Educational Attainment in Boston, Virginia (Unincorporated Place)

Educational Attainment#1

Highest level of education among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of Virginia and Boston
Boston
Virginia
0%10%20%30%40%50%CountHigher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma232.300885%44.249201%32.300885%32.3%7353.982301%44.388749%53.982301%54.0%12213.716814%11.362051%13.716814%13.7%31
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 Virginia at large.
Scope: population of Virginia and Boston
-20%0%+20%%ref.Higher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2-27.002331%-27.002331%-27.0%32.301%32.3%44.249%44.2%21.612576%21.612576%+21.6%53.982%54.0%44.389%44.4%20.724811%20.724811%+20.7%13.717%13.7%11.362%11.4%
% percentage with given level in Boston
ref. percentage with given level in Virginia
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 Virginia and Boston
Boston
Virginia
0%10%20%30%40%CountDoctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None0.000000%0.000000%0.0%1.748387%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%2.438725%04.867257%11.506793%4.867257%4.9%114.867257%21.196991%4.867257%4.9%1122.566372%7.358304%22.566372%22.6%5111.061947%19.873243%11.061947%11.1%2542.920354%24.515505%42.920354%42.9%9713.716814%6.714825%13.716814%13.7%310.000000%0.000000%0.0%3.428975%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%1.218251%0
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 Virginia at large.
Scope: population of Virginia and Boston
-200%0%+200%%ref.Doctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None-100.000000%-100.000000%-100.0%0.000%0%1.748%1.75%-100.000000%-100.000000%-100.0%0.000%0%2.439%2.44%-57.701016%-57.701016%-57.7%4.867%4.87%11.507%11.5%-77.037983%-77.037983%-77.0%4.867%4.87%21.197%21.2%206.678983%206.678983%+206.7%22.566%22.6%7.358%7.36%-44.337486%-44.337486%-44.3%11.062%11.1%19.873%19.9%75.074320%75.074320%+75.1%42.920%42.9%24.516%24.5%104.276561%104.276561%+104.3%13.717%13.7%6.715%6.71%-100.000000%-100.000000%-100.0%0.000%0%3.429%3.43%-100.000000%-100.000000%-100.0%0.000%0%1.218%1.22%
% percentage with given level in Boston
ref. percentage with given level in Virginia
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 Virginia and Boston
More Females More Males
Virginia
Boston
1,000%500%0%500%FMHigher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2-1,000.000000%-4.408259%-1,000.000000%> 1000%35.610%35.6%0.000%0%-45.975610%-45.975610%46%0.632318%55.610%55.6%38.095%38.1%605.026455%15.383384%605.026455%605%8.780%8.78%61.905%61.9%
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 Virginia and Boston
More Females More Males
Virginia
Boston
1,000%500%0%500%FMMaster's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3-1,000.000000%-2.114647%-1,000.000000%> 1000%5.366%5.37%0.000%0%-1,000.000000%-6.601225%-1,000.000000%> 1000%5.366%5.37%0.000%0%-1,000.000000%-34.520906%-1,000.000000%> 1000%24.878%24.9%0.000%0%-5.880163%359.383754%359.383754%359%8.293%8.29%38.095%38.1%-1,000.000000%-1,000.000000%> 1000%5.932053%47.317%47.3%0.000%0%605.026455%16.239660%605.026455%605%8.780%8.78%61.905%61.9%
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 Virginia and Boston
Boston
Virginia
0%5%10%15%20%25%B.X.Total65+45-6435-4425-3429.729730%14.999428%29.729730%29.7%11370.000000%0.000000%0.0%20.686685%01250.000000%0.000000%0.0%23.619719%0130.000000%0.000000%0.0%26.028876%051
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 Virginia at large.
Scope: population of Virginia and Boston
100%50%0%50%%ref.65+45-6435-4425-3498.205758%98.205758%98.2%29.730%29.7%14.999%15.0%-100.000000%-100.000000%100.0%0.000%0%20.687%20.7%-100.000000%-100.000000%100.0%0.000%0%23.620%23.6%-100.000000%-100.000000%100.0%0.000%0%26.029%26.0%
% percentage in Boston with a Bachelor's degree
ref percentage in Virginia 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 Virginia and Boston
More Females More Males
Virginia
Boston
1,000%800%600%400%200%0%FM65+-1,000.000000%-1,000.000000%> 1000%18.431517%37.931%37.9%0.000%0%
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 Virginia and Boston
Boston
Virginia
$0k$10k$20k$30k$40kCount%H.S. Diploma2Total$13,375.000000$29,730.000000$13,375.000000$13.4k9742.920%42.9%$15,172.000000$41,573.000000$15,172.000000$15.2k226100.000%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

Employment by Educational Attainment#11

Percentage of population that is employed by highest level of educational attainment among the population aged 25 to 64 years old.
Scope: population of Virginia and Boston
Boston
Virginia
0%20%40%60%80%100%CountBachelor's Degree1Some College2H.S. Diploma3No H.S. Diploma30.000000%0.000000%0.0%84.941682%075.000000%76.388505%75.000000%75.0%5181.443299%69.547879%81.443299%81.4%79100.000000%54.952948%100.000000%100.0%13
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#12

Percent of racial or ethnic group lacking a high school diploma (or equivalent).
Scope: population of Virginia and Boston
Female Male
Virginia
Boston
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
10%0%10%20%30%40%50%60%MFBlack-9.278351%-14.637404%-9.278351%9.3%9.278351%52.626411%14.637404%2.468740%61.904762%61.9%1318
M number of males in category
F number of females in category
1non-Hispanic 2excluding black and Asian Hispanics

College Graduates By Race#13

Percent of racial or ethnic group with a bachelor's degree or higher.
Scope: population of Virginia and Boston
Female Male
Virginia
Boston
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
20%10%0%10%MFBlack-0.000000%-5.670103%-19.921195%-4.558639%-5.670103%5.7%0.000000%19.921195%0.000000%0.0%011
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 Boston

Coarse: Post-Secondary Degree Educational Attainment by Tract#14

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
26.6%28.1%29.6%31.1%32.7%34.2%

Coarse: High School Diploma Educational Attainment by Tract#15

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
52.54%52.62%52.70%52.78%52.85%52.93%

Coarse: No High School Diploma Educational Attainment by Tract#16

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
13.2%14.7%16.2%17.6%19.0%20.5%

Detailed: Doctorate Degree Educational Attainment by Tract#17

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.5%1.1%1.6%2.2%2.8%3.4%

Detailed: Professional Degree Educational Attainment by Tract#18

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.20%0.65%1.10%1.55%2.00%2.45%

Detailed: Master's Degree Educational Attainment by Tract#19

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
4.1%4.9%5.7%6.5%7.4%8.2%

Detailed: Bachelor's Degree Educational Attainment by Tract#20

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
6.4%8.6%10.7%12.8%14.9%17.1%

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

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
4.7%6.5%8.3%10.2%12.0%13.8%

Detailed: Some College Educational Attainment by Tract#22

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
13.5%14.8%16.0%17.1%18.3%19.6%

Detailed: High School Diploma or Equivalent Educational Attainment by Tract#23

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
33.0%34.3%35.6%36.8%38.1%39.4%

Detailed: Some High School Educational Attainment by Tract#24

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
8.2%8.8%9.3%9.9%10.4%11.0%

Detailed: Less than High School Educational Attainment by Tract#25

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
1.2%2.7%4.0%5.4%6.8%8.3%

Detailed: None Educational Attainment by Tract#26

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
1.30%1.79%2.29%2.78%3.28%3.78%
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Educational Attainment by Place in Accomack County

There are 47 places in Accomack County. This section compares Boston to all of the places in Accomack County and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Boston.

