Educational Attainment in Des Moines County, Iowa (County)

Educational Attainment#1

Highest level of education among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of Iowa and Des Moines County
Des Moines County
Iowa
0%10%20%30%40%50%CountHigher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma232.330286%38.422607%32.330286%32.3%8,98259.880498%53.321968%59.880498%59.9%16,63616.6k7.789216%8.255425%7.789216%7.8%2,164
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 Iowa at large.
Scope: population of Iowa and Des Moines County
-10%0%+10%%ref.Higher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2-15.856085%-15.856085%-15.9%32.330%32.3%38.423%38.4%12.299866%12.299866%+12.3%59.880%59.9%53.322%53.3%-5.647309%-5.647309%-5.6%7.789%7.79%8.255%8.26%
% percentage with given level in Des Moines County
ref. percentage with given level in Iowa
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 Iowa and Des Moines County
Des Moines County
Iowa
0%10%20%30%CountDoctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None0.608308%1.121165%0.608308%0.6%1690.986250%1.554613%0.986250%1.0%2744.060183%6.056420%4.060183%4.1%1,12813.911885%18.439947%13.911885%13.9%3,86512.763660%11.250461%12.763660%12.8%3,54624.836225%21.426337%24.836225%24.8%6,90035.044273%31.895631%35.044273%35.0%9,7365.741127%5.058431%5.741127%5.7%1,5951.486574%2.497523%1.486574%1.5%4130.561515%0.699472%0.561515%0.6%156
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 Iowa at large.
Scope: population of Iowa and Des Moines County
0%%ref.Doctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None-45.743279%-45.743279%-45.7%0.608%0.61%1.121%1.12%-36.559780%-36.559780%-36.6%0.986%0.99%1.555%1.55%-32.960680%-32.960680%-33.0%4.060%4.06%6.056%6.06%-24.555718%-24.555718%-24.6%13.912%13.9%18.440%18.4%13.450102%13.450102%+13.5%12.764%12.8%11.250%11.3%15.914469%15.914469%+15.9%24.836%24.8%21.426%21.4%9.871706%9.871706%+9.9%35.044%35.0%31.896%31.9%13.496208%13.496208%+13.5%5.741%5.74%5.058%5.06%-40.478061%-40.478061%-40.5%1.487%1.49%2.498%2.50%-19.723018%-19.723018%-19.7%0.562%0.56%0.699%0.70%
% percentage with given level in Des Moines County
ref. percentage with given level in Iowa
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 Iowa and Des Moines County
More Females More Males
Iowa
Des Moines County
10%0%10%20%FMHigher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2-15.737044%-11.553994%-15.737044%16%34.589%34.6%29.886%29.9%9.744320%4.894291%9.744320%10%57.203%57.2%62.777%62.8%-11.870262%-11.870262%12%22.041014%8.208%8.21%7.337%7.34%
F females in category as a percentage of all females
M males in category as a percentage of all males
1Post-Secondary Degree 2H.S. = High School

Detailed Educational Attainment Sex Ratio#6

Percentage more likely men or women are to have various highest levels of education among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of Iowa and Des Moines County
More Females More Males
Iowa
Des Moines County
0%100%200%FMDoctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None143.446493%59.356717%143.446493%143%0.360%0.36%0.877%0.88%269.968864%68.811293%269.968864%270%0.429%0.43%1.589%1.59%-35.203620%-19.529950%-35.203620%35%4.641%4.64%3.432%3.43%-4.064586%-10.381942%-4.064586%4%14.178%14.2%13.624%13.6%-44.548415%-26.380166%-44.548415%45%14.981%15.0%10.364%10.4%-2.836607%-4.056843%-2.836607%3%25.170%25.2%24.475%24.5%19.568050%11.246458%19.568050%20%32.034%32.0%38.302%38.3%-10.907328%-10.907328%11%25.629310%6.026%6.03%5.433%5.43%-9.538102%-9.538102%10%18.346694%1.551%1.55%1.416%1.42%-29.391883%-29.391883%29%10.521099%0.630%0.63%0.487%0.49%
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 Iowa and Des Moines County
Des Moines County
Iowa
0%5%10%15%20%25%B.X.Total65+45-6435-4425-349.844972%11.862521%9.844972%9.8%7437,54715.805196%17.266468%15.805196%15.8%1,74611,04711.0k13.649207%22.635921%13.649207%13.6%6284,60116.306954%25.215640%16.306954%16.3%7484,587
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 Iowa at large.
Scope: population of Iowa and Des Moines County
30%20%10%0%%ref.65+45-6435-4425-34-17.007764%-17.007764%17.0%9.845%9.84%11.863%11.9%-8.463062%-8.463062%8.5%15.805%15.8%17.266%17.3%-39.701120%-39.701120%39.7%13.649%13.6%22.636%22.6%-35.330000%-35.330000%35.3%16.307%16.3%25.216%25.2%
% percentage in Des Moines County with a Bachelor's degree
ref percentage in Iowa 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 Iowa and Des Moines County
More Females More Males
Iowa
Des Moines County
20%0%20%40%60%FM65+45-6435-4425-3469.372734%20.099812%69.372734%69.4%7.555%7.55%12.796%12.8%-16.431703%-10.342553%-16.431703%16.4%17.009%17.0%14.608%14.6%-23.506143%-27.616442%-23.506143%23.5%15.064%15.1%12.197%12.2%-34.496362%-27.318532%-34.496362%34.5%18.638%18.6%13.858%13.9%
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 Iowa and Des Moines County
Des Moines County
Iowa
$0k$20k$40k$60kCount%Graduate Degree1Bachelor's DegreeSome CollegeH.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2Total$65,859.000000$61,606.000000$65,859.000000$65.9k1,5715.655%5.65%$44,338.000000$47,214.000000$44,338.000000$44.3k3,86513.912%13.9%$30,184.000000$34,478.000000$30,184.000000$30.2k10,44610.4k37.600%37.6%$25,095.000000$30,468.000000$25,095.000000$25.1k9,73635.044%35.0%$17,406.000000$24,666.000000$17,406.000000$17.4k2,1647.789%7.79%$30,610.000000$36,544.000000$30,610.000000$30.6k27,78227.8k100.000%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 Iowa and Des Moines County
Female Male
Iowa
Des Moines County
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
$50k$0k$50kFMGraduate Degree1Bachelor's DegreeSome CollegeH.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2Total$-57,500.000000$-54,629.000000$-57,500.000000$57.5k$57,500.000000$24,583.000000$54,629.000000$18,138.000000$82,083.000000$82.1k784787$-39,384.000000$-40,237.000000$-39,384.000000$39.4k$39,384.000000$15,334.000000$40,237.000000$17,767.000000$54,718.000000$54.7k2,0471,818$-24,972.000000$-27,468.000000$-24,972.000000$25.0k$24,972.000000$14,082.000000$27,468.000000$14,882.000000$39,054.000000$39.1k5,7974,649$-19,132.000000$-22,151.000000$-19,132.000000$19.1k$19,132.000000$12,298.000000$22,151.000000$14,794.000000$31,430.000000$31.4k4,6255,111$-7,386.000000$-17,655.000000$-7,386.000000$7.4k$7,386.000000$15,068.000000$17,655.000000$11,543.000000$22,454.000000$22.5k1,185979$-24,994.000000$-29,984.000000$-24,994.000000$25.0k$24,994.000000$12,575.000000$29,984.000000$13,152.000000$37,569.000000$37.6k14,43814.4k13,34413.3k
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 Iowa and Des Moines County
Des Moines County
Iowa
0%20%40%60%80%100%CountBachelor's Degree1Some College2H.S. Diploma3No H.S. Diploma3100.000000%40.483976%100.000000%100.0%10.000000%0.000000%0.0%47.547417%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%11.772400%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%0.196207%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 Iowa and Des Moines County
Des Moines County
Iowa
0%20%40%60%80%CountBachelor's Degree1Some College2H.S. Diploma3No H.S. Diploma384.090909%87.334886%84.090909%84.1%3,55277.984893%81.551556%77.984893%78.0%6,40173.707692%74.589506%73.707692%73.7%4,79155.257099%60.138856%55.257099%55.3%720
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 Iowa and Des Moines County
Female Male
Iowa
Des Moines County
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
20%0%20%40%MFWhite1BlackAsianHispanic2Other1-6.673169%-1.117589%-5.807843%-7.790758%7.8%6.673169%5.807843%1.248737%6.673169%6.7%8211,047-10.382514%-11.098968%-16.777148%-21.481481%21.5%10.382514%16.777148%0.472487%10.382514%10.4%57116-0.000000%-15.161413%-1.631369%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%0.000000%15.161413%0.000000%0.0%00-3.414634%-37.762971%-3.414634%3.4%3.414634%29.649882%37.762971%5.979843%33.064516%33.1%827-8.762887%-25.347319%-8.762887%8.8%8.762887%8.727608%25.347319%7.716627%17.490494%17.5%4617
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 Iowa and Des Moines County
Female Male
Iowa
Des Moines County
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
40%20%0%20%40%MFWhite1BlackAsianHispanic2Other1-19.897314%-26.860229%-1.575302%-19.897314%19.9%19.897314%0.219731%26.860229%20.117045%20.1%2,4752,674-3.825137%-8.211900%-17.905476%-0.257716%-12.037037%12.0%3.825137%17.905476%3.825137%3.8%2165-22.972973%-45.974001%-22.972973%23.0%22.972973%13.693694%45.974001%6.935793%36.666667%36.7%2217-13.306452%-13.522817%-10.829520%-2.204145%-26.829268%26.8%13.306452%10.829520%13.306452%13.3%3355-10.309278%-15.841506%-1.482503%-10.309278%10.3%10.309278%14.405551%15.841506%24.714829%24.7%6520
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 Des Moines 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
19%26%32%38%44%51%

