Educational Attainment in the Durham Area, North Carolina (Metro Area)

Educational Attainment#1

Highest level of education among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of North Carolina and the Durham Area
Durham Area
North Carolina
0%10%20%30%40%50%CountHigher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma252.572738%38.120270%52.572738%52.6%190,685191k35.735732%48.194287%35.735732%35.7%129,616130k11.691531%13.685443%11.691531%11.7%42,40642.4k

Relative Educational Attainment#2

Highest level of education among people aged 25 years and older, as percentage more or less than North Carolina at large.
Scope: population of North Carolina and the Durham Area
-20%0%+20%%ref.Higher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma237.912817%37.912817%+37.9%52.573%52.6%38.120%38.1%-25.850689%-25.850689%-25.9%35.736%35.7%48.194%48.2%-14.569588%-14.569588%-14.6%11.692%11.7%13.685%13.7%

Detailed Educational Attainment#3

Highest level of education among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of North Carolina and the Durham Area
Durham Area
North Carolina
0%5%10%15%20%25%CountDoctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None5.168910%1.303714%5.168910%5.2%18,74818.7k3.900393%1.570683%3.900393%3.9%14,14714.1k13.103138%7.371102%13.103138%13.1%47,52647.5k23.730725%18.782627%23.730725%23.7%86,07386.1k6.669571%9.092144%6.669571%6.7%24,19124.2k16.942325%21.779049%16.942325%16.9%61,45161.5k18.793406%26.415238%18.793406%18.8%68,16568.2k6.335692%8.519865%6.335692%6.3%22,98023.0k4.072157%3.918203%4.072157%4.1%14,77014.8k1.283681%1.247376%1.283681%1.3%4,656

Detailed Relative Educational Attainment#4

Highest level of education among people aged 25 years and older, as percentage more or less than North Carolina at large.
Scope: population of North Carolina and the Durham Area
-200%0%+200%%ref.Doctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None296.475816%296.475816%+296.5%5.169%5.17%1.304%1.30%148.324689%148.324689%+148.3%3.900%3.90%1.571%1.57%77.763625%77.763625%+77.8%13.103%13.1%7.371%7.37%26.344014%26.344014%+26.3%23.731%23.7%18.783%18.8%-26.644686%-26.644686%-26.6%6.670%6.67%9.092%9.09%-22.208150%-22.208150%-22.2%16.942%16.9%21.779%21.8%-28.853920%-28.853920%-28.9%18.793%18.8%26.415%26.4%-25.636230%-25.636230%-25.6%6.336%6.34%8.520%8.52%3.929217%3.929217%+3.9%4.072%4.07%3.918%3.92%2.910484%2.910484%+2.9%1.284%1.28%1.247%1.25%

Educational Attainment Sex Ratio#5

Percentage more likely men or women are to have various highest levels of education among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of North Carolina and the Durham Area
More Females More Males
North Carolina
Durham Area
10%0%10%20%30%FMHigher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2-9.912267%-11.967223%-9.912267%10%54.893%54.9%49.943%49.9%4.869797%2.195107%4.869797%5%34.938%34.9%36.640%36.6%31.951389%26.716071%31.951389%32%10.169%10.2%13.418%13.4%

Detailed Educational Attainment Sex Ratio#6

Percentage more likely men or women are to have various highest levels of education among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of North Carolina and the Durham Area
More Females More Males
North Carolina
Durham Area
20%0%20%40%FMDoctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None49.458236%57.251242%49.458236%49%4.196%4.20%6.272%6.27%33.958640%54.631395%33.958640%34%3.365%3.36%4.507%4.51%-36.008533%-23.461949%-36.008533%36%14.960%15.0%10.999%11.0%-9.523150%-7.145987%-9.523150%10%24.739%24.7%22.588%22.6%-36.881141%-35.609983%-36.881141%37%7.634%7.63%5.577%5.58%-2.349746%-6.763147%-2.349746%2%17.127%17.1%16.733%16.7%11.759820%9.782208%11.759820%12%17.812%17.8%19.906%19.9%23.921113%24.458884%23.921113%24%5.697%5.70%7.060%7.06%51.256437%32.724670%51.256437%51%3.283%3.28%4.966%4.97%17.110051%23.906473%17.110051%17%1.188%1.19%1.392%1.39%

Bachelor's Degrees By Age#7

Percentage of age cohort whose highest degree is a Bachelor's.
Scope: population of North Carolina and the Durham Area
Durham Area
North Carolina
0%5%10%15%20%25%30%B.X.Total65+45-6435-4425-3417.761432%13.488519%17.761432%17.8%12,72512.7k71,64471.6k22.990506%18.362663%22.990506%23.0%31,57731.6k137,348137k23.214015%21.758919%23.214015%23.2%16,85516.9k72,60772.6k30.719534%22.595424%30.719534%30.7%24,91624.9k81,10881.1k

Relative Bachelor's Degrees By Age#8

Percentage of population whose highest degree is a Bachelor's, as a percentage more or less than North Carolina at large.
Scope: population of North Carolina and the Durham Area
0%10%20%30%%ref.65+45-6435-4425-3431.678147%31.678147%31.7%17.761%17.8%13.489%13.5%25.202463%25.202463%25.2%22.991%23.0%18.363%18.4%6.687357%6.687357%6.7%23.214%23.2%21.759%21.8%35.954674%35.954674%36.0%30.720%30.7%22.595%22.6%

Bachelor's Degrees Sex Ratio By Age#9

Percentage more likely men or women are to have their highest degree be a Bachelor's.
Scope: population of North Carolina and the Durham Area
More Females More Males
North Carolina
Durham Area
20%10%0%10%20%30%FM65+45-6435-4425-3411.961007%31.986189%11.961007%12.0%16.897%16.9%18.919%18.9%-17.586493%-8.621992%-17.586493%17.6%24.740%24.7%21.040%21.0%-9.135651%-20.654504%-9.135651%9.1%24.210%24.2%22.183%22.2%-15.288225%-25.488303%-15.288225%15.3%32.799%32.8%28.450%28.4%

Median Earnings by Educational Attainment#10

Among population 25 years old and over with earnings.
Scope: population of North Carolina and the Durham Area
Durham Area
North Carolina
$0k$20k$40k$60kCount%Graduate Degree1Bachelor's DegreeSome CollegeH.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2Total$61,607.000000$59,736.000000$61,607.000000$61.6k80,42180.4k22.172%22.2%$45,429.000000$45,922.000000$45,429.000000$45.4k86,07386.1k23.731%23.7%$31,905.000000$31,242.000000$31,905.000000$31.9k85,64285.6k23.612%23.6%$26,126.000000$26,460.000000$26,126.000000$26.1k68,16568.2k18.793%18.8%$18,753.000000$19,187.000000$18,753.000000$18.8k42,40642.4k11.692%11.7%$37,554.000000$33,074.000000$37,554.000000$37.6k362,707363k100.000%100%

Median Earnings by Educational Attainment#11

By sex among population 25 years old and over with earnings.
Scope: population of North Carolina and the Durham Area
Female Male
North Carolina
Durham Area
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$50k$0k$50kFMGraduate Degree1Bachelor's DegreeSome CollegeH.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2Total$-53,099.000000$-50,440.000000$-53,099.000000$53.1k$53,099.000000$23,462.000000$50,440.000000$28,722.000000$76,561.000000$76.6k43,39743.4k37,02437.0k$-41,269.000000$-38,851.000000$-41,269.000000$41.3k$41,269.000000$9,621.000000$38,851.000000$18,914.000000$50,890.000000$50.9k47,67247.7k38,40138.4k$-28,953.000000$-26,431.000000$-28,953.000000$29.0k$28,953.000000$7,359.000000$26,431.000000$11,617.000000$36,312.000000$36.3k47,71347.7k37,92937.9k$-22,585.000000$-21,547.000000$-22,585.000000$22.6k$22,585.000000$7,082.000000$21,547.000000$9,178.000000$29,667.000000$29.7k34,32334.3k33,84233.8k$-15,184.000000$-14,797.000000$-15,184.000000$15.2k$15,184.000000$6,424.000000$14,797.000000$7,099.000000$21,608.000000$21.6k19,59519.6k22,81122.8k$-35,095.000000$-29,144.000000$-35,095.000000$35.1k$35,095.000000$5,796.000000$29,144.000000$9,455.000000$40,891.000000$40.9k192,700193k170,007170k

Composition of the Armed Forces by Educational Attainment#12

Percentage of the armed forces aged 25 to 64 years old with various highest levels of educational attainment.
Scope: population of North Carolina and the Durham Area
Durham Area
North Carolina
0%20%40%60%80%CountBachelor's Degree1Some College2H.S. Diploma3No H.S. Diploma314.511041%30.336622%14.511041%14.5%4682.649842%53.409946%82.649842%82.6%2622.839117%16.025628%2.839117%2.8%90.000000%0.000000%0.0%0.227804%0

Employment by Educational Attainment#13

Percentage of population that is employed by highest level of educational attainment among the population aged 25 to 64 years old.
Scope: population of North Carolina and the Durham Area
Durham Area
North Carolina
0%20%40%60%80%CountBachelor's Degree1Some College2H.S. Diploma3No H.S. Diploma382.235082%82.577602%82.235082%82.2%113,403113k73.345712%73.306683%73.345712%73.3%52,14052.1k66.136941%64.960229%66.136941%66.1%33,04433.0k60.845193%51.254883%60.845193%60.8%19,53819.5k

Lacking High School Diploma By Race#14

Percent of racial or ethnic group lacking a high school diploma (or equivalent).
Scope: population of North Carolina and the Durham Area
Female Male
North Carolina
Durham Area
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40%20%0%20%40%MFWhite1BlackAsianHispanic2Other1-4.580213%-8.803413%-4.580213%4.6%4.580213%1.671635%8.803413%2.266904%6.251847%6.3%6,3455,241-12.564380%-14.413876%-12.564380%12.6%12.564380%3.313810%14.413876%4.148863%15.878191%15.9%6,5756,611-7.176142%-2.272768%-12.593961%-4.169797%-9.448909%9.4%7.176142%12.593961%7.176142%7.2%539823-48.726092%-39.700857%-48.726092%48.7%48.726092%4.764860%39.700857%7.676096%53.490952%53.5%9,1636,751-33.841503%-29.332668%-33.841503%33.8%33.841503%7.747447%29.332668%9.263701%41.588951%41.6%3,5232,575

College Graduates By Race#15

Percent of racial or ethnic group with a bachelor's degree or higher.
Scope: population of North Carolina and the Durham Area
Female Male
North Carolina
Durham Area
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50%0%50%MFWhite1BlackAsianHispanic2Other1-55.475416%-0.325225%-32.528372%-0.206331%-55.800641%55.8%55.475416%32.528372%55.475416%55.5%56,30256.3k63,85163.9k-24.762733%-7.869306%-15.811327%-6.448538%-32.632039%32.6%24.762733%15.811327%24.762733%24.8%10,25410.3k17,17017.2k-70.815155%-49.911204%-70.815155%70.8%70.815155%4.514362%49.911204%8.647936%75.329517%75.3%5,6586,168-12.586106%-5.349657%-11.393412%-4.416435%-17.935763%17.9%12.586106%11.393412%12.586106%12.6%2,1562,485-16.987369%-7.812211%-12.979944%-5.568712%-24.799579%24.8%16.987369%12.979944%16.987369%17.0%1,4391,887

Map of Educational Attainment by County in the Durham 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
25%33%41%48%56%64%

Coarse: High School Diploma Educational Attainment by County#17

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
28%35%41%47%53%60%

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
7.6%9.2%10.7%12.2%13.8%15.3%

Detailed: Doctorate Degree Educational Attainment by County#19

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.3%2.1%3.8%5.5%7.2%8.9%

Detailed: Professional Degree Educational Attainment by County#20

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.3%1.3%2.4%3.4%4.4%5.5%

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%5.8%8.7%11.5%14.4%17.4%

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

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
11.3%14.3%17.2%20.2%23.1%26.1%

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

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
5.9%6.8%7.6%8.5%9.3%10.2%

Detailed: Some College Educational Attainment by County#24

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
13.7%15.4%17.1%18.8%20.5%22.3%

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
15.0%19.5%24.0%28.5%32.9%37.5%

Detailed: Some High School Educational Attainment by County#26

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
3.9%5.0%6.0%7.0%8.0%9.1%

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

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
2.69%3.09%3.48%3.88%4.27%4.67%

Detailed: None Educational Attainment by County#28

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.95%1.09%1.21%1.34%1.47%1.60%
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Map of Educational Attainment by County Subdivision in the Durham 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
16%28%40%52%63%76%

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
19%29%38%47%56%65%

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

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0%7%13%20%26%33%

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%2.4%4.8%7.2%9.6%12.1%

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%1.6%3.1%4.7%6.2%7.9%

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
1.1%5.1%9.1%13.1%17.0%21.0%

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

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
5%11%16%21%27%33%

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%6.3%8.1%9.9%11.8%13.6%

Detailed: Some College Educational Attainment by County Subdivision#37

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
10%18%26%34%42%50%

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

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
9%16%24%31%39%47%

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

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.0%3.0%5.9%8.9%11.8%14.8%

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

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.0%2.5%5.0%7.6%10.1%12.6%

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%1.1%2.2%3.4%4.5%5.7%
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Educational Attainment by Place in the Durham Area

