Educational Attainment in South Dorchester, Boston, Massachusetts (Neighborhood)

Educational Attainment#1

Highest level of education among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of Boston and South Dorchester
South Dorchester
Boston
0%10%20%30%40%50%CountHigher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma231.243793%51.029251%31.243793%31.2%13,13013.1k49.712837%34.645193%49.712837%49.7%20,89220.9k19.043370%14.325556%19.043370%19.0%8,003
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 Boston at large.
Scope: population of Boston and South Dorchester
0%%ref.Higher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2-38.772778%-38.772778%-38.8%31.244%31.2%51.029%51.0%43.491300%43.491300%+43.5%49.713%49.7%34.645%34.6%32.932849%32.932849%+32.9%19.043%19.0%14.326%14.3%
% percentage with given level in South Dorchester
ref. percentage with given level in Boston
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 Boston and South Dorchester
South Dorchester
Boston
0%5%10%15%20%25%30%CountDoctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None0.476068%3.005481%0.476068%0.5%2000.853254%4.335123%0.853254%0.9%3583596.886317%13.409191%6.886317%6.9%2,89416.869481%25.628074%16.869481%16.9%7,0897,0906.158674%4.651383%6.158674%6.2%2,58817.663333%13.362821%17.663333%17.7%7,42332.049504%21.282372%32.049504%32.0%13,46913.5k9.186737%6.485014%9.186737%9.2%3,8603,8616.743774%5.737246%6.743774%6.7%2,8343.112859%2.103297%3.112859%3.1%1,308
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 Boston at large.
Scope: population of Boston and South Dorchester
-50%0%+50%%ref.Doctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None-84.160008%-84.160008%-84.2%0.476%0.48%3.005%3.01%-80.317662%-80.317662%-80.3%0.853%0.85%4.335%4.34%-48.644800%-48.644800%-48.6%6.886%6.89%13.409%13.4%-34.175777%-34.175777%-34.2%16.869%16.9%25.628%25.6%32.405230%32.405230%+32.4%6.159%6.16%4.651%4.65%32.182665%32.182665%+32.2%17.663%17.7%13.363%13.4%50.591790%50.591790%+50.6%32.050%32.0%21.282%21.3%41.661015%41.661015%+41.7%9.187%9.19%6.485%6.49%17.543766%17.543766%+17.5%6.744%6.74%5.737%5.74%47.999039%47.999039%+48.0%3.113%3.11%2.103%2.10%
% percentage with given level in South Dorchester
ref. percentage with given level in Boston
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 Boston and South Dorchester
More Females More Males
Boston
South Dorchester
20%10%0%10%FMHigher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2-24.394672%-2.907582%-24.394672%24%34.446%34.4%27.691%27.7%16.721027%5.259072%16.721027%17%46.062%46.1%53.764%53.8%-5.106626%-2.233341%-5.106626%5%19.492%19.5%18.545%18.5%
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 Boston and South Dorchester
More Females More Males
Boston
South Dorchester
50%0%FMDoctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None-68.186335%-68.186335%68%49.370831%0.589%0.59%0.350%0.35%29.497759%6.329336%29.497759%29%0.749%0.75%0.969%0.97%-55.607029%-24.843128%-55.607029%56%8.291%8.29%5.328%5.33%-5.444838%-5.444838%5%5.744879%17.293%17.3%16.400%16.4%-62.055427%-36.244918%-62.055427%62%7.524%7.52%4.643%4.64%17.479170%1.150140%17.479170%17%16.312%16.3%19.163%19.2%16.305341%7.921490%16.305341%16%29.750%29.8%34.601%34.6%4.766573%1.604784%4.766573%5%8.984%8.98%9.412%9.41%-33.967823%-2.783143%-33.967823%34%7.665%7.66%5.721%5.72%-13.336129%19.982676%19.982676%20%2.844%2.84%3.412%3.41%
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 Boston and South Dorchester
South Dorchester
Boston
0%10%20%30%40%B.X.Total65+45-6435-4425-346.707624%11.948263%6.707624%6.7%4484496,69111.959273%17.661404%11.959273%12.0%1,82015,22015.2k19.949260%23.644774%19.949260%19.9%1,6451,6468,2488,24926.756530%40.170717%26.756530%26.8%3,17511,86611.9k
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 Boston at large.
Scope: population of Boston and South Dorchester
40%30%20%10%0%%ref.65+45-6435-4425-34-43.861091%-43.861091%43.9%6.708%6.71%11.948%11.9%-32.285833%-32.285833%32.3%11.959%12.0%17.661%17.7%-15.629308%-15.629308%15.6%19.949%19.9%23.645%23.6%-33.392950%-33.392950%33.4%26.757%26.8%40.171%40.2%
% percentage in South Dorchester with a Bachelor's degree
ref percentage in Boston 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 Boston and South Dorchester
More Females More Males
