Educational Attainment in the Scranton Area, Pennsylvania (Metro Area)

Educational Attainment#1

Highest level of education among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of Pennsylvania and the Scranton Area
Scranton Area
Pennsylvania
0%10%20%30%40%50%CountHigher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma232.673909%37.380650%32.673909%32.7%129,472129k56.902752%52.159439%56.902752%56.9%225,480225k10.423339%10.459911%10.423339%10.4%41,30341.3k
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 Pennsylvania at large.
Scope: population of Pennsylvania and the Scranton Area
-10%0%+10%%ref.Higher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2-12.591383%-12.591383%-12.6%32.674%32.7%37.381%37.4%9.093873%9.093873%+9.1%56.903%56.9%52.159%52.2%-0.349643%-0.349643%-0.3%10.423%10.4%10.460%10.5%
% percentage with given level in the Scranton Area
ref. percentage with given level in Pennsylvania
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 Pennsylvania and the Scranton Area
Scranton Area
Pennsylvania
0%10%20%30%CountDoctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None0.915320%1.398612%0.915320%0.9%3,6271.326671%1.900779%1.326671%1.3%5,2576.540738%8.202617%6.540738%6.5%25,91825.9k14.627702%17.831271%14.627702%14.6%57,96358.0k9.263479%8.047372%9.263479%9.3%36,70736.7k17.894285%16.189898%17.894285%17.9%70,90770.9k39.008467%35.969541%39.008467%39.0%154,573155k7.306154%7.016992%7.306154%7.3%28,95129.0k2.151645%2.452687%2.151645%2.2%8,5260.965540%0.990232%0.965540%1.0%3,826
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 Pennsylvania at large.
Scope: population of Pennsylvania and the Scranton Area
-20%0%+20%%ref.Doctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None-34.555135%-34.555135%-34.6%0.915%0.92%1.399%1.40%-30.203823%-30.203823%-30.2%1.327%1.33%1.901%1.90%-20.260358%-20.260358%-20.3%6.541%6.54%8.203%8.20%-17.966016%-17.966016%-18.0%14.628%14.6%17.831%17.8%15.111861%15.111861%+15.1%9.263%9.26%8.047%8.05%10.527477%10.527477%+10.5%17.894%17.9%16.190%16.2%8.448608%8.448608%+8.4%39.008%39.0%35.970%36.0%4.120878%4.120878%+4.1%7.306%7.31%7.017%7.02%-12.273967%-12.273967%-12.3%2.152%2.15%2.453%2.45%-2.493563%-2.493563%-2.5%0.966%0.97%0.990%0.99%
% percentage with given level in the Scranton Area
ref. percentage with given level in Pennsylvania
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 Pennsylvania and the Scranton Area
More Females More Males
Pennsylvania
Scranton Area
0%5%FMHigher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2-4.296271%-4.560545%-4.296271%4%33.334%33.3%31.961%32.0%1.772283%1.388617%1.772283%2%56.422%56.4%57.422%57.4%3.642693%9.451432%3.642693%4%10.244%10.2%10.617%10.6%
F females in category as a percentage of all females
M males in category as a percentage of all males
1Post-Secondary Degree 2H.S. = High School

Detailed Educational Attainment Sex Ratio#6

Percentage more likely men or women are to have various highest levels of education among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of Pennsylvania and the Scranton Area
More Females More Males
Pennsylvania
Scranton Area
0%50%100%FMDoctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None60.965278%57.277900%60.965278%61%0.708%0.71%1.139%1.14%112.735929%67.339673%112.735929%113%0.860%0.86%1.831%1.83%-46.138713%-25.508290%-46.138713%46%7.711%7.71%5.276%5.28%2.833319%1.781828%2.833319%3%14.431%14.4%14.840%14.8%-8.442613%-24.190688%-8.442613%8%9.624%9.62%8.874%8.87%-1.248666%4.848590%4.848590%5%17.487%17.5%18.335%18.3%0.390640%2.590499%0.390640%0%38.935%38.9%39.087%39.1%11.235583%11.348098%11.235583%11%6.932%6.93%7.711%7.71%-19.026952%-19.026952%19%4.944278%2.331%2.33%1.958%1.96%-3.490766%-3.490766%3%7.543480%0.981%0.98%0.948%0.95%
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 Pennsylvania and the Scranton Area
Scranton Area
Pennsylvania
0%5%10%15%20%25%B.X.Total65+45-6435-4425-348.129796%10.913551%8.129796%8.1%8,581105,550106k14.845345%16.865479%14.845345%14.8%23,48423.5k158,191158k18.630414%21.390945%18.630414%18.6%12,14212.1k65,17365.2k20.427377%25.667996%20.427377%20.4%13,75613.8k67,34167.3k
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 Pennsylvania at large.
Scope: population of Pennsylvania and the Scranton Area
25%20%15%10%5%0%%ref.65+45-6435-4425-34-25.507323%-25.507323%25.5%8.130%8.13%10.914%10.9%-11.977921%-11.977921%12.0%14.845%14.8%16.865%16.9%-12.905136%-12.905136%12.9%18.630%18.6%21.391%21.4%-20.416937%-20.416937%20.4%20.427%20.4%25.668%25.7%
% percentage in the Scranton Area with a Bachelor's degree
ref percentage in Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania and the Scranton Area
More Females More Males
Pennsylvania
Scranton Area
20%0%20%40%60%FM65+45-6435-4425-3473.380438%48.146285%73.380438%73.4%6.208%6.21%10.763%10.8%-2.599569%-1.611215%-2.599569%2.6%15.034%15.0%14.653%14.7%-20.093289%-13.407421%-20.093289%20.1%20.343%20.3%16.939%16.9%-21.742612%-14.972366%-21.742612%21.7%22.511%22.5%18.490%18.5%
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 Pennsylvania and the Scranton Area
Scranton Area
Pennsylvania
$0k$20k$40k$60kCount%Graduate Degree1Bachelor's DegreeSome CollegeH.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2Total$60,398.000000$67,339.000000$60,398.000000$60.4k34,80234.8k8.783%8.78%$45,654.000000$50,699.000000$45,654.000000$45.7k57,96358.0k14.628%14.6%$32,584.000000$35,468.000000$32,584.000000$32.6k107,614108k27.158%27.2%$27,645.000000$30,152.000000$27,645.000000$27.6k154,573155k39.008%39.0%$20,987.000000$21,932.000000$20,987.000000$21.0k41,30341.3k10.423%10.4%$33,751.000000$37,795.000000$33,751.000000$33.8k396,255396k100.000%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 Pennsylvania and the Scranton Area
Female Male
Pennsylvania
Scranton Area
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
$50k$0k$50kFMGraduate Degree1Bachelor's DegreeSome CollegeH.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2Total$-53,141.000000$-57,231.000000$-53,141.000000$53.1k$53,141.000000$17,450.000000$57,231.000000$27,280.000000$70,591.000000$70.6k19,09819.1k15,70415.7k$-38,757.000000$-41,702.000000$-38,757.000000$38.8k$38,757.000000$14,499.000000$41,702.000000$19,341.000000$53,256.000000$53.3k29,70229.7k28,26128.3k$-27,852.000000$-29,874.000000$-27,852.000000$27.9k$27,852.000000$12,565.000000$29,874.000000$12,923.000000$40,417.000000$40.4k55,79855.8k51,81651.8k$-21,727.000000$-23,140.000000$-21,727.000000$21.7k$21,727.000000$12,317.000000$23,140.000000$13,465.000000$34,044.000000$34.0k80,13680.1k74,43774.4k$-14,972.000000$-15,758.000000$-14,972.000000$15.0k$14,972.000000$10,797.000000$15,758.000000$10,986.000000$25,769.000000$25.8k21,08421.1k20,21920.2k$-28,586.000000$-31,208.000000$-28,586.000000$28.6k$28,586.000000$11,855.000000$31,208.000000$13,948.000000$40,441.000000$40.4k205,818206k190,437190k
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 Pennsylvania and the Scranton Area
Scranton Area
Pennsylvania
0%10%20%30%40%50%CountBachelor's Degree1Some College2H.S. Diploma3No H.S. Diploma331.531532%45.549105%31.531532%31.5%7052.702703%41.606193%52.702703%52.7%11715.765766%11.272375%15.765766%15.8%350.000000%0.000000%0.0%1.572327%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 Pennsylvania and the Scranton Area
Scranton Area
Pennsylvania
0%20%40%60%80%CountBachelor's Degree1Some College2H.S. Diploma3No H.S. Diploma383.814258%84.284239%83.814258%83.8%64,07664.1k75.479329%76.023335%75.479329%75.5%65,50765.5k64.928910%67.737525%64.928910%64.9%66,85666.9k45.414099%47.108270%45.414099%45.4%11,12611.1k
Count employed people with given educational attainment aged 25 to 64 years old
1or higher 2two or four year institution 3H.S. = High School

Lacking High School Diploma By Race#14

Percent of racial or ethnic group lacking a high school diploma (or equivalent).
Scope: population of Pennsylvania and the Scranton Area
Female Male
Pennsylvania
Scranton Area
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
20%0%20%MFWhite1BlackAsianHispanic2Other1-8.474287%-8.169246%-8.474287%8.5%8.474287%0.023297%8.169246%0.601348%8.497584%8.5%14,47314.5k15,91215.9k-21.583965%-13.959645%-21.583965%21.6%21.583965%0.045293%13.959645%2.528175%21.629258%21.6%1,378883-23.529412%-15.886339%-3.438538%-23.529412%23.5%23.529412%0.039746%15.886339%23.569157%23.6%593724-35.476307%-28.084880%-35.476307%35.5%35.476307%1.042827%28.084880%5.178567%36.519134%36.5%3,7793,631-30.638937%-24.083330%-30.638937%30.6%30.638937%2.033021%24.083330%4.655641%32.671958%32.7%1,7291,429
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 Pennsylvania and the Scranton Area
Female Male
Pennsylvania
Scranton Area
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
40%20%0%20%40%MFWhite1BlackAsianHispanic2Other1-24.272101%-0.097866%-30.403986%-24.369967%24.4%24.272101%30.403986%0.619416%24.272101%24.3%41,34041.3k45,75945.8k-8.083503%-4.602881%-14.875463%-4.240294%-12.686385%12.7%8.083503%14.875463%8.083503%8.1%515519-40.883978%-50.487644%-40.883978%40.9%40.883978%1.047660%50.487644%7.133569%41.931638%41.9%1,0551,258-8.832625%-1.348128%-12.559207%-4.623937%-10.180752%10.2%8.832625%12.559207%8.832625%8.8%9141,042-8.881330%-3.404261%-15.289434%-4.232104%-12.285592%12.3%8.881330%15.289434%8.881330%8.9%470573
M number of males in category
F number of females in category
1non-Hispanic 2excluding black and Asian Hispanics

Map of Educational Attainment by County in the Scranton Area

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

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
27.1%28.7%30.3%31.9%33.5%35.1%

Coarse: High School Diploma Educational Attainment by County#17

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
54.9%56.9%58.8%60.7%62.6%64.6%

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

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
8.3%8.9%9.4%9.9%10.4%11.0%

Detailed: Doctorate Degree Educational Attainment by County#19

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.48%0.60%0.72%0.83%0.94%1.06%

Detailed: Professional Degree Educational Attainment by County#20

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.83%0.95%1.08%1.20%1.32%1.45%

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

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
5.29%5.67%6.04%6.41%6.78%7.15%

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

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
11.9%12.9%13.8%14.7%15.6%16.5%

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

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
8.51%8.71%8.92%9.12%9.32%9.53%

Detailed: Some College Educational Attainment by County#24

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
16.66%17.00%17.34%17.68%18.02%18.36%

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

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
37.6%39.7%41.7%43.8%45.8%47.9%

Detailed: Some High School Educational Attainment by County#26

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
6.36%6.62%6.87%7.13%7.38%7.64%

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

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
1.67%1.81%1.93%2.06%2.19%2.32%

Detailed: None Educational Attainment by County#28

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.30%0.46%0.61%0.77%0.92%1.08%
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Map of Educational Attainment by County Subdivision in the Scranton Area

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

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
5%20%34%48%62%76%

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

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
22%35%47%59%71%83%

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

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0%6%12%17%23%29%

Detailed: Doctorate Degree Educational Attainment by County Subdivision#32

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.0%0.9%1.7%2.6%3.5%4.4%

Detailed: Professional Degree Educational Attainment by County Subdivision#33

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.0%2.8%5.7%8.5%11.3%14.2%

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

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.0%4.3%8.5%12.8%17.1%21.4%

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

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
3%9%16%22%28%35%

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

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
1.2%4.9%8.6%12.3%16.0%19.8%

Detailed: Some College Educational Attainment by County Subdivision#37

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
8.0%11.4%14.7%18.1%21.4%24.8%

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

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
11%22%33%43%54%65%

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

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.0%3.3%6.7%10.0%13.3%16.7%

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

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.0%3.3%6.5%9.8%13.0%16.3%

Detailed: None Educational Attainment by County Subdivision#41

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.0%0.7%1.3%2.0%2.7%3.4%
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Educational Attainment by Place in the Scranton Area

There are 100 places that are fully or partially contained within the Scranton Area (98 fully and 2 partially). This section compares all 100 of those to each other, the Scranton Area, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Scranton Area.

