Educational Attainment in Wake County, North Carolina (County)

Educational Attainment#1

Highest level of education among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of North Carolina and Wake County
Wake County
North Carolina
0%10%20%30%40%50%CountHigher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma258.315657%38.120270%58.315657%58.3%382,700383k33.987956%48.194287%33.987956%34.0%223,048223k7.696387%13.685443%7.696387%7.7%50,50850.5k
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 Wake County
-50%0%+50%%ref.Higher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma252.978081%52.978081%+53.0%58.316%58.3%38.120%38.1%-29.477210%-29.477210%-29.5%33.988%34.0%48.194%48.2%-43.762240%-43.762240%-43.8%7.696%7.70%13.685%13.7%
% percentage with given level in Wake 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 Wake County
Wake County
North Carolina
0%5%10%15%20%25%30%CountDoctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None2.485615%1.303714%2.485615%2.5%16,31216.3k2.406530%1.570683%2.406530%2.4%15,79315.8k13.250469%7.371102%13.250469%13.3%86,95787.0k31.928241%18.782627%31.928241%31.9%209,531210k8.244801%9.092144%8.244801%8.2%54,10754.1k17.812256%21.779049%17.812256%17.8%116,894117k16.175700%26.415238%16.175700%16.2%106,154106k4.210704%8.519865%4.210704%4.2%27,63327.6k2.663442%3.918203%2.663442%2.7%17,47917.5k0.822240%1.247376%0.822240%0.8%5,396
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 Wake County
-50%0%+50%%ref.Doctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None90.656502%90.656502%+90.7%2.486%2.49%1.304%1.30%53.215546%53.215546%+53.2%2.407%2.41%1.571%1.57%79.762390%79.762390%+79.8%13.250%13.3%7.371%7.37%69.988158%69.988158%+70.0%31.928%31.9%18.783%18.8%-9.319509%-9.319509%-9.3%8.245%8.24%9.092%9.09%-18.213802%-18.213802%-18.2%17.812%17.8%21.779%21.8%-38.763755%-38.763755%-38.8%16.176%16.2%26.415%26.4%-50.577802%-50.577802%-50.6%4.211%4.21%8.520%8.52%-32.023877%-32.023877%-32.0%2.663%2.66%3.918%3.92%-34.082422%-34.082422%-34.1%0.822%0.82%1.247%1.25%
% percentage with given level in Wake 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 Wake County
More Females More Males
North Carolina
Wake County
10%0%10%20%FMHigher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2-0.896849%-11.967223%-0.896849%1%58.563%58.6%58.043%58.0%-2.253907%-2.253907%2%2.195107%34.348%34.3%33.591%33.6%18.022692%26.716071%18.022692%18%7.089%7.09%8.367%8.37%
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 Wake County
More Females More Males
North Carolina
Wake County
20%0%20%40%FMDoctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None48.165147%57.251242%48.165147%48%2.023%2.02%2.997%3.00%26.052746%54.631395%26.052746%26%2.141%2.14%2.699%2.70%-1.417270%-23.461949%-1.417270%1%13.339%13.3%13.153%13.2%-1.580061%-7.145987%-1.580061%2%32.166%32.2%31.666%31.7%-18.143935%-35.609983%-18.143935%18%8.894%8.89%7.528%7.53%-7.280261%-6.763147%-7.280261%7%18.406%18.4%17.157%17.2%3.085957%9.782208%3.085957%3%15.942%15.9%16.434%16.4%10.318709%24.458884%10.318709%10%4.014%4.01%4.428%4.43%38.985582%32.724670%38.985582%39%2.247%2.25%3.123%3.12%-1.540075%-1.540075%2%23.906473%0.828%0.83%0.816%0.82%
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 Wake County
Wake County
North Carolina
0%10%20%30%B.X.Total65+45-6435-4425-3421.640267%13.488519%21.640267%21.6%21,61321.6k99,87499.9k31.405813%18.362663%31.405813%31.4%79,56679.6k253,348253k35.336481%21.758919%35.336481%35.3%54,85654.9k155,239155k36.196082%22.595424%36.196082%36.2%53,49653.5k147,795148k
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 Wake County
0%20%40%60%%ref.65+45-6435-4425-3460.434716%60.434716%60.4%21.640%21.6%13.489%13.5%71.030824%71.030824%71.0%31.406%31.4%18.363%18.4%62.399987%62.399987%62.4%35.336%35.3%21.759%21.8%60.192095%60.192095%60.2%36.196%36.2%22.595%22.6%
% percentage in Wake 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 Wake County
More Females More Males
North Carolina
Wake County
20%10%0%10%20%30%FM65+45-6435-4425-3432.941888%31.986189%32.941888%32.9%18.962%19.0%25.208%25.2%-2.326608%-8.621992%-2.326608%2.3%31.753%31.8%31.031%31.0%-12.935473%-20.654504%-12.935473%12.9%37.416%37.4%33.131%33.1%-6.331551%-25.488303%-6.331551%6.3%37.275%37.3%35.055%35.1%
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 Wake County
Wake County
North Carolina
$0k$20k$40k$60kCount%Graduate Degree1Bachelor's DegreeSome CollegeH.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2Total$70,566.000000$59,736.000000$70,566.000000$70.6k119,062119k18.143%18.1%$52,443.000000$45,922.000000$52,443.000000$52.4k209,531210k31.928%31.9%$35,793.000000$31,242.000000$35,793.000000$35.8k171,001171k26.057%26.1%$27,634.000000$26,460.000000$27,634.000000$27.6k106,154106k16.176%16.2%$18,834.000000$19,187.000000$18,834.000000$18.8k50,50850.5k7.696%7.70%$42,809.000000$33,074.000000$42,809.000000$42.8k656,256656k100.000%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 Wake County
Female Male
North Carolina
Wake County
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
$50k$0k$50kFMGraduate Degree1Bachelor's DegreeSome CollegeH.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2Total$-54,713.000000$-50,440.000000$-54,713.000000$54.7k$54,713.000000$40,763.000000$50,440.000000$28,722.000000$95,476.000000$95.5k60,27360.3k58,78958.8k$-42,742.000000$-38,851.000000$-42,742.000000$42.7k$42,742.000000$27,131.000000$38,851.000000$18,914.000000$69,873.000000$69.9k110,766111k98,76598.8k$-30,550.000000$-26,431.000000$-30,550.000000$30.6k$30,550.000000$11,662.000000$26,431.000000$11,617.000000$42,212.000000$42.2k94,00994.0k76,99277.0k$-22,273.000000$-21,547.000000$-22,273.000000$22.3k$22,273.000000$8,629.000000$21,547.000000$9,178.000000$30,902.000000$30.9k54,89754.9k51,25751.3k$-13,756.000000$-14,797.000000$-13,756.000000$13.8k$13,756.000000$8,092.000000$14,797.000000$7,099.000000$21,848.000000$21.8k24,41224.4k26,09626.1k$-36,524.000000$-29,144.000000$-36,524.000000$36.5k$36,524.000000$15,102.000000$29,144.000000$9,455.000000$51,626.000000$51.6k344,357344k311,899312k
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 Wake County
Wake County
North Carolina
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%CountBachelor's Degree1Some College2H.S. Diploma3No H.S. Diploma360.000000%30.336622%60.000000%60.0%47731.823899%53.409946%31.823899%31.8%2538.176101%16.025628%8.176101%8.2%650.000000%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 Wake County
Wake County
North Carolina
0%20%40%60%80%CountBachelor's Degree1Some College2H.S. Diploma3No H.S. Diploma384.763195%82.577602%84.763195%84.8%247,072247k78.151104%73.306683%78.151104%78.2%113,298113k69.847239%64.960229%69.847239%69.8%56,46856.5k61.805573%51.254883%61.805573%61.8%24,15324.2k
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 Wake County
Female Male
North Carolina
Wake County
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
20%0%20%40%MFWhite1BlackAsianHispanic2Other1-2.913228%-8.803413%-2.913228%2.9%2.913228%0.394764%8.803413%2.266904%3.307992%3.3%6,8016,435-9.688770%-14.413876%-9.688770%9.7%9.688770%1.408917%14.413876%4.148863%11.097686%11.1%6,1546,939-6.712676%-3.747046%-12.593961%-4.169797%-10.459722%10.5%6.712676%12.593961%6.712676%6.7%1,3522,232-33.350635%-39.700857%-33.350635%33.4%33.350635%9.893233%39.700857%7.676096%43.243868%43.2%11,23011.2k8,353-26.225739%-29.332668%-26.225739%26.2%26.225739%7.025648%29.332668%9.263701%33.251387%33.3%4,7343,878
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 Wake County
Female Male
North Carolina
Wake County
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
50%0%50%MFWhite1BlackAsianHispanic2Other1-55.818986%-32.528372%-0.206331%-55.818986%55.8%55.818986%2.627556%32.528372%58.446542%58.4%120,162120k123,298123k-26.820911%-8.352716%-15.811327%-6.448538%-35.173627%35.2%26.820911%15.811327%26.820911%26.8%14,87314.9k25,19125.2k-63.943952%-49.911204%-63.943952%63.9%63.943952%10.456524%49.911204%8.647936%74.400477%74.4%14,98515.0k13,64513.6k-20.050830%-5.338454%-11.393412%-4.416435%-25.389284%25.4%20.050830%11.393412%20.050830%20.1%5,2076,359-26.592681%-3.994997%-12.979944%-5.568712%-30.587678%30.6%26.592681%12.979944%26.592681%26.6%3,7864,523
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 Wake 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
30%40%49%58%67%77%

