Educational Attainment in Bessemer, Alabama (City)

Educational Attainment#1

Highest level of education among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of Alabama and Bessemer
Bessemer
Alabama
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%CountHigher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma221.887244%31.936452%21.887244%21.9%4,02260.851110%52.854289%60.851110%60.9%11,18211.2k17.261646%15.209259%17.261646%17.3%3,172
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 Alabama at large.
Scope: population of Alabama and Bessemer
-20%0%+20%%ref.Higher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2-31.466262%-31.466262%-31.5%21.887%21.9%31.936%31.9%15.129939%15.129939%+15.1%60.851%60.9%52.854%52.9%13.494321%13.494321%+13.5%17.262%17.3%15.209%15.2%
% percentage with given level in Bessemer
ref. percentage with given level in Alabama
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 Alabama and Bessemer
Bessemer
Alabama
0%10%20%30%CountDoctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None0.201350%0.998710%0.201350%0.2%370.685677%1.511096%0.685677%0.7%1262.737266%6.403339%2.737266%2.7%5039.811711%15.097222%9.811711%9.8%1,8038.451241%7.926086%8.451241%8.5%1,55324.194602%21.898548%24.194602%24.2%4,44636.656508%30.955741%36.656508%36.7%6,73612.804745%10.241528%12.804745%12.8%2,3533.237919%3.662253%3.237919%3.2%5951.218981%1.305479%1.218981%1.2%224
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 Alabama at large.
Scope: population of Alabama and Bessemer
-50%0%+50%%ref.Doctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None-79.839029%-79.839029%-79.8%0.201%0.20%0.999%1.00%-54.623859%-54.623859%-54.6%0.686%0.69%1.511%1.51%-57.252519%-57.252519%-57.3%2.737%2.74%6.403%6.40%-35.009825%-35.009825%-35.0%9.812%9.81%15.097%15.1%6.625652%6.625652%+6.6%8.451%8.45%7.926%7.93%10.484958%10.484958%+10.5%24.195%24.2%21.899%21.9%18.415867%18.415867%+18.4%36.657%36.7%30.956%31.0%25.027690%25.027690%+25.0%12.805%12.8%10.242%10.2%-11.586683%-11.586683%-11.6%3.238%3.24%3.662%3.66%-6.625753%-6.625753%-6.6%1.219%1.22%1.305%1.31%
% percentage with given level in Bessemer
ref. percentage with given level in Alabama
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 Alabama and Bessemer
More Females More Males
Alabama
Bessemer
30%20%10%0%10%FMHigher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2-31.247815%-9.323472%-31.247815%31%24.401%24.4%18.591%18.6%11.005201%1.348034%11.005201%11%58.086%58.1%64.478%64.5%-3.443956%-3.443956%3%15.000570%17.514%17.5%16.931%16.9%
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 Alabama and Bessemer
More Females More Males
Alabama
Bessemer
1,000%500%0%FMDoctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None-1,000.000000%-1,000.000000%> 1000%71.499298%0.355%0.35%0.000%0%-12.134821%-12.134821%12%63.277732%0.719%0.72%0.642%0.64%-84.663929%-31.366550%-84.663929%85%3.415%3.41%1.849%1.85%-18.206280%-0.225278%-18.206280%18%10.512%10.5%8.893%8.89%-30.412993%-35.133057%-30.412993%30%9.400%9.40%7.208%7.21%-11.568245%-5.982551%-11.568245%12%25.331%25.3%22.704%22.7%27.534816%6.589206%27.534816%28%32.755%32.8%41.774%41.8%-5.347714%-5.347714%5%12.444118%13.092%13.1%12.428%12.4%12.702437%22.003518%12.702437%13%3.069%3.07%3.459%3.46%-29.535984%-29.535984%30%16.236293%1.352%1.35%1.044%1.04%
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 Alabama and Bessemer
Bessemer
Alabama
0%5%10%15%B.X.Total65+45-6435-4425-348.356368%11.145564%8.356368%8.4%3934,7038.538540%14.741563%8.538540%8.5%5866,86315.039902%17.274206%15.039902%15.0%4903,2589.403153%18.403228%9.403153%9.4%3343,552
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 Alabama at large.
Scope: population of Alabama and Bessemer
40%30%20%10%0%%ref.65+45-6435-4425-34-25.025166%-25.025166%25.0%8.356%8.36%11.146%11.1%-42.078464%-42.078464%42.1%8.539%8.54%14.742%14.7%-12.934338%-12.934338%12.9%15.040%15.0%17.274%17.3%-48.904870%-48.904870%48.9%9.403%9.40%18.403%18.4%
% percentage in Bessemer with a Bachelor's degree
ref percentage in Alabama 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 Alabama and Bessemer
More Females More Males
Alabama
Bessemer
60%40%20%0%20%40%FM65+45-6435-4425-3419.096050%59.547146%19.096050%19.1%7.804%7.80%9.294%9.29%-64.706331%-3.097137%-64.706331%64.7%10.368%10.4%6.295%6.29%-17.014383%7.435680%7.435680%7.4%14.556%14.6%15.638%15.6%-51.705592%-23.804345%-51.705592%51.7%11.194%11.2%7.379%7.38%
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 Alabama and Bessemer
Bessemer
Alabama
$0k$20k$40kCount%Graduate Degree1Bachelor's DegreeSome CollegeH.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2Total$58,625.000000$56,891.000000$58,625.000000$58.6k6663.624%3.62%$45,682.000000$47,022.000000$45,682.000000$45.7k1,8039.812%9.81%$26,017.000000$31,208.000000$26,017.000000$26.0k5,99932.646%32.6%$25,011.000000$26,442.000000$25,011.000000$25.0k6,73636.657%36.7%$13,865.000000$19,742.000000$13,865.000000$13.9k3,17217.262%17.3%$26,201.000000$32,368.000000$26,201.000000$26.2k18,37618.4k100.000%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 Alabama and Bessemer
Female Male
Alabama
Bessemer
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
$50k$0k$50kFMGraduate Degree1Bachelor's DegreeSome CollegeH.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2Total$-48,889.000000$-11,406.000000$-50,542.000000$-60,295.000000$60.3k$48,889.000000$50,542.000000$26,886.000000$48,889.000000$48.9k468198$-35,781.000000$-39,187.000000$-35,781.000000$35.8k$35,781.000000$31,719.000000$39,187.000000$21,859.000000$67,500.000000$67.5k1,096707$-23,717.000000$-25,477.000000$-23,717.000000$23.7k$23,717.000000$12,154.000000$25,477.000000$15,186.000000$35,871.000000$35.9k3,6212,378$-19,179.000000$-20,576.000000$-19,179.000000$19.2k$19,179.000000$8,926.000000$20,576.000000$11,579.000000$28,105.000000$28.1k3,4153,321$-12,285.000000$-14,535.000000$-12,285.000000$12.3k$12,285.000000$5,715.000000$14,535.000000$8,686.000000$18,000.000000$18.0k1,8261,346$-23,542.000000$-26,588.000000$-23,542.000000$23.5k$23,542.000000$7,344.000000$26,588.000000$13,840.000000$30,886.000000$30.9k10,42610.4k7,950
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 Alabama and Bessemer
Bessemer
Alabama
0%20%40%60%80%100%CountBachelor's Degree1Some College2H.S. Diploma3No H.S. Diploma3100.000000%49.095420%100.000000%100.0%140.000000%0.000000%0.0%42.747855%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%7.887935%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%0.268789%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 Alabama and Bessemer
Bessemer
Alabama
0%20%40%60%80%CountBachelor's Degree1Some College2H.S. Diploma3No H.S. Diploma378.478964%81.605777%78.478964%78.5%1,45559.407377%70.125578%59.407377%59.4%2,86752.217061%61.253994%52.217061%52.2%2,47333.584404%42.044453%33.584404%33.6%758
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 Alabama and Bessemer
Female Male
Alabama
Bessemer
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
60%40%20%0%20%40%MFWhite1BlackHispanic2Other1-12.117552%-4.868177%-12.217676%-16.985729%17.0%12.117552%12.217676%1.221733%12.117552%12.1%301488-15.514810%-16.973155%-15.514810%15.5%15.514810%1.471117%16.973155%4.544075%16.985927%17.0%8691,100-51.155116%-15.511551%-39.267351%-66.666667%66.7%51.155116%39.267351%3.802882%51.155116%51.2%155180-49.873418%-25.308862%-49.873418%49.9%49.873418%8.301487%25.308862%6.818141%58.174905%58.2%153197
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 Alabama and Bessemer
Female Male
Alabama
Bessemer
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
20%10%0%10%20%MFWhite1BlackHispanic2Other1-10.720501%-26.008502%-10.720501%10.7%10.720501%7.073380%26.008502%1.243647%17.793881%17.8%442308-8.639562%-7.834345%-12.959426%-6.387897%-16.473907%16.5%8.639562%12.959426%8.639562%8.6%4421,168-0.000000%-10.370370%-13.054502%-1.881854%-10.370370%10.4%0.000000%13.054502%0.000000%0.0%028-7.984791%-14.293690%-16.109060%-4.036623%-22.278481%22.3%7.984791%16.109060%7.984791%8.0%2188
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 Bessemer

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

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
12%24%36%48%59%72%

Coarse: High School Diploma Educational Attainment by Tract#17

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
27%36%44%52%61%69%

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
1.1%6.1%10.9%15.8%20.7%25.6%

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%1.1%2.3%3.4%4.5%5.7%

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%2.0%4.0%6.0%8.0%10.1%

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

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.4%3.7%6.9%10.2%13.4%16.7%

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

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
2%10%16%23%29%36%

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

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
3.9%5.9%7.7%9.6%11.4%13.4%

Detailed: Some College Educational Attainment by Tract#24

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
13.7%17.7%21.7%25.8%29.8%33.8%

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
10%18%26%33%41%49%

Detailed: Some High School Educational Attainment by Tract#26

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.8%4.6%8.3%12.0%15.7%19.4%

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%2.0%4.1%6.1%8.2%10.3%

Detailed: None Educational Attainment by Tract#28

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.0%0.7%1.4%2.0%2.7%3.4%
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Educational Attainment by Place in the Birmingham Area

There are 110 places in the Birmingham Area. This section compares Bessemer to all of the places in the Birmingham Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Bessemer.

