Educational Attainment in Avery County, North Carolina (County)

Educational Attainment#1

Highest level of education among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of North Carolina and Avery County
Avery County
North Carolina
0%10%20%30%40%50%CountHigher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma226.547392%38.120270%26.547392%26.5%3,48752.417206%48.194287%52.417206%52.4%6,88521.035402%13.685443%21.035402%21.0%2,763
Count number of people in category
1Post-Secondary Degree 2H.S. = High School

Relative Educational Attainment#2

Highest level of education among people aged 25 years and older, as percentage more or less than North Carolina at large.
Scope: population of North Carolina and Avery County
-50%0%+50%%ref.Higher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2-30.358855%-30.358855%-30.4%26.547%26.5%38.120%38.1%8.762281%8.762281%+8.8%52.417%52.4%48.194%48.2%53.706395%53.706395%+53.7%21.035%21.0%13.685%13.7%
% percentage with given level in Avery County
ref. percentage with given level in North Carolina
1Post-Secondary Degree 2H.S. = High School

Detailed Educational Attainment#3

Highest level of education among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of North Carolina and Avery County
Avery County
North Carolina
0%5%10%15%20%25%CountDoctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None0.700419%1.303714%0.700419%0.7%921.362771%1.570683%1.362771%1.4%1796.121051%7.371102%6.121051%6.1%80411.617815%18.782627%11.617815%11.6%1,5266.745337%9.092144%6.745337%6.7%88622.657023%21.779049%22.657023%22.7%2,97629.760183%26.415238%29.760183%29.8%3,90913.155691%8.519865%13.155691%13.2%1,7286.593072%3.918203%6.593072%6.6%8661.286639%1.247376%1.286639%1.3%169
Count number of people in category
1Degree 2Diploma or equivialent 3H.S. = High School

Detailed Relative Educational Attainment#4

Highest level of education among people aged 25 years and older, as percentage more or less than North Carolina at large.
Scope: population of North Carolina and Avery County
-50%0%+50%%ref.Doctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None-46.275121%-46.275121%-46.3%0.700%0.70%1.304%1.30%-13.237024%-13.237024%-13.2%1.363%1.36%1.571%1.57%-16.958814%-16.958814%-17.0%6.121%6.12%7.371%7.37%-38.145952%-38.145952%-38.1%11.618%11.6%18.783%18.8%-25.811372%-25.811372%-25.8%6.745%6.75%9.092%9.09%4.031278%4.031278%+4.0%22.657%22.7%21.779%21.8%12.662937%12.662937%+12.7%29.760%29.8%26.415%26.4%54.411972%54.411972%+54.4%13.156%13.2%8.520%8.52%68.267760%68.267760%+68.3%6.593%6.59%3.918%3.92%3.147620%3.147620%+3.1%1.287%1.29%1.247%1.25%
% percentage with given level in Avery County
ref. percentage with given level in North Carolina
1Degree 2Diploma or equivialent 3H.S. = High School

Educational Attainment Sex Ratio#5

Percentage more likely men or women are to have various highest levels of education among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of North Carolina and Avery County
More Females More Males
North Carolina
Avery County
40%20%0%20%40%FMHigher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2-44.322832%-11.967223%-44.322832%44%31.963%32.0%22.147%22.1%4.041900%2.195107%4.041900%4%51.274%51.3%53.346%53.3%46.195952%26.716071%46.195952%46%16.763%16.8%24.507%24.5%
F females in category as a percentage of all females
M males in category as a percentage of all males
1Post-Secondary Degree 2H.S. = High School

Detailed Educational Attainment Sex Ratio#6

Percentage more likely men or women are to have various highest levels of education among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of North Carolina and Avery County
More Females More Males
North Carolina
Avery County
0%200%400%600%FMDoctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None649.281695%57.251242%649.281695%649%0.153%0.15%1.145%1.15%121.737731%54.631395%121.737731%122%0.815%0.82%1.808%1.81%-68.827704%-23.461949%-68.827704%69%7.897%7.90%4.678%4.68%-28.017240%-7.145987%-28.017240%28%13.213%13.2%10.322%10.3%-135.635034%-35.609983%-135.635034%136%9.885%9.88%4.195%4.19%-6.763147%5.753593%5.753593%6%21.960%22.0%23.223%23.2%2.759619%9.782208%2.759619%3%29.314%29.3%30.123%30.1%42.312347%24.458884%42.312347%42%10.666%10.7%15.179%15.2%53.286785%32.724670%53.286785%53%5.095%5.10%7.810%7.81%51.478227%23.906473%51.478227%51%1.002%1.00%1.518%1.52%
F females in category as a percentage of all females
M males in category as a percentage of all males
1Degree 2Diploma or equivialent 3H.S. = High School

Bachelor's Degrees By Age#7

Percentage of age cohort whose highest degree is a Bachelor's.
Scope: population of North Carolina and Avery County
Avery County
North Carolina
0%5%10%15%20%B.X.Total65+45-6435-4425-3412.093411%13.488519%12.093411%12.1%4353,59711.370497%18.362663%11.370497%11.4%5654,96910.688935%21.758919%10.688935%10.7%2562,39512.419503%22.595424%12.419503%12.4%2702,174
B.X. number of people with a Bachelor's degree
Total number of people in age cohort

Relative Bachelor's Degrees By Age#8

Percentage of population whose highest degree is a Bachelor's, as a percentage more or less than North Carolina at large.
Scope: population of North Carolina and Avery County
50%40%30%20%10%0%%ref.65+45-6435-4425-34-10.342926%-10.342926%10.3%12.093%12.1%13.489%13.5%-38.078168%-38.078168%38.1%11.370%11.4%18.363%18.4%-50.875614%-50.875614%50.9%10.689%10.7%21.759%21.8%-45.035316%-45.035316%45.0%12.420%12.4%22.595%22.6%
% percentage in Avery County with a Bachelor's degree
ref percentage in North Carolina with a Bachelor's degree

Bachelor's Degrees Sex Ratio By Age#9

Percentage more likely men or women are to have their highest degree be a Bachelor's.
Scope: population of North Carolina and Avery County
More Females More Males
North Carolina
Avery County
80%60%40%20%0%20%FM65+45-6435-4425-34-6.619011%-6.619011%6.6%31.986189%12.449%12.4%11.676%11.7%-26.331023%-8.621992%-26.331023%26.3%12.833%12.8%10.158%10.2%-19.930195%-20.654504%-19.930195%19.9%11.921%11.9%9.940%9.94%-87.374473%-25.488303%-87.374473%87.4%17.684%17.7%9.438%9.44%
F female degree holders as a percentage of all females
M male degree holders as a percentage of all males

Median Earnings by Educational Attainment#10

Among population 25 years old and over with earnings.
Scope: population of North Carolina and Avery County
Avery County
North Carolina
$0k$20k$40kCount%Graduate Degree1Bachelor's DegreeSome CollegeH.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2Total$39,265.000000$59,736.000000$39,265.000000$39.3k1,0758.184%8.18%$41,250.000000$45,922.000000$41,250.000000$41.3k1,52611.618%11.6%$25,103.000000$31,242.000000$25,103.000000$25.1k3,86229.402%29.4%$21,923.000000$26,460.000000$21,923.000000$21.9k3,90929.760%29.8%$17,529.000000$19,187.000000$17,529.000000$17.5k2,76321.035%21.0%$25,881.000000$33,074.000000$25,881.000000$25.9k13,13513.1k100.000%100%
Count number of people with given highest level of educational attainment
% percentage of people with given highest level of educational attainment
1or professional degree 2H.S. = High School

Median Earnings by Educational Attainment#11

By sex among population 25 years old and over with earnings.
Scope: population of North Carolina and Avery County
Female Male
North Carolina
Avery County
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
$50k$0k$50kFMGraduate Degree1Bachelor's DegreeSome CollegeH.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2Total$-38,284.000000$-50,440.000000$-38,284.000000$38.3k$38,284.000000$17,016.000000$50,440.000000$28,722.000000$55,300.000000$55.3k522553$-40,298.000000$-1,822.000000$-38,851.000000$-42,120.000000$42.1k$40,298.000000$38,851.000000$18,914.000000$40,298.000000$40.3k778748$-23,763.000000$-26,431.000000$-23,763.000000$23.8k$23,763.000000$2,656.000000$26,431.000000$11,617.000000$26,419.000000$26.4k1,8751,987$-18,774.000000$-21,547.000000$-18,774.000000$18.8k$18,774.000000$9,055.000000$21,547.000000$9,178.000000$27,829.000000$27.8k1,7262,183$-13,627.000000$-14,797.000000$-13,627.000000$13.6k$13,627.000000$5,682.000000$14,797.000000$7,099.000000$19,309.000000$19.3k9871,776$-23,793.000000$-29,144.000000$-23,793.000000$23.8k$23,793.000000$3,837.000000$29,144.000000$9,455.000000$27,630.000000$27.6k5,8887,247
F females with given highest level of educational attainment
M males with given highest level of educational attainment
1or professional degree 2H.S. = High School

Composition of the Armed Forces by Educational Attainment#12

Percentage of the armed forces aged 25 to 64 years old with various highest levels of educational attainment.
Scope: population of North Carolina and Avery County
Avery County
North Carolina
0%20%40%60%80%100%CountBachelor's Degree1Some College2H.S. Diploma3No H.S. Diploma30.000000%0.000000%0.0%30.336622%0100.000000%53.409946%100.000000%100.0%40.000000%0.000000%0.0%16.025628%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%0.227804%0
Count members of the armed forces with the given level of educational attainment
1or higher 2two or four year institution 3H.S. = High School

Employment by Educational Attainment#13

Percentage of population that is employed by highest level of educational attainment among the population aged 25 to 64 years old.
Scope: population of North Carolina and Avery County
Avery County
North Carolina
0%20%40%60%80%CountBachelor's Degree1Some College2H.S. Diploma3No H.S. Diploma378.088317%82.577602%78.088317%78.1%1,39758.466667%73.306683%58.466667%58.5%1,75446.356275%64.960229%46.356275%46.4%1,37439.607843%51.254883%39.607843%39.6%707
Count employed people with given educational attainment aged 25 to 64 years old
1or higher 2two or four year institution 3H.S. = High School

