Educational Attainment in Polk County, Iowa (County)

Educational Attainment#1

Highest level of education among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of Iowa and Polk County
Polk County
Iowa
0%10%20%30%40%50%CountHigher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma245.761287%38.422607%45.761287%45.8%138,227138k45.957936%53.321968%45.957936%46.0%138,821139k8.280778%8.255425%8.280778%8.3%25,01325.0k
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 Polk County
-10%0%+10%%ref.Higher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma219.099901%19.099901%+19.1%45.761%45.8%38.423%38.4%-13.810503%-13.810503%-13.8%45.958%46.0%53.322%53.3%0.307099%0.307099%+0.3%8.281%8.28%8.255%8.26%
% percentage with given level in Polk 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 Polk County
Polk County
Iowa
0%5%10%15%20%25%30%CountDoctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None1.074948%1.121165%1.074948%1.1%3,2472.281327%1.554613%2.281327%2.3%6,8917.496830%6.056420%7.496830%7.5%22,64522.6k24.715538%18.439947%24.715538%24.7%74,65674.7k10.192643%11.250461%10.192643%10.2%30,78830.8k20.960336%21.426337%20.960336%21.0%63,31363.3k24.997600%31.895631%24.997600%25.0%75,50875.5k5.077120%5.058431%5.077120%5.1%15,33615.3k2.162146%2.497523%2.162146%2.2%6,5311.041511%0.699472%1.041511%1.0%3,146
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 Polk County
0%%ref.Doctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None-4.122218%-4.122218%-4.1%1.075%1.07%1.121%1.12%46.745645%46.745645%+46.7%2.281%2.28%1.555%1.55%23.783191%23.783191%+23.8%7.497%7.50%6.056%6.06%34.032586%34.032586%+34.0%24.716%24.7%18.440%18.4%-9.402443%-9.402443%-9.4%10.193%10.2%11.250%11.3%-2.174900%-2.174900%-2.2%20.960%21.0%21.426%21.4%-21.626883%-21.626883%-21.6%24.998%25.0%31.896%31.9%0.369467%0.369467%+0.4%5.077%5.08%5.058%5.06%-13.428378%-13.428378%-13.4%2.162%2.16%2.498%2.50%48.899764%48.899764%+48.9%1.042%1.04%0.699%0.70%
% percentage with given level in Polk 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 Polk County
More Females More Males
Iowa
Polk County
10%0%10%20%FMHigher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2-3.495954%-11.553994%-3.495954%3%46.522%46.5%44.951%45.0%1.357901%4.894291%1.357901%1%45.658%45.7%46.278%46.3%12.167474%22.041014%12.167474%12%7.820%7.82%8.771%8.77%
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 Polk County
More Females More Males
Iowa
Polk County
20%0%20%40%60%FMDoctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None41.313389%59.356717%41.313389%41%0.896%0.90%1.266%1.27%62.434614%68.811293%62.434614%62%1.752%1.75%2.845%2.85%-21.751198%-19.529950%-21.751198%22%8.207%8.21%6.741%6.74%-0.462507%-10.381942%-0.462507%0%24.771%24.8%24.657%24.7%-15.407534%-26.380166%-15.407534%15%10.897%10.9%9.443%9.44%-2.184181%-4.056843%-2.184181%2%21.180%21.2%20.727%20.7%4.382298%11.246458%4.382298%4%24.478%24.5%25.551%25.6%19.715037%25.629310%19.715037%20%4.635%4.63%5.548%5.55%12.235441%18.346694%12.235441%12%2.041%2.04%2.291%2.29%-22.737364%-22.737364%23%10.521099%1.144%1.14%0.932%0.93%
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 Polk County
Polk County
Iowa
0%5%10%15%20%25%30%B.X.Total65+45-6435-4425-3416.472249%11.862521%16.472249%16.5%8,86853,83653.8k22.965529%17.266468%22.965529%23.0%26,18326.2k114,010114k28.285433%22.635921%28.285433%28.3%17,54817.5k62,03962.0k30.560020%25.215640%30.560020%30.6%22,05722.1k72,17672.2k
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 Iowa at large.
Scope: population of Iowa and Polk County
0%10%20%30%%ref.65+45-6435-4425-3438.859597%38.859597%38.9%16.472%16.5%11.863%11.9%33.006528%33.006528%33.0%22.966%23.0%17.266%17.3%24.958174%24.958174%25.0%28.285%28.3%22.636%22.6%21.194702%21.194702%21.2%30.560%30.6%25.216%25.2%
% percentage in Polk 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 Polk County
More Females More Males
Iowa
Polk County
20%0%20%40%FM65+45-6435-4425-3444.012078%20.099812%44.012078%44.0%13.855%13.9%19.953%20.0%-2.637747%-10.342553%-2.637747%2.6%23.258%23.3%22.660%22.7%-7.567700%-27.616442%-7.567700%7.6%29.326%29.3%27.263%27.3%-14.521340%-27.318532%-14.521340%14.5%32.631%32.6%28.493%28.5%
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 Polk County
Polk County
Iowa
$0k$20k$40k$60kCount%Graduate Degree1Bachelor's DegreeSome CollegeH.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2Total$66,902.000000$61,606.000000$66,902.000000$66.9k32,78332.8k10.853%10.9%$52,183.000000$47,214.000000$52,183.000000$52.2k74,65674.7k24.716%24.7%$36,706.000000$34,478.000000$36,706.000000$36.7k94,10194.1k31.153%31.2%$30,226.000000$30,468.000000$30,226.000000$30.2k75,50875.5k24.998%25.0%$24,683.000000$24,666.000000$24,683.000000$24.7k25,01325.0k8.281%8.28%$40,558.000000$36,544.000000$40,558.000000$40.6k302,061302k100.000%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 Polk County
Female Male
Iowa
Polk County
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
$50k$0k$50kFMGraduate Degree1Bachelor's DegreeSome CollegeH.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2Total$-60,563.000000$-54,629.000000$-60,563.000000$60.6k$60,563.000000$17,776.000000$54,629.000000$18,138.000000$78,339.000000$78.3k16,90516.9k15,87815.9k$-45,070.000000$-40,237.000000$-45,070.000000$45.1k$45,070.000000$17,323.000000$40,237.000000$17,767.000000$62,393.000000$62.4k38,57938.6k36,07736.1k$-30,806.000000$-27,468.000000$-30,806.000000$30.8k$30,806.000000$12,715.000000$27,468.000000$14,882.000000$43,521.000000$43.5k49,95850.0k44,14344.1k$-23,249.000000$-22,151.000000$-23,249.000000$23.2k$23,249.000000$12,576.000000$22,151.000000$14,794.000000$35,825.000000$35.8k38,12338.1k37,38537.4k$-19,080.000000$-17,655.000000$-19,080.000000$19.1k$19,080.000000$9,011.000000$17,655.000000$11,543.000000$28,091.000000$28.1k12,17912.2k12,83412.8k$-34,664.000000$-29,984.000000$-34,664.000000$34.7k$34,664.000000$11,890.000000$29,984.000000$13,152.000000$46,554.000000$46.6k155,744156k146,317146k
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 Polk County
Polk County
Iowa
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%CountBachelor's Degree1Some College2H.S. Diploma3No H.S. Diploma329.471033%40.483976%29.471033%29.5%11762.720403%47.547417%62.720403%62.7%2497.808564%11.772400%7.808564%7.8%310.000000%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 Polk County
Polk County
Iowa
0%20%40%60%80%CountBachelor's Degree1Some College2H.S. Diploma3No H.S. Diploma388.638126%87.334886%88.638126%88.6%82,32082.3k81.364056%81.551556%81.364056%81.4%65,18465.2k73.212243%74.589506%73.212243%73.2%40,95241.0k62.197586%60.138856%62.197586%62.2%12,00612.0k
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 Polk County
Female Male
Iowa
Polk County
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
20%0%20%40%MFWhite1BlackAsianHispanic2Other1-4.786268%-5.807843%-4.786268%4.8%4.786268%0.369592%5.807843%1.248737%5.155860%5.2%6,2726,324-14.803073%-1.450797%-16.777148%-16.253870%16.3%14.803073%16.777148%0.472487%14.803073%14.8%1,2141,260-22.437238%-0.332909%-15.161413%-1.631369%-22.770147%22.8%22.437238%15.161413%22.437238%22.4%1,2871,376-37.217627%-37.762971%-37.217627%37.2%37.217627%4.879041%37.762971%5.979843%42.096669%42.1%3,8673,015-22.161869%-25.347319%-22.161869%22.2%22.161869%13.480267%25.347319%7.716627%35.642136%35.6%1,482816
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 Polk County
Female Male
Iowa
Polk County
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
40%20%0%20%40%MFWhite1BlackAsianHispanic2Other1-37.901883%-26.860229%-1.575302%-37.901883%37.9%37.901883%0.624850%26.860229%38.526733%38.5%46,86746.9k50,07950.1k-16.680893%-4.720036%-17.905476%-0.257716%-21.400929%21.4%16.680893%17.905476%16.680893%16.7%1,3681,659-37.663412%-45.974001%-37.663412%37.7%37.663412%4.386797%45.974001%6.935793%42.050209%42.1%2,4122,276-11.473982%-2.573666%-10.829520%-2.204145%-14.047648%14.0%11.473982%10.829520%11.473982%11.5%1,0541,138-14.189514%-1.019611%-15.841506%-1.482503%-15.209125%15.2%14.189514%15.841506%14.189514%14.2%590560
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 Polk 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
21%30%39%47%56%66%

