Educational Attainment in the Des Moines Area, Iowa (Metro Area)

Educational Attainment#1

Highest level of education among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of Iowa and the Des Moines Area
Des Moines Area
Iowa
0%10%20%30%40%50%CountHigher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma246.197373%38.422607%46.197373%46.2%185,980186k46.381189%53.321968%46.381189%46.4%186,720187k7.421437%8.255425%7.421437%7.4%29,87729.9k
Count number of people in category
1Post-Secondary Degree 2H.S. = High School

Relative Educational Attainment#2

Highest level of education among people aged 25 years and older, as percentage more or less than Iowa at large.
Scope: population of Iowa and the Des Moines Area
-20%-10%-0%+10%+20%%ref.Higher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma220.234875%20.234875%+20.2%46.197%46.2%38.423%38.4%-13.016734%-13.016734%-13.0%46.381%46.4%53.322%53.3%-10.102302%-10.102302%-10.1%7.421%7.42%8.255%8.26%
% percentage with given level in the Des Moines Area
ref. percentage with given level in Iowa
1Post-Secondary Degree 2H.S. = High School

Detailed Educational Attainment#3

Highest level of education among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of Iowa and the Des Moines Area
Des Moines Area
Iowa
0%5%10%15%20%25%30%CountDoctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None1.084761%1.121165%1.084761%1.1%4,3672.246278%1.554613%2.246278%2.2%9,0437.406782%6.056420%7.406782%7.4%29,81829.8k25.177047%18.439947%25.177047%25.2%101,357101k10.282505%11.250461%10.282505%10.3%41,39541.4k20.940342%21.426337%20.940342%20.9%84,30184.3k25.440847%31.895631%25.440847%25.4%102,419102k4.525594%5.058431%4.525594%4.5%18,21918.2k1.990427%2.497523%1.990427%2.0%8,0130.905417%0.699472%0.905417%0.9%3,645
Count number of people in category
1Degree 2Diploma or equivialent 3H.S. = High School

Detailed Relative Educational Attainment#4

Highest level of education among people aged 25 years and older, as percentage more or less than Iowa at large.
Scope: population of Iowa and the Des Moines Area
0%%ref.Doctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None-3.246969%-3.246969%-3.2%1.085%1.08%1.121%1.12%44.491134%44.491134%+44.5%2.246%2.25%1.555%1.55%22.296368%22.296368%+22.3%7.407%7.41%6.056%6.06%36.535356%36.535356%+36.5%25.177%25.2%18.440%18.4%-8.603705%-8.603705%-8.6%10.283%10.3%11.250%11.3%-2.268215%-2.268215%-2.3%20.940%20.9%21.426%21.4%-20.237202%-20.237202%-20.2%25.441%25.4%31.896%31.9%-10.533644%-10.533644%-10.5%4.526%4.53%5.058%5.06%-20.303966%-20.303966%-20.3%1.990%1.99%2.498%2.50%29.442985%29.442985%+29.4%0.905%0.91%0.699%0.70%
% percentage with given level in the Des Moines Area
ref. percentage with given level in Iowa
1Degree 2Diploma or equivialent 3H.S. = High School

Educational Attainment Sex Ratio#5

Percentage more likely men or women are to have various highest levels of education among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of Iowa and the Des Moines Area
More Females More Males
Iowa
Des Moines Area
10%0%10%20%FMHigher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2-3.994258%-11.553994%-3.994258%4%47.073%47.1%45.265%45.3%1.370002%4.894291%1.370002%1%46.075%46.1%46.707%46.7%17.175554%22.041014%17.175554%17%6.851%6.85%8.028%8.03%
F females in category as a percentage of all females
M males in category as a percentage of all males
1Post-Secondary Degree 2H.S. = High School

Detailed Educational Attainment Sex Ratio#6

Percentage more likely men or women are to have various highest levels of education among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of Iowa and the Des Moines Area
More Females More Males
Iowa
Des Moines Area
20%0%20%40%60%FMDoctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None43.209779%59.356717%43.209779%43%0.897%0.90%1.285%1.28%72.572005%68.811293%72.572005%73%1.662%1.66%2.868%2.87%-17.832906%-19.529950%-17.832906%18%7.993%7.99%6.783%6.78%-1.843349%-10.381942%-1.843349%2%25.400%25.4%24.940%24.9%-18.451195%-26.380166%-18.451195%18%11.122%11.1%9.389%9.39%-2.543857%-4.056843%-2.543857%3%21.195%21.2%20.669%20.7%4.650367%11.246458%4.650367%5%24.880%24.9%26.037%26.0%24.185038%25.629310%24.185038%24%4.051%4.05%5.031%5.03%19.445859%18.346694%19.445859%19%1.819%1.82%2.173%2.17%-19.003673%-19.003673%19%10.521099%0.981%0.98%0.825%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 Iowa and the Des Moines Area
Des Moines Area
Iowa
0%5%10%15%20%25%30%B.X.Total65+45-6435-4425-3415.821724%11.862521%15.821724%15.8%11,80011.8k74,58174.6k23.266433%17.266468%23.266433%23.3%35,56635.6k152,864153k29.871642%22.635921%29.871642%29.9%24,87824.9k83,28383.3k31.696589%25.215640%31.696589%31.7%29,11329.1k91,84991.8k
B.X. number of people with a Bachelor's degree
Total number of people in age cohort

Relative Bachelor's Degrees By Age#8

Percentage of population whose highest degree is a Bachelor's, as a percentage more or less than Iowa at large.
Scope: population of Iowa and the Des Moines Area
0%10%20%30%%ref.65+45-6435-4425-3433.375729%33.375729%33.4%15.822%15.8%11.863%11.9%34.749232%34.749232%34.7%23.266%23.3%17.266%17.3%31.965661%31.965661%32.0%29.872%29.9%22.636%22.6%25.702099%25.702099%25.7%31.697%31.7%25.216%25.2%
% percentage in the Des Moines Area with a Bachelor's degree
ref percentage in Iowa with a Bachelor's degree

Bachelor's Degrees Sex Ratio By Age#9

Percentage more likely men or women are to have their highest degree be a Bachelor's.
Scope: population of Iowa and the Des Moines Area
More Females More Males
Iowa
Des Moines Area
20%10%0%10%20%30%FM65+45-6435-4425-3438.587648%20.099812%38.587648%38.6%13.557%13.6%18.788%18.8%-1.569627%-10.342553%-1.569627%1.6%23.444%23.4%23.082%23.1%-11.061360%-27.616442%-11.061360%11.1%31.448%31.4%28.316%28.3%-16.729201%-27.318532%-16.729201%16.7%34.132%34.1%29.240%29.2%
F female degree holders as a percentage of all females
M male degree holders as a percentage of all males

Median Earnings by Educational Attainment#10

Among population 25 years old and over with earnings.
Scope: population of Iowa and the Des Moines Area
Des Moines Area
Iowa
$0k$20k$40k$60kCount%Graduate Degree1Bachelor's DegreeSome CollegeH.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2Total$67,239.000000$61,606.000000$67,239.000000$67.2k43,22843.2k10.738%10.7%$53,834.000000$47,214.000000$53,834.000000$53.8k101,357101k25.177%25.2%$37,179.000000$34,478.000000$37,179.000000$37.2k125,696126k31.223%31.2%$30,926.000000$30,468.000000$30,926.000000$30.9k102,419102k25.441%25.4%$24,994.000000$24,666.000000$24,994.000000$25.0k29,87729.9k7.421%7.42%$41,472.000000$36,544.000000$41,472.000000$41.5k402,577403k100.000%100%
Count number of people with given highest level of educational attainment
% percentage of people with given highest level of educational attainment
1or professional degree 2H.S. = High School

Median Earnings by Educational Attainment#11

By sex among population 25 years old and over with earnings.
Scope: population of Iowa and the Des Moines Area
Female Male
Iowa
Des Moines Area
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
$50k$0k$50kFMGraduate Degree1Bachelor's DegreeSome CollegeH.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2Total$-60,617.000000$-54,629.000000$-60,617.000000$60.6k$60,617.000000$18,662.000000$54,629.000000$18,138.000000$79,279.000000$79.3k21,90321.9k21,32521.3k$-45,699.000000$-40,237.000000$-45,699.000000$45.7k$45,699.000000$19,630.000000$40,237.000000$17,767.000000$65,329.000000$65.3k52,72452.7k48,63348.6k$-31,040.000000$-27,468.000000$-31,040.000000$31.0k$31,040.000000$13,287.000000$27,468.000000$14,882.000000$44,327.000000$44.3k67,08267.1k58,61458.6k$-23,608.000000$-22,151.000000$-23,608.000000$23.6k$23,608.000000$13,247.000000$22,151.000000$14,794.000000$36,855.000000$36.9k51,64651.6k50,77350.8k$-19,232.000000$-17,655.000000$-19,232.000000$19.2k$19,232.000000$9,173.000000$17,655.000000$11,543.000000$28,405.000000$28.4k14,22214.2k15,65515.7k$-35,481.000000$-29,984.000000$-35,481.000000$35.5k$35,481.000000$12,582.000000$29,984.000000$13,152.000000$48,063.000000$48.1k207,577208k195,000195k
F females with given highest level of educational attainment
M males with given highest level of educational attainment
1or professional degree 2H.S. = High School

Composition of the Armed Forces by Educational Attainment#12

Percentage of the armed forces aged 25 to 64 years old with various highest levels of educational attainment.
Scope: population of Iowa and the Des Moines Area
Des Moines Area
Iowa
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%CountBachelor's Degree1Some College2H.S. Diploma3No H.S. Diploma331.826401%40.483976%31.826401%31.8%17662.025316%47.547417%62.025316%62.0%3435.605787%11.772400%5.605787%5.6%310.542495%0.196207%0.542495%0.5%3
Count members of the armed forces with the given level of educational attainment
1or higher 2two or four year institution 3H.S. = High School

Employment by Educational Attainment#13

Percentage of population that is employed by highest level of educational attainment among the population aged 25 to 64 years old.
Scope: population of Iowa and the Des Moines Area
Des Moines Area
Iowa
0%20%40%60%80%CountBachelor's Degree1Some College2H.S. Diploma3No H.S. Diploma388.778612%87.334886%88.778612%88.8%111,276111k81.688630%81.551556%81.688630%81.7%86,78686.8k74.577306%74.589506%74.577306%74.6%54,95955.0k62.043924%60.138856%62.043924%62.0%14,09714.1k
Count employed people with given educational attainment aged 25 to 64 years old
1or higher 2two or four year institution 3H.S. = High School

Lacking High School Diploma By Race#14

Percent of racial or ethnic group lacking a high school diploma (or equivalent).
Scope: population of Iowa and the Des Moines Area
Female Male
Iowa
Des Moines Area
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
20%0%20%40%MFWhite1BlackAsianHispanic2Other1-4.282825%-5.807843%-4.282825%4.3%4.282825%0.791522%5.807843%1.248737%5.074347%5.1%8,4537,729-14.373506%-1.241519%-16.777148%-15.615026%15.6%14.373506%16.777148%0.472487%14.373506%14.4%1,2631,272-19.876647%-15.161413%-1.631369%-19.876647%19.9%19.876647%0.033867%15.161413%19.910515%19.9%1,3351,418-36.867270%-37.762971%-36.867270%36.9%36.867270%3.840941%37.762971%5.979843%40.708210%40.7%4,4033,547-21.070086%-25.347319%-21.070086%21.1%21.070086%9.297308%25.347319%7.716627%30.367394%30.4%1,587953
M number of males in category
F number of females in category
1non-Hispanic 2excluding black and Asian Hispanics

College Graduates By Race#15

Percent of racial or ethnic group with a bachelor's degree or higher.
Scope: population of Iowa and the Des Moines Area
Female Male
Iowa
Des Moines Area
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
40%20%0%20%40%MFWhite1BlackAsianHispanic2Other1-37.667692%-26.860229%-1.575302%-37.667692%37.7%37.667692%0.507272%26.860229%38.174964%38.2%63,59363.6k67,97768.0k-17.321042%-4.751140%-17.905476%-0.257716%-22.072183%22.1%17.321042%17.905476%17.321042%17.3%1,5221,798-41.421362%-45.974001%-41.421362%41.4%41.421362%3.873194%45.974001%6.935793%45.294556%45.3%3,0372,955-12.694157%-2.221133%-10.829520%-2.204145%-14.915289%14.9%12.694157%10.829520%12.694157%12.7%1,3731,435-15.499426%-1.215144%-15.841506%-1.482503%-16.714570%16.7%15.499426%15.841506%15.499426%15.5%810756
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 in the Des Moines Area

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

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
30%36%41%47%52%58%

Coarse: High School Diploma Educational Attainment by County#17

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
37.9%42.6%47.3%52.0%56.8%61.5%

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

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
4.4%5.2%6.0%6.7%7.5%8.3%

Detailed: Doctorate Degree Educational Attainment by County#19

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.13%0.41%0.69%0.98%1.26%1.54%

Detailed: Professional Degree Educational Attainment by County#20

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.56%1.01%1.45%1.89%2.33%2.78%

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

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
3.8%5.0%6.1%7.2%8.3%9.4%

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

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
14.3%18.2%22.1%26.0%29.9%33.8%

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

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
10.06%10.42%10.77%11.13%11.49%11.85%

Detailed: Some College Educational Attainment by County#24

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
18.4%19.5%20.6%21.7%22.8%23.9%

Detailed: High School Diploma or Equivalent Educational Attainment by County#25

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
19.4%23.4%27.3%31.3%35.2%39.2%

Detailed: Some High School Educational Attainment by County#26

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
2.2%2.8%3.4%4.0%4.5%5.1%

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

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.87%1.20%1.52%1.85%2.17%2.50%

Detailed: None Educational Attainment by County#28

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.34%0.49%0.62%0.76%0.90%1.05%
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Map of Educational Attainment by County Subdivision in the Des Moines Area

Coarse: Post-Secondary Degree Educational Attainment by County Subdivision#29

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
13%25%37%49%61%74%

Coarse: High School Diploma Educational Attainment by County Subdivision#30

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
25%36%48%59%70%81%

Coarse: No High School Diploma Educational Attainment by County Subdivision#31

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

Detailed: Doctorate Degree Educational Attainment by County Subdivision#32

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.0%1.1%2.3%3.4%4.6%5.8%

Detailed: Professional Degree Educational Attainment by County Subdivision#33

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

Detailed: Master's Degree Educational Attainment by County Subdivision#34

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.0%2.6%5.2%7.7%10.3%13.0%

Detailed: Bachelor's Degree Educational Attainment by County Subdivision#35

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0%11%22%33%44%56%

Detailed: Associate's Degree Educational Attainment by County Subdivision#36

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
2%8%13%18%23%29%

Detailed: Some College Educational Attainment by County Subdivision#37

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0%7%15%22%29%37%

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

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
9%21%32%43%54%65%

Detailed: Some High School Educational Attainment by County Subdivision#39

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.0%2.9%5.7%8.6%11.4%14.3%

Detailed: Less than High School Educational Attainment by County Subdivision#40

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.0%2.2%4.5%6.7%9.0%11.2%

Detailed: None Educational Attainment by County Subdivision#41

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.0%0.8%1.6%2.4%3.2%4.0%
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Educational Attainment by Place in the Des Moines Area

There are 66 places that are fully or partially contained within the Des Moines Area (59 fully and 7 partially). This section compares all 66 of those to each other, the Des Moines Area, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Des Moines Area.