Lacking High School Diploma By Race#14

Percent of racial or ethnic group lacking a high school diploma (or equivalent).
Scope: population of North Carolina and Avery County
Female Male
North Carolina
Avery County
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
60%40%20%0%20%40%MFWhite1BlackAsianHispanic2Other1-15.057984%-8.803413%-15.057984%15.1%15.057984%7.789539%8.803413%2.266904%22.847523%22.8%1,425844-23.799582%-8.594784%-14.413876%-32.394366%32.4%23.799582%14.413876%4.148863%23.799582%23.8%11423-36.363636%-9.582310%-12.593961%-4.169797%-45.945946%45.9%36.363636%12.593961%36.363636%36.4%1217-52.840909%-19.694302%-39.700857%-72.535211%72.5%52.840909%39.700857%7.676096%52.840909%52.8%186103-51.549296%-3.289414%-29.332668%-54.838710%54.8%51.549296%29.332668%9.263701%51.549296%51.5%18351
M number of males in category
F number of females in category
1non-Hispanic 2excluding black and Asian Hispanics

College Graduates By Race#15

Percent of racial or ethnic group with a bachelor's degree or higher.
Scope: population of North Carolina and Avery County
Female Male
North Carolina
Avery County
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
40%20%0%20%40%MFWhite1BlackAsianHispanic2Other1-20.490620%-2.488862%-32.528372%-0.206331%-22.979483%23.0%20.490620%32.528372%20.490620%20.5%1,2781,288-0.000000%-15.811327%-6.448538%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%0.000000%15.811327%0.000000%0.0%00-5.405405%-49.911204%-5.405405%5.4%5.405405%27.927928%49.911204%8.647936%33.333333%33.3%112-3.125000%-3.213028%-11.393412%-4.416435%-6.338028%6.3%3.125000%11.393412%3.125000%3.1%119-3.380282%-4.146600%-12.979944%-5.568712%-7.526882%7.5%3.380282%12.979944%3.380282%3.4%127
M number of males in category
F number of females in category
1non-Hispanic 2excluding black and Asian Hispanics

Map of Educational Attainment by County Subdivision in Avery 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
0%12%23%35%46%58%

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
22%31%41%50%59%69%

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
1%13%23%34%45%56%

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%1.3%1.9%2.6%3.2%

Detailed: Professional Degree Educational Attainment by County Subdivision#20

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.0%1.9%3.8%5.7%7.5%9.5%

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

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.0%3.8%7.6%11.3%15.1%19.0%

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

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.0%4.6%9.1%13.7%18.3%22.9%

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

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0%6%12%18%24%30%

Detailed: Some College Educational Attainment by County Subdivision#24

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0%8%16%24%32%41%

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
14%24%35%45%55%66%

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%11%21%32%43%54%

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%11%22%33%45%56%

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%1.5%3.1%4.6%6.2%7.7%
Road Data ©OpenStreetMap

Loading...

Failed to load :-(

Map of Educational Attainment by Tract in Avery 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
13%20%26%32%38%44%

Coarse: High School Diploma Educational Attainment by Tract#30

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
43.9%46.7%49.5%52.3%55.1%57.9%

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
11.0%15.4%19.7%24.0%28.3%32.6%

Detailed: Doctorate Degree Educational Attainment by Tract#32

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.00%0.48%0.96%1.44%1.92%2.40%

Detailed: Professional Degree Educational Attainment by Tract#33

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.84%1.12%1.40%1.68%1.96%2.25%

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

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
1.9%3.5%5.2%6.8%8.4%10.1%

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

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
6.8%10.1%13.2%16.4%19.5%22.7%

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

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
4.1%6.1%8.1%10.0%12.0%14.0%

Detailed: Some College Educational Attainment by Tract#37

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
17.3%18.9%20.4%21.9%23.4%24.9%

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

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
19.1%22.6%26.0%29.4%32.8%36.2%

Detailed: Some High School Educational Attainment by Tract#39

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
6.8%10.5%14.1%17.8%21.4%25.1%

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

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
4.2%5.0%5.9%6.7%7.5%8.4%

Detailed: None Educational Attainment by Tract#41

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.00%0.36%0.73%1.09%1.45%1.82%
Road Data ©OpenStreetMap

Loading...

Failed to load :-(

Educational Attainment by Place in Avery County

There are 8 places that are fully or partially contained within Avery County (6 fully and 2 partially). This section compares all 8 of those to each other, Avery County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Avery 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 Avery County, selected places in Avery County, and entities that contain Avery County
0%5%10%15%20%Count#NewlandElk ParkAvery County SchoolsAvery CountyAvery CountyAveryCrossnoreSouthNorth CarolinaN CarolinaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSouth AtlanticBanner ElkBeech MountainBeech MtnSugar MountainSugar MtnSeven DevilsGrandfather21.480144%21.480144%21.5%119121.406728%21.406728%21.4%70221.035402%21.035402%21.0%2,76321.035402%21.035402%21.0%2,76316.153846%16.153846%16.2%21314.392758%14.392758%14.4%11,511,24211.5M13.685443%13.685443%13.7%914,827915k13.020590%13.020590%13.0%27,818,38027.8M12.827640%12.827640%12.8%5,478,9325.48M6.554307%6.554307%6.6%3545.144033%5.144033%5.1%2554.556962%4.556962%4.6%1860.406504%0.406504%0.4%170.000000%0.000000%0.0%08
Count number of people in category
# rank of place out of 8 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older without a high school diploma (or equivalent).

Bachelor's Degrees by Place#43

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..
Scope: population of Avery County, selected places in Avery County, and entities that contain Avery County
0%20%40%60%80%Count#GrandfatherSeven DevilsBeech MountainBeech MtnBanner ElkSugar MountainSugar MtnSouth AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNorth CarolinaN CarolinaCrossnoreSouthAvery County SchoolsAvery CountyAvery CountyAveryNewlandElk Park84.905660%84.905660%84.9%45163.414634%63.414634%63.4%156254.320988%54.320988%54.3%264347.752809%47.752809%47.8%255440.253165%40.253165%40.3%159530.457708%30.457708%30.5%13,009,07313.0M30.315023%30.315023%30.3%64,767,78764.8M29.028126%29.028126%29.0%1,940,4351.94M28.461538%28.461538%28.5%37628.191926%28.191926%28.2%22,547,73422.5M19.802056%19.802056%19.8%2,60119.802056%19.802056%19.8%2,60113.537906%13.537906%13.5%7573.058104%3.058104%3.1%108
Count number of people in category
# rank of place out of 8 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..

Very Advanced Degrees by Place#44

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a professional or doctorate degree (e.g., MBA, PhD, or MD).
Scope: population of Avery County, selected places in Avery County, and entities that contain Avery County
0%2%4%6%8%Count#GrandfatherBeech MountainBeech MtnBanner ElkCrossnoreSugar MountainSugar MtnSouth AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSouthNorth CarolinaN CarolinaSeven DevilsAvery County SchoolsAvery CountyAvery CountyAveryNewlandElk Park9.433962%9.433962%9.4%517.818930%7.818930%7.8%3824.681648%4.681648%4.7%2534.615385%4.615385%4.6%643.797468%3.797468%3.8%1553.501306%3.501306%3.5%1,495,4751.50M3.336158%3.336158%3.3%7,127,6737.13M3.064699%3.064699%3.1%2,451,1282.45M2.874397%2.874397%2.9%192,144192k2.845528%2.845528%2.8%762.063190%2.063190%2.1%2712.063190%2.063190%2.1%2710.722022%0.722022%0.7%470.000000%0.000000%0.0%08
Count number of people in category
# rank of place out of 8 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older with a professional or doctorate degree (e.g., MBA, PhD, or MD).

Under-Education Sex Ratio by Place#45

Percentage more likely men are than women to not have a high school diploma (or equivalent) among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of Avery County, selected places in Avery County, and entities that contain Avery County
Female
Male
0x2x4x6x8x10xFM#Seven DevilsBanner ElkSugar MtnBeech MtnCrossnoreAvery CountyAveryN CarolinaSouth AtlanticSouthUnited StatesNewlandElk Park-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%0.833%0.83%1-1.000000x-1.000000x3.877193x3.877193x3.88x2.941%2.94%11.404%11.4%2-1.000000x-1.000000x3.663212x3.663212x3.66x1.980%1.98%7.254%7.25%3-1.000000x-1.000000x2.862112x2.862112x2.86x2.734%2.73%7.826%7.83%4-1.000000x-1.000000x1.548148x1.548148x1.55x13.158%13.2%20.370%20.4%5-1.000000x-1.000000x1.461960x1.461960x1.46x16.763%16.8%24.507%24.5%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.461960x1.461960x1.46x16.763%16.8%24.507%24.5%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.267161x1.267161x1.27x12.146%12.1%15.391%15.4%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.178860x1.178860x1.18x11.819%11.8%13.933%13.9%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.149925x1.149925x1.15x13.427%13.4%15.440%15.4%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.109070x1.109070x1.11x12.369%12.4%13.719%13.7%-1.173189x-1.173189x1.17x1.000000x1.000000x23.387%23.4%19.935%19.9%6-1.198130x-1.198130x1.20x1.000000x1.000000x23.164%23.2%19.333%19.3%7
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of place out of 7 by male-to-female sex ratio