No H.S. Diploma by Place#29

Percent of population 25 years of age and older without a high school diploma (or equivalent).
Scope: population of Bessemer, selected other places in the Birmingham Area, and entities that contain Bessemer
0%20%40%60%Count#CardiffAllgoodCounty LineKansasCarbon HillSterrettMcDonald ChapelNauvooClevelandBrentParrishAltoonaRaglandBlountsvilleLipscombOneontaBrooksideVandiverSusan MooreOakmanMulgaShelbyAshvilleSneadColumbianaVincentTarrantClantonLocust ForkDunnavantBrightonWiltonBessemer City School DistrictBessemerBessemerBrantleyvilleAlabamaEast South CentralMaytownSouthBirminghamSylvan SpringsSylvan SpgsUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesBirmingham and Hoover Metro AreaBirminghamCenter PointJefferson CountyJeffersonAlabasterConcordWoodstockPinsonHooverMinorVestavia HillsVestavia HlsIndian Springs VillageIndian Spgs VlgBrook HighlandBrk HighlandHighland LakesHighland LksShoal CreekMountain BrookMtn Brk62.500000%62.500000%62.5%15153.217822%53.217822%53.2%215248.339483%48.339483%48.3%131336.585366%36.585366%36.6%45434.212841%34.212841%34.2%389532.934132%32.934132%32.9%220632.571429%32.571429%32.6%114732.231405%32.231405%32.2%39830.588235%30.588235%30.6%260928.334212%28.334212%28.3%1,0751027.408638%27.408638%27.4%1651127.041742%27.041742%27.0%1491226.666667%26.666667%26.7%3401326.565144%26.565144%26.6%3141426.527871%26.527871%26.5%3951526.224227%26.224227%26.2%1,2211625.747126%25.747126%25.7%2241725.369128%25.369128%25.4%1891825.140713%25.140713%25.1%1341925.000000%25.000000%25.0%1152024.773414%24.773414%24.8%1642124.260355%24.260355%24.3%2052224.198617%24.198617%24.2%3852323.917137%23.917137%23.9%1272423.825816%23.825816%23.8%7662523.492286%23.492286%23.5%3352622.600834%22.600834%22.6%9752721.995958%21.995958%22.0%1,4152821.658031%21.658031%21.7%2092921.126761%21.126761%21.1%1503020.835381%20.835381%20.8%4243218.678161%18.678161%18.7%653917.261646%17.261646%17.3%3,17217.261646%17.261646%17.3%3,1724416.569767%16.569767%16.6%1144715.209259%15.209259%15.2%496,036496k15.109088%15.109088%15.1%1,905,0301.91M14.942529%14.942529%14.9%395514.392758%14.392758%14.4%11,511,24211.5M14.356281%14.356281%14.4%20,63520.6k5713.236419%13.236419%13.2%1736313.020590%13.020590%13.0%27,818,38027.8M12.549403%12.549403%12.5%97,35397.4k12.434783%12.434783%12.4%1,2877111.005230%11.005230%11.0%49,09449.1k10.010568%10.010568%10.0%2,0847710.008071%10.008071%10.0%124789.055728%9.055728%9.1%117866.231884%6.231884%6.2%344944.363561%4.363561%4.4%2,5201013.731343%3.731343%3.7%301022.777778%2.777778%2.8%6541052.647546%2.647546%2.6%481062.541460%2.541460%2.5%1181070.910643%0.910643%0.9%321080.703518%0.703518%0.7%71090.513584%0.513584%0.5%69110
Count number of people in category
# rank of place out of 110 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older without a high school diploma (or equivalent).

Bachelor's Degrees by Place#30

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..
Scope: population of Bessemer, selected other places in the Birmingham Area, and entities that contain Bessemer
0%20%40%60%80%Count#Mountain BrookMtn BrkShoal CreekVestavia HillsVestavia HlsHighland LakesHighland LksHomewoodIndian Springs VillageIndian Spgs VlgMeadowbrookBrook HighlandBrk HighlandHooverHelenaChelseaTrussvillePelhamHighland LakeAlabasterCaleraIrondaleJefferson CountyJeffersonUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesBirmingham and Hoover Metro AreaBirminghamSouthLake ViewSpringvilleWestoverLeedsGardendaleForestdaleMontevalloGrayson ValleyGrayson VlyFultondaleBirminghamClayAlabamaEast South CentralMorrisRiversideMount OliveThorsbyWest BloctonAdamsvilleConcordBessemer City School DistrictBessemerBessemerDoraSteeleGraysvilleBrightonNauvooNorth JohnsParrishCordovaAllgoodMcDonald Chapel85.068850%85.068850%85.1%11,42911.4k172.261307%72.261307%72.3%719267.868671%67.868671%67.9%15,97916.0k362.976665%62.976665%63.0%2,213462.421849%62.421849%62.4%9,485560.838389%60.838389%60.8%1,103657.706703%57.706703%57.7%3,392756.558260%56.558260%56.6%2,626856.040588%56.040588%56.0%32,36432.4k950.567932%50.567932%50.6%5,7431047.276601%47.276601%47.3%3,5501142.020601%42.020601%42.0%5,9561237.750000%37.750000%37.8%5,7381336.137072%36.137072%36.1%1161435.354021%35.354021%35.4%7,3601534.885071%34.885071%34.9%3,0051631.866532%31.866532%31.9%2,8461731.440247%31.440247%31.4%140,254140k30.315023%30.315023%30.3%64,767,78764.8M28.846496%28.846496%28.8%223,779224k28.191926%28.191926%28.2%22,547,73422.5M28.169014%28.169014%28.2%5001828.110919%28.110919%28.1%8111927.293065%27.293065%27.3%2442027.154844%27.154844%27.2%2,1362127.019329%27.019329%27.0%2,6562226.223521%26.223521%26.2%1,7952325.880721%25.880721%25.9%9332425.453561%25.453561%25.5%9402525.370804%25.370804%25.4%1,6252624.978606%24.978606%25.0%35,90335.9k2724.884393%24.884393%24.9%1,7222824.010366%24.010366%24.0%783,076783k23.710569%23.710569%23.7%2,989,5482.99M23.252160%23.252160%23.3%2962921.621622%21.621622%21.6%3123021.223513%21.223513%21.2%6213219.253294%19.253294%19.3%2633916.833891%16.833891%16.8%1514715.935864%15.935864%15.9%4875513.478612%13.478612%13.5%1676313.436003%13.436003%13.4%2,46913.436003%13.436003%13.4%2,4696412.153236%12.153236%12.2%1847110.850801%10.850801%10.9%88788.192282%8.192282%8.2%121866.633907%6.633907%6.6%135944.958678%4.958678%5.0%61023.448276%3.448276%3.4%61062.990033%2.990033%3.0%181072.813299%2.813299%2.8%441082.475248%2.475248%2.5%101092.285714%2.285714%2.3%8110
Count number of people in category
# rank of place out of 110 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..

Very Advanced Degrees by Place#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 Bessemer, selected other places in the Birmingham Area, and entities that contain Bessemer
0%5%10%15%20%Count#Mountain BrookMtn BrkHomewoodVestavia HillsVestavia HlsShoal CreekIndian Springs VillageIndian Spgs VlgHooverHighland LakesHighland LksBrook HighlandBrk HighlandTrussvilleJefferson CountyJeffersonMeadowbrookIrondaleSpringvilleHelenaGardendaleBirmingham and Hoover Metro AreaBirminghamGrayson ValleyGrayson VlyBirminghamUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWestoverWest JeffersonW JeffersonSouthHighland LakeJasperForestdaleSumitonWoodstockClevelandDunnavantMontevalloMount OliveEast South CentralAlabasterAlabamaPell CityPelhamMaplesvilleClayThorsbyCenter PointHueytownBessemer City School DistrictBessemerBessemerKimberlyOdenvilleAltoonaLocust ForkAllgoodNorth JohnsKansasNauvooEldridgeCardiff21.131373%21.131373%21.1%2,839114.281013%14.281013%14.3%2,170214.147978%14.147978%14.1%3,331311.859296%11.859296%11.9%118410.369553%10.369553%10.4%18857.584284%7.584284%7.6%4,38066.715993%6.715993%6.7%23675.944432%5.944432%5.9%27685.855792%5.855792%5.9%83094.778557%4.778557%4.8%21,31721.3k4.661449%4.661449%4.7%274104.411600%4.411600%4.4%394114.402080%4.402080%4.4%127124.138417%4.138417%4.1%470134.038657%4.038657%4.0%397143.722037%3.722037%3.7%28,87428.9k3.709721%3.709721%3.7%137153.623335%3.623335%3.6%5,208163.336158%3.336158%3.3%7,127,6737.13M3.243848%3.243848%3.2%29173.146853%3.146853%3.1%9183.064699%3.064699%3.1%2,451,1282.45M2.803738%2.803738%2.8%9192.765935%2.765935%2.8%266202.761140%2.761140%2.8%189212.736727%2.736727%2.7%50222.708978%2.708978%2.7%35232.705882%2.705882%2.7%23242.676056%2.676056%2.7%19252.635229%2.635229%2.6%95262.597403%2.597403%2.6%76272.593020%2.593020%2.6%326,941327k2.574695%2.574695%2.6%536282.509806%2.509806%2.5%81,85581.9k2.432404%2.432404%2.4%233292.361842%2.361842%2.4%359301.992032%1.992032%2.0%10321.763006%1.763006%1.8%122391.537335%1.537335%1.5%21471.256039%1.256039%1.3%130551.035977%1.035977%1.0%110630.887027%0.887027%0.9%1630.887027%0.887027%0.9%163690.828729%0.828729%0.8%15710.603091%0.603091%0.6%16780.362976%0.362976%0.4%2860.000000%0.000000%0.0%0940.000000%0.000000%0.0%01020.000000%0.000000%0.0%01060.000000%0.000000%0.0%01070.000000%0.000000%0.0%01080.000000%0.000000%0.0%01090.000000%0.000000%0.0%0110
Count number of people in category
# rank of place out of 110 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 Place#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 Bessemer, selected other places in the Birmingham Area, and entities that contain Bessemer
Female
Male
0x5x10xFM#Highland LksShoal CreekRock CreekEldridgeDunnavantSpringvillePleasant GrvCordovaShelbyGrayson VlyTarrantVandiverWestoverVincentNorth JohnsVestavia HlsVanceMoodyMorrisBrentForestdaleBrightonHomewoodCardiffHighland LakeMeadowbrookW JeffersonClantonHueytownColumbianaGraysvilleBirminghamJeffersonBirminghamWoodstockHooverEast South CentralAlabamaSouthUnited StatesOneontaAlabasterEdgewaterBessemerBessemerRiversideClevelandSteeleGarden CityAdamsvilleArgoLake ViewBrk HighlandIndian Spgs VlgWilton-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%1.948%1.95%1-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%1.397%1.40%2-1.000000x-1.000000x3.457267x3.457267x3.46x3.263%3.26%11.280%11.3%3-1.000000x-1.000000x3.181818x3.181818x3.18x7.143%7.14%22.727%22.7%4-1.000000x-1.000000x3.150194x3.150194x3.15x10.456%10.5%32.938%32.9%5-1.000000x-1.000000x2.889549x2.889549x2.89x3.946%3.95%11.401%11.4%6-1.000000x-1.000000x2.121241x2.121241x2.12x6.860%6.86%14.552%14.6%7-1.000000x-1.000000x2.110617x2.110617x2.11x13.806%13.8%29.138%29.1%8-1.000000x-1.000000x2.085245x2.085245x2.09x17.054%17.1%35.562%35.6%9-1.000000x-1.000000x2.075624x2.075624x2.08x6.560%6.56%13.615%13.6%10-1.000000x-1.000000x2.029404x2.029404x2.03x15.687%15.7%31.835%31.8%11-1.000000x-1.000000x1.947914x1.947914x1.95x16.616%16.6%32.367%32.4%12-1.000000x-1.000000x1.924761x1.924761x1.92x9.168%9.17%17.647%17.6%13-1.000000x-1.000000x1.826058x1.826058x1.83x16.735%16.7%30.560%30.6%14-1.000000x-1.000000x1.807065x1.807065x1.81x15.238%15.2%27.536%27.5%15-1.000000x-1.000000x1.778060x1.778060x1.78x2.038%2.04%3.624%3.62%16-1.000000x-1.000000x1.746207x1.746207x1.75x7.109%7.11%12.414%12.4%17-1.000000x-1.000000x1.631434x1.631434x1.63x7.312%7.31%11.929%11.9%18-1.000000x-1.000000x1.625719x1.625719x1.63x10.319%10.3%16.775%16.8%19-1.000000x-1.000000x1.604267x1.604267x1.60x19.757%19.8%31.695%31.7%20-1.000000x-1.000000x1.549240x1.549240x1.55x4.609%4.61%7.140%7.14%21-1.000000x-1.000000x1.519739x1.519739x1.52x16.651%16.7%25.305%25.3%22-1.000000x-1.000000x1.509842x1.509842x1.51x4.122%4.12%6.224%6.22%23-1.000000x-1.000000x1.500000x1.500000x1.50x50.000%50.0%75.000%75.0%24-1.000000x-1.000000x1.498288x1.498288x1.50x6.857%6.86%10.274%10.3%25-1.000000x-1.000000x1.468685x1.468685x1.47x4.165%4.17%6.117%6.12%26-1.000000x-1.000000x1.433880x1.433880x1.43x9.146%9.15%13.115%13.1%27-1.000000x-1.000000x1.392411x1.392411x1.39x18.430%18.4%25.662%25.7%28-1.000000x-1.000000x1.390750x1.390750x1.39x9.697%9.70%13.486%13.5%29-1.000000x-1.000000x1.381720x1.381720x1.38x19.727%19.7%27.257%27.3%30-1.000000x-1.000000x1.363095x1.363095x1.36x15.814%15.8%21.556%21.6%32-1.000000x-1.000000x1.296106x1.296106x1.30x12.650%12.6%16.395%16.4%39-1.000000x-1.000000x1.219594x1.219594x1.22x9.999%10.00%12.194%12.2%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.219510x1.219510x1.22x11.377%11.4%13.874%13.9%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.209750x1.209750x1.21x8.157%8.16%9.867%9.87%47-1.000000x-1.000000x1.197091x1.197091x1.20x3.996%4.00%4.784%4.78%49-1.000000x-1.000000x1.173351x1.173351x1.17x13.956%14.0%16.375%16.4%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.150006x1.150006x1.15x14.201%14.2%16.331%16.3%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.149925x1.149925x1.15x13.427%13.4%15.440%15.4%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.109070x1.109070x1.11x12.369%12.4%13.719%13.7%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.103653x1.103653x1.10x24.990%25.0%27.580%27.6%55-1.000000x-1.000000x1.081974x1.081974x1.08x9.629%9.63%10.418%10.4%57-1.000000x-1.000000x1.001777x1.001777x1.00x12.958%13.0%12.981%13.0%63-1.034440x-1.034440x1.03x1.000000x1.000000x17.514%17.5%16.931%16.9%-1.034440x-1.034440x1.03x1.000000x1.000000x17.514%17.5%16.931%16.9%67-1.092385x-1.092385x1.09x1.000000x1.000000x13.856%13.9%12.684%12.7%71-1.145889x-1.145889x1.15x1.000000x1.000000x32.579%32.6%28.431%28.4%78-1.225397x-1.225397x1.23x1.000000x1.000000x20.000%20.0%16.321%16.3%86-1.406355x-1.406355x1.41x1.000000x1.000000x23.295%23.3%16.564%16.6%94-1.682470x-1.682470x1.68x1.000000x1.000000x20.521%20.5%12.197%12.2%102-2.056750x-2.056750x2.06x1.000000x1.000000x17.227%17.2%8.376%8.38%106-2.128395x-2.128395x2.13x1.000000x1.000000x7.901%7.90%3.712%3.71%107-2.355780x-2.355780x2.36x1.000000x1.000000x3.417%3.42%1.451%1.45%108-3.137720x-3.137720x3.14x1.000000x1.000000x3.945%3.94%1.257%1.26%109-3.192244x-3.192244x3.19x1.000000x1.000000x26.238%26.2%8.219%8.22%110
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of place out of 110 by male-to-female sex ratio