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
44%52%59%66%73%81%

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
0.0%1.8%3.7%5.5%7.4%9.3%

Detailed: Doctorate Degree Educational Attainment by County Subdivision#19

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.00%0.47%0.95%1.42%1.89%2.37%

Detailed: Professional Degree Educational Attainment by County Subdivision#20

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.0%0.8%1.6%2.3%3.1%4.0%

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
0.0%1.6%3.1%4.7%6.3%7.9%

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
0%5%10%15%20%26%

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
0%5%11%16%22%27%

Detailed: Some College Educational Attainment by County Subdivision#24

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
16.9%21.7%26.5%31.3%36.1%41.0%

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
19%26%33%39%45%52%

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
0.0%1.7%3.5%5.2%6.9%8.7%

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
0.0%1.0%2.1%3.1%4.2%5.3%

Detailed: None Educational Attainment by County Subdivision#28

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.0%0.6%1.2%1.8%2.4%3.0%
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Map of Educational Attainment by Tract in Des Moines 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
17%24%29%35%40%46%

Coarse: High School Diploma Educational Attainment by Tract#30

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
48.5%53.4%58.2%63.0%67.8%72.6%

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
3.7%6.2%8.7%11.1%13.5%16.0%

Detailed: Doctorate Degree Educational Attainment by Tract#32

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.00%0.41%0.82%1.23%1.64%2.05%

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%0.7%1.4%2.0%2.7%3.4%

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

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
1.3%2.7%4.0%5.3%6.6%7.9%

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

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
5.8%9.2%12.5%15.9%19.2%22.6%

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

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
8.9%11.5%14.1%16.7%19.2%21.9%

Detailed: Some College Educational Attainment by Tract#37

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
18.8%20.9%22.9%25.0%27.0%29.1%

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
29.1%32.1%35.0%37.9%40.8%43.8%

Detailed: Some High School Educational Attainment by Tract#39

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
2.1%4.1%6.0%8.0%9.9%11.9%

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%0.6%1.1%1.7%2.3%2.9%

Detailed: None Educational Attainment by Tract#41

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.00%0.26%0.52%0.78%1.05%1.31%
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Educational Attainment by Place in Des Moines County

There are 6 places in Des Moines County. This section compares all 6 of those to each other, Des Moines County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Des Moines 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 Des Moines County, selected places in Des Moines County, and entities that contain Des Moines County
0%5%10%Count#United States of AmericaUnited StatesMidwestBurlingtonWest North CentralWest BurlingtonW BurlingtonBeaverdaleBurlington Metro AreaBurlingtonIowaDes Moines CountyDes MoinesDanvilleMediapolisMiddletown13.020590%13.020590%13.0%27,818,38027.8M10.244520%10.244520%10.2%4,641,8354.64M9.207132%9.207132%9.2%1,60619.174633%9.174633%9.2%1,278,0511.28M9.050881%9.050881%9.1%18528.915663%8.915663%8.9%7438.306496%8.306496%8.3%2,7348.255425%8.255425%8.3%169,966170k7.789216%7.789216%7.8%2,1645.301915%5.301915%5.3%3644.343629%4.343629%4.3%4553.539823%3.539823%3.5%86
Count number of people in category
# rank of place out of 6 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 Des Moines County, selected places in Des Moines County, and entities that contain Des Moines County
0%10%20%30%Count#United States of AmericaUnited StatesWest North CentralMidwestIowaMediapolisDes Moines CountyDes MoinesDanvilleBurlingtonBurlington Metro AreaBurlingtonMiddletownBeaverdaleWest BurlingtonW Burlington30.315023%30.315023%30.3%64,767,78764.8M30.056536%30.056536%30.1%4,186,9564.19M28.952816%28.952816%29.0%13,118,64213.1M27.172145%27.172145%27.2%559,431559k24.613900%24.613900%24.6%255119.566626%19.566626%19.6%5,43619.440353%19.440353%19.4%132219.050622%19.050622%19.1%3,323318.584797%18.584797%18.6%6,11718.584071%18.584071%18.6%42414.698795%14.698795%14.7%122513.502935%13.502935%13.5%2766
Count number of people in category
# rank of place out of 6 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 Des Moines County, selected places in Des Moines County, and entities that contain Des Moines County
0%1%2%3%Count#United States of AmericaUnited StatesWest North CentralMidwestIowaDanvilleMediapolisBeaverdaleDes Moines CountyDes MoinesBurlingtonBurlington Metro AreaBurlingtonWest BurlingtonW BurlingtonMiddletown3.336158%3.336158%3.3%7,127,6737.13M2.978981%2.978981%3.0%414,980415k2.893416%2.893416%2.9%1,311,0191.31M2.675779%2.675779%2.7%55,09055.1k2.356406%2.356406%2.4%1612.316602%2.316602%2.3%2421.686747%1.686747%1.7%1431.594558%1.594558%1.6%4431.502035%1.502035%1.5%26241.427964%1.427964%1.4%4700.538160%0.538160%0.5%1150.000000%0.000000%0.0%06
Count number of people in category
# rank of place out of 6 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 Des Moines County, selected places in Des Moines County, and entities that contain Des Moines County
Female
Male
3x2x1x0x1xFM#DanvilleIowaMediapolisWest North CentralMidwestUnited StatesBurlingtonBurlingtonDes MoinesMiddletownBeaverdaleW Burlington-1.000000x-1.000000x1.477143x1.477143x1.48x4.255%4.26%6.286%6.29%1-1.000000x-1.000000x1.220410x1.220410x1.22x7.453%7.45%9.096%9.10%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.210985x1.210985x1.21x3.957%3.96%4.792%4.79%2-1.000000x-1.000000x1.137506x1.137506x1.14x8.598%8.60%9.780%9.78%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.127915x1.127915x1.13x9.647%9.65%10.881%10.9%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.109070x1.109070x1.11x12.369%12.4%13.719%13.7%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.017101x1.017101x1.02x9.133%9.13%9.289%9.29%3-1.014760x-1.014760x1.01x1.000000x1.000000x8.365%8.37%8.243%8.24%-1.118703x-1.118703x1.12x1.000000x1.000000x8.208%8.21%7.337%7.34%-1.420765x-1.420765x1.42x1.000000x1.000000x4.098%4.10%2.885%2.88%4-1.757600x-1.757600x1.76x1.000000x1.000000x11.380%11.4%6.475%6.47%5-3.396888x-3.396888x3.40x1.000000x1.000000x12.803%12.8%3.769%3.77%6
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of place out of 6 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 Des Moines County, selected places in Des Moines County, and entities that contain Des Moines County
Female
Male
0x5xFM#BurlingtonBurlingtonDes MoinesMediapolisIowaMidwestWest North CentralUnited StatesBeaverdaleDanvilleW Burlington-1.000000x-1.000000x9.563497x9.563497x9.56x0.296%0.30%2.828%2.83%1-1.000000x-1.000000x3.288265x3.288265x3.29x0.680%0.68%2.234%2.23%-1.000000x-1.000000x3.122569x3.122569x3.12x0.790%0.79%2.466%2.47%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.930556x1.930556x1.93x1.619%1.62%3.125%3.13%2-1.000000x-1.000000x1.647686x1.647686x1.65x2.033%2.03%3.349%3.35%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.589934x1.589934x1.59x2.251%2.25%3.579%3.58%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.572017x1.572017x1.57x2.329%2.33%3.662%3.66%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.526215x1.526215x1.53x2.660%2.66%4.060%4.06%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.320544x1.320544x1.32x1.453%1.45%1.918%1.92%3-1.773050x-1.773050x1.77x1.000000x1.000000x3.040%3.04%1.714%1.71%4-3.197071x-3.197071x3.20x1.000000x1.000000x0.753%0.75%0.236%0.24%5
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of place out of 5 by male-to-female sex ratio