No H.S. Diploma by Place#27

Percent of population 25 years of age and older without a high school diploma (or equivalent).
Scope: population of Boston, selected other places in Accomack County, and entities that contain Boston
0%20%40%60%Count#Modest TownPastoriaWhitesvilleMetompkinLee MontHorntownSaxisTangierHallwoodGreenbushBloxomCats BridgeBaysideNew ChurchGargathaAccomack District 99Accomack CountyAccomackAccomack County Public SchoolsAccomack CoZIP Code 23420ZIP 23420Chase CrossingWattsvilleTemperancevilleOnancockMelfaWachapreaguePungoteaguePainterParksleySouthCaptains CoveBostonUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSouth AtlanticAtlanticKellerAccomacChincoteagueVirginiaSouthside ChesconessexSouthside Chesco…TasleyMappsvilleMakemie ParkBelle HavenQuinbyOnleyOak HallBobtownNelsoniaGreenbackvilleSanfordHarbortonDeep CreekMappsburgSavageville67.428571%67.428571%67.4%118146.709677%46.709677%46.7%362245.077720%45.077720%45.1%87344.951140%44.951140%45.0%138439.726027%39.726027%39.7%58538.928571%38.928571%38.9%109630.726257%30.726257%30.7%55729.702970%29.702970%29.7%120828.658537%28.658537%28.7%47925.490196%25.490196%25.5%391025.396825%25.396825%25.4%641124.858757%24.858757%24.9%441221.698113%21.698113%21.7%231321.138211%21.138211%21.1%261420.962199%20.962199%21.0%611519.965986%19.965986%20.0%58719.496855%19.496855%19.5%4,65019.496855%19.496855%19.5%4,65018.415228%18.415228%18.4%41618.020305%18.020305%18.0%711617.689906%17.689906%17.7%1701717.674419%17.674419%17.7%381817.426545%17.426545%17.4%1721917.105263%17.105263%17.1%522015.882353%15.882353%15.9%272115.824916%15.824916%15.8%472215.642458%15.642458%15.6%282315.500945%15.500945%15.5%822414.392758%14.392758%14.4%11,511,24211.5M14.166667%14.166667%14.2%1192513.716814%13.716814%13.7%312613.020590%13.020590%13.0%27,818,38027.8M12.827640%12.827640%12.8%5,478,9325.48M12.483745%12.483745%12.5%962712.418301%12.418301%12.4%192812.080537%12.080537%12.1%362911.864407%11.864407%11.9%2663011.362051%11.362051%11.4%638,662639k10.483871%10.483871%10.5%133110.389610%10.389610%10.4%163210.344828%10.344828%10.3%24338.695652%8.695652%8.7%14347.969152%7.969152%8.0%31357.051282%7.051282%7.1%11366.521739%6.521739%6.5%24370.000000%0.000000%0.0%0380.000000%0.000000%0.0%0390.000000%0.000000%0.0%0400.000000%0.000000%0.0%0410.000000%0.000000%0.0%0420.000000%0.000000%0.0%0430.000000%0.000000%0.0%0440.000000%0.000000%0.0%0450.000000%0.000000%0.0%046
Count number of people in category
# rank of place out of 46 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older without a high school diploma (or equivalent).

Bachelor's Degrees by Place#28

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..
Scope: population of Boston, selected other places in Accomack County, and entities that contain Boston
0%50%100%Count#GreenbackvilleHarbortonBobtownMappsburgVirginiaLee MontOnancockAtlanticSouth AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSouthGreenbushCaptains CoveOnleyDeep CreekZIP Code 23420ZIP 23420New ChurchAccomacChincoteagueAccomack District 99QuinbyTemperancevilleAccomack CountyAccomackAccomack County Public SchoolsAccomack CoWachapreagueCats BridgeBelle HavenParksleyWattsvillePainterBloxomTasleyHorntownMelfaSaxisBostonMetompkinHallwoodTangierKellerPastoriaNelsoniaChase CrossingGargathaPungoteagueMappsvilleOak HallWhitesvilleMakemie ParkModest TownBaysideSanfordSouthside ChesconessexSouthside Chesco…Savageville100.000000%100.000000%100.0%1511100.000000%100.000000%100.0%50242.543860%42.543860%42.5%97340.476190%40.476190%40.5%17436.890897%36.890897%36.9%2,073,6412.07M34.931507%34.931507%34.9%51531.610942%31.610942%31.6%312630.819246%30.819246%30.8%237730.457708%30.457708%30.5%13,009,07313.0M30.315023%30.315023%30.3%64,767,78764.8M28.191926%28.191926%28.2%22,547,73422.5M28.104575%28.104575%28.1%43827.261905%27.261905%27.3%229927.173913%27.173913%27.2%1001025.581395%25.581395%25.6%111125.542275%25.542275%25.5%57725.203252%25.203252%25.2%311223.489933%23.489933%23.5%701323.193577%23.193577%23.2%5201421.496599%21.496599%21.5%63221.153846%21.153846%21.2%331520.465116%20.465116%20.5%441618.335430%18.335430%18.3%4,37318.335430%18.335430%18.3%4,37318.235294%18.235294%18.2%311715.819209%15.819209%15.8%281815.681234%15.681234%15.7%611915.500945%15.500945%15.5%822015.088450%15.088450%15.1%1452114.525140%14.525140%14.5%262211.507937%11.507937%11.5%292311.038961%11.038961%11.0%172410.714286%10.714286%10.7%302510.526316%10.526316%10.5%322610.055866%10.055866%10.1%18279.734513%9.734513%9.7%22287.491857%7.491857%7.5%23297.317073%7.317073%7.3%12307.178218%7.178218%7.2%29316.535948%6.535948%6.5%10325.032258%5.032258%5.0%39334.761905%4.761905%4.8%13344.568528%4.568528%4.6%18354.123711%4.123711%4.1%12363.703704%3.703704%3.7%11370.000000%0.000000%0.0%0380.000000%0.000000%0.0%0390.000000%0.000000%0.0%0400.000000%0.000000%0.0%0410.000000%0.000000%0.0%0420.000000%0.000000%0.0%0430.000000%0.000000%0.0%0440.000000%0.000000%0.0%0450.000000%0.000000%0.0%046
Count number of people in category
# rank of place out of 46 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..

