Educational Attainment in Westgate, Bethesda, Maryland (Neighborhood)

Educational Attainment#1

Highest level of education among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of Bethesda and Westgate
Westgate
Bethesda
0%20%40%60%80%CountHigher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma288.545526%86.132751%88.545526%88.5%3,0253,02610.208788%12.185347%10.208788%10.2%3483491.245686%1.681902%1.245686%1.2%4243
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 Bethesda at large.
Scope: population of Bethesda and Westgate
-20%0%+20%%ref.Higher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma22.801228%2.801228%+2.8%88.546%88.5%86.133%86.1%-16.220784%-16.220784%-16.2%10.209%10.2%12.185%12.2%-25.935874%-25.935874%-25.9%1.246%1.25%1.682%1.68%
% percentage with given level in Westgate
ref. percentage with given level in Bethesda
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 Bethesda and Westgate
Westgate
Bethesda
0%10%20%30%CountDoctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None10.126876%11.235196%10.126876%10.1%34617.083957%16.764984%17.083957%17.1%58358434.052179%27.549872%34.052179%34.1%1,1631,16425.475586%27.680461%25.475586%25.5%8708711.806928%2.902238%1.806928%1.8%61626.758219%7.150898%6.758219%6.8%2302313.450569%5.034449%3.450569%3.5%1171180.401230%0.648444%0.401230%0.4%13140.844456%0.571892%0.844456%0.8%28290.000000%0.000000%0.0%0.461566%0
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 Bethesda at large.
Scope: population of Bethesda and Westgate
-100%0%+100%%ref.Doctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None-9.864719%-9.864719%-9.9%10.127%10.1%11.235%11.2%1.902616%1.902616%+1.9%17.084%17.1%16.765%16.8%23.601950%23.601950%+23.6%34.052%34.1%27.550%27.5%-7.965455%-7.965455%-8.0%25.476%25.5%27.680%27.7%-37.740183%-37.740183%-37.7%1.807%1.81%2.902%2.90%-5.491328%-5.491328%-5.5%6.758%6.76%7.151%7.15%-31.460834%-31.460834%-31.5%3.451%3.45%5.034%5.03%-38.124188%-38.124188%-38.1%0.401%0.40%0.648%0.65%47.660112%47.660112%+47.7%0.844%0.84%0.572%0.57%-100.000000%-100.000000%-100.0%0.000%0%0.462%0.46%
% percentage with given level in Westgate
ref. percentage with given level in Bethesda
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 Bethesda and Westgate
More Females More Males
Bethesda
Westgate
50%0%50%100%FMHigher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma23.039286%5.329806%3.039286%3%87.319%87.3%89.973%90.0%-45.812315%-50.106901%-45.812315%46%11.942%11.9%8.190%8.19%148.737259%20.640610%148.737259%149%0.738%0.74%1.837%1.84%
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 Bethesda and Westgate
More Females More Males
Bethesda
Westgate
1k%0k%1k%FMDoctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.371.767455%65.442279%71.767455%0k%7.605%7.61%13.063%13.1%87.745936%87.339262%87.745936%0k%12.156%12.2%22.823%22.8%-30.685396%-20.798049%-30.685396%0k%38.195%38.2%29.227%29.2%-19.669050%-19.940267%-19.669050%0k%27.569%27.6%23.038%23.0%-73.204049%1.611734%1.611734%0k%1.794%1.79%1.822%1.82%-65.771248%-66.047588%-65.771248%0k%8.275%8.27%4.992%4.99%-14.660927%-30.668373%-14.660927%0k%3.667%3.67%3.198%3.20%-1,000.000000%-6.498273%-1,000.000000%> 1000%0.738%0.74%0.009%0.01%1,000.000000%11.766951%1,000.000000%> 1000%0.000%0%1.828%1.83%
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 Bethesda and Westgate
Westgate
Bethesda
0%10%20%30%40%B.X.Total65+45-6435-4425-3423.404342%24.559576%23.404342%23.4%22897497526.334169%27.623431%26.334169%26.3%3703711,4081,40917.947655%21.003980%17.947655%17.9%13173146.329021%40.668320%46.329021%46.3%140302303
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 Bethesda at large.
Scope: population of Bethesda and Westgate
10%5%0%5%10%%ref.65+45-6435-4425-34-4.703806%-4.703806%4.7%23.404%23.4%24.560%24.6%-4.667277%-4.667277%4.7%26.334%26.3%27.623%27.6%-14.551169%-14.551169%14.6%17.948%17.9%21.004%21.0%13.919189%13.919189%13.9%46.329%46.3%40.668%40.7%
% percentage in Westgate with a Bachelor's degree
ref percentage in Bethesda 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 Bethesda and Westgate
More Females More Males
Bethesda
Westgate
40%30%20%10%0%FM65+45-6435-4425-34-34.657575%-41.713616%-34.657575%34.7%26.364%26.4%19.579%19.6%-19.944467%-16.227822%-19.944467%19.9%28.626%28.6%23.866%23.9%-18.584422%8.392162%8.392162%8.4%17.248%17.2%18.696%18.7%-12.575518%-11.407051%-12.575518%12.6%48.510%48.5%43.091%43.1%
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 Bethesda and Westgate
Westgate
Bethesda
$0k$50k$100kCount%Graduate Degree1Bachelor's DegreeSome CollegeH.S. Diploma2Total$133,311.900203$111,966.000000$133,311.900203$133.3k2,0932,09461.263%61.3%$73,199.715879$71,775.000000$73,199.715879$73.2k87087125.476%25.5%$58,372.853880$45,077.000000$58,372.853880$58.4k2922938.565%8.57%$49,375.000000$32,215.000000$49,375.000000$49.4k1171183.451%3.45%$116,371.593153$86,949.000000$116,371.593153$116.4k3,417100.000%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 Bethesda and Westgate
Female Male
Bethesda
Westgate
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$100k$0k$100kFMGraduate Degree1Bachelor's DegreeSome CollegeH.S. Diploma2Total$-101,717.389872$-82,048.000000$-101,717.389872$101.7k$101,717.389872$49,187.747630$82,048.000000$62,500.000000$150,905.137501$150.9k1,0651,0661,0271,028$-50,206.990710$-56,952.000000$-50,206.990710$50.2k$50,206.990710$77,854.966222$56,952.000000$44,555.000000$128,061.956931$128.1k506507363364$-32,658.547314$-37,772.000000$-32,658.547314$32.7k$32,658.547314$19,603.910046$37,772.000000$14,325.000000$52,262.457360$52.3k185107108$-48,625.000000$-14,411.000000$-29,511.000000$-63,036.000000$63.0k$48,625.000000$29,511.000000$11,364.000000$48,625.000000$48.6k6750$-80,703.400906$-64,113.000000$-80,703.400906$80.7k$80,703.400906$61,721.746572$64,113.000000$56,198.000000$142,425.147478$142.4k1,8381,8391,5781,579
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 Bethesda and Westgate
Westgate
Bethesda
0%20%40%60%80%100%CountBachelor's Degree1Some College2H.S. Diploma3No H.S. Diploma3100.000000%79.831933%100.000000%100.0%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%19.047619%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%1.120448%00.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%0
Count members of the armed forces with the given level of educational attainment
1or higher 2two or four year institution 3H.S. = High School

