Educational Attainment in Downtown, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania (Neighborhood)

Educational Attainment#1

Highest level of education among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of Wilkes-Barre and Downtown
Downtown
Wilkes-Barre
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%CountHigher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma234.943474%22.575127%34.943474%34.9%33449.434738%60.634452%49.434738%49.4%47247315.621788%16.790421%15.621788%15.6%149

Relative Educational Attainment#2

Highest level of education among people aged 25 years and older, as percentage more or less than Wilkes-Barre at large.
Scope: population of Wilkes-Barre and Downtown
-50%0%+50%%ref.Higher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma254.787494%54.787494%+54.8%34.943%34.9%22.575%22.6%-18.470875%-18.470875%-18.5%49.435%49.4%60.634%60.6%-6.960116%-6.960116%-7.0%15.622%15.6%16.790%16.8%

Detailed Educational Attainment#3

Highest level of education among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of Wilkes-Barre and Downtown
Downtown
Wilkes-Barre
0%10%20%30%40%CountDoctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None0.000000%0.000000%0.0%0.458733%01.027749%0.482059%1.027749%1.0%9109.044193%4.167477%9.044193%9.0%8621.788284%10.613070%21.788284%21.8%2083.083248%6.853788%3.083248%3.1%2916.238438%18.951911%16.238438%16.2%15533.196300%41.682541%33.196300%33.2%3178.838643%11.281732%8.838643%8.8%845.960946%3.782607%5.960946%6.0%56570.822199%1.726082%0.822199%0.8%78

Detailed Relative Educational Attainment#4

Highest level of education among people aged 25 years and older, as percentage more or less than Wilkes-Barre at large.
Scope: population of Wilkes-Barre and Downtown
-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%0.459%0.46%113.199947%113.199947%+113.2%1.028%1.03%0.482%0.48%117.018453%117.018453%+117.0%9.044%9.04%4.167%4.17%105.296711%105.296711%+105.3%21.788%21.8%10.613%10.6%-55.013965%-55.013965%-55.0%3.083%3.08%6.854%6.85%-14.317675%-14.317675%-14.3%16.238%16.2%18.952%19.0%-20.359221%-20.359221%-20.4%33.196%33.2%41.683%41.7%-21.655264%-21.655264%-21.7%8.839%8.84%11.282%11.3%57.588286%57.588286%+57.6%5.961%5.96%3.783%3.78%-52.366138%-52.366138%-52.4%0.822%0.82%1.726%1.73%

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 Wilkes-Barre and Downtown
More Females More Males
Wilkes-Barre
Downtown
0%100%FMHigher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2-15.863376%127.465097%127.465097%127%22.792%22.8%51.843%51.8%-51.239029%-51.239029%51%2.874347%57.597%57.6%38.084%38.1%-94.678100%-94.678100%95%9.873133%19.611%19.6%10.074%10.1%

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 Wilkes-Barre and Downtown
More Females More Males
Wilkes-Barre
Downtown
0%500%1,000%FMProfessional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None1,000.000000%210.224425%1,000.000000%> 1000%0.000%0%2.457%2.46%-10.879192%32.885613%32.885613%33%7.951%7.95%10.565%10.6%269.245107%12.994558%269.245107%269%10.247%10.2%37.838%37.8%-367.402827%-97.604901%-367.402827%367%4.594%4.59%0.983%0.98%-30.975517%-30.975517%31%4.016021%18.021%18.0%13.759%13.8%-62.701217%-62.701217%63%2.359231%39.576%39.6%24.324%24.3%-269.813226%-269.813226%270%15.007655%12.721%12.7%3.440%3.44%-9.425411%-9.425411%9%0.461140%6.184%6.18%5.651%5.65%-0.855627%39.066339%39.066339%39%0.707%0.71%0.983%0.98%

Bachelor's Degrees By Age#7

Percentage of age cohort whose highest degree is a Bachelor's.
Scope: population of Wilkes-Barre and Downtown
Downtown
Wilkes-Barre
0%10%20%30%40%50%B.X.Total65+45-6435-4425-346.428571%6.144035%6.428571%6.4%3555028.323699%10.666086%28.323699%28.3%4816917040.350877%12.122620%40.350877%40.4%22235656.830601%14.362069%56.830601%56.8%102179180

