Educational Attainment in Downtown South, Pottstown, Pennsylvania (Neighborhood)

Educational Attainment#1

Highest level of education among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of Pottstown and Downtown South
Downtown South
Pottstown
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%CountHigher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma218.735363%28.454333%18.735363%18.7%14014164.051522%57.474629%64.051522%64.1%48148217.213115%14.071038%17.213115%17.2%129130
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 Pottstown at large.
Scope: population of Pottstown and Downtown South
-20%0%+20%%ref.Higher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2-34.156379%-34.156379%-34.2%18.735%18.7%28.454%28.5%11.443124%11.443124%+11.4%64.052%64.1%57.475%57.5%22.330097%22.330097%+22.3%17.213%17.2%14.071%14.1%
% percentage with given level in Downtown South
ref. percentage with given level in Pottstown
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 Pottstown and Downtown South
Downtown South
Pottstown
0%10%20%30%40%CountDoctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None0.000000%0.000000%0.0%0.539943%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%1.014832%02.459016%5.048139%2.459016%2.5%181911.943794%12.353630%11.943794%11.9%89904.332553%9.497788%4.332553%4.3%323314.168618%17.772574%14.168618%14.2%10610749.882904%39.702056%49.882904%49.9%37511.709602%10.265418%11.709602%11.7%884.215457%2.537080%4.215457%4.2%31321.288056%1.268540%1.288056%1.3%910
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 Pottstown at large.
Scope: population of Pottstown and Downtown South
-100%0%+100%%ref.Doctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None-100.000000%-100.000000%-100.0%0.000%0%0.540%0.54%-100.000000%-100.000000%-100.0%0.000%0%1.015%1.01%-51.288660%-51.288660%-51.3%2.459%2.46%5.048%5.05%-3.317536%-3.317536%-3.3%11.944%11.9%12.354%12.4%-54.383562%-54.383562%-54.4%4.333%4.33%9.498%9.50%-20.278184%-20.278184%-20.3%14.169%14.2%17.773%17.8%25.643126%25.643126%+25.6%49.883%49.9%39.702%39.7%14.068441%14.068441%+14.1%11.710%11.7%10.265%10.3%66.153846%66.153846%+66.2%4.215%4.22%2.537%2.54%1.538462%1.538462%+1.5%1.288%1.29%1.269%1.27%
% percentage with given level in Downtown South
ref. percentage with given level in Pottstown
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 Pottstown and Downtown South
More Females More Males
Pottstown
Downtown South
20%0%20%40%60%FMHigher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2-20.484764%63.449848%63.449848%63%14.644%14.6%23.936%23.9%-8.415499%-8.415499%8%8.126534%66.318%66.3%61.170%61.2%-27.824268%-27.824268%28%5.541113%19.038%19.0%14.894%14.9%
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 Pottstown and Downtown South
More Females More Males
Pottstown
Downtown South
200%0%200%FMMaster's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None-371.966527%-61.944369%-371.966527%372%3.766%3.77%0.798%0.80%220.011005%4.387656%220.011005%220%6.067%6.07%19.415%19.4%-29.228930%-63.111807%-29.228930%29%4.812%4.81%3.723%3.72%-47.957761%-47.957761%48%2.126751%16.527%16.5%11.170%11.2%0.420168%10.922398%0.420168%0%49.791%49.8%50.000%50.0%-92.584043%-92.584043%93%4.255039%14.854%14.9%7.713%7.71%77.978723%44.074521%77.978723%78%3.138%3.14%5.585%5.59%-62.323827%52.553191%52.553191%53%1.046%1.05%1.596%1.60%
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 Pottstown and Downtown South
Downtown South
Pottstown
0%5%10%15%20%25%B.X.Total65+45-6435-4425-343.821656%7.469958%3.821656%3.8%513811.178248%9.301165%11.178248%11.2%32332912923.278689%18.143010%3.278689%3.3%516128.961749%17.281106%28.961749%29.0%4647161
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 Pottstown at large.