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
21%28%34%40%46%52%

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
1.7%4.9%8.1%11.3%14.5%17.8%

Detailed: Doctorate Degree Educational Attainment by County Subdivision#19

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.3%1.1%2.0%2.8%3.7%4.6%

Detailed: Professional Degree Educational Attainment by County Subdivision#20

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.8%1.5%2.3%3.0%3.7%4.5%

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
5.6%9.1%12.5%15.9%19.4%22.9%

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

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
13%19%25%31%37%44%

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

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
5.2%6.6%8.0%9.4%10.7%12.2%

Detailed: Some College Educational Attainment by County Subdivision#24

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
12.3%14.7%17.0%19.3%21.7%24.1%

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
8.5%12.8%17.0%21.3%25.5%29.8%

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
1.1%2.8%4.4%6.0%7.6%9.2%

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
0.1%1.9%3.6%5.3%7.0%8.7%

Detailed: None Educational Attainment by County Subdivision#28

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.00%0.35%0.70%1.05%1.40%1.76%
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Map of Educational Attainment by Tract in Wake 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
9%27%46%64%82%100%

Coarse: High School Diploma Educational Attainment by Tract#30

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0%12%25%37%50%63%

Coarse: No High School Diploma Educational Attainment by Tract#31

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0%7%14%20%27%34%

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%2.0%4.0%6.0%8.0%10.1%

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%3.0%5.9%8.9%11.9%14.9%

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

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0%7%13%20%27%34%

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

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
3%23%42%61%81%100%

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

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.0%3.1%6.2%9.3%12.4%15.5%

Detailed: Some College Educational Attainment by Tract#37

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0%6%12%19%25%31%

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
0%8%15%23%30%38%

Detailed: Some High School Educational Attainment by Tract#39

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

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

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.0%3.1%6.1%9.2%12.2%15.3%

Detailed: None Educational Attainment by Tract#41

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.0%1.3%2.7%4.0%5.3%6.7%
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Educational Attainment by Place in Wake County

