Educational Attainment in the Grand Rapids Area, Michigan (Metro Area)

Educational Attainment#1

Highest level of education among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of Michigan and the Grand Rapids Area
Grand Rapids Area
Michigan
0%10%20%30%40%50%CountHigher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma240.003229%36.514596%40.003229%40.0%265,115265k50.107736%53.363018%50.107736%50.1%332,081332k9.889035%10.122386%9.889035%9.9%65,53865.5k
Count number of people in category
1Post-Secondary Degree 2H.S. = High School

Relative Educational Attainment#2

Highest level of education among people aged 25 years and older, as percentage more or less than Michigan at large.
Scope: population of Michigan and the Grand Rapids Area
-5%0%+5%%ref.Higher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma29.554078%9.554078%+9.6%40.003%40.0%36.515%36.5%-6.100260%-6.100260%-6.1%50.108%50.1%53.363%53.4%-2.305291%-2.305291%-2.3%9.889%9.89%10.122%10.1%
% percentage with given level in the Grand Rapids Area
ref. percentage with given level in Michigan
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 Michigan and the Grand Rapids Area
Grand Rapids Area
Michigan
0%5%10%15%20%25%CountDoctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None1.067849%1.142187%1.067849%1.1%7,0771.559147%1.666826%1.559147%1.6%10,33310.3k7.764805%7.876513%7.764805%7.8%51,46051.5k20.446363%16.724778%20.446363%20.4%135,505136k9.165065%9.104292%9.165065%9.2%60,74060.7k22.389978%23.755099%22.389978%22.4%148,386148k27.717757%29.607919%27.717757%27.7%183,695184k6.084492%6.991850%6.084492%6.1%40,32440.3k2.565584%2.042772%2.565584%2.6%17,00317.0k1.238959%1.087764%1.238959%1.2%8,211
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 Michigan at large.
Scope: population of Michigan and the Grand Rapids Area
-20%0%+20%%ref.Doctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None-6.508373%-6.508373%-6.5%1.068%1.07%1.142%1.14%-6.460099%-6.460099%-6.5%1.559%1.56%1.667%1.67%-1.418249%-1.418249%-1.4%7.765%7.76%7.877%7.88%22.251926%22.251926%+22.3%20.446%20.4%16.725%16.7%0.667517%0.667517%+0.7%9.165%9.17%9.104%9.10%-5.746642%-5.746642%-5.7%22.390%22.4%23.755%23.8%-6.383975%-6.383975%-6.4%27.718%27.7%29.608%29.6%-12.977358%-12.977358%-13.0%6.084%6.08%6.992%6.99%25.593301%25.593301%+25.6%2.566%2.57%2.043%2.04%13.899538%13.899538%+13.9%1.239%1.24%1.088%1.09%
% percentage with given level in the Grand Rapids Area
ref. percentage with given level in Michigan
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 Michigan and the Grand Rapids Area
More Females More Males
Michigan
Grand Rapids Area
5%0%5%10%15%FMHigher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2-6.872363%-7.098461%-6.872363%7%41.294%41.3%38.639%38.6%2.497340%2.135199%2.497340%2%49.507%49.5%50.743%50.7%15.425973%14.503109%15.425973%15%9.199%9.20%10.618%10.6%
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 Michigan and the Grand Rapids Area
More Females More Males
Michigan
Grand Rapids Area
0%50%FMDoctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None75.700295%65.684459%75.700295%76%0.781%0.78%1.371%1.37%88.107625%63.752449%88.107625%88%1.092%1.09%2.053%2.05%-14.512356%-17.272667%-14.512356%15%8.275%8.27%7.226%7.23%-3.080871%-1.516240%-3.080871%3%20.748%20.7%20.128%20.1%-32.304771%-30.276236%-32.304771%32%10.400%10.4%7.860%7.86%-0.335197%2.558680%2.558680%3%22.115%22.1%22.681%22.7%2.447817%4.159306%2.447817%2%27.392%27.4%28.062%28.1%15.409231%17.048780%15.409231%15%5.660%5.66%6.533%6.53%22.439933%9.107317%22.439933%22%2.313%2.31%2.832%2.83%2.263675%8.858246%2.263675%2%1.225%1.23%1.253%1.25%
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 Michigan and the Grand Rapids Area
Grand Rapids Area
Michigan
0%5%10%15%20%25%B.X.Total65+45-6435-4425-3414.091566%11.712393%14.091566%14.1%18,80918.8k133,477133k18.642948%15.980330%18.642948%18.6%49,11049.1k263,424263k23.552319%19.663368%23.552319%23.6%29,33329.3k124,544125k27.074295%21.873944%27.074295%27.1%38,25338.3k141,289141k
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 Michigan at large.
Scope: population of Michigan and the Grand Rapids Area
0%5%10%15%20%%ref.65+45-6435-4425-3420.313294%20.313294%20.3%14.092%14.1%11.712%11.7%16.661850%16.661850%16.7%18.643%18.6%15.980%16.0%19.777641%19.777641%19.8%23.552%23.6%19.663%19.7%23.774178%23.774178%23.8%27.074%27.1%21.874%21.9%
% percentage in the Grand Rapids Area with a Bachelor's degree
ref percentage in Michigan 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 Michigan and the Grand Rapids Area
More Females More Males
Michigan
Grand Rapids Area
10%0%10%20%30%FM65+45-6435-4425-3421.814287%37.509408%21.814287%21.8%12.853%12.9%15.657%15.7%-2.807835%0.993011%0.993011%1.0%18.552%18.6%18.736%18.7%-12.960596%-16.126354%-12.960596%13.0%24.987%25.0%22.120%22.1%-19.666141%-18.879657%-19.666141%19.7%29.504%29.5%24.655%24.7%
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 Michigan and the Grand Rapids Area
Grand Rapids Area
Michigan
$0k$20k$40k$60kCount%Graduate Degree1Bachelor's DegreeSome CollegeH.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2Total$62,460.000000$67,420.000000$62,460.000000$62.5k68,87068.9k10.392%10.4%$45,842.000000$49,711.000000$45,842.000000$45.8k135,505136k20.446%20.4%$32,128.000000$31,801.000000$32,128.000000$32.1k209,126209k31.555%31.6%$27,926.000000$26,762.000000$27,926.000000$27.9k183,695184k27.718%27.7%$20,653.000000$19,288.000000$20,653.000000$20.7k65,53865.5k9.889%9.89%$35,239.000000$35,243.000000$35,239.000000$35.2k662,734663k100.000%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 Michigan and the Grand Rapids Area
Female Male
Michigan
Grand Rapids Area
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
$50k$0k$50kFMGraduate Degree1Bachelor's DegreeSome CollegeH.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2Total$-52,175.000000$-57,187.000000$-52,175.000000$52.2k$52,175.000000$22,346.000000$57,187.000000$25,448.000000$74,521.000000$74.5k34,55234.6k34,31834.3k$-36,101.000000$-40,025.000000$-36,101.000000$36.1k$36,101.000000$22,968.000000$40,025.000000$21,989.000000$59,069.000000$59.1k70,65170.7k64,85464.9k$-26,131.000000$-25,875.000000$-26,131.000000$26.1k$26,131.000000$15,021.000000$25,875.000000$15,240.000000$41,152.000000$41.2k110,719111k98,40798.4k$-21,217.000000$-20,910.000000$-21,217.000000$21.2k$21,217.000000$13,781.000000$20,910.000000$11,420.000000$34,998.000000$35.0k93,27593.3k90,42090.4k$-15,163.000000$-14,018.000000$-15,163.000000$15.2k$15,163.000000$9,835.000000$14,018.000000$8,894.000000$24,998.000000$25.0k31,32531.3k34,21334.2k$-27,619.000000$-28,204.000000$-27,619.000000$27.6k$27,619.000000$14,732.000000$28,204.000000$14,182.000000$42,351.000000$42.4k340,522341k322,212322k
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 Michigan and the Grand Rapids Area
Grand Rapids Area
Michigan
0%10%20%30%40%CountBachelor's Degree1Some College2H.S. Diploma3No H.S. Diploma333.673469%39.557823%33.673469%33.7%9948.639456%47.653061%48.639456%48.6%14317.687075%12.789116%17.687075%17.7%520.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%0
Count members of the armed forces with the given level of educational attainment
1or higher 2two or four year institution 3H.S. = High School

Employment by Educational Attainment#13

Percentage of population that is employed by highest level of educational attainment among the population aged 25 to 64 years old.
Scope: population of Michigan and the Grand Rapids Area
Grand Rapids Area
Michigan
0%20%40%60%80%CountBachelor's Degree1Some College2H.S. Diploma3No H.S. Diploma384.833558%82.726888%84.833558%84.8%145,694146k77.367022%72.176643%77.367022%77.4%134,484134k69.794694%61.812126%69.794694%69.8%95,59595.6k56.273007%43.286417%56.273007%56.3%26,29326.3k
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 Michigan and the Grand Rapids Area
Female Male
Michigan
Grand Rapids Area
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
20%0%20%40%MFWhite1BlackAsianHispanic2Other1-5.970300%-7.789409%-5.970300%6.0%5.970300%1.104400%7.789409%1.095032%7.074700%7.1%19,11419.1k17,14317.1k-16.038472%-13.564450%-16.038472%16.0%16.038472%3.319741%13.564450%4.018412%19.358212%19.4%3,5173,085-22.941989%-5.946097%-9.133071%-4.422374%-28.888086%28.9%22.941989%9.133071%22.941989%22.9%1,6612,398-39.071603%-27.509319%-39.071603%39.1%39.071603%2.694804%27.509319%3.689283%41.766407%41.8%9,3878,316-29.894138%-19.690558%-29.894138%29.9%29.894138%6.658237%19.690558%2.888459%36.552375%36.6%4,6483,784
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 Michigan and the Grand Rapids Area
Female Male
Michigan
Grand Rapids Area
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
40%20%0%20%40%60%MFWhite1BlackAsianHispanic2Other1-33.007125%-28.314881%-33.007125%33.0%33.007125%0.487585%28.314881%0.414815%33.494711%33.5%90,49490.5k94,77694.8k-13.375165%-4.519298%-13.831799%-5.422574%-17.894463%17.9%13.375165%13.831799%13.375165%13.4%2,4303,442-31.851584%-57.844766%-31.851584%31.9%31.851584%9.018582%57.844766%10.170909%40.870166%40.9%2,9592,644-10.687430%-4.539970%-15.440120%-2.469110%-15.227401%15.2%10.687430%15.440120%10.687430%10.7%2,4023,241-13.093740%-4.199671%-17.676804%-2.656931%-17.293411%17.3%13.093740%17.676804%13.093740%13.1%1,6652,189
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 Grand Rapids 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
22.7%26.7%30.7%34.6%38.6%42.6%

Coarse: High School Diploma Educational Attainment by County#17

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
46.9%50.5%54.1%57.7%61.3%64.9%

