Educational Attainment in Essex County, Massachusetts (County)

Educational Attainment#1

Highest level of education among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of Massachusetts and Essex County
Essex County
Massachusetts
0%10%20%30%40%CountHigher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma246.407624%48.958741%46.407624%46.4%244,803245k42.879323%41.097489%42.879323%42.9%226,191226k10.713054%9.943770%10.713054%10.7%56,51256.5k

Relative Educational Attainment#2

Highest level of education among people aged 25 years and older, as percentage more or less than Massachusetts at large.
Scope: population of Massachusetts and Essex County
-5%0%+5%%ref.Higher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2-5.210750%-5.210750%-5.2%46.408%46.4%48.959%49.0%4.335627%4.335627%+4.3%42.879%42.9%41.097%41.1%7.736338%7.736338%+7.7%10.713%10.7%9.944%9.94%

Detailed Educational Attainment#3

Highest level of education among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of Massachusetts and Essex County
Essex County
Massachusetts
0%5%10%15%20%25%CountDoctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None1.475813%2.555550%1.475813%1.5%7,7852.405281%2.878712%2.405281%2.4%12,68812.7k11.481955%12.731040%11.481955%11.5%60,56860.6k22.677278%23.056359%22.677278%22.7%119,624120k8.367298%7.737080%8.367298%8.4%44,13844.1k17.142554%15.998591%17.142554%17.1%90,42890.4k25.736769%25.098898%25.736769%25.7%135,763136k5.146292%5.281681%5.146292%5.1%27,14727.1k4.023082%3.281981%4.023082%4.0%21,22221.2k1.543679%1.380108%1.543679%1.5%8,143

Detailed Relative Educational Attainment#4

Highest level of education among people aged 25 years and older, as percentage more or less than Massachusetts at large.
Scope: population of Massachusetts and Essex County
-40%-20%-0%+20%+40%%ref.Doctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None-42.250687%-42.250687%-42.3%1.476%1.48%2.556%2.56%-16.445928%-16.445928%-16.4%2.405%2.41%2.879%2.88%-9.811341%-9.811341%-9.8%11.482%11.5%12.731%12.7%-1.644151%-1.644151%-1.6%22.677%22.7%23.056%23.1%8.145423%8.145423%+8.1%8.367%8.37%7.737%7.74%7.150398%7.150398%+7.2%17.143%17.1%15.999%16.0%2.541430%2.541430%+2.5%25.737%25.7%25.099%25.1%-2.563363%-2.563363%-2.6%5.146%5.15%5.282%5.28%22.580925%22.580925%+22.6%4.023%4.02%3.282%3.28%11.852019%11.852019%+11.9%1.544%1.54%1.380%1.38%

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 Massachusetts and Essex County
More Females More Males
Massachusetts
Essex County
5%0%5%FMHigher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2-5.828624%-6.095872%-5.828624%6%47.637%47.6%45.014%45.0%4.232387%5.115897%4.232387%4%42.045%42.0%43.825%43.8%8.181996%8.792959%8.181996%8%10.317%10.3%11.162%11.2%

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 Massachusetts and Essex County
More Females More Males
Massachusetts
Essex County
40%20%0%20%40%FMDoctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None49.500219%53.776404%49.500219%50%1.198%1.20%1.791%1.79%45.211293%26.812616%45.211293%45%1.985%1.98%2.882%2.88%-14.574625%-19.626060%-14.574625%15%12.210%12.2%10.657%10.7%3.726957%0.442281%3.726957%4%22.288%22.3%23.119%23.1%-51.654522%-39.058219%-51.654522%52%9.957%9.96%6.566%6.57%-4.030933%-2.493540%-4.030933%4%17.460%17.5%16.783%16.8%9.989745%10.220249%9.989745%10%24.586%24.6%27.042%27.0%13.082054%16.907098%13.082054%13%4.849%4.85%5.483%5.48%-1.074704%-1.074704%1%1.600344%4.043%4.04%4.000%4.00%-2.900069%17.739160%17.739160%18%1.425%1.43%1.678%1.68%

Bachelor's Degrees By Age#7

Percentage of age cohort whose highest degree is a Bachelor's.
Scope: population of Massachusetts and Essex County
Essex County
Massachusetts
0%5%10%15%20%25%30%B.X.Total65+45-6435-4425-3415.191488%14.834968%15.191488%15.2%18,21918.2k119,929120k23.813119%22.263820%23.813119%23.8%52,99353.0k222,537223k26.282503%25.563798%26.282503%26.3%24,64324.6k93,76293.8k26.040229%31.410789%26.040229%26.0%23,76923.8k91,27891.3k

Relative Bachelor's Degrees By Age#8

Percentage of population whose highest degree is a Bachelor's, as a percentage more or less than Massachusetts at large.
Scope: population of Massachusetts and Essex County
15%10%5%0%5%%ref.65+45-6435-4425-342.403246%2.403246%2.4%15.191%15.2%14.835%14.8%6.958820%6.958820%7.0%23.813%23.8%22.264%22.3%2.811416%2.811416%2.8%26.283%26.3%25.564%25.6%-17.097819%-17.097819%17.1%26.040%26.0%31.411%31.4%

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 Massachusetts and Essex County
More Females More Males
Massachusetts
Essex County
10%0%10%20%30%40%FM65+45-6435-4425-3443.549282%27.744452%43.549282%43.5%12.825%12.8%18.410%18.4%-5.160319%0.672398%0.672398%0.7%23.737%23.7%23.897%23.9%-4.816221%-3.696159%-4.816221%4.8%26.877%26.9%25.642%25.6%-16.197400%-9.594876%-16.197400%16.2%27.967%28.0%24.068%24.1%

Median Earnings by Educational Attainment#10

Among population 25 years old and over with earnings.
Scope: population of Massachusetts and Essex County
Essex County
Massachusetts
$0k$20k$40k$60kCount%Graduate Degree1Bachelor's DegreeSome CollegeH.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2Total$75,673.000000$74,841.000000$75,673.000000$75.7k81,04181.0k15.363%15.4%$60,233.000000$58,534.000000$60,233.000000$60.2k119,624120k22.677%22.7%$39,762.000000$39,791.000000$39,762.000000$39.8k134,566135k25.510%25.5%$33,746.000000$32,940.000000$33,746.000000$33.7k135,763136k25.737%25.7%$24,578.000000$24,464.000000$24,578.000000$24.6k56,51256.5k10.713%10.7%$45,114.000000$46,368.000000$45,114.000000$45.1k527,506528k100.000%100%

Median Earnings by Educational Attainment#11

By sex among population 25 years old and over with earnings.
Scope: population of Massachusetts and Essex County
Female Male
Massachusetts
Essex County
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$50k$0k$50kFMGraduate Degree1Bachelor's DegreeSome CollegeH.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2Total$-64,133.000000$-63,911.000000$-64,133.000000$64.1k$64,133.000000$35,693.000000$63,911.000000$29,235.000000$99,826.000000$99.8k43,13743.1k37,90437.9k$-47,023.000000$-48,961.000000$-47,023.000000$47.0k$47,023.000000$28,985.000000$48,961.000000$22,188.000000$76,008.000000$76.0k62,46162.5k57,16357.2k$-33,056.000000$-33,314.000000$-33,056.000000$33.1k$33,056.000000$15,926.000000$33,314.000000$14,474.000000$48,982.000000$49.0k76,83476.8k57,73257.7k$-26,133.000000$-26,056.000000$-26,133.000000$26.1k$26,133.000000$15,031.000000$26,056.000000$14,557.000000$41,164.000000$41.2k68,90068.9k66,86366.9k$-19,442.000000$-19,683.000000$-19,442.000000$19.4k$19,442.000000$9,601.000000$19,683.000000$9,152.000000$29,043.000000$29.0k28,91428.9k27,59827.6k$-37,064.000000$-39,574.000000$-37,064.000000$37.1k$37,064.000000$16,500.000000$39,574.000000$13,888.000000$53,564.000000$53.6k280,246280k247,260247k

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 Massachusetts and Essex County
Essex County
Massachusetts
0%10%20%30%40%CountBachelor's Degree1Some College2H.S. Diploma3No H.S. Diploma332.258065%43.031267%32.258065%32.3%9021.863799%43.455220%21.863799%21.9%6145.878136%13.513514%45.878136%45.9%1280.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%0

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 Massachusetts and Essex County
Essex County
Massachusetts
0%20%40%60%80%CountBachelor's Degree1Some College2H.S. Diploma3No H.S. Diploma384.786928%85.179460%84.786928%84.8%139,533140k78.304981%77.138243%78.304981%78.3%84,28284.3k71.058672%70.544973%71.058672%71.1%69,34969.3k52.947249%52.728311%52.947249%52.9%20,00420.0k

