Highest level of education among people aged 25 years and older, as percentage more or less than Pennsylvania at large.
Scope: population of Pennsylvania and Chester
-100%0%+100%%ref.Doctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None-85.850096%-85.850096%-85.9%0.198%0.20%1.399%1.40%-81.519340%-81.519340%-81.5%0.351%0.35%1.901%1.90%-72.676492%-72.676492%-72.7%2.241%2.24%8.203%8.20%-57.797553%-57.797553%-57.8%7.525%7.53%17.831%17.8%-35.138183%-35.138183%-35.1%5.220%5.22%8.047%8.05%15.728924%15.728924%+15.7%18.736%18.7%16.190%16.2%25.086593%25.086593%+25.1%44.993%45.0%35.970%36.0%110.749054%110.749054%+110.7%14.788%14.8%7.017%7.02%26.074903%26.074903%+26.1%3.092%3.09%2.453%2.45%188.290016%188.290016%+188.3%2.855%2.85%0.990%0.99%
% percentage with given level in Chester
ref. percentage with given level in Pennsylvania
1Degree 2Diploma or equivialent 3H.S. = High School

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 Pennsylvania and Chester
More Females More Males
Pennsylvania
Chester
40%20%0%20%FMHigher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2-55.183487%-4.560545%-55.183487%55%18.642%18.6%12.013%12.0%4.160732%1.388617%4.160732%4%62.510%62.5%65.111%65.1%21.373733%9.451432%21.373733%21%18.847%18.8%22.876%22.9%
F females in category as a percentage of all females
M males in category as a percentage of all males
1Post-Secondary Degree 2H.S. = High School

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 Pennsylvania and Chester
More Females More Males
Pennsylvania
Chester
100%0%100%200%FMDoctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None135.448928%57.277900%135.448928%135%0.121%0.12%0.285%0.29%233.794879%67.339673%233.794879%234%0.168%0.17%0.559%0.56%-150.430081%-25.508290%-150.430081%150%3.119%3.12%1.246%1.25%-50.524082%-50.524082%51%1.781828%8.930%8.93%5.933%5.93%-57.986713%-24.190688%-57.986713%58%6.304%6.30%3.990%3.99%-11.106103%-1.248666%-11.106103%11%19.657%19.7%17.692%17.7%10.654591%2.590499%10.654591%11%42.853%42.9%47.419%47.4%5.105004%11.348098%5.105004%5%14.443%14.4%15.180%15.2%75.830341%4.944278%75.830341%76%2.281%2.28%4.011%4.01%73.526931%7.543480%73.526931%74%2.123%2.12%3.684%3.68%
F females in category as a percentage of all females
M males in category as a percentage of all males
1Degree 2Diploma or equivialent 3H.S. = High School

Bachelor's Degrees By Age#7

Percentage of age cohort whose highest degree is a Bachelor's.
Scope: population of Pennsylvania and Chester
Chester
Pennsylvania
0%5%10%15%20%25%B.X.Total65+45-6435-4425-346.554495%10.913551%6.554495%6.6%2613,9827.936102%16.865479%7.936102%7.9%6217,8257.171202%21.390945%7.171202%7.2%2533,5287.914702%25.667996%7.914702%7.9%3864,877
B.X. number of people with a Bachelor's degree
Total number of people in age cohort

Relative Bachelor's Degrees By Age#8

Percentage of population whose highest degree is a Bachelor's, as a percentage more or less than Pennsylvania at large.
Scope: population of Pennsylvania and Chester
60%50%40%30%20%10%0%%ref.65+45-6435-4425-34-39.941682%-39.941682%39.9%6.554%6.55%10.914%10.9%-52.944697%-52.944697%52.9%7.936%7.94%16.865%16.9%-66.475526%-66.475526%66.5%7.171%7.17%21.391%21.4%-69.165097%-69.165097%69.2%7.915%7.91%25.668%25.7%
% percentage in Chester with a Bachelor's degree
ref percentage in Pennsylvania with a Bachelor's degree

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 Pennsylvania and Chester
More Females More Males
Pennsylvania
Chester
400%300%200%100%0%FM65+45-6435-4425-346.832427%48.146285%6.832427%6.8%6.400%6.40%6.838%6.84%-9.400550%-1.611215%-9.400550%9.4%8.264%8.26%7.554%7.55%-483.622868%-13.407421%-483.622868%483.6%13.203%13.2%2.262%2.26%-68.669882%-14.972366%-68.669882%68.7%10.013%10.0%5.936%5.94%
F female degree holders as a percentage of all females
M male degree holders as a percentage of all males

Median Earnings by Educational Attainment#10

Among population 25 years old and over with earnings.
Scope: population of Pennsylvania and Chester
Chester
Pennsylvania
$0k$20k$40k$60kCount%Graduate Degree1Bachelor's DegreeSome CollegeH.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2Total$53,245.000000$67,339.000000$53,245.000000$53.2k5642.790%2.79%$37,395.000000$50,699.000000$37,395.000000$37.4k1,5217.525%7.53%$26,297.000000$35,468.000000$26,297.000000$26.3k4,84223.956%24.0%$23,013.000000$30,152.000000$23,013.000000$23.0k9,09444.993%45.0%$16,465.000000$21,932.000000$16,465.000000$16.5k4,19120.735%20.7%$25,374.000000$37,795.000000$25,374.000000$25.4k20,21220.2k100.000%100%
Count number of people with given highest level of educational attainment
% percentage of people with given highest level of educational attainment
1or professional degree 2H.S. = High School

Median Earnings by Educational Attainment#11

By sex among population 25 years old and over with earnings.
Scope: population of Pennsylvania and Chester
Female Male
Pennsylvania
Chester
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$50k$0k$50kFMGraduate Degree1Bachelor's DegreeSome CollegeH.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2Total$-47,750.000000$-57,231.000000$-47,750.000000$47.8k$47,750.000000$6,179.000000$57,231.000000$27,280.000000$53,929.000000$53.9k366198$-36,563.000000$-1,455.000000$-41,702.000000$-38,018.000000$38.0k$36,563.000000$41,702.000000$19,341.000000$36,563.000000$36.6k959562$-22,364.000000$-29,874.000000$-22,364.000000$22.4k$22,364.000000$8,540.000000$29,874.000000$12,923.000000$30,904.000000$30.9k2,7882,054$-22,320.000000$-23,140.000000$-22,320.000000$22.3k$22,320.000000$2,916.000000$23,140.000000$13,465.000000$25,236.000000$25.2k4,6024,492$-12,955.000000$-15,758.000000$-12,955.000000$13.0k$12,955.000000$4,177.000000$15,758.000000$10,986.000000$17,132.000000$17.1k2,0242,167$-24,279.000000$-31,208.000000$-24,279.000000$24.3k$24,279.000000$2,380.000000$31,208.000000$13,948.000000$26,659.000000$26.7k10,73910.7k9,473
F females with given highest level of educational attainment
M males with given highest level of educational attainment
1or professional degree 2H.S. = High School

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 Pennsylvania and Chester
Chester
Pennsylvania
0%20%40%60%80%100%CountBachelor's Degree1Some College2H.S. Diploma3No H.S. Diploma30.000000%0.000000%0.0%45.549105%0100.000000%41.606193%100.000000%100.0%60.000000%0.000000%0.0%11.272375%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%1.572327%0
Count members of the armed forces with the given level of educational attainment
1or higher 2two or four year institution 3H.S. = High School

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 Pennsylvania and Chester
Chester
Pennsylvania
0%20%40%60%80%CountBachelor's Degree1Some College2H.S. Diploma3No H.S. Diploma381.479290%84.284239%81.479290%81.5%1,37761.516176%76.023335%61.516176%61.5%2,54847.887701%67.737525%47.887701%47.9%3,58235.092529%47.108270%35.092529%35.1%1,024
Count employed people with given educational attainment aged 25 to 64 years old
1or higher 2two or four year institution 3H.S. = High School

Lacking High School Diploma By Race#14

Percent of racial or ethnic group lacking a high school diploma (or equivalent).
Scope: population of Pennsylvania and Chester
Female Male
Pennsylvania
Chester
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40%20%0%20%40%MFWhite1BlackAsianHispanic2Other1-9.391840%-8.169246%-9.391840%9.4%9.391840%9.221299%8.169246%0.601348%18.613139%18.6%357122-16.979351%-13.959645%-16.979351%17.0%16.979351%1.457460%13.959645%2.528175%18.436811%18.4%1,1701,439-9.259259%-18.865741%-15.886339%-3.438538%-28.125000%28.1%9.259259%15.886339%9.259259%9.3%59-55.811277%-28.084880%-55.811277%55.8%55.811277%1.176018%28.084880%5.178567%56.987296%57.0%628485-55.826087%-24.083330%-55.826087%55.8%55.826087%2.582129%24.083330%4.655641%58.408216%58.4%455321
M number of males in category
F number of females in category
1non-Hispanic 2excluding black and Asian Hispanics

College Graduates By Race#15

Percent of racial or ethnic group with a bachelor's degree or higher.
Scope: population of Pennsylvania and Chester
Female Male
Pennsylvania
Chester
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60%40%20%0%20%40%60%MFWhite1BlackAsianHispanic2Other1-10.844630%-12.404023%-30.403986%-23.248653%23.2%10.844630%30.403986%0.619416%10.844630%10.8%208302-7.674125%-3.216730%-14.875463%-4.240294%-10.890855%10.9%7.674125%14.875463%7.674125%7.7%487923-64.814815%-7.060185%-50.487644%-71.875000%71.9%64.814815%50.487644%7.133569%64.814815%64.8%3523-1.633394%-6.191692%-12.559207%-4.623937%-7.825086%7.8%1.633394%12.559207%1.633394%1.6%1868-3.851091%-3.105431%-15.289434%-4.232104%-6.956522%7.0%3.851091%15.289434%3.851091%3.9%3040
M number of males in category
F number of females in category
1non-Hispanic 2excluding black and Asian Hispanics

Map of Educational Attainment by Tract in Chester

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

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
7.5%10.8%14.0%17.2%20.4%23.7%

Coarse: High School Diploma Educational Attainment by Tract#17

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
55.7%58.3%60.9%63.5%66.0%68.6%

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

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
10.6%14.7%18.7%22.8%26.8%30.9%

Detailed: Doctorate Degree Educational Attainment by Tract#19

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.00%0.45%0.91%1.36%1.81%2.27%

Detailed: Professional Degree Educational Attainment by Tract#20

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.00%0.36%0.72%1.09%1.45%1.81%

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

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.6%1.4%2.1%2.8%3.5%4.3%

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

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
2.6%4.5%6.5%8.4%10.4%12.4%

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

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
1.3%3.2%5.0%6.9%8.7%10.6%

Detailed: Some College Educational Attainment by Tract#24

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
14.5%16.3%18.0%19.7%21.4%23.2%

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

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
35.0%38.0%40.9%43.8%46.7%49.6%

Detailed: Some High School Educational Attainment by Tract#26

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
9.2%11.9%14.6%17.2%19.9%22.6%

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

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
1.0%2.3%3.6%4.8%6.1%7.4%

Detailed: None Educational Attainment by Tract#28

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.0%1.6%3.1%4.7%6.3%7.9%
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Educational Attainment by Place in the Philadelphia Area

There are 294 places in the Philadelphia Area. This section compares Chester to all of the places in the Philadelphia Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Chester.