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
8.2%9.1%9.9%10.8%11.6%12.5%

Detailed: Doctorate Degree Educational Attainment by County#19

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.22%0.42%0.63%0.83%1.03%1.24%

Detailed: Professional Degree Educational Attainment by County#20

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.64%0.89%1.13%1.37%1.61%1.86%

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

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
2.9%4.0%5.1%6.2%7.3%8.5%

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

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
8.7%11.4%14.1%16.8%19.5%22.2%

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

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
8.91%9.28%9.64%10.01%10.38%10.75%

Detailed: Some College Educational Attainment by County#24

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
21.8%22.7%23.5%24.3%25.2%26.1%

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
24.9%27.7%30.5%33.3%36.0%38.9%

Detailed: Some High School Educational Attainment by County#26

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
5.0%5.8%6.6%7.3%8.1%8.9%

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
1.57%1.82%2.07%2.31%2.56%2.81%

Detailed: None Educational Attainment by County#28

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.69%0.84%0.99%1.14%1.29%1.44%
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Map of Educational Attainment by County Subdivision in the Grand Rapids 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
14%28%42%56%70%85%

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
13%26%39%51%63%76%

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
1.6%4.6%7.6%10.6%13.6%16.6%

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%0.8%1.7%2.5%3.4%4.3%

Detailed: Professional Degree Educational Attainment by County Subdivision#33

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

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%5%10%15%21%26%

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
2%10%18%26%34%42%

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
4.4%6.8%9.2%11.6%13.9%16.4%

Detailed: Some College Educational Attainment by County Subdivision#37

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
9.6%14.3%18.9%23.5%28.2%32.9%

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
4%14%24%34%44%54%

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
0.5%2.9%5.3%7.7%10.1%12.6%

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%1.4%2.9%4.3%5.8%7.3%

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%1.0%1.9%2.9%3.9%4.9%
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Educational Attainment by Place in the Grand Rapids Area