Lacking High School Diploma By Race#14

Percent of racial or ethnic group lacking a high school diploma (or equivalent).
Scope: population of Massachusetts and Essex County
Female Male
Massachusetts
Essex County
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20%0%20%MFWhite1BlackAsianHispanic2Other1-5.575305%-6.183335%-5.575305%5.6%5.575305%0.914369%6.183335%0.972781%6.489674%6.5%12,49112.5k12,23312.2k-15.312740%-2.379650%-16.245143%-0.620176%-17.692390%17.7%15.312740%16.245143%15.312740%15.3%1,3931,653-13.559742%-5.728889%-13.529581%-3.327141%-19.288631%19.3%13.559742%13.529581%13.559742%13.6%1,0941,795-32.645973%-29.399059%-32.645973%32.6%32.645973%3.034431%29.399059%3.657573%35.680404%35.7%13,01313.0k13,44113.4k-33.227910%-27.424442%-33.227910%33.2%33.227910%1.495892%27.424442%3.277768%34.723802%34.7%8,2418,510

College Graduates By Race#15

Percent of racial or ethnic group with a bachelor's degree or higher.
Scope: population of Massachusetts and Essex County
Female Male
Massachusetts
Essex County
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40%20%0%20%40%60%MFWhite1BlackAsianHispanic2Other1-42.252545%-43.937753%-0.170204%-42.252545%42.3%42.252545%1.292850%43.937753%43.545396%43.5%83,81483.8k92,70892.7k-21.920154%-22.738612%-2.475751%-21.920154%21.9%21.920154%4.967831%22.738612%26.887985%26.9%2,4462,048-48.076510%-56.282891%-48.076510%48.1%48.076510%4.737075%56.282891%4.338423%52.813585%52.8%4,2614,474-10.581010%-3.005894%-16.097632%-3.124606%-13.586904%13.6%10.581010%16.097632%10.581010%10.6%3,8595,594-10.390595%-2.314883%-17.195567%-2.510846%-12.705478%12.7%10.390595%17.195567%10.390595%10.4%2,4663,254

Map of Educational Attainment by County Subdivision in Essex 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
16%29%41%54%66%79%

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
18%26%33%41%48%56%

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%7%13%20%26%33%

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%1.2%2.4%3.6%4.7%6.0%

Detailed: Professional Degree Educational Attainment by County Subdivision#20

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.4%1.9%3.3%4.7%6.1%7.6%

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
2.6%7.4%12.1%16.9%21.6%26.4%

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
7%14%21%27%33%40%

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
5.0%6.6%8.3%9.9%11.5%13.2%

Detailed: Some College Educational Attainment by County Subdivision#24

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
8.9%11.6%14.2%16.9%19.5%22.3%

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
9%15%20%25%31%37%

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
0.2%2.7%5.1%7.5%10.0%12.4%

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%3.2%6.4%9.6%12.8%16.1%

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%0.8%1.6%2.5%3.3%4.1%
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Map of Educational Attainment by Tract in Essex County

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

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
5%22%38%54%70%87%

Coarse: High School Diploma Educational Attainment by Tract#30

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
11%23%33%44%54%65%

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%11%22%33%44%55%

Detailed: Doctorate Degree Educational Attainment by Tract#32

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.0%1.9%3.7%5.6%7.4%9.3%

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%6.1%8.1%10.1%

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%6%12%18%24%30%

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%10%18%26%34%42%

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

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
1.4%5.1%8.6%12.2%15.8%19.4%

Detailed: Some College Educational Attainment by Tract#37

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
6%12%17%22%28%33%

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
5%14%24%33%42%52%

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%4.4%8.7%13.1%17.4%21.8%

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%6%13%19%25%32%

Detailed: None Educational Attainment by Tract#41

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.0%2.1%4.2%6.3%8.4%10.6%
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Educational Attainment by Place in Essex County

There are 24 places in Essex County. This section compares all 24 of those to each other, Essex County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Essex 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 Essex County, selected places in Essex County, and entities that contain Essex County
0%10%20%30%Count#LawrenceLynnUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNortheastMethuen TownHaverhillEssex CountyEssexGloucesterMassachusettsSalemNew EnglandSaugusPeabodyBoston, Cambridge, and Newton Metro AreaBoston AreaSalisburyIpswichAmesbury TownDanversBeverlySwampscottAndoverLynnfieldNewburyportTopsfieldRockportMarbleheadNahantBoxfordRowleyEssex32.468185%32.468185%32.5%15,51215.5k120.689714%20.689714%20.7%12,22712.2k213.020590%13.020590%13.0%27,818,38027.8M11.614335%11.614335%11.6%4,487,0854.49M11.354528%11.354528%11.4%3,768311.325960%11.325960%11.3%4,885410.713054%10.713054%10.7%56,51256.5k10.053900%10.053900%10.1%2,25759.943770%9.943770%9.9%462,385462k9.686872%9.686872%9.7%2,84369.657137%9.657137%9.7%981,894982k9.652136%9.652136%9.7%1,99579.303480%9.303480%9.3%3,56188.861053%8.861053%8.9%289,626290k6.684211%6.684211%6.7%25496.480305%6.480305%6.5%204106.216899%6.216899%6.2%763115.743126%5.743126%5.7%1,155125.084502%5.084502%5.1%1,417134.721635%4.721635%4.7%469144.422814%4.422814%4.4%259153.624009%3.624009%3.6%320163.278445%3.278445%3.3%442173.116994%3.116994%3.1%73182.748723%2.748723%2.7%113192.703074%2.703074%2.7%393202.447042%2.447042%2.4%67212.314815%2.314815%2.3%40222.229562%2.229562%2.2%27231.420455%1.420455%1.4%1524

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 Essex County, selected places in Essex County, and entities that contain Essex County
0%20%40%60%Count#MarbleheadAndoverNewburyportTopsfieldBoxfordSwampscottEssexNahantLynnfieldBeverlyRockportBoston, Cambridge, and Newton Metro AreaBoston AreaAmesbury TownMassachusettsDanversIpswichSalemEssex CountyEssexNew EnglandGloucesterNortheastRowleyUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPeabodyMethuen TownSalisburyHaverhillSaugusLynnLawrence68.574180%68.574180%68.6%9,970167.520492%67.520492%67.5%3,954261.422638%61.422638%61.4%8,281361.187020%61.187020%61.2%1,433458.912037%58.912037%58.9%1,018554.998490%54.998490%55.0%5,463653.125000%53.125000%53.1%561751.570489%51.570489%51.6%1,412849.750849%49.750849%49.8%4,393947.461337%47.461337%47.5%13,22713.2k1046.947215%46.947215%46.9%1,9301145.428829%45.428829%45.4%1,484,8541.48M41.668704%41.668704%41.7%5,1141241.221661%41.221661%41.2%1,916,8061.92M40.743872%40.743872%40.7%8,1941340.533672%40.533672%40.5%1,2761438.870149%38.870149%38.9%11,40811.4k1538.040326%38.040326%38.0%200,665201k37.962191%37.962191%38.0%3,859,8243.86M37.672057%37.672057%37.7%8,4571634.780899%34.780899%34.8%13,437,26113.4M30.718415%30.718415%30.7%3721730.315023%30.315023%30.3%64,767,78764.8M30.081513%30.081513%30.1%11,51411.5k1829.947265%29.947265%29.9%9,9381929.684211%29.684211%29.7%1,1282027.854675%27.854675%27.9%12,01412.0k2125.884174%25.884174%25.9%5,3502219.566137%19.566137%19.6%11,56311.6k2311.170881%11.170881%11.2%5,33724

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 Essex County, selected places in Essex County, and entities that contain Essex County
0%5%10%Count#TopsfieldAndoverNahantSwampscottMarbleheadLynnfieldBoston, Cambridge, and Newton Metro AreaBoston AreaNewburyportBoxfordMassachusettsEssexIpswichRockportNew EnglandBeverlyNortheastEssex CountyEssexGloucesterUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSalemDanversAmesbury TownPeabodyMethuen TownSalisburySaugusHaverhillLynnLawrenceRowley12.297182%12.297182%12.3%288111.919399%11.919399%11.9%69829.970782%9.970782%10.0%27339.342595%9.342595%9.3%92847.669028%7.669028%7.7%1,11556.500566%6.500566%6.5%57466.250734%6.250734%6.3%204,307204k6.000593%6.000593%6.0%80975.844907%5.844907%5.8%10185.434262%5.434262%5.4%252,693253k4.924242%4.924242%4.9%5294.828463%4.828463%4.8%152104.670396%4.670396%4.7%192114.645397%4.645397%4.6%472,323472k4.571388%4.571388%4.6%1,274124.085016%4.085016%4.1%1,578,2061.58M3.881093%3.881093%3.9%20,47320.5k3.407724%3.407724%3.4%765133.336158%3.336158%3.3%7,127,6737.13M3.240315%3.240315%3.2%951143.142559%3.142559%3.1%632153.128819%3.128819%3.1%384162.732783%2.732783%2.7%1,046172.320325%2.320325%2.3%770182.026316%2.026316%2.0%77192.007838%2.007838%2.0%415201.854814%1.854814%1.9%800211.189570%1.189570%1.2%703220.640489%0.640489%0.6%306230.000000%0.000000%0.0%024

