Educational Attainment in the Forest City 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 Forest City Area
Forest City Area
North Carolina
0%10%20%30%40%50%CountHigher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma227.907075%38.120270%27.907075%27.9%13,22613.2k53.083789%48.194287%53.083789%53.1%25,15825.2k19.009136%13.685443%19.009136%19.0%9,009
Count number of people in category
1Post-Secondary Degree 2H.S. = High School

Relative Educational Attainment#2

Highest level of education among people aged 25 years and older, as percentage more or less than North Carolina at large.
Scope: population of North Carolina and the Forest City Area
-20%0%+20%%ref.Higher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2-26.792032%-26.792032%-26.8%27.907%27.9%38.120%38.1%10.145397%10.145397%+10.1%53.084%53.1%48.194%48.2%38.900406%38.900406%+38.9%19.009%19.0%13.685%13.7%
% percentage with given level in the Forest City Area
ref. percentage with given level in North Carolina
1Post-Secondary Degree 2H.S. = High School

Detailed Educational Attainment#3

Highest level of education among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of North Carolina and the Forest City Area
Forest City Area
North Carolina
0%5%10%15%20%25%30%CountDoctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None0.614015%1.303714%0.614015%0.6%2911.048678%1.570683%1.048678%1.0%4974.068111%7.371102%4.068111%4.1%1,92810.997405%18.782627%10.997405%11.0%5,21211.178866%9.092144%11.178866%11.2%5,29821.218323%21.779049%21.218323%21.2%10,05610.1k31.865465%26.415238%31.865465%31.9%15,10215.1k13.563184%8.519865%13.563184%13.6%6,4284.057561%3.918203%4.057561%4.1%1,9231.388391%1.247376%1.388391%1.4%658
Count number of people in category
1Degree 2Diploma or equivialent 3H.S. = High School

Detailed Relative Educational Attainment#4

Highest level of education among people aged 25 years and older, as percentage more or less than North Carolina at large.
Scope: population of North Carolina and the Forest City Area
-50%0%+50%%ref.Doctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None-52.902649%-52.902649%-52.9%0.614%0.61%1.304%1.30%-33.234259%-33.234259%-33.2%1.049%1.05%1.571%1.57%-44.809999%-44.809999%-44.8%4.068%4.07%7.371%7.37%-41.449060%-41.449060%-41.4%10.997%11.0%18.783%18.8%22.950826%22.950826%+23.0%11.179%11.2%9.092%9.09%-2.574611%-2.574611%-2.6%21.218%21.2%21.779%21.8%20.632893%20.632893%+20.6%31.865%31.9%26.415%26.4%59.194836%59.194836%+59.2%13.563%13.6%8.520%8.52%3.556695%3.556695%+3.6%4.058%4.06%3.918%3.92%11.304899%11.304899%+11.3%1.388%1.39%1.247%1.25%
% percentage with given level in the Forest City Area
ref. percentage with given level in North Carolina
1Degree 2Diploma or equivialent 3H.S. = High School

Educational Attainment Sex Ratio#5

Percentage more likely men or women are to have various highest levels of education among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of North Carolina and the Forest City Area
More Females More Males
North Carolina
Forest City Area
20%0%20%FMHigher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2-25.823333%-11.967223%-25.823333%26%30.909%30.9%24.565%24.6%6.076465%2.195107%6.076465%6%51.600%51.6%54.736%54.7%18.341341%26.716071%18.341341%18%17.491%17.5%20.699%20.7%
F females in category as a percentage of all females
M males in category as a percentage of all males
1Post-Secondary Degree 2H.S. = High School

Detailed Educational Attainment Sex Ratio#6

Percentage more likely men or women are to have various highest levels of education among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of North Carolina and the Forest City Area
More Females More Males
North Carolina
Forest City Area
0%50%FMDoctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None43.765497%57.251242%43.765497%44%0.509%0.51%0.731%0.73%79.886809%54.631395%79.886809%80%0.761%0.76%1.369%1.37%-24.506527%-23.461949%-24.506527%25%4.486%4.49%3.603%3.60%-26.915959%-7.145987%-26.915959%27%12.224%12.2%9.632%9.63%-40.071132%-35.609983%-40.071132%40%12.929%12.9%9.230%9.23%-1.019547%-6.763147%-1.019547%1%21.320%21.3%21.105%21.1%11.065526%9.782208%11.065526%11%30.280%30.3%33.631%33.6%35.099528%24.458884%35.099528%35%11.631%11.6%15.714%15.7%-42.028164%-42.028164%42%32.724670%4.718%4.72%3.322%3.32%45.706362%23.906473%45.706362%46%1.142%1.14%1.663%1.66%
F females in category as a percentage of all females
M males in category as a percentage of all males
1Degree 2Diploma or equivialent 3H.S. = High School

Bachelor's Degrees By Age#7

Percentage of age cohort whose highest degree is a Bachelor's.
Scope: population of North Carolina and the Forest City Area
Forest City Area
North Carolina
0%5%10%15%20%B.X.Total65+45-6435-4425-3410.071335%13.488519%10.071335%10.1%1,31313,03713.0k12.062695%18.362663%12.062695%12.1%2,35519,52319.5k11.532041%21.758919%11.532041%11.5%8987,7879.168322%22.595424%9.168322%9.2%6467,046
B.X. number of people with a Bachelor's degree
Total number of people in age cohort

Relative Bachelor's Degrees By Age#8

Percentage of population whose highest degree is a Bachelor's, as a percentage more or less than North Carolina at large.
Scope: population of North Carolina and the Forest City Area
50%40%30%20%10%0%%ref.65+45-6435-4425-34-25.334014%-25.334014%25.3%10.071%10.1%13.489%13.5%-34.308572%-34.308572%34.3%12.063%12.1%18.363%18.4%-47.000856%-47.000856%47.0%11.532%11.5%21.759%21.8%-59.423985%-59.423985%59.4%9.168%9.17%22.595%22.6%
% percentage in the Forest City Area with a Bachelor's degree
ref percentage in North Carolina with a Bachelor's degree

Bachelor's Degrees Sex Ratio By Age#9

Percentage more likely men or women are to have their highest degree be a Bachelor's.
Scope: population of North Carolina and the Forest City Area
More Females More Males
North Carolina
Forest City Area
80%60%40%20%0%20%FM65+45-6435-4425-34-9.686033%-9.686033%9.7%31.986189%10.475%10.5%9.550%9.55%-18.321934%-8.621992%-18.321934%18.3%13.044%13.0%11.024%11.0%-40.123447%-20.654504%-40.123447%40.1%13.361%13.4%9.535%9.54%-99.753315%-25.488303%-99.753315%99.8%12.226%12.2%6.121%6.12%
F female degree holders as a percentage of all females
M male degree holders as a percentage of all males

