Educational Attainment in the Town of Amherst, Hampshire County, Massachusetts (Town)

Educational Attainment#1

Highest level of education among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of Hampshire County and the Town of Amherst
Town of Amherst
Hampshire County
0%20%40%60%CountHigher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma270.497021%54.130212%70.497021%70.5%8,63824.002285%40.128444%24.002285%24.0%2,9415.500694%5.741345%5.500694%5.5%674
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 Hampshire County at large.
Scope: population of Hampshire County and the Town of Amherst
-40%-20%-0%+20%+40%%ref.Higher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma230.235998%30.235998%+30.2%70.497%70.5%54.130%54.1%-40.186354%-40.186354%-40.2%24.002%24.0%40.128%40.1%-4.191546%-4.191546%-4.2%5.501%5.50%5.741%5.74%
% percentage with given level in the Town of Amherst
ref. percentage with given level in Hampshire County
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 Hampshire County and the Town of Amherst
Town of Amherst
Hampshire County
0%5%10%15%20%CountDoctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None15.318697%4.890813%15.318697%15.3%1,8774.260181%2.957047%4.260181%4.3%52222.402677%15.031146%22.402677%22.4%2,74523.553415%21.843531%23.553415%23.6%2,8864.962050%9.407676%4.962050%5.0%60811.817514%15.822740%11.817514%11.8%1,44812.184771%24.305704%12.184771%12.2%1,4932.472864%3.845177%2.472864%2.5%3031.330286%1.315937%1.330286%1.3%1631.697543%0.580231%1.697543%1.7%208
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 Hampshire County at large.
Scope: population of Hampshire County and the Town of Amherst
-200%0%+200%%ref.Doctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None213.213733%213.213733%+213.2%15.319%15.3%4.891%4.89%44.068787%44.068787%+44.1%4.260%4.26%2.957%2.96%49.041714%49.041714%+49.0%22.403%22.4%15.031%15.0%7.827878%7.827878%+7.8%23.553%23.6%21.844%21.8%-47.255305%-47.255305%-47.3%4.962%4.96%9.408%9.41%-25.313099%-25.313099%-25.3%11.818%11.8%15.823%15.8%-49.868676%-49.868676%-49.9%12.185%12.2%24.306%24.3%-35.689204%-35.689204%-35.7%2.473%2.47%3.845%3.85%1.090471%1.090471%+1.1%1.330%1.33%1.316%1.32%192.563142%192.563142%+192.6%1.698%1.70%0.580%0.58%
% percentage with given level in the Town of Amherst
ref. percentage with given level in Hampshire County
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 Hampshire County and the Town of Amherst
More Females More Males
Hampshire County
Town of Amherst
40%20%0%FMHigher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2-2.283868%-14.144007%-2.283868%2%71.246%71.2%69.655%69.7%17.072333%17.777615%17.072333%17%22.217%22.2%26.010%26.0%-50.799137%-50.799137%51%9.732095%6.537%6.54%4.335%4.34%
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 Hampshire County and the Town of Amherst
More Females More Males
Hampshire County
Town of Amherst
300%200%100%0%100%FMDoctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None105.456419%71.002808%105.456419%105%10.237%10.2%21.033%21.0%81.072655%34.869146%81.072655%81%3.084%3.08%5.583%5.58%-30.179254%-54.468963%-30.179254%30%25.146%25.1%19.317%19.3%-33.064215%-12.443118%-33.064215%33%26.673%26.7%20.045%20.0%-66.085735%-20.204735%-66.085735%66%6.105%6.11%3.676%3.68%65.913575%13.263725%65.913575%66%9.019%9.02%14.964%15.0%-19.483336%-19.483336%19%20.813864%13.198%13.2%11.046%11.0%-329.183863%-329.183863%329%18.848382%3.870%3.87%0.902%0.90%-4.326447%-12.231772%-4.326447%4%1.357%1.36%1.301%1.30%62.747070%3.420408%62.747070%63%1.311%1.31%2.133%2.13%
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 Hampshire County and the Town of Amherst
Town of Amherst
Hampshire County
0%5%10%15%20%25%30%B.X.Total65+45-6435-4425-3418.216516%14.978326%18.216516%18.2%5252,88222.425474%21.353559%22.425474%22.4%9934,42820.725934%23.435850%20.725934%20.7%3941,90132.018409%31.388889%32.018409%32.0%9743,042
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 Hampshire County at large.
Scope: population of Hampshire County and the Town of Amherst
10%5%0%5%10%15%20%%ref.65+45-6435-4425-3421.619175%21.619175%21.6%18.217%18.2%14.978%15.0%5.019844%5.019844%5.0%22.425%22.4%21.354%21.4%-11.563122%-11.563122%11.6%20.726%20.7%23.436%23.4%2.005551%2.005551%2.0%32.018%32.0%31.389%31.4%
% percentage in the Town of Amherst with a Bachelor's degree
ref percentage in Hampshire County 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 Hampshire County and the Town of Amherst
More Females More Males
Hampshire County
Town of Amherst
100%50%0%FM65+45-6435-4425-34-97.137903%-2.389791%-97.137903%97.1%23.239%23.2%11.788%11.8%-0.147029%30.976648%30.976648%31.0%19.707%19.7%25.811%25.8%-111.022079%-41.333718%-111.022079%111.0%27.909%27.9%13.226%13.2%-77.469165%-33.788889%-77.469165%77.5%41.568%41.6%23.423%23.4%
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 Hampshire County and the Town of Amherst
Town of Amherst
Hampshire County
$0k$20k$40k$60kCount%Graduate Degree1Bachelor's DegreeSome CollegeH.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2Total$62,710.000000$61,712.000000$62,710.000000$62.7k5,14441.982%42.0%$40,169.000000$45,461.000000$40,169.000000$40.2k2,88623.553%23.6%$22,500.000000$37,726.000000$22,500.000000$22.5k2,05616.780%16.8%$32,394.000000$33,824.000000$32,394.000000$32.4k1,49312.185%12.2%$19,332.000000$22,791.000000$19,332.000000$19.3k6745.501%5.50%$40,284.000000$41,804.000000$40,284.000000$40.3k12,25312.3k100.000%100%
Count number of people with given highest level of educational attainment
% percentage of people with given highest level of educational attainment
1or professional degree 2H.S. = High School

Median Earnings by Educational Attainment#11

By sex among population 25 years old and over with earnings.
Scope: population of Hampshire County and the Town of Amherst
Female Male
Hampshire County
Town of Amherst
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
$50k$0k$50kFMGraduate Degree1Bachelor's DegreeSome CollegeH.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2Total$-53,319.000000$-54,983.000000$-53,319.000000$53.3k$53,319.000000$19,310.000000$54,983.000000$16,684.000000$72,629.000000$72.6k2,4952,649$-35,768.000000$-40,479.000000$-35,768.000000$35.8k$35,768.000000$14,822.000000$40,479.000000$13,327.000000$50,590.000000$50.6k1,7301,156$-20,625.000000$-3,906.000000$-32,971.000000$-24,531.000000$24.5k$20,625.000000$32,971.000000$9,478.000000$20,625.000000$20.6k9811,075$-31,979.000000$-27,888.000000$-31,979.000000$32.0k$31,979.000000$500.000000$27,888.000000$13,076.000000$32,479.000000$32.5k856637$-11,599.000000$-17,717.000000$-11,599.000000$11.6k$11,599.000000$13,305.000000$17,717.000000$13,910.000000$24,904.000000$24.9k424250$-35,814.000000$-36,914.000000$-35,814.000000$35.8k$35,814.000000$9,080.000000$36,914.000000$12,835.000000$44,894.000000$44.9k6,4865,767
F females with given highest level of educational attainment
M males with given highest level of educational attainment
1or professional degree 2H.S. = High School

Employment by Educational Attainment#12

Percentage of population that is employed by highest level of educational attainment among the population aged 25 to 64 years old.
Scope: population of Hampshire County and the Town of Amherst
Town of Amherst
Hampshire County
0%20%40%60%80%CountBachelor's Degree1Some College2H.S. Diploma3No H.S. Diploma377.673112%86.088092%77.673112%77.7%4,70073.483948%76.435000%73.483948%73.5%1,23665.905097%68.735377%65.905097%65.9%75058.600000%51.293375%58.600000%58.6%293
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#13

Percent of racial or ethnic group lacking a high school diploma (or equivalent).
Scope: population of Hampshire County and the Town of Amherst
Female Male
Hampshire County
Town of Amherst
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
20%10%0%10%20%MFWhite1BlackAsianHispanic2Other1-1.471286%-1.691017%-4.431944%-3.162304%3.2%1.471286%4.431944%0.970966%1.471286%1.5%62151-22.580645%-3.960910%-8.241206%-15.892872%-26.541555%26.5%22.580645%8.241206%22.580645%22.6%4999-10.502283%-0.012503%-10.395408%-1.663119%-10.514786%10.5%10.502283%10.395408%10.502283%10.5%9296-23.872679%-16.718266%-23.872679%23.9%23.872679%4.698750%16.718266%1.341184%28.571429%28.6%9690-7.216495%-9.837769%-8.682927%-17.054264%17.1%7.216495%8.682927%7.882114%7.216495%7.2%2122
M number of males in category
F number of females in category
1non-Hispanic 2excluding black and Asian Hispanics

College Graduates By Race#14

Percent of racial or ethnic group with a bachelor's degree or higher.
Scope: population of Hampshire County and the Town of Amherst
Female Male
Hampshire County
Town of Amherst
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
50%0%50%MFWhite1BlackAsianHispanic2Other1-70.617801%-42.181085%-5.144833%-70.617801%70.6%70.617801%0.027666%42.181085%70.645467%70.6%2,9773,372-22.788204%-25.921788%-22.788204%22.8%22.788204%4.861566%25.921788%4.329469%27.649770%27.6%6085-59.255203%-55.600404%-59.255203%59.3%59.255203%11.178587%55.600404%4.858780%70.433790%70.4%617541-40.583554%-26.416153%-12.541536%-40.583554%40.6%40.583554%4.356922%26.416153%44.940476%44.9%151153-7.903780%-49.460561%-25.508130%-24.735772%-57.364341%57.4%7.903780%25.508130%7.903780%7.9%2374
M number of males in category
F number of females in category
1non-Hispanic 2excluding black and Asian Hispanics

Map of Educational Attainment by Neighborhood in the Town of Amherst

Coarse: Post-Secondary Degree Educational Attainment by Neighborhood#15

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
68.0%68.9%69.7%70.5%71.3%72.1%

Coarse: High School Diploma Educational Attainment by Neighborhood#16

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
23.2%24.0%24.8%25.6%26.4%27.2%

Coarse: No High School Diploma Educational Attainment by Neighborhood#17

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
4.7225%4.7268%4.7311%4.7354%4.7397%4.7440%

Detailed: Doctorate Degree Educational Attainment by Neighborhood#18

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
11.7%12.5%13.2%13.9%14.6%15.4%

Detailed: Professional Degree Educational Attainment by Neighborhood#19

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
2.765%2.795%2.824%2.853%2.883%2.913%

Detailed: Master's Degree Educational Attainment by Neighborhood#20

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
21.73%21.97%22.21%22.45%22.68%22.92%

Detailed: Bachelor's Degree Educational Attainment by Neighborhood#21

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
26.582%26.597%26.612%26.626%26.641%26.656%

Detailed: Associate's Degree Educational Attainment by Neighborhood#22

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
4.42%4.56%4.69%4.83%4.97%5.11%

Detailed: Some College Educational Attainment by Neighborhood#23

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
11.6%12.2%12.8%13.3%13.9%14.5%

Detailed: High School Diploma or Equivalent Educational Attainment by Neighborhood#24

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
11.56%11.80%12.03%12.27%12.50%12.74%

Detailed: Some High School Educational Attainment by Neighborhood#25

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
1.27%1.51%1.75%1.99%2.22%2.47%

Detailed: Less than High School Educational Attainment by Neighborhood#26

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.03%0.29%0.56%0.82%1.08%1.35%

Detailed: None Educational Attainment by Neighborhood#27

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
2.100%2.131%2.161%2.191%2.222%2.252%
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Map of Educational Attainment by Tract in the Town of Amherst

Coarse: Post-Secondary Degree Educational Attainment by Tract#28

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
35%45%55%65%75%86%

Coarse: High School Diploma Educational Attainment by Tract#29

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
14%21%28%34%40%47%

Coarse: No High School Diploma Educational Attainment by Tract#30

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.0%3.7%7.3%11.0%14.6%18.3%

Detailed: Doctorate Degree Educational Attainment by Tract#31

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.0%4.0%8.0%11.9%15.9%20.0%

Detailed: Professional Degree Educational Attainment by Tract#32

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.0%1.3%2.6%4.0%5.3%6.7%

Detailed: Master's Degree Educational Attainment by Tract#33

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0%7%14%21%28%35%

Detailed: Bachelor's Degree Educational Attainment by Tract#34

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
18%31%43%55%67%79%

Detailed: Associate's Degree Educational Attainment by Tract#35

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.0%1.4%2.7%4.1%5.5%6.9%

Detailed: Some College Educational Attainment by Tract#36

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
6%13%20%26%33%40%

Detailed: High School Diploma or Equivalent Educational Attainment by Tract#37

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.0%2.6%5.1%7.7%10.2%12.9%

Detailed: Some High School Educational Attainment by Tract#38

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.0%3.7%7.3%11.0%14.6%18.3%

Detailed: Less than High School Educational Attainment by Tract#39

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.00%0.48%0.97%1.45%1.93%2.42%

Detailed: None Educational Attainment by Tract#40

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.00%0.49%0.98%1.47%1.96%2.46%
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Educational Attainment by Neighborhood in the Town of Amherst

There are 2 neighborhoods that are fully or partially contained within the Town of Amherst (1 fully and 1 partially). This section compares all 2 of those to each other, the Town of Amherst, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Town of Amherst.