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 Essex County, selected places in Essex County, and entities that contain Essex County
Female
Male
10x5x0x5x10xFM#EssexNewburyportLynnfieldAmesbury TownBeverlySalisburyMarbleheadSaugusMethuen TownDanversNew EnglandGloucesterUnited StatesMassachusettsEssexNortheastBoston AreaLynnLawrenceSalemPeabodyIpswichHaverhillAndoverSwampscottRockportTopsfieldBoxfordNahantRowley-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%2.890%2.89%1-1.000000x-1.000000x1.782161x1.782161x1.78x2.426%2.43%4.323%4.32%2-1.000000x-1.000000x1.731477x1.731477x1.73x2.681%2.68%4.643%4.64%3-1.000000x-1.000000x1.588146x1.588146x1.59x4.886%4.89%7.760%7.76%4-1.000000x-1.000000x1.398647x1.398647x1.40x4.297%4.30%6.010%6.01%5-1.000000x-1.000000x1.393759x1.393759x1.39x5.599%5.60%7.803%7.80%6-1.000000x-1.000000x1.309319x1.309319x1.31x2.373%2.37%3.107%3.11%7-1.000000x-1.000000x1.309038x1.309038x1.31x8.440%8.44%11.049%11.0%8-1.000000x-1.000000x1.268662x1.268662x1.27x10.087%10.1%12.797%12.8%9-1.000000x-1.000000x1.139191x1.139191x1.14x5.388%5.39%6.138%6.14%10-1.000000x-1.000000x1.129206x1.129206x1.13x9.096%9.10%10.271%10.3%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.127385x1.127385x1.13x9.484%9.48%10.692%10.7%11-1.000000x-1.000000x1.109070x1.109070x1.11x12.369%12.4%13.719%13.7%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.087930x1.087930x1.09x9.545%9.55%10.384%10.4%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.081820x1.081820x1.08x10.317%10.3%11.162%11.2%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.074442x1.074442x1.07x11.216%11.2%12.051%12.1%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.065432x1.065432x1.07x8.593%8.59%9.156%9.16%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.040899x1.040899x1.04x20.290%20.3%21.120%21.1%12-1.000000x-1.000000x1.025440x1.025440x1.03x32.084%32.1%32.900%32.9%13-1.025278x-1.025278x1.03x1.000000x1.000000x9.794%9.79%9.552%9.55%14-1.032546x-1.032546x1.03x1.000000x1.000000x9.440%9.44%9.142%9.14%15-1.076025x-1.076025x1.08x1.000000x1.000000x6.707%6.71%6.233%6.23%16-1.097661x-1.097661x1.10x1.000000x1.000000x11.822%11.8%10.770%10.8%17-1.158838x-1.158838x1.16x1.000000x1.000000x4.718%4.72%4.072%4.07%18-1.166668x-1.166668x1.17x1.000000x1.000000x5.049%5.05%4.328%4.33%19-1.601210x-1.601210x1.60x1.000000x1.000000x3.275%3.28%2.045%2.05%20-1.736459x-1.736459x1.74x1.000000x1.000000x3.840%3.84%2.212%2.21%21-2.754922x-2.754922x2.75x1.000000x1.000000x3.432%3.43%1.246%1.25%22-4.152399x-4.152399x4.15x1.000000x1.000000x3.714%3.71%0.894%0.89%23-10.000000x-10.000000x> 10.0x1.000000x1.000000x3.750%3.75%0.000%0%24

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 Essex County, selected places in Essex County, and entities that contain Essex County
Female
Male
4x2x0x2xFM#TopsfieldNahantAmesbury TownMarbleheadRockportBeverlySwampscottSalemDanversAndoverUnited StatesSaugusNortheastEssexBoxfordNew EnglandMassachusettsGloucesterBoston AreaHaverhillLynnEssexPeabodyMethuen TownLynnfieldNewburyportIpswichLawrenceSalisbury-1.000000x-1.000000x2.892374x2.892374x2.89x6.682%6.68%19.327%19.3%1-1.000000x-1.000000x2.492900x2.492900x2.49x5.968%5.97%14.878%14.9%2-1.000000x-1.000000x2.138816x2.138816x2.14x2.049%2.05%4.381%4.38%3-1.000000x-1.000000x2.004789x2.004789x2.00x5.284%5.28%10.592%10.6%4-1.000000x-1.000000x1.830535x1.830535x1.83x3.445%3.45%6.307%6.31%5-1.000000x-1.000000x1.825251x1.825251x1.83x3.314%3.31%6.049%6.05%6-1.000000x-1.000000x1.784049x1.784049x1.78x6.891%6.89%12.295%12.3%7-1.000000x-1.000000x1.739378x1.739378x1.74x2.441%2.44%4.246%4.25%8-1.000000x-1.000000x1.625242x1.625242x1.63x2.425%2.43%3.942%3.94%9-1.000000x-1.000000x1.612785x1.612785x1.61x9.311%9.31%15.017%15.0%10-1.000000x-1.000000x1.526215x1.526215x1.53x2.660%2.66%4.060%4.06%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.489776x1.489776x1.49x1.636%1.64%2.437%2.44%11-1.000000x-1.000000x1.486326x1.486326x1.49x3.316%3.32%4.929%4.93%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.468256x1.468256x1.47x3.183%3.18%4.673%4.67%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.459371x1.459371x1.46x4.734%4.73%6.908%6.91%12-1.000000x-1.000000x1.447839x1.447839x1.45x3.827%3.83%5.541%5.54%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.387729x1.387729x1.39x4.589%4.59%6.368%6.37%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.368776x1.368776x1.37x2.902%2.90%3.973%3.97%13-1.000000x-1.000000x1.354925x1.354925x1.35x5.347%5.35%7.245%7.25%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.340642x1.340642x1.34x1.598%1.60%2.142%2.14%14-1.000000x-1.000000x1.204417x1.204417x1.20x1.083%1.08%1.304%1.30%15-1.000000x-1.000000x1.117457x1.117457x1.12x4.655%4.66%5.202%5.20%16-1.000000x-1.000000x1.108476x1.108476x1.11x2.603%2.60%2.886%2.89%17-1.000000x-1.000000x1.080709x1.080709x1.08x2.236%2.24%2.416%2.42%18-1.012780x-1.012780x1.01x1.000000x1.000000x6.540%6.54%6.458%6.46%19-1.055047x-1.055047x1.06x1.000000x1.000000x6.145%6.14%5.824%5.82%20-1.166545x-1.166545x1.17x1.000000x1.000000x5.183%5.18%4.443%4.44%21-1.304350x-1.304350x1.30x1.000000x1.000000x0.719%0.72%0.552%0.55%22-4.364697x-4.364697x4.36x1.000000x1.000000x3.266%3.27%0.748%0.75%23

