Educational Attainment in the Town of Poughkeepsie, Dutchess County, New York (Town)

Educational Attainment#1

Highest level of education among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of Dutchess County and the Town of Poughkeepsie
Town of Poughkeepsie
Dutchess County
0%10%20%30%40%CountHigher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma248.775177%44.107910%48.775177%48.8%13,44013.4k43.048449%46.026139%43.048449%43.0%11,86211.9k8.176375%9.865951%8.176375%8.2%2,253
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 Dutchess County at large.
Scope: population of Dutchess County and the Town of Poughkeepsie
-10%0%+10%%ref.Higher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma210.581473%10.581473%+10.6%48.775%48.8%44.108%44.1%-6.469563%-6.469563%-6.5%43.048%43.0%46.026%46.0%-17.125328%-17.125328%-17.1%8.176%8.18%9.866%9.87%
% percentage with given level in the Town of Poughkeepsie
ref. percentage with given level in Dutchess 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 Dutchess County and the Town of Poughkeepsie
Town of Poughkeepsie
Dutchess County
0%5%10%15%20%25%CountDoctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None3.066594%1.718413%3.066594%3.1%8451.879877%1.907374%1.879877%1.9%51813.231718%11.674651%13.231718%13.2%3,64620.058066%18.670166%20.058066%20.1%5,52710.538922%10.137305%10.538922%10.5%2,90418.976592%19.438346%18.976592%19.0%5,22924.071856%26.587793%24.071856%24.1%6,6335.665034%6.584043%5.665034%5.7%1,5611.353656%2.251748%1.353656%1.4%3731.157685%1.030160%1.157685%1.2%319
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 Dutchess County at large.
Scope: population of Dutchess County and the Town of Poughkeepsie
-50%0%+50%%ref.Doctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None78.454997%78.454997%+78.5%3.067%3.07%1.718%1.72%-1.441658%-1.441658%-1.4%1.880%1.88%1.907%1.91%13.337164%13.337164%+13.3%13.232%13.2%11.675%11.7%7.433782%7.433782%+7.4%20.058%20.1%18.670%18.7%3.961771%3.961771%+4.0%10.539%10.5%10.137%10.1%-2.375478%-2.375478%-2.4%18.977%19.0%19.438%19.4%-9.462751%-9.462751%-9.5%24.072%24.1%26.588%26.6%-13.958137%-13.958137%-14.0%5.665%5.67%6.584%6.58%-39.884194%-39.884194%-39.9%1.354%1.35%2.252%2.25%12.379131%12.379131%+12.4%1.158%1.16%1.030%1.03%
% percentage with given level in the Town of Poughkeepsie
ref. percentage with given level in Dutchess 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 Dutchess County and the Town of Poughkeepsie
More Females More Males
Dutchess County
Town of Poughkeepsie
10%0%10%FMHigher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2-4.069592%-11.255671%-4.069592%4%49.715%49.7%47.771%47.8%4.920180%7.096562%4.920180%5%42.048%42.0%44.117%44.1%-1.537706%-1.537706%2%16.908960%8.237%8.24%8.112%8.11%
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 Dutchess County and the Town of Poughkeepsie
More Females More Males
Dutchess County
Town of Poughkeepsie
50%0%50%100%FMDoctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None110.920645%64.883761%110.920645%111%1.996%2.00%4.210%4.21%36.880538%64.068469%36.880538%37%1.595%1.60%2.184%2.18%-38.359121%2.303324%2.303324%2%13.086%13.1%13.387%13.4%-4.290586%-4.290586%4%0.130232%20.465%20.5%19.623%19.6%-50.266061%-31.418783%-50.266061%50%12.573%12.6%8.367%8.37%0.551248%4.761736%0.551248%1%18.926%18.9%19.030%19.0%8.496330%8.837001%8.496330%8%23.122%23.1%25.086%25.1%3.145297%23.979620%3.145297%3%5.580%5.58%5.756%5.76%18.238082%4.866943%18.238082%18%1.244%1.24%1.471%1.47%-59.528940%-59.528940%60%2.045827%1.413%1.41%0.885%0.89%
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 Dutchess County and the Town of Poughkeepsie
Town of Poughkeepsie
Dutchess County
0%5%10%15%20%25%B.X.Total65+45-6435-4425-3414.606241%13.609054%14.606241%14.6%9836,73018.371365%18.509932%18.371365%18.4%2,05311,17511.2k24.175177%21.109970%24.175177%24.2%1,2315,09227.643703%23.529412%27.643703%27.6%1,2604,558
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 Dutchess County at large.
Scope: population of Dutchess County and the Town of Poughkeepsie
0%5%10%15%%ref.65+45-6435-4425-347.327379%7.327379%7.3%14.606%14.6%13.609%13.6%-0.748610%-0.748610%0.7%18.371%18.4%18.510%18.5%14.520183%14.520183%14.5%24.175%24.2%21.110%21.1%17.485739%17.485739%17.5%27.644%27.6%23.529%23.5%
% percentage in the Town of Poughkeepsie with a Bachelor's degree
ref percentage in Dutchess 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 Dutchess County and the Town of Poughkeepsie
More Females More Males
Dutchess County
Town of Poughkeepsie
20%10%0%10%20%30%FM65+45-6435-4425-3428.459768%34.642591%28.459768%28.5%12.957%13.0%16.645%16.6%-11.353836%-5.633555%-11.353836%11.4%19.346%19.3%17.373%17.4%-29.093002%-18.170244%-29.093002%29.1%27.175%27.2%21.051%21.1%-2.039007%-5.251517%-2.039007%2.0%27.926%27.9%27.368%27.4%
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 Dutchess County and the Town of Poughkeepsie
Town of Poughkeepsie
Dutchess County
$0k$20k$40k$60kCount%Graduate Degree1Bachelor's DegreeSome CollegeH.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2Total$71,250.000000$76,962.000000$71,250.000000$71.3k5,00918.178%18.2%$52,941.000000$55,433.000000$52,941.000000$52.9k5,52720.058%20.1%$39,357.000000$39,765.000000$39,357.000000$39.4k8,13329.516%29.5%$30,308.000000$31,415.000000$30,308.000000$30.3k6,63324.072%24.1%$28,484.000000$21,539.000000$28,484.000000$28.5k2,2538.176%8.18%$43,228.000000$42,323.000000$43,228.000000$43.2k27,55527.6k100.000%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 Dutchess County and the Town of Poughkeepsie
Female Male
Dutchess County
Town of Poughkeepsie
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
$50k$0k$50kFMGraduate Degree1Bachelor's DegreeSome CollegeH.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2Total$-63,519.000000$-66,864.000000$-63,519.000000$63.5k$63,519.000000$24,227.000000$66,864.000000$28,220.000000$87,746.000000$87.7k2,3732,636$-44,196.000000$-45,980.000000$-44,196.000000$44.2k$44,196.000000$23,322.000000$45,980.000000$20,576.000000$67,518.000000$67.5k2,9122,615$-29,498.000000$-32,008.000000$-29,498.000000$29.5k$29,498.000000$16,468.000000$32,008.000000$16,509.000000$45,966.000000$46.0k4,4823,651$-21,870.000000$-24,660.000000$-21,870.000000$21.9k$21,870.000000$14,283.000000$24,660.000000$14,042.000000$36,153.000000$36.2k3,2903,343$-28,171.000000$-17,679.000000$-28,171.000000$28.2k$28,171.000000$885.000000$17,679.000000$5,778.000000$29,056.000000$29.1k1,1721,081$-32,402.000000$-35,371.000000$-32,402.000000$32.4k$32,402.000000$19,322.000000$35,371.000000$15,267.000000$51,724.000000$51.7k14,22914.2k13,32613.3k
F females with given highest level of educational attainment
M males with given highest level of educational attainment
1or professional degree 2H.S. = High School