There are 15 places that are fully or partially contained within Wake County (7 fully and 8 partially). This section compares all 15 of those to each other, Wake County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Wake 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 Wake County, selected places in Wake County, and entities that contain Wake County
0%5%10%15%Count#ZebulonAngierSouthNorth CarolinaN CarolinaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesDurhamSouth AtlanticWendellRaleigh Metro AreaRaleigh AreaKnightdaleRaleighGarnerWake County SchoolsWake CountyWake CountyWakeClaytonFuquay-VarinaMorrisvilleApexRolesvilleWake ForestCaryHolly Springs18.967922%18.967922%19.0%544117.039534%17.039534%17.0%556214.392758%14.392758%14.4%11,511,24211.5M13.685443%13.685443%13.7%914,827915k13.020590%13.020590%13.0%27,818,38027.8M13.004396%13.004396%13.0%21,68621.7k312.827640%12.827640%12.8%5,478,9325.48M11.606703%11.606703%11.6%47149.246771%9.246771%9.2%75,71775.7k9.218216%9.218216%9.2%83658.738650%8.738650%8.7%25,06025.1k68.167817%8.167817%8.2%1,53877.696387%7.696387%7.7%50,50850.5k7.696387%7.696387%7.7%50,50850.5k7.341001%7.341001%7.3%86886.931459%6.931459%6.9%98695.422951%5.422951%5.4%827104.896587%4.896587%4.9%1,340114.861878%4.861878%4.9%176124.584439%4.584439%4.6%1,037134.510557%4.510557%4.5%4,794144.262225%4.262225%4.3%80115
Count number of people in category
# rank of place out of 15 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 Wake County, selected places in Wake County, and entities that contain Wake County
0%20%40%60%Count#MorrisvilleCaryApexHolly SpringsWake ForestWake County SchoolsWake CountyWake CountyWakeRaleighDurhamRolesvilleRaleigh Metro AreaRaleigh AreaKnightdaleFuquay-VarinaClaytonGarnerWendellSouth AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNorth CarolinaN CarolinaSouthZebulonAngier64.813115%64.813115%64.8%9,884164.183697%64.183697%64.2%68,21768.2k260.659212%60.659212%60.7%16,60016.6k356.680679%56.680679%56.7%10,65210.7k454.005305%54.005305%54.0%12,21612.2k550.070856%50.070856%50.1%328,593329k50.070856%50.070856%50.1%328,593329k49.199364%49.199364%49.2%141,090141k648.320031%48.320031%48.3%80,57880.6k746.464088%46.464088%46.5%1,682844.297476%44.297476%44.3%362,729363k41.349653%41.349653%41.3%3,750940.892794%40.892794%40.9%5,8171033.753383%33.753383%33.8%3,9911133.653744%33.653744%33.7%6,3371232.725481%32.725481%32.7%1,3281330.457708%30.457708%30.5%13,009,07313.0M30.315023%30.315023%30.3%64,767,78764.8M29.028126%29.028126%29.0%1,940,4351.94M28.191926%28.191926%28.2%22,547,73422.5M20.223152%20.223152%20.2%5801417.836347%17.836347%17.8%58215
Count number of people in category
# rank of place out of 15 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 Wake County, selected places in Wake County, and entities that contain Wake County
0%2%4%6%8%Count#DurhamCaryZebulonMorrisvilleApexWake County SchoolsWake CountyWake CountyWakeRaleighRaleigh Metro AreaRaleigh AreaKnightdaleSouth AtlanticHolly SpringsUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSouthWake ForestNorth CarolinaN CarolinaGarnerWendellFuquay-VarinaRolesvilleClaytonAngier8.806121%8.806121%8.8%14,68514.7k18.055775%8.055775%8.1%8,56225.927476%5.927476%5.9%17035.029508%5.029508%5.0%76745.024483%5.024483%5.0%1,37554.892146%4.892146%4.9%32,10532.1k4.892146%4.892146%4.9%32,10532.1k4.783940%4.783940%4.8%13,71913.7k64.152175%4.152175%4.2%34,00034.0k3.583637%3.583637%3.6%32573.501306%3.501306%3.5%1,495,4751.50M3.336349%3.336349%3.3%62783.336158%3.336158%3.3%7,127,6737.13M3.064699%3.064699%3.1%2,451,1282.45M3.059240%3.059240%3.1%69292.874397%2.874397%2.9%192,144192k2.485396%2.485396%2.5%468102.365697%2.365697%2.4%96112.340949%2.340949%2.3%333121.574586%1.574586%1.6%57131.319350%1.319350%1.3%156140.888753%0.888753%0.9%2915
Count number of people in category
# rank of place out of 15 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 Wake County, selected places in Wake County, and entities that contain Wake County
Female
Male
3x2x1x0x1xFM#ClaytonAngierApexGarnerZebulonN CarolinaRaleigh AreaDurhamWake CountyWakeSouth AtlanticRaleighSouthHolly SpringsUnited StatesWendellFuquay-VarinaKnightdaleCaryWake ForestMorrisvilleRolesville-1.000000x-1.000000x1.691238x1.691238x1.69x5.575%5.57%9.428%9.43%1-1.000000x-1.000000x1.634594x1.634594x1.63x13.054%13.1%21.338%21.3%2-1.000000x-1.000000x1.438112x1.438112x1.44x4.055%4.05%5.832%5.83%3-1.000000x-1.000000x1.400071x1.400071x1.40x6.939%6.94%9.715%9.71%4-1.000000x-1.000000x1.354067x1.354067x1.35x16.324%16.3%22.104%22.1%5-1.000000x-1.000000x1.267161x1.267161x1.27x12.146%12.1%15.391%15.4%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.246561x1.246561x1.25x8.275%8.28%10.316%10.3%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.203180x1.203180x1.20x11.905%11.9%14.324%14.3%6-1.000000x-1.000000x1.180227x1.180227x1.18x7.089%7.09%8.367%8.37%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.180227x1.180227x1.18x7.089%7.09%8.367%8.37%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.178860x1.178860x1.18x11.819%11.8%13.933%13.9%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.169980x1.169980x1.17x8.091%8.09%9.466%9.47%7-1.000000x-1.000000x1.149925x1.149925x1.15x13.427%13.4%15.440%15.4%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.131539x1.131539x1.13x4.009%4.01%4.536%4.54%8-1.000000x-1.000000x1.109070x1.109070x1.11x12.369%12.4%13.719%13.7%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.094796x1.094796x1.09x11.159%11.2%12.216%12.2%9-1.000000x-1.000000x1.045174x1.045174x1.05x6.791%6.79%7.098%7.10%10-1.000000x-1.000000x1.024540x1.024540x1.02x9.118%9.12%9.342%9.34%11-1.000000x-1.000000x1.018146x1.018146x1.02x4.472%4.47%4.553%4.55%12-1.021067x-1.021067x1.02x1.000000x1.000000x4.629%4.63%4.533%4.53%13-1.425650x-1.425650x1.43x1.000000x1.000000x6.366%6.37%4.466%4.47%14-3.038819x-3.038819x3.04x1.000000x1.000000x7.284%7.28%2.397%2.40%15
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of place out of 15 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 Wake County, selected places in Wake County, and entities that contain Wake County
Female
Male
1x0x1x2xFM#RolesvilleWake ForestKnightdaleMorrisvilleN CarolinaSouthUnited StatesSouth AtlanticCaryHolly SpringsWake CountyWakeRaleigh AreaDurhamRaleighWendellApexAngierClaytonGarnerFuquay-VarinaZebulon-1.000000x-1.000000x2.849944x2.849944x2.85x0.821%0.82%2.341%2.34%1-1.000000x-1.000000x1.875499x1.875499x1.88x2.174%2.17%4.077%4.08%2-1.000000x-1.000000x1.829517x1.829517x1.83x2.614%2.61%4.782%4.78%3-1.000000x-1.000000x1.697222x1.697222x1.70x3.736%3.74%6.342%6.34%4-1.000000x-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-1.000000x1.471799x1.471799x1.47x6.575%6.58%9.678%9.68%5-1.000000x-1.000000x1.445513x1.445513x1.45x2.748%2.75%3.972%3.97%6-1.000000x-1.000000x1.367936x1.367936x1.37x4.164%4.16%5.696%5.70%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.367936x1.367936x1.37x4.164%4.16%5.696%5.70%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.354664x1.354664x1.35x3.552%3.55%4.812%4.81%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.318603x1.318603x1.32x7.692%7.69%10.143%10.1%7-1.000000x-1.000000x1.305865x1.305865x1.31x4.182%4.18%5.461%5.46%8-1.000000x-1.000000x1.251821x1.251821x1.25x2.138%2.14%2.676%2.68%9-1.000000x-1.000000x1.203499x1.203499x1.20x4.583%4.58%5.515%5.52%10-1.000000x-1.000000x1.155369x1.155369x1.16x0.827%0.83%0.955%0.96%11-1.000000x-1.000000x1.066277x1.066277x1.07x1.280%1.28%1.365%1.37%12-1.000000x-1.000000x1.060172x1.060172x1.06x2.421%2.42%2.567%2.57%13-1.000000x-1.000000x1.044791x1.044791x1.04x2.294%2.29%2.397%2.40%14-1.913387x-1.913387x1.91x1.000000x1.000000x7.584%7.58%3.963%3.96%15
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of place out of 15 by male-to-female sex ratio