Educational Attainment by County Subdivision in Essex County

There are 35 county subdivisions in Essex County. This section compares all 35 of those to each other, Essex County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Essex 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 Essex County, selected county subdivisions in Essex County, and entities that contain Essex County
0%10%20%30%Count#LawrenceLynnUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNortheastMethuen TownHaverhillEssex CountyEssexGloucesterMassachusettsSalemNew EnglandTown of SaugusSaugusPeabodyBoston, Cambridge, and Newton Metro AreaBoston AreaTown of MiddletonMiddletonTown of SalisburySalisburyAmesbury TownTown of DanversDanversBeverlyTown of MerrimacMerrimacTown of SwampscottSwampscottTown of LynnfieldLynnfieldTown of RowleyRowleyTown of Manchester-by-the-SeaManchester-by-the…Town of IpswichIpswichTown of NewburyNewburyTown of North AndoverN AndoverNewburyportTown of TopsfieldTopsfieldTown of GrovelandGrovelandTown of AndoverAndoverTown of MarbleheadMarbleheadTown of GeorgetownGeorgetownTown of EssexTown of RockportRockportTown of NahantNahantTown of BoxfordBoxfordTown of HamiltonHamiltonTown of West NewburyW NewburyTown of WenhamWenham32.468185%32.468185%32.5%15,51215.5k120.689714%20.689714%20.7%12,22712.2k213.020590%13.020590%13.0%27,818,38027.8M11.614335%11.614335%11.6%4,487,0854.49M11.354528%11.354528%11.4%3,768311.325960%11.325960%11.3%4,885410.713054%10.713054%10.7%56,51256.5k10.053900%10.053900%10.1%2,25759.943770%9.943770%9.9%462,385462k9.686872%9.686872%9.7%2,84369.657137%9.657137%9.7%981,894982k9.652136%9.652136%9.7%1,99579.303480%9.303480%9.3%3,56188.861053%8.861053%8.9%289,626290k8.538785%8.538785%8.5%56898.421375%8.421375%8.4%550106.216899%6.216899%6.2%763115.743126%5.743126%5.7%1,155125.084502%5.084502%5.1%1,417134.822605%4.822605%4.8%227144.721635%4.721635%4.7%469153.624009%3.624009%3.6%320163.616134%3.616134%3.6%156173.613232%3.613232%3.6%142183.354506%3.354506%3.4%338193.312426%3.312426%3.3%169203.302457%3.302457%3.3%656213.278445%3.278445%3.3%442223.233612%3.233612%3.2%147233.220825%3.220825%3.2%146242.931725%2.931725%2.9%666252.703074%2.703074%2.7%393262.702240%2.702240%2.7%158272.641509%2.641509%2.6%70282.531421%2.531421%2.5%143292.447042%2.447042%2.4%67302.249913%2.249913%2.2%130312.092285%2.092285%2.1%112321.332467%1.332467%1.3%41330.768298%0.768298%0.8%1934

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 Essex County, selected county subdivisions in Essex County, and entities that contain Essex County
0%20%40%60%Count#Town of AndoverAndoverTown of MarbleheadMarbleheadTown of HamiltonHamiltonTown of WenhamWenhamTown of BoxfordBoxfordNewburyportTown of NewburyNewburyTown of North AndoverN AndoverTown of Manchester-by-the-SeaManchester-by-the…Town of West NewburyW NewburyTown of TopsfieldTopsfieldTown of SwampscottSwampscottTown of EssexTown of NahantNahantTown of IpswichIpswichTown of LynnfieldLynnfieldTown of RockportRockportBeverlyTown of GeorgetownGeorgetownTown of MerrimacMerrimacBoston, Cambridge, and Newton Metro AreaBoston AreaTown of RowleyRowleyAmesbury TownMassachusettsTown of DanversDanversSalemTown of GrovelandGrovelandEssex CountyEssexNew EnglandGloucesterTown of MiddletonMiddletonNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPeabodyMethuen TownTown of SalisburySalisburyHaverhillTown of SaugusSaugusLynnLawrence73.262315%73.262315%73.3%16,64316.6k168.574180%68.574180%68.6%9,970267.775079%67.775079%67.8%3,628367.205823%67.205823%67.2%1,662462.530287%62.530287%62.5%3,613561.422638%61.422638%61.4%8,281659.702078%59.702078%59.7%3,046759.645590%59.645590%59.6%11,84811.8k859.618321%59.618321%59.6%2,343957.426064%57.426064%57.4%1,7671056.335240%56.335240%56.3%2,5611154.998490%54.998490%55.0%5,4631253.660377%53.660377%53.7%1,4221351.570489%51.570489%51.6%1,4121450.317586%50.317586%50.3%5,0701549.750849%49.750849%49.8%4,3931648.132413%48.132413%48.1%2,7191747.461337%47.461337%47.5%13,22713.2k1846.485377%46.485377%46.5%2,7181946.335245%46.335245%46.3%2,1812045.428829%45.428829%45.4%1,484,8541.48M41.910060%41.910060%41.9%1,8082141.668704%41.668704%41.7%5,1142241.221661%41.221661%41.2%1,916,8061.92M40.743872%40.743872%40.7%8,1942338.870149%38.870149%38.9%11,40811.4k2438.649901%38.649901%38.6%1,7522538.040326%38.040326%38.0%200,665201k37.962191%37.962191%38.0%3,859,8243.86M37.672057%37.672057%37.7%8,4572636.064342%36.064342%36.1%2,3992734.780899%34.780899%34.8%13,437,26113.4M30.315023%30.315023%30.3%64,767,78764.8M30.081513%30.081513%30.1%11,51411.5k2829.947265%29.947265%29.9%9,9382928.326443%28.326443%28.3%1,8503027.854675%27.854675%27.9%12,01412.0k3125.884174%25.884174%25.9%5,3503219.566137%19.566137%19.6%11,56311.6k3311.170881%11.170881%11.2%5,33734

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 Essex County, selected county subdivisions in Essex County, and entities that contain Essex County
0%5%10%Count#Town of AndoverAndoverTown of TopsfieldTopsfieldTown of NahantNahantTown of SwampscottSwampscottTown of Manchester-by-the-SeaManchester-by-the…Town of West NewburyW NewburyTown of HamiltonHamiltonTown of BoxfordBoxfordTown of MarbleheadMarbleheadTown of North AndoverN AndoverTown of WenhamWenhamTown of LynnfieldLynnfieldTown of EssexTown of IpswichIpswichBoston, Cambridge, and Newton Metro AreaBoston AreaNewburyportMassachusettsNew EnglandBeverlyTown of RockportRockportTown of NewburyNewburyNortheastEssex CountyEssexTown of MiddletonMiddletonTown of GrovelandGrovelandGloucesterUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSalemTown of DanversDanversAmesbury TownTown of GeorgetownGeorgetownTown of MerrimacMerrimacPeabodyMethuen TownTown of SaugusSaugusTown of RowleyRowleyHaverhillTown of SalisburySalisburyLynnLawrence12.743760%12.743760%12.7%2,895111.042675%11.042675%11.0%50229.970782%9.970782%10.0%27339.342595%9.342595%9.3%92848.778626%8.778626%8.8%34558.352291%8.352291%8.4%25768.275733%8.275733%8.3%44378.203531%8.203531%8.2%47487.669028%7.669028%7.7%1,11597.385219%7.385219%7.4%1,467106.712495%6.712495%6.7%166116.500566%6.500566%6.5%574126.490566%6.490566%6.5%172136.351727%6.351727%6.4%640146.250734%6.250734%6.3%204,307204k6.000593%6.000593%6.0%809155.434262%5.434262%5.4%252,693253k4.645397%4.645397%4.6%472,323472k4.571388%4.571388%4.6%1,274164.443264%4.443264%4.4%251174.331635%4.331635%4.3%221184.085016%4.085016%4.1%1,578,2061.58M3.881093%3.881093%3.9%20,47320.5k3.622971%3.622971%3.6%241193.573792%3.573792%3.6%162203.407724%3.407724%3.4%765213.336158%3.336158%3.3%7,127,6737.13M3.240315%3.240315%3.2%951223.142559%3.142559%3.1%632233.128819%3.128819%3.1%384243.010091%3.010091%3.0%176252.804334%2.804334%2.8%132262.732783%2.732783%2.7%1,046272.320325%2.320325%2.3%770282.007838%2.007838%2.0%415291.877608%1.877608%1.9%81301.854814%1.854814%1.9%800311.577094%1.577094%1.6%103321.189570%1.189570%1.2%703330.640489%0.640489%0.6%30634