Boston
South Dorchester
10%0%10%FM65+45-6435-4425-348.958210%19.005285%8.958210%9.0%6.473%6.47%7.053%7.05%-4.497561%-4.497561%4.5%0.016146%12.211%12.2%11.685%11.7%-19.556659%-19.556659%19.6%5.190711%21.611%21.6%18.076%18.1%-12.718359%-12.718359%12.7%0.458830%28.390%28.4%25.187%25.2%
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 Boston and South Dorchester
South Dorchester
Boston
$0k$20k$40k$60kCount%Graduate Degree1Bachelor's DegreeSome CollegeH.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2Total$65,326.395963$69,510.000000$65,326.395963$65.3k3,4523,4538.216%8.22%$46,580.893911$57,734.000000$46,580.893911$46.6k7,0897,09016.869%16.9%$36,773.232289$35,549.000000$36,773.232289$36.8k10,01110.0k23.822%23.8%$32,251.707754$29,016.000000$32,251.707754$32.3k13,46913.5k32.050%32.0%$26,085.618316$21,230.000000$26,085.618316$26.1k8,00319.043%19.0%$38,633.288420$44,975.000000$38,633.288420$38.6k42,02642.0k100.000%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 Boston and South Dorchester
Female Male
Boston
South Dorchester
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
$50k$0k$50kFMGraduate Degree1Bachelor's DegreeSome CollegeH.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2Total$-65,851.706271$-62,300.000000$-65,851.706271$65.9k$65,851.706271$13,542.082288$62,300.000000$16,804.000000$79,393.788558$79.4k2,1282,1291,324$-48,087.225023$-51,851.000000$-48,087.225023$48.1k$48,087.225023$7,124.430014$51,851.000000$11,797.000000$55,211.655038$55.2k3,8223,8233,2663,267$-36,269.443856$-33,553.000000$-36,269.443856$36.3k$36,269.443856$4,665.750244$33,553.000000$3,501.000000$40,935.194100$40.9k5,2694,742$-28,030.295111$-25,269.000000$-28,030.295111$28.0k$28,030.295111$6,944.027157$25,269.000000$6,702.000000$34,974.322268$35.0k6,5766,5776,8926,893$-24,766.706861$-17,257.000000$-24,766.706861$24.8k$24,766.706861$4,475.870079$17,257.000000$8,481.000000$29,242.576940$29.2k4,3093,694$-36,803.572903$-41,486.000000$-36,803.572903$36.8k$36,803.572903$4,090.091136$41,486.000000$8,046.000000$40,893.664039$40.9k22,10622.1k19,92019.9k
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 Boston and South Dorchester
South Dorchester
Boston
0%20%40%60%CountBachelor's Degree1Some College2H.S. Diploma3No H.S. Diploma346.297424%66.272189%46.297424%46.3%1753.702576%25.147929%53.702576%53.7%200.000000%0.000000%0.0%8.579882%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 Boston and South Dorchester
South Dorchester
Boston
0%20%40%60%80%CountBachelor's Degree1Some College2H.S. Diploma3No H.S. Diploma386.667549%85.714515%86.667549%86.7%8,2018,20277.340038%73.590291%77.340038%77.3%7,0517,05268.751055%65.978682%68.751055%68.8%7,60453.219136%55.012499%53.219136%53.2%3,0293,030
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 Boston and South Dorchester
Female Male
Boston
South Dorchester
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
40%20%0%20%MFWhite1BlackAsianHispanic2Other1-4.980641%-4.600300%-4.980641%5.0%4.980641%4.142519%4.600300%0.291688%9.123160%9.1%586587311-16.640349%-0.705116%-17.987514%-17.345465%17.3%16.640349%17.987514%0.105581%16.640349%16.6%1,4001,759-34.134645%-8.069505%-20.473235%-5.397277%-42.204150%42.2%34.134645%20.473235%34.134645%34.1%8818821,163-31.250480%-5.032293%-31.224764%-36.282772%36.3%31.250480%31.224764%5.537556%31.250480%31.3%765776777-32.362783%-1.493689%-31.021249%-33.856472%33.9%32.362783%31.021249%2.808160%32.362783%32.4%554717718
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 Boston and South Dorchester
Female Male
Boston
South Dorchester
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
60%40%20%0%20%40%60%MFWhite1BlackAsianHispanic2Other1-38.093016%-8.896796%-65.787987%-1.745273%-46.989813%47.0%38.093016%65.787987%38.093016%38.1%2,4502,4512,936-19.159707%-0.716780%-18.703339%-3.433337%-19.876487%19.9%19.159707%18.703339%19.159707%19.2%1,6122,016-13.651459%-6.415333%-48.730504%-20.066792%20.1%13.651459%48.730504%0.094367%13.651459%13.7%352353553-4.058518%-10.777999%-17.845873%-2.416445%-14.836517%14.8%4.058518%17.845873%4.058518%4.1%99317318-4.773717%-10.684554%-17.832075%-1.942507%-15.458272%15.5%4.773717%17.832075%4.773717%4.8%8182327328
M number of males in category
F number of females in category
1non-Hispanic 2excluding black and Asian Hispanics