No H.S. Diploma by Place#42

Percent of population 25 years of age and older without a high school diploma (or equivalent).
Scope: population of the Scranton Area, selected places in the Scranton Area, and entities that contain the Scranton Area
0%10%20%30%Count#PardeesvilleWest HazletonHazletonShickshinnyLaceyvilleNurembergWilkes-BarreMeshoppenScrantonLuzerneInkermanSheatownWest NanticokeW NanticokeNoxenLaurel RunSilkworthCarbondaleHudsonMocanaquaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNescopeckSugar NotchNanticokeMiddle AtlanticPittstonCourtdaleNortheastMount CobbVandlingMoosicPlymouthPennsylvaniaScranton, Wilkes, Barre, and Hazleton Metro AreaScranton AreaLarksvilleTaylorEast BerwickEdwardsvilleArchbaldWest PittstonKingstonDunmoreWest WyomingHarleighGlenburnPikes CreekClarks GreenWestonDaltonBear Creek VillageBear Crk VlgWaverly33.415233%33.415233%33.4%136128.087798%28.087798%28.1%755224.167293%24.167293%24.2%3,860322.101449%22.101449%22.1%122418.666667%18.666667%18.7%56517.142857%17.142857%17.1%42616.790421%16.790421%16.8%4,319715.740741%15.740741%15.7%51815.146168%15.146168%15.1%7,554914.901421%14.901421%14.9%3251014.853301%14.853301%14.9%2431114.594595%14.594595%14.6%811214.591440%14.591440%14.6%751314.479638%14.479638%14.5%641414.355231%14.355231%14.4%591513.478261%13.478261%13.5%931613.416958%13.416958%13.4%8451713.333333%13.333333%13.3%1461813.195876%13.195876%13.2%641913.020590%13.020590%13.0%27,818,38027.8M12.999150%12.999150%13.0%1532012.700965%12.700965%12.7%792112.498313%12.498313%12.5%9262212.313400%12.313400%12.3%3,505,1913.51M12.174069%12.174069%12.2%6772311.818182%11.818182%11.8%652411.614335%11.614335%11.6%4,487,0854.49M11.188272%11.188272%11.2%1452510.674157%10.674157%10.7%572610.637803%10.637803%10.6%4572710.548628%10.548628%10.5%4232810.459911%10.459911%10.5%925,686926k10.423339%10.423339%10.4%41,30341.3k10.414747%10.414747%10.4%3392910.212961%10.212961%10.2%446309.642857%9.642857%9.6%162369.029345%9.029345%9.0%280438.129109%8.129109%8.1%408507.762423%7.762423%7.8%264576.780170%6.780170%6.8%677645.763450%5.763450%5.8%556705.715658%5.715658%5.7%119714.827586%4.827586%4.8%35783.721683%3.721683%3.7%23852.000000%2.000000%2.0%4921.819923%1.819923%1.8%19951.798561%1.798561%1.8%5961.364113%1.364113%1.4%13970.990099%0.990099%1.0%2980.000000%0.000000%0.0%099
Count number of people in category
# rank of place out of 99 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older without a high school diploma (or equivalent).

Bachelor's Degrees by Place#43

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..
Scope: population of the Scranton Area, selected places in the Scranton Area, and entities that contain the Scranton Area
0%20%40%60%Count#WaverlyClarks GreenGlenburnClarks SummitBear Creek VillageBear Crk VlgDaltonDallasHilldaleLaflinConynghamBeech Mountain LakesBeech Mtn LksForty FortNortheastMountain TopMiddle AtlanticSilkworthPenn Lake ParkPenn Lk PkLake WinolaKingstonMoscowChinchillaWest PittstonShavertownArchbaldDunmoreChaseYatesvilleUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNuangolaJessupPennsylvaniaMoosicBig Bass LakeTunkhannockWyomingBlakelyScranton, Wilkes, Barre, and Hazleton Metro AreaScranton AreaThroopScrantonEdwardsvilleVandlingFreelandWilkes-BarreNanticokeLaceyvilleHazletonWarrior RunMocanaquaGlen LyonMeshoppenPardeesvilleNuremberg78.384798%78.384798%78.4%330159.770115%59.770115%59.8%624252.103560%52.103560%52.1%322351.539278%51.539278%51.5%1,942450.495050%50.495050%50.5%102550.472193%50.472193%50.5%481645.679012%45.679012%45.7%851745.166667%45.166667%45.2%542844.570928%44.570928%44.6%509941.112619%41.112619%41.1%6061039.971035%39.971035%40.0%5521136.360698%36.360698%36.4%1,1251234.780899%34.780899%34.8%13,437,26113.4M34.524858%34.524858%34.5%2,7431333.644618%33.644618%33.6%9,577,4379.58M33.333333%33.333333%33.3%2301433.333333%33.333333%33.3%731533.134921%33.134921%33.1%1671633.079619%33.079619%33.1%3,3031732.816537%32.816537%32.8%5081832.544019%32.544019%32.5%5361932.196413%32.196413%32.2%1,0952032.140762%32.140762%32.1%5482131.301056%31.301056%31.3%1,5712231.170312%31.170312%31.2%3,0072331.150160%31.150160%31.2%1952430.467290%30.467290%30.5%1632530.315023%30.315023%30.3%64,767,78764.8M30.204778%30.204778%30.2%1772629.720960%29.720960%29.7%9162729.333279%29.333279%29.3%2,595,9502.60M28.608007%28.608007%28.6%1,2292828.571429%28.571429%28.6%2902928.487947%28.487947%28.5%3903025.744681%25.744681%25.7%6053623.467357%23.467357%23.5%1,1794323.410430%23.410430%23.4%92,76592.8k21.977265%21.977265%22.0%6385021.568352%21.568352%21.6%10,75710.8k5220.380522%20.380522%20.4%6325718.913858%18.913858%18.9%1016417.579618%17.579618%17.6%4147115.721339%15.721339%15.7%4,0447515.224727%15.224727%15.2%1,1287813.000000%13.000000%13.0%398511.369897%11.369897%11.4%1,8169010.440835%10.440835%10.4%45927.422680%7.422680%7.4%36954.778157%4.778157%4.8%56964.320988%4.320988%4.3%14971.719902%1.719902%1.7%7981.632653%1.632653%1.6%499
Count number of people in category
# rank of place out of 99 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..

Very Advanced Degrees by Place#44

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a professional or doctorate degree (e.g., MBA, PhD, or MD).
Scope: population of the Scranton Area, selected places in the Scranton Area, and entities that contain the Scranton Area
0%5%10%Count#WaverlyGlenburnHilldaleJeddoBear Creek VillageBear Crk VlgDaltonClarks SummitClarks GreenLaflinDallasMountain TopBeech Mountain LakesBeech Mtn LksKingstonLake WinolaChinchillaNortheastForty FortMiddle AtlanticShavertownMoscowDunmorePenn Lake ParkPenn Lk PkWest PittstonNicholsonDupontUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaWestonTrucksvilleBig Bass LakeConynghamNuangolaHarveys LakeLarksvilleHughestownScranton, Wilkes, Barre, and Hazleton Metro AreaScranton AreaPikes CreekScrantonMoosicFactoryvilleHazletonAshleyWilkes-BarreSugar NotchWest WyomingLaceyvilleHickory HillsPardeesvilleMeshoppenWest FallsNurembergNew Columbus12.826603%12.826603%12.8%54110.355987%10.355987%10.4%64210.333333%10.333333%10.3%12439.489051%9.489051%9.5%1349.405941%9.405941%9.4%1956.715635%6.715635%6.7%6466.634820%6.634820%6.6%25076.513410%6.513410%6.5%6886.392294%6.392294%6.4%7396.119163%6.119163%6.1%114105.966016%5.966016%6.0%474115.213613%5.213613%5.2%72124.987481%4.987481%5.0%498134.960317%4.960317%5.0%25144.735883%4.735883%4.7%78154.085016%4.085016%4.1%1,578,2061.58M3.975436%3.975436%4.0%123163.884861%3.884861%3.9%1,105,8831.11M3.870968%3.870968%3.9%66173.811370%3.811370%3.8%59183.669535%3.669535%3.7%354193.652968%3.652968%3.7%8203.587180%3.587180%3.6%122213.512015%3.512015%3.5%19223.416149%3.416149%3.4%66233.336158%3.336158%3.3%7,127,6737.13M3.299391%3.299391%3.3%291,991292k3.237410%3.237410%3.2%9243.221565%3.221565%3.2%49253.054187%3.054187%3.1%31262.917232%2.917232%2.9%43272.901024%2.901024%2.9%17282.862175%2.862175%2.9%65292.857143%2.857143%2.9%93302.397869%2.397869%2.4%27362.241991%2.241991%2.2%8,8842.000000%2.000000%2.0%4431.944901%1.944901%1.9%970441.582868%1.582868%1.6%68501.197605%1.197605%1.2%6570.976709%0.976709%1.0%156620.962567%0.962567%1.0%18640.940792%0.940792%0.9%242650.803859%0.803859%0.8%5710.624400%0.624400%0.6%13780.333333%0.333333%0.3%1850.000000%0.000000%0.0%0920.000000%0.000000%0.0%0950.000000%0.000000%0.0%0960.000000%0.000000%0.0%0970.000000%0.000000%0.0%0980.000000%0.000000%0.0%099
Count number of people in category
# rank of place out of 99 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older with a professional or doctorate degree (e.g., MBA, PhD, or MD).

Under-Education Sex Ratio by Place#45

Percentage more likely men are than women to not have a high school diploma (or equivalent) among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of the Scranton Area, selected places in the Scranton Area, and entities that contain the Scranton Area
Female
Male
10x5x0x5x10xFM#LattimerWestonGlenburnNurembergTrucksvilleChaseWest FallsJeddoInkermanNew ColumbusBig Bass LakeNoxenThroopLake WinolaMeshoppenW NanticokeHughestownHudsonGlen LyonLaurel RunUpper ExeterWarrior RunTaylorPardeesvilleChinchillaLaceyvilleSwoyersvilleClarks SummitForty FortDuryeaAvocaClarks GreenVandlingUnited StatesWilkes-BarrePennsylvaniaNortheastScrantonMiddle AtlanticScranton AreaTunkhannockHazletonSimpsonDunmoreLarksvilleEdwardsvilleFactoryvilleShavertownHarleighHickory HillsBear Crk VlgPikes Creek-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%3.704%3.70%1-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%2.841%2.84%2-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.625%0.63%7.047%7.05%3-1.000000x-1.000000x9.866667x9.866667x9.87x3.571%3.57%35.238%35.2%4-1.000000x-1.000000x4.795828x4.795828x4.80x1.661%1.66%7.965%7.96%5-1.000000x-1.000000x4.634483x4.634483x4.63x1.488%1.49%6.897%6.90%6-1.000000x-1.000000x4.240964x4.240964x4.24x1.136%1.14%4.819%4.82%7-1.000000x-1.000000x2.910000x2.910000x2.91x5.155%5.15%15.000%15.0%8-1.000000x-1.000000x2.821233x2.821233x2.82x9.290%9.29%26.208%26.2%9-1.000000x-1.000000x2.757353x2.757353x2.76x2.667%2.67%7.353%7.35%10-1.000000x-1.000000x2.748234x2.748234x2.75x3.315%3.31%9.110%9.11%11-1.000000x-1.000000x2.690651x2.690651x2.69x7.798%7.80%20.982%21.0%12-1.000000x-1.000000x2.633342x2.633342x2.63x4.455%4.46%11.733%11.7%13-1.000000x-1.000000x2.588951x2.588951x2.59x5.063%5.06%13.109%13.1%14-1.000000x-1.000000x2.546753x2.546753x2.55x8.805%8.81%22.424%22.4%15-1.000000x-1.000000x2.445977x2.445977x2.45x8.036%8.04%19.655%19.7%16-1.000000x-1.000000x2.414316x2.414316x2.41x4.936%4.94%11.917%11.9%17-1.000000x-1.000000x2.279059x2.279059x2.28x8.362%8.36%19.057%19.1%18-1.000000x-1.000000x2.213931x2.213931x2.21x5.753%5.75%12.737%12.7%19-1.000000x-1.000000x2.016565x2.016565x2.02x9.326%9.33%18.807%18.8%20-1.000000x-1.000000x1.951267x1.951267x1.95x6.169%6.17%12.037%12.0%21-1.000000x-1.000000x1.904867x1.904867x1.90x4.878%4.88%9.292%9.29%22-1.000000x-1.000000x1.890470x1.890470x1.89x7.333%7.33%13.863%13.9%23-1.000000x-1.000000x1.857273x1.857273x1.86x24.229%24.2%45.000%45.0%24-1.000000x-1.000000x1.850973x1.850973x1.85x4.028%4.03%7.455%7.46%25-1.000000x-1.000000x1.661871x1.661871x1.66x14.286%14.3%23.741%23.7%26-1.000000x-1.000000x1.546982x1.546982x1.55x5.231%5.23%8.092%8.09%27-1.000000x-1.000000x1.465883x1.465883x1.47x2.556%2.56%3.746%3.75%28-1.000000x-1.000000x1.458274x1.458274x1.46x2.837%2.84%4.137%4.14%29-1.000000x-1.000000x1.400641x1.400641x1.40x5.340%5.34%7.480%7.48%30-1.000000x-1.000000x1.325890x1.325890x1.33x5.752%5.75%7.626%7.63%35-1.000000x-1.000000x1.232323x1.232323x1.23x1.639%1.64%2.020%2.02%42-1.000000x-1.000000x1.113459x1.113459x1.11x10.140%10.1%11.290%11.3%49-1.000000x-1.000000x1.109070x1.109070x1.11x12.369%12.4%13.719%13.7%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.098731x1.098731x1.10x16.045%16.0%17.629%17.6%51-1.000000x-1.000000x1.094514x1.094514x1.09x10.006%10.0%10.952%11.0%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.074442x1.074442x1.07x11.216%11.2%12.051%12.1%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.060972x1.060972x1.06x14.714%14.7%15.611%15.6%56-1.000000x-1.000000x1.059800x1.059800x1.06x11.972%12.0%12.688%12.7%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.036427x1.036427x1.04x10.244%10.2%10.617%10.6%-1.101667x-1.101667x1.10x1.000000x1.000000x8.333%8.33%7.564%7.56%63-1.105478x-1.105478x1.11x1.000000x1.000000x25.357%25.4%22.938%22.9%64-1.215638x-1.215638x1.22x1.000000x1.000000x7.202%7.20%5.924%5.92%70-1.315469x-1.315469x1.32x1.000000x1.000000x6.476%6.48%4.923%4.92%73-1.490621x-1.490621x1.49x1.000000x1.000000x12.299%12.3%8.251%8.25%77-1.831006x-1.831006x1.83x1.000000x1.000000x11.173%11.2%6.102%6.10%84-4.243728x-4.243728x4.24x1.000000x1.000000x5.735%5.73%1.351%1.35%91-10.000000x-10.000000x> 10.0x1.000000x1.000000x4.442%4.44%0.000%0%94-10.000000x-10.000000x> 10.0x1.000000x1.000000x9.859%9.86%0.000%0%95-10.000000x-10.000000x> 10.0x1.000000x1.000000x7.843%7.84%0.000%0%96-10.000000x-10.000000x> 10.0x1.000000x1.000000x2.041%2.04%0.000%0%97-10.000000x-10.000000x> 10.0x1.000000x1.000000x3.960%3.96%0.000%0%98
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of place out of 98 by male-to-female sex ratio