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 Essex County, selected county subdivisions in Essex County, and entities that contain Essex County
Female
Male
10x5x0x5x10xFM#WenhamMiddletonMerrimacGeorgetownW NewburyNewburyportHamiltonLynnfieldAmesbury TownBoxfordBeverlyMarbleheadSaugusTopsfieldMethuen TownDanversNew EnglandGloucesterUnited StatesMassachusettsEssexNortheastSalisburyBoston AreaLynnN AndoverLawrenceTown of EssexSalemPeabodyRockportHaverhillNewburyAndoverSwampscottIpswichGrovelandManchester-by-the-SeaManchester-by-the…NahantRowley-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%1.761%1.76%1-1.000000x-1.000000x5.864190x5.864190x5.86x2.204%2.20%12.926%12.9%2-1.000000x-1.000000x3.109009x3.109009x3.11x2.430%2.43%7.556%7.56%3-1.000000x-1.000000x2.073358x2.073358x2.07x1.773%1.77%3.675%3.68%4-1.000000x-1.000000x1.922230x1.922230x1.92x0.927%0.93%1.782%1.78%5-1.000000x-1.000000x1.782161x1.782161x1.78x2.426%2.43%4.323%4.32%6-1.000000x-1.000000x1.777120x1.777120x1.78x1.529%1.53%2.717%2.72%7-1.000000x-1.000000x1.731477x1.731477x1.73x2.681%2.68%4.643%4.64%8-1.000000x-1.000000x1.588146x1.588146x1.59x4.886%4.89%7.760%7.76%9-1.000000x-1.000000x1.524075x1.524075x1.52x1.786%1.79%2.722%2.72%10-1.000000x-1.000000x1.398647x1.398647x1.40x4.297%4.30%6.010%6.01%11-1.000000x-1.000000x1.309319x1.309319x1.31x2.373%2.37%3.107%3.11%12-1.000000x-1.000000x1.309038x1.309038x1.31x8.440%8.44%11.049%11.0%13-1.000000x-1.000000x1.275444x1.275444x1.28x2.863%2.86%3.652%3.65%14-1.000000x-1.000000x1.268662x1.268662x1.27x10.087%10.1%12.797%12.8%15-1.000000x-1.000000x1.139191x1.139191x1.14x5.388%5.39%6.138%6.14%16-1.000000x-1.000000x1.129206x1.129206x1.13x9.096%9.10%10.271%10.3%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.127385x1.127385x1.13x9.484%9.48%10.692%10.7%17-1.000000x-1.000000x1.109070x1.109070x1.11x12.369%12.4%13.719%13.7%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.087930x1.087930x1.09x9.545%9.55%10.384%10.4%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.081820x1.081820x1.08x10.317%10.3%11.162%11.2%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.074442x1.074442x1.07x11.216%11.2%12.051%12.1%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.065556x1.065556x1.07x8.163%8.16%8.698%8.70%18-1.000000x-1.000000x1.065432x1.065432x1.07x8.593%8.59%9.156%9.16%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.040899x1.040899x1.04x20.290%20.3%21.120%21.1%19-1.000000x-1.000000x1.029977x1.029977x1.03x3.256%3.26%3.354%3.35%20-1.000000x-1.000000x1.025440x1.025440x1.03x32.084%32.1%32.900%32.9%21-1.000000x-1.000000x1.006056x1.006056x1.01x2.634%2.63%2.650%2.65%22-1.025278x-1.025278x1.03x1.000000x1.000000x9.794%9.79%9.552%9.55%23-1.032546x-1.032546x1.03x1.000000x1.000000x9.440%9.44%9.142%9.14%24-1.091305x-1.091305x1.09x1.000000x1.000000x2.624%2.62%2.404%2.40%25-1.097661x-1.097661x1.10x1.000000x1.000000x11.822%11.8%10.770%10.8%26-1.114144x-1.114144x1.11x1.000000x1.000000x3.462%3.46%3.108%3.11%27-1.123901x-1.123901x1.12x1.000000x1.000000x3.094%3.09%2.753%2.75%28-1.166668x-1.166668x1.17x1.000000x1.000000x5.049%5.05%4.328%4.33%29-1.468131x-1.468131x1.47x1.000000x1.000000x3.954%3.95%2.693%2.69%30-1.643718x-1.643718x1.64x1.000000x1.000000x4.016%4.02%2.443%2.44%31-3.207553x-3.207553x3.21x1.000000x1.000000x5.355%5.35%1.669%1.67%32-4.152399x-4.152399x4.15x1.000000x1.000000x3.714%3.71%0.894%0.89%33-10.000000x-10.000000x> 10.0x1.000000x1.000000x6.381%6.38%0.207%0.21%34

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 Essex County, selected county subdivisions in Essex County, and entities that contain Essex County
Female
Male
2x0x2x4xFM#MerrimacGeorgetownNahantAmesbury TownManchester-by-the-SeaManchester-by-the…TopsfieldWenhamMarbleheadRowleyBeverlyRockportAndoverSwampscottSalemHamiltonDanversTown of EssexUnited StatesIpswichSaugusNortheastEssexNew EnglandW NewburyMassachusettsGloucesterBoston AreaN AndoverHaverhillLynnPeabodyBoxfordMethuen TownLynnfieldNewburyportGrovelandNewburyLawrenceMiddletonSalisbury-1.000000x-1.000000x5.141102x5.141102x5.14x0.956%0.96%4.916%4.92%1-1.000000x-1.000000x3.931643x3.931643x3.93x1.237%1.24%4.865%4.87%2-1.000000x-1.000000x2.492900x2.492900x2.49x5.968%5.97%14.878%14.9%3-1.000000x-1.000000x2.138816x2.138816x2.14x2.049%2.05%4.381%4.38%4-1.000000x-1.000000x2.040480x2.040480x2.04x5.885%5.89%12.009%12.0%5-1.000000x-1.000000x2.035941x2.035941x2.04x7.427%7.43%15.122%15.1%6-1.000000x-1.000000x2.007471x2.007471x2.01x4.663%4.66%9.361%9.36%7-1.000000x-1.000000x2.004789x2.004789x2.00x5.284%5.28%10.592%10.6%8-1.000000x-1.000000x1.887908x1.887908x1.89x1.343%1.34%2.536%2.54%9-1.000000x-1.000000x1.825251x1.825251x1.83x3.314%3.31%6.049%6.05%10-1.000000x-1.000000x1.801106x1.801106x1.80x3.325%3.33%5.989%5.99%11-1.000000x-1.000000x1.790353x1.790353x1.79x9.258%9.26%16.574%16.6%12-1.000000x-1.000000x1.784049x1.784049x1.78x6.891%6.89%12.295%12.3%13-1.000000x-1.000000x1.739378x1.739378x1.74x2.441%2.44%4.246%4.25%14-1.000000x-1.000000x1.648777x1.648777x1.65x6.328%6.33%10.433%10.4%15-1.000000x-1.000000x1.625242x1.625242x1.63x2.425%2.43%3.942%3.94%16-1.000000x-1.000000x1.615787x1.615787x1.62x4.966%4.97%8.024%8.02%17-1.000000x-1.000000x1.526215x1.526215x1.53x2.660%2.66%4.060%4.06%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.502618x1.502618x1.50x5.127%5.13%7.704%7.70%18-1.000000x-1.000000x1.489776x1.489776x1.49x1.636%1.64%2.437%2.44%19-1.000000x-1.000000x1.486326x1.486326x1.49x3.316%3.32%4.929%4.93%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.468256x1.468256x1.47x3.183%3.18%4.673%4.67%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.447839x1.447839x1.45x3.827%3.83%5.541%5.54%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.413212x1.413212x1.41x6.984%6.98%9.870%9.87%20-1.000000x-1.000000x1.387729x1.387729x1.39x4.589%4.59%6.368%6.37%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.368776x1.368776x1.37x2.902%2.90%3.973%3.97%21-1.000000x-1.000000x1.354925x1.354925x1.35x5.347%5.35%7.245%7.25%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.352116x1.352116x1.35x6.331%6.33%8.560%8.56%22-1.000000x-1.000000x1.340642x1.340642x1.34x1.598%1.60%2.142%2.14%23-1.000000x-1.000000x1.204417x1.204417x1.20x1.083%1.08%1.304%1.30%24-1.000000x-1.000000x1.108476x1.108476x1.11x2.603%2.60%2.886%2.89%25-1.000000x-1.000000x1.096265x1.096265x1.10x7.830%7.83%8.583%8.58%26-1.000000x-1.000000x1.080709x1.080709x1.08x2.236%2.24%2.416%2.42%27-1.012780x-1.012780x1.01x1.000000x1.000000x6.540%6.54%6.458%6.46%28-1.055047x-1.055047x1.06x1.000000x1.000000x6.145%6.14%5.824%5.82%29-1.074543x-1.074543x1.07x1.000000x1.000000x3.704%3.70%3.447%3.45%30-1.085425x-1.085425x1.09x1.000000x1.000000x4.481%4.48%4.128%4.13%31-1.304350x-1.304350x1.30x1.000000x1.000000x0.719%0.72%0.552%0.55%32-3.134547x-3.134547x3.13x1.000000x1.000000x6.062%6.06%1.934%1.93%33-3.240616x-3.240616x3.24x1.000000x1.000000x2.366%2.37%0.730%0.73%34

