Educational Attainment in Altoona, Washington (Unincorporated Place)

Educational Attainment#1

Highest level of education among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of Washington and Altoona
Altoona
Washington
0%10%20%30%40%50%CountHigher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma243.750000%43.333929%43.750000%43.8%3556.250000%47.247360%56.250000%56.3%450.000000%0.000000%0.0%9.418712%0

Relative Educational Attainment#2

Highest level of education among people aged 25 years and older, as percentage more or less than Washington at large.
Scope: population of Washington and Altoona
-100%0%+100%%ref.Higher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma20.960151%0.960151%+1.0%43.750%43.8%43.334%43.3%19.054271%19.054271%+19.1%56.250%56.3%47.247%47.2%-100.000000%-100.000000%-100.0%0.000%0%9.419%9.42%

Detailed Educational Attainment#3

Highest level of education among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of Washington and Altoona
Altoona
Washington
0%10%20%30%40%50%CountDoctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None0.000000%0.000000%0.0%1.473890%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%2.086123%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%8.721721%032.500000%21.275382%32.500000%32.5%2611.250000%9.776813%11.250000%11.3%951.250000%24.326780%51.250000%51.2%415.000000%22.920580%5.000000%5.0%40.000000%0.000000%0.0%5.484111%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%2.794978%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%1.139622%0

Detailed Relative Educational Attainment#4

Highest level of education among people aged 25 years and older, as percentage more or less than Washington at large.
Scope: population of Washington and Altoona
-100%0%+100%%ref.Doctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None-100.000000%-100.000000%-100.0%0.000%0%1.474%1.47%-100.000000%-100.000000%-100.0%0.000%0%2.086%2.09%-100.000000%-100.000000%-100.0%0.000%0%8.722%8.72%52.758715%52.758715%+52.8%32.500%32.5%21.275%21.3%15.068171%15.068171%+15.1%11.250%11.2%9.777%9.78%110.673176%110.673176%+110.7%51.250%51.2%24.327%24.3%-78.185543%-78.185543%-78.2%5.000%5.00%22.921%22.9%-100.000000%-100.000000%-100.0%0.000%0%5.484%5.48%-100.000000%-100.000000%-100.0%0.000%0%2.795%2.79%-100.000000%-100.000000%-100.0%0.000%0%1.140%1.14%

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 Washington and Altoona
More Females More Males
Washington
Altoona
20%0%20%FMHigher Degree1H.S. Diploma2-35.714286%-1.421661%-35.714286%36%50.000%50.0%36.842%36.8%-0.810319%26.315789%26.315789%26%50.000%50.0%63.158%63.2%

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 Washington and Altoona
More Females More Males
Washington
Altoona
0%500%1,000%FMBachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2-23.376623%-0.352061%-23.376623%23%35.714%35.7%28.947%28.9%-80.952381%-15.824452%-80.952381%81%14.286%14.3%7.895%7.89%-5.715564%5.263158%5.263158%5%50.000%50.0%52.632%52.6%1,000.000000%4.321484%1,000.000000%> 1000%0.000%0%10.526%10.5%

Bachelor's Degrees By Age#7

Percentage of age cohort whose highest degree is a Bachelor's.
Scope: population of Washington and Altoona
Altoona
Washington
0%10%20%30%40%B.X.Total65+45-6425-3425.000000%17.781983%25.000000%25.0%114444.117647%20.486241%44.117647%44.1%15340.000000%0.000000%0.0%24.448505%02

Relative Bachelor's Degrees By Age#8

Percentage of population whose highest degree is a Bachelor's, as a percentage more or less than Washington at large.
Scope: population of Washington and Altoona
100%50%0%50%100%%ref.65+45-6425-3440.591740%40.591740%40.6%25.000%25.0%17.782%17.8%115.352574%115.352574%115.4%44.118%44.1%20.486%20.5%-100.000000%-100.000000%100.0%0.000%0%24.449%24.4%

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 Washington and Altoona
More Females More Males
Washington
Altoona
1,000%500%0%500%1,000%FM65+45-641,000.000000%33.155536%1,000.000000%> 1000%0.000%0%35.484%35.5%-1,000.000000%-0.569483%-1,000.000000%> 1000%51.724%51.7%0.000%0%

Employment by Educational Attainment#10

Percentage of population that is employed by highest level of educational attainment among the population aged 25 to 64 years old.
Scope: population of Washington and Altoona
Altoona
Washington
0%20%40%60%80%100%CountBachelor's Degree1Some College2H.S. Diploma3No H.S. Diploma3100.000000%82.125779%100.000000%100.0%15100.000000%72.527510%100.000000%100.0%210.000000%0.000000%0.0%66.875073%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%57.779089%0