No H.S. Diploma by Neighborhood#41

Percent of population 25 years of age and older without a high school diploma (or equivalent).
Scope: population of the Town of Amherst, selected neighborhoods in the Town of Amherst, and entities that contain the Town of Amherst
0%5%10%Count#United States of AmericaUnited StatesSpringfield Metro AreaSpringfieldNortheastMassachusettsNew EnglandHampshire CountyHampshireAmherst School DistrictAmherstTown of AmherstAmherstAmherst-Pelham School DistrictAmherst-PelhamSouth Amherst NeighborhoodSouth AmherstNorth Amherst NeighborhoodNorth Amherst13.020590%13.020590%13.0%27,818,38027.8M12.495399%12.495399%12.5%51,26151.3k11.614335%11.614335%11.6%4,487,0854.49M9.943770%9.943770%9.9%462,385462k9.657137%9.657137%9.7%981,894982k5.741345%5.741345%5.7%5,6505.500694%5.500694%5.5%6745.500694%5.500694%5.5%6744.875000%4.875000%4.9%7804.743965%4.743965%4.7%11011114.722519%4.722519%4.7%1081092
Count number of people in category
# rank of neighborhood out of 2 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older without a high school diploma (or equivalent).

Bachelor's Degrees by Neighborhood#42

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..
Scope: population of the Town of Amherst, selected neighborhoods in the Town of Amherst, and entities that contain the Town of Amherst
0%20%40%60%Count#North Amherst NeighborhoodNorth AmherstAmherst School DistrictAmherstTown of AmherstAmherstAmherst-Pelham School DistrictAmherst-PelhamSouth Amherst NeighborhoodSouth AmherstHampshire CountyHampshireMassachusettsNew EnglandNortheastSpringfield Metro AreaSpringfieldUnited States of AmericaUnited States67.642462%67.642462%67.6%1,5541,555165.534971%65.534971%65.5%8,03065.534971%65.534971%65.5%8,03065.375000%65.375000%65.4%10,46010.5k62.973392%62.973392%63.0%1,4711,472244.722536%44.722536%44.7%44,01144.0k41.221661%41.221661%41.2%1,916,8061.92M37.962191%37.962191%38.0%3,859,8243.86M34.780899%34.780899%34.8%13,437,26113.4M30.669439%30.669439%30.7%125,818126k30.315023%30.315023%30.3%64,767,78764.8M
Count number of people in category
# rank of neighborhood out of 2 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..

Very Advanced Degrees by Neighborhood#43

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a professional or doctorate degree (e.g., MBA, PhD, or MD).
Scope: population of the Town of Amherst, selected neighborhoods in the Town of Amherst, and entities that contain the Town of Amherst
0%5%10%15%Count#Amherst School DistrictAmherstTown of AmherstAmherstAmherst-Pelham School DistrictAmherst-PelhamNorth Amherst NeighborhoodNorth AmherstSouth Amherst NeighborhoodSouth AmherstHampshire CountyHampshireMassachusettsNew EnglandNortheastSpringfield Metro AreaSpringfieldUnited States of AmericaUnited States19.578879%19.578879%19.6%2,39919.578879%19.578879%19.6%2,39918.843750%18.843750%18.8%3,01518.070064%18.070064%18.1%415114.652246%14.652246%14.7%34227.847859%7.847859%7.8%7,7235.434262%5.434262%5.4%252,693253k4.645397%4.645397%4.6%472,323472k4.085016%4.085016%4.1%1,578,2061.58M3.763416%3.763416%3.8%15,43915.4k3.336158%3.336158%3.3%7,127,6737.13M
Count number of people in category
# rank of neighborhood out of 2 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 Neighborhood#44

Percentage more likely men are than women to not have a high school diploma (or equivalent) among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of the Town of Amherst, selected neighborhoods in the Town of Amherst, and entities that contain the Town of Amherst
Female
Male
2x1x0x1xFM#SpringfieldNew EnglandUnited StatesHampshireMassachusettsNortheastAmherst-PelhamAmherstAmherstSouth AmherstNorth Amherst-1.000000x-1.000000x1.142783x1.142783x1.14x11.712%11.7%13.385%13.4%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.129206x1.129206x1.13x9.096%9.10%10.271%10.3%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.109070x1.109070x1.11x12.369%12.4%13.719%13.7%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.097321x1.097321x1.10x5.491%5.49%6.026%6.03%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.087930x1.087930x1.09x9.545%9.55%10.384%10.4%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.074442x1.074442x1.07x11.216%11.2%12.051%12.1%-1.349561x-1.349561x1.35x1.000000x1.000000x5.552%5.55%4.114%4.11%-1.507991x-1.507991x1.51x1.000000x1.000000x6.537%6.54%4.335%4.34%-1.507991x-1.507991x1.51x1.000000x1.000000x6.537%6.54%4.335%4.34%-1.917762x-1.917762x1.92x1.000000x1.000000x6.094%6.09%3.178%3.18%1-2.870652x-2.870652x2.87x1.000000x1.000000x6.951%6.95%2.421%2.42%2
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of neighborhood out of 2 by male-to-female sex ratio

Over-Education Sex Ratio by Neighborhood#45

Percentage more likely men are than women to have a professional or doctorate degree (e.g., MBA, PhD, or MD) among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of the Town of Amherst, selected neighborhoods in the Town of Amherst, and entities that contain the Town of Amherst
Female
Male
1x0x1x2xFM#South AmherstAmherstAmherstAmherst-PelhamHampshireUnited StatesNortheastNew EnglandSpringfieldMassachusettsNorth Amherst-1.000000x-1.000000x2.588742x2.588742x2.59x8.442%8.44%21.855%21.9%1-1.000000x-1.000000x1.998120x1.998120x2.00x13.321%13.3%26.617%26.6%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.998120x1.998120x2.00x13.321%13.3%26.617%26.6%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.995474x1.995474x2.00x12.829%12.8%25.601%25.6%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.562183x1.562183x1.56x6.213%6.21%9.706%9.71%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.526215x1.526215x1.53x2.660%2.66%4.060%4.06%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.486326x1.486326x1.49x3.316%3.32%4.929%4.93%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.447839x1.447839x1.45x3.827%3.83%5.541%5.54%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.445291x1.445291x1.45x3.114%3.11%4.501%4.50%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.387729x1.387729x1.39x4.589%4.59%6.368%6.37%-1.015236x-1.015236x1.02x1.000000x1.000000x18.204%18.2%17.931%17.9%2
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of neighborhood out of 2 by male-to-female sex ratio

Educational Attainment by County Subdivision in the Springfield Area

There are 43 county subdivisions in the Springfield Area. This section compares the Town of Amherst to all of the county subdivisions in the Springfield Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Town of Amherst.

No H.S. Diploma by County Subdivision#46

Percent of population 25 years of age and older without a high school diploma (or equivalent).
Scope: population of the Town of Amherst, selected other county subdivisions in the Springfield Area, and entities that contain the Town of Amherst
0%5%10%15%20%Count#SpringfieldHolyokeTown of LudlowLudlowChicopeeUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSpringfield Metro AreaSpringfieldNortheastWest Springfield TownW Springfield TownMassachusettsNew EnglandTown of WareTown of ChesterfieldChesterfieldPalmer TownTown of SouthwickSouthwickTown of MonsonMonsonAgawam TownWestfieldTown of BelchertownBelchertownTown of TollandTollandTown of South HadleyS HadleyTown of HampdenHampdenTown of ChesterChesterTown of BlandfordBlandfordTown of BrimfieldBrimfieldTown of WalesTown of GranbyGranbyTown of HuntingtonHuntingtonHampshire CountyHampshireAmherst School DistrictAmherstTown of AmherstAmherstTown of East LongmeadowE LongmeadowTown of HollandHollandTown of HadleyHadleyTown of WorthingtonWorthingtonEasthampton TownTown of WilbrahamWilbrahamNorthamptonTown of PlainfieldPlainfieldTown of RussellRussellAmherst-Pelham School DistrictAmherst-PelhamTown of LongmeadowLongmeadowTown of GoshenGoshenTown of PelhamPelhamTown of WilliamsburgWilliamsburgTown of WesthamptonWesthamptonTown of SouthamptonSouthamptonTown of GranvilleGranvilleTown of CummingtonCummingtonTown of MiddlefieldMiddlefieldTown of MontgomeryMontgomeryTown of HatfieldHatfield22.848722%22.848722%22.8%21,31921.3k120.805268%20.805268%20.8%5,498216.507253%16.507253%16.5%2,606314.729406%14.729406%14.7%5,838413.020590%13.020590%13.0%27,818,38027.8M12.495399%12.495399%12.5%51,26151.3k11.614335%11.614335%11.6%4,487,0854.49M11.356338%11.356338%11.4%2,22859.943770%9.943770%9.9%462,385462k9.657137%9.657137%9.7%981,894982k8.938870%8.938870%8.9%62068.690869%8.690869%8.7%7978.482814%8.482814%8.5%73388.315288%8.315288%8.3%57698.037413%8.037413%8.0%507107.920510%7.920510%7.9%1,666117.787496%7.787496%7.8%2,039127.320981%7.320981%7.3%731137.185629%7.185629%7.2%36146.968641%6.968641%7.0%820156.890180%6.890180%6.9%261166.871609%6.871609%6.9%76176.828194%6.828194%6.8%62186.647294%6.647294%6.6%183196.529454%6.529454%6.5%92206.221937%6.221937%6.2%291215.849966%5.849966%5.8%85225.741345%5.741345%5.7%5,6505.500694%5.500694%5.5%6745.500694%5.500694%5.5%674235.406107%5.406107%5.4%625245.378832%5.378832%5.4%93255.328467%5.328467%5.3%219265.303030%5.303030%5.3%49275.255956%5.255956%5.3%653285.127209%5.127209%5.1%528295.061709%5.061709%5.1%972304.967603%4.967603%5.0%23314.922780%4.922780%4.9%51324.875000%4.875000%4.9%7804.851557%4.851557%4.9%536334.214123%4.214123%4.2%37343.586066%3.586066%3.6%35353.509719%3.509719%3.5%65363.495441%3.495441%3.5%46373.466667%3.466667%3.5%156383.280067%3.280067%3.3%39393.147353%3.147353%3.1%22403.125000%3.125000%3.1%13412.973396%2.973396%3.0%19422.248876%2.248876%2.2%6043
Count number of people in category
# rank of county subdivision out of 43 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older without a high school diploma (or equivalent).

Bachelor's Degrees by County Subdivision#47

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..
Scope: population of the Town of Amherst, selected other county subdivisions in the Springfield Area, and entities that contain the Town of Amherst
0%20%40%60%Count#Amherst School DistrictAmherstTown of AmherstAmherstAmherst-Pelham School DistrictAmherst-PelhamTown of LongmeadowLongmeadowTown of PelhamPelhamNorthamptonTown of WilliamsburgWilliamsburgTown of HadleyHadleyTown of PlainfieldPlainfieldHampshire CountyHampshireTown of WilbrahamWilbrahamTown of East LongmeadowE LongmeadowTown of BelchertownBelchertownMassachusettsTown of CummingtonCummingtonTown of ChesterfieldChesterfieldTown of South HadleyS HadleyNew EnglandTown of BrimfieldBrimfieldTown of HatfieldHatfieldTown of SouthamptonSouthamptonTown of GoshenGoshenTown of TollandTollandTown of WorthingtonWorthingtonTown of WesthamptonWesthamptonTown of HampdenHampdenTown of GranbyGranbyTown of SouthwickSouthwickNortheastEasthampton TownTown of MontgomeryMontgomeryWestfieldSpringfield Metro AreaSpringfieldTown of RussellRussellUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesTown of HollandHollandTown of BlandfordBlandfordWest Springfield TownW Springfield TownAgawam TownTown of MonsonMonsonPalmer TownHolyokeTown of GranvilleGranvilleTown of MiddlefieldMiddlefieldTown of WareTown of LudlowLudlowTown of ChesterChesterTown of HuntingtonHuntingtonChicopeeTown of WalesSpringfield65.534971%65.534971%65.5%8,03065.534971%65.534971%65.5%8,030165.375000%65.375000%65.4%10,46010.5k64.002534%64.002534%64.0%7,071258.504098%58.504098%58.5%571357.558715%57.558715%57.6%11,05311.1k450.593952%50.593952%50.6%937549.756691%49.756691%49.8%2,045648.596112%48.596112%48.6%225744.722536%44.722536%44.7%44,01144.0k44.290153%44.290153%44.3%4,561842.998011%42.998011%43.0%4,971942.613921%42.613921%42.6%4,2551041.221661%41.221661%41.2%1,916,8061.92M40.915594%40.915594%40.9%2861140.704070%40.704070%40.7%3701239.857228%39.857228%39.9%4,6901337.962191%37.962191%38.0%3,859,8243.86M37.522703%37.522703%37.5%1,0331437.443778%37.443778%37.4%9991537.111111%37.111111%37.1%1,6701636.674260%36.674260%36.7%3221736.526946%36.526946%36.5%1831835.606061%35.606061%35.6%3291935.410334%35.410334%35.4%4662035.163675%35.163675%35.2%1,3322135.043832%35.043832%35.0%1,6392234.863577%34.863577%34.9%2,4152334.780899%34.780899%34.8%13,437,26113.4M33.990663%33.990663%34.0%4,2232433.802817%33.802817%33.8%2162532.368331%32.368331%32.4%8,4752630.669439%30.669439%30.7%125,818126k30.405405%30.405405%30.4%3152730.315023%30.315023%30.3%64,767,78764.8M30.190862%30.190862%30.2%5222828.964758%28.964758%29.0%2632928.854682%28.854682%28.9%5,6613028.791480%28.791480%28.8%6,0563126.981611%26.981611%27.0%1,7023226.119662%26.119662%26.1%2,2573325.577083%25.577083%25.6%6,7593424.053827%24.053827%24.1%2863523.076923%23.076923%23.1%963622.202999%22.202999%22.2%1,5403721.783746%21.783746%21.8%3,4393821.609403%21.609403%21.6%2393918.238128%18.238128%18.2%2654018.140532%18.140532%18.1%7,1904117.885025%17.885025%17.9%2524217.800761%17.800761%17.8%16,60916.6k43
Count number of people in category
# rank of county subdivision out of 43 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..