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 the Des Moines Area, selected places in the Des Moines Area, and entities that contain the Des Moines Area
0%5%10%15%20%Count#PerryWoodwardJamaicaMacksburgSpring HillLindenSandyvilleEast PeruDiamondhead LakeDiamondhead LkAckworthBayardUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPanoraDes MoinesGuthrie CenterGuthrie CtrLaconaMidwestYaleBevingtonRedfieldMitchellvilleBagleyWest North CentralCoon RapidsPleasant HillWintersetCaseyIowaStuartDe SotoTruroDes Moines and West Des Moines Metro AreaDes MoinesMinburnMenloMartensdaleAdelWindsor HeightsWindsor HtsCliveWest Des MoinesW Des MoinesUrbandaleJohnstonMiloAnkenyGrimesPolk CityWaukeeSt. MarysCummingLake Panorama22.182952%22.182952%22.2%1,067122.103004%22.103004%22.1%206222.012579%22.012579%22.0%35320.481928%20.481928%20.5%17419.444444%19.444444%19.4%7516.556291%16.556291%16.6%25615.217391%15.217391%15.2%7714.666667%14.666667%14.7%11814.644351%14.644351%14.6%35914.545455%14.545455%14.5%81014.423077%14.423077%14.4%451113.020590%13.020590%13.0%27,818,38027.8M12.898752%12.898752%12.9%931212.832375%12.832375%12.8%17,69717.7k1312.500000%12.500000%12.5%1401410.714286%10.714286%10.7%331510.244520%10.244520%10.2%4,641,8354.64M10.215054%10.215054%10.2%191610.000000%10.000000%10.0%3179.746589%9.746589%9.7%50189.705160%9.705160%9.7%158199.482759%9.482759%9.5%22209.174633%9.174633%9.2%1,278,0511.28M8.580508%8.580508%8.6%81218.472722%8.472722%8.5%542228.465459%8.465459%8.5%299238.333333%8.333333%8.3%21248.255425%8.255425%8.3%169,966170k8.255159%8.255159%8.3%88257.828656%7.828656%7.8%53267.755102%7.755102%7.8%19277.421437%7.421437%7.4%29,87729.9k7.287449%7.287449%7.3%18287.116105%7.116105%7.1%19296.834532%6.834532%6.8%19306.349206%6.349206%6.3%176335.475917%5.475917%5.5%191385.001761%5.001761%5.0%568423.757341%3.757341%3.8%1,593473.422321%3.422321%3.4%973503.363363%3.363363%3.4%448522.814570%2.814570%2.8%17562.584814%2.584814%2.6%864582.285714%2.285714%2.3%148611.942502%1.942502%1.9%50621.812144%1.812144%1.8%191631.190476%1.190476%1.2%2641.098901%1.098901%1.1%3650.000000%0.000000%0.0%066
Count number of people in category
# rank of place out of 66 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 the Des Moines Area, selected places in the Des Moines Area, and entities that contain the Des Moines Area
0%20%40%Count#JohnstonWest Des MoinesW Des MoinesCliveWaukeeUrbandaleCummingGrimesWindsor HeightsWindsor HtsAnkenyLake PanoramaPolk CityGrangerNorwalkDes Moines and West Des Moines Metro AreaDes MoinesDallas CenterPleasant HillBondurantAllemanVan MeterAdelCarlisleAltoonaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWest North CentralMidwestIndianolaSandyvilleEarlhamSt. MarysIowaSaylorvilleDes MoinesDiamondhead LakeDiamondhead LkDexterDe SotoElkhartMacksburgSpring HillAckworthCaseyTruroRedfieldBayardJamaicaPattersonEast PeruBevington56.719219%56.719219%56.7%7,555154.876524%54.876524%54.9%23,26623.3k254.860867%54.860867%54.9%6,230353.140417%53.140417%53.1%5,601449.470648%49.470648%49.5%14,06514.1k548.717949%48.717949%48.7%133648.648649%48.648649%48.6%3,150747.018349%47.018349%47.0%1,640845.925328%45.925328%45.9%15,35115.4k943.348115%43.348115%43.3%3911039.665890%39.665890%39.7%1,0211138.317757%38.317757%38.3%3691236.488812%36.488812%36.5%2,3321335.914868%35.914868%35.9%144,585145k35.365854%35.365854%35.4%4351434.891355%34.891355%34.9%2,2321534.775204%34.775204%34.8%1,0211634.005764%34.005764%34.0%1181732.658228%32.658228%32.7%2581831.962482%31.962482%32.0%8861931.400229%31.400229%31.4%8232031.186314%31.186314%31.2%3,3362130.315023%30.315023%30.3%64,767,78764.8M30.056536%30.056536%30.1%4,186,9564.19M28.952816%28.952816%29.0%13,118,64213.1M28.399387%28.399387%28.4%2,5942228.260870%28.260870%28.3%132328.008520%28.008520%28.0%2632427.976190%27.976190%28.0%472527.172145%27.172145%27.2%559,431559k26.518392%26.518392%26.5%6202625.166595%25.166595%25.2%34,70734.7k2724.686192%24.686192%24.7%592823.032630%23.032630%23.0%1202922.008863%22.008863%22.0%1493020.323741%20.323741%20.3%1133315.662651%15.662651%15.7%133813.888889%13.888889%13.9%54212.727273%12.727273%12.7%74710.714286%10.714286%10.7%27529.387755%9.387755%9.4%23568.187135%8.187135%8.2%42618.012821%8.012821%8.0%25626.918239%6.918239%6.9%11635.785124%5.785124%5.8%7645.333333%5.333333%5.3%4650.000000%0.000000%0.0%066
Count number of people in category
# rank of place out of 66 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 the Des Moines Area, selected places in the Des Moines Area, and entities that contain the Des Moines Area
0%2%4%6%8%Count#Lake PanoramaCummingCliveDiamondhead LakeDiamondhead LkJohnstonWest Des MoinesW Des MoinesUrbandaleWaukeeIndianolaAnkenyNew VirginiaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesDes Moines and West Des Moines Metro AreaDes MoinesAdelAltoonaGrangerWest North CentralCarlisleMidwestIowaWindsor HeightsWindsor HtsDallas CenterAllemanDes MoinesStuartSaylorvilleBondurantDexterGuthrie CenterGuthrie CtrPolk CityNorwalkLindenPleasant HillAdairGrimesVan MeterMiloRunnellsCaseyLaconaJamaicaMacksburgEast PeruSandyvilleAckworthSpring HillBevington8.758315%8.758315%8.8%7918.424908%8.424908%8.4%2326.947869%6.947869%6.9%78936.694561%6.694561%6.7%1646.621622%6.621622%6.6%88255.769276%5.769276%5.8%2,44664.551370%4.551370%4.6%1,29474.354839%4.354839%4.4%45984.247865%4.247865%4.2%38893.554120%3.554120%3.6%1,188103.438395%3.438395%3.4%12113.336158%3.336158%3.3%7,127,6737.13M3.331040%3.331040%3.3%13,41013.4k3.246753%3.246753%3.2%90123.159764%3.159764%3.2%338133.115265%3.115265%3.1%30142.978981%2.978981%3.0%414,980415k2.899657%2.899657%2.9%76152.893416%2.893416%2.9%1,311,0191.31M2.675779%2.675779%2.7%55,09055.1k2.608945%2.608945%2.6%91162.601626%2.601626%2.6%32172.593660%2.593660%2.6%9182.488598%2.488598%2.5%3,432192.251407%2.251407%2.3%24201.881950%1.881950%1.9%44211.737057%1.737057%1.7%51221.727447%1.727447%1.7%9231.607143%1.607143%1.6%18241.515152%1.515152%1.5%39251.470818%1.470818%1.5%94261.324503%1.324503%1.3%2271.266219%1.266219%1.3%81281.245552%1.245552%1.2%7291.220077%1.220077%1.2%79301.012658%1.012658%1.0%8330.827815%0.827815%0.8%5380.613497%0.613497%0.6%2420.396825%0.396825%0.4%1470.000000%0.000000%0.0%0520.000000%0.000000%0.0%0560.000000%0.000000%0.0%0610.000000%0.000000%0.0%0620.000000%0.000000%0.0%0630.000000%0.000000%0.0%0640.000000%0.000000%0.0%0650.000000%0.000000%0.0%066
Count number of people in category
# rank of place out of 66 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 the Des Moines Area, selected places in the Des Moines Area, and entities that contain the Des Moines Area
Female
Male
10x5x0x5x10xFM#CummingDiamondhead LkSt. MarysDawsonAckworthBevingtonElkhartNorwalkGrimesSaylorvilleEarlhamYaleIndianolaWaukeeMenloBoutonDe SotoDexterVan MeterWintersetAnkenyCaseyMiloSandyvilleWoodwardJamaicaLindenSpring HillMartensdaleBagleyBondurantUrbandaleIowaDes MoinesWest North CentralMidwestUnited StatesDes MoinesAllemanW Des MoinesTruroGrangerRunnellsMinburnAdairWindsor HtsEast PeruPolk City-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%2.326%2.33%1-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%27.559%27.6%2-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%2.439%2.44%3-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%7.692%7.69%4-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%32.000%32.0%5-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%14.286%14.3%6-1.000000x-1.000000x5.980919x5.980919x5.98x1.832%1.83%10.954%11.0%7-1.000000x-1.000000x4.471651x4.471651x4.47x1.229%1.23%5.497%5.50%8-1.000000x-1.000000x3.971076x3.971076x3.97x0.945%0.95%3.754%3.75%9-1.000000x-1.000000x3.684470x3.684470x3.68x1.249%1.25%4.601%4.60%10-1.000000x-1.000000x3.520833x3.520833x3.52x1.183%1.18%4.167%4.17%11-1.000000x-1.000000x3.225000x3.225000x3.23x4.651%4.65%15.000%15.0%12-1.000000x-1.000000x2.477245x2.477245x2.48x3.115%3.12%7.717%7.72%13-1.000000x-1.000000x2.346000x2.346000x2.35x1.094%1.09%2.566%2.57%14-1.000000x-1.000000x2.317829x2.317829x2.32x4.348%4.35%10.078%10.1%15-1.000000x-1.000000x2.258065x2.258065x2.26x2.857%2.86%6.452%6.45%16-1.000000x-1.000000x2.160536x2.160536x2.16x4.893%4.89%10.571%10.6%17-1.000000x-1.000000x2.095367x2.095367x2.10x3.285%3.28%6.883%6.88%18-1.000000x-1.000000x2.053418x2.053418x2.05x2.625%2.63%5.391%5.39%19-1.000000x-1.000000x2.050040x2.050040x2.05x5.812%5.81%11.914%11.9%20-1.000000x-1.000000x2.037999x2.037999x2.04x1.716%1.72%3.498%3.50%21-1.000000x-1.000000x1.968504x1.968504x1.97x5.600%5.60%11.024%11.0%22-1.000000x-1.000000x1.895062x1.895062x1.90x1.954%1.95%3.704%3.70%23-1.000000x-1.000000x1.894737x1.894737x1.89x11.111%11.1%21.053%21.1%24-1.000000x-1.000000x1.664200x1.664200x1.66x16.279%16.3%27.092%27.1%25-1.000000x-1.000000x1.589118x1.589118x1.59x16.883%16.9%26.829%26.8%26-1.000000x-1.000000x1.560811x1.560811x1.56x12.987%13.0%20.270%20.3%27-1.000000x-1.000000x1.500000x1.500000x1.50x16.667%16.7%25.000%25.0%28-1.000000x-1.000000x1.499060x1.499060x1.50x5.517%5.52%8.271%8.27%29-1.000000x-1.000000x1.444444x1.444444x1.44x7.759%7.76%11.207%11.2%30-1.000000x-1.000000x1.338066x1.338066x1.34x4.947%4.95%6.620%6.62%33-1.000000x-1.000000x1.269861x1.269861x1.27x3.026%3.03%3.843%3.84%37-1.000000x-1.000000x1.220410x1.220410x1.22x7.453%7.45%9.096%9.10%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.171756x1.171756x1.17x6.851%6.85%8.028%8.03%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.137506x1.137506x1.14x8.598%8.60%9.780%9.78%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.127915x1.127915x1.13x9.647%9.65%10.881%10.9%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.109070x1.109070x1.11x12.369%12.4%13.719%13.7%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.088975x1.088975x1.09x12.306%12.3%13.400%13.4%42-1.038710x-1.038710x1.04x1.000000x1.000000x3.226%3.23%3.106%3.11%46-1.046516x-1.046516x1.05x1.000000x1.000000x3.841%3.84%3.670%3.67%47-1.264438x-1.264438x1.26x1.000000x1.000000x8.511%8.51%6.731%6.73%51-1.504720x-1.504720x1.50x1.000000x1.000000x8.061%8.06%5.357%5.36%55-1.884532x-1.884532x1.88x1.000000x1.000000x3.268%3.27%1.734%1.73%60-2.707438x-2.707438x2.71x1.000000x1.000000x10.744%10.7%3.968%3.97%61-3.517241x-3.517241x3.52x1.000000x1.000000x5.172%5.17%1.471%1.47%62-3.604913x-3.604913x3.60x1.000000x1.000000x8.389%8.39%2.327%2.33%63-4.621622x-4.621622x4.62x1.000000x1.000000x24.324%24.3%5.263%5.26%64-10.000000x-10.000000x> 10.0x1.000000x1.000000x3.671%3.67%0.000%0%65
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of place out of 65 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 the Des Moines Area, selected places in the Des Moines Area, and entities that contain the Des Moines Area
Female
Male
10x5x0x5x10xFM#PerryWintersetSaylorvilleMitchellvilleCoon RapidsRunnellsMinburnBagleyDiamondhead LkSheldahlStuartLake PanoramaNorwalkGrangerNew VirginiaWaukeeIndianolaWindsor HtsUrbandaleW Des MoinesCliveIowaDes MoinesJohnstonDes MoinesMidwestWest North CentralUnited StatesCummingAllemanAdairAltoonaPleasant HillGuthrie CtrSt. CharlesCarlisleAnkenyBondurantPanoraHartfordElkhartTruroCaseyLinden-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%1.388%1.39%1-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%1.302%1.30%2-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%3.615%3.62%3-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%0.789%0.79%4-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%1.810%1.81%5-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%1.156%1.16%6-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%1.587%1.59%7-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%1.724%1.72%8-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%12.598%12.6%9-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%0.926%0.93%10-1.000000x-1.000000x7.805556x7.805556x7.81x0.534%0.53%4.167%4.17%11-1.000000x-1.000000x4.519939x4.519939x4.52x3.233%3.23%14.612%14.6%12-1.000000x-1.000000x3.571514x3.571514x3.57x0.660%0.66%2.356%2.36%13-1.000000x-1.000000x2.992347x2.992347x2.99x1.525%1.53%4.563%4.56%14-1.000000x-1.000000x2.849162x2.849162x2.85x1.765%1.76%5.028%5.03%15-1.000000x-1.000000x2.653741x2.653741x2.65x2.410%2.41%6.395%6.39%16-1.000000x-1.000000x2.346752x2.346752x2.35x2.665%2.66%6.253%6.25%17-1.000000x-1.000000x2.311415x2.311415x2.31x1.600%1.60%3.699%3.70%18-1.000000x-1.000000x2.200981x2.200981x2.20x2.876%2.88%6.330%6.33%19-1.000000x-1.000000x2.105817x2.105817x2.11x3.739%3.74%7.874%7.87%20-1.000000x-1.000000x1.749022x1.749022x1.75x5.104%5.10%8.927%8.93%21-1.000000x-1.000000x1.647686x1.647686x1.65x2.033%2.03%3.349%3.35%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.622797x1.622797x1.62x2.559%2.56%4.153%4.15%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.616909x1.616909x1.62x5.152%5.15%8.331%8.33%22-1.000000x-1.000000x1.599534x1.599534x1.60x1.931%1.93%3.089%3.09%23-1.000000x-1.000000x1.589934x1.589934x1.59x2.251%2.25%3.579%3.58%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.572017x1.572017x1.57x2.329%2.33%3.662%3.66%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.526215x1.526215x1.53x2.660%2.66%4.060%4.06%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.451163x1.451163x1.45x6.944%6.94%10.078%10.1%24-1.000000x-1.000000x1.444099x1.444099x1.44x2.151%2.15%3.106%3.11%25-1.000000x-1.000000x1.421569x1.421569x1.42x1.034%1.03%1.471%1.47%26-1.000000x-1.000000x1.413252x1.413252x1.41x2.651%2.65%3.747%3.75%27-1.000000x-1.000000x1.344869x1.344869x1.34x1.090%1.09%1.466%1.47%28-1.000000x-1.000000x1.178988x1.178988x1.18x1.485%1.49%1.751%1.75%29-1.000000x-1.000000x1.150000x1.150000x1.15x0.791%0.79%0.909%0.91%30-1.057699x-1.057699x1.06x1.000000x1.000000x2.975%2.97%2.812%2.81%32-1.273412x-1.273412x1.27x1.000000x1.000000x3.970%3.97%3.117%3.12%36-2.248021x-2.248021x2.25x1.000000x1.000000x2.375%2.37%1.056%1.06%39-10.000000x-10.000000x> 10.0x1.000000x1.000000x1.039%1.04%0.000%0%43-10.000000x-10.000000x> 10.0x1.000000x1.000000x0.433%0.43%0.000%0%46-10.000000x-10.000000x> 10.0x1.000000x1.000000x2.198%2.20%0.000%0%47-10.000000x-10.000000x> 10.0x1.000000x1.000000x1.418%1.42%0.000%0%48-10.000000x-10.000000x> 10.0x1.000000x1.000000x0.800%0.80%0.000%0%49-10.000000x-10.000000x> 10.0x1.000000x1.000000x2.597%2.60%0.000%0%50
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of place out of 50 by male-to-female sex ratio

Educational Attainment by County in the Des Moines Area

There are 5 counties in the Des Moines Area. This section compares all 5 of those to each other, the Des Moines Area, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Des Moines Area.

No H.S. Diploma by County#47

Percent of population 25 years of age and older without a high school diploma (or equivalent).
Scope: population of the Des Moines Area, selected counties in the Des Moines Area, and entities that contain the Des Moines Area
0%5%10%Count#United States of AmericaUnited StatesMidwestWest North CentralPolk CountyPolkIowaGuthrie CountyGuthrieDes Moines and West Des Moines Metro AreaDes MoinesMadison CountyMadisonDallas CountyDallasWarren CountyWarren13.020590%13.020590%13.0%27,818,38027.8M10.244520%10.244520%10.2%4,641,8354.64M9.174633%9.174633%9.2%1,278,0511.28M8.280778%8.280778%8.3%25,01325.0k18.255425%8.255425%8.3%169,966170k7.935041%7.935041%7.9%60127.421437%7.421437%7.4%29,87729.9k5.639913%5.639913%5.6%59834.464216%4.464216%4.5%2,27344.429876%4.429876%4.4%1,3925
Count number of people in category
# rank of county out of 5 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older without a high school diploma (or equivalent).

Bachelor's Degrees by County#48

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..
Scope: population of the Des Moines Area, selected counties in the Des Moines Area, and entities that contain the Des Moines Area
0%10%20%30%40%Count#Dallas CountyDallasDes Moines and West Des Moines Metro AreaDes MoinesPolk CountyPolkUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWest North CentralMidwestWarren CountyWarrenIowaMadison CountyMadisonGuthrie CountyGuthrie47.419279%47.419279%47.4%24,14424.1k135.914868%35.914868%35.9%144,585145k35.568643%35.568643%35.6%107,439107k230.315023%30.315023%30.3%64,767,78764.8M30.056536%30.056536%30.1%4,186,9564.19M28.952816%28.952816%29.0%13,118,64213.1M28.848296%28.848296%28.8%9,065327.172145%27.172145%27.2%559,431559k22.455909%22.455909%22.5%2,381420.543966%20.543966%20.5%1,5565
Count number of people in category
# rank of county out of 5 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..

Very Advanced Degrees by County#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 the Des Moines Area, selected counties in the Des Moines Area, and entities that contain the Des Moines Area
0%1%2%3%4%Count#Dallas CountyDallasPolk CountyPolkUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesDes Moines and West Des Moines Metro AreaDes MoinesWest North CentralMidwestIowaWarren CountyWarrenGuthrie CountyGuthrieMadison CountyMadison4.312986%4.312986%4.3%2,19613.356276%3.356276%3.4%10,13810.1k23.336158%3.336158%3.3%7,127,6737.13M3.331040%3.331040%3.3%13,41013.4k2.978981%2.978981%3.0%414,980415k2.893416%2.893416%2.9%1,311,0191.31M2.675779%2.675779%2.7%55,09055.1k2.622283%2.622283%2.6%82432.350145%2.350145%2.4%17840.697916%0.697916%0.7%745
Count number of people in category
# rank of county out of 5 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older with a professional or doctorate degree (e.g., MBA, PhD, or MD).