Educational Attainment by County Subdivision in Des Moines County

There are 17 county subdivisions in Des Moines County. This section compares all 17 of those to each other, Des Moines County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Des Moines 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 Des Moines County, selected county subdivisions in Des Moines County, and entities that contain Des Moines County
0%5%10%Count#United States of AmericaUnited StatesMidwestBurlingtonWest North CentralFranklin TownshipFranklinWest BurlingtonW BurlingtonBurlington Metro AreaBurlingtonIowaDes Moines CountyDes MoinesTama TownshipFlint River TownshipFlint RivDanvilleUnion TownshipUnionConcordia TownshipConcordiaMediapolisYellow Springs TownshipYellow SpgsMiddletownDanville TownshipDanvilleBenton TownshipBentonHuron TownshipHuronPleasant Grove TownshipPleasant GrvJackson TownshipJacksonWashington TownshipWashington13.020590%13.020590%13.0%27,818,38027.8M10.244520%10.244520%10.2%4,641,8354.64M9.207132%9.207132%9.2%1,60619.174633%9.174633%9.2%1,278,0511.28M9.072978%9.072978%9.1%4629.050881%9.050881%9.1%18538.306496%8.306496%8.3%2,7348.255425%8.255425%8.3%169,966170k7.789216%7.789216%7.8%2,1645.980861%5.980861%6.0%5045.971713%5.971713%6.0%11455.301915%5.301915%5.3%3665.214153%5.214153%5.2%2874.782609%4.782609%4.8%2284.343629%4.343629%4.3%4593.560831%3.560831%3.6%12103.539823%3.539823%3.5%8112.185792%2.185792%2.2%12120.000000%0.000000%0.0%0130.000000%0.000000%0.0%0140.000000%0.000000%0.0%0150.000000%0.000000%0.0%0160.000000%0.000000%0.0%017
Count number of people in category
# rank of county subdivision out of 17 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 Des Moines County, selected county subdivisions in Des Moines County, and entities that contain Des Moines County
0%10%20%30%Count#Huron TownshipHuronUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWest North CentralTama TownshipYellow Springs TownshipYellow SpgsMidwestConcordia TownshipConcordiaIowaUnion TownshipUnionMediapolisBenton TownshipBentonDanville TownshipDanvilleDes Moines CountyDes MoinesDanvilleBurlingtonFlint River TownshipFlint RivBurlington Metro AreaBurlingtonMiddletownJackson TownshipJacksonFranklin TownshipFranklinWest BurlingtonW BurlingtonPleasant Grove TownshipPleasant GrvWashington TownshipWashington32.258065%32.258065%32.3%90130.315023%30.315023%30.3%64,767,78764.8M30.056536%30.056536%30.1%4,186,9564.19M29.545455%29.545455%29.5%247229.376855%29.376855%29.4%99328.952816%28.952816%29.0%13,118,64213.1M27.391304%27.391304%27.4%126427.172145%27.172145%27.2%559,431559k26.629423%26.629423%26.6%143524.613900%24.613900%24.6%255623.042506%23.042506%23.0%103722.404372%22.404372%22.4%123819.566626%19.566626%19.6%5,43619.440353%19.440353%19.4%132919.050622%19.050622%19.1%3,3231018.648507%18.648507%18.6%3561118.584797%18.584797%18.6%6,11718.584071%18.584071%18.6%421217.977528%17.977528%18.0%161315.384615%15.384615%15.4%781413.502935%13.502935%13.5%276157.792208%7.792208%7.8%24163.125000%3.125000%3.1%317
Count number of people in category
# rank of county subdivision out of 17 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 Des Moines County, selected county subdivisions in Des Moines County, and entities that contain Des Moines County
0%1%2%3%4%5%Count#Union TownshipUnionDanville TownshipDanvilleUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesTama TownshipHuron TownshipHuronWest North CentralMidwestIowaDanvilleMediapolisFlint River TownshipFlint RivDes Moines CountyDes MoinesFranklin TownshipFranklinBurlingtonBurlington Metro AreaBurlingtonWest BurlingtonW BurlingtonConcordia TownshipConcordiaBenton TownshipBentonYellow Springs TownshipYellow SpgsPleasant Grove TownshipPleasant GrvMiddletownJackson TownshipJacksonWashington TownshipWashington5.586592%5.586592%5.6%3013.460838%3.460838%3.5%1923.336158%3.336158%3.3%7,127,6737.13M3.229665%3.229665%3.2%2733.225806%3.225806%3.2%942.978981%2.978981%3.0%414,980415k2.893416%2.893416%2.9%1,311,0191.31M2.675779%2.675779%2.7%55,09055.1k2.356406%2.356406%2.4%1652.316602%2.316602%2.3%2461.938188%1.938188%1.9%3771.594558%1.594558%1.6%4431.577909%1.577909%1.6%881.502035%1.502035%1.5%26291.427964%1.427964%1.4%4700.538160%0.538160%0.5%11100.000000%0.000000%0.0%0110.000000%0.000000%0.0%0120.000000%0.000000%0.0%0130.000000%0.000000%0.0%0140.000000%0.000000%0.0%0150.000000%0.000000%0.0%0160.000000%0.000000%0.0%017
Count number of people in category
# rank of county subdivision out of 17 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 Des Moines County, selected county subdivisions in Des Moines County, and entities that contain Des Moines County
Female
Male
10x5x0x5x10xFM#ConcordiaYellow SpgsFranklinDanvilleIowaMediapolisWest North CentralMidwestUnited StatesBurlingtonBurlingtonDes MoinesMiddletownFlint RivTama TownshipW BurlingtonDanvilleUnion-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%9.091%9.09%1-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%6.897%6.90%2-1.000000x-1.000000x4.102250x4.102250x4.10x3.256%3.26%13.356%13.4%3-1.000000x-1.000000x1.477143x1.477143x1.48x4.255%4.26%6.286%6.29%4-1.000000x-1.000000x1.220410x1.220410x1.22x7.453%7.45%9.096%9.10%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.210985x1.210985x1.21x3.957%3.96%4.792%4.79%5-1.000000x-1.000000x1.137506x1.137506x1.14x8.598%8.60%9.780%9.78%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.127915x1.127915x1.13x9.647%9.65%10.881%10.9%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.109070x1.109070x1.11x12.369%12.4%13.719%13.7%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.017101x1.017101x1.02x9.133%9.13%9.289%9.29%6-1.014760x-1.014760x1.01x1.000000x1.000000x8.365%8.37%8.243%8.24%-1.118703x-1.118703x1.12x1.000000x1.000000x8.208%8.21%7.337%7.34%-1.420765x-1.420765x1.42x1.000000x1.000000x4.098%4.10%2.885%2.88%7-1.831295x-1.831295x1.83x1.000000x1.000000x7.801%7.80%4.260%4.26%8-3.212450x-3.212450x3.21x1.000000x1.000000x9.157%9.16%2.850%2.85%9-3.396888x-3.396888x3.40x1.000000x1.000000x12.803%12.8%3.769%3.77%10-10.000000x-10.000000x> 10.0x1.000000x1.000000x4.545%4.55%0.000%0%11-10.000000x-10.000000x> 10.0x1.000000x1.000000x8.833%8.83%0.000%0%12
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of county subdivision out of 12 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 Des Moines County, selected county subdivisions in Des Moines County, and entities that contain Des Moines County
Female
Male
10x5x0x5x10xFM#Tama TownshipFranklinBurlingtonBurlingtonDes MoinesMediapolisIowaMidwestWest North CentralUnited StatesFlint RivDanvilleDanvilleUnionW BurlingtonHuron-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%6.413%6.41%1-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%2.740%2.74%2-1.000000x-1.000000x9.563497x9.563497x9.56x0.296%0.30%2.828%2.83%3-1.000000x-1.000000x3.288265x3.288265x3.29x0.680%0.68%2.234%2.23%-1.000000x-1.000000x3.122569x3.122569x3.12x0.790%0.79%2.466%2.47%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.930556x1.930556x1.93x1.619%1.62%3.125%3.13%4-1.000000x-1.000000x1.647686x1.647686x1.65x2.033%2.03%3.349%3.35%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.589934x1.589934x1.59x2.251%2.25%3.579%3.58%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.572017x1.572017x1.57x2.329%2.33%3.662%3.66%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.526215x1.526215x1.53x2.660%2.66%4.060%4.06%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.372955x1.372955x1.37x1.625%1.63%2.231%2.23%5-1.773050x-1.773050x1.77x1.000000x1.000000x3.040%3.04%1.714%1.71%6-1.850649x-1.850649x1.85x1.000000x1.000000x4.545%4.55%2.456%2.46%7-2.280306x-2.280306x2.28x1.000000x1.000000x7.256%7.26%3.182%3.18%8-3.197071x-3.197071x3.20x1.000000x1.000000x0.753%0.75%0.236%0.24%9-10.000000x-10.000000x> 10.0x1.000000x1.000000x6.522%6.52%0.000%0%10
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of county subdivision out of 10 by male-to-female sex ratio

