Educational Attainment in Downtown, Wakefield, Massachusetts (Neighborhood)

Educational Attainment#1

Highest level of education among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of Wakefield and Downtown
Downtown
Wakefield
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%CountHigher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma263.916341%57.189526%63.916341%63.9%54354432.429327%36.209489%32.429327%32.4%2752763.654332%6.600985%3.654332%3.7%31
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 Wakefield at large.
Scope: population of Wakefield and Downtown
0%%ref.Higher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma211.762321%11.762321%+11.8%63.916%63.9%57.190%57.2%-10.439702%-10.439702%-10.4%32.429%32.4%36.209%36.2%-44.639592%-44.639592%-44.6%3.654%3.65%6.601%6.60%
% percentage with given level in Downtown
ref. percentage with given level in Wakefield
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 Wakefield and Downtown
Downtown
Wakefield
0%10%20%30%CountDoctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None2.551138%2.089707%2.551138%2.6%21220.988279%2.100078%0.988279%1.0%812.870604%14.555354%12.870604%12.9%10911039.370260%30.780399%39.370260%39.4%3358.136061%7.663988%8.136061%8.1%6910.434383%12.206378%10.434383%10.4%888921.994944%24.003111%21.994944%22.0%1871.493909%3.743842%1.493909%1.5%12130.712480%2.151932%0.712480%0.7%61.447943%0.705211%1.447943%1.4%12
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 Wakefield at large.
Scope: population of Wakefield and Downtown
-100%0%+100%%ref.Doctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None22.081117%22.081117%+22.1%2.551%2.55%2.090%2.09%-52.940859%-52.940859%-52.9%0.988%0.99%2.100%2.10%-11.574775%-11.574775%-11.6%12.871%12.9%14.555%14.6%27.906917%27.906917%+27.9%39.370%39.4%30.780%30.8%6.159628%6.159628%+6.2%8.136%8.14%7.664%7.66%-14.516961%-14.516961%-14.5%10.434%10.4%12.206%12.2%-8.366280%-8.366280%-8.4%21.995%22.0%24.003%24.0%-60.096892%-60.096892%-60.1%1.494%1.49%3.744%3.74%-66.891145%-66.891145%-66.9%0.712%0.71%2.152%2.15%105.320447%105.320447%+105.3%1.448%1.45%0.705%0.71%
% percentage with given level in Downtown
ref. percentage with given level in Wakefield
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 Wakefield and Downtown
More Females More Males
Wakefield
Downtown
60%40%20%0%FMHigher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma21.137744%0.627584%1.137744%1%63.541%63.5%64.264%64.3%-0.702643%4.287869%4.287869%4%31.722%31.7%33.083%33.1%-78.500000%-1.593530%-78.500000%78%4.737%4.74%2.654%2.65%
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 Wakefield and Downtown
More Females More Males
Wakefield
Downtown
1,000%500%0%FMDoctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None84.873950%3.656387%84.873950%85%1.770%1.77%3.273%3.27%-1,000.000000%-76.373406%-1,000.000000%> 1000%2.057%2.06%0.000%0%-14.545455%-20.857422%-14.545455%15%13.780%13.8%12.030%12.0%2.809064%24.420534%2.809064%3%38.804%38.8%39.894%39.9%-40.241393%27.178388%27.178388%27%7.129%7.13%9.067%9.07%-43.687646%-43.687646%44%11.031326%12.392%12.4%8.625%8.62%-6.600582%26.528829%26.528829%27%19.330%19.3%24.458%24.5%-111.446281%-111.446281%111%23.291394%2.057%2.06%0.973%0.97%-49.790210%-35.632469%-49.790210%50%0.861%0.86%0.575%0.57%-64.436364%-41.493131%-64.436364%64%1.818%1.82%1.106%1.11%
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 Wakefield and Downtown
Downtown
Wakefield
0%10%20%30%40%50%B.X.Total65+45-6435-4425-3427.833002%16.608269%27.833002%27.8%545519619735.951502%29.275000%35.951502%36.0%13337152.356021%39.254448%52.356021%52.4%7814951.315789%43.112908%51.315789%51.3%6869133134
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 Wakefield at large.
Scope: population of Wakefield and Downtown
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%%ref.65+45-6435-4425-3467.585206%67.585206%67.6%27.833%27.8%16.608%16.6%22.806157%22.806157%22.8%35.952%36.0%29.275%29.3%33.376022%33.376022%33.4%52.356%52.4%39.254%39.3%19.026510%19.026510%19.0%51.316%51.3%43.113%43.1%
% percentage in Downtown with a Bachelor's degree
ref percentage in Wakefield 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 Wakefield and Downtown
More Females More Males
Wakefield
Downtown
100%50%0%50%100%150%FM65+45-6435-4425-34159.519983%114.496614%159.519983%159.5%14.880%14.9%38.616%38.6%6.608342%6.067443%6.608342%6.6%34.893%34.9%37.199%37.2%-6.792504%-6.792504%6.8%29.738811%54.090%54.1%50.649%50.6%-110.526316%-110.526316%110.5%11.448377%78.947%78.9%37.500%37.5%
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 Wakefield and Downtown
Downtown
Wakefield
$0k$20k$40k$60k$80kCount%Graduate Degree1Bachelor's DegreeSome CollegeH.S. Diploma2Total$89,543.000000$82,344.000000$89,543.000000$89.5k13914016.410%16.4%$65,917.000000$66,400.000000$65,917.000000$65.9k33539.370%39.4%$65,462.000000$49,870.000000$65,462.000000$65.5k15818.570%18.6%$40,455.000000$36,768.000000$40,455.000000$40.5k18721.995%22.0%$65,304.000000$56,406.000000$65,304.000000$65.3k850851100.000%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 Wakefield and Downtown
Female Male
Wakefield
Downtown
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$50k$0k$50k$100kFMGraduate Degree1Bachelor's DegreeSome CollegeH.S. Diploma2Total$-88,657.000000$-69,795.000000$-88,657.000000$88.7k$88,657.000000$2,001.000000$69,795.000000$31,184.000000$90,658.000000$90.7k71726768$-55,703.000000$-53,895.000000$-55,703.000000$55.7k$55,703.000000$14,930.000000$53,895.000000$18,560.000000$70,633.000000$70.6k158159176$-55,391.000000$-41,588.000000$-55,391.000000$55.4k$55,391.000000$10,805.000000$41,588.000000$18,519.000000$66,196.000000$66.2k798078$-20,735.000000$-24,491.000000$-20,735.000000$20.7k$20,735.000000$24,265.000000$24,491.000000$22,262.000000$45,000.000000$45.0k79108$-57,461.000000$-49,868.000000$-57,461.000000$57.5k$57,461.000000$10,299.000000$49,868.000000$16,400.000000$67,760.000000$67.8k408409442
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