Educational Attainment by County Subdivision in Wake County

There are 20 county subdivisions in Wake County. This section compares all 20 of those to each other, Wake County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Wake 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 Wake County, selected county subdivisions in Wake County, and entities that contain Wake County
0%5%10%15%Count#Little River TownshipLittle RivSouthNorth CarolinaN CarolinaSt. Marys TownshipSt. MarysUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSt. Matthews TownshipSt. MatthewsSouth AtlanticMarks Creek TownshipMarks CrkRaleigh TownshipRaleighNeuse TownshipNeusePanther Branch TownshipPanther BranchRaleigh Metro AreaRaleigh AreaMeredith TownshipMeredithWake County SchoolsWake CountyWake CountyWakeMiddle Creek TownshipMiddle CrkCary TownshipNew Light TownshipNew LightWake Forest TownshipWake FrstHouse Creek TownshipHouse CrkSwift Creek TownshipSwift CrkHolly Springs TownshipHolly SpgsWhite Oak TownshipWhite OakBuckhorn TownshipBuckhornCedar Fork TownshipCedar ForkLeesville TownshipLeesvilleBartons Creek TownshipBartons Crk17.759317%17.759317%17.8%1,582114.392758%14.392758%14.4%11,511,24211.5M13.685443%13.685443%13.7%914,827915k13.380048%13.380048%13.4%5,633213.020590%13.020590%13.0%27,818,38027.8M12.863122%12.863122%12.9%6,239312.827640%12.827640%12.8%5,478,9325.48M12.157203%12.157203%12.2%1,822411.261090%11.261090%11.3%8,593510.712925%10.712925%10.7%5,62369.766327%9.766327%9.8%1,63079.246771%9.246771%9.2%75,71775.7k9.182729%9.182729%9.2%1,09187.696387%7.696387%7.7%50,50850.5k7.696387%7.696387%7.7%50,50850.5k6.733229%6.733229%6.7%2,15896.687938%6.687938%6.7%3,752105.633549%5.633549%5.6%313115.534959%5.534959%5.5%2,747124.941491%4.941491%4.9%2,141134.881974%4.881974%4.9%1,729144.838512%4.838512%4.8%1,182153.890537%3.890537%3.9%2,151163.672788%3.672788%3.7%110173.593671%3.593671%3.6%1,206181.772078%1.772078%1.8%550191.706212%1.706212%1.7%25620
Count number of people in category
# rank of county subdivision out of 20 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 Wake County, selected county subdivisions in Wake County, and entities that contain Wake County
0%20%40%60%Count#Bartons Creek TownshipBartons CrkCedar Fork TownshipCedar ForkWhite Oak TownshipWhite OakLeesville TownshipLeesvilleMeredith TownshipMeredithHouse Creek TownshipHouse CrkCary TownshipSwift Creek TownshipSwift CrkHolly Springs TownshipHolly SpgsBuckhorn TownshipBuckhornWake County SchoolsWake CountyWake CountyWakeRaleigh TownshipRaleighWake Forest TownshipWake FrstNew Light TownshipNew LightRaleigh Metro AreaRaleigh AreaNeuse TownshipNeuseMiddle Creek TownshipMiddle CrkPanther Branch TownshipPanther BranchSt. Matthews TownshipSt. MatthewsSouth AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNorth CarolinaN CarolinaMarks Creek TownshipMarks CrkSouthSt. Marys TownshipSt. MarysLittle River TownshipLittle Riv70.134631%70.134631%70.1%10,52310.5k168.220150%68.220150%68.2%22,89422.9k266.831862%66.831862%66.8%36,95037.0k365.454135%65.454135%65.5%20,31520.3k459.868698%59.868698%59.9%7,113557.229903%57.229903%57.2%24,79624.8k656.061389%56.061389%56.1%31,45131.5k754.670206%54.670206%54.7%19,36219.4k854.472144%54.472144%54.5%13,30713.3k954.056761%54.056761%54.1%1,6191050.070856%50.070856%50.1%328,593329k50.070856%50.070856%50.1%328,593329k49.772629%49.772629%49.8%37,98038.0k1149.562764%49.562764%49.6%24,59824.6k1249.532037%49.532037%49.5%2,7521344.297476%44.297476%44.3%362,729363k44.090078%44.090078%44.1%23,14223.1k1439.756630%39.756630%39.8%12,74212.7k1538.484122%38.484122%38.5%6,4231631.024885%31.024885%31.0%15,04815.0k1730.457708%30.457708%30.5%13,009,07313.0M30.315023%30.315023%30.3%64,767,78764.8M29.028126%29.028126%29.0%1,940,4351.94M28.678188%28.678188%28.7%4,2981828.191926%28.191926%28.2%22,547,73422.5M26.942993%26.942993%26.9%11,34311.3k1921.744499%21.744499%21.7%1,93720
Count number of people in category