Over-Education Sex Ratio by Place#46

Percentage more likely men are than women to have a professional or doctorate degree (e.g., MBA, PhD, or MD) among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of the Scranton Area, selected places in the Scranton Area, and entities that contain the Scranton Area
Female
Male
10x5x0x5x10xFM#CarbondaleOld ForgeArchbaldWest HazletonFreelandShavertownEast BerwickMount CobbGeorgetownBrowntownFactoryvilleSilkworthHarleighChaseShickshinnyWanamieLaceyvilleTrucksvilleGlenburnDaltonBlakelyBeech Mtn LksClarks GreenLake WinolaTunkhannockThroopPittstonYatesvilleWest PittstonExeterBear Crk VlgLarksvilleOlyphantScranton AreaScrantonPennsylvaniaUnited StatesMiddle AtlanticNortheastDunmoreWilkes-BarrePlainsAshleyDupontHazletonNuangolaBig Bass LakeWarrior RunLaurel RunWestonPikes CreekJeddo-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%1.622%1.62%1-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%2.588%2.59%2-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%4.624%4.62%3-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%0.477%0.48%4-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%1.111%1.11%5-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%7.981%7.98%6-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%4.933%4.93%7-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%2.364%2.36%8-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%2.087%2.09%9-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%2.970%2.97%10-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%2.703%2.70%11-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%5.357%5.36%12-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%1.892%1.89%13-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%1.724%1.72%14-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%0.763%0.76%15-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%5.172%5.17%16-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%0.719%0.72%17-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.119%0.12%7.080%7.08%18-1.000000x-1.000000x8.744008x8.744008x8.74x2.188%2.19%19.128%19.1%19-1.000000x-1.000000x6.946936x6.946936x6.95x1.775%1.78%12.332%12.3%20-1.000000x-1.000000x5.712078x5.712078x5.71x0.437%0.44%2.499%2.50%21-1.000000x-1.000000x4.782706x4.782706x4.78x1.892%1.89%9.048%9.05%22-1.000000x-1.000000x4.692308x4.692308x4.69x2.368%2.37%11.111%11.1%23-1.000000x-1.000000x4.660112x4.660112x4.66x1.688%1.69%7.865%7.87%24-1.000000x-1.000000x4.641452x4.641452x4.64x0.847%0.85%3.933%3.93%25-1.000000x-1.000000x4.603989x4.603989x4.60x0.743%0.74%3.419%3.42%26-1.000000x-1.000000x4.549051x4.549051x4.55x0.139%0.14%0.633%0.63%27-1.000000x-1.000000x4.359375x4.359375x4.36x0.717%0.72%3.125%3.13%28-1.000000x-1.000000x3.846417x3.846417x3.85x1.542%1.54%5.931%5.93%29-1.000000x-1.000000x3.561086x3.561086x3.56x1.222%1.22%4.353%4.35%30-1.000000x-1.000000x3.533654x3.533654x3.53x4.082%4.08%14.423%14.4%31-1.000000x-1.000000x2.534653x2.534653x2.53x1.667%1.67%4.224%4.22%37-1.000000x-1.000000x1.918782x1.918782x1.92x1.667%1.67%3.198%3.20%43-1.000000x-1.000000x1.893686x1.893686x1.89x1.568%1.57%2.970%2.97%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.825579x1.825579x1.83x1.392%1.39%2.541%2.54%44-1.000000x-1.000000x1.629829x1.629829x1.63x2.534%2.53%4.130%4.13%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.526215x1.526215x1.53x2.660%2.66%4.060%4.06%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.502828x1.502828x1.50x3.134%3.13%4.710%4.71%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.486326x1.486326x1.49x3.316%3.32%4.929%4.93%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.445497x1.445497x1.45x3.047%3.05%4.404%4.40%47-1.000000x-1.000000x1.284280x1.284280x1.28x0.830%0.83%1.066%1.07%48-1.000000x-1.000000x1.223577x1.223577x1.22x1.163%1.16%1.423%1.42%49-1.000000x-1.000000x1.084727x1.084727x1.08x0.925%0.92%1.003%1.00%55-1.162284x-1.162284x1.16x1.000000x1.000000x3.660%3.66%3.149%3.15%61-1.507486x-1.507486x1.51x1.000000x1.000000x1.171%1.17%0.776%0.78%67-3.227891x-3.227891x3.23x1.000000x1.000000x4.422%4.42%1.370%1.37%73-10.000000x-10.000000x> 10.0x1.000000x1.000000x5.709%5.71%0.000%0%79-10.000000x-10.000000x> 10.0x1.000000x1.000000x1.951%1.95%0.000%0%82-10.000000x-10.000000x> 10.0x1.000000x1.000000x1.036%1.04%0.000%0%83-10.000000x-10.000000x> 10.0x1.000000x1.000000x8.824%8.82%0.000%0%84-10.000000x-10.000000x> 10.0x1.000000x1.000000x3.960%3.96%0.000%0%85-10.000000x-10.000000x> 10.0x1.000000x1.000000x13.402%13.4%0.000%0%86
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of place out of 86 by male-to-female sex ratio

Educational Attainment by County in the Scranton Area

There are 3 counties in the Scranton Area. This section compares all 3 of those to each other, the Scranton Area, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Scranton Area.

No H.S. Diploma by County#47

Percent of population 25 years of age and older without a high school diploma (or equivalent).
Scope: population of the Scranton Area, selected counties in the Scranton Area, and entities that contain the Scranton Area
0%5%10%Count#United States of AmericaUnited StatesMiddle AtlanticNortheastLuzerne CountyLuzernePennsylvaniaScranton, Wilkes, Barre, and Hazleton Metro AreaScranton AreaLackawanna CountyLackawannaWyoming CountyWyoming13.020590%13.020590%13.0%27,818,38027.8M12.313400%12.313400%12.3%3,505,1913.51M11.614335%11.614335%11.6%4,487,0854.49M10.905676%10.905676%10.9%24,73224.7k110.459911%10.459911%10.5%925,686926k10.423339%10.423339%10.4%41,30341.3k9.965280%9.965280%10.0%14,92514.9k28.353634%8.353634%8.4%1,6463
Count number of people in category
# rank of county out of 3 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older without a high school diploma (or equivalent).

Bachelor's Degrees by County#48

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..
Scope: population of the Scranton Area, selected counties in the Scranton Area, and entities that contain the Scranton Area
0%10%20%30%Count#NortheastMiddle AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaLackawanna CountyLackawannaScranton, Wilkes, Barre, and Hazleton Metro AreaScranton AreaLuzerne CountyLuzerneWyoming CountyWyoming34.780899%34.780899%34.8%13,437,26113.4M33.644618%33.644618%33.6%9,577,4379.58M30.315023%30.315023%30.3%64,767,78764.8M29.333279%29.333279%29.3%2,595,9502.60M26.099352%26.099352%26.1%39,08939.1k123.410430%23.410430%23.4%92,76592.8k22.052553%22.052553%22.1%50,01150.0k218.600284%18.600284%18.6%3,6653
Count number of people in category
# rank of county out of 3 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..

Very Advanced Degrees by County#49

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a professional or doctorate degree (e.g., MBA, PhD, or MD).
Scope: population of the Scranton Area, selected counties in the Scranton Area, and entities that contain the Scranton Area
0%1%2%3%4%Count#NortheastMiddle AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaLackawanna CountyLackawannaScranton, Wilkes, Barre, and Hazleton Metro AreaScranton AreaLuzerne CountyLuzerneWyoming CountyWyoming4.085016%4.085016%4.1%1,578,2061.58M3.884861%3.884861%3.9%1,105,8831.11M3.336158%3.336158%3.3%7,127,6737.13M3.299391%3.299391%3.3%291,991292k2.500501%2.500501%2.5%3,74512.241991%2.241991%2.2%8,8842.151415%2.151415%2.2%4,87921.319529%1.319529%1.3%2603
Count number of people in category
# rank of county out of 3 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older with a professional or doctorate degree (e.g., MBA, PhD, or MD).

Under-Education Sex Ratio by County#50

Percentage more likely men are than women to not have a high school diploma (or equivalent) among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of the Scranton Area, selected counties in the Scranton Area, and entities that contain the Scranton Area
Female
Male
1.0x0.5x0.0x0.5x1.0xFM#WyomingUnited StatesPennsylvaniaNortheastMiddle AtlanticScranton AreaLackawannaLuzerne-1.000000x-1.000000x1.223367x1.223367x1.22x7.524%7.52%9.205%9.20%1-1.000000x-1.000000x1.109070x1.109070x1.11x12.369%12.4%13.719%13.7%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.094514x1.094514x1.09x10.006%10.0%10.952%11.0%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.074442x1.074442x1.07x11.216%11.2%12.051%12.1%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.059800x1.059800x1.06x11.972%12.0%12.688%12.7%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.036427x1.036427x1.04x10.244%10.2%10.617%10.6%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.035254x1.035254x1.04x9.802%9.80%10.147%10.1%2-1.000000x-1.000000x1.025186x1.025186x1.03x10.774%10.8%11.046%11.0%3
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of county out of 3 by male-to-female sex ratio

Over-Education Sex Ratio by County#51

Percentage more likely men are than women to have a professional or doctorate degree (e.g., MBA, PhD, or MD) among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of the Scranton Area, selected counties in the Scranton Area, and entities that contain the Scranton Area
Female
Male
1x0x1x2xFM#LackawannaScranton AreaLuzernePennsylvaniaWyomingUnited StatesMiddle AtlanticNortheast-1.000000x-1.000000x2.188332x2.188332x2.19x1.600%1.60%3.502%3.50%1-1.000000x-1.000000x1.893686x1.893686x1.89x1.568%1.57%2.970%2.97%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.723031x1.723031x1.72x1.594%1.59%2.746%2.75%2-1.000000x-1.000000x1.629829x1.629829x1.63x2.534%2.53%4.130%4.13%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.590123x1.590123x1.59x1.022%1.02%1.625%1.63%3-1.000000x-1.000000x1.526215x1.526215x1.53x2.660%2.66%4.060%4.06%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.502828x1.502828x1.50x3.134%3.13%4.710%4.71%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.486326x1.486326x1.49x3.316%3.32%4.929%4.93%
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of county out of 3 by male-to-female sex ratio

Educational Attainment by County Subdivision in the Scranton Area

There are 139 county subdivisions in the Scranton Area. This section compares the 50 most populous of those to each other, the Scranton Area, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Scranton Area. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 3,033.

No H.S. Diploma by County Subdivision#52

Percent of population 25 years of age and older without a high school diploma (or equivalent).
Scope: population of the Scranton Area, selected county subdivisions in the Scranton Area, and entities that contain the Scranton Area
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count#West HazletonHazletonWilkes-BarreHazle TownshipHazleScrantonJackson TownshipJacksonPittston TownshipPittstonCarbondaleUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNanticokeMiddle AtlanticJefferson TownshipJeffersonPittstonNewport TownshipNewportNortheastSalem TownshipSalemMoosicPlymouthPennsylvaniaScranton, Wilkes, Barre, and Hazleton Metro AreaScranton AreaLarksvilleJenkins TownshipJenkinsTaylorWyomingPlains TownshipPlainsEdwardsvilleExeterHanover TownshipHanoverFreelandDickson CityArchbaldOlyphantBlakelyWest PittstonThroopJessupTunkhannock TownshipTunkhannockOld ForgeScott TownshipScottLehman TownshipLehmanKingstonSwoyersvilleFoster TownshipFosterDuryeaSugarloaf TownshipSugarloafDunmoreRice TownshipWright TownshipWrightFairview TownshipFairviewButler TownshipButlerDallas TownshipDallasForty FortSouth Abington TownshipS AbingtonKingston TownshipKingstonClarks Summit28.087798%28.087798%28.1%755124.167293%24.167293%24.2%3,860216.790421%16.790421%16.8%4,319315.514549%15.514549%15.5%1,093415.146168%15.146168%15.1%7,554514.753669%14.753669%14.8%563613.658737%13.658737%13.7%333713.416958%13.416958%13.4%845813.020590%13.020590%13.0%27,818,38027.8M12.498313%12.498313%12.5%926912.313400%12.313400%12.3%3,505,1913.51M12.258065%12.258065%12.3%3231012.174069%12.174069%12.2%6771112.078110%12.078110%12.1%5011211.614335%11.614335%11.6%4,487,0854.49M10.944976%10.944976%10.9%3661310.637803%10.637803%10.6%4571410.548628%10.548628%10.5%4231510.459911%10.459911%10.5%925,686926k10.423339%10.423339%10.4%41,30341.3k10.414747%10.414747%10.4%3391610.270426%10.270426%10.3%3571710.212961%10.212961%10.2%446189.787234%9.787234%9.8%230199.389610%9.389610%9.4%723209.029345%9.029345%9.0%280218.822068%8.822068%8.8%355228.338582%8.338582%8.3%662238.195329%8.195329%8.2%193248.144308%8.144308%8.1%377258.129109%8.129109%8.1%408268.054863%8.054863%8.1%323277.762739%7.762739%7.8%390287.762423%7.762423%7.8%264297.681709%7.681709%7.7%223307.560026%7.560026%7.6%233317.537994%7.537994%7.5%248327.527896%7.527896%7.5%479337.208148%7.208148%7.2%276347.145587%7.145587%7.1%187356.780170%6.780170%6.8%677366.680162%6.680162%6.7%264376.372361%6.372361%6.4%166386.359649%6.359649%6.4%232396.016442%6.016442%6.0%161405.763450%5.763450%5.8%556415.284389%5.284389%5.3%131425.182626%5.182626%5.2%210434.778704%4.778704%4.8%149444.630970%4.630970%4.6%320454.524811%4.524811%4.5%269463.425986%3.425986%3.4%106473.231748%3.231748%3.2%193483.213497%3.213497%3.2%160493.078556%3.078556%3.1%11650
Count number of people in category
# rank of county subdivision out of 50 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older without a high school diploma (or equivalent).