There are 46 places that are fully or partially contained within the Grand Rapids Area (44 fully and 2 partially). This section compares all 46 of those to each other, the Grand Rapids Area, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Grand Rapids 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 Grand Rapids Area, selected places in the Grand Rapids Area, and entities that contain the Grand Rapids Area
0%5%10%15%20%Count#Kent CityBeechwoodPiersonCasnoviaSand LakeLakeviewHoward CityWyomingWoodlandComstock ParkNashvilleGreenvilleGrand RapidsDeltonHastingsStantonHollandUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesZeelandCutlervilleLowellMcBrideKentwoodHudsonvilleEast North CentralCedar SpringsMidwestMichiganSpartaByron CenterGrand Rapids and Wyoming Metro AreaGrand RapidsFreeportEdmoreCarson CityDowlingCoopersvilleGrandvilleGrand HavenAllendaleFerrysburgWalkerNorthviewJenisonMiddlevilleSheridanSpring LakeRockfordCaledoniaForest HillsEast Grand RapidsE Grand RapidsHickory Corners22.845417%22.845417%22.8%167122.664700%22.664700%22.7%461222.400000%22.400000%22.4%28319.780220%19.780220%19.8%54418.072289%18.072289%18.1%60516.956522%16.956522%17.0%117616.034156%16.034156%16.0%169715.751143%15.751143%15.8%7,613815.434084%15.434084%15.4%48915.140793%15.140793%15.1%1,0271015.117467%15.117467%15.1%1481114.572217%14.572217%14.6%7921214.563179%14.563179%14.6%17,64317.6k1314.405762%14.405762%14.4%1201414.239807%14.239807%14.2%7091513.631285%13.631285%13.6%1221613.187559%13.187559%13.2%2,5271713.020590%13.020590%13.0%27,818,38027.8M12.839922%12.839922%12.8%4581812.747848%12.747848%12.7%1,3181911.500754%11.500754%11.5%3052011.428571%11.428571%11.4%122111.382139%11.382139%11.4%3,7472211.257078%11.257078%11.3%4972310.719464%10.719464%10.7%3,363,7843.36M10.654052%10.654052%10.7%2592410.244520%10.244520%10.2%4,641,8354.64M10.122386%10.122386%10.1%676,467676k9.993060%9.993060%10.0%288259.948980%9.948980%9.9%429269.889035%9.889035%9.9%65,53865.5k9.621993%9.621993%9.6%28279.305065%9.305065%9.3%79289.254499%9.254499%9.3%72298.988764%8.988764%9.0%24308.514700%8.514700%8.5%223317.380419%7.380419%7.4%790327.265605%7.265605%7.3%575336.855134%6.855134%6.9%468346.396118%6.396118%6.4%145356.365222%6.365222%6.4%1,022366.336012%6.336012%6.3%686375.822069%5.822069%5.8%659385.064655%5.064655%5.1%94394.587156%4.587156%4.6%20404.280156%4.280156%4.3%77413.843009%3.843009%3.8%141423.471553%3.471553%3.5%36432.732539%2.732539%2.7%500441.781489%1.781489%1.8%128450.000000%0.000000%0.0%046
Count number of people in category
# rank of place out of 46 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 Grand Rapids Area, selected places in the Grand Rapids Area, and entities that contain the Grand Rapids Area
0%20%40%60%Count#East Grand RapidsE Grand RapidsForest HillsRockfordCaledoniaByron CenterFerrysburgSpring LakeGrand RapidsAllendaleWalkerGrand HavenKentwoodNorthviewGrandvilleGrand Rapids and Wyoming Metro AreaGrand RapidsUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesHollandMidwestEast North CentralJenisonMichiganHudsonvilleLowellZeelandComstock ParkWyomingHickory CornersDeltonCutlervilleSpartaHastingsCoopersvilleBeechwoodSheridanMiddlevilleCedar SpringsEdmoreGreenvilleSand LakeStantonLakeviewKent CityMcBrideCarson CityDowlingHoward CityNashvilleCasnoviaWoodlandFreeportPierson79.819068%79.819068%79.8%5,735165.001640%65.001640%65.0%11,89411.9k243.962933%43.962933%44.0%1,613343.394407%43.394407%43.4%450438.288497%38.288497%38.3%1,651538.023820%38.023820%38.0%862635.575320%35.575320%35.6%640732.904381%32.904381%32.9%39,86339.9k832.459353%32.459353%32.5%2,216931.888391%31.888391%31.9%5,1201031.753854%31.753854%31.8%2,5131131.594775%31.594775%31.6%10,40110.4k1231.172070%31.172070%31.2%3,3751330.876308%30.876308%30.9%3,3051430.838164%30.838164%30.8%204,375204k30.315023%30.315023%30.3%64,767,78764.8M29.224507%29.224507%29.2%5,6001528.952816%28.952816%29.0%13,118,64213.1M28.462853%28.462853%28.5%8,931,6868.93M27.617281%27.617281%27.6%3,1261627.410304%27.410304%27.4%1,831,7981.83M26.953567%26.953567%27.0%1,1901723.831071%23.831071%23.8%6321823.661340%23.661340%23.7%8441923.057644%23.057644%23.1%1,5642020.456003%20.456003%20.5%9,8872119.727891%19.727891%19.7%292219.447779%19.447779%19.4%1622318.986362%18.986362%19.0%1,9632418.806384%18.806384%18.8%5422517.714400%17.714400%17.7%8822617.640321%17.640321%17.6%4622716.715831%16.715831%16.7%3402816.055046%16.055046%16.1%702915.355603%15.355603%15.4%2853014.150555%14.150555%14.2%3443114.016490%14.016490%14.0%1193213.173873%13.173873%13.2%7163312.951807%12.951807%13.0%433412.625698%12.625698%12.6%1133512.028986%12.028986%12.0%833611.491108%11.491108%11.5%843711.428571%11.428571%11.4%123810.925450%10.925450%10.9%85399.737828%9.737828%9.7%26408.823529%8.823529%8.8%93418.273749%8.273749%8.3%81428.058608%8.058608%8.1%22436.430868%6.430868%6.4%20445.841924%5.841924%5.8%17450.000000%0.000000%0.0%046
Count number of people in category
# rank of place out of 46 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 Grand Rapids Area, selected places in the Grand Rapids Area, and entities that contain the Grand Rapids Area
0%5%10%Count#East Grand RapidsE Grand RapidsForest HillsRockfordAllendaleUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesGrand RapidsSpring LakeMidwestEast North CentralMichiganGrandvilleGrand Rapids and Wyoming Metro AreaGrand RapidsCarson CityKentwoodHollandFerrysburgGrand HavenLakeviewWalkerNorthviewCaledoniaHudsonvilleHastingsComstock ParkCutlervilleStantonWyomingEdmoreJenisonBeechwoodByron CenterLowellSand LakeSpartaSheridanKent CityGreenvilleHoward CityZeelandCoopersvilleCedar SpringsMiddlevilleNashvilleDeltonWoodlandCasnoviaFreeportDowlingPiersonHickory CornersMcBride12.428671%12.428671%12.4%893110.061209%10.061209%10.1%1,84124.524394%4.524394%4.5%16633.559397%3.559397%3.6%24343.336158%3.336158%3.3%7,127,6737.13M3.174629%3.174629%3.2%3,84653.057254%3.057254%3.1%5562.893416%2.893416%2.9%1,311,0191.31M2.855432%2.855432%2.9%896,039896k2.809013%2.809013%2.8%187,723188k2.653214%2.653214%2.7%28472.626997%2.626997%2.6%17,41017.4k2.570694%2.570694%2.6%2082.545565%2.545565%2.5%83892.358835%2.358835%2.4%452102.293780%2.293780%2.3%52112.274450%2.274450%2.3%180122.173913%2.173913%2.2%15132.111360%2.111360%2.1%339142.105846%2.105846%2.1%228151.832208%1.832208%1.8%19161.291053%1.291053%1.3%57171.245230%1.245230%1.2%62181.208905%1.208905%1.2%82191.199342%1.199342%1.2%124201.117318%1.117318%1.1%10211.094490%1.094490%1.1%529221.060071%1.060071%1.1%9230.848131%0.848131%0.8%96240.835792%0.835792%0.8%17250.742115%0.742115%0.7%32260.716440%0.716440%0.7%19270.602410%0.602410%0.6%2280.520472%0.520472%0.5%15290.458716%0.458716%0.5%2300.410397%0.410397%0.4%3310.202392%0.202392%0.2%11320.189753%0.189753%0.2%2330.000000%0.000000%0.0%0340.000000%0.000000%0.0%0350.000000%0.000000%0.0%0360.000000%0.000000%0.0%0370.000000%0.000000%0.0%0380.000000%0.000000%0.0%0390.000000%0.000000%0.0%0400.000000%0.000000%0.0%0410.000000%0.000000%0.0%0420.000000%0.000000%0.0%0430.000000%0.000000%0.0%0440.000000%0.000000%0.0%0450.000000%0.000000%0.0%046
Count number of people in category
# rank of place out of 46 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 Grand Rapids Area, selected places in the Grand Rapids Area, and entities that contain the Grand Rapids Area
Female
Male
0x5x10xFM#McBrideDeltonStantonRockfordSpring LakeSand LakeBeechwoodSheridanE Grand RapidsNorthviewFerrysburgGrand HavenHastingsForest HillsByron CenterSpartaComstock ParkHoward CityCasnoviaDowlingLowellKent CityKentwoodCutlervilleWalkerGrand RapidsMichiganWoodlandHollandMidwestEast North CentralUnited StatesFreeportCarson CityGrand RapidsGrandvilleWyomingNashvilleJenisonCoopersvilleLakeviewGreenvilleEdmoreCaledoniaAllendaleHudsonvilleZeelandPiersonCedar SpringsMiddleville-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x1.923%1.92%20.755%20.8%1-1.000000x-1.000000x4.166225x4.166225x4.17x5.921%5.92%24.668%24.7%2-1.000000x-1.000000x2.724771x2.724771x2.72x7.407%7.41%20.183%20.2%3-1.000000x-1.000000x2.611077x2.611077x2.61x2.161%2.16%5.643%5.64%4-1.000000x-1.000000x2.015849x2.015849x2.02x2.908%2.91%5.861%5.86%5-1.000000x-1.000000x1.958333x1.958333x1.96x12.766%12.8%25.000%25.0%6-1.000000x-1.000000x1.946177x1.946177x1.95x15.016%15.0%29.224%29.2%7-1.000000x-1.000000x1.871134x1.871134x1.87x3.306%3.31%6.186%6.19%8-1.000000x-1.000000x1.779843x1.779843x1.78x1.300%1.30%2.313%2.31%9-1.000000x-1.000000x1.733906x1.733906x1.73x4.745%4.74%8.227%8.23%10-1.000000x-1.000000x1.722213x1.722213x1.72x4.750%4.75%8.180%8.18%11-1.000000x-1.000000x1.667872x1.667872x1.67x5.631%5.63%9.392%9.39%12-1.000000x-1.000000x1.542072x1.542072x1.54x11.437%11.4%17.637%17.6%13-1.000000x-1.000000x1.401748x1.401748x1.40x2.289%2.29%3.209%3.21%14-1.000000x-1.000000x1.397492x1.397492x1.40x8.359%8.36%11.682%11.7%15-1.000000x-1.000000x1.364296x1.364296x1.36x8.511%8.51%11.611%11.6%16-1.000000x-1.000000x1.345538x1.345538x1.35x12.971%13.0%17.454%17.5%17-1.000000x-1.000000x1.316891x1.316891x1.32x13.820%13.8%18.199%18.2%18-1.000000x-1.000000x1.315789x1.315789x1.32x17.143%17.1%22.556%22.6%19-1.000000x-1.000000x1.280353x1.280353x1.28x7.759%7.76%9.934%9.93%20-1.000000x-1.000000x1.275087x1.275087x1.28x10.215%10.2%13.026%13.0%21-1.000000x-1.000000x1.259608x1.259608x1.26x20.449%20.4%25.758%25.8%22-1.000000x-1.000000x1.222098x1.222098x1.22x10.315%10.3%12.606%12.6%23-1.000000x-1.000000x1.178112x1.178112x1.18x11.755%11.8%13.849%13.8%24-1.000000x-1.000000x1.155960x1.155960x1.16x5.920%5.92%6.843%6.84%25-1.000000x-1.000000x1.154260x1.154260x1.15x9.199%9.20%10.618%10.6%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.145031x1.145031x1.15x9.461%9.46%10.834%10.8%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.144828x1.144828x1.14x14.458%14.5%16.552%16.6%26-1.000000x-1.000000x1.132195x1.132195x1.13x12.420%12.4%14.062%14.1%27-1.000000x-1.000000x1.127915x1.127915x1.13x9.647%9.65%10.881%10.9%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.125371x1.125371x1.13x10.108%10.1%11.375%11.4%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.109070x1.109070x1.11x12.369%12.4%13.719%13.7%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.099639x1.099639x1.10x9.155%9.15%10.067%10.1%28-1.000000x-1.000000x1.091793x1.091793x1.09x8.909%8.91%9.726%9.73%29-1.000000x-1.000000x1.078480x1.078480x1.08x14.031%14.0%15.132%15.1%30-1.000000x-1.000000x1.069721x1.069721x1.07x7.145%7.15%7.644%7.64%31-1.000000x-1.000000x1.051095x1.051095x1.05x15.368%15.4%16.153%16.2%32-1.036325x-1.036325x1.04x1.000000x1.000000x15.385%15.4%14.845%14.8%33-1.054375x-1.054375x1.05x1.000000x1.000000x5.967%5.97%5.659%5.66%34-1.074566x-1.074566x1.07x1.000000x1.000000x8.785%8.79%8.176%8.18%35-1.202841x-1.202841x1.20x1.000000x1.000000x18.250%18.3%15.172%15.2%36-1.236752x-1.236752x1.24x1.000000x1.000000x15.892%15.9%12.850%12.8%37-1.334475x-1.334475x1.33x1.000000x1.000000x10.408%10.4%7.799%7.80%38-1.365333x-1.365333x1.37x1.000000x1.000000x4.000%4.00%2.930%2.93%39-1.399660x-1.399660x1.40x1.000000x1.000000x8.014%8.01%5.726%5.73%40-1.426735x-1.426735x1.43x1.000000x1.000000x13.142%13.1%9.211%9.21%41-1.444105x-1.444105x1.44x1.000000x1.000000x14.757%14.8%10.219%10.2%42-1.843700x-1.843700x1.84x1.000000x1.000000x29.825%29.8%16.176%16.2%43-2.847181x-2.847181x2.85x1.000000x1.000000x14.985%15.0%5.263%5.26%44-3.194779x-3.194779x3.19x1.000000x1.000000x7.430%7.43%2.326%2.33%45
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of place out of 45 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 Grand Rapids Area, selected places in the Grand Rapids Area, and entities that contain the Grand Rapids Area
Female
Male
10x5x0x5x10xFM#Byron CenterSpartaBeechwoodHoward CityEdmoreSheridanFerrysburgLakeviewCaledoniaHudsonvilleForest HillsHastingsHollandRockfordGrandvilleWyomingKentwoodGrand HavenNorthviewGrand RapidsGrand RapidsJenisonMichiganSpring LakeEast North CentralMidwestUnited StatesE Grand RapidsWalkerComstock ParkCarson CityStantonCutlervilleAllendaleGreenvilleLowellKent CitySand Lake-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%1.551%1.55%1-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%1.089%1.09%2-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%1.553%1.55%3-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%0.375%0.38%4-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%2.507%2.51%5-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%1.031%1.03%6-1.000000x-1.000000x6.966255x6.966255x6.97x0.594%0.59%4.136%4.14%7-1.000000x-1.000000x5.517241x5.517241x5.52x0.750%0.75%4.138%4.14%8-1.000000x-1.000000x5.468750x5.468750x5.47x0.571%0.57%3.125%3.13%9-1.000000x-1.000000x3.334031x3.334031x3.33x0.609%0.61%2.031%2.03%10-1.000000x-1.000000x3.312695x3.312695x3.31x4.758%4.76%15.761%15.8%11-1.000000x-1.000000x3.207986x3.207986x3.21x0.623%0.62%1.999%2.00%12-1.000000x-1.000000x3.016246x3.016246x3.02x1.215%1.21%3.664%3.66%13-1.000000x-1.000000x2.792718x2.792718x2.79x2.425%2.42%6.772%6.77%14-1.000000x-1.000000x2.711330x2.711330x2.71x1.468%1.47%3.980%3.98%15-1.000000x-1.000000x2.124541x2.124541x2.12x0.707%0.71%1.502%1.50%16-1.000000x-1.000000x1.963400x1.963400x1.96x1.757%1.76%3.450%3.45%17-1.000000x-1.000000x1.951876x1.951876x1.95x1.609%1.61%3.140%3.14%18-1.000000x-1.000000x1.926350x1.926350x1.93x1.480%1.48%2.850%2.85%19-1.000000x-1.000000x1.829345x1.829345x1.83x1.872%1.87%3.425%3.42%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.689013x1.689013x1.69x2.382%2.38%4.023%4.02%20-1.000000x-1.000000x1.648662x1.648662x1.65x0.650%0.65%1.072%1.07%21-1.000000x-1.000000x1.645347x1.645347x1.65x2.143%2.14%3.526%3.53%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.602663x1.602663x1.60x2.388%2.39%3.828%3.83%22-1.000000x-1.000000x1.597848x1.597848x1.60x2.216%2.22%3.541%3.54%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.589934x1.589934x1.59x2.251%2.25%3.579%3.58%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.526215x1.526215x1.53x2.660%2.66%4.060%4.06%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.348361x1.348361x1.35x10.663%10.7%14.378%14.4%23-1.000000x-1.000000x1.320170x1.320170x1.32x1.829%1.83%2.414%2.41%24-1.086105x-1.086105x1.09x1.000000x1.000000x1.257%1.26%1.157%1.16%25-1.360802x-1.360802x1.36x1.000000x1.000000x2.895%2.90%2.128%2.13%26-1.424837x-1.424837x1.42x1.000000x1.000000x1.307%1.31%0.917%0.92%27-2.120801x-2.120801x2.12x1.000000x1.000000x1.600%1.60%0.755%0.75%28-2.212796x-2.212796x2.21x1.000000x1.000000x4.927%4.93%2.227%2.23%29-10.000000x-10.000000x> 10.0x1.000000x1.000000x0.357%0.36%0.000%0%30-10.000000x-10.000000x> 10.0x1.000000x1.000000x1.320%1.32%0.000%0%31-10.000000x-10.000000x> 10.0x1.000000x1.000000x0.748%0.75%0.000%0%32-10.000000x-10.000000x> 10.0x1.000000x1.000000x1.064%1.06%0.000%0%33
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of place out of 33 by male-to-female sex ratio

