Educational Attainment in Ottawa County, Michigan (County)

Educational Attainment#1

Highest level of education among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of Michigan and Ottawa County
Ottawa County
Michigan
0%10%20%30%40%50%CountHigher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma240.744975%36.514596%40.744975%40.7%69,14369.1k51.000312%53.363018%51.000312%51.0%86,54686.5k8.254713%10.122386%8.254713%8.3%14,00814.0k

Relative Educational Attainment#2

Highest level of education among people aged 25 years and older, as percentage more or less than Michigan at large.
Scope: population of Michigan and Ottawa County
-10%0%+10%%ref.Higher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma211.585446%11.585446%+11.6%40.745%40.7%36.515%36.5%-4.427609%-4.427609%-4.4%51.000%51.0%53.363%53.4%-18.450917%-18.450917%-18.5%8.255%8.25%10.122%10.1%

Detailed Educational Attainment#3

Highest level of education among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of Michigan and Ottawa County
Ottawa County
Michigan
0%5%10%15%20%25%CountDoctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None1.037732%1.142187%1.037732%1.0%1,7611.261071%1.666826%1.261071%1.3%2,1408.006624%7.876513%8.006624%8.0%13,58713.6k21.297371%16.724778%21.297371%21.3%36,14136.1k9.142177%9.104292%9.142177%9.1%15,51415.5k21.823603%23.755099%21.823603%21.8%37,03437.0k29.176709%29.607919%29.176709%29.2%49,51249.5k5.080821%6.991850%5.080821%5.1%8,6222.278767%2.042772%2.278767%2.3%3,8670.895125%1.087764%0.895125%0.9%1,519

Detailed Relative Educational Attainment#4

Highest level of education among people aged 25 years and older, as percentage more or less than Michigan at large.
Scope: population of Michigan and Ottawa County
-20%0%+20%%ref.Doctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None-9.145181%-9.145181%-9.1%1.038%1.04%1.142%1.14%-24.342962%-24.342962%-24.3%1.261%1.26%1.667%1.67%1.651879%1.651879%+1.7%8.007%8.01%7.877%7.88%27.340234%27.340234%+27.3%21.297%21.3%16.725%16.7%0.416122%0.416122%+0.4%9.142%9.14%9.104%9.10%-8.130868%-8.130868%-8.1%21.824%21.8%23.755%23.8%-1.456401%-1.456401%-1.5%29.177%29.2%29.608%29.6%-27.332241%-27.332241%-27.3%5.081%5.08%6.992%6.99%11.552724%11.552724%+11.6%2.279%2.28%2.043%2.04%-17.709676%-17.709676%-17.7%0.895%0.90%1.088%1.09%

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 Michigan and Ottawa County
More Females More Males
Michigan
Ottawa County
5%0%5%10%FMHigher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2-0.728811%-7.098461%-0.728811%1%40.889%40.9%40.593%40.6%0.164978%2.135199%0.164978%0%50.959%51.0%51.043%51.0%2.597960%14.503109%2.597960%3%8.152%8.15%8.363%8.36%

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 Michigan and Ottawa County
More Females More Males
Michigan
Ottawa County
0%50%FMDoctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None85.102680%65.684459%85.102680%85%0.734%0.73%1.358%1.36%72.068386%63.752449%72.068386%72%0.934%0.93%1.606%1.61%-8.815213%-17.272667%-8.815213%9%8.335%8.34%7.660%7.66%-1.516240%1.565076%1.565076%2%21.136%21.1%21.467%21.5%-14.687336%-30.276236%-14.687336%15%9.750%9.75%8.501%8.50%-0.026794%-0.335197%-0.026794%0%21.826%21.8%21.821%21.8%0.308648%4.159306%0.308648%0%29.133%29.1%29.223%29.2%3.769608%17.048780%3.769608%4%4.989%4.99%5.177%5.18%9.930257%9.107317%9.930257%10%2.174%2.17%2.390%2.39%-24.124225%-24.124225%24%8.858246%0.989%0.99%0.797%0.80%

Bachelor's Degrees By Age#7

Percentage of age cohort whose highest degree is a Bachelor's.
Scope: population of Michigan and Ottawa County
Ottawa County
Michigan
0%5%10%15%20%25%B.X.Total65+45-6435-4425-3414.430477%11.712393%14.430477%14.4%5,26936,51336.5k20.284109%15.980330%20.284109%20.3%13,86513.9k68,35468.4k25.048460%19.663368%25.048460%25.0%8,14132,50132.5k27.424294%21.873944%27.424294%27.4%8,86632,32932.3k

Relative Bachelor's Degrees By Age#8

Percentage of population whose highest degree is a Bachelor's, as a percentage more or less than Michigan at large.
Scope: population of Michigan and Ottawa County
0%5%10%15%20%25%%ref.65+45-6435-4425-3423.206900%23.206900%23.2%14.430%14.4%11.712%11.7%26.931732%26.931732%26.9%20.284%20.3%15.980%16.0%27.386415%27.386415%27.4%25.048%25.0%19.663%19.7%25.374252%25.374252%25.4%27.424%27.4%21.874%21.9%

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 Michigan and Ottawa County
More Females More Males
Michigan
Ottawa County
10%0%10%20%30%FM65+45-6435-4425-3429.063354%37.509408%29.063354%29.1%12.765%12.8%16.475%16.5%-2.807835%6.273992%6.273992%6.3%19.676%19.7%20.910%20.9%-10.015682%-16.126354%-10.015682%10.0%26.246%26.2%23.857%23.9%-17.180124%-18.879657%-17.180124%17.2%29.605%29.6%25.265%25.3%

Median Earnings by Educational Attainment#10

Among population 25 years old and over with earnings.
Scope: population of Michigan and Ottawa County
Ottawa County
Michigan
$0k$20k$40k$60kCount%Graduate Degree1Bachelor's DegreeSome CollegeH.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2Total$62,804.000000$67,420.000000$62,804.000000$62.8k17,48817.5k10.305%10.3%$47,274.000000$49,711.000000$47,274.000000$47.3k36,14136.1k21.297%21.3%$35,200.000000$31,801.000000$35,200.000000$35.2k52,54852.5k30.966%31.0%$30,509.000000$26,762.000000$30,509.000000$30.5k49,51249.5k29.177%29.2%$24,510.000000$19,288.000000$24,510.000000$24.5k14,00814.0k8.255%8.25%$37,233.000000$35,243.000000$37,233.000000$37.2k169,697170k100.000%100%

Median Earnings by Educational Attainment#11

By sex among population 25 years old and over with earnings.
Scope: population of Michigan and Ottawa County
Female Male
Michigan
Ottawa County
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
$50k$0k$50kFMGraduate Degree1Bachelor's DegreeSome CollegeH.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2Total$-55,992.000000$-57,187.000000$-55,992.000000$56.0k$55,992.000000$15,705.000000$57,187.000000$25,448.000000$71,697.000000$71.7k8,7118,777$-32,696.000000$-40,025.000000$-32,696.000000$32.7k$32,696.000000$31,349.000000$40,025.000000$21,989.000000$64,045.000000$64.0k18,40718.4k17,73417.7k$-24,941.000000$-25,875.000000$-24,941.000000$24.9k$24,941.000000$21,673.000000$25,875.000000$15,240.000000$46,614.000000$46.6k27,49927.5k25,04925.0k$-21,892.000000$-20,910.000000$-21,892.000000$21.9k$21,892.000000$15,124.000000$20,910.000000$11,420.000000$37,016.000000$37.0k25,37125.4k24,14124.1k$-17,472.000000$-14,018.000000$-17,472.000000$17.5k$17,472.000000$10,334.000000$14,018.000000$8,894.000000$27,806.000000$27.8k7,0996,909$-27,132.000000$-28,204.000000$-27,132.000000$27.1k$27,132.000000$20,301.000000$28,204.000000$14,182.000000$47,433.000000$47.4k87,08787.1k82,61082.6k

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 Michigan and Ottawa County
Ottawa County
Michigan
0%20%40%60%CountBachelor's Degree1Some College2H.S. Diploma3No H.S. Diploma333.333333%39.557823%33.333333%33.3%666.666667%47.653061%66.666667%66.7%120.000000%0.000000%0.0%12.789116%00.000000%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 Michigan and Ottawa County
Ottawa County
Michigan
0%20%40%60%80%CountBachelor's Degree1Some College2H.S. Diploma3No H.S. Diploma384.338109%82.726888%84.338109%84.3%37,43637.4k79.917673%72.176643%79.917673%79.9%34,55834.6k74.689046%61.812126%74.689046%74.7%27,32227.3k62.643486%43.286417%62.643486%62.6%5,621

Lacking High School Diploma By Race#14

Percent of racial or ethnic group lacking a high school diploma (or equivalent).
Scope: population of Michigan and Ottawa County
Female Male
Michigan
Ottawa County
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
20%0%20%MFWhite1BlackAsianHispanic2Other1-5.467345%-0.248124%-7.789409%-5.715470%5.7%5.467345%7.789409%1.095032%5.467345%5.5%3,9534,414-4.868914%-13.564450%-4.868914%4.9%4.868914%0.820575%13.564450%4.018412%5.689489%5.7%5939-19.757869%-10.157024%-9.133071%-4.422374%-29.914894%29.9%19.757869%9.133071%19.757869%19.8%408703-32.799455%-27.509319%-32.799455%32.8%32.799455%6.766462%27.509319%3.689283%39.565916%39.6%2,4611,925-28.069610%-19.690558%-28.069610%28.1%28.069610%10.405014%19.690558%2.888459%38.474624%38.5%1,357871