Bachelor's Degrees by County Subdivision#53

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..
Scope: population of the Scranton Area, selected county subdivisions in the Scranton Area, and entities that contain the Scranton Area
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#Clarks SummitSouth Abington TownshipS AbingtonRice TownshipKingston TownshipKingstonFairview TownshipFairviewForty FortDallas TownshipDallasLehman TownshipLehmanNortheastMiddle AtlanticKingstonWright TownshipWrightWest PittstonButler TownshipButlerArchbaldDunmoreSugarloaf TownshipSugarloafUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesJessupPennsylvaniaMoosicDuryeaScott TownshipScottWyomingPlains TownshipPlainsOlyphantExeterBlakelySwoyersvilleScranton, Wilkes, Barre, and Hazleton Metro AreaScranton AreaDickson CityOld ForgeLarksvilleThroopScrantonEdwardsvilleJenkins TownshipJenkinsHanover TownshipHanoverJackson TownshipJacksonSalem TownshipSalemFreelandPittston TownshipPittstonTunkhannock TownshipTunkhannockTaylorWilkes-BarreJefferson TownshipJeffersonCarbondaleNanticokePittstonHazle TownshipHazleWest HazletonPlymouthHazletonNewport TownshipNewportFoster TownshipFoster51.539278%51.539278%51.5%1,942148.978567%48.978567%49.0%2,925240.742235%40.742235%40.7%1,010340.550311%40.550311%40.6%2,019436.433611%36.433611%36.4%1,136536.360698%36.360698%36.4%1,125635.710681%35.710681%35.7%2,123735.154757%35.154757%35.2%920834.780899%34.780899%34.8%13,437,26113.4M33.644618%33.644618%33.6%9,577,4379.58M33.079619%33.079619%33.1%3,303932.305035%32.305035%32.3%1,3091032.196413%32.196413%32.2%1,0951131.461650%31.461650%31.5%2,1741231.301056%31.301056%31.3%1,5711331.170312%31.170312%31.2%3,0071430.792227%30.792227%30.8%8241530.315023%30.315023%30.3%64,767,78764.8M29.720960%29.720960%29.7%9161629.333279%29.333279%29.3%2,595,9502.60M28.608007%28.608007%28.6%1,2291728.070175%28.070175%28.1%1,0241825.881431%25.881431%25.9%9911925.744681%25.744681%25.7%6052025.129870%25.129870%25.1%1,9352124.488778%24.488778%24.5%9822224.204771%24.204771%24.2%9742323.467357%23.467357%23.5%1,1792423.456478%23.456478%23.5%9272523.410430%23.410430%23.4%92,76592.8k23.266364%23.266364%23.3%1,0772622.473676%22.473676%22.5%1,4302722.304147%22.304147%22.3%7262821.977265%21.977265%22.0%6382921.568352%21.568352%21.6%10,75710.8k3020.380522%20.380522%20.4%6323120.368239%20.368239%20.4%7083219.208968%19.208968%19.2%1,5253318.920335%18.920335%18.9%7223418.600478%18.600478%18.6%6223517.579618%17.579618%17.6%4143617.063167%17.063167%17.1%4163716.960486%16.960486%17.0%5583816.670483%16.670483%16.7%7283915.721339%15.721339%15.7%4,0444015.597723%15.597723%15.6%4114115.449349%15.449349%15.4%9734215.224727%15.224727%15.2%1,1284314.224060%14.224060%14.2%7914413.655075%13.655075%13.7%9624513.281250%13.281250%13.3%3574613.142145%13.142145%13.1%5274711.369897%11.369897%11.4%1,816489.908390%9.908390%9.9%411499.750480%9.750480%9.8%25450
Count number of people in category
# rank of county subdivision out of 50 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..

Very Advanced Degrees by County Subdivision#54

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a professional or doctorate degree (e.g., MBA, PhD, or MD).
Scope: population of the Scranton Area, selected county subdivisions in the Scranton Area, and entities that contain the Scranton Area
0%2%4%6%8%Count#Rice TownshipSouth Abington TownshipS AbingtonClarks SummitWright TownshipWrightFairview TownshipFairviewKingstonDallas TownshipDallasNortheastForty FortMiddle AtlanticButler TownshipButlerDunmoreWest PittstonKingston TownshipKingstonUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesJackson TownshipJacksonSugarloaf TownshipSugarloafPennsylvaniaLehman TownshipLehmanPlains TownshipPlainsLarksvilleJessupExeterOlyphantScranton, Wilkes, Barre, and Hazleton Metro AreaScranton AreaArchbaldEdwardsvilleScrantonThroopDickson CityJenkins TownshipJenkinsPittston TownshipPittstonSwoyersvilleMoosicNanticokeSalem TownshipSalemBlakelyHanover TownshipHanoverOld ForgeWyomingScott TownshipScottHazletonWilkes-BarrePlymouthTaylorCarbondaleFoster TownshipFosterTunkhannock TownshipTunkhannockHazle TownshipHazleDuryeaJefferson TownshipJeffersonFreelandNewport TownshipNewportPittstonWest Hazleton8.632513%8.632513%8.6%21417.367716%7.367716%7.4%44026.634820%6.634820%6.6%25036.021718%6.021718%6.0%24445.291854%5.291854%5.3%16554.987481%4.987481%5.0%49864.743482%4.743482%4.7%28274.085016%4.085016%4.1%1,578,2061.58M3.975436%3.975436%4.0%12383.884861%3.884861%3.9%1,105,8831.11M3.675832%3.675832%3.7%25493.669535%3.669535%3.7%354103.587180%3.587180%3.6%122113.374172%3.374172%3.4%168123.336158%3.336158%3.3%7,127,6737.13M3.328092%3.328092%3.3%127133.325859%3.325859%3.3%89143.299391%3.299391%3.3%291,991292k3.171571%3.171571%3.2%83152.909091%2.909091%2.9%224162.857143%2.857143%2.9%93172.822842%2.822842%2.8%87182.634195%2.634195%2.6%106192.418953%2.418953%2.4%97202.241991%2.241991%2.2%8,8842.032277%2.032277%2.0%102212.031603%2.031603%2.0%63221.944901%1.944901%1.9%970231.929039%1.929039%1.9%56241.685029%1.685029%1.7%78251.639816%1.639816%1.6%57261.599672%1.599672%1.6%39271.594130%1.594130%1.6%63281.582868%1.582868%1.6%68291.471184%1.471184%1.5%109301.465311%1.465311%1.5%49311.373408%1.373408%1.4%69321.284797%1.284797%1.3%102331.257269%1.257269%1.3%80341.234043%1.234043%1.2%29351.149125%1.149125%1.1%44360.976709%0.976709%1.0%156370.940792%0.940792%0.9%242380.922693%0.922693%0.9%37390.870163%0.870163%0.9%38400.746269%0.746269%0.7%47410.690979%0.690979%0.7%18420.607903%0.607903%0.6%20430.596167%0.596167%0.6%42440.575658%0.575658%0.6%21450.493359%0.493359%0.5%13460.467091%0.467091%0.5%11470.409836%0.409836%0.4%17480.377630%0.377630%0.4%21490.223214%0.223214%0.2%650
Count number of people in category
# rank of county subdivision out of 50 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older with a professional or doctorate degree (e.g., MBA, PhD, or MD).

Under-Education Sex Ratio by County Subdivision#55

Percentage more likely men are than women to not have a high school diploma (or equivalent) among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of the Scranton Area, selected county subdivisions in the Scranton Area, and entities that contain the Scranton Area
Female
Male
4x2x0x2x4x6xFM#JacksonThroopWrightTaylorNewportSwoyersvilleDallasKingstonClarks SummitForty FortDuryeaCarbondaleJenkinsScottSugarloafLehmanMoosicPittstonJessupSalemDickson CityUnited StatesWilkes-BarrePennsylvaniaNortheastScrantonMiddle AtlanticPlainsScranton AreaPlymouthHanoverWest PittstonKingstonOld ForgeNanticokeJeffersonHazletonFreelandRice TownshipWest HazletonHazleFosterPittstonDunmoreLarksvilleButlerExeterBlakelyTunkhannockEdwardsvilleWyomingFairviewArchbaldS AbingtonOlyphant-1.000000x-1.000000x6.056037x6.056037x6.06x3.027%3.03%18.331%18.3%1-1.000000x-1.000000x2.633342x2.633342x2.63x4.455%4.46%11.733%11.7%2-1.000000x-1.000000x2.591232x2.591232x2.59x2.834%2.83%7.342%7.34%3-1.000000x-1.000000x1.890470x1.890470x1.89x7.333%7.33%13.863%13.9%4-1.000000x-1.000000x1.602673x1.602673x1.60x8.833%8.83%14.156%14.2%5-1.000000x-1.000000x1.546982x1.546982x1.55x5.231%5.23%8.092%8.09%6-1.000000x-1.000000x1.523665x1.523665x1.52x3.623%3.62%5.520%5.52%7-1.000000x-1.000000x1.497578x1.497578x1.50x2.613%2.61%3.913%3.91%8-1.000000x-1.000000x1.465883x1.465883x1.47x2.556%2.56%3.746%3.75%9-1.000000x-1.000000x1.458274x1.458274x1.46x2.837%2.84%4.137%4.14%10-1.000000x-1.000000x1.400641x1.400641x1.40x5.340%5.34%7.480%7.48%11-1.000000x-1.000000x1.342953x1.342953x1.34x11.588%11.6%15.562%15.6%12-1.000000x-1.000000x1.332375x1.332375x1.33x9.065%9.06%12.078%12.1%13-1.000000x-1.000000x1.325095x1.325095x1.33x6.241%6.24%8.269%8.27%14-1.000000x-1.000000x1.294060x1.294060x1.29x5.235%5.24%6.775%6.77%15-1.000000x-1.000000x1.243891x1.243891x1.24x6.381%6.38%7.938%7.94%16-1.000000x-1.000000x1.200773x1.200773x1.20x9.692%9.69%11.638%11.6%17-1.000000x-1.000000x1.197756x1.197756x1.20x12.460%12.5%14.924%14.9%18-1.000000x-1.000000x1.167823x1.167823x1.17x7.024%7.02%8.203%8.20%19-1.000000x-1.000000x1.164084x1.164084x1.16x10.144%10.1%11.809%11.8%20-1.000000x-1.000000x1.148127x1.148127x1.15x7.631%7.63%8.762%8.76%21-1.000000x-1.000000x1.109070x1.109070x1.11x12.369%12.4%13.719%13.7%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.098731x1.098731x1.10x16.045%16.0%17.629%17.6%22-1.000000x-1.000000x1.094514x1.094514x1.09x10.006%10.0%10.952%11.0%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.074442x1.074442x1.07x11.216%11.2%12.051%12.1%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.060972x1.060972x1.06x14.714%14.7%15.611%15.6%23-1.000000x-1.000000x1.059800x1.059800x1.06x11.972%12.0%12.688%12.7%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.039295x1.039295x1.04x9.216%9.22%9.578%9.58%24-1.000000x-1.000000x1.036427x1.036427x1.04x10.244%10.2%10.617%10.6%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.030940x1.030940x1.03x10.406%10.4%10.728%10.7%25-1.000000x-1.000000x1.025433x1.025433x1.03x8.241%8.24%8.451%8.45%26-1.000000x-1.000000x1.014799x1.014799x1.01x7.709%7.71%7.823%7.82%27-1.000000x-1.000000x1.000878x1.000878x1.00x6.778%6.78%6.783%6.78%28-1.031312x-1.031312x1.03x1.000000x1.000000x7.641%7.64%7.409%7.41%29-1.099190x-1.099190x1.10x1.000000x1.000000x13.067%13.1%11.888%11.9%30-1.104492x-1.104492x1.10x1.000000x1.000000x12.853%12.9%11.637%11.6%31-1.105478x-1.105478x1.11x1.000000x1.000000x25.357%25.4%22.938%22.9%32-1.116541x-1.116541x1.12x1.000000x1.000000x8.571%8.57%7.677%7.68%33-1.165574x-1.165574x1.17x1.000000x1.000000x5.712%5.71%4.900%4.90%34-1.170245x-1.170245x1.17x1.000000x1.000000x30.140%30.1%25.755%25.8%35-1.186208x-1.186208x1.19x1.000000x1.000000x16.688%16.7%14.068%14.1%36-1.230706x-1.230706x1.23x1.000000x1.000000x7.019%7.02%5.703%5.70%37-1.269553x-1.269553x1.27x1.000000x1.000000x13.565%13.6%10.685%10.7%38-1.315469x-1.315469x1.32x1.000000x1.000000x6.476%6.48%4.923%4.92%39-1.490621x-1.490621x1.49x1.000000x1.000000x12.299%12.3%8.251%8.25%40-1.575961x-1.575961x1.58x1.000000x1.000000x5.606%5.61%3.557%3.56%41-1.609043x-1.609043x1.61x1.000000x1.000000x10.638%10.6%6.612%6.61%42-1.742340x-1.742340x1.74x1.000000x1.000000x9.624%9.62%5.524%5.52%43-1.792105x-1.792105x1.79x1.000000x1.000000x9.609%9.61%5.362%5.36%44-1.831006x-1.831006x1.83x1.000000x1.000000x11.173%11.2%6.102%6.10%45-1.967738x-1.967738x1.97x1.000000x1.000000x12.752%12.8%6.481%6.48%46-1.997283x-1.997283x2.00x1.000000x1.000000x6.250%6.25%3.129%3.13%47-2.292324x-2.292324x2.29x1.000000x1.000000x10.807%10.8%4.714%4.71%48-4.292021x-4.292021x4.29x1.000000x1.000000x5.106%5.11%1.190%1.19%49-4.604254x-4.604254x4.60x1.000000x1.000000x13.088%13.1%2.843%2.84%50
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of county subdivision out of 50 by male-to-female sex ratio

Over-Education Sex Ratio by County Subdivision#56

Percentage more likely men are than women to have a professional or doctorate degree (e.g., MBA, PhD, or MD) among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of the Scranton Area, selected county subdivisions in the Scranton Area, and entities that contain the Scranton Area
Female
Male
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F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of county subdivision out of 50 by male-to-female sex ratio

Educational Attainment by Metro Area in Pennsylvania

There are 37 metro areas in Pennsylvania. This section compares the Scranton Area to all of the metro areas in Pennsylvania and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Scranton Area.

No H.S. Diploma by Metro Area#57

Percent of population 25 years of age and older without a high school diploma (or equivalent).
Scope: population of the Scranton Area, selected other metro areas in Pennsylvania, and entities that contain the Scranton Area
0%5%10%15%Count#Selinsgrove Metro AreaSelinsgroveLewistown Metro AreaLewistownLancaster Metro AreaLancasterLewisburg Metro AreaLewisburgReading Metro AreaReading AreaNew York, Newark, and Jersey City Metro AreaNew York AreaSunbury Metro AreaSunbury AreaLebanon Metro AreaLebanon AreaChambersburg and Waynesboro Metro AreaChambersburgUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesDuBois Metro AreaDuBois AreaSomerset Metro AreaSomerset AreaLock Haven Metro AreaLock HavenMiddle AtlanticGettysburg Metro AreaGettysburgPottsville Metro AreaPottsvilleMeadville Metro AreaMeadvilleNortheastYork and Hanover Metro AreaYork AreaHuntingdon Metro AreaHuntingdonSayre Metro AreaSayre AreaWilliamsport Metro AreaWilliamsportOil City Metro AreaOil City AreaIndiana Metro AreaIndiana AreaBloomsburg and Berwick Metro AreaBloomsburgAllentown, Bethlehem, and Easton Metro AreaAllentownNew Castle Metro AreaNew CastleYoungstown, Warren, and Boardman Metro AreaYoungstownPennsylvaniaEast Stroudsburg Metro AreaEast StroudsburgBradford Metro AreaBradford AreaScranton, Wilkes, Barre, and Hazleton Metro AreaScranton AreaPhiladelphia, Camden, and Wilmington Metro AreaPhiladelphiaHarrisburg and Carlisle Metro AreaHarrisburgJohnstown Metro AreaJohnstownAltoona Metro AreaAltoona AreaErie Metro AreaErie AreaWarren Metro AreaWarren AreaSt. Marys Metro AreaSt. MarysPittsburgh Metro AreaPittsburghState College Metro AreaState College17.110109%17.110109%17.1%4,553116.948219%16.948219%16.9%5,538215.399115%15.399115%15.4%54,57454.6k314.831804%14.831804%14.8%4,559414.467594%14.467594%14.5%40,22740.2k514.343619%14.343619%14.3%1,972,5461.97M614.181005%14.181005%14.2%9,635713.968156%13.968156%14.0%13,08913.1k813.454824%13.454824%13.5%14,22014.2k913.020590%13.020590%13.0%27,818,38027.8M12.886859%12.886859%12.9%7,6451012.857471%12.857471%12.9%7,2701112.365742%12.365742%12.4%3,0971212.313400%12.313400%12.3%3,505,1913.51M12.207748%12.207748%12.2%8,6311312.113562%12.113562%12.1%12,86012.9k1411.678735%11.678735%11.7%7,0001511.614335%11.614335%11.6%4,487,0854.49M11.463427%11.463427%11.5%34,90934.9k1611.394147%11.394147%11.4%3,7261711.146526%11.146526%11.1%4,8611811.141547%11.141547%11.1%8,9891911.094130%11.094130%11.1%4,2832011.046398%11.046398%11.0%6,2022110.822079%10.822079%10.8%6,1782210.683596%10.683596%10.7%61,35661.4k2310.492417%10.492417%10.5%6,6142410.480092%10.480092%10.5%40,85840.9k2510.459911%10.459911%10.5%925,686926k10.449672%10.449672%10.4%11,83311.8k2610.438649%10.438649%10.4%3,1462710.423339%10.423339%10.4%41,30341.3k2810.325347%10.325347%10.3%424,982425k299.989724%9.989724%10.0%38,88738.9k309.527493%9.527493%9.5%9,360319.326127%9.326127%9.3%8,283328.930008%8.930008%8.9%16,76616.8k338.788575%8.788575%8.8%2,603348.456335%8.456335%8.5%1,925357.130926%7.130926%7.1%120,640121k366.699651%6.699651%6.7%6,28337
Count number of people in category
# rank of metro area out of 37 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older without a high school diploma (or equivalent).