Educational Attainment by County in the Grand Rapids Area

There are 4 counties in the Grand Rapids Area. This section compares all 4 of those to each other, the Grand Rapids Area, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Grand Rapids 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 Grand Rapids Area, selected counties in the Grand Rapids Area, and entities that contain the Grand Rapids Area
0%5%10%Count#United States of AmericaUnited StatesMontcalm CountyMontcalmEast North CentralKent CountyKentMidwestMichiganGrand Rapids and Wyoming Metro AreaGrand RapidsBarry CountyBarryOttawa CountyOttawa13.020590%13.020590%13.0%27,818,38027.8M12.434742%12.434742%12.4%5,383110.719464%10.719464%10.7%3,363,7843.36M10.457094%10.457094%10.5%42,72842.7k210.244520%10.244520%10.2%4,641,8354.64M10.122386%10.122386%10.1%676,467676k9.889035%9.889035%9.9%65,53865.5k8.309839%8.309839%8.3%3,41938.254713%8.254713%8.3%14,00814.0k4
Count number of people in category
# rank of county out of 4 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 Grand Rapids Area, selected counties in the Grand Rapids Area, and entities that contain the Grand Rapids Area
0%10%20%30%Count#Kent CountyKentOttawa CountyOttawaGrand Rapids and Wyoming Metro AreaGrand RapidsUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMidwestEast North CentralMichiganBarry CountyBarryMontcalm CountyMontcalm33.657364%33.657364%33.7%137,525138k131.602798%31.602798%31.6%53,62953.6k230.838164%30.838164%30.8%204,375204k30.315023%30.315023%30.3%64,767,78764.8M28.952816%28.952816%29.0%13,118,64213.1M28.462853%28.462853%28.5%8,931,6868.93M27.410304%27.410304%27.4%1,831,7981.83M18.916488%18.916488%18.9%7,783312.561793%12.561793%12.6%5,4384
Count number of people in category
# rank of county out of 4 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 Grand Rapids Area, selected counties in the Grand Rapids Area, and entities that contain the Grand Rapids Area
0%1%2%3%Count#United States of AmericaUnited StatesKent CountyKentMidwestEast North CentralMichiganGrand Rapids and Wyoming Metro AreaGrand RapidsOttawa CountyOttawaBarry CountyBarryMontcalm CountyMontcalm3.336158%3.336158%3.3%7,127,6737.13M3.088083%3.088083%3.1%12,61812.6k12.893416%2.893416%2.9%1,311,0191.31M2.855432%2.855432%2.9%896,039896k2.809013%2.809013%2.8%187,723188k2.626997%2.626997%2.6%17,41017.4k2.298803%2.298803%2.3%3,90121.249271%1.249271%1.2%51430.870871%0.870871%0.9%3774
Count number of people in category
# rank of county out of 4 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 Grand Rapids Area, selected counties in the Grand Rapids Area, and entities that contain the Grand Rapids Area
Female
Male
1x0x1xFM#BarryMontcalmGrand RapidsKentMichiganMidwestEast North CentralUnited StatesOttawa-1.000000x-1.000000x1.507298x1.507298x1.51x6.634%6.63%9.999%10.00%1-1.000000x-1.000000x1.349001x1.349001x1.35x10.549%10.5%14.231%14.2%2-1.000000x-1.000000x1.154260x1.154260x1.15x9.199%9.20%10.618%10.6%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.151453x1.151453x1.15x9.746%9.75%11.222%11.2%3-1.000000x-1.000000x1.145031x1.145031x1.15x9.461%9.46%10.834%10.8%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.127915x1.127915x1.13x9.647%9.65%10.881%10.9%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.125371x1.125371x1.13x10.108%10.1%11.375%11.4%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.109070x1.109070x1.11x12.369%12.4%13.719%13.7%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.025980x1.025980x1.03x8.152%8.15%8.363%8.36%4
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of county out of 4 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 Grand Rapids Area, selected counties in the Grand Rapids Area, and entities that contain the Grand Rapids Area
Female
Male
1x0x1xFM#KentGrand RapidsOttawaMichiganEast North CentralMidwestBarryUnited StatesMontcalm-1.000000x-1.000000x1.887519x1.887519x1.89x2.163%2.16%4.082%4.08%1-1.000000x-1.000000x1.829345x1.829345x1.83x1.872%1.87%3.425%3.42%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.778046x1.778046x1.78x1.667%1.67%2.965%2.96%2-1.000000x-1.000000x1.645347x1.645347x1.65x2.143%2.14%3.526%3.53%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.597848x1.597848x1.60x2.216%2.22%3.541%3.54%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.589934x1.589934x1.59x2.251%2.25%3.579%3.58%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.582258x1.582258x1.58x0.968%0.97%1.532%1.53%3-1.000000x-1.000000x1.526215x1.526215x1.53x2.660%2.66%4.060%4.06%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.524222x1.524222x1.52x0.687%0.69%1.046%1.05%4
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of county out of 4 by male-to-female sex ratio

Educational Attainment by County Subdivision in the Grand Rapids Area

There are 94 county subdivisions in the Grand Rapids Area. This section compares the 50 most populous of those to each other, the Grand Rapids Area, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Grand Rapids Area. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 4,073.