There are 19 places that are fully or partially contained within the Durham Area (14 fully and 5 partially). This section compares all 19 of those to each other, the Durham Area, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Durham 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 Durham Area, selected places in the Durham Area, and entities that contain the Durham Area
0%10%20%30%Count#Siler CityRoxboroGormanGulfGoldstonMoncureSouthNorth CarolinaN CarolinaPittsboroHillsboroughUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesDurhamSouth AtlanticDurham and Chapel Hill Metro AreaDurham AreaRaleighMebaneCarrboroMorrisvilleCaryChapel HillEflandRougemontFearrington VillageFearrington VlgBennett37.021802%37.021802%37.0%1,800123.611353%23.611353%23.6%1,356222.359396%22.359396%22.4%163317.465753%17.465753%17.5%51415.481172%15.481172%15.5%37514.646465%14.646465%14.6%58614.392758%14.392758%14.4%11,511,24211.5M13.685443%13.685443%13.7%914,827915k13.466003%13.466003%13.5%406713.053835%13.053835%13.1%548813.020590%13.020590%13.0%27,818,38027.8M13.004396%13.004396%13.0%21,68621.7k912.827640%12.827640%12.8%5,478,9325.48M11.691531%11.691531%11.7%42,40642.4k8.738650%8.738650%8.7%25,06025.1k108.000882%8.000882%8.0%726116.963062%6.963062%7.0%935125.422951%5.422951%5.4%827134.510557%4.510557%4.5%4,794144.068050%4.068050%4.1%1,253153.414634%3.414634%3.4%21161.472754%1.472754%1.5%10170.209278%0.209278%0.2%6180.000000%0.000000%0.0%019

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 Durham Area, selected places in the Durham Area, and entities that contain the Durham Area
0%20%40%60%Count#Fearrington VillageFearrington VlgChapel HillCarrboroMorrisvilleCaryRaleighRougemontDurhamDurham and Chapel Hill Metro AreaDurham AreaHillsboroughPittsboroMebaneSouth AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNorth CarolinaN CarolinaEflandSouthMoncureGulfGoldstonRoxboroSiler CityBennettGorman76.805023%76.805023%76.8%2,202174.581994%74.581994%74.6%22,97223.0k269.086982%69.086982%69.1%9,277364.813115%64.813115%64.8%9,884464.183697%64.183697%64.2%68,21768.2k549.199364%49.199364%49.2%141,090141k649.042710%49.042710%49.0%333748.320031%48.320031%48.3%80,57880.6k845.903167%45.903167%45.9%166,494166k42.877561%42.877561%42.9%1,800942.421227%42.421227%42.4%1,2791034.097421%34.097421%34.1%3,0941130.457708%30.457708%30.5%13,009,07313.0M30.315023%30.315023%30.3%64,767,78764.8M29.028126%29.028126%29.0%1,940,4351.94M28.617886%28.617886%28.6%1761228.191926%28.191926%28.2%22,547,73422.5M24.747475%24.747475%24.7%981322.602740%22.602740%22.6%661415.481172%15.481172%15.5%371511.196239%11.196239%11.2%643169.707939%9.707939%9.7%472178.235294%8.235294%8.2%14186.172840%6.172840%6.2%4519

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 Durham Area, selected places in the Durham Area, and entities that contain the Durham Area
0%5%10%15%20%Count#Chapel HillCarrboroFearrington VillageFearrington VlgDurham and Chapel Hill Metro AreaDurham AreaDurhamRougemontCaryHillsboroughPittsboroMorrisvilleMoncureRaleighSouth AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSouthNorth CarolinaN CarolinaMebaneEflandGoldstonRoxboroSiler CityGormanGulfBennett21.226584%21.226584%21.2%6,538116.152815%16.152815%16.2%2,169215.312173%15.312173%15.3%43939.069304%9.069304%9.1%32,89532.9k8.806121%8.806121%8.8%14,68514.7k48.689249%8.689249%8.7%5958.055775%8.055775%8.1%8,56266.860410%6.860410%6.9%28876.069652%6.069652%6.1%18385.029508%5.029508%5.0%76794.797980%4.797980%4.8%19104.783940%4.783940%4.8%13,71913.7k113.501306%3.501306%3.5%1,495,4751.50M3.336158%3.336158%3.3%7,127,6737.13M3.064699%3.064699%3.1%2,451,1282.45M2.874397%2.874397%2.9%192,144192k2.060833%2.060833%2.1%187121.788618%1.788618%1.8%11131.255230%1.255230%1.3%3140.504963%0.504963%0.5%29150.493624%0.493624%0.5%24160.000000%0.000000%0.0%0170.000000%0.000000%0.0%0180.000000%0.000000%0.0%019

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 Durham Area, selected places in the Durham Area, and entities that contain the Durham Area
Female
Male
10x5x0x5x10xFM#RougemontGulfGormanChapel HillCarrboroRoxboroSiler CityHillsboroughDurham AreaN CarolinaDurhamSouth AtlanticRaleighSouthUnited StatesGoldstonCaryFearrington VlgMebanePittsboroMoncureMorrisvilleEfland-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%2.732%2.73%1-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%36.170%36.2%2-1.000000x-1.000000x5.984085x5.984085x5.98x6.250%6.25%37.401%37.4%3-1.000000x-1.000000x1.943181x1.943181x1.94x2.822%2.82%5.483%5.48%4-1.000000x-1.000000x1.662414x1.662414x1.66x5.286%5.29%8.788%8.79%5-1.000000x-1.000000x1.650359x1.650359x1.65x18.506%18.5%30.542%30.5%6-1.000000x-1.000000x1.423981x1.423981x1.42x31.204%31.2%44.434%44.4%7-1.000000x-1.000000x1.333123x1.333123x1.33x11.286%11.3%15.046%15.0%8-1.000000x-1.000000x1.319514x1.319514x1.32x10.169%10.2%13.418%13.4%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.267161x1.267161x1.27x12.146%12.1%15.391%15.4%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.203180x1.203180x1.20x11.905%11.9%14.324%14.3%9-1.000000x-1.000000x1.178860x1.178860x1.18x11.819%11.8%13.933%13.9%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.169980x1.169980x1.17x8.091%8.09%9.466%9.47%10-1.000000x-1.000000x1.149925x1.149925x1.15x13.427%13.4%15.440%15.4%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.109070x1.109070x1.11x12.369%12.4%13.719%13.7%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.091082x1.091082x1.09x14.783%14.8%16.129%16.1%11-1.000000x-1.000000x1.018146x1.018146x1.02x4.472%4.47%4.553%4.55%12-1.164459x-1.164459x1.16x1.000000x1.000000x0.221%0.22%0.190%0.19%13-1.214110x-1.214110x1.21x1.000000x1.000000x8.640%8.64%7.117%7.12%14-1.215256x-1.215256x1.22x1.000000x1.000000x14.630%14.6%12.038%12.0%15-1.229560x-1.229560x1.23x1.000000x1.000000x16.038%16.0%13.043%13.0%16-1.425650x-1.425650x1.43x1.000000x1.000000x6.366%6.37%4.466%4.47%17-10.000000x-10.000000x> 10.0x1.000000x1.000000x5.483%5.48%0.000%0%18

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 Durham Area, selected places in the Durham Area, and entities that contain the Durham Area
Female
Male
10x5x0x5x10xFM#RoxboroSiler CityGoldstonFearrington VlgMorrisvilleRougemontChapel HillN CarolinaSouthMebaneUnited StatesSouth AtlanticCarrboroCaryHillsboroughDurham AreaDurhamRaleighMoncurePittsboroEfland-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%1.190%1.19%1-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%1.123%1.12%2-1.000000x-1.000000x1.854839x1.854839x1.85x0.870%0.87%1.613%1.61%3-1.000000x-1.000000x1.839059x1.839059x1.84x11.700%11.7%21.517%21.5%4-1.000000x-1.000000x1.697222x1.697222x1.70x3.736%3.74%6.342%6.34%5-1.000000x-1.000000x1.667623x1.667623x1.67x6.390%6.39%10.656%10.7%6-1.000000x-1.000000x1.575175x1.575175x1.58x16.722%16.7%26.340%26.3%7-1.000000x-1.000000x1.558133x1.558133x1.56x2.273%2.27%3.541%3.54%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.555780x1.555780x1.56x2.420%2.42%3.764%3.76%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.555738x1.555738x1.56x1.671%1.67%2.600%2.60%8-1.000000x-1.000000x1.526215x1.526215x1.53x2.660%2.66%4.060%4.06%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.520688x1.520688x1.52x2.804%2.80%4.265%4.26%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.475189x1.475189x1.48x13.159%13.2%19.412%19.4%9-1.000000x-1.000000x1.471799x1.471799x1.47x6.575%6.58%9.678%9.68%10-1.000000x-1.000000x1.448545x1.448545x1.45x5.665%5.67%8.207%8.21%11-1.000000x-1.000000x1.425605x1.425605x1.43x7.561%7.56%10.779%10.8%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.318603x1.318603x1.32x7.692%7.69%10.143%10.1%12-1.000000x-1.000000x1.305865x1.305865x1.31x4.182%4.18%5.461%5.46%13-1.000000x-1.000000x1.280193x1.280193x1.28x4.245%4.25%5.435%5.43%14-1.315920x-1.315920x1.32x1.000000x1.000000x6.803%6.80%5.170%5.17%15-10.000000x-10.000000x> 10.0x1.000000x1.000000x2.872%2.87%0.000%0%16

Educational Attainment by County in the Durham Area

There are 4 counties in the Durham Area. This section compares all 4 of those to each other, the Durham Area, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Durham 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 Durham Area, selected counties in the Durham Area, and entities that contain the Durham Area
0%5%10%15%Count#Person CountyPersonSouthNorth CarolinaN CarolinaChatham CountyChathamUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSouth AtlanticDurham CountyDurhamDurham and Chapel Hill Metro AreaDurham AreaOrange CountyOrange15.298304%15.298304%15.3%4,213114.392758%14.392758%14.4%11,511,24211.5M13.685443%13.685443%13.7%914,827915k13.118739%13.118739%13.1%6,639213.020590%13.020590%13.0%27,818,38027.8M12.827640%12.827640%12.8%5,478,9325.48M12.580092%12.580092%12.6%25,03325.0k311.691531%11.691531%11.7%42,40642.4k7.620483%7.620483%7.6%6,5214

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 Durham Area, selected counties in the Durham Area, and entities that contain the Durham Area
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#Orange CountyOrangeDurham CountyDurhamDurham and Chapel Hill Metro AreaDurham AreaChatham CountyChathamSouth AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNorth CarolinaN CarolinaSouthPerson CountyPerson57.692937%57.692937%57.7%49,36949.4k146.928222%46.928222%46.9%93,38293.4k245.903167%45.903167%45.9%166,494166k38.806884%38.806884%38.8%19,63919.6k330.457708%30.457708%30.5%13,009,07313.0M30.315023%30.315023%30.3%64,767,78764.8M29.028126%29.028126%29.0%1,940,4351.94M28.191926%28.191926%28.2%22,547,73422.5M14.902502%14.902502%14.9%4,1044

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 Durham Area, selected counties in the Durham Area, and entities that contain the Durham Area
0%5%10%Count#Orange CountyOrangeDurham and Chapel Hill Metro AreaDurham AreaDurham CountyDurhamChatham CountyChathamSouth AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSouthNorth CarolinaN CarolinaPerson CountyPerson14.293227%14.293227%14.3%12,23112.2k19.069304%9.069304%9.1%32,89532.9k8.443180%8.443180%8.4%16,80116.8k27.269745%7.269745%7.3%3,67933.501306%3.501306%3.5%1,495,4751.50M3.336158%3.336158%3.3%7,127,6737.13M3.064699%3.064699%3.1%2,451,1282.45M2.874397%2.874397%2.9%192,144192k0.668143%0.668143%0.7%1844

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 Durham Area, selected counties in the Durham Area, and entities that contain the Durham Area
Female
Male
1.0x0.5x0.0x0.5x1.0xFM#OrangeDurham AreaChathamPersonDurhamN CarolinaSouth AtlanticSouthUnited States-1.000000x-1.000000x1.493547x1.493547x1.49x6.181%6.18%9.231%9.23%1-1.000000x-1.000000x1.319514x1.319514x1.32x10.169%10.2%13.418%13.4%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.303648x1.303648x1.30x11.475%11.5%14.960%15.0%2-1.000000x-1.000000x1.302812x1.302812x1.30x13.375%13.4%17.425%17.4%3-1.000000x-1.000000x1.286535x1.286535x1.29x11.099%11.1%14.279%14.3%4-1.000000x-1.000000x1.267161x1.267161x1.27x12.146%12.1%15.391%15.4%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.178860x1.178860x1.18x11.819%11.8%13.933%13.9%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.149925x1.149925x1.15x13.427%13.4%15.440%15.4%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.109070x1.109070x1.11x12.369%12.4%13.719%13.7%

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 Durham Area, selected counties in the Durham Area, and entities that contain the Durham Area
Female
Male
1x0x1xFM#N CarolinaSouthOrangeUnited StatesSouth AtlanticChathamDurham AreaDurhamPerson-1.000000x-1.000000x1.558133x1.558133x1.56x2.273%2.27%3.541%3.54%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.555780x1.555780x1.56x2.420%2.42%3.764%3.76%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.532849x1.532849x1.53x11.421%11.4%17.507%17.5%1-1.000000x-1.000000x1.526215x1.526215x1.53x2.660%2.66%4.060%4.06%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.520688x1.520688x1.52x2.804%2.80%4.265%4.26%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.517979x1.517979x1.52x5.842%5.84%8.869%8.87%2-1.000000x-1.000000x1.425605x1.425605x1.43x7.561%7.56%10.779%10.8%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.336916x1.336916x1.34x7.298%7.30%9.757%9.76%3-1.000000x-1.000000x1.206097x1.206097x1.21x0.609%0.61%0.734%0.73%4

Educational Attainment by County Subdivision in the Durham Area

There are 35 county subdivisions in the Durham Area. This section compares all 35 of those to each other, the Durham Area, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Durham Area.