Over-Education Sex Ratio by Place#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 Bessemer, selected other places in the Birmingham Area, and entities that contain Bessemer
Female
Male
10x5x0x5x10xFM#AdamsvilleColumbianaArgoOdenvilleJemisonLipscombDoraWilsonvilleCordovaGraysvilleConcordCarbon HillWest BloctonDunnavantSterrettAltoonaTraffordRosaMaytownCounty LineOneontaHighland LksW JeffersonVanceAshvilleRiversideSpringvilleForestdaleIndian Spgs VlgGardendaleMtn BrkVestavia HlsMoodyJeffersonAlabamaHooverBirminghamBirminghamEast South CentralSouthUnited StatesBlountsvilleAlabasterMontevalloLake ViewLeedsBessemerBessemerThorsbyKimberlySteeleEdgewaterMaplesvilleWiltonNectar-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%2.772%2.77%1-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%1.657%1.66%2-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%3.553%3.55%3-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%1.188%1.19%4-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%0.972%0.97%5-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%3.188%3.19%6-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%1.592%1.59%7-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%1.646%1.65%8-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%1.915%1.92%9-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%0.486%0.49%10-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%3.478%3.48%11-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%1.134%1.13%12-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%0.905%0.90%13-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%5.638%5.64%14-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%2.090%2.09%15-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%0.763%0.76%16-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%0.826%0.83%17-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%1.250%1.25%18-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%0.813%0.81%19-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%0.746%0.75%20-1.000000x-1.000000x7.809724x7.809724x7.81x0.369%0.37%2.884%2.88%21-1.000000x-1.000000x4.833448x4.833448x4.83x2.405%2.41%11.625%11.6%22-1.000000x-1.000000x4.704918x4.704918x4.70x1.220%1.22%5.738%5.74%23-1.000000x-1.000000x3.880460x3.880460x3.88x0.474%0.47%1.839%1.84%24-1.000000x-1.000000x3.809573x3.809573x3.81x0.611%0.61%2.329%2.33%25-1.000000x-1.000000x3.761062x3.761062x3.76x0.392%0.39%1.475%1.47%26-1.000000x-1.000000x3.658149x3.658149x3.66x2.035%2.03%7.443%7.44%27-1.000000x-1.000000x3.503224x3.503224x3.50x1.321%1.32%4.626%4.63%28-1.000000x-1.000000x3.406578x3.406578x3.41x4.797%4.80%16.343%16.3%29-1.000000x-1.000000x3.072411x3.072411x3.07x2.090%2.09%6.421%6.42%30-1.000000x-1.000000x2.133894x2.133894x2.13x13.628%13.6%29.082%29.1%32-1.000000x-1.000000x2.104053x2.104053x2.10x9.338%9.34%19.649%19.6%34-1.000000x-1.000000x1.814397x1.814397x1.81x1.303%1.30%2.365%2.36%39-1.000000x-1.000000x1.682992x1.682992x1.68x3.639%3.64%6.124%6.12%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.664913x1.664913x1.66x1.909%1.91%3.178%3.18%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.663070x1.663070x1.66x5.793%5.79%9.635%9.63%45-1.000000x-1.000000x1.594348x1.594348x1.59x2.910%2.91%4.640%4.64%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.585320x1.585320x1.59x2.860%2.86%4.535%4.53%46-1.000000x-1.000000x1.558753x1.558753x1.56x2.048%2.05%3.192%3.19%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.555780x1.555780x1.56x2.420%2.42%3.764%3.76%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.526215x1.526215x1.53x2.660%2.66%4.060%4.06%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.440139x1.440139x1.44x0.919%0.92%1.323%1.32%51-1.000000x-1.000000x1.176381x1.176381x1.18x2.372%2.37%2.791%2.79%55-1.000000x-1.000000x1.149842x1.149842x1.15x2.465%2.47%2.835%2.83%58-1.146727x-1.146727x1.15x1.000000x1.000000x0.903%0.90%0.787%0.79%64-1.606303x-1.606303x1.61x1.000000x1.000000x2.333%2.33%1.453%1.45%70-1.674547x-1.674547x1.67x1.000000x1.000000x1.074%1.07%0.642%0.64%-1.674547x-1.674547x1.67x1.000000x1.000000x1.074%1.07%0.642%0.64%71-5.527426x-5.527426x5.53x1.000000x1.000000x2.532%2.53%0.458%0.46%77-10.000000x-10.000000x> 10.0x1.000000x1.000000x1.520%1.52%0.000%0%83-10.000000x-10.000000x> 10.0x1.000000x1.000000x1.412%1.41%0.000%0%86-10.000000x-10.000000x> 10.0x1.000000x1.000000x1.972%1.97%0.000%0%87-10.000000x-10.000000x> 10.0x1.000000x1.000000x3.571%3.57%0.000%0%88-10.000000x-10.000000x> 10.0x1.000000x1.000000x1.980%1.98%0.000%0%89-10.000000x-10.000000x> 10.0x1.000000x1.000000x1.802%1.80%0.000%0%90
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of place out of 90 by male-to-female sex ratio

Educational Attainment by Place in Alabama

There are 585 places in Alabama. This section compares Bessemer to the 50 most populous places in Alabama and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Bessemer. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 13,585.

No H.S. Diploma by Place#34

Percent of population 25 years of age and older without a high school diploma (or equivalent).
Scope: population of Bessemer, selected other places in Alabama, and entities that contain Bessemer
0%10%20%30%Count#Fort PayneAlbertvilleTalladegaAlexander CityGadsdenSelmaPrichardTillmans CornerAnnistonBessemer City School DistrictBessemerBessemerAthensDecaturTroyOzarkScottsboroFlorencePhenix CityAlabamaEast South CentralJasperCullmanOpelikaOxfordMontgomerySouthBirminghamSaralandDothanUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesBirmingham and Hoover Metro AreaBirminghamMobileCenter PointHueytownTuscaloosaJefferson CountyJeffersonEnterprisePrattvilleAlabasterHuntsvilleMuscle ShoalsHartsellePelhamNorthportGardendaleFoleyAuburnMillbrookHomewoodHooverFairhopeDaphneMadisonTrussvilleHelenaVestavia HillsVestavia HlsMountain BrookMtn Brk30.664041%30.664041%30.7%2,803125.586292%25.586292%25.6%3,524225.443142%25.443142%25.4%2,799322.841834%22.841834%22.8%2,302422.265484%22.265484%22.3%5,547520.841584%20.841584%20.8%2,526619.668038%19.668038%19.7%2,678719.036184%19.036184%19.0%2,299818.974973%18.974973%19.0%3,010917.261646%17.261646%17.3%3,17217.261646%17.261646%17.3%3,1721016.860327%16.860327%16.9%2,8441116.503927%16.503927%16.5%6,2201216.453529%16.453529%16.5%1,6341316.341627%16.341627%16.3%1,7011415.948480%15.948480%15.9%1,6841515.480931%15.480931%15.5%4,0431615.219069%15.219069%15.2%3,5501715.209259%15.209259%15.2%496,036496k15.109088%15.109088%15.1%1,905,0301.91M14.973484%14.973484%15.0%1,4401814.842767%14.842767%14.8%1,5341914.685492%14.685492%14.7%2,9022014.664902%14.664902%14.7%2,1052114.486312%14.486312%14.5%19,03419.0k2214.392758%14.392758%14.4%11,511,24211.5M14.356281%14.356281%14.4%20,63520.6k2313.992813%13.992813%14.0%1,3242413.514215%13.514215%13.5%6,2462513.020590%13.020590%13.0%27,818,38027.8M12.549403%12.549403%12.5%97,35397.4k12.535934%12.535934%12.5%16,22216.2k2612.434783%12.434783%12.4%1,2872711.329817%11.329817%11.3%1,2032811.182908%11.182908%11.2%5,9882911.005230%11.005230%11.0%49,09449.1k10.921817%10.921817%10.9%2,0133010.598520%10.598520%10.6%2,4493110.010568%10.010568%10.0%2,084329.750990%9.750990%9.8%12,48012.5k339.674667%9.674667%9.7%907349.100943%9.100943%9.1%907358.736842%8.736842%8.7%1,328368.153248%8.153248%8.2%1,362378.138352%8.138352%8.1%800387.149644%7.149644%7.1%903396.624946%6.624946%6.6%1,842406.236174%6.236174%6.2%592415.120105%5.120105%5.1%778424.363561%4.363561%4.4%2,520434.178207%4.178207%4.2%528443.903257%3.903257%3.9%652453.751055%3.751055%3.8%1,156463.118386%3.118386%3.1%442472.852866%2.852866%2.9%324482.777778%2.777778%2.8%654490.513584%0.513584%0.5%6950
Count number of people in category
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older without a high school diploma (or equivalent).