# rank of county subdivision out of 20 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 Wake County, selected county subdivisions in Wake County, and entities that contain Wake County
0%2%4%6%8%Count#Meredith TownshipMeredithBartons Creek TownshipBartons CrkNew Light TownshipNew LightWhite Oak TownshipWhite OakCedar Fork TownshipCedar ForkRaleigh TownshipRaleighSwift Creek TownshipSwift CrkCary TownshipHouse Creek TownshipHouse CrkLeesville TownshipLeesvilleWake County SchoolsWake CountyWake CountyWakeRaleigh Metro AreaRaleigh AreaBuckhorn TownshipBuckhornSouth AtlanticHolly Springs TownshipHolly SpgsUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMiddle Creek TownshipMiddle CrkSouthLittle River TownshipLittle RivWake Forest TownshipWake FrstNorth CarolinaN CarolinaPanther Branch TownshipPanther BranchNeuse TownshipNeuseSt. Matthews TownshipSt. MatthewsSt. Marys TownshipSt. MarysMarks Creek TownshipMarks Crk8.399966%8.399966%8.4%99818.171154%8.171154%8.2%1,22627.577394%7.577394%7.6%42137.345174%7.345174%7.3%4,06147.157543%7.157543%7.2%2,40256.882724%6.882724%6.9%5,25266.578947%6.578947%6.6%2,33076.459778%6.459778%6.5%3,62486.287073%6.287073%6.3%2,72495.873635%5.873635%5.9%1,823104.892146%4.892146%4.9%32,10532.1k4.892146%4.892146%4.9%32,10532.1k4.152175%4.152175%4.2%34,00034.0k4.006678%4.006678%4.0%120113.501306%3.501306%3.5%1,495,4751.50M3.377134%3.377134%3.4%825123.336158%3.336158%3.3%7,127,6737.13M3.107644%3.107644%3.1%996133.064699%3.064699%3.1%2,451,1282.45M2.929951%2.929951%2.9%261142.875277%2.875277%2.9%1,427152.874397%2.874397%2.9%192,144192k2.834032%2.834032%2.8%473162.728243%2.728243%2.7%1,432171.822568%1.822568%1.8%884181.560570%1.560570%1.6%657191.127644%1.127644%1.1%16920
Count number of people in category
# rank of county subdivision out of 20 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 Wake County, selected county subdivisions in Wake County, and entities that contain Wake County
Female
Male
1x0x1xFM#House CrkPanther BranchLittle RivWhite OakNeuseSt. MarysMarks CrkSt. MatthewsCary TownshipN CarolinaRaleigh AreaWake CountyWakeSouth AtlanticMiddle CrkSouthRaleighBartons CrkUnited StatesWake FrstNew LightHolly SpgsCedar ForkMeredithBuckhornLeesvilleSwift Crk-1.000000x-1.000000x1.960113x1.960113x1.96x3.420%3.42%6.703%6.70%1-1.000000x-1.000000x1.941966x1.941966x1.94x6.636%6.64%12.887%12.9%2-1.000000x-1.000000x1.727372x1.727372x1.73x13.132%13.1%22.683%22.7%3-1.000000x-1.000000x1.429898x1.429898x1.43x3.223%3.22%4.608%4.61%4-1.000000x-1.000000x1.374093x1.374093x1.37x9.125%9.13%12.539%12.5%5-1.000000x-1.000000x1.294416x1.294416x1.29x11.816%11.8%15.295%15.3%6-1.000000x-1.000000x1.279180x1.279180x1.28x10.784%10.8%13.795%13.8%7-1.000000x-1.000000x1.274736x1.274736x1.27x11.425%11.4%14.564%14.6%8-1.000000x-1.000000x1.268666x1.268666x1.27x5.927%5.93%7.519%7.52%9-1.000000x-1.000000x1.267161x1.267161x1.27x12.146%12.1%15.391%15.4%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.246561x1.246561x1.25x8.275%8.28%10.316%10.3%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.180227x1.180227x1.18x7.089%7.09%8.367%8.37%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.180227x1.180227x1.18x7.089%7.09%8.367%8.37%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.178860x1.178860x1.18x11.819%11.8%13.933%13.9%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.151856x1.151856x1.15x6.283%6.28%7.237%7.24%10-1.000000x-1.000000x1.149925x1.149925x1.15x13.427%13.4%15.440%15.4%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.127400x1.127400x1.13x10.600%10.6%11.950%12.0%11-1.000000x-1.000000x1.111748x1.111748x1.11x1.619%1.62%1.800%1.80%12-1.000000x-1.000000x1.109070x1.109070x1.11x12.369%12.4%13.719%13.7%-1.088938x-1.088938x1.09x1.000000x1.000000x5.756%5.76%5.286%5.29%13-1.180192x-1.180192x1.18x1.000000x1.000000x6.094%6.09%5.164%5.16%14-1.196905x-1.196905x1.20x1.000000x1.000000x5.253%5.25%4.389%4.39%15-1.520149x-1.520149x1.52x1.000000x1.000000x4.293%4.29%2.824%2.82%16-1.578956x-1.578956x1.58x1.000000x1.000000x11.142%11.1%7.056%7.06%17-1.599254x-1.599254x1.60x1.000000x1.000000x4.533%4.53%2.835%2.83%18-1.599484x-1.599484x1.60x1.000000x1.000000x2.168%2.17%1.355%1.36%19-1.682672x-1.682672x1.68x1.000000x1.000000x6.100%6.10%3.625%3.63%20
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of county subdivision out of 20 by male-to-female sex ratio