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 Durham Area, selected county subdivisions in the Durham Area, and entities that contain the Durham Area
0%10%20%30%Count#Matthews TownshipMatthewsRoxboro TownshipRoxboroBear Creek TownshipBear CrkDurham TownshipDurhamCape Fear TownshipCape FearCunningham TownshipCunninghamBushy Fork TownshipBushy ForkEno TownshipGulf TownshipHickory Mountain TownshipHickory MtnHolloway TownshipHollowaySouthOak Grove TownshipOak GrvHillsborough TownshipHillsboroughNorth CarolinaN CarolinaMount Tirzah TownshipMt TirzahUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSouth AtlanticOlive Hill TownshipOlive HlCenter TownshipCtrDurham and Chapel Hill Metro AreaDurham AreaWoodsdale TownshipWoodsdaleAlbright TownshipAlbrightFlat River TownshipFlat RivHaw River TownshipHaw RivCedar Grove TownshipCedar GrvMangum TownshipMangumAllensville TownshipAllensvilleLittle River TownshipLittle RivBingham TownshipBinghamTriangle TownshipTrnglCheeks TownshipCheeksOakland TownshipOaklandWilliams TownshipWilliamsLebanon TownshipLebanonHadley TownshipHadleyChapel Hill TownshipChapel HlBaldwin TownshipBaldwinCarr TownshipNew Hope TownshipNew Hope32.970308%32.970308%33.0%2,876119.908101%19.908101%19.9%1,993219.826024%19.826024%19.8%547319.650069%19.650069%19.7%14,06114.1k418.344965%18.344965%18.3%184518.203689%18.203689%18.2%227617.650104%17.650104%17.7%341717.632622%17.632622%17.6%934816.655563%16.655563%16.7%500916.640666%16.640666%16.6%3201014.518852%14.518852%14.5%2581114.392758%14.392758%14.4%11,511,24211.5M14.198054%14.198054%14.2%4,1881214.085999%14.085999%14.1%1,3301313.685443%13.685443%13.7%914,827915k13.176088%13.176088%13.2%3241413.020590%13.020590%13.0%27,818,38027.8M12.827640%12.827640%12.8%5,478,9325.48M12.088505%12.088505%12.1%2241511.843261%11.843261%11.8%6741611.691531%11.691531%11.7%42,40642.4k11.534276%11.534276%11.5%1061710.497540%10.497540%10.5%1921810.339476%10.339476%10.3%5331910.271547%10.271547%10.3%87209.896730%9.896730%9.9%345219.533573%9.533573%9.5%744229.469350%9.469350%9.5%207239.448819%9.448819%9.4%252247.498547%7.498547%7.5%387256.994903%6.994903%7.0%5,160266.339468%6.339468%6.3%434276.117909%6.117909%6.1%55285.835462%5.835462%5.8%754295.549082%5.549082%5.5%762305.544148%5.544148%5.5%108315.389858%5.389858%5.4%2,839324.947201%4.947201%4.9%342334.484987%4.484987%4.5%118340.000000%0.000000%0.0%035

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 Durham Area, selected county subdivisions in the Durham Area, and entities that contain the Durham Area
0%20%40%60%Count#Chapel Hill TownshipChapel HlWilliams TownshipWilliamsTriangle TownshipTrnglBaldwin TownshipBaldwinCarr TownshipDurham and Chapel Hill Metro AreaDurham AreaHadley TownshipHadleyBingham TownshipBinghamLebanon TownshipLebanonNew Hope TownshipNew HopeHaw River TownshipHaw RivDurham TownshipDurhamHillsborough TownshipHillsboroughEno TownshipCenter TownshipCtrOak Grove TownshipOak GrvCedar Grove TownshipCedar GrvCheeks TownshipCheeksSouth AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMangum TownshipMangumNorth CarolinaN CarolinaHickory Mountain TownshipHickory MtnLittle River TownshipLittle RivSouthOakland TownshipOaklandFlat River TownshipFlat RivAlbright TownshipAlbrightWoodsdale TownshipWoodsdaleGulf TownshipMount Tirzah TownshipMt TirzahAllensville TownshipAllensvilleOlive Hill TownshipOlive HlCunningham TownshipCunninghamCape Fear TownshipCape FearBear Creek TownshipBear CrkRoxboro TownshipRoxboroHolloway TownshipHollowayMatthews TownshipMatthewsBushy Fork TownshipBushy Fork70.685171%70.685171%70.7%37,23237.2k166.202306%66.202306%66.2%8,554261.275892%61.275892%61.3%45,20245.2k352.046868%52.046868%52.0%3,598449.372862%49.372862%49.4%1,299545.903167%45.903167%45.9%166,494166k45.636550%45.636550%45.6%889645.514435%45.514435%45.5%2,349745.033498%45.033498%45.0%6,184844.392741%44.392741%44.4%954940.023613%40.023613%40.0%3391039.186942%39.186942%39.2%28,04128.0k1139.176022%39.176022%39.2%3,6991239.154238%39.154238%39.2%2,0741337.445089%37.445089%37.4%2,1311434.986609%34.986609%35.0%10,32010.3k1533.677567%33.677567%33.7%1,1741630.514169%30.514169%30.5%2,0891730.457708%30.457708%30.5%13,009,07313.0M30.315023%30.315023%30.3%64,767,78764.8M29.933368%29.933368%29.9%2,3361829.028126%29.028126%29.0%1,940,4351.94M28.237129%28.237129%28.2%5431928.196475%28.196475%28.2%7522028.191926%28.191926%28.2%22,547,73422.5M22.914349%22.914349%22.9%2062120.814743%20.814743%20.8%1,0732219.956260%19.956260%20.0%3652319.260065%19.260065%19.3%1772418.154564%18.154564%18.2%5452516.795445%16.795445%16.8%4132614.684355%14.684355%14.7%3212714.301133%14.301133%14.3%2652813.712911%13.712911%13.7%1712913.659023%13.659023%13.7%1373013.048206%13.048206%13.0%3603112.626111%12.626111%12.6%1,2643211.986494%11.986494%12.0%2133311.670297%11.670297%11.7%1,0183410.714286%10.714286%10.7%20735

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 Durham Area, selected county subdivisions in the Durham Area, and entities that contain the Durham Area
0%5%10%15%Count#Chapel Hill TownshipChapel HlWilliams TownshipWilliamsTriangle TownshipTrnglBaldwin TownshipBaldwinNew Hope TownshipNew HopeBingham TownshipBinghamDurham and Chapel Hill Metro AreaDurham AreaDurham TownshipDurhamMangum TownshipMangumEno TownshipLebanon TownshipLebanonHillsborough TownshipHillsboroughCenter TownshipCtrAlbright TownshipAlbrightCedar Grove TownshipCedar GrvCarr TownshipCape Fear TownshipCape FearSouth AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesOak Grove TownshipOak GrvCheeks TownshipCheeksSouthHickory Mountain TownshipHickory MtnNorth CarolinaN CarolinaHadley TownshipHadleyLittle River TownshipLittle RivHaw River TownshipHaw RivFlat River TownshipFlat RivMatthews TownshipMatthewsCunningham TownshipCunninghamOlive Hill TownshipOlive HlRoxboro TownshipRoxboroMount Tirzah TownshipMt TirzahGulf TownshipHolloway TownshipHollowayBear Creek TownshipBear CrkAllensville TownshipAllensvilleBushy Fork TownshipBushy ForkWoodsdale TownshipWoodsdaleOakland TownshipOakland19.831792%19.831792%19.8%10,44610.4k115.749555%15.749555%15.7%2,035212.151610%12.151610%12.2%8,964311.037176%11.037176%11.0%76349.818520%9.818520%9.8%21159.784925%9.784925%9.8%50569.069304%9.069304%9.1%32,89532.9k7.598139%7.598139%7.6%5,43776.752947%6.752947%6.8%52786.494242%6.494242%6.5%34495.935042%5.935042%5.9%815105.401398%5.401398%5.4%510115.113337%5.113337%5.1%291124.811372%4.811372%4.8%88133.901320%3.901320%3.9%136143.800836%3.800836%3.8%100153.688933%3.688933%3.7%37163.501306%3.501306%3.5%1,495,4751.50M3.336158%3.336158%3.3%7,127,6737.13M3.247788%3.247788%3.2%958173.184341%3.184341%3.2%218183.064699%3.064699%3.1%2,451,1282.45M2.964119%2.964119%3.0%57192.874397%2.874397%2.9%192,144192k2.772074%2.772074%2.8%54202.699663%2.699663%2.7%72212.243211%2.243211%2.2%19221.260912%1.260912%1.3%65231.238106%1.238106%1.2%108241.122694%1.122694%1.1%14251.025364%1.025364%1.0%19260.629308%0.629308%0.6%63270.610004%0.610004%0.6%15280.532978%0.532978%0.5%16290.450197%0.450197%0.5%8300.000000%0.000000%0.0%0310.000000%0.000000%0.0%0320.000000%0.000000%0.0%0330.000000%0.000000%0.0%0340.000000%0.000000%0.0%035

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 Durham Area, selected county subdivisions in the Durham Area, and entities that contain the Durham Area
Female
Male
10x5x0x5x10xFM#MangumMt TirzahBinghamWilliamsCape FearHickory MtnWoodsdaleHollowayBaldwinEno TownshipCtrOak GrvCheeksCedar GrvChapel HlTrnglLittle RivHillsboroughLebanonGulf TownshipDurham AreaBear CrkRoxboroN CarolinaOlive HlFlat RivSouth AtlanticSouthDurhamMatthewsUnited StatesBushy ForkCunninghamAllensvilleHadleyCarr TownshipAlbrightHaw RivOakland-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.644%0.64%13.320%13.3%1-1.000000x-1.000000x3.341415x3.341415x3.34x5.995%6.00%20.032%20.0%2-1.000000x-1.000000x2.124165x2.124165x2.12x4.914%4.91%10.439%10.4%3-1.000000x-1.000000x2.123205x2.123205x2.12x3.874%3.87%8.226%8.23%4-1.000000x-1.000000x1.981046x1.981046x1.98x11.778%11.8%23.333%23.3%5-1.000000x-1.000000x1.826176x1.826176x1.83x11.912%11.9%21.753%21.8%6-1.000000x-1.000000x1.822392x1.822392x1.82x8.539%8.54%15.561%15.6%7-1.000000x-1.000000x1.784572x1.784572x1.78x10.560%10.6%18.846%18.8%8-1.000000x-1.000000x1.755599x1.755599x1.76x3.652%3.65%6.412%6.41%9-1.000000x-1.000000x1.735833x1.735833x1.74x13.143%13.1%22.814%22.8%10-1.000000x-1.000000x1.550040x1.550040x1.55x9.387%9.39%14.549%14.5%11-1.000000x-1.000000x1.544382x1.544382x1.54x11.363%11.4%17.550%17.5%12-1.000000x-1.000000x1.527212x1.527212x1.53x5.089%5.09%7.772%7.77%13-1.000000x-1.000000x1.440339x1.440339x1.44x8.178%8.18%11.779%11.8%14-1.000000x-1.000000x1.436139x1.436139x1.44x4.466%4.47%6.413%6.41%15-1.000000x-1.000000x1.415186x1.415186x1.42x5.877%5.88%8.318%8.32%16-1.000000x-1.000000x1.413080x1.413080x1.41x7.881%7.88%11.137%11.1%17-1.000000x-1.000000x1.386710x1.386710x1.39x11.945%11.9%16.564%16.6%18-1.000000x-1.000000x1.380993x1.380993x1.38x4.749%4.75%6.559%6.56%19-1.000000x-1.000000x1.359801x1.359801x1.36x14.135%14.1%19.220%19.2%20-1.000000x-1.000000x1.319514x1.319514x1.32x10.169%10.2%13.418%13.4%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.298738x1.298738x1.30x17.358%17.4%22.544%22.5%21-1.000000x-1.000000x1.293468x1.293468x1.29x17.628%17.6%22.801%22.8%22-1.000000x-1.000000x1.267161x1.267161x1.27x12.146%12.1%15.391%15.4%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.199193x1.199193x1.20x10.977%11.0%13.163%13.2%23-1.000000x-1.000000x1.195277x1.195277x1.20x9.414%9.41%11.252%11.3%24-1.000000x-1.000000x1.178860x1.178860x1.18x11.819%11.8%13.933%13.9%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.149925x1.149925x1.15x13.427%13.4%15.440%15.4%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.145413x1.145413x1.15x18.430%18.4%21.110%21.1%25-1.000000x-1.000000x1.117518x1.117518x1.12x31.262%31.3%34.936%34.9%26-1.000000x-1.000000x1.109070x1.109070x1.11x12.369%12.4%13.719%13.7%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.051913x1.051913x1.05x17.254%17.3%18.150%18.1%27-1.000000x-1.000000x1.030462x1.030462x1.03x17.891%17.9%18.436%18.4%28-1.069507x-1.069507x1.07x1.000000x1.000000x9.778%9.78%9.142%9.14%29-1.073849x-1.073849x1.07x1.000000x1.000000x5.722%5.72%5.329%5.33%30-1.340263x-1.340263x1.34x1.000000x1.000000x5.106%5.11%3.810%3.81%31-1.441640x-1.441640x1.44x1.000000x1.000000x12.574%12.6%8.722%8.72%32-2.371348x-2.371348x2.37x1.000000x1.000000x14.157%14.2%5.970%5.97%33-10.000000x-10.000000x> 10.0x1.000000x1.000000x10.680%10.7%0.000%0%34