Under-Education Sex Ratio by County#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 the Des Moines Area, selected counties in the Des Moines Area, and entities that contain the Des Moines Area
Female
Male
1x0x1xFM#WarrenMadisonDallasIowaGuthrieDes MoinesWest North CentralMidwestPolkUnited States-1.000000x-1.000000x1.918354x1.918354x1.92x3.076%3.08%5.900%5.90%1-1.000000x-1.000000x1.727907x1.727907x1.73x4.166%4.17%7.198%7.20%2-1.000000x-1.000000x1.262824x1.262824x1.26x3.959%3.96%4.999%5.00%3-1.000000x-1.000000x1.220410x1.220410x1.22x7.453%7.45%9.096%9.10%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.214372x1.214372x1.21x7.180%7.18%8.719%8.72%4-1.000000x-1.000000x1.171756x1.171756x1.17x6.851%6.85%8.028%8.03%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.137506x1.137506x1.14x8.598%8.60%9.780%9.78%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.127915x1.127915x1.13x9.647%9.65%10.881%10.9%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.121675x1.121675x1.12x7.820%7.82%8.771%8.77%5-1.000000x-1.000000x1.109070x1.109070x1.11x12.369%12.4%13.719%13.7%
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of county out of 5 by male-to-female sex ratio

Over-Education Sex Ratio by County#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 the Des Moines Area, selected counties in the Des Moines Area, and entities that contain the Des Moines Area
Female
Male
1x0x1x2x3xFM#MadisonDallasWarrenIowaDes MoinesMidwestWest North CentralPolkGuthrieUnited States-1.000000x-1.000000x3.289182x3.289182x3.29x0.330%0.33%1.087%1.09%1-1.000000x-1.000000x1.923824x1.923824x1.92x2.977%2.98%5.726%5.73%2-1.000000x-1.000000x1.709525x1.709525x1.71x1.957%1.96%3.345%3.34%3-1.000000x-1.000000x1.647686x1.647686x1.65x2.033%2.03%3.349%3.35%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.622797x1.622797x1.62x2.559%2.56%4.153%4.15%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.589934x1.589934x1.59x2.251%2.25%3.579%3.58%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.572017x1.572017x1.57x2.329%2.33%3.662%3.66%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.552883x1.552883x1.55x2.647%2.65%4.111%4.11%4-1.000000x-1.000000x1.528480x1.528480x1.53x1.866%1.87%2.853%2.85%5-1.000000x-1.000000x1.526215x1.526215x1.53x2.660%2.66%4.060%4.06%
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of county out of 5 by male-to-female sex ratio

Educational Attainment by County Subdivision in the Des Moines Area

There are 89 county subdivisions in the Des Moines Area. This section compares the 50 most populous of those to each other, the Des Moines Area, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Des Moines Area. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 749.

No H.S. Diploma by County Subdivision#52

Percent of population 25 years of age and older without a high school diploma (or equivalent).
Scope: population of the Des Moines Area, selected county subdivisions in the Des Moines Area, and entities that contain the Des Moines Area
0%5%10%15%20%Count#Spring Valley TownshipSpg VlyLee TownshipUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesBloomfield TownshipBloomfieldValley TownshipVlySaylor TownshipSaylorDes Moines TownshipDes MoinesMidwestWest North CentralWintersetFour Mile TownshipFour MileIowaOhio TownshipBeaver TownshipBeaverDelaware TownshipDelawareVirginia TownshipVirginiaStuart TownshipStuartDes Moines TownshipDes MoinesDes Moines and West Des Moines Metro AreaDes MoinesScott TownshipScottJefferson TownshipJeffersonWhite Breast TownshipWhite BreastCass TownshipSugar Grove TownshipSugar GrvGrant TownshipGrantDouglas TownshipDouglasUnion TownshipUnionClay TownshipWalnut TownshipWalnutAdel TownshipIndianolaFranklin TownshipFranklinGreenfield TownshipGreenfieldLincoln TownshipLincolnVan Meter TownshipVan MeterRichland TownshipRichlandCamp TownshipElkhart TownshipElkhartAdams TownshipAdamsWebster TownshipWebsterLinn TownshipLincoln TownshipLincolnMadison TownshipMadisonAllen TownshipAllenBelmont TownshipBelmontAllen TownshipAllenCrocker TownshipCrockerCrawford TownshipCrawfordMadison TownshipMadisonSouth TownshipSJackson TownshipJacksonOtter TownshipOtterBoone TownshipBooneWalnut TownshipWalnutJefferson TownshipJefferson20.676549%20.676549%20.7%1,088118.284948%18.284948%18.3%7,495213.020590%13.020590%13.0%27,818,38027.8M12.645607%12.645607%12.6%2,638311.818880%11.818880%11.8%154410.663346%10.663346%10.7%471510.617515%10.617515%10.6%7,163610.244520%10.244520%10.2%4,641,8354.64M9.174633%9.174633%9.2%1,278,0511.28M8.465459%8.465459%8.5%29978.413143%8.413143%8.4%57188.255425%8.255425%8.3%169,966170k8.212560%8.212560%8.2%5198.113940%8.113940%8.1%188107.874016%7.874016%7.9%480117.738815%7.738815%7.7%64127.563025%7.563025%7.6%54137.438017%7.438017%7.4%72147.421437%7.421437%7.4%29,87729.9k6.628788%6.628788%6.6%35156.617647%6.617647%6.6%81166.418919%6.418919%6.4%38176.304222%6.304222%6.3%109185.961538%5.961538%6.0%31195.623472%5.623472%5.6%92205.445655%5.445655%5.4%245215.441274%5.441274%5.4%82225.396318%5.396318%5.4%642235.380715%5.380715%5.4%2,515245.220971%5.220971%5.2%241255.145610%5.145610%5.1%470264.996481%4.996481%5.0%142274.985755%4.985755%5.0%210284.926108%4.926108%4.9%80294.788611%4.788611%4.8%111304.516939%4.516939%4.5%36314.194858%4.194858%4.2%62324.018265%4.018265%4.0%44333.963760%3.963760%4.0%35343.720990%3.720990%3.7%1,459353.190536%3.190536%3.2%178363.000000%3.000000%3.0%21372.793296%2.793296%2.8%25382.756039%2.756039%2.8%81392.342606%2.342606%2.3%16402.191943%2.191943%2.2%37412.118938%2.118938%2.1%703422.094241%2.094241%2.1%12431.976285%1.976285%2.0%50441.829268%1.829268%1.8%18451.697128%1.697128%1.7%13461.593625%1.593625%1.6%12471.559792%1.559792%1.6%234481.285362%1.285362%1.3%214491.127989%1.127989%1.1%7550
Count number of people in category
# rank of county subdivision 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 Subdivision#53

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..
Scope: population of the Des Moines Area, selected county subdivisions in the Des Moines Area, and entities that contain the Des Moines Area
0%20%40%60%Count#Boone TownshipBooneWalnut TownshipWalnutJefferson TownshipJeffersonWalnut TownshipWalnutDouglas TownshipDouglasWebster TownshipWebsterCrocker TownshipCrockerAllen TownshipAllenLinn TownshipMadison TownshipMadisonCass TownshipAdams TownshipAdamsVan Meter TownshipVan MeterDes Moines and West Des Moines Metro AreaDes MoinesAdel TownshipDes Moines TownshipDes MoinesLincoln TownshipLincolnClay TownshipLincoln TownshipLincolnGrant TownshipGrantMadison TownshipMadisonJackson TownshipJacksonAllen TownshipAllenFour Mile TownshipFour MileUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWest North CentralFranklin TownshipFranklinMidwestIndianolaElkhart TownshipElkhartIowaGreenfield TownshipGreenfieldOtter TownshipOtterJefferson TownshipJeffersonScott TownshipScottDelaware TownshipDelawareSouth TownshipSUnion TownshipUnionBelmont TownshipBelmontSugar Grove TownshipSugar GrvRichland TownshipRichlandCamp TownshipSaylor TownshipSaylorBeaver TownshipBeaverCrawford TownshipCrawfordBloomfield TownshipBloomfieldWintersetVirginia TownshipVirginiaWhite Breast TownshipWhite BreastStuart TownshipStuartOhio TownshipSpring Valley TownshipSpg VlyValley TownshipVlyLee TownshipDes Moines TownshipDes Moines63.758166%63.758166%63.8%9,565157.907382%57.907382%57.9%9,641250.774553%50.774553%50.8%3,376350.379752%50.379752%50.4%23,54823.5k450.300067%50.300067%50.3%2,263547.839837%47.839837%47.8%18,75818.8k645.953522%45.953522%46.0%15,24615.2k740.462085%40.462085%40.5%683839.361893%39.361893%39.4%2,196938.972332%38.972332%39.0%9861037.593985%37.593985%37.6%6501137.032843%37.032843%37.0%3271236.238136%36.238136%36.2%8401335.914868%35.914868%35.9%144,585145k35.203640%35.203640%35.2%1,6251434.579924%34.579924%34.6%23,32923.3k1533.497537%33.497537%33.5%5441632.655291%32.655291%32.7%3,8851732.000000%32.000000%32.0%2241830.929095%30.929095%30.9%5061930.726257%30.726257%30.7%2752030.548303%30.548303%30.5%2342130.418510%30.418510%30.4%8942230.381612%30.381612%30.4%2,0622330.315023%30.315023%30.3%64,767,78764.8M30.056536%30.056536%30.1%4,186,9564.19M29.028853%29.028853%29.0%8252428.952816%28.952816%29.0%13,118,64213.1M28.399387%28.399387%28.4%2,5942527.945205%27.945205%27.9%3062627.172145%27.172145%27.2%559,431559k25.783476%25.783476%25.8%1,0862725.498008%25.498008%25.5%1922825.163399%25.163399%25.2%3082924.810606%24.810606%24.8%1313024.507874%24.507874%24.5%1,4943123.373984%23.373984%23.4%2303222.694094%22.694094%22.7%3423322.108346%22.108346%22.1%1513421.923077%21.923077%21.9%1143521.831870%21.831870%21.8%1743620.365359%20.365359%20.4%3013719.130632%19.130632%19.1%8453818.040570%18.040570%18.0%4183917.801047%17.801047%17.8%1024016.830449%16.830449%16.8%3,5114116.251416%16.251416%16.3%5744214.752116%14.752116%14.8%1224314.527027%14.527027%14.5%864414.145658%14.145658%14.1%1014513.687601%13.687601%13.7%854613.397948%13.397948%13.4%7054712.893323%12.893323%12.9%1684812.527446%12.527446%12.5%5,1354912.396694%12.396694%12.4%12050
Count number of people in category
# rank of county subdivision 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 Subdivision#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 the Des Moines Area, selected county subdivisions in the Des Moines Area, and entities that contain the Des Moines Area
0%2%4%6%Count#Boone TownshipBooneWalnut TownshipWalnutWalnut TownshipWalnutWebster TownshipWebsterIndianolaCrocker TownshipCrockerCass TownshipDes Moines TownshipDes MoinesJefferson TownshipJeffersonLincoln TownshipLincolnUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesDes Moines and West Des Moines Metro AreaDes MoinesAdel TownshipLincoln TownshipLincolnWest North CentralClay TownshipAllen TownshipAllenMidwestBeaver TownshipBeaverCamp TownshipDouglas TownshipDouglasIowaJefferson TownshipJeffersonVan Meter TownshipVan MeterAdams TownshipAdamsLinn TownshipStuart TownshipStuartMadison TownshipMadisonUnion TownshipUnionDelaware TownshipDelawareVirginia TownshipVirginiaValley TownshipVlySaylor TownshipSaylorFour Mile TownshipFour MileGrant TownshipGrantGreenfield TownshipGreenfieldOtter TownshipOtterJackson TownshipJacksonBloomfield TownshipBloomfieldSugar Grove TownshipSugar GrvMadison TownshipMadisonSpring Valley TownshipSpg VlyRichland TownshipRichlandLee TownshipWintersetElkhart TownshipElkhartFranklin TownshipFranklinDes Moines TownshipDes MoinesSouth TownshipSOhio TownshipBelmont TownshipBelmontAllen TownshipAllenCrawford TownshipCrawfordScott TownshipScottWhite Breast TownshipWhite Breast7.272364%7.272364%7.3%1,09115.496245%5.496245%5.5%2,56924.714998%4.714998%4.7%78534.598317%4.598317%4.6%1,80344.247865%4.247865%4.2%38854.198692%4.198692%4.2%1,39364.164257%4.164257%4.2%7274.058461%4.058461%4.1%2,73883.921569%3.921569%3.9%4893.714286%3.714286%3.7%26103.336158%3.336158%3.3%7,127,6737.13M3.331040%3.331040%3.3%13,41013.4k3.119584%3.119584%3.1%144113.017241%3.017241%3.0%49122.978981%2.978981%3.0%414,980415k2.975540%2.975540%3.0%354132.960191%2.960191%3.0%87142.893416%2.893416%2.9%1,311,0191.31M2.848511%2.848511%2.8%66152.841678%2.841678%2.8%42162.800622%2.800622%2.8%126172.675779%2.675779%2.7%55,09055.1k2.526696%2.526696%2.5%168182.415876%2.415876%2.4%56192.378256%2.378256%2.4%21202.276394%2.276394%2.3%127211.960784%1.960784%2.0%14221.936759%1.936759%1.9%49231.791639%1.791639%1.8%27241.558399%1.558399%1.6%95251.451028%1.451028%1.5%12261.381427%1.381427%1.4%18271.358388%1.358388%1.4%60281.340799%1.340799%1.3%91291.222494%1.222494%1.2%20301.210826%1.210826%1.2%51311.195219%1.195219%1.2%9321.174935%1.174935%1.2%9331.021044%1.021044%1.0%213340.961538%0.961538%1.0%5350.782123%0.782123%0.8%7360.779171%0.779171%0.8%41370.752823%0.752823%0.8%6380.727007%0.727007%0.7%298390.566251%0.566251%0.6%20400.547945%0.547945%0.5%6410.527797%0.527797%0.5%15420.413223%0.413223%0.4%4430.406504%0.406504%0.4%4440.322061%0.322061%0.3%2450.292826%0.292826%0.3%2460.000000%0.000000%0.0%0470.000000%0.000000%0.0%0480.000000%0.000000%0.0%0490.000000%0.000000%0.0%050
Count number of people in category
# rank of county subdivision 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 Subdivision#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 the Des Moines Area, selected county subdivisions in the Des Moines Area, and entities that contain the Des Moines Area
Female
Male
10x5x0x5x10xFM#AllenOtterElkhartMadisonDelawareJacksonDes MoinesFranklinGreenfieldLinn TownshipIndianolaCrawfordWalnutWhite BreastCamp TownshipLincolnWintersetSaylorDouglasCrockerVan MeterUnionLincolnAllenOhio TownshipCass TownshipSpg VlyJeffersonJeffersonBelmontIowaBloomfieldDes MoinesWest North CentralMidwestLee TownshipUnited StatesVirginiaWalnutFour MileDes MoinesBooneAdel TownshipSVlyClay TownshipBeaverAdamsWebsterScottStuartGrantRichlandSugar GrvMadison-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%4.312%4.31%1-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%3.243%3.24%2-1.000000x-1.000000x7.451786x7.451786x7.45x0.935%0.93%6.964%6.96%3-1.000000x-1.000000x5.380656x5.380656x5.38x0.883%0.88%4.751%4.75%4-1.000000x-1.000000x3.670045x3.670045x3.67x3.279%3.28%12.035%12.0%5-1.000000x-1.000000x3.315972x3.315972x3.32x0.785%0.79%2.604%2.60%6-1.000000x-1.000000x3.289579x3.289579x3.29x3.412%3.41%11.222%11.2%7-1.000000x-1.000000x2.838632x2.838632x2.84x2.581%2.58%7.326%7.33%8-1.000000x-1.000000x2.716258x2.716258x2.72x2.676%2.68%7.268%7.27%9-1.000000x-1.000000x2.571453x2.571453x2.57x1.821%1.82%4.683%4.68%10-1.000000x-1.000000x2.477245x2.477245x2.48x3.115%3.12%7.717%7.72%11-1.000000x-1.000000x2.439873x2.439873x2.44x1.167%1.17%2.848%2.85%12-1.000000x-1.000000x2.344641x2.344641x2.34x0.776%0.78%1.818%1.82%13-1.000000x-1.000000x2.186893x2.186893x2.19x4.127%4.13%9.025%9.03%14-1.000000x-1.000000x2.159272x2.159272x2.16x2.560%2.56%5.528%5.53%15-1.000000x-1.000000x2.113043x2.113043x2.11x3.175%3.17%6.708%6.71%16-1.000000x-1.000000x2.050040x2.050040x2.05x5.812%5.81%11.914%11.9%17-1.000000x-1.000000x1.962473x1.962473x1.96x6.921%6.92%13.583%13.6%18-1.000000x-1.000000x1.960217x1.960217x1.96x3.780%3.78%7.409%7.41%19-1.000000x-1.000000x1.956829x1.956829x1.96x1.438%1.44%2.814%2.81%20-1.000000x-1.000000x1.907838x1.907838x1.91x3.290%3.29%6.277%6.28%21-1.000000x-1.000000x1.647346x1.647346x1.65x4.111%4.11%6.773%6.77%22-1.000000x-1.000000x1.634312x1.634312x1.63x2.279%2.28%3.725%3.72%23-1.000000x-1.000000x1.596192x1.596192x1.60x2.159%2.16%3.446%3.45%24-1.000000x-1.000000x1.489662x1.489662x1.49x6.625%6.62%9.868%9.87%25-1.000000x-1.000000x1.422862x1.422862x1.42x5.221%5.22%7.429%7.43%26-1.000000x-1.000000x1.388248x1.388248x1.39x17.509%17.5%24.307%24.3%27-1.000000x-1.000000x1.359949x1.359949x1.36x5.601%5.60%7.618%7.62%28-1.000000x-1.000000x1.278483x1.278483x1.28x0.990%0.99%1.266%1.27%29-1.000000x-1.000000x1.223265x1.223265x1.22x2.102%2.10%2.571%2.57%30-1.000000x-1.000000x1.220410x1.220410x1.22x7.453%7.45%9.096%9.10%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.199435x1.199435x1.20x11.553%11.6%13.857%13.9%31-1.000000x-1.000000x1.171756x1.171756x1.17x6.851%6.85%8.028%8.03%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.137506x1.137506x1.14x8.598%8.60%9.780%9.78%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.127915x1.127915x1.13x9.647%9.65%10.881%10.9%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.113211x1.113211x1.11x17.342%17.3%19.305%19.3%32-1.000000x-1.000000x1.109070x1.109070x1.11x12.369%12.4%13.719%13.7%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.093001x1.093001x1.09x7.368%7.37%8.054%8.05%33-1.000000x-1.000000x1.083485x1.083485x1.08x5.169%5.17%5.601%5.60%34-1.000000x-1.000000x1.077568x1.077568x1.08x8.112%8.11%8.741%8.74%35-1.000000x-1.000000x1.065665x1.065665x1.07x10.293%10.3%10.969%11.0%36-1.000000x-1.000000x1.040208x1.040208x1.04x1.531%1.53%1.592%1.59%37-1.105812x-1.105812x1.11x1.000000x1.000000x5.478%5.48%4.954%4.95%38-1.139130x-1.139130x1.14x1.000000x1.000000x1.957%1.96%1.718%1.72%39-1.147141x-1.147141x1.15x1.000000x1.000000x12.553%12.6%10.943%10.9%40-1.225257x-1.225257x1.23x1.000000x1.000000x5.892%5.89%4.809%4.81%41-1.271568x-1.271568x1.27x1.000000x1.000000x8.805%8.81%6.925%6.92%42-1.303147x-1.303147x1.30x1.000000x1.000000x4.513%4.51%3.463%3.46%43-1.305779x-1.305779x1.31x1.000000x1.000000x4.194%4.19%3.212%3.21%44-1.458070x-1.458070x1.46x1.000000x1.000000x8.017%8.02%5.498%5.50%45-1.637427x-1.637427x1.64x1.000000x1.000000x9.259%9.26%5.655%5.65%46-1.682217x-1.682217x1.68x1.000000x1.000000x7.125%7.12%4.235%4.24%47-2.415512x-2.415512x2.42x1.000000x1.000000x6.648%6.65%2.752%2.75%48-5.280620x-5.280620x5.28x1.000000x1.000000x10.078%10.1%1.908%1.91%49-10.000000x-10.000000x> 10.0x1.000000x1.000000x3.731%3.73%0.000%0%50
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of county subdivision out of 50 by male-to-female sex ratio