Employment by Educational Attainment#12

Percentage of population that is employed by highest level of educational attainment among the population aged 25 to 64 years old.
Scope: population of Wakefield and Downtown
Downtown
Wakefield
0%20%40%60%80%CountBachelor's Degree1Some College2H.S. Diploma3No H.S. Diploma387.728460%89.510150%87.728460%87.7%32832992.136499%83.242200%92.136499%92.1%12153.129346%70.240053%53.129346%53.1%74750.000000%0.000000%0.0%50.558214%0
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#13

Percent of racial or ethnic group lacking a high school diploma (or equivalent).
Scope: population of Wakefield and Downtown
Female Male
Wakefield
Downtown
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6%4%2%0%2%4%6%8%MFWhite1Black-2.701486%-2.204362%-4.980310%-1.103257%-4.905847%4.9%2.701486%4.980310%2.701486%2.7%111219-0.000000%-0.000000%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%8.000000%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#14

Percent of racial or ethnic group with a bachelor's degree or higher.
Scope: population of Wakefield and Downtown
Female Male
Wakefield
Downtown
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100%50%0%50%MFWhite1Black-54.856293%-47.683481%-54.856293%54.9%54.856293%0.704265%47.683481%4.250732%55.560558%55.6%241216217-35.000000%-65.000000%-28.000000%-34.886598%-100.000000%100.0%35.000000%28.000000%35.000000%35.0%233
M number of males in category
F number of females in category
1non-Hispanic 2excluding black and Asian Hispanics

Educational Attainment by Neighborhood in Wakefield

There are 7 neighborhoods in Wakefield. This section compares Downtown to all of the neighborhoods in Wakefield and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Downtown.

