Educational Attainment in Los Altos, California (City)

Educational Attainment#1

Highest level of education among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of California and Los Altos
Los Altos
California
0%20%40%60%80%CountHigher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma285.972551%39.805518%85.972551%86.0%18,16618.2k12.612399%42.299478%12.612399%12.6%2,6651.415050%17.895004%1.415050%1.4%299
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 California at large.
Scope: population of California and Los Altos
-100%0%+100%%ref.Higher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2115.981491%115.981491%+116.0%85.973%86.0%39.806%39.8%-70.183085%-70.183085%-70.2%12.612%12.6%42.299%42.3%-92.092487%-92.092487%-92.1%1.415%1.42%17.895%17.9%
% percentage with given level in Los Altos
ref. percentage with given level in California
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 California and Los Altos
Los Altos
California
0%5%10%15%20%25%30%CountDoctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None8.542357%1.553873%8.542357%8.5%1,8059.025083%2.339612%9.025083%9.0%1,90730.056791%8.004438%30.056791%30.1%6,35133.298628%20.098459%33.298628%33.3%7,0365.049692%7.809137%5.049692%5.0%1,0678.272598%21.712411%8.272598%8.3%1,7484.339801%20.587067%4.339801%4.3%9170.908661%8.015551%0.908661%0.9%1920.085187%7.245508%0.085187%0.1%180.421202%2.633944%0.421202%0.4%89
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 California at large.
Scope: population of California and Los Altos
0%%ref.Doctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None449.746290%449.746290%+449.7%8.542%8.54%1.554%1.55%285.751320%285.751320%+285.8%9.025%9.03%2.340%2.34%275.501594%275.501594%+275.5%30.057%30.1%8.004%8.00%65.677516%65.677516%+65.7%33.299%33.3%20.098%20.1%-35.336101%-35.336101%-35.3%5.050%5.05%7.809%7.81%-61.899219%-61.899219%-61.9%8.273%8.27%21.712%21.7%-78.919770%-78.919770%-78.9%4.340%4.34%20.587%20.6%-88.663778%-88.663778%-88.7%0.909%0.91%8.016%8.02%-98.824279%-98.824279%-98.8%0.085%0.09%7.246%7.25%-84.008695%-84.008695%-84.0%0.421%0.42%2.634%2.63%
% percentage with given level in Los Altos
ref. percentage with given level in California
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 California and Los Altos
More Females More Males
California
Los Altos
40%20%0%FMHigher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2-2.736892%6.601158%6.601158%7%83.390%83.4%88.894%88.9%-54.708076%-54.708076%55%1.052878%15.121%15.1%9.774%9.77%-11.828746%-11.828746%12%3.589745%1.489%1.49%1.331%1.33%
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 California and Los Altos
More Females More Males
California
Los Altos
200%100%0%100%FMDoctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None114.643883%62.216475%114.643883%115%5.555%5.55%11.923%11.9%17.363342%27.321395%17.363342%17%8.345%8.35%9.794%9.79%-5.376090%29.852286%29.852286%30%26.364%26.4%34.234%34.2%-26.583592%-2.826732%-26.583592%27%36.938%36.9%29.181%29.2%-64.460480%-19.751149%-64.460480%64%6.188%6.19%3.762%3.76%-62.027360%-2.332866%-62.027360%62%10.084%10.1%6.224%6.22%-41.878536%-41.878536%42%4.688616%5.037%5.04%3.551%3.55%8.515272%15.051389%8.515272%9%0.874%0.87%0.948%0.95%-209.370542%-2.660848%-209.370542%209%0.125%0.12%0.040%0.04%-42.986385%-12.192483%-42.986385%43%0.490%0.49%0.343%0.34%
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 California and Los Altos
Los Altos
California
0%10%20%30%40%B.X.Total65+45-6435-4425-3431.487715%16.703416%31.487715%31.5%1,8715,94231.205376%19.171550%31.205376%31.2%2,9729,52435.996196%20.966282%35.996196%36.0%1,5144,20646.570645%23.856800%46.570645%46.6%6791,458
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 California at large.
Scope: population of California and Los Altos
0%20%40%60%80%%ref.65+45-6435-4425-3488.510631%88.510631%88.5%31.488%31.5%16.703%16.7%62.769185%62.769185%62.8%31.205%31.2%19.172%19.2%71.686117%71.686117%71.7%35.996%36.0%20.966%21.0%95.209102%95.209102%95.2%46.571%46.6%23.857%23.9%
% percentage in Los Altos with a Bachelor's degree
ref percentage in California 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 California and Los Altos
More Females More Males
California
Los Altos
20%10%0%10%20%FM65+45-6435-4425-34-29.995080%-29.995080%30.0%26.351842%35.309%35.3%27.162%27.2%-22.318764%-2.541933%-22.318764%22.3%34.294%34.3%28.037%28.0%-21.572475%-10.125108%-21.572475%21.6%39.176%39.2%32.225%32.2%-27.563290%-19.298435%-27.563290%27.6%50.314%50.3%39.442%39.4%
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 California and Los Altos
Los Altos
California
$0k$50k$100k$150kCount%Graduate Degree1Bachelor's DegreeSome CollegeNo H.S. Diploma2Total$156,744.000000$80,616.000000$156,744.000000$156.7k10,06310.1k47.624%47.6%$102,702.000000$57,109.000000$102,702.000000$102.7k7,03633.299%33.3%$51,917.000000$36,592.000000$51,917.000000$51.9k2,81513.322%13.3%$24,821.000000$20,384.000000$24,821.000000$24.8k2991.415%1.42%$123,206.000000$37,777.000000$123,206.000000$123.2k21,13021.1k100.000%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 California and Los Altos
Female Male
California
Los Altos
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
$100k$0k$100k$200kFMGraduate Degree1Bachelor's DegreeSome CollegeH.S. Diploma2Total$-105,724.000000$-66,747.000000$-105,724.000000$105.7k$105,724.000000$95,589.000000$66,747.000000$33,223.000000$201,313.000000$201.3k4,5165,547$-53,173.000000$-48,731.000000$-53,173.000000$53.2k$53,173.000000$98,091.000000$48,731.000000$19,334.000000$151,264.000000$151.3k4,1432,893$-45,101.000000$-31,054.000000$-45,101.000000$45.1k$45,101.000000$16,811.000000$31,054.000000$11,675.000000$61,912.000000$61.9k1,825990$-22,917.000000$-23,549.000000$-22,917.000000$22.9k$22,917.000000$40,769.000000$23,549.000000$8,576.000000$63,686.000000$63.7k565352$-75,296.000000$-32,047.000000$-75,296.000000$75.3k$75,296.000000$96,279.000000$32,047.000000$10,374.000000$171,575.000000$171.6k11,21611.2k9,914
F females with given highest level of educational attainment
M males with given highest level of educational attainment
1or professional degree 2H.S. = High School