College Graduates By Race#15

Percent of racial or ethnic group with a bachelor's degree or higher.
Scope: population of Michigan and Ottawa County
Female Male
Michigan
Ottawa County
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
40%20%0%20%40%60%MFWhite1BlackAsianHispanic2Other1-32.852944%-28.314881%-32.852944%32.9%32.852944%1.502952%28.314881%0.414815%34.355896%34.4%24,84024.8k25,37225.4k-9.546770%-10.428262%-13.831799%-5.422574%-19.975031%20.0%9.546770%13.831799%9.546770%9.5%99160-21.489362%-57.844766%-21.489362%21.5%21.489362%14.588120%57.844766%10.170909%36.077482%36.1%745505-10.064309%-3.021396%-15.440120%-2.469110%-13.085705%13.1%10.064309%15.440120%10.064309%10.1%626768-12.163312%-7.462857%-17.676804%-2.656931%-19.626168%19.6%12.163312%17.676804%12.163312%12.2%429609

Map of Educational Attainment by County Subdivision in Ottawa County

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

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
25%31%37%42%48%55%

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
41.0%45.9%50.7%55.5%60.3%65.2%

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

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
3.6%6.1%8.7%11.2%13.7%16.3%

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%0.6%1.1%1.7%2.3%2.9%

Detailed: Professional Degree Educational Attainment by County Subdivision#20

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.00%0.45%0.90%1.36%1.81%2.26%

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
1.8%4.3%6.8%9.3%11.7%14.2%

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
12.4%15.5%18.6%21.6%24.7%27.8%

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
6.0%7.6%9.1%10.6%12.1%13.6%

Detailed: Some College Educational Attainment by County Subdivision#24

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
18.0%19.8%21.6%23.4%25.2%27.0%

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
20.4%24.9%29.4%33.9%38.4%42.9%

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
0.9%2.7%4.5%6.2%8.0%9.7%

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

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.3%1.4%2.5%3.5%4.6%5.7%

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%1.0%2.0%2.9%3.9%4.9%
Road Data ©OpenStreetMap

Loading...

Failed to load :-(

Map of Educational Attainment by Tract in Ottawa 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
23%32%39%47%54%62%

Coarse: High School Diploma Educational Attainment by Tract#30

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
36%42%48%53%59%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
0.9%5.5%9.9%14.4%18.9%23.5%

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%4.5%

Detailed: Professional Degree Educational Attainment by Tract#33

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.0%0.9%1.8%2.8%3.7%4.6%

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

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
2.2%5.6%8.9%12.2%15.5%18.9%

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

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
10.8%15.2%19.6%23.9%28.2%32.6%

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

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
4.3%6.2%8.0%9.9%11.7%13.6%

Detailed: Some College Educational Attainment by Tract#37

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
9.1%12.7%16.2%19.7%23.2%26.8%

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
15%21%26%31%36%42%

Detailed: Some High School Educational Attainment by Tract#39

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.4%2.8%5.2%7.5%9.9%12.3%

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

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.0%2.2%4.3%6.5%8.6%10.8%

Detailed: None Educational Attainment by Tract#41

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

Loading...

Failed to load :-(

Educational Attainment by Place in Ottawa County

There are 10 places that are fully or partially contained within Ottawa County (9 fully and 1 partially). This section compares all 10 of those to each other, Ottawa County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Ottawa 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 Ottawa County, selected places in Ottawa County, and entities that contain Ottawa County
0%5%10%15%20%Count#BeechwoodHollandUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesZeelandHudsonvilleEast North CentralMidwestMichiganGrand Rapids and Wyoming Metro AreaGrand RapidsCoopersvilleOttawa CountyOttawaGrand HavenAllendaleFerrysburgJenisonSpring Lake22.664700%22.664700%22.7%461113.187559%13.187559%13.2%2,527213.020590%13.020590%13.0%27,818,38027.8M12.839922%12.839922%12.8%458311.257078%11.257078%11.3%497410.719464%10.719464%10.7%3,363,7843.36M10.244520%10.244520%10.2%4,641,8354.64M10.122386%10.122386%10.1%676,467676k9.889035%9.889035%9.9%65,53865.5k8.514700%8.514700%8.5%22358.254713%8.254713%8.3%14,00814.0k7.265605%7.265605%7.3%57566.855134%6.855134%6.9%46876.396118%6.396118%6.4%14585.822069%5.822069%5.8%65994.280156%4.280156%4.3%7710

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 Ottawa County, selected places in Ottawa County, and entities that contain Ottawa County
0%10%20%30%Count#FerrysburgSpring LakeAllendaleGrand HavenOttawa CountyOttawaGrand Rapids and Wyoming Metro AreaGrand RapidsUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesHollandMidwestEast North CentralJenisonMichiganHudsonvilleZeelandCoopersvilleBeechwood38.023820%38.023820%38.0%862135.575320%35.575320%35.6%640232.459353%32.459353%32.5%2,216331.753854%31.753854%31.8%2,513431.602798%31.602798%31.6%53,62953.6k30.838164%30.838164%30.8%204,375204k30.315023%30.315023%30.3%64,767,78764.8M29.224507%29.224507%29.2%5,600528.952816%28.952816%29.0%13,118,64213.1M28.462853%28.462853%28.5%8,931,6868.93M27.617281%27.617281%27.6%3,126627.410304%27.410304%27.4%1,831,7981.83M26.953567%26.953567%27.0%1,190723.661340%23.661340%23.7%844817.640321%17.640321%17.6%462916.715831%16.715831%16.7%34010

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 Ottawa County, selected places in Ottawa County, and entities that contain Ottawa County
0%1%2%3%Count#AllendaleUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSpring LakeMidwestEast North CentralMichiganGrand Rapids and Wyoming Metro AreaGrand RapidsHollandOttawa CountyOttawaFerrysburgGrand HavenHudsonvilleJenisonBeechwoodZeelandCoopersville3.559397%3.559397%3.6%24313.336158%3.336158%3.3%7,127,6737.13M3.057254%3.057254%3.1%5522.893416%2.893416%2.9%1,311,0191.31M2.855432%2.855432%2.9%896,039896k2.809013%2.809013%2.8%187,723188k2.626997%2.626997%2.6%17,41017.4k2.358835%2.358835%2.4%45232.298803%2.298803%2.3%3,9012.293780%2.293780%2.3%5242.274450%2.274450%2.3%18051.291053%1.291053%1.3%5760.848131%0.848131%0.8%9670.835792%0.835792%0.8%1780.000000%0.000000%0.0%090.000000%0.000000%0.0%010

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 Ottawa County, selected places in Ottawa County, and entities that contain Ottawa County
Female
Male
1x0x1x2xFM#Spring LakeBeechwoodFerrysburgGrand HavenGrand RapidsMichiganHollandMidwestEast North CentralUnited StatesOttawaJenisonCoopersvilleAllendaleHudsonvilleZeeland-1.000000x-1.000000x2.015849x2.015849x2.02x2.908%2.91%5.861%5.86%1-1.000000x-1.000000x1.946177x1.946177x1.95x15.016%15.0%29.224%29.2%2-1.000000x-1.000000x1.722213x1.722213x1.72x4.750%4.75%8.180%8.18%3-1.000000x-1.000000x1.667872x1.667872x1.67x5.631%5.63%9.392%9.39%4-1.000000x-1.000000x1.154260x1.154260x1.15x9.199%9.20%10.618%10.6%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.145031x1.145031x1.15x9.461%9.46%10.834%10.8%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.132195x1.132195x1.13x12.420%12.4%14.062%14.1%5-1.000000x-1.000000x1.127915x1.127915x1.13x9.647%9.65%10.881%10.9%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.125371x1.125371x1.13x10.108%10.1%11.375%11.4%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.109070x1.109070x1.11x12.369%12.4%13.719%13.7%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.025980x1.025980x1.03x8.152%8.15%8.363%8.36%-1.054375x-1.054375x1.05x1.000000x1.000000x5.967%5.97%5.659%5.66%6-1.074566x-1.074566x1.07x1.000000x1.000000x8.785%8.79%8.176%8.18%7-1.399660x-1.399660x1.40x1.000000x1.000000x8.014%8.01%5.726%5.73%8-1.426735x-1.426735x1.43x1.000000x1.000000x13.142%13.1%9.211%9.21%9-1.444105x-1.444105x1.44x1.000000x1.000000x14.757%14.8%10.219%10.2%10