Median Earnings by Educational Attainment#10

Among population 25 years old and over with earnings.
Scope: population of North Carolina and the Forest City Area
Forest City Area
North Carolina
$0k$20k$40kCount%Graduate Degree1Bachelor's DegreeSome CollegeH.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2Total$42,100.000000$59,736.000000$42,100.000000$42.1k2,7165.731%5.73%$38,679.000000$45,922.000000$38,679.000000$38.7k5,21210.997%11.0%$28,679.000000$31,242.000000$28,679.000000$28.7k15,35415.4k32.397%32.4%$24,606.000000$26,460.000000$24,606.000000$24.6k15,10215.1k31.865%31.9%$20,625.000000$19,187.000000$20,625.000000$20.6k9,00919.009%19.0%$28,309.000000$33,074.000000$28,309.000000$28.3k47,39347.4k100.000%100%
Count number of people with given highest level of educational attainment
% percentage of people with given highest level of educational attainment
1or professional degree 2H.S. = High School

Median Earnings by Educational Attainment#11

By sex among population 25 years old and over with earnings.
Scope: population of North Carolina and the Forest City Area
Female Male
North Carolina
Forest City Area
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
$50k$0k$50kFMGraduate Degree1Bachelor's DegreeSome CollegeH.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2Total$-40,461.000000$-50,440.000000$-40,461.000000$40.5k$40,461.000000$18,845.000000$50,440.000000$28,722.000000$59,306.000000$59.3k1,4371,279$-33,718.000000$-38,851.000000$-33,718.000000$33.7k$33,718.000000$15,816.000000$38,851.000000$18,914.000000$49,534.000000$49.5k3,0522,160$-22,132.000000$-26,431.000000$-22,132.000000$22.1k$22,132.000000$13,944.000000$26,431.000000$11,617.000000$36,076.000000$36.1k8,5516,803$-18,892.000000$-21,547.000000$-18,892.000000$18.9k$18,892.000000$11,379.000000$21,547.000000$9,178.000000$30,271.000000$30.3k7,5607,542$-16,169.000000$-14,797.000000$-16,169.000000$16.2k$16,169.000000$5,395.000000$14,797.000000$7,099.000000$21,564.000000$21.6k4,3674,642$-23,630.000000$-29,144.000000$-23,630.000000$23.6k$23,630.000000$8,118.000000$29,144.000000$9,455.000000$31,748.000000$31.7k24,96725.0k22,42622.4k
F females with given highest level of educational attainment
M males with given highest level of educational attainment
1or professional degree 2H.S. = High School

Composition of the Armed Forces by Educational Attainment#12

Percentage of the armed forces aged 25 to 64 years old with various highest levels of educational attainment.
Scope: population of North Carolina and the Forest City Area
Forest City Area
North Carolina
0%20%40%60%80%100%CountBachelor's Degree1Some College2H.S. Diploma3No H.S. Diploma3100.000000%30.336622%100.000000%100.0%140.000000%0.000000%0.0%53.409946%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%16.025628%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%0.227804%0
Count members of the armed forces with the given level of educational attainment
1or higher 2two or four year institution 3H.S. = High School

Employment by Educational Attainment#13

Percentage of population that is employed by highest level of educational attainment among the population aged 25 to 64 years old.
Scope: population of North Carolina and the Forest City Area
Forest City Area
North Carolina
0%20%40%60%80%CountBachelor's Degree1Some College2H.S. Diploma3No H.S. Diploma377.832861%82.577602%77.832861%77.8%4,39667.928170%73.306683%67.928170%67.9%8,09558.859827%64.960229%58.859827%58.9%6,39142.103489%51.254883%42.103489%42.1%2,498
Count employed people with given educational attainment aged 25 to 64 years old
1or higher 2two or four year institution 3H.S. = High School

Lacking High School Diploma By Race#14

Percent of racial or ethnic group lacking a high school diploma (or equivalent).
Scope: population of North Carolina and the Forest City Area
Female Male
North Carolina
Forest City Area
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
40%20%0%20%40%MFWhite1BlackAsianHispanic2Other1-16.483618%-8.803413%-16.483618%16.5%16.483618%2.177734%8.803413%2.266904%18.661352%18.7%3,6053,557-19.431676%-14.413876%-19.431676%19.4%19.431676%8.715425%14.413876%4.148863%28.147100%28.1%597465-13.461538%-12.593961%-4.169797%-13.461538%13.5%13.461538%14.916840%12.593961%28.378378%28.4%2114-44.067797%-39.700857%-44.067797%44.1%44.067797%6.354739%39.700857%7.676096%50.422535%50.4%358286-43.339254%-29.332668%-43.339254%43.3%43.339254%13.803603%29.332668%9.263701%57.142857%57.1%320244
M number of males in category
F number of females in category
1non-Hispanic 2excluding black and Asian Hispanics

College Graduates By Race#15

Percent of racial or ethnic group with a bachelor's degree or higher.
Scope: population of North Carolina and the Forest City Area
Female Male
North Carolina
Forest City Area
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
40%20%0%20%40%MFWhite1BlackAsianHispanic2Other1-16.828864%-2.421333%-32.528372%-0.206331%-19.250197%19.3%16.828864%32.528372%16.828864%16.8%3,2514,154-1.885903%-5.886767%-15.811327%-6.448538%-7.772670%7.8%1.885903%15.811327%1.885903%1.9%40186-6.756757%-21.127859%-49.911204%-27.884615%27.9%6.756757%49.911204%8.647936%6.756757%6.8%529-16.901408%-4.207991%-11.393412%-4.416435%-21.109399%21.1%16.901408%11.393412%16.901408%16.9%120137-5.000000%-1.216696%-12.979944%-5.568712%-6.216696%6.2%5.000000%12.979944%5.000000%5.0%2835
M number of males in category
F number of females in category
1non-Hispanic 2excluding black and Asian Hispanics

Map of Educational Attainment by County Subdivision in the Forest City Area

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

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
16%23%30%36%43%50%

Coarse: High School Diploma Educational Attainment by County Subdivision#17

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
38%43%49%54%59%65%

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

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

Detailed: Doctorate Degree Educational Attainment by County Subdivision#19

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.0%0.5%1.1%1.6%2.2%2.8%

Detailed: Professional Degree Educational Attainment by County Subdivision#20

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.0%1.0%2.1%3.1%4.1%5.2%

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

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.0%2.0%4.1%6.1%8.2%10.3%

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

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
2.0%6.7%11.2%15.8%20.4%25.0%

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

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
8.1%10.1%12.2%14.2%16.3%18.4%

Detailed: Some College Educational Attainment by County Subdivision#24

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
12.4%16.7%21.0%25.3%29.6%33.9%

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

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
19.9%23.1%26.2%29.3%32.4%35.6%

Detailed: Some High School Educational Attainment by County Subdivision#26

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.0%4.7%9.4%14.0%18.7%23.5%

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

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.0%1.4%2.8%4.3%5.7%7.1%

Detailed: None Educational Attainment by County Subdivision#28

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.0%0.7%1.5%2.2%2.9%3.7%
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Educational Attainment by Place in the Forest City Area

There are 11 places in the Forest City Area. This section compares all 11 of those to each other, the Forest City Area, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Forest City Area.