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
29%37%44%51%58%66%

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%3.7%7.3%11.0%14.6%18.3%

Detailed: Doctorate Degree Educational Attainment by County Subdivision#19

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.0%0.7%1.4%2.1%2.7%3.5%

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%13%20%27%34%

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%2.3%4.7%7.0%9.4%11.8%

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%9%17%26%34%43%

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
2.2%5.4%8.5%11.7%14.8%18.0%

Detailed: Some College Educational Attainment by County Subdivision#24

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
15.3%17.9%20.4%22.9%25.4%28.0%

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
11%18%23%29%35%41%

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%2.1%4.3%6.4%8.6%10.8%

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
0.00%0.47%0.94%1.42%1.89%2.37%
Road Data ©OpenStreetMap

Loading...

Failed to load :-(

Map of Educational Attainment by Tract in Polk 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
10%25%39%53%67%81%

Coarse: High School Diploma Educational Attainment by Tract#30

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
19%30%40%50%60%71%

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%7%13%20%26%33%

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%0.9%1.8%2.7%3.6%4.6%

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%2.0%4.0%6.0%8.0%10.0%

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

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.0%4.1%8.3%12.4%16.5%20.7%

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

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
2%11%20%29%38%47%

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

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
3.3%6.6%9.9%13.2%16.5%19.9%

Detailed: Some College Educational Attainment by Tract#37

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
11.0%15.5%19.9%24.4%28.9%33.4%

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
4%13%22%31%40%50%

Detailed: Some High School Educational Attainment by Tract#39

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.0%3.6%7.2%10.8%14.4%18.1%

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%3.0%6.0%9.1%12.1%15.1%

Detailed: None Educational Attainment by Tract#41

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

Loading...