Lacking High School Diploma By Race#11

Percent of racial or ethnic group lacking a high school diploma (or equivalent).
Scope: population of Washington and Altoona
Female Male
Washington
Altoona
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20%10%0%10%20%MFWhite1Other1-0.000000%-5.283187%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%0.000000%5.283187%0.919263%0.000000%0.0%00-0.000000%-21.685222%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%0.000000%21.685222%4.567806%0.000000%0.0%00

College Graduates By Race#12

Percent of racial or ethnic group with a bachelor's degree or higher.
Scope: population of Washington and Altoona
Female Male
Washington
Altoona
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20%0%20%40%MFWhite1Other1-39.473684%-34.345103%-39.473684%39.5%39.473684%8.352403%34.345103%1.494699%47.826087%47.8%1115-0.000000%-16.705676%-3.196282%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%0.000000%16.705676%0.000000%0.0%00

Educational Attainment by Place in Wahkiakum County

There are 10 places in Wahkiakum County. This section compares Altoona to all of the places in Wahkiakum County and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Altoona.

No H.S. Diploma by Place#13

Percent of population 25 years of age and older without a high school diploma (or equivalent).
Scope: population of Altoona, selected other places in Wahkiakum County, and entities that contain Altoona
0%5%10%15%Count#Skamokawa ValleySkamokawa VlyPacificWestUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesGrays RiverCathlametWashingtonDeep RiverRosburgWahkiakum CountyWahkiakum950100Tract 950100East CathlametE CathlametZIP Code 98643ZIP 98643Puget IslandLower ElochomanAltoonaUpper Elochoman18.650794%18.650794%18.7%47115.692232%15.692232%15.7%5,422,9325.42M14.435746%14.435746%14.4%7,178,2187.18M13.020590%13.020590%13.0%27,818,38027.8M11.864407%11.864407%11.9%42210.396040%10.396040%10.4%4239.418712%9.418712%9.4%452,496452k7.894737%7.894737%7.9%1247.812500%7.812500%7.8%2056.868490%6.868490%6.9%2116.868490%6.868490%6.9%2116.813187%6.813187%6.8%3165.952381%5.952381%6.0%200.943396%0.943396%0.9%670.000000%0.000000%0.0%080.000000%0.000000%0.0%090.000000%0.000000%0.0%010

Bachelor's Degrees by Place#14

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..
Scope: population of Altoona, selected other places in Wahkiakum County, and entities that contain Altoona
0%10%20%30%Count#WashingtonAltoonaPacificWestUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesZIP Code 98643ZIP 98643RosburgPuget IslandWahkiakum CountyWahkiakum950100Tract 950100CathlametGrays RiverLower ElochomanDeep RiverEast CathlametE CathlametSkamokawa ValleySkamokawa VlyUpper Elochoman33.557116%33.557116%33.6%1,612,1591.61M32.500000%32.500000%32.5%26132.107540%32.107540%32.1%11,095,74511.1M31.501368%31.501368%31.5%15,664,15015.7M30.315023%30.315023%30.3%64,767,78764.8M26.785714%26.785714%26.8%9025.000000%25.000000%25.0%64218.396226%18.396226%18.4%117315.071615%15.071615%15.1%46315.071615%15.071615%15.1%46314.356436%14.356436%14.4%58414.124294%14.124294%14.1%50513.855422%13.855422%13.9%23613.157895%13.157895%13.2%20711.428571%11.428571%11.4%52811.111111%11.111111%11.1%2890.000000%0.000000%0.0%010

Very Advanced Degrees by Place#15

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a professional or doctorate degree (e.g., MBA, PhD, or MD).
Scope: population of Altoona, selected other places in Wahkiakum County, and entities that contain Altoona
0%1%2%3%Count#PacificWestWashingtonUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesGrays RiverPuget IslandCathlametWahkiakum CountyWahkiakum950100Tract 950100ZIP Code 98643ZIP 98643East CathlametE CathlametRosburgSkamokawa ValleySkamokawa VlyLower ElochomanDeep RiverAltoonaUpper Elochoman3.803905%3.803905%3.8%1,314,5561.31M3.594387%3.594387%3.6%1,787,3201.79M3.560013%3.560013%3.6%171,031171k3.336158%3.336158%3.3%7,127,6737.13M1.412429%1.412429%1.4%511.257862%1.257862%1.3%820.495050%0.495050%0.5%230.488281%0.488281%0.5%150.488281%0.488281%0.5%150.000000%0.000000%0.0%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%040.000000%0.000000%0.0%050.000000%0.000000%0.0%060.000000%0.000000%0.0%070.000000%0.000000%0.0%080.000000%0.000000%0.0%090.000000%0.000000%0.0%010

Educational Attainment by Place in Washington

There are 626 places in Washington. This section compares Altoona to the 50 most populous places in Washington and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Altoona. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 22,221.

