Educational Attainment in New Castle County, Delaware (County)

Educational Attainment#1

Highest level of education among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of Delaware and New Castle County
New Castle County
Delaware
0%10%20%30%40%50%CountHigher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma242.351520%38.212868%42.351520%42.4%158,105158k48.109377%50.592824%48.109377%48.1%179,600180k9.539104%11.194308%9.539104%9.5%35,61135.6k
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 Delaware at large.
Scope: population of Delaware and New Castle County
-10%0%+10%%ref.Higher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma210.830520%10.830520%+10.8%42.352%42.4%38.213%38.2%-4.908696%-4.908696%-4.9%48.109%48.1%50.593%50.6%-14.786126%-14.786126%-14.8%9.539%9.54%11.194%11.2%
% percentage with given level in New Castle County
ref. percentage with given level in Delaware
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 Delaware and New Castle County
New Castle County
Delaware
0%5%10%15%20%25%30%CountDoctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None2.149921%1.663871%2.149921%2.1%8,0262.083757%1.817714%2.083757%2.1%7,77910.316997%8.930513%10.316997%10.3%38,51538.5k20.878559%18.063238%20.878559%20.9%77,94377.9k6.922286%7.737531%6.922286%6.9%25,84225.8k19.209195%19.471537%19.209195%19.2%71,71171.7k28.900181%31.121288%28.900181%28.9%107,889108k6.371278%7.431875%6.371278%6.4%23,78523.8k2.215817%2.654642%2.215817%2.2%8,2720.952008%1.107791%0.952008%1.0%3,554
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 Delaware at large.
Scope: population of Delaware and New Castle County
-20%0%+20%%ref.Doctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None29.212001%29.212001%+29.2%2.150%2.15%1.664%1.66%14.636173%14.636173%+14.6%2.084%2.08%1.818%1.82%15.525238%15.525238%+15.5%10.317%10.3%8.931%8.93%15.585915%15.585915%+15.6%20.879%20.9%18.063%18.1%-10.536252%-10.536252%-10.5%6.922%6.92%7.738%7.74%-1.347307%-1.347307%-1.3%19.209%19.2%19.472%19.5%-7.136936%-7.136936%-7.1%28.900%28.9%31.121%31.1%-14.270919%-14.270919%-14.3%6.371%6.37%7.432%7.43%-16.530477%-16.530477%-16.5%2.216%2.22%2.655%2.65%-14.062462%-14.062462%-14.1%0.952%0.95%1.108%1.11%
% percentage with given level in New Castle County
ref. percentage with given level in Delaware
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 Delaware and New Castle County
More Females More Males
Delaware
New Castle County
0%10%20%FMHigher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2-4.864251%-6.818886%-4.864251%5%43.305%43.3%41.296%41.3%-0.281319%-0.281319%0%0.045429%48.174%48.2%48.038%48.0%25.157673%24.892480%25.157673%25%8.522%8.52%10.666%10.7%
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 Delaware and New Castle County
More Females More Males
Delaware
New Castle County
0%50%FMDoctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None67.439565%79.181406%67.439565%67%1.629%1.63%2.727%2.73%31.439614%43.947952%31.439614%31%1.813%1.81%2.383%2.38%-19.470643%-21.441019%-19.470643%19%11.182%11.2%9.359%9.36%-0.810993%-1.979356%-0.810993%1%20.959%21.0%20.790%20.8%-27.935917%-30.959453%-27.935917%28%7.722%7.72%6.036%6.04%-8.602506%-6.543872%-8.602506%9%19.959%20.0%18.378%18.4%5.124617%4.110412%5.124617%5%28.214%28.2%29.660%29.7%22.328823%21.117839%22.328823%22%5.761%5.76%7.047%7.05%34.646201%33.399868%34.646201%35%1.903%1.90%2.562%2.56%23.106670%31.110121%23.106670%23%0.858%0.86%1.056%1.06%
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 Delaware and New Castle County
New Castle County
Delaware
0%5%10%15%20%25%B.X.Total65+45-6435-4425-3415.037248%13.892338%15.037248%15.0%11,44511.4k76,11176.1k20.131612%17.679282%20.131612%20.1%30,16430.2k149,834150k23.294601%20.230476%23.294601%23.3%16,11816.1k69,19269.2k25.858607%22.136365%25.858607%25.9%20,21620.2k78,17978.2k
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 Delaware at large.
Scope: population of Delaware and New Castle County
0%5%10%15%%ref.65+45-6435-4425-348.241309%8.241309%8.2%15.037%15.0%13.892%13.9%13.871212%13.871212%13.9%20.132%20.1%17.679%17.7%15.146082%15.146082%15.1%23.295%23.3%20.230%20.2%16.815051%16.815051%16.8%25.859%25.9%22.136%22.1%
% percentage in New Castle County with a Bachelor's degree
ref percentage in Delaware 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 Delaware and New Castle County
More Females More Males
Delaware
New Castle County
20%10%0%10%20%30%FM65+45-6435-4425-3427.582427%32.779544%27.582427%27.6%13.442%13.4%17.150%17.1%-3.360528%-3.189770%-3.360528%3.4%20.449%20.4%19.784%19.8%-14.092326%-20.565240%-14.092326%14.1%24.795%24.8%21.732%21.7%-7.899099%-16.363623%-7.899099%7.9%26.838%26.8%24.874%24.9%
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 Delaware and New Castle County
New Castle County
Delaware
$0k$20k$40k$60kCount%Graduate Degree1Bachelor's DegreeSome CollegeH.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2Total$71,232.000000$66,916.000000$71,232.000000$71.2k54,32054.3k14.551%14.6%$55,473.000000$51,849.000000$55,473.000000$55.5k77,94377.9k20.879%20.9%$39,698.000000$37,378.000000$39,698.000000$39.7k97,55397.6k26.131%26.1%$31,888.000000$30,916.000000$31,888.000000$31.9k107,889108k28.900%28.9%$22,937.000000$23,459.000000$22,937.000000$22.9k35,61135.6k9.539%9.54%$42,490.000000$39,956.000000$42,490.000000$42.5k373,316373k100.000%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 Delaware and New Castle County
Female Male
Delaware
New Castle County
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
$50k$0k$50kFMGraduate Degree1Bachelor's DegreeSome CollegeH.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2Total$-60,063.000000$-59,836.000000$-60,063.000000$60.1k$60,063.000000$25,733.000000$59,836.000000$18,782.000000$85,796.000000$85.8k28,68728.7k25,63325.6k$-48,665.000000$-45,941.000000$-48,665.000000$48.7k$48,665.000000$15,137.000000$45,941.000000$14,729.000000$63,802.000000$63.8k41,11441.1k36,82936.8k$-35,054.000000$-32,721.000000$-35,054.000000$35.1k$35,054.000000$10,865.000000$32,721.000000$10,935.000000$45,919.000000$45.9k54,30354.3k43,25043.3k$-27,309.000000$-25,473.000000$-27,309.000000$27.3k$27,309.000000$11,259.000000$25,473.000000$11,133.000000$38,568.000000$38.6k55,34755.3k52,54252.5k$-17,944.000000$-18,017.000000$-17,944.000000$17.9k$17,944.000000$9,085.000000$18,017.000000$9,380.000000$27,029.000000$27.0k16,71716.7k18,89418.9k$-37,921.000000$-35,059.000000$-37,921.000000$37.9k$37,921.000000$12,433.000000$35,059.000000$9,950.000000$50,354.000000$50.4k196,168196k177,148177k
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 Delaware and New Castle County
New Castle County
Delaware
0%10%20%30%40%50%CountBachelor's Degree1Some College2H.S. Diploma3No H.S. Diploma340.531561%30.674545%40.531561%40.5%12251.162791%59.379616%51.162791%51.2%1548.305648%9.945839%8.305648%8.3%250.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%0
Count members of the armed forces with the given level of educational attainment
1or higher 2two or four year institution 3H.S. = High School