Over-Education Sex Ratio by County Subdivision#51

Percentage more likely men are than women to have a professional or doctorate degree (e.g., MBA, PhD, or MD) among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of Wake County, selected county subdivisions in Wake County, and entities that contain Wake County
Female
Male
2x1x0x1x2xFM#Bartons CrkNew LightHouse CrkLeesvilleSwift CrkN CarolinaSouthUnited StatesSt. MatthewsSouth AtlanticMeredithHolly SpgsCary TownshipWake FrstWake CountyWakeRaleigh AreaWhite OakRaleighCedar ForkMarks CrkMiddle CrkNeuseBuckhornPanther BranchSt. MarysLittle Riv-1.000000x-1.000000x2.344908x2.344908x2.34x4.960%4.96%11.631%11.6%1-1.000000x-1.000000x1.733310x1.733310x1.73x5.560%5.56%9.636%9.64%2-1.000000x-1.000000x1.640530x1.640530x1.64x4.848%4.85%7.953%7.95%3-1.000000x-1.000000x1.589847x1.589847x1.59x4.562%4.56%7.253%7.25%4-1.000000x-1.000000x1.589508x1.589508x1.59x5.099%5.10%8.105%8.11%5-1.000000x-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-1.000000x1.526191x1.526191x1.53x1.469%1.47%2.241%2.24%6-1.000000x-1.000000x1.520688x1.520688x1.52x2.804%2.80%4.265%4.26%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.506173x1.506173x1.51x6.759%6.76%10.181%10.2%7-1.000000x-1.000000x1.488308x1.488308x1.49x2.736%2.74%4.073%4.07%8-1.000000x-1.000000x1.396030x1.396030x1.40x5.431%5.43%7.582%7.58%9-1.000000x-1.000000x1.382537x1.382537x1.38x2.437%2.44%3.369%3.37%10-1.000000x-1.000000x1.367936x1.367936x1.37x4.164%4.16%5.696%5.70%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.367936x1.367936x1.37x4.164%4.16%5.696%5.70%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.354664x1.354664x1.35x3.552%3.55%4.812%4.81%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.336612x1.336612x1.34x6.320%6.32%8.447%8.45%11-1.000000x-1.000000x1.263002x1.263002x1.26x6.097%6.10%7.701%7.70%12-1.000000x-1.000000x1.155745x1.155745x1.16x6.664%6.66%7.701%7.70%13-1.000000x-1.000000x1.150770x1.150770x1.15x1.055%1.06%1.214%1.21%14-1.000000x-1.000000x1.147594x1.147594x1.15x2.905%2.91%3.334%3.33%15-1.000000x-1.000000x1.069491x1.069491x1.07x2.643%2.64%2.826%2.83%16-1.134428x-1.134428x1.13x1.000000x1.000000x4.263%4.26%3.757%3.76%17-1.311082x-1.311082x1.31x1.000000x1.000000x3.216%3.22%2.453%2.45%18-1.702725x-1.702725x1.70x1.000000x1.000000x1.916%1.92%1.125%1.13%19-2.721488x-2.721488x2.72x1.000000x1.000000x4.225%4.22%1.552%1.55%20
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of county subdivision out of 20 by male-to-female sex ratio