No H.S. Diploma by Place#29

Percent of population 25 years of age and older without a high school diploma (or equivalent).
Scope: population of the Forest City Area, selected places in the Forest City Area, and entities that contain the Forest City Area
0%10%20%Count#HenriettaEllenboroForest CityRuthSpindaleRutherford County SchoolsRutherford CoForest City Metro AreaForest CitySouthNorth CarolinaN CarolinaRutherfordtonUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesCaroleenBosticSouth AtlanticCliffsideLake LureChimney Rock VillageChimney Rock Vlg29.337539%29.337539%29.3%93129.204893%29.204893%29.2%191224.988600%24.988600%25.0%1,096322.769231%22.769231%22.8%74419.466302%19.466302%19.5%569519.009136%19.009136%19.0%9,00919.009136%19.009136%19.0%9,00914.392758%14.392758%14.4%11,511,24211.5M13.685443%13.685443%13.7%914,827915k13.083573%13.083573%13.1%454613.020590%13.020590%13.0%27,818,38027.8M12.929293%12.929293%12.9%64712.851406%12.851406%12.9%32812.827640%12.827640%12.8%5,478,9325.48M12.068966%12.068966%12.1%2895.104603%5.104603%5.1%61104.395604%4.395604%4.4%411
Count number of people in category
# rank of place out of 11 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older without a high school diploma (or equivalent).

Bachelor's Degrees by Place#30

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..
Scope: population of the Forest City Area, selected places in the Forest City Area, and entities that contain the Forest City Area
0%10%20%30%40%Count#Lake LureSouth AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNorth CarolinaN CarolinaSouthRutherfordtonChimney Rock VillageChimney Rock VlgRutherford County SchoolsRutherford CoForest City Metro AreaForest CityForest CitySpindaleRuthBosticCliffsideEllenboroHenriettaCaroleen44.016736%44.016736%44.0%526130.457708%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%22,547,73422.5M25.043228%25.043228%25.0%869219.780220%19.780220%19.8%18316.728209%16.728209%16.7%7,92816.728209%16.728209%16.7%7,92814.363885%14.363885%14.4%630414.334588%14.334588%14.3%419512.000000%12.000000%12.0%39611.646586%11.646586%11.6%2976.896552%6.896552%6.9%1686.727829%6.727829%6.7%4493.470032%3.470032%3.5%11100.000000%0.000000%0.0%011
Count number of people in category
# rank of place out of 11 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..

Very Advanced Degrees by Place#31

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 Forest City Area, selected places in the Forest City Area, and entities that contain the Forest City Area
0%1%2%3%4%5%6%Count#Lake LureSouth AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesForest CitySouthNorth CarolinaN CarolinaChimney Rock VillageChimney Rock VlgRutherfordtonRutherford County SchoolsRutherford CoForest City Metro AreaForest CitySpindaleEllenboroRuthCaroleenHenriettaBosticCliffside6.025105%6.025105%6.0%7213.501306%3.501306%3.5%1,495,4751.50M3.336158%3.336158%3.3%7,127,6737.13M3.077975%3.077975%3.1%13523.064699%3.064699%3.1%2,451,1282.45M2.874397%2.874397%2.9%192,144192k2.197802%2.197802%2.2%231.815562%1.815562%1.8%6341.662693%1.662693%1.7%7881.662693%1.662693%1.7%7880.786863%0.786863%0.8%2350.458716%0.458716%0.5%360.307692%0.307692%0.3%170.000000%0.000000%0.0%080.000000%0.000000%0.0%090.000000%0.000000%0.0%0100.000000%0.000000%0.0%011
Count number of people in category
# rank of place out of 11 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older with a professional or doctorate degree (e.g., MBA, PhD, or MD).

Under-Education Sex Ratio by Place#32

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 Forest City Area, selected places in the Forest City Area, and entities that contain the Forest City Area
Female
Male
2x0x2xFM#HenriettaLake LureBosticForest CityRuthCliffsideN CarolinaRutherfordtonRutherford CoForest CitySouth AtlanticSouthUnited StatesSpindaleCaroleenChimney Rock VlgEllenboro-1.000000x-1.000000x3.769158x3.769158x3.77x12.651%12.7%47.682%47.7%1-1.000000x-1.000000x2.807797x2.807797x2.81x2.680%2.68%7.525%7.53%2-1.000000x-1.000000x2.373464x2.373464x2.37x7.971%7.97%18.919%18.9%3-1.000000x-1.000000x1.552280x1.552280x1.55x20.357%20.4%31.599%31.6%4-1.000000x-1.000000x1.510643x1.510643x1.51x17.881%17.9%27.011%27.0%5-1.000000x-1.000000x1.273256x1.273256x1.27x10.959%11.0%13.953%14.0%6-1.000000x-1.000000x1.267161x1.267161x1.27x12.146%12.1%15.391%15.4%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.213841x1.213841x1.21x12.099%12.1%14.686%14.7%7-1.000000x-1.000000x1.183413x1.183413x1.18x17.491%17.5%20.699%20.7%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.183413x1.183413x1.18x17.491%17.5%20.699%20.7%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.178860x1.178860x1.18x11.819%11.8%13.933%13.9%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.149925x1.149925x1.15x13.427%13.4%15.440%15.4%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.109070x1.109070x1.11x12.369%12.4%13.719%13.7%-1.148784x-1.148784x1.15x1.000000x1.000000x20.830%20.8%18.133%18.1%8-1.200335x-1.200335x1.20x1.000000x1.000000x14.063%14.1%11.715%11.7%9-1.219512x-1.219512x1.22x1.000000x1.000000x4.878%4.88%4.000%4.00%10-3.345297x-3.345297x3.35x1.000000x1.000000x41.039%41.0%12.268%12.3%11
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of place out of 11 by male-to-female sex ratio

Over-Education Sex Ratio by Place#33

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 Forest City Area, selected places in the Forest City Area, and entities that contain the Forest City Area
Female
Male
10x5x0x5x10xFM#SpindaleChimney Rock VlgForest CityLake LureRutherford CoForest CityN CarolinaSouthUnited StatesSouth AtlanticRutherfordtonEllenboroRuth-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%1.556%1.56%1-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%4.000%4.00%2-1.000000x-1.000000x5.216762x5.216762x5.22x1.124%1.12%5.866%5.87%3-1.000000x-1.000000x1.996656x1.996656x2.00x4.020%4.02%8.027%8.03%4-1.000000x-1.000000x1.654155x1.654155x1.65x1.270%1.27%2.100%2.10%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.654155x1.654155x1.65x1.270%1.27%2.100%2.10%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.558133x1.558133x1.56x2.273%2.27%3.541%3.54%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.555780x1.555780x1.56x2.420%2.42%3.764%3.76%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.526215x1.526215x1.53x2.660%2.66%4.060%4.06%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.520688x1.520688x1.52x2.804%2.80%4.265%4.26%-1.423526x-1.423526x1.42x1.000000x1.000000x2.047%2.05%1.438%1.44%5-10.000000x-10.000000x> 10.0x1.000000x1.000000x0.779%0.78%0.000%0%6-10.000000x-10.000000x> 10.0x1.000000x1.000000x0.662%0.66%0.000%0%7
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of place out of 7 by male-to-female sex ratio

Educational Attainment by County in the Forest City Area

There is 1 county in the Forest City Area. This section compares all 1 of those to each other, the Forest City Area, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Forest City Area.