Bachelor's Degrees by Metro Area#58

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..
Scope: population of the Scranton Area, selected other metro areas in Pennsylvania, and entities that contain the Scranton Area
0%10%20%30%40%Count#State College Metro AreaState CollegeNew York, Newark, and Jersey City Metro AreaNew York AreaPhiladelphia, Camden, and Wilmington Metro AreaPhiladelphiaNortheastMiddle AtlanticPittsburgh Metro AreaPittsburghUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesHarrisburg and Carlisle Metro AreaHarrisburgPennsylvaniaAllentown, Bethlehem, and Easton Metro AreaAllentownErie Metro AreaErie AreaLancaster Metro AreaLancasterReading Metro AreaReading AreaEast Stroudsburg Metro AreaEast StroudsburgScranton, Wilkes, Barre, and Hazleton Metro AreaScranton AreaYork and Hanover Metro AreaYork AreaBloomsburg and Berwick Metro AreaBloomsburgIndiana Metro AreaIndiana AreaLewisburg Metro AreaLewisburgGettysburg Metro AreaGettysburgYoungstown, Warren, and Boardman Metro AreaYoungstownMeadville Metro AreaMeadvilleWilliamsport Metro AreaWilliamsportNew Castle Metro AreaNew CastleJohnstown Metro AreaJohnstownChambersburg and Waynesboro Metro AreaChambersburgLebanon Metro AreaLebanon AreaAltoona Metro AreaAltoona AreaWarren Metro AreaWarren AreaSt. Marys Metro AreaSt. MarysSayre Metro AreaSayre AreaLock Haven Metro AreaLock HavenBradford Metro AreaBradford AreaSelinsgrove Metro AreaSelinsgroveOil City Metro AreaOil City AreaSomerset Metro AreaSomerset AreaPottsville Metro AreaPottsvilleSunbury Metro AreaSunbury AreaHuntingdon Metro AreaHuntingdonDuBois Metro AreaDuBois AreaLewistown Metro AreaLewistown42.395581%42.395581%42.4%39,75939.8k138.119717%38.119717%38.1%5,242,2545.24M235.513094%35.513094%35.5%1,461,6871.46M334.780899%34.780899%34.8%13,437,26113.4M33.644618%33.644618%33.6%9,577,4379.58M32.546256%32.546256%32.5%550,613551k430.315023%30.315023%30.3%64,767,78764.8M30.137694%30.137694%30.1%117,317117k529.333279%29.333279%29.3%2,595,9502.60M27.670507%27.670507%27.7%158,912159k626.962594%26.962594%27.0%50,62250.6k725.650330%25.650330%25.7%90,90490.9k823.618139%23.618139%23.6%65,67065.7k923.553931%23.553931%23.6%26,67226.7k1023.410430%23.410430%23.4%92,76592.8k1123.115344%23.115344%23.1%70,39270.4k1223.029762%23.029762%23.0%13,14713.1k1322.153353%22.153353%22.2%12,43812.4k1422.141974%22.141974%22.1%6,8061521.866735%21.866735%21.9%15,46015.5k1620.741132%20.741132%20.7%80,86280.9k1720.632987%20.632987%20.6%12,36712.4k1820.624690%20.624690%20.6%16,64016.6k1920.328067%20.328067%20.3%12,81412.8k2020.220476%20.220476%20.2%19,86519.9k2120.055447%20.055447%20.1%21,19621.2k2219.858920%19.858920%19.9%18,60918.6k2319.533863%19.533863%19.5%17,34917.3k2418.427983%18.427983%18.4%5,4582517.773678%17.773678%17.8%4,0462617.681724%17.681724%17.7%7,7112717.492513%17.492513%17.5%4,3812816.995156%16.995156%17.0%5,1222916.677941%16.677941%16.7%4,4383016.510387%16.510387%16.5%6,3743115.466105%15.466105%15.5%8,7453215.316215%15.316215%15.3%16,26016.3k3315.021415%15.021415%15.0%10,20610.2k3414.712088%14.712088%14.7%4,8113513.218933%13.218933%13.2%7,8423612.066960%12.066960%12.1%3,94337
Count number of people in category
# rank of metro area out of 37 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..

Very Advanced Degrees by Metro Area#59

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a professional or doctorate degree (e.g., MBA, PhD, or MD).
Scope: population of the Scranton Area, selected other metro areas in Pennsylvania, and entities that contain the Scranton Area
0%2%4%6%Count#State College Metro AreaState CollegeNew York, Newark, and Jersey City Metro AreaNew York AreaPhiladelphia, Camden, and Wilmington Metro AreaPhiladelphiaNortheastLewisburg Metro AreaLewisburgMiddle AtlanticPittsburgh Metro AreaPittsburghHarrisburg and Carlisle Metro AreaHarrisburgUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaBloomsburg and Berwick Metro AreaBloomsburgIndiana Metro AreaIndiana AreaAllentown, Bethlehem, and Easton Metro AreaAllentownErie Metro AreaErie AreaLancaster Metro AreaLancasterJohnstown Metro AreaJohnstownScranton, Wilkes, Barre, and Hazleton Metro AreaScranton AreaMeadville Metro AreaMeadvilleSelinsgrove Metro AreaSelinsgroveGettysburg Metro AreaGettysburgWilliamsport Metro AreaWilliamsportLebanon Metro AreaLebanon AreaYork and Hanover Metro AreaYork AreaNew Castle Metro AreaNew CastleYoungstown, Warren, and Boardman Metro AreaYoungstownReading Metro AreaReading AreaEast Stroudsburg Metro AreaEast StroudsburgChambersburg and Waynesboro Metro AreaChambersburgAltoona Metro AreaAltoona AreaLock Haven Metro AreaLock HavenSayre Metro AreaSayre AreaSomerset Metro AreaSomerset AreaWarren Metro AreaWarren AreaBradford Metro AreaBradford AreaHuntingdon Metro AreaHuntingdonPottsville Metro AreaPottsvilleSunbury Metro AreaSunbury AreaSt. Marys Metro AreaSt. MarysDuBois Metro AreaDuBois AreaOil City Metro AreaOil City AreaLewistown Metro AreaLewistown7.393822%7.393822%7.4%6,93414.537015%4.537015%4.5%623,934624k24.292246%4.292246%4.3%176,665177k34.085016%4.085016%4.1%1,578,2061.58M3.943002%3.943002%3.9%1,21243.884861%3.884861%3.9%1,105,8831.11M3.600869%3.600869%3.6%60,91960.9k53.374522%3.374522%3.4%13,13613.1k63.336158%3.336158%3.3%7,127,6737.13M3.299391%3.299391%3.3%291,991292k3.069000%3.069000%3.1%1,75272.944162%2.944162%2.9%1,65382.617791%2.617791%2.6%15,03415.0k92.356870%2.356870%2.4%4,425102.311250%2.311250%2.3%8,191112.253619%2.253619%2.3%2,214122.241991%2.241991%2.2%8,884132.225633%2.225633%2.2%1,334142.145810%2.145810%2.1%571152.114539%2.114539%2.1%1,495162.020327%2.020327%2.0%1,630172.011611%2.011611%2.0%1,885181.991298%1.991298%2.0%6,064191.884637%1.884637%1.9%1,188201.851676%1.851676%1.9%7,219211.819463%1.819463%1.8%5,059221.752062%1.752062%1.8%1,984231.740044%1.740044%1.7%1,839241.684400%1.684400%1.7%1,496251.473348%1.473348%1.5%369261.442330%1.442330%1.4%629271.432538%1.432538%1.4%810281.428186%1.428186%1.4%423291.396908%1.396908%1.4%421301.348583%1.348583%1.3%441311.285771%1.285771%1.3%1,365321.261351%1.261351%1.3%857331.133368%1.133368%1.1%258341.028252%1.028252%1.0%610350.981713%0.981713%1.0%379360.810993%0.810993%0.8%26537
Count number of people in category
# rank of metro area out of 37 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older with a professional or doctorate degree (e.g., MBA, PhD, or MD).

Under-Education Sex Ratio by Metro Area#60

Percentage more likely men are than women to not have a high school diploma (or equivalent) among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of the Scranton Area, selected other metro areas in Pennsylvania, and entities that contain the Scranton 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 37 by male-to-female sex ratio

Over-Education Sex Ratio by Metro Area#61

Percentage more likely men are than women to have a professional or doctorate degree (e.g., MBA, PhD, or MD) among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of the Scranton Area, selected other metro areas in Pennsylvania, and entities that contain the Scranton 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 37 by male-to-female sex ratio

Educational Attainment by Metro Area in the Northeast

There are 93 metro areas in the Northeast. This section compares the Scranton Area to the 50 most populous metro areas in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Scranton Area. The least populous of the compared metro areas has a population of 116,313.

No H.S. Diploma by Metro Area#62

Percent of population 25 years of age and older without a high school diploma (or equivalent).
Scope: population of the Scranton Area, selected other metro areas in the Northeast, and entities that contain the Scranton Area
0%5%10%15%20%Count#Vineland and Bridgeton Metro AreaVineland AreaLancaster Metro AreaLancasterReading Metro AreaReading AreaNew York, Newark, and Jersey City Metro AreaNew York AreaAtlantic City and Hammonton Metro AreaAtlantic CityProvidence and Warwick Metro AreaProvidenceLebanon Metro AreaLebanon AreaChambersburg and Waynesboro Metro AreaChambersburgUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSpringfield Metro AreaSpringfieldTrenton Metro AreaTrenton AreaMiddle AtlanticPottsville Metro AreaPottsvilleJamestown, Dunkirk, and Fredonia Metro AreaJamestownNortheastYork and Hanover Metro AreaYork AreaUtica and Rome Metro AreaUtica AreaWilliamsport Metro AreaWilliamsportAllentown, Bethlehem, and Easton Metro AreaAllentownNew Haven and Milford Metro AreaNew HavenYoungstown, Warren, and Boardman Metro AreaYoungstownPennsylvaniaEast Stroudsburg Metro AreaEast StroudsburgScranton, Wilkes, Barre, and Hazleton Metro AreaScranton AreaPhiladelphia, Camden, and Wilmington Metro AreaPhiladelphiaWorcester Metro AreaWorcesterSyracuse Metro AreaSyracuse AreaGlens Falls Metro AreaGlens FallsBridgeport, Stamford, and Norwalk Metro AreaBridgeportHarrisburg and Carlisle Metro AreaHarrisburgKingston Metro AreaKingston AreaWatertown and Fort Drum Metro AreaWatertownBinghamton Metro AreaBinghamtonRochester Metro AreaRochesterHartford, West Hartford, and East Hartford Metro AreaHartford AreaJohnstown Metro AreaJohnstownPittsfield Metro AreaPittsfieldAltoona Metro AreaAltoona AreaBuffalo, Cheektowaga, and Niagara Falls Metro AreaBuffalo AreaErie Metro AreaErie AreaBoston, Cambridge, and Newton Metro AreaBoston AreaBangor Metro AreaBangor AreaAugusta and Waterville Metro AreaAugusta AreaManchester and Nashua Metro AreaManchesterNorwich and New London Metro AreaNorwich AreaTorrington Metro AreaTorringtonClaremont and Lebanon Metro AreaClaremontAlbany, Schenectady, and Troy Metro AreaAlbany AreaPittsburgh Metro AreaPittsburghBurlington and South Burlington Metro AreaBurlingtonConcord Metro AreaConcord AreaState College Metro AreaState CollegePortland and South Portland Metro AreaPortland AreaBarnstable Town Metro AreaBarnstable Town22.664975%22.664975%22.7%23,76423.8k115.399115%15.399115%15.4%54,57454.6k214.467594%14.467594%14.5%40,22740.2k314.343619%14.343619%14.3%1,972,5461.97M414.307758%14.307758%14.3%26,79726.8k514.159793%14.159793%14.2%156,980157k613.968156%13.968156%14.0%13,08913.1k713.454824%13.454824%13.5%14,22014.2k813.020590%13.020590%13.0%27,818,38027.8M12.495399%12.495399%12.5%51,26151.3k912.323755%12.323755%12.3%30,54830.5k1012.313400%12.313400%12.3%3,505,1913.51M12.113562%12.113562%12.1%12,86012.9k1111.798083%11.798083%11.8%10,64610.6k1211.614335%11.614335%11.6%4,487,0854.49M11.463427%11.463427%11.5%34,90934.9k1311.437233%11.437233%11.4%23,35323.4k1411.141547%11.141547%11.1%8,9891510.683596%10.683596%10.7%61,35661.4k1610.503197%10.503197%10.5%62,17062.2k1710.480092%10.480092%10.5%40,85840.9k1810.459911%10.459911%10.5%925,686926k10.449672%10.449672%10.4%11,83311.8k1910.423339%10.423339%10.4%41,30341.3k2010.325347%10.325347%10.3%424,982425k2110.226175%10.226175%10.2%64,78264.8k2210.205031%10.205031%10.2%45,18945.2k2310.117879%10.117879%10.1%9,3302410.103521%10.103521%10.1%64,29864.3k259.989724%9.989724%10.0%38,88738.9k269.915901%9.915901%9.9%12,79312.8k279.812463%9.812463%9.8%7,231289.787455%9.787455%9.8%16,20016.2k299.781532%9.781532%9.8%71,98272.0k309.566995%9.566995%9.6%79,71079.7k319.527493%9.527493%9.5%9,360329.365247%9.365247%9.4%8,702339.326127%9.326127%9.3%8,283349.151544%9.151544%9.2%72,11772.1k358.930008%8.930008%8.9%16,76616.8k368.861053%8.861053%8.9%289,626290k378.778139%8.778139%8.8%9,351388.622147%8.622147%8.6%7,446398.445033%8.445033%8.4%23,74023.7k408.433307%8.433307%8.4%15,91515.9k418.296885%8.296885%8.3%11,23011.2k428.166812%8.166812%8.2%12,73512.7k437.787188%7.787188%7.8%46,75746.8k447.130926%7.130926%7.1%120,640121k457.111341%7.111341%7.1%10,18610.2k466.937018%6.937018%6.9%7,200476.699651%6.699651%6.7%6,283486.313962%6.313962%6.3%23,78423.8k494.608365%4.608365%4.6%7,59550
Count number of people in category
# rank of metro area out of 50 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older without a high school diploma (or equivalent).