Employment by Educational Attainment#13

Percentage of population that is employed by highest level of educational attainment among the population aged 25 to 64 years old.
Scope: population of Bethesda and Westgate
Westgate
Bethesda
0%20%40%60%80%100%CountBachelor's Degree1Some College2H.S. Diploma3No H.S. Diploma385.680162%83.656294%85.680162%85.7%1,90382.748037%76.084656%82.748037%82.7%13256.844123%62.011577%56.844123%56.8%33100.000000%63.705584%100.000000%100.0%3
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 Bethesda and Westgate
Female Male
Bethesda
Westgate
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5%0%5%10%15%20%25%MFWhite1BlackAsianHispanic2Other1-0.000674%-0.397189%-0.734921%-0.093314%-0.397863%0.4%0.000674%0.734921%0.000674%0.0%06-0.000000%-0.000000%-5.069708%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%00-5.056131%-4.719324%-0.028112%-5.056131%5.1%5.056131%22.240374%4.719324%27.296505%27.3%282978-0.000000%-3.770302%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%0.108942%3.770302%8.212269%0.108942%0.1%00-0.000000%-0.000000%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%1.526718%0.000000%0.0%00
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 Bethesda and Westgate
Female Male
Bethesda
Westgate
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50%0%50%MFWhite1BlackAsianHispanic2Other1-85.820177%-83.489417%-85.820177%85.8%85.820177%7.289658%83.489417%4.910228%93.109836%93.1%1,2451,3041,305-58.039771%-16.148479%-55.513308%-74.188250%74.2%58.039771%55.513308%21.464093%58.039771%58.0%7818-38.654846%-36.283595%-76.338777%-74.938441%74.9%38.654846%76.338777%8.559385%38.654846%38.7%4041111112-78.950511%-17.481950%-71.751740%-96.432461%96.4%78.950511%71.751740%4.283118%78.950511%79.0%92108109-69.512878%-23.257501%-59.280576%-92.770379%92.8%69.512878%59.280576%12.475150%69.512878%69.5%113536
M number of males in category
F number of females in category
1non-Hispanic 2excluding black and Asian Hispanics