No H.S. Diploma by Neighborhood#15

Percent of population 25 years of age and older without a high school diploma (or equivalent).
Scope: population of Downtown, selected other neighborhoods in Wakefield, and entities that contain Downtown
0%5%10%Count#United States of AmericaUnited StatesEast Side NeighborhoodEast SideNortheastMassachusettsWoodville NeighborhoodWoodvilleNew EnglandBoston, Cambridge, and Newton Metro AreaBoston AreaMelrose Highlands NeighborhoodMelrose HighlandsWest Side NeighborhoodWest SideMiddlesex CountyMiddlesexWakefieldTown of WakefieldWakefieldWakefield School DistrictWakefieldZIP Code 01880ZIP 01880Greenwood NeighborhoodGreenwoodMontrose NeighborhoodMontroseDowntown NeighborhoodDowntown335100Tract 33510013.020590%13.020590%13.0%27,818,38027.8M12.030323%12.030323%12.0%167111.614335%11.614335%11.6%4,487,0854.49M9.943770%9.943770%9.9%462,385462k9.803665%9.803665%9.8%12329.657137%9.657137%9.7%981,894982k8.861053%8.861053%8.9%289,626290k8.552559%8.552559%8.6%27038.372535%8.372535%8.4%36047.360151%7.360151%7.4%80,37880.4k6.600985%6.600985%6.6%1,2736.600985%6.600985%6.6%1,2736.600985%6.600985%6.6%1,2736.561762%6.561762%6.6%1,2516.339236%6.339236%6.3%24354.246575%4.246575%4.2%14063.654332%3.654332%3.7%3173.654332%3.654332%3.7%159
Count number of people in category
# rank of neighborhood out of 7 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older without a high school diploma (or equivalent).

Bachelor's Degrees by Neighborhood#16

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..
Scope: population of Downtown, selected other neighborhoods in Wakefield, and entities that contain Downtown
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#Melrose Highlands NeighborhoodMelrose Highlands335100Tract 335100Downtown NeighborhoodDowntownMiddlesex CountyMiddlesexWest Side NeighborhoodWest SideMontrose NeighborhoodMontroseZIP Code 01880ZIP 01880WakefieldTown of WakefieldWakefieldWakefield School DistrictWakefieldBoston, Cambridge, and Newton Metro AreaBoston AreaEast Side NeighborhoodEast SideWoodville NeighborhoodWoodvilleGreenwood NeighborhoodGreenwoodMassachusettsNew EnglandNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited States56.437859%56.437859%56.4%1,7821,783155.780280%55.780280%55.8%2,42755.780280%55.780280%55.8%474475253.004569%53.004569%53.0%578,847579k51.912922%51.912922%51.9%2,233351.616438%51.616438%51.6%1,7061,707449.661684%49.661684%49.7%9,46849.525538%49.525538%49.5%9,55149.525538%49.525538%49.5%9,55149.525538%49.525538%49.5%9,55145.428829%45.428829%45.4%1,484,8541.48M42.913645%42.913645%42.9%596542.832207%42.832207%42.8%538539642.725406%42.725406%42.7%1,639741.221661%41.221661%41.2%1,916,8061.92M37.962191%37.962191%38.0%3,859,8243.86M34.780899%34.780899%34.8%13,437,26113.4M30.315023%30.315023%30.3%64,767,78764.8M
Count number of people in category
# rank of neighborhood out of 7 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..

Very Advanced Degrees by Neighborhood#17

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a professional or doctorate degree (e.g., MBA, PhD, or MD).
Scope: population of Downtown, selected other neighborhoods in Wakefield, and entities that contain Downtown
0%2%4%6%8%Count#Middlesex CountyMiddlesexBoston, Cambridge, and Newton Metro AreaBoston AreaWest Side NeighborhoodWest SideMassachusettsGreenwood NeighborhoodGreenwoodNew EnglandMelrose Highlands NeighborhoodMelrose HighlandsZIP Code 01880ZIP 01880WakefieldTown of WakefieldWakefieldWakefield School DistrictWakefieldNortheastWoodville NeighborhoodWoodville335100Tract 335100Downtown NeighborhoodDowntownUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesEast Side NeighborhoodEast SideMontrose NeighborhoodMontrose8.541485%8.541485%8.5%93,27993.3k6.250734%6.250734%6.3%204,307204k5.681094%5.681094%5.7%24415.434262%5.434262%5.4%252,693253k4.968660%4.968660%5.0%19019124.645397%4.645397%4.6%472,323472k4.517604%4.517604%4.5%14214334.238133%4.238133%4.2%8084.189785%4.189785%4.2%8084.189785%4.189785%4.2%8084.189785%4.189785%4.2%8084.085016%4.085016%4.1%1,578,2061.58M3.849882%3.849882%3.8%4843.539416%3.539416%3.5%1543.539416%3.539416%3.5%3053.336158%3.336158%3.3%7,127,6737.13M3.131180%3.131180%3.1%434462.739726%2.739726%2.7%90917
Count number of people in category
# rank of neighborhood out of 7 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#18