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 Ottawa County, selected places in Ottawa County, and entities that contain Ottawa County
Female
Male
0x5x10xFM#BeechwoodFerrysburgHudsonvilleHollandGrand HavenGrand RapidsOttawaJenisonMichiganSpring LakeEast North CentralMidwestUnited StatesAllendale-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%1.553%1.55%1-1.000000x-1.000000x6.966255x6.966255x6.97x0.594%0.59%4.136%4.14%2-1.000000x-1.000000x3.334031x3.334031x3.33x0.609%0.61%2.031%2.03%3-1.000000x-1.000000x3.016246x3.016246x3.02x1.215%1.21%3.664%3.66%4-1.000000x-1.000000x1.951876x1.951876x1.95x1.609%1.61%3.140%3.14%5-1.000000x-1.000000x1.829345x1.829345x1.83x1.872%1.87%3.425%3.42%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.778046x1.778046x1.78x1.667%1.67%2.965%2.96%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.648662x1.648662x1.65x0.650%0.65%1.072%1.07%6-1.000000x-1.000000x1.645347x1.645347x1.65x2.143%2.14%3.526%3.53%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.602663x1.602663x1.60x2.388%2.39%3.828%3.83%7-1.000000x-1.000000x1.597848x1.597848x1.60x2.216%2.22%3.541%3.54%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.589934x1.589934x1.59x2.251%2.25%3.579%3.58%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.526215x1.526215x1.53x2.660%2.66%4.060%4.06%-2.212796x-2.212796x2.21x1.000000x1.000000x4.927%4.93%2.227%2.23%8

Educational Attainment by County Subdivision in Ottawa County

There are 24 county subdivisions in Ottawa County. This section compares all 24 of those to each other, Ottawa County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Ottawa 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 Ottawa County, selected county subdivisions in Ottawa County, and entities that contain Ottawa County
0%5%10%15%Count#Holland Charter TownshipHollandOlive TownshipOliveUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesHollandRobinson TownshipRobinsonZeelandHudsonvilleEast North CentralCrockery TownshipCrockeryPort Sheldon TownshipPort SheldonMidwestMichiganGrand Rapids and Wyoming Metro AreaGrand RapidsWright TownshipWrightPolkton Charter TownshipPolktonCoopersvilleOttawa CountyOttawaGrand HavenChester TownshipChesterZeeland Charter TownshipZeelandFerrysburgAllendale Charter TownshipAllendaleBlendon TownshipBlendonPark TownshipSpring Lake TownshipSpg LkGeorgetown Charter TownshipGeorgetownJamestown Charter TownshipJamestownTallmadge Charter TownshipTallmadgeGrand Haven Charter TownshipGrand Hvn16.250968%16.250968%16.3%3,779114.217586%14.217586%14.2%477213.020590%13.020590%13.0%27,818,38027.8M13.017467%13.017467%13.0%1,893312.856464%12.856464%12.9%541412.839922%12.839922%12.8%458511.257078%11.257078%11.3%497610.719464%10.719464%10.7%3,363,7843.36M10.477601%10.477601%10.5%283710.266876%10.266876%10.3%327810.244520%10.244520%10.2%4,641,8354.64M10.122386%10.122386%10.1%676,467676k9.889035%9.889035%9.9%65,53865.5k9.815951%9.815951%9.8%20899.453032%9.453032%9.5%159108.514700%8.514700%8.5%223118.254713%8.254713%8.3%14,00814.0k7.265605%7.265605%7.3%575127.264640%7.264640%7.3%98137.222567%7.222567%7.2%466146.396118%6.396118%6.4%145155.667918%5.667918%5.7%468165.035038%5.035038%5.0%194174.972947%4.972947%5.0%625184.740582%4.740582%4.7%487194.387968%4.387968%4.4%1,345203.989813%3.989813%4.0%188213.667386%3.667386%3.7%187223.613666%3.613666%3.6%38523

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 Ottawa County, selected county subdivisions in Ottawa County, and entities that contain Ottawa County
0%10%20%30%40%Count#Park TownshipGrand Haven Charter TownshipGrand HvnSpring Lake TownshipSpg LkFerrysburgGeorgetown Charter TownshipGeorgetownAllendale Charter TownshipAllendaleGrand HavenHollandTallmadge Charter TownshipTallmadgeOttawa CountyOttawaGrand Rapids and Wyoming Metro AreaGrand RapidsUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesJamestown Charter TownshipJamestownMidwestPort Sheldon TownshipPort SheldonEast North CentralBlendon TownshipBlendonZeeland Charter TownshipZeelandMichiganHudsonvilleCrockery TownshipCrockeryRobinson TownshipRobinsonPolkton Charter TownshipPolktonHolland Charter TownshipHollandZeelandChester TownshipChesterCoopersvilleOlive TownshipOliveWright TownshipWright45.313495%45.313495%45.3%5,695139.694012%39.694012%39.7%4,229238.810474%38.810474%38.8%3,987338.023820%38.023820%38.0%862435.217930%35.217930%35.2%10,79510.8k532.614751%32.614751%32.6%2,693631.753854%31.753854%31.8%2,513731.646266%31.646266%31.6%4,602831.614042%31.614042%31.6%1,612931.602798%31.602798%31.6%53,62953.6k30.838164%30.838164%30.8%204,375204k30.315023%30.315023%30.3%64,767,78764.8M30.263158%30.263158%30.3%1,4261028.952816%28.952816%29.0%13,118,64213.1M28.571429%28.571429%28.6%9101128.462853%28.462853%28.5%8,931,6868.93M28.419413%28.419413%28.4%1,0951227.929324%27.929324%27.9%1,8021327.410304%27.410304%27.4%1,831,7981.83M26.953567%26.953567%27.0%1,1901425.916327%25.916327%25.9%7001525.332700%25.332700%25.3%1,0661624.494649%24.494649%24.5%4121723.974370%23.974370%24.0%5,5751823.661340%23.661340%23.7%8441921.571534%21.571534%21.6%2912017.640321%17.640321%17.6%4622116.304024%16.304024%16.3%5472215.148655%15.148655%15.1%32123

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 Ottawa County, selected county subdivisions in Ottawa County, and entities that contain Ottawa County
0%1%2%3%4%Count#Park TownshipUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSpring Lake TownshipSpg LkAllendale Charter TownshipAllendaleMidwestEast North CentralMichiganCrockery TownshipCrockeryHollandGrand Haven Charter TownshipGrand HvnGrand Rapids and Wyoming Metro AreaGrand RapidsZeeland Charter TownshipZeelandOttawa CountyOttawaFerrysburgGrand HavenChester TownshipChesterHolland Charter TownshipHollandGeorgetown Charter TownshipGeorgetownPort Sheldon TownshipPort SheldonTallmadge Charter TownshipTallmadgeBlendon TownshipBlendonRobinson TownshipRobinsonHudsonvilleOlive TownshipOlivePolkton Charter TownshipPolktonJamestown Charter TownshipJamestownWright TownshipWrightZeelandCoopersville4.328453%4.328453%4.3%54413.336158%3.336158%3.3%7,127,6737.13M3.329115%3.329115%3.3%34222.942957%2.942957%2.9%24332.893416%2.893416%2.9%1,311,0191.31M2.855432%2.855432%2.9%896,039896k2.809013%2.809013%2.8%187,723188k2.776749%2.776749%2.8%7542.764407%2.764407%2.8%40252.759527%2.759527%2.8%29462.626997%2.626997%2.6%17,41017.4k2.557347%2.557347%2.6%16572.298803%2.298803%2.3%3,9012.293780%2.293780%2.3%5282.274450%2.274450%2.3%18092.223870%2.223870%2.2%30102.150168%2.150168%2.2%500112.094480%2.094480%2.1%642122.072214%2.072214%2.1%66132.059227%2.059227%2.1%105141.738905%1.738905%1.7%67151.663498%1.663498%1.7%70161.291053%1.291053%1.3%57170.715350%0.715350%0.7%24180.594530%0.594530%0.6%10190.573005%0.573005%0.6%27200.283152%0.283152%0.3%6210.000000%0.000000%0.0%0220.000000%0.000000%0.0%023