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 Durham Area, selected county subdivisions in the Durham Area, and entities that contain the Durham Area
Female
Male
10x5x0x5x10xFM#Mt TirzahOlive HlAlbrightMatthewsRoxboroLebanonWilliamsCedar GrvN CarolinaChapel HlSouthUnited StatesSouth AtlanticBinghamEno TownshipDurham AreaTrnglHillsboroughMangumDurhamHaw RivLittle RivNew HopeOak GrvBaldwinCape FearHadleyCheeksCtrHollowayHickory MtnCarr TownshipFlat RivGulf TownshipCunningham-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%1.192%1.19%1-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%2.017%2.02%2-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%8.925%8.92%3-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.193%0.19%2.441%2.44%4-1.000000x-1.000000x3.433870x3.433870x3.43x0.304%0.30%1.043%1.04%5-1.000000x-1.000000x2.311150x2.311150x2.31x3.758%3.76%8.685%8.68%6-1.000000x-1.000000x2.023632x2.023632x2.02x10.778%10.8%21.810%21.8%7-1.000000x-1.000000x1.768768x1.768768x1.77x2.854%2.85%5.048%5.05%8-1.000000x-1.000000x1.558133x1.558133x1.56x2.273%2.27%3.541%3.54%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.557932x1.557932x1.56x15.680%15.7%24.429%24.4%9-1.000000x-1.000000x1.555780x1.555780x1.56x2.420%2.42%3.764%3.76%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.526215x1.526215x1.53x2.660%2.66%4.060%4.06%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.520688x1.520688x1.52x2.804%2.80%4.265%4.26%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.450624x1.450624x1.45x8.082%8.08%11.723%11.7%10-1.000000x-1.000000x1.440774x1.440774x1.44x5.391%5.39%7.767%7.77%11-1.000000x-1.000000x1.425605x1.425605x1.43x7.561%7.56%10.779%10.8%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.401535x1.401535x1.40x10.264%10.3%14.386%14.4%12-1.000000x-1.000000x1.397639x1.397639x1.40x4.561%4.56%6.374%6.37%13-1.000000x-1.000000x1.314045x1.314045x1.31x5.534%5.53%7.272%7.27%14-1.000000x-1.000000x1.255987x1.255987x1.26x6.805%6.81%8.547%8.55%15-1.000000x-1.000000x1.229961x1.229961x1.23x2.022%2.02%2.488%2.49%16-1.000000x-1.000000x1.138652x1.138652x1.14x2.531%2.53%2.882%2.88%17-1.000000x-1.000000x1.036304x1.036304x1.04x9.641%9.64%9.991%9.99%18-1.000000x-1.000000x1.021352x1.021352x1.02x3.216%3.22%3.285%3.28%19-1.000000x-1.000000x1.005032x1.005032x1.01x11.011%11.0%11.067%11.1%20-1.002969x-1.002969x1.00x1.000000x1.000000x3.695%3.70%3.684%3.68%21-1.203479x-1.203479x1.20x1.000000x1.000000x3.002%3.00%2.494%2.49%22-1.241672x-1.241672x1.24x1.000000x1.000000x3.502%3.50%2.820%2.82%23-1.312130x-1.312130x1.31x1.000000x1.000000x5.766%5.77%4.394%4.39%24-1.524784x-1.524784x1.52x1.000000x1.000000x0.539%0.54%0.353%0.35%25-2.004004x-2.004004x2.00x1.000000x1.000000x3.904%3.90%1.948%1.95%26-2.250057x-2.250057x2.25x1.000000x1.000000x5.179%5.18%2.302%2.30%27-4.054688x-4.054688x4.05x1.000000x1.000000x2.031%2.03%0.501%0.50%28-6.879789x-6.879789x6.88x1.000000x1.000000x0.925%0.92%0.134%0.13%29-10.000000x-10.000000x> 10.0x1.000000x1.000000x2.637%2.64%0.000%0%30

Educational Attainment by Metro Area in North Carolina

There are 41 metro areas in North Carolina. This section compares the Durham Area to all of the metro areas in North Carolina and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Durham 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 Durham Area, selected other metro areas in North Carolina, and entities that contain the Durham Area
0%5%10%15%20%Count#Henderson Metro AreaHendersonLumberton Metro AreaLumbertonNorth Wilkesboro Metro AreaNorth WilkesboroRoanoke Rapids Metro AreaRoanoke RapidsMount Airy Metro AreaMount AiryLaurinburg Metro AreaLaurinburgWilson Metro AreaWilson AreaRockingham Metro AreaRockinghamKinston Metro AreaKinston AreaHickory, Lenoir, and Morganton Metro AreaHickory AreaSanford Metro AreaSanford AreaForest City Metro AreaForest CityOxford Metro AreaOxford AreaRocky Mount Metro AreaRocky MountMarion Metro AreaMarion AreaGoldsboro Metro AreaGoldsboroShelby Metro AreaShelby AreaWashington Metro AreaWashingtonBurlington Metro AreaBurlingtonAlbemarle Metro AreaAlbemarleElizabeth City Metro AreaElizabeth CityWinston and Salem Metro AreaWinston AreaSouthDunn Metro AreaDunn AreaGreensboro and High Point Metro AreaGreensboroNorth CarolinaN CarolinaNew Bern Metro AreaNew Bern AreaCullowhee Metro AreaCullowheeUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSouth AtlanticCharlotte, Concord, and Gastonia Metro AreaCharlotteBoone Metro AreaBoone AreaBrevard Metro AreaBrevard AreaDurham and Chapel Hill Metro AreaDurham AreaMyrtle Beach, Conway, and North Myrtle Beach Metro AreaMyrtle BeachGreenville Metro AreaGreenvilleAsheville Metro AreaAshevilleFayetteville Metro AreaFayettevillePinehurst and Southern Pines Metro AreaPinehurstMorehead City Metro AreaMorehead CityKill Devil Hills Metro AreaKill Devil HillsVirginia Beach, Norfolk, and Newport News Metro AreaVirginia BeachRaleigh Metro AreaRaleigh AreaWilmington Metro AreaWilmingtonJacksonville Metro AreaJacksonville23.673483%23.673483%23.7%7,027123.613329%23.613329%23.6%20,11120.1k223.131534%23.131534%23.1%11,30611.3k322.778217%22.778217%22.8%11,80811.8k422.425697%22.425697%22.4%11,40111.4k521.442462%21.442462%21.4%5,072619.778242%19.778242%19.8%10,88110.9k719.729554%19.729554%19.7%6,055819.728246%19.728246%19.7%7,942919.170762%19.170762%19.2%48,72048.7k1019.049186%19.049186%19.0%7,5251119.009136%19.009136%19.0%9,0091218.399032%18.399032%18.4%7,4541318.349609%18.349609%18.3%18,62118.6k1417.595911%17.595911%17.6%5,6461516.965430%16.965430%17.0%13,90313.9k1616.455677%16.455677%16.5%10,89310.9k1715.356900%15.356900%15.4%5,2001815.278717%15.278717%15.3%16,04816.0k1915.258048%15.258048%15.3%6,3802015.042547%15.042547%15.0%6,5762114.697327%14.697327%14.7%65,53265.5k2214.392758%14.392758%14.4%11,511,24211.5M14.216846%14.216846%14.2%11,41311.4k2314.186236%14.186236%14.2%71,24271.2k2413.685443%13.685443%13.7%914,827915k13.288660%13.288660%13.3%11,26411.3k2513.203101%13.203101%13.2%3,4742613.020590%13.020590%13.0%27,818,38027.8M12.827640%12.827640%12.8%5,478,9325.48M12.188242%12.188242%12.2%193,360193k2711.994293%11.994293%12.0%3,5312811.787914%11.787914%11.8%2,9282911.691531%11.691531%11.7%42,40642.4k3011.613822%11.613822%11.6%35,97336.0k3111.226014%11.226014%11.2%11,64811.6k3211.110904%11.110904%11.1%35,81635.8k3310.487572%10.487572%10.5%24,51924.5k3410.426943%10.426943%10.4%6,997359.992770%9.992770%10.0%5,114369.563874%9.563874%9.6%2,785379.503565%9.503565%9.5%107,432107k389.246771%9.246771%9.2%75,71775.7k399.148221%9.148221%9.1%17,03617.0k409.018363%9.018363%9.0%9,00741

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 Durham Area, selected other metro areas in North Carolina, and entities that contain the Durham Area
0%10%20%30%40%Count#Durham and Chapel Hill Metro AreaDurham AreaRaleigh Metro AreaRaleigh AreaBoone Metro AreaBoone AreaWilmington Metro AreaWilmingtonPinehurst and Southern Pines Metro AreaPinehurstCharlotte, Concord, and Gastonia Metro AreaCharlotteAsheville Metro AreaAshevilleSouth AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesVirginia Beach, Norfolk, and Newport News Metro AreaVirginia BeachBrevard Metro AreaBrevard AreaGreenville Metro AreaGreenvilleCullowhee Metro AreaCullowheeNorth CarolinaN CarolinaSouthGreensboro and High Point Metro AreaGreensboroKill Devil Hills Metro AreaKill Devil HillsWinston and Salem Metro AreaWinston AreaMorehead City Metro AreaMorehead CityMyrtle Beach, Conway, and North Myrtle Beach Metro AreaMyrtle BeachFayetteville Metro AreaFayettevilleBurlington Metro AreaBurlingtonNew Bern Metro AreaNew Bern AreaSanford Metro AreaSanford AreaJacksonville Metro AreaJacksonvilleOxford Metro AreaOxford AreaDunn Metro AreaDunn AreaElizabeth City Metro AreaElizabeth CityGoldsboro Metro AreaGoldsboroWashington Metro AreaWashingtonWilson Metro AreaWilson AreaHickory, Lenoir, and Morganton Metro AreaHickory AreaForest City Metro AreaForest CityShelby Metro AreaShelby AreaRocky Mount Metro AreaRocky MountAlbemarle Metro AreaAlbemarleMount Airy Metro AreaMount AiryLaurinburg Metro AreaLaurinburgMarion Metro AreaMarion AreaRockingham Metro AreaRockinghamNorth Wilkesboro Metro AreaNorth WilkesboroKinston Metro AreaKinston AreaRoanoke Rapids Metro AreaRoanoke RapidsLumberton Metro AreaLumbertonHenderson Metro AreaHenderson45.903167%45.903167%45.9%166,494166k144.297476%44.297476%44.3%362,729363k238.914365%38.914365%38.9%11,45611.5k334.784290%34.784290%34.8%64,77664.8k434.176291%34.176291%34.2%22,93422.9k532.876863%32.876863%32.9%521,574522k632.521793%32.521793%32.5%104,834105k730.457708%30.457708%30.5%13,009,07313.0M30.315023%30.315023%30.3%64,767,78764.8M30.123253%30.123253%30.1%340,525341k829.654978%29.654978%29.7%7,366929.458649%29.458649%29.5%30,56630.6k1029.366829%29.366829%29.4%7,7271129.028126%29.028126%29.0%1,940,4351.94M28.191926%28.191926%28.2%22,547,73422.5M28.017826%28.017826%28.0%140,703141k1226.816621%26.816621%26.8%7,8091326.272044%26.272044%26.3%117,141117k1425.939387%25.939387%25.9%13,27513.3k1523.910468%23.910468%23.9%74,06174.1k1623.227156%23.227156%23.2%54,30354.3k1722.072642%22.072642%22.1%23,18423.2k1821.345147%21.345147%21.3%18,09318.1k1920.821203%20.821203%20.8%8,2252019.515590%19.515590%19.5%19,49119.5k2119.420927%19.420927%19.4%7,8682219.263061%19.263061%19.3%15,46415.5k2318.778022%18.778022%18.8%8,2092418.664047%18.664047%18.7%15,29515.3k2518.564130%18.564130%18.6%6,2862618.564028%18.564028%18.6%10,21310.2k2717.790011%17.790011%17.8%45,21145.2k2816.728209%16.728209%16.7%7,9282916.303100%16.303100%16.3%10,79210.8k3016.222076%16.222076%16.2%16,46216.5k3116.104654%16.104654%16.1%6,7343215.281575%15.281575%15.3%7,7693314.686734%14.686734%14.7%3,4743414.644560%14.644560%14.6%4,6993513.809058%13.809058%13.8%4,2383613.761074%13.761074%13.8%6,7263713.682093%13.682093%13.7%5,5083812.779953%12.779953%12.8%6,6253912.629156%12.629156%12.6%10,75610.8k4011.461106%11.461106%11.5%3,40241

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 Durham Area, selected other metro areas in North Carolina, and entities that contain the Durham Area
0%2%4%6%8%Count#Durham and Chapel Hill Metro AreaDurham AreaBoone Metro AreaBoone AreaCullowhee Metro AreaCullowheePinehurst and Southern Pines Metro AreaPinehurstRaleigh Metro AreaRaleigh AreaWilmington Metro AreaWilmingtonBrevard Metro AreaBrevard AreaSouth AtlanticAsheville Metro AreaAshevilleGreenville Metro AreaGreenvilleUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSouthMorehead City Metro AreaMorehead CityNorth CarolinaN CarolinaVirginia Beach, Norfolk, and Newport News Metro AreaVirginia BeachWinston and Salem Metro AreaWinston AreaGreensboro and High Point Metro AreaGreensboroKill Devil Hills Metro AreaKill Devil HillsCharlotte, Concord, and Gastonia Metro AreaCharlotteBurlington Metro AreaBurlingtonNew Bern Metro AreaNew Bern AreaMyrtle Beach, Conway, and North Myrtle Beach Metro AreaMyrtle BeachShelby Metro AreaShelby AreaForest City Metro AreaForest CityFayetteville Metro AreaFayettevilleLaurinburg Metro AreaLaurinburgOxford Metro AreaOxford AreaElizabeth City Metro AreaElizabeth CityWashington Metro AreaWashingtonGoldsboro Metro AreaGoldsboroJacksonville Metro AreaJacksonvilleHickory, Lenoir, and Morganton Metro AreaHickory AreaWilson Metro AreaWilson AreaRocky Mount Metro AreaRocky MountDunn Metro AreaDunn AreaMarion Metro AreaMarion AreaSanford Metro AreaSanford AreaMount Airy Metro AreaMount AiryAlbemarle Metro AreaAlbemarleLumberton Metro AreaLumbertonKinston Metro AreaKinston AreaRoanoke Rapids Metro AreaRoanoke RapidsNorth Wilkesboro Metro AreaNorth WilkesboroHenderson Metro AreaHendersonRockingham Metro AreaRockingham9.069304%9.069304%9.1%32,89532.9k16.195863%6.195863%6.2%1,82424.727881%4.727881%4.7%1,24434.302213%4.302213%4.3%2,88744.152175%4.152175%4.2%34,00034.0k53.619336%3.619336%3.6%6,74063.518660%3.518660%3.5%87473.501306%3.501306%3.5%1,495,4751.50M3.365907%3.365907%3.4%10,85010.9k83.365491%3.365491%3.4%3,49293.336158%3.336158%3.3%7,127,6737.13M3.064699%3.064699%3.1%2,451,1282.45M2.997440%2.997440%3.0%1,534102.874397%2.874397%2.9%192,144192k2.783963%2.783963%2.8%31,47131.5k112.705903%2.705903%2.7%12,06512.1k122.611158%2.611158%2.6%13,11313.1k132.606456%2.606456%2.6%759142.531758%2.531758%2.5%40,16540.2k152.073595%2.073595%2.1%2,178161.961918%1.961918%2.0%1,663171.919333%1.919333%1.9%5,945181.667774%1.667774%1.7%1,104191.662693%1.662693%1.7%788201.606563%1.606563%1.6%3,756211.585356%1.585356%1.6%375221.574803%1.574803%1.6%638231.546345%1.546345%1.5%676241.544550%1.544550%1.5%523251.439920%1.439920%1.4%1,180261.425797%1.425797%1.4%1,424271.420100%1.420100%1.4%3,609281.270563%1.270563%1.3%699291.263316%1.263316%1.3%1,282301.245671%1.245671%1.2%1,000311.199863%1.199863%1.2%385321.164469%1.164469%1.2%460331.164460%1.164460%1.2%592341.011623%1.011623%1.0%423350.986286%0.986286%1.0%840360.983680%0.983680%1.0%396370.979957%0.979957%1.0%508380.930908%0.930908%0.9%455390.929825%0.929825%0.9%276400.879765%0.879765%0.9%27041