Very Advanced Degrees by Place#29

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a professional or doctorate degree (e.g., MBA, PhD, or MD).
Scope: population of Boston, selected other places in Accomack County, and entities that contain Boston
0%50%100%Count#HarbortonBobtownWachapreagueVirginiaOnancockSouth AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesAccomack District 99ChincoteagueSouthZIP Code 23420ZIP 23420AccomacKellerOnleyAccomack CountyAccomackAccomack County Public SchoolsAccomack CoCaptains CoveWattsvilleBelle HavenParksleyTangierPainterSaxisPastoriaAtlanticChase CrossingHorntownBostonMelfaMetompkinPungoteagueGargathaBloxomTemperancevilleMappsvilleOak HallWhitesvilleNelsoniaMakemie ParkTasleyHallwoodGreenbushCats BridgeModest TownQuinbyLee MontBaysideNew ChurchGreenbackvilleSanfordSouthside ChesconessexSouthside Chesco…Deep CreekMappsburgSavageville100.000000%100.000000%100.0%50110.964912%10.964912%11.0%2524.705882%4.705882%4.7%834.187112%4.187112%4.2%235,358235k3.748734%3.748734%3.7%3743.501306%3.501306%3.5%1,495,4751.50M3.336158%3.336158%3.3%7,127,6737.13M3.197279%3.197279%3.2%943.077609%3.077609%3.1%6953.064699%3.064699%3.1%2,451,1282.45M2.965914%2.965914%3.0%672.684564%2.684564%2.7%862.614379%2.614379%2.6%472.445652%2.445652%2.4%982.079665%2.079665%2.1%4962.079665%2.079665%2.1%4962.023810%2.023810%2.0%1791.977107%1.977107%2.0%19101.799486%1.799486%1.8%7111.701323%1.701323%1.7%9121.237624%1.237624%1.2%5130.558659%0.558659%0.6%1140.558659%0.558659%0.6%1150.000000%0.000000%0.0%0160.000000%0.000000%0.0%0170.000000%0.000000%0.0%0180.000000%0.000000%0.0%0190.000000%0.000000%0.0%0200.000000%0.000000%0.0%0210.000000%0.000000%0.0%0220.000000%0.000000%0.0%0230.000000%0.000000%0.0%0240.000000%0.000000%0.0%0250.000000%0.000000%0.0%0260.000000%0.000000%0.0%0270.000000%0.000000%0.0%0280.000000%0.000000%0.0%0290.000000%0.000000%0.0%0300.000000%0.000000%0.0%0310.000000%0.000000%0.0%0320.000000%0.000000%0.0%0330.000000%0.000000%0.0%0340.000000%0.000000%0.0%0350.000000%0.000000%0.0%0360.000000%0.000000%0.0%0370.000000%0.000000%0.0%0380.000000%0.000000%0.0%0390.000000%0.000000%0.0%0400.000000%0.000000%0.0%0410.000000%0.000000%0.0%0420.000000%0.000000%0.0%0430.000000%0.000000%0.0%0440.000000%0.000000%0.0%0450.000000%0.000000%0.0%046
Count number of people in category
# rank of place out of 46 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#30

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 Boston, selected other places in Accomack County, and entities that contain Boston
Female
Male
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F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of place out of 37 by male-to-female sex ratio

Educational Attainment by Place in Virginia

There are 593 places in Virginia. This section compares Boston to the 50 most populous places in Virginia and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Boston. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 23,008.

No H.S. Diploma by Place#31

Percent of population 25 years of age and older without a high school diploma (or equivalent).
Scope: population of Boston, selected other places in Virginia, and entities that contain Boston
0%5%10%15%20%Count#Bailey's CrossroadsMarumscoPetersburgDanvilleSterlingAccomack District 99Accomack CountyAccomackAccomack County Public SchoolsAccomack CoManassasZIP Code 23420ZIP 23420AnnandaleWest Falls ChurchW Falls ChurchLincolniaWinchesterRichmondHerndonSpringfieldPortsmouthHarrisonburgDale CityRoanokeSouthBostonUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSouth AtlanticNorfolkSuffolkStauntonLynchburgVirginiaNewport NewsSalemHamptonLeesburgCharlottesvilleFredericksburgChesapeakeAlexandriaChantillyFairfaxMechanicsvilleLake RidgeVirginia BeachVirginia BchTuckahoeArlingtonCentrevilleOaktonBlacksburgWest SpringfieldW SpringfieldRestonBurkeLinton HallAshburnSouth RidingCave SpringFair OaksShort PumpTysons CornerMcLean24.330099%24.330099%24.3%4,213123.383594%23.383594%23.4%5,707221.323263%21.323263%21.3%4,715320.232462%20.232462%20.2%5,901420.163883%20.163883%20.2%3,888519.965986%19.965986%20.0%58719.496855%19.496855%19.5%4,65019.496855%19.496855%19.5%4,65018.490278%18.490278%18.5%4,850618.415228%18.415228%18.4%41617.973856%17.973856%18.0%5,390717.680664%17.680664%17.7%3,621816.915183%16.915183%16.9%2,802916.514624%16.514624%16.5%2,9871015.996807%15.996807%16.0%23,44323.4k1115.854554%15.854554%15.9%2,5901215.670925%15.670925%15.7%3,2631315.104060%15.104060%15.1%9,5871414.932719%14.932719%14.9%3,7621514.811308%14.811308%14.8%6,7271614.788143%14.788143%14.8%10,24710.2k1714.392758%14.392758%14.4%11,511,24211.5M13.716814%13.716814%13.7%3113.020590%13.020590%13.0%27,818,38027.8M12.827640%12.827640%12.8%5,478,9325.48M12.488196%12.488196%12.5%18,77918.8k1811.963259%11.963259%12.0%6,9291911.840739%11.840739%11.8%2,0522011.784091%11.784091%11.8%5,1852111.362051%11.362051%11.4%638,662639k10.793634%10.793634%10.8%12,50012.5k2210.515464%10.515464%10.5%1,785239.861228%9.861228%9.9%8,911249.752302%9.752302%9.8%3,008259.677532%9.677532%9.7%2,761268.722097%8.722097%8.7%1,434278.648428%8.648428%8.6%13,36913.4k288.620480%8.620480%8.6%9,927298.180624%8.180624%8.2%1,308308.166336%8.166336%8.2%1,357317.898218%7.898218%7.9%2,030327.196970%7.196970%7.2%2,128336.790677%6.790677%6.8%20,44720.4k346.255422%6.255422%6.3%2,091356.236272%6.236272%6.2%10,59010.6k366.179845%6.179845%6.2%2,973376.082004%6.082004%6.1%1,559385.115949%5.115949%5.1%792394.854308%4.854308%4.9%768404.581560%4.581560%4.6%2,013414.392674%4.392674%4.4%1,252424.201315%4.201315%4.2%965433.976231%3.976231%4.0%1,258443.914828%3.914828%3.9%706453.735724%3.735724%3.7%700462.602603%2.602603%2.6%598472.460825%2.460825%2.5%435482.301193%2.301193%2.3%384491.818291%1.818291%1.8%60350
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#32