Bachelor's Degrees by Metro Area#63

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..
Scope: population of the Scranton Area, selected other metro areas in the Northeast, and entities that contain the Scranton Area
0%10%20%30%40%Count#Bridgeport, Stamford, and Norwalk Metro AreaBridgeportBoston, Cambridge, and Newton Metro AreaBoston AreaBurlington and South Burlington Metro AreaBurlingtonState College Metro AreaState CollegeBarnstable Town Metro AreaBarnstable TownTrenton Metro AreaTrenton AreaNew York, Newark, and Jersey City Metro AreaNew York AreaPortland and South Portland Metro AreaPortland AreaHartford, West Hartford, and East Hartford Metro AreaHartford AreaManchester and Nashua Metro AreaManchesterPhiladelphia, Camden, and Wilmington Metro AreaPhiladelphiaAlbany, Schenectady, and Troy Metro AreaAlbany AreaConcord Metro AreaConcord AreaNortheastNew Haven and Milford Metro AreaNew HavenClaremont and Lebanon Metro AreaClaremontTorrington Metro AreaTorringtonMiddle AtlanticWorcester Metro AreaWorcesterRochester Metro AreaRochesterPittsfield Metro AreaPittsfieldPittsburgh Metro AreaPittsburghNorwich and New London Metro AreaNorwich AreaKingston Metro AreaKingston AreaSpringfield Metro AreaSpringfieldSyracuse Metro AreaSyracuse AreaBuffalo, Cheektowaga, and Niagara Falls Metro AreaBuffalo AreaProvidence and Warwick Metro AreaProvidenceUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesHarrisburg and Carlisle Metro AreaHarrisburgPennsylvaniaAllentown, Bethlehem, and Easton Metro AreaAllentownBinghamton Metro AreaBinghamtonErie Metro AreaErie AreaAtlantic City and Hammonton Metro AreaAtlantic CityLancaster Metro AreaLancasterAugusta and Waterville Metro AreaAugusta AreaBangor Metro AreaBangor AreaGlens Falls Metro AreaGlens FallsReading Metro AreaReading AreaEast Stroudsburg Metro AreaEast StroudsburgScranton, Wilkes, Barre, and Hazleton Metro AreaScranton AreaUtica and Rome Metro AreaUtica AreaYork and Hanover Metro AreaYork AreaJamestown, Dunkirk, and Fredonia Metro AreaJamestownWatertown and Fort Drum Metro AreaWatertownYoungstown, Warren, and Boardman Metro AreaYoungstownWilliamsport Metro AreaWilliamsportJohnstown Metro AreaJohnstownChambersburg and Waynesboro Metro AreaChambersburgLebanon Metro AreaLebanon AreaAltoona Metro AreaAltoona AreaPottsville Metro AreaPottsvilleVineland and Bridgeton Metro AreaVineland Area46.362462%46.362462%46.4%295,047295k145.428829%45.428829%45.4%1,484,8541.48M242.793711%42.793711%42.8%61,29661.3k342.395581%42.395581%42.4%39,75939.8k441.096057%41.096057%41.1%67,73067.7k540.437875%40.437875%40.4%100,237100k638.119717%38.119717%38.1%5,242,2545.24M737.937131%37.937131%37.9%142,905143k837.672067%37.672067%37.7%313,875314k936.250320%36.250320%36.3%101,904102k1035.513094%35.513094%35.5%1,461,6871.46M1135.475280%35.475280%35.5%213,006213k1234.945226%34.945226%34.9%36,27036.3k1334.780899%34.780899%34.8%13,437,26113.4M34.288200%34.288200%34.3%202,957203k1434.280089%34.280089%34.3%53,45553.5k1534.017229%34.017229%34.0%46,04346.0k1633.644618%33.644618%33.6%9,577,4379.58M33.430888%33.430888%33.4%211,782212k1733.002988%33.002988%33.0%242,868243k1832.633074%32.633074%32.6%30,32230.3k1932.546256%32.546256%32.5%550,613551k2032.415905%32.415905%32.4%61,17461.2k2130.970817%30.970817%31.0%39,95740.0k2230.669439%30.669439%30.7%125,818126k2330.554119%30.554119%30.6%135,297135k2430.539788%30.539788%30.5%240,663241k2530.401522%30.401522%30.4%337,041337k2630.315023%30.315023%30.3%64,767,78764.8M30.137694%30.137694%30.1%117,317117k2729.333279%29.333279%29.3%2,595,9502.60M27.670507%27.670507%27.7%158,912159k2827.182542%27.182542%27.2%44,99245.0k2926.962594%26.962594%27.0%50,62250.6k3025.888195%25.888195%25.9%48,48648.5k3125.650330%25.650330%25.7%90,90490.9k3225.264304%25.264304%25.3%21,81821.8k3324.731052%24.731052%24.7%26,34526.3k3424.447746%24.447746%24.4%22,54422.5k3523.618139%23.618139%23.6%65,67065.7k3623.553931%23.553931%23.6%26,67226.7k3723.410430%23.410430%23.4%92,76592.8k3823.298104%23.298104%23.3%47,57147.6k3923.115344%23.115344%23.1%70,39270.4k4020.841137%20.841137%20.8%18,80618.8k4120.753949%20.753949%20.8%15,29415.3k4220.741132%20.741132%20.7%80,86280.9k4320.624690%20.624690%20.6%16,64016.6k4420.220476%20.220476%20.2%19,86519.9k4520.055447%20.055447%20.1%21,19621.2k4619.858920%19.858920%19.9%18,60918.6k4719.533863%19.533863%19.5%17,34917.3k4815.316215%15.316215%15.3%16,26016.3k4914.270999%14.270999%14.3%14,96315.0k50
Count number of people in category
# rank of metro area out of 50 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..

Very Advanced Degrees by Metro Area#64

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a professional or doctorate degree (e.g., MBA, PhD, or MD).
Scope: population of the Scranton Area, selected other metro areas in the Northeast, and entities that contain the Scranton Area
0%2%4%6%Count#State College Metro AreaState CollegeTrenton Metro AreaTrenton AreaBoston, Cambridge, and Newton Metro AreaBoston AreaBridgeport, Stamford, and Norwalk Metro AreaBridgeportClaremont and Lebanon Metro AreaClaremontBurlington and South Burlington Metro AreaBurlingtonNew Haven and Milford Metro AreaNew HavenBarnstable Town Metro AreaBarnstable TownNew York, Newark, and Jersey City Metro AreaNew York AreaHartford, West Hartford, and East Hartford Metro AreaHartford AreaPhiladelphia, Camden, and Wilmington Metro AreaPhiladelphiaAlbany, Schenectady, and Troy Metro AreaAlbany AreaNortheastPittsfield Metro AreaPittsfieldPortland and South Portland Metro AreaPortland AreaMiddle AtlanticSpringfield Metro AreaSpringfieldNorwich and New London Metro AreaNorwich AreaPittsburgh Metro AreaPittsburghRochester Metro AreaRochesterConcord Metro AreaConcord AreaSyracuse Metro AreaSyracuse AreaHarrisburg and Carlisle Metro AreaHarrisburgUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesTorrington Metro AreaTorringtonProvidence and Warwick Metro AreaProvidenceBuffalo, Cheektowaga, and Niagara Falls Metro AreaBuffalo AreaPennsylvaniaWorcester Metro AreaWorcesterKingston Metro AreaKingston AreaBangor Metro AreaBangor AreaBinghamton Metro AreaBinghamtonAugusta and Waterville Metro AreaAugusta AreaManchester and Nashua Metro AreaManchesterAllentown, Bethlehem, and Easton Metro AreaAllentownAtlantic City and Hammonton Metro AreaAtlantic CityErie Metro AreaErie AreaLancaster Metro AreaLancasterJohnstown Metro AreaJohnstownScranton, Wilkes, Barre, and Hazleton Metro AreaScranton AreaGlens Falls Metro AreaGlens FallsUtica and Rome Metro AreaUtica AreaWilliamsport Metro AreaWilliamsportLebanon Metro AreaLebanon AreaYork and Hanover Metro AreaYork AreaWatertown and Fort Drum Metro AreaWatertownYoungstown, Warren, and Boardman Metro AreaYoungstownJamestown, Dunkirk, and Fredonia Metro AreaJamestownReading Metro AreaReading AreaEast Stroudsburg Metro AreaEast StroudsburgChambersburg and Waynesboro Metro AreaChambersburgAltoona Metro AreaAltoona AreaPottsville Metro AreaPottsvilleVineland and Bridgeton Metro AreaVineland Area7.393822%7.393822%7.4%6,93416.357134%6.357134%6.4%15,75815.8k26.250734%6.250734%6.3%204,307204k35.463614%5.463614%5.5%34,77034.8k45.408629%5.408629%5.4%8,43455.359686%5.359686%5.4%7,67765.012882%5.012882%5.0%29,67229.7k74.741246%4.741246%4.7%7,81484.537015%4.537015%4.5%623,934624k94.317930%4.317930%4.3%35,97636.0k104.292246%4.292246%4.3%176,665177k114.141497%4.141497%4.1%24,86724.9k124.085016%4.085016%4.1%1,578,2061.58M4.042274%4.042274%4.0%3,756133.969853%3.969853%4.0%14,95415.0k143.884861%3.884861%3.9%1,105,8831.11M3.763416%3.763416%3.8%15,43915.4k153.613366%3.613366%3.6%6,819163.600869%3.600869%3.6%60,91960.9k173.593166%3.593166%3.6%26,44226.4k183.528244%3.528244%3.5%3,662193.516399%3.516399%3.5%15,57115.6k203.374522%3.374522%3.4%13,13613.1k213.336158%3.336158%3.3%7,127,6737.13M3.310627%3.310627%3.3%4,481223.302809%3.302809%3.3%36,61636.6k233.301266%3.301266%3.3%26,01526.0k243.299391%3.299391%3.3%291,991292k3.237926%3.237926%3.2%20,51220.5k253.219006%3.219006%3.2%4,153262.916659%2.916659%2.9%3,107272.803320%2.803320%2.8%4,640282.798782%2.798782%2.8%2,417292.635960%2.635960%2.6%7,410302.617791%2.617791%2.6%15,03415.0k312.450745%2.450745%2.5%4,590322.356870%2.356870%2.4%4,425332.311250%2.311250%2.3%8,191342.253619%2.253619%2.3%2,214352.241991%2.241991%2.2%8,884362.149372%2.149372%2.1%1,982372.120636%2.120636%2.1%4,330382.020327%2.020327%2.0%1,630392.011611%2.011611%2.0%1,885401.991298%1.991298%2.0%6,064411.864517%1.864517%1.9%1,374421.851676%1.851676%1.9%7,219431.846290%1.846290%1.8%1,666441.819463%1.819463%1.8%5,059451.752062%1.752062%1.8%1,984461.740044%1.740044%1.7%1,839471.684400%1.684400%1.7%1,496481.285771%1.285771%1.3%1,365491.196959%1.196959%1.2%1,25550
Count number of people in category
# rank of metro area out of 50 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older with a professional or doctorate degree (e.g., MBA, PhD, or MD).