Over-Education Sex Ratio by Place#46

Percentage more likely men are than women to have a professional or doctorate degree (e.g., MBA, PhD, or MD) among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of Avery County, selected places in Avery County, and entities that contain Avery County
Female
Male
0x2x4x6x8x10xFM#CrossnoreGrandfatherSugar MtnBeech MtnAvery CountyAveryN CarolinaSouthUnited StatesSouth AtlanticBanner ElkNewlandSeven Devils-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%11.111%11.1%1-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%23.810%23.8%2-1.000000x-1.000000x4.186528x4.186528x4.19x1.485%1.49%6.218%6.22%3-1.000000x-1.000000x3.116522x3.116522x3.12x3.906%3.91%12.174%12.2%4-1.000000x-1.000000x3.050341x3.050341x3.05x0.968%0.97%2.953%2.95%-1.000000x-1.000000x3.050341x3.050341x3.05x0.968%0.97%2.953%2.95%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.558133x1.558133x1.56x2.273%2.27%3.541%3.54%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.555780x1.555780x1.56x2.420%2.42%3.764%3.76%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.526215x1.526215x1.53x2.660%2.66%4.060%4.06%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.520688x1.520688x1.52x2.804%2.80%4.265%4.26%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.054511x1.054511x1.05x4.575%4.58%4.825%4.82%5-1.233871x-1.233871x1.23x1.000000x1.000000x0.806%0.81%0.654%0.65%6-1.269841x-1.269841x1.27x1.000000x1.000000x3.175%3.17%2.500%2.50%7
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of place out of 7 by male-to-female sex ratio

Educational Attainment by County Subdivision in Avery County

There are 19 county subdivisions in Avery County. This section compares all 19 of those to each other, Avery County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Avery 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 Avery County, selected county subdivisions in Avery County, and entities that contain Avery County
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#Carey's Flat TownshipCarey's FlatFrank TownshipFrankRoaring Creek TownshipRoaring CrkBeech Mountain TownshipBeech MtnCranberry TownshipCranberryNewland No. 2 TownshipNewland No. 2Plumtree TownshipPlumtreeIngalls TownshipIngallsElk Park TownshipElk PkMinneapolis TownshipMinneapolisHughes TownshipHughesAvery County SchoolsAvery CountyAvery CountyAveryNewland No. 1 TownshipNewland No. 1Pyatte TownshipPyatteAltamont TownshipAltamontPineola TownshipPineolaSouthNorth CarolinaN CarolinaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSouth AtlanticBanner Elk TownshipBanner ElkLinville TownshipLinvilleHeaton TownshipHeatonMontezuma TownshipMontezuma55.696203%55.696203%55.7%44153.365385%53.365385%53.4%111231.115880%31.115880%31.1%145329.080119%29.080119%29.1%98428.205128%28.205128%28.2%77527.385378%27.385378%27.4%221626.602564%26.602564%26.6%83725.828780%25.828780%25.8%709824.233129%24.233129%24.2%158923.469388%23.469388%23.5%691022.522523%22.522523%22.5%501121.035402%21.035402%21.0%2,76321.035402%21.035402%21.0%2,76320.201097%20.201097%20.2%2211219.777159%19.777159%19.8%711319.154030%19.154030%19.2%2401416.385542%16.385542%16.4%1361514.392758%14.392758%14.4%11,511,24211.5M13.685443%13.685443%13.7%914,827915k13.020590%13.020590%13.0%27,818,38027.8M12.827640%12.827640%12.8%5,478,9325.48M11.474071%11.474071%11.5%281169.565217%9.565217%9.6%33179.433962%9.433962%9.4%10181.973684%1.973684%2.0%619
Count number of people in category
# rank of county subdivision out of 19 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older without a high school diploma (or equivalent).

Bachelor's Degrees by County Subdivision#48

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..
Scope: population of Avery County, selected county subdivisions in Avery County, and entities that contain Avery County
0%10%20%30%40%Count#Pineola TownshipPineolaBanner Elk TownshipBanner ElkSouth AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNewland No. 1 TownshipNewland No. 1North CarolinaN CarolinaSouthMontezuma TownshipMontezumaAltamont TownshipAltamontBeech Mountain TownshipBeech MtnLinville TownshipLinvilleFrank TownshipFrankAvery County SchoolsAvery CountyAvery CountyAveryHeaton TownshipHeatonElk Park TownshipElk PkMinneapolis TownshipMinneapolisCranberry TownshipCranberryPyatte TownshipPyatteHughes TownshipHughesIngalls TownshipIngallsPlumtree TownshipPlumtreeRoaring Creek TownshipRoaring CrkNewland No. 2 TownshipNewland No. 2Carey's Flat TownshipCarey's Flat40.722892%40.722892%40.7%338136.831360%36.831360%36.8%902230.457708%30.457708%30.5%13,009,07313.0M30.315023%30.315023%30.3%64,767,78764.8M29.159049%29.159049%29.2%319329.028126%29.028126%29.0%1,940,4351.94M28.191926%28.191926%28.2%22,547,73422.5M27.631579%27.631579%27.6%84427.294493%27.294493%27.3%342523.442136%23.442136%23.4%79623.188406%23.188406%23.2%80720.192308%20.192308%20.2%42819.802056%19.802056%19.8%2,60119.802056%19.802056%19.8%2,60116.981132%16.981132%17.0%18912.423313%12.423313%12.4%811011.904762%11.904762%11.9%35117.692308%7.692308%7.7%21126.963788%6.963788%7.0%25135.405405%5.405405%5.4%12145.391621%5.391621%5.4%148155.128205%5.128205%5.1%16164.721030%4.721030%4.7%22174.584882%4.584882%4.6%37180.000000%0.000000%0.0%019
Count number of people in category
# rank of county subdivision out of 19 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..

Very Advanced Degrees by County Subdivision#49

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a professional or doctorate degree (e.g., MBA, PhD, or MD).
Scope: population of Avery County, selected county subdivisions in Avery County, and entities that contain Avery County
0%2%4%6%8%Count#Heaton TownshipHeatonNewland No. 1 TownshipNewland No. 1Banner Elk TownshipBanner ElkSouth AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMontezuma TownshipMontezumaSouthPyatte TownshipPyatteNorth CarolinaN CarolinaPineola TownshipPineolaCranberry TownshipCranberryAvery County SchoolsAvery CountyAvery CountyAveryLinville TownshipLinvilleElk Park TownshipElk PkAltamont TownshipAltamontIngalls TownshipIngallsNewland No. 2 TownshipNewland No. 2Roaring Creek TownshipRoaring CrkMinneapolis TownshipMinneapolisBeech Mountain TownshipBeech MtnFrank TownshipFrankPlumtree TownshipPlumtreeHughes TownshipHughesCarey's Flat TownshipCarey's Flat9.433962%9.433962%9.4%1015.941499%5.941499%5.9%6524.818293%4.818293%4.8%11833.501306%3.501306%3.5%1,495,4751.50M3.336158%3.336158%3.3%7,127,6737.13M3.289474%3.289474%3.3%1043.064699%3.064699%3.1%2,451,1282.45M3.064067%3.064067%3.1%1152.874397%2.874397%2.9%192,144192k2.530120%2.530120%2.5%2162.197802%2.197802%2.2%672.063190%2.063190%2.1%2712.063190%2.063190%2.1%2711.449275%1.449275%1.4%581.226994%1.226994%1.2%890.478851%0.478851%0.5%6100.400729%0.400729%0.4%11110.000000%0.000000%0.0%0120.000000%0.000000%0.0%0130.000000%0.000000%0.0%0140.000000%0.000000%0.0%0150.000000%0.000000%0.0%0160.000000%0.000000%0.0%0170.000000%0.000000%0.0%0180.000000%0.000000%0.0%019
Count number of people in category
# rank of county subdivision out of 19 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older with a professional or doctorate degree (e.g., MBA, PhD, or MD).

Under-Education Sex Ratio by County Subdivision#50

Percentage more likely men are than women to not have a high school diploma (or equivalent) among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of Avery County, selected county subdivisions in Avery County, and entities that contain Avery County
Female
Male
10x5x0x5x10xFM#PyatteMontezumaPlumtreeRoaring CrkAltamontMinneapolisElk PkNewland No. 2Newland No. 1Avery CountyAveryHughesCranberryN CarolinaBanner ElkIngallsSouth AtlanticSouthUnited StatesBeech MtnFrankLinvillePineolaCarey's FlatHeaton-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%33.491%33.5%1-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%4.110%4.11%2-1.000000x-1.000000x2.755113x2.755113x2.76x15.169%15.2%41.791%41.8%3-1.000000x-1.000000x2.629696x2.629696x2.63x17.551%17.6%46.154%46.2%4-1.000000x-1.000000x2.110090x2.110090x2.11x12.772%12.8%26.950%27.0%5-1.000000x-1.000000x1.883041x1.883041x1.88x16.770%16.8%31.579%31.6%6-1.000000x-1.000000x1.795157x1.795157x1.80x17.507%17.5%31.429%31.4%7-1.000000x-1.000000x1.664303x1.664303x1.66x20.313%20.3%33.806%33.8%8-1.000000x-1.000000x1.630952x1.630952x1.63x15.356%15.4%25.046%25.0%9-1.000000x-1.000000x1.461960x1.461960x1.46x16.763%16.8%24.507%24.5%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.461960x1.461960x1.46x16.763%16.8%24.507%24.5%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.457672x1.457672x1.46x18.421%18.4%26.852%26.9%10-1.000000x-1.000000x1.350936x1.350936x1.35x24.113%24.1%32.576%32.6%11-1.000000x-1.000000x1.267161x1.267161x1.27x12.146%12.1%15.391%15.4%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.223608x1.223608x1.22x10.385%10.4%12.707%12.7%12-1.000000x-1.000000x1.204289x1.204289x1.20x22.158%22.2%26.685%26.7%13-1.000000x-1.000000x1.178860x1.178860x1.18x11.819%11.8%13.933%13.9%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.149925x1.149925x1.15x13.427%13.4%15.440%15.4%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.109070x1.109070x1.11x12.369%12.4%13.719%13.7%-1.047887x-1.047887x1.05x1.000000x1.000000x29.577%29.6%28.226%28.2%14-1.430602x-1.430602x1.43x1.000000x1.000000x64.130%64.1%44.828%44.8%15-2.023748x-2.023748x2.02x1.000000x1.000000x13.423%13.4%6.633%6.63%16-2.063065x-2.063065x2.06x1.000000x1.000000x22.277%22.3%10.798%10.8%17-4.500000x-4.500000x4.50x1.000000x1.000000x100.000%100%22.222%22.2%18-10.000000x-10.000000x> 10.0x1.000000x1.000000x13.158%13.2%0.000%0%19
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of county subdivision out of 19 by male-to-female sex ratio