Scope: population of Pottstown and Downtown South
50%0%50%%ref.65+45-6435-4425-34-48.839657%-48.839657%48.8%3.822%3.82%7.470%7.47%20.181161%20.181161%20.2%11.178%11.2%9.301%9.30%-81.928640%-81.928640%81.9%3.279%3.28%18.143%18.1%67.591985%67.591985%67.6%28.962%29.0%17.281%17.3%
% percentage in Downtown South with a Bachelor's degree
ref percentage in Pottstown 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 Pottstown and Downtown South
More Females More Males
Pottstown
Downtown South
0%500%1,000%FM65+45-6435-4425-341,000.000000%27.307052%1,000.000000%> 1000%0.000%0%11.765%11.8%-5.135399%104.605585%104.605585%104.6%7.471%7.47%15.287%15.3%-3.635000%1,000.000000%1,000.000000%> 1000%0.000%0%7.692%7.69%138.958333%8.095281%138.958333%139.0%17.204%17.2%41.111%41.1%
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 Pottstown and Downtown South
Downtown South
Pottstown
$0k$20k$40kCount%Graduate Degree1Bachelor's DegreeSome CollegeH.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2Total$44,500.000000$49,659.000000$44,500.000000$44.5k18192.459%2.46%$41,400.000000$42,217.000000$41,400.000000$41.4k899011.944%11.9%$22,143.000000$34,629.000000$22,143.000000$22.1k13918.501%18.5%$26,912.000000$27,438.000000$26,912.000000$26.9k37549.883%49.9%$13,295.000000$20,000.000000$13,295.000000$13.3k12913017.213%17.2%$30,020.000000$32,340.000000$30,020.000000$30.0k752100.000%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 Pottstown and Downtown South
Female Male
Pottstown
Downtown South
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
$40k$20k$0k$20k$40kFMBachelor's DegreeSome CollegeH.S. Diploma2Total$-34,167.000000$-40,212.000000$-34,167.000000$34.2k$34,167.000000$7,633.000000$40,212.000000$7,435.000000$41,800.000000$41.8k252664$-21,310.000000$-30,524.000000$-21,310.000000$21.3k$21,310.000000$17,690.000000$30,524.000000$9,943.000000$39,000.000000$39.0k899049$-21,438.000000$-20,841.000000$-21,438.000000$21.4k$21,438.000000$7,937.000000$20,841.000000$13,469.000000$29,375.000000$29.4k209210165166$-21,596.000000$-26,663.000000$-21,596.000000$21.6k$21,596.000000$9,846.000000$26,663.000000$13,620.000000$31,442.000000$31.4k421331
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 Pottstown and Downtown South
Downtown South
Pottstown
0%20%40%60%80%CountBachelor's Degree1Some College2H.S. Diploma3No H.S. Diploma386.206897%90.472441%86.206897%86.2%8865.822785%74.847440%65.822785%65.8%919262.310030%74.340176%62.310030%62.3%18018135.106383%47.685950%35.106383%35.1%29
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 Pottstown and Downtown South
Female Male
Pottstown
Downtown South
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80%60%40%20%0%20%MFWhite1BlackHispanic2Other1-14.388489%-11.324316%-14.388489%14.4%14.388489%4.583843%11.324316%1.533084%18.972332%19.0%4235-0.000000%-13.475177%-13.734713%-0.600647%-13.475177%13.5%0.000000%13.734713%0.000000%0.0%01617-21.621622%-32.615667%-33.891993%-16.818908%-54.237288%54.2%21.621622%33.891993%21.621622%21.6%728-29.629630%-56.856857%-33.660131%-86.486486%86.5%29.629630%33.660131%6.006536%29.629630%29.6%728
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 Pottstown and Downtown South
Female Male
Pottstown
Downtown South
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20%0%20%40%60%MFWhite1BlackHispanic2Other1-14.229249%-0.878665%-21.563385%-15.107914%15.1%14.229249%21.563385%0.051433%14.229249%14.2%313237-3.546099%-8.372531%-4.398972%-3.546099%3.5%3.546099%8.953901%8.372531%12.500000%12.5%784-0.000000%-9.124767%-1.064806%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%64.864865%9.124767%64.864865%64.9%210-0.000000%-4.666667%-1.542484%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%25.925926%4.666667%25.925926%25.9%60
M number of males in category
F number of females in category
1non-Hispanic 2excluding black and Asian Hispanics

Educational Attainment by Neighborhood in Pottstown

There are 8 neighborhoods in Pottstown. This section compares Downtown South to all of the neighborhoods in Pottstown and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Downtown South.