Employment by Educational Attainment#12

Percentage of population that is employed by highest level of educational attainment among the population aged 25 to 64 years old.
Scope: population of California and Los Altos
Los Altos
California
0%20%40%60%80%CountBachelor's Degree1Some College2H.S. Diploma3No H.S. Diploma377.753696%81.300190%77.753696%77.8%10,04510.0k60.579196%71.525780%60.579196%60.6%1,02559.168704%65.779209%59.168704%59.2%24236.309524%58.738647%36.309524%36.3%61
Count employed people with given educational attainment aged 25 to 64 years old
1or higher 2two or four year institution 3H.S. = High School

Lacking High School Diploma By Race#13

Percent of racial or ethnic group lacking a high school diploma (or equivalent).
Scope: population of California and Los Altos
Female Male
California
Los Altos
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
20%0%20%MFWhite1BlackAsianHispanic2Other1-1.145903%-5.351288%-1.145903%1.1%1.145903%0.169310%5.351288%0.423376%1.315213%1.3%9086-0.000000%-10.000000%-10.335487%-10.000000%10.0%0.000000%10.335487%2.040428%0.000000%0.0%02-1.018410%-0.921454%-11.166881%-3.548092%-1.939864%1.9%1.018410%11.166881%1.018410%1.0%2660-5.428571%-37.751604%-5.428571%5.4%5.428571%0.475488%37.751604%1.892654%5.904059%5.9%1619-0.000000%-34.480599%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%2.173913%34.480599%1.424590%2.173913%2.2%60
M number of males in category
F number of females in category
1non-Hispanic 2excluding black and Asian Hispanics