Over-Education Sex Ratio by County Subdivision#51

Percentage more likely men are than women to have a professional or doctorate degree (e.g., MBA, PhD, or MD) among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of Avery County, selected county subdivisions in Avery County, and entities that contain Avery County
Female
Male
10x5x0x5x10xFM#IngallsAltamontPineolaElk PkLinvilleNewland No. 1Banner ElkAvery CountyAveryN CarolinaSouthUnited StatesSouth AtlanticPyatteMontezumaCranberryHeaton-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%0.494%0.49%1-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%1.064%1.06%2-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%4.930%4.93%3-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%2.540%2.54%4-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%2.551%2.55%5-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.366%0.37%11.517%11.5%6-1.000000x-1.000000x6.285659x6.285659x6.29x1.385%1.38%8.703%8.70%7-1.000000x-1.000000x3.050341x3.050341x3.05x0.968%0.97%2.953%2.95%-1.000000x-1.000000x3.050341x3.050341x3.05x0.968%0.97%2.953%2.95%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.558133x1.558133x1.56x2.273%2.27%3.541%3.54%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.555780x1.555780x1.56x2.420%2.42%3.764%3.76%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.526215x1.526215x1.53x2.660%2.66%4.060%4.06%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.520688x1.520688x1.52x2.804%2.80%4.265%4.26%-10.000000x-10.000000x> 10.0x1.000000x1.000000x7.483%7.48%0.000%0%8-10.000000x-10.000000x> 10.0x1.000000x1.000000x6.329%6.33%0.000%0%9-10.000000x-10.000000x> 10.0x1.000000x1.000000x4.255%4.26%0.000%0%10-10.000000x-10.000000x> 10.0x1.000000x1.000000x13.158%13.2%0.000%0%11
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of county subdivision out of 11 by male-to-female sex ratio

Educational Attainment by County in North Carolina

There are 100 counties in North Carolina. This section compares Avery County to the 50 most populous counties in North Carolina and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Avery County. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 56,358.

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 Avery County, selected other counties in North Carolina, and entities that contain Avery County
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count#Duplin CountyDuplinSampson CountySampsonRobeson CountyRobesonWilkes CountyWilkesCaldwell CountyCaldwellSurry CountySurryAvery County SchoolsAvery CountyAvery CountyAveryBurke CountyBurkeRandolph CountyRandolphWilson CountyWilsonLenoir CountyLenoirColumbus CountyColumbusLee CountyLeeRutherford CountyRutherfordRockingham CountyRockinghamGranville CountyGranvilleDavidson CountyDavidsonWayne CountyWayneFranklin CountyFranklinGaston CountyGastonCatawba CountyCatawbaCleveland CountyClevelandRowan CountyRowanLincoln CountyLincolnNash CountyNashAlamance CountyAlamanceStanly CountyStanlyJohnston CountyJohnstonPender CountyPenderSouthHarnett CountyHarnettNorth CarolinaN CarolinaChatham CountyChathamUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesHaywood CountyHaywoodSouth AtlanticCraven CountyCravenDurham CountyDurhamIredell CountyIredellForsyth CountyForsythBrunswick CountyBrunswickGuilford CountyGuilfordHenderson CountyHendersonPitt CountyPittCabarrus CountyCabarrusUnion CountyUnionMoore CountyMooreMecklenburg CountyMecklenburgBuncombe CountyBuncombeCarteret CountyCarteretCumberland CountyCumberlandOnslow CountyOnslowNew Hanover CountyNew HanoverWake CountyWakeOrange CountyOrange27.951239%27.951239%28.0%11,02911.0k124.287394%24.287394%24.3%10,32710.3k223.613329%23.613329%23.6%20,11120.1k323.131534%23.131534%23.1%11,30611.3k422.445425%22.445425%22.4%13,01713.0k522.425697%22.425697%22.4%11,40111.4k621.035402%21.035402%21.0%2,76321.035402%21.035402%21.0%2,76320.395955%20.395955%20.4%12,88812.9k720.021953%20.021953%20.0%19,51819.5k819.778242%19.778242%19.8%10,88110.9k919.728246%19.728246%19.7%7,9421019.300610%19.300610%19.3%7,5891119.049186%19.049186%19.0%7,5251219.009136%19.009136%19.0%9,0091318.874962%18.874962%18.9%12,34812.3k1418.399032%18.399032%18.4%7,4541517.642623%17.642623%17.6%20,12020.1k1616.965430%16.965430%17.0%13,90313.9k1716.815759%16.815759%16.8%7,2561816.798348%16.798348%16.8%24,32324.3k1916.612448%16.612448%16.6%17,72017.7k2016.455677%16.455677%16.5%10,89310.9k2116.137538%16.137538%16.1%15,30015.3k2216.070248%16.070248%16.1%8,9952315.902497%15.902497%15.9%10,24910.2k2415.278717%15.278717%15.3%16,04816.0k2515.258048%15.258048%15.3%6,3802615.030726%15.030726%15.0%17,95318.0k2714.480051%14.480051%14.5%5,7162814.392758%14.392758%14.4%11,511,24211.5M14.216846%14.216846%14.2%11,41311.4k2913.685443%13.685443%13.7%914,827915k13.118739%13.118739%13.1%6,6393013.020590%13.020590%13.0%27,818,38027.8M12.993039%12.993039%13.0%5,7683112.827640%12.827640%12.8%5,478,9325.48M12.704693%12.704693%12.7%8,5733212.580092%12.580092%12.6%25,03325.0k3312.136106%12.136106%12.1%13,77813.8k3412.114622%12.114622%12.1%29,35729.4k3511.976738%11.976738%12.0%11,01811.0k3611.605480%11.605480%11.6%39,37639.4k3711.299925%11.299925%11.3%9,2433811.226014%11.226014%11.2%11,64811.6k3911.076731%11.076731%11.1%13,99714.0k4010.841169%10.841169%10.8%14,87314.9k4110.426943%10.426943%10.4%6,9974210.377895%10.377895%10.4%69,51069.5k4310.036034%10.036034%10.0%18,18718.2k449.992770%9.992770%10.0%5,114459.700391%9.700391%9.7%19,52019.5k469.018363%9.018363%9.0%9,007477.713957%7.713957%7.7%11,32011.3k487.696387%7.696387%7.7%50,50850.5k497.620483%7.620483%7.6%6,52150
Count number of people in category
# rank of county out of 50 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older without a high school diploma (or equivalent).

Bachelor's Degrees by County#53

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..
Scope: population of Avery County, selected other counties in North Carolina, and entities that contain Avery County
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#Orange CountyOrangeWake CountyWakeDurham CountyDurhamMecklenburg CountyMecklenburgChatham CountyChathamNew Hanover CountyNew HanoverBuncombe CountyBuncombeGuilford CountyGuilfordMoore CountyMooreUnion CountyUnionForsyth CountyForsythSouth AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesHenderson CountyHendersonPitt CountyPittNorth CarolinaN CarolinaCabarrus CountyCabarrusSouthBrunswick CountyBrunswickCarteret CountyCarteretIredell CountyIredellCumberland CountyCumberlandHaywood CountyHaywoodPender CountyPenderCraven CountyCravenAlamance CountyAlamanceCatawba CountyCatawbaJohnston CountyJohnstonLee CountyLeeFranklin CountyFranklinGaston CountyGastonAvery County SchoolsAvery CountyAvery CountyAveryLincoln CountyLincolnNash CountyNashOnslow CountyOnslowGranville CountyGranvilleHarnett CountyHarnettWayne CountyWayneWilson CountyWilsonDavidson CountyDavidsonRowan CountyRowanBurke CountyBurkeRutherford CountyRutherfordCleveland CountyClevelandStanly CountyStanlySurry CountySurryRandolph CountyRandolphRockingham CountyRockinghamCaldwell CountyCaldwellWilkes CountyWilkesLenoir CountyLenoirRobeson CountyRobesonColumbus CountyColumbusSampson CountySampsonDuplin CountyDuplin57.692937%57.692937%57.7%49,36949.4k150.070856%50.070856%50.1%328,593329k246.928222%46.928222%46.9%93,38293.4k343.097901%43.097901%43.1%288,665289k438.806884%38.806884%38.8%19,63919.6k537.925818%37.925818%37.9%55,65555.7k636.574383%36.574383%36.6%66,27966.3k734.459515%34.459515%34.5%116,917117k834.176291%34.176291%34.2%22,93422.9k933.629273%33.629273%33.6%46,13646.1k1033.604179%33.604179%33.6%81,43281.4k1130.457708%30.457708%30.5%13,009,07313.0M30.315023%30.315023%30.3%64,767,78764.8M29.722361%29.722361%29.7%24,31224.3k1229.458649%29.458649%29.5%30,56630.6k1329.028126%29.028126%29.0%1,940,4351.94M28.615745%28.615745%28.6%36,16036.2k1428.191926%28.191926%28.2%22,547,73422.5M26.991684%26.991684%27.0%24,83124.8k1525.939387%25.939387%25.9%13,27513.3k1625.684186%25.684186%25.7%29,15929.2k1724.113324%24.113324%24.1%48,52348.5k1823.767261%23.767261%23.8%10,55110.6k1923.105763%23.105763%23.1%9,1212022.463285%22.463285%22.5%15,15815.2k2122.072642%22.072642%22.1%23,18423.2k2221.611182%21.611182%21.6%23,05223.1k2321.207783%21.207783%21.2%25,33125.3k2420.821203%20.821203%20.8%8,2252520.405562%20.405562%20.4%8,8052619.833004%19.833004%19.8%28,71728.7k2719.802056%19.802056%19.8%2,60119.802056%19.802056%19.8%2,60119.711289%19.711289%19.7%11,03311.0k2819.573616%19.573616%19.6%12,61512.6k2919.515590%19.515590%19.5%19,49119.5k3019.420927%19.420927%19.4%7,8683119.263061%19.263061%19.3%15,46415.5k3218.664047%18.664047%18.7%15,29515.3k3318.564028%18.564028%18.6%10,21310.2k3418.193297%18.193297%18.2%20,74820.7k3517.624723%17.624723%17.6%16,71016.7k3616.866860%16.866860%16.9%10,65810.7k3716.728209%16.728209%16.7%7,9283816.303100%16.303100%16.3%10,79210.8k3916.104654%16.104654%16.1%6,7344015.281575%15.281575%15.3%7,7694115.118533%15.118533%15.1%14,73814.7k4213.830633%13.830633%13.8%9,0484313.792806%13.792806%13.8%7,9994413.761074%13.761074%13.8%6,7264513.682093%13.682093%13.7%5,5084612.629156%12.629156%12.6%10,75610.8k4711.978637%11.978637%12.0%4,7104811.923801%11.923801%11.9%5,0704910.261544%10.261544%10.3%4,04950
Count number of people in category
# rank of county out of 50 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..