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..
Scope: population of Boston, selected other places in Virginia, and entities that contain Boston
0%20%40%60%80%Count#McLeanTysons CornerArlingtonShort PumpBlacksburgOaktonSouth RidingRestonFair OaksBurkeAlexandriaAshburnWest SpringfieldW SpringfieldCentrevilleFairfaxChantillyLinton HallLeesburgTuckahoeCharlottesvilleHerndonCave SpringLake RidgeLincolniaWest Falls ChurchW Falls ChurchAnnandaleFredericksburgSpringfieldBailey's CrossroadsVirginiaRichmondHarrisonburgSterlingVirginia BeachVirginia BchStauntonLynchburgMechanicsvilleWinchesterSouth AtlanticChesapeakeUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesManassasSouthSalemNorfolkSuffolkDale CityZIP Code 23420ZIP 23420Newport NewsHamptonMarumscoRoanokeAccomack District 99PortsmouthAccomack CountyAccomackAccomack County Public SchoolsAccomack CoDanvillePetersburgBoston82.996110%82.996110%83.0%27,52427.5k174.620962%74.620962%74.6%12,45212.5k273.664560%73.664560%73.7%125,092125k371.341291%71.341291%71.3%12,61112.6k471.339061%71.339061%71.3%11,04411.0k569.777240%69.777240%69.8%17,88617.9k669.108351%69.108351%69.1%12,46312.5k766.877575%66.877575%66.9%29,38429.4k866.331549%66.331549%66.3%15,24115.2k963.855168%63.855168%63.9%18,20018.2k1062.088819%62.088819%62.1%71,49971.5k1160.910930%60.910930%60.9%19,27119.3k1260.426016%60.426016%60.4%9,5601357.441590%57.441590%57.4%27,63427.6k1454.727087%54.727087%54.7%9,0941554.437426%54.437426%54.4%8,7041653.863904%53.863904%53.9%12,37212.4k1751.154195%51.154195%51.2%15,77815.8k1850.279714%50.279714%50.3%16,80716.8k1950.038556%50.038556%50.0%14,27614.3k2048.414545%48.414545%48.4%7,9092148.334934%48.334934%48.3%9,0572246.147863%46.147863%46.1%13,64513.6k2345.342590%45.342590%45.3%7,5112443.574219%43.574219%43.6%8,9242542.453648%42.453648%42.5%12,73112.7k2642.296697%42.296697%42.3%6,9542740.706945%40.706945%40.7%8,4762839.541465%39.541465%39.5%6,8472936.890897%36.890897%36.9%2,073,6412.07M36.691050%36.691050%36.7%53,77053.8k3036.248164%36.248164%36.2%9,1323135.473499%35.473499%35.5%6,8403234.242322%34.242322%34.2%103,105103k3333.669937%33.669937%33.7%5,8353433.288636%33.288636%33.3%14,64714.6k3533.281457%33.281457%33.3%8,5543631.271079%31.271079%31.3%5,6563730.457708%30.457708%30.5%13,009,07313.0M30.375268%30.375268%30.4%46,95547.0k3830.315023%30.315023%30.3%64,767,78764.8M30.076249%30.076249%30.1%7,8893928.191926%28.191926%28.2%22,547,73422.5M26.898380%26.898380%26.9%4,5664026.611648%26.611648%26.6%40,01740.0k4126.590583%26.590583%26.6%15,40115.4k4225.806949%25.806949%25.8%11,72111.7k4325.542275%25.542275%25.5%57724.722604%24.722604%24.7%28,63128.6k4424.000708%24.000708%24.0%21,68821.7k4523.318037%23.318037%23.3%5,6914622.904520%22.904520%22.9%15,87115.9k4721.496599%21.496599%21.5%63221.071952%21.071952%21.1%13,37513.4k4818.335430%18.335430%18.3%4,37318.335430%18.335430%18.3%4,37318.209559%18.209559%18.2%5,3114916.588278%16.588278%16.6%3,668509.734513%9.734513%9.7%22
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#33

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a professional or doctorate degree (e.g., MBA, PhD, or MD).
Scope: population of Boston, selected other places in Virginia, and entities that contain Boston
0%5%10%15%20%Count#McLeanBlacksburgArlingtonCharlottesvilleTysons CornerAlexandriaOaktonShort PumpCave SpringRestonTuckahoeFair OaksFairfaxBurkeWest SpringfieldW SpringfieldWinchesterWest Falls ChurchW Falls ChurchHarrisonburgBailey's CrossroadsLincolniaRichmondSouth RidingFredericksburgLynchburgAnnandaleStauntonVirginiaCentrevilleSpringfieldChantillyAshburnLeesburgSouth AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesAccomack District 99HerndonLake RidgeSouthRoanokeNorfolkZIP Code 23420ZIP 23420Virginia BeachVirginia BchLinton HallSterlingChesapeakeSuffolkDanvilleMechanicsvilleSalemAccomack CountyAccomackAccomack County Public SchoolsAccomack CoManassasNewport NewsPortsmouthPetersburgHamptonDale CityMarumscoBoston23.411633%23.411633%23.4%7,764118.848912%18.848912%18.8%2,918212.967794%12.967794%13.0%22,02122.0k311.745531%11.745531%11.7%3,351411.026548%11.026548%11.0%1,840510.783633%10.783633%10.8%12,41812.4k610.470877%10.470877%10.5%2,68479.848956%9.848956%9.8%1,74188.122532%8.122532%8.1%1,52297.540342%7.540342%7.5%3,313107.422144%7.422144%7.4%2,481117.080994%7.080994%7.1%1,627126.421135%6.421135%6.4%1,067136.164480%6.164480%6.2%1,757145.922508%5.922508%5.9%937155.346381%5.346381%5.3%967165.043945%5.043945%5.0%1,033175.001389%5.001389%5.0%1,260184.943405%4.943405%4.9%856194.823423%4.823423%4.8%799204.707673%4.707673%4.7%6,899214.674504%4.674504%4.7%843224.628672%4.628672%4.6%761234.565909%4.565909%4.6%2,009244.565159%4.565159%4.6%1,369254.437392%4.437392%4.4%769264.187112%4.187112%4.2%235,358235k4.134447%4.134447%4.1%1,989274.043800%4.043800%4.0%842283.983989%3.983989%4.0%637293.938302%3.938302%3.9%1,246303.773830%3.773830%3.8%1,164313.501306%3.501306%3.5%1,495,4751.50M3.336158%3.336158%3.3%7,127,6737.13M3.197279%3.197279%3.2%943.164789%3.164789%3.2%517323.081034%3.081034%3.1%911333.064699%3.064699%3.1%2,451,1282.45M3.037869%3.037869%3.0%2,105343.011159%3.011159%3.0%4,528352.965914%2.965914%3.0%672.952136%2.952136%3.0%8,889362.782011%2.782011%2.8%639372.572347%2.572347%2.6%496382.473752%2.473752%2.5%3,824392.456879%2.456879%2.5%1,423402.427484%2.427484%2.4%708412.423936%2.423936%2.4%623422.326951%2.326951%2.3%395432.079665%2.079665%2.1%4962.079665%2.079665%2.1%4962.066336%2.066336%2.1%542441.986029%1.986029%2.0%2,300451.881115%1.881115%1.9%1,194461.646165%1.646165%1.6%364471.594662%1.594662%1.6%1,441481.506011%1.506011%1.5%684490.995657%0.995657%1.0%243500.000000%0.000000%0.0%0
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#34

