Educational Attainment in South Des Moines, Des Moines, Washington (Neighborhood)

Educational Attainment#1

Highest level of education among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of Des Moines and South Des Moines
South Des Moines
Des Moines
0%10%20%30%40%50%CountHigher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma225.216726%34.379878%25.216726%25.2%70971051.988781%50.769299%51.988781%52.0%1,46322.794493%14.850823%22.794493%22.8%641
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 Des Moines at large.
Scope: population of Des Moines and South Des Moines
-50%0%+50%%ref.Higher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2-26.652659%-26.652659%-26.7%25.217%25.2%34.380%34.4%2.402006%2.402006%+2.4%51.989%52.0%50.769%50.8%53.489762%53.489762%+53.5%22.794%22.8%14.851%14.9%
% percentage with given level in South Des Moines
ref. percentage with given level in Des Moines
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 Des Moines and South Des Moines
South Des Moines
Des Moines
0%5%10%15%20%25%CountDoctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None0.000000%0.000000%0.0%0.615440%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%1.400348%02.371239%5.708424%2.371239%2.4%666713.564508%16.594568%13.564508%13.6%3813829.280979%10.061098%9.280979%9.3%26128.837328%26.789457%28.837328%28.8%81181223.151453%23.979842%23.151453%23.2%65165216.930138%8.428845%16.930138%16.9%4764.971953%4.272399%4.971953%5.0%1391400.892402%2.149579%0.892402%0.9%25
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 Des Moines at large.
Scope: population of Des Moines and South Des Moines
-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%0.615%0.62%-100.000000%-100.000000%-100.0%0.000%0%1.400%1.40%-58.460706%-58.460706%-58.5%2.371%2.37%5.708%5.71%-18.259349%-18.259349%-18.3%13.565%13.6%16.595%16.6%-7.753815%-7.753815%-7.8%9.281%9.28%10.061%10.1%7.644316%7.644316%+7.6%28.837%28.8%26.789%26.8%-3.454521%-3.454521%-3.5%23.151%23.2%23.980%24.0%100.859512%100.859512%+100.9%16.930%16.9%8.429%8.43%16.373804%16.373804%+16.4%4.972%4.97%4.272%4.27%-58.484800%-58.484800%-58.5%0.892%0.89%2.150%2.15%
% percentage with given level in South Des Moines
ref. percentage with given level in Des Moines
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 Des Moines and South Des Moines
More Females More Males
Des Moines
South Des Moines
40%20%0%FMHigher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2-0.986056%3.253063%3.253063%3%24.828%24.8%25.636%25.6%16.189162%2.251861%16.189162%16%48.230%48.2%56.038%56.0%-47.012919%-5.499310%-47.012919%47%26.942%26.9%18.326%18.3%
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 Des Moines and South Des Moines
More Females More Males
Des Moines
South Des Moines
0%100%200%FMMaster's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None163.347458%30.008235%163.347458%163%1.327%1.33%3.496%3.50%-17.369290%32.074410%32.074410%32%11.750%11.8%15.519%15.5%-77.475713%-2.964896%-77.475713%77%11.750%11.8%6.621%6.62%35.959110%17.926242%35.959110%36%24.582%24.6%33.422%33.4%-4.560642%-14.796376%-4.560642%5%23.648%23.6%22.617%22.6%-95.186502%-36.641384%-95.186502%95%22.124%22.1%11.335%11.3%28.311274%82.350807%28.311274%28%4.376%4.38%5.614%5.61%-41.220196%211.228814%211.228814%211%0.442%0.44%1.377%1.38%
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 Des Moines and South Des Moines
South Des Moines
Des Moines
0%5%10%15%20%B.X.Total65+45-6435-4425-349.359606%18.454106%9.359606%9.4%2729115.940224%19.339462%15.940224%15.9%1831841,15222.439024%12.794033%22.439024%22.4%994417.722008%12.441931%7.722008%7.7%7172929
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 Des Moines at large.
Scope: population of Des Moines and South Des Moines
40%20%0%20%40%60%%ref.65+45-6435-4425-34-49.281717%-49.281717%49.3%9.360%9.36%18.454%18.5%-17.576693%-17.576693%17.6%15.940%15.9%19.339%19.3%75.386635%75.386635%75.4%22.439%22.4%12.794%12.8%-37.935617%-37.935617%37.9%7.722%7.72%12.442%12.4%
% percentage in South Des Moines with a Bachelor's degree
ref percentage in Des Moines 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 Des Moines and South Des Moines
More Females More Males
Des Moines
South Des Moines