Composition of the Armed Forces by Educational Attainment#12

Percentage of the armed forces aged 25 to 64 years old with various highest levels of educational attainment.
Scope: population of Dutchess County and the Town of Poughkeepsie
Town of Poughkeepsie
Dutchess County
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%CountBachelor's Degree1Some College2H.S. Diploma3No H.S. Diploma355.555556%60.139860%55.555556%55.6%150.000000%0.000000%0.0%31.468531%00.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%044.444444%8.391608%44.444444%44.4%12
Count members of the armed forces with the given level of educational attainment
1or higher 2two or four year institution 3H.S. = High School

Employment by Educational Attainment#13

Percentage of population that is employed by highest level of educational attainment among the population aged 25 to 64 years old.
Scope: population of Dutchess County and the Town of Poughkeepsie
Town of Poughkeepsie
Dutchess County
0%20%40%60%80%CountBachelor's Degree1Some College2H.S. Diploma3No H.S. Diploma384.897219%82.880058%84.897219%84.9%7,02177.574906%74.014613%77.574906%77.6%4,97173.129252%67.342302%73.129252%73.1%3,44052.390852%52.656298%52.390852%52.4%756
Count employed people with given educational attainment aged 25 to 64 years old
1or higher 2two or four year institution 3H.S. = High School

Lacking High School Diploma By Race#14

Percent of racial or ethnic group lacking a high school diploma (or equivalent).
Scope: population of Dutchess County and the Town of Poughkeepsie
Female Male
Dutchess County
Town of Poughkeepsie
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
20%10%0%10%20%MFWhite1BlackAsianHispanic2Other1-6.205202%-0.737076%-6.952679%-6.942278%6.9%6.205202%6.952679%0.721156%6.205202%6.2%606712-9.209745%-14.316423%-9.209745%9.2%9.209745%7.523857%14.316423%5.225533%16.733601%16.7%250155-4.814004%-3.368780%-8.635483%-0.595286%-8.182784%8.2%4.814004%8.635483%4.814004%4.8%4477-13.574661%-2.842184%-22.462979%-16.416845%16.4%13.574661%22.462979%1.544152%13.574661%13.6%150230-19.590643%-22.207792%-19.590643%19.6%19.590643%1.151347%22.207792%3.696040%20.741990%20.7%123134
M number of males in category
F number of females in category
1non-Hispanic 2excluding black and Asian Hispanics

College Graduates By Race#15

Percent of racial or ethnic group with a bachelor's degree or higher.
Scope: population of Dutchess County and the Town of Poughkeepsie
Female Male
Dutchess County
Town of Poughkeepsie
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
50%0%50%MFWhite1BlackAsianHispanic2Other1-39.313573%-36.075075%-0.371417%-39.313573%39.3%39.313573%1.009999%36.075075%40.323572%40.3%3,9384,032-21.628045%-14.755022%-8.009381%-21.628045%21.6%21.628045%4.208635%14.755022%25.836680%25.8%386364-65.887354%-63.520620%-0.968661%-65.887354%65.9%65.887354%14.418992%63.520620%80.306346%80.3%734620-17.918552%-1.924417%-18.144003%-3.861659%-19.842969%19.8%17.918552%18.144003%17.918552%17.9%198278-17.369309%-0.759346%-16.178597%-2.869022%-18.128655%18.1%17.369309%16.178597%17.369309%17.4%103124
M number of males in category
F number of females in category
1non-Hispanic 2excluding black and Asian Hispanics

Map of Educational Attainment by Tract in the Town of Poughkeepsie

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

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
25%34%43%52%61%70%

Coarse: High School Diploma Educational Attainment by Tract#17

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
26%32%38%44%50%57%

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

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
3.9%6.8%9.8%12.7%15.6%18.6%

Detailed: Doctorate Degree Educational Attainment by Tract#19

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.0%1.1%2.2%3.4%4.5%5.7%

Detailed: Professional Degree Educational Attainment by Tract#20

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.3%1.2%2.2%3.1%4.1%5.1%

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

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
3.1%6.7%10.2%13.8%17.3%20.9%

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

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
11.8%15.3%18.7%22.1%25.6%29.1%

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

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
6.2%8.0%9.8%11.6%13.3%15.1%

Detailed: Some College Educational Attainment by Tract#24

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
11.3%14.9%18.4%21.8%25.3%28.8%

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

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
14.9%18.8%22.6%26.5%30.3%34.2%

Detailed: Some High School Educational Attainment by Tract#26

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
2.8%4.5%6.2%7.8%9.5%11.2%

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

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.0%1.2%2.4%3.7%4.9%6.1%

Detailed: None Educational Attainment by Tract#28

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.0%0.6%1.2%1.7%2.3%2.9%
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Educational Attainment by County Subdivision in the New York Area

There are 480 county subdivisions in the New York Area. This section compares the Town of Poughkeepsie to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the New York Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Town of Poughkeepsie. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 51,765.

No H.S. Diploma by County Subdivision#29

Percent of population 25 years of age and older without a high school diploma (or equivalent).
Scope: population of the Town of Poughkeepsie, selected other county subdivisions in the New York Area, and entities that contain the Town of Poughkeepsie
0%10%20%30%Count#New BrunswickPassaicPerth AmboyUnion CityBronxPatersonTown of West New YorkW New YorkElizabethNewarkBrooklynQueensNorth Bergen TownshipN BergenIrvington TownshipIrvingtonTown of RamapoRamapoNew RochelleYonkersLakewood TownshipLakewoodMount VernonEast OrangeTown of IslipNew York, Newark, and Jersey City Metro AreaNew York AreaJersey CityNew YorkWhite PlainsUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesManhattanBayonneTown of BabylonBabylonMiddle AtlanticCliftonUnion TownshipUnionNortheastStaten IslandTown of HempsteadHempsteadTown of SouthamptonSouthamptonDutchess CountyDutchessWoodbridge TownshipWoodbridgeTown of North HempsteadN HempsteadTown of ClarkstownClarkstownTown of BrookhavenBrookhavenTown of PoughkeepsiePoughkeepsieEdison TownshipEdisonOld Bridge TownshipOld BrgToms River TownshipToms RivPiscataway TownshipPiscatawayBrick TownshipBrickTown of HuntingtonHuntingtonTown of GreenburghGreenburghFranklin TownshipFranklinParsippany-Troy Hills TownshipParsippany-Troy HlsWayne TownshipWayneJackson TownshipJacksonHobokenTown of Oyster BayOyster BayHowell TownshipHowellMiddletown TownshipMiddletownTown of SmithtownSmithtown39.481518%39.481518%39.5%10,47810.5k134.157666%34.157666%34.2%13,53613.5k231.118039%31.118039%31.1%10,08110.1k330.460969%30.460969%30.5%14,31314.3k428.837398%28.837398%28.8%261,022261k528.603478%28.603478%28.6%26,13726.1k627.249378%27.249378%27.2%10,07910.1k726.935430%26.935430%26.9%21,72121.7k826.717922%26.717922%26.7%47,54047.5k920.017506%20.017506%20.0%351,046351k1019.344706%19.344706%19.3%315,505316k1118.222802%18.222802%18.2%7,9631217.758018%17.758018%17.8%6,2511317.423749%17.423749%17.4%12,58512.6k1417.017312%17.017312%17.0%9,1321516.804756%16.804756%16.8%22,98023.0k1616.179368%16.179368%16.2%7,1441715.848348%15.848348%15.8%7,4241814.945564%14.945564%14.9%6,4521914.649584%14.649584%14.6%32,58832.6k2014.343619%14.343619%14.3%1,972,5461.97M14.106563%14.106563%14.1%25,82725.8k2114.076424%14.076424%14.1%1,900,8921.90M13.893357%13.893357%13.9%5,7012213.020590%13.020590%13.0%27,818,38027.8M12.996284%12.996284%13.0%160,845161k2312.415231%12.415231%12.4%5,6572412.329428%12.329428%12.3%18,13418.1k2512.313400%12.313400%12.3%3,505,1913.51M12.152631%12.152631%12.2%7,1852611.797477%11.797477%11.8%4,8072711.614335%11.614335%11.6%4,487,0854.49M11.118888%11.118888%11.1%36,06336.1k2810.384134%10.384134%10.4%54,23054.2k2910.338812%10.338812%10.3%4,504309.865951%9.865951%9.9%19,99720.0k9.010786%9.010786%9.0%6,625318.911497%8.911497%8.9%14,26914.3k328.755407%8.755407%8.8%5,364338.603165%8.603165%8.6%28,07628.1k348.176375%8.176375%8.2%2,2537.965713%7.965713%8.0%5,836357.619501%7.619501%7.6%3,679367.603506%7.603506%7.6%4,953377.494640%7.494640%7.5%2,552387.406182%7.406182%7.4%4,028397.370929%7.370929%7.4%10,45510.5k407.208489%7.208489%7.2%4,660416.950606%6.950606%7.0%3,290426.943053%6.943053%6.9%2,703436.884846%6.884846%6.9%2,596446.098463%6.098463%6.1%2,392455.766454%5.766454%5.8%2,356465.758981%5.758981%5.8%11,95012.0k475.704767%5.704767%5.7%1,952484.837512%4.837512%4.8%2,215494.565854%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#30