Very Advanced Degrees by County Subdivision#48

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a professional or doctorate degree (e.g., MBA, PhD, or MD).
Scope: population of the Town of Amherst, selected other county subdivisions in the Springfield Area, and entities that contain the Town of Amherst
0%5%10%15%Count#Amherst School DistrictAmherstTown of AmherstAmherstAmherst-Pelham School DistrictAmherst-PelhamTown of PelhamPelhamTown of LongmeadowLongmeadowNorthamptonTown of PlainfieldPlainfieldHampshire CountyHampshireTown of HadleyHadleyTown of WilliamsburgWilliamsburgTown of BelchertownBelchertownTown of East LongmeadowE LongmeadowMassachusettsTown of South HadleyS HadleyTown of TollandTollandTown of HatfieldHatfieldNew EnglandTown of SouthwickSouthwickTown of ChesterfieldChesterfieldNortheastTown of MontgomeryMontgomeryTown of GranbyGranbyTown of WilbrahamWilbrahamSpringfield Metro AreaSpringfieldTown of CummingtonCummingtonTown of WesthamptonWesthamptonTown of WorthingtonWorthingtonTown of GoshenGoshenUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesTown of HampdenHampdenTown of SouthamptonSouthamptonWest Springfield TownW Springfield TownWestfieldTown of BrimfieldBrimfieldHolyokeEasthampton TownTown of RussellRussellAgawam TownTown of HollandHollandTown of HuntingtonHuntingtonTown of WalesTown of MonsonMonsonSpringfieldTown of ChesterChesterChicopeeTown of LudlowLudlowTown of BlandfordBlandfordTown of GranvilleGranvillePalmer TownTown of WareTown of MiddlefieldMiddlefield19.578879%19.578879%19.6%2,39919.578879%19.578879%19.6%2,399118.843750%18.843750%18.8%3,01517.110656%17.110656%17.1%167213.812455%13.812455%13.8%1,526313.169817%13.169817%13.2%2,52949.719222%9.719222%9.7%4557.847859%7.847859%7.8%7,7236.836983%6.836983%6.8%28166.749460%6.749460%6.7%12576.159239%6.159239%6.2%61586.011591%6.011591%6.0%69595.434262%5.434262%5.4%252,693253k5.234979%5.234979%5.2%616104.990020%4.990020%5.0%25114.985007%4.985007%5.0%133124.645397%4.645397%4.6%472,323472k4.446369%4.446369%4.4%308134.180418%4.180418%4.2%38144.085016%4.085016%4.1%1,578,2061.58M4.068858%4.068858%4.1%26153.976908%3.976908%4.0%186163.825986%3.825986%3.8%394173.763416%3.763416%3.8%15,43915.4k3.719599%3.719599%3.7%26183.647416%3.647416%3.6%48193.463203%3.463203%3.5%32203.416856%3.416856%3.4%30213.336158%3.336158%3.3%7,127,6737.13M3.273495%3.273495%3.3%124223.066667%3.066667%3.1%138232.879861%2.879861%2.9%565242.730780%2.730780%2.7%715252.724301%2.724301%2.7%75262.217513%2.217513%2.2%586271.931745%1.931745%1.9%240281.930502%1.930502%1.9%20291.906437%1.906437%1.9%401301.735107%1.735107%1.7%30311.720578%1.720578%1.7%25321.632363%1.632363%1.6%23331.601141%1.601141%1.6%101341.501527%1.501527%1.5%1,401351.175407%1.175407%1.2%13361.110130%1.110130%1.1%440371.057832%1.057832%1.1%167380.991189%0.991189%1.0%9390.841043%0.841043%0.8%10400.717510%0.717510%0.7%62410.692042%0.692042%0.7%48420.480769%0.480769%0.5%243
Count number of people in category
# rank of county subdivision out of 43 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 County Subdivision#49

Percentage more likely men are than women to not have a high school diploma (or equivalent) among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of the Town of Amherst, selected other county subdivisions in the Springfield Area, and entities that contain the Town of Amherst
Female
Male
10x5x0x5x10xFM#GranvilleWilliamsburgSouthamptonChesterfieldGoshenSouthwickMontgomeryHatfieldWorthingtonMonsonTown of WalesHollandPalmer TownChesterBlandfordTown of WareHampdenNorthamptonWilbrahamLudlowRussellAgawam TownTollandS HadleySpringfieldCummingtonW Springfield TownBrimfieldSpringfieldNew EnglandUnited StatesHampshireMassachusettsNortheastWestfieldWesthamptonEasthampton TownChicopeeHolyokeLongmeadowHuntingtonBelchertownPlainfieldGranbyAmherst-PelhamPelhamAmherstAmherstHadleyE LongmeadowMiddlefield-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.515%0.52%5.931%5.93%1-1.000000x-1.000000x5.365360x5.365360x5.37x1.225%1.23%6.574%6.57%2-1.000000x-1.000000x3.407570x3.407570x3.41x1.598%1.60%5.446%5.45%3-1.000000x-1.000000x2.595257x2.595257x2.60x4.904%4.90%12.727%12.7%4-1.000000x-1.000000x2.519358x2.519358x2.52x2.428%2.43%6.118%6.12%5-1.000000x-1.000000x2.447575x2.447575x2.45x4.849%4.85%11.868%11.9%6-1.000000x-1.000000x2.173459x2.173459x2.17x1.875%1.88%4.075%4.08%7-1.000000x-1.000000x2.157895x2.157895x2.16x1.424%1.42%3.073%3.07%8-1.000000x-1.000000x2.027092x2.027092x2.03x3.493%3.49%7.082%7.08%9-1.000000x-1.000000x2.026522x2.026522x2.03x5.371%5.37%10.885%10.9%10-1.000000x-1.000000x1.998717x1.998717x2.00x4.402%4.40%8.798%8.80%11-1.000000x-1.000000x1.989620x1.989620x1.99x3.624%3.62%7.210%7.21%12-1.000000x-1.000000x1.917521x1.917521x1.92x5.869%5.87%11.254%11.3%13-1.000000x-1.000000x1.742523x1.742523x1.74x4.868%4.87%8.483%8.48%14-1.000000x-1.000000x1.465851x1.465851x1.47x5.463%5.46%8.008%8.01%15-1.000000x-1.000000x1.462175x1.462175x1.46x7.294%7.29%10.665%10.7%16-1.000000x-1.000000x1.403649x1.403649x1.40x5.782%5.78%8.116%8.12%17-1.000000x-1.000000x1.403079x1.403079x1.40x4.261%4.26%5.979%5.98%18-1.000000x-1.000000x1.377507x1.377507x1.38x4.342%4.34%5.981%5.98%19-1.000000x-1.000000x1.357603x1.357603x1.36x14.046%14.0%19.069%19.1%20-1.000000x-1.000000x1.354787x1.354787x1.35x4.240%4.24%5.745%5.74%21-1.000000x-1.000000x1.350934x1.350934x1.35x6.839%6.84%9.239%9.24%22-1.000000x-1.000000x1.337810x1.337810x1.34x6.178%6.18%8.264%8.26%23-1.000000x-1.000000x1.290368x1.290368x1.29x6.139%6.14%7.921%7.92%24-1.000000x-1.000000x1.257718x1.257718x1.26x20.468%20.5%25.743%25.7%25-1.000000x-1.000000x1.252632x1.252632x1.25x2.801%2.80%3.509%3.51%26-1.000000x-1.000000x1.236784x1.236784x1.24x10.203%10.2%12.619%12.6%27-1.000000x-1.000000x1.225460x1.225460x1.23x5.972%5.97%7.319%7.32%28-1.000000x-1.000000x1.142783x1.142783x1.14x11.712%11.7%13.385%13.4%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.129206x1.129206x1.13x9.096%9.10%10.271%10.3%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.109070x1.109070x1.11x12.369%12.4%13.719%13.7%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.097321x1.097321x1.10x5.491%5.49%6.026%6.03%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.087930x1.087930x1.09x9.545%9.55%10.384%10.4%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.074442x1.074442x1.07x11.216%11.2%12.051%12.1%-1.004827x-1.004827x1.00x1.000000x1.000000x7.805%7.81%7.768%7.77%29-1.011048x-1.011048x1.01x1.000000x1.000000x3.514%3.51%3.476%3.48%30-1.051292x-1.051292x1.05x1.000000x1.000000x5.383%5.38%5.120%5.12%31-1.066517x-1.066517x1.07x1.000000x1.000000x15.179%15.2%14.233%14.2%32-1.103915x-1.103915x1.10x1.000000x1.000000x21.767%21.8%19.718%19.7%33-1.109367x-1.109367x1.11x1.000000x1.000000x5.092%5.09%4.590%4.59%34-1.148470x-1.148470x1.15x1.000000x1.000000x6.259%6.26%5.450%5.45%35-1.255364x-1.255364x1.26x1.000000x1.000000x8.078%8.08%6.435%6.43%36-1.261277x-1.261277x1.26x1.000000x1.000000x5.532%5.53%4.386%4.39%37-1.282025x-1.282025x1.28x1.000000x1.000000x6.891%6.89%5.375%5.38%38-1.349561x-1.349561x1.35x1.000000x1.000000x5.552%5.55%4.114%4.11%-1.484545x-1.484545x1.48x1.000000x1.000000x4.182%4.18%2.817%2.82%39-1.507991x-1.507991x1.51x1.000000x1.000000x6.537%6.54%4.335%4.34%-1.507991x-1.507991x1.51x1.000000x1.000000x6.537%6.54%4.335%4.34%40-1.798634x-1.798634x1.80x1.000000x1.000000x6.455%6.46%3.589%3.59%41-2.406688x-2.406688x2.41x1.000000x1.000000x7.365%7.37%3.060%3.06%42-10.000000x-10.000000x> 10.0x1.000000x1.000000x5.830%5.83%0.000%0%43
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of county subdivision out of 43 by male-to-female sex ratio