College Graduates By Race#14

Percent of racial or ethnic group with a bachelor's degree or higher.
Scope: population of California and Los Altos
Female Male
California
Los Altos
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
50%0%50%MFWhite1BlackAsianHispanic2Other1-75.976016%-40.378508%-75.976016%76.0%75.976016%8.621383%40.378508%2.722690%84.597399%84.6%5,7895,702-70.000000%-21.853035%-2.540023%-70.000000%70.0%70.000000%3.684211%21.853035%73.684211%73.7%1414-82.153249%-49.185341%-82.153249%82.2%82.153249%6.605074%49.185341%2.667990%88.758324%88.8%2,2662,541-58.857143%-10.824351%-1.862478%-58.857143%58.9%58.857143%12.360569%10.824351%71.217712%71.2%193206-76.449275%-0.743707%-12.876045%-2.183291%-77.192982%77.2%76.449275%12.876045%76.449275%76.4%211264
M number of males in category
F number of females in category
1non-Hispanic 2excluding black and Asian Hispanics

Map of Educational Attainment by Neighborhood in Los Altos

Coarse: Post-Secondary Degree Educational Attainment by Neighborhood#15

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
76.9%78.9%80.9%82.9%84.9%86.9%

Coarse: High School Diploma Educational Attainment by Neighborhood#16

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
12.2%13.3%14.4%15.4%16.5%17.6%

Coarse: No High School Diploma Educational Attainment by Neighborhood#17

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.8%1.8%2.7%3.7%4.6%5.6%

Detailed: Doctorate Degree Educational Attainment by Neighborhood#18

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
6.3%8.1%9.9%11.6%13.4%15.2%

Detailed: Professional Degree Educational Attainment by Neighborhood#19

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
4.7%5.5%6.3%7.1%7.8%8.6%

Detailed: Master's Degree Educational Attainment by Neighborhood#20

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
24.8%26.2%27.5%28.8%30.1%31.4%

Detailed: Bachelor's Degree Educational Attainment by Neighborhood#21

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
24.1%26.7%29.3%31.8%34.4%37.0%

Detailed: Associate's Degree Educational Attainment by Neighborhood#22

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
3.08%3.50%3.91%4.32%4.73%5.14%

Detailed: Some College Educational Attainment by Neighborhood#23

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
7.8%8.6%9.3%10.0%10.8%11.5%

Detailed: High School Diploma or Equivalent Educational Attainment by Neighborhood#24

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
4.2%4.9%5.5%6.2%6.8%7.4%

Detailed: Some High School Educational Attainment by Neighborhood#25

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.63%0.93%1.23%1.52%1.82%2.12%

Detailed: Less than High School Educational Attainment by Neighborhood#26

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.0%0.7%1.4%2.1%2.8%3.6%

Detailed: None Educational Attainment by Neighborhood#27

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.000%0.046%0.092%0.139%0.185%0.232%
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Map of Educational Attainment by Tract in Los Altos

Coarse: Post-Secondary Degree Educational Attainment by Tract#28

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
64%70%75%80%85%91%

Coarse: High School Diploma Educational Attainment by Tract#29

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
6.9%10.7%14.5%18.3%22.0%25.8%

Coarse: No High School Diploma Educational Attainment by Tract#30

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.0%3.8%7.5%11.3%15.0%18.8%

Detailed: Doctorate Degree Educational Attainment by Tract#31

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
5.8%7.7%9.6%11.5%13.3%15.2%

Detailed: Professional Degree Educational Attainment by Tract#32

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
2.5%4.6%6.6%8.6%10.7%12.7%

Detailed: Master's Degree Educational Attainment by Tract#33

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
24.3%26.6%28.8%31.0%33.3%35.6%

Detailed: Bachelor's Degree Educational Attainment by Tract#34

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
23.2%26.4%29.5%32.7%35.8%39.0%

Detailed: Associate's Degree Educational Attainment by Tract#35

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
2.0%3.4%4.9%6.3%7.7%9.2%

Detailed: Some College Educational Attainment by Tract#36

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
3.4%5.3%7.2%9.0%10.9%12.8%

Detailed: High School Diploma or Equivalent Educational Attainment by Tract#37

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
2.6%5.8%8.9%12.0%15.1%18.3%

Detailed: Some High School Educational Attainment by Tract#38

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.0%1.1%2.2%3.2%4.3%5.4%

Detailed: Less than High School Educational Attainment by Tract#39

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.0%2.6%5.1%7.7%10.2%12.8%

Detailed: None Educational Attainment by Tract#40

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.00%0.21%0.42%0.63%0.84%1.06%
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Educational Attainment by Neighborhood in Los Altos

There are 6 neighborhoods that are fully or partially contained within Los Altos (0 fully and 6 partially). This section compares all 6 of those to each other, Los Altos, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Los Altos.