Employment by Educational Attainment#13

Percentage of population that is employed by highest level of educational attainment among the population aged 25 to 64 years old.
Scope: population of Delaware and New Castle County
New Castle County
Delaware
0%20%40%60%80%CountBachelor's Degree1Some College2H.S. Diploma3No H.S. Diploma385.661115%84.420129%85.661115%85.7%95,05395.1k77.851076%77.023995%77.851076%77.9%61,95762.0k66.846906%67.436943%66.846906%66.8%54,51954.5k52.014024%52.547558%52.014024%52.0%13,05513.1k
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 Delaware and New Castle County
Female Male
Delaware
New Castle County
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
20%0%20%MFWhite1BlackAsianHispanic2Other1-5.404012%-7.282065%-5.404012%5.4%5.404012%1.604910%7.282065%2.170061%7.008922%7.0%7,9586,710-9.854525%-11.912005%-9.854525%9.9%9.854525%2.819657%11.912005%2.836033%12.674182%12.7%4,8574,647-6.434035%-2.797507%-7.724556%-2.029950%-9.231542%9.2%6.434035%7.724556%6.434035%6.4%614919-32.681670%-34.201986%-32.681670%32.7%32.681670%5.286737%34.201986%3.695974%37.968407%38.0%5,3604,313-23.954085%-23.445952%-23.954085%24.0%23.954085%6.394455%23.445952%4.514899%30.348541%30.3%2,1421,586
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 Delaware and New Castle County
Female Male
Delaware
New Castle County
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
50%0%50%MFWhite1BlackAsianHispanic2Other1-38.229159%-32.192818%-38.229159%38.2%38.229159%0.688941%32.192818%0.562684%38.918100%38.9%44,18844.2k47,46847.5k-20.995773%-5.304168%-19.333915%-4.646512%-26.299941%26.3%20.995773%19.333915%20.995773%21.0%8,04612,40212.4k-68.166750%-63.885491%-68.166750%68.2%68.166750%10.917395%63.885491%11.014162%79.084145%79.1%7,5476,786-13.841468%-5.496261%-12.230378%-5.875701%-19.337728%19.3%13.841468%12.230378%13.841468%13.8%1,9542,552-20.869935%-3.658082%-18.514860%-3.015689%-24.528017%24.5%20.869935%18.514860%20.869935%20.9%1,4731,624
M number of males in category
F number of females in category
1non-Hispanic 2excluding black and Asian Hispanics

Map of Educational Attainment by County Subdivision in New Castle County

Coarse: Post-Secondary Degree Educational Attainment by County Subdivision#16

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
25%34%44%53%62%72%

Coarse: High School Diploma Educational Attainment by County Subdivision#17

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
25%32%38%45%52%59%

Coarse: No High School Diploma Educational Attainment by County Subdivision#18

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
3.8%6.3%8.9%11.4%13.9%16.5%

Detailed: Doctorate Degree Educational Attainment by County Subdivision#19

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.5%1.7%2.9%4.1%5.4%6.6%

Detailed: Professional Degree Educational Attainment by County Subdivision#20

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.7%2.0%3.3%4.6%5.9%7.3%

Detailed: Master's Degree Educational Attainment by County Subdivision#21

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
4.5%7.4%10.3%13.2%16.1%19.0%

Detailed: Bachelor's Degree Educational Attainment by County Subdivision#22

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
13.1%17.2%21.2%25.2%29.2%33.3%

Detailed: Associate's Degree Educational Attainment by County Subdivision#23

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
4.2%5.3%6.5%7.6%8.7%9.8%

Detailed: Some College Educational Attainment by County Subdivision#24

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
12.2%14.4%16.7%18.9%21.2%23.5%

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

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
12%18%23%28%34%39%

Detailed: Some High School Educational Attainment by County Subdivision#26

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
2.2%4.2%6.1%8.1%10.0%11.9%

Detailed: Less than High School Educational Attainment by County Subdivision#27

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.9%1.8%2.6%3.3%4.1%5.0%

Detailed: None Educational Attainment by County Subdivision#28

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.36%0.61%0.85%1.09%1.33%1.57%
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Map of Educational Attainment by Tract in New Castle County

Coarse: Post-Secondary Degree Educational Attainment by Tract#29

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
5%21%36%52%67%83%

Coarse: High School Diploma Educational Attainment by Tract#30

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
16%28%39%50%61%73%

Coarse: No High School Diploma Educational Attainment by Tract#31

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0%9%18%27%36%45%

Detailed: Doctorate Degree Educational Attainment by Tract#32

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.0%1.9%3.9%5.8%7.7%9.7%

Detailed: Professional Degree Educational Attainment by Tract#33

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.0%3.1%6.2%9.3%12.4%15.5%

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

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.9%5.9%10.8%15.8%20.7%25.7%

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

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
1%9%16%23%31%38%

Detailed: Associate's Degree Educational Attainment by Tract#36

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
1.2%3.6%6.0%8.4%10.8%13.2%

Detailed: Some College Educational Attainment by Tract#37

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
7.8%12.9%17.9%22.8%27.8%32.9%

Detailed: High School Diploma or Equivalent Educational Attainment by Tract#38

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
8%18%27%36%45%55%

Detailed: Some High School Educational Attainment by Tract#39

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0%7%14%21%29%36%

Detailed: Less than High School Educational Attainment by Tract#40

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.0%2.9%5.8%8.7%11.6%14.5%

Detailed: None Educational Attainment by Tract#41

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.0%1.2%2.4%3.5%4.7%6.0%
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Educational Attainment by Place in New Castle County

There are 27 places that are fully or partially contained within New Castle County (25 fully and 2 partially). This section compares all 27 of those to each other, New Castle County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with New Castle County.

No H.S. Diploma by Place#42

Percent of population 25 years of age and older without a high school diploma (or equivalent).
Scope: population of New Castle County, selected places in New Castle County, and entities that contain New Castle County
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count#NewportElsmereWilmingtonWilmington ManorWilmington MnrSouthBearClaytonUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSouth AtlanticDelawareClaymontArdencroftPhiladelphia, Camden, and Wilmington Metro AreaPhiladelphiaNew CastleBrooksideSmyrnaNew Castle CountyNew CastleTownsendDelaware CityMiddletownOdessaBellefontePike Creek ValleyPike Crk VlyEdgemoorGlasgowSt. GeorgesHockessinArdenGreenvilleNewarkNorth StarPike CreekArdentown27.260982%27.260982%27.3%211121.283370%21.283370%21.3%869216.395625%16.395625%16.4%7,884314.463566%14.463566%14.5%790414.392758%14.392758%14.4%11,511,24211.5M14.293120%14.293120%14.3%1,930513.351351%13.351351%13.4%247613.020590%13.020590%13.0%27,818,38027.8M12.827640%12.827640%12.8%5,478,9325.48M11.194308%11.194308%11.2%71,74671.7k10.878049%10.878049%10.9%669710.714286%10.714286%10.7%21810.325347%10.325347%10.3%424,982425k10.237530%10.237530%10.2%43199.857849%9.857849%9.9%957109.756098%9.756098%9.8%700119.539104%9.539104%9.5%35,61135.6k9.236948%9.236948%9.2%115128.995984%8.995984%9.0%112136.566191%6.566191%6.6%806146.144068%6.144068%6.1%29155.940594%5.940594%5.9%54165.674431%5.674431%5.7%419174.732608%4.732608%4.7%200184.665570%4.665570%4.7%482194.532967%4.532967%4.5%33204.376658%4.376658%4.4%429214.358974%4.358974%4.4%17223.872054%3.872054%3.9%69233.558516%3.558516%3.6%561241.828940%1.828940%1.8%102251.596424%1.596424%1.6%100260.847458%0.847458%0.8%227
Count number of people in category
# rank of place out of 27 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older without a high school diploma (or equivalent).

Bachelor's Degrees by Place#43

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..
Scope: population of New Castle County, selected places in New Castle County, and entities that contain New Castle County
0%20%40%60%Count#GreenvilleNorth StarHockessinPike CreekNewarkArdentownArdenPike Creek ValleyPike Crk VlyArdencroftBellefonteMiddletownTownsendPhiladelphia, Camden, and Wilmington Metro AreaPhiladelphiaNew Castle CountyNew CastleOdessaGlasgowDelawareSouth AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesEdgemoorSouthWilmingtonNew CastleBearClaytonClaymontBrooksideSt. GeorgesSmyrnaElsmereDelaware CityNewportWilmington ManorWilmington Mnr74.298541%74.298541%74.3%1,324170.109378%70.109378%70.1%3,910263.415629%63.415629%63.4%6,216358.732439%58.732439%58.7%3,679456.986997%56.986997%57.0%8,984552.118644%52.118644%52.1%123648.974359%48.974359%49.0%191744.813109%44.813109%44.8%3,309844.387755%44.387755%44.4%87937.953795%37.953795%38.0%3451036.806517%36.806517%36.8%4,5181135.903614%35.903614%35.9%4471235.513094%35.513094%35.5%1,461,6871.46M35.429234%35.429234%35.4%132,263132k33.262712%33.262712%33.3%1571333.113929%33.113929%33.1%3,4211430.475336%30.475336%30.5%195,321195k30.457708%30.457708%30.5%13,009,07313.0M30.315023%30.315023%30.3%64,767,78764.8M30.099385%30.099385%30.1%1,2721528.191926%28.191926%28.2%22,547,73422.5M27.016179%27.016179%27.0%12,99113.0k1625.961995%25.961995%26.0%1,0931725.735022%25.735022%25.7%3,4751824.054054%24.054054%24.1%4451923.967480%23.967480%24.0%1,4742023.207664%23.207664%23.2%2,2532122.802198%22.802198%22.8%1662222.062718%22.062718%22.1%1,5832316.727896%16.727896%16.7%6832414.698795%14.698795%14.7%1832514.470284%14.470284%14.5%1122614.243867%14.243867%14.2%77827
Count number of people in category
# rank of place out of 27 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..