Relative Bachelor's Degrees By Age#8

Percentage of population whose highest degree is a Bachelor's, as a percentage more or less than Wilkes-Barre at large.
Scope: population of Wilkes-Barre and Downtown
0%100%200%%ref.65+45-6435-4425-344.631103%4.631103%4.6%6.429%6.43%6.144%6.14%165.549133%165.549133%165.5%28.324%28.3%10.666%10.7%232.856087%232.856087%232.9%40.351%40.4%12.123%12.1%295.699263%295.699263%295.7%56.831%56.8%14.362%14.4%

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 Wilkes-Barre and Downtown
More Females More Males
Wilkes-Barre
Downtown
1,000%500%0%FM65+45-6435-4425-34330.910807%65.621257%330.910807%330.9%3.275%3.27%14.110%14.1%235.483871%7.755692%235.483871%235.5%12.500%12.5%41.935%41.9%-1,000.000000%-13.376744%-1,000.000000%> 1000%100.000%100%0.000%0%-3.109952%332.478632%332.478632%332.5%18.182%18.2%78.632%78.6%

Median Earnings by Educational Attainment#10

Among population 25 years old and over with earnings.
Scope: population of Wilkes-Barre and Downtown
Downtown
Wilkes-Barre
$0k$20k$40kCount%Graduate Degree1Bachelor's DegreeSome CollegeTotal$31,058.000000$51,838.000000$31,058.000000$31.1k9610.072%10.1%$39,063.000000$32,923.000000$39,063.000000$39.1k20821.788%21.8%$7,411.000000$27,864.000000$7,411.000000$7.4k18418519.322%19.3%$27,054.000000$26,680.000000$27,054.000000$27.1k955956100.000%100%

Median Earnings by Educational Attainment#11

By sex among population 25 years old and over with earnings.
Scope: population of Wilkes-Barre and Downtown
Female Male
Wilkes-Barre
Downtown
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$40k$20k$0k$20k$40kFMGraduate Degree1Bachelor's DegreeH.S. Diploma2Total$-30,781.000000$-719.000000$-46,818.000000$-8,481.000000$-31,500.000000$31.5k$30,781.000000$46,818.000000$30,781.000000$30.8k4452$-32,250.000000$-26,639.000000$-29,688.000000$-58,889.000000$58.9k$32,250.000000$29,688.000000$6,562.000000$32,250.000000$32.3k5657151$-2,499.000000$-23,751.000000$-21,158.000000$-26,250.000000$26.3k$2,499.000000$21,158.000000$7,280.000000$2,499.000000$2.5k22097$-26,154.000000$-1,303.000000$-23,894.000000$-27,457.000000$27.5k$26,154.000000$23,894.000000$6,648.000000$26,154.000000$26.2k556399400

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 Wilkes-Barre and Downtown
Downtown
Wilkes-Barre
0%20%40%60%80%CountBachelor's Degree1Some College2H.S. Diploma3No H.S. Diploma381.339713%82.654321%81.339713%81.3%16766.336634%71.179432%66.336634%66.3%656645.454545%62.929452%45.454545%45.5%440.000000%0.000000%0.0%39.148639%0

Lacking High School Diploma By Race#13

Percent of racial or ethnic group lacking a high school diploma (or equivalent).
Scope: population of Wilkes-Barre and Downtown
Female Male
Wilkes-Barre
Downtown
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20%0%20%40%MFWhite1BlackAsianHispanic2-10.509554%-9.949337%-12.794314%-0.040370%-20.458891%20.5%10.509554%12.794314%10.509554%10.5%32105-11.764706%-20.629921%-11.764706%11.8%11.764706%8.235294%20.629921%1.214050%20.000000%20.0%3434-0.000000%-7.755102%-13.434489%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%0.000000%7.755102%0.000000%0.0%00-0.000000%-36.859838%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%9.302326%36.859838%11.719914%9.302326%9.3%340

College Graduates By Race#14

Percent of racial or ethnic group with a bachelor's degree or higher.
Scope: population of Wilkes-Barre and Downtown
Female Male
Wilkes-Barre
Downtown
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100%50%0%50%100%MFWhite1BlackAsianHispanic2-17.399618%-16.808004%-17.399618%17.4%17.399618%38.014395%16.808004%2.072494%55.414013%55.4%17017189-8.823529%-8.936170%-0.197688%-8.823529%8.8%8.823529%6.176471%8.936170%15.000000%15.0%2323-100.000000%-27.881041%-100.000000%100.0%100.000000%0.000000%27.881041%5.996510%100.000000%100.0%2934-0.000000%-100.000000%-5.323450%-100.000000%100.0%0.000000%5.323450%0.940206%0.000000%0.0%045