Map of Educational Attainment by Tract in South Dorchester

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

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
15%25%35%45%55%65%

Coarse: High School Diploma Educational Attainment by Tract#17

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
28%36%44%51%59%67%

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

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
4%11%17%24%31%38%

Detailed: Doctorate Degree Educational Attainment by Tract#19

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.0%0.7%1.5%2.2%2.9%3.7%

Detailed: Professional Degree Educational Attainment by Tract#20

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.0%1.2%2.4%3.6%4.8%6.1%

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

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.7%3.7%6.6%9.5%12.4%15.4%

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

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
4%10%16%21%27%33%

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

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
2.6%4.3%5.9%7.6%9.2%10.9%

Detailed: Some College Educational Attainment by Tract#24

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
8.7%11.7%14.7%17.6%20.6%23.6%

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

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
18%24%29%35%41%47%

Detailed: Some High School Educational Attainment by Tract#26

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
3.0%5.8%8.5%11.2%14.0%16.8%

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

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.0%3.7%7.5%11.2%14.9%18.7%

Detailed: None Educational Attainment by Tract#28

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
1.0%2.2%3.3%4.4%5.6%6.7%
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Educational Attainment by Neighborhood in Boston

There are 41 neighborhoods in Boston. This section compares South Dorchester to all of the neighborhoods in Boston and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with South Dorchester.

No H.S. Diploma by Neighborhood#29

Percent of population 25 years of age and older without a high school diploma (or equivalent).
Scope: population of South Dorchester, selected other neighborhoods in Boston, and entities that contain South Dorchester
0%10%20%30%Count#East Boston NeighborhoodEast BostonBay Village NeighborhoodBay VillageRoxbury NeighborhoodRoxburyEast Somerville NeighborhoodE SomervilleChinatown NeighborhoodChinatownNorth Dorchester NeighborhoodN DorchesterMattapan NeighborhoodMattapanSouth Dorchester NeighborhoodS DorchesterMission Hill NeighborhoodMission HillLong Island NeighborhoodLong IslandBoston Harbor Islands NeighborhoodBoston Hbr IssSouth End NeighborhoodSouth EndSuffolk CountySuffolkBostonUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesHyde Park NeighborhoodHyde ParkNortheastRiverdale NeighborhoodRiverdaleRoslindale NeighborhoodRoslindaleJamaica Plain NeighborhoodJamaica PlainDowntown Crossing NeighborhoodDntn CrossingLeather District NeighborhoodLeather DistMassachusettsNew EnglandCharlestown NeighborhoodCharlestownBoston, Cambridge, and Newton Metro AreaBoston AreaBrighton NeighborhoodBrightonFenway NeighborhoodFenwaySouth Boston NeighborhoodSouth BostonAllston NeighborhoodAllstonEast Cambridge NeighborhoodE CambridgeDowntown NeighborhoodDowntownGovernment Center NeighborhoodGovernment CtrHaymarket NeighborhoodHaymarketWest Roxbury NeighborhoodWest RoxburyLongwood NeighborhoodLongwoodEast Dedham NeighborhoodEast DedhamSprague-Manor NeighborhoodSprague-ManorWest End NeighborhoodWest EndNorth End NeighborhoodNorth EndKenmore NeighborhoodKenmoreChestnut Hill NeighborhoodChestnut HillBack Bay NeighborhoodBack BayBeacon Hill NeighborhoodBeacon HillNewton Corner NeighborhoodNewton CornerChestnut Hill NeighborhoodChestnut Hill32.446324%32.446324%32.4%9,106126.073401%26.073401%26.1%621622224.092944%24.092944%24.1%7,687323.566436%23.566436%23.6%1,3571,358421.885318%21.885318%21.9%963520.718972%20.718972%20.7%3,873619.467302%19.467302%19.5%4,3864,387719.043370%19.043370%19.0%8,003817.403515%17.403515%17.4%1,201916.719243%16.719243%16.7%831016.719243%16.719243%16.7%01115.849603%15.849603%15.8%3,4711215.204628%15.204628%15.2%79,37579.4k14.325556%14.325556%14.3%63,64263.6k13.020590%13.020590%13.0%27,818,38027.8M12.514692%12.514692%12.5%2,7001311.614335%11.614335%11.6%4,487,0854.49M11.267041%11.267041%11.3%2922931410.396270%10.396270%10.4%2,0851510.094154%10.094154%10.1%3,0623,0631610.009079%10.009079%10.0%57581710.009079%10.009079%10.0%45189.943770%9.943770%9.9%462,385462k9.657137%9.657137%9.7%981,894982k9.299217%9.299217%9.3%1,154198.861053%8.861053%8.9%289,626290k8.727305%8.727305%8.7%2,7122,713208.710215%8.710215%8.7%517518218.641165%8.641165%8.6%2,321228.574603%8.574603%8.6%1,3911,392237.915060%7.915060%7.9%565247.774743%7.774743%7.8%122257.260726%7.260726%7.3%1718267.260726%7.260726%7.3%13276.649159%6.649159%6.6%1,501286.484913%6.484913%6.5%8485295.803350%5.803350%5.8%201305.372944%5.372944%5.4%118315.241164%5.241164%5.2%220324.856044%4.856044%4.9%422423334.261611%4.261611%4.3%310343.033484%3.033484%3.0%176177352.753989%2.753989%2.8%453362.082541%2.082541%2.1%169372.044959%2.044959%2.0%74381.452337%1.452337%1.5%5439
Count number of people in category
# rank of neighborhood out of 39 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older without a high school diploma (or equivalent).