Over-Education Sex Ratio by County Subdivision#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 the Des Moines Area, selected county subdivisions in the Des Moines Area, and entities that contain the Des Moines Area
Female
Male
10x5x0x5x10xFM#Spg VlyWintersetSugar GrvBeaverDelawareRichlandStuartLinn TownshipCass TownshipSaylorVirginiaIndianolaBooneAdamsWebsterOtterWalnutWalnutBloomfieldGrantIowaDes MoinesMidwestClay TownshipWest North CentralDes MoinesUnited StatesJeffersonJacksonVlyLee TownshipGreenfieldLincolnDouglasAdel TownshipSJeffersonCamp TownshipCrockerAllenFour MileMadisonLincolnVan MeterUnionFranklinElkhartDes MoinesMadisonBelmontOhio Township-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%1.672%1.67%1-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%1.302%1.30%2-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%1.908%1.91%3-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.614%0.61%6.690%6.69%4-1.000000x-1.000000x6.915457x6.915457x6.92x0.380%0.38%2.626%2.63%5-1.000000x-1.000000x4.139908x4.139908x4.14x0.277%0.28%1.147%1.15%6-1.000000x-1.000000x4.125000x4.125000x4.13x0.794%0.79%3.274%3.27%7-1.000000x-1.000000x4.038133x4.038133x4.04x0.928%0.93%3.747%3.75%8-1.000000x-1.000000x2.898026x2.898026x2.90x2.157%2.16%6.250%6.25%9-1.000000x-1.000000x2.821195x2.821195x2.82x0.671%0.67%1.894%1.89%10-1.000000x-1.000000x2.550336x2.550336x2.55x0.789%0.79%2.013%2.01%11-1.000000x-1.000000x2.346752x2.346752x2.35x2.665%2.66%6.253%6.25%12-1.000000x-1.000000x2.318950x2.318950x2.32x4.478%4.48%10.385%10.4%13-1.000000x-1.000000x2.278139x2.278139x2.28x1.425%1.43%3.247%3.25%14-1.000000x-1.000000x2.249430x2.249430x2.25x2.870%2.87%6.456%6.46%15-1.000000x-1.000000x2.070270x2.070270x2.07x0.783%0.78%1.622%1.62%16-1.000000x-1.000000x1.983135x1.983135x1.98x3.184%3.18%6.315%6.32%17-1.000000x-1.000000x1.939091x1.939091x1.94x3.765%3.76%7.300%7.30%18-1.000000x-1.000000x1.736126x1.736126x1.74x0.757%0.76%1.314%1.31%19-1.000000x-1.000000x1.717311x1.717311x1.72x0.891%0.89%1.529%1.53%20-1.000000x-1.000000x1.647686x1.647686x1.65x2.033%2.03%3.349%3.35%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.622797x1.622797x1.62x2.559%2.56%4.153%4.15%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.589934x1.589934x1.59x2.251%2.25%3.579%3.58%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.573124x1.573124x1.57x2.357%2.36%3.708%3.71%21-1.000000x-1.000000x1.572017x1.572017x1.57x2.329%2.33%3.662%3.66%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.558261x1.558261x1.56x3.201%3.20%4.989%4.99%22-1.000000x-1.000000x1.526215x1.526215x1.53x2.660%2.66%4.060%4.06%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.377310x1.377310x1.38x3.295%3.29%4.538%4.54%23-1.000000x-1.000000x1.243490x1.243490x1.24x1.047%1.05%1.302%1.30%24-1.000000x-1.000000x1.193603x1.193603x1.19x1.269%1.27%1.515%1.52%25-1.000000x-1.000000x1.067448x1.067448x1.07x0.704%0.70%0.752%0.75%26-1.000000x-1.000000x1.027239x1.027239x1.03x1.194%1.19%1.227%1.23%27-1.000000x-1.000000x1.005731x1.005731x1.01x3.704%3.70%3.725%3.72%28-1.027008x-1.027008x1.03x1.000000x1.000000x2.835%2.83%2.760%2.76%29-1.103381x-1.103381x1.10x1.000000x1.000000x3.270%3.27%2.963%2.96%30-1.139130x-1.139130x1.14x1.000000x1.000000x0.435%0.43%0.382%0.38%31-1.205077x-1.205077x1.21x1.000000x1.000000x2.761%2.76%2.291%2.29%32-1.225904x-1.225904x1.23x1.000000x1.000000x3.163%3.16%2.580%2.58%33-1.268545x-1.268545x1.27x1.000000x1.000000x4.690%4.69%3.697%3.70%34-1.349991x-1.349991x1.35x1.000000x1.000000x3.365%3.37%2.493%2.49%35-1.402982x-1.402982x1.40x1.000000x1.000000x1.555%1.55%1.108%1.11%36-1.529436x-1.529436x1.53x1.000000x1.000000x2.313%2.31%1.513%1.51%37-1.551957x-1.551957x1.55x1.000000x1.000000x3.663%3.66%2.360%2.36%38-1.678211x-1.678211x1.68x1.000000x1.000000x3.030%3.03%1.806%1.81%39-5.742374x-5.742374x5.74x1.000000x1.000000x3.050%3.05%0.531%0.53%40-10.000000x-10.000000x> 10.0x1.000000x1.000000x1.075%1.08%0.000%0%41-10.000000x-10.000000x> 10.0x1.000000x1.000000x1.121%1.12%0.000%0%42-10.000000x-10.000000x> 10.0x1.000000x1.000000x0.853%0.85%0.000%0%43-10.000000x-10.000000x> 10.0x1.000000x1.000000x1.545%1.55%0.000%0%44-10.000000x-10.000000x> 10.0x1.000000x1.000000x0.601%0.60%0.000%0%45-10.000000x-10.000000x> 10.0x1.000000x1.000000x0.631%0.63%0.000%0%46
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of county subdivision out of 46 by male-to-female sex ratio

Educational Attainment by Metro Area in Iowa

There are 26 metro areas in Iowa. This section compares the Des Moines Area to all of the metro areas in Iowa and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Des Moines Area.

No H.S. Diploma by Metro Area#57

Percent of population 25 years of age and older without a high school diploma (or equivalent).
Scope: population of the Des Moines Area, selected other metro areas in Iowa, and entities that contain the Des Moines Area
0%5%10%15%20%Count#Storm Lake Metro AreaStorm LakeMarshalltown Metro AreaMarshalltownSioux City Metro AreaSioux CityOttumwa Metro AreaOttumwa AreaMuscatine Metro AreaMuscatineUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMidwestFort Dodge Metro AreaFort DodgeDavenport, Moline, and Rock Island Metro AreaDavenportWest North CentralOmaha and Council Bluffs Metro AreaOmaha AreaOskaloosa Metro AreaOskaloosaFort Madison and Keokuk Metro AreaFort MadisonClinton Metro AreaClinton AreaBurlington Metro AreaBurlingtonIowaWaterloo and Cedar Falls Metro AreaWaterloo AreaDubuque Metro AreaDubuque AreaNewton Metro AreaNewton AreaDes Moines and West Des Moines Metro AreaDes MoinesPella Metro AreaPella AreaCarroll Metro AreaCarroll AreaMason City Metro AreaMason CitySpencer Metro AreaSpencer AreaIowa City Metro AreaIowa CityCedar Rapids Metro AreaCedar RapidsBoone Metro AreaBoone AreaFairfield Metro AreaFairfieldSpirit Lake Metro AreaSpirit LakeAmes Metro AreaAmes Area21.765530%21.765530%21.8%2,796115.284619%15.284619%15.3%4,127214.026653%14.026653%14.0%15,23015.2k313.635444%13.635444%13.6%4,044413.144166%13.144166%13.1%3,729513.020590%13.020590%13.0%27,818,38027.8M10.244520%10.244520%10.2%4,641,8354.64M9.357008%9.357008%9.4%2,32469.275401%9.275401%9.3%24,25124.3k79.174633%9.174633%9.2%1,278,0511.28M8.929054%8.929054%8.9%52,55952.6k88.893464%8.893464%8.9%1,33998.555926%8.555926%8.6%3,674108.418668%8.418668%8.4%2,787118.306496%8.306496%8.3%2,734128.255425%8.255425%8.3%169,966170k8.145140%8.145140%8.1%8,804137.651134%7.651134%7.7%4,903147.558365%7.558365%7.6%1,949157.421437%7.421437%7.4%29,87729.9k167.095939%7.095939%7.1%1,534177.063860%7.063860%7.1%990186.855720%6.855720%6.9%2,478196.772284%6.772284%6.8%778205.855090%5.855090%5.9%5,748215.763043%5.763043%5.8%10,20910.2k225.565832%5.565832%5.6%1,023235.067160%5.067160%5.1%630244.364326%4.364326%4.4%552253.650085%3.650085%3.7%1,77526
Count number of people in category
# rank of metro area out of 26 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older without a high school diploma (or equivalent).

Bachelor's Degrees by Metro Area#58

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..
Scope: population of the Des Moines Area, selected other metro areas in Iowa, and entities that contain the Des Moines Area
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#Ames Metro AreaAmes AreaIowa City Metro AreaIowa CityDes Moines and West Des Moines Metro AreaDes MoinesOmaha and Council Bluffs Metro AreaOmaha AreaFairfield Metro AreaFairfieldUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWest North CentralCedar Rapids Metro AreaCedar RapidsDubuque Metro AreaDubuque AreaSpirit Lake Metro AreaSpirit LakeMidwestIowaWaterloo and Cedar Falls Metro AreaWaterloo AreaDavenport, Moline, and Rock Island Metro AreaDavenportPella Metro AreaPella AreaOskaloosa Metro AreaOskaloosaBoone Metro AreaBoone AreaCarroll Metro AreaCarroll AreaSioux City Metro AreaSioux CityMason City Metro AreaMason CitySpencer Metro AreaSpencer AreaFort Dodge Metro AreaFort DodgeMuscatine Metro AreaMuscatineMarshalltown Metro AreaMarshalltownClinton Metro AreaClinton AreaStorm Lake Metro AreaStorm LakeBurlington Metro AreaBurlingtonNewton Metro AreaNewton AreaOttumwa Metro AreaOttumwa AreaFort Madison and Keokuk Metro AreaFort Madison50.251907%50.251907%50.3%24,43724.4k147.620988%47.620988%47.6%46,75046.8k235.914868%35.914868%35.9%144,585145k334.550285%34.550285%34.6%203,373203k433.113488%33.113488%33.1%4,117530.315023%30.315023%30.3%64,767,78764.8M30.056536%30.056536%30.1%4,186,9564.19M29.922776%29.922776%29.9%53,00753.0k629.201648%29.201648%29.2%18,71318.7k729.024352%29.024352%29.0%3,671828.952816%28.952816%29.0%13,118,64213.1M27.172145%27.172145%27.2%559,431559k26.964816%26.964816%27.0%29,14629.1k926.094357%26.094357%26.1%68,22568.2k1025.437136%25.437136%25.4%5,4991123.904091%23.904091%23.9%3,5991222.442873%22.442873%22.4%4,1251321.427042%21.427042%21.4%3,0031421.018797%21.018797%21.0%22,82222.8k1520.890856%20.890856%20.9%7,5511620.865251%20.865251%20.9%2,3971720.610380%20.610380%20.6%5,1191820.486429%20.486429%20.5%5,8121919.528906%19.528906%19.5%5,2732019.368675%19.368675%19.4%6,4122118.698428%18.698428%18.7%2,4022218.584797%18.584797%18.6%6,1172317.908943%17.908943%17.9%4,6182417.421943%17.421943%17.4%5,1672515.896230%15.896230%15.9%6,82626
Count number of people in category
# rank of metro area out of 26 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..

Very Advanced Degrees by Metro Area#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 the Des Moines Area, selected other metro areas in Iowa, and entities that contain the Des Moines Area
0%2%4%6%8%Count#Iowa City Metro AreaIowa CityAmes Metro AreaAmes AreaSpirit Lake Metro AreaSpirit LakeFairfield Metro AreaFairfieldUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesDes Moines and West Des Moines Metro AreaDes MoinesOmaha and Council Bluffs Metro AreaOmaha AreaWest North CentralMidwestWaterloo and Cedar Falls Metro AreaWaterloo AreaIowaDubuque Metro AreaDubuque AreaCarroll Metro AreaCarroll AreaStorm Lake Metro AreaStorm LakeCedar Rapids Metro AreaCedar RapidsBoone Metro AreaBoone AreaDavenport, Moline, and Rock Island Metro AreaDavenportPella Metro AreaPella AreaSioux City Metro AreaSioux CityMason City Metro AreaMason CityOskaloosa Metro AreaOskaloosaMarshalltown Metro AreaMarshalltownFort Dodge Metro AreaFort DodgeMuscatine Metro AreaMuscatineOttumwa Metro AreaOttumwa AreaBurlington Metro AreaBurlingtonClinton Metro AreaClinton AreaSpencer Metro AreaSpencer AreaFort Madison and Keokuk Metro AreaFort MadisonNewton Metro AreaNewton Area9.504844%9.504844%9.5%9,33118.546341%8.546341%8.5%4,15623.494624%3.494624%3.5%44233.394193%3.394193%3.4%42243.336158%3.336158%3.3%7,127,6737.13M3.331040%3.331040%3.3%13,41013.4k53.305648%3.305648%3.3%19,45819.5k62.978981%2.978981%3.0%414,980415k2.893416%2.893416%2.9%1,311,0191.31M2.684825%2.684825%2.7%2,90272.675779%2.675779%2.7%55,09055.1k2.613839%2.613839%2.6%1,67582.533000%2.533000%2.5%35592.389849%2.389849%2.4%307102.360765%2.360765%2.4%4,182112.214363%2.214363%2.2%407122.156777%2.156777%2.2%5,639131.938200%1.938200%1.9%419141.917498%1.917498%1.9%2,082151.612948%1.612948%1.6%583161.580765%1.580765%1.6%238171.511055%1.511055%1.5%408181.477634%1.477634%1.5%367191.462813%1.462813%1.5%415201.459977%1.459977%1.5%433211.427964%1.427964%1.4%470221.398580%1.398580%1.4%463231.305710%1.305710%1.3%150241.192334%1.192334%1.2%512250.818273%0.818273%0.8%21126
Count number of people in category
# rank of metro area out of 26 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 Metro Area#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 the Des Moines Area, selected other metro areas in Iowa, and entities that contain the Des Moines Area
Female
Male
1x0x1xFM#Spencer AreaMason CityFort DodgeCedar RapidsMarshalltownStorm LakeBoone AreaIowa CityIowaWaterloo AreaOmaha AreaCarroll AreaOttumwa AreaDes MoinesOskaloosaWest North CentralSioux CityMidwestDavenportUnited StatesFort MadisonNewton AreaDubuque AreaClinton AreaMuscatineAmes AreaBurlingtonPella AreaSpirit LakeFairfield-1.000000x-1.000000x1.457556x1.457556x1.46x5.548%5.55%8.087%8.09%1-1.000000x-1.000000x1.406114x1.406114x1.41x5.738%5.74%8.068%8.07%2-1.000000x-1.000000x1.380356x1.380356x1.38x7.859%7.86%10.849%10.8%3-1.000000x-1.000000x1.316098x1.316098x1.32x4.992%4.99%6.570%6.57%4-1.000000x-1.000000x1.296268x1.296268x1.30x13.317%13.3%17.262%17.3%5-1.000000x-1.000000x1.280988x1.280988x1.28x19.074%19.1%24.434%24.4%6-1.000000x-1.000000x1.256702x1.256702x1.26x4.945%4.94%6.214%6.21%7-1.000000x-1.000000x1.256543x1.256543x1.26x5.196%5.20%6.529%6.53%8-1.000000x-1.000000x1.220410x1.220410x1.22x7.453%7.45%9.096%9.10%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.201243x1.201243x1.20x7.421%7.42%8.915%8.91%9-1.000000x-1.000000x1.201095x1.201095x1.20x8.134%8.13%9.770%9.77%10-1.000000x-1.000000x1.185764x1.185764x1.19x6.488%6.49%7.693%7.69%11-1.000000x-1.000000x1.184049x1.184049x1.18x12.520%12.5%14.824%14.8%12-1.000000x-1.000000x1.171756x1.171756x1.17x6.851%6.85%8.028%8.03%13-1.000000x-1.000000x1.158113x1.158113x1.16x8.248%8.25%9.552%9.55%14-1.000000x-1.000000x1.137506x1.137506x1.14x8.598%8.60%9.780%9.78%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.132818x1.132818x1.13x13.176%13.2%14.925%14.9%15-1.000000x-1.000000x1.127915x1.127915x1.13x9.647%9.65%10.881%10.9%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.126332x1.126332x1.13x8.740%8.74%9.844%9.84%16-1.000000x-1.000000x1.109070x1.109070x1.11x12.369%12.4%13.719%13.7%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.104414x1.104414x1.10x8.135%8.14%8.985%8.98%17-1.000000x-1.000000x1.102241x1.102241x1.10x7.189%7.19%7.924%7.92%18-1.000000x-1.000000x1.093954x1.093954x1.09x7.317%7.32%8.005%8.00%19-1.000000x-1.000000x1.037913x1.037913x1.04x8.268%8.27%8.581%8.58%20-1.000000x-1.000000x1.016365x1.016365x1.02x13.039%13.0%13.252%13.3%21-1.013730x-1.013730x1.01x1.000000x1.000000x3.675%3.68%3.625%3.63%22-1.014760x-1.014760x1.01x1.000000x1.000000x8.365%8.37%8.243%8.24%23-1.027652x-1.027652x1.03x1.000000x1.000000x7.191%7.19%6.997%7.00%24-1.046980x-1.046980x1.05x1.000000x1.000000x4.463%4.46%4.263%4.26%25-1.303709x-1.303709x1.30x1.000000x1.000000x5.761%5.76%4.419%4.42%26
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of metro area out of 26 by male-to-female sex ratio