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 Ottawa County, selected county subdivisions in Ottawa County, and entities that contain Ottawa County
Female
Male
2x1x0x1x2xFM#ChesterRobinsonFerrysburgGrand HavenGrand HvnOliveTallmadgeHollandGrand RapidsMichiganMidwestEast North CentralUnited StatesCrockeryPort SheldonOttawaSpg LkJamestownHollandGeorgetownCoopersvilleBlendonWrightPark TownshipHudsonvilleAllendaleZeelandZeelandPolkton-1.000000x-1.000000x2.070322x2.070322x2.07x4.697%4.70%9.724%9.72%1-1.000000x-1.000000x1.829507x1.829507x1.83x8.837%8.84%16.168%16.2%2-1.000000x-1.000000x1.722213x1.722213x1.72x4.750%4.75%8.180%8.18%3-1.000000x-1.000000x1.667872x1.667872x1.67x5.631%5.63%9.392%9.39%4-1.000000x-1.000000x1.502174x1.502174x1.50x2.886%2.89%4.335%4.33%5-1.000000x-1.000000x1.444538x1.444538x1.44x11.512%11.5%16.629%16.6%6-1.000000x-1.000000x1.411223x1.411223x1.41x3.050%3.05%4.305%4.30%7-1.000000x-1.000000x1.175656x1.175656x1.18x12.019%12.0%14.130%14.1%8-1.000000x-1.000000x1.154260x1.154260x1.15x9.199%9.20%10.618%10.6%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.145031x1.145031x1.15x9.461%9.46%10.834%10.8%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.127915x1.127915x1.13x9.647%9.65%10.881%10.9%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.125371x1.125371x1.13x10.108%10.1%11.375%11.4%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.109070x1.109070x1.11x12.369%12.4%13.719%13.7%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.059001x1.059001x1.06x10.168%10.2%10.768%10.8%9-1.000000x-1.000000x1.030403x1.030403x1.03x10.106%10.1%10.413%10.4%10-1.000000x-1.000000x1.025980x1.025980x1.03x8.152%8.15%8.363%8.36%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.022190x1.022190x1.02x4.691%4.69%4.795%4.79%11-1.000000x-1.000000x1.005000x1.005000x1.01x3.980%3.98%4.000%4.00%12-1.018662x-1.018662x1.02x1.000000x1.000000x16.399%16.4%16.098%16.1%13-1.062557x-1.062557x1.06x1.000000x1.000000x4.516%4.52%4.250%4.25%14-1.074566x-1.074566x1.07x1.000000x1.000000x8.785%8.79%8.176%8.18%15-1.084494x-1.084494x1.08x1.000000x1.000000x5.254%5.25%4.845%4.84%16-1.178435x-1.178435x1.18x1.000000x1.000000x10.599%10.6%8.994%8.99%17-1.242369x-1.242369x1.24x1.000000x1.000000x5.490%5.49%4.419%4.42%18-1.426735x-1.426735x1.43x1.000000x1.000000x13.142%13.1%9.211%9.21%19-1.431683x-1.431683x1.43x1.000000x1.000000x6.703%6.70%4.682%4.68%20-1.444105x-1.444105x1.44x1.000000x1.000000x14.757%14.8%10.219%10.2%21-1.483580x-1.483580x1.48x1.000000x1.000000x8.579%8.58%5.783%5.78%22-2.285165x-2.285165x2.29x1.000000x1.000000x13.121%13.1%5.742%5.74%23

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 Ottawa County, selected county subdivisions in Ottawa County, and entities that contain Ottawa County
Female
Male
0x5x10xFM#OliveWrightChesterFerrysburgHollandHudsonvilleZeelandPark TownshipJamestownGrand HavenTallmadgeHollandGrand HvnGrand RapidsOttawaSpg LkMichiganEast North CentralMidwestUnited StatesGeorgetownCrockeryPolktonRobinsonBlendonPort SheldonAllendale-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%1.353%1.35%1-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%0.580%0.58%2-1.000000x-1.000000x8.621190x8.621190x8.62x0.455%0.45%3.919%3.92%3-1.000000x-1.000000x6.966255x6.966255x6.97x0.594%0.59%4.136%4.14%4-1.000000x-1.000000x4.217172x4.217172x4.22x1.096%1.10%4.623%4.62%5-1.000000x-1.000000x3.334031x3.334031x3.33x0.609%0.61%2.031%2.03%6-1.000000x-1.000000x2.745645x2.745645x2.75x1.385%1.38%3.802%3.80%7-1.000000x-1.000000x2.666798x2.666798x2.67x2.399%2.40%6.397%6.40%8-1.000000x-1.000000x2.097391x2.097391x2.10x0.373%0.37%0.783%0.78%9-1.000000x-1.000000x1.951876x1.951876x1.95x1.609%1.61%3.140%3.14%10-1.000000x-1.000000x1.897170x1.897170x1.90x1.429%1.43%2.710%2.71%11-1.000000x-1.000000x1.837161x1.837161x1.84x1.523%1.52%2.798%2.80%12-1.000000x-1.000000x1.837045x1.837045x1.84x1.943%1.94%3.569%3.57%13-1.000000x-1.000000x1.829345x1.829345x1.83x1.872%1.87%3.425%3.42%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.778046x1.778046x1.78x1.667%1.67%2.965%2.96%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.729572x1.729572x1.73x2.467%2.47%4.267%4.27%14-1.000000x-1.000000x1.645347x1.645347x1.65x2.143%2.14%3.526%3.53%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.597848x1.597848x1.60x2.216%2.22%3.541%3.54%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.589934x1.589934x1.59x2.251%2.25%3.579%3.58%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.526215x1.526215x1.53x2.660%2.66%4.060%4.06%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.291392x1.291392x1.29x1.838%1.84%2.373%2.37%15-1.000000x-1.000000x1.017229x1.017229x1.02x2.752%2.75%2.800%2.80%16-1.000000x-1.000000x1.011962x1.011962x1.01x0.591%0.59%0.598%0.60%17-1.021955x-1.021955x1.02x1.000000x1.000000x1.683%1.68%1.647%1.65%18-1.339801x-1.339801x1.34x1.000000x1.000000x2.012%2.01%1.502%1.50%19-1.810066x-1.810066x1.81x1.000000x1.000000x2.708%2.71%1.496%1.50%20-2.263422x-2.263422x2.26x1.000000x1.000000x4.121%4.12%1.821%1.82%21

Educational Attainment by County in the Grand Rapids Area

There are 4 counties in the Grand Rapids Area. This section compares Ottawa County to all of the counties in the Grand Rapids Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Ottawa 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 Ottawa County, selected other counties in the Grand Rapids Area, and entities that contain Ottawa County
0%5%10%Count#United States of AmericaUnited StatesMontcalm CountyMontcalmEast North CentralKent CountyKentMidwestMichiganGrand Rapids and Wyoming Metro AreaGrand RapidsBarry CountyBarryOttawa CountyOttawa13.020590%13.020590%13.0%27,818,38027.8M12.434742%12.434742%12.4%5,383110.719464%10.719464%10.7%3,363,7843.36M10.457094%10.457094%10.5%42,72842.7k210.244520%10.244520%10.2%4,641,8354.64M10.122386%10.122386%10.1%676,467676k9.889035%9.889035%9.9%65,53865.5k8.309839%8.309839%8.3%3,41938.254713%8.254713%8.3%14,00814.0k4

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 Ottawa County, selected other counties in the Grand Rapids Area, and entities that contain Ottawa County
0%10%20%30%Count#Kent CountyKentOttawa CountyOttawaGrand Rapids and Wyoming Metro AreaGrand RapidsUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMidwestEast North CentralMichiganBarry CountyBarryMontcalm CountyMontcalm33.657364%33.657364%33.7%137,525138k131.602798%31.602798%31.6%53,62953.6k230.838164%30.838164%30.8%204,375204k30.315023%30.315023%30.3%64,767,78764.8M28.952816%28.952816%29.0%13,118,64213.1M28.462853%28.462853%28.5%8,931,6868.93M27.410304%27.410304%27.4%1,831,7981.83M18.916488%18.916488%18.9%7,783312.561793%12.561793%12.6%5,4384

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 Ottawa County, selected other counties in the Grand Rapids Area, and entities that contain Ottawa County
0%1%2%3%Count#United States of AmericaUnited StatesKent CountyKentMidwestEast North CentralMichiganGrand Rapids and Wyoming Metro AreaGrand RapidsOttawa CountyOttawaBarry CountyBarryMontcalm CountyMontcalm3.336158%3.336158%3.3%7,127,6737.13M3.088083%3.088083%3.1%12,61812.6k12.893416%2.893416%2.9%1,311,0191.31M2.855432%2.855432%2.9%896,039896k2.809013%2.809013%2.8%187,723188k2.626997%2.626997%2.6%17,41017.4k2.298803%2.298803%2.3%3,90121.249271%1.249271%1.2%51430.870871%0.870871%0.9%3774

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 Ottawa County, selected other counties in the Grand Rapids Area, and entities that contain Ottawa County
Female
Male
1x0x1xFM#BarryMontcalmGrand RapidsKentMichiganMidwestEast North CentralUnited StatesOttawa-1.000000x-1.000000x1.507298x1.507298x1.51x6.634%6.63%9.999%10.00%1-1.000000x-1.000000x1.349001x1.349001x1.35x10.549%10.5%14.231%14.2%2-1.000000x-1.000000x1.154260x1.154260x1.15x9.199%9.20%10.618%10.6%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.151453x1.151453x1.15x9.746%9.75%11.222%11.2%3-1.000000x-1.000000x1.145031x1.145031x1.15x9.461%9.46%10.834%10.8%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.127915x1.127915x1.13x9.647%9.65%10.881%10.9%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.125371x1.125371x1.13x10.108%10.1%11.375%11.4%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.109070x1.109070x1.11x12.369%12.4%13.719%13.7%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.025980x1.025980x1.03x8.152%8.15%8.363%8.36%4

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 Ottawa County, selected other counties in the Grand Rapids Area, and entities that contain Ottawa County
Female
Male
1x0x1xFM#KentGrand RapidsOttawaMichiganEast North CentralMidwestBarryUnited StatesMontcalm-1.000000x-1.000000x1.887519x1.887519x1.89x2.163%2.16%4.082%4.08%1-1.000000x-1.000000x1.829345x1.829345x1.83x1.872%1.87%3.425%3.42%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.778046x1.778046x1.78x1.667%1.67%2.965%2.96%2-1.000000x-1.000000x1.645347x1.645347x1.65x2.143%2.14%3.526%3.53%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.597848x1.597848x1.60x2.216%2.22%3.541%3.54%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.589934x1.589934x1.59x2.251%2.25%3.579%3.58%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.582258x1.582258x1.58x0.968%0.97%1.532%1.53%3-1.000000x-1.000000x1.526215x1.526215x1.53x2.660%2.66%4.060%4.06%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.524222x1.524222x1.52x0.687%0.69%1.046%1.05%4

Educational Attainment by County in Michigan

There are 83 counties in Michigan. This section compares Ottawa County to the 50 most populous counties in Michigan and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Ottawa County. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 28,755.