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 South, selected other neighborhoods in Pottstown, and entities that contain Downtown South
0%10%20%Count#Downtown North NeighborhoodDntn N208801Tract 208801Downtown South NeighborhoodDntn SEast End South NeighborhoodE End SPottstownPottstown School DistrictPottstownManatawny/Farmington NeighborhoodManatawny/Farmin…United States of AmericaUnited StatesMiddle AtlanticNortheastWashington/Rosedale NeighborhoodWashington/Rose…ZIP Code 19464ZIP 19464Beech/Wilson NeighborhoodBeech/WilsonPennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, Camden, and Wilmington Metro AreaPhiladelphiaWest End NeighborhoodWest EndNorth End NeighborhoodNorth EndMontgomery CountyMontgomery27.878788%27.878788%27.9%632117.213115%17.213115%17.2%14717.213115%17.213115%17.2%129130214.251894%14.251894%14.3%280314.071038%14.071038%14.1%2,16314.071038%14.071038%14.1%2,16313.575526%13.575526%13.6%340413.020590%13.020590%13.0%27,818,38027.8M12.313400%12.313400%12.3%3,505,1913.51M11.614335%11.614335%11.6%4,487,0854.49M11.415045%11.415045%11.4%240511.392846%11.392846%11.4%3,59910.582413%10.582413%10.6%288610.459911%10.459911%10.5%925,686926k10.325347%10.325347%10.3%424,982425k10.125142%10.125142%10.1%9576.364513%6.364513%6.4%12286.097012%6.097012%6.1%34,80434.8k
Count number of people in category
# rank of neighborhood out of 8 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 South, selected other neighborhoods in Pottstown, and entities that contain Downtown South
0%10%20%30%40%Count#Montgomery CountyMontgomeryPhiladelphia, Camden, and Wilmington Metro AreaPhiladelphiaNortheastMiddle AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaWashington/Rosedale NeighborhoodWashington/Rose…North End NeighborhoodNorth EndZIP Code 19464ZIP 19464East End South NeighborhoodE End SPottstownPottstown School DistrictPottstownBeech/Wilson NeighborhoodBeech/WilsonWest End NeighborhoodWest EndManatawny/Farmington NeighborhoodManatawny/Farmin…208801Tract 208801Downtown South NeighborhoodDntn SDowntown North NeighborhoodDntn N47.457330%47.457330%47.5%270,904271k35.513094%35.513094%35.5%1,461,6871.46M34.780899%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%2,595,9502.60M25.460284%25.460284%25.5%536125.313404%25.313404%25.3%486224.387464%24.387464%24.4%7,70422.159091%22.159091%22.2%435436318.956544%18.956544%19.0%2,91418.956544%18.956544%19.0%2,91418.538257%18.538257%18.5%505415.472127%15.472127%15.5%145515.258126%15.258126%15.3%382383614.402810%14.402810%14.4%12314.402810%14.402810%14.4%108712.640693%12.640693%12.6%2862878
Count number of people in category