Very Advanced Degrees by County#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 Avery County, selected other counties in North Carolina, and entities that contain Avery County
0%5%10%Count#Orange CountyOrangeDurham CountyDurhamChatham CountyChathamWake CountyWakeMoore CountyMooreForsyth CountyForsythBuncombe CountyBuncombeNew Hanover CountyNew HanoverMecklenburg CountyMecklenburgSouth AtlanticGuilford CountyGuilfordPitt CountyPittUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSouthCarteret CountyCarteretNorth CarolinaN CarolinaHenderson CountyHendersonUnion CountyUnionPender CountyPenderCabarrus CountyCabarrusBrunswick CountyBrunswickHaywood CountyHaywoodAlamance CountyAlamanceAvery County SchoolsAvery CountyAvery CountyAveryCraven CountyCravenIredell CountyIredellCumberland CountyCumberlandCleveland CountyClevelandRutherford CountyRutherfordCatawba CountyCatawbaBurke CountyBurkeNash CountyNashGranville CountyGranvilleWayne CountyWayneOnslow CountyOnslowLincoln CountyLincolnGaston CountyGastonWilson CountyWilsonHarnett CountyHarnettJohnston CountyJohnstonLee CountyLeeSurry CountySurryCaldwell CountyCaldwellRandolph CountyRandolphDavidson CountyDavidsonRowan CountyRowanStanly CountyStanlyRobeson CountyRobesonLenoir CountyLenoirFranklin CountyFranklinRockingham CountyRockinghamWilkes CountyWilkesColumbus CountyColumbusSampson CountySampsonDuplin CountyDuplin14.293227%14.293227%14.3%12,23112.2k18.443180%8.443180%8.4%16,80116.8k27.269745%7.269745%7.3%3,67934.892146%4.892146%4.9%32,10532.1k44.302213%4.302213%4.3%2,88754.027203%4.027203%4.0%9,75963.989140%3.989140%4.0%7,22973.986453%3.986453%4.0%5,85083.598297%3.598297%3.6%24,10124.1k93.501306%3.501306%3.5%1,495,4751.50M3.382377%3.382377%3.4%11,47611.5k103.365491%3.365491%3.4%3,492113.336158%3.336158%3.3%7,127,6737.13M3.064699%3.064699%3.1%2,451,1282.45M2.997440%2.997440%3.0%1,534122.874397%2.874397%2.9%192,144192k2.754380%2.754380%2.8%2,253132.353670%2.353670%2.4%3,229142.254592%2.254592%2.3%890152.223735%2.223735%2.2%2,810162.172944%2.172944%2.2%1,999172.171514%2.171514%2.2%964182.073595%2.073595%2.1%2,178192.063190%2.063190%2.1%2712.063190%2.063190%2.1%2712.027297%2.027297%2.0%1,368201.914048%1.914048%1.9%2,173211.719931%1.719931%1.7%3,461221.667774%1.667774%1.7%1,104231.662693%1.662693%1.7%788241.654682%1.654682%1.7%1,765251.641108%1.641108%1.6%1,037261.582647%1.582647%1.6%1,020271.574803%1.574803%1.6%638281.439920%1.439920%1.4%1,180291.425797%1.425797%1.4%1,424301.375663%1.375663%1.4%770311.354338%1.354338%1.4%1,961321.270563%1.270563%1.3%699331.245671%1.245671%1.2%1,000341.240770%1.240770%1.2%1,482351.164469%1.164469%1.2%460361.164460%1.164460%1.2%592371.050109%1.050109%1.1%609381.042233%1.042233%1.0%1,016391.041721%1.041721%1.0%1,188401.014661%1.014661%1.0%962411.011623%1.011623%1.0%423420.986286%0.986286%1.0%840430.983680%0.983680%1.0%396440.957126%0.957126%1.0%413450.949251%0.949251%0.9%621460.930908%0.930908%0.9%455470.790946%0.790946%0.8%311480.785513%0.785513%0.8%334490.638654%0.638654%0.6%25250
Count number of people in category
# rank of county out of 50 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older with a professional or doctorate degree (e.g., MBA, PhD, or MD).

Under-Education Sex Ratio by County#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 Avery County, selected other counties in North Carolina, and entities that contain Avery County
Female
Male
1x0x1xFM#LenoirColumbusOrangeFranklinAvery CountyAveryCravenRobesonHendersonSampsonBrunswickSurryGranvilleRowanStanlyJohnstonNashBurkeHarnettLeeCaldwellChathamBuncombeDurhamDuplinMecklenburgDavidsonNew HanoverCarteretN CarolinaClevelandAlamanceRockinghamWayneCabarrusRandolphGuilfordForsythUnionWilsonWilkesPenderIredellRutherfordWakeSouth AtlanticGastonCatawbaMooreSouthPittHaywoodUnited StatesOnslowLincolnCumberland-1.000000x-1.000000x1.517697x1.517697x1.52x15.915%15.9%24.155%24.2%1-1.000000x-1.000000x1.494642x1.494642x1.49x15.576%15.6%23.281%23.3%2-1.000000x-1.000000x1.493547x1.493547x1.49x6.181%6.18%9.231%9.23%3-1.000000x-1.000000x1.474849x1.474849x1.47x13.690%13.7%20.191%20.2%4-1.000000x-1.000000x1.461960x1.461960x1.46x16.763%16.8%24.507%24.5%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.461960x1.461960x1.46x16.763%16.8%24.507%24.5%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.460001x1.460001x1.46x10.399%10.4%15.182%15.2%5-1.000000x-1.000000x1.421149x1.421149x1.42x19.725%19.7%28.032%28.0%6-1.000000x-1.000000x1.416105x1.416105x1.42x9.448%9.45%13.379%13.4%7-1.000000x-1.000000x1.407871x1.407871x1.41x20.307%20.3%28.590%28.6%8-1.000000x-1.000000x1.400328x1.400328x1.40x10.059%10.1%14.086%14.1%9-1.000000x-1.000000x1.382234x1.382234x1.38x18.985%19.0%26.241%26.2%10-1.000000x-1.000000x1.366903x1.366903x1.37x15.562%15.6%21.272%21.3%11-1.000000x-1.000000x1.363802x1.363802x1.36x13.724%13.7%18.717%18.7%12-1.000000x-1.000000x1.355744x1.355744x1.36x13.003%13.0%17.629%17.6%13-1.000000x-1.000000x1.346674x1.346674x1.35x12.890%12.9%17.359%17.4%14-1.000000x-1.000000x1.342142x1.342142x1.34x13.714%13.7%18.406%18.4%15-1.000000x-1.000000x1.339535x1.339535x1.34x17.540%17.5%23.496%23.5%16-1.000000x-1.000000x1.337752x1.337752x1.34x12.210%12.2%16.334%16.3%17-1.000000x-1.000000x1.335869x1.335869x1.34x16.424%16.4%21.941%21.9%18-1.000000x-1.000000x1.315480x1.315480x1.32x19.450%19.5%25.586%25.6%19-1.000000x-1.000000x1.303648x1.303648x1.30x11.475%11.5%14.960%15.0%20-1.000000x-1.000000x1.290004x1.290004x1.29x8.833%8.83%11.395%11.4%21-1.000000x-1.000000x1.286535x1.286535x1.29x11.099%11.1%14.279%14.3%22-1.000000x-1.000000x1.284954x1.284954x1.28x24.597%24.6%31.605%31.6%23-1.000000x-1.000000x1.282326x1.282326x1.28x9.163%9.16%11.750%11.7%24-1.000000x-1.000000x1.278697x1.278697x1.28x15.569%15.6%19.908%19.9%25-1.000000x-1.000000x1.277896x1.277896x1.28x6.818%6.82%8.713%8.71%26-1.000000x-1.000000x1.273195x1.273195x1.27x8.833%8.83%11.246%11.2%27-1.000000x-1.000000x1.267161x1.267161x1.27x12.146%12.1%15.391%15.4%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.260896x1.260896x1.26x14.664%14.7%18.489%18.5%28-1.000000x-1.000000x1.259157x1.259157x1.26x13.642%13.6%17.178%17.2%29-1.000000x-1.000000x1.237111x1.237111x1.24x16.980%17.0%21.006%21.0%30-1.000000x-1.000000x1.232794x1.232794x1.23x15.277%15.3%18.833%18.8%31-1.000000x-1.000000x1.230131x1.230131x1.23x9.989%9.99%12.287%12.3%32-1.000000x-1.000000x1.227358x1.227358x1.23x18.041%18.0%22.142%22.1%33-1.000000x-1.000000x1.209326x1.209326x1.21x10.580%10.6%12.794%12.8%34-1.000000x-1.000000x1.208882x1.208882x1.21x11.049%11.0%13.357%13.4%35-1.000000x-1.000000x1.207877x1.207877x1.21x9.855%9.85%11.903%11.9%36-1.000000x-1.000000x1.198600x1.198600x1.20x18.127%18.1%21.727%21.7%37-1.000000x-1.000000x1.197009x1.197009x1.20x21.115%21.1%25.274%25.3%38-1.000000x-1.000000x1.195578x1.195578x1.20x13.205%13.2%15.787%15.8%39-1.000000x-1.000000x1.188370x1.188370x1.19x11.127%11.1%13.223%13.2%40-1.000000x-1.000000x1.183413x1.183413x1.18x17.491%17.5%20.699%20.7%41-1.000000x-1.000000x1.180227x1.180227x1.18x7.089%7.09%8.367%8.37%42-1.000000x-1.000000x1.178860x1.178860x1.18x11.819%11.8%13.933%13.9%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.175597x1.175597x1.18x15.518%15.5%18.243%18.2%43-1.000000x-1.000000x1.157706x1.157706x1.16x15.443%15.4%17.878%17.9%44-1.000000x-1.000000x1.152181x1.152181x1.15x9.731%9.73%11.212%11.2%45-1.000000x-1.000000x1.149925x1.149925x1.15x13.427%13.4%15.440%15.4%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.143698x1.143698x1.14x10.531%10.5%12.045%12.0%46-1.000000x-1.000000x1.129540x1.129540x1.13x12.245%12.2%13.831%13.8%47-1.000000x-1.000000x1.109070x1.109070x1.11x12.369%12.4%13.719%13.7%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.079083x1.079083x1.08x8.675%8.68%9.362%9.36%48-1.000000x-1.000000x1.060649x1.060649x1.06x15.610%15.6%16.557%16.6%49-1.061581x-1.061581x1.06x1.000000x1.000000x9.972%9.97%9.393%9.39%50
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of county out of 50 by male-to-female sex ratio