Educational Attainment by County in the Burlington Area

There are 2 counties in the Burlington Area. This section compares Des Moines County to all of the counties in the Burlington Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Des Moines 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 Des Moines County, selected other counties in the Burlington Area, and entities that contain Des Moines County
0%5%10%Count#United States of AmericaUnited StatesHenderson CountyHendersonMidwestWest North CentralBurlington Metro AreaBurlingtonIowaDes Moines CountyDes Moines13.020590%13.020590%13.0%27,818,38027.8M11.106781%11.106781%11.1%570110.244520%10.244520%10.2%4,641,8354.64M9.174633%9.174633%9.2%1,278,0511.28M8.306496%8.306496%8.3%2,7348.255425%8.255425%8.3%169,966170k7.789216%7.789216%7.8%2,1642
Count number of people in category
# rank of county out of 2 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 Des Moines County, selected other counties in the Burlington Area, and entities that contain Des Moines County
0%10%20%30%Count#United States of AmericaUnited StatesWest North CentralMidwestIowaDes Moines CountyDes MoinesBurlington Metro AreaBurlingtonHenderson CountyHenderson30.315023%30.315023%30.3%64,767,78764.8M30.056536%30.056536%30.1%4,186,9564.19M28.952816%28.952816%29.0%13,118,64213.1M27.172145%27.172145%27.2%559,431559k19.566626%19.566626%19.6%5,436118.584797%18.584797%18.6%6,11713.269680%13.269680%13.3%6812
Count number of people in category
# rank of county out of 2 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 Des Moines County, selected other counties in the Burlington Area, and entities that contain Des Moines County
0%1%2%3%Count#United States of AmericaUnited StatesWest North CentralMidwestIowaDes Moines CountyDes MoinesBurlington Metro AreaBurlingtonHenderson CountyHenderson3.336158%3.336158%3.3%7,127,6737.13M2.978981%2.978981%3.0%414,980415k2.893416%2.893416%2.9%1,311,0191.31M2.675779%2.675779%2.7%55,09055.1k1.594558%1.594558%1.6%44311.427964%1.427964%1.4%4700.526111%0.526111%0.5%272
Count number of people in category
# rank of county out of 2 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older with a professional or doctorate degree (e.g., MBA, PhD, or MD).

Under-Education Sex Ratio by 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 Des Moines County, selected other counties in the Burlington Area, and entities that contain Des Moines County
Female
Male
1x0x1xFM#HendersonIowaWest North CentralMidwestUnited StatesBurlingtonDes Moines-1.000000x-1.000000x1.417836x1.417836x1.42x9.229%9.23%13.085%13.1%1-1.000000x-1.000000x1.220410x1.220410x1.22x7.453%7.45%9.096%9.10%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.137506x1.137506x1.14x8.598%8.60%9.780%9.78%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.127915x1.127915x1.13x9.647%9.65%10.881%10.9%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.109070x1.109070x1.11x12.369%12.4%13.719%13.7%-1.014760x-1.014760x1.01x1.000000x1.000000x8.365%8.37%8.243%8.24%-1.118703x-1.118703x1.12x1.000000x1.000000x8.208%8.21%7.337%7.34%2
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of county out of 2 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 Des Moines County, selected other counties in the Burlington Area, and entities that contain Des Moines County
Female
Male
0x5x10xFM#HendersonBurlingtonDes MoinesIowaMidwestWest North CentralUnited States-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.076%0.08%1.000%1.00%1-1.000000x-1.000000x3.288265x3.288265x3.29x0.680%0.68%2.234%2.23%-1.000000x-1.000000x3.122569x3.122569x3.12x0.790%0.79%2.466%2.47%2-1.000000x-1.000000x1.647686x1.647686x1.65x2.033%2.03%3.349%3.35%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.589934x1.589934x1.59x2.251%2.25%3.579%3.58%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.572017x1.572017x1.57x2.329%2.33%3.662%3.66%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.526215x1.526215x1.53x2.660%2.66%4.060%4.06%
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of county out of 2 by male-to-female sex ratio

Educational Attainment by County in Iowa

There are 99 counties in Iowa. This section compares Des Moines County to the 50 most populous counties in Iowa and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Des Moines County. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 15,552.