No H.S. Diploma by Neighborhood#41

Percent of population 25 years of age and older without a high school diploma (or equivalent).
Scope: population of Los Altos, selected neighborhoods in Los Altos, and entities that contain Los Altos
0%5%10%15%Count#CaliforniaPacificWestSan Jose, Sunnyvale, and Santa Clara Metro AreaSan Jose AreaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSanta Clara CountySanta ClaraSaint Francis Acres NeighborhoodSt Francis AcresGemello Park NeighborhoodGemello ParkMonroe Park NeighborhoodMonroe ParkOak Valley NeighborhoodOak ValleyLos AltosBlossom Valley NeighborhoodBlossom VlyLoyola NeighborhoodLoyola17.895004%17.895004%17.9%4,572,9634.57M15.692232%15.692232%15.7%5,422,9325.42M14.435746%14.435746%14.4%7,178,2187.18M13.172285%13.172285%13.2%174,062174k13.020590%13.020590%13.0%27,818,38027.8M12.928824%12.928824%12.9%166,105166k5.568606%5.568606%5.6%495015.490809%5.490809%5.5%6824.493170%4.493170%4.5%1532.485387%2.485387%2.5%353641.415050%1.415050%1.4%2991.093750%1.093750%1.1%250.861220%0.861220%0.9%19206
Count number of people in category
# rank of neighborhood out of 6 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older without a high school diploma (or equivalent).

Bachelor's Degrees by Neighborhood#42

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..
Scope: population of Los Altos, selected neighborhoods in Los Altos, and entities that contain Los Altos
0%20%40%60%80%Count#Loyola NeighborhoodLoyolaLos AltosOak Valley NeighborhoodOak ValleyBlossom Valley NeighborhoodBlossom VlyMonroe Park NeighborhoodMonroe ParkGemello Park NeighborhoodGemello ParkSaint Francis Acres NeighborhoodSt Francis AcresSanta Clara CountySanta ClaraSan Jose, Sunnyvale, and Santa Clara Metro AreaSan Jose AreaPacificCaliforniaWestUnited States of AmericaUnited States82.996151%82.996151%83.0%1,9241,925180.922858%80.922858%80.9%17,09917.1k80.286634%80.286634%80.3%1,1531,154277.343750%77.343750%77.3%170377.030913%77.030913%77.0%259260471.998230%71.998230%72.0%894571.793107%71.793107%71.8%641642649.103299%49.103299%49.1%630,862631k48.266872%48.266872%48.3%637,811638k32.107540%32.107540%32.1%11,095,74511.1M31.996381%31.996381%32.0%8,176,4878.18M31.501368%31.501368%31.5%15,664,15015.7M30.315023%30.315023%30.3%64,767,78764.8M
Count number of people in category
# rank of neighborhood out of 6 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..

Very Advanced Degrees by Neighborhood#43

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a professional or doctorate degree (e.g., MBA, PhD, or MD).
Scope: population of Los Altos, selected neighborhoods in Los Altos, and entities that contain Los Altos
0%5%10%15%20%Count#Monroe Park NeighborhoodMonroe ParkLos AltosBlossom Valley NeighborhoodBlossom VlyLoyola NeighborhoodLoyolaOak Valley NeighborhoodOak ValleyGemello Park NeighborhoodGemello ParkSaint Francis Acres NeighborhoodSt Francis AcresSanta Clara CountySanta ClaraSan Jose, Sunnyvale, and Santa Clara Metro AreaSan Jose AreaCaliforniaPacificWestUnited States of AmericaUnited States21.459382%21.459382%21.5%72117.567440%17.567440%17.6%3,71217.421875%17.421875%17.4%38216.461121%16.461121%16.5%381382314.920826%14.920826%14.9%214414.675594%14.675594%14.7%182514.572316%14.572316%14.6%13066.177550%6.177550%6.2%79,36779.4k6.061633%6.061633%6.1%80,10080.1k3.893484%3.893484%3.9%994,957995k3.803905%3.803905%3.8%1,314,5561.31M3.594387%3.594387%3.6%1,787,3201.79M3.336158%3.336158%3.3%7,127,6737.13M
Count number of people in category
# rank of neighborhood out of 6 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#44