No H.S. Diploma by Place#16

Percent of population 25 years of age and older without a high school diploma (or equivalent).
Scope: population of Altoona, selected other places in Washington, and entities that contain Altoona
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count#PascoYakimaMount VernonWenatcheeBurienSeaTacPacificDes MoinesKentWestLongviewParklandKennewickUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWalla WallaAuburnEverettTacomaLynnwoodSpanawayLakewoodFederal WayMarysvilleVancouverRentonWashingtonShorelineLake StevensSpokaneSpokane ValleySpokane VlyPuyallupBellinghamWahkiakum CountyWahkiakum950100Tract 950100BremertonOak HarborOlympiaLaceyBothellSeattleZIP Code 98643ZIP 98643South HillGrahamBellevueSilver FirsUniversity PlaceUniv PlRichlandRedmondEdmondsKirklandIssaquahPullmanMaple ValleyCottage LakeSammamishBainbridge IslandBainbridge IsMercer IslandAltoona27.783733%27.783733%27.8%10,62710.6k125.729063%25.729063%25.7%14,72514.7k219.219800%19.219800%19.2%3,976318.360996%18.360996%18.4%3,894416.788687%16.788687%16.8%5,687516.610695%16.610695%16.6%3,215615.692232%15.692232%15.7%5,422,9325.42M14.850823%14.850823%14.9%3,330714.632649%14.632649%14.6%11,91811.9k814.435746%14.435746%14.4%7,178,2187.18M13.749017%13.749017%13.7%3,495913.650794%13.650794%13.7%2,9671013.022372%13.022372%13.0%6,3041113.020590%13.020590%13.0%27,818,38027.8M12.591284%12.591284%12.6%2,6381212.556358%12.556358%12.6%6,0991312.136940%12.136940%12.1%8,7461412.074671%12.074671%12.1%16,89516.9k1512.061463%12.061463%12.1%3,1321612.019430%12.019430%12.0%2,3261711.254622%11.254622%11.3%4,5661810.554038%10.554038%10.6%6,4921910.069057%10.069057%10.1%4,243209.954563%9.954563%10.0%11,48011.5k219.853213%9.853213%9.9%6,773229.418712%9.418712%9.4%452,496452k9.043984%9.043984%9.0%3,732238.542348%8.542348%8.5%1,645248.122730%8.122730%8.1%11,51611.5k257.682498%7.682498%7.7%5,000267.484300%7.484300%7.5%2,026277.330961%7.330961%7.3%3,708286.868490%6.868490%6.9%2116.868490%6.868490%6.9%2116.676247%6.676247%6.7%1,719296.563623%6.563623%6.6%913306.465689%6.465689%6.5%2,267316.192966%6.192966%6.2%1,907326.117710%6.117710%6.1%1,818336.099576%6.099576%6.1%30,04230.0k345.952381%5.952381%6.0%205.665266%5.665266%5.7%1,968355.198393%5.198393%5.2%828364.594885%4.594885%4.6%4,538374.560447%4.560447%4.6%636384.468115%4.468115%4.5%948393.940101%3.940101%3.9%1,384403.930573%3.930573%3.9%1,669413.928640%3.928640%3.9%1,220423.887890%3.887890%3.9%2,422433.860012%3.860012%3.9%932442.514458%2.514458%2.5%300452.429635%2.429635%2.4%385462.339840%2.339840%2.3%374471.846602%1.846602%1.8%736481.718796%1.718796%1.7%294491.655157%1.655157%1.7%290500.000000%0.000000%0.0%0