Educational Attainment by County in the Raleigh Area

There are 3 counties in the Raleigh Area. This section compares Wake County to all of the counties in the Raleigh Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Wake 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 Wake County, selected other counties in the Raleigh Area, and entities that contain Wake County
0%5%10%15%Count#Franklin CountyFranklinJohnston CountyJohnstonSouthNorth CarolinaN CarolinaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSouth AtlanticRaleigh Metro AreaRaleigh AreaWake County SchoolsWake CountyWake CountyWake16.815759%16.815759%16.8%7,256115.030726%15.030726%15.0%17,95318.0k214.392758%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%5,478,9325.48M9.246771%9.246771%9.2%75,71775.7k7.696387%7.696387%7.7%50,50850.5k7.696387%7.696387%7.7%50,50850.5k3
Count number of people in category
# rank of county out of 3 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 Wake County, selected other counties in the Raleigh Area, and entities that contain Wake County
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#Wake County SchoolsWake CountyWake CountyWakeRaleigh Metro AreaRaleigh AreaSouth AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNorth CarolinaN CarolinaSouthJohnston CountyJohnstonFranklin CountyFranklin50.070856%50.070856%50.1%328,593329k50.070856%50.070856%50.1%328,593329k144.297476%44.297476%44.3%362,729363k30.457708%30.457708%30.5%13,009,07313.0M30.315023%30.315023%30.3%64,767,78764.8M29.028126%29.028126%29.0%1,940,4351.94M28.191926%28.191926%28.2%22,547,73422.5M21.207783%21.207783%21.2%25,33125.3k220.405562%20.405562%20.4%8,8053
Count number of people in category
# rank of county out of 3 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 Wake County, selected other counties in the Raleigh Area, and entities that contain Wake County
0%1%2%3%4%Count#Wake County SchoolsWake CountyWake CountyWakeRaleigh Metro AreaRaleigh AreaSouth AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSouthNorth CarolinaN CarolinaJohnston CountyJohnstonFranklin CountyFranklin4.892146%4.892146%4.9%32,10532.1k4.892146%4.892146%4.9%32,10532.1k14.152175%4.152175%4.2%34,00034.0k3.501306%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%192,144192k1.240770%1.240770%1.2%1,48220.957126%0.957126%1.0%4133
Count number of people in category
# rank of county out of 3 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 Wake County, selected other counties in the Raleigh Area, and entities that contain Wake County
Female
Male
1.0x0.5x0.0x0.5x1.0xFM#FranklinJohnstonN CarolinaRaleigh AreaWake CountyWakeSouth AtlanticSouthUnited States-1.000000x-1.000000x1.474849x1.474849x1.47x13.690%13.7%20.191%20.2%1-1.000000x-1.000000x1.346674x1.346674x1.35x12.890%12.9%17.359%17.4%2-1.000000x-1.000000x1.267161x1.267161x1.27x12.146%12.1%15.391%15.4%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.246561x1.246561x1.25x8.275%8.28%10.316%10.3%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.180227x1.180227x1.18x7.089%7.09%8.367%8.37%-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-1.000000x1.149925x1.149925x1.15x13.427%13.4%15.440%15.4%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.109070x1.109070x1.11x12.369%12.4%13.719%13.7%
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of county out of 3 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 Wake County, selected other counties in the Raleigh Area, and entities that contain Wake County
Female
Male
1x0x1xFM#N CarolinaSouthUnited StatesSouth AtlanticWake CountyWakeRaleigh AreaJohnstonFranklin-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-1.000000x1.367936x1.367936x1.37x4.164%4.16%5.696%5.70%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.367936x1.367936x1.37x4.164%4.16%5.696%5.70%1-1.000000x-1.000000x1.354664x1.354664x1.35x3.552%3.55%4.812%4.81%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.286175x1.286175x1.29x1.091%1.09%1.403%1.40%2-1.065958x-1.065958x1.07x1.000000x1.000000x0.986%0.99%0.925%0.93%3
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of county out of 3 by male-to-female sex ratio

Educational Attainment by County in North Carolina

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

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 Wake County, selected other counties in North Carolina, and entities that contain Wake County
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count#Duplin CountyDuplinSampson CountySampsonRobeson CountyRobesonWilkes CountyWilkesCaldwell CountyCaldwellSurry CountySurryBurke 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 CountyCumberlandRaleigh Metro AreaRaleigh AreaOnslow CountyOnslowNew Hanover CountyNew HanoverWake County SchoolsWake CountyWake 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%11,40111.4k620.395955%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%19,52019.5k469.246771%9.246771%9.2%75,71775.7k9.018363%9.018363%9.0%9,007477.713957%7.713957%7.7%11,32011.3k487.696387%7.696387%7.7%50,50850.5k7.696387%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#58

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..
Scope: population of Wake County, selected other counties in North Carolina, and entities that contain Wake County
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#Orange CountyOrangeWake County SchoolsWake CountyWake CountyWakeDurham CountyDurhamRaleigh Metro AreaRaleigh AreaMecklenburg 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 CountyGastonLincoln 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%328,593329k50.070856%50.070856%50.1%328,593329k246.928222%46.928222%46.9%93,38293.4k344.297476%44.297476%44.3%362,729363k43.097901%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%28,71728.7k2719.711289%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#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 Wake County, selected other counties in North Carolina, and entities that contain Wake County
0%5%10%Count#Orange CountyOrangeDurham CountyDurhamChatham CountyChathamWake County SchoolsWake CountyWake CountyWakeMoore CountyMooreRaleigh Metro AreaRaleigh AreaForsyth CountyForsythBuncombe CountyBuncombeNew Hanover CountyNew HanoverMecklenburg CountyMecklenburgSouth AtlanticGuilford CountyGuilfordPitt CountyPittUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSouthCarteret CountyCarteretNorth CarolinaN CarolinaHenderson CountyHendersonUnion CountyUnionPender CountyPenderCabarrus CountyCabarrusBrunswick CountyBrunswickHaywood CountyHaywoodAlamance CountyAlamanceCraven 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%32,10532.1k4.892146%4.892146%4.9%32,10532.1k44.302213%4.302213%4.3%2,88754.152175%4.152175%4.2%34,00034.0k4.027203%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%2,178192.027297%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#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 Wake County, selected other counties in North Carolina, and entities that contain Wake County
Female
Male
1x0x1xFM#LenoirColumbusOrangeFranklinCravenRobesonHendersonSampsonBrunswickSurryGranvilleRowanStanlyJohnstonNashBurkeHarnettLeeCaldwellChathamBuncombeDurhamDuplinMecklenburgDavidsonNew HanoverCarteretN CarolinaClevelandAlamanceRaleigh AreaRockinghamWayneCabarrusRandolphGuilfordForsythUnionWilsonWilkesPenderIredellRutherfordWake CountyWakeSouth 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-1.000000x1.460001x1.460001x1.46x10.399%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-1.000000x1.246561x1.246561x1.25x8.275%8.28%10.316%10.3%-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%-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#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 Wake County, selected other counties in North Carolina, and entities that contain Wake County
Female
Male
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F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of county out of 50 by male-to-female sex ratio