Bachelor's Degrees by Neighborhood#30

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..
Scope: population of South Dorchester, selected other neighborhoods in Boston, and entities that contain South Dorchester
0%20%40%60%80%Count#Beacon Hill NeighborhoodBeacon HillNewton Corner NeighborhoodNewton CornerChestnut Hill NeighborhoodChestnut HillBack Bay NeighborhoodBack BayLongwood NeighborhoodLongwoodChestnut Hill NeighborhoodChestnut HillKenmore NeighborhoodKenmoreNorth End NeighborhoodNorth EndEast Cambridge NeighborhoodE CambridgeWest End NeighborhoodWest EndDowntown Crossing NeighborhoodDntn CrossingLeather District NeighborhoodLeather DistDowntown NeighborhoodDowntownGovernment Center NeighborhoodGovernment CtrHaymarket NeighborhoodHaymarketAllston NeighborhoodAllstonBrighton NeighborhoodBrightonFenway NeighborhoodFenwayCharlestown NeighborhoodCharlestownSouth Boston NeighborhoodSouth BostonJamaica Plain NeighborhoodJamaica PlainChinatown NeighborhoodChinatownSouth End NeighborhoodSouth EndWest Roxbury NeighborhoodWest RoxburyBay Village NeighborhoodBay VillageBostonBoston, Cambridge, and Newton Metro AreaBoston AreaMission Hill NeighborhoodMission HillRoslindale NeighborhoodRoslindaleRiverdale NeighborhoodRiverdaleSuffolk CountySuffolkMassachusettsSprague-Manor NeighborhoodSprague-ManorNew EnglandNorth Dorchester NeighborhoodN DorchesterEast Dedham NeighborhoodEast DedhamNortheastEast Somerville NeighborhoodE SomervilleUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesHyde Park NeighborhoodHyde ParkSouth Dorchester NeighborhoodS DorchesterEast Boston NeighborhoodEast BostonRoxbury NeighborhoodRoxburyMattapan NeighborhoodMattapanLong Island NeighborhoodLong IslandBoston Harbor Islands NeighborhoodBoston Hbr Iss88.296391%88.296391%88.3%7,169183.193208%83.193208%83.2%3,0253,026282.108890%82.108890%82.1%3,0683,069382.083613%82.083613%82.1%13,51413.5k481.842245%81.842245%81.8%1,069581.822486%81.822486%81.8%4,7644,765679.325214%79.325214%79.3%5,776777.862693%77.862693%77.9%6,7816,782874.648118%74.648118%74.6%5,329974.265505%74.265505%74.3%3,1193,1201072.492056%72.492056%72.5%4191172.492056%72.492056%72.5%3283291269.759539%69.759539%69.8%1,0951369.130913%69.130913%69.1%1691469.130913%69.130913%69.1%1241251565.975862%65.975862%66.0%10,70910.7k1664.421325%64.421325%64.4%20,02520.0k1763.599596%63.599596%63.6%3,7793,7801862.317944%62.317944%62.3%7,7337,7341960.627330%60.627330%60.6%16,28616.3k2060.176204%60.176204%60.2%18,25718.3k2156.537098%56.537098%56.5%2,4882,4892256.451450%56.451450%56.5%12,36212.4k2352.837348%52.837348%52.8%11,92811.9k2450.258513%50.258513%50.3%1,1981,1992546.377869%46.377869%46.4%206,036206k45.428829%45.428829%45.4%1,484,8541.48M45.342346%45.342346%45.3%3,1292644.972172%44.972172%45.0%9,0192743.825180%43.825180%43.8%1,1381,1392842.720838%42.720838%42.7%223,022223k41.221661%41.221661%41.2%1,916,8061.92M40.954621%40.954621%41.0%9002937.962191%37.962191%38.0%3,859,8243.86M36.158944%36.158944%36.2%6,7596,7603035.049181%35.049181%35.0%1,2143134.780899%34.780899%34.8%13,437,26113.4M32.781408%32.781408%32.8%1,8881,8893230.315023%30.315023%30.3%64,767,78764.8M26.384104%26.384104%26.4%5,6925,6933325.085119%25.085119%25.1%10,54210.5k3422.387225%22.387225%22.4%6,2833518.885057%18.885057%18.9%6,0256,0263615.589168%15.589168%15.6%3,5123,513377.886435%7.886435%7.9%39387.886435%7.886435%7.9%039
Count number of people in category
# rank of neighborhood out of 39 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..