No H.S. Diploma by Place#29

Percent of population 25 years of age and older without a high school diploma (or equivalent).
Scope: population of Chester, selected other places in the Philadelphia Area, and entities that contain Chester
0%10%20%30%40%Count#AvondaleKennett SquareKennett SqPenns GroveModenaCamdenWarminster HeightsWarminster HtsToughkenamonNewportMillbourneUplandNorth EastSalemWoodlynneOxfordCoatesvilleCeciltonElsmereWrightstownChesterChester-Upland School DistrictChester-UplandChesilhurstWest GroveNorristownPort DepositLindenwoldCarneys PointPhiladelphiaMarcus HookCountry Lake EstatesCountry Lk EstsWilmingtonRising SunCroydonUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMiddle AtlanticFort DixNortheastFlorencePennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, Camden, and Wilmington Metro AreaPhiladelphiaPaulsboroTrooperLevittownDelaware CountyDelawareMarltonFairless HillsFairless HlsSharon HillEdgemoorSpringdaleNarberthBarclayHaverford CollegeCheyney UniversityCheyney UnivArcadia UniversityArcadia UnivTavistockPine Valley43.520782%43.520782%43.5%356137.490627%37.490627%37.5%1,500232.942798%32.942798%32.9%956332.754342%32.754342%32.8%132431.151484%31.151484%31.2%13,34013.3k530.507827%30.507827%30.5%799629.379157%29.379157%29.4%265727.260982%27.260982%27.3%211824.086604%24.086604%24.1%178923.671013%23.671013%23.7%4721023.061864%23.061864%23.1%5891122.813316%22.813316%22.8%6991222.689076%22.689076%22.7%3781322.273284%22.273284%22.3%7271422.024516%22.024516%22.0%1,6711521.329640%21.329640%21.3%1541621.283370%21.283370%21.3%8691721.199143%21.199143%21.2%991820.735207%20.735207%20.7%4,1911920.280171%20.280171%20.3%5,03820.273532%20.273532%20.3%2522020.134228%20.134228%20.1%3602119.454765%19.454765%19.5%4,3462219.017094%19.017094%19.0%892317.620196%17.620196%17.6%2,0452417.538041%17.538041%17.5%8992517.390838%17.390838%17.4%180,039180k2617.158545%17.158545%17.2%2502716.434540%16.434540%16.4%4132816.395625%16.395625%16.4%7,8842915.702982%15.702982%15.7%2583013.978178%13.978178%14.0%9484213.020590%13.020590%13.0%27,818,38027.8M12.313400%12.313400%12.3%3,505,1913.51M11.765663%11.765663%11.8%7236311.614335%11.614335%11.6%4,487,0854.49M10.658606%10.658606%10.7%3358410.459911%10.459911%10.5%925,686926k10.325347%10.325347%10.3%424,982425k9.584828%9.584828%9.6%3741058.708938%8.708938%8.7%3421268.418620%8.418620%8.4%3,0601317.597338%7.597338%7.6%28,71328.7k7.282392%7.282392%7.3%5481476.538769%6.538769%6.5%4091685.852887%5.852887%5.9%2221894.732608%4.732608%4.7%2002104.032178%4.032178%4.0%4062312.679426%2.679426%2.7%842521.618123%1.618123%1.6%502730.000000%0.000000%0.0%02900.000000%0.000000%0.0%02910.000000%0.000000%0.0%02920.000000%0.000000%0.0%02930.000000%0.000000%0.0%0294
Count number of people in category
# rank of place out of 294 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older without a high school diploma (or equivalent).

Bachelor's Degrees by Place#30

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..
Scope: population of Chester, selected other places in the Philadelphia Area, and entities that contain Chester
0%50%100%Count#Haverford CollegeArcadia UniversityArcadia UnivPine ValleyDevonSwarthmoreRose ValleyWoodsideChesterbrookHaddonfieldGreenvillePenn WynneNarberthBlue BellNorth StarSpringdaleBerwynJenkintownBryn MawrGreentreeWoodbourneSpring HouseYardleyNewtownBarclayAudubonFort WashingtonHockessinArdmoreMalvernNew HopeTavistockWenonahHarleysvilleBellefonteDelaware CountyDelawarePhiladelphia, Camden, and Wilmington Metro AreaPhiladelphiaNortheastMiddle AtlanticRiegelsvilleUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesGilbertsvillePennsylvaniaWilmingtonPhiladelphiaNew CastleBrooksideElktonClementonLevittownToughkenamonAudubon ParkChester-Upland School DistrictChester-UplandChesterWoodlynneCamdenHancocks BridgeHancocks BrgPenns GroveLincoln UniversityLincoln Univ100.000000%100.000000%100.0%1221100.000000%100.000000%100.0%42100.000000%100.000000%100.0%4381.049822%81.049822%81.0%911477.924470%77.924470%77.9%2,538577.858177%77.858177%77.9%538677.180820%77.180820%77.2%1,336776.846473%76.846473%76.8%2,778876.200818%76.200818%76.2%5,965974.298541%74.298541%74.3%1,3241074.289340%74.289340%74.3%2,9271173.046252%73.046252%73.0%2,2901271.792153%71.792153%71.8%3,3851370.109378%70.109378%70.1%3,9101468.894627%68.894627%68.9%6,9371567.355186%67.355186%67.4%1,5001667.268623%67.268623%67.3%2,0861766.912752%66.912752%66.9%9971866.522623%66.522623%66.5%5,2341966.272415%66.272415%66.3%1,7372066.119243%66.119243%66.1%1,8522165.087719%65.087719%65.1%1,1132264.705882%64.705882%64.7%9792364.271845%64.271845%64.3%1,9862464.155629%64.155629%64.2%3,8752563.753966%63.753966%63.8%2,6122663.415629%63.415629%63.4%6,2162763.104018%63.104018%63.1%5,7332862.548596%62.548596%62.5%1,4482961.746821%61.746821%61.7%1,1173057.142857%57.142857%57.1%44249.496982%49.496982%49.5%7386343.587775%43.587775%43.6%2,8388437.953795%37.953795%38.0%34510536.783574%36.783574%36.8%139,018139k35.513094%35.513094%35.5%1,461,6871.46M34.780899%34.780899%34.8%13,437,26113.4M33.644618%33.644618%33.6%9,577,4379.58M32.504146%32.504146%32.5%19612630.315023%30.315023%30.3%64,767,78764.8M29.732803%29.732803%29.7%1,04614729.333279%29.333279%29.3%2,595,9502.60M27.016179%27.016179%27.0%12,99113.0k16126.349720%26.349720%26.3%272,786273k16625.961995%25.961995%26.0%1,09316823.207664%23.207664%23.2%2,25318920.860608%20.860608%20.9%2,16721018.477629%18.477629%18.5%63623117.175636%17.175636%17.2%6,24323915.410200%15.410200%15.4%13925212.363636%12.363636%12.4%10227311.005555%11.005555%11.0%2,73410.315654%10.315654%10.3%2,0852838.523409%8.523409%8.5%1422908.194195%8.194195%8.2%3,5092917.299270%7.299270%7.3%102926.788422%6.788422%6.8%1972936.451613%6.451613%6.5%4294
Count number of people in category
# rank of place out of 294 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..

Very Advanced Degrees by Place#31

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a professional or doctorate degree (e.g., MBA, PhD, or MD).
Scope: population of Chester, selected other places in the Philadelphia Area, and entities that contain Chester
0%20%40%60%Count#Haverford CollegeRose ValleyDevonSwarthmoreGreenvillePenn WynneWoodsideSpringdaleNarberthHaddonfieldBryn MawrBlue BellWyncoteNewtownHockessinSpring HousePike CreekArdmoreWyndmoorGreentreeBarclayNorth StarBerwynFort WashingtonJenkintownMaple GlenChesterbrookRutledgeMoorestown-LenolaNewtown GrantRichboroArdenDelaware CountyDelawarePhiladelphia, Camden, and Wilmington Metro AreaPhiladelphiaWilmingtonNortheastMiddle AtlanticGlassboroPhiladelphiaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaTrooperBarringtonDowningtownParksideRichlandtownLevittownCollingdaleCamdenGreen LaneChesterChester-Upland School DistrictChester-UplandSharon HillDelaware CityQuintonJuliustownHancocks BridgeHancocks BrgTavistockPine Valley72.950820%72.950820%73.0%89125.325615%25.325615%25.3%175224.199288%24.199288%24.2%272322.536076%22.536076%22.5%734420.033670%20.033670%20.0%357519.137056%19.137056%19.1%754618.948585%18.948585%18.9%328718.134869%18.134869%18.1%1,826817.192982%17.192982%17.2%539916.402657%16.402657%16.4%1,2841014.563758%14.563758%14.6%2171112.661718%12.661718%12.7%5971212.467192%12.467192%12.5%2851312.095175%12.095175%12.1%1831411.987350%11.987350%12.0%1,1751511.888611%11.888611%11.9%3331611.845466%11.845466%11.8%7421711.447441%11.447441%11.4%1,0401811.414752%11.414752%11.4%4721911.171835%11.171835%11.2%8792010.841424%10.841424%10.8%3352110.399857%10.399857%10.4%5802210.103278%10.103278%10.1%225239.885282%9.885282%9.9%405249.867785%9.867785%9.9%306259.786592%9.786592%9.8%454269.571231%9.571231%9.6%346279.292929%9.292929%9.3%46288.813352%8.813352%8.8%866298.712121%8.712121%8.7%230306.838171%6.838171%6.8%311425.384615%5.384615%5.4%21634.802942%4.802942%4.8%18,15218.2k4.292246%4.292246%4.3%176,665177k4.121782%4.121782%4.1%1,982784.085016%4.085016%4.1%1,578,2061.58M3.884861%3.884861%3.9%1,105,8831.11M3.818148%3.818148%3.8%409843.720350%3.720350%3.7%38,51538.5k903.336158%3.336158%3.3%7,127,6737.13M3.299391%3.299391%3.3%291,991292k3.157627%3.157627%3.2%1241052.626382%2.626382%2.6%1331262.046679%2.046679%2.0%1141471.512027%1.512027%1.5%221681.246405%1.246405%1.2%131890.954661%0.954661%1.0%3472060.902495%0.902495%0.9%512100.684212%0.684212%0.7%2932260.660066%0.660066%0.7%22310.549179%0.549179%0.5%1112400.454875%0.454875%0.5%1130.316372%0.316372%0.3%122520.000000%0.000000%0.0%02730.000000%0.000000%0.0%02900.000000%0.000000%0.0%02910.000000%0.000000%0.0%02920.000000%0.000000%0.0%02930.000000%0.000000%0.0%0294
Count number of people in category
# rank of place out of 294 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older with a professional or doctorate degree (e.g., MBA, PhD, or MD).