Very Advanced Degrees by Place#44

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a professional or doctorate degree (e.g., MBA, PhD, or MD).
Scope: population of New Castle County, selected places in New Castle County, and entities that contain New Castle County
0%5%10%15%20%Count#GreenvilleHockessinPike CreekNorth StarNewarkArdentownArdencroftArdenPike Creek ValleyPike Crk VlyPhiladelphia, Camden, and Wilmington Metro AreaPhiladelphiaNew Castle CountyNew CastleWilmingtonSouth AtlanticDelawareUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesGlasgowMiddletownSouthEdgemoorNew CastleTownsendOdessaBellefonteElsmereClaymontBearClaytonSt. GeorgesSmyrnaWilmington ManorWilmington MnrBrooksideNewportDelaware City20.033670%20.033670%20.0%357111.987350%11.987350%12.0%1,175211.845466%11.845466%11.8%742310.399857%10.399857%10.4%58048.468126%8.468126%8.5%1,33557.203390%7.203390%7.2%1766.632653%6.632653%6.6%1375.384615%5.384615%5.4%2185.227519%5.227519%5.2%38694.292246%4.292246%4.3%176,665177k4.233679%4.233679%4.2%15,80515.8k4.121782%4.121782%4.1%1,982103.501306%3.501306%3.5%1,495,4751.50M3.481585%3.481585%3.5%22,31422.3k3.336158%3.336158%3.3%7,127,6737.13M3.300745%3.300745%3.3%341113.071283%3.071283%3.1%377123.064699%3.064699%3.1%2,451,1282.45M2.910554%2.910554%2.9%123132.802850%2.802850%2.8%118142.730924%2.730924%2.7%34152.542373%2.542373%2.5%12162.090209%2.090209%2.1%19172.057311%2.057311%2.1%84181.967480%1.967480%2.0%121191.466341%1.466341%1.5%198201.405405%1.405405%1.4%26211.373626%1.373626%1.4%10221.351916%1.351916%1.4%97231.116807%1.116807%1.1%61241.071281%1.071281%1.1%104250.258398%0.258398%0.3%2260.000000%0.000000%0.0%027
Count number of people in category
# rank of place out of 27 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older with a professional or doctorate degree (e.g., MBA, PhD, or MD).

Under-Education Sex Ratio by Place#45

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 New Castle County, selected places in New Castle County, and entities that contain New Castle County
Female
Male
10x5x0xFM#Delaware CityArdencroftOdessaSmyrnaArdenBearElsmereBellefonteWilmington MnrWilmingtonNew CastleDelawareSouth AtlanticSouthUnited StatesTownsendPhiladelphiaMiddletownPike Crk VlyGreenvilleNewportNew CastleHockessinBrooksideGlasgowClaymontClaytonNewarkEdgemoorSt. GeorgesNorth StarPike CreekArdentown-1.000000x-1.000000x4.163522x4.163522x4.16x3.625%3.63%15.094%15.1%1-1.000000x-1.000000x3.997525x3.997525x4.00x4.211%4.21%16.832%16.8%2-1.000000x-1.000000x3.462366x3.462366x3.46x2.679%2.68%9.274%9.27%3-1.000000x-1.000000x1.717872x1.717872x1.72x7.415%7.41%12.738%12.7%4-1.000000x-1.000000x1.634434x1.634434x1.63x3.463%3.46%5.660%5.66%5-1.000000x-1.000000x1.600835x1.600835x1.60x11.297%11.3%18.084%18.1%6-1.000000x-1.000000x1.538127x1.538127x1.54x17.128%17.1%26.344%26.3%7-1.000000x-1.000000x1.430762x1.430762x1.43x4.980%4.98%7.125%7.13%8-1.000000x-1.000000x1.343809x1.343809x1.34x12.398%12.4%16.660%16.7%9-1.000000x-1.000000x1.256084x1.256084x1.26x14.680%14.7%18.439%18.4%10-1.000000x-1.000000x1.251577x1.251577x1.25x8.522%8.52%10.666%10.7%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.248925x1.248925x1.25x10.013%10.0%12.505%12.5%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.178860x1.178860x1.18x11.819%11.8%13.933%13.9%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.149925x1.149925x1.15x13.427%13.4%15.440%15.4%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.109070x1.109070x1.11x12.369%12.4%13.719%13.7%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.106283x1.106283x1.11x8.766%8.77%9.698%9.70%11-1.000000x-1.000000x1.098581x1.098581x1.10x9.867%9.87%10.839%10.8%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.075358x1.075358x1.08x6.348%6.35%6.826%6.83%12-1.000000x-1.000000x1.050796x1.050796x1.05x5.543%5.54%5.824%5.82%13-1.000000x-1.000000x1.041462x1.041462x1.04x3.796%3.80%3.953%3.95%14-1.000000x-1.000000x1.036363x1.036363x1.04x26.835%26.8%27.811%27.8%15-1.000000x-1.000000x1.030913x1.030913x1.03x10.090%10.1%10.402%10.4%16-1.000000x-1.000000x1.010619x1.010619x1.01x4.354%4.35%4.400%4.40%17-1.081583x-1.081583x1.08x1.000000x1.000000x10.232%10.2%9.460%9.46%18-1.097530x-1.097530x1.10x1.000000x1.000000x4.870%4.87%4.438%4.44%19-1.167677x-1.167677x1.17x1.000000x1.000000x11.669%11.7%9.993%9.99%20-1.361513x-1.361513x1.36x1.000000x1.000000x15.266%15.3%11.213%11.2%21-1.458980x-1.458980x1.46x1.000000x1.000000x4.216%4.22%2.890%2.89%22-1.460924x-1.460924x1.46x1.000000x1.000000x5.551%5.55%3.799%3.80%23-1.581316x-1.581316x1.58x1.000000x1.000000x5.571%5.57%3.523%3.52%24-1.660615x-1.660615x1.66x1.000000x1.000000x2.291%2.29%1.380%1.38%25-1.665663x-1.665663x1.67x1.000000x1.000000x1.947%1.95%1.169%1.17%26-10.000000x-10.000000x> 10.0x1.000000x1.000000x1.515%1.52%0.000%0%27
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of place out of 27 by male-to-female sex ratio

Over-Education Sex Ratio by Place#46

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 New Castle County, selected places in New Castle County, and entities that contain New Castle County
Female
Male
10x5x0x5x10xFM#OdessaEdgemoorWilmington MnrSmyrnaArdentownNorth StarGreenvilleBrooksideBellefontePike CreekNewarkDelawarePhiladelphiaSouthUnited StatesSouth AtlanticNew CastleHockessinGlasgowMiddletownElsmereWilmingtonPike Crk VlyTownsendArdencroftNew CastleClaytonArdenBearClaymontSt. GeorgesNewport-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%4.839%4.84%1-1.000000x-1.000000x7.113416x7.113416x7.11x0.755%0.75%5.370%5.37%2-1.000000x-1.000000x4.833946x4.833946x4.83x0.391%0.39%1.889%1.89%3-1.000000x-1.000000x4.097179x4.097179x4.10x0.572%0.57%2.345%2.34%4-1.000000x-1.000000x3.046154x3.046154x3.05x3.788%3.79%11.538%11.5%5-1.000000x-1.000000x2.667252x2.667252x2.67x5.636%5.64%15.034%15.0%6-1.000000x-1.000000x2.314962x2.314962x2.31x12.256%12.3%28.372%28.4%7-1.000000x-1.000000x2.190126x2.190126x2.19x0.679%0.68%1.488%1.49%8-1.000000x-1.000000x2.114426x2.114426x2.11x1.394%1.39%2.948%2.95%9-1.000000x-1.000000x2.081944x2.081944x2.08x7.963%7.96%16.578%16.6%10-1.000000x-1.000000x1.680515x1.680515x1.68x6.331%6.33%10.639%10.6%11-1.000000x-1.000000x1.596530x1.596530x1.60x2.714%2.71%4.333%4.33%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.574153x1.574153x1.57x3.378%3.38%5.317%5.32%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.555780x1.555780x1.56x2.420%2.42%3.764%3.76%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.526215x1.526215x1.53x2.660%2.66%4.060%4.06%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.520688x1.520688x1.52x2.804%2.80%4.265%4.26%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.484745x1.484745x1.48x3.442%3.44%5.110%5.11%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.406276x1.406276x1.41x9.992%9.99%14.051%14.1%12-1.000000x-1.000000x1.288736x1.288736x1.29x2.904%2.90%3.742%3.74%13-1.000000x-1.000000x1.085178x1.085178x1.09x2.956%2.96%3.208%3.21%14-1.000000x-1.000000x1.055441x1.055441x1.06x2.007%2.01%2.118%2.12%15-1.000000x-1.000000x1.046417x1.046417x1.05x4.036%4.04%4.224%4.22%16-1.000000x-1.000000x1.038115x1.038115x1.04x5.136%5.14%5.332%5.33%17-1.021104x-1.021104x1.02x1.000000x1.000000x2.760%2.76%2.703%2.70%18-1.240351x-1.240351x1.24x1.000000x1.000000x7.368%7.37%5.941%5.94%19-1.454154x-1.454154x1.45x1.000000x1.000000x3.288%3.29%2.261%2.26%20-1.691485x-1.691485x1.69x1.000000x1.000000x1.742%1.74%1.030%1.03%21-1.720779x-1.720779x1.72x1.000000x1.000000x6.494%6.49%3.774%3.77%22-1.817860x-1.817860x1.82x1.000000x1.000000x1.830%1.83%1.007%1.01%23-2.593954x-2.593954x2.59x1.000000x1.000000x2.771%2.77%1.068%1.07%24-10.000000x-10.000000x> 10.0x1.000000x1.000000x2.786%2.79%0.000%0%25-10.000000x-10.000000x> 10.0x1.000000x1.000000x0.459%0.46%0.000%0%26
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of place out of 26 by male-to-female sex ratio

Educational Attainment by County Subdivision in New Castle County

There are 11 county subdivisions in New Castle County. This section compares all 11 of those to each other, New Castle County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with New Castle County.