Bachelor's Degrees by Place#35

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..
Scope: population of Bessemer, selected other places in Alabama, and entities that contain Bessemer
0%20%40%60%80%Count#Mountain BrookMtn BrkVestavia HillsVestavia HlsHomewoodAuburnMadisonHooverHelenaFairhopeTrussvilleDaphneHuntsvillePelhamNorthportAlabasterTuscaloosaTroyJefferson CountyJeffersonMontgomeryPrattvilleUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesEnterpriseBirmingham and Hoover Metro AreaBirminghamMuscle ShoalsSouthMobileOpelikaMillbrookAthensFlorenceGardendaleHartselleDecaturBirminghamDothanFoleyAlabamaEast South CentralCullmanAnnistonJasperPhenix CityOxfordScottsboroSaralandSelmaHueytownCenter PointOzarkTillmans CornerGadsdenAlexander CityBessemer City School DistrictBessemerBessemerFort PayneTalladegaAlbertvillePrichard85.068850%85.068850%85.1%11,42911.4k167.868671%67.868671%67.9%15,97916.0k262.421849%62.421849%62.4%9,485359.138973%59.138973%59.1%16,44316.4k457.395029%57.395029%57.4%17,68817.7k556.040588%56.040588%56.0%32,36432.4k650.567932%50.567932%50.6%5,743750.320487%50.320487%50.3%6,359842.020601%42.020601%42.0%5,956941.870211%41.870211%41.9%6,9941041.479994%41.479994%41.5%53,08953.1k1137.750000%37.750000%37.8%5,7381235.618078%35.618078%35.6%5,9501335.354021%35.354021%35.4%7,3601435.255668%35.255668%35.3%18,87818.9k1533.823381%33.823381%33.8%3,3591631.440247%31.440247%31.4%140,254140k31.186593%31.186593%31.2%40,97741.0k1730.973298%30.973298%31.0%7,1571830.315023%30.315023%30.3%64,767,78764.8M29.743367%29.743367%29.7%5,4821928.846496%28.846496%28.8%223,779224k28.384000%28.384000%28.4%2,6612028.191926%28.191926%28.2%22,547,73422.5M27.424964%27.424964%27.4%35,48935.5k2127.417641%27.417641%27.4%5,4182227.209523%27.209523%27.2%2,5832327.169789%27.169789%27.2%4,5832427.094501%27.094501%27.1%7,0762527.019329%27.019329%27.0%2,6562625.336143%25.336143%25.3%2,5252725.236149%25.236149%25.2%9,5112824.978606%24.978606%25.0%35,90335.9k2924.951318%24.951318%25.0%11,53211.5k3024.188440%24.188440%24.2%3,0553124.010366%24.010366%24.0%783,076783k23.710569%23.710569%23.7%2,989,5482.99M23.405902%23.405902%23.4%2,4193221.900019%21.900019%21.9%3,4743320.557346%20.557346%20.6%1,9773419.930550%19.930550%19.9%4,6493519.590358%19.590358%19.6%2,8123619.585188%19.585188%19.6%2,0683718.093426%18.093426%18.1%1,7123816.971947%16.971947%17.0%2,0573916.509701%16.509701%16.5%1,7534016.454106%16.454106%16.5%1,7034116.418484%16.418484%16.4%1,7094215.012006%15.012006%15.0%1,8134314.743307%14.743307%14.7%3,6734414.348085%14.348085%14.3%1,4464513.436003%13.436003%13.4%2,46913.436003%13.436003%13.4%2,4694612.536922%12.536922%12.5%1,1464712.480684%12.480684%12.5%1,3734812.067088%12.067088%12.1%1,6624910.296710%10.296710%10.3%1,40250
Count number of people in category
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..

Very Advanced Degrees by Place#36

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a professional or doctorate degree (e.g., MBA, PhD, or MD).
Scope: population of Bessemer, selected other places in Alabama, and entities that contain Bessemer
0%5%10%15%20%Count#Mountain BrookMtn BrkHomewoodVestavia HillsVestavia HlsAuburnHooverFairhopeTrussvilleTuscaloosaMadisonDaphneJefferson CountyJeffersonNorthportHelenaGardendaleBirmingham and Hoover Metro AreaBirminghamHuntsvilleBirminghamTroyMontgomeryUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSouthMobilePrattvilleFlorenceJasperEnterpriseOpelikaDothanEast South CentralAlabasterAnnistonAlabamaCullmanAthensPelhamHartselleFoleyFort PayneScottsboroMuscle ShoalsSelmaDecaturPhenix CityOzarkOxfordGadsdenAlexander CityCenter PointAlbertvilleMillbrookTalladegaHueytownBessemer City School DistrictBessemerBessemerSaralandPrichardTillmans Corner21.131373%21.131373%21.1%2,839114.281013%14.281013%14.3%2,170214.147978%14.147978%14.1%3,331311.584664%11.584664%11.6%3,22147.584284%7.584284%7.6%4,38057.549260%7.549260%7.5%95465.855792%5.855792%5.9%83075.458858%5.458858%5.5%2,92385.224220%5.224220%5.2%1,61095.106561%5.106561%5.1%853104.778557%4.778557%4.8%21,31721.3k4.220293%4.220293%4.2%705114.138417%4.138417%4.1%470124.038657%4.038657%4.0%397133.722037%3.722037%3.7%28,87428.9k3.636307%3.636307%3.6%4,654143.623335%3.623335%3.6%5,208153.453831%3.453831%3.5%343163.410380%3.410380%3.4%4,481173.336158%3.336158%3.3%7,127,6737.13M3.064699%3.064699%3.1%2,451,1282.45M2.968224%2.968224%3.0%3,841182.886571%2.886571%2.9%667192.844999%2.844999%2.8%743202.765935%2.765935%2.8%266212.745375%2.745375%2.7%506222.717474%2.717474%2.7%537232.615864%2.615864%2.6%1,209242.593020%2.593020%2.6%326,941327k2.574695%2.574695%2.6%536252.553111%2.553111%2.6%405262.509806%2.509806%2.5%81,85581.9k2.477020%2.477020%2.5%256272.448423%2.448423%2.4%413282.361842%2.361842%2.4%359292.097130%2.097130%2.1%209301.979414%1.979414%2.0%250311.903512%1.903512%1.9%174321.894119%1.894119%1.9%200331.717333%1.717333%1.7%161341.691419%1.691419%1.7%205351.562832%1.562832%1.6%589361.539055%1.539055%1.5%359371.527524%1.527524%1.5%159381.525707%1.525707%1.5%219391.465099%1.465099%1.5%365401.359397%1.359397%1.4%137411.256039%1.256039%1.3%130421.205257%1.205257%1.2%166431.148214%1.148214%1.1%109441.145350%1.145350%1.1%126451.035977%1.035977%1.0%110460.887027%0.887027%0.9%1630.887027%0.887027%0.9%163470.813781%0.813781%0.8%77480.683020%0.683020%0.7%93490.480252%0.480252%0.5%5850
Count number of people in category
# rank of place out of 50 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 Place#37

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 Bessemer, selected other places in Alabama, and entities that contain Bessemer
Female
Male
1x0x1xFM#CullmanVestavia HlsTalladegaHomewoodHueytownMobileMuscle ShoalsPrichardCenter PointBirminghamEnterpriseSaralandAlexander CityOxfordFort PayneJeffersonBirminghamTuscaloosaHooverAlbertvilleTillmans CornerEast South CentralMontgomeryAlabamaSouthUnited StatesPhenix CityAlabasterPrattvilleDothanScottsboroDecaturPelhamSelmaJasperDaphneGadsdenHuntsvilleMtn BrkBessemerBessemerAuburnAthensMillbrookOzarkFairhopeGardendaleFlorenceOpelikaAnnistonFoleyHartselleNorthportHelenaMadisonTroyTrussville-1.000000x-1.000000x1.790609x1.790609x1.79x10.810%10.8%19.356%19.4%1-1.000000x-1.000000x1.778060x1.778060x1.78x2.038%2.04%3.624%3.62%2-1.000000x-1.000000x1.515957x1.515957x1.52x20.184%20.2%30.598%30.6%3-1.000000x-1.000000x1.509842x1.509842x1.51x4.122%4.12%6.224%6.22%4-1.000000x-1.000000x1.390750x1.390750x1.39x9.697%9.70%13.486%13.5%5-1.000000x-1.000000x1.379785x1.379785x1.38x10.659%10.7%14.708%14.7%6-1.000000x-1.000000x1.360965x1.360965x1.36x8.252%8.25%11.230%11.2%7-1.000000x-1.000000x1.359687x1.359687x1.36x17.049%17.0%23.181%23.2%8-1.000000x-1.000000x1.309908x1.309908x1.31x11.004%11.0%14.414%14.4%9-1.000000x-1.000000x1.296106x1.296106x1.30x12.650%12.6%16.395%16.4%10-1.000000x-1.000000x1.290652x1.290652x1.29x9.592%9.59%12.381%12.4%11-1.000000x-1.000000x1.278859x1.278859x1.28x12.357%12.4%15.802%15.8%12-1.000000x-1.000000x1.271949x1.271949x1.27x20.347%20.3%25.880%25.9%13-1.000000x-1.000000x1.257119x1.257119x1.26x13.092%13.1%16.458%16.5%14-1.000000x-1.000000x1.240452x1.240452x1.24x27.386%27.4%33.971%34.0%15-1.000000x-1.000000x1.219594x1.219594x1.22x9.999%10.00%12.194%12.2%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.219510x1.219510x1.22x11.377%11.4%13.874%13.9%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.202119x1.202119x1.20x10.236%10.2%12.305%12.3%16-1.000000x-1.000000x1.197091x1.197091x1.20x3.996%4.00%4.784%4.78%17-1.000000x-1.000000x1.184858x1.184858x1.18x23.480%23.5%27.821%27.8%18-1.000000x-1.000000x1.176808x1.176808x1.18x17.561%17.6%20.666%20.7%19-1.000000x-1.000000x1.173351x1.173351x1.17x13.956%14.0%16.375%16.4%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.162033x1.162033x1.16x13.492%13.5%15.678%15.7%20-1.000000x-1.000000x1.150006x1.150006x1.15x14.201%14.2%16.331%16.3%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.149925x1.149925x1.15x13.427%13.4%15.440%15.4%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.109070x1.109070x1.11x12.369%12.4%13.719%13.7%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.084558x1.084558x1.08x14.658%14.7%15.898%15.9%21-1.000000x-1.000000x1.081974x1.081974x1.08x9.629%9.63%10.418%10.4%22-1.000000x-1.000000x1.081757x1.081757x1.08x10.215%10.2%11.050%11.1%23-1.000000x-1.000000x1.048753x1.048753x1.05x13.220%13.2%13.865%13.9%24-1.000000x-1.000000x1.036010x1.036010x1.04x15.692%15.7%16.257%16.3%25-1.000000x-1.000000x1.031517x1.031517x1.03x16.269%16.3%16.781%16.8%26-1.000000x-1.000000x1.021378x1.021378x1.02x8.653%8.65%8.838%8.84%27-1.000000x-1.000000x1.014514x1.014514x1.01x20.721%20.7%21.021%21.0%28-1.000654x-1.000654x1.00x1.000000x1.000000x14.978%15.0%14.968%15.0%29-1.005398x-1.005398x1.01x1.000000x1.000000x3.914%3.91%3.893%3.89%30-1.018945x-1.018945x1.02x1.000000x1.000000x22.455%22.5%22.038%22.0%31-1.025542x-1.025542x1.03x1.000000x1.000000x9.869%9.87%9.623%9.62%32-1.029514x-1.029514x1.03x1.000000x1.000000x0.521%0.52%0.506%0.51%33-1.034440x-1.034440x1.03x1.000000x1.000000x17.514%17.5%16.931%16.9%-1.034440x-1.034440x1.03x1.000000x1.000000x17.514%17.5%16.931%16.9%34-1.050350x-1.050350x1.05x1.000000x1.000000x6.787%6.79%6.462%6.46%35-1.068103x-1.068103x1.07x1.000000x1.000000x17.384%17.4%16.276%16.3%36-1.086059x-1.086059x1.09x1.000000x1.000000x6.451%6.45%5.940%5.94%37-1.095105x-1.095105x1.10x1.000000x1.000000x17.003%17.0%15.526%15.5%38-1.106589x-1.106589x1.11x1.000000x1.000000x4.361%4.36%3.941%3.94%39-1.112402x-1.112402x1.11x1.000000x1.000000x8.526%8.53%7.664%7.66%40-1.224646x-1.224646x1.22x1.000000x1.000000x16.874%16.9%13.779%13.8%41-1.227552x-1.227552x1.23x1.000000x1.000000x15.991%16.0%13.027%13.0%42-1.232387x-1.232387x1.23x1.000000x1.000000x20.764%20.8%16.848%16.8%43-1.357228x-1.357228x1.36x1.000000x1.000000x8.168%8.17%6.018%6.02%44-1.375076x-1.375076x1.38x1.000000x1.000000x10.478%10.5%7.620%7.62%45-1.403962x-1.403962x1.40x1.000000x1.000000x9.401%9.40%6.696%6.70%46-1.581204x-1.581204x1.58x1.000000x1.000000x3.482%3.48%2.202%2.20%47-1.676120x-1.676120x1.68x1.000000x1.000000x4.637%4.64%2.767%2.77%48-1.730972x-1.730972x1.73x1.000000x1.000000x20.413%20.4%11.793%11.8%49-1.731293x-1.731293x1.73x1.000000x1.000000x3.892%3.89%2.248%2.25%50
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of place out of 50 by male-to-female sex ratio