Bachelor's Degrees by Place#17

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..
Scope: population of Altoona, selected other places in Washington, and entities that contain Altoona
0%20%40%60%Count#Mercer IslandSammamishBainbridge IslandBainbridge IsRedmondPullmanBellevueIssaquahCottage LakeSeattleKirklandEdmondsBothellSilver FirsOlympiaShorelineRichlandBellinghamMaple ValleyUniversity PlaceUniv PlRentonWashingtonAltoonaPacificLaceyWestUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesLynnwoodSpokanePuyallupZIP Code 98643ZIP 98643TacomaVancouverSouth HillFederal WayLake StevensBurienWenatcheeDes MoinesKentWalla WallaAuburnKennewickBremertonSpokane ValleySpokane VlyEverettMount VernonOak HarborLakewoodSeaTacGrahamMarysvilleYakimaPascoLongviewWahkiakum CountyWahkiakum950100Tract 950100ParklandSpanaway78.174762%78.174762%78.2%13,69713.7k172.883057%72.883057%72.9%29,04929.0k269.225373%69.225373%69.2%11,84111.8k366.836230%66.836230%66.8%28,38028.4k466.716956%66.716956%66.7%7,960564.148154%64.148154%64.1%63,35463.4k662.108097%62.108097%62.1%14,99615.0k760.785786%60.785786%60.8%9,716860.416303%60.416303%60.4%297,566298k957.981251%57.981251%58.0%36,12036.1k1048.831068%48.831068%48.8%15,16415.2k1148.362890%48.362890%48.4%14,37214.4k1244.700990%44.700990%44.7%6,2341344.215960%44.215960%44.2%15,50315.5k1443.479947%43.479947%43.5%17,94217.9k1543.352502%43.352502%43.4%15,22815.2k1640.814551%40.814551%40.8%20,64420.6k1740.735832%40.735832%40.7%6,4551835.782627%35.782627%35.8%7,5921935.441307%35.441307%35.4%24,36224.4k2033.557116%33.557116%33.6%1,612,1591.61M32.500000%32.500000%32.5%2632.107540%32.107540%32.1%11,095,74511.1M31.689020%31.689020%31.7%9,7582131.501368%31.501368%31.5%15,664,15015.7M30.315023%30.315023%30.3%64,767,78764.8M29.125428%29.125428%29.1%7,5632228.780109%28.780109%28.8%40,80340.8k2326.852604%26.852604%26.9%7,2692426.785714%26.785714%26.8%9026.695778%26.695778%26.7%37,35337.4k2526.657938%26.657938%26.7%30,74330.7k2626.397605%26.397605%26.4%9,1702725.152816%25.152816%25.2%15,47215.5k2824.998702%24.998702%25.0%4,8142924.930625%24.930625%24.9%8,4453024.523765%24.523765%24.5%5,2013124.318780%24.318780%24.3%5,4533224.194578%24.194578%24.2%19,70619.7k3323.593146%23.593146%23.6%4,9433423.041607%23.041607%23.0%11,19211.2k3522.555723%22.555723%22.6%10,91910.9k3622.417275%22.417275%22.4%5,7723721.778345%21.778345%21.8%14,17414.2k3821.695508%21.695508%21.7%15,63415.6k3921.443419%21.443419%21.4%4,4364021.423436%21.423436%21.4%2,9804120.907074%20.907074%20.9%8,4824219.896668%19.896668%19.9%3,8514319.286791%19.286791%19.3%3,0724418.531527%18.531527%18.5%7,8094517.591865%17.591865%17.6%10,06810.1k4616.097153%16.097153%16.1%6,1574715.361920%15.361920%15.4%3,9054815.071615%15.071615%15.1%46315.071615%15.071615%15.1%46313.931447%13.931447%13.9%3,0284913.683340%13.683340%13.7%2,64850