Over-Education Sex Ratio by County Subdivision#50

Percentage more likely men are than women to have a professional or doctorate degree (e.g., MBA, PhD, or MD) among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of the Town of Amherst, selected other county subdivisions in the Springfield Area, and entities that contain the Town of Amherst
Female
Male
10x5x0x5x10xFM#BlandfordTown of WareHadleyGranvilleLongmeadowWorthingtonWesthamptonS HadleyAmherstAmherstAmherst-PelhamWilbrahamPelhamSouthwickHolyokeWilliamsburgSouthamptonPlainfieldHampshireUnited StatesNorthamptonNortheastEasthampton TownE LongmeadowNew EnglandSpringfieldBrimfieldMassachusettsW Springfield TownHuntingtonSpringfieldAgawam TownWestfieldChicopeeChesterfieldMontgomeryBelchertownHollandGranbyChesterRussellTollandMonsonLudlowCummingtonPalmer TownTown of WalesHatfieldGoshenHampdenMiddlefield-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%1.848%1.85%1-1.000000x-1.000000x3.147120x3.147120x3.15x0.338%0.34%1.064%1.06%2-1.000000x-1.000000x2.586893x2.586893x2.59x4.210%4.21%10.891%10.9%3-1.000000x-1.000000x2.237232x2.237232x2.24x0.515%0.52%1.153%1.15%4-1.000000x-1.000000x2.178061x2.178061x2.18x8.829%8.83%19.229%19.2%5-1.000000x-1.000000x2.162232x2.162232x2.16x2.183%2.18%4.721%4.72%6-1.000000x-1.000000x2.157978x2.157978x2.16x2.343%2.34%5.055%5.06%7-1.000000x-1.000000x2.155875x2.155875x2.16x3.403%3.40%7.337%7.34%8-1.000000x-1.000000x1.998120x1.998120x2.00x13.321%13.3%26.617%26.6%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.998120x1.998120x2.00x13.321%13.3%26.617%26.6%9-1.000000x-1.000000x1.995474x1.995474x2.00x12.829%12.8%25.601%25.6%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.909701x1.909701x1.91x2.665%2.66%5.089%5.09%10-1.000000x-1.000000x1.879660x1.879660x1.88x12.364%12.4%23.239%23.2%11-1.000000x-1.000000x1.871050x1.871050x1.87x3.109%3.11%5.817%5.82%12-1.000000x-1.000000x1.801798x1.801798x1.80x1.611%1.61%2.903%2.90%13-1.000000x-1.000000x1.707160x1.707160x1.71x5.184%5.18%8.850%8.85%14-1.000000x-1.000000x1.699193x1.699193x1.70x2.289%2.29%3.890%3.89%15-1.000000x-1.000000x1.697626x1.697626x1.70x7.234%7.23%12.281%12.3%16-1.000000x-1.000000x1.562183x1.562183x1.56x6.213%6.21%9.706%9.71%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.526215x1.526215x1.53x2.660%2.66%4.060%4.06%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.510580x1.510580x1.51x10.639%10.6%16.071%16.1%17-1.000000x-1.000000x1.486326x1.486326x1.49x3.316%3.32%4.929%4.93%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.475393x1.475393x1.48x1.571%1.57%2.318%2.32%18-1.000000x-1.000000x1.469997x1.469997x1.47x4.952%4.95%7.280%7.28%19-1.000000x-1.000000x1.447839x1.447839x1.45x3.827%3.83%5.541%5.54%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.445291x1.445291x1.45x3.114%3.11%4.501%4.50%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.412155x1.412155x1.41x2.258%2.26%3.188%3.19%20-1.000000x-1.000000x1.387729x1.387729x1.39x4.589%4.59%6.368%6.37%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.247874x1.247874x1.25x2.575%2.58%3.213%3.21%21-1.000000x-1.000000x1.246718x1.246718x1.25x1.530%1.53%1.907%1.91%22-1.000000x-1.000000x1.213642x1.213642x1.21x1.369%1.37%1.662%1.66%23-1.000000x-1.000000x1.053978x1.053978x1.05x1.861%1.86%1.962%1.96%24-1.032507x-1.032507x1.03x1.000000x1.000000x2.772%2.77%2.685%2.69%25-1.137946x-1.137946x1.14x1.000000x1.000000x1.178%1.18%1.035%1.04%26-1.158911x-1.158911x1.16x1.000000x1.000000x4.478%4.48%3.864%3.86%27-1.163021x-1.163021x1.16x1.000000x1.000000x4.375%4.38%3.762%3.76%28-1.166345x-1.166345x1.17x1.000000x1.000000x6.592%6.59%5.652%5.65%29-1.252897x-1.252897x1.25x1.000000x1.000000x1.925%1.93%1.537%1.54%30-1.280520x-1.280520x1.28x1.000000x1.000000x4.403%4.40%3.438%3.44%31-1.450642x-1.450642x1.45x1.000000x1.000000x1.420%1.42%0.979%0.98%32-1.542150x-1.542150x1.54x1.000000x1.000000x2.297%2.30%1.489%1.49%33-1.661090x-1.661090x1.66x1.000000x1.000000x6.178%6.18%3.719%3.72%34-1.690284x-1.690284x1.69x1.000000x1.000000x1.995%2.00%1.180%1.18%35-1.758443x-1.758443x1.76x1.000000x1.000000x1.341%1.34%0.763%0.76%36-2.155462x-2.155462x2.16x1.000000x1.000000x5.042%5.04%2.339%2.34%37-2.305374x-2.305374x2.31x1.000000x1.000000x0.989%0.99%0.429%0.43%38-2.657955x-2.657955x2.66x1.000000x1.000000x2.338%2.34%0.880%0.88%39-3.156250x-3.156250x3.16x1.000000x1.000000x7.571%7.57%2.399%2.40%40-3.752759x-3.752759x3.75x1.000000x1.000000x5.298%5.30%1.412%1.41%41-4.436233x-4.436233x4.44x1.000000x1.000000x5.178%5.18%1.167%1.17%42-10.000000x-10.000000x> 10.0x1.000000x1.000000x0.897%0.90%0.000%0%43
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of county subdivision out of 43 by male-to-female sex ratio

Educational Attainment by County Subdivision in Massachusetts

There are 357 county subdivisions in Massachusetts. This section compares the Town of Amherst to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in Massachusetts and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Town of Amherst. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 33,526.

No H.S. Diploma by County Subdivision#51

Percent of population 25 years of age and older without a high school diploma (or equivalent).
Scope: population of the Town of Amherst, selected other county subdivisions in Massachusetts, and entities that contain the Town of Amherst
0%10%20%30%Count#ChelseaLawrenceFall RiverNew BedfordSpringfieldHolyokeLynnLowellEverettBrocktonFitchburgRevereTown of DartmouthDartmouthTauntonWorcesterChicopeeTown of RandolphRandolphBostonMaldenLeominsterUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSpringfield Metro AreaSpringfieldNortheastMethuen TownHaverhillMarlboroughQuincyTown of FraminghamFraminghamAttleboroSomervillePittsfieldMassachusettsSalemNew EnglandPeabodyWalthamMedfordWestfieldTown of BillericaBillericaWeymouth TownBraintree TownCambridgeHampshire CountyHampshireWatertown TownWoburnAmherst School DistrictAmherstTown of AmherstAmherstBarnstable TownBeverlyTown of ShrewsburyShrewsburyTown of PlymouthPlymouthAmherst-Pelham School DistrictAmherst-PelhamTown of ChelmsfordChelmsfordTown of ArlingtonArlingtonTown of NatickNatickTown of BrooklineBrooklineTown of AndoverAndoverNewton32.751853%32.751853%32.8%8,261132.468185%32.468185%32.5%15,51215.5k227.914461%27.914461%27.9%17,34817.3k327.365251%27.365251%27.4%17,71917.7k422.848722%22.848722%22.8%21,31921.3k520.805268%20.805268%20.8%5,498620.689714%20.689714%20.7%12,22712.2k720.275184%20.275184%20.3%14,22014.2k819.229991%19.229991%19.2%5,704918.575453%18.575453%18.6%11,40711.4k1017.776387%17.776387%17.8%4,5441117.353379%17.353379%17.4%6,7641216.623882%16.623882%16.6%3,7561316.558781%16.558781%16.6%6,6511415.555125%15.555125%15.6%18,48418.5k1514.729406%14.729406%14.7%5,8381614.671750%14.671750%14.7%3,5021714.325556%14.325556%14.3%63,64263.6k1814.038748%14.038748%14.0%6,1231913.154999%13.154999%13.2%3,8262013.020590%13.020590%13.0%27,818,38027.8M12.495399%12.495399%12.5%51,26151.3k11.614335%11.614335%11.6%4,487,0854.49M11.354528%11.354528%11.4%3,7682111.325960%11.325960%11.3%4,8852211.236475%11.236475%11.2%3,1572311.019146%11.019146%11.0%7,6952410.746263%10.746263%10.7%5,3052510.490643%10.490643%10.5%3,1732610.244109%10.244109%10.2%6,0432710.236892%10.236892%10.2%3,241289.943770%9.943770%9.9%462,385462k9.686872%9.686872%9.7%2,843299.657137%9.657137%9.7%981,894982k9.303480%9.303480%9.3%3,561308.768150%8.768150%8.8%3,744317.978996%7.978996%8.0%3,267327.787496%7.787496%7.8%2,039336.764923%6.764923%6.8%2,015346.377953%6.377953%6.4%2,592355.972051%5.972051%6.0%1,547365.858411%5.858411%5.9%4,275375.741345%5.741345%5.7%5,6505.719784%5.719784%5.7%1,486385.689915%5.689915%5.7%1,621395.500694%5.500694%5.5%6745.500694%5.500694%5.5%674405.387938%5.387938%5.4%1,784415.084502%5.084502%5.1%1,417425.066125%5.066125%5.1%1,222435.002498%5.002498%5.0%2,103444.875000%4.875000%4.9%7804.092052%4.092052%4.1%1,042453.464926%3.464926%3.5%1,141463.076000%3.076000%3.1%769473.015360%3.015360%3.0%1,223482.931725%2.931725%2.9%666492.909820%2.909820%2.9%1,68450
Count number of people in category
# rank of county subdivision out of 50 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older without a high school diploma (or equivalent).

Bachelor's Degrees by County Subdivision#52

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..
Scope: population of the Town of Amherst, selected other county subdivisions in Massachusetts, and entities that contain the Town of Amherst
0%20%40%60%80%Count#Town of BrooklineBrooklineNewtonCambridgeTown of AndoverAndoverTown of ArlingtonArlingtonTown of NatickNatickAmherst School DistrictAmherstTown of AmherstAmherstAmherst-Pelham School DistrictAmherst-PelhamWatertown TownSomervilleTown of ShrewsburyShrewsburyTown of ChelmsfordChelmsfordWalthamTown of FraminghamFraminghamMedfordBeverlyBostonHampshire CountyHampshireQuincyMassachusettsBraintree TownWoburnSalemMarlboroughNew EnglandBarnstable TownTown of PlymouthPlymouthNortheastWeymouth TownMaldenTown of BillericaBillericaWestfieldAttleboroTown of DartmouthDartmouthSpringfield Metro AreaSpringfieldUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPeabodyMethuen TownWorcesterLeominsterTown of RandolphRandolphHaverhillPittsfieldHolyokeLowellFitchburgTauntonRevereLynnChicopeeEverettSpringfieldChelseaBrocktonNew BedfordFall RiverLawrence81.597179%81.597179%81.6%33,09533.1k176.650597%76.650597%76.7%44,36044.4k274.864332%74.864332%74.9%54,63054.6k373.262315%73.262315%73.3%16,64316.6k468.785302%68.785302%68.8%22,65122.7k567.516000%67.516000%67.5%16,87916.9k665.534971%65.534971%65.5%8,03065.534971%65.534971%65.5%8,030765.375000%65.375000%65.4%10,46010.5k62.009238%62.009238%62.0%16,11016.1k858.579420%58.579420%58.6%34,55634.6k956.187554%56.187554%56.2%13,55313.6k1050.793277%50.793277%50.8%12,93412.9k1149.988290%49.988290%50.0%21,34521.3k1248.231576%48.231576%48.2%23,81023.8k1347.517401%47.517401%47.5%19,45619.5k1447.461337%47.461337%47.5%13,22713.2k1546.377869%46.377869%46.4%206,036206k1644.722536%44.722536%44.7%44,01144.0k42.147695%42.147695%42.1%29,43329.4k1741.221661%41.221661%41.2%1,916,8061.92M40.140519%40.140519%40.1%10,39810.4k1839.948752%39.948752%39.9%11,38111.4k1938.870149%38.870149%38.9%11,40811.4k2038.058798%38.058798%38.1%10,69310.7k2137.962191%37.962191%38.0%3,859,8243.86M37.579656%37.579656%37.6%12,44312.4k2235.134042%35.134042%35.1%14,77014.8k2334.780899%34.780899%34.8%13,437,26113.4M33.732776%33.732776%33.7%13,70913.7k2433.550384%33.550384%33.6%14,63314.6k2533.086014%33.086014%33.1%9,8552632.368331%32.368331%32.4%8,4752731.409112%31.409112%31.4%9,5002830.831194%30.831194%30.8%6,9662930.669439%30.669439%30.7%125,818126k30.315023%30.315023%30.3%64,767,78764.8M30.081513%30.081513%30.1%11,51411.5k3029.947265%29.947265%29.9%9,9383129.720018%29.720018%29.7%35,31635.3k3228.056663%28.056663%28.1%8,1603327.986091%27.986091%28.0%6,6803427.854675%27.854675%27.9%12,01412.0k3526.373973%26.373973%26.4%8,3503625.577083%25.577083%25.6%6,7593722.302702%22.302702%22.3%15,64215.6k3820.233159%20.233159%20.2%5,1723920.153861%20.153861%20.2%8,0954019.708554%19.708554%19.7%7,6824119.566137%19.566137%19.6%11,56311.6k4218.140532%18.140532%18.1%7,1904317.928663%17.928663%17.9%5,3184417.800761%17.800761%17.8%16,60916.6k4517.476113%17.476113%17.5%4,4084617.271084%17.271084%17.3%10,60610.6k4715.806950%15.806950%15.8%10,23510.2k4814.396511%14.396511%14.4%8,9474911.170881%11.170881%11.2%5,33750
Count number of people in category
# rank of county subdivision out of 50 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..