Over-Education Sex Ratio by Place#38

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 Bessemer, selected other places in Alabama, and entities that contain Bessemer
Female
Male
0x2x4xFM#Muscle ShoalsOxfordTillmans CornerGardendaleHuntsvilleFort PayneMadisonFoleyAthensDecaturTuscaloosaDothanMtn BrkVestavia HlsSelmaAuburnAnnistonHelenaMontgomeryMillbrookEnterpriseMobileOzarkCenter PointGadsdenAlbertvilleJeffersonAlabamaHooverTalladegaBirminghamScottsboroBirminghamTrussvilleEast South CentralSouthUnited StatesDaphneFairhopeNorthportHomewoodHartselleFlorenceAlabasterJasperCullmanPhenix CityPelhamOpelikaAlexander CityPrattvilleTroyHueytownBessemerBessemerPrichardSaraland-1.000000x-1.000000x4.773208x4.773208x4.77x0.613%0.61%2.925%2.92%1-1.000000x-1.000000x3.570043x3.570043x3.57x0.693%0.69%2.475%2.47%2-1.000000x-1.000000x3.165871x3.165871x3.17x0.237%0.24%0.749%0.75%3-1.000000x-1.000000x3.072411x3.072411x3.07x2.090%2.09%6.421%6.42%4-1.000000x-1.000000x3.002315x3.002315x3.00x1.854%1.85%5.567%5.57%5-1.000000x-1.000000x2.501252x2.501252x2.50x1.089%1.09%2.725%2.72%6-1.000000x-1.000000x2.429978x2.429978x2.43x3.114%3.11%7.567%7.57%7-1.000000x-1.000000x2.318709x2.318709x2.32x1.218%1.22%2.825%2.83%8-1.000000x-1.000000x2.299579x2.299579x2.30x1.517%1.52%3.489%3.49%9-1.000000x-1.000000x2.275153x2.275153x2.28x0.986%0.99%2.243%2.24%10-1.000000x-1.000000x2.172035x2.172035x2.17x3.553%3.55%7.718%7.72%11-1.000000x-1.000000x2.133979x2.133979x2.13x1.724%1.72%3.678%3.68%12-1.000000x-1.000000x2.133894x2.133894x2.13x13.628%13.6%29.082%29.1%13-1.000000x-1.000000x2.104053x2.104053x2.10x9.338%9.34%19.649%19.6%14-1.000000x-1.000000x2.097380x2.097380x2.10x1.173%1.17%2.461%2.46%15-1.000000x-1.000000x2.052149x2.052149x2.05x7.598%7.60%15.592%15.6%16-1.000000x-1.000000x1.978902x1.978902x1.98x1.764%1.76%3.491%3.49%17-1.000000x-1.000000x1.910377x1.910377x1.91x2.859%2.86%5.461%5.46%18-1.000000x-1.000000x1.904020x1.904020x1.90x2.417%2.42%4.601%4.60%19-1.000000x-1.000000x1.888902x1.888902x1.89x0.836%0.84%1.579%1.58%20-1.000000x-1.000000x1.887814x1.887814x1.89x1.929%1.93%3.641%3.64%21-1.000000x-1.000000x1.802339x1.802339x1.80x2.164%2.16%3.900%3.90%22-1.000000x-1.000000x1.782029x1.782029x1.78x1.131%1.13%2.016%2.02%23-1.000000x-1.000000x1.771397x1.771397x1.77x0.949%0.95%1.681%1.68%24-1.000000x-1.000000x1.736528x1.736528x1.74x1.097%1.10%1.906%1.91%25-1.000000x-1.000000x1.691302x1.691302x1.69x0.903%0.90%1.526%1.53%26-1.000000x-1.000000x1.682992x1.682992x1.68x3.639%3.64%6.124%6.12%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.664913x1.664913x1.66x1.909%1.91%3.178%3.18%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.663070x1.663070x1.66x5.793%5.79%9.635%9.63%27-1.000000x-1.000000x1.647270x1.647270x1.65x0.863%0.86%1.422%1.42%28-1.000000x-1.000000x1.594348x1.594348x1.59x2.910%2.91%4.640%4.64%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.591637x1.591637x1.59x1.493%1.49%2.376%2.38%29-1.000000x-1.000000x1.585320x1.585320x1.59x2.860%2.86%4.535%4.53%30-1.000000x-1.000000x1.580679x1.580679x1.58x4.599%4.60%7.269%7.27%31-1.000000x-1.000000x1.558753x1.558753x1.56x2.048%2.05%3.192%3.19%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.555780x1.555780x1.56x2.420%2.42%3.764%3.76%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.526215x1.526215x1.53x2.660%2.66%4.060%4.06%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.515640x1.515640x1.52x4.068%4.07%6.165%6.17%32-1.000000x-1.000000x1.462806x1.462806x1.46x6.282%6.28%9.190%9.19%33-1.000000x-1.000000x1.381103x1.381103x1.38x3.589%3.59%4.957%4.96%34-1.000000x-1.000000x1.340893x1.340893x1.34x12.292%12.3%16.482%16.5%35-1.000000x-1.000000x1.289944x1.289944x1.29x1.840%1.84%2.374%2.37%36-1.000000x-1.000000x1.231218x1.231218x1.23x2.577%2.58%3.173%3.17%37-1.000000x-1.000000x1.176381x1.176381x1.18x2.372%2.37%2.791%2.79%38-1.000000x-1.000000x1.115050x1.115050x1.12x2.622%2.62%2.924%2.92%39-1.000000x-1.000000x1.084696x1.084696x1.08x2.382%2.38%2.584%2.58%40-1.000000x-1.000000x1.052403x1.052403x1.05x1.503%1.50%1.582%1.58%41-1.006283x-1.006283x1.01x1.000000x1.000000x2.369%2.37%2.354%2.35%42-1.125811x-1.125811x1.13x1.000000x1.000000x2.858%2.86%2.539%2.54%43-1.152429x-1.152429x1.15x1.000000x1.000000x1.446%1.45%1.254%1.25%44-1.247480x-1.247480x1.25x1.000000x1.000000x3.176%3.18%2.546%2.55%45-1.293282x-1.293282x1.29x1.000000x1.000000x3.855%3.86%2.981%2.98%46-1.324880x-1.324880x1.32x1.000000x1.000000x1.158%1.16%0.874%0.87%47-1.674547x-1.674547x1.67x1.000000x1.000000x1.074%1.07%0.642%0.64%-1.674547x-1.674547x1.67x1.000000x1.000000x1.074%1.07%0.642%0.64%48-1.822131x-1.822131x1.82x1.000000x1.000000x0.846%0.85%0.464%0.46%49-1.880749x-1.880749x1.88x1.000000x1.000000x1.046%1.05%0.556%0.56%50
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of place out of 50 by male-to-female sex ratio

Educational Attainment by Place in the South

There are 9,693 places in the South. This section compares Bessemer to the 50 most populous places in the South and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Bessemer. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 188,973.

No H.S. Diploma by Place#39

Percent of population 25 years of age and older without a high school diploma (or equivalent).
Scope: population of Bessemer, selected other places in the South, and entities that contain Bessemer
0%10%20%30%Count#LaredoHialeahMiamiDallasGarlandHoustonEl PasoIrvingFort WorthSan AntonioCorpus ChristiBessemer City School DistrictBessemerBessemerBaltimoreAmarilloAugusta-Richmond County consolidated government (balance)Augusta-Richmon…MemphisRichmondArlingtonAlabamaEast South CentralOklahoma CityLubbockMontgomerySouthBirminghamShreveportNew OrleansWinston-SalemColumbusTulsaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesTampaDurhamNashville-DavidsonBirmingham and Hoover Metro AreaBirminghamMobileNorfolkBaton RougeAustinLouisvilleCharlotteJacksonvilleJefferson CountyJeffersonGreensboroAtlantaOrlandoLexington-FayetteSt. PetersburgWashingtonHuntsvilleLittle RockFayettevilleRaleighChesapeakeVirginia BeachVirginia BchPlanoArlington33.248609%33.248609%33.2%45,78445.8k129.547032%29.547032%29.5%51,49951.5k225.837701%25.837701%25.8%82,57682.6k324.656531%24.656531%24.7%201,900202k423.783403%23.783403%23.8%34,72934.7k522.636297%22.636297%22.6%326,041326k621.390422%21.390422%21.4%88,91188.9k720.239673%20.239673%20.2%29,77629.8k818.755272%18.755272%18.8%94,04494.0k918.397606%18.397606%18.4%167,299167k1018.225364%18.225364%18.2%37,59237.6k1117.261646%17.261646%17.3%3,17217.261646%17.261646%17.3%3,17216.548703%16.548703%16.5%69,83969.8k1216.519023%16.519023%16.5%20,68020.7k1316.495350%16.495350%16.5%20,89420.9k1416.013390%16.013390%16.0%66,73166.7k1515.996807%15.996807%16.0%23,44323.4k1615.406412%15.406412%15.4%37,08237.1k1715.209259%15.209259%15.2%496,036496k15.109088%15.109088%15.1%1,905,0301.91M14.746136%14.746136%14.7%59,32459.3k1814.549337%14.549337%14.5%20,37320.4k1914.486312%14.486312%14.5%19,03419.0k2014.392758%14.392758%14.4%11,511,24211.5M14.356281%14.356281%14.4%20,63520.6k2114.347237%14.347237%14.3%18,62318.6k2214.332154%14.332154%14.3%38,00438.0k2313.910992%13.910992%13.9%21,22421.2k2413.388110%13.388110%13.4%17,17417.2k2513.030453%13.030453%13.0%33,97034.0k2613.020590%13.020590%13.0%27,818,38027.8M13.004807%13.004807%13.0%31,27531.3k2713.004396%13.004396%13.0%21,68621.7k2812.757874%12.757874%12.8%55,74455.7k2912.549403%12.549403%12.5%97,35397.4k12.535934%12.535934%12.5%16,22216.2k3012.488196%12.488196%12.5%18,77918.8k3112.361065%12.361065%12.4%16,97117.0k3212.000833%12.000833%12.0%73,14773.1k3311.956157%11.956157%12.0%49,49049.5k3411.553484%11.553484%11.6%61,37861.4k3511.488796%11.488796%11.5%65,89165.9k3611.005230%11.005230%11.0%49,09449.1k10.816229%10.816229%10.8%19,90919.9k3710.536277%10.536277%10.5%32,40032.4k3810.531914%10.531914%10.5%18,91318.9k3910.106717%10.106717%10.1%20,30520.3k4010.073214%10.073214%10.1%18,57418.6k4110.045421%10.045421%10.0%46,51046.5k429.750990%9.750990%9.8%12,48012.5k439.385035%9.385035%9.4%12,45012.5k448.771456%8.771456%8.8%11,05311.1k458.738650%8.738650%8.7%25,06025.1k468.648428%8.648428%8.6%13,36913.4k476.790677%6.790677%6.8%20,44720.4k486.396106%6.396106%6.4%12,12912.1k496.236272%6.236272%6.2%10,59010.6k50
Count number of people in category
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older without a high school diploma (or equivalent).