Very Advanced Degrees by Place#18

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a professional or doctorate degree (e.g., MBA, PhD, or MD).
Scope: population of Altoona, selected other places in Washington, and entities that contain Altoona
0%5%10%15%Count#PullmanMercer IslandBainbridge IslandBainbridge IsSeattleBellevueSammamishRichlandIssaquahCottage LakeOlympiaRedmondKirklandShorelineEdmondsBellinghamUniversity PlaceUniv PlBothellPacificSpokaneWestWashingtonUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSilver FirsVancouverTacomaWenatcheeRentonYakimaSouth HillLaceyWalla WallaLakewoodKennewickBurienLynnwoodDes MoinesKentPuyallupMount VernonMaple ValleyFederal WayEverettLongviewAuburnLake StevensBremertonPascoSpokane ValleySpokane VlyMarysvilleSeaTacGrahamSpanawayOak HarborParklandWahkiakum CountyWahkiakum950100Tract 950100ZIP Code 98643ZIP 98643Altoona16.561898%16.561898%16.6%1,976114.765139%14.765139%14.8%2,587212.528500%12.528500%12.5%2,14338.674060%8.674060%8.7%42,72242.7k47.580851%7.580851%7.6%7,48756.701458%6.701458%6.7%2,67165.972784%5.972784%6.0%2,09875.939118%5.939118%5.9%1,43485.874625%5.874625%5.9%93995.533056%5.533056%5.5%1,940105.456644%5.456644%5.5%2,317115.297290%5.297290%5.3%3,300125.278081%5.278081%5.3%2,178135.155536%5.155536%5.2%1,601145.071174%5.071174%5.1%2,565154.468115%4.468115%4.5%948164.142410%4.142410%4.1%1,231173.803905%3.803905%3.8%1,314,5561.31M3.749603%3.749603%3.7%5,316183.594387%3.594387%3.6%1,787,3201.79M3.560013%3.560013%3.6%171,031171k3.336158%3.336158%3.3%7,127,6737.13M2.818012%2.818012%2.8%393192.772190%2.772190%2.8%3,197202.646493%2.646493%2.6%3,703212.598076%2.598076%2.6%551222.556045%2.556045%2.6%1,757232.465447%2.465447%2.5%1,411242.346134%2.346134%2.3%815252.321956%2.321956%2.3%715262.186053%2.186053%2.2%458272.169090%2.169090%2.2%880282.129769%2.129769%2.1%1,031292.087146%2.087146%2.1%707302.083414%2.083414%2.1%541312.015787%2.015787%2.0%452321.844121%1.844121%1.8%1,502331.762098%1.762098%1.8%477341.735389%1.735389%1.7%359351.716522%1.716522%1.7%272361.679347%1.679347%1.7%1,033371.629175%1.629175%1.6%1,174381.534225%1.534225%1.5%390391.531715%1.531715%1.5%744401.485174%1.485174%1.5%286411.460308%1.460308%1.5%376421.270621%1.270621%1.3%486431.140083%1.140083%1.1%742441.077387%1.077387%1.1%454451.002325%1.002325%1.0%194460.929181%0.929181%0.9%148470.873295%0.873295%0.9%169480.819554%0.819554%0.8%114490.588912%0.588912%0.6%128500.488281%0.488281%0.5%150.488281%0.488281%0.5%150.000000%0.000000%0.0%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%0

Educational Attainment by Place in the West

There are 5,635 places in the West. This section compares Altoona to the 50 most populous places in the West and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Altoona. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 180,303.

No H.S. Diploma by Place#19

Percent of population 25 years of age and older without a high school diploma (or equivalent).
Scope: population of Altoona, selected other places in the West, and entities that contain Altoona
0%10%20%30%40%Count#Santa AnaOxnardSan BernardinoSunrise ManorFontanaStocktonFresnoMoreno ValleyLos AngelesAnaheimRiversideNorth Las VegasN Las VegasLong BeachBakersfieldOaklandChula VistaPhoenixModestoSan JoseGlendaleLas VegasSacramentoPacificParadiseTucsonGlendaleWestRenoDenverUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesAuroraSan FranciscoSalt Lake CitySalt Lk CitySan DiegoMesaTacomaSpring ValleyUrban HonoluluAlbuquerqueSanta ClaritaWashingtonPortlandSpokaneChandlerHuntington BeachHuntington BchHendersonFremontWahkiakum CountyWahkiakum950100Tract 950100AnchorageColorado SpringsColorado SpgsSeattleZIP Code 98643ZIP 98643Boise CityGilbertScottsdaleIrvineAltoona44.538668%44.538668%44.5%88,65688.7k133.904232%33.904232%33.9%41,88841.9k232.106811%32.106811%32.1%38,87338.9k327.714713%27.714713%27.7%32,78932.8k426.656594%26.656594%26.7%31,75631.8k525.196187%25.196187%25.2%45,78545.8k624.732204%24.732204%24.7%75,24675.2k724.364642%24.364642%24.4%28,71328.7k824.054764%24.054764%24.1%636,204636k923.952615%23.952615%24.0%53,35953.4k1020.990596%20.990596%21.0%40,26540.3k1120.833394%20.833394%20.8%28,80828.8k1220.544247%20.544247%20.5%62,70762.7k1320.385342%20.385342%20.4%43,89843.9k1419.475074%19.475074%19.5%56,99457.0k1519.186618%19.186618%19.2%31,84031.8k1619.059912%19.059912%19.1%186,721187k1718.518629%18.518629%18.5%24,82224.8k1817.116159%17.116159%17.1%116,369116k1916.594157%16.594157%16.6%25,17425.2k2016.452623%16.452623%16.5%67,69367.7k2116.276659%16.276659%16.3%51,98052.0k2215.692232%15.692232%15.7%5,422,9325.42M15.674656%15.674656%15.7%24,76024.8k2315.587550%15.587550%15.6%51,09151.1k2414.895054%14.895054%14.9%21,82921.8k2514.435746%14.435746%14.4%7,178,2187.18M13.802991%13.802991%13.8%21,85421.9k2613.638703%13.638703%13.6%63,86563.9k2713.020590%13.020590%13.0%27,818,38027.8M13.007792%13.007792%13.0%29,38229.4k2812.559735%12.559735%12.6%84,02484.0k2912.506964%12.506964%12.5%15,71515.7k3012.495849%12.495849%12.5%115,528116k3112.217042%12.217042%12.2%37,94137.9k3212.074671%12.074671%12.1%16,89516.9k3311.939734%11.939734%11.9%16,09516.1k3411.701878%11.701878%11.7%29,92129.9k3510.937441%10.937441%10.9%40,85940.9k3610.637579%10.637579%10.6%12,59512.6k379.418712%9.418712%9.4%452,496452k8.420098%8.420098%8.4%38,17938.2k388.122730%8.122730%8.1%11,51611.5k397.975195%7.975195%8.0%12,55212.6k407.705559%7.705559%7.7%11,04811.0k417.279690%7.279690%7.3%14,41014.4k427.012746%7.012746%7.0%11,13011.1k436.868490%6.868490%6.9%2116.868490%6.868490%6.9%2116.714691%6.714691%6.7%12,85412.9k446.610646%6.610646%6.6%19,21119.2k456.099576%6.099576%6.1%30,04230.0k465.952381%5.952381%6.0%205.624010%5.624010%5.6%8,202474.317585%4.317585%4.3%5,984483.846476%3.846476%3.8%6,896493.444693%3.444693%3.4%5,503500.000000%0.000000%0.0%0