Educational Attainment by Neighborhood in Bethesda

There are 13 neighborhoods in Bethesda. This section compares Westgate to all of the neighborhoods in Bethesda and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Westgate.

No H.S. Diploma by Neighborhood#16

Percent of population 25 years of age and older without a high school diploma (or equivalent).
Scope: population of Westgate, selected other neighborhoods in Bethesda, and entities that contain Westgate
0%5%10%Count#SouthUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSouth AtlanticMarylandWashington, Arlington, and Alexandria Metro AreaWashingtonMontgomery CountyMontgomeryMontgomery County Public SchoolsMontgomery CoWisconsin South NeighborhoodWisconsin SSouth Bethesda NeighborhoodS BethesdaBethesda Row NeighborhoodBethesda RowBethesda Center NeighborhoodBethesda CtrWisconsin North NeighborhoodWisconsin NArlington North NeighborhoodArlington NWyngate NeighborhoodWyngateWoodmont Triangle NeighborhoodWoodmont TrnglMontgomery District 77BethesdaPearl District NeighborhoodPearl DistWestgate NeighborhoodWestgateBattery Lane NeighborhoodBattery LaneAlta Vista NeighborhoodAlta Vista14.392758%14.392758%14.4%11,511,24211.5M13.020590%13.020590%13.0%27,818,38027.8M12.827640%12.827640%12.8%5,478,9325.48M10.382272%10.382272%10.4%420,756421k9.603964%9.603964%9.6%390,528391k8.836226%8.836226%8.8%62,20562.2k8.836226%8.836226%8.8%62,20562.2k6.130268%6.130268%6.1%91026.130268%6.130268%6.1%8514.366384%4.366384%4.4%3833.606700%3.606700%3.6%2842.765503%2.765503%2.8%2452.307609%2.307609%2.3%161762.305033%2.305033%2.3%3372.153543%2.153543%2.2%171881.724381%1.724381%1.7%1,2231.681902%1.681902%1.7%7471.351351%1.351351%1.4%791.245686%1.245686%1.2%4243101.192394%1.192394%1.2%1920110.800852%0.800852%0.8%343512
Count number of people in category
# rank of neighborhood out of 12 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older without a high school diploma (or equivalent).

Bachelor's Degrees by Neighborhood#17

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..
Scope: population of Westgate, selected other neighborhoods in Bethesda, and entities that contain Westgate
0%20%40%60%80%Count#Pearl District NeighborhoodPearl DistWestgate NeighborhoodWestgateArlington North NeighborhoodArlington NMontgomery District 77Battery Lane NeighborhoodBattery LaneBethesdaWoodmont Triangle NeighborhoodWoodmont TrnglWisconsin North NeighborhoodWisconsin NBethesda Center NeighborhoodBethesda CtrWyngate NeighborhoodWyngateBethesda Row NeighborhoodBethesda RowAlta Vista NeighborhoodAlta VistaWisconsin South NeighborhoodWisconsin SSouth Bethesda NeighborhoodS BethesdaMontgomery CountyMontgomeryMontgomery County Public SchoolsMontgomery CoWashington, Arlington, and Alexandria Metro AreaWashingtonMarylandSouth AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSouth88.762447%88.762447%88.8%477186.738598%86.738598%86.7%2,964286.022459%86.022459%86.0%618619383.620495%83.620495%83.6%59,30759.3k83.513202%83.513202%83.5%1,3901,391483.230513%83.230513%83.2%36,96637.0k82.858307%82.858307%82.9%691692582.379624%82.379624%82.4%719682.294315%82.294315%82.3%640781.687492%81.687492%81.7%1,175880.952397%80.952397%81.0%711712979.399401%79.399401%79.4%3,4291076.384535%76.384535%76.4%1211276.384535%76.384535%76.4%1,0601,0611158.105449%58.105449%58.1%409,049409k58.105449%58.105449%58.1%409,049409k49.358204%49.358204%49.4%2,007,0632.01M38.412279%38.412279%38.4%1,556,7111.56M30.457708%30.457708%30.5%13,009,07313.0M30.315023%30.315023%30.3%64,767,78764.8M28.191926%28.191926%28.2%22,547,73422.5M
Count number of people in category
# rank of neighborhood out of 12 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..