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 Des Moines County, selected other counties in Iowa, and entities that contain Des Moines County
0%5%10%15%20%Count#Buena Vista CountyBuena VistaCrawford CountyCrawfordMarshall CountyMarshallWoodbury CountyWoodburyWapello CountyWapelloMuscatine CountyMuscatineUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPage CountyPageFloyd CountyFloydMidwestFayette CountyFayetteSioux CountySiouxPottawattamie CountyPottawattamieTama CountyTamaWebster CountyWebsterDelaware CountyDelawareBlack Hawk CountyBlack HawkWest North CentralWashington CountyWashingtonClayton CountyClaytonMahaska CountyMahaskaJackson CountyJacksonClinton CountyClintonHardin CountyHardinBurlington Metro AreaBurlingtonPolk CountyPolkIowaLee CountyLeeHenry CountyHenryPlymouth CountyPlymouthJones CountyJonesIowa CountyIowaDes Moines CountyDes MoinesBuchanan CountyBuchananDubuque CountyDubuqueJasper CountyJasperBenton CountyBentonMarion CountyMarionCarroll CountyCarrollScott CountyScottClay CountyClayCerro Gordo CountyCerro GordoCedar CountyCedarPoweshiek CountyPoweshiekMadison CountyMadisonBoone CountyBooneWinneshiek CountyWinneshiekLinn CountyLinnJohnson CountyJohnsonJefferson CountyJeffersonBremer CountyBremerDallas CountyDallasWarren CountyWarrenDickinson CountyDickinsonStory CountyStory21.765530%21.765530%21.8%2,796121.483631%21.483631%21.5%2,369215.284619%15.284619%15.3%4,127314.292960%14.292960%14.3%9,300413.707204%13.707204%13.7%3,307513.144166%13.144166%13.1%3,729613.020590%13.020590%13.0%27,818,38027.8M11.562725%11.562725%11.6%1,283710.993067%10.993067%11.0%1,221810.244520%10.244520%10.2%4,641,8354.64M10.226946%10.226946%10.2%1,424910.050692%10.050692%10.1%2,062109.990912%9.990912%10.0%6,266119.411864%9.411864%9.4%1,117129.357008%9.357008%9.4%2,324139.307595%9.307595%9.3%1,109149.177572%9.177572%9.2%7,644159.174633%9.174633%9.2%1,278,0511.28M9.173454%9.173454%9.2%1,374169.036049%9.036049%9.0%1,138178.893464%8.893464%8.9%1,339188.832922%8.832922%8.8%1,217198.418668%8.418668%8.4%2,787208.309906%8.309906%8.3%1,005218.306496%8.306496%8.3%2,7348.280778%8.280778%8.3%25,01325.0k228.255425%8.255425%8.3%169,966170k8.187442%8.187442%8.2%2,025238.034339%8.034339%8.0%1,095247.948277%7.948277%7.9%1,340257.935311%7.935311%7.9%1,158267.922364%7.922364%7.9%898277.789216%7.789216%7.8%2,164287.684037%7.684037%7.7%1,072297.651134%7.651134%7.7%4,903307.558365%7.558365%7.6%1,949317.222350%7.222350%7.2%1,259327.095939%7.095939%7.1%1,534337.063860%7.063860%7.1%990347.015853%7.015853%7.0%8,081356.772284%6.772284%6.8%778366.714457%6.714457%6.7%2,070376.642868%6.642868%6.6%856386.573043%6.573043%6.6%791395.639913%5.639913%5.6%598405.565832%5.565832%5.6%1,023415.555965%5.555965%5.6%754425.369313%5.369313%5.4%7,792435.257654%5.257654%5.3%4,374445.067160%5.067160%5.1%630454.692717%4.692717%4.7%759464.464216%4.464216%4.5%2,273474.429876%4.429876%4.4%1,392484.364326%4.364326%4.4%552493.650085%3.650085%3.7%1,77550
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#58