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 Ottawa County, selected other counties in Michigan, and entities that contain Ottawa County
0%5%10%15%Count#Clare CountyClareWayne CountyWayneNewaygo CountyNewaygoSt. Joseph CountySt. JosephVan Buren CountyVan BurenUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesHillsdale CountyHillsdaleMontcalm CountyMontcalmCass CountyCassSanilac CountySanilacBranch CountyBranchSaginaw CountySaginawWexford CountyWexfordHuron CountyHuronBerrien CountyBerrienMacomb CountyMacombTuscola CountyTuscolaMuskegon CountyMuskegonEast North CentralMecosta CountyMecostaIonia CountyIoniaBay CountyBaySt. Clair CountySt. ClairChippewa CountyChippewaKent CountyKentGratiot CountyGratiotGenesee CountyGeneseeMidwestJackson CountyJacksonMichiganGrand Rapids and Wyoming Metro AreaGrand RapidsAllegan CountyAlleganLapeer CountyLapeerAlpena CountyAlpenaMonroe CountyMonroeLenawee CountyLenaweeCalhoun CountyCalhounIsabella CountyIsabellaShiawassee CountyShiawasseeMason CountyMasonBarry CountyBarryOttawa CountyOttawaHoughton CountyHoughtonIngham CountyInghamDelta CountyDeltaOakland CountyOaklandKalamazoo CountyKalamazooEaton CountyEatonClinton CountyClintonEmmet CountyEmmetMidland CountyMidlandGrand Traverse CountyGrand TraverseMarquette CountyMarquetteWashtenaw CountyWashtenawLivingston CountyLivingston15.919010%15.919010%15.9%3,538114.881687%14.881687%14.9%173,869174k214.194114%14.194114%14.2%4,693313.999656%13.999656%14.0%5,691413.514469%13.514469%13.5%6,879513.020590%13.020590%13.0%27,818,38027.8M12.939594%12.939594%12.9%4,040612.434742%12.434742%12.4%5,383712.194188%12.194188%12.2%4,456812.101236%12.101236%12.1%3,543911.935257%11.935257%11.9%3,5691011.528984%11.528984%11.5%15,20515.2k1111.373968%11.373968%11.4%2,5771211.307676%11.307676%11.3%2,6591310.928742%10.928742%10.9%11,67911.7k1410.833101%10.833101%10.8%64,77164.8k1510.827825%10.827825%10.8%4,1281610.794308%10.794308%10.8%12,51612.5k1710.719464%10.719464%10.7%3,363,7843.36M10.690280%10.690280%10.7%2,8311810.683089%10.683089%10.7%4,6231910.570864%10.570864%10.6%7,9182010.485741%10.485741%10.5%11,71111.7k2110.474495%10.474495%10.5%2,7662210.457094%10.457094%10.5%42,72842.7k2310.438783%10.438783%10.4%2,9502410.351514%10.351514%10.4%28,82728.8k2510.244520%10.244520%10.2%4,641,8354.64M10.232690%10.232690%10.2%11,20511.2k2610.122386%10.122386%10.1%676,467676k9.889035%9.889035%9.9%65,53865.5k9.868369%9.868369%9.9%7,542279.774228%9.774228%9.8%6,009289.607565%9.607565%9.6%2,032299.563959%9.563959%9.6%9,914309.473326%9.473326%9.5%6,398319.428094%9.428094%9.4%8,579328.497728%8.497728%8.5%3,179338.474505%8.474505%8.5%4,027348.471034%8.471034%8.5%1,743358.309839%8.309839%8.3%3,419368.254713%8.254713%8.3%14,00814.0k377.984134%7.984134%8.0%1,711387.663421%7.663421%7.7%13,04013.0k397.411742%7.411742%7.4%1,963406.540987%6.540987%6.5%56,30256.3k416.388054%6.388054%6.4%10,22910.2k426.381392%6.381392%6.4%4,793436.312190%6.312190%6.3%3,286446.037609%6.037609%6.0%1,432455.909368%5.909368%5.9%3,397465.543796%5.543796%5.5%3,588475.482245%5.482245%5.5%2,447485.315730%5.315730%5.3%11,77711.8k494.887294%4.887294%4.9%6,25350

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 Ottawa County, selected other counties in Michigan, and entities that contain Ottawa County
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#Washtenaw CountyWashtenawOakland CountyOaklandIngham CountyInghamKalamazoo CountyKalamazooLivingston CountyLivingstonKent CountyKentMidland CountyMidlandEmmet CountyEmmetGrand Traverse CountyGrand TraverseOttawa CountyOttawaHoughton CountyHoughtonGrand Rapids and Wyoming Metro AreaGrand RapidsClinton CountyClintonUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMarquette CountyMarquetteMidwestEast North CentralIsabella CountyIsabellaMichiganBerrien CountyBerrienEaton CountyEatonMacomb CountyMacombWayne CountyWayneAllegan CountyAlleganMecosta CountyMecostaMason CountyMasonCalhoun CountyCalhounSaginaw CountySaginawJackson CountyJacksonDelta CountyDeltaVan Buren CountyVan BurenLenawee CountyLenaweeGenesee CountyGeneseeChippewa CountyChippewaBarry CountyBarryMonroe CountyMonroeBay CountyBayMuskegon CountyMuskegonLapeer CountyLapeerSt. Clair CountySt. ClairCass CountyCassAlpena CountyAlpenaWexford CountyWexfordHillsdale CountyHillsdaleShiawassee CountyShiawasseeIonia CountyIoniaSt. Joseph CountySt. JosephHuron CountyHuronNewaygo CountyNewaygoGratiot CountyGratiotTuscola CountyTuscolaBranch CountyBranchSanilac CountySanilacMontcalm CountyMontcalmClare CountyClare53.235838%53.235838%53.2%117,944118k145.020952%45.020952%45.0%387,521388k237.725304%37.725304%37.7%64,19364.2k336.100720%36.100720%36.1%57,80757.8k434.002376%34.002376%34.0%43,50443.5k533.657364%33.657364%33.7%137,525138k632.885100%32.885100%32.9%18,90418.9k732.882199%32.882199%32.9%7,799831.671328%31.671328%31.7%20,49820.5k931.602798%31.602798%31.6%53,62953.6k1030.961269%30.961269%31.0%6,6351130.838164%30.838164%30.8%204,375204k30.711898%30.711898%30.7%15,98816.0k1230.315023%30.315023%30.3%64,767,78764.8M30.050409%30.050409%30.1%13,41313.4k1328.952816%28.952816%29.0%13,118,64213.1M28.462853%28.462853%28.5%8,931,6868.93M28.192997%28.192997%28.2%10,54710.5k1427.410304%27.410304%27.4%1,831,7981.83M26.762738%26.762738%26.8%28,60028.6k1525.227336%25.227336%25.2%18,94818.9k1623.797832%23.797832%23.8%142,287142k1722.338065%22.338065%22.3%260,985261k1821.419412%21.419412%21.4%16,37016.4k1921.206857%21.206857%21.2%5,6162020.762053%20.762053%20.8%4,2722120.750819%20.750819%20.8%18,88218.9k2220.726390%20.726390%20.7%27,33527.3k2320.585925%20.585925%20.6%22,54222.5k2420.577685%20.577685%20.6%5,4502520.329660%20.329660%20.3%10,34810.3k2619.932778%19.932778%19.9%13,46213.5k2719.903333%19.903333%19.9%55,42755.4k2819.710683%19.710683%19.7%5,2052918.916488%18.916488%18.9%7,7833018.799923%18.799923%18.8%19,48819.5k3118.113852%18.113852%18.1%13,56813.6k3218.022423%18.022423%18.0%20,89720.9k3317.777091%17.777091%17.8%10,92910.9k3417.590545%17.590545%17.6%19,64619.6k3517.374528%17.374528%17.4%6,3493616.775414%16.775414%16.8%3,5483716.705654%16.705654%16.7%3,7853816.674140%16.674140%16.7%5,2063915.766325%15.766325%15.8%7,4924015.600592%15.600592%15.6%6,7514115.323116%15.323116%15.3%6,2294214.918137%14.918137%14.9%3,5084314.339292%14.339292%14.3%4,7414414.253362%14.253362%14.3%4,0284513.849544%13.849544%13.8%5,2804613.627395%13.627395%13.6%4,0754713.112234%13.112234%13.1%3,8394812.561793%12.561793%12.6%5,4384911.370079%11.370079%11.4%2,52750