Educational Attainment by Neighborhood in Wilkes-Barre

There are 10 neighborhoods in Wilkes-Barre. This section compares Downtown to all of the neighborhoods in Wilkes-Barre 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 Wilkes-Barre, and entities that contain Downtown
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count#The Heights NeighborhoodThe HeightsSherman Hills NeighborhoodSherman HillsEast End NeighborhoodEast EndWilkes-BarreMayflower NeighborhoodMayflowerIron Triangle NeighborhoodIron TriangleDowntown NeighborhoodDowntownWilkes-Barre Area School DistrictWilkes-BarreParsons NeighborhoodParsonsRolling Mill Hill NeighborhoodRolling Mill HlUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMiddle AtlanticNortheastSouth Wilkes-Barre NeighborhoodS Wilkes-BarreLuzerne CountyLuzernePennsylvaniaScranton, Wilkes, Barre, and Hazleton Metro AreaScranton AreaMiners' Mills NeighborhoodMiners' Mills25.566787%25.566787%25.6%762763124.060150%24.060150%24.1%140141222.467797%22.467797%22.5%1,1461,147316.790421%16.790421%16.8%4,31916.786679%16.786679%16.8%291415.969753%15.969753%16.0%131132515.621788%15.621788%15.6%149613.793451%13.793451%13.8%5,48013.755380%13.755380%13.8%295713.453092%13.453092%13.5%40813.020590%13.020590%13.0%27,818,38027.8M12.313400%12.313400%12.3%3,505,1913.51M11.614335%11.614335%11.6%4,487,0854.49M11.232184%11.232184%11.2%405406910.905676%10.905676%10.9%24,73224.7k10.459911%10.459911%10.5%925,686926k10.423339%10.423339%10.4%41,30341.3k10.369610%10.369610%10.4%16210

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 Wilkes-Barre, and entities that contain Downtown
0%10%20%30%Count#NortheastMiddle AtlanticDowntown NeighborhoodDowntownUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaScranton, Wilkes, Barre, and Hazleton Metro AreaScranton AreaLuzerne CountyLuzerneWilkes-Barre Area School DistrictWilkes-BarreMiners' Mills NeighborhoodMiners' MillsThe Heights NeighborhoodThe HeightsWilkes-BarreMayflower NeighborhoodMayflowerSherman Hills NeighborhoodSherman HillsIron Triangle NeighborhoodIron TriangleParsons NeighborhoodParsonsSouth Wilkes-Barre NeighborhoodS Wilkes-BarreEast End NeighborhoodEast EndRolling Mill Hill NeighborhoodRolling Mill Hl34.780899%34.780899%34.8%13,437,26113.4M33.644618%33.644618%33.6%9,577,4379.58M31.860226%31.860226%31.9%304305130.315023%30.315023%30.3%64,767,78764.8M29.333279%29.333279%29.3%2,595,9502.60M23.410430%23.410430%23.4%92,76592.8k22.052553%22.052553%22.1%50,01150.0k19.824310%19.824310%19.8%7,87617.915811%17.915811%17.9%280281217.664670%17.664670%17.7%526527315.721339%15.721339%15.7%4,04415.346535%15.346535%15.3%266414.422420%14.422420%14.4%84513.897110%13.897110%13.9%114115613.425159%13.425159%13.4%288712.852269%12.852269%12.9%464811.181347%11.181347%11.2%570571910.655051%10.655051%10.7%313210

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 Wilkes-Barre, and entities that contain Downtown
0%1%2%3%4%Count#NortheastMiddle AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaSherman Hills NeighborhoodSherman HillsScranton, Wilkes, Barre, and Hazleton Metro AreaScranton AreaLuzerne CountyLuzerneWilkes-Barre Area School DistrictWilkes-BarreThe Heights NeighborhoodThe HeightsDowntown NeighborhoodDowntownWilkes-BarreSouth Wilkes-Barre NeighborhoodS Wilkes-BarreIron Triangle NeighborhoodIron TriangleEast End NeighborhoodEast EndMayflower NeighborhoodMayflowerParsons NeighborhoodParsonsRolling Mill Hill NeighborhoodRolling Mill HlMiners' Mills NeighborhoodMiners' Mills4.085016%4.085016%4.1%1,578,2061.58M3.884861%3.884861%3.9%1,105,8831.11M3.336158%3.336158%3.3%7,127,6737.13M3.299391%3.299391%3.3%291,991292k2.939166%2.939166%2.9%1712.241991%2.241991%2.2%8,8842.151415%2.151415%2.2%4,8791.741801%1.741801%1.7%6921.185656%1.185656%1.2%3521.027749%1.027749%1.0%91030.940792%0.940792%0.9%2420.874094%0.874094%0.9%313240.523613%0.523613%0.5%450.458118%0.458118%0.5%2360.450045%0.450045%0.5%7870.224770%0.224770%0.2%4580.089762%0.089762%0.1%090.000000%0.000000%0.0%010