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 Boston, selected other places in Virginia, and entities that contain Boston
Female
Male
5x0x5xFM#Boston9ZIP 23420WinchesterShort PumpBailey's CrossroadsHarrisonburgSalemAccomackAccomack CoFredericksburgSouth AtlanticManassasChesapeakeVirginiaSouthSterlingRoanokeUnited StatesW Falls ChurchDanvilleStauntonBlacksburgSuffolkSpringfieldMechanicsvilleLynchburgHamptonLincolniaNewport NewsRichmondMarumscoPortsmouthPetersburgAnnandaleCharlottesvilleRestonVirginia BchAlexandriaDale CityNorfolkArlingtonTuckahoeLeesburgFairfaxChantillyHerndonBurkeLake RidgeCave SpringCentrevilleFair OaksOaktonAshburnW SpringfieldLinton HallMcLeanSouth RidingTysons Corner-1.000000x-1.000000x7.050265x7.050265x7.05x8.780%8.78%61.905%61.9%-1.000000x-1.000000x2.181807x2.181807x2.18x13.131%13.1%28.649%28.6%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.885135x1.885135x1.89x13.344%13.3%25.155%25.2%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.460727x1.460727x1.46x13.519%13.5%19.747%19.7%1-1.000000x-1.000000x1.423303x1.423303x1.42x2.045%2.05%2.911%2.91%2-1.000000x-1.000000x1.388320x1.388320x1.39x20.479%20.5%28.432%28.4%3-1.000000x-1.000000x1.287231x1.287231x1.29x13.079%13.1%16.836%16.8%4-1.000000x-1.000000x1.281815x1.281815x1.28x9.293%9.29%11.912%11.9%5-1.000000x-1.000000x1.223603x1.223603x1.22x17.637%17.6%21.581%21.6%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.223603x1.223603x1.22x17.637%17.6%21.581%21.6%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.203171x1.203171x1.20x7.946%7.95%9.560%9.56%6-1.000000x-1.000000x1.178860x1.178860x1.18x11.819%11.8%13.933%13.9%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.176678x1.176678x1.18x17.013%17.0%20.019%20.0%7-1.000000x-1.000000x1.171691x1.171691x1.17x7.995%8.00%9.368%9.37%8-1.000000x-1.000000x1.153834x1.153834x1.15x10.578%10.6%12.205%12.2%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.149925x1.149925x1.15x13.427%13.4%15.440%15.4%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.149562x1.149562x1.15x18.812%18.8%21.626%21.6%9-1.000000x-1.000000x1.141892x1.141892x1.14x13.870%13.9%15.838%15.8%10-1.000000x-1.000000x1.109070x1.109070x1.11x12.369%12.4%13.719%13.7%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.078069x1.078069x1.08x16.995%17.0%18.322%18.3%11-1.000000x-1.000000x1.076070x1.076070x1.08x19.580%19.6%21.070%21.1%12-1.000000x-1.000000x1.076055x1.076055x1.08x11.446%11.4%12.317%12.3%13-1.000000x-1.000000x1.058866x1.058866x1.06x4.963%4.96%5.255%5.25%14-1.000000x-1.000000x1.058434x1.058434x1.06x11.643%11.6%12.324%12.3%15-1.000000x-1.000000x1.056533x1.056533x1.06x15.256%15.3%16.118%16.1%16-1.000000x-1.000000x1.054030x1.054030x1.05x7.708%7.71%8.124%8.12%17-1.000000x-1.000000x1.051496x1.051496x1.05x11.514%11.5%12.107%12.1%18-1.000000x-1.000000x1.050270x1.050270x1.05x9.636%9.64%10.120%10.1%19-1.000000x-1.000000x1.046282x1.046282x1.05x16.538%16.5%17.303%17.3%20-1.000000x-1.000000x1.040440x1.040440x1.04x10.593%10.6%11.021%11.0%21-1.000000x-1.000000x1.034737x1.034737x1.03x15.740%15.7%16.287%16.3%22-1.000000x-1.000000x1.025968x1.025968x1.03x23.092%23.1%23.691%23.7%23-1.000000x-1.000000x1.019986x1.019986x1.02x14.965%15.0%15.264%15.3%24-1.000000x-1.000000x1.016685x1.016685x1.02x21.165%21.2%21.518%21.5%25-1.000000x-1.000000x1.013393x1.013393x1.01x17.857%17.9%18.096%18.1%26-1.000000x-1.000000x1.010330x1.010330x1.01x9.630%9.63%9.729%9.73%27-1.009616x-1.009616x1.01x1.000000x1.000000x4.602%4.60%4.558%4.56%28-1.030721x-1.030721x1.03x1.000000x1.000000x6.889%6.89%6.684%6.68%29-1.033220x-1.033220x1.03x1.000000x1.000000x8.755%8.75%8.473%8.47%30-1.046862x-1.046862x1.05x1.000000x1.000000x15.143%15.1%14.465%14.5%31-1.081765x-1.081765x1.08x1.000000x1.000000x12.978%13.0%11.997%12.0%32-1.084334x-1.084334x1.08x1.000000x1.000000x6.487%6.49%5.982%5.98%33-1.146856x-1.146856x1.15x1.000000x1.000000x6.650%6.65%5.798%5.80%34-1.149627x-1.149627x1.15x1.000000x1.000000x10.427%10.4%9.070%9.07%35-1.166317x-1.166317x1.17x1.000000x1.000000x8.777%8.78%7.525%7.53%36-1.189606x-1.189606x1.19x1.000000x1.000000x8.859%8.86%7.447%7.45%37-1.221424x-1.221424x1.22x1.000000x1.000000x17.419%17.4%14.261%14.3%38-1.278635x-1.278635x1.28x1.000000x1.000000x4.912%4.91%3.841%3.84%39-1.285775x-1.285775x1.29x1.000000x1.000000x8.032%8.03%6.247%6.25%40-1.287287x-1.287287x1.29x1.000000x1.000000x4.165%4.17%3.235%3.24%41-1.314749x-1.314749x1.31x1.000000x1.000000x6.979%6.98%5.308%5.31%42-1.331665x-1.331665x1.33x1.000000x1.000000x2.961%2.96%2.223%2.22%43-1.424909x-1.424909x1.42x1.000000x1.000000x7.131%7.13%5.005%5.00%44-1.456006x-1.456006x1.46x1.000000x1.000000x4.648%4.65%3.192%3.19%45-1.484801x-1.484801x1.48x1.000000x1.000000x5.737%5.74%3.864%3.86%46-1.618068x-1.618068x1.62x1.000000x1.000000x5.159%5.16%3.189%3.19%47-1.945779x-1.945779x1.95x1.000000x1.000000x2.369%2.37%1.217%1.22%48-2.908261x-2.908261x2.91x1.000000x1.000000x5.714%5.71%1.965%1.96%49-8.938218x-8.938218x8.94x1.000000x1.000000x4.061%4.06%0.454%0.45%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 South

There are 9,693 places in the South. This section compares Boston to the 50 most populous places in the South and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Boston. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 188,973.

No H.S. Diploma by Place#35

Percent of population 25 years of age and older without a high school diploma (or equivalent).
Scope: population of Boston, selected other places in the South, and entities that contain Boston
0%10%20%30%Count#LaredoHialeahMiamiDallasGarlandHoustonEl PasoIrvingAccomack District 99Accomack CountyAccomackAccomack County Public SchoolsAccomack CoFort WorthZIP Code 23420ZIP 23420San AntonioCorpus ChristiBaltimoreAmarilloAugusta-Richmond County consolidated government (balance)Augusta-Richmon…MemphisRichmondArlingtonOklahoma CityLubbockMontgomerySouthBirminghamShreveportNew OrleansWinston-SalemBostonColumbusTulsaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesTampaDurhamSouth AtlanticNashville-DavidsonMobileNorfolkBaton RougeAustinLouisvilleCharlotteJacksonvilleVirginiaGreensboroAtlantaOrlandoLexington-FayetteSt. PetersburgWashingtonHuntsvilleLittle RockFayettevilleRaleighChesapeakeVirginia BeachVirginia BchPlanoArlington33.248609%33.248609%33.2%45,78445.8k129.547032%29.547032%29.5%51,49951.5k225.837701%25.837701%25.8%82,57682.6k324.656531%24.656531%24.7%201,900202k423.783403%23.783403%23.8%34,72934.7k522.636297%22.636297%22.6%326,041326k621.390422%21.390422%21.4%88,91188.9k720.239673%20.239673%20.2%29,77629.8k819.965986%19.965986%20.0%58719.496855%19.496855%19.5%4,65019.496855%19.496855%19.5%4,65018.755272%18.755272%18.8%94,04494.0k918.415228%18.415228%18.4%41618.397606%18.397606%18.4%167,299167k1018.225364%18.225364%18.2%37,59237.6k1116.548703%16.548703%16.5%69,83969.8k1216.519023%16.519023%16.5%20,68020.7k1316.495350%16.495350%16.5%20,89420.9k1416.013390%16.013390%16.0%66,73166.7k1515.996807%15.996807%16.0%23,44323.4k1615.406412%15.406412%15.4%37,08237.1k1714.746136%14.746136%14.7%59,32459.3k1814.549337%14.549337%14.5%20,37320.4k1914.486312%14.486312%14.5%19,03419.0k2014.392758%14.392758%14.4%11,511,24211.5M14.356281%14.356281%14.4%20,63520.6k2114.347237%14.347237%14.3%18,62318.6k2214.332154%14.332154%14.3%38,00438.0k2313.910992%13.910992%13.9%21,22421.2k2413.716814%13.716814%13.7%3113.388110%13.388110%13.4%17,17417.2k2513.030453%13.030453%13.0%33,97034.0k2613.020590%13.020590%13.0%27,818,38027.8M13.004807%13.004807%13.0%31,27531.3k2713.004396%13.004396%13.0%21,68621.7k2812.827640%12.827640%12.8%5,478,9325.48M12.757874%12.757874%12.8%55,74455.7k2912.535934%12.535934%12.5%16,22216.2k3012.488196%12.488196%12.5%18,77918.8k3112.361065%12.361065%12.4%16,97117.0k3212.000833%12.000833%12.0%73,14773.1k3311.956157%11.956157%12.0%49,49049.5k3411.553484%11.553484%11.6%61,37861.4k3511.488796%11.488796%11.5%65,89165.9k3611.362051%11.362051%11.4%638,662639k10.816229%10.816229%10.8%19,90919.9k3710.536277%10.536277%10.5%32,40032.4k3810.531914%10.531914%10.5%18,91318.9k3910.106717%10.106717%10.1%20,30520.3k4010.073214%10.073214%10.1%18,57418.6k4110.045421%10.045421%10.0%46,51046.5k429.750990%9.750990%9.8%12,48012.5k439.385035%9.385035%9.4%12,45012.5k448.771456%8.771456%8.8%11,05311.1k458.738650%8.738650%8.7%25,06025.1k468.648428%8.648428%8.6%13,36913.4k476.790677%6.790677%6.8%20,44720.4k486.396106%6.396106%6.4%12,12912.1k496.236272%6.236272%6.2%10,59010.6k50
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#36