Failed to load :-(

Educational Attainment by Place in Polk County

There are 21 places that are fully or partially contained within Polk County (11 fully and 10 partially). This section compares all 21 of those to each other, Polk County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Polk 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 Polk County, selected places in Polk County, and entities that contain Polk County
0%5%10%Count#United States of AmericaUnited StatesDes MoinesMidwestMitchellvilleWest North CentralPleasant HillPolk CountyPolkIowaDes Moines and West Des Moines Metro AreaDes MoinesGrangerElkhartSheldahlBondurantAltoonaWindsor HeightsWindsor HtsCliveWest Des MoinesW Des MoinesUrbandaleJohnstonNorwalkAllemanSaylorvilleCarlisleAnkenyRunnellsGrimesPolk City13.020590%13.020590%13.0%27,818,38027.8M12.832375%12.832375%12.8%17,69717.7k110.244520%10.244520%10.2%4,641,8354.64M9.705160%9.705160%9.7%15829.174633%9.174633%9.2%1,278,0511.28M8.472722%8.472722%8.5%54238.280778%8.280778%8.3%25,01325.0k8.255425%8.255425%8.3%169,966170k7.421437%7.421437%7.4%29,87729.9k6.645898%6.645898%6.6%6446.474820%6.474820%6.5%3656.179775%6.179775%6.2%1165.756131%5.756131%5.8%16975.543610%5.543610%5.5%59385.475917%5.475917%5.5%19195.001761%5.001761%5.0%568103.757341%3.757341%3.8%1,593113.422321%3.422321%3.4%973123.363363%3.363363%3.4%448133.270224%3.270224%3.3%209143.170029%3.170029%3.2%11152.994012%2.994012%3.0%70162.747043%2.747043%2.7%72172.584814%2.584814%2.6%864182.453988%2.453988%2.5%8192.285714%2.285714%2.3%148201.942502%1.942502%1.9%5021
Count number of people in category
# rank of place out of 21 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 Polk County, selected places in Polk County, and entities that contain Polk County
0%20%40%Count#JohnstonWest Des MoinesW Des MoinesCliveUrbandaleGrimesWindsor HeightsWindsor HtsAnkenyPolk CityGrangerNorwalkDes Moines and West Des Moines Metro AreaDes MoinesPolk CountyPolkPleasant HillBondurantAllemanCarlisleAltoonaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWest North CentralMidwestIowaSaylorvilleDes MoinesElkhartSheldahlRunnellsMitchellville56.719219%56.719219%56.7%7,555154.876524%54.876524%54.9%23,26623.3k254.860867%54.860867%54.9%6,230349.470648%49.470648%49.5%14,06514.1k448.648649%48.648649%48.6%3,150547.018349%47.018349%47.0%1,640645.925328%45.925328%45.9%15,35115.4k739.665890%39.665890%39.7%1,021838.317757%38.317757%38.3%369936.488812%36.488812%36.5%2,3321035.914868%35.914868%35.9%144,585145k35.568643%35.568643%35.6%107,439107k34.891355%34.891355%34.9%2,2321134.775204%34.775204%34.8%1,0211234.005764%34.005764%34.0%1181331.400229%31.400229%31.4%8231431.186314%31.186314%31.2%3,3361530.315023%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%559,431559k26.518392%26.518392%26.5%6201625.166595%25.166595%25.2%34,70734.7k1720.323741%20.323741%20.3%1131819.101124%19.101124%19.1%341910.122699%10.122699%10.1%33209.029484%9.029484%9.0%14721
Count number of people in category
# rank of place out of 21 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 Polk County, selected places in Polk County, and entities that contain Polk County
0%2%4%6%Count#CliveJohnstonWest Des MoinesW Des MoinesUrbandaleAnkenyPolk CountyPolkUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesDes Moines and West Des Moines Metro AreaDes MoinesAltoonaGrangerWest North CentralCarlisleMidwestIowaWindsor HeightsWindsor HtsAllemanDes MoinesSaylorvilleBondurantPolk CityNorwalkPleasant HillGrimesElkhartRunnellsSheldahlMitchellville6.947869%6.947869%6.9%78916.621622%6.621622%6.6%88225.769276%5.769276%5.8%2,44634.551370%4.551370%4.6%1,29443.554120%3.554120%3.6%1,18853.356276%3.356276%3.4%10,13810.1k3.336158%3.336158%3.3%7,127,6737.13M3.331040%3.331040%3.3%13,41013.4k3.159764%3.159764%3.2%33863.115265%3.115265%3.1%3072.978981%2.978981%3.0%414,980415k2.899657%2.899657%2.9%7682.893416%2.893416%2.9%1,311,0191.31M2.675779%2.675779%2.7%55,09055.1k2.608945%2.608945%2.6%9192.593660%2.593660%2.6%9102.488598%2.488598%2.5%3,432111.881950%1.881950%1.9%44121.737057%1.737057%1.7%51131.515152%1.515152%1.5%39141.470818%1.470818%1.5%94151.266219%1.266219%1.3%81161.220077%1.220077%1.2%79171.079137%1.079137%1.1%6180.613497%0.613497%0.6%2190.561798%0.561798%0.6%1200.245700%0.245700%0.2%421
Count number of people in category
# rank of place out of 21 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 Polk County, selected places in Polk County, and entities that contain Polk County
Female
Male
10x5x0x5xFM#ElkhartNorwalkGrimesSaylorvilleAnkenyBondurantCarlisleUrbandaleIowaDes MoinesWest North CentralMidwestPolkUnited StatesDes MoinesCliveAltoonaAllemanW Des MoinesPleasant HillMitchellvilleGrangerJohnstonSheldahlRunnellsWindsor HtsPolk City-1.000000x-1.000000x5.980919x5.980919x5.98x1.832%1.83%10.954%11.0%1-1.000000x-1.000000x4.471651x4.471651x4.47x1.229%1.23%5.497%5.50%2-1.000000x-1.000000x3.971076x3.971076x3.97x0.945%0.95%3.754%3.75%3-1.000000x-1.000000x3.684470x3.684470x3.68x1.249%1.25%4.601%4.60%4-1.000000x-1.000000x2.037999x2.037999x2.04x1.716%1.72%3.498%3.50%5-1.000000x-1.000000x1.338066x1.338066x1.34x4.947%4.95%6.620%6.62%6-1.000000x-1.000000x1.305308x1.305308x1.31x2.408%2.41%3.143%3.14%7-1.000000x-1.000000x1.269861x1.269861x1.27x3.026%3.03%3.843%3.84%8-1.000000x-1.000000x1.220410x1.220410x1.22x7.453%7.45%9.096%9.10%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.171756x1.171756x1.17x6.851%6.85%8.028%8.03%-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-1.000000x1.121675x1.121675x1.12x7.820%7.82%8.771%8.77%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.109070x1.109070x1.11x12.369%12.4%13.719%13.7%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.088975x1.088975x1.09x12.306%12.3%13.400%13.4%9-1.000000x-1.000000x1.088239x1.088239x1.09x4.798%4.80%5.221%5.22%10-1.014933x-1.014933x1.01x1.000000x1.000000x5.582%5.58%5.500%5.50%11-1.038710x-1.038710x1.04x1.000000x1.000000x3.226%3.23%3.106%3.11%12-1.046516x-1.046516x1.05x1.000000x1.000000x3.841%3.84%3.670%3.67%13-1.096167x-1.096167x1.10x1.000000x1.000000x8.837%8.84%8.061%8.06%14-1.290638x-1.290638x1.29x1.000000x1.000000x10.437%10.4%8.087%8.09%15-1.504720x-1.504720x1.50x1.000000x1.000000x8.061%8.06%5.357%5.36%16-1.609399x-1.609399x1.61x1.000000x1.000000x4.077%4.08%2.533%2.53%17-1.851429x-1.851429x1.85x1.000000x1.000000x8.571%8.57%4.630%4.63%18-1.884532x-1.884532x1.88x1.000000x1.000000x3.268%3.27%1.734%1.73%19-3.604913x-3.604913x3.60x1.000000x1.000000x8.389%8.39%2.327%2.33%20-10.000000x-10.000000x> 10.0x1.000000x1.000000x3.671%3.67%0.000%0%21
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of place out of 21 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 Polk County, selected places in Polk County, and entities that contain Polk County
Female
Male
10x5x0x5x10xFM#SaylorvilleMitchellvilleRunnellsSheldahlNorwalkGrangerWindsor HtsUrbandaleW Des MoinesCliveIowaDes MoinesJohnstonDes MoinesMidwestWest North CentralPolkUnited StatesAllemanAltoonaPleasant HillCarlisleGrimesAnkenyBondurantPolk CityElkhart-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%3.615%3.62%1-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%0.789%0.79%2-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%1.156%1.16%3-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%0.926%0.93%4-1.000000x-1.000000x3.571514x3.571514x3.57x0.660%0.66%2.356%2.36%5-1.000000x-1.000000x2.992347x2.992347x2.99x1.525%1.53%4.563%4.56%6-1.000000x-1.000000x2.311415x2.311415x2.31x1.600%1.60%3.699%3.70%7-1.000000x-1.000000x2.200981x2.200981x2.20x2.876%2.88%6.330%6.33%8-1.000000x-1.000000x2.105817x2.105817x2.11x3.739%3.74%7.874%7.87%9-1.000000x-1.000000x1.749022x1.749022x1.75x5.104%5.10%8.927%8.93%10-1.000000x-1.000000x1.647686x1.647686x1.65x2.033%2.03%3.349%3.35%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.622797x1.622797x1.62x2.559%2.56%4.153%4.15%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.616909x1.616909x1.62x5.152%5.15%8.331%8.33%11-1.000000x-1.000000x1.599534x1.599534x1.60x1.931%1.93%3.089%3.09%12-1.000000x-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%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.526215x1.526215x1.53x2.660%2.66%4.060%4.06%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.444099x1.444099x1.44x2.151%2.15%3.106%3.11%13-1.000000x-1.000000x1.413252x1.413252x1.41x2.651%2.65%3.747%3.75%14-1.000000x-1.000000x1.344869x1.344869x1.34x1.090%1.09%1.466%1.47%15-1.057699x-1.057699x1.06x1.000000x1.000000x2.975%2.97%2.812%2.81%16-1.208185x-1.208185x1.21x1.000000x1.000000x1.329%1.33%1.100%1.10%17-1.273412x-1.273412x1.27x1.000000x1.000000x3.970%3.97%3.117%3.12%18-2.248021x-2.248021x2.25x1.000000x1.000000x2.375%2.37%1.056%1.06%19-3.448238x-3.448238x3.45x1.000000x1.000000x2.276%2.28%0.660%0.66%20-10.000000x-10.000000x> 10.0x1.000000x1.000000x2.198%2.20%0.000%0%21
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of place out of 21 by male-to-female sex ratio