No H.S. Diploma by County#34

Percent of population 25 years of age and older without a high school diploma (or equivalent).
Scope: population of the Forest City Area, selected counties in the Forest City Area, and entities that contain the Forest City Area
0%5%10%15%Count#Rutherford County SchoolsRutherford CoForest City Metro AreaForest CityRutherford CountyRutherfordSouthNorth CarolinaN CarolinaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSouth Atlantic19.009136%19.009136%19.0%9,00919.009136%19.009136%19.0%9,00919.009136%19.009136%19.0%9,009114.392758%14.392758%14.4%11,511,24211.5M13.685443%13.685443%13.7%914,827915k13.020590%13.020590%13.0%27,818,38027.8M12.827640%12.827640%12.8%5,478,9325.48M
Count number of people in category
# rank of county out of 1 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older without a high school diploma (or equivalent).

Bachelor's Degrees by County#35

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..
Scope: population of the Forest City Area, selected counties in the Forest City Area, and entities that contain the Forest City Area
0%5%10%15%20%25%30%Count#South AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNorth CarolinaN CarolinaSouthRutherford County SchoolsRutherford CoForest City Metro AreaForest CityRutherford CountyRutherford30.457708%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%22,547,73422.5M16.728209%16.728209%16.7%7,92816.728209%16.728209%16.7%7,92816.728209%16.728209%16.7%7,9281
Count number of people in category
# rank of county out of 1 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..

Very Advanced Degrees by County#36

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 Forest City Area, selected counties in the Forest City Area, and entities that contain the Forest City Area
0%1%2%3%Count#South AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSouthNorth CarolinaN CarolinaRutherford County SchoolsRutherford CoForest City Metro AreaForest CityRutherford CountyRutherford3.501306%3.501306%3.5%1,495,4751.50M3.336158%3.336158%3.3%7,127,6737.13M3.064699%3.064699%3.1%2,451,1282.45M2.874397%2.874397%2.9%192,144192k1.662693%1.662693%1.7%7881.662693%1.662693%1.7%7881.662693%1.662693%1.7%7881
Count number of people in category
# rank of county out of 1 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older with a professional or doctorate degree (e.g., MBA, PhD, or MD).

Under-Education Sex Ratio by County#37

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 Forest City Area, selected counties in the Forest City Area, and entities that contain the Forest City Area
Female
Male
1.0x0.5x0.0x0.5x1.0xFM#N CarolinaRutherford CoForest CityRutherfordSouth AtlanticSouthUnited States-1.000000x-1.000000x1.267161x1.267161x1.27x12.146%12.1%15.391%15.4%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.183413x1.183413x1.18x17.491%17.5%20.699%20.7%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.183413x1.183413x1.18x17.491%17.5%20.699%20.7%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.183413x1.183413x1.18x17.491%17.5%20.699%20.7%1-1.000000x-1.000000x1.178860x1.178860x1.18x11.819%11.8%13.933%13.9%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.149925x1.149925x1.15x13.427%13.4%15.440%15.4%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.109070x1.109070x1.11x12.369%12.4%13.719%13.7%
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of county out of 1 by male-to-female sex ratio

Over-Education Sex Ratio by County#38

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 Forest City Area, selected counties in the Forest City Area, and entities that contain the Forest City Area
Female
Male
1x0x1xFM#Rutherford CoForest CityRutherfordN CarolinaSouthUnited StatesSouth Atlantic-1.000000x-1.000000x1.654155x1.654155x1.65x1.270%1.27%2.100%2.10%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.654155x1.654155x1.65x1.270%1.27%2.100%2.10%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.654155x1.654155x1.65x1.270%1.27%2.100%2.10%1-1.000000x-1.000000x1.558133x1.558133x1.56x2.273%2.27%3.541%3.54%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.555780x1.555780x1.56x2.420%2.42%3.764%3.76%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.526215x1.526215x1.53x2.660%2.66%4.060%4.06%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.520688x1.520688x1.52x2.804%2.80%4.265%4.26%
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of county out of 1 by male-to-female sex ratio

Educational Attainment by County Subdivision in the Forest City Area

There are 14 county subdivisions in the Forest City Area. This section compares all 14 of those to each other, the Forest City Area, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Forest City Area.

No H.S. Diploma by County Subdivision#39

Percent of population 25 years of age and older without a high school diploma (or equivalent).
Scope: population of the Forest City Area, selected county subdivisions in the Forest City Area, and entities that contain the Forest City Area
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count#Camp Creek TownshipCamp CrkMorgan TownshipMorganHigh Shoals TownshipHigh ShoalsCool Spring TownshipCool SpgGilkey TownshipGilkeyGolden Valley TownshipGolden VlyColfax TownshipColfaxSulphur Springs TownshipSulphur SpgsRutherford County SchoolsRutherford CoForest City Metro AreaForest CityLogan Store TownshipLogan StoreRutherfordton TownshipRutherfordtonSouthNorth CarolinaN CarolinaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSouth AtlanticGreen Hill TownshipGrn HlChimney Rock TownshipChimney RockUnion TownshipUnionDuncans Creek TownshipDuncans Crk29.518856%29.518856%29.5%227124.670571%24.670571%24.7%337224.461872%24.461872%24.5%1,466321.363392%21.363392%21.4%1,990421.012658%21.012658%21.0%249520.246660%20.246660%20.2%197619.348523%19.348523%19.3%1,087719.245463%19.245463%19.2%806819.009136%19.009136%19.0%9,00919.009136%19.009136%19.0%9,00917.797834%17.797834%17.8%493917.389371%17.389371%17.4%1,5641014.392758%14.392758%14.4%11,511,24211.5M13.685443%13.685443%13.7%914,827915k13.020590%13.020590%13.0%27,818,38027.8M12.827640%12.827640%12.8%5,478,9325.48M12.171332%12.171332%12.2%287119.730751%9.730751%9.7%206127.830854%7.830854%7.8%100130.000000%0.000000%0.0%014
Count number of people in category
# rank of county subdivision out of 14 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older without a high school diploma (or equivalent).