Over-Education Sex Ratio by Metro Area#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 the Des Moines Area, selected other metro areas in Iowa, and entities that contain the Des Moines Area
Female
Male
0x2x4x6xFM#Fort DodgeBurlingtonSpirit LakeClinton AreaSioux CityMarshalltownStorm LakeFort MadisonMason CitySpencer AreaBoone AreaAmes AreaIowaDes MoinesOskaloosaMidwestWest North CentralOmaha AreaDavenportMuscatineUnited StatesDubuque AreaCedar RapidsIowa CityWaterloo AreaFairfieldNewton AreaPella AreaOttumwa AreaCarroll Area-1.000000x-1.000000x7.126230x7.126230x7.13x0.363%0.36%2.588%2.59%1-1.000000x-1.000000x3.288265x3.288265x3.29x0.680%0.68%2.234%2.23%2-1.000000x-1.000000x2.873394x2.873394x2.87x1.819%1.82%5.228%5.23%3-1.000000x-1.000000x2.791501x2.791501x2.79x0.751%0.75%2.097%2.10%4-1.000000x-1.000000x2.280406x2.280406x2.28x1.182%1.18%2.695%2.69%5-1.000000x-1.000000x2.274590x2.274590x2.27x0.924%0.92%2.101%2.10%6-1.000000x-1.000000x2.146823x2.146823x2.15x1.517%1.52%3.256%3.26%7-1.000000x-1.000000x2.126008x2.126008x2.13x0.766%0.77%1.628%1.63%8-1.000000x-1.000000x2.061064x2.061064x2.06x1.069%1.07%2.203%2.20%9-1.000000x-1.000000x2.023410x2.023410x2.02x0.874%0.87%1.769%1.77%10-1.000000x-1.000000x1.989398x1.989398x1.99x1.492%1.49%2.968%2.97%11-1.000000x-1.000000x1.687545x1.687545x1.69x6.357%6.36%10.728%10.7%12-1.000000x-1.000000x1.647686x1.647686x1.65x2.033%2.03%3.349%3.35%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.622797x1.622797x1.62x2.559%2.56%4.153%4.15%13-1.000000x-1.000000x1.590097x1.590097x1.59x1.223%1.22%1.945%1.95%14-1.000000x-1.000000x1.589934x1.589934x1.59x2.251%2.25%3.579%3.58%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.572017x1.572017x1.57x2.329%2.33%3.662%3.66%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.570793x1.570793x1.57x2.588%2.59%4.065%4.06%15-1.000000x-1.000000x1.539221x1.539221x1.54x1.710%1.71%2.632%2.63%16-1.000000x-1.000000x1.526428x1.526428x1.53x1.161%1.16%1.773%1.77%17-1.000000x-1.000000x1.526215x1.526215x1.53x2.660%2.66%4.060%4.06%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.522119x1.522119x1.52x2.085%2.08%3.174%3.17%18-1.000000x-1.000000x1.516116x1.516116x1.52x1.885%1.89%2.858%2.86%19-1.000000x-1.000000x1.467454x1.467454x1.47x7.721%7.72%11.330%11.3%20-1.000000x-1.000000x1.448917x1.448917x1.45x2.205%2.20%3.195%3.19%21-1.000000x-1.000000x1.426924x1.426924x1.43x2.781%2.78%3.968%3.97%22-1.000000x-1.000000x1.380275x1.380275x1.38x0.687%0.69%0.948%0.95%23-1.000000x-1.000000x1.326555x1.326555x1.33x1.671%1.67%2.216%2.22%24-1.000000x-1.000000x1.287820x1.287820x1.29x1.281%1.28%1.650%1.65%25-1.153137x-1.153137x1.15x1.000000x1.000000x2.705%2.70%2.345%2.35%26
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of metro area out of 26 by male-to-female sex ratio

Educational Attainment by Metro Area in the Midwest

There are 293 metro areas in the Midwest. This section compares the Des Moines Area to the 50 most populous metro areas in the Midwest and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Des Moines Area. The least populous of the compared metro areas has a population of 193,118.

No H.S. Diploma by Metro Area#62

Percent of population 25 years of age and older without a high school diploma (or equivalent).
Scope: population of the Des Moines Area, selected other metro areas in the Midwest, and entities that contain the Des Moines Area
0%5%10%15%Count#Elkhart and Goshen Metro AreaElkhart AreaFayetteville, Springdale, and Rogers Metro AreaFayettevilleHuntington and Ashland Metro AreaHuntingtonUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesRockford Metro AreaRockford AreaChicago, Naperville, and Elgin Metro AreaChicago AreaSouth Bend and Mishawaka Metro AreaSouth BendSaginaw Metro AreaSaginaw AreaLouisville and Jefferson County Metro AreaLouisvilleRacine Metro AreaRacine AreaDetroit, Warren, and Dearborn Metro AreaDetroit AreaIndianapolis, Carmel, and Anderson Metro AreaIndianapolisFort Wayne Metro AreaFort WayneYoungstown, Warren, and Boardman Metro AreaYoungstownCleveland and Elyria Metro AreaClevelandWichita Metro AreaWichita AreaFlint Metro AreaFlint AreaMidwestToledo Metro AreaToledo AreaCincinnati Metro AreaCincinnatiSpringfield Metro AreaSpringfieldGrand Rapids and Wyoming Metro AreaGrand RapidsDayton Metro AreaDayton AreaCanton and Massillon Metro AreaCanton AreaEvansville Metro AreaEvansvilleLafayette and West Lafayette Metro AreaLafayetteMilwaukee, Waukesha, and West Allis Metro AreaMilwaukeeColumbus Metro AreaColumbus AreaDavenport, Moline, and Rock Island Metro AreaDavenportWest North CentralSt. Louis Metro AreaSt. LouisOmaha and Council Bluffs Metro AreaOmaha AreaAkron Metro AreaAkron AreaGreen Bay Metro AreaGreen BayKansas City Metro AreaKansas CityTopeka Metro AreaTopeka AreaPeoria Metro AreaPeoria AreaIowaKalamazoo and Portage Metro AreaKalamazooSt. Cloud Metro AreaSt. CloudSioux Falls Metro AreaSioux FallsSpringfield Metro AreaSpringfieldDes Moines and West Des Moines Metro AreaDes MoinesLansing and East Lansing Metro AreaLansing AreaMinneapolis, St. Paul, and Bloomington Metro AreaMinneapolisLincoln Metro AreaLincoln AreaAppleton Metro AreaAppleton AreaDuluth Metro AreaDuluth AreaRochester Metro AreaRochesterCedar Rapids Metro AreaCedar RapidsChampaign and Urbana Metro AreaChampaignFargo Metro AreaFargo AreaAnn Arbor Metro AreaAnn ArborMadison Metro AreaMadison Area19.491099%19.491099%19.5%24,78824.8k114.697356%14.697356%14.7%46,49246.5k213.502945%13.502945%13.5%33,97834.0k313.020590%13.020590%13.0%27,818,38027.8M12.782214%12.782214%12.8%29,34429.3k412.363193%12.363193%12.4%786,419786k512.270240%12.270240%12.3%25,76125.8k611.528984%11.528984%11.5%15,20515.2k711.252381%11.252381%11.3%97,64497.6k811.170104%11.170104%11.2%14,74814.7k910.891515%10.891515%10.9%318,915319k1010.814583%10.814583%10.8%140,185140k1110.585664%10.585664%10.6%29,30829.3k1210.480092%10.480092%10.5%40,85840.9k1310.442639%10.442639%10.4%149,100149k1410.404141%10.404141%10.4%42,95143.0k1510.351514%10.351514%10.4%28,82728.8k1610.244520%10.244520%10.2%4,641,8354.64M10.029971%10.029971%10.0%39,95840.0k179.940523%9.940523%9.9%141,727142k189.932585%9.932585%9.9%29,30529.3k199.889035%9.889035%9.9%65,53865.5k209.844056%9.844056%9.8%53,48053.5k219.808753%9.808753%9.8%27,34727.3k229.774004%9.774004%9.8%20,91520.9k239.633039%9.633039%9.6%11,59511.6k249.572772%9.572772%9.6%100,754101k259.314501%9.314501%9.3%123,226123k269.275401%9.275401%9.3%24,25124.3k279.174633%9.174633%9.2%1,278,0511.28M9.047519%9.047519%9.0%173,200173k288.929054%8.929054%8.9%52,55952.6k298.814416%8.814416%8.8%42,18842.2k308.685969%8.685969%8.7%18,36918.4k318.596307%8.596307%8.6%118,933119k328.494979%8.494979%8.5%13,40113.4k338.425299%8.425299%8.4%21,65921.7k348.255425%8.255425%8.3%169,966170k8.106981%8.106981%8.1%17,10817.1k357.880882%7.880882%7.9%9,535367.847835%7.847835%7.8%12,67712.7k377.784245%7.784245%7.8%11,28711.3k387.421437%7.421437%7.4%29,87729.9k397.102978%7.102978%7.1%21,11921.1k406.766618%6.766618%6.8%158,334158k416.668155%6.668155%6.7%13,14213.1k426.661760%6.661760%6.7%10,31910.3k436.391349%6.391349%6.4%12,23412.2k446.187739%6.187739%6.2%8,901455.763043%5.763043%5.8%10,20910.2k465.697702%5.697702%5.7%7,961475.545532%5.545532%5.5%7,807485.315730%5.315730%5.3%11,77711.8k495.241862%5.241862%5.2%21,97222.0k50
Count number of people in category
# rank of metro area out of 50 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older without a high school diploma (or equivalent).

Bachelor's Degrees by Metro Area#63

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..
Scope: population of the Des Moines Area, selected other metro areas in the Midwest, and entities that contain the Des Moines Area
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#Ann Arbor Metro AreaAnn ArborMadison Metro AreaMadison AreaChampaign and Urbana Metro AreaChampaignMinneapolis, St. Paul, and Bloomington Metro AreaMinneapolisLincoln Metro AreaLincoln AreaFargo Metro AreaFargo AreaChicago, Naperville, and Elgin Metro AreaChicago AreaRochester Metro AreaRochesterDes Moines and West Des Moines Metro AreaDes MoinesKansas City Metro AreaKansas CityColumbus Metro AreaColumbus AreaOmaha and Council Bluffs Metro AreaOmaha AreaMilwaukee, Waukesha, and West Allis Metro AreaMilwaukeeSpringfield Metro AreaSpringfieldLansing and East Lansing Metro AreaLansing AreaSt. Louis Metro AreaSt. LouisLafayette and West Lafayette Metro AreaLafayetteKalamazoo and Portage Metro AreaKalamazooIndianapolis, Carmel, and Anderson Metro AreaIndianapolisSioux Falls Metro AreaSioux FallsCincinnati Metro AreaCincinnatiGrand Rapids and Wyoming Metro AreaGrand RapidsUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWest North CentralAkron Metro AreaAkron AreaCedar Rapids Metro AreaCedar RapidsCleveland and Elyria Metro AreaClevelandDetroit, Warren, and Dearborn Metro AreaDetroit AreaFayetteville, Springdale, and Rogers Metro AreaFayettevilleWichita Metro AreaWichita AreaMidwestAppleton Metro AreaAppleton AreaDayton Metro AreaDayton AreaLouisville and Jefferson County Metro AreaLouisvillePeoria Metro AreaPeoria AreaTopeka Metro AreaTopeka AreaIowaSpringfield Metro AreaSpringfieldSouth Bend and Mishawaka Metro AreaSouth BendDuluth Metro AreaDuluth AreaDavenport, Moline, and Rock Island Metro AreaDavenportFort Wayne Metro AreaFort WayneGreen Bay Metro AreaGreen BayToledo Metro AreaToledo AreaSt. Cloud Metro AreaSt. CloudEvansville Metro AreaEvansvilleRacine Metro AreaRacine AreaRockford Metro AreaRockford AreaCanton and Massillon Metro AreaCanton AreaYoungstown, Warren, and Boardman Metro AreaYoungstownSaginaw Metro AreaSaginaw AreaFlint Metro AreaFlint AreaHuntington and Ashland Metro AreaHuntingtonElkhart and Goshen Metro AreaElkhart Area53.235838%53.235838%53.2%117,944118k143.867317%43.867317%43.9%183,876184k240.937426%40.937426%40.9%57,19957.2k339.983752%39.983752%40.0%935,591936k436.744365%36.744365%36.7%72,41872.4k536.220344%36.220344%36.2%50,99151.0k636.061733%36.061733%36.1%2,293,8762.29M735.991908%35.991908%36.0%51,77451.8k835.914868%35.914868%35.9%144,585145k934.986657%34.986657%35.0%484,053484k1034.785494%34.785494%34.8%460,194460k1134.550285%34.550285%34.6%203,373203k1233.810164%33.810164%33.8%355,854356k1333.687361%33.687361%33.7%48,84648.8k1433.340172%33.340172%33.3%99,12999.1k1532.608574%32.608574%32.6%624,238624k1632.341921%32.341921%32.3%38,92938.9k1732.296662%32.296662%32.3%68,15568.2k1832.189632%32.189632%32.2%417,261417k1931.999257%31.999257%32.0%51,69051.7k2031.723093%31.723093%31.7%452,292452k2130.838164%30.838164%30.8%204,375204k2230.315023%30.315023%30.3%64,767,78764.8M30.056536%30.056536%30.1%4,186,9564.19M29.971272%29.971272%30.0%143,450143k2329.922776%29.922776%29.9%53,00753.0k2429.705211%29.705211%29.7%424,131424k2529.536919%29.536919%29.5%864,872865k2629.432332%29.432332%29.4%93,10393.1k2729.268021%29.268021%29.3%120,826121k2828.952816%28.952816%29.0%13,118,64213.1M27.982104%27.982104%28.0%43,34443.3k2927.783136%27.783136%27.8%150,938151k3027.701458%27.701458%27.7%240,383240k3127.438334%27.438334%27.4%70,53670.5k3227.207896%27.207896%27.2%42,92142.9k3327.172145%27.172145%27.2%559,431559k26.805948%26.805948%26.8%79,08879.1k3426.353318%26.353318%26.4%55,32855.3k3526.209545%26.209545%26.2%50,16950.2k3626.094357%26.094357%26.1%68,22568.2k3725.942607%25.942607%25.9%71,82671.8k3825.916521%25.916521%25.9%54,80854.8k3925.829974%25.829974%25.8%102,903103k4025.127904%25.127904%25.1%30,40230.4k4124.033815%24.033815%24.0%51,42951.4k4223.972400%23.972400%24.0%31,65131.7k4322.273478%22.273478%22.3%51,13351.1k4421.826960%21.826960%21.8%60,85460.9k4520.741132%20.741132%20.7%80,86280.9k4620.726390%20.726390%20.7%27,33527.3k4719.903333%19.903333%19.9%55,42755.4k4819.440139%19.440139%19.4%48,91848.9k4918.269170%18.269170%18.3%23,23423.2k50
Count number of people in category
# rank of metro area out of 50 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..