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 Grand Rapids Area, selected county subdivisions in the Grand Rapids Area, and entities that contain the Grand Rapids Area
0%5%10%15%Count#Holland Charter TownshipHollandWyomingGreenvilleGrand RapidsHastingsOlive TownshipOliveAlpine TownshipAlpineReynolds TownshipReynoldsUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesHollandRobinson TownshipRobinsonZeelandSparta TownshipSpartaTyrone TownshipTyroneSolon TownshipSolonKentwoodGaines Charter TownshipGainesHudsonvilleSpencer TownshipSpencerEast North CentralCrockery TownshipCrockeryPort Sheldon TownshipPort SheldonMidwestMichiganGrand Rapids and Wyoming Metro AreaGrand RapidsNelson TownshipNelsonByron TownshipByronCoopersvilleOakfield TownshipOakfieldGrandvilleGrand HavenZeeland Charter TownshipZeelandWalkerLowell Charter TownshipLowellAlgoma TownshipAlgomaAllendale Charter TownshipAllendalePlainfield Charter TownshipPlainfieldCourtland TownshipCourtlandBlendon TownshipBlendonPark TownshipThornapple TownshipThornappleSpring Lake TownshipSpg LkGeorgetown Charter TownshipGeorgetownCaledonia TownshipCaledoniaJamestown Charter TownshipJamestownRockfordTallmadge Charter TownshipTallmadgeGrand Haven Charter TownshipGrand HvnYankee Springs TownshipYankee SpgsCascade Charter TownshipCascadeGrand Rapids Charter TownshipGrand RapidsCannon TownshipCannonAda TownshipEast Grand RapidsE Grand RapidsVergennes TownshipVergennes16.250968%16.250968%16.3%3,779115.751143%15.751143%15.8%7,613214.572217%14.572217%14.6%792314.563179%14.563179%14.6%17,64317.6k414.239807%14.239807%14.2%709514.217586%14.217586%14.2%477613.817252%13.817252%13.8%1,243713.323864%13.323864%13.3%469813.020590%13.020590%13.0%27,818,38027.8M13.017467%13.017467%13.0%1,893912.856464%12.856464%12.9%5411012.839922%12.839922%12.8%4581112.229153%12.229153%12.2%7451212.046258%12.046258%12.0%3751311.773327%11.773327%11.8%4821411.382139%11.382139%11.4%3,7471511.302000%11.302000%11.3%1,9671611.257078%11.257078%11.3%4971710.829268%10.829268%10.8%3331810.719464%10.719464%10.7%3,363,7843.36M10.477601%10.477601%10.5%2831910.266876%10.266876%10.3%3272010.244520%10.244520%10.2%4,641,8354.64M10.122386%10.122386%10.1%676,467676k9.889035%9.889035%9.9%65,53865.5k8.768000%8.768000%8.8%274218.548409%8.548409%8.5%1,252228.514700%8.514700%8.5%223238.020859%8.020859%8.0%323247.380419%7.380419%7.4%790257.265605%7.265605%7.3%575267.222567%7.222567%7.2%466276.365222%6.365222%6.4%1,022286.314581%6.314581%6.3%275295.770300%5.770300%5.8%415305.667918%5.667918%5.7%468315.608840%5.608840%5.6%1,269325.275959%5.275959%5.3%282335.035038%5.035038%5.0%194344.972947%4.972947%5.0%625354.824919%4.824919%4.8%237364.740582%4.740582%4.7%487374.387968%4.387968%4.4%1,345384.022574%4.022574%4.0%335393.989813%3.989813%4.0%188403.843009%3.843009%3.8%141413.667386%3.667386%3.7%187423.613666%3.613666%3.6%385433.528606%3.528606%3.5%103443.388889%3.388889%3.4%427452.553366%2.553366%2.6%311462.469005%2.469005%2.5%233472.335621%2.335621%2.3%211481.781489%1.781489%1.8%128491.657459%1.657459%1.7%4850
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 Grand Rapids Area, selected county subdivisions in the Grand Rapids Area, and entities that contain the Grand Rapids Area
0%20%40%60%Count#East Grand RapidsE Grand RapidsCascade Charter TownshipCascadeAda TownshipGrand Rapids Charter TownshipGrand RapidsCannon TownshipCannonPark TownshipRockfordCaledonia TownshipCaledoniaGrand Haven Charter TownshipGrand HvnSpring Lake TownshipSpg LkCourtland TownshipCourtlandPlainfield Charter TownshipPlainfieldGeorgetown Charter TownshipGeorgetownAlgoma TownshipAlgomaGrand RapidsAllendale Charter TownshipAllendaleByron TownshipByronWalkerVergennes TownshipVergennesGrand HavenHollandTallmadge Charter TownshipTallmadgeKentwoodGrandvilleGrand Rapids and Wyoming Metro AreaGrand RapidsUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesJamestown Charter TownshipJamestownMidwestPort Sheldon TownshipPort SheldonYankee Springs TownshipYankee SpgsEast North CentralBlendon TownshipBlendonZeeland Charter TownshipZeelandLowell Charter TownshipLowellMichiganGaines Charter TownshipGainesHudsonvilleCrockery TownshipCrockeryRobinson TownshipRobinsonHolland Charter TownshipHollandNelson TownshipNelsonZeelandThornapple TownshipThornappleAlpine TownshipAlpineOakfield TownshipOakfieldWyomingSparta TownshipSpartaHastingsCoopersvilleSolon TownshipSolonOlive TownshipOliveSpencer TownshipSpencerGreenvilleTyrone TownshipTyroneReynolds TownshipReynolds79.819068%79.819068%79.8%5,735163.960317%63.960317%64.0%8,059262.951074%62.951074%63.0%5,687359.129721%59.129721%59.1%7,202450.927201%50.927201%50.9%4,806545.313495%45.313495%45.3%5,695643.962933%43.962933%44.0%1,613740.297791%40.297791%40.3%3,356839.694012%39.694012%39.7%4,229938.810474%38.810474%38.8%3,9871037.530402%37.530402%37.5%2,0061135.226519%35.226519%35.2%7,9701235.217930%35.217930%35.2%10,79510.8k1333.676307%33.676307%33.7%2,4221432.904381%32.904381%32.9%39,86339.9k1532.614751%32.614751%32.6%2,6931631.974601%31.974601%32.0%4,6831731.888391%31.888391%31.9%5,1201831.802486%31.802486%31.8%9211931.753854%31.753854%31.8%2,5132031.646266%31.646266%31.6%4,6022131.614042%31.614042%31.6%1,6122231.594775%31.594775%31.6%10,40110.4k2330.876308%30.876308%30.9%3,3052430.838164%30.838164%30.8%204,375204k30.315023%30.315023%30.3%64,767,78764.8M30.263158%30.263158%30.3%1,4262528.952816%28.952816%29.0%13,118,64213.1M28.571429%28.571429%28.6%9102628.502912%28.502912%28.5%8322728.462853%28.462853%28.5%8,931,6868.93M28.419413%28.419413%28.4%1,0952827.929324%27.929324%27.9%1,8022927.715270%27.715270%27.7%1,2073027.410304%27.410304%27.4%1,831,7981.83M27.068490%27.068490%27.1%4,7113126.953567%26.953567%27.0%1,1903225.916327%25.916327%25.9%7003325.332700%25.332700%25.3%1,0663423.974370%23.974370%24.0%5,5753523.744000%23.744000%23.7%7423623.661340%23.661340%23.7%8443721.681596%21.681596%21.7%1,0653821.620720%21.620720%21.6%1,9453920.735038%20.735038%20.7%8354020.456003%20.456003%20.5%9,8874117.892318%17.892318%17.9%1,0904217.714400%17.714400%17.7%8824317.640321%17.640321%17.6%4624416.634099%16.634099%16.6%6814516.304024%16.304024%16.3%5474613.333333%13.333333%13.3%4104713.173873%13.173873%13.2%7164813.106328%13.106328%13.1%4084911.590909%11.590909%11.6%40850
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 Grand Rapids Area, selected county subdivisions in the Grand Rapids Area, and entities that contain the Grand Rapids Area
0%5%10%Count#East Grand RapidsE Grand RapidsAda TownshipCascade Charter TownshipCascadeGrand Rapids Charter TownshipGrand RapidsCannon TownshipCannonRockfordCourtland TownshipCourtlandPark TownshipUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSpring Lake TownshipSpg LkGrand RapidsYankee Springs TownshipYankee SpgsAllendale Charter TownshipAllendaleMidwestEast North CentralMichiganCrockery TownshipCrockeryHollandGrand Haven Charter TownshipGrand HvnOakfield TownshipOakfieldGrandvilleGrand Rapids and Wyoming Metro AreaGrand RapidsPlainfield Charter TownshipPlainfieldZeeland Charter TownshipZeelandKentwoodReynolds TownshipReynoldsGrand HavenHolland Charter TownshipHollandWalkerGeorgetown Charter TownshipGeorgetownPort Sheldon TownshipPort SheldonTallmadge Charter TownshipTallmadgeGaines Charter TownshipGainesCaledonia TownshipCaledoniaBlendon TownshipBlendonRobinson TownshipRobinsonAlgoma TownshipAlgomaSpencer TownshipSpencerHudsonvilleHastingsByron TownshipByronAlpine TownshipAlpineLowell Charter TownshipLowellWyomingNelson TownshipNelsonOlive TownshipOliveTyrone TownshipTyroneJamestown Charter TownshipJamestownVergennes TownshipVergennesSparta TownshipSpartaSolon TownshipSolonThornapple TownshipThornappleGreenvilleZeelandCoopersville12.428671%12.428671%12.4%893110.427275%10.427275%10.4%94228.801587%8.801587%8.8%1,10938.694581%8.694581%8.7%1,05945.499629%5.499629%5.5%51954.524394%4.524394%4.5%16664.359214%4.359214%4.4%23374.328453%4.328453%4.3%54483.336158%3.336158%3.3%7,127,6737.13M3.329115%3.329115%3.3%34293.174629%3.174629%3.2%3,846103.083248%3.083248%3.1%90112.942957%2.942957%2.9%243122.893416%2.893416%2.9%1,311,0191.31M2.855432%2.855432%2.9%896,039896k2.809013%2.809013%2.8%187,723188k2.776749%2.776749%2.8%75132.764407%2.764407%2.8%402142.759527%2.759527%2.8%294152.756394%2.756394%2.8%111162.653214%2.653214%2.7%284172.626997%2.626997%2.6%17,41017.4k2.559116%2.559116%2.6%579182.557347%2.557347%2.6%165192.545565%2.545565%2.5%838202.500000%2.500000%2.5%88212.274450%2.274450%2.3%180222.150168%2.150168%2.2%500232.111360%2.111360%2.1%339242.094480%2.094480%2.1%642252.072214%2.072214%2.1%66262.059227%2.059227%2.1%105271.821420%1.821420%1.8%317281.741114%1.741114%1.7%145291.738905%1.738905%1.7%67301.663498%1.663498%1.7%70311.571190%1.571190%1.6%113321.333333%1.333333%1.3%41331.291053%1.291053%1.3%57341.245230%1.245230%1.2%62351.194865%1.194865%1.2%175361.189418%1.189418%1.2%107371.102181%1.102181%1.1%48381.094490%1.094490%1.1%529390.736000%0.736000%0.7%23400.715350%0.715350%0.7%24410.578220%0.578220%0.6%18420.573005%0.573005%0.6%27430.552486%0.552486%0.6%16440.508864%0.508864%0.5%31450.390816%0.390816%0.4%16460.305375%0.305375%0.3%15470.202392%0.202392%0.2%11480.000000%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 Grand Rapids Area, selected county subdivisions in the Grand Rapids Area, and entities that contain the Grand Rapids Area
Female
Male
0x5x10xFM#VergennesAda TownshipYankee SpgsRockfordOakfieldSolonCourtlandRobinsonE Grand RapidsSpartaPlainfieldCannonSpencerNelsonGrand HavenHastingsGrand HvnOliveTallmadgeTyroneLowellAlgomaAlpineThornappleKentwoodGrand RapidsHollandWalkerGrand RapidsMichiganMidwestEast North CentralUnited StatesGrand RapidsByronGrandvilleCrockeryWyomingPort SheldonSpg LkJamestownHollandReynoldsGeorgetownCoopersvilleBlendonGainesCascadeCaledoniaGreenvillePark TownshipHudsonvilleAllendaleZeelandZeeland-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.195%0.19%3.323%3.32%1-1.000000x-1.000000x4.109291x4.109291x4.11x0.929%0.93%3.816%3.82%2-1.000000x-1.000000x3.611853x3.611853x3.61x1.547%1.55%5.587%5.59%3-1.000000x-1.000000x2.611077x2.611077x2.61x2.161%2.16%5.643%5.64%4-1.000000x-1.000000x2.322434x2.322434x2.32x4.755%4.75%11.042%11.0%5-1.000000x-1.000000x2.069213x2.069213x2.07x7.722%7.72%15.978%16.0%6-1.000000x-1.000000x1.859718x1.859718x1.86x3.711%3.71%6.900%6.90%7-1.000000x-1.000000x1.829507x1.829507x1.83x8.837%8.84%16.168%16.2%8-1.000000x-1.000000x1.779843x1.779843x1.78x1.300%1.30%2.313%2.31%9-1.000000x-1.000000x1.762660x1.762660x1.76x8.891%8.89%15.672%15.7%10-1.000000x-1.000000x1.721680x1.721680x1.72x4.173%4.17%7.185%7.18%11-1.000000x-1.000000x1.688778x1.688778x1.69x1.834%1.83%3.097%3.10%12-1.000000x-1.000000x1.683794x1.683794x1.68x7.845%7.84%13.209%13.2%13-1.000000x-1.000000x1.672713x1.672713x1.67x6.503%6.50%10.878%10.9%14-1.000000x-1.000000x1.667872x1.667872x1.67x5.631%5.63%9.392%9.39%15-1.000000x-1.000000x1.542072x1.542072x1.54x11.437%11.4%17.637%17.6%16-1.000000x-1.000000x1.502174x1.502174x1.50x2.886%2.89%4.335%4.33%17-1.000000x-1.000000x1.444538x1.444538x1.44x11.512%11.5%16.629%16.6%18-1.000000x-1.000000x1.411223x1.411223x1.41x3.050%3.05%4.305%4.30%19-1.000000x-1.000000x1.378501x1.378501x1.38x10.203%10.2%14.065%14.1%20-1.000000x-1.000000x1.360358x1.360358x1.36x5.384%5.38%7.324%7.32%21-1.000000x-1.000000x1.329835x1.329835x1.33x4.984%4.98%6.628%6.63%22-1.000000x-1.000000x1.287649x1.287649x1.29x12.121%12.1%15.608%15.6%23-1.000000x-1.000000x1.267514x1.267514x1.27x4.266%4.27%5.408%5.41%24-1.000000x-1.000000x1.222098x1.222098x1.22x10.315%10.3%12.606%12.6%25-1.000000x-1.000000x1.190374x1.190374x1.19x2.346%2.35%2.793%2.79%26-1.000000x-1.000000x1.175656x1.175656x1.18x12.019%12.0%14.130%14.1%27-1.000000x-1.000000x1.155960x1.155960x1.16x5.920%5.92%6.843%6.84%28-1.000000x-1.000000x1.154260x1.154260x1.15x9.199%9.20%10.618%10.6%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.145031x1.145031x1.15x9.461%9.46%10.834%10.8%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.127915x1.127915x1.13x9.647%9.65%10.881%10.9%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.125371x1.125371x1.13x10.108%10.1%11.375%11.4%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.109070x1.109070x1.11x12.369%12.4%13.719%13.7%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.078480x1.078480x1.08x14.031%14.0%15.132%15.1%29-1.000000x-1.000000x1.076457x1.076457x1.08x8.246%8.25%8.876%8.88%30-1.000000x-1.000000x1.069721x1.069721x1.07x7.145%7.15%7.644%7.64%31-1.000000x-1.000000x1.059001x1.059001x1.06x10.168%10.2%10.768%10.8%32-1.000000x-1.000000x1.051095x1.051095x1.05x15.368%15.4%16.153%16.2%33-1.000000x-1.000000x1.030403x1.030403x1.03x10.106%10.1%10.413%10.4%34-1.000000x-1.000000x1.022190x1.022190x1.02x4.691%4.69%4.795%4.79%35-1.000000x-1.000000x1.005000x1.005000x1.01x3.980%3.98%4.000%4.00%36-1.018662x-1.018662x1.02x1.000000x1.000000x16.399%16.4%16.098%16.1%37-1.029151x-1.029151x1.03x1.000000x1.000000x13.514%13.5%13.131%13.1%38-1.062557x-1.062557x1.06x1.000000x1.000000x4.516%4.52%4.250%4.25%39-1.074566x-1.074566x1.07x1.000000x1.000000x8.785%8.79%8.176%8.18%40-1.084494x-1.084494x1.08x1.000000x1.000000x5.254%5.25%4.845%4.84%41-1.124404x-1.124404x1.12x1.000000x1.000000x11.934%11.9%10.614%10.6%42-1.192976x-1.192976x1.19x1.000000x1.000000x3.671%3.67%3.077%3.08%43-1.198589x-1.198589x1.20x1.000000x1.000000x4.373%4.37%3.649%3.65%44-1.236752x-1.236752x1.24x1.000000x1.000000x15.892%15.9%12.850%12.8%45-1.242369x-1.242369x1.24x1.000000x1.000000x5.490%5.49%4.419%4.42%46-1.426735x-1.426735x1.43x1.000000x1.000000x13.142%13.1%9.211%9.21%47-1.431683x-1.431683x1.43x1.000000x1.000000x6.703%6.70%4.682%4.68%48-1.444105x-1.444105x1.44x1.000000x1.000000x14.757%14.8%10.219%10.2%49-1.483580x-1.483580x1.48x1.000000x1.000000x8.579%8.58%5.783%5.78%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 Grand Rapids Area, selected county subdivisions in the Grand Rapids Area, and entities that contain the Grand Rapids Area
Female
Male
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F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of county subdivision out of 48 by male-to-female sex ratio