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..
Scope: population of Boston, selected other places in the South, and entities that contain Boston
0%20%40%60%Count#ArlingtonPlanoWashingtonRaleighDurhamAtlantaAustinCharlotteHuntsvilleLexington-FayetteLittle RockNashville-DavidsonVirginiaGreensboroRichmondNew OrleansTampaIrvingOrlandoVirginia BeachVirginia BchWinston-SalemBaton RougeSt. PetersburgMontgomeryHoustonDallasTulsaSouth AtlanticChesapeakeUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesBaltimoreOklahoma CityArlingtonLubbockLouisvilleSouthFort WorthMobileJacksonvilleNorfolkZIP Code 23420ZIP 23420FayettevilleShreveportSan AntonioMemphisColumbusBirminghamMiamiEl PasoGarlandAmarilloAccomack District 99Augusta-Richmond County consolidated government (balance)Augusta-Richmon…Corpus ChristiAccomack CountyAccomackAccomack County Public SchoolsAccomack CoLaredoHialeahBoston73.664560%73.664560%73.7%125,092125k155.577938%55.577938%55.6%105,393105k255.360186%55.360186%55.4%256,316256k349.199364%49.199364%49.2%141,090141k448.320031%48.320031%48.3%80,57880.6k548.281839%48.281839%48.3%148,471148k647.708346%47.708346%47.7%290,790291k741.989192%41.989192%42.0%223,068223k841.479994%41.479994%41.5%53,08953.1k941.441271%41.441271%41.4%83,25883.3k1038.854046%38.854046%38.9%51,54351.5k1137.627764%37.627764%37.6%164,410164k1236.890897%36.890897%36.9%2,073,6412.07M36.820488%36.820488%36.8%67,77467.8k1336.691050%36.691050%36.7%53,77053.8k1436.177338%36.177338%36.2%95,93095.9k1535.534829%35.534829%35.5%85,45785.5k1635.021785%35.021785%35.0%51,52351.5k1734.996492%34.996492%35.0%62,84662.8k1834.242322%34.242322%34.2%103,105103k1934.184309%34.184309%34.2%52,15552.2k2032.328434%32.328434%32.3%44,38544.4k2132.163892%32.163892%32.2%59,30759.3k2231.186593%31.186593%31.2%40,97741.0k2331.153001%31.153001%31.2%448,711449k2431.010808%31.010808%31.0%253,932254k2530.736449%30.736449%30.7%80,12980.1k2630.457708%30.457708%30.5%13,009,07313.0M30.375268%30.375268%30.4%46,95547.0k2730.315023%30.315023%30.3%64,767,78764.8M29.719611%29.719611%29.7%125,423125k2829.343627%29.343627%29.3%118,050118k2929.302594%29.302594%29.3%70,52970.5k3028.736601%28.736601%28.7%40,23940.2k3128.252913%28.252913%28.3%116,947117k3228.191926%28.191926%28.2%22,547,73422.5M27.594445%27.594445%27.6%138,366138k3327.424964%27.424964%27.4%35,48935.5k3427.049958%27.049958%27.0%155,138155k3526.611648%26.611648%26.6%40,01740.0k3625.542275%25.542275%25.5%57725.534279%25.534279%25.5%32,17632.2k3725.350919%25.350919%25.4%32,90632.9k3825.248199%25.248199%25.2%229,595230k3925.090708%25.090708%25.1%104,558105k4025.001949%25.001949%25.0%32,07232.1k4124.978606%24.978606%25.0%35,90335.9k4224.957211%24.957211%25.0%79,76279.8k4323.604502%23.604502%23.6%98,11498.1k4422.455520%22.455520%22.5%32,79032.8k4522.349408%22.349408%22.3%27,97928.0k4621.496599%21.496599%21.5%63221.218006%21.218006%21.2%26,87626.9k4721.116832%21.116832%21.1%43,55643.6k4818.335430%18.335430%18.3%4,37318.335430%18.335430%18.3%4,37317.931475%17.931475%17.9%24,69224.7k4913.317651%13.317651%13.3%23,21223.2k509.734513%9.734513%9.7%22
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#37