Very Advanced Degrees by County Subdivision#53

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a professional or doctorate degree (e.g., MBA, PhD, or MD).
Scope: population of the Town of Amherst, selected other county subdivisions in Massachusetts, and entities that contain the Town of Amherst
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count#Town of BrooklineBrooklineNewtonCambridgeAmherst School DistrictAmherstTown of AmherstAmherstAmherst-Pelham School DistrictAmherst-PelhamTown of ArlingtonArlingtonTown of AndoverAndoverTown of NatickNatickWatertown TownTown of ShrewsburyShrewsburySomervilleHampshire CountyHampshireBostonMedfordWalthamMassachusettsTown of ChelmsfordChelmsfordTown of FraminghamFraminghamNew EnglandBeverlyTown of DartmouthDartmouthNortheastBarnstable TownMarlboroughSpringfield Metro AreaSpringfieldQuincyWorcesterMaldenBraintree TownUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSalemTown of PlymouthPlymouthPeabodyWestfieldWoburnPittsfieldWeymouth TownMethuen TownChelseaHolyokeTown of RandolphRandolphLowellTown of BillericaBillericaHaverhillLeominsterEverettAttleboroSpringfieldRevereFall RiverLynnNew BedfordChicopeeBrocktonFitchburgTauntonLawrence27.066742%27.066742%27.1%10,97811.0k122.416325%22.416325%22.4%12,97313.0k219.696596%19.696596%19.7%14,37314.4k319.578879%19.578879%19.6%2,39919.578879%19.578879%19.6%2,399418.843750%18.843750%18.8%3,01513.404191%13.404191%13.4%4,414512.743760%12.743760%12.7%2,89569.760000%9.760000%9.8%2,44079.372594%9.372594%9.4%2,43588.826334%8.826334%8.8%2,12998.599763%8.599763%8.6%5,073107.847859%7.847859%7.8%7,7237.340604%7.340604%7.3%32,61132.6k116.691904%6.691904%6.7%2,740125.889930%5.889930%5.9%2,515135.434262%5.434262%5.4%252,693253k5.313384%5.313384%5.3%1,353145.159421%5.159421%5.2%2,547154.645397%4.645397%4.6%472,323472k4.571388%4.571388%4.6%1,274164.244490%4.244490%4.2%959174.085016%4.085016%4.1%1,578,2061.58M3.899006%3.899006%3.9%1,291183.783457%3.783457%3.8%1,063193.763416%3.763416%3.8%15,43915.4k3.698824%3.698824%3.7%2,583203.571519%3.571519%3.6%4,244213.551530%3.551530%3.6%1,549223.447344%3.447344%3.4%893233.336158%3.336158%3.3%7,127,6737.13M3.240315%3.240315%3.2%951242.733176%2.733176%2.7%1,149252.732783%2.732783%2.7%1,046262.730780%2.730780%2.7%715272.657166%2.657166%2.7%757282.552116%2.552116%2.6%808292.463091%2.463091%2.5%1,001302.320325%2.320325%2.3%770312.307418%2.307418%2.3%582322.217513%2.217513%2.2%586332.103146%2.103146%2.1%502341.961931%1.961931%2.0%1,376351.886792%1.886792%1.9%562361.854814%1.854814%1.9%800371.698528%1.698528%1.7%494381.594633%1.594633%1.6%473391.563843%1.563843%1.6%473401.501527%1.501527%1.5%1,401411.472626%1.472626%1.5%574421.226125%1.226125%1.2%762431.189570%1.189570%1.2%703441.153668%1.153668%1.2%747451.110130%1.110130%1.1%440461.035679%1.035679%1.0%636471.032783%1.032783%1.0%264480.789225%0.789225%0.8%317490.640489%0.640489%0.6%30650
Count number of people in category
# rank of county subdivision 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 County Subdivision#54

Percentage more likely men are than women to not have a high school diploma (or equivalent) among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of the Town of Amherst, selected other county subdivisions in Massachusetts, and entities that contain the Town of Amherst
Female
Male
1x0x1xFM#BillericaBeverlyDartmouthBarnstable TownMethuen TownSpringfieldWalthamPittsfieldFitchburgWoburnSpringfieldAttleboroNew EnglandMedfordNewtonMarlboroughTauntonNew BedfordWorcesterPlymouthUnited StatesHampshireMassachusettsNortheastBrooklineChelseaMaldenLynnLawrenceWeymouth TownRevereFall RiverWestfieldBrocktonBostonSalemPeabodyFraminghamRandolphShrewsburyChicopeeBraintree TownEverettLowellSomervilleHaverhillHolyokeQuincyAndoverNatickLeominsterChelmsfordWatertown TownCambridgeAmherst-PelhamAmherstAmherstArlington-1.000000x-1.000000x1.580492x1.580492x1.58x5.252%5.25%8.301%8.30%1-1.000000x-1.000000x1.398647x1.398647x1.40x4.297%4.30%6.010%6.01%2-1.000000x-1.000000x1.298933x1.298933x1.30x14.512%14.5%18.851%18.9%3-1.000000x-1.000000x1.274391x1.274391x1.27x4.761%4.76%6.067%6.07%4-1.000000x-1.000000x1.268662x1.268662x1.27x10.087%10.1%12.797%12.8%5-1.000000x-1.000000x1.257718x1.257718x1.26x20.468%20.5%25.743%25.7%6-1.000000x-1.000000x1.249264x1.249264x1.25x7.815%7.82%9.763%9.76%7-1.000000x-1.000000x1.229938x1.229938x1.23x9.247%9.25%11.374%11.4%8-1.000000x-1.000000x1.161352x1.161352x1.16x16.466%16.5%19.123%19.1%9-1.000000x-1.000000x1.151888x1.151888x1.15x5.297%5.30%6.102%6.10%10-1.000000x-1.000000x1.142783x1.142783x1.14x11.712%11.7%13.385%13.4%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.134845x1.134845x1.13x9.864%9.86%11.195%11.2%11-1.000000x-1.000000x1.129206x1.129206x1.13x9.096%9.10%10.271%10.3%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.126183x1.126183x1.13x7.536%7.54%8.487%8.49%12-1.000000x-1.000000x1.121486x1.121486x1.12x2.755%2.76%3.090%3.09%13-1.000000x-1.000000x1.114239x1.114239x1.11x10.639%10.6%11.854%11.9%14-1.000000x-1.000000x1.113682x1.113682x1.11x15.727%15.7%17.515%17.5%15-1.000000x-1.000000x1.111286x1.111286x1.11x26.024%26.0%28.920%28.9%16-1.000000x-1.000000x1.110069x1.110069x1.11x14.771%14.8%16.397%16.4%17-1.000000x-1.000000x1.109375x1.109375x1.11x4.753%4.75%5.273%5.27%18-1.000000x-1.000000x1.109070x1.109070x1.11x12.369%12.4%13.719%13.7%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.097321x1.097321x1.10x5.491%5.49%6.026%6.03%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.087930x1.087930x1.09x9.545%9.55%10.384%10.4%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.074442x1.074442x1.07x11.216%11.2%12.051%12.1%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.070543x1.070543x1.07x2.922%2.92%3.128%3.13%19-1.000000x-1.000000x1.060589x1.060589x1.06x31.764%31.8%33.689%33.7%20-1.000000x-1.000000x1.053804x1.053804x1.05x13.688%13.7%14.425%14.4%21-1.000000x-1.000000x1.040899x1.040899x1.04x20.290%20.3%21.120%21.1%22-1.000000x-1.000000x1.025440x1.025440x1.03x32.084%32.1%32.900%32.9%23-1.000000x-1.000000x1.022808x1.022808x1.02x6.313%6.31%6.457%6.46%24-1.000000x-1.000000x1.018184x1.018184x1.02x17.195%17.2%17.507%17.5%25-1.000000x-1.000000x1.006087x1.006087x1.01x27.837%27.8%28.006%28.0%26-1.004827x-1.004827x1.00x1.000000x1.000000x7.805%7.81%7.768%7.77%27-1.016098x-1.016098x1.02x1.000000x1.000000x18.712%18.7%18.416%18.4%28-1.022333x-1.022333x1.02x1.000000x1.000000x14.476%14.5%14.159%14.2%29-1.025278x-1.025278x1.03x1.000000x1.000000x9.794%9.79%9.552%9.55%30-1.032546x-1.032546x1.03x1.000000x1.000000x9.440%9.44%9.142%9.14%31-1.053194x-1.053194x1.05x1.000000x1.000000x11.012%11.0%10.456%10.5%32-1.059182x-1.059182x1.06x1.000000x1.000000x15.046%15.0%14.205%14.2%33-1.061977x-1.061977x1.06x1.000000x1.000000x5.212%5.21%4.908%4.91%34-1.066517x-1.066517x1.07x1.000000x1.000000x15.179%15.2%14.233%14.2%35-1.070354x-1.070354x1.07x1.000000x1.000000x6.156%6.16%5.752%5.75%36-1.075891x-1.075891x1.08x1.000000x1.000000x19.889%19.9%18.486%18.5%37-1.082021x-1.082021x1.08x1.000000x1.000000x21.048%21.0%19.452%19.5%38-1.082122x-1.082122x1.08x1.000000x1.000000x10.642%10.6%9.834%9.83%39-1.097661x-1.097661x1.10x1.000000x1.000000x11.822%11.8%10.770%10.8%40-1.103915x-1.103915x1.10x1.000000x1.000000x21.767%21.8%19.718%19.7%41-1.113634x-1.113634x1.11x1.000000x1.000000x11.579%11.6%10.397%10.4%42-1.123901x-1.123901x1.12x1.000000x1.000000x3.094%3.09%2.753%2.75%43-1.165943x-1.165943x1.17x1.000000x1.000000x3.297%3.30%2.828%2.83%44-1.208458x-1.208458x1.21x1.000000x1.000000x14.280%14.3%11.817%11.8%45-1.217334x-1.217334x1.22x1.000000x1.000000x4.470%4.47%3.672%3.67%46-1.224728x-1.224728x1.22x1.000000x1.000000x6.251%6.25%5.104%5.10%47-1.302480x-1.302480x1.30x1.000000x1.000000x6.597%6.60%5.065%5.06%48-1.349561x-1.349561x1.35x1.000000x1.000000x5.552%5.55%4.114%4.11%-1.507991x-1.507991x1.51x1.000000x1.000000x6.537%6.54%4.335%4.34%-1.507991x-1.507991x1.51x1.000000x1.000000x6.537%6.54%4.335%4.34%49-1.786744x-1.786744x1.79x1.000000x1.000000x4.320%4.32%2.418%2.42%50
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of county subdivision out of 50 by male-to-female sex ratio

Over-Education Sex Ratio by County Subdivision#55

Percentage more likely men are than women to have a professional or doctorate degree (e.g., MBA, PhD, or MD) among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of the Town of Amherst, selected other county subdivisions in Massachusetts, and entities that contain the Town of Amherst
Female
Male
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F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of county subdivision out of 50 by male-to-female sex ratio

Educational Attainment by County Subdivision in the Northeast

There are 5,785 county subdivisions in the Northeast. This section compares the Town of Amherst to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Town of Amherst. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 91,133.

No H.S. Diploma by County Subdivision#56

Percent of population 25 years of age and older without a high school diploma (or equivalent).
Scope: population of the Town of Amherst, selected other county subdivisions in the Northeast, and entities that contain the Town of Amherst
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count#BronxPatersonTown of HartfordHartfordNew BedfordElizabethNewarkProvidenceTown of BridgeportBridgeportSpringfieldAllentownTown of WaterburyWaterburyLynnLowellBrooklynQueensRochesterSyracuseBrocktonTown of RamapoRamapoPhiladelphiaYonkersBuffaloTown of New HavenNew HvnLakewood TownshipLakewoodWorcesterTown of IslipBostonJersey CityUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesManhattanErieManchesterSpringfield Metro AreaSpringfieldTown of BabylonBabylonNortheastStaten IslandQuincyTown of StamfordStamfordTown of HempsteadHempsteadAlbanyMassachusettsNew EnglandWoodbridge TownshipWoodbridgeTown of North HempsteadN HempsteadTown of BrookhavenBrookhavenPittsburghEdison TownshipEdisonToms River TownshipToms RivTown of GreeceGreeceTown of HuntingtonHuntingtonTown of GreenburghGreenburghCambridgeTown of Oyster BayOyster BayHampshire CountyHampshireAmherst School DistrictAmherstTown of AmherstAmherstAmherst-Pelham School DistrictAmherst-PelhamTown of AmherstAmherstTown of SmithtownSmithtown28.837398%28.837398%28.8%261,022261k128.603478%28.603478%28.6%26,13726.1k227.891028%27.891028%27.9%20,66020.7k327.365251%27.365251%27.4%17,71917.7k426.935430%26.935430%26.9%21,72121.7k526.717922%26.717922%26.7%47,54047.5k623.799210%23.799210%23.8%25,05225.1k723.641452%23.641452%23.6%22,13122.1k822.848722%22.848722%22.8%21,31921.3k921.725192%21.725192%21.7%15,92515.9k1020.889554%20.889554%20.9%14,52214.5k1120.689714%20.689714%20.7%12,22712.2k1220.275184%20.275184%20.3%14,22014.2k1320.017506%20.017506%20.0%351,046351k1419.344706%19.344706%19.3%315,505316k1519.239011%19.239011%19.2%25,40825.4k1619.000219%19.000219%19.0%16,47316.5k1718.575453%18.575453%18.6%11,40711.4k1817.423749%17.423749%17.4%12,58512.6k1917.390838%17.390838%17.4%180,039180k2016.804756%16.804756%16.8%22,98023.0k2116.749688%16.749688%16.7%27,74127.7k2216.300427%16.300427%16.3%13,24113.2k2316.179368%16.179368%16.2%7,1442415.555125%15.555125%15.6%18,48418.5k2514.649584%14.649584%14.6%32,58832.6k2614.325556%14.325556%14.3%63,64263.6k2714.106563%14.106563%14.1%25,82725.8k2813.020590%13.020590%13.0%27,818,38027.8M12.996284%12.996284%13.0%160,845161k2912.909782%12.909782%12.9%8,3843012.589518%12.589518%12.6%9,6163112.495399%12.495399%12.5%51,26151.3k12.329428%12.329428%12.3%18,13418.1k3211.614335%11.614335%11.6%4,487,0854.49M11.118888%11.118888%11.1%36,06336.1k3311.019146%11.019146%11.0%7,6953410.953993%10.953993%11.0%9,8073510.384134%10.384134%10.4%54,23054.2k3610.256196%10.256196%10.3%6,145379.943770%9.943770%9.9%462,385462k9.657137%9.657137%9.7%981,894982k9.010786%9.010786%9.0%6,625388.911497%8.911497%8.9%14,26914.3k398.603165%8.603165%8.6%28,07628.1k408.043576%8.043576%8.0%16,40616.4k417.965713%7.965713%8.0%5,836427.603506%7.603506%7.6%4,953437.434661%7.434661%7.4%5,274447.370929%7.370929%7.4%10,45510.5k457.208489%7.208489%7.2%4,660465.858411%5.858411%5.9%4,275475.758981%5.758981%5.8%11,95012.0k485.741345%5.741345%5.7%5,6505.500694%5.500694%5.5%6745.500694%5.500694%5.5%6744.875000%4.875000%4.9%7804.592814%4.592814%4.6%3,835494.565854%4.565854%4.6%3,74450
Count number of people in category
# rank of county subdivision out of 50 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older without a high school diploma (or equivalent).