Educational Attainment by Metro Area in Michigan

There are 35 metro areas in Michigan. This section compares the Grand Rapids Area to all of the metro areas in Michigan and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Grand Rapids 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 Grand Rapids Area, selected other metro areas in Michigan, and entities that contain the Grand Rapids Area
0%5%10%Count#Sturgis Metro AreaSturgis AreaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesHillsdale Metro AreaHillsdaleSouth Bend and Mishawaka Metro AreaSouth BendColdwater Metro AreaColdwaterCadillac Metro AreaCadillac AreaSaginaw Metro AreaSaginaw AreaNiles and Benton Harbor Metro AreaNiles AreaDetroit, Warren, and Dearborn Metro AreaDetroit AreaMuskegon Metro AreaMuskegon AreaEast North CentralBig Rapids Metro AreaBig RapidsIonia Metro AreaIonia AreaBay City Metro AreaBay City AreaSault Ste. Marie Metro AreaSault Ste. MarieAlma Metro AreaAlma AreaFlint Metro AreaFlint AreaMidwestJackson Metro AreaJackson AreaMichiganGrand Rapids and Wyoming Metro AreaGrand RapidsHolland Metro AreaHolland AreaAlpena Metro AreaAlpena AreaMonroe Metro AreaMonroe AreaAdrian Metro AreaAdrian AreaBattle Creek Metro AreaBattle CreekMarinette Metro AreaMarinetteMount Pleasant Metro AreaMount PleasantOwosso Metro AreaOwosso AreaLudington Metro AreaLudingtonKalamazoo and Portage Metro AreaKalamazooHoughton Metro AreaHoughton AreaEscanaba Metro AreaEscanaba AreaLansing and East Lansing Metro AreaLansing AreaTraverse City Metro AreaTraverse CityIron Mountain Metro AreaIron MountainMidland Metro AreaMidland AreaMarquette Metro AreaMarquetteAnn Arbor Metro AreaAnn Arbor13.999656%13.999656%14.0%5,691113.020590%13.020590%13.0%27,818,38027.8M12.939594%12.939594%12.9%4,040212.270240%12.270240%12.3%25,76125.8k311.935257%11.935257%11.9%3,569411.663844%11.663844%11.7%3,857511.528984%11.528984%11.5%15,20515.2k610.928742%10.928742%10.9%11,67911.7k710.891515%10.891515%10.9%318,915319k810.794308%10.794308%10.8%12,51612.5k910.719464%10.719464%10.7%3,363,7843.36M10.690280%10.690280%10.7%2,8311010.683089%10.683089%10.7%4,6231110.570864%10.570864%10.6%7,9181210.474495%10.474495%10.5%2,7661310.438783%10.438783%10.4%2,9501410.351514%10.351514%10.4%28,82728.8k1510.244520%10.244520%10.2%4,641,8354.64M10.232690%10.232690%10.2%11,20511.2k1610.122386%10.122386%10.1%676,467676k9.889035%9.889035%9.9%65,53865.5k179.868369%9.868369%9.9%7,542189.607565%9.607565%9.6%2,032199.563959%9.563959%9.6%9,914209.473326%9.473326%9.5%6,398219.428094%9.428094%9.4%8,579228.567031%8.567031%8.6%4,063238.497728%8.497728%8.5%3,179248.474505%8.474505%8.5%4,027258.471034%8.471034%8.5%1,743268.106981%8.106981%8.1%17,10817.1k277.808989%7.808989%7.8%1,807287.411742%7.411742%7.4%1,963297.102978%7.102978%7.1%21,11921.1k306.761366%6.761366%6.8%7,216316.503628%6.503628%6.5%1,452325.909368%5.909368%5.9%3,397335.482245%5.482245%5.5%2,447345.315730%5.315730%5.3%11,77711.8k35
Count number of people in category
# rank of metro area out of 35 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 Grand Rapids Area, selected other metro areas in Michigan, and entities that contain the Grand Rapids Area
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#Ann Arbor Metro AreaAnn ArborLansing and East Lansing Metro AreaLansing AreaMidland Metro AreaMidland AreaKalamazoo and Portage Metro AreaKalamazooGrand Rapids and Wyoming Metro AreaGrand RapidsHoughton Metro AreaHoughton AreaTraverse City Metro AreaTraverse CityUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMarquette Metro AreaMarquetteDetroit, Warren, and Dearborn Metro AreaDetroit AreaMidwestEast North CentralMount Pleasant Metro AreaMount PleasantMichiganNiles and Benton Harbor Metro AreaNiles AreaSouth Bend and Mishawaka Metro AreaSouth BendIron Mountain Metro AreaIron MountainHolland Metro AreaHolland AreaBig Rapids Metro AreaBig RapidsLudington Metro AreaLudingtonBattle Creek Metro AreaBattle CreekSaginaw Metro AreaSaginaw AreaJackson Metro AreaJackson AreaEscanaba Metro AreaEscanaba AreaAdrian Metro AreaAdrian AreaFlint Metro AreaFlint AreaSault Ste. Marie Metro AreaSault Ste. MarieMonroe Metro AreaMonroe AreaBay City Metro AreaBay City AreaMuskegon Metro AreaMuskegon AreaAlpena Metro AreaAlpena AreaHillsdale Metro AreaHillsdaleOwosso Metro AreaOwosso AreaCadillac Metro AreaCadillac AreaIonia Metro AreaIonia AreaSturgis Metro AreaSturgis AreaMarinette Metro AreaMarinetteAlma Metro AreaAlma AreaColdwater Metro AreaColdwater53.235838%53.235838%53.2%117,944118k133.340172%33.340172%33.3%99,12999.1k232.885100%32.885100%32.9%18,90418.9k332.296662%32.296662%32.3%68,15568.2k430.838164%30.838164%30.8%204,375204k530.509939%30.509939%30.5%7,060630.316517%30.316517%30.3%32,35532.4k730.315023%30.315023%30.3%64,767,78764.8M30.050409%30.050409%30.1%13,41313.4k829.536919%29.536919%29.5%864,872865k928.952816%28.952816%29.0%13,118,64213.1M28.462853%28.462853%28.5%8,931,6868.93M28.192997%28.192997%28.2%10,54710.5k1027.410304%27.410304%27.4%1,831,7981.83M26.762738%26.762738%26.8%28,60028.6k1126.353318%26.353318%26.4%55,32855.3k1222.471558%22.471558%22.5%5,0171321.419412%21.419412%21.4%16,37016.4k1421.206857%21.206857%21.2%5,6161520.762053%20.762053%20.8%4,2721620.750819%20.750819%20.8%18,88218.9k1720.726390%20.726390%20.7%27,33527.3k1820.585925%20.585925%20.6%22,54222.5k1920.577685%20.577685%20.6%5,4502019.932778%19.932778%19.9%13,46213.5k2119.903333%19.903333%19.9%55,42755.4k2219.710683%19.710683%19.7%5,2052318.799923%18.799923%18.8%19,48819.5k2418.113852%18.113852%18.1%13,56813.6k2518.022423%18.022423%18.0%20,89720.9k2616.775414%16.775414%16.8%3,5482716.674140%16.674140%16.7%5,2062815.766325%15.766325%15.8%7,4922915.667715%15.667715%15.7%5,1813015.600592%15.600592%15.6%6,7513115.323116%15.323116%15.3%6,2293215.000211%15.000211%15.0%7,1143314.253362%14.253362%14.3%4,0283413.627395%13.627395%13.6%4,07535
Count number of people in category
# rank of metro area out of 35 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 Grand Rapids Area, selected other metro areas in Michigan, and entities that contain the Grand Rapids Area
0%2%4%6%8%10%Count#Ann Arbor Metro AreaAnn ArborHoughton Metro AreaHoughton AreaLansing and East Lansing Metro AreaLansing AreaMidland Metro AreaMidland AreaMount Pleasant Metro AreaMount PleasantKalamazoo and Portage Metro AreaKalamazooTraverse City Metro AreaTraverse CityUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSouth Bend and Mishawaka Metro AreaSouth BendDetroit, Warren, and Dearborn Metro AreaDetroit AreaMidwestMarquette Metro AreaMarquetteEast North CentralMichiganNiles and Benton Harbor Metro AreaNiles AreaGrand Rapids and Wyoming Metro AreaGrand RapidsBig Rapids Metro AreaBig RapidsSault Ste. Marie Metro AreaSault Ste. MarieIron Mountain Metro AreaIron MountainSaginaw Metro AreaSaginaw AreaLudington Metro AreaLudingtonEscanaba Metro AreaEscanaba AreaFlint Metro AreaFlint AreaHillsdale Metro AreaHillsdaleAlpena Metro AreaAlpena AreaHolland Metro AreaHolland AreaJackson Metro AreaJackson AreaBay City Metro AreaBay City AreaAdrian Metro AreaAdrian AreaBattle Creek Metro AreaBattle CreekSturgis Metro AreaSturgis AreaCadillac Metro AreaCadillac AreaMarinette Metro AreaMarinetteAlma Metro AreaAlma AreaMonroe Metro AreaMonroe AreaMuskegon Metro AreaMuskegon AreaColdwater Metro AreaColdwaterOwosso Metro AreaOwosso AreaIonia Metro AreaIonia Area10.178741%10.178741%10.2%22,55122.6k14.939499%4.939499%4.9%1,14324.862340%4.862340%4.9%14,45714.5k33.994085%3.994085%4.0%2,29643.704892%3.704892%3.7%1,38653.483898%3.483898%3.5%7,35263.350699%3.350699%3.4%3,57673.336158%3.336158%3.3%7,127,6737.13M3.087446%3.087446%3.1%6,48282.895695%2.895695%2.9%84,78984.8k92.893416%2.893416%2.9%1,311,0191.31M2.881147%2.881147%2.9%1,286102.855432%2.855432%2.9%896,039896k2.809013%2.809013%2.8%187,723188k2.738970%2.738970%2.7%2,927112.626997%2.626997%2.6%17,41017.4k122.114644%2.114644%2.1%560132.037339%2.037339%2.0%538141.975275%1.975275%2.0%441151.916063%1.916063%1.9%2,527161.875972%1.875972%1.9%386171.759487%1.759487%1.8%466181.717891%1.717891%1.7%4,784191.652681%1.652681%1.7%516201.574468%1.574468%1.6%333211.549211%1.549211%1.5%1,184221.518694%1.518694%1.5%1,663231.461871%1.461871%1.5%1,095241.454018%1.454018%1.5%982251.429765%1.429765%1.4%1,301261.266882%1.266882%1.3%515271.254990%1.254990%1.3%415281.246152%1.246152%1.2%591291.199575%1.199575%1.2%339301.083349%1.083349%1.1%1,123311.032342%1.032342%1.0%1,197320.999900%0.999900%1.0%299330.968034%0.968034%1.0%460340.695568%0.695568%0.7%30135
Count number of people in category
# rank of metro area out of 35 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 Grand Rapids Area, selected other metro areas in Michigan, and entities that contain the Grand Rapids Area
Female
Male