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a professional or doctorate degree (e.g., MBA, PhD, or MD).
Scope: population of Boston, selected other places in the South, and entities that contain Boston
0%5%10%Count#ArlingtonWashingtonDurhamAtlantaLexington-FayetteNew OrleansLittle RockAustinBaton RougeTampaBaltimoreRaleighWinston-SalemPlanoRichmondNashville-DavidsonVirginiaMiamiHoustonGreensboroSt. PetersburgDallasOrlandoLubbockHuntsvilleBirminghamSouth AtlanticCharlotteShreveportTulsaMontgomeryMemphisUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesAugusta-Richmond County consolidated government (balance)Augusta-Richmon…LouisvilleAccomack District 99ColumbusSouthOklahoma CityNorfolkMobileZIP Code 23420ZIP 23420Virginia BeachVirginia BchSan AntonioChesapeakeIrvingArlingtonJacksonvilleCorpus ChristiFort WorthAccomack CountyAccomackAccomack County Public SchoolsAccomack CoFayettevilleAmarilloEl PasoGarlandLaredoHialeahBoston12.967794%12.967794%13.0%22,02122.0k112.461852%12.461852%12.5%57,69857.7k28.806121%8.806121%8.8%14,68514.7k37.298648%7.298648%7.3%22,44422.4k46.507023%6.507023%6.5%13,07313.1k56.270412%6.270412%6.3%16,62716.6k66.139095%6.139095%6.1%8,14475.293216%5.293216%5.3%32,26332.3k85.089807%5.089807%5.1%6,98894.999834%4.999834%5.0%12,02412.0k104.934352%4.934352%4.9%20,82420.8k114.783940%4.783940%4.8%13,71913.7k124.727011%4.727011%4.7%7,212134.726548%4.726548%4.7%8,963144.707673%4.707673%4.7%6,899154.499036%4.499036%4.5%19,65819.7k164.187112%4.187112%4.2%235,358235k4.063580%4.063580%4.1%12,98713.0k174.001816%4.001816%4.0%57,64057.6k183.877414%3.877414%3.9%7,137193.860296%3.860296%3.9%7,118203.855041%3.855041%3.9%31,56731.6k213.702012%3.702012%3.7%6,648223.682861%3.682861%3.7%5,157233.636307%3.636307%3.6%4,654243.623335%3.623335%3.6%5,208253.501306%3.501306%3.5%1,495,4751.50M3.490252%3.490252%3.5%18,54218.5k263.432151%3.432151%3.4%4,455273.421980%3.421980%3.4%8,921283.410380%3.410380%3.4%4,481293.351171%3.351171%3.4%13,96514.0k303.336158%3.336158%3.3%7,127,6737.13M3.292912%3.292912%3.3%4,171313.276890%3.276890%3.3%13,56413.6k323.197279%3.197279%3.2%943.080029%3.080029%3.1%3,951333.064699%3.064699%3.1%2,451,1282.45M3.057653%3.057653%3.1%12,30112.3k343.011159%3.011159%3.0%4,528352.968224%2.968224%3.0%3,841362.965914%2.965914%3.0%672.952136%2.952136%3.0%8,889372.604272%2.604272%2.6%23,68223.7k382.473752%2.473752%2.5%3,824392.456548%2.456548%2.5%3,614402.314576%2.314576%2.3%5,571412.288483%2.288483%2.3%13,12513.1k422.267020%2.267020%2.3%4,676432.234224%2.234224%2.2%11,20311.2k442.079665%2.079665%2.1%4962.079665%2.079665%2.1%4962.050615%2.050615%2.1%2,584452.023341%2.023341%2.0%2,533461.889534%1.889534%1.9%7,854471.315555%1.315555%1.3%1,921481.181537%1.181537%1.2%1,627491.162971%1.162971%1.2%2,027500.000000%0.000000%0.0%0
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#38

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 Boston, selected other places in the South, and entities that contain Boston
Female
Male
0x2x4x6xFM#Boston9ZIP 23420MobileBirminghamCharlotteAugusta-Richmond Co consolidated government (balance)Augusta-Richmon…Baton RougeMemphisWinston-SalemAccomackAccomack CoGreensboroDurhamTulsaBaltimoreSouth AtlanticSt. PetersburgChesapeakeRaleighNashville-DavidsonMontgomeryNew OrleansLexington-FayetteOklahoma CityVirginiaSouthShreveportLittle RockJacksonvilleDallasPlanoArlingtonUnited StatesHoustonAmarilloAtlantaIrvingFort WorthWashingtonAustinColumbusOrlandoRichmondLouisvilleGarlandSan AntonioTampaHuntsvilleMiamiCorpus ChristiVirginia BchHialeahLubbockFayettevilleNorfolkArlingtonLaredoEl Paso-1.000000x-1.000000x7.050265x7.050265x7.05x8.780%8.78%61.905%61.9%-1.000000x-1.000000x2.181807x2.181807x2.18x13.131%13.1%28.649%28.6%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.885135x1.885135x1.89x13.344%13.3%25.155%25.2%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.379785x1.379785x1.38x10.659%10.7%14.708%14.7%1-1.000000x-1.000000x1.296106x1.296106x1.30x12.650%12.6%16.395%16.4%2-1.000000x-1.000000x1.285784x1.285784x1.29x10.185%10.2%13.096%13.1%3-1.000000x-1.000000x1.257428x1.257428x1.26x14.729%14.7%18.521%18.5%4-1.000000x-1.000000x1.251831x1.251831x1.25x11.056%11.1%13.840%13.8%5-1.000000x-1.000000x1.248135x1.248135x1.25x14.368%14.4%17.933%17.9%6-1.000000x-1.000000x1.225931x1.225931x1.23x12.609%12.6%15.458%15.5%7-1.000000x-1.000000x1.223603x1.223603x1.22x17.637%17.6%21.581%21.6%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.223603x1.223603x1.22x17.637%17.6%21.581%21.6%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.213997x1.213997x1.21x9.855%9.85%11.964%12.0%8-1.000000x-1.000000x1.203180x1.203180x1.20x11.905%11.9%14.324%14.3%9-1.000000x-1.000000x1.199749x1.199749x1.20x11.899%11.9%14.276%14.3%10-1.000000x-1.000000x1.179669x1.179669x1.18x15.289%15.3%18.036%18.0%11-1.000000x-1.000000x1.178860x1.178860x1.18x11.819%11.8%13.933%13.9%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.172776x1.172776x1.17x9.313%9.31%10.922%10.9%12-1.000000x-1.000000x1.171691x1.171691x1.17x7.995%8.00%9.368%9.37%13-1.000000x-1.000000x1.169980x1.169980x1.17x8.091%8.09%9.466%9.47%14-1.000000x-1.000000x1.167676x1.167676x1.17x11.816%11.8%13.798%13.8%15-1.000000x-1.000000x1.162033x1.162033x1.16x13.492%13.5%15.678%15.7%16-1.000000x-1.000000x1.161502x1.161502x1.16x13.321%13.3%15.473%15.5%17-1.000000x-1.000000x1.155591x1.155591x1.16x9.398%9.40%10.861%10.9%18-1.000000x-1.000000x1.154612x1.154612x1.15x13.719%13.7%15.840%15.8%19-1.000000x-1.000000x1.153834x1.153834x1.15x10.578%10.6%12.205%12.2%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.149925x1.149925x1.15x13.427%13.4%15.440%15.4%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.148209x1.148209x1.15x13.442%13.4%15.434%15.4%20-1.000000x-1.000000x1.144784x1.144784x1.14x8.792%8.79%10.065%10.1%21-1.000000x-1.000000x1.131088x1.131088x1.13x10.820%10.8%12.238%12.2%22-1.000000x-1.000000x1.124677x1.124677x1.12x23.229%23.2%26.125%26.1%23-1.000000x-1.000000x1.117313x1.117313x1.12x6.057%6.06%6.768%6.77%24-1.000000x-1.000000x1.111038x1.111038x1.11x14.627%14.6%16.251%16.3%25-1.000000x-1.000000x1.109070x1.109070x1.11x12.369%12.4%13.719%13.7%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.097123x1.097123x1.10x21.595%21.6%23.693%23.7%26-1.000000x-1.000000x1.096051x1.096051x1.10x15.795%15.8%17.313%17.3%27-1.000000x-1.000000x1.074487x1.074487x1.07x10.167%10.2%10.924%10.9%28-1.000000x-1.000000x1.069693x1.069693x1.07x19.574%19.6%20.939%20.9%29-1.000000x-1.000000x1.069330x1.069330x1.07x18.151%18.2%19.410%19.4%30-1.000000x-1.000000x1.064309x1.064309x1.06x9.751%9.75%10.378%10.4%31-1.000000x-1.000000x1.047773x1.047773x1.05x11.718%11.7%12.278%12.3%32-1.000000x-1.000000x1.042695x1.042695x1.04x13.123%13.1%13.683%13.7%33-1.000000x-1.000000x1.039616x1.039616x1.04x10.339%10.3%10.748%10.7%34-1.000000x-1.000000x1.034737x1.034737x1.03x15.740%15.7%16.287%16.3%35-1.000000x-1.000000x1.031168x1.031168x1.03x11.783%11.8%12.150%12.1%36-1.000000x-1.000000x1.028036x1.028036x1.03x23.473%23.5%24.131%24.1%37-1.000000x-1.000000x1.008755x1.008755x1.01x18.321%18.3%18.481%18.5%38-1.004928x-1.004928x1.00x1.000000x1.000000x13.035%13.0%12.971%13.0%39-1.025542x-1.025542x1.03x1.000000x1.000000x9.869%9.87%9.623%9.62%40-1.026397x-1.026397x1.03x1.000000x1.000000x26.169%26.2%25.496%25.5%41-1.029061x-1.029061x1.03x1.000000x1.000000x18.478%18.5%17.956%18.0%42-1.030721x-1.030721x1.03x1.000000x1.000000x6.889%6.89%6.684%6.68%43-1.042579x-1.042579x1.04x1.000000x1.000000x30.119%30.1%28.889%28.9%44-1.047835x-1.047835x1.05x1.000000x1.000000x14.874%14.9%14.195%14.2%45-1.073471x-1.073471x1.07x1.000000x1.000000x9.064%9.06%8.443%8.44%46-1.081765x-1.081765x1.08x1.000000x1.000000x12.978%13.0%11.997%12.0%47-1.084334x-1.084334x1.08x1.000000x1.000000x6.487%6.49%5.982%5.98%48-1.124178x-1.124178x1.12x1.000000x1.000000x35.074%35.1%31.200%31.2%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