Educational Attainment by County Subdivision in Polk County

There are 22 county subdivisions in Polk County. This section compares all 22 of those to each other, Polk County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Polk 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 Polk County, selected county subdivisions in Polk County, and entities that contain Polk County
0%5%10%15%Count#Lee TownshipUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesBloomfield TownshipBloomfieldSaylor TownshipSaylorDes Moines TownshipDes MoinesMidwestWest North CentralFour Mile TownshipFour MilePolk CountyPolkIowaBeaver TownshipBeaverDelaware TownshipDelawareDes Moines and West Des Moines Metro AreaDes MoinesDouglas TownshipDouglasClay TownshipWalnut TownshipWalnutWashington TownshipWashingtonFranklin TownshipFranklinCamp TownshipElkhart TownshipElkhartWebster TownshipWebsterLincoln TownshipLincolnAllen TownshipAllenCrocker TownshipCrockerMadison TownshipMadisonJefferson TownshipJeffersonUnion TownshipUnionSaylorville Reservoir18.284948%18.284948%18.3%7,495113.020590%13.020590%13.0%27,818,38027.8M12.645607%12.645607%12.6%2,638210.663346%10.663346%10.7%471310.617515%10.617515%10.6%7,163410.244520%10.244520%10.2%4,641,8354.64M9.174633%9.174633%9.2%1,278,0511.28M8.413143%8.413143%8.4%57158.280778%8.280778%8.3%25,01325.0k8.255425%8.255425%8.3%169,966170k8.113940%8.113940%8.1%18867.874016%7.874016%7.9%48077.421437%7.421437%7.4%29,87729.9k5.445655%5.445655%5.4%24585.396318%5.396318%5.4%64295.380715%5.380715%5.4%2,515105.240175%5.240175%5.2%12114.996481%4.996481%5.0%142124.194858%4.194858%4.2%62134.018265%4.018265%4.0%44143.720990%3.720990%3.7%1,459153.000000%3.000000%3.0%21162.191943%2.191943%2.2%37172.118938%2.118938%2.1%703181.976285%1.976285%2.0%50191.127989%1.127989%1.1%75200.000000%0.000000%0.0%0210.000000%0.000000%0.0%022
Count number of people in category
# rank of county subdivision out of 22 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 Polk County, selected county subdivisions in Polk County, and entities that contain Polk County
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#Jefferson TownshipJeffersonWalnut TownshipWalnutDouglas TownshipDouglasUnion TownshipUnionWebster TownshipWebsterCrocker TownshipCrockerAllen TownshipAllenMadison TownshipMadisonDes Moines and West Des Moines Metro AreaDes MoinesPolk CountyPolkDes Moines TownshipDes MoinesSaylorville ReservoirClay TownshipLincoln TownshipLincolnFour Mile TownshipFour MileUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWest North CentralFranklin TownshipFranklinMidwestElkhart TownshipElkhartIowaDelaware TownshipDelawareWashington TownshipWashingtonCamp TownshipSaylor TownshipSaylorBeaver TownshipBeaverBloomfield TownshipBloomfieldLee Township50.774553%50.774553%50.8%3,376150.379752%50.379752%50.4%23,54823.5k250.300067%50.300067%50.3%2,263349.859155%49.859155%49.9%177447.839837%47.839837%47.8%18,75818.8k545.953522%45.953522%46.0%15,24615.2k640.462085%40.462085%40.5%683738.972332%38.972332%39.0%986835.914868%35.914868%35.9%144,585145k35.568643%35.568643%35.6%107,439107k34.579924%34.579924%34.6%23,32923.3k933.333333%33.333333%33.3%131032.655291%32.655291%32.7%3,8851132.000000%32.000000%32.0%2241230.381612%30.381612%30.4%2,0621330.315023%30.315023%30.3%64,767,78764.8M30.056536%30.056536%30.1%4,186,9564.19M29.028853%29.028853%29.0%8251428.952816%28.952816%29.0%13,118,64213.1M27.945205%27.945205%27.9%3061527.172145%27.172145%27.2%559,431559k24.507874%24.507874%24.5%1,4941623.580786%23.580786%23.6%541720.365359%20.365359%20.4%3011819.130632%19.130632%19.1%8451918.040570%18.040570%18.0%4182016.830449%16.830449%16.8%3,5112112.527446%12.527446%12.5%5,13522
Count number of people in category
# rank of county subdivision out of 22 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 Polk County, selected county subdivisions in Polk County, and entities that contain Polk County
0%10%20%30%Count#Saylorville ReservoirWalnut TownshipWalnutWashington TownshipWashingtonWebster TownshipWebsterCrocker TownshipCrockerDes Moines TownshipDes MoinesLincoln TownshipLincolnPolk CountyPolkUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesDes Moines and West Des Moines Metro AreaDes MoinesWest North CentralClay TownshipMidwestBeaver TownshipBeaverCamp TownshipDouglas TownshipDouglasIowaJefferson TownshipJeffersonMadison TownshipMadisonDelaware TownshipDelawareSaylor TownshipSaylorFour Mile TownshipFour MileBloomfield TownshipBloomfieldLee TownshipElkhart TownshipElkhartFranklin TownshipFranklinUnion TownshipUnionAllen TownshipAllen33.333333%33.333333%33.3%1315.496245%5.496245%5.5%2,56925.240175%5.240175%5.2%1234.598317%4.598317%4.6%1,80344.198692%4.198692%4.2%1,39354.058461%4.058461%4.1%2,73863.714286%3.714286%3.7%2673.356276%3.356276%3.4%10,13810.1k3.336158%3.336158%3.3%7,127,6737.13M3.331040%3.331040%3.3%13,41013.4k2.978981%2.978981%3.0%414,980415k2.975540%2.975540%3.0%35482.893416%2.893416%2.9%1,311,0191.31M2.848511%2.848511%2.8%6692.841678%2.841678%2.8%42102.800622%2.800622%2.8%126112.675779%2.675779%2.7%55,09055.1k2.526696%2.526696%2.5%168121.936759%1.936759%1.9%49131.558399%1.558399%1.6%95141.358388%1.358388%1.4%60151.340799%1.340799%1.3%91161.021044%1.021044%1.0%213170.727007%0.727007%0.7%298180.547945%0.547945%0.5%6190.527797%0.527797%0.5%15200.281690%0.281690%0.3%1210.000000%0.000000%0.0%022