Bachelor's Degrees by County Subdivision#40

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..
Scope: population of the Forest City Area, selected county subdivisions in the Forest City Area, and entities that contain the Forest City Area
0%10%20%30%40%Count#Chimney Rock TownshipChimney RockSouth AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNorth CarolinaN CarolinaSouthUnion TownshipUnionGolden Valley TownshipGolden VlyGilkey TownshipGilkeyRutherfordton TownshipRutherfordtonDuncans Creek TownshipDuncans CrkGreen Hill TownshipGrn HlRutherford County SchoolsRutherford CoForest City Metro AreaForest CityCool Spring TownshipCool SpgColfax TownshipColfaxMorgan TownshipMorganLogan Store TownshipLogan StoreSulphur Springs TownshipSulphur SpgsHigh Shoals TownshipHigh ShoalsCamp Creek TownshipCamp Crk40.151157%40.151157%40.2%850130.457708%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%22,547,73422.5M24.823806%24.823806%24.8%317223.946557%23.946557%23.9%233321.940928%21.940928%21.9%260420.724928%20.724928%20.7%1,864520.638298%20.638298%20.6%97618.829517%18.829517%18.8%444716.728209%16.728209%16.7%7,92816.728209%16.728209%16.7%7,92816.296296%16.296296%16.3%1,518814.791741%14.791741%14.8%831914.714495%14.714495%14.7%2011013.249097%13.249097%13.2%3671112.679083%12.679083%12.7%531126.657767%6.657767%6.7%399132.080624%2.080624%2.1%1614
Count number of people in category
# rank of county subdivision out of 14 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..

Very Advanced Degrees by County Subdivision#41

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 Forest City Area, selected county subdivisions in the Forest City Area, and entities that contain the Forest City Area
0%1%2%3%4%5%Count#Chimney Rock TownshipChimney RockGolden Valley TownshipGolden VlyGreen Hill TownshipGrn HlSouth AtlanticDuncans Creek TownshipDuncans CrkUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesUnion TownshipUnionSouthNorth CarolinaN CarolinaMorgan TownshipMorganColfax TownshipColfaxCool Spring TownshipCool SpgRutherford County SchoolsRutherford CoForest City Metro AreaForest CityRutherfordton TownshipRutherfordtonGilkey TownshipGilkeyLogan Store TownshipLogan StoreSulphur Springs TownshipSulphur SpgsHigh Shoals TownshipHigh ShoalsCamp Creek TownshipCamp Crk5.668399%5.668399%5.7%12015.138746%5.138746%5.1%5024.452926%4.452926%4.5%10533.501306%3.501306%3.5%1,495,4751.50M3.404255%3.404255%3.4%1643.336158%3.336158%3.3%7,127,6737.13M3.288958%3.288958%3.3%4253.064699%3.064699%3.1%2,451,1282.45M2.874397%2.874397%2.9%192,144192k2.269400%2.269400%2.3%3161.726593%1.726593%1.7%9771.696189%1.696189%1.7%15881.662693%1.662693%1.7%7881.662693%1.662693%1.7%7881.334223%1.334223%1.3%12091.181435%1.181435%1.2%14100.649819%0.649819%0.6%18110.405922%0.405922%0.4%17120.000000%0.000000%0.0%0130.000000%0.000000%0.0%014
Count number of people in category
# rank of county subdivision out of 14 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older with a professional or doctorate degree (e.g., MBA, PhD, or MD).

Under-Education Sex Ratio by County Subdivision#42

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 Forest City Area, selected county subdivisions in the Forest City Area, and entities that contain the Forest City Area
Female
Male
1x0x1x2xFM#Chimney RockMorganLogan StoreCool SpgUnionRutherfordtonN CarolinaCamp CrkHigh ShoalsGilkeyRutherford CoForest CitySouth AtlanticSouthUnited StatesGolden VlyColfaxGrn HlSulphur Spgs-1.000000x-1.000000x2.974933x2.974933x2.97x4.776%4.78%14.209%14.2%1-1.000000x-1.000000x1.889661x1.889661x1.89x18.501%18.5%34.961%35.0%2-1.000000x-1.000000x1.510065x1.510065x1.51x14.335%14.3%21.646%21.6%3-1.000000x-1.000000x1.343267x1.343267x1.34x18.505%18.5%24.857%24.9%4-1.000000x-1.000000x1.338348x1.338348x1.34x6.584%6.58%8.811%8.81%5-1.000000x-1.000000x1.291849x1.291849x1.29x15.423%15.4%19.924%19.9%6-1.000000x-1.000000x1.267161x1.267161x1.27x12.146%12.1%15.391%15.4%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.213708x1.213708x1.21x26.519%26.5%32.187%32.2%7-1.000000x-1.000000x1.199050x1.199050x1.20x22.207%22.2%26.627%26.6%8-1.000000x-1.000000x1.195901x1.195901x1.20x19.105%19.1%22.848%22.8%9-1.000000x-1.000000x1.183413x1.183413x1.18x17.491%17.5%20.699%20.7%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.183413x1.183413x1.18x17.491%17.5%20.699%20.7%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.178860x1.178860x1.18x11.819%11.8%13.933%13.9%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.149925x1.149925x1.15x13.427%13.4%15.440%15.4%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.109070x1.109070x1.11x12.369%12.4%13.719%13.7%-1.013054x-1.013054x1.01x1.000000x1.000000x20.382%20.4%20.120%20.1%10-1.055920x-1.055920x1.06x1.000000x1.000000x19.850%19.9%18.799%18.8%11-1.142287x-1.142287x1.14x1.000000x1.000000x12.974%13.0%11.358%11.4%12-1.404950x-1.404950x1.40x1.000000x1.000000x22.262%22.3%15.846%15.8%13
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of county subdivision out of 13 by male-to-female sex ratio

Over-Education Sex Ratio by County Subdivision#43

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 Forest City Area, selected county subdivisions in the Forest City Area, and entities that contain the Forest City Area
Female
Male
10x5x0x5x10xFM#Duncans CrkColfaxChimney RockCool SpgUnionMorganSulphur SpgsRutherford CoForest CityRutherfordtonN CarolinaSouthUnited StatesSouth AtlanticGrn HlLogan StoreGilkeyGolden Vly-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%6.107%6.11%1-1.000000x-1.000000x4.217624x4.217624x4.22x0.681%0.68%2.872%2.87%2-1.000000x-1.000000x3.615108x3.615108x3.62x2.388%2.39%8.633%8.63%3-1.000000x-1.000000x3.068803x3.068803x3.07x0.878%0.88%2.696%2.70%4-1.000000x-1.000000x2.882051x2.882051x2.88x1.601%1.60%4.615%4.62%5-1.000000x-1.000000x2.640951x2.640951x2.64x1.405%1.41%3.711%3.71%6-1.000000x-1.000000x2.066108x2.066108x2.07x0.270%0.27%0.559%0.56%7-1.000000x-1.000000x1.654155x1.654155x1.65x1.270%1.27%2.100%2.10%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.654155x1.654155x1.65x1.270%1.27%2.100%2.10%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.628921x1.628921x1.63x1.047%1.05%1.705%1.70%8-1.000000x-1.000000x1.558133x1.558133x1.56x2.273%2.27%3.541%3.54%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.555780x1.555780x1.56x2.420%2.42%3.764%3.76%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.526215x1.526215x1.53x2.660%2.66%4.060%4.06%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.520688x1.520688x1.52x2.804%2.80%4.265%4.26%-1.669496x-1.669496x1.67x1.000000x1.000000x5.560%5.56%3.330%3.33%9-10.000000x-10.000000x> 10.0x1.000000x1.000000x1.235%1.23%0.000%0%10-10.000000x-10.000000x> 10.0x1.000000x1.000000x2.410%2.41%0.000%0%11-10.000000x-10.000000x> 10.0x1.000000x1.000000x10.616%10.6%0.000%0%12
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of county subdivision out of 12 by male-to-female sex ratio

Educational Attainment by Metro Area in North Carolina

There are 41 metro areas in North Carolina. This section compares the Forest City Area to all of the metro areas in North Carolina and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Forest City Area.