1x0x1xFM#LudingtonAlma AreaIonia AreaSault Ste. MarieTraverse CityMarquetteEscanaba AreaCadillac AreaMount PleasantAdrian AreaMidland AreaMuskegon AreaSturgis AreaJackson AreaOwosso AreaKalamazooHolland AreaLansing AreaHillsdaleBig RapidsColdwaterMarinetteFlint AreaGrand RapidsAnn ArborMichiganMidwestEast North CentralUnited StatesDetroit AreaBattle CreekSaginaw AreaSouth BendMonroe AreaHoughton AreaNiles AreaBay City AreaIron MountainAlpena Area-1.000000x-1.000000x1.683381x1.683381x1.68x6.352%6.35%10.693%10.7%1-1.000000x-1.000000x1.553276x1.553276x1.55x8.072%8.07%12.538%12.5%2-1.000000x-1.000000x1.523640x1.523640x1.52x8.380%8.38%12.768%12.8%3-1.000000x-1.000000x1.475235x1.475235x1.48x8.258%8.26%12.182%12.2%4-1.000000x-1.000000x1.465104x1.465104x1.47x5.511%5.51%8.075%8.07%5-1.000000x-1.000000x1.449884x1.449884x1.45x4.466%4.47%6.475%6.48%6-1.000000x-1.000000x1.437646x1.437646x1.44x6.106%6.11%8.778%8.78%7-1.000000x-1.000000x1.402446x1.402446x1.40x9.719%9.72%13.631%13.6%8-1.000000x-1.000000x1.373143x1.373143x1.37x7.184%7.18%9.864%9.86%9-1.000000x-1.000000x1.347885x1.347885x1.35x8.076%8.08%10.885%10.9%10-1.000000x-1.000000x1.286142x1.286142x1.29x5.194%5.19%6.680%6.68%11-1.000000x-1.000000x1.281545x1.281545x1.28x9.486%9.49%12.157%12.2%12-1.000000x-1.000000x1.280813x1.280813x1.28x12.310%12.3%15.767%15.8%13-1.000000x-1.000000x1.271561x1.271561x1.27x8.990%8.99%11.432%11.4%14-1.000000x-1.000000x1.267700x1.267700x1.27x7.502%7.50%9.510%9.51%15-1.000000x-1.000000x1.267354x1.267354x1.27x7.183%7.18%9.103%9.10%16-1.000000x-1.000000x1.216529x1.216529x1.22x8.919%8.92%10.850%10.8%17-1.000000x-1.000000x1.208973x1.208973x1.21x6.457%6.46%7.806%7.81%18-1.000000x-1.000000x1.195807x1.195807x1.20x11.798%11.8%14.108%14.1%19-1.000000x-1.000000x1.178155x1.178155x1.18x9.834%9.83%11.586%11.6%20-1.000000x-1.000000x1.176522x1.176522x1.18x10.937%10.9%12.868%12.9%21-1.000000x-1.000000x1.158265x1.158265x1.16x7.943%7.94%9.200%9.20%22-1.000000x-1.000000x1.156614x1.156614x1.16x9.644%9.64%11.154%11.2%23-1.000000x-1.000000x1.154260x1.154260x1.15x9.199%9.20%10.618%10.6%24-1.000000x-1.000000x1.149873x1.149873x1.15x4.956%4.96%5.698%5.70%25-1.000000x-1.000000x1.145031x1.145031x1.15x9.461%9.46%10.834%10.8%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.127915x1.127915x1.13x9.647%9.65%10.881%10.9%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.125371x1.125371x1.13x10.108%10.1%11.375%11.4%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.109070x1.109070x1.11x12.369%12.4%13.719%13.7%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.080090x1.080090x1.08x10.493%10.5%11.334%11.3%26-1.000000x-1.000000x1.070730x1.070730x1.07x9.121%9.12%9.766%9.77%27-1.000000x-1.000000x1.066017x1.066017x1.07x11.180%11.2%11.918%11.9%28-1.000000x-1.000000x1.061296x1.061296x1.06x11.920%11.9%12.650%12.7%29-1.000000x-1.000000x1.051293x1.051293x1.05x9.332%9.33%9.811%9.81%30-1.000000x-1.000000x1.024705x1.024705x1.02x7.713%7.71%7.903%7.90%31-1.000000x-1.000000x1.016413x1.016413x1.02x10.844%10.8%11.022%11.0%32-1.000000x-1.000000x1.008690x1.008690x1.01x10.527%10.5%10.618%10.6%33-1.084155x-1.084155x1.08x1.000000x1.000000x6.764%6.76%6.239%6.24%34-1.146341x-1.146341x1.15x1.000000x1.000000x10.239%10.2%8.932%8.93%35
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of metro area out of 35 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 Grand Rapids Area, selected other metro areas in Michigan, and entities that contain the Grand Rapids Area
Female
Male
1x0x1x2x3xFM#Holland AreaSturgis AreaAlma AreaAlpena AreaMidland AreaBay City AreaHoughton AreaNiles AreaCadillac AreaSouth BendIron MountainTraverse CityHillsdaleMarinetteGrand RapidsSaginaw AreaMount PleasantMarquetteColdwaterDetroit AreaMichiganEast North CentralMidwestFlint AreaMuskegon AreaJackson AreaUnited StatesAnn ArborLansing AreaKalamazooBig RapidsMonroe AreaLudingtonEscanaba AreaBattle CreekAdrian AreaOwosso AreaSault Ste. MarieIonia Area-1.000000x-1.000000x3.072349x3.072349x3.07x0.767%0.77%2.357%2.36%1-1.000000x-1.000000x2.885340x2.885340x2.89x0.659%0.66%1.902%1.90%2-1.000000x-1.000000x2.528943x2.528943x2.53x0.663%0.66%1.676%1.68%3-1.000000x-1.000000x2.262737x2.262737x2.26x0.978%0.98%2.213%2.21%4-1.000000x-1.000000x2.237257x2.237257x2.24x2.503%2.50%5.600%5.60%5-1.000000x-1.000000x2.211729x2.211729x2.21x0.924%0.92%2.043%2.04%6-1.000000x-1.000000x2.155204x2.155204x2.16x3.117%3.12%6.717%6.72%7-1.000000x-1.000000x2.154549x2.154549x2.15x1.765%1.77%3.803%3.80%8-1.000000x-1.000000x2.120739x2.120739x2.12x0.806%0.81%1.709%1.71%9-1.000000x-1.000000x2.051996x2.051996x2.05x2.052%2.05%4.211%4.21%10-1.000000x-1.000000x1.996233x1.996233x2.00x1.323%1.32%2.640%2.64%11-1.000000x-1.000000x1.972419x1.972419x1.97x2.273%2.27%4.483%4.48%12-1.000000x-1.000000x1.959936x1.959936x1.96x1.121%1.12%2.197%2.20%13-1.000000x-1.000000x1.838625x1.838625x1.84x0.880%0.88%1.617%1.62%14-1.000000x-1.000000x1.829345x1.829345x1.83x1.872%1.87%3.425%3.42%15-1.000000x-1.000000x1.780842x1.780842x1.78x1.399%1.40%2.492%2.49%16-1.000000x-1.000000x1.684702x1.684702x1.68x2.774%2.77%4.673%4.67%17-1.000000x-1.000000x1.684630x1.684630x1.68x2.140%2.14%3.605%3.61%18-1.000000x-1.000000x1.677026x1.677026x1.68x0.741%0.74%1.242%1.24%19-1.000000x-1.000000x1.669274x1.669274x1.67x2.198%2.20%3.670%3.67%20-1.000000x-1.000000x1.645347x1.645347x1.65x2.143%2.14%3.526%3.53%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.597848x1.597848x1.60x2.216%2.22%3.541%3.54%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.589934x1.589934x1.59x2.251%2.25%3.579%3.58%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.585985x1.585985x1.59x1.348%1.35%2.137%2.14%21-1.000000x-1.000000x1.551169x1.551169x1.55x0.813%0.81%1.261%1.26%22-1.000000x-1.000000x1.542729x1.542729x1.54x1.190%1.19%1.836%1.84%23-1.000000x-1.000000x1.526215x1.526215x1.53x2.660%2.66%4.060%4.06%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.504022x1.504022x1.50x8.180%8.18%12.302%12.3%24-1.000000x-1.000000x1.494686x1.494686x1.49x3.931%3.93%5.875%5.88%25-1.000000x-1.000000x1.477769x1.477769x1.48x2.832%2.83%4.186%4.19%26-1.000000x-1.000000x1.414386x1.414386x1.41x1.758%1.76%2.487%2.49%27-1.000000x-1.000000x1.349459x1.349459x1.35x0.926%0.93%1.250%1.25%28-1.000000x-1.000000x1.332321x1.332321x1.33x1.614%1.61%2.151%2.15%29-1.000000x-1.000000x1.264844x1.264844x1.26x1.558%1.56%1.970%1.97%30-1.000000x-1.000000x1.258414x1.258414x1.26x1.273%1.27%1.602%1.60%31-1.000000x-1.000000x1.170136x1.170136x1.17x1.341%1.34%1.569%1.57%32-1.061255x-1.061255x1.06x1.000000x1.000000x0.996%1.00%0.938%0.94%33-1.101619x-1.101619x1.10x1.000000x1.000000x2.149%2.15%1.951%1.95%34-1.534256x-1.534256x1.53x1.000000x1.000000x0.851%0.85%0.555%0.55%35
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of metro area out of 35 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 Grand Rapids Area to the 50 most populous metro areas in the Midwest and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Grand Rapids 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 Grand Rapids Area, selected other metro areas in the Midwest, and entities that contain the Grand Rapids 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 AreaIndianapolisEast North CentralFort Wayne Metro AreaFort WayneYoungstown, Warren, and Boardman Metro AreaYoungstownCleveland and Elyria Metro AreaClevelandWichita Metro AreaWichita AreaFlint Metro AreaFlint AreaMidwestMichiganToledo 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 AreaDavenportSt. 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 AreaKalamazoo 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%140,185140k1110.719464%10.719464%10.7%3,363,7843.36M10.585664%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%4,641,8354.64M10.122386%10.122386%10.1%676,467676k10.029971%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%24,25124.3k279.047519%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%21,65921.7k348.106981%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 Grand Rapids Area, selected other metro areas in the Midwest, and entities that contain the Grand Rapids 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 StatesAkron Metro AreaAkron AreaCedar Rapids Metro AreaCedar RapidsCleveland and Elyria Metro AreaClevelandDetroit, Warren, and Dearborn Metro AreaDetroit AreaFayetteville, Springdale, and Rogers Metro AreaFayettevilleWichita Metro AreaWichita AreaMidwestEast North CentralAppleton Metro AreaAppleton AreaDayton Metro AreaDayton AreaLouisville and Jefferson County Metro AreaLouisvillePeoria Metro AreaPeoria AreaMichiganTopeka Metro AreaTopeka AreaSpringfield 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%64,767,78764.8M29.971272%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%13,118,64213.1M28.462853%28.462853%28.5%8,931,6868.93M27.982104%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%70,53670.5k3227.410304%27.410304%27.4%1,831,7981.83M27.207896%27.207896%27.2%42,92142.9k3326.805948%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 Grand Rapids Area, selected other metro areas in the Midwest, and entities that contain the Grand Rapids 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 AreaLouisvilleToledo Metro AreaToledo AreaSioux Falls Metro AreaSioux FallsDetroit, Warren, and Dearborn Metro AreaDetroit AreaMidwestEast North CentralMichiganTopeka Metro AreaTopeka AreaDayton Metro AreaDayton AreaGrand 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%25,97526.0k252.958688%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%1,311,0191.31M2.855432%2.855432%2.9%896,039896k2.809013%2.809013%2.8%187,723188k2.744181%2.744181%2.7%4,329292.681530%2.681530%2.7%14,56814.6k302.626997%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 Grand Rapids Area, selected other metro areas in the Midwest, and entities that contain the Grand Rapids Area