Under-Education Sex Ratio by Place#32

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 Chester, selected other places in the Philadelphia Area, and entities that contain Chester
Female
Male
10x5x0x5x10xFM#SkippackPlumsteadvilleNew HopeDevonOlivetBryn AthynRutledgeHancocks BrgCeciltonSpinnerstownGreen LaneVictory LakesEagleviewFieldsboroDelaware CityArdencroftYardleyOdessaS PottstownMullica HillClifton HtsBlue BellSilverdaleCollegevilleFeastervillePerryvilleTrappeOrelandSellersvilleNewtown GrantAtglenMortonDrexel HillHarleysvilleChester-UplandWilmingtonLevittownChesterLionvilleDelawareUnited StatesPhiladelphiaPennsylvaniaPhiladelphiaGlassboroNortheastMiddle AtlanticCamdenNew BritainLawnsideHatboroPemberton HtsJuliustownWestvilleLincoln UnivCornwells HtsMilford SqArdentownPomeroy-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%2.550%2.55%1-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%2.355%2.36%2-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%1.099%1.10%3-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%4.183%4.18%4-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%6.420%6.42%5-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%3.590%3.59%6-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%3.376%3.38%7-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%5.333%5.33%8-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x2.247%2.25%39.891%39.9%9-1.000000x-1.000000x8.685115x8.685115x8.69x1.301%1.30%11.298%11.3%10-1.000000x-1.000000x5.735849x5.735849x5.74x2.083%2.08%11.950%11.9%11-1.000000x-1.000000x4.768294x4.768294x4.77x5.146%5.15%24.538%24.5%12-1.000000x-1.000000x4.597476x4.597476x4.60x1.441%1.44%6.625%6.62%13-1.000000x-1.000000x4.538627x4.538627x4.54x2.553%2.55%11.588%11.6%14-1.000000x-1.000000x4.163522x4.163522x4.16x3.625%3.63%15.094%15.1%15-1.000000x-1.000000x3.997525x3.997525x4.00x4.211%4.21%16.832%16.8%16-1.000000x-1.000000x3.477273x3.477273x3.48x0.436%0.44%1.515%1.52%17-1.000000x-1.000000x3.462366x3.462366x3.46x2.679%2.68%9.274%9.27%18-1.000000x-1.000000x3.250000x3.250000x3.25x2.930%2.93%9.524%9.52%19-1.000000x-1.000000x3.162745x3.162745x3.16x5.600%5.60%17.711%17.7%20-1.000000x-1.000000x3.085942x3.085942x3.09x5.987%5.99%18.476%18.5%21-1.000000x-1.000000x2.940142x2.940142x2.94x0.642%0.64%1.888%1.89%22-1.000000x-1.000000x2.853165x2.853165x2.85x1.553%1.55%4.430%4.43%23-1.000000x-1.000000x2.833657x2.833657x2.83x1.391%1.39%3.942%3.94%24-1.000000x-1.000000x2.656563x2.656563x2.66x3.810%3.81%10.120%10.1%25-1.000000x-1.000000x2.445315x2.445315x2.45x2.660%2.66%6.503%6.50%26-1.000000x-1.000000x2.410903x2.410903x2.41x2.375%2.38%5.726%5.73%27-1.000000x-1.000000x2.295824x2.295824x2.30x3.032%3.03%6.961%6.96%28-1.000000x-1.000000x2.202782x2.202782x2.20x4.497%4.50%9.906%9.91%29-1.000000x-1.000000x2.162888x2.162888x2.16x1.242%1.24%2.687%2.69%30-1.000000x-1.000000x1.791022x1.791022x1.79x11.461%11.5%20.526%20.5%42-1.000000x-1.000000x1.592293x1.592293x1.59x7.942%7.94%12.646%12.6%62-1.000000x-1.000000x1.441637x1.441637x1.44x3.503%3.50%5.049%5.05%83-1.000000x-1.000000x1.273611x1.273611x1.27x6.392%6.39%8.140%8.14%103-1.000000x-1.000000x1.268896x1.268896x1.27x18.022%18.0%22.868%22.9%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.256084x1.256084x1.26x14.680%14.7%18.439%18.4%112-1.000000x-1.000000x1.219804x1.219804x1.22x7.615%7.61%9.288%9.29%115-1.000000x-1.000000x1.213737x1.213737x1.21x18.847%18.8%22.876%22.9%116-1.000000x-1.000000x1.172994x1.172994x1.17x1.110%1.11%1.302%1.30%124-1.000000x-1.000000x1.169345x1.169345x1.17x7.041%7.04%8.234%8.23%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.109070x1.109070x1.11x12.369%12.4%13.719%13.7%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.098581x1.098581x1.10x9.867%9.87%10.839%10.8%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.094514x1.094514x1.09x10.006%10.0%10.952%11.0%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.090163x1.090163x1.09x16.700%16.7%18.206%18.2%141-1.000000x-1.000000x1.075122x1.075122x1.08x8.011%8.01%8.613%8.61%145-1.000000x-1.000000x1.074442x1.074442x1.07x11.216%11.2%12.051%12.1%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.059800x1.059800x1.06x11.972%12.0%12.688%12.7%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.047386x1.047386x1.05x30.494%30.5%31.938%31.9%152-1.012987x-1.012987x1.01x1.000000x1.000000x2.597%2.60%2.564%2.56%165-1.111034x-1.111034x1.11x1.000000x1.000000x10.218%10.2%9.197%9.20%186-1.270252x-1.270252x1.27x1.000000x1.000000x7.244%7.24%5.703%5.70%206-1.396111x-1.396111x1.40x1.000000x1.000000x12.486%12.5%8.943%8.94%227-1.665138x-1.665138x1.67x1.000000x1.000000x19.266%19.3%11.570%11.6%247-2.398127x-2.398127x2.40x1.000000x1.000000x13.720%13.7%5.721%5.72%268-10.000000x-10.000000x> 10.0x1.000000x1.000000x25.000%25.0%0.000%0%285-10.000000x-10.000000x> 10.0x1.000000x1.000000x8.333%8.33%0.000%0%286-10.000000x-10.000000x> 10.0x1.000000x1.000000x4.132%4.13%0.000%0%287-10.000000x-10.000000x> 10.0x1.000000x1.000000x1.515%1.52%0.000%0%288-10.000000x-10.000000x> 10.0x1.000000x1.000000x4.132%4.13%0.000%0%289
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of place out of 289 by male-to-female sex ratio

Over-Education Sex Ratio by Place#33

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 Chester, selected other places in the Philadelphia Area, and entities that contain Chester
Female
Male
10x5x0x5x10xFM#QuakertownStratfordProspect ParkPaulsboroGilbertsvillePenns GroveSalemBlackwoodFlorenceStoweCountry Lk EstsLinwoodHalfway HouseRed HillBrooklawnToughkenamonRichlandtownCornwells HtsCeciltonPort DepositOdessaGreen LaneEvansburgTurnersvilleRockledgeEdgemoorSanatogaBrittany Farms-The HighlandsBrittany Farms-Th…WilliamstownRoyersfordWarminster HtsChester-UplandChesterE GreenvilleBrooksideCharlestownDelawareGlensideLevittownPennsylvaniaPhiladelphiaUnited StatesMiddle AtlanticTrooperNortheastCamdenPhiladelphiaWestvilleLaurel SpgsWilmingtonPike Crk VlyCollingdaleWoodstownBrowns MillsElversonSt. GeorgesNewportPedricktownPomeroy-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%1.660%1.66%1-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%0.605%0.61%2-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%2.201%2.20%3-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%0.124%0.12%4-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%1.255%1.25%5-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%1.241%1.24%6-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%0.465%0.47%7-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%1.708%1.71%8-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%1.170%1.17%9-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%0.990%0.99%10-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%1.073%1.07%11-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%0.222%0.22%12-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%2.919%2.92%13-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%0.442%0.44%14-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%0.317%0.32%15-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%1.763%1.76%16-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%2.808%2.81%17-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%4.651%4.65%18-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%2.186%2.19%19-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%1.235%1.23%20-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%4.839%4.84%21-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%1.258%1.26%22-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x1.172%1.17%12.409%12.4%23-1.000000x-1.000000x8.699410x8.699410x8.70x0.783%0.78%6.814%6.81%24-1.000000x-1.000000x7.235636x7.235636x7.24x0.422%0.42%3.056%3.06%25-1.000000x-1.000000x7.113416x7.113416x7.11x0.755%0.75%5.370%5.37%26-1.000000x-1.000000x6.588405x6.588405x6.59x0.402%0.40%2.650%2.65%27-1.000000x-1.000000x6.387639x6.387639x6.39x1.032%1.03%6.594%6.59%28-1.000000x-1.000000x6.239616x6.239616x6.24x0.336%0.34%2.096%2.10%29-1.000000x-1.000000x5.411960x5.411960x5.41x0.442%0.44%2.392%2.39%30-1.000000x-1.000000x4.344190x4.344190x4.34x0.358%0.36%1.555%1.55%38-1.000000x-1.000000x3.031823x3.031823x3.03x0.234%0.23%0.708%0.71%-1.000000x-1.000000x2.925530x2.925530x2.93x0.289%0.29%0.845%0.84%50-1.000000x-1.000000x2.593085x2.593085x2.59x0.615%0.62%1.596%1.60%57-1.000000x-1.000000x2.190126x2.190126x2.19x0.679%0.68%1.488%1.49%75-1.000000x-1.000000x1.885033x1.885033x1.89x2.532%2.53%4.772%4.77%94-1.000000x-1.000000x1.687573x1.687573x1.69x3.637%3.64%6.138%6.14%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.655167x1.655167x1.66x4.621%4.62%7.648%7.65%113-1.000000x-1.000000x1.637817x1.637817x1.64x0.731%0.73%1.197%1.20%114-1.000000x-1.000000x1.629829x1.629829x1.63x2.534%2.53%4.130%4.13%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.574153x1.574153x1.57x3.378%3.38%5.317%5.32%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.526215x1.526215x1.53x2.660%2.66%4.060%4.06%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.502828x1.502828x1.50x3.134%3.13%4.710%4.71%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.493279x1.493279x1.49x2.560%2.56%3.823%3.82%132-1.000000x-1.000000x1.486326x1.486326x1.49x3.316%3.32%4.929%4.93%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.361927x1.361927x1.36x0.587%0.59%0.800%0.80%145-1.000000x-1.000000x1.341930x1.341930x1.34x3.216%3.22%4.316%4.32%148-1.000000x-1.000000x1.325235x1.325235x1.33x0.473%0.47%0.627%0.63%150-1.000000x-1.000000x1.159574x1.159574x1.16x3.670%3.67%4.255%4.26%169-1.000000x-1.000000x1.046417x1.046417x1.05x4.036%4.04%4.224%4.22%187-1.000000x-1.000000x1.038115x1.038115x1.04x5.136%5.14%5.332%5.33%188-1.264176x-1.264176x1.26x1.000000x1.000000x1.001%1.00%0.792%0.79%206-2.315200x-2.315200x2.32x1.000000x1.000000x2.689%2.69%1.162%1.16%225-10.000000x-10.000000x> 10.0x1.000000x1.000000x0.591%0.59%0.000%0%244-10.000000x-10.000000x> 10.0x1.000000x1.000000x0.481%0.48%0.000%0%259-10.000000x-10.000000x> 10.0x1.000000x1.000000x2.786%2.79%0.000%0%260-10.000000x-10.000000x> 10.0x1.000000x1.000000x0.459%0.46%0.000%0%261-10.000000x-10.000000x> 10.0x1.000000x1.000000x5.769%5.77%0.000%0%262-10.000000x-10.000000x> 10.0x1.000000x1.000000x4.132%4.13%0.000%0%263
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of place out of 263 by male-to-female sex ratio

Educational Attainment by Place in Pennsylvania

There are 1,761 places in Pennsylvania. This section compares Chester to the 50 most populous places in Pennsylvania and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Chester. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 14,002.

No H.S. Diploma by Place#34

Percent of population 25 years of age and older without a high school diploma (or equivalent).
Scope: population of Chester, selected other places in Pennsylvania, and entities that contain Chester
0%10%20%30%Count#ReadingLancasterHazletonLebanonAllentownYorkHarrisburgChesterChester-Upland School DistrictChester-UplandNorristownEastonPhiladelphiaChambersburgWilkes-BarreJohnstownScrantonHanoverPottstownMcKeesportUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNew CastleErieWilliamsportMiddle AtlanticBethlehemNortheastBloomsburgAltoonaFullertonPennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, Camden, and Wilmington Metro AreaPhiladelphiaCarlisleWilkinsburgLevittownPittsburghWest ChesterDelaware CountyDelawareHorshamGreensburgLansdalePhoenixvilleWillow GroveBaldwinHersheyWest MifflinHermitageMonroevillePlumKing of PrussiaBethel ParkDrexel HillIndianaAllison ParkMurrysvilleState CollegeUpper St. ClairFranklin Park34.584042%34.584042%34.6%17,27317.3k124.307408%24.307408%24.3%8,932224.167293%24.167293%24.2%3,860323.704026%23.704026%23.7%3,809421.725192%21.725192%21.7%15,92515.9k521.603181%21.603181%21.6%5,541621.226461%21.226461%21.2%6,504720.735207%20.735207%20.7%4,191820.280171%20.280171%20.3%5,03819.454765%19.454765%19.5%4,346917.536870%17.536870%17.5%2,9491017.390838%17.390838%17.4%180,039180k1117.056609%17.056609%17.1%2,3111216.790421%16.790421%16.8%4,3191315.169262%15.169262%15.2%2,1241415.146168%15.146168%15.1%7,5541514.557432%14.557432%14.6%1,5691614.071038%14.071038%14.1%2,1631713.745428%13.745428%13.7%1,8791813.020590%13.020590%13.0%27,818,38027.8M12.910006%12.910006%12.9%2,0271912.909782%12.909782%12.9%8,3842012.811733%12.811733%12.8%2,2452112.313400%12.313400%12.3%3,505,1913.51M12.295317%12.295317%12.3%5,9922211.614335%11.614335%11.6%4,487,0854.49M10.889774%10.889774%10.9%6562310.743639%10.743639%10.7%3,2812410.511952%10.511952%10.5%1,1172510.459911%10.459911%10.5%925,686926k10.325347%10.325347%10.3%424,982425k9.860710%9.860710%9.9%1,161269.211661%9.211661%9.2%1,068278.418620%8.418620%8.4%3,060288.043576%8.043576%8.0%16,40616.4k297.892173%7.892173%7.9%729307.597338%7.597338%7.6%28,71328.7k7.572604%7.572604%7.6%764317.388471%7.388471%7.4%737327.249824%7.249824%7.2%823337.061864%7.061864%7.1%847346.496911%6.496911%6.5%694356.396191%6.396191%6.4%927365.902293%5.902293%5.9%592375.671885%5.671885%5.7%837385.533199%5.533199%5.5%660394.869736%4.869736%4.9%1,043404.837339%4.837339%4.8%968414.698672%4.698672%4.7%690424.315126%4.315126%4.3%1,027434.224054%4.224054%4.2%825444.216044%4.216044%4.2%185453.557748%3.557748%3.6%548463.192710%3.192710%3.2%473472.970218%2.970218%3.0%373481.324503%1.324503%1.3%176491.026905%1.026905%1.0%10050
Count number of people in category
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older without a high school diploma (or equivalent).