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..
Scope: population of the Town of Poughkeepsie, selected other county subdivisions in the New York Area, and entities that contain the Town of Poughkeepsie
0%20%40%60%Count#HobokenTown of GreenburghGreenburghManhattanEdison TownshipEdisonParsippany-Troy Hills TownshipParsippany-Troy HlsTown of North HempsteadN HempsteadFranklin TownshipFranklinWayne TownshipWayneTown of HuntingtonHuntingtonPiscataway TownshipPiscatawayWhite PlainsTown of ClarkstownClarkstownTown of Oyster BayOyster BayTown of SmithtownSmithtownMiddletown TownshipMiddletownJersey CityNew RochelleTown of HempsteadHempsteadTown of SouthamptonSouthamptonTown of PoughkeepsiePoughkeepsieHowell TownshipHowellNew York, Newark, and Jersey City Metro AreaNew York AreaOld Bridge TownshipOld BrgNortheastNew YorkWoodbridge TownshipWoodbridgeBrooklynDutchess CountyDutchessMiddle AtlanticUnion TownshipUnionTown of RamapoRamapoTown of BrookhavenBrookhavenYonkersBayonneToms River TownshipToms RivStaten IslandCliftonJackson TownshipJacksonQueensUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMount VernonBrick TownshipBrickTown of IslipLakewood TownshipLakewoodTown of West New YorkW New YorkNorth Bergen TownshipN BergenTown of BabylonBabylonNew BrunswickBronxUnion CityEast OrangePerth AmboyPassaicIrvington TownshipIrvingtonNewarkElizabethPaterson77.942580%77.942580%77.9%31,84531.8k161.467067%61.467067%61.5%39,73639.7k260.434640%60.434640%60.4%747,953748k354.244922%54.244922%54.2%39,74239.7k454.141943%54.141943%54.1%21,07821.1k553.266008%53.266008%53.3%85,28985.3k650.946466%50.946466%50.9%24,11524.1k750.543680%50.543680%50.5%19,05819.1k850.346515%50.346515%50.3%71,41271.4k950.248157%50.248157%50.2%17,11017.1k1049.283521%49.283521%49.3%20,22320.2k1149.062270%49.062270%49.1%30,05830.1k1248.123874%48.123874%48.1%99,85899.9k1346.287805%46.287805%46.3%37,95638.0k1445.367782%45.367782%45.4%20,77320.8k1544.105197%44.105197%44.1%80,75080.8k1643.527198%43.527198%43.5%23,35823.4k1738.767308%38.767308%38.8%202,458202k1838.632816%38.632816%38.6%16,83016.8k1938.236255%38.236255%38.2%10,53610.5k38.156472%38.156472%38.2%13,05613.1k2038.119717%38.119717%38.1%5,242,2545.24M36.134123%36.134123%36.1%17,44717.4k2134.780899%34.780899%34.8%13,437,26113.4M34.740945%34.740945%34.7%4,691,4464.69M34.631340%34.631340%34.6%25,46225.5k2234.081468%34.081468%34.1%597,685598k2333.970605%33.970605%34.0%68,85468.9k33.644618%33.644618%33.6%9,577,4379.58M32.705051%32.705051%32.7%13,32613.3k2432.475875%32.475875%32.5%23,45723.5k2532.119689%32.119689%32.1%104,821105k2632.032147%32.032147%32.0%43,80343.8k2731.715132%31.715132%31.7%14,45114.5k2831.493222%31.493222%31.5%20,51520.5k2931.359684%31.359684%31.4%101,712102k3031.280551%31.280551%31.3%18,49418.5k3130.826301%30.826301%30.8%12,09112.1k3230.595789%30.595789%30.6%499,006499k3330.315023%30.315023%30.3%64,767,78764.8M29.064555%29.064555%29.1%13,61513.6k3428.501296%28.501296%28.5%15,50115.5k3527.874579%27.874579%27.9%62,00762.0k3626.896161%26.896161%26.9%11,87611.9k3725.900292%25.900292%25.9%9,5803825.426793%25.426793%25.4%11,11111.1k3925.418993%25.418993%25.4%37,38637.4k4019.902785%19.902785%19.9%5,2824119.131504%19.131504%19.1%173,169173k4218.945263%18.945263%18.9%8,9024317.574705%17.574705%17.6%7,5874414.881467%14.881467%14.9%4,8214514.853134%14.853134%14.9%5,8864614.246754%14.246754%14.2%5,0154713.654578%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#31