Under-Education Sex Ratio by Metro Area#65

Percentage more likely men are than women to not have a high school diploma (or equivalent) among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of the Scranton Area, selected other metro areas in the Northeast, and entities that contain the Scranton Area
Female
Male
1x0x1xFM#ClaremontGlens FallsConcord AreaBangor AreaJamestownAugusta AreaWatertownBurlingtonVineland AreaKingston AreaPortland AreaBarnstable TownManchesterPittsfieldTrenton AreaChambersburgUtica AreaEast StroudsburgWorcesterBridgeportYoungstownAlbany AreaSyracuse AreaSpringfieldTorringtonErie AreaState CollegeNorwich AreaRochesterAltoona AreaLancasterWilliamsportYork AreaUnited StatesLebanon AreaHarrisburgPhiladelphiaPennsylvaniaReading AreaNortheastProvidencePottsvilleBoston AreaHartford AreaAtlantic CityMiddle AtlanticAllentownScranton AreaBinghamtonNew York AreaPittsburghBuffalo AreaNew HavenJohnstown-1.000000x-1.000000x1.605912x1.605912x1.61x6.314%6.31%10.140%10.1%1-1.000000x-1.000000x1.568302x1.568302x1.57x7.896%7.90%12.383%12.4%2-1.000000x-1.000000x1.445580x1.445580x1.45x5.705%5.70%8.246%8.25%3-1.000000x-1.000000x1.357664x1.357664x1.36x7.487%7.49%10.165%10.2%4-1.000000x-1.000000x1.332333x1.332333x1.33x10.159%10.2%13.535%13.5%5-1.000000x-1.000000x1.323434x1.323434x1.32x7.466%7.47%9.881%9.88%6-1.000000x-1.000000x1.290035x1.290035x1.29x8.548%8.55%11.027%11.0%7-1.000000x-1.000000x1.284293x1.284293x1.28x6.254%6.25%8.031%8.03%8-1.000000x-1.000000x1.273013x1.273013x1.27x19.879%19.9%25.307%25.3%9-1.000000x-1.000000x1.256865x1.256865x1.26x8.802%8.80%11.063%11.1%10-1.000000x-1.000000x1.245463x1.245463x1.25x5.652%5.65%7.039%7.04%11-1.000000x-1.000000x1.237190x1.237190x1.24x4.153%4.15%5.138%5.14%12-1.000000x-1.000000x1.226251x1.226251x1.23x7.604%7.60%9.324%9.32%13-1.000000x-1.000000x1.225524x1.225524x1.23x8.461%8.46%10.369%10.4%14-1.000000x-1.000000x1.214728x1.214728x1.21x11.170%11.2%13.569%13.6%15-1.000000x-1.000000x1.203539x1.203539x1.20x12.254%12.3%14.748%14.7%16-1.000000x-1.000000x1.174376x1.174376x1.17x10.539%10.5%12.376%12.4%17-1.000000x-1.000000x1.172693x1.172693x1.17x9.641%9.64%11.306%11.3%18-1.000000x-1.000000x1.169253x1.169253x1.17x9.451%9.45%11.051%11.1%19-1.000000x-1.000000x1.158198x1.158198x1.16x9.397%9.40%10.884%10.9%20-1.000000x-1.000000x1.151998x1.151998x1.15x9.771%9.77%11.257%11.3%21-1.000000x-1.000000x1.150102x1.150102x1.15x7.265%7.26%8.355%8.36%22-1.000000x-1.000000x1.148718x1.148718x1.15x9.528%9.53%10.945%10.9%23-1.000000x-1.000000x1.142783x1.142783x1.14x11.712%11.7%13.385%13.4%24-1.000000x-1.000000x1.135998x1.135998x1.14x7.785%7.78%8.843%8.84%25-1.000000x-1.000000x1.134536x1.134536x1.13x8.384%8.38%9.512%9.51%26-1.000000x-1.000000x1.133207x1.133207x1.13x6.266%6.27%7.101%7.10%27-1.000000x-1.000000x1.128629x1.128629x1.13x7.936%7.94%8.957%8.96%28-1.000000x-1.000000x1.117682x1.117682x1.12x9.262%9.26%10.352%10.4%29-1.000000x-1.000000x1.112693x1.112693x1.11x8.850%8.85%9.848%9.85%30-1.000000x-1.000000x1.110896x1.110896x1.11x14.622%14.6%16.243%16.2%31-1.000000x-1.000000x1.109995x1.109995x1.11x10.585%10.6%11.750%11.7%32-1.000000x-1.000000x1.109965x1.109965x1.11x10.883%10.9%12.080%12.1%33-1.000000x-1.000000x1.109070x1.109070x1.11x12.369%12.4%13.719%13.7%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.108089x1.108089x1.11x13.281%13.3%14.717%14.7%34-1.000000x-1.000000x1.099323x1.099323x1.10x9.534%9.53%10.481%10.5%35-1.000000x-1.000000x1.098581x1.098581x1.10x9.867%9.87%10.839%10.8%36-1.000000x-1.000000x1.094514x1.094514x1.09x10.006%10.0%10.952%11.0%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.094097x1.094097x1.09x13.840%13.8%15.142%15.1%37-1.000000x-1.000000x1.074442x1.074442x1.07x11.216%11.2%12.051%12.1%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.074286x1.074286x1.07x13.678%13.7%14.694%14.7%38-1.000000x-1.000000x1.069078x1.069078x1.07x11.705%11.7%12.514%12.5%39-1.000000x-1.000000x1.065432x1.065432x1.07x8.593%8.59%9.156%9.16%40-1.000000x-1.000000x1.065066x1.065066x1.07x9.279%9.28%9.883%9.88%41-1.000000x-1.000000x1.062117x1.062117x1.06x13.900%13.9%14.763%14.8%42-1.000000x-1.000000x1.059800x1.059800x1.06x11.972%12.0%12.688%12.7%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.047892x1.047892x1.05x10.444%10.4%10.944%10.9%43-1.000000x-1.000000x1.036427x1.036427x1.04x10.244%10.2%10.617%10.6%44-1.000000x-1.000000x1.023444x1.023444x1.02x9.678%9.68%9.905%9.91%45-1.000000x-1.000000x1.015170x1.015170x1.02x14.242%14.2%14.458%14.5%46-1.000000x-1.000000x1.015146x1.015146x1.02x7.080%7.08%7.187%7.19%47-1.000000x-1.000000x1.013065x1.013065x1.01x9.095%9.10%9.214%9.21%48-1.000000x-1.000000x1.009463x1.009463x1.01x10.457%10.5%10.556%10.6%49-1.000000x-1.000000x1.008739x1.008739x1.01x9.487%9.49%9.570%9.57%50
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of metro area out of 50 by male-to-female sex ratio

Over-Education Sex Ratio by Metro Area#66

Percentage more likely men are than women to have a professional or doctorate degree (e.g., MBA, PhD, or MD) among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of the Scranton Area, selected other metro areas in the Northeast, and entities that contain the Scranton Area
Female
Male
1x0x1x2xFM#Altoona AreaJohnstownJamestownPottsvilleYoungstownLebanon AreaUtica AreaState CollegeScranton AreaBarnstable TownReading AreaNorwich AreaHarrisburgWilliamsportBinghamtonBuffalo AreaGlens FallsErie AreaYork AreaBangor AreaPittsfieldTrenton AreaAtlantic CityTorringtonVineland AreaPittsburghPennsylvaniaPortland AreaAllentownAlbany AreaBridgeportConcord AreaChambersburgPhiladelphiaLancasterProvidenceUnited StatesSyracuse AreaMiddle AtlanticBurlingtonRochesterHartford AreaNortheastAugusta AreaSpringfieldManchesterClaremontNew York AreaNew HavenWorcesterBoston AreaKingston AreaWatertownEast Stroudsburg-1.000000x-1.000000x2.581267x2.581267x2.58x0.960%0.96%2.478%2.48%1-1.000000x-1.000000x2.422027x2.422027x2.42x1.334%1.33%3.232%3.23%2-1.000000x-1.000000x2.184543x2.184543x2.18x1.172%1.17%2.560%2.56%3-1.000000x-1.000000x2.177345x2.177345x2.18x0.806%0.81%1.756%1.76%4-1.000000x-1.000000x2.070307x2.070307x2.07x1.226%1.23%2.537%2.54%5-1.000000x-1.000000x2.046468x2.046468x2.05x1.340%1.34%2.743%2.74%6-1.000000x-1.000000x1.965602x1.965602x1.97x1.440%1.44%2.831%2.83%7-1.000000x-1.000000x1.923474x1.923474x1.92x4.997%5.00%9.611%9.61%8-1.000000x-1.000000x1.893686x1.893686x1.89x1.568%1.57%2.970%2.97%9-1.000000x-1.000000x1.855118x1.855118x1.86x3.397%3.40%6.302%6.30%10-1.000000x-1.000000x1.830890x1.830890x1.83x1.299%1.30%2.379%2.38%11-1.000000x-1.000000x1.821178x1.821178x1.82x2.580%2.58%4.699%4.70%12-1.000000x-1.000000x1.816754x1.816754x1.82x2.422%2.42%4.400%4.40%13-1.000000x-1.000000x1.799329x1.799329x1.80x1.462%1.46%2.631%2.63%14-1.000000x-1.000000x1.744463x1.744463x1.74x2.064%2.06%3.601%3.60%15-1.000000x-1.000000x1.744443x1.744443x1.74x2.440%2.44%4.257%4.26%16-1.000000x-1.000000x1.741199x1.741199x1.74x1.572%1.57%2.738%2.74%17-1.000000x-1.000000x1.738895x1.738895x1.74x1.736%1.74%3.018%3.02%18-1.000000x-1.000000x1.723407x1.723407x1.72x1.474%1.47%2.541%2.54%19-1.000000x-1.000000x1.712089x1.712089x1.71x2.171%2.17%3.717%3.72%20-1.000000x-1.000000x1.698011x1.698011x1.70x3.037%3.04%5.157%5.16%21-1.000000x-1.000000x1.695797x1.695797x1.70x4.763%4.76%8.078%8.08%22-1.000000x-1.000000x1.690322x1.690322x1.69x1.848%1.85%3.123%3.12%23-1.000000x-1.000000x1.654164x1.654164x1.65x2.515%2.51%4.160%4.16%24-1.000000x-1.000000x1.638887x1.638887x1.64x0.901%0.90%1.477%1.48%25-1.000000x-1.000000x1.634496x1.634496x1.63x2.765%2.77%4.520%4.52%26-1.000000x-1.000000x1.629829x1.629829x1.63x2.534%2.53%4.130%4.13%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.629801x1.629801x1.63x3.052%3.05%4.975%4.97%27-1.000000x-1.000000x1.629153x1.629153x1.63x2.012%2.01%3.278%3.28%28-1.000000x-1.000000x1.624742x1.624742x1.62x3.188%3.19%5.179%5.18%29-1.000000x-1.000000x1.600562x1.600562x1.60x4.251%4.25%6.804%6.80%30-1.000000x-1.000000x1.596889x1.596889x1.60x2.736%2.74%4.370%4.37%31-1.000000x-1.000000x1.576855x1.576855x1.58x1.362%1.36%2.147%2.15%32-1.000000x-1.000000x1.574153x1.574153x1.57x3.378%3.38%5.317%5.32%33-1.000000x-1.000000x1.555728x1.555728x1.56x1.825%1.82%2.839%2.84%34-1.000000x-1.000000x1.549874x1.549874x1.55x2.620%2.62%4.060%4.06%35-1.000000x-1.000000x1.526215x1.526215x1.53x2.660%2.66%4.060%4.06%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.522373x1.522373x1.52x2.814%2.81%4.284%4.28%36-1.000000x-1.000000x1.502828x1.502828x1.50x3.134%3.13%4.710%4.71%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.497687x1.497687x1.50x4.322%4.32%6.473%6.47%37-1.000000x-1.000000x1.494686x1.494686x1.49x2.908%2.91%4.346%4.35%38-1.000000x-1.000000x1.493884x1.493884x1.49x3.495%3.50%5.222%5.22%39-1.000000x-1.000000x1.486326x1.486326x1.49x3.316%3.32%4.929%4.93%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.485479x1.485479x1.49x2.271%2.27%3.373%3.37%40-1.000000x-1.000000x1.445291x1.445291x1.45x3.114%3.11%4.501%4.50%41-1.000000x-1.000000x1.431929x1.431929x1.43x2.176%2.18%3.116%3.12%42-1.000000x-1.000000x1.431691x1.431691x1.43x4.473%4.47%6.404%6.40%43-1.000000x-1.000000x1.429750x1.429750x1.43x3.772%3.77%5.393%5.39%44-1.000000x-1.000000x1.384964x1.384964x1.38x4.244%4.24%5.878%5.88%45-1.000000x-1.000000x1.366543x1.366543x1.37x2.750%2.75%3.758%3.76%46-1.000000x-1.000000x1.354925x1.354925x1.35x5.347%5.35%7.245%7.25%47-1.000000x-1.000000x1.218247x1.218247x1.22x2.906%2.91%3.541%3.54%48-1.000000x-1.000000x1.030563x1.030563x1.03x1.836%1.84%1.892%1.89%49-1.000000x-1.000000x1.002512x1.002512x1.00x1.750%1.75%1.754%1.75%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 Scranton Area to the 50 most populous metro areas in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Scranton Area. The least populous of the compared metro areas has a population of 1,135,503.

No H.S. Diploma by Metro Area#67

Percent of population 25 years of age and older without a high school diploma (or equivalent).
Scope: population of the Scranton Area, selected other metro areas in the United States, and entities that contain the Scranton Area
0%5%10%15%20%Count#Los Angeles, Long Beach, and Anaheim Metro AreaLos AngelesRiverside, San Bernardino, and Ontario Metro AreaRiversideHouston, The Woodlands, and Sugar Land Metro AreaHouston AreaSan Antonio and New Braunfels Metro AreaSan AntonioDallas, Fort Worth, and Arlington Metro AreaDallas AreaMiami, Fort Lauderdale, and West Palm Beach Metro AreaMiami AreaLas Vegas, Henderson, and Paradise Metro AreaLas VegasNew York, Newark, and Jersey City Metro AreaNew York AreaNew Orleans and Metairie Metro AreaNew OrleansProvidence and Warwick Metro AreaProvidenceSan Diego and Carlsbad Metro AreaSan DiegoMemphis Metro AreaMemphis AreaPhoenix, Mesa, and Scottsdale Metro AreaPhoenix AreaSan Jose, Sunnyvale, and Santa Clara Metro AreaSan Jose AreaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesBirmingham and Hoover Metro AreaBirminghamChicago, Naperville, and Elgin Metro AreaChicago AreaMiddle AtlanticCharlotte, Concord, and Gastonia Metro AreaCharlotteOklahoma City Metro AreaOklahoma CitySan Francisco, Oakland, and Hayward Metro AreaSan FranciscoNortheastSacramento, 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 AreaIndianapolisPennsylvaniaCleveland and Elyria Metro AreaClevelandScranton, Wilkes, Barre, and Hazleton Metro AreaScranton AreaPhiladelphia, Camden, and Wilmington Metro AreaPhiladelphiaSalt Lake City Metro AreaSalt Lake CityCincinnati Metro AreaCincinnatiJacksonville Metro AreaJacksonvilleBaltimore, Columbia, and Towson Metro AreaBaltimoreDenver, Aurora, and Lakewood Metro AreaDenver AreaWashington, Arlington, and Alexandria Metro AreaWashingtonMilwaukee, Waukesha, and West Allis Metro AreaMilwaukeeHartford, West Hartford, and East Hartford Metro AreaHartford AreaVirginia Beach, Norfolk, and Newport News Metro AreaVirginia BeachColumbus Metro AreaColumbus AreaRaleigh Metro AreaRaleigh AreaBuffalo, Cheektowaga, and Niagara Falls Metro AreaBuffalo AreaSt. Louis Metro AreaSt. LouisBoston, Cambridge, and Newton Metro AreaBoston AreaPortland, Vancouver, and Hillsboro Metro AreaPortland AreaKansas City Metro AreaKansas CitySeattle, Tacoma, and Bellevue Metro AreaSeattle AreaPittsburgh Metro AreaPittsburghMinneapolis, St. Paul, and Bloomington Metro AreaMinneapolis20.663585%20.663585%20.7%1,820,9891.82M120.311003%20.311003%20.3%561,127561k217.651967%17.651967%17.7%725,854726k315.746914%15.746914%15.7%234,364234k415.441523%15.441523%15.4%686,420686k515.209542%15.209542%15.2%636,876637k615.108430%15.108430%15.1%210,261210k714.343619%14.343619%14.3%1,972,5461.97M814.328165%14.328165%14.3%122,665123k914.159793%14.159793%14.2%156,980157k1013.598133%13.598133%13.6%293,959294k1113.475696%13.475696%13.5%116,915117k1213.238208%13.238208%13.2%389,498389k1313.172285%13.172285%13.2%174,062174k1413.020590%13.020590%13.0%27,818,38027.8M12.549403%12.549403%12.5%97,35397.4k1512.363193%12.363193%12.4%786,419786k1612.313400%12.313400%12.3%3,505,1913.51M12.188242%12.188242%12.2%193,360193k1711.900538%11.900538%11.9%103,032103k1811.709212%11.709212%11.7%381,764382k1911.614335%11.614335%11.6%4,487,0854.49M11.522403%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%140,185140k2910.459911%10.459911%10.5%925,686926k10.442639%10.442639%10.4%149,100149k3010.423339%10.423339%10.4%41,30341.3k10.325347%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#68