No H.S. Diploma by County Subdivision#47

Percent of population 25 years of age and older without a high school diploma (or equivalent).
Scope: population of New Castle County, selected county subdivisions in New Castle County, and entities that contain New Castle County
0%5%10%15%Count#Lower ChristianaWilmingtonSouthUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNew CastleSouth AtlanticDelawarePhiladelphia, Camden, and Wilmington Metro AreaPhiladelphiaNew Castle CountyNew CastleMiddletown-OdessaUpper ChristianaPike Creek-Central KirkwoodPike Crk-Cntrl Kirk…NewarkRed LionBrandywineGlasgowPiedmont16.475517%16.475517%16.5%4,051116.395625%16.395625%16.4%7,884214.392758%14.392758%14.4%11,511,24211.5M13.020590%13.020590%13.0%27,818,38027.8M12.964279%12.964279%13.0%7,843312.827640%12.827640%12.8%5,478,9325.48M11.194308%11.194308%11.2%71,74671.7k10.325347%10.325347%10.3%424,982425k9.539104%9.539104%9.5%35,61135.6k8.992437%8.992437%9.0%3,32948.417490%8.417490%8.4%1,56757.782024%7.782024%7.8%2,34266.866942%6.866942%6.9%2,82376.206603%6.206603%6.2%43885.412555%5.412555%5.4%3,11095.140289%5.140289%5.1%1,418103.801528%3.801528%3.8%80611
Count number of people in category
# rank of county subdivision out of 11 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older without a high school diploma (or equivalent).

Bachelor's Degrees by County Subdivision#48

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..
Scope: population of New Castle County, selected county subdivisions in New Castle County, and entities that contain New Castle County
0%20%40%60%Count#PiedmontBrandywineNewarkPike Creek-Central KirkwoodPike Crk-Cntrl Kirk…GlasgowPhiladelphia, Camden, and Wilmington Metro AreaPhiladelphiaNew Castle CountyNew CastleUpper ChristianaMiddletown-OdessaDelawareSouth AtlanticRed LionUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSouthWilmingtonNew CastleLower Christiana66.026790%66.026790%66.0%13,99914.0k146.488801%46.488801%46.5%26,71226.7k243.896862%43.896862%43.9%18,04618.0k339.627845%39.627845%39.6%11,92611.9k439.494671%39.494671%39.5%10,89510.9k535.513094%35.513094%35.5%1,461,6871.46M35.429234%35.429234%35.4%132,263132k35.012892%35.012892%35.0%6,518631.415451%31.415451%31.4%11,63011.6k730.475336%30.475336%30.5%195,321195k30.457708%30.457708%30.5%13,009,07313.0M30.395352%30.395352%30.4%2,145830.315023%30.315023%30.3%64,767,78764.8M28.191926%28.191926%28.2%22,547,73422.5M27.016179%27.016179%27.0%12,99113.0k920.882027%20.882027%20.9%12,63312.6k1019.391573%19.391573%19.4%4,76811
Count number of people in category
# rank of county subdivision out of 11 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..

Very Advanced Degrees by County Subdivision#49

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a professional or doctorate degree (e.g., MBA, PhD, or MD).
Scope: population of New Castle County, selected county subdivisions in New Castle County, and entities that contain New Castle County
0%5%10%Count#PiedmontBrandywineNewarkPike Creek-Central KirkwoodPike Crk-Cntrl Kirk…Philadelphia, Camden, and Wilmington Metro AreaPhiladelphiaNew Castle CountyNew CastleWilmingtonSouth AtlanticDelawareGlasgowUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSouthUpper ChristianaMiddletown-OdessaRed LionLower ChristianaNew Castle13.819451%13.819451%13.8%2,93016.408047%6.408047%6.4%3,68225.874483%5.874483%5.9%2,41534.459212%4.459212%4.5%1,34244.292246%4.292246%4.3%176,665177k4.233679%4.233679%4.2%15,80515.8k4.121782%4.121782%4.1%1,98253.501306%3.501306%3.5%1,495,4751.50M3.481585%3.481585%3.5%22,31422.3k3.367650%3.367650%3.4%92963.336158%3.336158%3.3%7,127,6737.13M3.064699%3.064699%3.1%2,451,1282.45M2.347443%2.347443%2.3%43772.144787%2.144787%2.1%79481.827972%1.827972%1.8%12991.716284%1.716284%1.7%422101.228160%1.228160%1.2%74311
Count number of people in category
# rank of county subdivision out of 11 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#50

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 New Castle County, selected county subdivisions in New Castle County, and entities that contain New Castle County
Female
Male
1x0x1xFM#Middletown-OdessaRed LionUpper ChristianaLower ChristianaPike Crk-Cntrl KirkwoodPike Crk-Cntrl Kirk…GlasgowWilmingtonNew CastleDelawareNew CastleSouth AtlanticSouthBrandywineUnited StatesPhiladelphiaNewarkPiedmont-1.000000x-1.000000x1.817331x1.817331x1.82x6.334%6.33%11.512%11.5%1-1.000000x-1.000000x1.775225x1.775225x1.78x4.480%4.48%7.953%7.95%2-1.000000x-1.000000x1.547242x1.547242x1.55x6.656%6.66%10.299%10.3%3-1.000000x-1.000000x1.349320x1.349320x1.35x14.161%14.2%19.108%19.1%4-1.000000x-1.000000x1.294936x1.294936x1.29x6.825%6.82%8.838%8.84%5-1.000000x-1.000000x1.256777x1.256777x1.26x4.579%4.58%5.755%5.75%6-1.000000x-1.000000x1.256084x1.256084x1.26x14.680%14.7%18.439%18.4%7-1.000000x-1.000000x1.251577x1.251577x1.25x8.522%8.52%10.666%10.7%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.248925x1.248925x1.25x10.013%10.0%12.505%12.5%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.196838x1.196838x1.20x11.897%11.9%14.239%14.2%8-1.000000x-1.000000x1.178860x1.178860x1.18x11.819%11.8%13.933%13.9%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.149925x1.149925x1.15x13.427%13.4%15.440%15.4%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.132969x1.132969x1.13x5.098%5.10%5.776%5.78%9-1.000000x-1.000000x1.109070x1.109070x1.11x12.369%12.4%13.719%13.7%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.098581x1.098581x1.10x9.867%9.87%10.839%10.8%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.020742x1.020742x1.02x6.798%6.80%6.939%6.94%10-1.104804x-1.104804x1.10x1.000000x1.000000x3.987%3.99%3.609%3.61%11
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of county subdivision out of 11 by male-to-female sex ratio

Over-Education Sex Ratio by County Subdivision#51

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 New Castle County, selected county subdivisions in New Castle County, and entities that contain New Castle County
Female
Male
1x0x1xFM#PiedmontBrandywineNewarkDelawarePhiladelphiaSouthUnited StatesSouth AtlanticNew CastlePike Crk-Cntrl KirkwoodPike Crk-Cntrl Kirk…GlasgowMiddletown-OdessaWilmingtonUpper ChristianaLower ChristianaRed LionNew Castle-1.000000x-1.000000x1.958882x1.958882x1.96x9.394%9.39%18.401%18.4%1-1.000000x-1.000000x1.955808x1.955808x1.96x4.438%4.44%8.680%8.68%2-1.000000x-1.000000x1.692120x1.692120x1.69x4.393%4.39%7.433%7.43%3-1.000000x-1.000000x1.596530x1.596530x1.60x2.714%2.71%4.333%4.33%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.574153x1.574153x1.57x3.378%3.38%5.317%5.32%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.555780x1.555780x1.56x2.420%2.42%3.764%3.76%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.526215x1.526215x1.53x2.660%2.66%4.060%4.06%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.520688x1.520688x1.52x2.804%2.80%4.265%4.26%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.484745x1.484745x1.48x3.442%3.44%5.110%5.11%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.245985x1.245985x1.25x3.992%3.99%4.974%4.97%4-1.000000x-1.000000x1.190195x1.190195x1.19x3.087%3.09%3.674%3.67%5-1.000000x-1.000000x1.160074x1.160074x1.16x1.982%1.98%2.299%2.30%6-1.000000x-1.000000x1.046417x1.046417x1.05x4.036%4.04%4.224%4.22%7-1.000000x-1.000000x1.034532x1.034532x1.03x2.309%2.31%2.389%2.39%8-1.033167x-1.033167x1.03x1.000000x1.000000x1.742%1.74%1.687%1.69%9-1.035516x-1.035516x1.04x1.000000x1.000000x1.860%1.86%1.796%1.80%10-1.242944x-1.242944x1.24x1.000000x1.000000x1.348%1.35%1.085%1.08%11
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of county subdivision out of 11 by male-to-female sex ratio

Educational Attainment by County in the Philadelphia Area

There are 11 counties in the Philadelphia Area. This section compares New Castle County to all of the counties in the Philadelphia Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with New Castle County.