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 Durham Area, selected other metro areas in North Carolina, and entities that contain the Durham Area
Female
Male
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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 Durham Area, selected other metro areas in North Carolina, and entities that contain the Durham Area
Female
Male
1x0x1x2x3xFM#Mount AiryWashingtonShelby AreaBrevard AreaPinehurstHickory AreaRocky MountMarion AreaSanford AreaMorehead CityAshevilleGreenvilleWinston AreaMyrtle BeachLaurinburgGoldsboroBurlingtonForest CityGreensboroNew Bern AreaLumbertonElizabeth CityFayettevilleN CarolinaSouthCharlotteUnited StatesSouth AtlanticVirginia BeachWilmingtonDurham AreaKill Devil HillsBoone AreaRaleigh AreaJacksonvilleCullowheeDunn AreaNorth WilkesboroKinston AreaOxford AreaAlbemarleWilson AreaRockinghamRoanoke RapidsHenderson-1.000000x-1.000000x3.546874x3.546874x3.55x0.527%0.53%1.871%1.87%1-1.000000x-1.000000x3.108335x3.108335x3.11x0.777%0.78%2.416%2.42%2-1.000000x-1.000000x2.582930x2.582930x2.58x0.958%0.96%2.474%2.47%3-1.000000x-1.000000x2.392291x2.392291x2.39x2.134%2.13%5.105%5.10%4-1.000000x-1.000000x2.357083x2.357083x2.36x2.627%2.63%6.193%6.19%5-1.000000x-1.000000x2.188065x2.188065x2.19x0.902%0.90%1.973%1.97%6-1.000000x-1.000000x2.128085x2.128085x2.13x0.832%0.83%1.771%1.77%7-1.000000x-1.000000x2.084202x2.084202x2.08x0.783%0.78%1.632%1.63%8-1.000000x-1.000000x1.969653x1.969653x1.97x0.797%0.80%1.569%1.57%9-1.000000x-1.000000x1.955713x1.955713x1.96x2.054%2.05%4.017%4.02%10-1.000000x-1.000000x1.898337x1.898337x1.90x2.366%2.37%4.491%4.49%11-1.000000x-1.000000x1.882666x1.882666x1.88x2.395%2.39%4.509%4.51%12-1.000000x-1.000000x1.821600x1.821600x1.82x1.952%1.95%3.557%3.56%13-1.000000x-1.000000x1.739422x1.739422x1.74x1.419%1.42%2.468%2.47%14-1.000000x-1.000000x1.729177x1.729177x1.73x1.170%1.17%2.023%2.02%15-1.000000x-1.000000x1.725158x1.725158x1.73x1.071%1.07%1.848%1.85%16-1.000000x-1.000000x1.663667x1.663667x1.66x1.586%1.59%2.639%2.64%17-1.000000x-1.000000x1.654155x1.654155x1.65x1.270%1.27%2.100%2.10%18-1.000000x-1.000000x1.653009x1.653009x1.65x2.000%2.00%3.306%3.31%19-1.000000x-1.000000x1.638106x1.638106x1.64x1.499%1.50%2.455%2.46%20-1.000000x-1.000000x1.630502x1.630502x1.63x0.762%0.76%1.242%1.24%21-1.000000x-1.000000x1.612682x1.612682x1.61x1.193%1.19%1.923%1.92%22-1.000000x-1.000000x1.562307x1.562307x1.56x1.270%1.27%1.984%1.98%23-1.000000x-1.000000x1.558133x1.558133x1.56x2.273%2.27%3.541%3.54%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.555780x1.555780x1.56x2.420%2.42%3.764%3.76%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.547106x1.547106x1.55x2.010%2.01%3.110%3.11%24-1.000000x-1.000000x1.526215x1.526215x1.53x2.660%2.66%4.060%4.06%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.520688x1.520688x1.52x2.804%2.80%4.265%4.26%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.520235x1.520235x1.52x2.230%2.23%3.390%3.39%25-1.000000x-1.000000x1.499437x1.499437x1.50x2.923%2.92%4.383%4.38%26-1.000000x-1.000000x1.425605x1.425605x1.43x7.561%7.56%10.779%10.8%27-1.000000x-1.000000x1.409341x1.409341x1.41x2.166%2.17%3.052%3.05%28-1.000000x-1.000000x1.369024x1.369024x1.37x5.245%5.24%7.180%7.18%29-1.000000x-1.000000x1.354664x1.354664x1.35x3.552%3.55%4.812%4.81%30-1.000000x-1.000000x1.301527x1.301527x1.30x1.239%1.24%1.613%1.61%31-1.000000x-1.000000x1.237063x1.237063x1.24x4.243%4.24%5.249%5.25%32-1.000000x-1.000000x1.232994x1.232994x1.23x1.119%1.12%1.379%1.38%33-1.000000x-1.000000x1.175438x1.175438x1.18x0.858%0.86%1.008%1.01%34-1.000000x-1.000000x1.172655x1.172655x1.17x0.911%0.91%1.068%1.07%35-1.000000x-1.000000x1.155279x1.155279x1.16x1.462%1.46%1.689%1.69%36-1.000000x-1.000000x1.128941x1.128941x1.13x0.952%0.95%1.075%1.07%37-1.000000x-1.000000x1.061766x1.061766x1.06x1.236%1.24%1.312%1.31%38-1.000000x-1.000000x1.001134x1.001134x1.00x0.879%0.88%0.880%0.88%39-1.133626x-1.133626x1.13x1.000000x1.000000x1.037%1.04%0.915%0.91%40-1.358803x-1.358803x1.36x1.000000x1.000000x1.056%1.06%0.777%0.78%41

Educational Attainment by Metro Area in the South

There are 381 metro areas in the South. This section compares the Durham Area to the 50 most populous metro areas in the South and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Durham Area. The least populous of the compared metro areas has a population of 445,227.

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 Durham Area, selected other metro areas in the South, and entities that contain the Durham Area
0%10%20%30%Count#McAllen, Edinburg, and Mission Metro AreaMcAllen AreaEl Paso Metro AreaEl Paso AreaCorpus Christi Metro AreaCorpus ChristiLafayette Metro AreaLafayetteHouston, The Woodlands, and Sugar Land Metro AreaHouston AreaLakeland and Winter Haven Metro AreaLakeland AreaSan Antonio and New Braunfels Metro AreaSan AntonioDallas, Fort Worth, and Arlington Metro AreaDallas AreaMiami, Fort Lauderdale, and West Palm Beach Metro AreaMiami AreaGreenville, Anderson, and Mauldin Metro AreaGreenvilleFayetteville, Springdale, and Rogers Metro AreaFayettevilleWinston and Salem Metro AreaWinston AreaAugusta and Richmond County Metro AreaAugusta AreaChattanooga Metro AreaChattanoogaSouthNew Orleans and Metairie Metro AreaNew OrleansGreensboro and High Point Metro AreaGreensboroShreveport and Bossier City Metro AreaShreveportNorth CarolinaN CarolinaMemphis Metro AreaMemphis AreaJackson Metro AreaJackson AreaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesCape Coral and Fort Myers Metro AreaCape CoralSouth AtlanticBaton Rouge Metro AreaBaton RougePort St. Lucie Metro AreaPort St. LucieKnoxville Metro AreaKnoxvilleBirmingham and Hoover Metro AreaBirminghamCharlotte, Concord, and Gastonia Metro AreaCharlotteOklahoma City Metro AreaOklahoma CityDurham and Chapel Hill Metro AreaDurham AreaAtlanta, Sandy Springs, and Roswell Metro AreaAtlanta AreaOrlando, Kissimmee, and Sanford Metro AreaOrlando AreaRichmond Metro AreaRichmond AreaLexington and Fayette Metro AreaLexingtonNashville, Davidson, Murfreesboro, and Franklin Metro AreaNashvilleTampa, St. Petersburg, and Clearwater Metro AreaTampa AreaLouisville and Jefferson County Metro AreaLouisvilleTulsa Metro AreaTulsa AreaAustin and Round Rock Metro AreaAustin AreaColumbia Metro AreaColumbia AreaDeltona, Daytona Beach, and Ormond Beach Metro AreaDeltona AreaCharleston and North Charleston Metro AreaCharlestonPhiladelphia, Camden, and Wilmington Metro AreaPhiladelphiaLittle Rock, North Little Rock, and Conway Metro AreaLittle RockPensacola, Ferry Pass, and Brent Metro AreaPensacolaCincinnati Metro AreaCincinnatiJacksonville Metro AreaJacksonvilleBaltimore, Columbia, and Towson Metro AreaBaltimoreWashington, Arlington, and Alexandria Metro AreaWashingtonVirginia Beach, Norfolk, and Newport News Metro AreaVirginia BeachNorth Port, Sarasota, and Bradenton Metro AreaNorth PortRaleigh Metro AreaRaleigh AreaPalm Bay, Melbourne, and Titusville Metro AreaPalm Bay Area36.724108%36.724108%36.7%167,932168k123.659605%23.659605%23.7%118,625119k219.047126%19.047126%19.0%55,17055.2k318.397417%18.397417%18.4%58,07258.1k417.651967%17.651967%17.7%725,854726k516.008618%16.008618%16.0%69,99470.0k615.746914%15.746914%15.7%234,364234k715.441523%15.441523%15.4%686,420686k815.209542%15.209542%15.2%636,876637k914.718440%14.718440%14.7%84,80584.8k1014.697356%14.697356%14.7%46,49246.5k1114.697327%14.697327%14.7%65,53265.5k1214.451328%14.451328%14.5%56,22056.2k1314.402722%14.402722%14.4%54,30154.3k1414.392758%14.392758%14.4%11,511,24211.5M14.328165%14.328165%14.3%122,665123k1514.186236%14.186236%14.2%71,24271.2k1614.117384%14.117384%14.1%41,62241.6k1713.685443%13.685443%13.7%914,827915k13.475696%13.475696%13.5%116,915117k1813.205781%13.205781%13.2%49,80649.8k1913.020590%13.020590%13.0%27,818,38027.8M12.991218%12.991218%13.0%65,59565.6k2012.827640%12.827640%12.8%5,478,9325.48M12.764900%12.764900%12.8%67,55967.6k2112.676142%12.676142%12.7%41,49741.5k2212.562362%12.562362%12.6%74,13174.1k2312.549403%12.549403%12.5%97,35397.4k2412.188242%12.188242%12.2%193,360193k2511.900538%11.900538%11.9%103,032103k2611.691531%11.691531%11.7%42,40642.4k2711.483160%11.483160%11.5%420,586421k2811.443376%11.443376%11.4%179,443179k2911.422345%11.422345%11.4%98,01098.0k3011.378432%11.378432%11.4%36,80936.8k3111.357704%11.357704%11.4%135,847136k3211.281549%11.281549%11.3%235,304235k3311.252381%11.252381%11.3%97,64497.6k3411.197111%11.197111%11.2%71,65371.7k3511.081112%11.081112%11.1%141,105141k3611.033201%11.033201%11.0%57,60657.6k3710.402725%10.402725%10.4%47,02547.0k3810.388099%10.388099%10.4%51,34151.3k3910.325347%10.325347%10.3%424,982425k4010.211115%10.211115%10.2%49,21449.2k419.974631%9.974631%10.0%31,69131.7k429.940523%9.940523%9.9%141,727142k439.924243%9.924243%9.9%96,18196.2k449.798726%9.798726%9.8%186,278186k459.603964%9.603964%9.6%390,528391k469.503565%9.503565%9.5%107,432107k479.285995%9.285995%9.3%53,33353.3k489.246771%9.246771%9.2%75,71775.7k498.823708%8.823708%8.8%36,36436.4k50