No H.S. Diploma by Metro Area#44

Percent of population 25 years of age and older without a high school diploma (or equivalent).
Scope: population of the Forest City Area, selected other metro areas in North Carolina, and entities that contain the Forest City 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 AreaRutherford County SchoolsRutherford CoForest 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%9,00919.009136%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
Count number of people in category
# rank of metro area out of 41 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older without a high school diploma (or equivalent).

Bachelor's Degrees by Metro Area#45

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..
Scope: population of the Forest City Area, selected other metro areas in North Carolina, and entities that contain the Forest City 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 AreaRutherford County SchoolsRutherford CoForest 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%7,92816.728209%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
Count number of people in category
# rank of metro area out of 41 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..

Very Advanced Degrees by Metro Area#46

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 Forest City Area, selected other metro areas in North Carolina, and entities that contain the Forest City 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 AreaRutherford County SchoolsRutherford CoForest 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%7881.662693%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
Count number of people in category
# rank of metro area out of 41 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older with a professional or doctorate degree (e.g., MBA, PhD, or MD).

Under-Education Sex Ratio by Metro Area#47

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 Forest City Area, selected other metro areas in North Carolina, and entities that contain the Forest City Area
Female
Male
1x0x1xFM#WashingtonKill Devil HillsKinston AreaLaurinburgNew Bern AreaLumbertonBrevard AreaMount AiryOxford AreaRocky MountHendersonAlbemarleDunn AreaSanford AreaDurham AreaAshevilleBoone AreaRoanoke RapidsMorehead CityCullowheeN CarolinaMyrtle BeachWilmingtonShelby AreaBurlingtonElizabeth CityWinston AreaHickory AreaRaleigh AreaCharlotteGoldsboroGreensboroMarion AreaWilson AreaNorth WilkesboroRutherford CoForest CityRockinghamSouth AtlanticPinehurstSouthGreenvilleUnited StatesJacksonvilleVirginia BeachFayetteville-1.000000x-1.000000x1.560403x1.560403x1.56x12.165%12.2%18.983%19.0%1-1.000000x-1.000000x1.560004x1.560004x1.56x7.481%7.48%11.670%11.7%2-1.000000x-1.000000x1.517697x1.517697x1.52x15.915%15.9%24.155%24.2%3-1.000000x-1.000000x1.514664x1.514664x1.51x17.146%17.1%25.970%26.0%4-1.000000x-1.000000x1.458151x1.458151x1.46x10.875%10.9%15.858%15.9%5-1.000000x-1.000000x1.421149x1.421149x1.42x19.725%19.7%28.032%28.0%6-1.000000x-1.000000x1.383987x1.383987x1.38x9.998%10.00%13.838%13.8%7-1.000000x-1.000000x1.382234x1.382234x1.38x18.985%19.0%26.241%26.2%8-1.000000x-1.000000x1.366903x1.366903x1.37x15.562%15.6%21.272%21.3%9-1.000000x-1.000000x1.359737x1.359737x1.36x15.749%15.7%21.415%21.4%10-1.000000x-1.000000x1.356686x1.356686x1.36x20.393%20.4%27.667%27.7%11-1.000000x-1.000000x1.355744x1.355744x1.36x13.003%13.0%17.629%17.6%12-1.000000x-1.000000x1.337752x1.337752x1.34x12.210%12.2%16.334%16.3%13-1.000000x-1.000000x1.335869x1.335869x1.34x16.424%16.4%21.941%21.9%14-1.000000x-1.000000x1.319514x1.319514x1.32x10.169%10.2%13.418%13.4%15-1.000000x-1.000000x1.291487x1.291487x1.29x9.771%9.77%12.619%12.6%16-1.000000x-1.000000x1.290462x1.290462x1.29x10.496%10.5%13.544%13.5%17-1.000000x-1.000000x1.286881x1.286881x1.29x20.092%20.1%25.856%25.9%18-1.000000x-1.000000x1.273195x1.273195x1.27x8.833%8.83%11.246%11.2%19-1.000000x-1.000000x1.269176x1.269176x1.27x11.686%11.7%14.832%14.8%20-1.000000x-1.000000x1.267161x1.267161x1.27x12.146%12.1%15.391%15.4%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.263432x1.263432x1.26x10.318%10.3%13.036%13.0%21-1.000000x-1.000000x1.262871x1.262871x1.26x8.129%8.13%10.266%10.3%22-1.000000x-1.000000x1.260896x1.260896x1.26x14.664%14.7%18.489%18.5%23-1.000000x-1.000000x1.259157x1.259157x1.26x13.642%13.6%17.178%17.2%24-1.000000x-1.000000x1.258129x1.258129x1.26x13.372%13.4%16.823%16.8%25-1.000000x-1.000000x1.254786x1.254786x1.25x13.127%13.1%16.471%16.5%26-1.000000x-1.000000x1.247267x1.247267x1.25x17.121%17.1%21.355%21.4%27-1.000000x-1.000000x1.246561x1.246561x1.25x8.275%8.28%10.316%10.3%28-1.000000x-1.000000x1.239815x1.239815x1.24x10.944%10.9%13.569%13.6%29-1.000000x-1.000000x1.232794x1.232794x1.23x15.277%15.3%18.833%18.8%30-1.000000x-1.000000x1.228305x1.228305x1.23x12.817%12.8%15.743%15.7%31-1.000000x-1.000000x1.210921x1.210921x1.21x15.946%15.9%19.309%19.3%32-1.000000x-1.000000x1.198600x1.198600x1.20x18.127%18.1%21.727%21.7%33-1.000000x-1.000000x1.197009x1.197009x1.20x21.115%21.1%25.274%25.3%34-1.000000x-1.000000x1.183413x1.183413x1.18x17.491%17.5%20.699%20.7%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.183413x1.183413x1.18x17.491%17.5%20.699%20.7%35-1.000000x-1.000000x1.182575x1.182575x1.18x18.170%18.2%21.487%21.5%36-1.000000x-1.000000x1.178860x1.178860x1.18x11.819%11.8%13.933%13.9%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.152181x1.152181x1.15x9.731%9.73%11.212%11.2%37-1.000000x-1.000000x1.149925x1.149925x1.15x13.427%13.4%15.440%15.4%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.143698x1.143698x1.14x10.531%10.5%12.045%12.0%38-1.000000x-1.000000x1.109070x1.109070x1.11x12.369%12.4%13.719%13.7%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.079083x1.079083x1.08x8.675%8.68%9.362%9.36%39-1.000000x-1.000000x1.047779x1.047779x1.05x9.292%9.29%9.736%9.74%40-1.019290x-1.019290x1.02x1.000000x1.000000x10.582%10.6%10.382%10.4%41
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of metro area out of 41 by male-to-female sex ratio