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..
Scope: population of Des Moines County, selected other counties in Iowa, and entities that contain Des Moines County
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#Johnson CountyJohnsonStory CountyStoryDallas CountyDallasPolk CountyPolkJefferson CountyJeffersonLinn CountyLinnScott CountyScottUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWest North CentralDubuque CountyDubuqueDickinson CountyDickinsonMidwestWarren CountyWarrenBremer CountyBremerWinneshiek CountyWinneshiekIowaBlack Hawk CountyBlack HawkSioux CountySiouxMarion CountyMarionMahaska CountyMahaskaPoweshiek CountyPoweshiekMadison CountyMadisonBoone CountyBooneCedar CountyCedarPage CountyPageCerro Gordo CountyCerro GordoBenton CountyBentonWoodbury CountyWoodburyCarroll CountyCarrollWashington CountyWashingtonClay CountyClayPottawattamie CountyPottawattamieWebster CountyWebsterMuscatine CountyMuscatineHardin CountyHardinFloyd CountyFloydFayette CountyFayetteDes Moines CountyDes MoinesMarshall CountyMarshallPlymouth CountyPlymouthClinton CountyClintonHenry CountyHenryBuena Vista CountyBuena VistaIowa CountyIowaBurlington Metro AreaBurlingtonBuchanan CountyBuchananJasper CountyJasperWapello CountyWapelloJones CountyJonesJackson CountyJacksonTama CountyTamaClayton CountyClaytonDelaware CountyDelawareLee CountyLeeCrawford CountyCrawford52.432296%52.432296%52.4%43,62043.6k150.251907%50.251907%50.3%24,43724.4k247.419279%47.419279%47.4%24,14424.1k335.568643%35.568643%35.6%107,439107k433.113488%33.113488%33.1%4,117532.230346%32.230346%32.2%46,77346.8k631.915577%31.915577%31.9%36,76136.8k730.315023%30.315023%30.3%64,767,78764.8M30.056536%30.056536%30.1%4,186,9564.19M29.201648%29.201648%29.2%18,71318.7k829.024352%29.024352%29.0%3,671928.952816%28.952816%29.0%13,118,64213.1M28.848296%28.848296%28.8%9,0651027.853345%27.853345%27.9%4,5051127.580871%27.580871%27.6%3,7431227.172145%27.172145%27.2%559,431559k26.981630%26.981630%27.0%22,47322.5k1326.876584%26.876584%26.9%5,5141425.437136%25.437136%25.4%5,4991523.904091%23.904091%23.9%3,5991622.868539%22.868539%22.9%2,7521722.455909%22.455909%22.5%2,3811822.442873%22.442873%22.4%4,1251922.047183%22.047183%22.0%2,8412021.881759%21.881759%21.9%2,4282121.859288%21.859288%21.9%6,7392221.753098%21.753098%21.8%3,7922321.680729%21.680729%21.7%14,10714.1k2421.427042%21.427042%21.4%3,0032520.897316%20.897316%20.9%3,1302620.865251%20.865251%20.9%2,3972720.657876%20.657876%20.7%12,95613.0k2820.610380%20.610380%20.6%5,1192920.486429%20.486429%20.5%5,8123020.390276%20.390276%20.4%2,4663119.654272%19.654272%19.7%2,1833219.577708%19.577708%19.6%2,7263319.566626%19.566626%19.6%5,4363419.528906%19.528906%19.5%5,2733519.526662%19.526662%19.5%3,2923619.368675%19.368675%19.4%6,4123718.842175%18.842175%18.8%2,5683818.698428%18.698428%18.7%2,4023918.632554%18.632554%18.6%2,1124018.584797%18.584797%18.6%6,11717.998710%17.998710%18.0%2,5114117.908943%17.908943%17.9%4,6184217.619995%17.619995%17.6%4,2514316.734051%16.734051%16.7%2,4424416.468283%16.468283%16.5%2,2694516.312774%16.312774%16.3%1,9364615.308877%15.308877%15.3%1,9284715.056651%15.056651%15.1%1,7944814.579711%14.579711%14.6%3,6064911.653215%11.653215%11.7%1,28550
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#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 Des Moines County, selected other counties in Iowa, and entities that contain Des Moines County
0%5%10%Count#Johnson CountyJohnsonStory CountyStoryDallas CountyDallasPoweshiek CountyPoweshiekWinneshiek CountyWinneshiekDickinson CountyDickinsonJefferson CountyJeffersonPolk CountyPolkUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesBlack Hawk CountyBlack HawkWest North CentralMidwestScott CountyScottIowaLinn CountyLinnWarren CountyWarrenDubuque CountyDubuqueCarroll CountyCarrollBuena Vista CountyBuena VistaSioux CountySiouxBoone CountyBooneWashington CountyWashingtonWoodbury CountyWoodburyFayette CountyFayetteMarion CountyMarionBremer CountyBremerCerro Gordo CountyCerro GordoCedar CountyCedarHardin CountyHardinPage CountyPageFloyd CountyFloydDes Moines CountyDes MoinesMahaska CountyMahaskaWapello CountyWapelloMarshall CountyMarshallIowa CountyIowaWebster CountyWebsterMuscatine CountyMuscatinePottawattamie CountyPottawattamieBurlington Metro AreaBurlingtonClinton CountyClintonDelaware CountyDelawareClay CountyClayTama CountyTamaLee CountyLeeJackson CountyJacksonBenton CountyBentonClayton CountyClaytonPlymouth CountyPlymouthHenry CountyHenryJones CountyJonesJasper CountyJasperBuchanan CountyBuchananCrawford CountyCrawfordMadison CountyMadison10.820622%10.820622%10.8%9,00218.546341%8.546341%8.5%4,15624.312986%4.312986%4.3%2,19633.997008%3.997008%4.0%48143.603272%3.603272%3.6%48953.494624%3.494624%3.5%44263.394193%3.394193%3.4%42273.356276%3.356276%3.4%10,13810.1k83.336158%3.336158%3.3%7,127,6737.13M2.979950%2.979950%3.0%2,48292.978981%2.978981%3.0%414,980415k2.893416%2.893416%2.9%1,311,0191.31M2.869372%2.869372%2.9%3,305102.675779%2.675779%2.7%55,09055.1k2.657093%2.657093%2.7%3,856112.622283%2.622283%2.6%824122.613839%2.613839%2.6%1,675132.533000%2.533000%2.5%355142.389849%2.389849%2.4%307152.315266%2.315266%2.3%475162.214363%2.214363%2.2%407172.196555%2.196555%2.2%329182.108596%2.108596%2.1%1,372191.989371%1.989371%2.0%277201.938200%1.938200%1.9%419211.935205%1.935205%1.9%313221.806740%1.806740%1.8%557231.761602%1.761602%1.8%227241.653713%1.653713%1.7%200251.649243%1.649243%1.6%183261.602593%1.602593%1.6%178271.594558%1.594558%1.6%443281.580765%1.580765%1.6%238291.529470%1.529470%1.5%369301.511055%1.511055%1.5%408311.490957%1.490957%1.5%169321.477634%1.477634%1.5%367331.462813%1.462813%1.5%415341.439801%1.439801%1.4%903351.427964%1.427964%1.4%4701.398580%1.398580%1.4%463361.384809%1.384809%1.4%165371.305710%1.305710%1.3%150381.179643%1.179643%1.2%140391.099745%1.099745%1.1%272401.095950%1.095950%1.1%151411.095686%1.095686%1.1%191421.032238%1.032238%1.0%130430.949048%0.949048%0.9%160440.931837%0.931837%0.9%127450.925101%0.925101%0.9%135460.818273%0.818273%0.8%211470.817146%0.817146%0.8%114480.761767%0.761767%0.8%84490.697916%0.697916%0.7%7450
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#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 Des Moines County, selected other counties in Iowa, and entities that contain Des Moines County
Female
Male
1x0x1xFM#WarrenPoweshiekJonesMadisonPageBuchananHenryBentonFloydClayCerro GordoWinneshiekBremerWebsterPottawattamieFayetteSiouxMarshallJohnsonWapelloBuena VistaDallasBooneClaytonDelawareIowaLinnWoodburyHardinCrawfordCarrollBlack HawkWashingtonMahaskaLeeCedarWest North CentralTamaMidwestScottPolkUnited StatesJasperDubuqueIowaClintonMuscatinePlymouthStoryBurlingtonJacksonMarionDickinsonDes