Educational Attainment by Place in the United States

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

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 Boston, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Boston
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count#MiamiFresnoDallasLos AngelesHoustonClevelandEl PasoDetroitLong BeachAccomack District 99Accomack CountyAccomackAccomack County Public SchoolsAccomack CoOaklandNew YorkPhoenixFort WorthZIP Code 23420ZIP 23420San AntonioMilwaukeePhiladelphiaSan JoseChicagoBaltimoreLas VegasSacramentoMemphisTucsonArlingtonOklahoma CityIndianapolisSouthBostonBostonDenverTulsaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSouth AtlanticNashville-DavidsonWichitaSan FranciscoSan DiegoMesaOmahaAustinLouisvilleCharlotteJacksonvilleVirginiaColumbusMinneapolisAlbuquerqueKansas CityAtlantaWashingtonRaleighPortlandVirginia 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%90,67890.7k820.544247%20.544247%20.5%62,70762.7k919.965986%19.965986%20.0%58719.496855%19.496855%19.5%4,65019.496855%19.496855%19.5%4,65019.475074%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%94,04494.0k1318.415228%18.415228%18.4%41618.397606%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%80,02880.0k2614.392758%14.392758%14.4%11,511,24211.5M14.325556%14.325556%14.3%63,64263.6k2713.716814%13.716814%13.7%3113.638703%13.638703%13.6%63,86563.9k2813.030453%13.030453%13.0%33,97034.0k2913.020590%13.020590%13.0%27,818,38027.8M12.827640%12.827640%12.8%5,478,9325.48M12.757874%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%115,528116k3312.217042%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%49,49049.5k3711.553484%11.553484%11.6%61,37861.4k3811.488796%11.488796%11.5%65,89165.9k3911.362051%11.362051%11.4%638,662639k11.226988%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%32,40032.4k4410.045421%10.045421%10.0%46,51046.5k458.738650%8.738650%8.7%25,06025.1k468.420098%8.420098%8.4%38,17938.2k476.790677%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#40

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..
Scope: population of Boston, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Boston
0%20%40%60%Count#SeattleWashingtonSan FranciscoRaleighAtlantaAustinMinneapolisPortlandBostonDenverSan DiegoCharlotteSan JoseOaklandColorado SpringsColorado SpgsNashville-DavidsonVirginiaChicagoNew YorkColumbusOmahaVirginia BeachVirginia BchAlbuquerqueKansas CityLos AngelesHoustonDallasTulsaSacramentoSouth AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesBaltimoreLong BeachOklahoma CityArlingtonIndianapolisWichitaLouisvilleSouthFort WorthPhoenixJacksonvillePhiladelphiaTucsonMesaZIP Code 23420ZIP 23420San AntonioMemphisMiamiEl PasoMilwaukeeLas VegasAccomack District 99FresnoAccomack CountyAccomackAccomack County Public SchoolsAccomack CoClevelandDetroitBoston60.416303%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%164,410164k1636.890897%36.890897%36.9%2,073,6412.07M36.546320%36.546320%36.5%669,666670k1736.220225%36.220225%36.2%2,119,5252.12M1834.813955%34.813955%34.8%190,111190k1934.651487%34.651487%34.7%99,56199.6k2034.242322%34.242322%34.2%103,105103k2133.751907%33.751907%33.8%126,087126k2232.996107%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%97,97198.0k2830.457708%30.457708%30.5%13,009,07313.0M30.315023%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%118,050118k3129.302594%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%116,947117k3528.191926%28.191926%28.2%22,547,73422.5M27.594445%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%79,61179.6k4125.542275%25.542275%25.5%57725.248199%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%92,20592.2k4721.496599%21.496599%21.5%63220.457660%20.457660%20.5%62,24162.2k4818.335430%18.335430%18.3%4,37318.335430%18.335430%18.3%4,37316.073076%16.073076%16.1%40,94640.9k4913.833543%13.833543%13.8%59,72359.7k509.734513%9.734513%9.7%22
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 Boston, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Boston
0%5%10%Count#WashingtonSeattleSan FranciscoBostonAtlantaSan DiegoMinneapolisOaklandPortlandDenverAustinBaltimoreRaleighAlbuquerqueNashville-DavidsonNew YorkChicagoVirginiaMiamiOmahaHoustonLos AngelesSacramentoDallasPhiladelphiaSan JoseSouth AtlanticCharlotteKansas CityTulsaColumbusMemphisUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesColorado SpringsColorado SpgsLouisvilleLong BeachAccomack District 99IndianapolisSouthOklahoma CityTucsonZIP Code 23420ZIP 23420Virginia BeachVirginia BchPhoenixSan AntonioWichitaLas VegasFresnoArlingtonJacksonvilleFort WorthAccomack CountyAccomackAccomack County Public SchoolsAccomack CoMesaMilwaukeeClevelandEl PasoDetroitBoston12.461852%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%20,82420.8k124.783940%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%82,18982.2k174.187112%4.187112%4.2%235,358235k4.063580%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%12,57012.6k223.855041%3.855041%3.9%31,56731.6k233.720350%3.720350%3.7%38,51538.5k243.718608%3.718608%3.7%25,28225.3k253.501306%3.501306%3.5%1,495,4751.50M3.490252%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%9,602313.276890%3.276890%3.3%13,56413.6k323.202514%3.202514%3.2%9,775333.197279%3.197279%3.2%943.103434%3.103434%3.1%17,12017.1k343.064699%3.064699%3.1%2,451,1282.45M3.057653%3.057653%3.1%12,30112.3k353.025921%3.025921%3.0%9,918362.965914%2.965914%3.0%672.952136%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%11,20311.2k452.079665%2.079665%2.1%4962.079665%2.079665%2.1%4962.055977%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%5,693500.000000%0.000000%0.0%0
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 Boston, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Boston
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:
Virginia
County:
Accomack
District:
9
ZIP Code:
23420
Unified School District:
Accomack County
Congressional District:
VA-2
State Senate District:
VA-6
State House District:
VA-100
Neighboring Unincorporated Places:
Pungoteague
Nearby Towns:
Belle Haven, Exmore, Keller, Melfa, Painter
Nearby Unincorporated Places:
Bobtown, Cats Bridge, Harborton, Mappsburg, Savage Town