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 Downtown, selected other neighborhoods in Wakefield, and entities that contain Downtown
Female
Male
1x0x1xFM#MontroseEast SideWest SideNew EnglandUnited StatesWoodvilleMassachusettsNortheastBoston AreaMiddlesexZIP 01880WakefieldWakefieldWakefieldGreenwoodDowntownTract 335100Melrose Highlands-1.000000x-1.000000x1.222848x1.222848x1.22x3.842%3.84%4.698%4.70%1-1.000000x-1.000000x1.211506x1.211506x1.21x10.885%10.9%13.188%13.2%2-1.000000x-1.000000x1.165608x1.165608x1.17x7.754%7.75%9.038%9.04%3-1.000000x-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-1.000000x1.103941x1.103941x1.10x9.339%9.34%10.310%10.3%4-1.000000x-1.000000x1.087930x1.087930x1.09x9.545%9.55%10.384%10.4%-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-1.000000x1.025105x1.025105x1.03x7.273%7.27%7.455%7.46%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.014391x1.014391x1.01x6.516%6.52%6.610%6.61%-1.015935x-1.015935x1.02x1.000000x1.000000x6.651%6.65%6.547%6.55%-1.015935x-1.015935x1.02x1.000000x1.000000x6.651%6.65%6.547%6.55%-1.015935x-1.015935x1.02x1.000000x1.000000x6.651%6.65%6.547%6.55%-1.336056x-1.336056x1.34x1.000000x1.000000x7.145%7.15%5.348%5.35%5-1.785000x-1.785000x1.78x1.000000x1.000000x4.737%4.74%2.654%2.65%6-1.785000x-1.785000x1.79x1.000000x1.000000x4.737%4.74%2.654%2.65%-1.886440x-1.886440x1.89x1.000000x1.000000x10.820%10.8%5.736%5.74%7
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of neighborhood out of 7 by male-to-female sex ratio

Over-Education Sex Ratio by Neighborhood#19

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 Downtown, selected other neighborhoods in Wakefield, and entities that contain Downtown
Female
Male
2x1x0x1x2x3xFM#Melrose HighlandsUnited StatesNortheastNew EnglandGreenwoodMassachusettsMiddlesexBoston AreaMontroseWoodvilleTract 335100DowntownWakefieldWakefieldWakefieldZIP 01880East SideWest Side-1.000000x-1.000000x3.745782x3.745782x3.75x2.031%2.03%7.607%7.61%1-1.000000x-1.000000x1.526215x1.526215x1.53x2.660%2.66%4.060%4.06%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.486326x1.486326x1.49x3.316%3.32%4.929%4.93%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.447839x1.447839x1.45x3.827%3.83%5.541%5.54%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.393219x1.393219x1.39x4.224%4.22%5.885%5.88%2-1.000000x-1.000000x1.387729x1.387729x1.39x4.589%4.59%6.368%6.37%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.361790x1.361790x1.36x7.280%7.28%9.914%9.91%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.354925x1.354925x1.35x5.347%5.35%7.245%7.25%-1.050792x-1.050792x1.05x1.000000x1.000000x2.804%2.80%2.668%2.67%3-1.165569x-1.165569x1.17x1.000000x1.000000x4.130%4.13%3.544%3.54%4-1.169533x-1.169533x1.17x1.000000x1.000000x3.828%3.83%3.273%3.27%-1.169533x-1.169533x1.17x1.000000x1.000000x3.828%3.83%3.273%3.27%5-1.295676x-1.295676x1.30x1.000000x1.000000x4.708%4.71%3.634%3.63%-1.295676x-1.295676x1.30x1.000000x1.000000x4.708%4.71%3.634%3.63%-1.295676x-1.295676x1.30x1.000000x1.000000x4.708%4.71%3.634%3.63%-1.300343x-1.300343x1.30x1.000000x1.000000x4.771%4.77%3.669%3.67%-1.859076x-1.859076x1.86x1.000000x1.000000x4.066%4.07%2.187%2.19%6-2.129474x-2.129474x2.13x1.000000x1.000000x7.629%7.63%3.583%3.58%7
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of neighborhood out of 7 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
County:
Middlesex
Metro Area:
Boston Area
Town:
Wakefield
Unincorporated Place:
Wakefield
ZIP Code:
01880
Unified School District:
Wakefield
Congressional District:
MA-6
Upper State Legislative District:
MA-5th Middlesex
Lower State Legislative Districts:
MA-9th Essex, MA-32nd Middlesex
Neighboring Neighborhoods:
East Side, Montrose, West Side
Nearby Neighborhoods:
Cedar Park, Downtown, East Side, East Side, Greenwood, Melrose Highlands, Montrose, Mount Hood, Oak Grove/Pine Banks, West End, West Side, Woodville, Wyoming