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 Durham Area, selected other metro areas in the South, and entities that contain the Durham Area
0%10%20%30%40%Count#Washington, Arlington, and Alexandria Metro AreaWashingtonDurham and Chapel Hill Metro AreaDurham AreaRaleigh Metro AreaRaleigh AreaAustin and Round Rock Metro AreaAustin AreaBaltimore, Columbia, and Towson Metro AreaBaltimoreAtlanta, Sandy Springs, and Roswell Metro AreaAtlanta AreaLexington and Fayette Metro AreaLexingtonPhiladelphia, Camden, and Wilmington Metro AreaPhiladelphiaRichmond Metro AreaRichmond AreaCharleston and North Charleston Metro AreaCharlestonDallas, Fort Worth, and Arlington Metro AreaDallas AreaNashville, Davidson, Murfreesboro, and Franklin Metro AreaNashvilleCharlotte, Concord, and Gastonia Metro AreaCharlotteColumbia Metro AreaColumbia AreaCincinnati Metro AreaCincinnatiHouston, The Woodlands, and Sugar Land Metro AreaHouston AreaNorth Port, Sarasota, and Bradenton Metro AreaNorth PortSouth AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesVirginia Beach, Norfolk, and Newport News Metro AreaVirginia BeachMiami, Fort Lauderdale, and West Palm Beach Metro AreaMiami AreaOrlando, Kissimmee, and Sanford Metro AreaOrlando AreaFayetteville, Springdale, and Rogers Metro AreaFayettevilleJackson Metro AreaJackson AreaJacksonville Metro AreaJacksonvilleOklahoma City Metro AreaOklahoma CityNorth CarolinaN CarolinaLittle Rock, North Little Rock, and Conway Metro AreaLittle RockBirmingham and Hoover Metro AreaBirminghamNew Orleans and Metairie Metro AreaNew OrleansTampa, St. Petersburg, and Clearwater Metro AreaTampa AreaSouthGreensboro and High Point Metro AreaGreensboroKnoxville Metro AreaKnoxvillePalm Bay, Melbourne, and Titusville Metro AreaPalm Bay AreaLouisville and Jefferson County Metro AreaLouisvilleGreenville, Anderson, and Mauldin Metro AreaGreenvilleBaton Rouge Metro AreaBaton RougeSan Antonio and New Braunfels Metro AreaSan AntonioMemphis Metro AreaMemphis AreaCape Coral and Fort Myers Metro AreaCape CoralTulsa Metro AreaTulsa AreaWinston and Salem Metro AreaWinston AreaPensacola, Ferry Pass, and Brent Metro AreaPensacolaChattanooga Metro AreaChattanoogaAugusta and Richmond County Metro AreaAugusta AreaPort St. Lucie Metro AreaPort St. LucieShreveport and Bossier City Metro AreaShreveportDeltona, Daytona Beach, and Ormond Beach Metro AreaDeltona AreaEl Paso Metro AreaEl Paso AreaLafayette Metro AreaLafayetteCorpus Christi Metro AreaCorpus ChristiLakeland and Winter Haven Metro AreaLakeland AreaMcAllen, Edinburg, and Mission Metro AreaMcAllen Area49.358204%49.358204%49.4%2,007,0632.01M145.903167%45.903167%45.9%166,494166k244.297476%44.297476%44.3%362,729363k342.034879%42.034879%42.0%535,265535k438.078150%38.078150%38.1%723,882724k536.485337%36.485337%36.5%1,336,3241.34M635.651843%35.651843%35.7%115,333115k735.513094%35.513094%35.5%1,461,6871.46M834.266801%34.266801%34.3%294,028294k933.422563%33.422563%33.4%165,184165k1033.099010%33.099010%33.1%1,471,3461.47M1132.978451%32.978451%33.0%394,448394k1232.876863%32.876863%32.9%521,574522k1331.726344%31.726344%31.7%165,648166k1431.723093%31.723093%31.7%452,292452k1531.304473%31.304473%31.3%1,287,2491.29M1630.713273%30.713273%30.7%176,398176k1730.457708%30.457708%30.5%13,009,07313.0M30.315023%30.315023%30.3%64,767,78764.8M30.123253%30.123253%30.1%340,525341k1830.116410%30.116410%30.1%1,261,0781.26M1929.454848%29.454848%29.5%461,880462k2029.432332%29.432332%29.4%93,10393.1k2129.335840%29.335840%29.3%110,641111k2229.306136%29.306136%29.3%284,021284k2329.139754%29.139754%29.1%252,285252k2429.028126%29.028126%29.0%1,940,4351.94M29.001069%29.001069%29.0%139,775140k2528.846496%28.846496%28.8%223,779224k2628.443508%28.443508%28.4%243,508244k2728.315055%28.315055%28.3%590,579591k2828.191926%28.191926%28.2%22,547,73422.5M28.017826%28.017826%28.0%140,703141k2927.741551%27.741551%27.7%163,704164k3027.728533%27.728533%27.7%114,274114k3127.701458%27.701458%27.7%240,383240k3227.271418%27.271418%27.3%157,133157k3327.249573%27.249573%27.2%144,220144k3426.959378%26.959378%27.0%401,241401k3526.902866%26.902866%26.9%233,409233k3626.717408%26.717408%26.7%134,901135k3726.559560%26.559560%26.6%169,961170k3826.272044%26.272044%26.3%117,141117k3925.594871%25.594871%25.6%81,31981.3k4024.748885%24.748885%24.7%93,30893.3k4124.719173%24.719173%24.7%96,16596.2k4224.041813%24.041813%24.0%78,70478.7k4322.831278%22.831278%22.8%67,31367.3k4422.570983%22.570983%22.6%102,031102k4521.620641%21.620641%21.6%108,402108k4621.603470%21.603470%21.6%68,19268.2k4719.561540%19.561540%19.6%56,66056.7k4819.460829%19.460829%19.5%85,08885.1k4917.417337%17.417337%17.4%79,64679.6k50

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 Durham Area, selected other metro areas in the South, and entities that contain the Durham Area
0%2%4%6%8%Count#Durham and Chapel Hill Metro AreaDurham AreaWashington, Arlington, and Alexandria Metro AreaWashingtonLexington and Fayette Metro AreaLexingtonBaltimore, Columbia, and Towson Metro AreaBaltimorePhiladelphia, Camden, and Wilmington Metro AreaPhiladelphiaRaleigh Metro AreaRaleigh AreaAustin and Round Rock Metro AreaAustin AreaNew Orleans and Metairie Metro AreaNew OrleansMiami, Fort Lauderdale, and West Palm Beach Metro AreaMiami AreaJackson Metro AreaJackson AreaAtlanta, Sandy Springs, and Roswell Metro AreaAtlanta AreaNorth Port, Sarasota, and Bradenton Metro AreaNorth PortBirmingham and Hoover Metro AreaBirminghamKnoxville Metro AreaKnoxvilleSouth AtlanticCharleston and North Charleston Metro AreaCharlestonRichmond Metro AreaRichmond AreaNashville, Davidson, Murfreesboro, and Franklin Metro AreaNashvilleFayetteville, Springdale, and Rogers Metro AreaFayettevilleHouston, The Woodlands, and Sugar Land Metro AreaHouston AreaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesLittle Rock, North Little Rock, and Conway Metro AreaLittle RockAugusta and Richmond County Metro AreaAugusta AreaCincinnati Metro AreaCincinnatiSouthCape Coral and Fort Myers Metro AreaCape CoralBaton Rouge Metro AreaBaton RougeOklahoma City Metro AreaOklahoma CityColumbia Metro AreaColumbia AreaLouisville and Jefferson County Metro AreaLouisvilleTampa, St. Petersburg, and Clearwater Metro AreaTampa AreaMemphis Metro AreaMemphis AreaNorth CarolinaN CarolinaVirginia Beach, Norfolk, and Newport News Metro AreaVirginia BeachDallas, Fort Worth, and Arlington Metro AreaDallas AreaWinston and Salem Metro AreaWinston AreaJacksonville Metro AreaJacksonvilleOrlando, Kissimmee, and Sanford Metro AreaOrlando AreaGreenville, Anderson, and Mauldin Metro AreaGreenvilleSan Antonio and New Braunfels Metro AreaSan AntonioGreensboro and High Point Metro AreaGreensboroPort St. Lucie Metro AreaPort St. LucieCharlotte, Concord, and Gastonia Metro AreaCharlotteChattanooga Metro AreaChattanoogaShreveport and Bossier City Metro AreaShreveportTulsa Metro AreaTulsa AreaPalm Bay, Melbourne, and Titusville Metro AreaPalm Bay AreaDeltona, Daytona Beach, and Ormond Beach Metro AreaDeltona AreaPensacola, Ferry Pass, and Brent Metro AreaPensacolaCorpus Christi Metro AreaCorpus ChristiLafayette Metro AreaLafayetteEl Paso Metro AreaEl Paso AreaLakeland and Winter Haven Metro AreaLakeland AreaMcAllen, Edinburg, and Mission Metro AreaMcAllen Area9.069304%9.069304%9.1%32,89532.9k17.310761%7.310761%7.3%297,279297k25.209615%5.209615%5.2%16,85316.9k34.897627%4.897627%4.9%93,10693.1k44.292246%4.292246%4.3%176,665177k54.152175%4.152175%4.2%34,00034.0k64.098217%4.098217%4.1%52,18652.2k73.893771%3.893771%3.9%33,33533.3k83.868322%3.868322%3.9%161,980162k93.844859%3.844859%3.8%14,50114.5k103.736247%3.736247%3.7%136,845137k113.723591%3.723591%3.7%21,38621.4k123.722037%3.722037%3.7%28,87428.9k133.695111%3.695111%3.7%21,80521.8k143.501306%3.501306%3.5%1,495,4751.50M3.477335%3.477335%3.5%17,18617.2k153.475418%3.475418%3.5%29,82129.8k163.449524%3.449524%3.4%41,25941.3k173.375916%3.375916%3.4%10,67910.7k183.355424%3.355424%3.4%137,976138k193.336158%3.336158%3.3%7,127,6737.13M3.246916%3.246916%3.2%15,64915.6k203.142431%3.142431%3.1%12,22512.2k213.129371%3.129371%3.1%44,61744.6k223.064699%3.064699%3.1%2,451,1282.45M3.057130%3.057130%3.1%15,43615.4k233.035771%3.035771%3.0%16,06716.1k243.033002%3.033002%3.0%26,25926.3k253.000105%3.000105%3.0%15,66415.7k262.993329%2.993329%3.0%25,97526.0k272.953194%2.953194%3.0%61,59661.6k282.882322%2.882322%2.9%25,00725.0k292.874397%2.874397%2.9%192,144192k2.783963%2.783963%2.8%31,47131.5k302.770575%2.770575%2.8%123,160123k312.705903%2.705903%2.7%12,06512.1k322.663669%2.663669%2.7%25,81525.8k332.661637%2.661637%2.7%41,73741.7k342.660444%2.660444%2.7%15,32915.3k352.632705%2.632705%2.6%39,18339.2k362.611158%2.611158%2.6%13,11313.1k372.551602%2.551602%2.6%8,353382.531758%2.531758%2.5%40,16540.2k392.520297%2.520297%2.5%9,502402.455330%2.455330%2.5%7,239412.404817%2.404817%2.4%15,38915.4k422.392524%2.392524%2.4%9,860432.360163%2.360163%2.4%10,66910.7k442.211094%2.211094%2.2%7,025452.002417%2.002417%2.0%5,800461.913810%1.913810%1.9%6,041471.653629%1.653629%1.7%8,291481.584760%1.584760%1.6%6,929491.370714%1.370714%1.4%6,26850