Over-Education Sex Ratio by County#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 Avery County, selected other counties in North Carolina, and entities that contain Avery County
Female
Male
1x0x1x2x3xFM#SurryAvery CountyAveryHaywoodColumbusClevelandCatawbaMooreBurkeNashBrunswickHendersonLeeCarteretForsythPittCravenGastonRockinghamRowanBuncombeWayneSampsonGuilfordAlamanceCaldwellRutherfordRobesonUnionCabarrusMecklenburgCumberlandN CarolinaSouthRandolphDavidsonOrangeUnited StatesSouth AtlanticChathamNew HanoverPenderDuplinIredellWakeDurhamOnslowJohnstonHarnettWilkesLenoirGranvilleStanlyLincolnWilsonFranklin-1.000000x-1.000000x3.546874x3.546874x3.55x0.527%0.53%1.871%1.87%1-1.000000x-1.000000x3.050341x3.050341x3.05x0.968%0.97%2.953%2.95%-1.000000x-1.000000x3.050341x3.050341x3.05x0.968%0.97%2.953%2.95%-1.000000x-1.000000x2.999314x2.999314x3.00x1.117%1.12%3.351%3.35%2-1.000000x-1.000000x2.841515x2.841515x2.84x0.418%0.42%1.189%1.19%3-1.000000x-1.000000x2.582930x2.582930x2.58x0.958%0.96%2.474%2.47%4-1.000000x-1.000000x2.577934x2.577934x2.58x0.941%0.94%2.427%2.43%5-1.000000x-1.000000x2.357083x2.357083x2.36x2.627%2.63%6.193%6.19%6-1.000000x-1.000000x2.254778x2.254778x2.25x1.025%1.02%2.310%2.31%7-1.000000x-1.000000x2.170075x2.170075x2.17x1.024%1.02%2.222%2.22%8-1.000000x-1.000000x2.099734x2.099734x2.10x1.426%1.43%2.994%2.99%9-1.000000x-1.000000x2.050644x2.050644x2.05x1.842%1.84%3.778%3.78%10-1.000000x-1.000000x1.969653x1.969653x1.97x0.797%0.80%1.569%1.57%11-1.000000x-1.000000x1.955713x1.955713x1.96x2.054%2.05%4.017%4.02%12-1.000000x-1.000000x1.928204x1.928204x1.93x2.819%2.82%5.436%5.44%13-1.000000x-1.000000x1.882666x1.882666x1.88x2.395%2.39%4.509%4.51%14-1.000000x-1.000000x1.864871x1.864871x1.86x1.431%1.43%2.668%2.67%15-1.000000x-1.000000x1.854906x1.854906x1.85x0.966%0.97%1.792%1.79%16-1.000000x-1.000000x1.822213x1.822213x1.82x0.684%0.68%1.247%1.25%17-1.000000x-1.000000x1.756219x1.756219x1.76x0.743%0.74%1.305%1.30%18-1.000000x-1.000000x1.739778x1.739778x1.74x2.961%2.96%5.151%5.15%19-1.000000x-1.000000x1.725158x1.725158x1.73x1.071%1.07%1.848%1.85%20-1.000000x-1.000000x1.717623x1.717623x1.72x0.584%0.58%1.003%1.00%21-1.000000x-1.000000x1.676858x1.676858x1.68x2.575%2.58%4.318%4.32%22-1.000000x-1.000000x1.663667x1.663667x1.66x1.586%1.59%2.639%2.64%23-1.000000x-1.000000x1.657446x1.657446x1.66x0.795%0.79%1.318%1.32%24-1.000000x-1.000000x1.654155x1.654155x1.65x1.270%1.27%2.100%2.10%25-1.000000x-1.000000x1.630502x1.630502x1.63x0.762%0.76%1.242%1.24%26-1.000000x-1.000000x1.604056x1.604056x1.60x1.823%1.82%2.925%2.92%27-1.000000x-1.000000x1.582851x1.582851x1.58x1.743%1.74%2.759%2.76%28-1.000000x-1.000000x1.566566x1.566566x1.57x2.842%2.84%4.452%4.45%29-1.000000x-1.000000x1.558542x1.558542x1.56x1.363%1.36%2.124%2.12%30-1.000000x-1.000000x1.558133x1.558133x1.56x2.273%2.27%3.541%3.54%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.555780x1.555780x1.56x2.420%2.42%3.764%3.76%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.543728x1.543728x1.54x0.825%0.83%1.274%1.27%31-1.000000x-1.000000x1.534180x1.534180x1.53x0.830%0.83%1.273%1.27%32-1.000000x-1.000000x1.532849x1.532849x1.53x11.421%11.4%17.507%17.5%33-1.000000x-1.000000x1.526215x1.526215x1.53x2.660%2.66%4.060%4.06%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.520688x1.520688x1.52x2.804%2.80%4.265%4.26%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.517979x1.517979x1.52x5.842%5.84%8.869%8.87%34-1.000000x-1.000000x1.512142x1.512142x1.51x3.210%3.21%4.853%4.85%35-1.000000x-1.000000x1.494547x1.494547x1.49x1.812%1.81%2.708%2.71%36-1.000000x-1.000000x1.476117x1.476117x1.48x0.520%0.52%0.768%0.77%37-1.000000x-1.000000x1.422795x1.422795x1.42x1.590%1.59%2.263%2.26%38-1.000000x-1.000000x1.367936x1.367936x1.37x4.164%4.16%5.696%5.70%39-1.000000x-1.000000x1.336916x1.336916x1.34x7.298%7.30%9.757%9.76%40-1.000000x-1.000000x1.301527x1.301527x1.30x1.239%1.24%1.613%1.61%41-1.000000x-1.000000x1.286175x1.286175x1.29x1.091%1.09%1.403%1.40%42-1.000000x-1.000000x1.232994x1.232994x1.23x1.119%1.12%1.379%1.38%43-1.000000x-1.000000x1.175438x1.175438x1.18x0.858%0.86%1.008%1.01%44-1.000000x-1.000000x1.172655x1.172655x1.17x0.911%0.91%1.068%1.07%45-1.000000x-1.000000x1.155279x1.155279x1.16x1.462%1.46%1.689%1.69%46-1.000000x-1.000000x1.128941x1.128941x1.13x0.952%0.95%1.075%1.07%47-1.000000x-1.000000x1.126137x1.126137x1.13x1.296%1.30%1.460%1.46%48-1.000000x-1.000000x1.061766x1.061766x1.06x1.236%1.24%1.312%1.31%49-1.065958x-1.065958x1.07x1.000000x1.000000x0.986%0.99%0.925%0.93%50
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of county out of 50 by male-to-female sex ratio

Educational Attainment by County in the United States

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

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 Avery County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Avery County
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count#Bronx CountyBronxFresno CountyFresnoLos Angeles CountyLos AngelesDallas CountyDallasSan Bernardino CountySan BernardinoAvery County SchoolsAvery CountyAvery CountyAveryKings CountyKingsHarris CountyHarrisRiverside CountyRiversideMiami-Dade CountyMiami-DadeQueens CountyQueensPhiladelphia CountyPhiladelphiaBexar CountyBexarOrange CountyOrangeClark CountyClarkWayne CountyWayneTarrant CountyTarrantSouthCook CountyCookNorth CarolinaN CarolinaSan Diego CountySan DiegoSacramento CountySacramentoMilwaukee CountyMilwaukeeMaricopa CountyMaricopaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNew York CountyNew YorkSanta Clara CountySanta ClaraSouth AtlanticAlameda CountyAlamedaWestchester CountyWestchesterOrange CountyOrangePima CountyPimaHillsborough CountyHillsboroughPalm Beach CountyPalm BeachTravis CountyTravisBroward CountyBrowardCuyahoga CountyCuyahogaContra Costa CountyContra CostaMecklenburg CountyMecklenburgSalt Lake CountySalt LakeFairfield CountyFairfieldSuffolk CountySuffolkFranklin CountyFranklinNassau CountyNassauHonolulu CountyHonoluluMontgomery CountyMontgomeryFulton CountyFultonFairfax CountyFairfaxWake CountyWakeKing CountyKingMiddlesex CountyMiddlesexHennepin CountyHennepinSt. Louis CountySt. LouisOakland CountyOaklandAllegheny CountyAllegheny28.837398%28.837398%28.8%261,022261k126.224410%26.224410%26.2%151,875152k222.282470%22.282470%22.3%1,495,6171.50M321.975765%21.975765%22.0%349,434349k421.207718%21.207718%21.2%274,381274k521.035402%21.035402%21.0%2,76321.035402%21.035402%21.0%2,76320.017506%20.017506%20.0%351,046351k619.839074%19.839074%19.8%554,024554k719.521191%19.521191%19.5%286,746287k819.375775%19.375775%19.4%362,252362k919.344706%19.344706%19.3%315,505316k1017.390838%17.390838%17.4%180,039180k1116.576437%16.576437%16.6%194,124194k1215.490423%15.490423%15.5%325,372325k1315.108430%15.108430%15.1%210,261210k1414.881687%14.881687%14.9%173,869174k1514.774230%14.774230%14.8%182,543183k1614.392758%14.392758%14.4%11,511,24211.5M14.189351%14.189351%14.2%503,252503k1713.685443%13.685443%13.7%914,827915k13.598133%13.598133%13.6%293,959294k1813.220947%13.220947%13.2%129,386129k1913.092854%13.092854%13.1%81,52281.5k2013.051927%13.051927%13.1%348,801349k2113.020590%13.020590%13.0%27,818,38027.8M12.996284%12.996284%13.0%160,845161k2212.928824%12.928824%12.9%166,105166k2312.827640%12.827640%12.8%5,478,9325.48M12.700590%12.700590%12.7%141,393141k2412.397264%12.397264%12.4%81,98182.0k2512.319191%12.319191%12.3%101,664102k2612.252238%12.252238%12.3%81,21881.2k2712.196236%12.196236%12.2%108,416108k2812.054893%12.054893%12.1%122,162122k2911.841956%11.841956%11.8%90,92190.9k3011.688725%11.688725%11.7%152,462152k3111.473065%11.473065%11.5%100,034100k3210.940787%10.940787%10.9%82,37182.4k3310.377895%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%102,414102k379.640656%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%63,67163.7k437.696387%7.696387%7.7%50,50850.5k447.543133%7.543133%7.5%110,490110k457.360151%7.360151%7.4%80,37880.4k467.173605%7.173605%7.2%59,66059.7k477.049887%7.049887%7.0%48,46648.5k486.540987%6.540987%6.5%56,30256.3k496.132273%6.132273%6.1%53,97454.0k50
Count number of people in category
# rank of county out of 50 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older without a high school diploma (or equivalent).