Very Advanced Degrees by Neighborhood#18

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a professional or doctorate degree (e.g., MBA, PhD, or MD).
Scope: population of Westgate, selected other neighborhoods in Bethesda, and entities that contain Westgate
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count#Pearl District NeighborhoodPearl DistBethesdaMontgomery District 77Westgate NeighborhoodWestgateArlington North NeighborhoodArlington NWyngate NeighborhoodWyngateAlta Vista NeighborhoodAlta VistaBattery Lane NeighborhoodBattery LaneBethesda Center NeighborhoodBethesda CtrBethesda Row NeighborhoodBethesda RowWisconsin North NeighborhoodWisconsin NWisconsin South NeighborhoodWisconsin SSouth Bethesda NeighborhoodS BethesdaWoodmont Triangle NeighborhoodWoodmont TrnglMontgomery CountyMontgomeryMontgomery County Public SchoolsMontgomery CoWashington, Arlington, and Alexandria Metro AreaWashingtonMarylandSouth AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSouth28.876245%28.876245%28.9%155128.000180%28.000180%28.0%12,43612.4k27.426541%27.426541%27.4%19,45219.5k27.210833%27.210833%27.2%929930226.971876%26.971876%27.0%194326.908968%26.908968%26.9%387426.240994%26.240994%26.2%1,133524.083631%24.083631%24.1%401623.792446%23.792446%23.8%185723.417456%23.417456%23.4%205206820.683581%20.683581%20.7%180181919.575061%19.575061%19.6%311119.575061%19.575061%19.6%2712721019.317947%19.317947%19.3%1611212.399695%12.399695%12.4%87,29187.3k12.399695%12.399695%12.4%87,29187.3k7.310761%7.310761%7.3%297,279297k5.485611%5.485611%5.5%222,312222k3.501306%3.501306%3.5%1,495,4751.50M3.336158%3.336158%3.3%7,127,6737.13M3.064699%3.064699%3.1%2,451,1282.45M
Count number of people in category
# rank of neighborhood out of 12 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 Neighborhood#19

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 Westgate, selected other neighborhoods in Bethesda, and entities that contain Westgate
Female
Male
10x5x0x5x10xFM#Wisconsin SS BethesdaBethesda RowWestgatePearl DistBethesdaMarylandSouth AtlanticSouthWashingtonUnited StatesMontgomeryMontgomery Co7Battery LaneWyngateWoodmont TrnglAlta VistaArlington NWisconsin NBethesda Ctr-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.790%0.79%12.130%12.1%2-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.790%0.79%12.130%12.1%1-1.000000x-1.000000x7.989970x7.989970x7.99x1.021%1.02%8.161%8.16%3-1.000000x-1.000000x2.487373x2.487373x2.49x0.738%0.74%1.837%1.84%4-1.000000x-1.000000x1.273961x1.273961x1.27x1.198%1.20%1.527%1.53%5-1.000000x-1.000000x1.206406x1.206406x1.21x1.537%1.54%1.854%1.85%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.192582x1.192582x1.19x9.516%9.52%11.349%11.3%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.178860x1.178860x1.18x11.819%11.8%13.933%13.9%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.149925x1.149925x1.15x13.427%13.4%15.440%15.4%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.133957x1.133957x1.13x9.026%9.03%10.235%10.2%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.109070x1.109070x1.11x12.369%12.4%13.719%13.7%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.048432x1.048432x1.05x8.640%8.64%9.059%9.06%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.048432x1.048432x1.05x8.640%8.64%9.059%9.06%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.037469x1.037469x1.04x1.695%1.70%1.759%1.76%-1.545470x-1.545470x1.55x1.000000x1.000000x1.423%1.42%0.921%0.92%6-1.713157x-1.713157x1.71x1.000000x1.000000x2.867%2.87%1.673%1.67%7-2.484619x-2.484619x2.48x1.000000x1.000000x2.962%2.96%1.192%1.19%8-2.652150x-2.652150x2.65x1.000000x1.000000x1.086%1.09%0.410%0.41%9-3.643974x-3.643974x3.64x1.000000x1.000000x3.446%3.45%0.946%0.95%10-5.621663x-5.621663x5.62x1.000000x1.000000x4.391%4.39%0.781%0.78%11-10.000000x-10.000000x> 10.0x1.000000x1.000000x6.318%6.32%0.175%0.17%12
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of neighborhood out of 12 by male-to-female sex ratio