Count number of people in category
# rank of county subdivision out of 22 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 Polk County, selected county subdivisions in Polk County, and entities that contain Polk County
Female
Male
10x5x0x5x10xFM#AllenElkhartDelawareFranklinCamp TownshipSaylorDouglasCrockerLincolnJeffersonIowaBloomfieldDes MoinesWest North CentralMidwestPolkLee TownshipUnited StatesWalnutFour MileDes MoinesClay TownshipBeaverWebsterMadisonWashington-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%4.312%4.31%1-1.000000x-1.000000x7.451786x7.451786x7.45x0.935%0.93%6.964%6.96%2-1.000000x-1.000000x3.670045x3.670045x3.67x3.279%3.28%12.035%12.0%3-1.000000x-1.000000x2.838632x2.838632x2.84x2.581%2.58%7.326%7.33%4-1.000000x-1.000000x2.159272x2.159272x2.16x2.560%2.56%5.528%5.53%5-1.000000x-1.000000x1.962473x1.962473x1.96x6.921%6.92%13.583%13.6%6-1.000000x-1.000000x1.960217x1.960217x1.96x3.780%3.78%7.409%7.41%7-1.000000x-1.000000x1.956829x1.956829x1.96x1.438%1.44%2.814%2.81%8-1.000000x-1.000000x1.634312x1.634312x1.63x2.279%2.28%3.725%3.72%9-1.000000x-1.000000x1.278483x1.278483x1.28x0.990%0.99%1.266%1.27%10-1.000000x-1.000000x1.220410x1.220410x1.22x7.453%7.45%9.096%9.10%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.199435x1.199435x1.20x11.553%11.6%13.857%13.9%11-1.000000x-1.000000x1.171756x1.171756x1.17x6.851%6.85%8.028%8.03%-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-1.000000x1.121675x1.121675x1.12x7.820%7.82%8.771%8.77%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.113211x1.113211x1.11x17.342%17.3%19.305%19.3%12-1.000000x-1.000000x1.109070x1.109070x1.11x12.369%12.4%13.719%13.7%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.083485x1.083485x1.08x5.169%5.17%5.601%5.60%13-1.000000x-1.000000x1.077568x1.077568x1.08x8.112%8.11%8.741%8.74%14-1.000000x-1.000000x1.065665x1.065665x1.07x10.293%10.3%10.969%11.0%15-1.225257x-1.225257x1.23x1.000000x1.000000x5.892%5.89%4.809%4.81%16-1.271568x-1.271568x1.27x1.000000x1.000000x8.805%8.81%6.925%6.92%17-1.305779x-1.305779x1.31x1.000000x1.000000x4.194%4.19%3.212%3.21%18-10.000000x-10.000000x> 10.0x1.000000x1.000000x3.731%3.73%0.000%0%19-10.000000x-10.000000x> 10.0x1.000000x1.000000x10.811%10.8%0.000%0%20
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of county subdivision out of 20 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 Polk County, selected county subdivisions in Polk County, and entities that contain Polk County
Female
Male
10x5x0x5x10xFM#UnionSaylorville ReservoirBeaverDelawareSaylorWebsterWalnutBloomfieldIowaDes MoinesMidwestClay TownshipWest North CentralDes MoinesPolkUnited StatesLee TownshipLincolnDouglasJeffersonCamp TownshipCrockerFour MileMadisonFranklinElkhartWashington-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%0.476%0.48%1-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%68.421%68.4%2-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.614%0.61%6.690%6.69%3-1.000000x-1.000000x6.915457x6.915457x6.92x0.380%0.38%2.626%2.63%4-1.000000x-1.000000x2.821195x2.821195x2.82x0.671%0.67%1.894%1.89%5-1.000000x-1.000000x2.249430x2.249430x2.25x2.870%2.87%6.456%6.46%6-1.000000x-1.000000x1.939091x1.939091x1.94x3.765%3.76%7.300%7.30%7-1.000000x-1.000000x1.736126x1.736126x1.74x0.757%0.76%1.314%1.31%8-1.000000x-1.000000x1.647686x1.647686x1.65x2.033%2.03%3.349%3.35%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.622797x1.622797x1.62x2.559%2.56%4.153%4.15%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.589934x1.589934x1.59x2.251%2.25%3.579%3.58%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.573124x1.573124x1.57x2.357%2.36%3.708%3.71%9-1.000000x-1.000000x1.572017x1.572017x1.57x2.329%2.33%3.662%3.66%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.558261x1.558261x1.56x3.201%3.20%4.989%4.99%10-1.000000x-1.000000x1.552883x1.552883x1.55x2.647%2.65%4.111%4.11%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.526215x1.526215x1.53x2.660%2.66%4.060%4.06%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.067448x1.067448x1.07x0.704%0.70%0.752%0.75%11-1.000000x-1.000000x1.005731x1.005731x1.01x3.704%3.70%3.725%3.72%12-1.027008x-1.027008x1.03x1.000000x1.000000x2.835%2.83%2.760%2.76%13-1.205077x-1.205077x1.21x1.000000x1.000000x2.761%2.76%2.291%2.29%14-1.225904x-1.225904x1.23x1.000000x1.000000x3.163%3.16%2.580%2.58%15-1.268545x-1.268545x1.27x1.000000x1.000000x4.690%4.69%3.697%3.70%16-1.402982x-1.402982x1.40x1.000000x1.000000x1.555%1.55%1.108%1.11%17-1.529436x-1.529436x1.53x1.000000x1.000000x2.313%2.31%1.513%1.51%18-10.000000x-10.000000x> 10.0x1.000000x1.000000x1.075%1.08%0.000%0%19-10.000000x-10.000000x> 10.0x1.000000x1.000000x1.121%1.12%0.000%0%20-10.000000x-10.000000x> 10.0x1.000000x1.000000x10.811%10.8%0.000%0%21
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of county subdivision out of 21 by male-to-female sex ratio