Bachelor's Degrees by County#58

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..
Scope: population of Avery County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Avery County
0%20%40%60%Count#New York CountyNew YorkFairfax CountyFairfaxMontgomery CountyMontgomeryMiddlesex CountyMiddlesexWake CountyWakeFulton CountyFultonSanta Clara CountySanta ClaraKing CountyKingHennepin CountyHennepinWestchester CountyWestchesterTravis CountyTravisFairfield CountyFairfieldOakland CountyOaklandAlameda CountyAlamedaNassau CountyNassauMecklenburg CountyMecklenburgSt. Louis CountySt. LouisContra Costa CountyContra CostaAllegheny CountyAlleghenyOrange CountyOrangeFranklin CountyFranklinSan Diego CountySan DiegoCook CountyCookSuffolk CountySuffolkPalm Beach CountyPalm BeachKings CountyKingsHonolulu CountyHonoluluSalt Lake CountySalt LakeOrange CountyOrangeHillsborough CountyHillsboroughBroward CountyBrowardMaricopa CountyMaricopaCuyahoga CountyCuyahogaPima CountyPimaLos Angeles CountyLos AngelesTarrant CountyTarrantQueens CountyQueensSouth AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesHarris CountyHarrisMilwaukee CountyMilwaukeeDallas CountyDallasSacramento CountySacramentoNorth CarolinaN CarolinaSouthMiami-Dade CountyMiami-DadeBexar CountyBexarPhiladelphia CountyPhiladelphiaClark CountyClarkWayne CountyWayneRiverside CountyRiversideAvery County SchoolsAvery CountyAvery CountyAveryFresno 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%263,443263k2931.433296%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%499,006499k3730.457708%30.457708%30.5%13,009,07313.0M30.315023%30.315023%30.3%64,767,78764.8M30.076273%30.076273%30.1%839,907840k3829.748251%29.748251%29.7%185,226185k3929.683200%29.683200%29.7%471,989472k4029.283682%29.283682%29.3%286,583287k4129.028126%29.028126%29.0%1,940,4351.94M28.191926%28.191926%28.2%22,547,73422.5M27.281635%27.281635%27.3%510,061510k4226.926164%26.926164%26.9%315,328315k4326.349720%26.349720%26.3%272,786273k4422.823853%22.823853%22.8%317,635318k4522.338065%22.338065%22.3%260,985261k4621.189043%21.189043%21.2%311,245311k4719.802056%19.802056%19.8%2,60119.802056%19.802056%19.8%2,60119.731980%19.731980%19.7%114,275114k4819.317210%19.317210%19.3%249,922250k4919.131504%19.131504%19.1%173,169173k50
Count number of people in category
# rank of county out of 50 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..

Very Advanced Degrees by County#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 Avery County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Avery 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 CountyBrowardSouth AtlanticHillsborough CountyHillsboroughKings CountyKingsHarris CountyHarrisUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSacramento CountySacramentoMaricopa CountyMaricopaSouthDallas CountyDallasOrange CountyOrangeMilwaukee CountyMilwaukeeNorth CarolinaN CarolinaBexar CountyBexarQueens CountyQueensFresno CountyFresnoTarrant CountyTarrantClark CountyClarkRiverside CountyRiversideWayne CountyWayneAvery County SchoolsAvery CountyAvery CountyAverySan 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%45,87545.9k333.501306%3.501306%3.5%1,495,4751.50M3.474402%3.474402%3.5%30,88530.9k343.384967%3.384967%3.4%59,36259.4k353.344637%3.344637%3.3%93,40293.4k363.336158%3.336158%3.3%7,127,6737.13M3.266254%3.266254%3.3%31,96532.0k373.113482%3.113482%3.1%83,20583.2k383.064699%3.064699%3.1%2,451,1282.45M3.037379%3.037379%3.0%48,29748.3k392.990491%2.990491%3.0%24,67924.7k402.985811%2.985811%3.0%18,59118.6k412.874397%2.874397%2.9%192,144192k2.818073%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%25,45125.5k482.063190%2.063190%2.1%2712.063190%2.063190%2.1%2711.852789%1.852789%1.9%23,97124.0k491.664253%1.664253%1.7%15,06415.1k50
Count number of people in category
# rank of county out of 50 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older with a professional or doctorate degree (e.g., MBA, PhD, or MD).

Under-Education Sex Ratio by County#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 Avery County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Avery County
Female
Male
1x0x1xFM#Avery CountyAveryMecklenburgN CarolinaPalm BeachWakeSouth AtlanticWestchesterFairfieldSouthContra CostaHillsboroughFresnoDallasSuffolkMilwaukeeWayneUnited StatesOrangeHarrisFultonPhiladelphiaSan BernardinoTarrantCookMaricopaCuyahogaTravisBrowardRiversideOaklandNassauSalt LakeFranklinSacramentoMontgomeryBronxMiddlesexKingsFairfaxBexarPimaKingLos AngelesClarkOrangeSt. LouisHennepinMiami-DadeQueensAlamedaAlleghenyNew YorkSan DiegoSanta ClaraHonolulu-1.000000x-1.000000x1.461960x1.461960x1.46x16.763%16.8%24.507%24.5%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.461960x1.461960x1.46x16.763%16.8%24.507%24.5%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.282326x1.282326x1.28x9.163%9.16%11.750%11.7%1-1.000000x-1.000000x1.267161x1.267161x1.27x12.146%12.1%15.391%15.4%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.244689x1.244689x1.24x10.804%10.8%13.447%13.4%2-1.000000x-1.000000x1.180227x1.180227x1.18x7.089%7.09%8.367%8.37%3-1.000000x-1.000000x1.178860x1.178860x1.18x11.819%11.8%13.933%13.9%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.161379x1.161379x1.16x11.523%11.5%13.383%13.4%4-1.000000x-1.000000x1.158198x1.158198x1.16x9.397%9.40%10.884%10.9%5-1.000000x-1.000000x1.149925x1.149925x1.15x13.427%13.4%15.440%15.4%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.145263x1.145263x1.15x10.231%10.2%11.718%11.7%6-1.000000x-1.000000x1.132218x1.132218x1.13x11.472%11.5%12.989%13.0%7-1.000000x-1.000000x1.130389x1.130389x1.13x24.647%24.6%27.860%27.9%8-1.000000x-1.000000x1.120951x1.120951x1.12x20.762%20.8%23.273%23.3%9-1.000000x-1.000000x1.117209x1.117209x1.12x9.458%9.46%10.567%10.6%10-1.000000x-1.000000x1.111013x1.111013x1.11x12.441%12.4%13.822%13.8%11-1.000000x-1.000000x1.109962x1.109962x1.11x14.154%14.2%15.710%15.7%12-1.000000x-1.000000x1.109070x1.109070x1.11x12.369%12.4%13.719%13.7%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.101852x1.101852x1.10x11.740%11.7%12.936%12.9%13-1.000000x-1.000000x1.098530x1.098530x1.10x18.925%18.9%20.790%20.8%14-1.000000x-1.000000x1.090368x1.090368x1.09x8.321%8.32%9.073%9.07%15-1.000000x-1.000000x1.090163x1.090163x1.09x16.700%16.7%18.206%18.2%16-1.000000x-1.000000x1.084622x1.084622x1.08x20.369%20.4%22.092%22.1%17-1.000000x-1.000000x1.079174x1.079174x1.08x14.234%14.2%15.361%15.4%18-1.000000x-1.000000x1.079067x1.079067x1.08x13.676%13.7%14.757%14.8%19-1.000000x-1.000000x1.072566x1.072566x1.07x12.608%12.6%13.523%13.5%20-1.000000x-1.000000x1.068330x1.068330x1.07x11.121%11.1%11.881%11.9%21-1.000000x-1.000000x1.066137x1.066137x1.07x11.462%11.5%12.220%12.2%22-1.000000x-1.000000x1.065180x1.065180x1.07x11.337%11.3%12.076%12.1%23-1.000000x-1.000000x1.064463x1.064463x1.06x18.923%18.9%20.143%20.1%24-1.000000x-1.000000x1.062700x1.062700x1.06x6.352%6.35%6.750%6.75%25-1.000000x-1.000000x1.061865x1.061865x1.06x8.863%8.86%9.411%9.41%26-1.000000x-1.000000x1.061606x1.061606x1.06x9.934%9.93%10.546%10.5%27-1.000000x-1.000000x1.059046x1.059046x1.06x9.376%9.38%9.930%9.93%28-1.000000x-1.000000x1.056584x1.056584x1.06x12.873%12.9%13.601%13.6%29-1.000000x-1.000000x1.048432x1.048432x1.05x8.640%8.64%9.059%9.06%30-1.000000x-1.000000x1.030539x1.030539x1.03x28.448%28.4%29.316%29.3%31-1.000000x-1.000000x1.025105x1.025105x1.03x7.273%7.27%7.455%7.46%32-1.000000x-1.000000x1.018960x1.018960x1.02x19.845%19.8%20.221%20.2%33-1.000000x-1.000000x1.016052x1.016052x1.02x8.218%8.22%8.350%8.35%34-1.000000x-1.000000x1.009187x1.009187x1.01x16.504%16.5%16.655%16.7%35-1.000000x-1.000000x1.001235x1.001235x1.00x12.245%12.2%12.260%12.3%36-1.004399x-1.004399x1.00x1.000000x1.000000x7.560%7.56%7.526%7.53%37-1.004399x-1.004399x1.00x1.000000x1.000000x22.330%22.3%22.232%22.2%38-1.008231x-1.008231x1.01x1.000000x1.000000x15.170%15.2%15.046%15.0%39-1.015422x-1.015422x1.02x1.000000x1.000000x15.605%15.6%15.368%15.4%40-1.015859x-1.015859x1.02x1.000000x1.000000x7.101%7.10%6.990%6.99%41-1.016401x-1.016401x1.02x1.000000x1.000000x7.230%7.23%7.114%7.11%42-1.022059x-1.022059x1.02x1.000000x1.000000x19.576%19.6%19.154%19.2%43-1.027762x-1.027762x1.03x1.000000x1.000000x19.596%19.6%19.067%19.1%44-1.029280x-1.029280x1.03x1.000000x1.000000x12.877%12.9%12.511%12.5%45-1.033862x-1.033862x1.03x1.000000x1.000000x6.229%6.23%6.025%6.02%46-1.044246x-1.044246x1.04x1.000000x1.000000x13.260%13.3%12.698%12.7%47-1.097207x-1.097207x1.10x1.000000x1.000000x14.217%14.2%12.958%13.0%48-1.110312x-1.110312x1.11x1.000000x1.000000x13.602%13.6%12.250%12.3%49-1.156494x-1.156494x1.16x1.000000x1.000000x9.584%9.58%8.287%8.29%50
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of county out of 50 by male-to-female sex ratio