100%0%100%200%300%FM65+45-6435-4425-34-2.322206%-2.322206%2.3%35.081062%9.434%9.43%9.220%9.22%-31.301778%388.754448%388.754448%388.8%5.242%5.24%25.623%25.6%-81.006494%-104.248547%-81.006494%81.0%26.786%26.8%14.798%14.8%-146.868761%-16.824650%-146.868761%146.9%11.238%11.2%4.552%4.55%
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 Des Moines and South Des Moines
South Des Moines
Des Moines
$0k$20k$40k$60kCount%Graduate Degree1Bachelor's DegreeSome CollegeH.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2Total$72,946.000000$62,826.000000$72,946.000000$72.9k66672.371%2.37%$38,182.000000$55,744.000000$38,182.000000$38.2k38138213.565%13.6%$32,487.000000$36,538.000000$32,487.000000$32.5k1,0721,07338.118%38.1%$32,284.000000$28,087.000000$32,284.000000$32.3k65165223.151%23.2%$21,995.000000$24,040.000000$21,995.000000$22.0k64122.794%22.8%$31,009.000000$34,834.000000$31,009.000000$31.0k2,814100.000%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 Des Moines and South Des Moines
Female Male
Des Moines
South Des Moines
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
$0k$50kFMBachelor's DegreeSome CollegeH.S. Diploma2Total$-37,992.000000$-4,925.000000$-42,101.000000$-42,917.000000$42.9k$37,992.000000$42,101.000000$26,816.000000$37,992.000000$38.0k171210$-31,439.000000$-32,113.000000$-31,439.000000$31.4k$31,439.000000$18,777.000000$32,113.000000$7,369.000000$50,216.000000$50.2k530542$-26,651.000000$-21,538.000000$-26,651.000000$26.7k$26,651.000000$23,528.000000$21,538.000000$19,221.000000$50,179.000000$50.2k345306$-30,235.000000$-30,479.000000$-30,235.000000$30.2k$30,235.000000$9,192.000000$30,479.000000$10,058.000000$39,427.000000$39.4k1,4591,3541,355
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 Des Moines and South Des Moines
South Des Moines
Des Moines
0%20%40%60%80%100%CountBachelor's Degree1Some College2H.S. Diploma3No H.S. Diploma30.000000%0.000000%0.0%31.645570%0100.000000%55.696203%100.000000%100.0%31320.000000%0.000000%0.0%12.658228%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 Des Moines and South Des Moines
South Des Moines
Des Moines
0%20%40%60%80%CountBachelor's Degree1Some College2H.S. Diploma3No H.S. Diploma376.869565%78.201909%76.869565%76.9%31774.732824%81.337865%74.732824%74.7%70273.533084%72.374029%73.533084%73.5%42242360.963855%69.900143%60.963855%61.0%363
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 Des Moines and South Des Moines
Female Male
Des Moines
South Des Moines
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
60%40%20%0%20%40%MFWhite1BlackAsianHispanic2Other1-6.682298%-9.592396%-5.689177%-0.251812%-16.274694%16.3%6.682298%5.689177%6.682298%6.7%4041124-0.000000%-28.571429%-3.553299%-10.692511%-28.571429%28.6%0.000000%3.553299%0.000000%0.0%04142-15.625000%-11.024077%-16.222062%-7.349367%-26.649077%26.6%15.625000%16.222062%15.625000%15.6%282972-52.968037%-16.709383%-53.966190%-0.650287%-69.677419%69.7%52.968037%53.966190%52.968037%53.0%166154155-42.207792%-3.454308%-42.253521%-45.662100%45.7%42.207792%42.253521%4.453066%42.207792%42.2%46477172
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 Des Moines and South Des Moines
Female Male
Des Moines
South Des Moines
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
20%0%20%40%MFWhite1BlackAsianHispanic2Other1-9.407338%-25.637959%-9.407338%9.4%9.407338%5.481291%25.637959%2.777089%14.888628%14.9%917172-18.493151%-11.063500%-14.340102%-9.682245%-29.556650%29.6%18.493151%14.340102%18.493151%18.5%383943-27.968338%-32.372026%-4.511091%-27.968338%28.0%27.968338%25.547287%32.372026%53.515625%53.5%9876-0.000000%-5.894886%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%7.305936%5.894886%1.647376%7.305936%7.3%22230-0.000000%-7.260479%-4.241868%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%14.285714%7.260479%14.285714%14.3%15160
M number of males in category
F number of females in category
1non-Hispanic 2excluding black and Asian Hispanics

Educational Attainment by Neighborhood in Des Moines

There are 11 neighborhoods in Des Moines. This section compares South Des Moines to all of the neighborhoods in Des Moines and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with South Des Moines.