Bachelor's Degrees by Place#20

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..
Scope: population of Altoona, selected other places in the West, and entities that contain Altoona
0%20%40%60%Count#IrvineSeattleScottsdaleSan FranciscoFremontPortlandDenverSalt Lake CitySalt Lk CitySan DiegoGilbertHuntington BeachHuntington BchChandlerBoise CitySan JoseOaklandGlendaleColorado SpringsColorado SpgsUrban HonoluluAnchorageAlbuquerqueWashingtonSanta ClaritaAltoonaLos AngelesPacificWestHendersonRenoSacramentoUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesLong BeachSpokaneChula VistaAuroraPhoenixZIP Code 98643ZIP 98643TacomaTucsonMesaAnaheimSpring ValleyRiversideLas VegasBakersfieldGlendaleParadiseFresnoModestoStocktonOxnardNorth Las VegasN Las VegasFontanaMoreno ValleyWahkiakum CountyWahkiakum950100Tract 950100Santa AnaSan BernardinoSunrise Manor68.014372%68.014372%68.0%108,655109k160.416303%60.416303%60.4%297,566298k255.565286%55.565286%55.6%99,61899.6k354.793235%54.793235%54.8%366,564367k454.038472%54.038472%54.0%85,76585.8k546.950667%46.950667%47.0%212,887213k645.718966%45.718966%45.7%214,085214k744.407481%44.407481%44.4%55,79855.8k843.550297%43.550297%43.6%402,636403k942.432682%42.432682%42.4%58,81058.8k1041.851203%41.851203%41.9%60,00560.0k1141.151803%41.151803%41.2%64,76864.8k1240.552939%40.552939%40.6%59,14259.1k1340.175296%40.175296%40.2%273,143273k1439.721375%39.721375%39.7%116,245116k1538.987527%38.987527%39.0%57,13757.1k1637.845613%37.845613%37.8%109,982110k1736.000845%36.000845%36.0%92,05292.1k1834.297998%34.297998%34.3%65,65765.7k1933.751907%33.751907%33.8%126,087126k2033.557116%33.557116%33.6%1,612,1591.61M33.508163%33.508163%33.5%39,67439.7k2132.500000%32.500000%32.5%2632.470816%32.470816%32.5%858,793859k2232.107540%32.107540%32.1%11,095,74511.1M31.501368%31.501368%31.5%15,664,15015.7M31.071291%31.071291%31.1%61,50561.5k2330.681876%30.681876%30.7%48,57848.6k2430.677965%30.677965%30.7%97,97198.0k2530.315023%30.315023%30.3%64,767,78764.8M29.497525%29.497525%29.5%90,03590.0k2628.780109%28.780109%28.8%40,80340.8k2727.935691%27.935691%27.9%46,35946.4k2827.918806%27.918806%27.9%63,06363.1k2927.352542%27.352542%27.4%267,960268k3026.785714%26.785714%26.8%9026.695778%26.695778%26.7%37,35337.4k3125.763345%25.763345%25.8%84,44484.4k3225.634825%25.634825%25.6%79,61179.6k3324.818534%24.818534%24.8%55,28855.3k3423.375766%23.375766%23.4%31,51131.5k3522.560785%22.560785%22.6%43,27743.3k3622.410206%22.410206%22.4%92,20592.2k3721.307136%21.307136%21.3%45,88345.9k3821.253889%21.253889%21.3%32,24332.2k3921.026576%21.026576%21.0%33,21433.2k4020.457660%20.457660%20.5%62,24162.2k4118.388069%18.388069%18.4%24,64724.6k4217.404273%17.404273%17.4%31,62631.6k4316.294072%16.294072%16.3%20,13120.1k4416.273738%16.273738%16.3%22,50322.5k4516.082431%16.082431%16.1%19,15919.2k4615.216340%15.216340%15.2%17,93217.9k4715.071615%15.071615%15.1%46315.071615%15.071615%15.1%46312.367498%12.367498%12.4%24,61824.6k4811.216281%11.216281%11.2%13,58013.6k4911.207093%11.207093%11.2%13,25913.3k50