Educational Attainment by County in the Boston Area

There are 7 counties in the Boston Area. This section compares Essex County to all of the counties in the Boston Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Essex 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 Essex County, selected other counties in the Boston Area, and entities that contain Essex County
0%5%10%15%Count#Suffolk CountySuffolkUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNortheastEssex CountyEssexMassachusettsNew EnglandBoston, Cambridge, and Newton Metro AreaBoston AreaStrafford CountyStraffordPlymouth CountyPlymouthMiddlesex CountyMiddlesexNorfolk CountyNorfolkRockingham CountyRockingham15.204628%15.204628%15.2%79,37579.4k113.020590%13.020590%13.0%27,818,38027.8M11.614335%11.614335%11.6%4,487,0854.49M10.713054%10.713054%10.7%56,51256.5k29.943770%9.943770%9.9%462,385462k9.657137%9.657137%9.7%981,894982k8.861053%8.861053%8.9%289,626290k7.746227%7.746227%7.7%6,28837.532307%7.532307%7.5%26,27626.3k47.360151%7.360151%7.4%80,37880.4k56.138494%6.138494%6.1%29,57629.6k65.217226%5.217226%5.2%11,22111.2k7

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 Essex County, selected other counties in the Boston Area, and entities that contain Essex County
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#Middlesex CountyMiddlesexNorfolk CountyNorfolkBoston, Cambridge, and Newton Metro AreaBoston AreaSuffolk CountySuffolkMassachusettsRockingham CountyRockinghamEssex CountyEssexNew EnglandPlymouth CountyPlymouthStrafford CountyStraffordNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited States53.004569%53.004569%53.0%578,847579k151.207940%51.207940%51.2%246,726247k245.428829%45.428829%45.4%1,484,8541.48M42.720838%42.720838%42.7%223,022223k341.221661%41.221661%41.2%1,916,8061.92M39.603210%39.603210%39.6%85,17785.2k438.040326%38.040326%38.0%200,665201k537.962191%37.962191%38.0%3,859,8243.86M35.017658%35.017658%35.0%122,157122k634.813674%34.813674%34.8%28,26028.3k734.780899%34.780899%34.8%13,437,26113.4M30.315023%30.315023%30.3%64,767,78764.8M

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 Essex County, selected other counties in the Boston Area, and entities that contain Essex County
0%2%4%6%8%Count#Middlesex CountyMiddlesexNorfolk CountyNorfolkSuffolk CountySuffolkBoston, Cambridge, and Newton Metro AreaBoston AreaMassachusettsNew EnglandNortheastEssex CountyEssexUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesStrafford CountyStraffordRockingham CountyRockinghamPlymouth CountyPlymouth8.541485%8.541485%8.5%93,27993.3k17.642400%7.642400%7.6%36,82236.8k26.517637%6.517637%6.5%34,02534.0k36.250734%6.250734%6.3%204,307204k5.434262%5.434262%5.4%252,693253k4.645397%4.645397%4.6%472,323472k4.085016%4.085016%4.1%1,578,2061.58M3.881093%3.881093%3.9%20,47320.5k43.336158%3.336158%3.3%7,127,6737.13M3.126578%3.126578%3.1%2,53853.085421%3.085421%3.1%6,63663.019688%3.019688%3.0%10,53410.5k7

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 Essex County, selected other counties in the Boston Area, and entities that contain Essex County
Female
Male
1.0x0.5x0.0x0.5x1.0xFM#StraffordRockinghamPlymouthNew EnglandUnited StatesMassachusettsNorfolkEssexNortheastBoston AreaMiddlesexSuffolk-1.000000x-1.000000x1.314437x1.314437x1.31x6.718%6.72%8.831%8.83%1-1.000000x-1.000000x1.307588x1.307588x1.31x4.538%4.54%5.933%5.93%2-1.000000x-1.000000x1.201065x1.201065x1.20x6.876%6.88%8.259%8.26%3-1.000000x-1.000000x1.129206x1.129206x1.13x9.096%9.10%10.271%10.3%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.109070x1.109070x1.11x12.369%12.4%13.719%13.7%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.087930x1.087930x1.09x9.545%9.55%10.384%10.4%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.086550x1.086550x1.09x5.899%5.90%6.410%6.41%4-1.000000x-1.000000x1.081820x1.081820x1.08x10.317%10.3%11.162%11.2%5-1.000000x-1.000000x1.074442x1.074442x1.07x11.216%11.2%12.051%12.1%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.065432x1.065432x1.07x8.593%8.59%9.156%9.16%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.025105x1.025105x1.03x7.273%7.27%7.455%7.46%6-1.000000x-1.000000x1.000402x1.000402x1.00x15.202%15.2%15.208%15.2%7

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 Essex County, selected other counties in the Boston Area, and entities that contain Essex County
Female
Male
1x0x1xFM#StraffordUnited StatesNortheastEssexNew EnglandNorfolkMassachusettsMiddlesexBoston AreaRockinghamPlymouthSuffolk-1.000000x-1.000000x1.683089x1.683089x1.68x2.347%2.35%3.950%3.95%1-1.000000x-1.000000x1.526215x1.526215x1.53x2.660%2.66%4.060%4.06%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.486326x1.486326x1.49x3.316%3.32%4.929%4.93%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.468256x1.468256x1.47x3.183%3.18%4.673%4.67%2-1.000000x-1.000000x1.447839x1.447839x1.45x3.827%3.83%5.541%5.54%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.429906x1.429906x1.43x6.361%6.36%9.095%9.10%3-1.000000x-1.000000x1.387729x1.387729x1.39x4.589%4.59%6.368%6.37%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.361790x1.361790x1.36x7.280%7.28%9.914%9.91%4-1.000000x-1.000000x1.354925x1.354925x1.35x5.347%5.35%7.245%7.25%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.292609x1.292609x1.29x2.701%2.70%3.491%3.49%5-1.000000x-1.000000x1.292397x1.292397x1.29x2.652%2.65%3.427%3.43%6-1.000000x-1.000000x1.207080x1.207080x1.21x5.930%5.93%7.158%7.16%7

Educational Attainment by County in Massachusetts

There are 14 counties in Massachusetts. This section compares Essex County to all of the counties in Massachusetts and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Essex County.

No H.S. Diploma by County#57

Percent of population 25 years of age and older without a high school diploma (or equivalent).
Scope: population of Essex County, selected other counties in Massachusetts, and entities that contain Essex County
0%5%10%15%Count#Bristol CountyBristolSuffolk CountySuffolkHampden CountyHampdenUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNortheastEssex CountyEssexWorcester CountyWorcesterMassachusettsNew EnglandBerkshire CountyBerkshireBoston, Cambridge, and Newton Metro AreaBoston AreaPlymouth CountyPlymouthMiddlesex CountyMiddlesexFranklin CountyFranklinDukes CountyDukesNorfolk CountyNorfolkHampshire CountyHampshireNantucket CountyNantucketBarnstable CountyBarnstable16.258947%16.258947%16.3%62,42262.4k115.204628%15.204628%15.2%79,37579.4k214.626880%14.626880%14.6%45,61145.6k313.020590%13.020590%13.0%27,818,38027.8M11.614335%11.614335%11.6%4,487,0854.49M10.713054%10.713054%10.7%56,51256.5k49.978568%9.978568%10.0%55,17355.2k59.943770%9.943770%9.9%462,385462k9.657137%9.657137%9.7%981,894982k9.365247%9.365247%9.4%8,70268.861053%8.861053%8.9%289,626290k7.532307%7.532307%7.5%26,27626.3k77.360151%7.360151%7.4%80,37880.4k87.226548%7.226548%7.2%3,78797.174289%7.174289%7.2%913106.138494%6.138494%6.1%29,57629.6k115.741345%5.741345%5.7%5,650125.330764%5.330764%5.3%415134.608365%4.608365%4.6%7,59514

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 Essex County, selected other counties in Massachusetts, and entities that contain Essex County
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#Middlesex CountyMiddlesexNorfolk CountyNorfolkBoston, Cambridge, and Newton Metro AreaBoston AreaHampshire CountyHampshireSuffolk CountySuffolkNantucket CountyNantucketMassachusettsBarnstable CountyBarnstableDukes CountyDukesEssex CountyEssexNew EnglandFranklin CountyFranklinPlymouth CountyPlymouthWorcester CountyWorcesterNortheastBerkshire CountyBerkshireUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesBristol CountyBristolHampden CountyHampden53.004569%53.004569%53.0%578,847579k151.207940%51.207940%51.2%246,726247k245.428829%45.428829%45.4%1,484,8541.48M44.722536%44.722536%44.7%44,01144.0k342.720838%42.720838%42.7%223,022223k442.016699%42.016699%42.0%3,271541.221661%41.221661%41.2%1,916,8061.92M41.096057%41.096057%41.1%67,73067.7k639.784693%39.784693%39.8%5,063738.040326%38.040326%38.0%200,665201k837.962191%37.962191%38.0%3,859,8243.86M35.899931%35.899931%35.9%18,81318.8k935.017658%35.017658%35.0%122,157122k1034.826149%34.826149%34.8%192,559193k1134.780899%34.780899%34.8%13,437,26113.4M32.633074%32.633074%32.6%30,32230.3k1230.315023%30.315023%30.3%64,767,78764.8M26.519051%26.519051%26.5%101,813102k1326.234487%26.234487%26.2%81,80781.8k14