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a professional or doctorate degree (e.g., MBA, PhD, or MD).
Scope: population of the Town of Poughkeepsie, selected other county subdivisions in the New York Area, and entities that contain the Town of Poughkeepsie
0%5%10%Count#Town of GreenburghGreenburghManhattanTown of North HempsteadN HempsteadWhite PlainsHobokenNew RochelleTown of HuntingtonHuntingtonTown of Oyster BayOyster BayFranklin TownshipFranklinTown of SmithtownSmithtownTown of ClarkstownClarkstownWayne TownshipWayneEdison TownshipEdisonTown of PoughkeepsiePoughkeepsieNew York, Newark, and Jersey City Metro AreaNew York AreaTown of SouthamptonSouthamptonTown of HempsteadHempsteadPiscataway TownshipPiscatawayJersey CityNew YorkNortheastTown of RamapoRamapoParsippany-Troy Hills TownshipParsippany-Troy HlsTown of BrookhavenBrookhavenMiddle AtlanticMiddletown TownshipMiddletownHowell TownshipHowellDutchess CountyDutchessYonkersBrooklynNew BrunswickCliftonUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesStaten IslandOld Bridge TownshipOld BrgQueensToms River TownshipToms RivTown of IslipUnion TownshipUnionTown of West New YorkW New YorkMount VernonWoodbridge TownshipWoodbridgeNorth Bergen TownshipN BergenBayonneLakewood TownshipLakewoodJackson TownshipJacksonUnion CityBronxTown of BabylonBabylonBrick TownshipBrickPassaicEast OrangeNewarkElizabethPerth AmboyIrvington TownshipIrvingtonPaterson11.932680%11.932680%11.9%7,714110.788423%10.788423%10.8%133,520134k210.319825%10.319825%10.3%16,52416.5k38.692791%8.692791%8.7%3,56748.493037%8.493037%8.5%3,47058.001789%8.001789%8.0%4,29467.591599%7.591599%7.6%10,76810.8k76.073676%6.073676%6.1%12,60312.6k85.594287%5.594287%5.6%2,64895.571951%5.571951%5.6%4,569105.549661%5.549661%5.5%3,400115.198112%5.198112%5.2%1,960125.170343%5.170343%5.2%3,788134.946471%4.946471%4.9%1,3634.537015%4.537015%4.5%623,934624k4.464696%4.464696%4.5%1,945144.441262%4.441262%4.4%23,19423.2k154.325864%4.325864%4.3%1,473164.296365%4.296365%4.3%7,866174.230387%4.230387%4.2%571,275571k4.085016%4.085016%4.1%1,578,2061.58M4.063465%4.063465%4.1%2,935184.007089%4.007089%4.0%1,560193.952259%3.952259%4.0%12,89812.9k203.884861%3.884861%3.9%1,105,8831.11M3.697475%3.697475%3.7%1,693213.670690%3.670690%3.7%1,256223.625788%3.625788%3.6%7,3493.426766%3.426766%3.4%4,686233.384967%3.384967%3.4%59,36259.4k243.372395%3.372395%3.4%895253.342185%3.342185%3.3%1,976263.336158%3.336158%3.3%7,127,6737.13M3.037245%3.037245%3.0%9,851272.885014%2.885014%2.9%1,393282.756960%2.756960%2.8%44,96545.0k292.735604%2.735604%2.7%1,782302.384356%2.384356%2.4%5,304312.373239%2.373239%2.4%967322.316968%2.316968%2.3%857332.267099%2.267099%2.3%1,062342.147627%2.147627%2.1%1,579352.125955%2.125955%2.1%929362.117854%2.117854%2.1%965372.040539%2.040539%2.0%901381.950386%1.950386%2.0%765391.738742%1.738742%1.7%817401.664253%1.664253%1.7%15,06415.1k411.603220%1.603220%1.6%2,358421.601486%1.601486%1.6%871431.357626%1.357626%1.4%538441.220755%1.220755%1.2%527451.070628%1.070628%1.1%1,905461.051574%1.051574%1.1%848470.938387%0.938387%0.9%304480.704525%0.704525%0.7%248490.572354%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#32

Percentage more likely men are than women to not have a high school diploma (or equivalent) among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of the Town of Poughkeepsie, selected other county subdivisions in the New York Area, and entities that contain the Town of Poughkeepsie
Female
Male
1x0x1xFM#SouthamptonHowellGreenburghJacksonNew RochelleDutchessMiddletownNewarkUnionRamapoBrookhavenWhite PlainsUnited StatesTown of IslipHempsteadIrvingtonBrickHuntingtonYonkersElizabethNortheastEast OrangeMount VernonMiddle AtlanticBabylonN HempsteadToms RivNew YorkBronxPassaicLakewoodNew BrunswickBrooklynOld BrgPatersonNew York AreaW New YorkClarkstownStaten IslandPerth AmboyPoughkeepsieQueensUnion CityManhattanOyster BayBayonneWoodbridgeJersey CityCliftonParsippany-Troy HlsSmithtownN BergenWayneHobokenEdisonPiscatawayFranklin-1.000000x-1.000000x1.604365x1.604365x1.60x7.925%7.93%12.715%12.7%1-1.000000x-1.000000x1.281611x1.281611x1.28x5.033%5.03%6.450%6.45%2-1.000000x-1.000000x1.269590x1.269590x1.27x6.408%6.41%8.136%8.14%3-1.000000x-1.000000x1.266341x1.266341x1.27x5.416%5.42%6.859%6.86%4-1.000000x-1.000000x1.254711x1.254711x1.25x15.159%15.2%19.020%19.0%5-1.000000x-1.000000x1.169090x1.169090x1.17x9.108%9.11%10.648%10.6%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.166080x1.166080x1.17x4.478%4.48%5.222%5.22%6-1.000000x-1.000000x1.160031x1.160031x1.16x24.796%24.8%28.764%28.8%7-1.000000x-1.000000x1.145332x1.145332x1.15x11.055%11.1%12.662%12.7%8-1.000000x-1.000000x1.130956x1.130956x1.13x16.378%16.4%18.523%18.5%9-1.000000x-1.000000x1.130425x1.130425x1.13x8.092%8.09%9.147%9.15%10-1.000000x-1.000000x1.115929x1.115929x1.12x13.178%13.2%14.706%14.7%11-1.000000x-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%12-1.000000x-1.000000x1.092101x1.092101x1.09x9.951%9.95%10.868%10.9%13-1.000000x-1.000000x1.090897x1.090897x1.09x17.048%17.0%18.598%18.6%14-1.000000x-1.000000x1.090092x1.090092x1.09x7.107%7.11%7.747%7.75%15-1.000000x-1.000000x1.086755x1.086755x1.09x7.076%7.08%7.690%7.69%16-1.000000x-1.000000x1.083417x1.083417x1.08x16.184%16.2%17.534%17.5%17-1.000000x-1.000000x1.077654x1.077654x1.08x25.951%26.0%27.966%28.0%18-1.000000x-1.000000x1.074442x1.074442x1.07x11.216%11.2%12.051%12.1%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.072282x1.072282x1.07x14.490%14.5%15.537%15.5%19-1.000000x-1.000000x1.062811x1.062811x1.06x15.419%15.4%16.388%16.4%20-1.000000x-1.000000x1.059800x1.059800x1.06x11.972%12.0%12.688%12.7%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.052862x1.052862x1.05x12.028%12.0%12.664%12.7%21-1.000000x-1.000000x1.049383x1.049383x1.05x8.711%8.71%9.141%9.14%22-1.000000x-1.000000x1.047109x1.047109x1.05x7.436%7.44%7.786%7.79%23-1.000000x-1.000000x1.046080x1.046080x1.05x13.775%13.8%14.410%14.4%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.030539x1.030539x1.03x28.448%28.4%29.316%29.3%24-1.000000x-1.000000x1.025734x1.025734x1.03x33.736%33.7%34.604%34.6%25-1.000000x-1.000000x1.022095x1.022095x1.02x16.005%16.0%16.358%16.4%26-1.000000x-1.000000x1.021803x1.021803x1.02x39.040%39.0%39.891%39.9%27-1.000000x-1.000000x1.018960x1.018960x1.02x19.845%19.8%20.221%20.2%28-1.000000x-1.000000x1.017473x1.017473x1.02x7.557%7.56%7.689%7.69%29-1.000000x-1.000000x1.016806x1.016806x1.02x28.378%28.4%28.855%28.9%30-1.000000x-1.000000x1.015170x1.015170x1.02x14.242%14.2%14.458%14.5%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.006815x1.006815x1.01x27.160%27.2%27.345%27.3%31-1.000000x-1.000000x1.005766x1.005766x1.01x8.732%8.73%8.782%8.78%32-1.000000x-1.000000x1.004211x1.004211x1.00x11.097%11.1%11.144%11.1%33-1.000000x-1.000000x1.000634x1.000634x1.00x31.109%31.1%31.128%31.1%34-1.015377x-1.015377x1.02x1.000000x1.000000x8.237%8.24%8.112%8.11%-1.027762x-1.027762x1.03x1.000000x1.000000x19.596%19.6%19.067%19.1%35-1.028839x-1.028839x1.03x1.000000x1.000000x30.890%30.9%30.024%30.0%36-1.044246x-1.044246x1.04x1.000000x1.000000x13.260%13.3%12.698%12.7%37-1.065498x-1.065498x1.07x1.000000x1.000000x5.933%5.93%5.568%5.57%38-1.084932x-1.084932x1.08x1.000000x1.000000x12.910%12.9%11.900%11.9%39-1.092845x-1.092845x1.09x1.000000x1.000000x9.423%9.42%8.623%8.62%40-1.106483x-1.106483x1.11x1.000000x1.000000x14.808%14.8%13.383%13.4%41-1.138129x-1.138129x1.14x1.000000x1.000000x12.893%12.9%11.328%11.3%42-1.147544x-1.147544x1.15x1.000000x1.000000x7.404%7.40%6.452%6.45%43-1.188832x-1.188832x1.19x1.000000x1.000000x4.943%4.94%4.158%4.16%44-1.244040x-1.244040x1.24x1.000000x1.000000x20.056%20.1%16.121%16.1%45-1.255756x-1.255756x1.26x1.000000x1.000000x7.597%7.60%6.050%6.05%46-1.338399x-1.338399x1.34x1.000000x1.000000x6.574%6.57%4.912%4.91%47-1.377298x-1.377298x1.38x1.000000x1.000000x9.172%9.17%6.659%6.66%48-1.610474x-1.610474x1.61x1.000000x1.000000x9.151%9.15%5.682%5.68%49-1.617772x-1.617772x1.62x1.000000x1.000000x8.470%8.47%5.235%5.24%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#33