No H.S. Diploma by County#52

Percent of population 25 years of age and older without a high school diploma (or equivalent).
Scope: population of New Castle County, selected other counties in the Philadelphia Area, and entities that contain New Castle County
0%5%10%15%Count#Philadelphia CountyPhiladelphiaSouthSalem CountySalemUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSouth AtlanticCecil CountyCecilCamden CountyCamdenDelawarePhiladelphia, Camden, and Wilmington Metro AreaPhiladelphiaNew Castle CountyNew CastleGloucester CountyGloucesterDelaware CountyDelawareBurlington CountyBurlingtonChester CountyChesterBucks CountyBucksMontgomery CountyMontgomery17.390838%17.390838%17.4%180,039180k114.392758%14.392758%14.4%11,511,24211.5M13.442579%13.442579%13.4%6,013213.020590%13.020590%13.0%27,818,38027.8M12.827640%12.827640%12.8%5,478,9325.48M11.858221%11.858221%11.9%8,220311.746047%11.746047%11.7%40,77140.8k411.194308%11.194308%11.2%71,74671.7k10.325347%10.325347%10.3%424,982425k9.539104%9.539104%9.5%35,61135.6k58.010669%8.010669%8.0%15,82715.8k67.597338%7.597338%7.6%28,71328.7k77.110894%7.110894%7.1%22,24722.2k87.045428%7.045428%7.0%24,29224.3k96.432712%6.432712%6.4%28,44528.4k106.097012%6.097012%6.1%34,80434.8k11
Count number of people in category
# rank of county out of 11 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older without a high school diploma (or equivalent).

Bachelor's Degrees by County#53

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..
Scope: population of New Castle County, selected other counties in the Philadelphia Area, and entities that contain New Castle County
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#Chester CountyChesterMontgomery CountyMontgomeryBucks CountyBucksDelaware CountyDelawareBurlington CountyBurlingtonPhiladelphia, Camden, and Wilmington Metro AreaPhiladelphiaNew Castle CountyNew CastleCamden CountyCamdenDelawareSouth AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesGloucester CountyGloucesterSouthPhiladelphia CountyPhiladelphiaCecil CountyCecilSalem CountySalem50.232750%50.232750%50.2%173,198173k147.457330%47.457330%47.5%270,904271k238.349544%38.349544%38.3%169,579170k336.783574%36.783574%36.8%139,018139k436.363462%36.363462%36.4%113,766114k535.513094%35.513094%35.5%1,461,6871.46M35.429234%35.429234%35.4%132,263132k630.644130%30.644130%30.6%106,367106k730.475336%30.475336%30.5%195,321195k30.457708%30.457708%30.5%13,009,07313.0M30.315023%30.315023%30.3%64,767,78764.8M29.937644%29.937644%29.9%59,14959.1k828.191926%28.191926%28.2%22,547,73422.5M26.349720%26.349720%26.3%272,786273k922.491669%22.491669%22.5%15,59115.6k1020.267823%20.267823%20.3%9,06611
Count number of people in category
# rank of county out of 11 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..

Very Advanced Degrees by County#54

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a professional or doctorate degree (e.g., MBA, PhD, or MD).
Scope: population of New Castle County, selected other counties in the Philadelphia Area, and entities that contain New Castle County
0%1%2%3%4%5%6%Count#Montgomery CountyMontgomeryChester CountyChesterDelaware CountyDelawarePhiladelphia, Camden, and Wilmington Metro AreaPhiladelphiaNew Castle CountyNew CastleBucks CountyBucksPhiladelphia CountyPhiladelphiaSouth AtlanticDelawareBurlington CountyBurlingtonCamden CountyCamdenUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSouthGloucester CountyGloucesterCecil CountyCecilSalem CountySalem6.616775%6.616775%6.6%37,77137.8k15.763201%5.763201%5.8%19,87119.9k24.802942%4.802942%4.8%18,15218.2k34.292246%4.292246%4.3%176,665177k4.233679%4.233679%4.2%15,80515.8k43.880885%3.880885%3.9%17,16117.2k53.720350%3.720350%3.7%38,51538.5k63.501306%3.501306%3.5%1,495,4751.50M3.481585%3.481585%3.5%22,31422.3k3.373735%3.373735%3.4%10,55510.6k73.364410%3.364410%3.4%11,67811.7k83.336158%3.336158%3.3%7,127,6737.13M3.064699%3.064699%3.1%2,451,1282.45M2.570682%2.570682%2.6%5,07992.254793%2.254793%2.3%1,563101.151327%1.151327%1.2%51511
Count number of people in category
# rank of county out of 11 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#55

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 New Castle County, selected other counties in the Philadelphia Area, and entities that contain New Castle County
Female
Male
1.0x0.5x0.0x0.5x1.0xFM#ChesterNew CastleDelawareCecilSouth AtlanticDelawareSouthMontgomeryUnited StatesSalemPhiladelphiaPhiladelphiaBurlingtonBucksGloucesterCamden-1.000000x-1.000000x1.251848x1.251848x1.25x6.280%6.28%7.862%7.86%1-1.000000x-1.000000x1.251577x1.251577x1.25x8.522%8.52%10.666%10.7%2-1.000000x-1.000000x1.248925x1.248925x1.25x10.013%10.0%12.505%12.5%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.188789x1.188789x1.19x10.859%10.9%12.909%12.9%3-1.000000x-1.000000x1.178860x1.178860x1.18x11.819%11.8%13.933%13.9%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.169345x1.169345x1.17x7.041%7.04%8.234%8.23%4-1.000000x-1.000000x1.149925x1.149925x1.15x13.427%13.4%15.440%15.4%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.120606x1.120606x1.12x5.766%5.77%6.461%6.46%5-1.000000x-1.000000x1.109070x1.109070x1.11x12.369%12.4%13.719%13.7%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.105794x1.105794x1.11x12.799%12.8%14.153%14.2%6-1.000000x-1.000000x1.098581x1.098581x1.10x9.867%9.87%10.839%10.8%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.090163x1.090163x1.09x16.700%16.7%18.206%18.2%7-1.000000x-1.000000x1.089958x1.089958x1.09x6.817%6.82%7.430%7.43%8-1.000000x-1.000000x1.069265x1.069265x1.07x6.225%6.23%6.657%6.66%9-1.000000x-1.000000x1.068826x1.068826x1.07x7.758%7.76%8.292%8.29%10-1.000000x-1.000000x1.030470x1.030470x1.03x11.580%11.6%11.933%11.9%11
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of county out of 11 by male-to-female sex ratio

Over-Education Sex Ratio by County#56

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 New Castle County, selected other counties in the Philadelphia Area, and entities that contain New Castle County
Female
Male
1x0x1xFM#CamdenMontgomeryDelawareBucksChesterDelawarePhiladelphiaSouthUnited StatesGloucesterSouth AtlanticNew CastleBurlingtonPhiladelphiaCecilSalem-1.000000x-1.000000x1.890088x1.890088x1.89x2.371%2.37%4.482%4.48%1-1.000000x-1.000000x1.701328x1.701328x1.70x4.960%4.96%8.439%8.44%2-1.000000x-1.000000x1.687573x1.687573x1.69x3.637%3.64%6.138%6.14%3-1.000000x-1.000000x1.687073x1.687073x1.69x2.917%2.92%4.922%4.92%4-1.000000x-1.000000x1.634268x1.634268x1.63x4.410%4.41%7.207%7.21%5-1.000000x-1.000000x1.596530x1.596530x1.60x2.714%2.71%4.333%4.33%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.574153x1.574153x1.57x3.378%3.38%5.317%5.32%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.555780x1.555780x1.56x2.420%2.42%3.764%3.76%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.526215x1.526215x1.53x2.660%2.66%4.060%4.06%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.524579x1.524579x1.52x2.059%2.06%3.140%3.14%6-1.000000x-1.000000x1.520688x1.520688x1.52x2.804%2.80%4.265%4.26%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.484745x1.484745x1.48x3.442%3.44%5.110%5.11%7-1.000000x-1.000000x1.458014x1.458014x1.46x2.766%2.77%4.033%4.03%8-1.000000x-1.000000x1.341930x1.341930x1.34x3.216%3.22%4.316%4.32%9-1.000000x-1.000000x1.340036x1.340036x1.34x1.934%1.93%2.592%2.59%10-1.000000x-1.000000x1.034091x1.034091x1.03x1.133%1.13%1.172%1.17%11
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of county out of 11 by male-to-female sex ratio

Educational Attainment by County in Delaware

There are 3 counties in Delaware. This section compares New Castle County to all of the counties in Delaware and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with New Castle County.