Very Advanced Degrees by Neighborhood#31

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a professional or doctorate degree (e.g., MBA, PhD, or MD).
Scope: population of South Dorchester, selected other neighborhoods in Boston, and entities that contain South Dorchester
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count#Chestnut Hill NeighborhoodChestnut HillNewton Corner NeighborhoodNewton CornerChestnut Hill NeighborhoodChestnut HillLongwood NeighborhoodLongwoodWest End NeighborhoodWest EndKenmore NeighborhoodKenmoreBeacon Hill NeighborhoodBeacon HillEast Cambridge NeighborhoodE CambridgeBack Bay NeighborhoodBack BayFenway NeighborhoodFenwayDowntown Crossing NeighborhoodDntn CrossingLeather District NeighborhoodLeather DistDowntown NeighborhoodDowntownGovernment Center NeighborhoodGovernment CtrHaymarket NeighborhoodHaymarketSouth End NeighborhoodSouth EndJamaica Plain NeighborhoodJamaica PlainChinatown NeighborhoodChinatownMission Hill NeighborhoodMission HillBay Village NeighborhoodBay VillageNorth End NeighborhoodNorth EndCharlestown NeighborhoodCharlestownBrighton NeighborhoodBrightonAllston NeighborhoodAllstonBostonWest Roxbury NeighborhoodWest RoxburySuffolk CountySuffolkBoston, Cambridge, and Newton Metro AreaBoston AreaRoslindale NeighborhoodRoslindaleMassachusettsSouth Boston NeighborhoodSouth BostonNew EnglandEast Somerville NeighborhoodE SomervilleRiverdale NeighborhoodRiverdaleNortheastEast Dedham NeighborhoodEast DedhamUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSprague-Manor NeighborhoodSprague-ManorNorth Dorchester NeighborhoodN DorchesterEast Boston NeighborhoodEast BostonHyde Park NeighborhoodHyde ParkRoxbury NeighborhoodRoxburySouth Dorchester NeighborhoodS DorchesterMattapan NeighborhoodMattapanLong Island NeighborhoodLong IslandBoston Harbor Islands NeighborhoodBoston Hbr Iss29.010352%29.010352%29.0%1,689127.621389%27.621389%27.6%1,0041,005227.221371%27.221371%27.2%1,017326.230810%26.230810%26.2%342343425.304900%25.304900%25.3%1,063522.602470%22.602470%22.6%1,6451,646621.255634%21.255634%21.3%1,7251,726720.592633%20.592633%20.6%1,470819.229082%19.229082%19.2%3,1653,166916.666885%16.666885%16.7%9909911015.637767%15.637767%15.6%901115.637767%15.637767%15.6%70711215.445721%15.445721%15.4%2422431315.401540%15.401540%15.4%37381415.401540%15.401540%15.4%27281514.630499%14.630499%14.6%3,2041612.401400%12.401400%12.4%3,7623,7631711.768068%11.768068%11.8%5181811.713763%11.713763%11.7%8081911.172879%11.172879%11.2%266267209.708713%9.708713%9.7%845846219.518708%9.518708%9.5%1,181228.990441%8.990441%9.0%2,7942,795238.903713%8.903713%8.9%1,445247.340604%7.340604%7.3%32,61132.6k7.218234%7.218234%7.2%1,6291,630256.517637%6.517637%6.5%34,02534.0k6.250734%6.250734%6.3%204,307204k5.639883%5.639883%5.6%1,131265.434262%5.434262%5.4%252,693253k5.261790%5.261790%5.3%1,413274.645397%4.645397%4.6%472,323472k4.590999%4.590999%4.6%264265284.530874%4.530874%4.5%117118294.085016%4.085016%4.1%1,578,2061.58M3.426676%3.426676%3.4%118119303.336158%3.336158%3.3%7,127,6737.13M3.228761%3.228761%3.2%7071313.134631%3.134631%3.1%586322.447473%2.447473%2.4%686687331.884466%1.884466%1.9%406407341.469622%1.469622%1.5%468469351.329321%1.329321%1.3%558559360.810910%0.810910%0.8%182183370.000000%0.000000%0.0%0380.000000%0.000000%0.0%039
Count number of people in category
# rank of neighborhood out of 39 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#32