Over-Education Sex Ratio by County#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 Avery County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Avery County
Female
Male
1x0x1x2x3xFM#Avery CountyAveryPalm BeachSalt LakeSt. LouisOaklandMaricopaCuyahogaOrangeBexarMontgomeryPimaSuffolkRiversideDallasWestchesterTarrantFairfieldAlleghenyNassauBrowardClarkFranklinMecklenburgFairfaxN CarolinaSouthWayneUnited StatesSouth AtlanticSanta ClaraFultonContra CostaMilwaukeeSan DiegoOrangeFresnoHillsboroughHarrisMiami-DadeHennepinTravisLos AngelesCookWakeAlamedaMiddlesexKingPhiladelphiaSan BernardinoHonoluluQueensSacramentoKingsNew YorkBronx-1.000000x-1.000000x3.050341x3.050341x3.05x0.968%0.97%2.953%2.95%-1.000000x-1.000000x3.050341x3.050341x3.05x0.968%0.97%2.953%2.95%-1.000000x-1.000000x2.101230x2.101230x2.10x2.942%2.94%6.181%6.18%1-1.000000x-1.000000x2.085261x2.085261x2.09x2.448%2.45%5.105%5.11%2-1.000000x-1.000000x1.898944x1.898944x1.90x3.714%3.71%7.052%7.05%3-1.000000x-1.000000x1.827444x1.827444x1.83x3.743%3.74%6.840%6.84%4-1.000000x-1.000000x1.685640x1.685640x1.69x2.336%2.34%3.937%3.94%5-1.000000x-1.000000x1.683297x1.683297x1.68x3.179%3.18%5.351%5.35%6-1.000000x-1.000000x1.678378x1.678378x1.68x2.251%2.25%3.778%3.78%7-1.000000x-1.000000x1.660749x1.660749x1.66x2.139%2.14%3.552%3.55%8-1.000000x-1.000000x1.654377x1.654377x1.65x9.490%9.49%15.700%15.7%9-1.000000x-1.000000x1.652714x1.652714x1.65x3.148%3.15%5.202%5.20%10-1.000000x-1.000000x1.626700x1.626700x1.63x3.043%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-1.000000x1.596070x1.596070x1.60x3.932%3.93%6.276%6.28%17-1.000000x-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-1.000000x1.558133x1.558133x1.56x2.273%2.27%3.541%3.54%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.555780x1.555780x1.56x2.420%2.42%3.764%3.76%-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-1.000000x1.520688x1.520688x1.52x2.804%2.80%4.265%4.26%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.513974x1.513974x1.51x4.919%4.92%7.447%7.45%25-1.000000x-1.000000x1.510882x1.510882x1.51x4.604%4.60%6.956%6.96%26-1.000000x-1.000000x1.494007x1.494007x1.49x4.011%4.01%5.992%5.99%27-1.000000x-1.000000x1.492516x1.492516x1.49x2.423%2.42%3.616%3.62%28-1.000000x-1.000000x1.488172x1.488172x1.49x3.830%3.83%5.700%5.70%29-1.000000x-1.000000x1.475755x1.475755x1.48x3.533%3.53%5.214%5.21%30-1.000000x-1.000000x1.471877x1.471877x1.47x1.943%1.94%2.859%2.86%31-1.000000x-1.000000x1.467166x1.467166x1.47x2.841%2.84%4.168%4.17%32-1.000000x-1.000000x1.442161x1.442161x1.44x2.749%2.75%3.965%3.96%33-1.000000x-1.000000x1.414670x1.414670x1.41x3.162%3.16%4.473%4.47%34-1.000000x-1.000000x1.413446x1.413446x1.41x4.324%4.32%6.112%6.11%35-1.000000x-1.000000x1.407975x1.407975x1.41x4.203%4.20%5.918%5.92%36-1.000000x-1.000000x1.390984x1.390984x1.39x3.031%3.03%4.216%4.22%37-1.000000x-1.000000x1.383306x1.383306x1.38x3.586%3.59%4.961%4.96%38-1.000000x-1.000000x1.367936x1.367936x1.37x4.164%4.16%5.696%5.70%39-1.000000x-1.000000x1.362517x1.362517x1.36x4.905%4.91%6.683%6.68%40-1.000000x-1.000000x1.361790x1.361790x1.36x7.280%7.28%9.914%9.91%41-1.000000x-1.000000x1.345994x1.345994x1.35x4.845%4.84%6.521%6.52%42-1.000000x-1.000000x1.341930x1.341930x1.34x3.216%3.22%4.316%4.32%43-1.000000x-1.000000x1.317072x1.317072x1.32x1.605%1.61%2.114%2.11%44-1.000000x-1.000000x1.300801x1.300801x1.30x3.459%3.46%4.499%4.50%45-1.000000x-1.000000x1.285200x1.285200x1.29x2.428%2.43%3.121%3.12%46-1.000000x-1.000000x1.281324x1.281324x1.28x2.879%2.88%3.689%3.69%47-1.000000x-1.000000x1.262281x1.262281x1.26x3.021%3.02%3.814%3.81%48-1.000000x-1.000000x1.245683x1.245683x1.25x9.673%9.67%12.050%12.1%49-1.000000x-1.000000x1.202385x1.202385x1.20x1.526%1.53%1.834%1.83%50
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of county out of 50 by male-to-female sex ratio

Definitions

Educational attainment is reported in terms of the highest level of education obtained by persons aged 25 years and older. On this page, we report on both detailed and coarse categorizations of the levels of education in the population. The detailed levels of educational attainment are as follows:

  • None: no formal education at all
  • Less than High School: some education, but stopped short of high school
  • Some High School: some high school education, but no high school diploma (or equivalent)
  • Some College: high school diploma (or equivalent), and some college, but no post-secondary degree
  • Associate's Degree: highest post-secondary degree is an associate's degree (including occupational or academic degrees)
  • Bachelor's Degree: highest post-secondary degree is a bachelor's degree (e.g., BA, BS, AB)
  • Master's Degree: highest post-secondary degree is a master's degree (e.g., MA, MS, MENG, MSW)
  • Professional Degree: highest post-secondary degree is a professional degree (e.g., MD, DDC, JD)
  • Doctorate Degree: highest post-secondary degree is a doctorate degree (e.g., PhD, EdD)

The coarse levels of educational attainment are as follows:

  • No High School Diploma: does not have a high school diploma or equivalent
  • High School Diploma: has a high school diploma or equivalent and possibly some college, but no post-secondary degrees
  • Higher Degree: has some post-secondary degree (associate's, bachelor's, master's, professional, doctorate)

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

More Topics to Explore

Demographics

Income

Education

More Maps to Explore

Towns:
Banner Elk, Beech Mountain, Crossnore, Elk Park, Newland, Seven Devils
Townships:
Altamont, Banner Elk, Beech Mountain, Carey's Flat, Cranberry, Elk Park, Frank, Heaton, Hughes, Ingalls, Linville, Minneapolis, Montezuma, Newland No. 1, Newland No. 2, Pineola, Plumtree, Pyatte, Roaring Creek
Villages:
Grandfather, Sugar Mountain
ZIP Codes:
28604, 28605, 28611, 28616, 28622, 28646, 28647, 28652, 28657, 28662, 28679, 28777
Unified School District:
Avery County
Congressional District:
NC-5
State Senate District:
NC-45
State House District:
NC-85
Neighboring Counties:
Burke, Caldwell, Carter, Johnson, McDowell, Mitchell, Watauga
Nearby Cities:
Bristol
Nearby Counties:
Alexander, Ashe, Madison, Rutherford, Sullivan, Unicoi, Washington, Wilkes, Yancey