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 Los Altos, selected neighborhoods in Los Altos, and entities that contain Los Altos
Female
Male
4x2x0x2xFM#St Francis AcresGemello ParkMonroe ParkOak ValleyUnited StatesWestPacificCaliforniaSan Jose AreaSanta ClaraLos AltosBlossom VlyLoyola-1.000000x-1.000000x2.624752x2.624752x2.62x3.009%3.01%7.898%7.90%1-1.000000x-1.000000x2.610495x2.610495x2.61x2.980%2.98%7.780%7.78%2-1.000000x-1.000000x2.383539x2.383539x2.38x2.678%2.68%6.383%6.38%3-1.000000x-1.000000x1.187284x1.187284x1.19x2.292%2.29%2.722%2.72%4-1.000000x-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-1.000000x1.035897x1.035897x1.04x17.587%17.6%18.218%18.2%-1.100976x-1.100976x1.10x1.000000x1.000000x13.802%13.8%12.537%12.5%-1.110312x-1.110312x1.11x1.000000x1.000000x13.602%13.6%12.250%12.3%-1.118287x-1.118287x1.12x1.000000x1.000000x1.489%1.49%1.331%1.33%-3.317460x-3.317460x3.32x1.000000x1.000000x1.637%1.64%0.493%0.49%5-5.364655x-5.364655x5.36x1.000000x1.000000x1.410%1.41%0.263%0.26%6
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of neighborhood out of 6 by male-to-female sex ratio

Over-Education Sex Ratio by Neighborhood#45

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 Los Altos, selected neighborhoods in Los Altos, and entities that contain Los Altos
Female
Male
1x0x1xFM#Blossom VlyLoyolaOak ValleyMonroe ParkLos AltosUnited StatesSanta ClaraSan Jose AreaWestPacificCaliforniaGemello ParkSt Francis Acres-1.000000x-1.000000x1.937622x1.937622x1.94x12.054%12.1%23.355%23.4%1-1.000000x-1.000000x1.899991x1.899991x1.90x11.509%11.5%21.867%21.9%2-1.000000x-1.000000x1.896802x1.896802x1.90x10.636%10.6%20.173%20.2%3-1.000000x-1.000000x1.849743x1.849743x1.85x15.152%15.2%28.026%28.0%4-1.000000x-1.000000x1.562381x1.562381x1.56x13.900%13.9%21.717%21.7%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.526215x1.526215x1.53x2.660%2.66%4.060%4.06%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.513974x1.513974x1.51x4.919%4.92%7.447%7.45%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.511752x1.511752x1.51x4.831%4.83%7.303%7.30%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.478410x1.478410x1.48x2.911%2.91%4.304%4.30%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.418171x1.418171x1.42x3.158%3.16%4.478%4.48%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.400935x1.400935x1.40x3.256%3.26%4.561%4.56%-1.061933x-1.061933x1.06x1.000000x1.000000x15.137%15.1%14.255%14.3%5-1.072642x-1.072642x1.07x1.000000x1.000000x15.108%15.1%14.085%14.1%6
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of neighborhood out of 6 by male-to-female sex ratio

Educational Attainment by Place in the San Jose Area

There are 29 places in the San Jose Area. This section compares Los Altos to all of the places in the San Jose Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Los Altos.