No H.S. Diploma by County#57

Percent of population 25 years of age and older without a high school diploma (or equivalent).
Scope: population of New Castle County, selected other counties in Delaware, and entities that contain New Castle County
0%5%10%Count#SouthSussex CountySussexKent CountyKentUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSouth AtlanticDelawarePhiladelphia, Camden, and Wilmington Metro AreaPhiladelphiaNew Castle CountyNew Castle14.392758%14.392758%14.4%11,511,24211.5M13.792481%13.792481%13.8%21,40821.4k113.104179%13.104179%13.1%14,72714.7k213.020590%13.020590%13.0%27,818,38027.8M12.827640%12.827640%12.8%5,478,9325.48M11.194308%11.194308%11.2%71,74671.7k10.325347%10.325347%10.3%424,982425k9.539104%9.539104%9.5%35,61135.6k3
Count number of people in category
# rank of county out of 3 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older without a high school diploma (or equivalent).

Bachelor's Degrees by County#58

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..
Scope: population of New Castle County, selected other counties in Delaware, and entities that contain New Castle County
0%10%20%30%Count#Philadelphia, Camden, and Wilmington Metro AreaPhiladelphiaNew Castle CountyNew CastleDelawareSouth AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSouthSussex CountySussexKent CountyKent35.513094%35.513094%35.5%1,461,6871.46M35.429234%35.429234%35.4%132,263132k130.475336%30.475336%30.5%195,321195k30.457708%30.457708%30.5%13,009,07313.0M30.315023%30.315023%30.3%64,767,78764.8M28.191926%28.191926%28.2%22,547,73422.5M23.884934%23.884934%23.9%37,07337.1k223.121619%23.121619%23.1%25,98526.0k3
Count number of people in category
# rank of county out of 3 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..

Very Advanced Degrees by County#59

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a professional or doctorate degree (e.g., MBA, PhD, or MD).
Scope: population of New Castle County, selected other counties in Delaware, and entities that contain New Castle County
0%1%2%3%4%Count#Philadelphia, Camden, and Wilmington Metro AreaPhiladelphiaNew Castle CountyNew CastleSouth AtlanticDelawareUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSouthSussex CountySussexKent CountyKent4.292246%4.292246%4.3%176,665177k4.233679%4.233679%4.2%15,80515.8k13.501306%3.501306%3.5%1,495,4751.50M3.481585%3.481585%3.5%22,31422.3k3.336158%3.336158%3.3%7,127,6737.13M3.064699%3.064699%3.1%2,451,1282.45M2.581580%2.581580%2.6%4,00722.226296%2.226296%2.2%2,5023
Count number of people in category
# rank of county out of 3 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#60

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 New Castle County, selected other counties in Delaware, and entities that contain New Castle County
Female
Male
1.0x0.5x0.0x0.5x1.0xFM#SussexNew CastleDelawareKentSouth AtlanticSouthUnited StatesPhiladelphia-1.000000x-1.000000x1.267853x1.267853x1.27x12.232%12.2%15.508%15.5%1-1.000000x-1.000000x1.251577x1.251577x1.25x8.522%8.52%10.666%10.7%2-1.000000x-1.000000x1.248925x1.248925x1.25x10.013%10.0%12.505%12.5%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.217482x1.217482x1.22x11.892%11.9%14.478%14.5%3-1.000000x-1.000000x1.178860x1.178860x1.18x11.819%11.8%13.933%13.9%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.149925x1.149925x1.15x13.427%13.4%15.440%15.4%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.109070x1.109070x1.11x12.369%12.4%13.719%13.7%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.098581x1.098581x1.10x9.867%9.87%10.839%10.8%
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of county out of 3 by male-to-female sex ratio

Over-Education Sex Ratio by County#61

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 New Castle County, selected other counties in Delaware, and entities that contain New Castle County
Female
Male
1x0x1xFM#KentSussexDelawarePhiladelphiaSouthUnited StatesSouth AtlanticNew Castle-1.000000x-1.000000x1.995969x1.995969x2.00x1.518%1.52%3.029%3.03%1-1.000000x-1.000000x1.851474x1.851474x1.85x1.837%1.84%3.401%3.40%2-1.000000x-1.000000x1.596530x1.596530x1.60x2.714%2.71%4.333%4.33%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.574153x1.574153x1.57x3.378%3.38%5.317%5.32%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.555780x1.555780x1.56x2.420%2.42%3.764%3.76%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.526215x1.526215x1.53x2.660%2.66%4.060%4.06%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.520688x1.520688x1.52x2.804%2.80%4.265%4.26%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.484745x1.484745x1.48x3.442%3.44%5.110%5.11%3
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of county out of 3 by male-to-female sex ratio

Educational Attainment by County in the United States

There are 3,142 counties in the United States. This section compares New Castle County to the 50 most populous counties in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with New Castle County. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 941,618.

No H.S. Diploma by County#62

Percent of population 25 years of age and older without a high school diploma (or equivalent).
Scope: population of New Castle County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain New Castle County
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count#Bronx CountyBronxFresno CountyFresnoLos Angeles CountyLos AngelesDallas CountyDallasSan Bernardino CountySan BernardinoKings CountyKingsHarris CountyHarrisRiverside CountyRiversideMiami-Dade CountyMiami-DadeQueens CountyQueensPhiladelphia CountyPhiladelphiaBexar CountyBexarOrange CountyOrangeClark CountyClarkWayne CountyWayneTarrant CountyTarrantSouthCook CountyCookSan Diego CountySan DiegoSacramento CountySacramentoMilwaukee CountyMilwaukeeMaricopa CountyMaricopaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNew York CountyNew YorkSanta Clara CountySanta ClaraSouth AtlanticAlameda CountyAlamedaWestchester CountyWestchesterOrange CountyOrangePima CountyPimaHillsborough CountyHillsboroughPalm Beach CountyPalm BeachTravis CountyTravisBroward CountyBrowardCuyahoga CountyCuyahogaDelawareContra Costa CountyContra CostaMecklenburg CountyMecklenburgPhiladelphia, Camden, and Wilmington Metro AreaPhiladelphiaSalt Lake CountySalt LakeFairfield CountyFairfieldSuffolk CountySuffolkFranklin CountyFranklinNew Castle CountyNew CastleNassau CountyNassauHonolulu CountyHonoluluMontgomery CountyMontgomeryFulton CountyFultonFairfax CountyFairfaxWake CountyWakeKing CountyKingMiddlesex CountyMiddlesexHennepin CountyHennepinSt. Louis CountySt. LouisOakland CountyOaklandAllegheny CountyAllegheny28.837398%28.837398%28.8%261,022261k126.224410%26.224410%26.2%151,875152k222.282470%22.282470%22.3%1,495,6171.50M321.975765%21.975765%22.0%349,434349k421.207718%21.207718%21.2%274,381274k520.017506%20.017506%20.0%351,046351k619.839074%19.839074%19.8%554,024554k719.521191%19.521191%19.5%286,746287k819.375775%19.375775%19.4%362,252362k919.344706%19.344706%19.3%315,505316k1017.390838%17.390838%17.4%180,039180k1116.576437%16.576437%16.6%194,124194k1215.490423%15.490423%15.5%325,372325k1315.108430%15.108430%15.1%210,261210k1414.881687%14.881687%14.9%173,869174k1514.774230%14.774230%14.8%182,543183k1614.392758%14.392758%14.4%11,511,24211.5M14.189351%14.189351%14.2%503,252503k1713.598133%13.598133%13.6%293,959294k1813.220947%13.220947%13.2%129,386129k1913.092854%13.092854%13.1%81,52281.5k2013.051927%13.051927%13.1%348,801349k2113.020590%13.020590%13.0%27,818,38027.8M12.996284%12.996284%13.0%160,845161k2212.928824%12.928824%12.9%166,105166k2312.827640%12.827640%12.8%5,478,9325.48M12.700590%12.700590%12.7%141,393141k2412.397264%12.397264%12.4%81,98182.0k2512.319191%12.319191%12.3%101,664102k2612.252238%12.252238%12.3%81,21881.2k2712.196236%12.196236%12.2%108,416108k2812.054893%12.054893%12.1%122,162122k2911.841956%11.841956%11.8%90,92190.9k3011.688725%11.688725%11.7%152,462152k3111.473065%11.473065%11.5%100,034100k3211.194308%11.194308%11.2%71,74671.7k10.940787%10.940787%10.9%82,37182.4k3310.377895%10.377895%10.4%69,51069.5k3410.325347%10.325347%10.3%424,982425k10.238253%10.238253%10.2%69,21169.2k3510.103521%10.103521%10.1%64,29864.3k369.992975%9.992975%10.0%102,414102k379.640656%9.640656%9.6%78,29978.3k389.539104%9.539104%9.5%35,61135.6k9.121758%9.121758%9.1%85,26785.3k398.945780%8.945780%8.9%60,28460.3k408.836226%8.836226%8.8%62,20562.2k418.677323%8.677323%8.7%57,57157.6k428.282040%8.282040%8.3%63,67163.7k437.696387%7.696387%7.7%50,50850.5k447.543133%7.543133%7.5%110,490110k457.360151%7.360151%7.4%80,37880.4k467.173605%7.173605%7.2%59,66059.7k477.049887%7.049887%7.0%48,46648.5k486.540987%6.540987%6.5%56,30256.3k496.132273%6.132273%6.1%53,97454.0k50
Count number of people in category
# rank of county 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#63