MoinesJefferson-1.000000x-1.000000x1.918354x1.918354x1.92x3.076%3.08%5.900%5.90%1-1.000000x-1.000000x1.911272x1.911272x1.91x4.580%4.58%8.754%8.75%2-1.000000x-1.000000x1.849562x1.849562x1.85x5.524%5.52%10.217%10.2%3-1.000000x-1.000000x1.727907x1.727907x1.73x4.166%4.17%7.198%7.20%4-1.000000x-1.000000x1.619225x1.619225x1.62x8.775%8.77%14.208%14.2%5-1.000000x-1.000000x1.605115x1.605115x1.61x5.922%5.92%9.506%9.51%6-1.000000x-1.000000x1.527463x1.527463x1.53x6.339%6.34%9.683%9.68%7-1.000000x-1.000000x1.522732x1.522732x1.52x5.749%5.75%8.755%8.75%8-1.000000x-1.000000x1.507788x1.507788x1.51x8.828%8.83%13.311%13.3%9-1.000000x-1.000000x1.457556x1.457556x1.46x5.548%5.55%8.087%8.09%10-1.000000x-1.000000x1.421724x1.421724x1.42x5.590%5.59%7.947%7.95%11-1.000000x-1.000000x1.419575x1.419575x1.42x4.596%4.60%6.524%6.52%12-1.000000x-1.000000x1.403407x1.403407x1.40x3.927%3.93%5.511%5.51%13-1.000000x-1.000000x1.380356x1.380356x1.38x7.859%7.86%10.849%10.8%14-1.000000x-1.000000x1.373954x1.373954x1.37x8.464%8.46%11.629%11.6%15-1.000000x-1.000000x1.358107x1.358107x1.36x8.699%8.70%11.814%11.8%16-1.000000x-1.000000x1.327318x1.327318x1.33x8.646%8.65%11.475%11.5%17-1.000000x-1.000000x1.296268x1.296268x1.30x13.317%13.3%17.262%17.3%18-1.000000x-1.000000x1.295566x1.295566x1.30x4.585%4.59%5.940%5.94%19-1.000000x-1.000000x1.283235x1.283235x1.28x12.057%12.1%15.472%15.5%20-1.000000x-1.000000x1.280988x1.280988x1.28x19.074%19.1%24.434%24.4%21-1.000000x-1.000000x1.262824x1.262824x1.26x3.959%3.96%4.999%5.00%22-1.000000x-1.000000x1.256702x1.256702x1.26x4.945%4.94%6.214%6.21%23-1.000000x-1.000000x1.249026x1.249026x1.25x8.043%8.04%10.046%10.0%24-1.000000x-1.000000x1.227710x1.227710x1.23x8.361%8.36%10.265%10.3%25-1.000000x-1.000000x1.220410x1.220410x1.22x7.453%7.45%9.096%9.10%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.219891x1.219891x1.22x4.851%4.85%5.917%5.92%26-1.000000x-1.000000x1.214336x1.214336x1.21x12.947%12.9%15.722%15.7%27-1.000000x-1.000000x1.208441x1.208441x1.21x7.553%7.55%9.127%9.13%28-1.000000x-1.000000x1.196067x1.196067x1.20x19.535%19.5%23.365%23.4%29-1.000000x-1.000000x1.185764x1.185764x1.19x6.488%6.49%7.693%7.69%30-1.000000x-1.000000x1.179944x1.179944x1.18x8.441%8.44%9.960%9.96%31-1.000000x-1.000000x1.159861x1.159861x1.16x8.514%8.51%9.875%9.87%32-1.000000x-1.000000x1.158113x1.158113x1.16x8.248%8.25%9.552%9.55%33-1.000000x-1.000000x1.147716x1.147716x1.15x7.626%7.63%8.752%8.75%34-1.000000x-1.000000x1.143871x1.143871x1.14x6.209%6.21%7.103%7.10%35-1.000000x-1.000000x1.137506x1.137506x1.14x8.598%8.60%9.780%9.78%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.134807x1.134807x1.13x8.830%8.83%10.021%10.0%36-1.000000x-1.000000x1.127915x1.127915x1.13x9.647%9.65%10.881%10.9%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.123365x1.123365x1.12x6.621%6.62%7.438%7.44%37-1.000000x-1.000000x1.121675x1.121675x1.12x7.820%7.82%8.771%8.77%38-1.000000x-1.000000x1.109070x1.109070x1.11x12.369%12.4%13.719%13.7%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.102241x1.102241x1.10x7.189%7.19%7.924%7.92%39-1.000000x-1.000000x1.093954x1.093954x1.09x7.317%7.32%8.005%8.00%40-1.000000x-1.000000x1.044639x1.044639x1.04x7.752%7.75%8.098%8.10%41-1.000000x-1.000000x1.037913x1.037913x1.04x8.268%8.27%8.581%8.58%42-1.000000x-1.000000x1.016365x1.016365x1.02x13.039%13.0%13.252%13.3%43-1.000328x-1.000328x1.00x1.000000x1.000000x7.950%7.95%7.947%7.95%44-1.013730x-1.013730x1.01x1.000000x1.000000x3.675%3.68%3.625%3.63%45-1.014760x-1.014760x1.01x1.000000x1.000000x8.365%8.37%8.243%8.24%-1.019194x-1.019194x1.02x1.000000x1.000000x8.915%8.92%8.747%8.75%46-1.027652x-1.027652x1.03x1.000000x1.000000x7.191%7.19%6.997%7.00%47-1.046980x-1.046980x1.05x1.000000x1.000000x4.463%4.46%4.263%4.26%48-1.118703x-1.118703x1.12x1.000000x1.000000x8.208%8.21%7.337%7.34%49-1.303709x-1.303709x1.30x1.000000x1.000000x5.761%5.76%4.419%4.42%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#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 Des Moines County, selected other counties in Iowa, and entities that contain Des Moines County
Female
Male
0x5x10xFM#TamaWebsterJonesMadisonBurlingtonDes MoinesPlymouthSiouxDickinsonBentonClintonClaytonMarshallFayetteWashingtonWoodburyBuena VistaCerro GordoJacksonClayPoweshiekBooneLeeDallasCedarWinneshiekWarrenFloydStoryIowaPottawattamieMahaskaMidwestWest North CentralPolkMuscatineUnited StatesDubuqueScottBremerJohnsonLinnBlack HawkJeffersonBuchananHenryWapelloJasperPageMarionCrawfordDelawareHardinIowaCarroll-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.214%0.21%2.190%2.19%1-1.000000x-1.000000x7.126230x7.126230x7.13x0.363%0.36%2.588%2.59%2-1.000000x-1.000000x4.609102x4.609102x4.61x0.324%0.32%1.494%1.49%3-1.000000x-1.000000x3.289182x3.289182x3.29x0.330%0.33%1.087%1.09%4-1.000000x-1.000000x3.288265x3.288265x3.29x0.680%0.68%2.234%2.23%-1.000000x-1.000000x3.122569x3.122569x3.12x0.790%0.79%2.466%2.47%5-1.000000x-1.000000x3.052559x3.052559x3.05x0.474%0.47%1.448%1.45%6-1.000000x-1.000000x3.033298x3.033298x3.03x1.152%1.15%3.495%3.49%7-1.000000x-1.000000x2.873394x2.873394x2.87x1.819%1.82%5.228%5.23%8-1.000000x-1.000000x2.855622x2.855622x2.86x0.574%0.57%1.639%1.64%9-1.000000x-1.000000x2.791501x2.791501x2.79x0.751%0.75%2.097%2.10%10-1.000000x-1.000000x2.290378x2.290378x2.29x0.630%0.63%1.442%1.44%11-1.000000x-1.000000x2.274590x2.274590x2.27x0.924%0.92%2.101%2.10%12-1.000000x-1.000000x2.193378x2.193378x2.19x1.255%1.25%2.752%2.75%13-1.000000x-1.000000x2.174806x2.174806x2.17x1.400%1.40%3.044%3.04%14-1.000000x-1.000000x2.160833x2.160833x2.16x1.349%1.35%2.915%2.91%15-1.000000x-1.000000x2.146823x2.146823x2.15x1.517%1.52%3.256%3.26%16-1.000000x-1.000000x2.099777x2.099777x2.10x1.185%1.18%2.488%2.49%17-1.000000x-1.000000x2.044506x2.044506x2.04x0.725%0.73%1.483%1.48%18-1.000000x-1.000000x2.023410x2.023410x2.02x0.874%0.87%1.769%1.77%19-1.000000x-1.000000x2.020295x2.020295x2.02x2.688%2.69%5.430%5.43%20-1.000000x-1.000000x1.989398x1.989398x1.99x1.492%1.49%2.968%2.97%21-1.000000x-1.000000x1.936753x1.936753x1.94x0.750%0.75%1.452%1.45%22-1.000000x-1.000000x1.923824x1.923824x1.92x2.977%2.98%5.726%5.73%23-1.000000x-1.000000x1.876919x1.876919x1.88x1.236%1.24%2.320%2.32%24-1.000000x-1.000000x1.714495x1.714495x1.71x2.657%2.66%4.556%4.56%25-1.000000x-1.000000x1.709525x1.709525x1.71x1.957%1.96%3.345%3.34%26-1.000000x-1.000000x1.691327x1.691327x1.69x1.201%1.20%2.032%2.03%27-1.000000x-1.000000x1.687545x1.687545x1.69x6.357%6.36%10.728%10.7%28-1.000000x-1.000000x1.647686x1.647686x1.65x2.033%2.03%3.349%3.35%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.640349x1.640349x1.64x1.100%1.10%1.804%1.80%29-1.000000x-1.000000x1.590097x1.590097x1.59x1.223%1.22%1.945%1.95%30-1.000000x-1.000000x1.589934x1.589934x1.59x2.251%2.25%3.579%3.58%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.572017x1.572017x1.57x2.329%2.33%3.662%3.66%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.552883x1.552883x1.55x2.647%2.65%4.111%4.11%31-1.000000x-1.000000x1.526428x1.526428x1.53x1.161%1.16%1.773%1.77%32-1.000000x-1.000000x1.526215x1.526215x1.53x2.660%2.66%4.060%4.06%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.522119x1.522119x1.52x2.085%2.08%3.174%3.17%33-1.000000x-1.000000x1.519442x1.519442x1.52x2.294%2.29%3.485%3.49%34-1.000000x-1.000000x1.464485x1.464485x1.46x1.580%1.58%2.314%2.31%35-1.000000x-1.000000x1.439303x1.439303x1.44x8.884%8.88%12.787%12.8%36-1.000000x-1.000000x1.438687x1.438687x1.44x2.190%2.19%3.151%3.15%37-1.000000x-1.000000x1.428685x1.428685x1.43x2.467%2.47%3.524%3.52%38-1.000000x-1.000000x1.426924x1.426924x1.43x2.781%2.78%3.968%3.97%39-1.000000x-1.000000x1.421709x1.421709x1.42x0.677%0.68%0.962%0.96%40-1.000000x-1.000000x1.402852x1.402852x1.40x0.774%0.77%1.086%1.09%41-1.000000x-1.000000x1.381230x1.381230x1.38x1.292%1.29%1.784%1.78%42-1.000000x-1.000000x1.380275x1.380275x1.38x0.687%0.69%0.948%0.95%43-1.000000x-1.000000x1.335695x1.335695x1.34x1.407%1.41%1.879%1.88%44-1.000000x-1.000000x1.326555x1.326555x1.33x1.671%1.67%2.216%2.22%45-1.000000x-1.000000x1.226124x1.226124x1.23x0.683%0.68%0.838%0.84%46-1.000000x-1.000000x1.101289x1.101289x1.10x1.318%1.32%1.452%1.45%47-1.000000x-1.000000x1.057360x1.057360x1.06x1.609%1.61%1.702%1.70%48-1.074491x-1.074491x1.07x1.000000x1.000000x1.544%1.54%1.437%1.44%49-1.153137x-1.153137x1.15x1.000000x1.000000x2.705%2.70%2.345%2.35%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