Percentage more likely men are than women to have a professional or doctorate degree (e.g., MBA, PhD, or MD) among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of the Town of Poughkeepsie, selected other county subdivisions in the New York Area, and entities that contain the Town of Poughkeepsie
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 New York

There are 1,023 county subdivisions in New York. This section compares the Town of Poughkeepsie to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in New York and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Town of Poughkeepsie. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 42,343.

No H.S. Diploma by County Subdivision#34

Percent of population 25 years of age and older without a high school diploma (or equivalent).
Scope: population of the Town of Poughkeepsie, selected other county subdivisions in New York, and entities that contain the Town of Poughkeepsie
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count#BronxTown of RyeUticaBrooklynQueensRochesterSyracuseTown of MonroeMonroeTown of RamapoRamapoNew RochelleYonkersBuffaloSchenectadyMount VernonBinghamtonTown of IslipNew York, Newark, and Jersey City Metro AreaNew York AreaNew YorkWhite PlainsNiagara FallsTroyUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesManhattanTown of BabylonBabylonMiddle AtlanticTown of Mount PleasantMt PleasantNortheastStaten IslandTown of HempsteadHempsteadTown of SouthamptonSouthamptonAlbanyDutchess CountyDutchessTown of CheektowagaCheektowagaTown of North HempsteadN HempsteadTown of HenriettaHenriettaTown of ClarkstownClarkstownTown of BrookhavenBrookhavenTown of OrangetownOrangetownTown of IrondequoitIrondequoitTown of UnionTown of PoughkeepsiePoughkeepsieTown of GreeceGreeceTown of HuntingtonHuntingtonTown of GreenburghGreenburghTown of West SenecaW SenecaTown of CortlandtCortlandtTown of ColonieColonieTown of TonawandaTonawandaTown of Oyster BayOyster BayTown of HamburgHamburgTown of ClayTown of WebsterWebsterTown of LancasterLancasterTown of AmherstAmherstTown of SmithtownSmithtownTown of PerintonPerinton28.837398%28.837398%28.8%261,022261k122.486598%22.486598%22.5%7,173220.612611%20.612611%20.6%7,934320.017506%20.017506%20.0%351,046351k419.344706%19.344706%19.3%315,505316k519.239011%19.239011%19.2%25,40825.4k619.000219%19.000219%19.0%16,47316.5k718.106509%18.106509%18.1%3,366817.423749%17.423749%17.4%12,58512.6k917.017312%17.017312%17.0%9,1321016.804756%16.804756%16.8%22,98023.0k1116.749688%16.749688%16.7%27,74127.7k1216.053840%16.053840%16.1%7,0251315.848348%15.848348%15.8%7,4241415.548463%15.548463%15.5%4,6281514.649584%14.649584%14.6%32,58832.6k1614.343619%14.343619%14.3%1,972,5461.97M14.076424%14.076424%14.1%1,900,8921.90M13.893357%13.893357%13.9%5,7011713.797859%13.797859%13.8%4,6021813.551463%13.551463%13.6%4,1501913.020590%13.020590%13.0%27,818,38027.8M12.996284%12.996284%13.0%160,845161k2012.329428%12.329428%12.3%18,13418.1k2112.313400%12.313400%12.3%3,505,1913.51M11.896919%11.896919%11.9%3,4672211.614335%11.614335%11.6%4,487,0854.49M11.118888%11.118888%11.1%36,06336.1k2310.384134%10.384134%10.4%54,23054.2k2410.338812%10.338812%10.3%4,5042510.256196%10.256196%10.3%6,145269.865951%9.865951%9.9%19,99720.0k9.212082%9.212082%9.2%5,923278.911497%8.911497%8.9%14,26914.3k288.854285%8.854285%8.9%2,337298.755407%8.755407%8.8%5,364308.603165%8.603165%8.6%28,07628.1k318.426036%8.426036%8.4%2,901328.287073%8.287073%8.3%3,120338.238475%8.238475%8.2%3,199348.176375%8.176375%8.2%2,253357.434661%7.434661%7.4%5,274367.370929%7.370929%7.4%10,45510.5k377.208489%7.208489%7.2%4,660386.815916%6.815916%6.8%2,256396.651967%6.651967%6.7%1,961406.651772%6.651772%6.7%3,781416.156495%6.156495%6.2%3,325425.758981%5.758981%5.8%11,95012.0k435.742876%5.742876%5.7%2,376445.420601%5.420601%5.4%2,256454.737815%4.737815%4.7%1,461464.651318%4.651318%4.7%1,392474.592814%4.592814%4.6%3,835484.565854%4.565854%4.6%3,744492.807340%2.807340%2.8%94750
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#35