Bachelor's Degrees by Place#35

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..
Scope: population of Chester, selected other places in Pennsylvania, and entities that contain Chester
0%20%40%60%Count#Franklin ParkState CollegeUpper St. ClairKing of PrussiaWest ChesterAllison ParkMurrysvilleHersheyBethel ParkPhoenixvilleIndianaPittsburghDrexel HillMonroevilleHorshamWillow GroveDelaware CountyDelawareCarlislePlumPhiladelphia, Camden, and Wilmington Metro AreaPhiladelphiaNortheastMiddle AtlanticGreensburgLansdaleWilkinsburgUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaHermitageBethlehemBaldwinPhiladelphiaFullertonBloomsburgWest MifflinErieScrantonNorristownChambersburgEastonWilliamsportLancasterPottstownHanoverHarrisburgLevittownAltoonaWilkes-BarreAllentownNew CastleMcKeesportYorkJohnstownHazletonChester-Upland School DistrictChester-UplandChesterLebanonReading70.384062%70.384062%70.4%6,854169.804109%69.804109%69.8%8,766268.550572%68.550572%68.6%9,109355.859721%55.859721%55.9%8,203452.928440%52.928440%52.9%4,889552.561189%52.561189%52.6%8,096652.480594%52.480594%52.5%7,775750.219342%50.219342%50.2%5,037845.546218%45.546218%45.5%10,84010.8k941.295648%41.295648%41.3%4,9531040.770283%40.770283%40.8%1,7891140.731207%40.731207%40.7%83,07783.1k1239.839230%39.839230%39.8%7,7811338.668410%38.668410%38.7%8,2821438.527109%38.527109%38.5%3,8871537.324471%37.324471%37.3%3,9871636.783574%36.783574%36.8%139,018139k36.427722%36.427722%36.4%4,2891736.130128%36.130128%36.1%7,2301835.513094%35.513094%35.5%1,461,6871.46M34.780899%34.780899%34.8%13,437,26113.4M33.644618%33.644618%33.6%9,577,4379.58M33.042607%33.042607%33.0%3,2961930.928471%30.928471%30.9%3,5112030.714162%30.714162%30.7%3,5612130.315023%30.315023%30.3%64,767,78764.8M29.333279%29.333279%29.3%2,595,9502.60M28.915158%28.915158%28.9%3,4492226.636435%26.636435%26.6%12,98113.0k2326.371352%26.371352%26.4%3,8222426.349720%26.349720%26.3%272,786273k2526.058724%26.058724%26.1%2,7692623.057769%23.057769%23.1%1,3892722.003117%22.003117%22.0%3,2472821.735984%21.735984%21.7%14,11614.1k2921.568352%21.568352%21.6%10,75710.8k3021.227450%21.227450%21.2%4,7423121.138091%21.138091%21.1%2,8643220.070171%20.070171%20.1%3,3753319.973749%19.973749%20.0%3,5003419.838894%19.838894%19.8%7,2903518.956544%18.956544%19.0%2,9143618.537762%18.537762%18.5%1,9983718.214158%18.214158%18.2%5,5813817.175636%17.175636%17.2%6,2433916.978290%16.978290%17.0%5,1854015.721339%15.721339%15.7%4,0444115.372023%15.372023%15.4%11,26811.3k4215.196484%15.196484%15.2%2,3864312.267740%12.267740%12.3%1,6774411.708059%11.708059%11.7%3,0034511.669761%11.669761%11.7%1,6344611.369897%11.369897%11.4%1,8164711.005555%11.005555%11.0%2,73410.315654%10.315654%10.3%2,0854810.112639%10.112639%10.1%1,625499.228151%9.228151%9.2%4,60950
Count number of people in category
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..

Very Advanced Degrees by Place#36

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a professional or doctorate degree (e.g., MBA, PhD, or MD).
Scope: population of Chester, selected other places in Pennsylvania, and entities that contain Chester
0%5%10%15%Count#State CollegeFranklin ParkUpper St. ClairHersheyAllison ParkPittsburghMurrysvilleKing of PrussiaIndianaCarlisleWest ChesterBloomsburgDelaware CountyDelawareMonroevillePhiladelphia, Camden, and Wilmington Metro AreaPhiladelphiaBethel ParkNortheastHorshamMiddle AtlanticDrexel HillPhiladelphiaHermitageBethlehemUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaGreensburgWilliamsportWilkinsburgLancasterHarrisburgEastonLansdaleScrantonWillow GroveHanoverChambersburgAllentownEriePottstownPlumBaldwinPhoenixvilleNorristownJohnstownFullertonNew CastleLebanonHazletonWest MifflinLevittownWilkes-BarreAltoonaYorkChesterMcKeesportChester-Upland School DistrictChester-UplandReading16.164994%16.164994%16.2%2,030113.134114%13.134114%13.1%1,279212.409693%12.409693%12.4%1,649310.249252%10.249252%10.2%1,02849.218983%9.218983%9.2%1,42057.432194%7.432194%7.4%15,15915.2k67.080661%7.080661%7.1%1,04976.510044%6.510044%6.5%95685.765725%5.765725%5.8%25395.435706%5.435706%5.4%640105.434665%5.434665%5.4%502115.013280%5.013280%5.0%302124.802942%4.802942%4.8%18,15218.2k4.440190%4.440190%4.4%951134.292246%4.292246%4.3%176,665177k4.105042%4.105042%4.1%977144.085016%4.085016%4.1%1,578,2061.58M4.004361%4.004361%4.0%404153.884861%3.884861%3.9%1,105,8831.11M3.850289%3.850289%3.9%752163.720350%3.720350%3.7%38,51538.5k173.529510%3.529510%3.5%421183.451389%3.451389%3.5%1,682193.336158%3.336158%3.3%7,127,6737.13M3.299391%3.299391%3.3%291,991292k2.957393%2.957393%3.0%295202.750671%2.750671%2.8%482212.682422%2.682422%2.7%311222.514559%2.514559%2.5%924232.441174%2.441174%2.4%748242.354900%2.354900%2.4%396252.026075%2.026075%2.0%230261.944901%1.944901%1.9%970271.853585%1.853585%1.9%198281.809241%1.809241%1.8%195291.682781%1.682781%1.7%228301.607050%1.607050%1.6%1,178311.599864%1.599864%1.6%1,039321.554775%1.554775%1.6%239331.544151%1.544151%1.5%309341.483475%1.483475%1.5%215351.417375%1.417375%1.4%170361.383231%1.383231%1.4%309371.328382%1.328382%1.3%186381.232825%1.232825%1.2%131391.152793%1.152793%1.2%181401.107723%1.107723%1.1%178410.976709%0.976709%1.0%156420.955479%0.955479%1.0%141430.954661%0.954661%1.0%347440.940792%0.940792%0.9%242450.903762%0.903762%0.9%276460.814847%0.814847%0.8%209470.549179%0.549179%0.5%111480.548647%0.548647%0.5%75490.454875%0.454875%0.5%1130.454500%0.454500%0.5%22750
Count number of people in category
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older with a professional or doctorate degree (e.g., MBA, PhD, or MD).

Under-Education Sex Ratio by Place#37

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 Chester, selected other places in Pennsylvania, and entities that contain Chester
Female
Male
2x1x0x1xFM#HersheyWillow GrovePhoenixvilleBloomsburgDrexel HillAltoonaHorshamWest MifflinLansdaleChester-UplandWilkinsburgLevittownChesterMcKeesportWilliamsportDelawareHanoverIndianaEastonNorristownWest ChesterUnited StatesNew CastleWilkes-BarrePhiladelphiaPennsylvaniaPhiladelphiaNortheastHarrisburgYorkLancasterScrantonMiddle AtlanticPottstownAllentownReadingErieBaldwinFullertonLebanonPlumMurrysvillePittsburghBethlehemHazletonBethel ParkMonroevilleUpper St. ClairJohnstownKing of PrussiaCarlisleGreensburgAllison ParkHermitageChambersburgState CollegeFranklin Park-1.000000x-1.000000x1.864838x1.864838x1.86x4.215%4.21%7.860%7.86%1-1.000000x-1.000000x1.679551x1.679551x1.68x4.921%4.92%8.265%8.27%2-1.000000x-1.000000x1.677499x1.677499x1.68x5.318%5.32%8.920%8.92%3-1.000000x-1.000000x1.554008x1.554008x1.55x8.564%8.56%13.308%13.3%4-1.000000x-1.000000x1.441637x1.441637x1.44x3.503%3.50%5.049%5.05%5-1.000000x-1.000000x1.377463x1.377463x1.38x9.131%9.13%12.578%12.6%6-1.000000x-1.000000x1.348851x1.348851x1.35x6.509%6.51%8.779%8.78%7-1.000000x-1.000000x1.309286x1.309286x1.31x4.977%4.98%6.517%6.52%8-1.000000x-1.000000x1.285105x1.285105x1.29x6.413%6.41%8.242%8.24%9-1.000000x-1.000000x1.268896x1.268896x1.27x18.022%18.0%22.868%22.9%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.249216x1.249216x1.25x8.344%8.34%10.424%10.4%10-1.000000x-1.000000x1.219804x1.219804x1.22x7.615%7.61%9.288%9.29%11-1.000000x-1.000000x1.213737x1.213737x1.21x18.847%18.8%22.876%22.9%12-1.000000x-1.000000x1.207679x1.207679x1.21x12.567%12.6%15.177%15.2%13-1.000000x-1.000000x1.200927x1.200927x1.20x11.676%11.7%14.021%14.0%14-1.000000x-1.000000x1.169345x1.169345x1.17x7.041%7.04%8.234%8.23%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.168809x1.168809x1.17x13.489%13.5%15.767%15.8%15-1.000000x-1.000000x1.165598x1.165598x1.17x3.905%3.91%4.552%4.55%16-1.000000x-1.000000x1.153836x1.153836x1.15x16.364%16.4%18.882%18.9%17-1.000000x-1.000000x1.149116x1.149116x1.15x18.104%18.1%20.803%20.8%18-1.000000x-1.000000x1.135451x1.135451x1.14x7.403%7.40%8.405%8.41%19-1.000000x-1.000000x1.109070x1.109070x1.11x12.369%12.4%13.719%13.7%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.102637x1.102637x1.10x12.339%12.3%13.606%13.6%20-1.000000x-1.000000x1.098731x1.098731x1.10x16.045%16.0%17.629%17.6%21-1.000000x-1.000000x1.098581x1.098581x1.10x9.867%9.87%10.839%10.8%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.094514x1.094514x1.09x10.006%10.0%10.952%11.0%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.090163x1.090163x1.09x16.700%16.7%18.206%18.2%22-1.000000x-1.000000x1.074442x1.074442x1.07x11.216%11.2%12.051%12.1%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.074404x1.074404x1.07x20.537%20.5%22.065%22.1%23-1.000000x-1.000000x1.071003x1.071003x1.07x20.882%20.9%22.365%22.4%24-1.000000x-1.000000x1.066005x1.066005x1.07x23.550%23.6%25.105%25.1%25-1.000000x-1.000000x1.060972x1.060972x1.06x14.714%14.7%15.611%15.6%26-1.000000x-1.000000x1.059800x1.059800x1.06x11.972%12.0%12.688%12.7%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.055411x1.055411x1.06x13.713%13.7%14.473%14.5%27-1.000000x-1.000000x1.046856x1.046856x1.05x21.252%21.3%22.248%22.2%28-1.000000x-1.000000x1.035486x1.035486x1.04x34.011%34.0%35.218%35.2%29-1.000000x-1.000000x1.033360x1.033360x1.03x12.706%12.7%13.130%13.1%30-1.000000x-1.000000x1.029151x1.029151x1.03x6.309%6.31%6.493%6.49%31-1.000000x-1.000000x1.010593x1.010593x1.01x10.459%10.5%10.570%10.6%32-1.000000x-1.000000x1.010295x1.010295x1.01x23.588%23.6%23.831%23.8%33-1.000000x-1.000000x1.006305x1.006305x1.01x4.823%4.82%4.853%4.85%34-1.000014x-1.000014x1.00x1.000000x1.000000x3.193%3.19%3.193%3.19%35-1.054084x-1.054084x1.05x1.000000x1.000000x8.249%8.25%7.826%7.83%36-1.095064x-1.095064x1.10x1.000000x1.000000x12.822%12.8%11.709%11.7%37-1.105478x-1.105478x1.11x1.000000x1.000000x25.357%25.4%22.938%22.9%38-1.132717x-1.132717x1.13x1.000000x1.000000x4.563%4.56%4.029%4.03%39-1.138629x-1.138629x1.14x1.000000x1.000000x5.164%5.16%4.535%4.54%40-1.165296x-1.165296x1.17x1.000000x1.000000x1.419%1.42%1.218%1.22%41-1.175543x-1.175543x1.18x1.000000x1.000000x16.269%16.3%13.839%13.8%42-1.253465x-1.253465x1.25x1.000000x1.000000x5.210%5.21%4.156%4.16%43-1.257660x-1.257660x1.26x1.000000x1.000000x10.935%10.9%8.695%8.69%44-1.304698x-1.304698x1.30x1.000000x1.000000x8.186%8.19%6.274%6.27%45-1.346861x-1.346861x1.35x1.000000x1.000000x4.064%4.06%3.018%3.02%46-1.350059x-1.350059x1.35x1.000000x1.000000x6.296%6.30%4.664%4.66%47-1.383293x-1.383293x1.38x1.000000x1.000000x19.504%19.5%14.099%14.1%48-1.583597x-1.583597x1.58x1.000000x1.000000x3.691%3.69%2.330%2.33%49-2.643304x-2.643304x2.64x1.000000x1.000000x1.483%1.48%0.561%0.56%50
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of place out of 50 by male-to-female sex ratio