No H.S. Diploma by Place#46

Percent of population 25 years of age and older without a high school diploma (or equivalent).
Scope: population of Los Altos, selected other places in the San Jose Area, and entities that contain Los Altos
0%10%20%30%Count#Alum RockHollisterSan MartinGilroyCaliforniaSan JoseBurbankPacificWestFruitdaleSan Jose, Sunnyvale, and Santa Clara Metro AreaSan Jose AreaAromasUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSanta Clara CountySanta ClaraMilpitasSan Juan BautistaTres PinosMorgan HillEast FoothillsE FoothillsSunnyvaleSanta ClaraCambrian ParkMountain ViewCampbellLos GatosRidgemarkCupertinoPalo AltoSaratogaLos Altos HillsLos Altos HlsLos AltosMonte SerenoLoyolaLexington HillsLexington HlsStanford30.017570%30.017570%30.0%2,221125.424033%25.424033%25.4%5,666222.092786%22.092786%22.1%1,081322.010793%22.010793%22.0%7,056417.895004%17.895004%17.9%4,572,9634.57M17.116159%17.116159%17.1%116,369116k516.486024%16.486024%16.5%578615.692232%15.692232%15.7%5,422,9325.42M14.435746%14.435746%14.4%7,178,2187.18M13.275613%13.275613%13.3%92713.172285%13.172285%13.2%174,062174k13.170732%13.170732%13.2%216813.020590%13.020590%13.0%27,818,38027.8M12.928824%12.928824%12.9%166,105166k12.864988%12.864988%12.9%6,653911.868852%11.868852%11.9%1811010.864198%10.864198%10.9%441110.079859%10.079859%10.1%2,739129.055959%9.055959%9.1%424138.667084%8.667084%8.7%9,273148.465443%8.465443%8.5%7,038158.421948%8.421948%8.4%198167.296167%7.296167%7.3%4,154176.424026%6.424026%6.4%1,908183.048176%3.048176%3.0%677192.912206%2.912206%2.9%68202.890103%2.890103%2.9%1,180212.643293%2.643293%2.6%1,253222.416041%2.416041%2.4%541232.410800%2.410800%2.4%150241.415050%1.415050%1.4%299251.244652%1.244652%1.2%32261.086957%1.086957%1.1%26271.006356%1.006356%1.0%19280.670323%0.670323%0.7%3329
Count number of people in category
# rank of place out of 29 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older without a high school diploma (or equivalent).

Bachelor's Degrees by Place#47

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..
Scope: population of Los Altos, selected other places in the San Jose Area, and entities that contain Los Altos
0%20%40%60%80%Count#StanfordLos Altos HillsLos Altos HlsLoyolaLos AltosPalo AltoSaratogaCupertinoMonte SerenoLexington HillsLexington HlsMountain ViewLos GatosSunnyvaleSanta ClaraCampbellSanta Clara CountySanta ClaraSan Jose, Sunnyvale, and Santa Clara Metro AreaSan Jose AreaMilpitasEast FoothillsE FoothillsSan JoseMorgan HillCambrian ParkRidgemarkFruitdalePacificCaliforniaWestAromasUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesBurbankGilroySan MartinTres PinosSan Juan BautistaHollisterAlum Rock95.003047%95.003047%95.0%4,677184.586950%84.586950%84.6%5,263283.528428%83.528428%83.5%1,998380.922858%80.922858%80.9%17,09917.1k479.980170%79.980170%80.0%37,91337.9k576.973919%76.973919%77.0%17,23617.2k676.604864%76.604864%76.6%31,27731.3k774.329055%74.329055%74.3%1,911865.730932%65.730932%65.7%1,241965.719956%65.719956%65.7%37,41737.4k1065.502026%65.502026%65.5%14,54814.5k1161.603312%61.603312%61.6%65,91065.9k1256.660011%56.660011%56.7%47,10647.1k1351.547086%51.547086%51.5%15,31015.3k1449.103299%49.103299%49.1%630,862631k48.266872%48.266872%48.3%637,811638k45.250802%45.250802%45.3%23,40123.4k1542.353695%42.353695%42.4%1,9831640.175296%40.175296%40.2%273,143273k1740.131748%40.131748%40.1%10,90510.9k1836.537644%36.537644%36.5%8591936.274090%36.274090%36.3%8472033.621934%33.621934%33.6%2332132.107540%32.107540%32.1%11,095,74511.1M31.996381%31.996381%32.0%8,176,4878.18M31.501368%31.501368%31.5%15,664,15015.7M30.365854%30.365854%30.4%4982230.315023%30.315023%30.3%64,767,78764.8M30.262407%30.262407%30.3%1,0612325.585676%25.585676%25.6%8,2022424.770080%24.770080%24.8%1,2122524.691358%24.691358%24.7%1002624.131148%24.131148%24.1%3682715.022884%15.022884%15.0%3,3482813.515340%13.515340%13.5%1,00029
Count number of people in category
# rank of place out of 29 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..