Percentage more likely men are than women to not have a high school diploma (or equivalent) among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of South Dorchester, selected other neighborhoods in Boston, and entities that contain South Dorchester
Female
Male
1x0x1x2xFM#West EndRiverdaleGovernment CtrHaymarketSprague-ManorBeacon HillChestnut HillDowntownKenmoreRoxburyFenwayNew EnglandUnited StatesRoslindaleEast BostonMassachusettsMattapanNortheastBoston AreaE SomervilleHyde ParkSuffolkWest RoxburyBostonS DorchesterN DorchesterLong IslandBoston Hbr IssCharlestownNorth EndEast DedhamJamaica PlainAllstonSouth EndChestnut HillLeather DistDntn CrossingNewton CornerLongwoodMission HillSouth BostonChinatownBay VillageE CambridgeBrightonBack Bay-1.000000x-1.000000x2.278967x2.278967x2.28x3.161%3.16%7.203%7.20%1-1.000000x-1.000000x2.044944x2.044944x2.04x7.559%7.56%15.457%15.5%2-1.000000x-1.000000x2.003993x2.003993x2.00x4.560%4.56%9.138%9.14%3-1.000000x-1.000000x2.003993x2.003993x2.00x4.560%4.56%9.138%9.14%4-1.000000x-1.000000x1.886337x1.886337x1.89x3.813%3.81%7.193%7.19%5-1.000000x-1.000000x1.731184x1.731184x1.73x1.541%1.54%2.668%2.67%6-1.000000x-1.000000x1.688061x1.688061x1.69x2.304%2.30%3.889%3.89%7-1.000000x-1.000000x1.499052x1.499052x1.50x6.035%6.03%9.046%9.05%8-1.000000x-1.000000x1.244735x1.244735x1.24x3.797%3.80%4.727%4.73%9-1.000000x-1.000000x1.231505x1.231505x1.23x21.940%21.9%27.020%27.0%10-1.000000x-1.000000x1.162022x1.162022x1.16x8.021%8.02%9.320%9.32%11-1.000000x-1.000000x1.129206x1.129206x1.13x9.096%9.10%10.271%10.3%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.109070x1.109070x1.11x12.369%12.4%13.719%13.7%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.105283x1.105283x1.11x9.924%9.92%10.969%11.0%12-1.000000x-1.000000x1.100090x1.100090x1.10x30.788%30.8%33.870%33.9%13-1.000000x-1.000000x1.087930x1.087930x1.09x9.545%9.55%10.384%10.4%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.085950x1.085950x1.09x18.758%18.8%20.371%20.4%14-1.000000x-1.000000x1.074442x1.074442x1.07x11.216%11.2%12.051%12.1%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.065432x1.065432x1.07x8.593%8.59%9.156%9.16%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.060175x1.060175x1.06x22.863%22.9%24.238%24.2%15-1.000000x-1.000000x1.039925x1.039925x1.04x12.292%12.3%12.782%12.8%16-1.000000x-1.000000x1.000402x1.000402x1.00x15.202%15.2%15.208%15.2%-1.004787x-1.004787x1.00x1.000000x1.000000x6.663%6.66%6.631%6.63%17-1.022333x-1.022333x1.02x1.000000x1.000000x14.476%14.5%14.159%14.2%-1.051066x-1.051066x1.05x1.000000x1.000000x19.492%19.5%18.545%18.5%18-1.058023x-1.058023x1.06x1.000000x1.000000x21.338%21.3%20.168%20.2%19-1.071019x-1.071019x1.07x1.000000x1.000000x17.526%17.5%16.364%16.4%20-1.071019x-1.071019x1.07x1.000000x1.000000x17.526%17.5%16.364%16.4%21-1.082579x-1.082579x1.08x1.000000x1.000000x9.626%9.63%8.892%8.89%22-1.113816x-1.113816x1.11x1.000000x1.000000x5.126%5.13%4.602%4.60%23-1.120840x-1.120840x1.12x1.000000x1.000000x6.104%6.10%5.446%5.45%24-1.219367x-1.219367x1.22x1.000000x1.000000x10.987%11.0%9.010%9.01%25-1.220462x-1.220462x1.22x1.000000x1.000000x9.460%9.46%7.752%7.75%26-1.228693x-1.228693x1.23x1.000000x1.000000x17.418%17.4%14.176%14.2%27-1.252558x-1.252558x1.25x1.000000x1.000000x1.604%1.60%1.281%1.28%28-1.346354x-1.346354x1.35x1.000000x1.000000x11.573%11.6%8.596%8.60%30-1.346354x-1.346354x1.35x1.000000x1.000000x11.573%11.6%8.596%8.60%29-1.434276x-1.434276x1.43x1.000000x1.000000x2.358%2.36%1.644%1.64%31-1.435220x-1.435220x1.44x1.000000x1.000000x7.764%7.76%5.409%5.41%32-1.519774x-1.519774x1.52x1.000000x1.000000x20.914%20.9%13.761%13.8%33-1.542080x-1.542080x1.54x1.000000x1.000000x10.416%10.4%6.755%6.75%34-1.563185x-1.563185x1.56x1.000000x1.000000x26.690%26.7%17.074%17.1%35-1.579173x-1.579173x1.58x1.000000x1.000000x31.576%31.6%19.995%20.0%36-1.642372x-1.642372x1.64x1.000000x1.000000x9.745%9.74%5.933%5.93%37-1.732827x-1.732827x1.73x1.000000x1.000000x10.945%10.9%6.316%6.32%38-1.873309x-1.873309x1.87x1.000000x1.000000x3.496%3.50%1.866%1.87%39
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of neighborhood out of 39 by male-to-female sex ratio