Bachelor's Degrees by Place#40

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..
Scope: population of Bessemer, selected other places in the South, and entities that contain Bessemer
0%20%40%60%Count#ArlingtonPlanoWashingtonRaleighDurhamAtlantaAustinCharlotteHuntsvilleLexington-FayetteLittle RockNashville-DavidsonGreensboroRichmondNew OrleansTampaIrvingOrlandoVirginia BeachVirginia BchWinston-SalemBaton RougeSt. PetersburgJefferson CountyJeffersonMontgomeryHoustonDallasTulsaChesapeakeUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesBaltimoreOklahoma CityArlingtonBirmingham and Hoover Metro AreaBirminghamLubbockLouisvilleSouthFort WorthMobileJacksonvilleNorfolkFayettevilleShreveportSan AntonioMemphisColumbusBirminghamMiamiAlabamaEast South CentralEl PasoGarlandAmarilloAugusta-Richmond County consolidated government (balance)Augusta-Richmon…Corpus ChristiLaredoBessemer City School DistrictBessemerBessemerHialeah73.664560%73.664560%73.7%125,092125k155.577938%55.577938%55.6%105,393105k255.360186%55.360186%55.4%256,316256k349.199364%49.199364%49.2%141,090141k448.320031%48.320031%48.3%80,57880.6k548.281839%48.281839%48.3%148,471148k647.708346%47.708346%47.7%290,790291k741.989192%41.989192%42.0%223,068223k841.479994%41.479994%41.5%53,08953.1k941.441271%41.441271%41.4%83,25883.3k1038.854046%38.854046%38.9%51,54351.5k1137.627764%37.627764%37.6%164,410164k1236.820488%36.820488%36.8%67,77467.8k1336.691050%36.691050%36.7%53,77053.8k1436.177338%36.177338%36.2%95,93095.9k1535.534829%35.534829%35.5%85,45785.5k1635.021785%35.021785%35.0%51,52351.5k1734.996492%34.996492%35.0%62,84662.8k1834.242322%34.242322%34.2%103,105103k1934.184309%34.184309%34.2%52,15552.2k2032.328434%32.328434%32.3%44,38544.4k2132.163892%32.163892%32.2%59,30759.3k2231.440247%31.440247%31.4%140,254140k31.186593%31.186593%31.2%40,97741.0k2331.153001%31.153001%31.2%448,711449k2431.010808%31.010808%31.0%253,932254k2530.736449%30.736449%30.7%80,12980.1k2630.375268%30.375268%30.4%46,95547.0k2730.315023%30.315023%30.3%64,767,78764.8M29.719611%29.719611%29.7%125,423125k2829.343627%29.343627%29.3%118,050118k2929.302594%29.302594%29.3%70,52970.5k3028.846496%28.846496%28.8%223,779224k28.736601%28.736601%28.7%40,23940.2k3128.252913%28.252913%28.3%116,947117k3228.191926%28.191926%28.2%22,547,73422.5M27.594445%27.594445%27.6%138,366138k3327.424964%27.424964%27.4%35,48935.5k3427.049958%27.049958%27.0%155,138155k3526.611648%26.611648%26.6%40,01740.0k3625.534279%25.534279%25.5%32,17632.2k3725.350919%25.350919%25.4%32,90632.9k3825.248199%25.248199%25.2%229,595230k3925.090708%25.090708%25.1%104,558105k4025.001949%25.001949%25.0%32,07232.1k4124.978606%24.978606%25.0%35,90335.9k4224.957211%24.957211%25.0%79,76279.8k4324.010366%24.010366%24.0%783,076783k23.710569%23.710569%23.7%2,989,5482.99M23.604502%23.604502%23.6%98,11498.1k4422.455520%22.455520%22.5%32,79032.8k4522.349408%22.349408%22.3%27,97928.0k4621.218006%21.218006%21.2%26,87626.9k4721.116832%21.116832%21.1%43,55643.6k4817.931475%17.931475%17.9%24,69224.7k4913.436003%13.436003%13.4%2,46913.436003%13.436003%13.4%2,46913.317651%13.317651%13.3%23,21223.2k50
Count number of people in category
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..

Very Advanced Degrees by Place#41

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a professional or doctorate degree (e.g., MBA, PhD, or MD).
Scope: population of Bessemer, selected other places in the South, and entities that contain Bessemer
0%5%10%Count#ArlingtonWashingtonDurhamAtlantaLexington-FayetteNew OrleansLittle RockAustinBaton RougeTampaBaltimoreRaleighJefferson CountyJeffersonWinston-SalemPlanoRichmondNashville-DavidsonMiamiHoustonGreensboroSt. PetersburgDallasBirmingham and Hoover Metro AreaBirminghamOrlandoLubbockHuntsvilleBirminghamCharlotteShreveportTulsaMontgomeryMemphisUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesAugusta-Richmond County consolidated government (balance)Augusta-Richmon…LouisvilleColumbusSouthOklahoma CityNorfolkMobileVirginia BeachVirginia BchSan AntonioEast South CentralAlabamaChesapeakeIrvingArlingtonJacksonvilleCorpus ChristiFort WorthFayettevilleAmarilloEl PasoGarlandLaredoHialeahBessemer City School DistrictBessemerBessemer12.967794%12.967794%13.0%22,02122.0k112.461852%12.461852%12.5%57,69857.7k28.806121%8.806121%8.8%14,68514.7k37.298648%7.298648%7.3%22,44422.4k46.507023%6.507023%6.5%13,07313.1k56.270412%6.270412%6.3%16,62716.6k66.139095%6.139095%6.1%8,14475.293216%5.293216%5.3%32,26332.3k85.089807%5.089807%5.1%6,98894.999834%4.999834%5.0%12,02412.0k104.934352%4.934352%4.9%20,82420.8k114.783940%4.783940%4.8%13,71913.7k124.778557%4.778557%4.8%21,31721.3k4.727011%4.727011%4.7%7,212134.726548%4.726548%4.7%8,963144.707673%4.707673%4.7%6,899154.499036%4.499036%4.5%19,65819.7k164.063580%4.063580%4.1%12,98713.0k174.001816%4.001816%4.0%57,64057.6k183.877414%3.877414%3.9%7,137193.860296%3.860296%3.9%7,118203.855041%3.855041%3.9%31,56731.6k213.722037%3.722037%3.7%28,87428.9k3.702012%3.702012%3.7%6,648223.682861%3.682861%3.7%5,157233.636307%3.636307%3.6%4,654243.623335%3.623335%3.6%5,208253.490252%3.490252%3.5%18,54218.5k263.432151%3.432151%3.4%4,455273.421980%3.421980%3.4%8,921283.410380%3.410380%3.4%4,481293.351171%3.351171%3.4%13,96514.0k303.336158%3.336158%3.3%7,127,6737.13M3.292912%3.292912%3.3%4,171313.276890%3.276890%3.3%13,56413.6k323.080029%3.080029%3.1%3,951333.064699%3.064699%3.1%2,451,1282.45M3.057653%3.057653%3.1%12,30112.3k343.011159%3.011159%3.0%4,528352.968224%2.968224%3.0%3,841362.952136%2.952136%3.0%8,889372.604272%2.604272%2.6%23,68223.7k382.593020%2.593020%2.6%326,941327k2.509806%2.509806%2.5%81,85581.9k2.473752%2.473752%2.5%3,824392.456548%2.456548%2.5%3,614402.314576%2.314576%2.3%5,571412.288483%2.288483%2.3%13,12513.1k422.267020%2.267020%2.3%4,676432.234224%2.234224%2.2%11,20311.2k442.050615%2.050615%2.1%2,584452.023341%2.023341%2.0%2,533461.889534%1.889534%1.9%7,854471.315555%1.315555%1.3%1,921481.181537%1.181537%1.2%1,627491.162971%1.162971%1.2%2,027500.887027%0.887027%0.9%1630.887027%0.887027%0.9%163
Count number of people in category
# rank of place out of 50 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 Place#42