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..
Scope: population of New Castle County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain New Castle County
0%20%40%60%Count#New York CountyNew YorkFairfax CountyFairfaxMontgomery CountyMontgomeryMiddlesex CountyMiddlesexWake CountyWakeFulton CountyFultonSanta Clara CountySanta ClaraKing CountyKingHennepin CountyHennepinWestchester CountyWestchesterTravis CountyTravisFairfield CountyFairfieldOakland CountyOaklandAlameda CountyAlamedaNassau CountyNassauMecklenburg CountyMecklenburgSt. Louis CountySt. LouisContra Costa CountyContra CostaAllegheny CountyAlleghenyOrange CountyOrangeFranklin CountyFranklinSan Diego CountySan DiegoCook CountyCookPhiladelphia, Camden, and Wilmington Metro AreaPhiladelphiaNew Castle CountyNew CastleSuffolk CountySuffolkPalm Beach CountyPalm BeachKings CountyKingsHonolulu CountyHonoluluSalt Lake CountySalt LakeOrange CountyOrangeHillsborough CountyHillsboroughBroward CountyBrowardMaricopa CountyMaricopaCuyahoga CountyCuyahogaPima CountyPimaLos Angeles CountyLos AngelesTarrant CountyTarrantQueens CountyQueensDelawareSouth AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesHarris CountyHarrisMilwaukee CountyMilwaukeeDallas CountyDallasSacramento CountySacramentoSouthMiami-Dade CountyMiami-DadeBexar CountyBexarPhiladelphia CountyPhiladelphiaClark CountyClarkWayne CountyWayneRiverside CountyRiversideFresno CountyFresnoSan Bernardino CountySan BernardinoBronx CountyBronx60.434640%60.434640%60.4%747,953748k160.260099%60.260099%60.3%463,270463k258.105449%58.105449%58.1%409,049409k353.004569%53.004569%53.0%578,847579k450.070856%50.070856%50.1%328,593329k549.806094%49.806094%49.8%330,446330k649.103299%49.103299%49.1%630,862631k749.055555%49.055555%49.1%718,554719k847.581343%47.581343%47.6%395,715396k947.303651%47.303651%47.3%312,811313k1046.446606%46.446606%46.4%356,611357k1146.362462%46.362462%46.4%295,047295k1245.020952%45.020952%45.0%387,521388k1343.887830%43.887830%43.9%488,594489k1443.543885%43.543885%43.5%407,033407k1543.097901%43.097901%43.1%288,665289k1642.382090%42.382090%42.4%291,365291k1740.269631%40.269631%40.3%303,182303k1839.069581%39.069581%39.1%343,876344k1938.447168%38.447168%38.4%807,572808k2038.352941%38.352941%38.4%311,493311k2136.494430%36.494430%36.5%788,922789k2236.471153%36.471153%36.5%1,293,5181.29M2335.513094%35.513094%35.5%1,461,6871.46M35.429234%35.429234%35.4%132,263132k34.384794%34.384794%34.4%352,396352k2434.188819%34.188819%34.2%346,463346k2534.081468%34.081468%34.1%597,685598k2633.350646%33.350646%33.4%224,744225k2732.800693%32.800693%32.8%221,734222k2831.922850%31.922850%31.9%263,443263k2931.433296%31.433296%31.4%279,420279k3031.015731%31.015731%31.0%404,554405k3130.968863%30.968863%31.0%827,615828k3230.891280%30.891280%30.9%269,342269k3330.800609%30.800609%30.8%204,172204k3430.764105%30.764105%30.8%2,064,9112.06M3530.734653%30.734653%30.7%379,742380k3630.595789%30.595789%30.6%499,006499k3730.475336%30.475336%30.5%195,321195k30.457708%30.457708%30.5%13,009,07313.0M30.315023%30.315023%30.3%64,767,78764.8M30.076273%30.076273%30.1%839,907840k3829.748251%29.748251%29.7%185,226185k3929.683200%29.683200%29.7%471,989472k4029.283682%29.283682%29.3%286,583287k4128.191926%28.191926%28.2%22,547,73422.5M27.281635%27.281635%27.3%510,061510k4226.926164%26.926164%26.9%315,328315k4326.349720%26.349720%26.3%272,786273k4422.823853%22.823853%22.8%317,635318k4522.338065%22.338065%22.3%260,985261k4621.189043%21.189043%21.2%311,245311k4719.731980%19.731980%19.7%114,275114k4819.317210%19.317210%19.3%249,922250k4919.131504%19.131504%19.1%173,169173k50
Count number of people in category
# rank of county 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#64

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a professional or doctorate degree (e.g., MBA, PhD, or MD).
Scope: population of New Castle County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain New Castle County
0%5%10%Count#Montgomery CountyMontgomeryNew York CountyNew YorkMiddlesex CountyMiddlesexFairfax CountyFairfaxWestchester CountyWestchesterSanta Clara CountySanta ClaraNassau CountyNassauAlameda CountyAlamedaFulton CountyFultonKing CountyKingFairfield CountyFairfieldSt. Louis CountySt. LouisOakland CountyOaklandHennepin CountyHennepinTravis CountyTravisAllegheny CountyAlleghenyContra Costa CountyContra CostaWake CountyWakeSan Diego CountySan DiegoPalm Beach CountyPalm BeachOrange CountyOrangeFranklin CountyFranklinPhiladelphia, Camden, and Wilmington Metro AreaPhiladelphiaCook CountyCookNew Castle CountyNew CastleCuyahoga CountyCuyahogaPima CountyPimaHonolulu CountyHonoluluSuffolk CountySuffolkMiami-Dade CountyMiami-DadeSalt Lake CountySalt LakePhiladelphia CountyPhiladelphiaLos Angeles CountyLos AngelesMecklenburg CountyMecklenburgBroward CountyBrowardSouth AtlanticDelawareHillsborough CountyHillsboroughKings CountyKingsHarris CountyHarrisUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSacramento CountySacramentoMaricopa CountyMaricopaSouthDallas CountyDallasOrange CountyOrangeMilwaukee CountyMilwaukeeBexar CountyBexarQueens CountyQueensFresno CountyFresnoTarrant CountyTarrantClark CountyClarkRiverside CountyRiversideWayne CountyWayneSan Bernardino CountySan BernardinoBronx CountyBronx12.399695%12.399695%12.4%87,29187.3k110.788423%10.788423%10.8%133,520134k28.541485%8.541485%8.5%93,27993.3k37.784891%7.784891%7.8%59,84959.8k47.604460%7.604460%7.6%50,28750.3k56.177550%6.177550%6.2%79,36779.4k65.833659%5.833659%5.8%54,53154.5k75.762347%5.762347%5.8%64,15164.2k85.719518%5.719518%5.7%37,94737.9k95.673632%5.673632%5.7%83,10683.1k105.463614%5.463614%5.5%34,77034.8k115.244723%5.244723%5.2%36,05636.1k125.214131%5.214131%5.2%44,88144.9k135.193709%5.193709%5.2%43,19443.2k145.061951%5.061951%5.1%38,86538.9k155.039180%5.039180%5.0%44,35344.4k164.956168%4.956168%5.0%37,31437.3k174.892146%4.892146%4.9%32,10532.1k184.749001%4.749001%4.7%102,662103k194.475020%4.475020%4.5%45,34945.3k204.348784%4.348784%4.3%91,34591.3k214.335519%4.335519%4.3%35,21235.2k224.292246%4.292246%4.3%176,665177k4.239617%4.239617%4.2%150,366150k234.233679%4.233679%4.2%15,80515.8k4.184410%4.184410%4.2%36,48436.5k244.139192%4.139192%4.1%27,43827.4k253.970725%3.970725%4.0%26,75826.8k263.962200%3.962200%4.0%40,60740.6k273.784527%3.784527%3.8%70,75670.8k283.768025%3.768025%3.8%25,47225.5k293.720350%3.720350%3.7%38,51538.5k303.604427%3.604427%3.6%241,932242k313.598297%3.598297%3.6%24,10124.1k323.517075%3.517075%3.5%45,87545.9k333.501306%3.501306%3.5%1,495,4751.50M3.481585%3.481585%3.5%22,31422.3k3.474402%3.474402%3.5%30,88530.9k343.384967%3.384967%3.4%59,36259.4k353.344637%3.344637%3.3%93,40293.4k363.336158%3.336158%3.3%7,127,6737.13M3.266254%3.266254%3.3%31,96532.0k373.113482%3.113482%3.1%83,20583.2k383.064699%3.064699%3.1%2,451,1282.45M3.037379%3.037379%3.0%48,29748.3k392.990491%2.990491%3.0%24,67924.7k402.985811%2.985811%3.0%18,59118.6k412.818073%2.818073%2.8%33,00233.0k422.756960%2.756960%2.8%44,96545.0k432.392530%2.392530%2.4%13,85613.9k442.368743%2.368743%2.4%29,26729.3k452.315475%2.315475%2.3%32,22432.2k462.260473%2.260473%2.3%33,20433.2k472.178386%2.178386%2.2%25,45125.5k481.852789%1.852789%1.9%23,97124.0k491.664253%1.664253%1.7%15,06415.1k50
Count number of people in category
# rank of county 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#65