Bachelor's Degrees by County Subdivision#57

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..
Scope: population of the Town of Amherst, selected other county subdivisions in the Northeast, and entities that contain the Town of Amherst
0%20%40%60%Count#CambridgeAmherst School DistrictAmherstTown of AmherstAmherstAmherst-Pelham School DistrictAmherst-PelhamTown of GreenburghGreenburghManhattanEdison TownshipEdisonTown of AmherstAmherstTown of North HempsteadN HempsteadTown of HuntingtonHuntingtonTown of Oyster BayOyster BayTown of StamfordStamfordBostonTown of SmithtownSmithtownHampshire CountyHampshireJersey CityQuincyMassachusettsPittsburghTown of HempsteadHempsteadNew EnglandAlbanyNortheastWoodbridge TownshipWoodbridgeTown of New HavenNew HvnBrooklynTown of RamapoRamapoTown of BrookhavenBrookhavenYonkersToms River TownshipToms RivStaten IslandSpringfield Metro AreaSpringfieldQueensUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWorcesterProvidenceTown of GreeceGreeceManchesterTown of IslipLakewood TownshipLakewoodSyracusePhiladelphiaTown of BabylonBabylonBuffaloRochesterLowellErieLynnBronxTown of BridgeportBridgeportSpringfieldBrocktonTown of HartfordHartfordNew BedfordAllentownTown of WaterburyWaterburyNewarkElizabethPaterson74.864332%74.864332%74.9%54,63054.6k165.534971%65.534971%65.5%8,03065.534971%65.534971%65.5%8,03065.375000%65.375000%65.4%10,46010.5k61.467067%61.467067%61.5%39,73639.7k260.434640%60.434640%60.4%747,953748k354.244922%54.244922%54.2%39,74239.7k454.117365%54.117365%54.1%45,18845.2k553.266008%53.266008%53.3%85,28985.3k650.346515%50.346515%50.3%71,41271.4k748.123874%48.123874%48.1%99,85899.9k847.268483%47.268483%47.3%42,31942.3k946.377869%46.377869%46.4%206,036206k1046.287805%46.287805%46.3%37,95638.0k1144.722536%44.722536%44.7%44,01144.0k44.105197%44.105197%44.1%80,75080.8k1242.147695%42.147695%42.1%29,43329.4k1341.221661%41.221661%41.2%1,916,8061.92M40.731207%40.731207%40.7%83,07783.1k1438.767308%38.767308%38.8%202,458202k1537.962191%37.962191%38.0%3,859,8243.86M37.277810%37.277810%37.3%22,33522.3k1634.780899%34.780899%34.8%13,437,26113.4M34.631340%34.631340%34.6%25,46225.5k1734.235698%34.235698%34.2%27,81027.8k1834.081468%34.081468%34.1%597,685598k1932.475875%32.475875%32.5%23,45723.5k2032.119689%32.119689%32.1%104,821105k2132.032147%32.032147%32.0%43,80343.8k2231.493222%31.493222%31.5%20,51520.5k2331.359684%31.359684%31.4%101,712102k2430.669439%30.669439%30.7%125,818126k30.595789%30.595789%30.6%499,006499k2530.315023%30.315023%30.3%64,767,78764.8M29.720018%29.720018%29.7%35,31635.3k2629.442164%29.442164%29.4%30,99231.0k2728.513632%28.513632%28.5%20,22720.2k2827.975544%27.975544%28.0%21,36821.4k2927.874579%27.874579%27.9%62,00762.0k3026.896161%26.896161%26.9%11,87611.9k3126.804231%26.804231%26.8%23,23923.2k3226.349720%26.349720%26.3%272,786273k3325.418993%25.418993%25.4%37,38637.4k3425.263101%25.263101%25.3%41,84141.8k3523.661076%23.661076%23.7%31,24831.2k3622.302702%22.302702%22.3%15,64215.6k3721.735984%21.735984%21.7%14,11614.1k3819.566137%19.566137%19.6%11,56311.6k3919.131504%19.131504%19.1%173,169173k4017.869695%17.869695%17.9%16,72816.7k4117.800761%17.800761%17.8%16,60916.6k4217.271084%17.271084%17.3%10,60610.6k4316.703567%16.703567%16.7%12,37312.4k4415.806950%15.806950%15.8%10,23510.2k4515.372023%15.372023%15.4%11,26811.3k4615.070917%15.070917%15.1%10,47710.5k4713.654578%13.654578%13.7%24,29624.3k4811.763247%11.763247%11.8%9,4864910.403055%10.403055%10.4%9,50650
Count number of people in category
# rank of county subdivision out of 50 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..

Very Advanced Degrees by County Subdivision#58

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a professional or doctorate degree (e.g., MBA, PhD, or MD).
Scope: population of the Town of Amherst, selected other county subdivisions in the Northeast, and entities that contain the Town of Amherst
0%5%10%15%Count#CambridgeAmherst School DistrictAmherstTown of AmherstAmherstAmherst-Pelham School DistrictAmherst-PelhamTown of GreenburghGreenburghManhattanTown of North HempsteadN HempsteadTown of AmherstAmherstTown of New HavenNew HvnHampshire CountyHampshireTown of HuntingtonHuntingtonPittsburghBostonTown of Oyster BayOyster BayTown of StamfordStamfordProvidenceTown of SmithtownSmithtownMassachusettsAlbanyEdison TownshipEdisonNew EnglandTown of HempsteadHempsteadJersey CitySyracuseNortheastTown of RamapoRamapoTown of BrookhavenBrookhavenSpringfield Metro AreaSpringfieldPhiladelphiaQuincyWorcesterYonkersBrooklynUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesBuffaloStaten IslandQueensToms River TownshipToms RivRochesterTown of IslipTown of HartfordHartfordTown of GreeceGreeceWoodbridge TownshipWoodbridgeLakewood TownshipLakewoodLowellManchesterTown of BridgeportBridgeportBronxAllentownTown of BabylonBabylonErieSpringfieldLynnTown of WaterburyWaterburyNew BedfordNewarkElizabethBrocktonPaterson19.696596%19.696596%19.7%14,37314.4k119.578879%19.578879%19.6%2,39919.578879%19.578879%19.6%2,39918.843750%18.843750%18.8%3,01511.932680%11.932680%11.9%7,714210.788423%10.788423%10.8%133,520134k310.319825%10.319825%10.3%16,52416.5k49.511377%9.511377%9.5%7,94258.607551%8.607551%8.6%6,99267.847859%7.847859%7.8%7,7237.591599%7.591599%7.6%10,76810.8k77.432194%7.432194%7.4%15,15915.2k87.340604%7.340604%7.3%32,61132.6k96.073676%6.073676%6.1%12,60312.6k105.972366%5.972366%6.0%5,347115.846253%5.846253%5.8%6,154125.571951%5.571951%5.6%4,569135.434262%5.434262%5.4%252,693253k5.285822%5.285822%5.3%3,167145.170343%5.170343%5.2%3,788154.645397%4.645397%4.6%472,323472k4.441262%4.441262%4.4%23,19423.2k164.296365%4.296365%4.3%7,866174.250337%4.250337%4.3%3,685184.085016%4.085016%4.1%1,578,2061.58M4.063465%4.063465%4.1%2,935193.952259%3.952259%4.0%12,89812.9k203.763416%3.763416%3.8%15,43915.4k3.720350%3.720350%3.7%38,51538.5k213.698824%3.698824%3.7%2,583223.571519%3.571519%3.6%4,244233.426766%3.426766%3.4%4,686243.384967%3.384967%3.4%59,36259.4k253.336158%3.336158%3.3%7,127,6737.13M3.202492%3.202492%3.2%5,304263.037245%3.037245%3.0%9,851272.756960%2.756960%2.8%44,96545.0k282.735604%2.735604%2.7%1,782292.719873%2.719873%2.7%3,592302.384356%2.384356%2.4%5,304312.259902%2.259902%2.3%1,674322.249852%2.249852%2.2%1,596332.147627%2.147627%2.1%1,579342.040539%2.040539%2.0%901351.961931%1.961931%2.0%1,376361.813278%1.813278%1.8%1,385371.680358%1.680358%1.7%1,573381.664253%1.664253%1.7%15,06415.1k391.607050%1.607050%1.6%1,178401.603220%1.603220%1.6%2,358411.599864%1.599864%1.6%1,039421.501527%1.501527%1.5%1,401431.189570%1.189570%1.2%703441.165166%1.165166%1.2%810451.153668%1.153668%1.2%747461.070628%1.070628%1.1%1,905471.051574%1.051574%1.1%848481.035679%1.035679%1.0%636490.572354%0.572354%0.6%52350
Count number of people in category
# rank of county subdivision 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 County Subdivision#59