Over-Education Sex Ratio by Place#38

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 Chester, selected other places in Pennsylvania, and entities that contain Chester
Female
Male
1x0x1x2x3x4xFM#McKeesportHermitageChester-UplandChambersburgChesterLebanonWest MifflinFullertonBloomsburgJohnstownHanoverUpper St. ClairAltoonaYorkWest ChesterKing of PrussiaEastonAllison ParkPottstownNew CastleAllentownHarrisburgWilliamsportHersheyBaldwinCarlisleMurrysvilleScrantonBethlehemWilkinsburgDelawareState CollegeReadingLevittownFranklin ParkPennsylvaniaPhiladelphiaMonroevilleLansdaleUnited StatesMiddle AtlanticNortheastGreensburgHorshamIndianaPittsburghDrexel HillPhiladelphiaWilkes-BarreBethel ParkEriePhoenixvilleWillow GrovePlumLancasterNorristownHazleton-1.000000x-1.000000x4.142305x4.142305x4.14x0.227%0.23%0.939%0.94%1-1.000000x-1.000000x3.261836x3.261836x3.26x1.716%1.72%5.596%5.60%2-1.000000x-1.000000x3.031823x3.031823x3.03x0.234%0.23%0.708%0.71%-1.000000x-1.000000x2.966259x2.966259x2.97x0.890%0.89%2.641%2.64%3-1.000000x-1.000000x2.925530x2.925530x2.93x0.289%0.29%0.845%0.84%4-1.000000x-1.000000x2.785198x2.785198x2.79x0.597%0.60%1.663%1.66%5-1.000000x-1.000000x2.680211x2.680211x2.68x0.543%0.54%1.456%1.46%6-1.000000x-1.000000x2.602716x2.602716x2.60x0.700%0.70%1.821%1.82%7-1.000000x-1.000000x2.570015x2.570015x2.57x2.833%2.83%7.281%7.28%8-1.000000x-1.000000x2.478612x2.478612x2.48x0.796%0.80%1.973%1.97%9-1.000000x-1.000000x2.428637x2.428637x2.43x1.083%1.08%2.631%2.63%10-1.000000x-1.000000x2.390630x2.390630x2.39x7.507%7.51%17.946%17.9%11-1.000000x-1.000000x2.275075x2.275075x2.28x0.566%0.57%1.288%1.29%12-1.000000x-1.000000x2.096978x2.096978x2.10x0.531%0.53%1.114%1.11%13-1.000000x-1.000000x2.066116x2.066116x2.07x3.574%3.57%7.385%7.39%14-1.000000x-1.000000x2.042655x2.042655x2.04x4.324%4.32%8.832%8.83%15-1.000000x-1.000000x2.006926x2.006926x2.01x1.603%1.60%3.217%3.22%16-1.000000x-1.000000x2.004150x2.004150x2.00x6.204%6.20%12.433%12.4%17-1.000000x-1.000000x2.001392x2.001392x2.00x1.057%1.06%2.115%2.12%18-1.000000x-1.000000x1.977501x1.977501x1.98x0.800%0.80%1.582%1.58%19-1.000000x-1.000000x1.966185x1.966185x1.97x1.102%1.10%2.166%2.17%20-1.000000x-1.000000x1.944570x1.944570x1.94x1.712%1.71%3.329%3.33%21-1.000000x-1.000000x1.936361x1.936361x1.94x1.892%1.89%3.664%3.66%22-1.000000x-1.000000x1.913033x1.913033x1.91x7.204%7.20%13.781%13.8%23-1.000000x-1.000000x1.910738x1.910738x1.91x1.036%1.04%1.980%1.98%24-1.000000x-1.000000x1.882523x1.882523x1.88x3.819%3.82%7.190%7.19%25-1.000000x-1.000000x1.846175x1.846175x1.85x5.036%5.04%9.297%9.30%26-1.000000x-1.000000x1.825579x1.825579x1.83x1.392%1.39%2.541%2.54%27-1.000000x-1.000000x1.761293x1.761293x1.76x2.538%2.54%4.470%4.47%28-1.000000x-1.000000x1.707474x1.707474x1.71x2.071%2.07%3.537%3.54%29-1.000000x-1.000000x1.687573x1.687573x1.69x3.637%3.64%6.138%6.14%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.661960x1.661960x1.66x11.969%12.0%19.892%19.9%30-1.000000x-1.000000x1.652203x1.652203x1.65x0.347%0.35%0.573%0.57%31-1.000000x-1.000000x1.637817x1.637817x1.64x0.731%0.73%1.197%1.20%32-1.000000x-1.000000x1.636144x1.636144x1.64x9.992%9.99%16.348%16.3%33-1.000000x-1.000000x1.629829x1.629829x1.63x2.534%2.53%4.130%4.13%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.574153x1.574153x1.57x3.378%3.38%5.317%5.32%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.556689x1.556689x1.56x3.522%3.52%5.482%5.48%34-1.000000x-1.000000x1.541826x1.541826x1.54x1.624%1.62%2.503%2.50%35-1.000000x-1.000000x1.526215x1.526215x1.53x2.660%2.66%4.060%4.06%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.502828x1.502828x1.50x3.134%3.13%4.710%4.71%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.486326x1.486326x1.49x3.316%3.32%4.929%4.93%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.485812x1.485812x1.49x2.459%2.46%3.654%3.65%36-1.000000x-1.000000x1.484358x1.484358x1.48x3.264%3.26%4.845%4.84%37-1.000000x-1.000000x1.427591x1.427591x1.43x4.783%4.78%6.828%6.83%38-1.000000x-1.000000x1.398688x1.398688x1.40x6.228%6.23%8.711%8.71%39-1.000000x-1.000000x1.356728x1.356728x1.36x3.301%3.30%4.479%4.48%40-1.000000x-1.000000x1.341930x1.341930x1.34x3.216%3.22%4.316%4.32%41-1.000000x-1.000000x1.284280x1.284280x1.28x0.830%0.83%1.066%1.07%42-1.000000x-1.000000x1.260941x1.260941x1.26x3.662%3.66%4.617%4.62%43-1.000000x-1.000000x1.210953x1.210953x1.21x1.452%1.45%1.759%1.76%44-1.000000x-1.000000x1.116785x1.116785x1.12x1.342%1.34%1.498%1.50%45-1.000000x-1.000000x1.056369x1.056369x1.06x1.806%1.81%1.907%1.91%46-1.072148x-1.072148x1.07x1.000000x1.000000x1.595%1.59%1.488%1.49%47-1.211423x-1.211423x1.21x1.000000x1.000000x2.748%2.75%2.269%2.27%48-1.361579x-1.361579x1.36x1.000000x1.000000x1.595%1.60%1.172%1.17%49-1.507486x-1.507486x1.51x1.000000x1.000000x1.171%1.17%0.776%0.78%50
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of place out of 50 by male-to-female sex ratio

Educational Attainment by Place in the Northeast

There are 4,274 places in the Northeast. This section compares Chester to the 50 most populous places in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Chester. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 71,389.