Very Advanced Degrees by Metro Area#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 the Des Moines Area, selected other metro areas in the Midwest, and entities that contain the Des Moines Area
0%2%4%6%8%10%Count#Ann Arbor Metro AreaAnn ArborChampaign and Urbana Metro AreaChampaignMadison Metro AreaMadison AreaRochester Metro AreaRochesterLansing and East Lansing Metro AreaLansing AreaLafayette and West Lafayette Metro AreaLafayetteLincoln Metro AreaLincoln AreaMinneapolis, St. Paul, and Bloomington Metro AreaMinneapolisChicago, Naperville, and Elgin Metro AreaChicago AreaColumbus Metro AreaColumbus AreaKalamazoo and Portage Metro AreaKalamazooSpringfield Metro AreaSpringfieldCleveland and Elyria Metro AreaClevelandFargo Metro AreaFargo AreaFayetteville, Springdale, and Rogers Metro AreaFayettevilleSt. Louis Metro AreaSt. LouisUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesDes Moines and West Des Moines Metro AreaDes MoinesIndianapolis, Carmel, and Anderson Metro AreaIndianapolisOmaha and Council Bluffs Metro AreaOmaha AreaKansas City Metro AreaKansas CityMilwaukee, Waukesha, and West Allis Metro AreaMilwaukeeCincinnati Metro AreaCincinnatiSouth Bend and Mishawaka Metro AreaSouth BendAkron Metro AreaAkron AreaLouisville and Jefferson County Metro AreaLouisvilleWest North CentralToledo Metro AreaToledo AreaSioux Falls Metro AreaSioux FallsDetroit, Warren, and Dearborn Metro AreaDetroit AreaMidwestTopeka Metro AreaTopeka AreaDayton Metro AreaDayton AreaIowaGrand Rapids and Wyoming Metro AreaGrand RapidsSpringfield Metro AreaSpringfieldSt. Cloud Metro AreaSt. CloudDuluth Metro AreaDuluth AreaCedar Rapids Metro AreaCedar RapidsFort Wayne Metro AreaFort WayneHuntington and Ashland Metro AreaHuntingtonWichita Metro AreaWichita AreaPeoria Metro AreaPeoria AreaDavenport, Moline, and Rock Island Metro AreaDavenportEvansville Metro AreaEvansvilleRockford Metro AreaRockford AreaCanton and Massillon Metro AreaCanton AreaSaginaw Metro AreaSaginaw AreaGreen Bay Metro AreaGreen BayYoungstown, Warren, and Boardman Metro AreaYoungstownAppleton Metro AreaAppleton AreaFlint Metro AreaFlint AreaRacine Metro AreaRacine AreaElkhart and Goshen Metro AreaElkhart Area10.178741%10.178741%10.2%22,55122.6k16.935866%6.935866%6.9%9,69125.974750%5.974750%6.0%25,04425.0k35.925658%5.925658%5.9%8,52444.862340%4.862340%4.9%14,45714.5k54.816104%4.816104%4.8%5,79764.467085%4.467085%4.5%8,80473.980678%3.980678%4.0%93,14593.1k83.767884%3.767884%3.8%239,674240k93.620928%3.620928%3.6%47,90347.9k103.483898%3.483898%3.5%7,352113.455910%3.455910%3.5%5,011123.424359%3.424359%3.4%48,89348.9k133.377610%3.377610%3.4%4,755143.375916%3.375916%3.4%10,67910.7k153.340948%3.340948%3.3%63,95764.0k163.336158%3.336158%3.3%7,127,6737.13M3.331040%3.331040%3.3%13,41013.4k173.311452%3.311452%3.3%42,92542.9k183.305648%3.305648%3.3%19,45819.5k193.293084%3.293084%3.3%45,56145.6k203.286157%3.286157%3.3%34,58734.6k213.129371%3.129371%3.1%44,61744.6k223.087446%3.087446%3.1%6,482233.009036%3.009036%3.0%14,40214.4k242.993329%2.993329%3.0%25,97526.0k252.978981%2.978981%3.0%414,980415k2.958688%2.958688%3.0%11,78711.8k262.941158%2.941158%2.9%4,751272.895695%2.895695%2.9%84,78984.8k282.893416%2.893416%2.9%1,311,0191.31M2.744181%2.744181%2.7%4,329292.681530%2.681530%2.7%14,56814.6k302.675779%2.675779%2.7%55,09055.1k2.626997%2.626997%2.6%17,41017.4k312.625755%2.625755%2.6%7,747322.555604%2.555604%2.6%3,092332.399498%2.399498%2.4%4,593342.360765%2.360765%2.4%4,182352.307984%2.307984%2.3%6,390362.228634%2.228634%2.2%5,608372.227815%2.227815%2.2%9,197382.187722%2.187722%2.2%5,624392.156777%2.156777%2.2%5,639402.090324%2.090324%2.1%4,473411.937544%1.937544%1.9%4,448421.919283%1.919283%1.9%5,351431.916063%1.916063%1.9%2,527441.879146%1.879146%1.9%3,974451.851676%1.851676%1.9%7,219461.764375%1.764375%1.8%2,733471.717891%1.717891%1.7%4,784481.651885%1.651885%1.7%2,181491.351670%1.351670%1.4%1,71950
Count number of people in category
# rank of metro area 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 Metro Area#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 the Des Moines Area, selected other metro areas in the Midwest, and entities that contain the Des Moines Area
Female
Male
1x0x1xFM#Fargo AreaRacine AreaCedar RapidsAppleton AreaKalamazooGreen BayMadison AreaLincoln AreaSioux FallsIowaLansing AreaOmaha AreaRockford AreaFort WayneDes MoinesFlint AreaGrand RapidsYoungstownAnn ArborDuluth AreaWest North CentralChampaignMidwestRochesterToledo AreaDavenportSpringfieldTopeka AreaCincinnatiSpringfieldKansas CityUnited StatesIndianapolisColumbus AreaMilwaukeeClevelandSt. CloudChicago AreaLouisvilleDetroit AreaEvansvilleWichita AreaSaginaw AreaMinneapolisLafayetteSouth BendCanton AreaFayettevilleSt. LouisElkhart AreaPeoria AreaHuntingtonDayton AreaAkron Area-1.000000x-1.000000x1.364273x1.364273x1.36x4.692%4.69%6.401%6.40%1-1.000000x-1.000000x1.324710x1.324710x1.32x9.652%9.65%12.786%12.8%2-1.000000x-1.000000x1.316098x1.316098x1.32x4.992%4.99%6.570%6.57%3-1.000000x-1.000000x1.280375x1.280375x1.28x5.854%5.85%7.496%7.50%4-1.000000x-1.000000x1.267354x1.267354x1.27x7.183%7.18%9.103%9.10%5-1.000000x-1.000000x1.245810x1.245810x1.25x7.746%7.75%9.650%9.65%6-1.000000x-1.000000x1.231258x1.231258x1.23x4.707%4.71%5.796%5.80%7-1.000000x-1.000000x1.220448x1.220448x1.22x6.010%6.01%7.335%7.33%8-1.000000x-1.000000x1.220437x1.220437x1.22x7.077%7.08%8.637%8.64%9-1.000000x-1.000000x1.220410x1.220410x1.22x7.453%7.45%9.096%9.10%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.208973x1.208973x1.21x6.457%6.46%7.806%7.81%10-1.000000x-1.000000x1.201095x1.201095x1.20x8.134%8.13%9.770%9.77%11-1.000000x-1.000000x1.197136x1.197136x1.20x11.674%11.7%13.976%14.0%12-1.000000x-1.000000x1.183178x1.183178x1.18x9.731%9.73%11.514%11.5%13-1.000000x-1.000000x1.171756x1.171756x1.17x6.851%6.85%8.028%8.03%14-1.000000x-1.000000x1.156614x1.156614x1.16x9.644%9.64%11.154%11.2%15-1.000000x-1.000000x1.154260x1.154260x1.15x9.199%9.20%10.618%10.6%16-1.000000x-1.000000x1.151998x1.151998x1.15x9.771%9.77%11.257%11.3%17-1.000000x-1.000000x1.149873x1.149873x1.15x4.956%4.96%5.698%5.70%18-1.000000x-1.000000x1.145804x1.145804x1.15x5.958%5.96%6.826%6.83%19-1.000000x-1.000000x1.137506x1.137506x1.14x8.598%8.60%9.780%9.78%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.128717x1.128717x1.13x5.363%5.36%6.054%6.05%20-1.000000x-1.000000x1.127915x1.127915x1.13x9.647%9.65%10.881%10.9%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.127663x1.127663x1.13x5.826%5.83%6.570%6.57%21-1.000000x-1.000000x1.126592x1.126592x1.13x9.459%9.46%10.657%10.7%22-1.000000x-1.000000x1.126332x1.126332x1.13x8.740%8.74%9.844%9.84%23-1.000000x-1.000000x1.124459x1.124459x1.12x9.371%9.37%10.537%10.5%24-1.000000x-1.000000x1.122508x1.122508x1.12x8.025%8.02%9.008%9.01%25-1.000000x-1.000000x1.120901x1.120901x1.12x9.396%9.40%10.532%10.5%26-1.000000x-1.000000x1.116459x1.116459x1.12x7.381%7.38%8.241%8.24%27-1.000000x-1.000000x1.115083x1.115083x1.12x8.146%8.15%9.083%9.08%28-1.000000x-1.000000x1.109070x1.109070x1.11x12.369%12.4%13.719%13.7%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.106374x1.106374x1.11x10.291%10.3%11.386%11.4%29-1.000000x-1.000000x1.104385x1.104385x1.10x8.867%8.87%9.793%9.79%30-1.000000x-1.000000x1.100654x1.100654x1.10x9.134%9.13%10.054%10.1%31-1.000000x-1.000000x1.095211x1.095211x1.10x9.995%10.00%10.947%10.9%32-1.000000x-1.000000x1.092140x1.092140x1.09x7.533%7.53%8.227%8.23%33-1.000000x-1.000000x1.086510x1.086510x1.09x11.871%11.9%12.898%12.9%34-1.000000x-1.000000x1.082090x1.082090x1.08x10.827%10.8%11.716%11.7%35-1.000000x-1.000000x1.080090x1.080090x1.08x10.493%10.5%11.334%11.3%36-1.000000x-1.000000x1.073397x1.073397x1.07x9.442%9.44%10.135%10.1%37-1.000000x-1.000000x1.066981x1.066981x1.07x10.076%10.1%10.751%10.8%38-1.000000x-1.000000x1.066017x1.066017x1.07x11.180%11.2%11.918%11.9%39-1.000000x-1.000000x1.065442x1.065442x1.07x6.557%6.56%6.987%6.99%40-1.000000x-1.000000x1.062264x1.062264x1.06x9.348%9.35%9.930%9.93%41-1.000000x-1.000000x1.061296x1.061296x1.06x11.920%11.9%12.650%12.7%42-1.000000x-1.000000x1.051981x1.051981x1.05x9.572%9.57%10.070%10.1%43-1.000000x-1.000000x1.047072x1.047072x1.05x14.366%14.4%15.043%15.0%44-1.000000x-1.000000x1.044797x1.044797x1.04x8.860%8.86%9.257%9.26%45-1.000000x-1.000000x1.043214x1.043214x1.04x19.091%19.1%19.916%19.9%46-1.000000x-1.000000x1.034753x1.034753x1.03x8.287%8.29%8.575%8.57%47-1.000000x-1.000000x1.020826x1.020826x1.02x13.369%13.4%13.647%13.6%48-1.000000x-1.000000x1.000795x1.000795x1.00x9.840%9.84%9.848%9.85%49-1.039520x-1.039520x1.04x1.000000x1.000000x8.977%8.98%8.636%8.64%50
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of metro area out of 50 by male-to-female sex ratio

Over-Education Sex Ratio by Metro Area#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 the Des Moines Area, selected other metro areas in the Midwest, and entities that contain the Des Moines Area
Female
Male
1x0x1x2xFM#Rockford AreaDayton AreaSpringfieldYoungstownFayettevilleSouth BendHuntingtonFort WayneLafayetteGrand RapidsEvansvillePeoria AreaElkhart AreaSaginaw AreaWichita AreaChampaignFargo AreaGreen BaySpringfieldClevelandDetroit AreaRochesterAkron AreaIowaRacine AreaCanton AreaSioux FallsDes MoinesLincoln AreaMidwestFlint AreaMilwaukeeSt. LouisCincinnatiWest North CentralOmaha AreaColumbus AreaIndianapolisDavenportUnited StatesKansas CityCedar RapidsTopeka AreaAnn ArborLansing AreaAppleton AreaKalamazooToledo AreaChicago AreaLouisvilleMinneapolisSt. CloudDuluth AreaMadison Area-1.000000x-1.000000x2.178330x2.178330x2.18x1.236%1.24%2.693%2.69%1-1.000000x-1.000000x2.159743x2.159743x2.16x1.731%1.73%3.739%3.74%2-1.000000x-1.000000x2.076764x2.076764x2.08x2.296%2.30%4.769%4.77%3-1.000000x-1.000000x2.070307x2.070307x2.07x1.226%1.23%2.537%2.54%4-1.000000x-1.000000x2.063449x2.063449x2.06x2.220%2.22%4.582%4.58%5-1.000000x-1.000000x2.051996x2.051996x2.05x2.052%2.05%4.211%4.21%6-1.000000x-1.000000x1.966531x1.966531x1.97x1.521%1.52%2.991%2.99%7-1.000000x-1.000000x1.911788x1.911788x1.91x1.606%1.61%3.070%3.07%8-1.000000x-1.000000x1.860052x1.860052x1.86x3.387%3.39%6.300%6.30%9-1.000000x-1.000000x1.829345x1.829345x1.83x1.872%1.87%3.425%3.42%10-1.000000x-1.000000x1.822958x1.822958x1.82x1.500%1.50%2.734%2.73%11-1.000000x-1.000000x1.814773x1.814773x1.81x1.572%1.57%2.852%2.85%12-1.000000x-1.000000x1.788271x1.788271x1.79x0.978%0.98%1.748%1.75%13-1.000000x-1.000000x1.780842x1.780842x1.78x1.399%1.40%2.492%2.49%14-1.000000x-1.000000x1.755445x1.755445x1.76x1.630%1.63%2.861%2.86%15-1.000000x-1.000000x1.748761x1.748761x1.75x5.090%5.09%8.901%8.90%16-1.000000x-1.000000x1.738820x1.738820x1.74x2.467%2.47%4.290%4.29%17-1.000000x-1.000000x1.720824x1.720824x1.72x1.386%1.39%2.385%2.38%18-1.000000x-1.000000x1.705184x1.705184x1.71x1.960%1.96%3.342%3.34%19-1.000000x-1.000000x1.673200x1.673200x1.67x2.601%2.60%4.352%4.35%20-1.000000x-1.000000x1.669274x1.669274x1.67x2.198%2.20%3.670%3.67%21-1.000000x-1.000000x1.652184x1.652184x1.65x4.500%4.50%7.434%7.43%22-1.000000x-1.000000x1.647907x1.647907x1.65x2.299%2.30%3.788%3.79%23-1.000000x-1.000000x1.647686x1.647686x1.65x2.033%2.03%3.349%3.35%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.641913x1.641913x1.64x1.260%1.26%2.069%2.07%24-1.000000x-1.000000x1.636723x1.636723x1.64x1.473%1.47%2.411%2.41%25-1.000000x-1.000000x1.627265x1.627265x1.63x2.245%2.25%3.653%3.65%26-1.000000x-1.000000x1.622797x1.622797x1.62x2.559%2.56%4.153%4.15%27-1.000000x-1.000000x1.618038x1.618038x1.62x3.417%3.42%5.530%5.53%28-1.000000x-1.000000x1.589934x1.589934x1.59x2.251%2.25%3.579%3.58%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.585985x1.585985x1.59x1.348%1.35%2.137%2.14%29-1.000000x-1.000000x1.583700x1.583700x1.58x2.571%2.57%4.071%4.07%30-1.000000x-1.000000x1.582808x1.582808x1.58x2.619%2.62%4.146%4.15%31-1.000000x-1.000000x1.582232x1.582232x1.58x2.447%2.45%3.871%3.87%32-1.000000x-1.000000x1.572017x1.572017x1.57x2.329%2.33%3.662%3.66%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.570793x1.570793x1.57x2.588%2.59%4.065%4.06%33-1.000000x-1.000000x1.567060x1.567060x1.57x2.842%2.84%4.454%4.45%34-1.000000x-1.000000x1.553893x1.553893x1.55x2.618%2.62%4.069%4.07%35-1.000000x-1.000000x1.539221x1.539221x1.54x1.710%1.71%2.632%2.63%36-1.000000x-1.000000x1.526215x1.526215x1.53x2.660%2.66%4.060%4.06%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.517617x1.517617x1.52x2.637%2.64%4.002%4.00%37-1.000000x-1.000000x1.516116x1.516116x1.52x1.885%1.89%2.858%2.86%38-1.000000x-1.000000x1.508702x1.508702x1.51x2.207%2.21%3.330%3.33%39-1.000000x-1.000000x1.504022x1.504022x1.50x8.180%8.18%12.302%12.3%40-1.000000x-1.000000x1.494686x1.494686x1.49x3.931%3.93%5.875%5.88%41-1.000000x-1.000000x1.485583x1.485583x1.49x1.424%1.42%2.116%2.12%42-1.000000x-1.000000x1.477769x1.477769x1.48x2.832%2.83%4.186%4.19%43-1.000000x-1.000000x1.477674x1.477674x1.48x2.410%2.41%3.561%3.56%44-1.000000x-1.000000x1.466259x1.466259x1.47x3.080%3.08%4.516%4.52%45-1.000000x-1.000000x1.455075x1.455075x1.46x2.458%2.46%3.577%3.58%46-1.000000x-1.000000x1.437316x1.437316x1.44x3.281%3.28%4.716%4.72%47-1.000000x-1.000000x1.403058x1.403058x1.40x2.126%2.13%2.983%2.98%48-1.000000x-1.000000x1.401612x1.401612x1.40x1.999%2.00%2.801%2.80%49-1.000000x-1.000000x1.400349x1.400349x1.40x4.993%4.99%6.992%6.99%50
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of metro area out of 50 by male-to-female sex ratio

Educational Attainment by Metro Area in the United States

There are 933 metro areas in the United States. This section compares the Des Moines Area to the 50 most populous metro areas in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Des Moines Area. The least populous of the compared metro areas has a population of 1,135,503.