Educational Attainment by County in the Des Moines Area

There are 5 counties in the Des Moines Area. This section compares Polk County to all of the counties in the Des Moines Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Polk 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 Polk County, selected other counties in the Des Moines Area, and entities that contain Polk County
0%5%10%Count#United States of AmericaUnited StatesMidwestWest North CentralPolk CountyPolkIowaGuthrie CountyGuthrieDes Moines and West Des Moines Metro AreaDes MoinesMadison CountyMadisonDallas CountyDallasWarren CountyWarren13.020590%13.020590%13.0%27,818,38027.8M10.244520%10.244520%10.2%4,641,8354.64M9.174633%9.174633%9.2%1,278,0511.28M8.280778%8.280778%8.3%25,01325.0k18.255425%8.255425%8.3%169,966170k7.935041%7.935041%7.9%60127.421437%7.421437%7.4%29,87729.9k5.639913%5.639913%5.6%59834.464216%4.464216%4.5%2,27344.429876%4.429876%4.4%1,3925
Count number of people in category
# rank of county out of 5 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 Polk County, selected other counties in the Des Moines Area, and entities that contain Polk County
0%10%20%30%40%Count#Dallas CountyDallasDes Moines and West Des Moines Metro AreaDes MoinesPolk CountyPolkUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWest North CentralMidwestWarren CountyWarrenIowaMadison CountyMadisonGuthrie CountyGuthrie47.419279%47.419279%47.4%24,14424.1k135.914868%35.914868%35.9%144,585145k35.568643%35.568643%35.6%107,439107k230.315023%30.315023%30.3%64,767,78764.8M30.056536%30.056536%30.1%4,186,9564.19M28.952816%28.952816%29.0%13,118,64213.1M28.848296%28.848296%28.8%9,065327.172145%27.172145%27.2%559,431559k22.455909%22.455909%22.5%2,381420.543966%20.543966%20.5%1,5565
Count number of people in category
# rank of county out of 5 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 Polk County, selected other counties in the Des Moines Area, and entities that contain Polk County
0%1%2%3%4%Count#Dallas CountyDallasPolk CountyPolkUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesDes Moines and West Des Moines Metro AreaDes MoinesWest North CentralMidwestIowaWarren CountyWarrenGuthrie CountyGuthrieMadison CountyMadison4.312986%4.312986%4.3%2,19613.356276%3.356276%3.4%10,13810.1k23.336158%3.336158%3.3%7,127,6737.13M3.331040%3.331040%3.3%13,41013.4k2.978981%2.978981%3.0%414,980415k2.893416%2.893416%2.9%1,311,0191.31M2.675779%2.675779%2.7%55,09055.1k2.622283%2.622283%2.6%82432.350145%2.350145%2.4%17840.697916%0.697916%0.7%745
Count number of people in category
# rank of county out of 5 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 Polk County, selected other counties in the Des Moines Area, and entities that contain Polk County
Female
Male
1x0x1xFM#WarrenMadisonDallasIowaGuthrieDes MoinesWest North CentralMidwestPolkUnited States-1.000000x-1.000000x1.918354x1.918354x1.92x3.076%3.08%5.900%5.90%1-1.000000x-1.000000x1.727907x1.727907x1.73x4.166%4.17%7.198%7.20%2-1.000000x-1.000000x1.262824x1.262824x1.26x3.959%3.96%4.999%5.00%3-1.000000x-1.000000x1.220410x1.220410x1.22x7.453%7.45%9.096%9.10%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.214372x1.214372x1.21x7.180%7.18%8.719%8.72%4-1.000000x-1.000000x1.171756x1.171756x1.17x6.851%6.85%8.028%8.03%-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-1.000000x1.121675x1.121675x1.12x7.820%7.82%8.771%8.77%5-1.000000x-1.000000x1.109070x1.109070x1.11x12.369%12.4%13.719%13.7%
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of county out of 5 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 Polk County, selected other counties in the Des Moines Area, and entities that contain Polk County
Female
Male
1x0x1x2x3xFM#MadisonDallasWarrenIowaDes MoinesMidwestWest North CentralPolkGuthrieUnited States-1.000000x-1.000000x3.289182x3.289182x3.29x0.330%0.33%1.087%1.09%1-1.000000x-1.000000x1.923824x1.923824x1.92x2.977%2.98%5.726%5.73%2-1.000000x-1.000000x1.709525x1.709525x1.71x1.957%1.96%3.345%3.34%3-1.000000x-1.000000x1.647686x1.647686x1.65x2.033%2.03%3.349%3.35%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.622797x1.622797x1.62x2.559%2.56%4.153%4.15%-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%4-1.000000x-1.000000x1.528480x1.528480x1.53x1.866%1.87%2.853%2.85%5-1.000000x-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 5 by male-to-female sex ratio