Over-Education Sex Ratio by Metro Area#48

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 Forest City Area, selected other metro areas in North Carolina, and entities that contain the Forest City Area
Female
Male
1x0x1x2x3xFM#Mount AiryWashingtonShelby AreaBrevard AreaPinehurstHickory AreaRocky MountMarion AreaSanford AreaMorehead CityAshevilleGreenvilleWinston AreaMyrtle BeachLaurinburgGoldsboroBurlingtonRutherford CoForest 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%-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
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of metro area out of 41 by male-to-female sex ratio

Educational Attainment by Metro Area in the South

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

No H.S. Diploma by Metro Area#49

Percent of population 25 years of age and older without a high school diploma (or equivalent).
Scope: population of the Forest City Area, selected other metro areas in the South, and entities that contain the Forest City Area
0%10%20%30%Count#McAllen, Edinburg, and Mission Metro AreaMcAllen AreaEl Paso Metro AreaEl Paso AreaCorpus Christi Metro AreaCorpus ChristiRutherford County SchoolsRutherford CoForest City Metro AreaForest CityLafayette 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%55,17055.2k319.009136%19.009136%19.0%9,00919.009136%19.009136%19.0%9,00918.397417%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
Count number of people in category
# rank of metro area out of 50 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older without a high school diploma (or equivalent).

Bachelor's Degrees by Metro Area#50

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..
Scope: population of the Forest City Area, selected other metro areas in the South, and entities that contain the Forest City 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 AreaRutherford County SchoolsRutherford CoForest City Metro AreaForest City49.358204%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%79,64679.6k5016.728209%16.728209%16.7%7,92816.728209%16.728209%16.7%7,928
Count number of people in category
# rank of metro area out of 50 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..

Very Advanced Degrees by Metro Area#51

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 Forest City Area, selected other metro areas in the South, and entities that contain the Forest City 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 AreaLafayetteRutherford County SchoolsRutherford CoForest City Metro AreaForest CityEl 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%6,041471.662693%1.662693%1.7%7881.662693%1.662693%1.7%7881.653629%1.653629%1.7%8,291481.584760%1.584760%1.6%6,929491.370714%1.370714%1.4%6,26850
Count number of people in category
# rank of metro area out of 50 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older with a professional or doctorate degree (e.g., MBA, PhD, or MD).

Under-Education Sex Ratio by Metro Area#52

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 Forest City Area, selected other metro areas in the South, and entities that contain the Forest City Area
Female
Male
1x0x1xFM#Durham AreaColumbia AreaJackson AreaCharlestonBaton RougeN CarolinaWinston AreaRaleigh AreaNew OrleansMemphis AreaCharlotteNorth PortLafayetteGreensboroBirminghamLakeland AreaPort St. LucieRutherford CoForest CitySouth 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-1.000000x1.183413x1.183413x1.18x17.491%17.5%20.699%20.7%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.183413x1.183413x1.18x17.491%17.5%20.699%20.7%-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
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of metro area out of 50 by male-to-female sex ratio

Over-Education Sex Ratio by Metro Area#53

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 Forest City Area, selected other metro areas in the South, and entities that contain the Forest City Area
Female
Male
1x0x1x2xFM#North PortFayettevilleEl Paso AreaCape CoralLafayetteKnoxvillePort St. LucieGreenvilleWinston AreaMcAllen AreaPensacolaPalm Bay AreaOklahoma CityLakeland AreaLittle RockOrlando AreaShreveportTulsa AreaSan AntonioRutherford CoForest CityGreensboroDeltona 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-1.000000x1.654155x1.654155x1.65x1.270%1.27%2.100%2.10%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.654155x1.654155x1.65x1.270%1.27%2.100%2.10%-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
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of metro area out of 50 by male-to-female sex ratio

Educational Attainment by Metro Area in the United States

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

No H.S. Diploma by Metro Area#54

Percent of population 25 years of age and older without a high school diploma (or equivalent).
Scope: population of the Forest City Area, selected other metro areas in the United States, and entities that contain the Forest City Area
0%5%10%15%20%Count#Los Angeles, Long Beach, and Anaheim Metro AreaLos AngelesRiverside, San Bernardino, and Ontario Metro AreaRiversideRutherford County SchoolsRutherford CoForest City Metro AreaForest CityHouston, 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 FranciscoSacramento, Roseville, Arden, and Arcade Metro AreaSacramentoAtlanta, Sandy Springs, and Roswell Metro AreaAtlanta AreaOrlando, Kissimmee, and Sanford Metro AreaOrlando AreaRichmond Metro AreaRichmond AreaNashville, Davidson, Murfreesboro, and Franklin Metro AreaNashvilleTampa, St. Petersburg, and Clearwater Metro AreaTampa AreaLouisville and Jefferson County Metro AreaLouisvilleAustin and Round Rock Metro AreaAustin AreaDetroit, Warren, and Dearborn Metro AreaDetroit AreaIndianapolis, Carmel, and Anderson Metro AreaIndianapolisCleveland and Elyria Metro AreaClevelandPhiladelphia, Camden, and Wilmington Metro 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%561,127561k219.009136%19.009136%19.0%9,00919.009136%19.009136%19.0%9,00917.651967%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%381,764382k1911.522403%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
Count number of people in category
# rank of metro area out of 50 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older without a high school diploma (or equivalent).