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 Bessemer, selected other places in the South, and entities that contain Bessemer
Female
Male
1x0x1xFM#MobileBirminghamCharlotteAugusta-Richmond Co consolidated government (balance)Augusta-Richmon…Baton RougeMemphisWinston-SalemJeffersonBirminghamGreensboroDurhamTulsaBaltimoreEast South CentralSt. PetersburgChesapeakeRaleighNashville-DavidsonMontgomeryNew OrleansLexington-FayetteOklahoma CityAlabamaSouthShreveportLittle RockJacksonvilleDallasPlanoArlingtonUnited StatesHoustonAmarilloAtlantaIrvingFort WorthWashingtonAustinColumbusOrlandoRichmondLouisvilleGarlandSan AntonioTampaHuntsvilleMiamiCorpus ChristiVirginia BchBessemerBessemerHialeahLubbockFayettevilleNorfolkArlingtonLaredoEl Paso-1.000000x-1.000000x1.379785x1.379785x1.38x10.659%10.7%14.708%14.7%1-1.000000x-1.000000x1.296106x1.296106x1.30x12.650%12.6%16.395%16.4%2-1.000000x-1.000000x1.285784x1.285784x1.29x10.185%10.2%13.096%13.1%3-1.000000x-1.000000x1.257428x1.257428x1.26x14.729%14.7%18.521%18.5%4-1.000000x-1.000000x1.251831x1.251831x1.25x11.056%11.1%13.840%13.8%5-1.000000x-1.000000x1.248135x1.248135x1.25x14.368%14.4%17.933%17.9%6-1.000000x-1.000000x1.225931x1.225931x1.23x12.609%12.6%15.458%15.5%7-1.000000x-1.000000x1.219594x1.219594x1.22x9.999%10.00%12.194%12.2%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.219510x1.219510x1.22x11.377%11.4%13.874%13.9%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.213997x1.213997x1.21x9.855%9.85%11.964%12.0%8-1.000000x-1.000000x1.203180x1.203180x1.20x11.905%11.9%14.324%14.3%9-1.000000x-1.000000x1.199749x1.199749x1.20x11.899%11.9%14.276%14.3%10-1.000000x-1.000000x1.179669x1.179669x1.18x15.289%15.3%18.036%18.0%11-1.000000x-1.000000x1.173351x1.173351x1.17x13.956%14.0%16.375%16.4%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.172776x1.172776x1.17x9.313%9.31%10.922%10.9%12-1.000000x-1.000000x1.171691x1.171691x1.17x7.995%8.00%9.368%9.37%13-1.000000x-1.000000x1.169980x1.169980x1.17x8.091%8.09%9.466%9.47%14-1.000000x-1.000000x1.167676x1.167676x1.17x11.816%11.8%13.798%13.8%15-1.000000x-1.000000x1.162033x1.162033x1.16x13.492%13.5%15.678%15.7%16-1.000000x-1.000000x1.161502x1.161502x1.16x13.321%13.3%15.473%15.5%17-1.000000x-1.000000x1.155591x1.155591x1.16x9.398%9.40%10.861%10.9%18-1.000000x-1.000000x1.154612x1.154612x1.15x13.719%13.7%15.840%15.8%19-1.000000x-1.000000x1.150006x1.150006x1.15x14.201%14.2%16.331%16.3%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.149925x1.149925x1.15x13.427%13.4%15.440%15.4%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.148209x1.148209x1.15x13.442%13.4%15.434%15.4%20-1.000000x-1.000000x1.144784x1.144784x1.14x8.792%8.79%10.065%10.1%21-1.000000x-1.000000x1.131088x1.131088x1.13x10.820%10.8%12.238%12.2%22-1.000000x-1.000000x1.124677x1.124677x1.12x23.229%23.2%26.125%26.1%23-1.000000x-1.000000x1.117313x1.117313x1.12x6.057%6.06%6.768%6.77%24-1.000000x-1.000000x1.111038x1.111038x1.11x14.627%14.6%16.251%16.3%25-1.000000x-1.000000x1.109070x1.109070x1.11x12.369%12.4%13.719%13.7%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.097123x1.097123x1.10x21.595%21.6%23.693%23.7%26-1.000000x-1.000000x1.096051x1.096051x1.10x15.795%15.8%17.313%17.3%27-1.000000x-1.000000x1.074487x1.074487x1.07x10.167%10.2%10.924%10.9%28-1.000000x-1.000000x1.069693x1.069693x1.07x19.574%19.6%20.939%20.9%29-1.000000x-1.000000x1.069330x1.069330x1.07x18.151%18.2%19.410%19.4%30-1.000000x-1.000000x1.064309x1.064309x1.06x9.751%9.75%10.378%10.4%31-1.000000x-1.000000x1.047773x1.047773x1.05x11.718%11.7%12.278%12.3%32-1.000000x-1.000000x1.042695x1.042695x1.04x13.123%13.1%13.683%13.7%33-1.000000x-1.000000x1.039616x1.039616x1.04x10.339%10.3%10.748%10.7%34-1.000000x-1.000000x1.034737x1.034737x1.03x15.740%15.7%16.287%16.3%35-1.000000x-1.000000x1.031168x1.031168x1.03x11.783%11.8%12.150%12.1%36-1.000000x-1.000000x1.028036x1.028036x1.03x23.473%23.5%24.131%24.1%37-1.000000x-1.000000x1.008755x1.008755x1.01x18.321%18.3%18.481%18.5%38-1.004928x-1.004928x1.00x1.000000x1.000000x13.035%13.0%12.971%13.0%39-1.025542x-1.025542x1.03x1.000000x1.000000x9.869%9.87%9.623%9.62%40-1.026397x-1.026397x1.03x1.000000x1.000000x26.169%26.2%25.496%25.5%41-1.029061x-1.029061x1.03x1.000000x1.000000x18.478%18.5%17.956%18.0%42-1.030721x-1.030721x1.03x1.000000x1.000000x6.889%6.89%6.684%6.68%43-1.034440x-1.034440x1.03x1.000000x1.000000x17.514%17.5%16.931%16.9%-1.034440x-1.034440x1.03x1.000000x1.000000x17.514%17.5%16.931%16.9%-1.042579x-1.042579x1.04x1.000000x1.000000x30.119%30.1%28.889%28.9%44-1.047835x-1.047835x1.05x1.000000x1.000000x14.874%14.9%14.195%14.2%45-1.073471x-1.073471x1.07x1.000000x1.000000x9.064%9.06%8.443%8.44%46-1.081765x-1.081765x1.08x1.000000x1.000000x12.978%13.0%11.997%12.0%47-1.084334x-1.084334x1.08x1.000000x1.000000x6.487%6.49%5.982%5.98%48-1.124178x-1.124178x1.12x1.000000x1.000000x35.074%35.1%31.200%31.2%49-1.271847x-1.271847x1.27x1.000000x1.000000x23.770%23.8%18.690%18.7%50
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of place out of 50 by male-to-female sex ratio

Over-Education Sex Ratio by Place#43

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 Bessemer, selected other places in the South, and entities that contain Bessemer
Female
Male
1x0x1x2x3xFM#HuntsvilleEl PasoPlanoWinston-SalemMontgomeryLubbockAmarilloGreensboroMobileLittle RockBaton RougeTulsaLaredoJeffersonShreveportAlabamaGarlandAugusta-Richmond Co consolidated government (balance)Augusta-Richmon…Virginia BchSan AntonioTampaCharlotteBirminghamBirminghamMemphisArlingtonFayettevilleEast South CentralDallasSouthColumbusUnited StatesLouisvilleFort WorthLexington-FayetteOklahoma CityJacksonvilleNew OrleansRichmondSt. PetersburgHoustonArlingtonAustinHialeahAtlantaDurhamRaleighOrlandoBaltimoreWashingtonNorfolkChesapeakeNashville-DavidsonIrvingMiamiCorpus ChristiBessemerBessemer-1.000000x-1.000000x3.002315x3.002315x3.00x1.854%1.85%5.567%5.57%1-1.000000x-1.000000x2.009188x2.009188x2.01x1.283%1.28%2.578%2.58%2-1.000000x-1.000000x1.983105x1.983105x1.98x3.218%3.22%6.382%6.38%3-1.000000x-1.000000x1.963383x1.963383x1.96x3.282%3.28%6.444%6.44%4-1.000000x-1.000000x1.904020x1.904020x1.90x2.417%2.42%4.601%4.60%5-1.000000x-1.000000x1.890578x1.890578x1.89x2.583%2.58%4.883%4.88%6-1.000000x-1.000000x1.861682x1.861682x1.86x1.434%1.43%2.670%2.67%7-1.000000x-1.000000x1.821816x1.821816x1.82x2.821%2.82%5.139%5.14%8-1.000000x-1.000000x1.802339x1.802339x1.80x2.164%2.16%3.900%3.90%9-1.000000x-1.000000x1.782054x1.782054x1.78x4.501%4.50%8.020%8.02%10-1.000000x-1.000000x1.757109x1.757109x1.76x3.757%3.76%6.601%6.60%11-1.000000x-1.000000x1.751336x1.751336x1.75x2.521%2.52%4.415%4.41%12-1.000000x-1.000000x1.712696x1.712696x1.71x0.884%0.88%1.515%1.51%13-1.000000x-1.000000x1.682992x1.682992x1.68x3.639%3.64%6.124%6.12%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.668073x1.668073x1.67x2.633%2.63%4.392%4.39%14-1.000000x-1.000000x1.664913x1.664913x1.66x1.909%1.91%3.178%3.18%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.662392x1.662392x1.66x1.002%1.00%1.666%1.67%15-1.000000x-1.000000x1.632483x1.632483x1.63x2.544%2.54%4.152%4.15%16-1.000000x-1.000000x1.631304x1.631304x1.63x2.267%2.27%3.699%3.70%17-1.000000x-1.000000x1.619938x1.619938x1.62x2.008%2.01%3.253%3.25%18-1.000000x-1.000000x1.614876x1.614876x1.61x3.864%3.86%6.240%6.24%19-1.000000x-1.000000x1.611479x1.611479x1.61x2.711%2.71%4.369%4.37%20-1.000000x-1.000000x1.594348x1.594348x1.59x2.910%2.91%4.640%4.64%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.585320x1.585320x1.59x2.860%2.86%4.535%4.53%21-1.000000x-1.000000x1.574064x1.574064x1.57x2.649%2.65%4.170%4.17%22-1.000000x-1.000000x1.561718x1.561718x1.56x1.823%1.82%2.847%2.85%23-1.000000x-1.000000x1.560363x1.560363x1.56x1.623%1.62%2.532%2.53%24-1.000000x-1.000000x1.558753x1.558753x1.56x2.048%2.05%3.192%3.19%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.557924x1.557924x1.56x3.024%3.02%4.710%4.71%25-1.000000x-1.000000x1.555780x1.555780x1.56x2.420%2.42%3.764%3.76%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.537979x1.537979x1.54x2.454%2.45%3.775%3.77%26-1.000000x-1.000000x1.526215x1.526215x1.53x2.660%2.66%4.060%4.06%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.506848x1.506848x1.51x2.644%2.64%3.984%3.98%27-1.000000x-1.000000x1.500806x1.500806x1.50x1.801%1.80%2.703%2.70%28-1.000000x-1.000000x1.495527x1.495527x1.50x5.248%5.25%7.848%7.85%29-1.000000x-1.000000x1.494864x1.494864x1.49x2.467%2.47%3.687%3.69%30-1.000000x-1.000000x1.486330x1.486330x1.49x1.862%1.86%2.767%2.77%31-1.000000x-1.000000x1.457008x1.457008x1.46x5.162%5.16%7.521%7.52%32-1.000000x-1.000000x1.417865x1.417865x1.42x3.936%3.94%5.581%5.58%33-1.000000x-1.000000x1.404817x1.404817x1.40x3.240%3.24%4.552%4.55%34-1.000000x-1.000000x1.395850x1.395850x1.40x3.345%3.34%4.669%4.67%35-1.000000x-1.000000x1.392955x1.392955x1.39x10.850%10.9%15.114%15.1%36-1.000000x-1.000000x1.383707x1.383707x1.38x4.434%4.43%6.135%6.14%37-1.000000x-1.000000x1.368836x1.368836x1.37x0.993%0.99%1.359%1.36%38-1.000000x-1.000000x1.322471x1.322471x1.32x6.307%6.31%8.340%8.34%39-1.000000x-1.000000x1.318603x1.318603x1.32x7.692%7.69%10.143%10.1%40-1.000000x-1.000000x1.305865x1.305865x1.31x4.182%4.18%5.461%5.46%41-1.000000x-1.000000x1.303775x1.303775x1.30x3.238%3.24%4.221%4.22%42-1.000000x-1.000000x1.303196x1.303196x1.30x4.332%4.33%5.645%5.65%43-1.000000x-1.000000x1.300117x1.300117x1.30x10.922%10.9%14.199%14.2%44-1.000000x-1.000000x1.275951x1.275951x1.28x2.647%2.65%3.377%3.38%45-1.000000x-1.000000x1.259903x1.259903x1.26x2.202%2.20%2.774%2.77%46-1.000000x-1.000000x1.254152x1.254152x1.25x4.014%4.01%5.034%5.03%47-1.000000x-1.000000x1.233763x1.233763x1.23x2.205%2.21%2.721%2.72%48-1.000000x-1.000000x1.230791x1.230791x1.23x3.649%3.65%4.491%4.49%49-1.000000x-1.000000x1.179274x1.179274x1.18x2.086%2.09%2.460%2.46%50-1.674547x-1.674547x1.67x1.000000x1.000000x1.074%1.07%0.642%0.64%-1.674547x-1.674547x1.67x1.000000x1.000000x1.074%1.07%0.642%0.64%
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of place out of 50 by male-to-female sex ratio

Educational Attainment by Place in the United States

There are 29,322 places in the United States. This section compares Bessemer to the 50 most populous places in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Bessemer. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 383,899.