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 Essex County, selected other counties in Massachusetts, and entities that contain Essex County
0%2%4%6%8%Count#Middlesex CountyMiddlesexHampshire CountyHampshireNorfolk CountyNorfolkSuffolk CountySuffolkBoston, Cambridge, and Newton Metro AreaBoston AreaDukes CountyDukesMassachusettsBarnstable CountyBarnstableNew EnglandNantucket CountyNantucketNortheastFranklin CountyFranklinBerkshire CountyBerkshireEssex CountyEssexWorcester CountyWorcesterUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPlymouth CountyPlymouthHampden CountyHampdenBristol CountyBristol8.541485%8.541485%8.5%93,27993.3k17.847859%7.847859%7.8%7,72327.642400%7.642400%7.6%36,82236.8k36.517637%6.517637%6.5%34,02534.0k46.250734%6.250734%6.3%204,307204k5.602703%5.602703%5.6%71355.434262%5.434262%5.4%252,693253k4.741246%4.741246%4.7%7,81464.645397%4.645397%4.6%472,323472k4.187540%4.187540%4.2%32674.085016%4.085016%4.1%1,578,2061.58M4.047401%4.047401%4.0%2,12184.042274%4.042274%4.0%3,75693.881093%3.881093%3.9%20,47320.5k103.408661%3.408661%3.4%18,84718.8k113.336158%3.336158%3.3%7,127,6737.13M3.019688%3.019688%3.0%10,53410.5k122.474425%2.474425%2.5%7,716132.225440%2.225440%2.2%8,54414

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 Essex County, selected other counties in Massachusetts, and entities that contain Essex County
Female
Male
1x0x1x2x3x4xFM#DukesNantucketFranklinBarnstableBerkshirePlymouthWorcesterHampdenNew EnglandUnited StatesHampshireMassachusettsNorfolkEssexNortheastBristolBoston AreaMiddlesexSuffolk-1.000000x-1.000000x4.737011x4.737011x4.74x2.568%2.57%12.166%12.2%1-1.000000x-1.000000x2.135186x2.135186x2.14x3.262%3.26%6.964%6.96%2-1.000000x-1.000000x1.440035x1.440035x1.44x5.971%5.97%8.598%8.60%3-1.000000x-1.000000x1.237190x1.237190x1.24x4.153%4.15%5.138%5.14%4-1.000000x-1.000000x1.225524x1.225524x1.23x8.461%8.46%10.369%10.4%5-1.000000x-1.000000x1.201065x1.201065x1.20x6.876%6.88%8.259%8.26%6-1.000000x-1.000000x1.148480x1.148480x1.15x9.310%9.31%10.692%10.7%7-1.000000x-1.000000x1.148286x1.148286x1.15x13.677%13.7%15.705%15.7%8-1.000000x-1.000000x1.129206x1.129206x1.13x9.096%9.10%10.271%10.3%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.109070x1.109070x1.11x12.369%12.4%13.719%13.7%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.097321x1.097321x1.10x5.491%5.49%6.026%6.03%9-1.000000x-1.000000x1.087930x1.087930x1.09x9.545%9.55%10.384%10.4%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.086550x1.086550x1.09x5.899%5.90%6.410%6.41%10-1.000000x-1.000000x1.081820x1.081820x1.08x10.317%10.3%11.162%11.2%11-1.000000x-1.000000x1.074442x1.074442x1.07x11.216%11.2%12.051%12.1%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.070509x1.070509x1.07x15.733%15.7%16.843%16.8%12-1.000000x-1.000000x1.065432x1.065432x1.07x8.593%8.59%9.156%9.16%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.025105x1.025105x1.03x7.273%7.27%7.455%7.46%13-1.000000x-1.000000x1.000402x1.000402x1.00x15.202%15.2%15.208%15.2%14

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 Essex County, selected other counties in Massachusetts, and entities that contain Essex County
Female
Male
1x0x1x2xFM#DukesNantucketBarnstableBerkshireHampshireUnited StatesNortheastFranklinBristolEssexNew EnglandNorfolkMassachusettsWorcesterMiddlesexBoston AreaHampdenPlymouthSuffolk-1.000000x-1.000000x2.204573x2.204573x2.20x3.550%3.55%7.827%7.83%1-1.000000x-1.000000x1.863266x1.863266x1.86x2.825%2.82%5.263%5.26%2-1.000000x-1.000000x1.855118x1.855118x1.86x3.397%3.40%6.302%6.30%3-1.000000x-1.000000x1.698011x1.698011x1.70x3.037%3.04%5.157%5.16%4-1.000000x-1.000000x1.562183x1.562183x1.56x6.213%6.21%9.706%9.71%5-1.000000x-1.000000x1.526215x1.526215x1.53x2.660%2.66%4.060%4.06%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.486326x1.486326x1.49x3.316%3.32%4.929%4.93%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.481108x1.481108x1.48x3.291%3.29%4.874%4.87%6-1.000000x-1.000000x1.468560x1.468560x1.47x1.821%1.82%2.674%2.67%7-1.000000x-1.000000x1.468256x1.468256x1.47x3.183%3.18%4.673%4.67%8-1.000000x-1.000000x1.447839x1.447839x1.45x3.827%3.83%5.541%5.54%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.429906x1.429906x1.43x6.361%6.36%9.095%9.10%9-1.000000x-1.000000x1.387729x1.387729x1.39x4.589%4.59%6.368%6.37%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.386801x1.386801x1.39x2.871%2.87%3.982%3.98%10-1.000000x-1.000000x1.361790x1.361790x1.36x7.280%7.28%9.914%9.91%11-1.000000x-1.000000x1.354925x1.354925x1.35x5.347%5.35%7.245%7.25%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.339057x1.339057x1.34x2.135%2.14%2.859%2.86%12-1.000000x-1.000000x1.292397x1.292397x1.29x2.652%2.65%3.427%3.43%13-1.000000x-1.000000x1.207080x1.207080x1.21x5.930%5.93%7.158%7.16%14

Educational Attainment by County in the United States

There are 3,142 counties in the United States. This section compares Essex County to the 50 most populous counties in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Essex 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 Essex County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Essex County
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count#Bronx CountyBronxFresno CountyFresnoLos Angeles CountyLos AngelesDallas CountyDallasSan Bernardino CountySan BernardinoKings CountyKingsHarris CountyHarrisRiverside CountyRiversideMiami-Dade CountyMiami-DadeQueens CountyQueensPhiladelphia CountyPhiladelphiaBexar CountyBexarOrange CountyOrangeClark CountyClarkWayne CountyWayneTarrant 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 CountyBrowardNortheastCuyahoga CountyCuyahogaContra Costa CountyContra CostaEssex CountyEssexMecklenburg CountyMecklenburgSalt Lake CountySalt LakeFairfield CountyFairfieldSuffolk CountySuffolkMassachusettsNew EnglandFranklin CountyFranklinNassau CountyNassauHonolulu CountyHonoluluBoston, Cambridge, and Newton Metro AreaBoston AreaMontgomery CountyMontgomeryFulton CountyFultonFairfax CountyFairfaxWake CountyWakeKing CountyKingMiddlesex CountyMiddlesexHennepin CountyHennepinSt. Louis CountySt. LouisOakland CountyOaklandAllegheny CountyAllegheny28.837398%28.837398%28.8%261,022261k126.224410%26.224410%26.2%151,875152k222.282470%22.282470%22.3%1,495,6171.50M321.975765%21.975765%22.0%349,434349k421.207718%21.207718%21.2%274,381274k520.017506%20.017506%20.0%351,046351k619.839074%19.839074%19.8%554,024554k719.521191%19.521191%19.5%286,746287k819.375775%19.375775%19.4%362,252362k919.344706%19.344706%19.3%315,505316k1017.390838%17.390838%17.4%180,039180k1116.576437%16.576437%16.6%194,124194k1215.490423%15.490423%15.5%325,372325k1315.108430%15.108430%15.1%210,261210k1414.881687%14.881687%14.9%173,869174k1514.774230%14.774230%14.8%182,543183k1614.189351%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%152,462152k3111.614335%11.614335%11.6%4,487,0854.49M11.473065%11.473065%11.5%100,034100k3210.940787%10.940787%10.9%82,37182.4k3310.713054%10.713054%10.7%56,51256.5k10.377895%10.377895%10.4%69,51069.5k3410.238253%10.238253%10.2%69,21169.2k3510.103521%10.103521%10.1%64,29864.3k369.992975%9.992975%10.0%102,414102k379.943770%9.943770%9.9%462,385462k9.657137%9.657137%9.7%981,894982k9.640656%9.640656%9.6%78,29978.3k389.121758%9.121758%9.1%85,26785.3k398.945780%8.945780%8.9%60,28460.3k408.861053%8.861053%8.9%289,626290k8.836226%8.836226%8.8%62,20562.2k418.677323%8.677323%8.7%57,57157.6k428.282040%8.282040%8.3%63,67163.7k437.696387%7.696387%7.7%50,50850.5k447.543133%7.543133%7.5%110,490110k457.360151%7.360151%7.4%80,37880.4k467.173605%7.173605%7.2%59,66059.7k477.049887%7.049887%7.0%48,46648.5k486.540987%6.540987%6.5%56,30256.3k496.132273%6.132273%6.1%53,97454.0k50