Over-Education Sex Ratio by Neighborhood#20

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 Westgate, selected other neighborhoods in Bethesda, and entities that contain Westgate
Female
Male
1x0x1x2xFM#Bethesda CtrAlta VistaWisconsin NWestgate7BethesdaWoodmont TrnglWyngateArlington NMontgomeryMontgomery CoBattery LaneSouthUnited StatesSouth AtlanticMarylandWashingtonPearl DistBethesda RowWisconsin SS Bethesda-1.000000x-1.000000x2.331831x2.331831x2.33x14.985%15.0%34.942%34.9%1-1.000000x-1.000000x2.078170x2.078170x2.08x18.035%18.0%37.480%37.5%2-1.000000x-1.000000x2.013338x2.013338x2.01x14.203%14.2%28.596%28.6%3-1.000000x-1.000000x1.815965x1.815965x1.82x19.761%19.8%35.886%35.9%4-1.000000x-1.000000x1.783115x1.783115x1.78x20.199%20.2%36.017%36.0%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.781602x1.781602x1.78x20.636%20.6%36.766%36.8%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.743638x1.743638x1.74x14.420%14.4%25.143%25.1%5-1.000000x-1.000000x1.715255x1.715255x1.72x20.133%20.1%34.533%34.5%6-1.000000x-1.000000x1.689820x1.689820x1.69x20.526%20.5%34.685%34.7%7-1.000000x-1.000000x1.654377x1.654377x1.65x9.490%9.49%15.700%15.7%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.654377x1.654377x1.65x9.490%9.49%15.700%15.7%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.572134x1.572134x1.57x19.077%19.1%29.992%30.0%8-1.000000x-1.000000x1.555780x1.555780x1.56x2.420%2.42%3.764%3.76%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.526215x1.526215x1.53x2.660%2.66%4.060%4.06%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.520688x1.520688x1.52x2.804%2.80%4.265%4.26%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.469793x1.469793x1.47x4.489%4.49%6.598%6.60%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.465901x1.465901x1.47x5.978%5.98%8.764%8.76%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.329527x1.329527x1.33x25.033%25.0%33.282%33.3%9-1.000000x-1.000000x1.316807x1.316807x1.32x20.391%20.4%26.851%26.9%10-1.000000x-1.000000x1.172547x1.172547x1.17x18.104%18.1%21.228%21.2%12-1.000000x-1.000000x1.172547x1.172547x1.17x18.104%18.1%21.228%21.2%11
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of neighborhood out of 12 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)

Unlike the other geographical entities detailed on this site, neighborhoods are not recognized by the U.S. Census Bureau. To overcome this we have computed reasonable estimates of the same statistics that are presented for other the entity types. Each statistic is computed as the weighted sum or average of the census tracts or block groups that overlap the neighborhood. A weighted sum is used for counts of people or households, and a weighted average is used for statistics that are themselves some form of average, such as median household income. Census block groups are preferred when the statistic in question is available on the block group level. The weight for a given tract (or block group) is computed as the population of the census tabulation blocks that occupy the intersection between the tract and the neighborhood as a fraction of the total population of the neighborhood.

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State:
Maryland
County:
Montgomery
Metro Area:
Washington Area
District:
7
Unincorporated Place:
Bethesda
ZIP Codes:
20815, 20816
Unified School District:
Montgomery County
Congressional District:
MD-8
State Senate District:
MD-16
State Legislative District:
MD-16
Neighboring Neighborhoods:
American University Park, Potomac Heights, Spring Valley
Nearby Neighborhoods:
Bethesda Row, Cathedral Heights, Kent, McLean Gardens, North Cleveland Park, South Bethesda, Tenleytown, Wakefield, Wesley Heights, Wisconsin South