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 Ottawa County, selected other counties in Michigan, and entities that contain Ottawa County
0%2%4%6%8%10%Count#Washtenaw CountyWashtenawIngham CountyInghamOakland CountyOaklandHoughton CountyHoughtonKalamazoo CountyKalamazooMidland CountyMidlandIsabella CountyIsabellaGrand Traverse CountyGrand TraverseClinton CountyClintonEmmet CountyEmmetUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesKent CountyKentMidwestMarquette CountyMarquetteEast North CentralMichiganBerrien CountyBerrienGrand Rapids and Wyoming Metro AreaGrand RapidsLivingston CountyLivingstonOttawa CountyOttawaWayne CountyWayneMecosta CountyMecostaChippewa CountyChippewaEaton CountyEatonSaginaw CountySaginawMason CountyMasonDelta CountyDeltaGenesee CountyGeneseeHillsdale CountyHillsdaleVan Buren CountyVan BurenAlpena CountyAlpenaAllegan CountyAlleganMacomb CountyMacombJackson CountyJacksonWexford CountyWexfordBay CountyBayLenawee CountyLenaweeCalhoun CountyCalhounLapeer CountyLapeerSt. Clair CountySt. ClairSt. Joseph CountySt. JosephBarry CountyBarryCass CountyCassGratiot CountyGratiotHuron CountyHuronMonroe CountyMonroeMuskegon CountyMuskegonBranch CountyBranchShiawassee CountyShiawasseeNewaygo CountyNewaygoMontcalm CountyMontcalmSanilac CountySanilacTuscola CountyTuscolaIonia CountyIoniaClare CountyClare10.178741%10.178741%10.2%22,55122.6k16.528600%6.528600%6.5%11,10911.1k25.214131%5.214131%5.2%44,88144.9k34.974335%4.974335%5.0%1,06644.079887%4.079887%4.1%6,53353.994085%3.994085%4.0%2,29663.704892%3.704892%3.7%1,38673.689683%3.689683%3.7%2,38883.542203%3.542203%3.5%1,84493.533182%3.533182%3.5%838103.336158%3.336158%3.3%7,127,6737.13M3.088083%3.088083%3.1%12,61812.6k112.893416%2.893416%2.9%1,311,0191.31M2.881147%2.881147%2.9%1,286122.855432%2.855432%2.9%896,039896k2.809013%2.809013%2.8%187,723188k2.738970%2.738970%2.7%2,927132.626997%2.626997%2.6%17,41017.4k2.356500%2.356500%2.4%3,015142.298803%2.298803%2.3%3,901152.178386%2.178386%2.2%25,45125.5k162.114644%2.114644%2.1%560172.037339%2.037339%2.0%538182.002423%2.002423%2.0%1,504191.916063%1.916063%1.9%2,527201.875972%1.875972%1.9%386211.759487%1.759487%1.8%466221.717891%1.717891%1.7%4,784231.652681%1.652681%1.7%516241.609006%1.609006%1.6%819251.574468%1.574468%1.6%333261.549211%1.549211%1.5%1,184271.523501%1.523501%1.5%9,109281.518694%1.518694%1.5%1,663291.496226%1.496226%1.5%339301.461871%1.461871%1.5%1,095311.454018%1.454018%1.5%982321.429765%1.429765%1.4%1,301331.372849%1.372849%1.4%844341.333214%1.333214%1.3%1,489351.266882%1.266882%1.3%515361.249271%1.249271%1.2%514371.217777%1.217777%1.2%445381.199575%1.199575%1.2%339391.165214%1.165214%1.2%274401.083349%1.083349%1.1%1,123411.032342%1.032342%1.0%1,197420.999900%0.999900%1.0%299430.968034%0.968034%1.0%460440.892236%0.892236%0.9%295450.870871%0.870871%0.9%377460.864130%0.864130%0.9%253470.742315%0.742315%0.7%283480.695568%0.695568%0.7%301490.557930%0.557930%0.6%12450

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 Ottawa County, selected other counties in Michigan, and entities that contain Ottawa County
Female
Male
1x0x1xFM#MasonGratiotIoniaBarryNewaygoGrand TraverseChippewaTuscolaMarquetteDeltaWexfordClintonVan BurenIsabellaMontcalmLenaweeSanilacMidlandMuskegonSt. JosephJacksonShiawasseeLivingstonClareAlleganEatonLapeerHillsdaleKalamazooCassSt. ClairMecostaBranchEmmetInghamHuronGeneseeGrand RapidsKentWashtenawMichiganMidwestEast North CentralWayneUnited StatesCalhounSaginawOaklandMonroeOttawaHoughtonBerrienBayMacombAlpena-1.000000x-1.000000x1.683381x1.683381x1.68x6.352%6.35%10.693%10.7%1-1.000000x-1.000000x1.553276x1.553276x1.55x8.072%8.07%12.538%12.5%2-1.000000x-1.000000x1.523640x1.523640x1.52x8.380%8.38%12.768%12.8%3-1.000000x-1.000000x1.507298x1.507298x1.51x6.634%6.63%9.999%10.00%4-1.000000x-1.000000x1.495981x1.495981x1.50x11.392%11.4%17.043%17.0%5-1.000000x-1.000000x1.481234x1.481234x1.48x4.495%4.50%6.658%6.66%6-1.000000x-1.000000x1.475235x1.475235x1.48x8.258%8.26%12.182%12.2%7-1.000000x-1.000000x1.450013x1.450013x1.45x8.864%8.86%12.852%12.9%8-1.000000x-1.000000x1.449884x1.449884x1.45x4.466%4.47%6.475%6.48%9-1.000000x-1.000000x1.437646x1.437646x1.44x6.106%6.11%8.778%8.78%10-1.000000x-1.000000x1.421685x1.421685x1.42x9.413%9.41%13.382%13.4%11-1.000000x-1.000000x1.397541x1.397541x1.40x5.288%5.29%7.390%7.39%12-1.000000x-1.000000x1.378716x1.378716x1.38x11.409%11.4%15.729%15.7%13-1.000000x-1.000000x1.373143x1.373143x1.37x7.184%7.18%9.864%9.86%14-1.000000x-1.000000x1.349001x1.349001x1.35x10.549%10.5%14.231%14.2%15-1.000000x-1.000000x1.347885x1.347885x1.35x8.076%8.08%10.885%10.9%16-1.000000x-1.000000x1.305616x1.305616x1.31x10.527%10.5%13.744%13.7%17-1.000000x-1.000000x1.286142x1.286142x1.29x5.194%5.19%6.680%6.68%18-1.000000x-1.000000x1.281545x1.281545x1.28x9.486%9.49%12.157%12.2%19-1.000000x-1.000000x1.280813x1.280813x1.28x12.310%12.3%15.767%15.8%20-1.000000x-1.000000x1.271561x1.271561x1.27x8.990%8.99%11.432%11.4%21-1.000000x-1.000000x1.267700x1.267700x1.27x7.502%7.50%9.510%9.51%22-1.000000x-1.000000x1.253033x1.253033x1.25x4.346%4.35%5.445%5.45%23-1.000000x-1.000000x1.240702x1.240702x1.24x14.233%14.2%17.658%17.7%24-1.000000x-1.000000x1.216529x1.216529x1.22x8.919%8.92%10.850%10.8%25-1.000000x-1.000000x1.210625x1.210625x1.21x5.797%5.80%7.017%7.02%26-1.000000x-1.000000x1.210372x1.210372x1.21x8.844%8.84%10.705%10.7%27-1.000000x-1.000000x1.195807x1.195807x1.20x11.798%11.8%14.108%14.1%28-1.000000x-1.000000x1.188112x1.188112x1.19x5.860%5.86%6.962%6.96%29-1.000000x-1.000000x1.184991x1.184991x1.18x11.174%11.2%13.241%13.2%30-1.000000x-1.000000x1.181842x1.181842x1.18x9.633%9.63%11.384%11.4%31-1.000000x-1.000000x1.178155x1.178155x1.18x9.834%9.83%11.586%11.6%32-1.000000x-1.000000x1.176522x1.176522x1.18x10.937%10.9%12.868%12.9%33-1.000000x-1.000000x1.171552x1.171552x1.17x5.578%5.58%6.535%6.53%34-1.000000x-1.000000x1.167475x1.167475x1.17x7.097%7.10%8.285%8.29%35-1.000000x-1.000000x1.159566x1.159566x1.16x10.487%10.5%12.161%12.2%36-1.000000x-1.000000x1.156614x1.156614x1.16x9.644%9.64%11.154%11.2%37-1.000000x-1.000000x1.154260x1.154260x1.15x9.199%9.20%10.618%10.6%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.151453x1.151453x1.15x9.746%9.75%11.222%11.2%38-1.000000x-1.000000x1.149873x1.149873x1.15x4.956%4.96%5.698%5.70%39-1.000000x-1.000000x1.145031x1.145031x1.15x9.461%9.46%10.834%10.8%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.127915x1.127915x1.13x9.647%9.65%10.881%10.9%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.125371x1.125371x1.13x10.108%10.1%11.375%11.4%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.109962x1.109962x1.11x14.154%14.2%15.710%15.7%40-1.000000x-1.000000x1.109070x1.109070x1.11x12.369%12.4%13.719%13.7%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.070730x1.070730x1.07x9.121%9.12%9.766%9.77%41-1.000000x-1.000000x1.066017x1.066017x1.07x11.180%11.2%11.918%11.9%42-1.000000x-1.000000x1.062700x1.062700x1.06x6.352%6.35%6.750%6.75%43-1.000000x-1.000000x1.051293x1.051293x1.05x9.332%9.33%9.811%9.81%44-1.000000x-1.000000x1.025980x1.025980x1.03x8.152%8.15%8.363%8.36%45-1.000000x-1.000000x1.023759x1.023759x1.02x7.889%7.89%8.077%8.08%46-1.000000x-1.000000x1.016413x1.016413x1.02x10.844%10.8%11.022%11.0%47-1.000000x-1.000000x1.008690x1.008690x1.01x10.527%10.5%10.618%10.6%48-1.000000x-1.000000x1.008198x1.008198x1.01x10.791%10.8%10.879%10.9%49-1.146341x-1.146341x1.15x1.000000x1.000000x10.239%10.2%8.932%8.93%50