Over-Education Sex Ratio by Neighborhood#33

Percentage more likely men are than women to have a professional or doctorate degree (e.g., MBA, PhD, or MD) among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of South Dorchester, selected other neighborhoods in Boston, and entities that contain South Dorchester
Female
Male
1x0x1x2x3xFM#RiverdaleLongwoodWest RoxburySprague-ManorBrightonBay VillageUnited StatesChestnut HillNortheastMission HillNew EnglandBack BayNewton CornerMassachusettsE CambridgeBeacon HillMattapanBoston AreaCharlestownSouth EndEast BostonSouth BostonBostonSuffolkChestnut HillAllstonKenmoreRoslindaleJamaica PlainChinatownDntn CrossingLeather DistS DorchesterE SomervilleRoxburyN DorchesterWest EndNorth EndEast DedhamDowntownGovernment CtrHaymarketFenwayHyde Park-1.000000x-1.000000x3.598634x3.598634x3.60x2.041%2.04%7.344%7.34%1-1.000000x-1.000000x2.168113x2.168113x2.17x16.049%16.0%34.795%34.8%2-1.000000x-1.000000x1.759119x1.759119x1.76x5.418%5.42%9.530%9.53%3-1.000000x-1.000000x1.703577x1.703577x1.70x2.437%2.44%4.152%4.15%4-1.000000x-1.000000x1.661426x1.661426x1.66x6.827%6.83%11.343%11.3%5-1.000000x-1.000000x1.554737x1.554737x1.55x8.842%8.84%13.747%13.7%6-1.000000x-1.000000x1.526215x1.526215x1.53x2.660%2.66%4.060%4.06%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.488182x1.488182x1.49x22.144%22.1%32.955%33.0%7-1.000000x-1.000000x1.486326x1.486326x1.49x3.316%3.32%4.929%4.93%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.483458x1.483458x1.48x9.467%9.47%14.044%14.0%8-1.000000x-1.000000x1.447839x1.447839x1.45x3.827%3.83%5.541%5.54%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.446806x1.446806x1.45x15.979%16.0%23.119%23.1%9-1.000000x-1.000000x1.426893x1.426893x1.43x23.270%23.3%33.204%33.2%10-1.000000x-1.000000x1.387729x1.387729x1.39x4.589%4.59%6.368%6.37%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.375331x1.375331x1.38x17.449%17.4%23.998%24.0%11-1.000000x-1.000000x1.372884x1.372884x1.37x18.028%18.0%24.750%24.8%12-1.000000x-1.000000x1.370989x1.370989x1.37x0.697%0.70%0.956%0.96%13-1.000000x-1.000000x1.354925x1.354925x1.35x5.347%5.35%7.245%7.25%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.333030x1.333030x1.33x8.289%8.29%11.049%11.0%14-1.000000x-1.000000x1.261618x1.261618x1.26x12.987%13.0%16.384%16.4%15-1.000000x-1.000000x1.260191x1.260191x1.26x2.147%2.15%2.705%2.71%16-1.000000x-1.000000x1.246894x1.246894x1.25x4.699%4.70%5.860%5.86%17-1.000000x