No H.S. Diploma by Metro Area#67

Percent of population 25 years of age and older without a high school diploma (or equivalent).
Scope: population of the Des Moines Area, selected other metro areas in the United States, and entities that contain the Des Moines Area
0%5%10%15%20%Count#Los Angeles, Long Beach, and Anaheim Metro AreaLos AngelesRiverside, San Bernardino, and Ontario Metro AreaRiversideHouston, The Woodlands, and Sugar Land Metro AreaHouston AreaSan Antonio and New Braunfels Metro AreaSan AntonioDallas, Fort Worth, and Arlington Metro AreaDallas AreaMiami, Fort Lauderdale, and West Palm Beach Metro AreaMiami AreaLas Vegas, Henderson, and Paradise Metro AreaLas VegasNew York, Newark, and Jersey City Metro AreaNew York AreaNew Orleans and Metairie Metro AreaNew OrleansProvidence and Warwick Metro AreaProvidenceSan Diego and Carlsbad Metro AreaSan DiegoMemphis Metro AreaMemphis AreaPhoenix, Mesa, and Scottsdale Metro AreaPhoenix AreaSan Jose, Sunnyvale, and Santa Clara Metro AreaSan Jose AreaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesBirmingham and Hoover Metro AreaBirminghamChicago, Naperville, and Elgin Metro AreaChicago AreaCharlotte, Concord, and Gastonia Metro AreaCharlotteOklahoma City Metro AreaOklahoma CitySan Francisco, Oakland, and Hayward Metro AreaSan FranciscoSacramento, Roseville, Arden, and Arcade Metro AreaSacramentoAtlanta, Sandy Springs, and Roswell Metro AreaAtlanta AreaOrlando, Kissimmee, and Sanford Metro AreaOrlando AreaRichmond Metro AreaRichmond AreaNashville, Davidson, Murfreesboro, and Franklin Metro AreaNashvilleTampa, St. Petersburg, and Clearwater Metro AreaTampa AreaLouisville and Jefferson County Metro AreaLouisvilleAustin and Round Rock Metro AreaAustin AreaDetroit, Warren, and Dearborn Metro AreaDetroit AreaIndianapolis, Carmel, and Anderson Metro AreaIndianapolisCleveland and Elyria Metro AreaClevelandPhiladelphia, Camden, and Wilmington Metro AreaPhiladelphiaMidwestSalt Lake City Metro AreaSalt Lake CityCincinnati Metro AreaCincinnatiJacksonville Metro AreaJacksonvilleBaltimore, Columbia, and Towson Metro AreaBaltimoreDenver, Aurora, and Lakewood Metro AreaDenver AreaWashington, Arlington, and Alexandria Metro AreaWashingtonMilwaukee, Waukesha, and West Allis Metro AreaMilwaukeeHartford, West Hartford, and East Hartford Metro AreaHartford AreaVirginia Beach, Norfolk, and Newport News Metro AreaVirginia BeachColumbus Metro AreaColumbus AreaRaleigh Metro AreaRaleigh AreaWest North CentralBuffalo, Cheektowaga, and Niagara Falls Metro AreaBuffalo AreaSt. Louis Metro AreaSt. LouisBoston, Cambridge, and Newton Metro AreaBoston AreaPortland, Vancouver, and Hillsboro Metro AreaPortland AreaKansas City Metro AreaKansas CityIowaSeattle, Tacoma, and Bellevue Metro AreaSeattle AreaDes Moines and West Des Moines Metro AreaDes MoinesPittsburgh Metro AreaPittsburghMinneapolis, St. Paul, and Bloomington Metro AreaMinneapolis20.663585%20.663585%20.7%1,820,9891.82M120.311003%20.311003%20.3%561,127561k217.651967%17.651967%17.7%725,854726k315.746914%15.746914%15.7%234,364234k415.441523%15.441523%15.4%686,420686k515.209542%15.209542%15.2%636,876637k615.108430%15.108430%15.1%210,261210k714.343619%14.343619%14.3%1,972,5461.97M814.328165%14.328165%14.3%122,665123k914.159793%14.159793%14.2%156,980157k1013.598133%13.598133%13.6%293,959294k1113.475696%13.475696%13.5%116,915117k1213.238208%13.238208%13.2%389,498389k1313.172285%13.172285%13.2%174,062174k1413.020590%13.020590%13.0%27,818,38027.8M12.549403%12.549403%12.5%97,35397.4k1512.363193%12.363193%12.4%786,419786k1612.188242%12.188242%12.2%193,360193k1711.900538%11.900538%11.9%103,032103k1811.709212%11.709212%11.7%381,764382k1911.522403%11.522403%11.5%171,428171k2011.483160%11.483160%11.5%420,586421k2111.443376%11.443376%11.4%179,443179k2211.422345%11.422345%11.4%98,01098.0k2311.357704%11.357704%11.4%135,847136k2411.281549%11.281549%11.3%235,304235k2511.252381%11.252381%11.3%97,64497.6k2611.081112%11.081112%11.1%141,105141k2710.891515%10.891515%10.9%318,915319k2810.814583%10.814583%10.8%140,185140k2910.442639%10.442639%10.4%149,100149k3010.325347%10.325347%10.3%424,982425k3110.244520%10.244520%10.2%4,641,8354.64M10.145084%10.145084%10.1%72,16372.2k329.940523%9.940523%9.9%141,727142k339.924243%9.924243%9.9%96,18196.2k349.798726%9.798726%9.8%186,278186k359.648650%9.648650%9.6%180,162180k369.603964%9.603964%9.6%390,528391k379.572772%9.572772%9.6%100,754101k389.566995%9.566995%9.6%79,71079.7k399.503565%9.503565%9.5%107,432107k409.314501%9.314501%9.3%123,226123k419.246771%9.246771%9.2%75,71775.7k429.174633%9.174633%9.2%1,278,0511.28M9.151544%9.151544%9.2%72,11772.1k439.047519%9.047519%9.0%173,200173k448.861053%8.861053%8.9%289,626290k458.780349%8.780349%8.8%142,602143k468.596307%8.596307%8.6%118,933119k478.255425%8.255425%8.3%169,966170k8.000039%8.000039%8.0%202,787203k487.421437%7.421437%7.4%29,87729.9k7.130926%7.130926%7.1%120,640121k496.766618%6.766618%6.8%158,334158k50
Count number of people in category
# rank of metro area out of 50 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older without a high school diploma (or equivalent).

Bachelor's Degrees by Metro Area#68

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..
Scope: population of the Des Moines Area, selected other metro areas in the United States, and entities that contain the Des Moines Area
0%10%20%30%40%Count#Washington, Arlington, and Alexandria Metro AreaWashingtonSan Jose, Sunnyvale, and Santa Clara Metro AreaSan Jose AreaSan Francisco, Oakland, and Hayward Metro AreaSan FranciscoBoston, Cambridge, and Newton Metro AreaBoston AreaRaleigh Metro AreaRaleigh AreaAustin and Round Rock Metro AreaAustin AreaDenver, Aurora, and Lakewood Metro AreaDenver AreaSeattle, Tacoma, and Bellevue Metro AreaSeattle AreaMinneapolis, St. Paul, and Bloomington Metro AreaMinneapolisNew York, Newark, and Jersey City Metro AreaNew York AreaBaltimore, Columbia, and Towson Metro AreaBaltimoreHartford, West Hartford, and East Hartford Metro AreaHartford AreaPortland, Vancouver, and Hillsboro Metro AreaPortland AreaSan Diego and Carlsbad Metro AreaSan DiegoAtlanta, Sandy Springs, and Roswell Metro AreaAtlanta AreaChicago, Naperville, and Elgin Metro AreaChicago AreaDes Moines and West Des Moines Metro AreaDes MoinesPhiladelphia, Camden, and Wilmington Metro AreaPhiladelphiaKansas City Metro AreaKansas CityColumbus Metro AreaColumbus AreaRichmond Metro AreaRichmond AreaMilwaukee, Waukesha, and West Allis Metro AreaMilwaukeeDallas, Fort Worth, and Arlington Metro AreaDallas AreaNashville, Davidson, Murfreesboro, and Franklin Metro AreaNashvilleCharlotte, Concord, and Gastonia Metro AreaCharlotteSt. Louis Metro AreaSt. LouisLos Angeles, Long Beach, and Anaheim Metro AreaLos AngelesPittsburgh Metro AreaPittsburghSalt Lake City Metro AreaSalt Lake CityIndianapolis, Carmel, and Anderson Metro AreaIndianapolisSacramento, Roseville, Arden, and Arcade Metro AreaSacramentoCincinnati Metro AreaCincinnatiHouston, The Woodlands, and Sugar Land Metro AreaHouston AreaBuffalo, Cheektowaga, and Niagara Falls Metro AreaBuffalo AreaProvidence and Warwick Metro AreaProvidenceUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesVirginia Beach, Norfolk, and Newport News Metro AreaVirginia BeachMiami, Fort Lauderdale, and West Palm Beach Metro AreaMiami AreaWest North CentralPhoenix, Mesa, and Scottsdale Metro AreaPhoenix AreaCleveland and Elyria Metro AreaClevelandDetroit, Warren, and Dearborn Metro AreaDetroit AreaOrlando, Kissimmee, and Sanford Metro AreaOrlando AreaJacksonville Metro AreaJacksonvilleOklahoma City Metro AreaOklahoma CityMidwestBirmingham and Hoover Metro AreaBirminghamNew Orleans and Metairie Metro AreaNew OrleansTampa, St. Petersburg, and Clearwater Metro AreaTampa AreaLouisville and Jefferson County Metro AreaLouisvilleIowaSan Antonio and New Braunfels Metro AreaSan AntonioMemphis Metro AreaMemphis AreaLas Vegas, Henderson, and Paradise Metro AreaLas VegasRiverside, San Bernardino, and Ontario Metro AreaRiverside49.358204%49.358204%49.4%2,007,0632.01M148.266872%48.266872%48.3%637,811638k246.577309%46.577309%46.6%1,518,5941.52M345.428829%45.428829%45.4%1,484,8541.48M444.297476%44.297476%44.3%362,729363k542.034879%42.034879%42.0%535,265535k641.264336%41.264336%41.3%770,498770k740.131883%40.131883%40.1%1,017,2731.02M839.983752%39.983752%40.0%935,591936k938.119717%38.119717%38.1%5,242,2545.24M1038.078150%38.078150%38.1%723,882724k1137.672067%37.672067%37.7%313,875314k1236.777509%36.777509%36.8%597,305597k1336.494430%36.494430%36.5%788,922789k1436.485337%36.485337%36.5%1,336,3241.34M1536.061733%36.061733%36.1%2,293,8762.29M1635.914868%35.914868%35.9%144,585145k35.513094%35.513094%35.5%1,461,6871.46M1734.986657%34.986657%35.0%484,053484k1834.785494%34.785494%34.8%460,194460k1934.266801%34.266801%34.3%294,028294k2033.810164%33.810164%33.8%355,854356k2133.099010%33.099010%33.1%1,471,3461.47M2232.978451%32.978451%33.0%394,448394k2332.876863%32.876863%32.9%521,574522k2432.608574%32.608574%32.6%624,238624k2532.595363%32.595363%32.6%2,872,4832.87M2632.546256%32.546256%32.5%550,613551k2732.203681%32.203681%32.2%229,068229k2832.189632%32.189632%32.2%417,261417k2931.804030%31.804030%31.8%473,174473k3031.723093%31.723093%31.7%452,292452k3131.304473%31.304473%31.3%1,287,2491.29M3230.539788%30.539788%30.5%240,663241k3330.401522%30.401522%30.4%337,041337k3430.315023%30.315023%30.3%64,767,78764.8M30.123253%30.123253%30.1%340,525341k3530.116410%30.116410%30.1%1,261,0781.26M3630.056536%30.056536%30.1%4,186,9564.19M29.822794%29.822794%29.8%877,454877k3729.705211%29.705211%29.7%424,131424k3829.536919%29.536919%29.5%864,872865k3929.454848%29.454848%29.5%461,880462k4029.306136%29.306136%29.3%284,021284k4129.139754%29.139754%29.1%252,285252k4228.952816%28.952816%29.0%13,118,64213.1M28.846496%28.846496%28.8%223,779224k4328.443508%28.443508%28.4%243,508244k4428.315055%28.315055%28.3%590,579591k4527.701458%27.701458%27.7%240,383240k4627.172145%27.172145%27.2%559,431559k26.959378%26.959378%27.0%401,241401k4726.902866%26.902866%26.9%233,409233k4822.823853%22.823853%22.8%317,635318k4920.312451%20.312451%20.3%561,167561k50
Count number of people in category
# rank of metro area out of 50 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..

Very Advanced Degrees by Metro Area#69

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a professional or doctorate degree (e.g., MBA, PhD, or MD).
Scope: population of the Des Moines Area, selected other metro areas in the United States, and entities that contain the Des Moines Area
0%2%4%6%Count#Washington, Arlington, and Alexandria Metro AreaWashingtonSan Francisco, Oakland, and Hayward Metro AreaSan FranciscoBoston, Cambridge, and Newton Metro AreaBoston AreaSan Jose, Sunnyvale, and Santa Clara Metro AreaSan Jose AreaBaltimore, Columbia, and Towson Metro AreaBaltimoreSan Diego and Carlsbad Metro AreaSan DiegoNew York, Newark, and Jersey City Metro AreaNew York AreaHartford, West Hartford, and East Hartford Metro AreaHartford AreaSeattle, Tacoma, and Bellevue Metro AreaSeattle AreaPhiladelphia, Camden, and Wilmington Metro AreaPhiladelphiaRaleigh Metro AreaRaleigh AreaAustin and Round Rock Metro AreaAustin AreaPortland, Vancouver, and Hillsboro Metro AreaPortland AreaDenver, Aurora, and Lakewood Metro AreaDenver AreaMinneapolis, St. Paul, and Bloomington Metro AreaMinneapolisSacramento, Roseville, Arden, and Arcade Metro AreaSacramentoNew Orleans and Metairie Metro AreaNew OrleansMiami, Fort Lauderdale, and West Palm Beach Metro AreaMiami AreaLos Angeles, Long Beach, and Anaheim Metro AreaLos AngelesChicago, Naperville, and Elgin Metro AreaChicago AreaAtlanta, Sandy Springs, and Roswell Metro AreaAtlanta AreaBirmingham and Hoover Metro AreaBirminghamSalt Lake City Metro AreaSalt Lake CityColumbus Metro AreaColumbus AreaPittsburgh Metro AreaPittsburghRichmond Metro AreaRichmond AreaNashville, Davidson, Murfreesboro, and Franklin Metro AreaNashvilleCleveland and Elyria Metro AreaClevelandHouston, The Woodlands, and Sugar Land Metro AreaHouston AreaSt. Louis Metro AreaSt. LouisUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesDes Moines and West Des Moines Metro AreaDes MoinesIndianapolis, Carmel, and Anderson Metro AreaIndianapolisProvidence and Warwick Metro AreaProvidenceBuffalo, Cheektowaga, and Niagara Falls Metro AreaBuffalo AreaKansas City Metro AreaKansas CityMilwaukee, Waukesha, and West Allis Metro AreaMilwaukeeCincinnati Metro AreaCincinnatiOklahoma City Metro AreaOklahoma CityLouisville and Jefferson County Metro AreaLouisvilleWest North CentralPhoenix, Mesa, and Scottsdale Metro AreaPhoenix AreaTampa, St. Petersburg, and Clearwater Metro AreaTampa AreaDetroit, Warren, and Dearborn Metro AreaDetroit AreaMidwestMemphis Metro AreaMemphis AreaVirginia Beach, Norfolk, and Newport News Metro AreaVirginia BeachDallas, Fort Worth, and Arlington Metro AreaDallas AreaIowaJacksonville Metro AreaJacksonvilleOrlando, Kissimmee, and Sanford Metro AreaOrlando AreaSan Antonio and New Braunfels Metro AreaSan AntonioCharlotte, Concord, and Gastonia Metro AreaCharlotteLas Vegas, Henderson, and Paradise Metro AreaLas VegasRiverside, San Bernardino, and Ontario Metro AreaRiverside7.310761%7.310761%7.3%297,279297k16.367860%6.367860%6.4%207,616208k26.250734%6.250734%6.3%204,307204k36.061633%6.061633%6.1%80,10080.1k44.897627%4.897627%4.9%93,10693.1k54.749001%4.749001%4.7%102,662103k64.537015%4.537015%4.5%623,934624k74.317930%4.317930%4.3%35,97636.0k84.306530%4.306530%4.3%109,163109k94.292246%4.292246%4.3%176,665177k104.152175%4.152175%4.2%34,00034.0k114.098217%4.098217%4.1%52,18652.2k124.068828%4.068828%4.1%66,08266.1k133.990842%3.990842%4.0%74,51874.5k143.980678%3.980678%4.0%93,14593.1k153.893990%3.893990%3.9%57,93457.9k163.893771%3.893771%3.9%33,33533.3k173.868322%3.868322%3.9%161,980162k183.781845%3.781845%3.8%333,277333k193.767884%3.767884%3.8%239,674240k203.736247%3.736247%3.7%136,845137k213.722037%3.722037%3.7%28,87428.9k223.637936%3.637936%3.6%25,87725.9k233.620928%3.620928%3.6%47,90347.9k243.600869%3.600869%3.6%60,91960.9k253.475418%3.475418%3.5%29,82129.8k263.449524%3.449524%3.4%41,25941.3k273.424359%3.424359%3.4%48,89348.9k283.355424%3.355424%3.4%137,976138k293.340948%3.340948%3.3%63,95764.0k303.336158%3.336158%3.3%7,127,6737.13M3.331040%3.331040%3.3%13,41013.4k3.311452%3.311452%3.3%42,92542.9k313.302809%3.302809%3.3%36,61636.6k323.301266%3.301266%3.3%26,01526.0k333.293084%3.293084%3.3%45,56145.6k343.286157%3.286157%3.3%34,58734.6k353.129371%3.129371%3.1%44,61744.6k363.033002%3.033002%3.0%26,25926.3k372.993329%2.993329%3.0%25,97526.0k382.978981%2.978981%3.0%414,980415k2.960242%2.960242%3.0%87,09787.1k392.953194%2.953194%3.0%61,59661.6k402.895695%2.895695%2.9%84,78984.8k412.893416%2.893416%2.9%1,311,0191.31M2.882322%2.882322%2.9%25,00725.0k422.783963%2.783963%2.8%31,47131.5k432.770575%2.770575%2.8%123,160123k442.675779%2.675779%2.7%55,09055.1k2.663669%2.663669%2.7%25,81525.8k452.661637%2.661637%2.7%41,73741.7k462.632705%2.632705%2.6%39,18339.2k472.531758%2.531758%2.5%40,16540.2k482.315475%2.315475%2.3%32,22432.2k492.069552%2.069552%2.1%57,17557.2k50
Count number of people in category
# rank of metro area 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 Metro Area#70