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..
Scope: population of the Town of Poughkeepsie, selected other county subdivisions in New York, and entities that contain the Town of Poughkeepsie
0%20%40%60%Count#Town of GreenburghGreenburghManhattanTown of PerintonPerintonTown of AmherstAmherstTown of North HempsteadN HempsteadTown of OrangetownOrangetownTown of HuntingtonHuntingtonTown of Mount PleasantMt PleasantWhite PlainsTown of ClarkstownClarkstownTown of CortlandtCortlandtTown of Oyster BayOyster BayTown of SmithtownSmithtownTown of WebsterWebsterNew RochelleTown of ColonieColonieTown of HempsteadHempsteadTown of SouthamptonSouthamptonTown of PoughkeepsiePoughkeepsieNew York, Newark, and Jersey City Metro AreaNew York AreaAlbanyTown of HenriettaHenriettaTown of IrondequoitIrondequoitTown of RyeNortheastNew YorkTown of TonawandaTonawandaBrooklynDutchess CountyDutchessTown of ClayMiddle AtlanticTown of RamapoRamapoTown of LancasterLancasterTown of BrookhavenBrookhavenYonkersTown of HamburgHamburgStaten IslandQueensUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesTown of UnionMount VernonTown of MonroeMonroeTown of GreeceGreeceTown of IslipTown of West SenecaW SenecaSyracuseTown of BabylonBabylonTroyBuffaloRochesterBinghamtonTown of CheektowagaCheektowagaSchenectadyBronxUticaNiagara Falls61.467067%61.467067%61.5%39,73639.7k160.434640%60.434640%60.4%747,953748k256.650757%56.650757%56.7%19,11019.1k354.117365%54.117365%54.1%45,18845.2k453.266008%53.266008%53.3%85,28985.3k551.195213%51.195213%51.2%17,62617.6k650.346515%50.346515%50.3%71,41271.4k750.240203%50.240203%50.2%14,64114.6k849.283521%49.283521%49.3%20,22320.2k949.062270%49.062270%49.1%30,05830.1k1048.799186%48.799186%48.8%14,38614.4k1148.123874%48.123874%48.1%99,85899.9k1246.287805%46.287805%46.3%37,95638.0k1343.720206%43.720206%43.7%13,48213.5k1443.527198%43.527198%43.5%23,35823.4k1539.877203%39.877203%39.9%22,66722.7k1638.767308%38.767308%38.8%202,458202k1738.632816%38.632816%38.6%16,83016.8k1838.236255%38.236255%38.2%10,53610.5k1938.119717%38.119717%38.1%5,242,2545.24M37.277810%37.277810%37.3%22,33522.3k2036.921270%36.921270%36.9%9,7452135.371457%35.371457%35.4%13,31713.3k2235.276968%35.276968%35.3%11,25311.3k2334.780899%34.780899%34.8%13,437,26113.4M34.740945%34.740945%34.7%4,691,4464.69M34.333802%34.333802%34.3%18,54318.5k2434.081468%34.081468%34.1%597,685598k2533.970605%33.970605%34.0%68,85468.9k33.809078%33.809078%33.8%14,07114.1k2633.644618%33.644618%33.6%9,577,4379.58M32.475875%32.475875%32.5%23,45723.5k2732.191666%32.191666%32.2%9,6342832.119689%32.119689%32.1%104,821105k2932.032147%32.032147%32.0%43,80343.8k3031.697000%31.697000%31.7%13,11413.1k3131.359684%31.359684%31.4%101,712102k3230.595789%30.595789%30.6%499,006499k3330.315023%30.315023%30.3%64,767,78764.8M30.293587%30.293587%30.3%11,76311.8k3429.064555%29.064555%29.1%13,61513.6k3528.875740%28.875740%28.9%5,3683628.513632%28.513632%28.5%20,22720.2k3727.874579%27.874579%27.9%62,00762.0k3827.744041%27.744041%27.7%9,1833926.804231%26.804231%26.8%23,23923.2k4025.418993%25.418993%25.4%37,38637.4k4125.333072%25.333072%25.3%7,7584225.263101%25.263101%25.3%41,84141.8k4323.661076%23.661076%23.7%31,24831.2k4423.460440%23.460440%23.5%6,9834521.402576%21.402576%21.4%13,76113.8k4621.072237%21.072237%21.1%9,2214719.131504%19.131504%19.1%173,169173k4817.120885%17.120885%17.1%6,5904917.041945%17.041945%17.0%5,68450
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#36

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a professional or doctorate degree (e.g., MBA, PhD, or MD).
Scope: population of the Town of Poughkeepsie, selected other county subdivisions in New York, and entities that contain the Town of Poughkeepsie
0%2%4%6%8%10%Count#Town of GreenburghGreenburghManhattanTown of North HempsteadN HempsteadTown of AmherstAmherstTown of Mount PleasantMt PleasantWhite PlainsNew RochelleTown of HuntingtonHuntingtonTown of PerintonPerintonTown of CortlandtCortlandtTown of Oyster BayOyster BayTown of OrangetownOrangetownTown of SmithtownSmithtownTown of ClarkstownClarkstownAlbanyTown of PoughkeepsiePoughkeepsieNew York, Newark, and Jersey City Metro AreaNew York AreaTown of ColonieColonieTown of SouthamptonSouthamptonTown of HempsteadHempsteadSyracuseNew YorkNortheastTown of RamapoRamapoTown of WebsterWebsterTown of BrookhavenBrookhavenMiddle AtlanticTown of RyeDutchess CountyDutchessYonkersBrooklynUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesTown of HenriettaHenriettaBuffaloStaten IslandBinghamtonTown of HamburgHamburgQueensRochesterTown of UnionTown of IrondequoitIrondequoitTown of TonawandaTonawandaTown of IslipMount VernonTown of GreeceGreeceTown of LancasterLancasterTroyTown of MonroeMonroeSchenectadyTown of ClayBronxTown of BabylonBabylonUticaTown of West SenecaW SenecaTown of CheektowagaCheektowagaNiagara Falls11.932680%11.932680%11.9%7,714110.788423%10.788423%10.8%133,520134k210.319825%10.319825%10.3%16,52416.5k39.511377%9.511377%9.5%7,94248.863496%8.863496%8.9%2,58358.692791%8.692791%8.7%3,56768.001789%8.001789%8.0%4,29477.591599%7.591599%7.6%10,76810.8k86.578128%6.578128%6.6%2,21996.326323%6.326323%6.3%1,865106.073676%6.073676%6.1%12,60312.6k115.974614%5.974614%6.0%2,057125.571951%5.571951%5.6%4,569135.549661%5.549661%5.5%3,400145.285822%5.285822%5.3%3,167154.946471%4.946471%4.9%1,363164.537015%4.537015%4.5%623,934624k4.505471%4.505471%4.5%2,561174.464696%4.464696%4.5%1,945184.441262%4.441262%4.4%23,19423.2k194.250337%4.250337%4.3%3,685204.230387%4.230387%4.2%571,275571k4.085016%4.085016%4.1%1,578,2061.58M4.063465%4.063465%4.1%2,935214.053572%4.053572%4.1%1,250223.952259%3.952259%4.0%12,89812.9k233.884861%3.884861%3.9%1,105,8831.11M3.855920%3.855920%3.9%1,230243.625788%3.625788%3.6%7,3493.426766%3.426766%3.4%4,686253.384967%3.384967%3.4%59,36259.4k263.336158%3.336158%3.3%7,127,6737.13M3.243161%3.243161%3.2%856273.202492%3.202492%3.2%5,304283.037245%3.037245%3.0%9,851292.852343%2.852343%2.9%849302.794093%2.794093%2.8%1,156312.756960%2.756960%2.8%44,96545.0k322.719873%2.719873%2.7%3,592332.616534%2.616534%2.6%1,016342.592366%2.592366%2.6%976352.592209%2.592209%2.6%1,400362.384356%2.384356%2.4%5,304372.267099%2.267099%2.3%1,062382.249852%2.249852%2.2%1,596392.235440%2.235440%2.2%669402.220481%2.220481%2.2%680411.909629%1.909629%1.9%355421.771064%1.771064%1.8%775431.737187%1.737187%1.7%723441.664253%1.664253%1.7%15,06415.1k451.603220%1.603220%1.6%2,358461.551012%1.551012%1.6%597471.157135%1.157135%1.2%383481.107378%1.107378%1.1%712491.058376%1.058376%1.1%35350
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#37

Percentage more likely men are than women to not have a high school diploma (or equivalent) among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of the Town of Poughkeepsie, selected other county subdivisions in New York, and entities that contain the Town of Poughkeepsie
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#38