No H.S. Diploma by Place#39

Percent of population 25 years of age and older without a high school diploma (or equivalent).
Scope: population of Chester, selected other places in the Northeast, and entities that contain Chester
0%10%20%30%Count#ReadingLawrenceCamdenPatersonTrentonFall RiverHartfordNew BedfordElizabethNewarkProvidenceBridgeportSpringfieldAllentownWaterburyChesterLynnChester-Upland School DistrictChester-UplandLowellPawtucketNew BritainRochesterNew YorkSyracuseBrocktonPhiladelphiaNew RochelleYonkersBuffaloDanburyNew HavenWorcesterScrantonBostonJersey CityUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesErieManchesterMiddle AtlanticBethlehemCliftonNortheastNorwalkQuincyStamfordCranstonPennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, Camden, and Wilmington Metro AreaPhiladelphiaAlbanySomervilleNashuaCheektowagaWarwickPittsburghToms RiverDelaware CountyDelawareCambridgeNewton34.584042%34.584042%34.6%17,27317.3k132.468185%32.468185%32.5%15,51215.5k231.151484%31.151484%31.2%13,34013.3k328.603478%28.603478%28.6%26,13726.1k428.146549%28.146549%28.1%15,38815.4k527.914461%27.914461%27.9%17,34817.3k627.891028%27.891028%27.9%20,66020.7k727.365251%27.365251%27.4%17,71917.7k826.935430%26.935430%26.9%21,72121.7k926.717922%26.717922%26.7%47,54047.5k1023.799210%23.799210%23.8%25,05225.1k1123.641452%23.641452%23.6%22,13122.1k1222.848722%22.848722%22.8%21,31921.3k1321.725192%21.725192%21.7%15,92515.9k1420.889554%20.889554%20.9%14,52214.5k1520.735207%20.735207%20.7%4,19120.689714%20.689714%20.7%12,22712.2k1620.280171%20.280171%20.3%5,03820.275184%20.275184%20.3%14,22014.2k1720.122745%20.122745%20.1%9,7381819.497702%19.497702%19.5%9,1221919.239011%19.239011%19.2%25,40825.4k2019.216077%19.216077%19.2%1,124,4811.12M2119.000219%19.000219%19.0%16,47316.5k2218.575453%18.575453%18.6%11,40711.4k2317.390838%17.390838%17.4%180,039180k2417.017312%17.017312%17.0%9,1322516.804756%16.804756%16.8%22,98023.0k2616.749688%16.749688%16.7%27,74127.7k2716.719221%16.719221%16.7%9,5972816.300427%16.300427%16.3%13,24113.2k2915.555125%15.555125%15.6%18,48418.5k3015.146168%15.146168%15.1%7,5543114.325556%14.325556%14.3%63,64263.6k3214.106563%14.106563%14.1%25,82725.8k3313.020590%13.020590%13.0%27,818,38027.8M12.909782%12.909782%12.9%8,3843412.589518%12.589518%12.6%9,6163512.313400%12.313400%12.3%3,505,1913.51M12.295317%12.295317%12.3%5,9923612.152631%12.152631%12.2%7,1853711.614335%11.614335%11.6%4,487,0854.49M11.588323%11.588323%11.6%7,1693811.019146%11.019146%11.0%7,6953910.953993%10.953993%11.0%9,8074010.873017%10.873017%10.9%6,2314110.459911%10.459911%10.5%925,686926k10.325347%10.325347%10.3%424,982425k10.256196%10.256196%10.3%6,1454210.244109%10.244109%10.2%6,043439.642857%9.642857%9.6%5,913449.172415%9.172415%9.2%5,013458.596440%8.596440%8.6%5,293468.043576%8.043576%8.0%16,40616.4k477.699536%7.699536%7.7%4,834487.597338%7.597338%7.6%28,71328.7k5.858411%5.858411%5.9%4,275492.909820%2.909820%2.9%1,68450
Count number of people in category
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older without a high school diploma (or equivalent).

Bachelor's Degrees by Place#40

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..
Scope: population of Chester, selected other places in the Northeast, and entities that contain Chester
0%20%40%60%Count#NewtonCambridgeSomervilleStamfordBostonJersey CityNew RochelleQuincyNorwalkPittsburghAlbanyDelaware CountyDelawareNew YorkPhiladelphia, Camden, and Wilmington Metro AreaPhiladelphiaNashuaNortheastNew HavenMiddle AtlanticWarwickYonkersCliftonToms RiverDanburyCranstonUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWorcesterProvidencePennsylvaniaManchesterSyracuseBethlehemPhiladelphiaBuffaloRochesterLowellCheektowagaErieScrantonLynnPawtucketNew BritainBridgeportSpringfieldBrocktonHartfordNew BedfordAllentownWaterburyFall RiverNewarkTrentonElizabethLawrenceChester-Upland School DistrictChester-UplandPatersonChesterReadingCamden76.650597%76.650597%76.7%44,36044.4k174.864332%74.864332%74.9%54,63054.6k258.579420%58.579420%58.6%34,55634.6k347.268483%47.268483%47.3%42,31942.3k446.377869%46.377869%46.4%206,036206k544.105197%44.105197%44.1%80,75080.8k643.527198%43.527198%43.5%23,35823.4k742.147695%42.147695%42.1%29,43329.4k841.568602%41.568602%41.6%25,71625.7k940.731207%40.731207%40.7%83,07783.1k1037.277810%37.277810%37.3%22,33522.3k1136.783574%36.783574%36.8%139,018139k36.220225%36.220225%36.2%2,119,5252.12M1235.513094%35.513094%35.5%1,461,6871.46M34.928245%34.928245%34.9%21,41821.4k1334.780899%34.780899%34.8%13,437,26113.4M34.235698%34.235698%34.2%27,81027.8k1433.644618%33.644618%33.6%9,577,4379.58M32.470928%32.470928%32.5%19,99320.0k1532.032147%32.032147%32.0%43,80343.8k1631.280551%31.280551%31.3%18,49418.5k1731.118296%31.118296%31.1%19,53719.5k1831.091793%31.091793%31.1%17,84717.8k1930.636746%30.636746%30.6%17,55717.6k2030.315023%30.315023%30.3%64,767,78764.8M29.720018%29.720018%29.7%35,31635.3k2129.442164%29.442164%29.4%30,99231.0k2229.333279%29.333279%29.3%2,595,9502.60M27.975544%27.975544%28.0%21,36821.4k2326.804231%26.804231%26.8%23,23923.2k2426.636435%26.636435%26.6%12,98113.0k2526.349720%26.349720%26.3%272,786273k2625.263101%25.263101%25.3%41,84141.8k2723.661076%23.661076%23.7%31,24831.2k2822.302702%22.302702%22.3%15,64215.6k2922.035387%22.035387%22.0%12,04312.0k3021.735984%21.735984%21.7%14,11614.1k3121.568352%21.568352%21.6%10,75710.8k3219.566137%19.566137%19.6%11,56311.6k3319.027545%19.027545%19.0%9,2083418.114780%18.114780%18.1%8,4753517.869695%17.869695%17.9%16,72816.7k3617.800761%17.800761%17.8%16,60916.6k3717.271084%17.271084%17.3%10,60610.6k3816.703567%16.703567%16.7%12,37312.4k3915.806950%15.806950%15.8%10,23510.2k4015.372023%15.372023%15.4%11,26811.3k4115.070917%15.070917%15.1%10,47710.5k4214.396511%14.396511%14.4%8,9474313.654578%13.654578%13.7%24,29624.3k4411.898447%11.898447%11.9%6,5054511.763247%11.763247%11.8%9,4864611.170881%11.170881%11.2%5,3374711.005555%11.005555%11.0%2,73410.403055%10.403055%10.4%9,5064810.315654%10.315654%10.3%2,0859.228151%9.228151%9.2%4,609498.194195%8.194195%8.2%3,50950
Count number of people in category
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..

Very Advanced Degrees by Place#41

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a professional or doctorate degree (e.g., MBA, PhD, or MD).
Scope: population of Chester, selected other places in the Northeast, and entities that contain Chester
0%5%10%15%20%Count#NewtonCambridgeNew HavenSomervilleNew RochellePittsburghBostonStamfordProvidenceAlbanyDelaware CountyDelawareNew YorkNorwalkJersey CityPhiladelphia, Camden, and Wilmington Metro AreaPhiladelphiaSyracuseNortheastMiddle AtlanticPhiladelphiaQuincyWorcesterBethlehemYonkersCranstonCliftonUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaBuffaloDanburyRochesterWarwickToms RiverHartfordNashuaPawtucketLowellScrantonManchesterBridgeportAllentownErieSpringfieldNew BritainFall RiverCheektowagaLynnWaterburyNew BedfordTrentonNewarkElizabethBrocktonCamdenLawrencePatersonChesterChester-Upland School DistrictChester-UplandReading22.416325%22.416325%22.4%12,97313.0k119.696596%19.696596%19.7%14,37314.4k28.607551%8.607551%8.6%6,99238.599763%8.599763%8.6%5,07348.001789%8.001789%8.0%4,29457.432194%7.432194%7.4%15,15915.2k67.340604%7.340604%7.3%32,61132.6k75.972366%5.972366%6.0%5,34785.846253%5.846253%5.8%6,15495.285822%5.285822%5.3%3,167104.802942%4.802942%4.8%18,15218.2k4.490298%4.490298%4.5%262,762263k114.364412%4.364412%4.4%2,700124.296365%4.296365%4.3%7,866134.292246%4.292246%4.3%176,665177k4.250337%4.250337%4.3%3,685144.085016%4.085016%4.1%1,578,2061.58M3.884861%3.884861%3.9%1,105,8831.11M3.720350%3.720350%3.7%38,51538.5k153.698824%3.698824%3.7%2,583163.571519%3.571519%3.6%4,244173.451389%3.451389%3.5%1,682183.426766%3.426766%3.4%4,686193.343396%3.343396%3.3%1,916203.342185%3.342185%3.3%1,976213.336158%3.336158%3.3%7,127,6737.13M3.299391%3.299391%3.3%291,991292k3.202492%3.202492%3.2%5,304223.020853%3.020853%3.0%1,734232.719873%2.719873%2.7%3,592242.715520%2.715520%2.7%1,672252.714111%2.714111%2.7%1,704262.259902%2.259902%2.3%1,674272.075995%2.075995%2.1%1,273282.029219%2.029219%2.0%982291.961931%1.961931%2.0%1,376301.944901%1.944901%1.9%970311.813278%1.813278%1.8%1,385321.680358%1.680358%1.7%1,573331.607050%1.607050%1.6%1,178341.599864%1.599864%1.6%1,039351.501527%1.501527%1.5%1,401361.462007%1.462007%1.5%684371.226125%1.226125%1.2%762381.209449%1.209449%1.2%661391.189570%1.189570%1.2%703401.165166%1.165166%1.2%810411.153668%1.153668%1.2%747421.091987%1.091987%1.1%597431.070628%1.070628%1.1%1,905441.051574%1.051574%1.1%848451.035679%1.035679%1.0%636460.684212%0.684212%0.7%293470.640489%0.640489%0.6%306480.572354%0.572354%0.6%523490.549179%0.549179%0.5%1110.454875%0.454875%0.5%1130.454500%0.454500%0.5%22750
Count number of people in category
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older with a professional or doctorate degree (e.g., MBA, PhD, or MD).