Educational Attainment by County in the United States

There are 3,142 counties in the United States. This section compares Wake County to the 50 most populous counties in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Wake 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 Wake County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Wake County
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count#Bronx CountyBronxFresno CountyFresnoLos Angeles CountyLos AngelesDallas CountyDallasSan Bernardino CountySan BernardinoKings CountyKingsHarris CountyHarrisRiverside CountyRiversideMiami-Dade CountyMiami-DadeQueens CountyQueensPhiladelphia CountyPhiladelphiaBexar CountyBexarOrange CountyOrangeClark CountyClarkWayne CountyWayneTarrant 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 CountyFranklinRaleigh Metro AreaRaleigh AreaNassau CountyNassauHonolulu CountyHonoluluMontgomery CountyMontgomeryFulton CountyFultonFairfax CountyFairfaxWake County SchoolsWake CountyWake 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%182,543183k1614.392758%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%78,29978.3k389.246771%9.246771%9.2%75,71775.7k9.121758%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%50,50850.5k7.696387%7.696387%7.7%50,50850.5k447.543133%7.543133%7.5%110,490110k457.360151%7.360151%7.4%80,37880.4k467.173605%7.173605%7.2%59,66059.7k477.049887%7.049887%7.0%48,46648.5k486.540987%6.540987%6.5%56,30256.3k496.132273%6.132273%6.1%53,97454.0k50
Count number of people in category
# rank of county out of 50 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older without a high school diploma (or equivalent).

Bachelor's Degrees by County#63

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..
Scope: population of Wake County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Wake County
0%20%40%60%Count#New York CountyNew YorkFairfax CountyFairfaxMontgomery CountyMontgomeryMiddlesex CountyMiddlesexWake County SchoolsWake CountyWake CountyWakeFulton CountyFultonSanta Clara CountySanta ClaraKing CountyKingHennepin CountyHennepinWestchester CountyWestchesterTravis CountyTravisFairfield CountyFairfieldOakland CountyOaklandRaleigh Metro AreaRaleigh AreaAlameda 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 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%328,593329k50.070856%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%387,521388k1344.297476%44.297476%44.3%362,729363k43.887830%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%311,245311k4719.731980%19.731980%19.7%114,275114k4819.317210%19.317210%19.3%249,922250k4919.131504%19.131504%19.1%173,169173k50
Count number of people in category
# rank of county out of 50 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..

Very Advanced Degrees by County#64

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a professional or doctorate degree (e.g., MBA, PhD, or MD).
Scope: population of Wake County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Wake 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 County SchoolsWake CountyWake CountyWakeSan Diego CountySan DiegoPalm Beach CountyPalm BeachOrange CountyOrangeFranklin CountyFranklinCook CountyCookCuyahoga CountyCuyahogaRaleigh Metro AreaRaleigh AreaPima 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 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%32,10532.1k4.892146%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%36,48436.5k244.152175%4.152175%4.2%34,00034.0k4.139192%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%25,45125.5k481.852789%1.852789%1.9%23,97124.0k491.664253%1.664253%1.7%15,06415.1k50
Count number of people in category
# rank of county out of 50 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older with a professional or doctorate degree (e.g., MBA, PhD, or MD).

Under-Education Sex Ratio by County#65

Percentage more likely men are than women to not have a high school diploma (or equivalent) among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of Wake County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Wake County
Female
Male
1x0x1xFM#MecklenburgN CarolinaRaleigh AreaPalm BeachWake CountyWakeSouth AtlanticWestchesterFairfieldSouthContra CostaHillsboroughFresnoDallasSuffolkMilwaukeeWayneUnited StatesOrangeHarrisFultonPhiladelphiaSan BernardinoTarrantCookMaricopaCuyahogaTravisBrowardRiversideOaklandNassauSalt LakeFranklinSacramentoMontgomeryBronxMiddlesexKingsFairfaxBexarPimaKingLos AngelesClarkOrangeSt. LouisHennepinMiami-DadeQueensAlamedaAlleghenyNew YorkSan DiegoSanta ClaraHonolulu-1.000000x-1.000000x1.282326x1.282326x1.28x9.163%9.16%11.750%11.7%1-1.000000x-1.000000x1.267161x1.267161x1.27x12.146%12.1%15.391%15.4%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.246561x1.246561x1.25x8.275%8.28%10.316%10.3%-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%-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#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 Wake County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Wake County
Female
Male
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F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of county out of 50 by male-to-female sex ratio

Definitions

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

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

The coarse levels of educational attainment are as follows:

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

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Principal Cities:
Raleigh, Durham
Cities:
Durham, Raleigh
Towns:
Angier, Apex, Cary, Clayton, Fuquay-Varina, Garner, Holly Springs, Knightdale, Morrisville, Rolesville, Wake Forest, Wendell, Zebulon
Townships:
Bartons Creek, Buckhorn, Cary, Cedar Fork, Holly Springs, House Creek, Leesville, Little River, Marks Creek, Meredith, Middle Creek, Neuse, New Light, Panther Branch, Raleigh, St. Marys, St. Matthews, Swift Creek, Wake Forest, White Oak
ZIP Codes:
27501, 27502, 27511, 27513, 27518, 27519, 27520, 27522, 27523, 27526, 27529, 27539, 27540, 27545, 27560, 27562, 27571, 27587, 27591, 27592, 27596, 27597, 27601, 27603, 27604, 27605, 27606, 27607, 27608, 27609, 27610, 27612, 27613, 27614, 27615, 27616, 27617, 27703, 27704
Unified School District:
Wake County
Congressional Districts:
NC-1, NC-2, NC-4, NC-6
State Senate Districts:
NC-14, NC-15, NC-16, NC-17, NC-18
State House Districts:
NC-11, NC-33, NC-34, NC-35, NC-36, NC-37, NC-38, NC-39, NC-40, NC-41, NC-49
Neighboring Counties:
Chatham, Durham, Franklin, Granville, Harnett, Johnston, Nash
Nearby Counties:
Alamance, Caswell, Cumberland, Lee, Orange, Person, Vance, Warren, Wayne, Wilson