Percentage more likely men are than women to not have a high school diploma (or equivalent) among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of the Town of Amherst, selected other county subdivisions in the Northeast, and entities that contain the Town of Amherst
Female
Male
1x0x1xFM#StamfordGreenburghSpringfieldNewarkGreeceSpringfieldRamapoBrookhavenNew EnglandBridgeportNew BedfordWorcesterUnited StatesTown of IslipManchesterHampshireRochesterHempsteadPhiladelphiaMassachusettsHuntingtonNew HvnYonkersSyracuseElizabethNortheastProvidenceBabylonN HempsteadToms RivWaterburyAllentownLynnHartfordErieBronxLakewoodBrooklynPatersonStaten IslandAlbanyBrocktonBostonQueensManhattanBuffaloPittsburghOyster BayLowellWoodbridgeJersey CityQuincySmithtownAmherstCambridgeAmherst-PelhamEdisonAmherstAmherst-1.000000x-1.000000x1.289374x1.289374x1.29x9.609%9.61%12.390%12.4%1-1.000000x-1.000000x1.269590x1.269590x1.27x6.408%6.41%8.136%8.14%2-1.000000x-1.000000x1.257718x1.257718x1.26x20.468%20.5%25.743%25.7%3-1.000000x-1.000000x1.160031x1.160031x1.16x24.796%24.8%28.764%28.8%4-1.000000x-1.000000x1.148263x1.148263x1.15x6.949%6.95%7.980%7.98%5-1.000000x-1.000000x1.142783x1.142783x1.14x11.712%11.7%13.385%13.4%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.130956x1.130956x1.13x16.378%16.4%18.523%18.5%6-1.000000x-1.000000x1.130425x1.130425x1.13x8.092%8.09%9.147%9.15%7-1.000000x-1.000000x1.129206x1.129206x1.13x9.096%9.10%10.271%10.3%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.126520x1.126520x1.13x22.316%22.3%25.139%25.1%8-1.000000x-1.000000x1.111286x1.111286x1.11x26.024%26.0%28.920%28.9%9-1.000000x-1.000000x1.110069x1.110069x1.11x14.771%14.8%16.397%16.4%10-1.000000x-1.000000x1.109070x1.109070x1.11x12.369%12.4%13.719%13.7%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.102369x1.102369x1.10x13.961%14.0%15.390%15.4%11-1.000000x-1.000000x1.097386x1.097386x1.10x12.006%12.0%13.176%13.2%12-1.000000x-1.000000x1.097321x1.097321x1.10x5.491%5.49%6.026%6.03%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.092586x1.092586x1.09x18.427%18.4%20.133%20.1%13-1.000000x-1.000000x1.092101x1.092101x1.09x9.951%9.95%10.868%10.9%14-1.000000x-1.000000x1.090163x1.090163x1.09x16.700%16.7%18.206%18.2%15-1.000000x-1.000000x1.087930x1.087930x1.09x9.545%9.55%10.384%10.4%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.086755x1.086755x1.09x7.076%7.08%7.690%7.69%16-1.000000x-1.000000x1.085150x1.085150x1.09x15.699%15.7%17.035%17.0%17-1.000000x-1.000000x1.083417x1.083417x1.08x16.184%16.2%17.534%17.5%18-1.000000x-1.000000x1.079690x1.079690x1.08x18.321%18.3%19.780%19.8%19-1.000000x-1.000000x1.077654x1.077654x1.08x25.951%26.0%27.966%28.0%20-1.000000x-1.000000x1.074442x1.074442x1.07x11.216%11.2%12.051%12.1%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.056204x1.056204x1.06x23.167%23.2%24.469%24.5%21-1.000000x-1.000000x1.052862x1.052862x1.05x12.028%12.0%12.664%12.7%22-1.000000x-1.000000x1.049383x1.049383x1.05x8.711%8.71%9.141%9.14%23-1.000000x-1.000000x1.047109x1.047109x1.05x7.436%7.44%7.786%7.79%24-1.000000x-1.000000x1.047067x1.047067x1.05x20.442%20.4%21.404%21.4%25-1.000000x-1.000000x1.046856x1.046856x1.05x21.252%21.3%22.248%22.2%26-1.000000x-1.000000x1.040899x1.040899x1.04x20.290%20.3%21.120%21.1%27-1.000000x-1.000000x1.039426x1.039426x1.04x27.388%27.4%28.468%28.5%28-1.000000x-1.000000x1.033360x1.033360x1.03x12.706%12.7%13.130%13.1%29-1.000000x-1.000000x1.030539x1.030539x1.03x28.448%28.4%29.316%29.3%30-1.000000x-1.000000x1.022095x1.022095x1.02x16.005%16.0%16.358%16.4%31-1.000000x-1.000000x1.018960x1.018960x1.02x19.845%19.8%20.221%20.2%32-1.000000x-1.000000x1.016806x1.016806x1.02x28.378%28.4%28.855%28.9%33-1.000000x-1.000000x1.004211x1.004211x1.00x11.097%11.1%11.144%11.1%34-1.015553x-1.015553x1.02x1.000000x1.000000x10.330%10.3%10.172%10.2%35-1.016098x-1.016098x1.02x1.000000x1.000000x18.712%18.7%18.416%18.4%36-1.022333x-1.022333x1.02x1.000000x1.000000x14.476%14.5%14.159%14.2%37-1.027762x-1.027762x1.03x1.000000x1.000000x19.596%19.6%19.067%19.1%38-1.044246x-1.044246x1.04x1.000000x1.000000x13.260%13.3%12.698%12.7%39-1.048932x-1.048932x1.05x1.000000x1.000000x17.120%17.1%16.322%16.3%40-1.054084x-1.054084x1.05x1.000000x1.000000x8.249%8.25%7.826%7.83%41-1.065498x-1.065498x1.07x1.000000x1.000000x5.933%5.93%5.568%5.57%42-1.082021x-1.082021x1.08x1.000000x1.000000x21.048%21.0%19.452%19.5%43-1.092845x-1.092845x1.09x1.000000x1.000000x9.423%9.42%8.623%8.62%44-1.106483x-1.106483x1.11x1.000000x1.000000x14.808%14.8%13.383%13.4%45-1.113634x-1.113634x1.11x1.000000x1.000000x11.579%11.6%10.397%10.4%46-1.188832x-1.188832x1.19x1.000000x1.000000x4.943%4.94%4.158%4.16%47-1.191205x-1.191205x1.19x1.000000x1.000000x4.962%4.96%4.165%4.17%48-1.302480x-1.302480x1.30x1.000000x1.000000x6.597%6.60%5.065%5.06%49-1.349561x-1.349561x1.35x1.000000x1.000000x5.552%5.55%4.114%4.11%-1.377298x-1.377298x1.38x1.000000x1.000000x9.172%9.17%6.659%6.66%50-1.507991x-1.507991x1.51x1.000000x1.000000x6.537%6.54%4.335%4.34%-1.507991x-1.507991x1.51x1.000000x1.000000x6.537%6.54%4.335%4.34%
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of county subdivision out of 50 by male-to-female sex ratio

Over-Education Sex Ratio by County Subdivision#60

Percentage more likely men are than women to have a professional or doctorate degree (e.g., MBA, PhD, or MD) among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of the Town of Amherst, selected other county subdivisions in the Northeast, and entities that contain the Town of Amherst
Female
Male
1x0x1x2xFM#LakewoodAmherstAmherstAmherst-PelhamAllentownToms RivWoodbridgeSmithtownHuntingtonBrookhavenAmherstStamfordOyster BayGreenburghManchesterHampshireElizabethBuffaloNew BedfordN HempsteadSyracuseEdisonUnited StatesHempsteadNortheastRamapoAlbanyNew EnglandSpringfieldGreeceHartfordQuincyRochesterPittsburghMassachusettsPhiladelphiaProvidenceBridgeportQueensCambridgeLowellBrooklynManhattanPatersonStaten IslandBostonSpringfieldWaterburyErieLynnBronxTown of IslipJersey CityBabylonNew HvnYonkersNewarkWorcesterBrockton-1.000000x-1.000000x2.794240x2.794240x2.79x1.082%1.08%3.024%3.02%1-1.000000x-1.000000x1.998120x1.998120x2.00x13.321%13.3%26.617%26.6%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.998120x1.998120x2.00x13.321%13.3%26.617%26.6%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.995474x1.995474x2.00x12.829%12.8%25.601%25.6%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.966185x1.966185x1.97x1.102%1.10%2.166%2.17%2-1.000000x-1.000000x1.866111x1.866111x1.87x1.933%1.93%3.608%3.61%3-1.000000x-1.000000x1.800589x1.800589x1.80x1.521%1.52%2.738%2.74%4-1.000000x-1.000000x1.796128x1.796128x1.80x4.030%4.03%7.238%7.24%5-1.000000x-1.000000x1.783986x1.783986x1.78x5.517%5.52%9.842%9.84%6-1.000000x-1.000000x1.779979x1.779979x1.78x2.869%2.87%5.106%5.11%7-1.000000x-1.000000x1.771370x1.771370x1.77x7.007%7.01%12.411%12.4%8-1.000000x-1.000000x1.765297x1.765297x1.77x4.359%4.36%7.695%7.69%9-1.000000x-1.000000x1.747049x1.747049x1.75x4.477%4.48%7.822%7.82%10-1.000000x-1.000000x1.685185x1.685185x1.69x9.057%9.06%15.263%15.3%11-1.000000x-1.000000x1.681608x1.681608x1.68x1.353%1.35%2.276%2.28%12-1.000000x-1.000000x1.562183x1.562183x1.56x6.213%6.21%9.706%9.71%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.556739x1.556739x1.56x0.827%0.83%1.287%1.29%13-1.000000x-1.000000x1.547792x1.547792x1.55x2.553%2.55%3.952%3.95%14-1.000000x-1.000000x1.546996x1.546996x1.55x0.920%0.92%1.424%1.42%15-1.000000x-1.000000x1.545980x1.545980x1.55x8.227%8.23%12.719%12.7%16-1.000000x-1.000000x1.539638x1.539638x1.54x3.397%3.40%5.230%5.23%17-1.000000x-1.000000x1.526951x1.526951x1.53x4.127%4.13%6.301%6.30%18-1.000000x-1.000000x1.526215x1.526215x1.53x2.660%2.66%4.060%4.06%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.488724x1.488724x1.49x3.608%3.61%5.371%5.37%19-1.000000x-1.000000x1.486326x1.486326x1.49x3.316%3.32%4.929%4.93%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.473331x1.473331x1.47x3.302%3.30%4.864%4.86%20-1.000000x-1.000000x1.463655x1.463655x1.46x4.342%4.34%6.355%6.35%21-1.000000x-1.000000x1.447839x1.447839x1.45x3.827%3.83%5.541%5.54%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.445291x1.445291x1.45x3.114%3.11%4.501%4.50%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.440372x1.440372x1.44x1.863%1.86%2.684%2.68%22-1.000000x-1.000000x1.439109x1.439109x1.44x1.876%1.88%2.700%2.70%23-1.000000x-1.000000x1.422215x1.422215x1.42x3.082%3.08%4.384%4.38%24-1.000000x-1.000000x1.407741x1.407741x1.41x2.278%2.28%3.207%3.21%25-1.000000x-1.000000x1.398688x1.398688x1.40x6.228%6.23%8.711%8.71%26-1.000000x-1.000000x1.387729x1.387729x1.39x4.589%4.59%6.368%6.37%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.341930x1.341930x1.34x3.216%3.22%4.316%4.32%27-1.000000x-1.000000x1.338337x1.338337x1.34x5.022%5.02%6.721%6.72%28-1.000000x-1.000000x1.315069x1.315069x1.32x1.464%1.46%1.925%1.93%29-1.000000x-1.000000x1.285200x1.285200x1.29x2.428%2.43%3.121%3.12%30-1.000000x-1.000000x1.275829x1.275829x1.28x17.386%17.4%22.181%22.2%31-1.000000x-1.000000x1.264337x1.264337x1.26x1.739%1.74%2.199%2.20%32-1.000000x-1.000000x1.262281x1.262281x1.26x3.021%3.02%3.814%3.81%33-1.000000x-1.000000x1.245683x1.245683x1.25x9.673%9.67%12.050%12.1%34-1.000000x-1.000000x1.231387x1.231387x1.23x0.516%0.52%0.635%0.64%35-1.000000x-1.000000x1.229783x1.229783x1.23x2.740%2.74%3.370%3.37%36-1.000000x-1.000000x1.221037x1.221037x1.22x6.643%6.64%8.112%8.11%37-1.000000x-1.000000x1.213642x1.213642x1.21x1.369%1.37%1.662%1.66%38-1.000000x-1.000000x1.211475x1.211475x1.21x1.061%1.06%1.285%1.29%39-1.000000x-1.000000x1.210953x1.210953x1.21x1.452%1.45%1.759%1.76%40-1.000000x-1.000000x1.204417x1.204417x1.20x1.083%1.08%1.304%1.30%41-1.000000x-1.000000x1.202385x1.202385x1.20x1.526%1.53%1.834%1.83%42-1.000000x-1.000000x1.168032x1.168032x1.17x2.206%2.21%2.576%2.58%43-1.000000x-1.000000x1.165264x1.165264x1.17x3.973%3.97%4.630%4.63%44-1.000000x-1.000000x1.157113x1.157113x1.16x1.492%1.49%1.726%1.73%45-1.000000x-1.000000x1.135572x1.135572x1.14x8.112%8.11%9.212%9.21%46-1.000000x-1.000000x1.127265x1.127265x1.13x3.237%3.24%3.649%3.65%47-1.000000x-1.000000x1.113365x1.113365x1.11x1.015%1.01%1.130%1.13%48-1.000000x-1.000000x1.051874x1.051874x1.05x3.484%3.48%3.665%3.67%49-1.041380x-1.041380x1.04x1.000000x1.000000x1.055%1.06%1.013%1.01%50
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of county subdivision out of 50 by male-to-female sex ratio

Educational Attainment by County Subdivision in the United States

There are 35,600 county subdivisions in the United States. This section compares the Town of Amherst to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Town of Amherst. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 547,300.