Very Advanced Degrees by Place#21

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a professional or doctorate degree (e.g., MBA, PhD, or MD).
Scope: population of Altoona, selected other places in the West, and entities that contain Altoona
0%2%4%6%8%10%Count#IrvineSeattleSalt Lake CitySalt Lk CitySan FranciscoScottsdaleSan DiegoOaklandPortlandDenverFremontUrban HonoluluAlbuquerqueHuntington BeachHuntington BchGlendaleBoise CityRenoLos AngelesSacramentoPacificAnchorageSpokaneSan JoseHendersonWestWashingtonChandlerGilbertUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesColorado SpringsColorado SpgsLong BeachRiversideTucsonPhoenixTacomaSanta ClaritaLas VegasFresnoBakersfieldAnaheimChula VistaModestoAuroraMesaParadiseStocktonSpring ValleyGlendaleOxnardMoreno ValleyNorth Las VegasN Las VegasSanta AnaSan BernardinoSunrise ManorFontanaWahkiakum CountyWahkiakum950100Tract 950100ZIP Code 98643ZIP 98643Altoona10.243939%10.243939%10.2%16,36516.4k18.674060%8.674060%8.7%42,72242.7k28.004775%8.004775%8.0%10,05810.1k37.558053%7.558053%7.6%50,56350.6k47.472627%7.472627%7.5%13,39713.4k56.404220%6.404220%6.4%59,20959.2k66.054994%6.054994%6.1%17,72017.7k75.991262%5.991262%6.0%27,16627.2k85.725842%5.725842%5.7%26,81226.8k95.231521%5.231521%5.2%8,303104.945364%4.945364%4.9%12,64512.6k114.747169%4.747169%4.7%17,73417.7k124.666718%4.666718%4.7%6,691134.556744%4.556744%4.6%6,678144.430914%4.430914%4.4%6,462154.054873%4.054873%4.1%6,420163.968028%3.968028%4.0%104,947105k173.936083%3.936083%3.9%12,57012.6k183.803905%3.803905%3.8%1,314,5561.31M3.790400%3.790400%3.8%7,256193.749603%3.749603%3.7%5,316203.718608%3.718608%3.7%25,28225.3k213.695415%3.695415%3.7%7,315223.594387%3.594387%3.6%1,787,3201.79M3.560013%3.560013%3.6%171,031171k3.516787%3.516787%3.5%5,535233.381050%3.381050%3.4%4,686243.336158%3.336158%3.3%7,127,6737.13M3.304119%3.304119%3.3%9,602253.202514%3.202514%3.2%9,775263.032467%3.032467%3.0%5,817273.025921%3.025921%3.0%9,918282.945022%2.945022%2.9%28,85128.9k292.646493%2.646493%2.6%3,703302.608931%2.608931%2.6%3,089312.506307%2.506307%2.5%10,31210.3k322.504906%2.504906%2.5%7,621332.455176%2.455176%2.5%5,287342.195548%2.195548%2.2%4,891352.174765%2.174765%2.2%3,609362.153121%2.153121%2.2%2,886372.068355%2.068355%2.1%4,672382.055977%2.055977%2.1%6,385391.934643%1.934643%1.9%3,056401.909594%1.909594%1.9%3,470411.802644%1.802644%1.8%2,430421.793624%1.793624%1.8%2,721431.322563%1.322563%1.3%1,634441.207498%1.207498%1.2%1,423451.186740%1.186740%1.2%1,641461.064535%1.064535%1.1%2,119471.025819%1.025819%1.0%1,242480.809744%0.809744%0.8%958490.691681%0.691681%0.7%824500.488281%0.488281%0.5%150.488281%0.488281%0.5%150.000000%0.000000%0.0%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%0