No H.S. Diploma by Neighborhood#16

Percent of population 25 years of age and older without a high school diploma (or equivalent).
Scope: population of South Des Moines, selected other neighborhoods in Des Moines, and entities that contain South Des Moines
0%5%10%15%20%Count#Pacific Ridge NeighborhoodPacific Ridge029003Tract 029003South Des Moines NeighborhoodS Des MoinesRedondo NeighborhoodRedondoHighline School DistrictHighlineWoodmont NeighborhoodWoodmontPacificDes MoinesWestCentral Des Moines NeighborhoodCntrl Des MoinesUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesZenith NeighborhoodZenithRedondo NeighborhoodRedondoNorth Hill NeighborhoodNorth HillNorth Central NeighborhoodNorth CentralWashingtonSeattle, Tacoma, and Bellevue Metro AreaSeattle AreaKing CountyKingMarina District NeighborhoodMarina DistBuenna NeighborhoodBuenna23.809471%23.809471%23.8%845122.794493%22.794493%22.8%89422.794493%22.794493%22.8%641218.416556%18.416556%18.4%814316.725219%16.725219%16.7%15,04415.0k16.594515%16.594515%16.6%492493415.692232%15.692232%15.7%5,422,9325.42M14.850823%14.850823%14.9%3,33014.435746%14.435746%14.4%7,178,2187.18M13.993198%13.993198%14.0%491492513.020590%13.020590%13.0%27,818,38027.8M11.431015%11.431015%11.4%363364611.245110%11.245110%11.2%9679.777402%9.777402%9.8%33389.580979%9.580979%9.6%313299.418712%9.418712%9.4%452,496452k8.000039%8.000039%8.0%202,787203k7.543133%7.543133%7.5%110,490110k7.475915%7.475915%7.5%46107.006723%7.006723%7.0%11811
Count number of people in category
# rank of neighborhood out of 11 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older without a high school diploma (or equivalent).

Bachelor's Degrees by Neighborhood#17

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..
Scope: population of South Des Moines, selected other neighborhoods in Des Moines, and entities that contain South Des Moines
0%10%20%30%40%Count#King CountyKingSeattle, Tacoma, and Bellevue Metro AreaSeattle AreaBuenna NeighborhoodBuennaWashingtonRedondo NeighborhoodRedondoPacificWestMarina District NeighborhoodMarina DistUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesZenith NeighborhoodZenithNorth Hill NeighborhoodNorth HillNorth Central NeighborhoodNorth CentralDes MoinesWoodmont NeighborhoodWoodmontHighline School DistrictHighlineCentral Des Moines NeighborhoodCntrl Des MoinesRedondo NeighborhoodRedondo029003Tract 029003South Des Moines NeighborhoodS Des MoinesPacific Ridge NeighborhoodPacific Ridge49.055555%49.055555%49.1%718,554719k40.131883%40.131883%40.1%1,017,2731.02M36.536896%36.536896%36.5%617618133.557116%33.557116%33.6%1,612,1591.61M32.411643%32.411643%32.4%277278232.107540%32.107540%32.1%11,095,74511.1M31.501368%31.501368%31.5%15,664,15015.7M30.751445%30.751445%30.8%190191330.315023%30.315023%30.3%64,767,78764.8M27.394527%27.394527%27.4%871872427.331643%27.331643%27.3%931932527.182380%27.182380%27.2%9091624.318780%24.318780%24.3%5,45323.891441%23.891441%23.9%709723.751501%23.751501%23.8%21,36421.4k23.367013%23.367013%23.4%821818.682664%18.682664%18.7%825826915.935747%15.935747%15.9%62515.935747%15.935747%15.9%4481014.518512%14.518512%14.5%51511
Count number of people in category
# rank of neighborhood out of 11 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..