No H.S. Diploma by County Subdivision#61

Percent of population 25 years of age and older without a high school diploma (or equivalent).
Scope: population of the Town of Amherst, selected other county subdivisions in the United States, and entities that contain the Town of Amherst
0%10%20%Count#San Antonio CentralSan Antonio CntrlBronxSan BernardinoLos AngelesSouthwest DallasSW DallasEl PasoAnaheim-Santa Ana-Garden GroveAnaheim-Santa An…FresnoHoustonMiamiDetroitNortheast DallasNE DallasEast San Gabriel ValleyE San Gabriel VlyFort WorthBrooklynLong Beach-LakewoodLong Bch-LakewoodQueensSan Fernando ValleySan Fernando VlyMilwaukeePhiladelphiaOntarioChicagoBaltimoreOceanside-EscondidoOceanside-Escond…Las VegasPhoenixBostonSacramentoOrlandoAustinDenverUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesManhattanSan DiegoTampaSan JoseSan FranciscoSpringfield Metro AreaSpringfieldTucsonAlbuquerqueNortheastTownship 1:Charlotte1, CharlotteColumbusTulsaSalt Lake CitySalt Lk CityTown of HempsteadHempsteadNorthwest HarrisNW HarrisWashingtonMassachusettsNew EnglandAtlantaSeattleNortheast TarrantNE TarrantHampshire CountyHampshirePlanoAmherst School DistrictAmherstTown of AmherstAmherstSeattle EastAmherst-Pelham School DistrictAmherst-Pelham28.998944%28.998944%29.0%126,922127k128.837398%28.837398%28.8%261,022261k227.582802%27.582802%27.6%135,754136k324.837401%24.837401%24.8%434,160434k423.987048%23.987048%24.0%141,940142k523.756417%23.756417%23.8%81,30881.3k622.645542%22.645542%22.6%248,699249k722.107626%22.107626%22.1%92,47292.5k821.922900%21.922900%21.9%457,347457k921.818150%21.818150%21.8%149,688150k1021.003600%21.003600%21.0%90,67890.7k1120.783651%20.783651%20.8%207,494207k1220.461493%20.461493%20.5%128,038128k1320.041576%20.041576%20.0%106,726107k1420.017506%20.017506%20.0%351,046351k1519.402518%19.402518%19.4%73,10573.1k1619.344706%19.344706%19.3%315,505316k1719.344408%19.344408%19.3%244,983245k1817.485105%17.485105%17.5%63,80063.8k1917.390838%17.390838%17.4%180,039180k2017.129346%17.129346%17.1%71,39771.4k2116.905373%16.905373%16.9%309,770310k2216.548703%16.548703%16.5%69,83969.8k2315.999398%15.999398%16.0%70,21470.2k2415.906523%15.906523%15.9%198,651199k2514.952077%14.952077%15.0%308,569309k2614.325556%14.325556%14.3%63,64263.6k2713.900512%13.900512%13.9%103,047103k2813.679368%13.679368%13.7%53,75853.8k2913.668915%13.668915%13.7%78,23878.2k3013.638703%13.638703%13.6%63,86563.9k3113.020590%13.020590%13.0%27,818,38027.8M12.996284%12.996284%13.0%160,845161k3212.985760%12.985760%13.0%206,792207k3312.979618%12.979618%13.0%57,75857.8k3412.789590%12.789590%12.8%153,604154k3512.559735%12.559735%12.6%84,02484.0k3612.495399%12.495399%12.5%51,26151.3k12.262851%12.262851%12.3%70,40970.4k3712.089143%12.089143%12.1%52,21752.2k3811.614335%11.614335%11.6%4,487,0854.49M11.553484%11.553484%11.6%61,37861.4k3911.376979%11.376979%11.4%60,83160.8k4011.299086%11.299086%11.3%43,65343.7k4110.435356%10.435356%10.4%64,29464.3k4210.384134%10.384134%10.4%54,23054.2k4310.135583%10.135583%10.1%47,67947.7k4410.045421%10.045421%10.0%46,51046.5k459.943770%9.943770%9.9%462,385462k9.657137%9.657137%9.7%981,894982k9.538552%9.538552%9.5%37,37337.4k468.833573%8.833573%8.8%66,22066.2k478.418271%8.418271%8.4%31,44331.4k485.741345%5.741345%5.7%5,6505.714681%5.714681%5.7%20,64420.6k495.500694%5.500694%5.5%6745.500694%5.500694%5.5%6744.913852%4.913852%4.9%20,32620.3k504.875000%4.875000%4.9%780
Count number of people in category
# rank of county subdivision out of 50 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older without a high school diploma (or equivalent).

Bachelor's Degrees by County Subdivision#62

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..
Scope: population of the Town of Amherst, selected other county subdivisions in the United States, and entities that contain the Town of Amherst
0%20%40%60%Count#Amherst School DistrictAmherstTown of AmherstAmherstAmherst-Pelham School DistrictAmherst-PelhamManhattanSeattle EastWashingtonSan FranciscoPlanoSan JoseAtlantaSeattleBostonDenverAustinHampshire CountyHampshireTownship 1:Charlotte1, CharlotteMassachusettsTown of HempsteadHempsteadSan DiegoNortheast TarrantNE TarrantNew EnglandNorthwest HarrisNW HarrisChicagoNortheastColumbusLos AngelesBrooklynSan Fernando ValleySan Fernando VlyNortheast DallasNE DallasSalt Lake CitySalt Lk CityAlbuquerqueTampaTucsonOceanside-EscondidoOceanside-Escond…TulsaSpringfield Metro AreaSpringfieldQueensUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesHoustonBaltimoreLong Beach-LakewoodLong Bch-LakewoodPhoenixOrlandoAnaheim-Santa Ana-Garden GroveAnaheim-Santa An…SacramentoEast San Gabriel ValleyE San Gabriel VlyOntarioPhiladelphiaMiamiFort WorthSouthwest DallasSW DallasMilwaukeeFresnoLas VegasEl PasoBronxSan BernardinoSan Antonio CentralSan Antonio CntrlDetroit65.534971%65.534971%65.5%8,03065.534971%65.534971%65.5%8,03065.375000%65.375000%65.4%10,46010.5k60.434640%60.434640%60.4%747,953748k157.691220%57.691220%57.7%238,638239k255.360186%55.360186%55.4%256,316256k354.793235%54.793235%54.8%366,564367k454.142756%54.142756%54.1%195,588196k549.985845%49.985845%50.0%600,334600k649.803731%49.803731%49.8%195,136195k749.626221%49.626221%49.6%372,018372k846.377869%46.377869%46.4%206,036206k945.718966%45.718966%45.7%214,085214k1044.843364%44.843364%44.8%256,674257k1144.722536%44.722536%44.7%44,01144.0k41.989192%41.989192%42.0%223,068223k1241.221661%41.221661%41.2%1,916,8061.92M38.767308%38.767308%38.8%202,458202k1338.701072%38.701072%38.7%616,296616k1438.547398%38.547398%38.5%143,978144k1537.962191%37.962191%38.0%3,859,8243.86M36.877886%36.877886%36.9%173,478173k1636.546320%36.546320%36.5%669,666670k1734.780899%34.780899%34.8%13,437,26113.4M34.685843%34.685843%34.7%185,460185k1834.593243%34.593243%34.6%604,693605k1934.081468%34.081468%34.1%597,685598k2033.231104%33.231104%33.2%420,848421k2133.191099%33.191099%33.2%331,364331k2233.118385%33.118385%33.1%204,048204k2332.636312%32.636312%32.6%140,967141k2432.512191%32.512191%32.5%144,676145k2532.087814%32.087814%32.1%184,237184k2631.198303%31.198303%31.2%136,915137k2731.110082%31.110082%31.1%120,191120k2830.669439%30.669439%30.7%125,818126k30.595789%30.595789%30.6%499,006499k2930.315023%30.315023%30.3%64,767,78764.8M30.080133%30.080133%30.1%627,520628k3029.719611%29.719611%29.7%125,423125k3129.113198%29.113198%29.1%109,693110k3228.760152%28.760152%28.8%593,529594k3328.535877%28.535877%28.5%112,142112k3428.412939%28.412939%28.4%312,038312k3528.231204%28.231204%28.2%209,283209k3627.276345%27.276345%27.3%170,682171k3726.758411%26.758411%26.8%111,532112k3826.349720%26.349720%26.3%272,786273k3926.011156%26.011156%26.0%178,455178k4024.665414%24.665414%24.7%131,349131k4123.764821%23.764821%23.8%140,625141k4223.517740%23.517740%23.5%85,81285.8k4322.486319%22.486319%22.5%94,05694.1k4421.702666%21.702666%21.7%271,037271k4521.071885%21.071885%21.1%72,12072.1k4619.131504%19.131504%19.1%173,169173k4716.375473%16.375473%16.4%80,59580.6k4814.929012%14.929012%14.9%65,34165.3k4913.833543%13.833543%13.8%59,72359.7k50
Count number of people in category
# rank of county subdivision out of 50 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..

Very Advanced Degrees by County Subdivision#63

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a professional or doctorate degree (e.g., MBA, PhD, or MD).
Scope: population of the Town of Amherst, selected other county subdivisions in the United States, and entities that contain the Town of Amherst
0%5%10%15%Count#Amherst School DistrictAmherstTown of AmherstAmherstAmherst-Pelham School DistrictAmherst-PelhamWashingtonManhattanHampshire CountyHampshireSan FranciscoBostonAtlantaSeattleSan JoseSeattle EastDenverMassachusettsSan DiegoAustinBaltimoreLos AngelesNew EnglandAlbuquerquePlanoChicagoTucsonTown of HempsteadHempsteadTampaNortheastMiamiNortheast DallasNE DallasSalt Lake CitySalt Lk CitySpringfield Metro AreaSpringfieldHoustonPhiladelphiaSan Fernando ValleySan Fernando VlyTownship 1:Charlotte1, CharlotteOceanside-EscondidoOceanside-Escond…BrooklynSacramentoColumbusUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesTulsaPhoenixLong Beach-LakewoodLong Bch-LakewoodOrlandoFresnoAnaheim-Santa Ana-Garden GroveAnaheim-Santa An…QueensNorthwest HarrisNW HarrisNortheast TarrantNE TarrantEast San Gabriel ValleyE San Gabriel VlyOntarioFort WorthLas VegasMilwaukeeSan BernardinoSan Antonio CentralSan Antonio CntrlEl PasoSouthwest DallasSW DallasBronxDetroit19.578879%19.578879%19.6%2,39919.578879%19.578879%19.6%2,39918.843750%18.843750%18.8%3,01512.461852%12.461852%12.5%57,69857.7k110.788423%10.788423%10.8%133,520134k27.847859%7.847859%7.8%7,7237.558053%7.558053%7.6%50,56350.6k37.340604%7.340604%7.3%32,61132.6k46.889819%6.889819%6.9%26,99527.0k56.641855%6.641855%6.6%49,79049.8k66.255912%6.255912%6.3%75,13475.1k76.036065%6.036065%6.0%24,96825.0k85.725842%5.725842%5.7%26,81226.8k95.434262%5.434262%5.4%252,693253k5.247128%5.247128%5.2%83,55883.6k105.058711%5.058711%5.1%28,95529.0k114.934352%4.934352%4.9%20,82420.8k124.659072%4.659072%4.7%81,44181.4k134.645397%4.645397%4.6%472,323472k4.631274%4.631274%4.6%20,00420.0k144.617088%4.617088%4.6%16,67916.7k154.485379%4.485379%4.5%82,18982.2k164.461087%4.461087%4.5%25,61425.6k174.441262%4.441262%4.4%23,19423.2k184.325266%4.325266%4.3%19,24719.2k194.085016%4.085016%4.1%1,578,2061.58M4.025531%4.025531%4.0%27,61827.6k203.827408%3.827408%3.8%38,21138.2k213.792624%3.792624%3.8%23,36723.4k223.763416%3.763416%3.8%15,43915.4k3.737871%3.737871%3.7%77,97878.0k233.720350%3.720350%3.7%38,51538.5k243.601468%3.601468%3.6%45,61045.6k253.490252%3.490252%3.5%18,54218.5k263.466073%3.466073%3.5%15,21115.2k273.384967%3.384967%3.4%59,36259.4k283.380196%3.380196%3.4%25,05825.1k293.357865%3.357865%3.4%17,95418.0k303.336158%3.336158%3.3%7,127,6737.13M3.140490%3.140490%3.1%12,13312.1k313.010825%3.010825%3.0%62,13562.1k323.009440%3.009440%3.0%11,33911.3k332.893233%2.893233%2.9%11,37011.4k342.828959%2.828959%2.8%11,83311.8k352.763004%2.763004%2.8%30,34430.3k362.756960%2.756960%2.8%44,96545.0k372.682967%2.682967%2.7%12,62112.6k382.630994%2.630994%2.6%9,827392.484535%2.484535%2.5%15,54715.5k402.324315%2.324315%2.3%9,688412.173239%2.173239%2.2%11,57311.6k422.155077%2.155077%2.2%26,91426.9k432.043126%2.043126%2.0%7,455441.807306%1.807306%1.8%8,895451.792414%1.792414%1.8%7,845461.745764%1.745764%1.7%5,975471.704476%1.704476%1.7%10,08610.1k481.664253%1.664253%1.7%15,06415.1k491.318660%1.318660%1.3%5,69350
Count number of people in category
# rank of county subdivision 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 County Subdivision#64

Percentage more likely men are than women to not have a high school diploma (or equivalent) among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of the Town of Amherst, selected other county subdivisions in the United States, and entities that contain the Town of Amherst
Female
Male
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F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of county subdivision out of 50 by male-to-female sex ratio

Over-Education Sex Ratio by County Subdivision#65

Percentage more likely men are than women to have a professional or doctorate degree (e.g., MBA, PhD, or MD) among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of the Town of Amherst, selected other county subdivisions in the United States, and entities that contain the Town of Amherst
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F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of county subdivision 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:
Massachusetts
County:
Hampshire
Metro Area:
Springfield Area
Unincorporated Places:
Amherst Center, North Amherst, South Amherst
ZIP Codes:
01002, 01003
Elementary School District:
Amherst
Secondary School District:
Amherst-Pelham
Neighborhoods:
North Amherst, South Amherst
Congressional District:
MA-2
Upper State Legislative District:
MA-Hampshire, Franklin and Worcester
Lower State Legislative District:
MA-3rd Hampshire
Neighboring Towns:
Belchertown, Granby, Hadley, Leverett, Pelham, Shutesbury, South Hadley, Sunderland
Nearby Towns:
Deerfield, Hatfield, Ludlow, New Salem, Ware, Whately, Williamsburg