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 Ottawa County, selected other counties in Michigan, and entities that contain Ottawa County
Female
Male
1x0x1x2x3xFM#AlleganSt. JosephCassGratiotAlpenaMidlandEmmetBayWexfordBerrienHoughtonGrand TraverseHillsdaleKentSanilacGrand RapidsOaklandSaginawOttawaIsabellaMarquetteClintonBranchMichiganEast North CentralMidwestGeneseeBarryHuronLivingstonMuskegonWayneJacksonMacombUnited StatesMontcalmKalamazooWashtenawInghamEatonMecostaMonroeMasonDeltaCalhounVan BurenTuscolaLenaweeClareSt. ClairLapeerShiawasseeChippewaNewaygoIonia-1.000000x-1.000000x3.072349x3.072349x3.07x0.767%0.77%2.357%2.36%1-1.000000x-1.000000x2.885340x2.885340x2.89x0.659%0.66%1.902%1.90%2-1.000000x-1.000000x2.567219x2.567219x2.57x0.687%0.69%1.762%1.76%3-1.000000x-1.000000x2.528943x2.528943x2.53x0.663%0.66%1.676%1.68%4-1.000000x-1.000000x2.262737x2.262737x2.26x0.978%0.98%2.213%2.21%5-1.000000x-1.000000x2.237257x2.237257x2.24x2.503%2.50%5.600%5.60%6-1.000000x-1.000000x2.211758x2.211758x2.21x2.233%2.23%4.938%4.94%7-1.000000x-1.000000x2.211729x2.211729x2.21x0.924%0.92%2.043%2.04%8-1.000000x-1.000000x2.190288x2.190288x2.19x0.942%0.94%2.064%2.06%9-1.000000x-1.000000x2.154549x2.154549x2.15x1.765%1.77%3.803%3.80%10-1.000000x-1.000000x2.129378x2.129378x2.13x3.165%3.17%6.740%6.74%11-1.000000x-1.000000x2.043812x2.043812x2.04x2.450%2.45%5.007%5.01%12-1.000000x-1.000000x1.959936x1.959936x1.96x1.121%1.12%2.197%2.20%13-1.000000x-1.000000x1.887519x1.887519x1.89x2.163%2.16%4.082%4.08%14-1.000000x-1.000000x1.858010x1.858010x1.86x0.609%0.61%1.131%1.13%15-1.000000x-1.000000x1.829345x1.829345x1.83x1.872%1.87%3.425%3.42%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.827444x1.827444x1.83x3.743%3.74%6.840%6.84%16-1.000000x-1.000000x1.780842x1.780842x1.78x1.399%1.40%2.492%2.49%17-1.000000x-1.000000x1.778046x1.778046x1.78x1.667%1.67%2.965%2.96%18-1.000000x-1.000000x1.684702x1.684702x1.68x2.774%2.77%4.673%4.67%19-1.000000x-1.000000x1.684630x1.684630x1.68x2.140%2.14%3.605%3.61%20-1.000000x-1.000000x1.681839x1.681839x1.68x2.659%2.66%4.472%4.47%21-1.000000x-1.000000x1.677026x1.677026x1.68x0.741%0.74%1.242%1.24%22-1.000000x-1.000000x1.645347x1.645347x1.65x2.143%2.14%3.526%3.53%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.597848x1.597848x1.60x2.216%2.22%3.541%3.54%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.589934x1.589934x1.59x2.251%2.25%3.579%3.58%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.585985x1.585985x1.59x1.348%1.35%2.137%2.14%23-1.000000x-1.000000x1.582258x1.582258x1.58x0.968%0.97%1.532%1.53%24-1.000000x-1.000000x1.573766x1.573766x1.57x0.909%0.91%1.431%1.43%25-1.000000x-1.000000x1.551354x1.551354x1.55x1.853%1.85%2.875%2.87%26-1.000000x-1.000000x1.551169x1.551169x1.55x0.813%0.81%1.261%1.26%27-1.000000x-1.000000x1.545600x1.545600x1.55x1.736%1.74%2.683%2.68%28-1.000000x-1.000000x1.542729x1.542729x1.54x1.190%1.19%1.836%1.84%29-1.000000x-1.000000x1.531352x1.531352x1.53x1.216%1.22%1.862%1.86%30-1.000000x-1.000000x1.526215x1.526215x1.53x2.660%2.66%4.060%4.06%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.524222x1.524222x1.52x0.687%0.69%1.046%1.05%31-1.000000x-1.000000x1.518061x1.518061x1.52x3.268%3.27%4.961%4.96%32-1.000000x-1.000000x1.504022x1.504022x1.50x8.180%8.18%12.302%12.3%33-1.000000x-1.000000x1.481313x1.481313x1.48x5.310%5.31%7.866%7.87%34-1.000000x-1.000000x1.432560x1.432560x1.43x1.659%1.66%2.376%2.38%35-1.000000x-1.000000x1.414386x1.414386x1.41x1.758%1.76%2.487%2.49%36-1.000000x-1.000000x1.349459x1.349459x1.35x0.926%0.93%1.250%1.25%37-1.000000x-1.000000x1.332321x1.332321x1.33x1.614%1.61%2.151%2.15%38-1.000000x-1.000000x1.264844x1.264844x1.26x1.558%1.56%1.970%1.97%39-1.000000x-1.000000x1.258414x1.258414x1.26x1.273%1.27%1.602%1.60%40-1.000000x-1.000000x1.239317x1.239317x1.24x1.441%1.44%1.786%1.79%41-1.000000x-1.000000x1.230296x1.230296x1.23x0.667%0.67%0.820%0.82%42-1.000000x-1.000000x1.170136x1.170136x1.17x1.341%1.34%1.569%1.57%43-1.000000x-1.000000x1.100107x1.100107x1.10x0.532%0.53%0.585%0.58%44-1.000000x-1.000000x1.086815x1.086815x1.09x1.279%1.28%1.390%1.39%45-1.000000x-1.000000x1.085009x1.085009x1.09x1.317%1.32%1.429%1.43%46-1.061255x-1.061255x1.06x1.000000x1.000000x0.996%1.00%0.938%0.94%47-1.101619x-1.101619x1.10x1.000000x1.000000x2.149%2.15%1.951%1.95%48-1.149830x-1.149830x1.15x1.000000x1.000000x0.954%0.95%0.830%0.83%49-1.534256x-1.534256x1.53x1.000000x1.000000x0.851%0.85%0.555%0.55%50