No H.S. Diploma by Place#44

Percent of population 25 years of age and older without a high school diploma (or equivalent).
Scope: population of Bessemer, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Bessemer
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count#MiamiFresnoDallasLos AngelesHoustonClevelandEl PasoDetroitLong BeachOaklandNew YorkPhoenixFort WorthSan AntonioMilwaukeePhiladelphiaBessemer City School DistrictBessemerBessemerSan JoseChicagoBaltimoreLas VegasSacramentoMemphisTucsonArlingtonAlabamaEast South CentralOklahoma CityIndianapolisSouthBostonDenverTulsaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNashville-DavidsonWichitaSan FranciscoBirmingham and Hoover Metro AreaBirminghamSan DiegoMesaOmahaAustinLouisvilleCharlotteJacksonvilleColumbusJefferson CountyJeffersonMinneapolisAlbuquerqueKansas CityAtlantaWashingtonRaleighPortlandVirginia BeachVirginia BchColorado SpringsColorado SpgsSeattle25.837701%25.837701%25.8%82,57682.6k124.732204%24.732204%24.7%75,24675.2k224.656531%24.656531%24.7%201,900202k324.054764%24.054764%24.1%636,204636k422.636297%22.636297%22.6%326,041326k521.582420%21.582420%21.6%54,98155.0k621.390422%21.390422%21.4%88,91188.9k721.003600%21.003600%21.0%90,67890.7k820.544247%20.544247%20.5%62,70762.7k919.475074%19.475074%19.5%56,99457.0k1019.216077%19.216077%19.2%1,124,4811.12M1119.059912%19.059912%19.1%186,721187k1218.755272%18.755272%18.8%94,04494.0k1318.397606%18.397606%18.4%167,299167k1417.485105%17.485105%17.5%63,80063.8k1517.390838%17.390838%17.4%180,039180k1617.261646%17.261646%17.3%3,17217.261646%17.261646%17.3%3,17217.116159%17.116159%17.1%116,369116k1716.905373%16.905373%16.9%309,770310k1816.548703%16.548703%16.5%69,83969.8k1916.452623%16.452623%16.5%67,69367.7k2016.276659%16.276659%16.3%51,98052.0k2116.013390%16.013390%16.0%66,73166.7k2215.587550%15.587550%15.6%51,09151.1k2315.406412%15.406412%15.4%37,08237.1k2415.209259%15.209259%15.2%496,036496k15.109088%15.109088%15.1%1,905,0301.91M14.746136%14.746136%14.7%59,32459.3k2514.507103%14.507103%14.5%80,02880.0k2614.392758%14.392758%14.4%11,511,24211.5M14.325556%14.325556%14.3%63,64263.6k2713.638703%13.638703%13.6%63,86563.9k2813.030453%13.030453%13.0%33,97034.0k2913.020590%13.020590%13.0%27,818,38027.8M12.757874%12.757874%12.8%55,74455.7k3012.568464%12.568464%12.6%31,23131.2k3112.559735%12.559735%12.6%84,02484.0k3212.549403%12.549403%12.5%97,35397.4k12.495849%12.495849%12.5%115,528116k3312.217042%12.217042%12.2%37,94137.9k3412.198899%12.198899%12.2%35,05035.1k3512.000833%12.000833%12.0%73,14773.1k3611.956157%11.956157%12.0%49,49049.5k3711.553484%11.553484%11.6%61,37861.4k3811.488796%11.488796%11.5%65,89165.9k3911.226988%11.226988%11.2%61,30861.3k4011.005230%11.005230%11.0%49,09449.1k10.958428%10.958428%11.0%29,34729.3k4110.937441%10.937441%10.9%40,85940.9k4210.852627%10.852627%10.9%34,34934.3k4310.536277%10.536277%10.5%32,40032.4k4410.045421%10.045421%10.0%46,51046.5k458.738650%8.738650%8.7%25,06025.1k468.420098%8.420098%8.4%38,17938.2k476.790677%6.790677%6.8%20,44720.4k486.610646%6.610646%6.6%19,21119.2k496.099576%6.099576%6.1%30,04230.0k50
Count number of people in category
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older without a high school diploma (or equivalent).

Bachelor's Degrees by Place#45

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..
Scope: population of Bessemer, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Bessemer
0%20%40%60%Count#SeattleWashingtonSan FranciscoRaleighAtlantaAustinMinneapolisPortlandBostonDenverSan DiegoCharlotteSan JoseOaklandColorado SpringsColorado SpgsNashville-DavidsonChicagoNew YorkColumbusOmahaVirginia BeachVirginia BchAlbuquerqueKansas CityLos AngelesJefferson CountyJeffersonHoustonDallasTulsaSacramentoUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesBaltimoreLong BeachOklahoma CityArlingtonIndianapolisWichitaBirmingham and Hoover Metro AreaBirminghamLouisvilleSouthFort WorthPhoenixJacksonvillePhiladelphiaTucsonMesaSan AntonioMemphisMiamiAlabamaEast South CentralEl PasoMilwaukeeLas VegasFresnoClevelandDetroitBessemer City School DistrictBessemerBessemer60.416303%60.416303%60.4%297,566298k155.360186%55.360186%55.4%256,316256k254.793235%54.793235%54.8%366,564367k349.199364%49.199364%49.2%141,090141k448.281839%48.281839%48.3%148,471148k547.708346%47.708346%47.7%290,790291k647.670489%47.670489%47.7%127,663128k746.950667%46.950667%47.0%212,887213k846.377869%46.377869%46.4%206,036206k945.718966%45.718966%45.7%214,085214k1043.550297%43.550297%43.6%402,636403k1141.989192%41.989192%42.0%223,068223k1240.175296%40.175296%40.2%273,143273k1339.721375%39.721375%39.7%116,245116k1437.845613%37.845613%37.8%109,982110k1537.627764%37.627764%37.6%164,410164k1636.546320%36.546320%36.5%669,666670k1736.220225%36.220225%36.2%2,119,5252.12M1834.813955%34.813955%34.8%190,111190k1934.651487%34.651487%34.7%99,56199.6k2034.242322%34.242322%34.2%103,105103k2133.751907%33.751907%33.8%126,087126k2232.996107%32.996107%33.0%104,434104k2332.470816%32.470816%32.5%858,793859k2431.440247%31.440247%31.4%140,254140k31.153001%31.153001%31.2%448,711449k2531.010808%31.010808%31.0%253,932254k2630.736449%30.736449%30.7%80,12980.1k2730.677965%30.677965%30.7%97,97198.0k2830.315023%30.315023%30.3%64,767,78764.8M29.719611%29.719611%29.7%125,423125k2929.497525%29.497525%29.5%90,03590.0k3029.343627%29.343627%29.3%118,050118k3129.302594%29.302594%29.3%70,52970.5k3228.985384%28.985384%29.0%159,897160k3328.877567%28.877567%28.9%71,75771.8k3428.846496%28.846496%28.8%223,779224k28.252913%28.252913%28.3%116,947117k3528.191926%28.191926%28.2%22,547,73422.5M27.594445%27.594445%27.6%138,366138k3627.352542%27.352542%27.4%267,960268k3727.049958%27.049958%27.0%155,138155k3826.349720%26.349720%26.3%272,786273k3925.763345%25.763345%25.8%84,44484.4k4025.634825%25.634825%25.6%79,61179.6k4125.248199%25.248199%25.2%229,595230k4225.090708%25.090708%25.1%104,558105k4324.957211%24.957211%25.0%79,76279.8k4424.010366%24.010366%24.0%783,076783k23.710569%23.710569%23.7%2,989,5482.99M23.604502%23.604502%23.6%98,11498.1k4523.517740%23.517740%23.5%85,81285.8k4622.410206%22.410206%22.4%92,20592.2k4720.457660%20.457660%20.5%62,24162.2k4816.073076%16.073076%16.1%40,94640.9k4913.833543%13.833543%13.8%59,72359.7k5013.436003%13.436003%13.4%2,46913.436003%13.436003%13.4%2,469
Count number of people in category
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..

Very Advanced Degrees by Place#46

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a professional or doctorate degree (e.g., MBA, PhD, or MD).
Scope: population of Bessemer, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Bessemer
0%5%10%Count#WashingtonSeattleSan FranciscoBostonAtlantaSan DiegoMinneapolisOaklandPortlandDenverAustinBaltimoreRaleighJefferson CountyJeffersonAlbuquerqueNashville-DavidsonNew YorkChicagoMiamiOmahaHoustonLos AngelesSacramentoDallasBirmingham and Hoover Metro AreaBirminghamPhiladelphiaSan JoseCharlotteKansas CityTulsaColumbusMemphisUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesColorado SpringsColorado SpgsLouisvilleLong BeachIndianapolisSouthOklahoma CityTucsonVirginia BeachVirginia BchPhoenixSan AntonioEast South CentralWichitaAlabamaLas VegasFresnoArlingtonJacksonvilleFort WorthMesaMilwaukeeClevelandEl PasoDetroitBessemer City School DistrictBessemerBessemer12.461852%12.461852%12.5%57,69857.7k18.674060%8.674060%8.7%42,72242.7k27.558053%7.558053%7.6%50,56350.6k37.340604%7.340604%7.3%32,61132.6k47.298648%7.298648%7.3%22,44422.4k56.404220%6.404220%6.4%59,20959.2k66.241155%6.241155%6.2%16,71416.7k76.054994%6.054994%6.1%17,72017.7k85.991262%5.991262%6.0%27,16627.2k95.725842%5.725842%5.7%26,81226.8k105.293216%5.293216%5.3%32,26332.3k114.934352%4.934352%4.9%20,82420.8k124.783940%4.783940%4.8%13,71913.7k134.778557%4.778557%4.8%21,31721.3k4.747169%4.747169%4.7%17,73417.7k144.499036%4.499036%4.5%19,65819.7k154.490298%4.490298%4.5%262,762263k164.485379%4.485379%4.5%82,18982.2k174.063580%4.063580%4.1%12,98713.0k184.059919%4.059919%4.1%11,66511.7k194.001816%4.001816%4.0%57,64057.6k203.968028%3.968028%4.0%104,947105k213.936083%3.936083%3.9%12,57012.6k223.855041%3.855041%3.9%31,56731.6k233.722037%3.722037%3.7%28,87428.9k3.720350%3.720350%3.7%38,51538.5k243.718608%3.718608%3.7%25,28225.3k253.490252%3.490252%3.5%18,54218.5k263.435344%3.435344%3.4%10,87310.9k273.421980%3.421980%3.4%8,921283.353556%3.353556%3.4%18,31318.3k293.351171%3.351171%3.4%13,96514.0k303.336158%3.336158%3.3%7,127,6737.13M3.304119%3.304119%3.3%9,602313.276890%3.276890%3.3%13,56413.6k323.202514%3.202514%3.2%9,775333.103434%3.103434%3.1%17,12017.1k343.064699%3.064699%3.1%2,451,1282.45M3.057653%3.057653%3.1%12,30112.3k353.025921%3.025921%3.0%9,918362.952136%2.952136%3.0%8,889372.945022%2.945022%2.9%28,85128.9k382.604272%2.604272%2.6%23,68223.7k392.593020%2.593020%2.6%326,941327k2.519246%2.519246%2.5%6,260402.509806%2.509806%2.5%81,85581.9k2.506307%2.506307%2.5%10,31210.3k412.504906%2.504906%2.5%7,621422.314576%2.314576%2.3%5,571432.288483%2.288483%2.3%13,12513.1k442.234224%2.234224%2.2%11,20311.2k452.055977%2.055977%2.1%6,385462.043126%2.043126%2.0%7,455471.927780%1.927780%1.9%4,911481.889534%1.889534%1.9%7,854491.318660%1.318660%1.3%5,693500.887027%0.887027%0.9%1630.887027%0.887027%0.9%163
Count number of people in category
# rank of place out of 50 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 Place#47

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 Bessemer, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Bessemer
Female
Male
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F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of place out of 50 by male-to-female sex ratio

Over-Education Sex Ratio by Place#48

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 Bessemer, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Bessemer
Female
Male
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F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of place out of 50 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)

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State:
Alabama
County:
Jefferson
Metro Area:
Birmingham Area
ZIP Codes:
35020, 35022, 35023, 35111, 35211, 35226, 35244
Unified School District:
Bessemer
Congressional Districts:
AL-6, AL-7
State Senate Districts:
AL-14, AL-16, AL-18, AL-19
State House Districts:
AL-15, AL-46, AL-56, AL-57
Neighboring Cities:
Birmingham, Brighton, Helena, Hoover, Hueytown, Lipscomb
Nearby Cities:
Fairfield, Homewood, Midfield, Pleasant Grove
Nearby Towns:
Lake View, North Johns
Nearby Unincorporated Places:
Concord, Edgewater, McDonald Chapel, Rock Creek