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 New Castle County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain New Castle County
Female
Male
1x0x1xFM#MecklenburgNew CastleDelawarePalm BeachWakeSouth AtlanticWestchesterFairfieldSouthContra CostaHillsboroughFresnoDallasSuffolkMilwaukeeWayneUnited StatesOrangePhiladelphiaHarrisFultonPhiladelphiaSan BernardinoTarrantCookMaricopaCuyahogaTravisBrowardRiversideOaklandNassauSalt LakeFranklinSacramentoMontgomeryBronxMiddlesexKingsFairfaxBexarPimaKingLos AngelesClarkOrangeSt. LouisHennepinMiami-DadeQueensAlamedaAlleghenyNew YorkSan DiegoSanta ClaraHonolulu-1.000000x-1.000000x1.282326x1.282326x1.28x9.163%9.16%11.750%11.7%1-1.000000x-1.000000x1.251577x1.251577x1.25x8.522%8.52%10.666%10.7%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.248925x1.248925x1.25x10.013%10.0%12.505%12.5%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.244689x1.244689x1.24x10.804%10.8%13.447%13.4%2-1.000000x-1.000000x1.180227x1.180227x1.18x7.089%7.09%8.367%8.37%3-1.000000x-1.000000x1.178860x1.178860x1.18x11.819%11.8%13.933%13.9%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.161379x1.161379x1.16x11.523%11.5%13.383%13.4%4-1.000000x-1.000000x1.158198x1.158198x1.16x9.397%9.40%10.884%10.9%5-1.000000x-1.000000x1.149925x1.149925x1.15x13.427%13.4%15.440%15.4%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.145263x1.145263x1.15x10.231%10.2%11.718%11.7%6-1.000000x-1.000000x1.132218x1.132218x1.13x11.472%11.5%12.989%13.0%7-1.000000x-1.000000x1.130389x1.130389x1.13x24.647%24.6%27.860%27.9%8-1.000000x-1.000000x1.120951x1.120951x1.12x20.762%20.8%23.273%23.3%9-1.000000x-1.000000x1.117209x1.117209x1.12x9.458%9.46%10.567%10.6%10-1.000000x-1.000000x1.111013x1.111013x1.11x12.441%12.4%13.822%13.8%11-1.000000x-1.000000x1.109962x1.109962x1.11x14.154%14.2%15.710%15.7%12-1.000000x-1.000000x1.109070x1.109070x1.11x12.369%12.4%13.719%13.7%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.101852x1.101852x1.10x11.740%11.7%12.936%12.9%13-1.000000x-1.000000x1.098581x1.098581x1.10x9.867%9.87%10.839%10.8%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.098530x1.098530x1.10x18.925%18.9%20.790%20.8%14-1.000000x-1.000000x1.090368x1.090368x1.09x8.321%8.32%9.073%9.07%15-1.000000x-1.000000x1.090163x1.090163x1.09x16.700%16.7%18.206%18.2%16-1.000000x-1.000000x1.084622x1.084622x1.08x20.369%20.4%22.092%22.1%17-1.000000x-1.000000x1.079174x1.079174x1.08x14.234%14.2%15.361%15.4%18-1.000000x-1.000000x1.079067x1.079067x1.08x13.676%13.7%14.757%14.8%19-1.000000x-1.000000x1.072566x1.072566x1.07x12.608%12.6%13.523%13.5%20-1.000000x-1.000000x1.068330x1.068330x1.07x11.121%11.1%11.881%11.9%21-1.000000x-1.000000x1.066137x1.066137x1.07x11.462%11.5%12.220%12.2%22-1.000000x-1.000000x1.065180x1.065180x1.07x11.337%11.3%12.076%12.1%23-1.000000x-1.000000x1.064463x1.064463x1.06x18.923%18.9%20.143%20.1%24-1.000000x-1.000000x1.062700x1.062700x1.06x6.352%6.35%6.750%6.75%25-1.000000x-1.000000x1.061865x1.061865x1.06x8.863%8.86%9.411%9.41%26-1.000000x-1.000000x1.061606x1.061606x1.06x9.934%9.93%10.546%10.5%27-1.000000x-1.000000x1.059046x1.059046x1.06x9.376%9.38%9.930%9.93%28-1.000000x-1.000000x1.056584x1.056584x1.06x12.873%12.9%13.601%13.6%29-1.000000x-1.000000x1.048432x1.048432x1.05x8.640%8.64%9.059%9.06%30-1.000000x-1.000000x1.030539x1.030539x1.03x28.448%28.4%29.316%29.3%31-1.000000x-1.000000x1.025105x1.025105x1.03x7.273%7.27%7.455%7.46%32-1.000000x-1.000000x1.018960x1.018960x1.02x19.845%19.8%20.221%20.2%33-1.000000x-1.000000x1.016052x1.016052x1.02x8.218%8.22%8.350%8.35%34-1.000000x-1.000000x1.009187x1.009187x1.01x16.504%16.5%16.655%16.7%35-1.000000x-1.000000x1.001235x1.001235x1.00x12.245%12.2%12.260%12.3%36-1.004399x-1.004399x1.00x1.000000x1.000000x7.560%7.56%7.526%7.53%37-1.004399x-1.004399x1.00x1.000000x1.000000x22.330%22.3%22.232%22.2%38-1.008231x-1.008231x1.01x1.000000x1.000000x15.170%15.2%15.046%15.0%39-1.015422x-1.015422x1.02x1.000000x1.000000x15.605%15.6%15.368%15.4%40-1.015859x-1.015859x1.02x1.000000x1.000000x7.101%7.10%6.990%6.99%41-1.016401x-1.016401x1.02x1.000000x1.000000x7.230%7.23%7.114%7.11%42-1.022059x-1.022059x1.02x1.000000x1.000000x19.576%19.6%19.154%19.2%43-1.027762x-1.027762x1.03x1.000000x1.000000x19.596%19.6%19.067%19.1%44-1.029280x-1.029280x1.03x1.000000x1.000000x12.877%12.9%12.511%12.5%45-1.033862x-1.033862x1.03x1.000000x1.000000x6.229%6.23%6.025%6.02%46-1.044246x-1.044246x1.04x1.000000x1.000000x13.260%13.3%12.698%12.7%47-1.097207x-1.097207x1.10x1.000000x1.000000x14.217%14.2%12.958%13.0%48-1.110312x-1.110312x1.11x1.000000x1.000000x13.602%13.6%12.250%12.3%49-1.156494x-1.156494x1.16x1.000000x1.000000x9.584%9.58%8.287%8.29%50
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of county out of 50 by male-to-female sex ratio

Over-Education Sex Ratio by County#66

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 New Castle County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain New Castle County
Female
Male
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F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of county 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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Principal City:
Wilmington
Cities:
Delaware City, New Castle, Newark, Wilmington
Towns:
Bellefonte, Clayton, Elsmere, Middletown, Newport, Odessa, Smyrna, Townsend
Unincorporated Places:
Bear, Brookside, Claymont, Edgemoor, Glasgow, Greenville, Hockessin, North Star, Pike Creek, Pike Creek Valley, St. Georges, Wilmington Manor
Villages:
Arden, Ardencroft, Ardentown
ZIP Codes:
19701, 19702, 19703, 19706, 19707, 19709, 19710, 19711, 19713, 19716, 19717, 19720, 19730, 19731, 19732, 19733, 19734, 19735, 19736, 19801, 19802, 19803, 19804, 19805, 19806, 19807, 19808, 19809, 19810, 19938, 19977, 21912
Unified School Districts:
Appoquinimink, Brandywine, Christina, Colonial, Red Clay District, Smyrna
Congressional District:
DE-At Large
State Senate Districts:
DE-1, DE-2, DE-3, DE-4, DE-5, DE-7, DE-8, DE-9, DE-10, DE-11, DE-12, DE-13, DE-14
State House Districts:
DE-1, DE-2, DE-3, DE-4, DE-5, DE-6, DE-7, DE-8, DE-9, DE-10, DE-11, DE-12, DE-13, DE-15, DE-16, DE-17, DE-18, DE-19, DE-21, DE-22, DE-23, DE-24, DE-25, DE-26, DE-27
Neighboring Counties:
Cecil, Chester, Delaware, Gloucester, Kent, Kent, Salem
Nearby Counties:
Bucks, Camden, Cape May, Caroline, Cumberland, Harford, Lancaster, Montgomery, Philadelphia, Queen Anne's