Bachelor's Degrees by Metro Area#55

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..
Scope: population of the Forest City Area, selected other metro areas in the United States, and entities that contain the Forest City Area
0%10%20%30%40%Count#Washington, Arlington, and Alexandria Metro AreaWashingtonSan Jose, Sunnyvale, and Santa Clara Metro AreaSan Jose AreaSan Francisco, Oakland, and Hayward Metro AreaSan FranciscoBoston, Cambridge, and Newton Metro AreaBoston AreaRaleigh Metro AreaRaleigh AreaAustin and Round Rock Metro AreaAustin AreaDenver, Aurora, and Lakewood Metro AreaDenver AreaSeattle, Tacoma, and Bellevue Metro AreaSeattle AreaMinneapolis, St. Paul, and Bloomington Metro AreaMinneapolisNew York, Newark, and Jersey City Metro AreaNew York AreaBaltimore, Columbia, and Towson Metro AreaBaltimoreHartford, West Hartford, and East Hartford Metro AreaHartford AreaPortland, Vancouver, and Hillsboro Metro AreaPortland AreaSan Diego and Carlsbad Metro AreaSan DiegoAtlanta, Sandy Springs, and Roswell Metro AreaAtlanta AreaChicago, Naperville, and Elgin Metro AreaChicago AreaPhiladelphia, Camden, and Wilmington Metro AreaPhiladelphiaKansas City Metro AreaKansas CityColumbus Metro AreaColumbus AreaRichmond Metro AreaRichmond AreaMilwaukee, Waukesha, and West Allis Metro AreaMilwaukeeDallas, Fort Worth, and Arlington Metro AreaDallas AreaNashville, Davidson, Murfreesboro, and Franklin Metro AreaNashvilleCharlotte, Concord, and Gastonia Metro AreaCharlotteSt. Louis Metro AreaSt. LouisLos Angeles, Long Beach, and Anaheim Metro AreaLos AngelesPittsburgh Metro AreaPittsburghSalt Lake City Metro AreaSalt Lake CityIndianapolis, Carmel, and Anderson Metro AreaIndianapolisSacramento, Roseville, Arden, and Arcade Metro AreaSacramentoCincinnati Metro AreaCincinnatiHouston, The Woodlands, and Sugar Land Metro AreaHouston 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 AreaRiversideRutherford County SchoolsRutherford CoForest City Metro AreaForest City49.358204%49.358204%49.4%2,007,0632.01M148.266872%48.266872%48.3%637,811638k246.577309%46.577309%46.6%1,518,5941.52M345.428829%45.428829%45.4%1,484,8541.48M444.297476%44.297476%44.3%362,729363k542.034879%42.034879%42.0%535,265535k641.264336%41.264336%41.3%770,498770k740.131883%40.131883%40.1%1,017,2731.02M839.983752%39.983752%40.0%935,591936k938.119717%38.119717%38.1%5,242,2545.24M1038.078150%38.078150%38.1%723,882724k1137.672067%37.672067%37.7%313,875314k1236.777509%36.777509%36.8%597,305597k1336.494430%36.494430%36.5%788,922789k1436.485337%36.485337%36.5%1,336,3241.34M1536.061733%36.061733%36.1%2,293,8762.29M1635.513094%35.513094%35.5%1,461,6871.46M1734.986657%34.986657%35.0%484,053484k1834.785494%34.785494%34.8%460,194460k1934.266801%34.266801%34.3%294,028294k2033.810164%33.810164%33.8%355,854356k2133.099010%33.099010%33.1%1,471,3461.47M2232.978451%32.978451%33.0%394,448394k2332.876863%32.876863%32.9%521,574522k2432.608574%32.608574%32.6%624,238624k2532.595363%32.595363%32.6%2,872,4832.87M2632.546256%32.546256%32.5%550,613551k2732.203681%32.203681%32.2%229,068229k2832.189632%32.189632%32.2%417,261417k2931.804030%31.804030%31.8%473,174473k3031.723093%31.723093%31.7%452,292452k3131.304473%31.304473%31.3%1,287,2491.29M3230.539788%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%561,167561k5016.728209%16.728209%16.7%7,92816.728209%16.728209%16.7%7,928
Count number of people in category
# rank of metro area out of 50 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..

Very Advanced Degrees by Metro Area#56

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 Forest City Area, selected other metro areas in the United States, and entities that contain the Forest City Area
0%1%2%3%4%5%6%7%Count#Washington, Arlington, and Alexandria Metro AreaWashingtonSan Francisco, Oakland, and Hayward Metro AreaSan FranciscoBoston, Cambridge, and Newton Metro AreaBoston AreaSan Jose, Sunnyvale, and Santa Clara Metro AreaSan Jose AreaBaltimore, Columbia, and Towson Metro AreaBaltimoreSan Diego and Carlsbad Metro AreaSan DiegoNew York, Newark, and Jersey City Metro AreaNew York AreaHartford, West Hartford, and East Hartford Metro AreaHartford AreaSeattle, Tacoma, and Bellevue Metro AreaSeattle AreaPhiladelphia, Camden, and Wilmington Metro AreaPhiladelphiaRaleigh Metro AreaRaleigh AreaAustin and Round Rock Metro AreaAustin AreaPortland, Vancouver, and Hillsboro Metro AreaPortland AreaDenver, Aurora, and Lakewood Metro AreaDenver AreaMinneapolis, St. Paul, and Bloomington Metro AreaMinneapolisSacramento, Roseville, Arden, and Arcade Metro AreaSacramentoNew Orleans and Metairie Metro AreaNew OrleansMiami, Fort Lauderdale, and West Palm Beach Metro AreaMiami AreaLos Angeles, Long Beach, and Anaheim Metro AreaLos AngelesChicago, Naperville, and Elgin Metro AreaChicago AreaAtlanta, Sandy Springs, and Roswell Metro AreaAtlanta AreaBirmingham and Hoover Metro AreaBirminghamSalt Lake City Metro AreaSalt Lake CityColumbus Metro AreaColumbus AreaPittsburgh Metro 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 AreaRiversideRutherford County SchoolsRutherford CoForest City Metro AreaForest City7.310761%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%57,17557.2k501.662693%1.662693%1.7%7881.662693%1.662693%1.7%788
Count number of people in category
# rank of metro area out of 50 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older with a professional or doctorate degree (e.g., MBA, PhD, or MD).

Under-Education Sex Ratio by Metro Area#57

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 Forest City Area, selected other metro areas in the United States, and entities that contain the Forest City Area
Female
Male
1x0x1xFM#N CarolinaRaleigh AreaNew OrleansMemphis AreaCharlotteBirminghamRutherford CoForest CitySouth 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-1.000000x1.267161x1.267161x1.27x12.146%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-1.000000x1.183413x1.183413x1.18x17.491%17.5%20.699%20.7%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.183413x1.183413x1.18x17.491%17.5%20.699%20.7%-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
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of metro area out of 50 by male-to-female sex ratio

Over-Education Sex Ratio by Metro Area#58

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 Forest City Area, selected other metro areas in the United States, and entities that contain the Forest City Area
Female
Male
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F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of metro area out of 50 by male-to-female sex ratio

Definitions

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

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

The coarse levels of educational attainment are as follows:

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

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State:
North Carolina
County:
Rutherford
Principal Town:
Forest City
Towns:
Bostic, Ellenboro, Forest City, Lake Lure, Ruth, Rutherfordton, Spindale
Townships:
Camp Creek, Chimney Rock, Colfax, Cool Spring, Duncans Creek, Gilkey, Golden Valley, Green Hill, High Shoals, Logan Store, Morgan, Rutherfordton, Sulphur Springs, Union
Unincorporated Places:
Caroleen, Cliffside, Henrietta
Villages:
Chimney Rock Village
ZIP Codes:
28018, 28019, 28020, 28040, 28043, 28076, 28114, 28139, 28150, 28160, 28167, 28711, 28720, 28746, 28752, 28756, 28761
Unified School District:
Rutherford County
Congressional Districts:
NC-10, NC-11
State Senate District:
NC-47
State House District:
NC-112
Neighboring Metro Areas:
Asheville Area, Gaffney Area, Hickory Area, Marion Area, Shelby Area, Spartanburg Area
Nearby Metro Areas:
Boone Area, Brevard Area, Greenville Area