# rank of neighborhood out of 8 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 South, selected other neighborhoods in Pottstown, and entities that contain Downtown South
0%1%2%3%4%5%6%Count#Montgomery CountyMontgomeryBeech/Wilson NeighborhoodBeech/WilsonPhiladelphia, Camden, and Wilmington Metro AreaPhiladelphiaNortheastMiddle AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWashington/Rosedale NeighborhoodWashington/Rose…PennsylvaniaZIP Code 19464ZIP 19464PottstownPottstown School DistrictPottstownManatawny/Farmington NeighborhoodManatawny/Farmin…North End NeighborhoodNorth EndEast End South NeighborhoodE End SDowntown North NeighborhoodDntn N208801Tract 208801West End NeighborhoodWest EndDowntown South NeighborhoodDntn S6.616775%6.616775%6.6%37,77137.8k4.377617%4.377617%4.4%11914.292246%4.292246%4.3%176,665177k4.085016%4.085016%4.1%1,578,2061.58M3.884861%3.884861%3.9%1,105,8831.11M3.336158%3.336158%3.3%7,127,6737.13M3.314045%3.314045%3.3%697023.299391%3.299391%3.3%291,991292k1.560620%1.560620%1.6%4931.554775%1.554775%1.6%2391.554775%1.554775%1.6%2390.994264%0.994264%1.0%242530.578592%0.578592%0.6%1140.520833%0.520833%0.5%1050.519481%0.519481%0.5%111260.000000%0.000000%0.0%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%070.000000%0.000000%0.0%08
Count number of people in category
# rank of neighborhood out of 8 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 South, selected other neighborhoods in Pottstown, and entities that contain Downtown South
Female
Male
1x0x1xFM#Dntn NBeech/WilsonZIP 19464MontgomeryUnited StatesPhiladelphiaPennsylvaniaNortheastMiddle AtlanticPottstownPottstownManatawny/FarmingtonManatawny/Farmin…Washington/RosedaleWashington/Rose…Dntn STract 208801E End SWest EndNorth End-1.000000x-1.000000x1.694750x1.694750x1.69x20.798%20.8%35.247%35.2%1-1.000000x-1.000000x1.193538x1.193538x1.19x9.675%9.68%11.548%11.5%2-1.000000x-1.000000x1.125582x1.125582x1.13x10.750%10.7%12.100%12.1%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.120606x1.120606x1.12x5.766%5.77%6.461%6.46%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.109070x1.109070x1.11x12.369%12.4%13.719%13.7%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.098581x1.098581x1.10x9.867%9.87%10.839%10.8%-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-1.000000x1.055411x1.055411x1.06x13.713%13.7%14.473%14.5%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.055411x1.055411x1.06x13.713%13.7%14.473%14.5%-1.042883x-1.042883x1.04x1.000000x1.000000x13.843%13.8%13.274%13.3%3-1.276360x-1.276360x1.28x1.000000x1.000000x12.593%12.6%9.866%9.87%4-1.278243x-1.278243x1.28x1.000000x1.000000x19.038%19.0%14.894%14.9%5-1.278243x-1.278243x1.28x1.000000x1.000000x19.038%19.0%14.894%14.9%-1.299776x-1.299776x1.30x1.000000x1.000000x16.040%16.0%12.341%12.3%6-1.397712x-1.397712x1.40x1.000000x1.000000x11.618%11.6%8.312%8.31%7-1.941964x-1.941964x1.94x1.000000x1.000000x8.272%8.27%4.260%4.26%8
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of neighborhood out of 8 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:
Pennsylvania
County:
Montgomery
Metro Area:
Philadelphia Area
Borough:
Pottstown
ZIP Code:
19464
Unified School District:
Pottstown
Congressional District:
PA-6
State Senate District:
PA-24
State House Districts:
PA-26, PA-146
Neighboring Neighborhoods:
Downtown North, East End South, South Pottstown, Washington/Rosedale, West End
Nearby Neighborhoods:
Alton Park, Andorra, Beech/Wilson, Berwyn, Breinigsville, Devon, Kenilworth, Manatawny/Farmington, North End, Spring House