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 Durham Area, selected other metro areas in the South, and entities that contain the Durham Area
Female
Male
1x0x1xFM#Durham AreaColumbia AreaJackson AreaCharlestonBaton RougeN CarolinaWinston AreaRaleigh AreaNew OrleansMemphis AreaCharlotteNorth PortLafayetteGreensboroBirminghamLakeland AreaPort St. LucieSouth AtlanticLexingtonAtlanta AreaRichmond AreaGreenvilleTulsa AreaSouthTampa AreaNashvilleJacksonvilleKnoxvilleDeltona AreaWashingtonBaltimoreCape CoralShreveportCincinnatiUnited StatesAustin AreaAugusta AreaOrlando AreaOklahoma CityDallas AreaPhiladelphiaHouston AreaLittle RockChattanoogaLouisvillePensacolaVirginia BeachFayettevilleMiami AreaSan AntonioPalm Bay AreaCorpus ChristiMcAllen AreaEl Paso Area-1.000000x-1.000000x1.319514x1.319514x1.32x10.169%10.2%13.418%13.4%1-1.000000x-1.000000x1.297960x1.297960x1.30x9.672%9.67%12.554%12.6%2-1.000000x-1.000000x1.292886x1.292886x1.29x11.623%11.6%15.027%15.0%3-1.000000x-1.000000x1.291704x1.291704x1.29x9.121%9.12%11.781%11.8%4-1.000000x-1.000000x1.289464x1.289464x1.29x11.211%11.2%14.456%14.5%5-1.000000x-1.000000x1.267161x1.267161x1.27x12.146%12.1%15.391%15.4%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.254786x1.254786x1.25x13.127%13.1%16.471%16.5%6-1.000000x-1.000000x1.246561x1.246561x1.25x8.275%8.28%10.316%10.3%7-1.000000x-1.000000x1.246178x1.246178x1.25x12.830%12.8%15.988%16.0%8-1.000000x-1.000000x1.241336x1.241336x1.24x12.116%12.1%15.040%15.0%9-1.000000x-1.000000x1.239815x1.239815x1.24x10.944%10.9%13.569%13.6%10-1.000000x-1.000000x1.235935x1.235935x1.24x8.359%8.36%10.331%10.3%11-1.000000x-1.000000x1.230282x1.230282x1.23x16.567%16.6%20.382%20.4%12-1.000000x-1.000000x1.228305x1.228305x1.23x12.817%12.8%15.743%15.7%13-1.000000x-1.000000x1.219510x1.219510x1.22x11.377%11.4%13.874%13.9%14-1.000000x-1.000000x1.212648x1.212648x1.21x14.525%14.5%17.614%17.6%15-1.000000x-1.000000x1.199888x1.199888x1.20x11.563%11.6%13.875%13.9%16-1.000000x-1.000000x1.178860x1.178860x1.18x11.819%11.8%13.933%13.9%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.177113x1.177113x1.18x10.483%10.5%12.339%12.3%17-1.000000x-1.000000x1.175849x1.175849x1.18x10.603%10.6%12.468%12.5%18-1.000000x-1.000000x1.174790x1.174790x1.17x10.550%10.5%12.394%12.4%19-1.000000x-1.000000x1.165632x1.165632x1.17x13.644%13.6%15.903%15.9%20-1.000000x-1.000000x1.154002x1.154002x1.15x10.426%10.4%12.032%12.0%21-1.000000x-1.000000x1.149925x1.149925x1.15x13.427%13.4%15.440%15.4%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.148479x1.148479x1.15x10.539%10.5%12.104%12.1%22-1.000000x-1.000000x1.146783x1.146783x1.15x10.613%10.6%12.171%12.2%23-1.000000x-1.000000x1.141524x1.141524x1.14x9.298%9.30%10.614%10.6%24-1.000000x-1.000000x1.138619x1.138619x1.14x11.781%11.8%13.414%13.4%25-1.000000x-1.000000x1.135637x1.135637x1.14x9.772%9.77%11.098%11.1%26-1.000000x-1.000000x1.133957x1.133957x1.13x9.026%9.03%10.235%10.2%27-1.000000x-1.000000x1.126675x1.126675x1.13x9.248%9.25%10.420%10.4%28-1.000000x-1.000000x1.126019x1.126019x1.13x12.246%12.2%13.790%13.8%29-1.000000x-1.000000x1.123313x1.123313x1.12x13.348%13.3%14.994%15.0%30-1.000000x-1.000000x1.120901x1.120901x1.12x9.396%9.40%10.532%10.5%31-1.000000x-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%32-1.000000x-1.000000x1.107617x1.107617x1.11x13.751%13.8%15.231%15.2%33-1.000000x-1.000000x1.104560x1.104560x1.10x10.897%10.9%12.036%12.0%34-1.000000x-1.000000x1.102150x1.102150x1.10x11.341%11.3%12.499%12.5%35-1.000000x-1.000000x1.101161x1.101161x1.10x14.723%14.7%16.213%16.2%36-1.000000x-1.000000x1.098581x1.098581x1.10x9.867%9.87%10.839%10.8%37-1.000000x-1.000000x1.096533x1.096533x1.10x16.857%16.9%18.484%18.5%38-1.000000x-1.000000x1.085337x1.085337x1.09x9.815%9.81%10.652%10.7%39-1.000000x-1.000000x1.082227x1.082227x1.08x13.863%13.9%15.003%15.0%40-1.000000x-1.000000x1.082090x1.082090x1.08x10.827%10.8%11.716%11.7%41-1.000000x-1.000000x1.070454x1.070454x1.07x9.642%9.64%10.322%10.3%42-1.000000x-1.000000x1.047779x1.047779x1.05x9.292%9.29%9.736%9.74%43-1.000000x-1.000000x1.047072x1.047072x1.05x14.366%14.4%15.043%15.0%44-1.000000x-1.000000x1.045794x1.045794x1.05x14.886%14.9%15.567%15.6%45-1.000000x-1.000000x1.021606x1.021606x1.02x15.585%15.6%15.921%15.9%46-1.000000x-1.000000x1.019950x1.019950x1.02x8.741%8.74%8.915%8.91%47-1.002791x-1.002791x1.00x1.000000x1.000000x19.073%19.1%19.020%19.0%48-1.027412x-1.027412x1.03x1.000000x1.000000x37.193%37.2%36.201%36.2%49-1.218417x-1.218417x1.22x1.000000x1.000000x25.853%25.9%21.219%21.2%50

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 Durham Area, selected other metro areas in the South, and entities that contain the Durham Area
Female
Male
1x0x1x2xFM#North PortFayettevilleEl Paso AreaCape CoralLafayetteKnoxvillePort St. LucieGreenvilleWinston AreaMcAllen AreaPensacolaPalm Bay AreaOklahoma CityLakeland AreaLittle RockOrlando AreaShreveportTulsa AreaSan AntonioGreensboroDeltona AreaMiami AreaNew OrleansDallas AreaAugusta AreaBirminghamMemphis AreaCincinnatiPhiladelphiaN CarolinaSouthTampa AreaBaton RougeCharlotteChattanoogaHouston AreaUnited StatesSouth AtlanticVirginia BeachRichmond AreaLexingtonJacksonvilleAustin AreaColumbia AreaWashingtonLouisvilleNashvilleDurham AreaBaltimoreCharlestonRaleigh AreaJackson AreaCorpus ChristiAtlanta Area-1.000000x-1.000000x2.099687x2.099687x2.10x2.455%2.45%5.154%5.15%1-1.000000x-1.000000x2.063449x2.063449x2.06x2.220%2.22%4.582%4.58%2-1.000000x-1.000000x1.989445x1.989445x1.99x1.126%1.13%2.241%2.24%3-1.000000x-1.000000x1.983626x1.983626x1.98x2.073%2.07%4.112%4.11%4-1.000000x-1.000000x1.958264x1.958264x1.96x1.311%1.31%2.567%2.57%5-1.000000x-1.000000x1.926190x1.926190x1.93x2.560%2.56%4.931%4.93%6-1.000000x-1.000000x1.865453x1.865453x1.87x1.801%1.80%3.360%3.36%7-1.000000x-1.000000x1.844500x1.844500x1.84x1.898%1.90%3.501%3.50%8-1.000000x-1.000000x1.821600x1.821600x1.82x1.952%1.95%3.557%3.56%9-1.000000x-1.000000x1.804593x1.804593x1.80x0.993%0.99%1.792%1.79%10-1.000000x-1.000000x1.757539x1.757539x1.76x1.613%1.61%2.835%2.84%11-1.000000x-1.000000x1.739789x1.739789x1.74x1.769%1.77%3.077%3.08%12-1.000000x-1.000000x1.739630x1.739630x1.74x2.234%2.23%3.887%3.89%13-1.000000x-1.000000x1.731817x1.731817x1.73x1.173%1.17%2.031%2.03%14-1.000000x-1.000000x1.703150x1.703150x1.70x2.436%2.44%4.149%4.15%15-1.000000x-1.000000x1.693471x1.693471x1.69x1.997%2.00%3.382%3.38%16-1.000000x-1.000000x1.676776x1.676776x1.68x1.865%1.87%3.127%3.13%17-1.000000x-1.000000x1.665817x1.665817x1.67x1.822%1.82%3.036%3.04%18-1.000000x-1.000000x1.658329x1.658329x1.66x1.999%2.00%3.315%3.31%19-1.000000x-1.000000x1.653009x1.653009x1.65x2.000%2.00%3.306%3.31%20-1.000000x-1.000000x1.640107x1.640107x1.64x1.809%1.81%2.967%2.97%21-1.000000x-1.000000x1.624368x1.624368x1.62x2.984%2.98%4.846%4.85%22-1.000000x-1.000000x1.604693x1.604693x1.60x3.026%3.03%4.855%4.86%23-1.000000x-1.000000x1.604110x1.604110x1.60x2.146%2.15%3.442%3.44%24-1.000000x-1.000000x1.602266x1.602266x1.60x2.446%2.45%3.919%3.92%25-1.000000x-1.000000x1.594348x1.594348x1.59x2.910%2.91%4.640%4.64%26-1.000000x-1.000000x1.582622x1.582622x1.58x2.268%2.27%3.589%3.59%27-1.000000x-1.000000x1.582232x1.582232x1.58x2.447%2.45%3.871%3.87%28-1.000000x-1.000000x1.574153x1.574153x1.57x3.378%3.38%5.317%5.32%29-1.000000x-1.000000x1.558133x1.558133x1.56x2.273%2.27%3.541%3.54%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.555780x1.555780x1.56x2.420%2.42%3.764%3.76%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.551164x1.551164x1.55x2.341%2.34%3.631%3.63%30-1.000000x-1.000000x1.547354x1.547354x1.55x2.405%2.41%3.722%3.72%31-1.000000x-1.000000x1.547106x1.547106x1.55x2.010%2.01%3.110%3.11%32-1.000000x-1.000000x1.544731x1.544731x1.54x2.004%2.00%3.095%3.09%33-1.000000x-1.000000x1.537870x1.537870x1.54x2.657%2.66%4.086%4.09%34-1.000000x-1.000000x1.526215x1.526215x1.53x2.660%2.66%4.060%4.06%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.520688x1.520688x1.52x2.804%2.80%4.265%4.26%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.520235x1.520235x1.52x2.230%2.23%3.390%3.39%35-1.000000x-1.000000x1.501343x1.501343x1.50x2.809%2.81%4.217%4.22%36-1.000000x-1.000000x1.499352x1.499352x1.50x4.198%4.20%6.295%6.29%37-1.000000x-1.000000x1.493778x1.493778x1.49x2.157%2.16%3.222%3.22%38-1.000000x-1.000000x1.473868x1.473868x1.47x3.319%3.32%4.892%4.89%39-1.000000x-1.000000x1.467177x1.467177x1.47x2.458%2.46%3.606%3.61%40-1.000000x-1.000000x1.465901x1.465901x1.47x5.978%5.98%8.764%8.76%41-1.000000x-1.000000x1.455075x1.455075x1.46x2.458%2.46%3.577%3.58%42-1.000000x-1.000000x1.431934x1.431934x1.43x2.859%2.86%4.094%4.09%43-1.000000x-1.000000x1.425605x1.425605x1.43x7.561%7.56%10.779%10.8%44-1.000000x-1.000000x1.388614x1.388614x1.39x4.142%4.14%5.751%5.75%45-1.000000x-1.000000x1.376271x1.376271x1.38x2.949%2.95%4.058%4.06%46-1.000000x-1.000000x1.354664x1.354664x1.35x3.552%3.55%4.812%4.81%47-1.000000x-1.000000x1.339162x1.339162x1.34x3.321%3.32%4.448%4.45%48-1.000000x-1.000000x1.310554x1.310554x1.31x1.740%1.74%2.281%2.28%49-1.000000x-1.000000x1.236458x1.236458x1.24x3.361%3.36%4.156%4.16%50

Educational Attainment by Metro Area in the United States

There are 933 metro areas in the United States. This section compares the Durham Area to the 50 most populous metro areas in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Durham 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 Durham Area, selected other metro areas in the United States, and entities that contain the Durham 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 VegasSouthNew York, Newark, and Jersey City Metro AreaNew York AreaNew Orleans and Metairie Metro AreaNew OrleansProvidence and Warwick Metro AreaProvidenceNorth CarolinaN CarolinaSan 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 StatesSouth AtlanticBirmingham 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 FranciscoDurham and Chapel Hill Metro AreaDurham AreaSacramento, Roseville, Arden, and Arcade Metro AreaSacramentoAtlanta, Sandy Springs, and Roswell Metro AreaAtlanta AreaOrlando, Kissimmee, and Sanford Metro AreaOrlando AreaRichmond Metro AreaRichmond AreaNashville, Davidson, Murfreesboro, and Franklin Metro AreaNashvilleTampa, St. Petersburg, and Clearwater Metro AreaTampa AreaLouisville and Jefferson County Metro AreaLouisvilleAustin and Round Rock Metro AreaAustin AreaDetroit, Warren, and Dearborn Metro AreaDetroit AreaIndianapolis, Carmel, and Anderson Metro AreaIndianapolisCleveland and Elyria Metro AreaClevelandPhiladelphia, Camden, and Wilmington Metro AreaPhiladelphiaSalt Lake City Metro AreaSalt Lake CityCincinnati Metro AreaCincinnatiJacksonville Metro AreaJacksonvilleBaltimore, Columbia, and Towson Metro AreaBaltimoreDenver, Aurora, and Lakewood Metro AreaDenver AreaWashington, Arlington, and Alexandria Metro AreaWashingtonMilwaukee, Waukesha, and West Allis Metro AreaMilwaukeeHartford, West Hartford, and East Hartford Metro AreaHartford AreaVirginia Beach, Norfolk, and Newport News Metro AreaVirginia BeachColumbus Metro AreaColumbus AreaRaleigh Metro AreaRaleigh 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%210,261210k714.392758%14.392758%14.4%11,511,24211.5M14.343619%14.343619%14.3%1,972,5461.97M814.328165%14.328165%14.3%122,665123k914.159793%14.159793%14.2%156,980157k1013.685443%13.685443%13.7%914,827915k13.598133%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%27,818,38027.8M12.827640%12.827640%12.8%5,478,9325.48M12.549403%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%381,764382k1911.691531%11.691531%11.7%42,40642.4k11.522403%11.522403%11.5%171,428171k2011.483160%11.483160%11.5%420,586421k2111.443376%11.443376%11.4%179,443179k2211.422345%11.422345%11.4%98,01098.0k2311.357704%11.357704%11.4%135,847136k2411.281549%11.281549%11.3%235,304235k2511.252381%11.252381%11.3%97,64497.6k2611.081112%11.081112%11.1%141,105141k2710.891515%10.891515%10.9%318,915319k2810.814583%10.814583%10.8%140,185140k2910.442639%10.442639%10.4%149,100149k3010.325347%10.325347%10.3%424,982425k3110.145084%10.145084%10.1%72,16372.2k329.940523%9.940523%9.9%141,727142k339.924243%9.924243%9.9%96,18196.2k349.798726%9.798726%9.8%186,278186k359.648650%9.648650%9.6%180,162180k369.603964%9.603964%9.6%390,528391k379.572772%9.572772%9.6%100,754101k389.566995%9.566995%9.6%79,71079.7k399.503565%9.503565%9.5%107,432107k409.314501%9.314501%9.3%123,226123k419.246771%9.246771%9.2%75,71775.7k429.151544%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