Very Advanced Degrees by Neighborhood#18

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a professional or doctorate degree (e.g., MBA, PhD, or MD).
Scope: population of South Des Moines, selected other neighborhoods in Des Moines, and entities that contain South Des Moines
0%1%2%3%4%5%Count#King CountyKingSeattle, Tacoma, and Bellevue Metro AreaSeattle AreaRedondo NeighborhoodRedondoPacificWestWashingtonUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesBuenna NeighborhoodBuennaWoodmont NeighborhoodWoodmontNorth Central NeighborhoodNorth CentralMarina District NeighborhoodMarina DistZenith NeighborhoodZenithCentral Des Moines NeighborhoodCntrl Des MoinesDes MoinesHighline School DistrictHighlineNorth Hill NeighborhoodNorth HillRedondo NeighborhoodRedondoPacific Ridge NeighborhoodPacific Ridge029003Tract 029003South Des Moines NeighborhoodS Des Moines5.673632%5.673632%5.7%83,10683.1k4.306530%4.306530%4.3%109,163109k3.844970%3.844970%3.8%323313.803905%3.803905%3.8%1,314,5561.31M3.594387%3.594387%3.6%1,787,3201.79M3.560013%3.560013%3.6%171,031171k3.336158%3.336158%3.3%7,127,6737.13M2.972669%2.972669%3.0%5022.754892%2.754892%2.8%818232.642637%2.642637%2.6%8942.581888%2.581888%2.6%151652.394527%2.394527%2.4%7662.032127%2.032127%2.0%7172.015787%2.015787%2.0%4521.808823%1.808823%1.8%1,6271.803325%1.803325%1.8%6181.170960%1.170960%1.2%515290.746357%0.746357%0.7%26100.000000%0.000000%0.0%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%011
Count number of people in category
# rank of neighborhood out of 11 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older with a professional or doctorate degree (e.g., MBA, PhD, or MD).

Under-Education Sex Ratio by Neighborhood#19

Percentage more likely men are than women to not have a high school diploma (or equivalent) among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of South Des Moines, selected other neighborhoods in Des Moines, and entities that contain South Des Moines
Female
Male
1x0x1xFM#RedondoZenithRedondoNorth CentralWoodmontWashingtonUnited StatesWestPacificCntrl Des MoinesSeattle AreaKingHighlineDes MoinesNorth HillPacific RidgeBuennaMarina DistTract 029003S Des Moines-1.000000x-1.000000x1.867823x1.867823x1.87x12.719%12.7%23.758%23.8%1-1.000000x-1.000000x1.518911x1.518911x1.52x9.425%9.42%14.315%14.3%2-1.000000x-1.000000x1.357692x1.357692x1.36x9.554%9.55%12.971%13.0%3-1.000000x-1.000000x1.186075x1.186075x1.19x8.774%8.77%10.407%10.4%4-1.000000x-1.000000x1.125247x1.125247x1.13x15.622%15.6%17.579%17.6%5-1.000000x-1.000000x1.111187x1.111187x1.11x8.930%8.93%9.923%9.92%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.109070x1.109070x1.11x12.369%12.4%13.719%13.7%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.053669x1.053669x1.05x14.065%14.1%14.820%14.8%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.043688x1.043688x1.04x15.364%15.4%16.035%16.0%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.039781x1.039781x1.04x13.720%13.7%14.265%14.3%6-1.000000x-1.000000x1.033172x1.033172x1.03x7.871%7.87%8.132%8.13%-1.004399x-1.004399x1.00x1.000000x1.000000x7.560%7.56%7.526%7.53%-1.034209x-1.034209x1.03x1.000000x1.000000x17.008%17.0%16.446%16.4%-1.054993x-1.054993x1.05x1.000000x1.000000x15.229%15.2%14.435%14.4%-1.075070x-1.075070x1.08x1.000000x1.000000x10.105%10.1%9.400%9.40%7-1.103863x-1.103863x1.10x1.000000x1.000000x25.044%25.0%22.688%22.7%8-1.116481x-1.116481x1.12x1.000000x1.000000x7.383%7.38%6.613%6.61%9-1.343867x-1.343867x1.34x1.000000x1.000000x8.470%8.47%6.303%6.30%10-1.470129x-1.470129x1.47x1.000000x1.000000x26.942%26.9%18.326%18.3%-1.470129x-1.470129x1.47x1.000000x1.000000x26.942%26.9%18.326%18.3%11
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of neighborhood out of 11 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:
Washington
County:
King
Metro Area:
Seattle Area
Cities:
Des Moines, Kent
ZIP Codes:
98032, 98198
Unified School District:
Highline
Congressional District:
WA-9
State Senate District:
WA-33
State House District:
WA-33
Neighboring Neighborhoods:
Central Des Moines, Pacific Ridge, Saltair Hills, Woodmont, Zenith
Nearby Neighborhoods:
Laurelwood, Marina District, Marine Hills, Mill Creek, North Central, North Hill, Redondo, Riverview, The Lakes, West Hill