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 Wilkes-Barre, and entities that contain Downtown
Female
Male
2x1x0x1xFM#ParsonsEast EndS Wilkes-BarreIron TriangleUnited StatesRolling Mill HlWilkes-BarrePennsylvaniaWilkes-BarreNortheastMiddle AtlanticThe HeightsScranton AreaMayflowerLuzerneMiners' MillsDowntownSherman Hills-1.000000x-1.000000x1.990652x1.990652x1.99x9.230%9.23%18.373%18.4%1-1.000000x-1.000000x1.285672x1.285672x1.29x19.670%19.7%25.289%25.3%2-1.000000x-1.000000x1.273292x1.273292x1.27x9.919%9.92%12.630%12.6%3-1.000000x-1.000000x1.166623x1.166623x1.17x14.938%14.9%17.427%17.4%4-1.000000x-1.000000x1.109070x1.109070x1.11x12.369%12.4%13.719%13.7%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.099703x1.099703x1.10x12.856%12.9%14.138%14.1%5-1.000000x-1.000000x1.098731x1.098731x1.10x16.045%16.0%17.629%17.6%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.094514x1.094514x1.09x10.006%10.0%10.952%11.0%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.081287x1.081287x1.08x13.280%13.3%14.359%14.4%-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-1.000000x1.055211x1.055211x1.06x24.947%24.9%26.325%26.3%6-1.000000x-1.000000x1.036427x1.036427x1.04x10.244%10.2%10.617%10.6%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.035325x1.035325x1.04x16.555%16.6%17.140%17.1%7-1.000000x-1.000000x1.025186x1.025186x1.03x10.774%10.8%11.046%11.0%-1.013140x-1.013140x1.01x1.000000x1.000000x10.438%10.4%10.303%10.3%8-1.946781x-1.946781x1.95x1.000000x1.000000x19.611%19.6%10.074%10.1%9-2.395620x-2.395620x2.40x1.000000x1.000000x32.169%32.2%13.428%13.4%10

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 Wilkes-Barre, and entities that contain Downtown
Female
Male
10x5x0x5x10xFM#ParsonsDowntownEast EndScranton AreaLuzernePennsylvaniaWilkes-BarreUnited StatesMiddle AtlanticNortheastWilkes-BarreS Wilkes-BarreIron TriangleRolling Mill HlThe HeightsMayflowerSherman Hills-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%0.454%0.45%1-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%2.457%2.46%2-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.034%0.03%0.886%0.89%3-1.000000x-1.000000x1.893686x1.893686x1.89x1.568%1.57%2.970%2.97%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.723031x1.723031x1.72x1.594%1.59%2.746%2.75%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.629829x1.629829x1.63x2.534%2.53%4.130%4.13%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.571443x1.571443x1.57x1.369%1.37%2.152%2.15%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.526215x1.526215x1.53x2.660%2.66%4.060%4.06%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.502828x1.502828x1.50x3.134%3.13%4.710%4.71%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.486326x1.486326x1.49x3.316%3.32%4.929%4.93%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.284280x1.284280x1.28x0.830%0.83%1.066%1.07%-1.129709x-1.129709x1.13x1.000000x1.000000x0.926%0.93%0.819%0.82%4-3.504513x-3.504513x3.50x1.000000x1.000000x0.744%0.74%0.212%0.21%5-5.093266x-5.093266x5.09x1.000000x1.000000x0.143%0.14%0.028%0.03%6-10.000000x-10.000000x> 10.0x1.000000x1.000000x2.155%2.16%0.000%0%7-10.000000x-10.000000x> 10.0x1.000000x1.000000x0.746%0.75%0.000%0%8-10.000000x-10.000000x> 10.0x1.000000x1.000000x5.181%5.18%0.000%0%9

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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