Percentage more likely men are than women to have a professional or doctorate degree (e.g., MBA, PhD, or MD) among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of the Town of Poughkeepsie, selected other county subdivisions in New York, and entities that contain the Town of Poughkeepsie
Female
Male
1x0x1x2xFM#Niagara FallsUticaTown of UnionW SenecaPerintonSmithtownHuntingtonPoughkeepsieBrookhavenAmherstCortlandtOyster BayClarkstownTroyHamburgTonawandaGreenburghColonieDutchessLancasterMt PleasantBinghamtonBuffaloN HempsteadSyracuseUnited StatesMiddle AtlanticWebsterHempsteadNortheastCheektowagaRamapoOrangetownAlbanyNew RochelleWhite PlainsGreeceSchenectadyNew York AreaNew YorkRochesterTown of ClayIrondequoitMount VernonTown of RyeQueensHenriettaBrooklynManhattanStaten IslandMonroeBronxSouthamptonTown of IslipBabylonYonkers-1.000000x-1.000000x2.541302x2.541302x2.54x0.618%0.62%1.571%1.57%1-1.000000x-1.000000x2.466374x2.466374x2.47x0.916%0.92%2.260%2.26%2-1.000000x-1.000000x2.358774x2.358774x2.36x1.591%1.59%3.754%3.75%3-1.000000x-1.000000x2.156993x2.156993x2.16x0.754%0.75%1.626%1.63%4-1.000000x-1.000000x1.799304x1.799304x1.80x4.778%4.78%8.597%8.60%5-1.000000x-1.000000x1.796128x1.796128x1.80x4.030%4.03%7.238%7.24%6-1.000000x-1.000000x1.783986x1.783986x1.78x5.517%5.52%9.842%9.84%7-1.000000x-1.000000x1.780300x1.780300x1.78x3.591%3.59%6.394%6.39%8-1.000000x-1.000000x1.779979x1.779979x1.78x2.869%2.87%5.106%5.11%9-1.000000x-1.000000x1.771370x1.771370x1.77x7.007%7.01%12.411%12.4%10-1.000000x-1.000000x1.768355x1.768355x1.77x4.623%4.62%8.174%8.17%11-1.000000x-1.000000x1.747049x1.747049x1.75x4.477%4.48%7.822%7.82%12-1.000000x-1.000000x1.732881x1.732881x1.73x4.129%4.13%7.155%7.16%13-1.000000x-1.000000x1.714232x1.714232x1.71x1.663%1.66%2.850%2.85%14-1.000000x-1.000000x1.712291x1.712291x1.71x2.099%2.10%3.595%3.59%15-1.000000x-1.000000x1.704160x1.704160x1.70x1.955%1.95%3.331%3.33%16-1.000000x-1.000000x1.685185x1.685185x1.69x9.057%9.06%15.263%15.3%17-1.000000x-1.000000x1.651215x1.651215x1.65x3.435%3.43%5.672%5.67%18-1.000000x-1.000000x1.644543x1.644543x1.64x2.753%2.75%4.527%4.53%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.594279x1.594279x1.59x1.748%1.75%2.787%2.79%19-1.000000x-1.000000x1.579415x1.579415x1.58x6.876%6.88%10.860%10.9%20-1.000000x-1.000000x1.566561x1.566561x1.57x2.252%2.25%3.528%3.53%21-1.000000x-1.000000x1.547792x1.547792x1.55x2.553%2.55%3.952%3.95%22-1.000000x-1.000000x1.545980x1.545980x1.55x8.227%8.23%12.719%12.7%23-1.000000x-1.000000x1.539638x1.539638x1.54x3.397%3.40%5.230%5.23%24-1.000000x-1.000000x1.526215x1.526215x1.53x2.660%2.66%4.060%4.06%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.502828x1.502828x1.50x3.134%3.13%4.710%4.71%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.488955x1.488955x1.49x3.305%3.30%4.921%4.92%25-1.000000x-1.000000x1.488724x1.488724x1.49x3.608%3.61%5.371%5.37%26-1.000000x-1.000000x1.486326x1.486326x1.49x3.316%3.32%4.929%4.93%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.478733x1.478733x1.48x0.903%0.90%1.335%1.34%27-1.000000x-1.000000x1.473331x1.473331x1.47x3.302%3.30%4.864%4.86%28-1.000000x-1.000000x1.465055x1.465055x1.47x4.889%4.89%7.163%7.16%29-1.000000x-1.000000x1.463655x1.463655x1.46x4.342%4.34%6.355%6.35%30-1.000000x-1.000000x1.462506x1.462506x1.46x6.545%6.55%9.572%9.57%31-1.000000x-1.000000x1.461604x1.461604x1.46x7.148%7.15%10.448%10.4%32-1.000000x-1.000000x1.440372x1.440372x1.44x1.863%1.86%2.684%2.68%33-1.000000x-1.000000x1.435683x1.435683x1.44x1.464%1.46%2.102%2.10%34-1.000000x-1.000000x1.429750x1.429750x1.43x3.772%3.77%5.393%5.39%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.415590x1.415590x1.42x3.534%3.53%5.003%5.00%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.407741x1.407741x1.41x2.278%2.28%3.207%3.21%35-1.000000x-1.000000x1.406626x1.406626x1.41x1.458%1.46%2.051%2.05%36-1.000000x-1.000000x1.369034x1.369034x1.37x2.220%2.22%3.039%3.04%37-1.000000x-1.000000x1.341074x1.341074x1.34x1.970%1.97%2.641%2.64%38-1.000000x-1.000000x1.289753x1.289753x1.29x3.378%3.38%4.357%4.36%39-1.000000x-1.000000x1.285200x1.285200x1.29x2.428%2.43%3.121%3.12%40-1.000000x-1.000000x1.266518x1.266518x1.27x2.870%2.87%3.635%3.63%41-1.000000x-1.000000x1.262281x1.262281x1.26x3.021%3.02%3.814%3.81%42-1.000000x-1.000000x1.245683x1.245683x1.25x9.673%9.67%12.050%12.1%43-1.000000x-1.000000x1.229783x1.229783x1.23x2.740%2.74%3.370%3.37%44-1.000000x-1.000000x1.223046x1.223046x1.22x1.723%1.72%2.108%2.11%45-1.000000x-1.000000x1.202385x1.202385x1.20x1.526%1.53%1.834%1.83%46-1.000000x-1.000000x1.196659x1.196659x1.20x4.062%4.06%4.861%4.86%47-1.000000x-1.000000x1.168032x1.168032x1.17x2.206%2.21%2.576%2.58%48-1.000000x-1.000000x1.157113x1.157113x1.16x1.492%1.49%1.726%1.73%49-1.000000x-1.000000x1.127265x1.127265x1.13x3.237%3.24%3.649%3.65%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 Northeast