Educational Attainment by County in the United States

There are 3,142 counties in the United States. This section compares Ottawa County to the 50 most populous counties in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Ottawa 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 Ottawa County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Ottawa 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 CostaEast North CentralMecklenburg CountyMecklenburgMidwestSalt Lake CountySalt LakeMichiganFairfield CountyFairfieldSuffolk CountySuffolkGrand Rapids and Wyoming Metro AreaGrand RapidsFranklin CountyFranklinNassau CountyNassauHonolulu CountyHonoluluMontgomery CountyMontgomeryFulton CountyFultonFairfax CountyFairfaxOttawa CountyOttawaWake CountyWakeKing CountyKingMiddlesex CountyMiddlesexHennepin CountyHennepinSt. Louis CountySt. LouisOakland CountyOaklandAllegheny CountyAllegheny28.837398%28.837398%28.8%261,022261k126.224410%26.224410%26.2%151,875152k222.282470%22.282470%22.3%1,495,6171.50M321.975765%21.975765%22.0%349,434349k421.207718%21.207718%21.2%274,381274k520.017506%20.017506%20.0%351,046351k619.839074%19.839074%19.8%554,024554k719.521191%19.521191%19.5%286,746287k819.375775%19.375775%19.4%362,252362k919.344706%19.344706%19.3%315,505316k1017.390838%17.390838%17.4%180,039180k1116.576437%16.576437%16.6%194,124194k1215.490423%15.490423%15.5%325,372325k1315.108430%15.108430%15.1%210,261210k1414.881687%14.881687%14.9%173,869174k1514.774230%14.774230%14.8%182,543183k1614.189351%14.189351%14.2%503,252503k1713.598133%13.598133%13.6%293,959294k1813.220947%13.220947%13.2%129,386129k1913.092854%13.092854%13.1%81,52281.5k2013.051927%13.051927%13.1%348,801349k2113.020590%13.020590%13.0%27,818,38027.8M12.996284%12.996284%13.0%160,845161k2212.928824%12.928824%12.9%166,105166k2312.700590%12.700590%12.7%141,393141k2412.397264%12.397264%12.4%81,98182.0k2512.319191%12.319191%12.3%101,664102k2612.252238%12.252238%12.3%81,21881.2k2712.196236%12.196236%12.2%108,416108k2812.054893%12.054893%12.1%122,162122k2911.841956%11.841956%11.8%90,92190.9k3011.688725%11.688725%11.7%152,462152k3111.473065%11.473065%11.5%100,034100k3210.940787%10.940787%10.9%82,37182.4k3310.719464%10.719464%10.7%3,363,7843.36M10.377895%10.377895%10.4%69,51069.5k3410.244520%10.244520%10.2%4,641,8354.64M10.238253%10.238253%10.2%69,21169.2k3510.122386%10.122386%10.1%676,467676k10.103521%10.103521%10.1%64,29864.3k369.992975%9.992975%10.0%102,414102k379.889035%9.889035%9.9%65,53865.5k9.640656%9.640656%9.6%78,29978.3k389.121758%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%63,67163.7k438.254713%8.254713%8.3%14,00814.0k7.696387%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 Ottawa County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Ottawa County
0%20%40%60%Count#New York CountyNew YorkFairfax CountyFairfaxMontgomery CountyMontgomeryMiddlesex CountyMiddlesexWake CountyWakeFulton CountyFultonSanta Clara CountySanta ClaraKing CountyKingHennepin CountyHennepinWestchester CountyWestchesterTravis CountyTravisFairfield CountyFairfieldOakland CountyOaklandAlameda CountyAlamedaNassau CountyNassauMecklenburg CountyMecklenburgSt. Louis CountySt. LouisContra Costa CountyContra CostaAllegheny CountyAlleghenyOrange CountyOrangeFranklin CountyFranklinSan Diego CountySan DiegoCook CountyCookSuffolk CountySuffolkPalm Beach CountyPalm BeachKings CountyKingsHonolulu CountyHonoluluSalt Lake CountySalt LakeOrange CountyOrangeOttawa CountyOttawaHillsborough CountyHillsboroughBroward CountyBrowardMaricopa CountyMaricopaCuyahoga CountyCuyahogaGrand Rapids and Wyoming Metro AreaGrand RapidsPima CountyPimaLos Angeles CountyLos AngelesTarrant CountyTarrantQueens CountyQueensUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesHarris CountyHarrisMilwaukee CountyMilwaukeeDallas CountyDallasSacramento CountySacramentoMidwestEast North CentralMichiganMiami-Dade CountyMiami-DadeBexar CountyBexarPhiladelphia CountyPhiladelphiaClark CountyClarkWayne CountyWayneRiverside CountyRiversideFresno CountyFresnoSan Bernardino CountySan BernardinoBronx CountyBronx60.434640%60.434640%60.4%747,953748k160.260099%60.260099%60.3%463,270463k258.105449%58.105449%58.1%409,049409k353.004569%53.004569%53.0%578,847579k450.070856%50.070856%50.1%328,593329k549.806094%49.806094%49.8%330,446330k649.103299%49.103299%49.1%630,862631k749.055555%49.055555%49.1%718,554719k847.581343%47.581343%47.6%395,715396k947.303651%47.303651%47.3%312,811313k1046.446606%46.446606%46.4%356,611357k1146.362462%46.362462%46.4%295,047295k1245.020952%45.020952%45.0%387,521388k1343.887830%43.887830%43.9%488,594489k1443.543885%43.543885%43.5%407,033407k1543.097901%43.097901%43.1%288,665289k1642.382090%42.382090%42.4%291,365291k1740.269631%40.269631%40.3%303,182303k1839.069581%39.069581%39.1%343,876344k1938.447168%38.447168%38.4%807,572808k2038.352941%38.352941%38.4%311,493311k2136.494430%36.494430%36.5%788,922789k2236.471153%36.471153%36.5%1,293,5181.29M2334.384794%34.384794%34.4%352,396352k2434.188819%34.188819%34.2%346,463346k2534.081468%34.081468%34.1%597,685598k2633.350646%33.350646%33.4%224,744225k2732.800693%32.800693%32.8%221,734222k2831.922850%31.922850%31.9%263,443263k2931.602798%31.602798%31.6%53,62953.6k31.433296%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%269,342269k3330.838164%30.838164%30.8%204,375204k30.800609%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%286,583287k4128.952816%28.952816%29.0%13,118,64213.1M28.462853%28.462853%28.5%8,931,6868.93M27.410304%27.410304%27.4%1,831,7981.83M27.281635%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 Ottawa County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Ottawa County
0%5%10%Count#Montgomery CountyMontgomeryNew York CountyNew YorkMiddlesex CountyMiddlesexFairfax CountyFairfaxWestchester CountyWestchesterSanta Clara CountySanta ClaraNassau CountyNassauAlameda CountyAlamedaFulton CountyFultonKing CountyKingFairfield CountyFairfieldSt. Louis CountySt. LouisOakland CountyOaklandHennepin CountyHennepinTravis CountyTravisAllegheny CountyAlleghenyContra Costa CountyContra CostaWake CountyWakeSan Diego CountySan DiegoPalm Beach CountyPalm BeachOrange CountyOrangeFranklin CountyFranklinCook CountyCookCuyahoga CountyCuyahogaPima CountyPimaHonolulu CountyHonoluluSuffolk CountySuffolkMiami-Dade CountyMiami-DadeSalt Lake CountySalt LakePhiladelphia CountyPhiladelphiaLos Angeles CountyLos AngelesMecklenburg CountyMecklenburgBroward CountyBrowardHillsborough CountyHillsboroughKings CountyKingsHarris CountyHarrisUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSacramento CountySacramentoMaricopa CountyMaricopaDallas CountyDallasOrange CountyOrangeMilwaukee CountyMilwaukeeMidwestEast North CentralBexar CountyBexarMichiganQueens CountyQueensGrand Rapids and Wyoming Metro AreaGrand RapidsFresno CountyFresnoTarrant CountyTarrantClark CountyClarkOttawa CountyOttawaRiverside 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%59,36259.4k353.344637%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%18,59118.6k412.893416%2.893416%2.9%1,311,0191.31M2.855432%2.855432%2.9%896,039896k2.818073%2.818073%2.8%33,00233.0k422.809013%2.809013%2.8%187,723188k2.756960%2.756960%2.8%44,96545.0k432.626997%2.626997%2.6%17,41017.4k2.392530%2.392530%2.4%13,85613.9k442.368743%2.368743%2.4%29,26729.3k452.315475%2.315475%2.3%32,22432.2k462.298803%2.298803%2.3%3,9012.260473%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 Ottawa County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Ottawa County
Female
Male
1x0x1xFM#MecklenburgPalm BeachWakeWestchesterFairfieldGrand RapidsContra CostaMichiganHillsboroughFresnoMidwestEast North CentralDallasSuffolkMilwaukeeWayneUnited StatesOrangeHarrisFultonPhiladelphiaSan BernardinoTarrantCookMaricopaCuyahogaTravisBrowardRiversideOaklandNassauSalt LakeFranklinSacramentoMontgomeryBronxOttawaMiddlesexKingsFairfaxBexarPimaKingLos 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-1.000000x1.154260x1.154260x1.15x9.199%9.20%10.618%10.6%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.145263x1.145263x1.15x10.231%10.2%11.718%11.7%6-1.000000x-1.000000x1.145031x1.145031x1.15x9.461%9.46%10.834%10.8%-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-1.000000x1.125371x1.125371x1.13x10.108%10.1%11.375%11.4%-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-1.000000x1.025980x1.025980x1.03x8.152%8.15%8.363%8.36%-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 Ottawa County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Ottawa County
Female
Male
1x0x1x2xFM#Palm BeachSalt LakeSt. LouisGrand RapidsOaklandOttawaMaricopaCuyahogaOrangeBexarMontgomeryPimaMichiganSuffolkRiversideDallasWestchesterTarrantFairfieldEast North CentralAlleghenyMidwestNassauBrowardClarkFranklinMecklenburgFairfaxWayneUnited 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-1.000000x1.829345x1.829345x1.83x1.872%1.87%3.425%3.42%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.827444x1.827444x1.83x3.743%3.74%6.840%6.84%4-1.000000x-1.000000x1.778046x1.778046x1.78x1.667%1.67%2.965%2.96%-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-1.000000x1.645347x1.645347x1.65x2.143%2.14%3.526%3.53%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.626700x1.626700x1.63x3.043%3.04%4.950%4.95%11-1.000000x-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-1.000000x1.597848x1.597848x1.60x2.216%2.22%3.541%3.54%-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-1.000000x1.567965x1.567965x1.57x3.409%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-1.000000x1.545600x1.545600x1.55x1.736%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

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

More Maps to Explore