Under-Education Sex Ratio by Place#42

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 Chester, selected other places in the Northeast, and entities that contain Chester
Female
Male
1x0x1xFM#TrentonStamfordChester-UplandSpringfieldNew RochelleDanburyChesterWarwickNashuaDelawareNewarkBridgeportNewtonNew BedfordWorcesterUnited StatesPhiladelphiaManchesterPennsylvaniaRochesterPhiladelphiaNew HavenYonkersSyracuseElizabethNortheastNorwalkScrantonMiddle AtlanticCranstonProvidenceNew BritainToms RiverCamdenWaterburyAllentownLynnHartfordReadingErieLawrencePawtucketPatersonFall RiverNew YorkAlbanyBrocktonBostonBuffaloPittsburghLowellSomervilleBethlehemJersey CityQuincyCheektowagaCliftonCambridge-1.000000x-1.000000x1.320296x1.320296x1.32x24.167%24.2%31.908%31.9%1-1.000000x-1.000000x1.289374x1.289374x1.29x9.609%9.61%12.390%12.4%2-1.000000x-1.000000x1.268896x1.268896x1.27x18.022%18.0%22.868%22.9%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.257718x1.257718x1.26x20.468%20.5%25.743%25.7%3-1.000000x-1.000000x1.254711x1.254711x1.25x15.159%15.2%19.020%19.0%4-1.000000x-1.000000x1.235499x1.235499x1.24x14.991%15.0%18.522%18.5%5-1.000000x-1.000000x1.213737x1.213737x1.21x18.847%18.8%22.876%22.9%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.169616x1.169616x1.17x7.966%7.97%9.318%9.32%6-1.000000x-1.000000x1.169494x1.169494x1.17x8.913%8.91%10.424%10.4%7-1.000000x-1.000000x1.169345x1.169345x1.17x7.041%7.04%8.234%8.23%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.160031x1.160031x1.16x24.796%24.8%28.764%28.8%8-1.000000x-1.000000x1.126520x1.126520x1.13x22.316%22.3%25.139%25.1%9-1.000000x-1.000000x1.121486x1.121486x1.12x2.755%2.76%3.090%3.09%10-1.000000x-1.000000x1.111286x1.111286x1.11x26.024%26.0%28.920%28.9%11-1.000000x-1.000000x1.110069x1.110069x1.11x14.771%14.8%16.397%16.4%12-1.000000x-1.000000x1.109070x1.109070x1.11x12.369%12.4%13.719%13.7%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.098581x1.098581x1.10x9.867%9.87%10.839%10.8%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.097386x1.097386x1.10x12.006%12.0%13.176%13.2%13-1.000000x-1.000000x1.094514x1.094514x1.09x10.006%10.0%10.952%11.0%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.092586x1.092586x1.09x18.427%18.4%20.133%20.1%14-1.000000x-1.000000x1.090163x1.090163x1.09x16.700%16.7%18.206%18.2%15-1.000000x-1.000000x1.085150x1.085150x1.09x15.699%15.7%17.035%17.0%16-1.000000x-1.000000x1.083417x1.083417x1.08x16.184%16.2%17.534%17.5%17-1.000000x-1.000000x1.079690x1.079690x1.08x18.321%18.3%19.780%19.8%18-1.000000x-1.000000x1.077654x1.077654x1.08x25.951%26.0%27.966%28.0%19-1.000000x-1.000000x1.074442x1.074442x1.07x11.216%11.2%12.051%12.1%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.073759x1.073759x1.07x11.199%11.2%12.025%12.0%20-1.000000x-1.000000x1.060972x1.060972x1.06x14.714%14.7%15.611%15.6%21-1.000000x-1.000000x1.059800x1.059800x1.06x11.972%12.0%12.688%12.7%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.057815x1.057815x1.06x10.578%10.6%11.190%11.2%22-1.000000x-1.000000x1.056204x1.056204x1.06x23.167%23.2%24.469%24.5%23-1.000000x-1.000000x1.052248x1.052248x1.05x19.028%19.0%20.022%20.0%24-1.000000x-1.000000x1.048066x1.048066x1.05x7.526%7.53%7.888%7.89%25-1.000000x-1.000000x1.047386x1.047386x1.05x30.494%30.5%31.938%31.9%26-1.000000x-1.000000x1.047067x1.047067x1.05x20.442%20.4%21.404%21.4%27-1.000000x-1.000000x1.046856x1.046856x1.05x21.252%21.3%22.248%22.2%28-1.000000x-1.000000x1.040899x1.040899x1.04x20.290%20.3%21.120%21.1%29-1.000000x-1.000000x1.039426x1.039426x1.04x27.388%27.4%28.468%28.5%30-1.000000x-1.000000x1.035486x1.035486x1.04x34.011%34.0%35.218%35.2%31-1.000000x-1.000000x1.033360x1.033360x1.03x12.706%12.7%13.130%13.1%32-1.000000x-1.000000x1.025440x1.025440x1.03x32.084%32.1%32.900%32.9%33-1.000000x-1.000000x1.025433x1.025433x1.03x19.875%19.9%20.381%20.4%34-1.000000x-1.000000x1.016806x1.016806x1.02x28.378%28.4%28.855%28.9%35-1.000000x-1.000000x1.006087x1.006087x1.01x27.837%27.8%28.006%28.0%36-1.008034x-1.008034x1.01x1.000000x1.000000x19.287%19.3%19.134%19.1%37-1.015553x-1.015553x1.02x1.000000x1.000000x10.330%10.3%10.172%10.2%38-1.016098x-1.016098x1.02x1.000000x1.000000x18.712%18.7%18.416%18.4%39-1.022333x-1.022333x1.02x1.000000x1.000000x14.476%14.5%14.159%14.2%40-1.048932x-1.048932x1.05x1.000000x1.000000x17.120%17.1%16.322%16.3%41-1.054084x-1.054084x1.05x1.000000x1.000000x8.249%8.25%7.826%7.83%42-1.082021x-1.082021x1.08x1.000000x1.000000x21.048%21.0%19.452%19.5%43-1.082122x-1.082122x1.08x1.000000x1.000000x10.642%10.6%9.834%9.83%44-1.095064x-1.095064x1.10x1.000000x1.000000x12.822%12.8%11.709%11.7%45-1.106483x-1.106483x1.11x1.000000x1.000000x14.808%14.8%13.383%13.4%46-1.113634x-1.113634x1.11x1.000000x1.000000x11.579%11.6%10.397%10.4%47-1.131351x-1.131351x1.13x1.000000x1.000000x9.698%9.70%8.572%8.57%48-1.138129x-1.138129x1.14x1.000000x1.000000x12.893%12.9%11.328%11.3%49-1.302480x-1.302480x1.30x1.000000x1.000000x6.597%6.60%5.065%5.06%50
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of place out of 50 by male-to-female sex ratio

Over-Education Sex Ratio by Place#43

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 Chester, selected other places in the Northeast, and entities that contain Chester
Female
Male
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F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of place out of 50 by male-to-female sex ratio

Educational Attainment by Place in the United States

There are 29,322 places in the United States. This section compares Chester to the 50 most populous places in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Chester. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 383,899.

No H.S. Diploma by Place#44

Percent of population 25 years of age and older without a high school diploma (or equivalent).
Scope: population of Chester, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Chester
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count#MiamiFresnoDallasLos AngelesHoustonClevelandEl PasoDetroitChesterLong BeachChester-Upland School DistrictChester-UplandOaklandNew YorkPhoenixFort WorthSan AntonioMilwaukeePhiladelphiaSan JoseChicagoBaltimoreLas VegasSacramentoMemphisTucsonArlingtonOklahoma CityIndianapolisBostonDenverTulsaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNashville-DavidsonWichitaSan FranciscoSan DiegoMiddle AtlanticMesaOmahaAustinLouisvilleNortheastCharlotteJacksonvilleColumbusMinneapolisAlbuquerqueKansas CityAtlantaPennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, Camden, and Wilmington Metro AreaPhiladelphiaWashingtonRaleighPortlandDelaware CountyDelawareVirginia BeachVirginia BchColorado SpringsColorado SpgsSeattle25.837701%25.837701%25.8%82,57682.6k124.732204%24.732204%24.7%75,24675.2k224.656531%24.656531%24.7%201,900202k324.054764%24.054764%24.1%636,204636k422.636297%22.636297%22.6%326,041326k521.582420%21.582420%21.6%54,98155.0k621.390422%21.390422%21.4%88,91188.9k721.003600%21.003600%21.0%90,67890.7k820.735207%20.735207%20.7%4,19120.544247%20.544247%20.5%62,70762.7k920.280171%20.280171%20.3%5,03819.475074%19.475074%19.5%56,99457.0k1019.216077%19.216077%19.2%1,124,4811.12M1119.059912%19.059912%19.1%186,721187k1218.755272%18.755272%18.8%94,04494.0k1318.397606%18.397606%18.4%167,299167k1417.485105%17.485105%17.5%63,80063.8k1517.390838%17.390838%17.4%180,039180k1617.116159%17.116159%17.1%116,369116k1716.905373%16.905373%16.9%309,770310k1816.548703%16.548703%16.5%69,83969.8k1916.452623%16.452623%16.5%67,69367.7k2016.276659%16.276659%16.3%51,98052.0k2116.013390%16.013390%16.0%66,73166.7k2215.587550%15.587550%15.6%51,09151.1k2315.406412%15.406412%15.4%37,08237.1k2414.746136%14.746136%14.7%59,32459.3k2514.507103%14.507103%14.5%80,02880.0k2614.325556%14.325556%14.3%63,64263.6k2713.638703%13.638703%13.6%63,86563.9k2813.030453%13.030453%13.0%33,97034.0k2913.020590%13.020590%13.0%27,818,38027.8M12.757874%12.757874%12.8%55,74455.7k3012.568464%12.568464%12.6%31,23131.2k3112.559735%12.559735%12.6%84,02484.0k3212.495849%12.495849%12.5%115,528116k3312.313400%12.313400%12.3%3,505,1913.51M12.217042%12.217042%12.2%37,94137.9k3412.198899%12.198899%12.2%35,05035.1k3512.000833%12.000833%12.0%73,14773.1k3611.956157%11.956157%12.0%49,49049.5k3711.614335%11.614335%11.6%4,487,0854.49M11.553484%11.553484%11.6%61,37861.4k3811.488796%11.488796%11.5%65,89165.9k3911.226988%11.226988%11.2%61,30861.3k4010.958428%10.958428%11.0%29,34729.3k4110.937441%10.937441%10.9%40,85940.9k4210.852627%10.852627%10.9%34,34934.3k4310.536277%10.536277%10.5%32,40032.4k4410.459911%10.459911%10.5%925,686926k10.325347%10.325347%10.3%424,982425k10.045421%10.045421%10.0%46,51046.5k458.738650%8.738650%8.7%25,06025.1k468.420098%8.420098%8.4%38,17938.2k477.597338%7.597338%7.6%28,71328.7k6.790677%6.790677%6.8%20,44720.4k486.610646%6.610646%6.6%19,21119.2k496.099576%6.099576%6.1%30,04230.0k50
Count number of people in category
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older without a high school diploma (or equivalent).

Bachelor's Degrees by Place#45

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..
Scope: population of Chester, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Chester
0%20%40%60%Count#SeattleWashingtonSan FranciscoRaleighAtlantaAustinMinneapolisPortlandBostonDenverSan DiegoCharlotteSan JoseOaklandColorado SpringsColorado SpgsNashville-DavidsonDelaware CountyDelawareChicagoNew YorkPhiladelphia, Camden, and Wilmington Metro AreaPhiladelphiaColumbusNortheastOmahaVirginia BeachVirginia BchAlbuquerqueMiddle AtlanticKansas CityLos AngelesHoustonDallasTulsaSacramentoUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesBaltimoreLong BeachOklahoma CityPennsylvaniaArlingtonIndianapolisWichitaLouisvilleFort WorthPhoenixJacksonvillePhiladelphiaTucsonMesaSan AntonioMemphisMiamiEl PasoMilwaukeeLas VegasFresnoClevelandDetroitChester-Upland School DistrictChester-UplandChester60.416303%60.416303%60.4%297,566298k155.360186%55.360186%55.4%256,316256k254.793235%54.793235%54.8%366,564367k349.199364%49.199364%49.2%141,090141k448.281839%48.281839%48.3%148,471148k547.708346%47.708346%47.7%290,790291k647.670489%47.670489%47.7%127,663128k746.950667%46.950667%47.0%212,887213k846.377869%46.377869%46.4%206,036206k945.718966%45.718966%45.7%214,085214k1043.550297%43.550297%43.6%402,636403k1141.989192%41.989192%42.0%223,068223k1240.175296%40.175296%40.2%273,143273k1339.721375%39.721375%39.7%116,245116k1437.845613%37.845613%37.8%109,982110k1537.627764%37.627764%37.6%164,410164k1636.783574%36.783574%36.8%139,018139k36.546320%36.546320%36.5%669,666670k1736.220225%36.220225%36.2%2,119,5252.12M1835.513094%35.513094%35.5%1,461,6871.46M34.813955%34.813955%34.8%190,111190k1934.780899%34.780899%34.8%13,437,26113.4M34.651487%34.651487%34.7%99,56199.6k2034.242322%34.242322%34.2%103,105103k2133.751907%33.751907%33.8%126,087126k2233.644618%33.644618%33.6%9,577,4379.58M32.996107%32.996107%33.0%104,434104k2332.470816%32.470816%32.5%858,793859k2431.153001%31.153001%31.2%448,711449k2531.010808%31.010808%31.0%253,932254k2630.736449%30.736449%30.7%80,12980.1k2730.677965%30.677965%30.7%97,97198.0k2830.315023%30.315023%30.3%64,767,78764.8M29.719611%29.719611%29.7%125,423125k2929.497525%29.497525%29.5%90,03590.0k3029.343627%29.343627%29.3%118,050118k3129.333279%29.333279%29.3%2,595,9502.60M29.302594%29.302594%29.3%70,52970.5k3228.985384%28.985384%29.0%159,897160k3328.877567%28.877567%28.9%71,75771.8k3428.252913%28.252913%28.3%116,947117k3527.594445%27.594445%27.6%138,366138k3627.352542%27.352542%27.4%267,960268k3727.049958%27.049958%27.0%155,138155k3826.349720%26.349720%26.3%272,786273k3925.763345%25.763345%25.8%84,44484.4k4025.634825%25.634825%25.6%79,61179.6k4125.248199%25.248199%25.2%229,595230k4225.090708%25.090708%25.1%104,558105k4324.957211%24.957211%25.0%79,76279.8k4423.604502%23.604502%23.6%98,11498.1k4523.517740%23.517740%23.5%85,81285.8k4622.410206%22.410206%22.4%92,20592.2k4720.457660%20.457660%20.5%62,24162.2k4816.073076%16.073076%16.1%40,94640.9k4913.833543%13.833543%13.8%59,72359.7k5011.005555%11.005555%11.0%2,73410.315654%10.315654%10.3%2,085
Count number of people in category
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..