Educational Attainment by County in the United States

There are 3,142 counties in the United States. This section compares Des Moines County to the 50 most populous counties in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Des Moines 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 Des Moines County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Des Moines County
0%10%20%Count#Bronx CountyBronxFresno CountyFresnoLos Angeles CountyLos AngelesDallas CountyDallasSan Bernardino CountySan BernardinoKings CountyKingsHarris CountyHarrisRiverside CountyRiversideMiami-Dade CountyMiami-DadeQueens CountyQueensPhiladelphia CountyPhiladelphiaBexar CountyBexarOrange CountyOrangeClark CountyClarkWayne CountyWayneTarrant CountyTarrantCook CountyCookSan Diego CountySan DiegoSacramento CountySacramentoMilwaukee CountyMilwaukeeMaricopa CountyMaricopaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNew York CountyNew YorkSanta Clara CountySanta ClaraAlameda CountyAlamedaWestchester CountyWestchesterOrange CountyOrangePima CountyPimaHillsborough CountyHillsboroughPalm Beach CountyPalm BeachTravis CountyTravisBroward CountyBrowardCuyahoga CountyCuyahogaContra Costa CountyContra CostaMecklenburg CountyMecklenburgMidwestSalt Lake CountySalt LakeFairfield CountyFairfieldSuffolk CountySuffolkFranklin CountyFranklinWest North CentralNassau CountyNassauHonolulu CountyHonoluluMontgomery CountyMontgomeryFulton CountyFultonBurlington Metro AreaBurlingtonFairfax CountyFairfaxIowaDes Moines CountyDes MoinesWake 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%182,543183k1614.189351%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%166,105166k2312.700590%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%100,034100k3210.940787%10.940787%10.9%82,37182.4k3310.377895%10.377895%10.4%69,51069.5k3410.244520%10.244520%10.2%4,641,8354.64M10.238253%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%78,29978.3k389.174633%9.174633%9.2%1,278,0511.28M9.121758%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%57,57157.6k428.306496%8.306496%8.3%2,7348.282040%8.282040%8.3%63,67163.7k438.255425%8.255425%8.3%169,966170k7.789216%7.789216%7.8%2,1647.696387%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 Des Moines County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Des Moines 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 CountyCookSuffolk CountySuffolkPalm Beach CountyPalm BeachKings CountyKingsHonolulu CountyHonoluluSalt Lake CountySalt LakeOrange CountyOrangeHillsborough CountyHillsboroughBroward CountyBrowardMaricopa CountyMaricopaCuyahoga CountyCuyahogaPima CountyPimaLos Angeles CountyLos AngelesTarrant CountyTarrantQueens CountyQueensUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesHarris CountyHarrisWest North CentralMilwaukee CountyMilwaukeeDallas CountyDallasSacramento CountySacramentoMidwestMiami-Dade CountyMiami-DadeIowaBexar CountyBexarPhiladelphia CountyPhiladelphiaClark CountyClarkWayne CountyWayneRiverside CountyRiversideFresno CountyFresnoDes Moines CountyDes MoinesSan Bernardino CountySan BernardinoBronx CountyBronxBurlington Metro AreaBurlington60.434640%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%1,293,5181.29M2334.384794%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%499,006499k3730.315023%30.315023%30.3%64,767,78764.8M30.076273%30.076273%30.1%839,907840k3830.056536%30.056536%30.1%4,186,9564.19M29.748251%29.748251%29.7%185,226185k3929.683200%29.683200%29.7%471,989472k4029.283682%29.283682%29.3%286,583287k4128.952816%28.952816%29.0%13,118,64213.1M27.281635%27.281635%27.3%510,061510k4227.172145%27.172145%27.2%559,431559k26.926164%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%114,275114k4819.566626%19.566626%19.6%5,43619.317210%19.317210%19.3%249,922250k4919.131504%19.131504%19.1%173,169173k5018.584797%18.584797%18.6%6,117
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 Des Moines County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Des Moines 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 CountyFranklinCook CountyCookCuyahoga CountyCuyahogaPima CountyPimaHonolulu CountyHonoluluSuffolk CountySuffolkMiami-Dade CountyMiami-DadeSalt Lake CountySalt LakePhiladelphia CountyPhiladelphiaLos Angeles CountyLos AngelesMecklenburg CountyMecklenburgBroward CountyBrowardHillsborough CountyHillsboroughKings CountyKingsHarris CountyHarrisUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSacramento CountySacramentoMaricopa CountyMaricopaDallas CountyDallasOrange CountyOrangeMilwaukee CountyMilwaukeeWest North CentralMidwestBexar CountyBexarQueens CountyQueensIowaFresno CountyFresnoTarrant CountyTarrantClark CountyClarkRiverside CountyRiversideWayne CountyWayneSan Bernardino CountySan BernardinoBronx CountyBronxDes Moines CountyDes MoinesBurlington Metro AreaBurlington12.399695%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%35,21235.2k224.239617%4.239617%4.2%150,366150k234.184410%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%45,87545.9k333.474402%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%83,20583.2k383.037379%3.037379%3.0%48,29748.3k392.990491%2.990491%3.0%24,67924.7k402.985811%2.985811%3.0%18,59118.6k412.978981%2.978981%3.0%414,980415k2.893416%2.893416%2.9%1,311,0191.31M2.818073%2.818073%2.8%33,00233.0k422.756960%2.756960%2.8%44,96545.0k432.675779%2.675779%2.7%55,09055.1k2.392530%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%15,06415.1k501.594558%1.594558%1.6%4431.427964%1.427964%1.4%470
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 Des Moines County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Des Moines County
Female
Male
1x0x1xFM#MecklenburgPalm BeachIowaWakeWestchesterFairfieldContra CostaWest North CentralHillsboroughFresnoMidwestDallasSuffolkMilwaukeeWayneUnited StatesOrangeHarrisFultonPhiladelphiaSan BernardinoTarrantCookMaricopaCuyahogaTravisBrowardRiversideOaklandNassauSalt LakeFranklinSacramentoMontgomeryBronxMiddlesexKingsFairfaxBexarPimaKingLos AngelesClarkBurlingtonOrangeSt. LouisHennepinMiami-DadeQueensAlamedaAlleghenyNew YorkSan DiegoSanta ClaraDes MoinesHonolulu-1.000000x-1.000000x1.282326x1.282326x1.28x9.163%9.16%11.750%11.7%1-1.000000x-1.000000x1.244689x1.244689x1.24x10.804%10.8%13.447%13.4%2-1.000000x-1.000000x1.220410x1.220410x1.22x7.453%7.45%9.096%9.10%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.180227x1.180227x1.18x7.089%7.09%8.367%8.37%3-1.000000x-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-1.000000x1.145263x1.145263x1.15x10.231%10.2%11.718%11.7%6-1.000000x-1.000000x1.137506x1.137506x1.14x8.598%8.60%9.780%9.78%-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-1.000000x1.127915x1.127915x1.13x9.647%9.65%10.881%10.9%-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-1.000000x1.098530x1.098530x1.10x18.925%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%39-1.014760x-1.014760x1.01x1.000000x1.000000x8.365%8.37%8.243%8.24%-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%49-1.118703x-1.118703x1.12x1.000000x1.000000x8.208%8.21%7.337%7.34%-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 Des Moines County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Des Moines 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:
Burlington
Cities:
Burlington, Danville, Mediapolis, Middletown, West Burlington
Townships:
Benton, Concordia, Danville, Flint River, Franklin, Huron, Jackson, Pleasant Grove, Tama, Union, Washington, Yellow Springs
Unincorporated Places:
Beaverdale
ZIP Codes:
52601, 52623, 52637, 52638, 52640, 52644, 52645, 52646, 52650, 52655, 52658, 52660
Unified School Districts:
Burlington, Danville, Fort Madison, Mediapolis, Morning Sun, New London, Wapello, West Burlington, Winfield-Mount Union
Congressional District:
IA-2
State Senate District:
IA-44
State House Districts:
IA-87, IA-88
Neighboring Counties:
Henderson, Henry, Lee, Louisa, Mercer
Nearby Counties:
Clark, Hancock, Jefferson, Johnson, McDonough, Muscatine, Rock Island, Van Buren, Warren, Washington