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

No H.S. Diploma by County Subdivision#39

Percent of population 25 years of age and older without a high school diploma (or equivalent).
Scope: population of the Town of Poughkeepsie, selected other county subdivisions in the Northeast, and entities that contain the Town of Poughkeepsie
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count#BronxPatersonTown of HartfordHartfordNew BedfordElizabethNewarkProvidenceTown of BridgeportBridgeportSpringfieldAllentownTown of WaterburyWaterburyLynnLowellBrooklynQueensRochesterSyracuseBrocktonTown of RamapoRamapoPhiladelphiaYonkersBuffaloTown of New HavenNew HvnLakewood TownshipLakewoodWorcesterTown of IslipNew York, Newark, and Jersey City Metro AreaNew York AreaBostonJersey CityNew YorkUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesManhattanErieManchesterTown of BabylonBabylonMiddle AtlanticNortheastStaten IslandQuincyTown of StamfordStamfordTown of HempsteadHempsteadAlbanyDutchess CountyDutchessWoodbridge TownshipWoodbridgeTown of North HempsteadN HempsteadTown of BrookhavenBrookhavenTown of PoughkeepsiePoughkeepsiePittsburghEdison TownshipEdisonToms River TownshipToms RivTown of GreeceGreeceTown of HuntingtonHuntingtonTown of GreenburghGreenburghCambridgeTown of Oyster BayOyster BayTown 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%32,58832.6k2614.343619%14.343619%14.3%1,972,5461.97M14.325556%14.325556%14.3%63,64263.6k2714.106563%14.106563%14.1%25,82725.8k2814.076424%14.076424%14.1%1,900,8921.90M13.020590%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%9,6163112.329428%12.329428%12.3%18,13418.1k3212.313400%12.313400%12.3%3,505,1913.51M11.614335%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%6,145379.865951%9.865951%9.9%19,99720.0k9.010786%9.010786%9.0%6,625388.911497%8.911497%8.9%14,26914.3k398.603165%8.603165%8.6%28,07628.1k408.176375%8.176375%8.2%2,2538.043576%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%11,95012.0k484.592814%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#40

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..
Scope: population of the Town of Poughkeepsie, selected other county subdivisions in the Northeast, and entities that contain the Town of Poughkeepsie
0%20%40%60%Count#CambridgeTown of GreenburghGreenburghManhattanEdison TownshipEdisonTown of AmherstAmherstTown of North HempsteadN HempsteadTown of HuntingtonHuntingtonTown of Oyster BayOyster BayTown of StamfordStamfordBostonTown of SmithtownSmithtownJersey CityQuincyPittsburghTown of HempsteadHempsteadTown of PoughkeepsiePoughkeepsieNew York, Newark, and Jersey City Metro AreaNew York AreaAlbanyNortheastNew YorkWoodbridge TownshipWoodbridgeTown of New HavenNew HvnBrooklynDutchess CountyDutchessMiddle AtlanticTown of RamapoRamapoTown of BrookhavenBrookhavenYonkersToms River TownshipToms RivStaten IslandQueensUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWorcesterProvidenceTown of GreeceGreeceManchesterTown of IslipLakewood TownshipLakewoodSyracusePhiladelphiaTown of BabylonBabylonBuffaloRochesterLowellErieLynnBronxTown of BridgeportBridgeportSpringfieldBrocktonTown of HartfordHartfordNew BedfordAllentownTown of WaterburyWaterburyNewarkElizabethPaterson74.864332%74.864332%74.9%54,63054.6k161.467067%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%37,95638.0k1144.105197%44.105197%44.1%80,75080.8k1242.147695%42.147695%42.1%29,43329.4k1340.731207%40.731207%40.7%83,07783.1k1438.767308%38.767308%38.8%202,458202k1538.236255%38.236255%38.2%10,53610.5k38.119717%38.119717%38.1%5,242,2545.24M37.277810%37.277810%37.3%22,33522.3k1634.780899%34.780899%34.8%13,437,26113.4M34.740945%34.740945%34.7%4,691,4464.69M34.631340%34.631340%34.6%25,46225.5k1734.235698%34.235698%34.2%27,81027.8k1834.081468%34.081468%34.1%597,685598k1933.970605%33.970605%34.0%68,85468.9k33.644618%33.644618%33.6%9,577,4379.58M32.475875%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%101,712102k2430.595789%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#41

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a professional or doctorate degree (e.g., MBA, PhD, or MD).
Scope: population of the Town of Poughkeepsie, selected other county subdivisions in the Northeast, and entities that contain the Town of Poughkeepsie
0%5%10%15%Count#CambridgeTown of GreenburghGreenburghManhattanTown of North HempsteadN HempsteadTown of AmherstAmherstTown of New HavenNew HvnTown of HuntingtonHuntingtonPittsburghBostonTown of Oyster BayOyster BayTown of StamfordStamfordProvidenceTown of SmithtownSmithtownAlbanyEdison TownshipEdisonTown of PoughkeepsiePoughkeepsieNew York, Newark, and Jersey City Metro AreaNew York AreaTown of HempsteadHempsteadJersey CitySyracuseNew YorkNortheastTown of RamapoRamapoTown of BrookhavenBrookhavenMiddle AtlanticPhiladelphiaQuincyDutchess CountyDutchessWorcesterYonkersBrooklynUnited 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%14,37314.4k111.932680%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%6,99267.591599%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%4,569135.285822%5.285822%5.3%3,167145.170343%5.170343%5.2%3,788154.946471%4.946471%4.9%1,3634.537015%4.537015%4.5%623,934624k4.441262%4.441262%4.4%23,19423.2k164.296365%4.296365%4.3%7,866174.250337%4.250337%4.3%3,685184.230387%4.230387%4.2%571,275571k4.085016%4.085016%4.1%1,578,2061.58M4.063465%4.063465%4.1%2,935193.952259%3.952259%4.0%12,89812.9k203.884861%3.884861%3.9%1,105,8831.11M3.720350%3.720350%3.7%38,51538.5k213.698824%3.698824%3.7%2,583223.625788%3.625788%3.6%7,3493.571519%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#42

Percentage more likely men are than women to not have a high school diploma (or equivalent) among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of the Town of Poughkeepsie, selected other county subdivisions in the Northeast, and entities that contain the Town of Poughkeepsie
Female
Male
1x0x1xFM#StamfordGreenburghSpringfieldDutchessNewarkGreeceRamapoBrookhavenBridgeportNew BedfordWorcesterUnited StatesTown of IslipManchesterRochesterHempsteadPhiladelphiaHuntingtonNew HvnYonkersSyracuseElizabethNortheastMiddle AtlanticProvidenceBabylonN HempsteadToms RivWaterburyAllentownNew YorkLynnHartfordErieBronxLakewoodBrooklynPatersonNew York AreaStaten IslandPoughkeepsieAlbanyBrocktonBostonQueensManhattanBuffaloPittsburghOyster BayLowellWoodbridgeJersey CityQuincySmithtownAmherstCambridgeEdison-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-1.000000x1.169090x1.169090x1.17x9.108%9.11%10.648%10.6%-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-1.000000x1.130956x1.130956x1.13x16.378%16.4%18.523%18.5%6-1.000000x-1.000000x1.130425x1.130425x1.13x8.092%8.09%9.147%9.15%7-1.000000x-1.000000x1.126520x1.126520x1.13x22.316%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-1.000000x1.092586x1.092586x1.09x18.427%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-1.000000x1.086755x1.086755x1.09x7.076%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-1.000000x1.059800x1.059800x1.06x11.972%12.0%12.688%12.7%-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-1.000000x1.046080x1.046080x1.05x13.775%13.8%14.410%14.4%-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-1.000000x1.015170x1.015170x1.02x14.242%14.2%14.458%14.5%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.004211x1.004211x1.00x11.097%11.1%11.144%11.1%34-1.015377x-1.015377x1.02x1.000000x1.000000x8.237%8.24%8.112%8.11%-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%49-1.377298x-1.377298x1.38x1.000000x1.000000x9.172%9.17%6.659%6.66%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#43

Percentage more likely men are than women to have a professional or doctorate degree (e.g., MBA, PhD, or MD) among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of the Town of Poughkeepsie, selected other county subdivisions in the Northeast, and entities that contain the Town of Poughkeepsie
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 United States

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