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..
Scope: population of the Scranton Area, selected other metro areas in the United States, and entities that contain the Scranton 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 AreaNortheastRichmond Metro AreaRichmond AreaMilwaukee, Waukesha, and West Allis Metro AreaMilwaukeeMiddle AtlanticDallas, Fort Worth, and Arlington Metro AreaDallas AreaNashville, Davidson, Murfreesboro, and Franklin Metro AreaNashvilleCharlotte, Concord, and Gastonia Metro AreaCharlotteSt. Louis Metro AreaSt. LouisLos Angeles, Long Beach, and Anaheim Metro AreaLos AngelesPittsburgh Metro AreaPittsburghSalt Lake City Metro AreaSalt Lake CityIndianapolis, Carmel, and Anderson Metro AreaIndianapolisSacramento, Roseville, Arden, and Arcade Metro AreaSacramentoCincinnati Metro AreaCincinnatiHouston, The Woodlands, and Sugar Land Metro AreaHouston AreaBuffalo, Cheektowaga, and Niagara Falls Metro AreaBuffalo AreaProvidence and Warwick Metro AreaProvidenceUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesVirginia Beach, Norfolk, and Newport News Metro AreaVirginia BeachMiami, Fort Lauderdale, and West Palm Beach Metro AreaMiami AreaPhoenix, Mesa, and Scottsdale Metro AreaPhoenix AreaCleveland and Elyria Metro AreaClevelandDetroit, Warren, and Dearborn Metro AreaDetroit AreaOrlando, Kissimmee, and Sanford Metro AreaOrlando AreaPennsylvaniaJacksonville Metro AreaJacksonvilleOklahoma City Metro AreaOklahoma CityBirmingham and Hoover Metro AreaBirminghamNew Orleans and Metairie Metro AreaNew OrleansTampa, St. Petersburg, and Clearwater Metro AreaTampa AreaLouisville and Jefferson County Metro AreaLouisvilleSan Antonio and New Braunfels Metro AreaSan AntonioMemphis Metro AreaMemphis AreaScranton, Wilkes, Barre, and Hazleton Metro AreaScranton AreaLas Vegas, Henderson, and Paradise Metro AreaLas VegasRiverside, San Bernardino, and Ontario Metro AreaRiverside49.358204%49.358204%49.4%2,007,0632.01M148.266872%48.266872%48.3%637,811638k246.577309%46.577309%46.6%1,518,5941.52M345.428829%45.428829%45.4%1,484,8541.48M444.297476%44.297476%44.3%362,729363k542.034879%42.034879%42.0%535,265535k641.264336%41.264336%41.3%770,498770k740.131883%40.131883%40.1%1,017,2731.02M839.983752%39.983752%40.0%935,591936k938.119717%38.119717%38.1%5,242,2545.24M1038.078150%38.078150%38.1%723,882724k1137.672067%37.672067%37.7%313,875314k1236.777509%36.777509%36.8%597,305597k1336.494430%36.494430%36.5%788,922789k1436.485337%36.485337%36.5%1,336,3241.34M1536.061733%36.061733%36.1%2,293,8762.29M1635.513094%35.513094%35.5%1,461,6871.46M1734.986657%34.986657%35.0%484,053484k1834.785494%34.785494%34.8%460,194460k1934.780899%34.780899%34.8%13,437,26113.4M34.266801%34.266801%34.3%294,028294k2033.810164%33.810164%33.8%355,854356k2133.644618%33.644618%33.6%9,577,4379.58M33.099010%33.099010%33.1%1,471,3461.47M2232.978451%32.978451%33.0%394,448394k2332.876863%32.876863%32.9%521,574522k2432.608574%32.608574%32.6%624,238624k2532.595363%32.595363%32.6%2,872,4832.87M2632.546256%32.546256%32.5%550,613551k2732.203681%32.203681%32.2%229,068229k2832.189632%32.189632%32.2%417,261417k2931.804030%31.804030%31.8%473,174473k3031.723093%31.723093%31.7%452,292452k3131.304473%31.304473%31.3%1,287,2491.29M3230.539788%30.539788%30.5%240,663241k3330.401522%30.401522%30.4%337,041337k3430.315023%30.315023%30.3%64,767,78764.8M30.123253%30.123253%30.1%340,525341k3530.116410%30.116410%30.1%1,261,0781.26M3629.822794%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%461,880462k4029.333279%29.333279%29.3%2,595,9502.60M29.306136%29.306136%29.3%284,021284k4129.139754%29.139754%29.1%252,285252k4228.846496%28.846496%28.8%223,779224k4328.443508%28.443508%28.4%243,508244k4428.315055%28.315055%28.3%590,579591k4527.701458%27.701458%27.7%240,383240k4626.959378%26.959378%27.0%401,241401k4726.902866%26.902866%26.9%233,409233k4823.410430%23.410430%23.4%92,76592.8k22.823853%22.823853%22.8%317,635318k4920.312451%20.312451%20.3%561,167561k50
Count number of people in category
# rank of metro area out of 50 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..

Very Advanced Degrees by Metro Area#69

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a professional or doctorate degree (e.g., MBA, PhD, or MD).
Scope: population of the Scranton Area, selected other metro areas in the United States, and entities that contain the Scranton 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 AreaNortheastPortland, 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 OrleansMiddle AtlanticMiami, Fort Lauderdale, and West Palm Beach Metro AreaMiami AreaLos Angeles, Long Beach, and Anaheim Metro AreaLos AngelesChicago, Naperville, and Elgin Metro AreaChicago AreaAtlanta, Sandy Springs, and Roswell Metro AreaAtlanta AreaBirmingham and Hoover Metro AreaBirminghamSalt Lake City Metro AreaSalt Lake CityColumbus Metro AreaColumbus AreaPittsburgh Metro AreaPittsburghRichmond Metro AreaRichmond AreaNashville, Davidson, Murfreesboro, and Franklin Metro AreaNashvilleCleveland and Elyria Metro AreaClevelandHouston, The Woodlands, and Sugar Land Metro AreaHouston AreaSt. Louis Metro AreaSt. LouisUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesIndianapolis, Carmel, and Anderson Metro AreaIndianapolisProvidence and Warwick Metro AreaProvidenceBuffalo, Cheektowaga, and Niagara Falls Metro AreaBuffalo AreaPennsylvaniaKansas City Metro AreaKansas CityMilwaukee, Waukesha, and West Allis Metro AreaMilwaukeeCincinnati Metro AreaCincinnatiOklahoma City Metro AreaOklahoma CityLouisville and Jefferson County Metro AreaLouisvillePhoenix, Mesa, and Scottsdale Metro AreaPhoenix AreaTampa, St. Petersburg, and Clearwater Metro AreaTampa AreaDetroit, Warren, and Dearborn Metro AreaDetroit AreaMemphis Metro AreaMemphis AreaVirginia 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 VegasScranton, Wilkes, Barre, and Hazleton Metro AreaScranton AreaRiverside, San Bernardino, and Ontario Metro AreaRiverside7.310761%7.310761%7.3%297,279297k16.367860%6.367860%6.4%207,616208k26.250734%6.250734%6.3%204,307204k36.061633%6.061633%6.1%80,10080.1k44.897627%4.897627%4.9%93,10693.1k54.749001%4.749001%4.7%102,662103k64.537015%4.537015%4.5%623,934624k74.317930%4.317930%4.3%35,97636.0k84.306530%4.306530%4.3%109,163109k94.292246%4.292246%4.3%176,665177k104.152175%4.152175%4.2%34,00034.0k114.098217%4.098217%4.1%52,18652.2k124.085016%4.085016%4.1%1,578,2061.58M4.068828%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%33,33533.3k173.884861%3.884861%3.9%1,105,8831.11M3.868322%3.868322%3.9%161,980162k183.781845%3.781845%3.8%333,277333k193.767884%3.767884%3.8%239,674240k203.736247%3.736247%3.7%136,845137k213.722037%3.722037%3.7%28,87428.9k223.637936%3.637936%3.6%25,87725.9k233.620928%3.620928%3.6%47,90347.9k243.600869%3.600869%3.6%60,91960.9k253.475418%3.475418%3.5%29,82129.8k263.449524%3.449524%3.4%41,25941.3k273.424359%3.424359%3.4%48,89348.9k283.355424%3.355424%3.4%137,976138k293.340948%3.340948%3.3%63,95764.0k303.336158%3.336158%3.3%7,127,6737.13M3.311452%3.311452%3.3%42,92542.9k313.302809%3.302809%3.3%36,61636.6k323.301266%3.301266%3.3%26,01526.0k333.299391%3.299391%3.3%291,991292k3.293084%3.293084%3.3%45,56145.6k343.286157%3.286157%3.3%34,58734.6k353.129371%3.129371%3.1%44,61744.6k363.033002%3.033002%3.0%26,25926.3k372.993329%2.993329%3.0%25,97526.0k382.960242%2.960242%3.0%87,09787.1k392.953194%2.953194%3.0%61,59661.6k402.895695%2.895695%2.9%84,78984.8k412.882322%2.882322%2.9%25,00725.0k422.783963%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%32,22432.2k492.241991%2.241991%2.2%8,8842.069552%2.069552%2.1%57,17557.2k50
Count number of people in category
# rank of metro area out of 50 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older with a professional or doctorate degree (e.g., MBA, PhD, or MD).

Under-Education Sex Ratio by Metro Area#70

Percentage more likely men are than women to not have a high school diploma (or equivalent) among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of the Scranton Area, selected other metro areas in the United States, and entities that contain the Scranton Area
Female
Male
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F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of metro area out of 50 by male-to-female sex ratio

Over-Education Sex Ratio by Metro Area#71

Percentage more likely men are than women to have a professional or doctorate degree (e.g., MBA, PhD, or MD) among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of the Scranton Area, selected other metro areas in the United States, and entities that contain the Scranton Area
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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:
Pennsylvania
Counties:
Luzerne, Lackawanna, Wyoming
Principal Cities:
Scranton, Wilkes-Barre, Hazleton
Boroughs:
Archbald, Ashley, Avoca, Bear Creek Village, Blakely, Clarks Green, Clarks Summit, Conyngham, Courtdale, Dallas, Dalton, Dickson City, Dunmore, Dupont, Duryea, Edwardsville, Exeter, Factoryville, Forty Fort, Freeland, Harveys Lake, Hughestown, Jeddo, Jermyn, Jessup, Kingston, Laceyville, Laflin, Larksville, Laurel Run, Luzerne, Mayfield, Meshoppen, Moosic, Moscow, Nescopeck, New Columbus, Nicholson, Nuangola, Old Forge, Olyphant, Penn Lake Park, Plymouth, Pringle, Shickshinny, Sugar Notch, Swoyersville, Taylor, Throop, Tunkhannock, Vandling, Warrior Run, West Hazleton, West Pittston, West Wyoming, White Haven, Wyoming, Yatesville
Cities:
Carbondale, Hazleton, Nanticoke, Pittston, Scranton, Wilkes-Barre
Townships:
Bear Creek, Benton, Black Creek, Braintrim, Buck, Butler, Carbondale, Clifton, Clinton, Conyngham, Covington, Dallas, Dennison, Dorrance, Eaton, Elmhurst, Exeter, Exeter, Fairmount, Fairview, Falls, Fell, Forkston, Foster, Franklin, Glenburn, Greenfield, Hanover, Hazle, Hollenback, Hunlock, Huntington, Jackson, Jefferson, Jenkins, Kingston, La Plume, Lake, Lehman, Lemon, Madison, Mehoopany, Meshoppen, Monroe, Nescopeck, Newport, Newton, Nicholson, North Abington, North Branch, Northmoreland, Noxen, Overfield, Pittston, Plains, Plymouth, Ransom, Rice, Roaring Brook, Ross, Salem, Scott, Slocum, South Abington, Spring Brook, Sugarloaf, Thornhurst, Tunkhannock, Union, Washington, Waverly, West Abington, Wilkes-Barre, Windham, Wright
Unincorporated Places:
Beech Mountain Lakes, Big Bass Lake, Browntown, Chase, Chinchilla, Eagle Lake, East Berwick, Georgetown, Glen Lyon, Glenburn, Harleigh, Hickory Hills, Hilldale, Hudson, Inkerman, Lake Winola, Lattimer, Mocanaqua, Mount Cobb, Mountain Top, Noxen, Nuremberg, Pardeesville, Pikes Creek, Plains, Shavertown, Sheatown, Silkworth, Simpson, Trucksville, Upper Exeter, Wanamie, Waverly, West Falls, West Nanticoke, Weston
ZIP Codes:
17814, 17815, 17878, 18201, 18202, 18216, 18219, 18221, 18222, 18223, 18224, 18225, 18234, 18239, 18241, 18244, 18246, 18249, 18251, 18255, 18256, 18403, 18407, 18411, 18414, 18419, 18420, 18421, 18424, 18433, 18434, 18436, 18444, 18446, 18447, 18452, 18471, 18503, 18504, 18505, 18507, 18508, 18509, 18510, 18512, 18517, 18518, 18519, 18602, 18603, 18610, 18612, 18614, 18615, 18617, 18618, 18621, 18622, 18623, 18625, 18629, 18630, 18634, 18635, 18636, 18640, 18641, 18642, 18643, 18644, 18651, 18653, 18655, 18656, 18657, 18660, 18661, 18701, 18702, 18704, 18705, 18706, 18707, 18708, 18709, 18844
Unified School Districts:
Abington Heights, Benton, Berwick, Carbondale, Crestwood, Dallas, Dunmore, Elk Lake, Forest City, Greater Nanticoke, Hanover, Hazleton, Lackawanna Trail, Lake-Lehman, Lakeland, Mid Valley, North Pocono, Northwest, Old Forge, Pittston, Riverside, Scranton, Tunkhannock, Valley View, Wilkes-Barre, Wyalusing, Wyoming, Wyoming Valley West
Congressional Districts:
PA-10, PA-11, PA-17
State Senate Districts:
PA-14, PA-20, PA-22, PA-27
State House Districts:
PA-112, PA-113, PA-114, PA-116, PA-117, PA-118, PA-119, PA-120, PA-121
Neighboring Metro Areas:
Allentown Area, Bloomsburg Area, East Stroudsburg Area, Pottsville Area, Sayre Area
Nearby Metro Areas:
Binghamton Area, Sunbury Area