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 the Des Moines Area, selected other metro areas in the United States, and entities that contain the Des Moines Area
Female
Male
1x0x1xFM#Raleigh AreaNew OrleansMemphis AreaCharlotteIowaBirminghamAtlanta AreaRichmond AreaDes MoinesTampa AreaNashvilleJacksonvilleWest North CentralWashingtonMidwestBaltimoreDenver AreaCincinnatiKansas CityPortland AreaUnited StatesAustin AreaIndianapolisOrlando AreaColumbus AreaOklahoma CityDallas AreaMilwaukeePhiladelphiaHouston AreaClevelandPhoenix AreaSacramentoChicago AreaLouisvilleDetroit AreaProvidenceRiversideMinneapolisBoston AreaHartford AreaSalt Lake CityVirginia BeachMiami AreaSt. LouisSeattle AreaSan AntonioNew York AreaPittsburghBuffalo AreaSan FranciscoLos AngelesLas VegasSan DiegoSan Jose Area-1.000000x-1.000000x1.246561x1.246561x1.25x8.275%8.28%10.316%10.3%1-1.000000x-1.000000x1.246178x1.246178x1.25x12.830%12.8%15.988%16.0%2-1.000000x-1.000000x1.241336x1.241336x1.24x12.116%12.1%15.040%15.0%3-1.000000x-1.000000x1.239815x1.239815x1.24x10.944%10.9%13.569%13.6%4-1.000000x-1.000000x1.220410x1.220410x1.22x7.453%7.45%9.096%9.10%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.219510x1.219510x1.22x11.377%11.4%13.874%13.9%5-1.000000x-1.000000x1.175849x1.175849x1.18x10.603%10.6%12.468%12.5%6-1.000000x-1.000000x1.174790x1.174790x1.17x10.550%10.5%12.394%12.4%7-1.000000x-1.000000x1.171756x1.171756x1.17x6.851%6.85%8.028%8.03%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.148479x1.148479x1.15x10.539%10.5%12.104%12.1%8-1.000000x-1.000000x1.146783x1.146783x1.15x10.613%10.6%12.171%12.2%9-1.000000x-1.000000x1.141524x1.141524x1.14x9.298%9.30%10.614%10.6%10-1.000000x-1.000000x1.137506x1.137506x1.14x8.598%8.60%9.780%9.78%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.133957x1.133957x1.13x9.026%9.03%10.235%10.2%11-1.000000x-1.000000x1.127915x1.127915x1.13x9.647%9.65%10.881%10.9%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.126675x1.126675x1.13x9.248%9.25%10.420%10.4%12-1.000000x-1.000000x1.121676x1.121676x1.12x9.104%9.10%10.212%10.2%13-1.000000x-1.000000x1.120901x1.120901x1.12x9.396%9.40%10.532%10.5%14-1.000000x-1.000000x1.115083x1.115083x1.12x8.146%8.15%9.083%9.08%15-1.000000x-1.000000x1.112452x1.112452x1.11x8.324%8.32%9.260%9.26%16-1.000000x-1.000000x1.109070x1.109070x1.11x12.369%12.4%13.719%13.7%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.107931x1.107931x1.11x10.519%10.5%11.654%11.7%17-1.000000x-1.000000x1.106374x1.106374x1.11x10.291%10.3%11.386%11.4%18-1.000000x-1.000000x1.104560x1.104560x1.10x10.897%10.9%12.036%12.0%19-1.000000x-1.000000x1.104385x1.104385x1.10x8.867%8.87%9.793%9.79%20-1.000000x-1.000000x1.102150x1.102150x1.10x11.341%11.3%12.499%12.5%21-1.000000x-1.000000x1.101161x1.101161x1.10x14.723%14.7%16.213%16.2%22-1.000000x-1.000000x1.100654x1.100654x1.10x9.134%9.13%10.054%10.1%23-1.000000x-1.000000x1.098581x1.098581x1.10x9.867%9.87%10.839%10.8%24-1.000000x-1.000000x1.096533x1.096533x1.10x16.857%16.9%18.484%18.5%25-1.000000x-1.000000x1.095211x1.095211x1.10x9.995%10.00%10.947%10.9%26-1.000000x-1.000000x1.094586x1.094586x1.09x12.653%12.7%13.850%13.9%27-1.000000x-1.000000x1.093179x1.093179x1.09x11.030%11.0%12.057%12.1%28-1.000000x-1.000000x1.086510x1.086510x1.09x11.871%11.9%12.898%12.9%29-1.000000x-1.000000x1.082090x1.082090x1.08x10.827%10.8%11.716%11.7%30-1.000000x-1.000000x1.080090x1.080090x1.08x10.493%10.5%11.334%11.3%31-1.000000x-1.000000x1.074286x1.074286x1.07x13.678%13.7%14.694%14.7%32-1.000000x-1.000000x1.073998x1.073998x1.07x19.602%19.6%21.053%21.1%33-1.000000x-1.000000x1.065442x1.065442x1.07x6.557%6.56%6.987%6.99%34-1.000000x-1.000000x1.065432x1.065432x1.07x8.593%8.59%9.156%9.16%35-1.000000x-1.000000x1.065066x1.065066x1.07x9.279%9.28%9.883%9.88%36-1.000000x-1.000000x1.060513x1.060513x1.06x9.849%9.85%10.445%10.4%37-1.000000x-1.000000x1.047779x1.047779x1.05x9.292%9.29%9.736%9.74%38-1.000000x-1.000000x1.045794x1.045794x1.05x14.886%14.9%15.567%15.6%39-1.000000x-1.000000x1.044797x1.044797x1.04x8.860%8.86%9.257%9.26%40-1.000000x-1.000000x1.033172x1.033172x1.03x7.871%7.87%8.132%8.13%41-1.000000x-1.000000x1.021606x1.021606x1.02x15.585%15.6%15.921%15.9%42-1.000000x-1.000000x1.015170x1.015170x1.02x14.242%14.2%14.458%14.5%43-1.000000x-1.000000x1.015146x1.015146x1.02x7.080%7.08%7.187%7.19%44-1.000000x-1.000000x1.013065x1.013065x1.01x9.095%9.10%9.214%9.21%45-1.004675x-1.004675x1.00x1.000000x1.000000x11.736%11.7%11.681%11.7%46-1.006686x-1.006686x1.01x1.000000x1.000000x20.730%20.7%20.593%20.6%47-1.008231x-1.008231x1.01x1.000000x1.000000x15.170%15.2%15.046%15.0%48-1.097207x-1.097207x1.10x1.000000x1.000000x14.217%14.2%12.958%13.0%49-1.100976x-1.100976x1.10x1.000000x1.000000x13.802%13.8%12.537%12.5%50
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of metro area out of 50 by male-to-female sex ratio

Over-Education Sex Ratio by Metro Area#71

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 the Des Moines Area, selected other metro areas in the United States, and entities that contain the Des Moines Area
Female
Male
1x0x1x2xFM#Salt Lake CityBuffalo AreaOklahoma CityOrlando AreaPhoenix AreaClevelandDetroit AreaSan AntonioIowaPittsburghMiami AreaDes MoinesNew OrleansDallas AreaBirminghamMidwestMilwaukeeSt. LouisMemphis AreaCincinnatiLas VegasPhiladelphiaWest North CentralColumbus AreaIndianapolisTampa AreaProvidenceCharlotteHouston AreaUnited StatesVirginia BeachKansas CitySan Jose AreaRichmond AreaHartford AreaJacksonvillePortland AreaSan DiegoRiversideAustin AreaChicago AreaWashingtonLouisvilleMinneapolisNashvilleNew York AreaLos AngelesBaltimoreSeattle AreaBoston AreaRaleigh AreaSacramentoDenver AreaSan FranciscoAtlanta Area-1.000000x-1.000000x2.083000x2.083000x2.08x2.365%2.37%4.927%4.93%1-1.000000x-1.000000x1.744443x1.744443x1.74x2.440%2.44%4.257%4.26%2-1.000000x-1.000000x1.739630x1.739630x1.74x2.234%2.23%3.887%3.89%3-1.000000x-1.000000x1.693471x1.693471x1.69x1.997%2.00%3.382%3.38%4-1.000000x-1.000000x1.674947x1.674947x1.67x2.226%2.23%3.728%3.73%5-1.000000x-1.000000x1.673200x1.673200x1.67x2.601%2.60%4.352%4.35%6-1.000000x-1.000000x1.669274x1.669274x1.67x2.198%2.20%3.670%3.67%7-1.000000x-1.000000x1.658329x1.658329x1.66x1.999%2.00%3.315%3.31%8-1.000000x-1.000000x1.647686x1.647686x1.65x2.033%2.03%3.349%3.35%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.634496x1.634496x1.63x2.765%2.77%4.520%4.52%9-1.000000x-1.000000x1.624368x1.624368x1.62x2.984%2.98%4.846%4.85%10-1.000000x-1.000000x1.622797x1.622797x1.62x2.559%2.56%4.153%4.15%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.604693x1.604693x1.60x3.026%3.03%4.855%4.86%11-1.000000x-1.000000x1.604110x1.604110x1.60x2.146%2.15%3.442%3.44%12-1.000000x-1.000000x1.594348x1.594348x1.59x2.910%2.91%4.640%4.64%13-1.000000x-1.000000x1.589934x1.589934x1.59x2.251%2.25%3.579%3.58%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.583700x1.583700x1.58x2.571%2.57%4.071%4.07%14-1.000000x-1.000000x1.582808x1.582808x1.58x2.619%2.62%4.146%4.15%15-1.000000x-1.000000x1.582622x1.582622x1.58x2.268%2.27%3.589%3.59%16-1.000000x-1.000000x1.582232x1.582232x1.58x2.447%2.45%3.871%3.87%17-1.000000x-1.000000x1.574188x1.574188x1.57x1.803%1.80%2.838%2.84%18-1.000000x-1.000000x1.574153x1.574153x1.57x3.378%3.38%5.317%5.32%19-1.000000x-1.000000x1.572017x1.572017x1.57x2.329%2.33%3.662%3.66%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.567060x1.567060x1.57x2.842%2.84%4.454%4.45%20-1.000000x-1.000000x1.553893x1.553893x1.55x2.618%2.62%4.069%4.07%21-1.000000x-1.000000x1.551164x1.551164x1.55x2.341%2.34%3.631%3.63%22-1.000000x-1.000000x1.549874x1.549874x1.55x2.620%2.62%4.060%4.06%23-1.000000x-1.000000x1.547106x1.547106x1.55x2.010%2.01%3.110%3.11%24-1.000000x-1.000000x1.537870x1.537870x1.54x2.657%2.66%4.086%4.09%25-1.000000x-1.000000x1.526215x1.526215x1.53x2.660%2.66%4.060%4.06%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.520235x1.520235x1.52x2.230%2.23%3.390%3.39%26-1.000000x-1.000000x1.517617x1.517617x1.52x2.637%2.64%4.002%4.00%27-1.000000x-1.000000x1.511752x1.511752x1.51x4.831%4.83%7.303%7.30%28-1.000000x-1.000000x1.501343x1.501343x1.50x2.809%2.81%4.217%4.22%29-1.000000x-1.000000x1.493884x1.493884x1.49x3.495%3.50%5.222%5.22%30-1.000000x-1.000000x1.493778x1.493778x1.49x2.157%2.16%3.222%3.22%31-1.000000x-1.000000x1.488397x1.488397x1.49x3.287%3.29%4.892%4.89%32-1.000000x-1.000000x1.488172x1.488172x1.49x3.830%3.83%5.700%5.70%33-1.000000x-1.000000x1.484460x1.484460x1.48x1.673%1.67%2.484%2.48%34-1.000000x-1.000000x1.473868x1.473868x1.47x3.319%3.32%4.892%4.89%35-1.000000x-1.000000x1.466259x1.466259x1.47x3.080%3.08%4.516%4.52%36-1.000000x-1.000000x1.465901x1.465901x1.47x5.978%5.98%8.764%8.76%37-1.000000x-1.000000x1.455075x1.455075x1.46x2.458%2.46%3.577%3.58%38-1.000000x-1.000000x1.437316x1.437316x1.44x3.281%3.28%4.716%4.72%39-1.000000x-1.000000x1.431934x1.431934x1.43x2.859%2.86%4.094%4.09%40-1.000000x-1.000000x1.429750x1.429750x1.43x3.772%3.77%5.393%5.39%41-1.000000x-1.000000x1.413910x1.413910x1.41x3.150%3.15%4.454%4.45%42-1.000000x-1.000000x1.388614x1.388614x1.39x4.142%4.14%5.751%5.75%43-1.000000x-1.000000x1.371625x1.371625x1.37x3.640%3.64%4.993%4.99%44-1.000000x-1.000000x1.354925x1.354925x1.35x5.347%5.35%7.245%7.25%45-1.000000x-1.000000x1.354664x1.354664x1.35x3.552%3.55%4.812%4.81%46-1.000000x-1.000000x1.335422x1.335422x1.34x3.355%3.35%4.480%4.48%47-1.000000x-1.000000x1.331176x1.331176x1.33x3.432%3.43%4.568%4.57%48-1.000000x-1.000000x1.311314x1.311314x1.31x5.529%5.53%7.250%7.25%49-1.000000x-1.000000x1.236458x1.236458x1.24x3.361%3.36%4.156%4.16%50
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of metro area 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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State:
Iowa
Counties:
Polk, Dallas, Warren, Madison, Guthrie
Principal Cities:
Des Moines, West Des Moines
Cities:
Ackworth, Adair, Adel, Alleman, Altoona, Ankeny, Bagley, Bayard, Bevington, Bondurant, Bouton, Carlisle, Casey, Clive, Coon Rapids, Cumming, Dallas Center, Dawson, De Soto, Des Moines, Dexter, Earlham, East Peru, Elkhart, Granger, Grimes, Guthrie Center, Hartford, Indianola, Jamaica, Johnston, Lacona, Linden, Macksburg, Martensdale, Menlo, Milo, Minburn, Mitchellville, New Virginia, Norwalk, Panora, Patterson, Perry, Pleasant Hill, Polk City, Redfield, Runnells, Sandyville, Sheldahl, Spring Hill, St. Charles, St. Marys, Stuart, Truro, Urbandale, Van Meter, Waukee, West Des Moines, Windsor Heights, Winterset, Woodward, Yale
Townships:
Adams, Adel, Allen, Allen, Baker, Bear Grove, Beaver, Beaver, Beaver, Belmont, Bloomfield, Boone, Camp, Cass, Clay, Colfax, Crawford, Crocker, Dallas, Delaware, Des Moines, Des Moines, Dodge, Douglas, Douglas, Elkhart, Four Mile, Franklin, Grand River, Grant, Grant, Greenfield, Highland, Jackson, Jackson, Jackson, Jefferson, Jefferson, Jefferson, Lee, Lee, Liberty, Lincoln, Lincoln, Lincoln, Lincoln, Linn, Linn, Madison, Madison, Monroe, Ohio, Orange, Otter, Palmyra, Penn, Penn, Richland, Richland, Saylor, Scott, Seely, South, Spring Valley, Squaw, Stuart, Sugar Grove, Thompson, Union, Union, Union, Union, Union, Valley, Van Meter, Victory, Virginia, Walnut, Walnut, Walnut, Washington, Washington, Webster, Webster, White Breast, White Oak
Unincorporated Places:
Diamondhead Lake, Lake Panorama, Saylorville
Unorganized Territories:
Saylorville Reservoir
ZIP Codes:
50001, 50002, 50003, 50007, 50009, 50021, 50023, 50026, 50029, 50032, 50033, 50035, 50038, 50039, 50046, 50047, 50048, 50058, 50061, 50063, 50066, 50069, 50070, 50072, 50073, 50109, 50111, 50115, 50118, 50124, 50125, 50128, 50131, 50139, 50146, 50149, 50151, 50155, 50156, 50160, 50161, 50164, 50166, 50167, 50169, 50210, 50211, 50216, 50218, 50220, 50222, 50225, 50226, 50229, 50233, 50235, 50237, 50240, 50243, 50244, 50250, 50257, 50261, 50263, 50265, 50266, 50273, 50276, 50277, 50309, 50310, 50311, 50312, 50313, 50314, 50315, 50316, 50317, 50319, 50320, 50321, 50322, 50323, 50324, 50325, 50327
Unified School Districts:
Adair-Casey, Adel-De Soto-Minburn, Ankeny, Audubon, Ballard, Bondurant-Farrar, Carlisle, Collins-Maxwell, Coon Rapids-Bayard, Dallas Center-Grimes, Des Moines Independent, Earlham, East Union, Exira-Elk Horn-Kimballton, Guthrie Center, Indianola, Interstate 35, Johnston, Madrid, Martensdale-St. Marys, Nodaway Valley, North Polk, Norwalk, Orient-Macksburg, PCM, Panorama, Perry, Pleasantville, Saydel, Southeast Polk, Southeast Warren, Urbandale, Van Meter, Waukee, West Central Valley, West Des Moines, Winterset, Woodward-Granger
Congressional District:
IA-3
State Senate Districts:
IA-10, IA-13, IA-15, IA-16, IA-17, IA-18, IA-19, IA-20, IA-21, IA-22
State House Districts:
IA-19, IA-20, IA-25, IA-26, IA-30, IA-31, IA-32, IA-33, IA-34, IA-35, IA-36, IA-37, IA-38, IA-39, IA-40, IA-41, IA-42, IA-43, IA-44
Neighboring Metro Areas:
Ames Area, Boone Area, Carroll Area, Newton Area, Pella Area