Educational Attainment by County in Iowa

There are 99 counties in Iowa. This section compares Polk County to the 50 most populous counties in Iowa and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Polk 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 Polk County, selected other counties in Iowa, and entities that contain Polk 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 CountyHardinPolk CountyPolkIowaLee CountyLeeHenry CountyHenryPlymouth CountyPlymouthJones CountyJonesIowa CountyIowaDes Moines CountyDes MoinesBuchanan CountyBuchananDubuque CountyDubuqueJasper CountyJasperDes Moines and West Des Moines Metro AreaDes MoinesBenton 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%1,005218.280778%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%1,949317.421437%7.421437%7.4%29,87729.9k7.222350%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 Polk County, selected other counties in Iowa, and entities that contain Polk County
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#Johnson CountyJohnsonStory CountyStoryDallas CountyDallasDes Moines and West Des Moines Metro AreaDes MoinesPolk 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 CountyIowaBuchanan 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%24,14424.1k335.914868%35.914868%35.9%144,585145k35.568643%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%2,1124017.998710%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 Polk County, selected other counties in Iowa, and entities that contain Polk County
0%5%10%Count#Johnson CountyJohnsonStory CountyStoryDallas CountyDallasPoweshiek CountyPoweshiekWinneshiek CountyWinneshiekDickinson CountyDickinsonJefferson CountyJeffersonPolk CountyPolkUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesDes Moines and West Des Moines Metro AreaDes MoinesBlack 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 CountyPottawattamieClinton 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%7,127,6737.13M3.331040%3.331040%3.3%13,41013.4k2.979950%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%903351.398580%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 Polk County, selected other counties in Iowa, and entities that contain Polk County
Female
Male
1x0x1xFM#WarrenPoweshiekJonesMadisonPageBuchananHenryBentonFloydClayCerro GordoWinneshiekBremerWebsterPottawattamieFayetteSiouxMarshallJohnsonWapelloBuena VistaDallasBooneClaytonDelawareIowaLinnWoodburyHardinCrawfordCarrollBlack HawkDes MoinesWashingtonMahaskaLeeCedarWest North CentralTamaMidwestScottPolkUnited StatesJasperDubuqueIowaClintonMuscatinePlymouthStoryJacksonMarionDickinsonDes 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-1.000000x1.171756x1.171756x1.17x6.851%6.85%8.028%8.03%-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%45-1.019194x-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 Polk County, selected other counties in Iowa, and entities that contain Polk County
Female
Male
0x5x10xFM#TamaWebsterJonesMadisonDes MoinesPlymouthSiouxDickinsonBentonClintonClaytonMarshallFayetteWashingtonWoodburyBuena VistaCerro GordoJacksonClayPoweshiekBooneLeeDallasCedarWinneshiekWarrenFloydStoryIowaPottawattamieDes MoinesMahaskaMidwestWest 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-1.000000x3.122569x3.122569x3.12x0.790%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-1.000000x1.622797x1.622797x1.62x2.559%2.56%4.153%4.15%-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 Polk County to the 50 most populous counties in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Polk 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 Polk County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Polk 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 CountyFultonFairfax CountyFairfaxPolk CountyPolkIowaWake CountyWakeKing CountyKingDes Moines and West Des Moines Metro AreaDes MoinesMiddlesex 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%57,57157.6k428.282040%8.282040%8.3%63,67163.7k438.280778%8.280778%8.3%25,01325.0k8.255425%8.255425%8.3%169,966170k7.696387%7.696387%7.7%50,50850.5k447.543133%7.543133%7.5%110,490110k457.421437%7.421437%7.4%29,87729.9k7.360151%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 Polk County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Polk 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 CountyCookDes Moines and West Des Moines Metro AreaDes MoinesPolk CountyPolkSuffolk 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 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%1,293,5181.29M2335.914868%35.914868%35.9%144,585145k35.568643%35.568643%35.6%107,439107k34.384794%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%114,275114k4819.317210%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 Polk County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Polk 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 CountyKingsPolk CountyPolkHarris CountyHarrisUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesDes Moines and West Des Moines Metro AreaDes MoinesSacramento CountySacramentoMaricopa CountyMaricopaDallas CountyDallasOrange CountyOrangeMilwaukee CountyMilwaukeeWest North CentralMidwestBexar CountyBexarQueens CountyQueensIowaFresno 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%35,21235.2k224.239617%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%59,36259.4k353.356276%3.356276%3.4%10,13810.1k3.344637%3.344637%3.3%93,40293.4k363.336158%3.336158%3.3%7,127,6737.13M3.331040%3.331040%3.3%13,41013.4k3.266254%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%15,06415.1k50
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 Polk County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Polk County
Female
Male
1x0x1xFM#MecklenburgPalm BeachIowaWakeDes MoinesWestchesterFairfieldContra CostaWest North CentralHillsboroughFresnoMidwestPolkDallasSuffolkMilwaukeeWayneUnited StatesOrangeHarrisFultonPhiladelphiaSan 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-1.000000x1.244689x1.244689x1.24x10.804%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-1.000000x1.171756x1.171756x1.17x6.851%6.85%8.028%8.03%-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-1.000000x1.121675x1.121675x1.12x7.820%7.82%8.771%8.77%-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%39-1.015422x-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 Polk County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Polk County
Female
Male
1x0x1x2xFM#Palm BeachSalt LakeSt. LouisOaklandMaricopaCuyahogaOrangeBexarMontgomeryPimaIowaSuffolkDes MoinesRiversideDallasWestchesterTarrantFairfieldAlleghenyMidwestNassauBrowardClarkWest North CentralFranklinMecklenburgFairfaxPolkWayneUnited StatesSanta ClaraFultonContra CostaMilwaukeeSan DiegoOrangeFresnoHillsboroughHarrisMiami-DadeHennepinTravisLos AngelesCookWakeAlamedaMiddlesexKingPhiladelphiaSan BernardinoHonoluluQueensSacramentoKingsNew YorkBronx-1.000000x-1.000000x2.101230x2.101230x2.10x2.942%2.94%6.181%6.18%1-1.000000x-1.000000x2.085261x2.085261x2.09x2.448%2.45%5.105%5.11%2-1.000000x-1.000000x1.898944x1.898944x1.90x3.714%3.71%7.052%7.05%3-1.000000x-1.000000x1.827444x1.827444x1.83x3.743%3.74%6.840%6.84%4-1.000000x-1.000000x1.685640x1.685640x1.69x2.336%2.34%3.937%3.94%5-1.000000x-1.000000x1.683297x1.683297x1.68x3.179%3.18%5.351%5.35%6-1.000000x-1.000000x1.678378x1.678378x1.68x2.251%2.25%3.778%3.78%7-1.000000x-1.000000x1.660749x1.660749x1.66x2.139%2.14%3.552%3.55%8-1.000000x-1.000000x1.654377x1.654377x1.65x9.490%9.49%15.700%15.7%9-1.000000x-1.000000x1.652714x1.652714x1.65x3.148%3.15%5.202%5.20%10-1.000000x-1.000000x1.647686x1.647686x1.65x2.033%2.03%3.349%3.35%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.626700x1.626700x1.63x3.043%3.04%4.950%4.95%11-1.000000x-1.000000x1.622797x1.622797x1.62x2.559%2.56%4.153%4.15%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.619416x1.619416x1.62x1.734%1.73%2.808%2.81%12-1.000000x-1.000000x1.609547x1.609547x1.61x2.346%2.35%3.776%3.78%13-1.000000x-1.000000x1.607280x1.607280x1.61x5.915%5.92%9.508%9.51%14-1.000000x-1.000000x1.602206x1.602206x1.60x1.838%1.84%2.945%2.95%15-1.000000x-1.000000x1.600562x1.600562x1.60x4.251%4.25%6.804%6.80%16-1.000000x-1.000000x1.596070x1.596070x1.60x3.932%3.93%6.276%6.28%17-1.000000x-1.000000x1.589934x1.589934x1.59x2.251%2.25%3.579%3.58%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.577713x1.577713x1.58x4.582%4.58%7.229%7.23%18-1.000000x-1.000000x1.575810x1.575810x1.58x2.760%2.76%4.350%4.35%19-1.000000x-1.000000x1.574188x1.574188x1.57x1.803%1.80%2.838%2.84%20-1.000000x-1.000000x1.572017x1.572017x1.57x2.329%2.33%3.662%3.66%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.567965x1.567965x1.57x3.409%3.41%5.346%5.35%21-1.000000x-1.000000x1.566566x1.566566x1.57x2.842%2.84%4.452%4.45%22-1.000000x-1.000000x1.562801x1.562801x1.56x6.111%6.11%9.551%9.55%23-1.000000x-1.000000x1.552883x1.552883x1.55x2.647%2.65%4.111%4.11%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.545600x1.545600x1.55x1.736%1.74%2.683%2.68%24-1.000000x-1.000000x1.526215x1.526215x1.53x2.660%2.66%4.060%4.06%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.513974x1.513974x1.51x4.919%4.92%7.447%7.45%25-1.000000x-1.000000x1.510882x1.510882x1.51x4.604%4.60%6.956%6.96%26-1.000000x-1.000000x1.494007x1.494007x1.49x4.011%4.01%5.992%5.99%27-1.000000x-1.000000x1.492516x1.492516x1.49x2.423%2.42%3.616%3.62%28-1.000000x-1.000000x1.488172x1.488172x1.49x3.830%3.83%5.700%5.70%29-1.000000x-1.000000x1.475755x1.475755x1.48x3.533%3.53%5.214%5.21%30-1.000000x-1.000000x1.471877x1.471877x1.47x1.943%1.94%2.859%2.86%31-1.000000x-1.000000x1.467166x1.467166x1.47x2.841%2.84%4.168%4.17%32-1.000000x-1.000000x1.442161x1.442161x1.44x2.749%2.75%3.965%3.96%33-1.000000x-1.000000x1.414670x1.414670x1.41x3.162%3.16%4.473%4.47%34-1.000000x-1.000000x1.413446x1.413446x1.41x4.324%4.32%6.112%6.11%35-1.000000x-1.000000x1.407975x1.407975x1.41x4.203%4.20%5.918%5.92%36-1.000000x-1.000000x1.390984x1.390984x1.39x3.031%3.03%4.216%4.22%37-1.000000x-1.000000x1.383306x1.383306x1.38x3.586%3.59%4.961%4.96%38-1.000000x-1.000000x1.367936x1.367936x1.37x4.164%4.16%5.696%5.70%39-1.000000x-1.000000x1.362517x1.362517x1.36x4.905%4.91%6.683%6.68%40-1.000000x-1.000000x1.361790x1.361790x1.36x7.280%7.28%9.914%9.91%41-1.000000x-1.000000x1.345994x1.345994x1.35x4.845%4.84%6.521%6.52%42-1.000000x-1.000000x1.341930x1.341930x1.34x3.216%3.22%4.316%4.32%43-1.000000x-1.000000x1.317072x1.317072x1.32x1.605%1.61%2.114%2.11%44-1.000000x-1.000000x1.300801x1.300801x1.30x3.459%3.46%4.499%4.50%45-1.000000x-1.000000x1.285200x1.285200x1.29x2.428%2.43%3.121%3.12%46-1.000000x-1.000000x1.281324x1.281324x1.28x2.879%2.88%3.689%3.69%47-1.000000x-1.000000x1.262281x1.262281x1.26x3.021%3.02%3.814%3.81%48-1.000000x-1.000000x1.245683x1.245683x1.25x9.673%9.67%12.050%12.1%49-1.000000x-1.000000x1.202385x1.202385x1.20x1.526%1.53%1.834%1.83%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