Female
Male
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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 Grand Rapids Area, selected other metro areas in the Midwest, and entities that contain the Grand Rapids Area
Female
Male
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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 Grand Rapids Area to the 50 most populous metro areas in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Grand Rapids 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 Grand Rapids Area, selected other metro areas in the United States, and entities that contain the Grand Rapids 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 AreaIndianapolisEast North CentralCleveland and Elyria Metro AreaClevelandPhiladelphia, Camden, and Wilmington Metro AreaPhiladelphiaMidwestSalt Lake City Metro AreaSalt Lake CityMichiganCincinnati Metro AreaCincinnatiJacksonville Metro AreaJacksonvilleGrand Rapids and Wyoming Metro AreaGrand RapidsBaltimore, 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 AreaBuffalo, 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 CitySeattle, Tacoma, and Bellevue Metro AreaSeattle AreaPittsburgh 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%140,185140k2910.719464%10.719464%10.7%3,363,7843.36M10.442639%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%72,16372.2k3210.122386%10.122386%10.1%676,467676k9.940523%9.940523%9.9%141,727142k339.924243%9.924243%9.9%96,18196.2k349.889035%9.889035%9.9%65,53865.5k9.798726%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%75,71775.7k429.151544%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%118,933119k478.000039%8.000039%8.0%202,787203k487.130926%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 Grand Rapids Area, selected other metro areas in the United States, and entities that contain the Grand Rapids 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 AreaPhiladelphia, 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 AreaGrand Rapids and Wyoming Metro AreaGrand RapidsBuffalo, 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 AreaPhoenix, 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 AreaBirminghamEast North CentralNew Orleans and Metairie Metro AreaNew OrleansTampa, St. Petersburg, and Clearwater Metro AreaTampa AreaLouisville and Jefferson County Metro AreaLouisvilleMichiganSan 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%2,293,8762.29M1635.513094%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%1,287,2491.29M3230.838164%30.838164%30.8%204,375204k30.539788%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%1,261,0781.26M3629.822794%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%223,779224k4328.462853%28.462853%28.5%8,931,6868.93M28.443508%28.443508%28.4%243,508244k4428.315055%28.315055%28.3%590,579591k4527.701458%27.701458%27.7%240,383240k4627.410304%27.410304%27.4%1,831,7981.83M26.959378%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 Grand Rapids Area, selected other metro areas in the United States, and entities that contain the Grand Rapids 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 StatesIndianapolis, 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 AreaLouisvillePhoenix, Mesa, and Scottsdale Metro AreaPhoenix AreaTampa, St. Petersburg, and Clearwater Metro AreaTampa AreaDetroit, Warren, and Dearborn Metro AreaDetroit AreaMidwestMemphis Metro AreaMemphis AreaEast North CentralMichiganVirginia Beach, Norfolk, and Newport News Metro AreaVirginia BeachDallas, Fort Worth, and Arlington Metro AreaDallas AreaJacksonville Metro AreaJacksonvilleOrlando, Kissimmee, and Sanford Metro AreaOrlando AreaSan Antonio and New Braunfels Metro AreaSan AntonioGrand Rapids and Wyoming Metro AreaGrand RapidsCharlotte, 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%7,127,6737.13M3.311452%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%25,97526.0k382.960242%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%25,00725.0k422.855432%2.855432%2.9%896,039896k2.809013%2.809013%2.8%187,723188k2.783963%2.783963%2.8%31,47131.5k432.770575%2.770575%2.8%123,160123k442.663669%2.663669%2.7%25,81525.8k452.661637%2.661637%2.7%41,73741.7k462.632705%2.632705%2.6%39,18339.2k472.626997%2.626997%2.6%17,41017.4k2.531758%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 Grand Rapids Area, selected other metro areas in the United States, and entities that contain the Grand Rapids Area
Female
Male
1x0x1xFM#Raleigh AreaNew OrleansMemphis AreaCharlotteBirminghamAtlanta AreaRichmond AreaGrand RapidsTampa AreaNashvilleMichiganJacksonvilleWashingtonMidwestBaltimoreEast North CentralDenver 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-1.000000x1.219510x1.219510x1.22x11.377%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-1.000000x1.154260x1.154260x1.15x9.199%9.20%10.618%10.6%-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-1.000000x1.145031x1.145031x1.15x9.461%9.46%10.834%10.8%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.141524x1.141524x1.14x9.298%9.30%10.614%10.6%10-1.000000x-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-1.000000x1.125371x1.125371x1.13x10.108%10.1%11.375%11.4%-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 Grand Rapids Area, selected other metro areas in the United States, and entities that contain the Grand Rapids Area
Female
Male
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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:
Michigan
Counties:
Kent, Ottawa, Montcalm, Barry
Principal Cities:
Grand Rapids, Wyoming, Holland
Charter Townships:
Allendale, Cascade, Gaines, Georgetown, Grand Haven, Grand Rapids, Hastings, Holland, Jamestown, Lowell, Plainfield, Polkton, Rutland, Tallmadge, Zeeland
Cities:
Carson City, Cedar Springs, Coopersville, East Grand Rapids, Ferrysburg, Grand Haven, Grand Rapids, Grandville, Greenville, Hastings, Holland, Hudsonville, Kentwood, Lowell, Rockford, Stanton, Walker, Wyoming, Zeeland
Townships:
Ada, Algoma, Alpine, Assyria, Baltimore, Barry, Belvidere, Blendon, Bloomer, Bowne, Bushnell, Byron, Caledonia, Cannon, Carlton, Castleton, Cato, Chester, Courtland, Crockery, Crystal, Day, Douglass, Eureka, Evergreen, Fairplain, Ferris, Grattan, Home, Hope, Irving, Johnstown, Maple Grove, Maple Valley, Montcalm, Nelson, Oakfield, Olive, Orangeville, Park, Pierson, Pine, Port Sheldon, Prairieville, Reynolds, Richland, Robinson, Sidney, Solon, Sparta, Spencer, Spring Lake, Thornapple, Tyrone, Vergennes, Winfield, Woodland, Wright, Yankee Springs
Unincorporated Places:
Allendale, Beechwood, Byron Center, Comstock Park, Cutlerville, Delton, Dowling, Forest Hills, Hickory Corners, Jenison, Northview
Villages:
Caledonia, Casnovia, Edmore, Freeport, Howard City, Kent City, Lakeview, McBride, Middleville, Nashville, Pierson, Sand Lake, Sheridan, Sparta, Spring Lake, Woodland
ZIP Codes:
48809, 48811, 48815, 48818, 48829, 48834, 48838, 48845, 48849, 48850, 48852, 48877, 48884, 48885, 48886, 48888, 48891, 48897, 49017, 49021, 49046, 49050, 49058, 49060, 49073, 49080, 49083, 49301, 49302, 49306, 49310, 49315, 49316, 49318, 49319, 49321, 49322, 49325, 49326, 49327, 49329, 49330, 49331, 49333, 49336, 49337, 49339, 49341, 49343, 49344, 49345, 49347, 49348, 49401, 49403, 49404, 49415, 49417, 49418, 49423, 49424, 49426, 49428, 49434, 49435, 49448, 49451, 49456, 49460, 49464, 49503, 49504, 49505, 49506, 49507, 49508, 49509, 49512, 49519, 49525, 49534, 49544, 49546, 49548
Unified School Districts:
Allendale, Alma, Belding, Bellevue, Byron Center, Caledonia, Carson City-Crystal, Cedar Springs, Central Montcalm, Comstock Park, Coopersville, Delton-Kellogg, East Grand Rapids, Forest Hills, Fruitport, Godfrey-Lee, Godwin Heights, Grand Haven, Grand Rapids, Grandville, Grant, Greenville, Gull Lake, Hastings, Holland, Hudsonville, Jenison, Kelloggsville, Kenowa Hills, Kent City, Kentwood, Lakeview, Lakewood, Lowell, Maple Valley, Martin, Montabella, Morley Stanwood, Northview, Pennfield, Plainwell, Ravenna, Rockford, Sparta, Spring Lake, Thornapple Kellogg, Tri County, Vestaburg, Wayland Union, West Ottawa, Wyoming, Zeeland
Elementary School District:
Palo
Congressional Districts:
MI-2, MI-3, MI-4
State Senate Districts:
MI-19, MI-26, MI-28, MI-29, MI-30, MI-33
State House Districts:
MI-70, MI-72, MI-73, MI-74, MI-75, MI-76, MI-77, MI-86, MI-87, MI-88, MI-89, MI-90
Neighboring Metro Areas:
Alma Area, Battle Creek Area, Big Rapids Area, Holland Area, Ionia Area, Kalamazoo Area, Lansing Area, Milwaukee Area, Mount Pleasant Area, Muskegon Area, Racine Area