-1.000000x1.221037x1.221037x1.22x6.643%6.64%8.112%8.11%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.207080x1.207080x1.21x5.930%5.93%7.158%7.16%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.183320x1.183320x1.18x26.754%26.8%31.658%31.7%18-1.000000x-1.000000x1.154690x1.154690x1.15x8.243%8.24%9.518%9.52%19-1.000000x-1.000000x1.142098x1.142098x1.14x21.104%21.1%24.103%24.1%20-1.000000x-1.000000x1.138491x1.138491x1.14x5.308%5.31%6.043%6.04%21-1.000000x-1.000000x1.071809x1.071809x1.07x12.012%12.0%12.875%12.9%22-1.000000x-1.000000x1.005752x1.005752x1.01x11.734%11.7%11.802%11.8%23-1.000083x-1.000083x1.00x1.000000x1.000000x15.638%15.6%15.637%15.6%24-1.000083x-1.000083x1.00x1.000000x1.000000x15.638%15.6%15.637%15.6%25-1.013717x-1.013717x1.01x1.000000x1.000000x1.338%1.34%1.320%1.32%26-1.082393x-1.082393x1.08x1.000000x1.000000x4.777%4.78%4.413%4.41%27-1.091217x-1.091217x1.09x1.000000x1.000000x1.524%1.52%1.396%1.40%28-1.102813x-1.102813x1.10x1.000000x1.000000x3.297%3.30%2.990%2.99%29-1.107628x-1.107628x1.11x1.000000x1.000000x26.637%26.6%24.049%24.0%30-1.208721x-1.208721x1.21x1.000000x1.000000x10.656%10.7%8.816%8.82%31-1.238772x-1.238772x1.24x1.000000x1.000000x3.758%3.76%3.033%3.03%32-1.246603x-1.246603x1.25x1.000000x1.000000x17.439%17.4%13.989%14.0%33-1.312551x-1.312551x1.31x1.000000x1.000000x17.918%17.9%13.652%13.7%34-1.312551x-1.312551x1.31x1.000000x1.000000x17.918%17.9%13.652%13.7%35-1.469670x-1.469670x1.47x1.000000x1.000000x20.069%20.1%13.655%13.7%36-1.773748x-1.773748x1.77x1.000000x1.000000x2.350%2.35%1.325%1.33%37
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of neighborhood out of 37 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:
Massachusetts
Counties:
Norfolk, Suffolk
Metro Area:
Boston Area
Cities:
Boston, Quincy
Town:
Milton
Unincorporated Place:
Milton
ZIP Codes:
02121, 02122, 02124, 02125, 02126, 02171, 02186
Unified School Districts:
Boston, Milton, Quincy
Congressional Districts:
MA-7, MA-8
Upper State Legislative Districts:
MA-1st Suffolk, MA-Norfolk and Plymouth, MA-Norfolk, Bristol and Plymouth, MA-2nd Suffolk
Lower State Legislative Districts:
MA-5th Suffolk, MA-6th Suffolk, MA-7th Norfolk, MA-12th Suffolk, MA-13th Suffolk
Neighboring Neighborhoods:
Mattapan, Montclair, North Dorchester, North Quincy, Roxbury
Nearby Neighborhoods:
Bay Village, High Street Hill, Hyde Park, Jamaica Plain, Merrymount, Mission Hill, Roslindale, South Boston, South End, Squantum