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 Essex County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Essex County
0%20%40%60%Count#New York CountyNew YorkFairfax CountyFairfaxMontgomery CountyMontgomeryMiddlesex CountyMiddlesexWake CountyWakeFulton CountyFultonSanta Clara CountySanta ClaraKing CountyKingHennepin CountyHennepinWestchester CountyWestchesterTravis CountyTravisFairfield CountyFairfieldBoston, Cambridge, and Newton Metro AreaBoston AreaOakland CountyOaklandAlameda CountyAlamedaNassau CountyNassauMecklenburg CountyMecklenburgSt. Louis CountySt. LouisMassachusettsContra Costa CountyContra CostaAllegheny CountyAlleghenyOrange CountyOrangeFranklin CountyFranklinEssex CountyEssexNew EnglandSan Diego CountySan DiegoCook CountyCookNortheastSuffolk CountySuffolkPalm Beach CountyPalm BeachKings CountyKingsHonolulu CountyHonoluluSalt Lake CountySalt LakeOrange CountyOrangeHillsborough CountyHillsboroughBroward CountyBrowardMaricopa CountyMaricopaCuyahoga CountyCuyahogaPima CountyPimaLos Angeles CountyLos AngelesTarrant CountyTarrantQueens CountyQueensUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesHarris CountyHarrisMilwaukee CountyMilwaukeeDallas CountyDallasSacramento CountySacramentoMiami-Dade CountyMiami-DadeBexar CountyBexarPhiladelphia CountyPhiladelphiaClark CountyClarkWayne CountyWayneRiverside CountyRiversideFresno CountyFresnoSan Bernardino CountySan BernardinoBronx CountyBronx60.434640%60.434640%60.4%747,953748k160.260099%60.260099%60.3%463,270463k258.105449%58.105449%58.1%409,049409k353.004569%53.004569%53.0%578,847579k450.070856%50.070856%50.1%328,593329k549.806094%49.806094%49.8%330,446330k649.103299%49.103299%49.1%630,862631k749.055555%49.055555%49.1%718,554719k847.581343%47.581343%47.6%395,715396k947.303651%47.303651%47.3%312,811313k1046.446606%46.446606%46.4%356,611357k1146.362462%46.362462%46.4%295,047295k1245.428829%45.428829%45.4%1,484,8541.48M45.020952%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%291,365291k1741.221661%41.221661%41.2%1,916,8061.92M40.269631%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%311,493311k2138.040326%38.040326%38.0%200,665201k37.962191%37.962191%38.0%3,859,8243.86M36.494430%36.494430%36.5%788,922789k2236.471153%36.471153%36.5%1,293,5181.29M2334.780899%34.780899%34.8%13,437,26113.4M34.384794%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%839,907840k3829.748251%29.748251%29.7%185,226185k3929.683200%29.683200%29.7%471,989472k4029.283682%29.283682%29.3%286,583287k4127.281635%27.281635%27.3%510,061510k4226.926164%26.926164%26.9%315,328315k4326.349720%26.349720%26.3%272,786273k4422.823853%22.823853%22.8%317,635318k4522.338065%22.338065%22.3%260,985261k4621.189043%21.189043%21.2%311,245311k4719.731980%19.731980%19.7%114,275114k4819.317210%19.317210%19.3%249,922250k4919.131504%19.131504%19.1%173,169173k50

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 Essex County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Essex County
0%5%10%Count#Montgomery CountyMontgomeryNew York CountyNew YorkMiddlesex CountyMiddlesexFairfax CountyFairfaxWestchester CountyWestchesterBoston, Cambridge, and Newton Metro AreaBoston AreaSanta Clara CountySanta ClaraNassau CountyNassauAlameda CountyAlamedaFulton CountyFultonKing CountyKingFairfield CountyFairfieldMassachusettsSt. Louis CountySt. LouisOakland CountyOaklandHennepin CountyHennepinTravis CountyTravisAllegheny CountyAlleghenyContra Costa CountyContra CostaWake CountyWakeSan Diego CountySan DiegoNew EnglandPalm Beach CountyPalm BeachOrange CountyOrangeFranklin CountyFranklinCook CountyCookCuyahoga CountyCuyahogaPima CountyPimaNortheastHonolulu CountyHonoluluSuffolk CountySuffolkEssex CountyEssexMiami-Dade CountyMiami-DadeSalt Lake CountySalt LakePhiladelphia CountyPhiladelphiaLos Angeles CountyLos AngelesMecklenburg CountyMecklenburgBroward CountyBrowardHillsborough CountyHillsboroughKings CountyKingsHarris CountyHarrisUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSacramento CountySacramentoMaricopa CountyMaricopaDallas CountyDallasOrange CountyOrangeMilwaukee CountyMilwaukeeBexar CountyBexarQueens CountyQueensFresno CountyFresnoTarrant CountyTarrantClark CountyClarkRiverside CountyRiversideWayne CountyWayneSan Bernardino CountySan BernardinoBronx CountyBronx12.399695%12.399695%12.4%87,29187.3k110.788423%10.788423%10.8%133,520134k28.541485%8.541485%8.5%93,27993.3k37.784891%7.784891%7.8%59,84959.8k47.604460%7.604460%7.6%50,28750.3k56.250734%6.250734%6.3%204,307204k6.177550%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%34,77034.8k115.434262%5.434262%5.4%252,693253k5.244723%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%102,662103k194.645397%4.645397%4.6%472,323472k4.475020%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%27,43827.4k254.085016%4.085016%4.1%1,578,2061.58M3.970725%3.970725%4.0%26,75826.8k263.962200%3.962200%4.0%40,60740.6k273.881093%3.881093%3.9%20,47320.5k3.784527%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%18,59118.6k412.818073%2.818073%2.8%33,00233.0k422.756960%2.756960%2.8%44,96545.0k432.392530%2.392530%2.4%13,85613.9k442.368743%2.368743%2.4%29,26729.3k452.315475%2.315475%2.3%32,22432.2k462.260473%2.260473%2.3%33,20433.2k472.178386%2.178386%2.2%25,45125.5k481.852789%1.852789%1.9%23,97124.0k491.664253%1.664253%1.7%15,06415.1k50

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 Essex County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Essex County
Female
Male
1x0x1xFM#MecklenburgPalm BeachWakeWestchesterFairfieldContra CostaHillsboroughFresnoNew EnglandDallasSuffolkMilwaukeeWayneUnited StatesOrangeHarrisFultonPhiladelphiaMassachusettsSan BernardinoEssexTarrantCookNortheastMaricopaCuyahogaTravisBoston AreaBrowardRiversideOaklandNassauSalt 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-1.000000x1.180227x1.180227x1.18x7.089%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-1.000000x1.132218x1.132218x1.13x11.472%11.5%12.989%13.0%7-1.000000x-1.000000x1.130389x1.130389x1.13x24.647%24.6%27.860%27.9%8-1.000000x-1.000000x1.129206x1.129206x1.13x9.096%9.10%10.271%10.3%-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-1.000000x1.087930x1.087930x1.09x9.545%9.55%10.384%10.4%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.084622x1.084622x1.08x20.369%20.4%22.092%22.1%17-1.000000x-1.000000x1.081820x1.081820x1.08x10.317%10.3%11.162%11.2%-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-1.000000x1.074442x1.074442x1.07x11.216%11.2%12.051%12.1%-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-1.000000x1.065432x1.065432x1.07x8.593%8.59%9.156%9.16%-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

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 Essex County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Essex County
Female
Male
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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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