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)

For additional information about the data presented on this site, including our sources, please see the About Page.

More Topics to Explore

Demographics

Income

Education

More Maps to Explore

Principal Cities:
Des Moines, West Des Moines
Cities:
Alleman, Altoona, Ankeny, Bondurant, Carlisle, Clive, Des Moines, Elkhart, Granger, Grimes, Johnston, Mitchellville, Norwalk, Pleasant Hill, Polk City, Runnells, Sheldahl, Urbandale, West Des Moines, Windsor Heights
Townships:
Allen, Beaver, Bloomfield, Camp, Clay, Crocker, Delaware, Des Moines, Douglas, Elkhart, Four Mile, Franklin, Jefferson, Lee, Lincoln, Madison, Saylor, Union, Walnut, Washington, Webster
Unincorporated Places:
Saylorville
Unorganized Territories:
Saylorville Reservoir
ZIP Codes:
50007, 50009, 50021, 50023, 50032, 50035, 50046, 50047, 50061, 50073, 50109, 50111, 50124, 50131, 50156, 50161, 50169, 50226, 50237, 50243, 50244, 50265, 50266, 50309, 50310, 50311, 50312, 50313, 50314, 50315, 50316, 50317, 50319, 50320, 50321, 50322, 50323, 50324, 50325, 50327
Unified School Districts:
Ankeny, Ballard, Bondurant-Farrar, Carlisle, Collins-Maxwell, Dallas Center-Grimes, Des Moines Independent, Johnston, Madrid, North Polk, PCM, Saydel, Southeast Polk, Urbandale, West Des Moines, Woodward-Granger
Congressional District:
IA-3
State Senate Districts:
IA-10, IA-15, IA-16, IA-17, IA-18, IA-19, IA-20, IA-21, IA-22
State House Districts:
IA-19, IA-30, IA-31, IA-32, IA-33, IA-34, IA-35, IA-36, IA-37, IA-38, IA-39, IA-40, IA-41, IA-42, IA-43
Neighboring Counties:
Boone, Dallas, Jasper, Madison, Marion, Story, Warren
Nearby Counties:
Clarke, Greene, Hamilton, Hardin, Lucas, Marshall, Monroe, Union, Webster