Very Advanced Degrees by Place#46

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a professional or doctorate degree (e.g., MBA, PhD, or MD).
Scope: population of Chester, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Chester
0%5%10%Count#WashingtonSeattleSan FranciscoBostonAtlantaSan DiegoMinneapolisOaklandPortlandDenverAustinBaltimoreDelaware CountyDelawareRaleighAlbuquerqueNashville-DavidsonNew YorkChicagoPhiladelphia, Camden, and Wilmington Metro AreaPhiladelphiaNortheastMiamiOmahaHoustonLos AngelesSacramentoMiddle AtlanticDallasPhiladelphiaSan JoseCharlotteKansas CityTulsaColumbusMemphisUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesColorado SpringsColorado SpgsPennsylvaniaLouisvilleLong BeachIndianapolisOklahoma CityTucsonVirginia BeachVirginia BchPhoenixSan AntonioWichitaLas VegasFresnoArlingtonJacksonvilleFort WorthMesaMilwaukeeClevelandEl PasoDetroitChesterChester-Upland School DistrictChester-Upland12.461852%12.461852%12.5%57,69857.7k18.674060%8.674060%8.7%42,72242.7k27.558053%7.558053%7.6%50,56350.6k37.340604%7.340604%7.3%32,61132.6k47.298648%7.298648%7.3%22,44422.4k56.404220%6.404220%6.4%59,20959.2k66.241155%6.241155%6.2%16,71416.7k76.054994%6.054994%6.1%17,72017.7k85.991262%5.991262%6.0%27,16627.2k95.725842%5.725842%5.7%26,81226.8k105.293216%5.293216%5.3%32,26332.3k114.934352%4.934352%4.9%20,82420.8k124.802942%4.802942%4.8%18,15218.2k4.783940%4.783940%4.8%13,71913.7k134.747169%4.747169%4.7%17,73417.7k144.499036%4.499036%4.5%19,65819.7k154.490298%4.490298%4.5%262,762263k164.485379%4.485379%4.5%82,18982.2k174.292246%4.292246%4.3%176,665177k4.085016%4.085016%4.1%1,578,2061.58M4.063580%4.063580%4.1%12,98713.0k184.059919%4.059919%4.1%11,66511.7k194.001816%4.001816%4.0%57,64057.6k203.968028%3.968028%4.0%104,947105k213.936083%3.936083%3.9%12,57012.6k223.884861%3.884861%3.9%1,105,8831.11M3.855041%3.855041%3.9%31,56731.6k233.720350%3.720350%3.7%38,51538.5k243.718608%3.718608%3.7%25,28225.3k253.490252%3.490252%3.5%18,54218.5k263.435344%3.435344%3.4%10,87310.9k273.421980%3.421980%3.4%8,921283.353556%3.353556%3.4%18,31318.3k293.351171%3.351171%3.4%13,96514.0k303.336158%3.336158%3.3%7,127,6737.13M3.304119%3.304119%3.3%9,602313.299391%3.299391%3.3%291,991292k3.276890%3.276890%3.3%13,56413.6k323.202514%3.202514%3.2%9,775333.103434%3.103434%3.1%17,12017.1k343.057653%3.057653%3.1%12,30112.3k353.025921%3.025921%3.0%9,918362.952136%2.952136%3.0%8,889372.945022%2.945022%2.9%28,85128.9k382.604272%2.604272%2.6%23,68223.7k392.519246%2.519246%2.5%6,260402.506307%2.506307%2.5%10,31210.3k412.504906%2.504906%2.5%7,621422.314576%2.314576%2.3%5,571432.288483%2.288483%2.3%13,12513.1k442.234224%2.234224%2.2%11,20311.2k452.055977%2.055977%2.1%6,385462.043126%2.043126%2.0%7,455471.927780%1.927780%1.9%4,911481.889534%1.889534%1.9%7,854491.318660%1.318660%1.3%5,693500.549179%0.549179%0.5%1110.454875%0.454875%0.5%113
Count number of people in category
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older with a professional or doctorate degree (e.g., MBA, PhD, or MD).

Under-Education Sex Ratio by Place#47

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 Chester, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Chester
Female
Male
1x0x1xFM#CharlotteChester-UplandMemphisDetroitOmahaChesterTulsaBaltimoreRaleighDelawareNashville-DavidsonOklahoma CityJacksonvilleDallasMilwaukeeIndianapolisFresnoArlingtonUnited StatesKansas CityMesaPhiladelphiaHoustonPennsylvaniaPhiladelphiaAtlantaNortheastFort WorthChicagoWashingtonPhoenixMiddle AtlanticWichitaColumbusDenverColorado SpgsAustinClevelandOaklandPortlandAlbuquerqueLouisvilleLas VegasSan AntonioLos AngelesNew YorkSacramentoTucsonBostonMiamiVirginia BchLong BeachSeattleMinneapolisSan JoseSan DiegoSan FranciscoEl Paso-1.000000x-1.000000x1.285784x1.285784x1.29x10.185%10.2%13.096%13.1%1-1.000000x-1.000000x1.268896x1.268896x1.27x18.022%18.0%22.868%22.9%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.248135x1.248135x1.25x14.368%14.4%17.933%17.9%2-1.000000x-1.000000x1.237056x1.237056x1.24x18.951%19.0%23.443%23.4%3-1.000000x-1.000000x1.230289x1.230289x1.23x10.968%11.0%13.494%13.5%4-1.000000x-1.000000x1.213737x1.213737x1.21x18.847%18.8%22.876%22.9%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.199749x1.199749x1.20x11.899%11.9%14.276%14.3%5-1.000000x-1.000000x1.179669x1.179669x1.18x15.289%15.3%18.036%18.0%6-1.000000x-1.000000x1.169980x1.169980x1.17x8.091%8.09%9.466%9.47%7-1.000000x-1.000000x1.169345x1.169345x1.17x7.041%7.04%8.234%8.23%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.167676x1.167676x1.17x11.816%11.8%13.798%13.8%8-1.000000x-1.000000x1.154612x1.154612x1.15x13.719%13.7%15.840%15.8%9-1.000000x-1.000000x1.131088x1.131088x1.13x10.820%10.8%12.238%12.2%10-1.000000x-1.000000x1.124677x1.124677x1.12x23.229%23.2%26.125%26.1%11-1.000000x-1.000000x1.123984x1.123984x1.12x16.526%16.5%18.574%18.6%12-1.000000x-1.000000x1.121475x1.121475x1.12x13.722%13.7%15.389%15.4%13-1.000000x-1.000000x1.120269x1.120269x1.12x23.378%23.4%26.190%26.2%14-1.000000x-1.000000x1.111038x1.111038x1.11x14.627%14.6%16.251%16.3%15-1.000000x-1.000000x1.109070x1.109070x1.11x12.369%12.4%13.719%13.7%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.107254x1.107254x1.11x10.323%10.3%11.430%11.4%16-1.000000x-1.000000x1.105053x1.105053x1.11x11.622%11.6%12.843%12.8%17-1.000000x-1.000000x1.098581x1.098581x1.10x9.867%9.87%10.839%10.8%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.097123x1.097123x1.10x21.595%21.6%23.693%23.7%18-1.000000x-1.000000x1.094514x1.094514x1.09x10.006%10.0%10.952%11.0%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.090163x1.090163x1.09x16.700%16.7%18.206%18.2%19-1.000000x-1.000000x1.074487x1.074487x1.07x10.167%10.2%10.924%10.9%20-1.000000x-1.000000x1.074442x1.074442x1.07x11.216%11.2%12.051%12.1%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.069330x1.069330x1.07x18.151%18.2%19.410%19.4%21-1.000000x-1.000000x1.068021x1.068021x1.07x16.372%16.4%17.486%17.5%22-1.000000x-1.000000x1.064309x1.064309x1.06x9.751%9.75%10.378%10.4%23-1.000000x-1.000000x1.059952x1.059952x1.06x18.515%18.5%19.625%19.6%24-1.000000x-1.000000x1.059800x1.059800x1.06x11.972%12.0%12.688%12.7%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.059528x1.059528x1.06x12.215%12.2%12.942%12.9%25-1.000000x-1.000000x1.050970x1.050970x1.05x10.959%11.0%11.517%11.5%26-1.000000x-1.000000x1.049933x1.049933x1.05x13.307%13.3%13.971%14.0%27-1.000000x-1.000000x1.048749x1.048749x1.05x6.458%6.46%6.773%6.77%28-1.000000x-1.000000x1.047773x1.047773x1.05x11.718%11.7%12.278%12.3%29-1.000000x-1.000000x1.046686x1.046686x1.05x21.119%21.1%22.105%22.1%30-1.000000x-1.000000x1.042411x1.042411x1.04x19.085%19.1%19.895%19.9%31-1.000000x-1.000000x1.041833x1.041833x1.04x8.250%8.25%8.595%8.60%32-1.000000x-1.000000x1.036592x1.036592x1.04x10.750%10.7%11.143%11.1%33-1.000000x-1.000000x1.031168x1.031168x1.03x11.783%11.8%12.150%12.1%34-1.000000x-1.000000x1.023411x1.023411x1.02x16.265%16.3%16.645%16.6%35-1.000000x-1.000000x1.008755x1.008755x1.01x18.321%18.3%18.481%18.5%36-1.003003x-1.003003x1.00x1.000000x1.000000x24.090%24.1%24.018%24.0%37-1.008034x-1.008034x1.01x1.000000x1.000000x19.287%19.3%19.134%19.1%38-1.013246x-1.013246x1.01x1.000000x1.000000x16.379%16.4%16.165%16.2%39-1.018801x-1.018801x1.02x1.000000x1.000000x15.729%15.7%15.439%15.4%40-1.022333x-1.022333x1.02x1.000000x1.000000x14.476%14.5%14.159%14.2%41-1.026397x-1.026397x1.03x1.000000x1.000000x26.169%26.2%25.496%25.5%42-1.030721x-1.030721x1.03x1.000000x1.000000x6.889%6.89%6.684%6.68%43-1.053107x-1.053107x1.05x1.000000x1.000000x21.061%21.1%19.999%20.0%44-1.067235x-1.067235x1.07x1.000000x1.000000x6.299%6.30%5.902%5.90%45-1.092939x-1.092939x1.09x1.000000x1.000000x11.450%11.4%10.476%10.5%46-1.121139x-1.121139x1.12x1.000000x1.000000x18.091%18.1%16.136%16.1%47-1.220587x-1.220587x1.22x1.000000x1.000000x13.727%13.7%11.246%11.2%48-1.228758x-1.228758x1.23x1.000000x1.000000x13.883%13.9%11.298%11.3%49-1.271847x-1.271847x1.27x1.000000x1.000000x23.770%23.8%18.690%18.7%50
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of place out of 50 by male-to-female sex ratio

Over-Education Sex Ratio by Place#48

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 Chester, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Chester
Female
Male
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F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of place out of 50 by male-to-female sex ratio

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)

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State:
Pennsylvania
County:
Delaware
Metro Area:
Philadelphia Area
ZIP Codes:
19013, 19015, 19022
Unified School District:
Chester-Upland
Congressional Districts:
PA-1, PA-7
State Senate District:
PA-9
State House District:
PA-159
Neighboring Boroughs:
Brookhaven, Eddystone, Parkside, Trainer, Upland
Neighboring Townships:
Chester, Nether Providence
Neighboring Unincorporated Places:
Woodlyn
Nearby Boroughs:
Marcus Hook, Prospect Park, Ridley Park, Rose Valley, Rutledge, Swarthmore
Nearby Unincorporated Places:
Boothwyn, Folsom, Linwood, Village Green-Green Ridge