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 Durham Area, selected other metro areas in the United States, and entities that contain the Durham 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 FranciscoDurham and Chapel Hill Metro AreaDurham AreaBoston, 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 AreaBuffalo, Cheektowaga, and Niagara Falls Metro AreaBuffalo AreaSouth AtlanticProvidence 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 CityNorth CarolinaN CarolinaBirmingham and Hoover Metro AreaBirminghamNew Orleans and Metairie Metro AreaNew OrleansTampa, St. Petersburg, and Clearwater Metro AreaTampa AreaSouthLouisville and Jefferson County Metro AreaLouisvilleSan 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%1,518,5941.52M345.903167%45.903167%45.9%166,494166k45.428829%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%1,287,2491.29M3230.539788%30.539788%30.5%240,663241k3330.457708%30.457708%30.5%13,009,07313.0M30.401522%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%252,285252k4229.028126%29.028126%29.0%1,940,4351.94M28.846496%28.846496%28.8%223,779224k4328.443508%28.443508%28.4%243,508244k4428.315055%28.315055%28.3%590,579591k4528.191926%28.191926%28.2%22,547,73422.5M27.701458%27.701458%27.7%240,383240k4626.959378%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

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 Durham Area, selected other metro areas in the United States, and entities that contain the Durham Area
0%2%4%6%8%Count#Durham and Chapel Hill Metro AreaDurham AreaWashington, 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 AreaPittsburghSouth AtlanticRichmond 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 AreaCincinnatiSouthOklahoma 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 AreaMemphis Metro AreaMemphis AreaNorth CarolinaN CarolinaVirginia 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 AntonioCharlotte, Concord, and Gastonia Metro AreaCharlotteLas Vegas, Henderson, and Paradise Metro AreaLas VegasRiverside, San Bernardino, and Ontario Metro AreaRiverside9.069304%9.069304%9.1%32,89532.9k7.310761%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%60,91960.9k253.501306%3.501306%3.5%1,495,4751.50M3.475418%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%44,61744.6k363.064699%3.064699%3.1%2,451,1282.45M3.033002%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%84,78984.8k412.882322%2.882322%2.9%25,00725.0k422.874397%2.874397%2.9%192,144192k2.783963%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%39,18339.2k472.531758%2.531758%2.5%40,16540.2k482.315475%2.315475%2.3%32,22432.2k492.069552%2.069552%2.1%57,17557.2k50

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 Durham Area, selected other metro areas in the United States, and entities that contain the Durham Area
Female
Male
1x0x1xFM#Durham AreaN CarolinaRaleigh AreaNew OrleansMemphis AreaCharlotteBirminghamSouth AtlanticAtlanta AreaRichmond AreaSouthTampa AreaNashvilleJacksonvilleWashingtonBaltimoreDenver 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-1.000000x1.319514x1.319514x1.32x10.169%10.2%13.418%13.4%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.267161x1.267161x1.27x12.146%12.1%15.391%15.4%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.246561x1.246561x1.25x8.275%8.28%10.316%10.3%1-1.000000x-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-1.000000x1.178860x1.178860x1.18x11.819%11.8%13.933%13.9%-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-1.000000x1.149925x1.149925x1.15x13.427%13.4%15.440%15.4%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.148479x1.148479x1.15x10.539%10.5%12.104%12.1%8-1.000000x-1.000000x1.146783x1.146783x1.15x10.613%10.6%12.171%12.2%9-1.000000x-1.000000x1.141524x1.141524x1.14x9.298%9.30%10.614%10.6%10-1.000000x-1.000000x1.133957x1.133957x1.13x9.026%9.03%10.235%10.2%11-1.000000x-1.000000x1.126675x1.126675x1.13x9.248%9.25%10.420%10.4%12-1.000000x-1.000000x1.121676x1.121676x1.12x9.104%9.10%10.212%10.2%13-1.000000x-1.000000x1.120901x1.120901x1.12x9.396%9.40%10.532%10.5%14-1.000000x-1.000000x1.115083x1.115083x1.12x8.146%8.15%9.083%9.08%15-1.000000x-1.000000x1.112452x1.112452x1.11x8.324%8.32%9.260%9.26%16-1.000000x-1.000000x1.109070x1.109070x1.11x12.369%12.4%13.719%13.7%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.107931x1.107931x1.11x10.519%10.5%11.654%11.7%17-1.000000x-1.000000x1.106374x1.106374x1.11x10.291%10.3%11.386%11.4%18-1.000000x-1.000000x1.104560x1.104560x1.10x10.897%10.9%12.036%12.0%19-1.000000x-1.000000x1.104385x1.104385x1.10x8.867%8.87%9.793%9.79%20-1.000000x-1.000000x1.102150x1.102150x1.10x11.341%11.3%12.499%12.5%21-1.000000x-1.000000x1.101161x1.101161x1.10x14.723%14.7%16.213%16.2%22-1.000000x-1.000000x1.100654x1.100654x1.10x9.134%9.13%10.054%10.1%23-1.000000x-1.000000x1.098581x1.098581x1.10x9.867%9.87%10.839%10.8%24-1.000000x-1.000000x1.096533x1.096533x1.10x16.857%16.9%18.484%18.5%25-1.000000x-1.000000x1.095211x1.095211x1.10x9.995%10.00%10.947%10.9%26-1.000000x-1.000000x1.094586x1.094586x1.09x12.653%12.7%13.850%13.9%27-1.000000x-1.000000x1.093179x1.093179x1.09x11.030%11.0%12.057%12.1%28-1.000000x-1.000000x1.086510x1.086510x1.09x11.871%11.9%12.898%12.9%29-1.000000x-1.000000x1.082090x1.082090x1.08x10.827%10.8%11.716%11.7%30-1.000000x-1.000000x1.080090x1.080090x1.08x10.493%10.5%11.334%11.3%31-1.000000x-1.000000x1.074286x1.074286x1.07x13.678%13.7%14.694%14.7%32-1.000000x-1.000000x1.073998x1.073998x1.07x19.602%19.6%21.053%21.1%33-1.000000x-1.000000x1.065442x1.065442x1.07x6.557%6.56%6.987%6.99%34-1.000000x-1.000000x1.065432x1.065432x1.07x8.593%8.59%9.156%9.16%35-1.000000x-1.000000x1.065066x1.065066x1.07x9.279%9.28%9.883%9.88%36-1.000000x-1.000000x1.060513x1.060513x1.06x9.849%9.85%10.445%10.4%37-1.000000x-1.000000x1.047779x1.047779x1.05x9.292%9.29%9.736%9.74%38-1.000000x-1.000000x1.045794x1.045794x1.05x14.886%14.9%15.567%15.6%39-1.000000x-1.000000x1.044797x1.044797x1.04x8.860%8.86%9.257%9.26%40-1.000000x-1.000000x1.033172x1.033172x1.03x7.871%7.87%8.132%8.13%41-1.000000x-1.000000x1.021606x1.021606x1.02x15.585%15.6%15.921%15.9%42-1.000000x-1.000000x1.015170x1.015170x1.02x14.242%14.2%14.458%14.5%43-1.000000x-1.000000x1.015146x1.015146x1.02x7.080%7.08%7.187%7.19%44-1.000000x-1.000000x1.013065x1.013065x1.01x9.095%9.10%9.214%9.21%45-1.004675x-1.004675x1.00x1.000000x1.000000x11.736%11.7%11.681%11.7%46-1.006686x-1.006686x1.01x1.000000x1.000000x20.730%20.7%20.593%20.6%47-1.008231x-1.008231x1.01x1.000000x1.000000x15.170%15.2%15.046%15.0%48-1.097207x-1.097207x1.10x1.000000x1.000000x14.217%14.2%12.958%13.0%49-1.100976x-1.100976x1.10x1.000000x1.000000x13.802%13.8%12.537%12.5%50

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 Durham Area, selected other metro areas in the United States, and entities that contain the Durham Area
Female
Male
1x0x1x2xFM#Salt Lake CityBuffalo AreaOklahoma CityOrlando AreaPhoenix AreaClevelandDetroit AreaSan AntonioPittsburghMiami AreaNew OrleansDallas AreaBirminghamMilwaukeeSt. LouisMemphis AreaCincinnatiLas VegasPhiladelphiaColumbus AreaN CarolinaSouthIndianapolisTampa AreaProvidenceCharlotteHouston AreaUnited StatesSouth AtlanticVirginia BeachKansas CitySan Jose AreaRichmond AreaHartford AreaJacksonvillePortland AreaSan DiegoRiversideAustin AreaChicago AreaWashingtonLouisvilleMinneapolisNashvilleNew York AreaDurham AreaLos AngelesBaltimoreSeattle AreaBoston AreaRaleigh AreaSacramentoDenver AreaSan FranciscoAtlanta Area-1.000000x-1.000000x2.083000x2.083000x2.08x2.365%2.37%4.927%4.93%1-1.000000x-1.000000x1.744443x1.744443x1.74x2.440%2.44%4.257%4.26%2-1.000000x-1.000000x1.739630x1.739630x1.74x2.234%2.23%3.887%3.89%3-1.000000x-1.000000x1.693471x1.693471x1.69x1.997%2.00%3.382%3.38%4-1.000000x-1.000000x1.674947x1.674947x1.67x2.226%2.23%3.728%3.73%5-1.000000x-1.000000x1.673200x1.673200x1.67x2.601%2.60%4.352%4.35%6-1.000000x-1.000000x1.669274x1.669274x1.67x2.198%2.20%3.670%3.67%7-1.000000x-1.000000x1.658329x1.658329x1.66x1.999%2.00%3.315%3.31%8-1.000000x-1.000000x1.634496x1.634496x1.63x2.765%2.77%4.520%4.52%9-1.000000x-1.000000x1.624368x1.624368x1.62x2.984%2.98%4.846%4.85%10-1.000000x-1.000000x1.604693x1.604693x1.60x3.026%3.03%4.855%4.86%11-1.000000x-1.000000x1.604110x1.604110x1.60x2.146%2.15%3.442%3.44%12-1.000000x-1.000000x1.594348x1.594348x1.59x2.910%2.91%4.640%4.64%13-1.000000x-1.000000x1.583700x1.583700x1.58x2.571%2.57%4.071%4.07%14-1.000000x-1.000000x1.582808x1.582808x1.58x2.619%2.62%4.146%4.15%15-1.000000x-1.000000x1.582622x1.582622x1.58x2.268%2.27%3.589%3.59%16-1.000000x-1.000000x1.582232x1.582232x1.58x2.447%2.45%3.871%3.87%17-1.000000x-1.000000x1.574188x1.574188x1.57x1.803%1.80%2.838%2.84%18-1.000000x-1.000000x1.574153x1.574153x1.57x3.378%3.38%5.317%5.32%19-1.000000x-1.000000x1.567060x1.567060x1.57x2.842%2.84%4.454%4.45%20-1.000000x-1.000000x1.558133x1.558133x1.56x2.273%2.27%3.541%3.54%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.555780x1.555780x1.56x2.420%2.42%3.764%3.76%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.553893x1.553893x1.55x2.618%2.62%4.069%4.07%21-1.000000x-1.000000x1.551164x1.551164x1.55x2.341%2.34%3.631%3.63%22-1.000000x-1.000000x1.549874x1.549874x1.55x2.620%2.62%4.060%4.06%23-1.000000x-1.000000x1.547106x1.547106x1.55x2.010%2.01%3.110%3.11%24-1.000000x-1.000000x1.537870x1.537870x1.54x2.657%2.66%4.086%4.09%25-1.000000x-1.000000x1.526215x1.526215x1.53x2.660%2.66%4.060%4.06%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.520688x1.520688x1.52x2.804%2.80%4.265%4.26%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.520235x1.520235x1.52x2.230%2.23%3.390%3.39%26-1.000000x-1.000000x1.517617x1.517617x1.52x2.637%2.64%4.002%4.00%27-1.000000x-1.000000x1.511752x1.511752x1.51x4.831%4.83%7.303%7.30%28-1.000000x-1.000000x1.501343x1.501343x1.50x2.809%2.81%4.217%4.22%29-1.000000x-1.000000x1.493884x1.493884x1.49x3.495%3.50%5.222%5.22%30-1.000000x-1.000000x1.493778x1.493778x1.49x2.157%2.16%3.222%3.22%31-1.000000x-1.000000x1.488397x1.488397x1.49x3.287%3.29%4.892%4.89%32-1.000000x-1.000000x1.488172x1.488172x1.49x3.830%3.83%5.700%5.70%33-1.000000x-1.000000x1.484460x1.484460x1.48x1.673%1.67%2.484%2.48%34-1.000000x-1.000000x1.473868x1.473868x1.47x3.319%3.32%4.892%4.89%35-1.000000x-1.000000x1.466259x1.466259x1.47x3.080%3.08%4.516%4.52%36-1.000000x-1.000000x1.465901x1.465901x1.47x5.978%5.98%8.764%8.76%37-1.000000x-1.000000x1.455075x1.455075x1.46x2.458%2.46%3.577%3.58%38-1.000000x-1.000000x1.437316x1.437316x1.44x3.281%3.28%4.716%4.72%39-1.000000x-1.000000x1.431934x1.431934x1.43x2.859%2.86%4.094%4.09%40-1.000000x-1.000000x1.429750x1.429750x1.43x3.772%3.77%5.393%5.39%41-1.000000x-1.000000x1.425605x1.425605x1.43x7.561%7.56%10.779%10.8%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.413910x1.413910x1.41x3.150%3.15%4.454%4.45%42-1.000000x-1.000000x1.388614x1.388614x1.39x4.142%4.14%5.751%5.75%43-1.000000x-1.000000x1.371625x1.371625x1.37x3.640%3.64%4.993%4.99%44-1.000000x-1.000000x1.354925x1.354925x1.35x5.347%5.35%7.245%7.25%45-1.000000x-1.000000x1.354664x1.354664x1.35x3.552%3.55%4.812%4.81%46-1.000000x-1.000000x1.335422x1.335422x1.34x3.355%3.35%4.480%4.48%47-1.000000x-1.000000x1.331176x1.331176x1.33x3.432%3.43%4.568%4.57%48-1.000000x-1.000000x1.311314x1.311314x1.31x5.529%5.53%7.250%7.25%49-1.000000x-1.000000x1.236458x1.236458x1.24x3.361%3.36%4.156%4.16%50

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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