Educational Attainment by Place in the United States

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

No H.S. Diploma by Place#22

Percent of population 25 years of age and older without a high school diploma (or equivalent).
Scope: population of Altoona, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Altoona
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count#MiamiFresnoDallasLos AngelesHoustonClevelandEl PasoDetroitLong BeachOaklandNew YorkPhoenixFort WorthSan AntonioMilwaukeePhiladelphiaSan JoseChicagoBaltimoreLas VegasSacramentoMemphisPacificTucsonArlingtonOklahoma CityIndianapolisWestBostonDenverTulsaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNashville-DavidsonWichitaSan FranciscoSan DiegoMesaOmahaAustinLouisvilleCharlotteJacksonvilleColumbusMinneapolisAlbuquerqueKansas CityAtlantaWashingtonWashingtonRaleighPortlandWahkiakum CountyWahkiakum950100Tract 950100Virginia BeachVirginia BchColorado SpringsColorado SpgsSeattleZIP Code 98643ZIP 98643Altoona25.837701%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%62,70762.7k919.475074%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%66,73166.7k2215.692232%15.692232%15.7%5,422,9325.42M15.587550%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%80,02880.0k2614.435746%14.435746%14.4%7,178,2187.18M14.325556%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%115,528116k3312.217042%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%65,89165.9k3911.226988%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%46,51046.5k459.418712%9.418712%9.4%452,496452k8.738650%8.738650%8.7%25,06025.1k468.420098%8.420098%8.4%38,17938.2k476.868490%6.868490%6.9%2116.868490%6.868490%6.9%2116.790677%6.790677%6.8%20,44720.4k486.610646%6.610646%6.6%19,21119.2k496.099576%6.099576%6.1%30,04230.0k505.952381%5.952381%6.0%200.000000%0.000000%0.0%0

Bachelor's Degrees by Place#23

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..
Scope: population of Altoona, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Altoona
0%20%40%60%Count#SeattleWashingtonSan FranciscoRaleighAtlantaAustinMinneapolisPortlandBostonDenverSan DiegoCharlotteSan JoseOaklandColorado SpringsColorado SpgsNashville-DavidsonChicagoNew YorkColumbusOmahaVirginia BeachVirginia BchAlbuquerqueWashingtonKansas CityAltoonaLos AngelesPacificWestHoustonDallasTulsaSacramentoUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesBaltimoreLong BeachOklahoma CityArlingtonIndianapolisWichitaLouisvilleFort WorthPhoenixJacksonvilleZIP Code 98643ZIP 98643PhiladelphiaTucsonMesaSan AntonioMemphisMiamiEl PasoMilwaukeeLas VegasFresnoClevelandWahkiakum CountyWahkiakum950100Tract 950100Detroit60.416303%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%164,410164k1636.546320%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%126,087126k2233.557116%33.557116%33.6%1,612,1591.61M32.996107%32.996107%33.0%104,434104k2332.500000%32.500000%32.5%2632.470816%32.470816%32.5%858,793859k2432.107540%32.107540%32.1%11,095,74511.1M31.501368%31.501368%31.5%15,664,15015.7M31.153001%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%118,050118k3129.302594%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%155,138155k3826.785714%26.785714%26.8%9026.349720%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%40,94640.9k4915.071615%15.071615%15.1%46315.071615%15.071615%15.1%46313.833543%13.833543%13.8%59,72359.7k50

Very Advanced Degrees by Place#24

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a professional or doctorate degree (e.g., MBA, PhD, or MD).
Scope: population of Altoona, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Altoona
0%5%10%Count#WashingtonSeattleSan FranciscoBostonAtlantaSan DiegoMinneapolisOaklandPortlandDenverAustinBaltimoreRaleighAlbuquerqueNashville-DavidsonNew YorkChicagoMiamiOmahaHoustonLos AngelesSacramentoDallasPacificPhiladelphiaSan JoseWestWashingtonCharlotteKansas CityTulsaColumbusMemphisUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesColorado SpringsColorado SpgsLouisvilleLong BeachIndianapolisOklahoma CityTucsonVirginia BeachVirginia BchPhoenixSan AntonioWichitaLas VegasFresnoArlingtonJacksonvilleFort WorthMesaMilwaukeeClevelandEl PasoDetroitWahkiakum CountyWahkiakum950100Tract 950100ZIP Code 98643ZIP 98643Altoona12.461852%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%82,18982.2k174.063580%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%31,56731.6k233.803905%3.803905%3.8%1,314,5561.31M3.720350%3.720350%3.7%38,51538.5k243.718608%3.718608%3.7%25,28225.3k253.594387%3.594387%3.6%1,787,3201.79M3.560013%3.560013%3.6%171,031171k3.490252%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%9,775333.103434%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%5,693500.488281%0.488281%0.5%150.488281%0.488281%0.5%150.000000%0.000000%0.0%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%0

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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