Very Advanced Degrees by Place#48

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a professional or doctorate degree (e.g., MBA, PhD, or MD).
Scope: population of Los Altos, selected other places in the San Jose Area, and entities that contain Los Altos
0%10%20%Count#StanfordLos Altos HillsLos Altos HlsPalo AltoMonte SerenoLos AltosLoyolaSaratogaMountain ViewCupertinoLos GatosLexington HillsLexington HlsSunnyvaleSanta Clara CountySanta ClaraSan Jose, Sunnyvale, and Santa Clara Metro AreaSan Jose AreaFruitdaleSanta ClaraCampbellMorgan HillCaliforniaEast FoothillsE FoothillsPacificBurbankCambrian ParkSan JoseWestSan MartinRidgemarkUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMilpitasAromasGilroySan Juan BautistaHollisterTres PinosAlum Rock29.595775%29.595775%29.6%1,457123.625844%23.625844%23.6%1,470222.334029%22.334029%22.3%10,58710.6k320.847919%20.847919%20.8%536417.567440%17.567440%17.6%3,712516.847826%16.847826%16.8%403612.330297%12.330297%12.3%2,761712.312502%12.312502%12.3%7,010811.411007%11.411007%11.4%4,65999.770374%9.770374%9.8%2,170109.533898%9.533898%9.5%180117.181912%7.181912%7.2%7,684126.177550%6.177550%6.2%79,36779.4k6.061633%6.061633%6.1%80,10080.1k5.483405%5.483405%5.5%38135.182949%5.182949%5.2%4,309144.898825%4.898825%4.9%1,455154.143819%4.143819%4.1%1,126163.893484%3.893484%3.9%994,957995k3.865869%3.865869%3.9%181173.803905%3.803905%3.8%1,314,5561.31M3.793497%3.793497%3.8%133183.743088%3.743088%3.7%88193.718608%3.718608%3.7%25,28225.3k203.594387%3.594387%3.6%1,787,3201.79M3.494788%3.494788%3.5%171213.383298%3.383298%3.4%79223.336158%3.336158%3.3%7,127,6737.13M3.256372%3.256372%3.3%1,684232.987805%2.987805%3.0%49242.470599%2.470599%2.5%792251.508197%1.508197%1.5%23261.337162%1.337162%1.3%298270.987654%0.987654%1.0%4280.783890%0.783890%0.8%5829
Count number of people in category
# rank of place out of 29 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#49

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 Los Altos, selected other places in the San Jose Area, and entities that contain Los Altos
Female
Male
10x5x0x5xFM#Los Altos HlsAromasSan Juan BautistaSan MartinLos GatosRidgemarkBurbankHollisterMorgan HillPalo AltoUnited StatesAlum RockWestPacificCaliforniaFruitdaleGilroyMountain ViewSan Jose AreaSanta ClaraLoyolaLos AltosSan JoseStanfordE FoothillsCampbellSunnyvaleTres PinosSanta ClaraCupertinoMilpitasMonte SerenoCambrian ParkSaratogaLexington Hls-1.000000x-1.000000x8.194240x8.194240x8.19x0.534%0.53%4.376%4.38%1-1.000000x-1.000000x2.481447x2.481447x2.48x7.710%7.71%19.133%19.1%2-1.000000x-1.000000x1.964671x1.964671x1.96x7.941%7.94%15.601%15.6%3-1.000000x-1.000000x1.490817x1.490817x1.49x17.679%17.7%26.356%26.4%4-1.000000x-1.000000x1.415142x1.415142x1.42x2.541%2.54%3.596%3.60%5-1.000000x-1.000000x1.200726x1.200726x1.20x2.647%2.65%3.179%3.18%6-1.000000x-1.000000x1.170728x1.170728x1.17x15.217%15.2%17.815%17.8%7-1.000000x-1.000000x1.158658x1.158658x1.16x23.579%23.6%27.320%27.3%8-1.000000x-1.000000x1.144142x1.144142x1.14x9.441%9.44%10.801%10.8%9-1.000000x-1.000000x1.132795x1.132795x1.13x2.488%2.49%2.818%2.82%10-1.000000x-1.000000x1.109070x1.109070x1.11x12.369%12.4%13.719%13.7%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.083969x1.083969x1.08x28.768%28.8%31.183%31.2%11-1.000000x-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-1.000000x1.035897x1.035897x1.04x17.587%17.6%18.218%18.2%-1.013635x-1.013635x1.01x1.000000x1.000000x13.378%13.4%13.198%13.2%12-1.038147x-1.038147x1.04x1.000000x1.000000x22.406%22.4%21.583%21.6%13-1.078120x-1.078120x1.08x1.000000x1.000000x7.577%7.58%7.028%7.03%14-1.100976x-1.100976x1.10x1.000000x1.000000x13.802%13.8%12.537%12.5%-1.110312x-1.110312x1.11x1.000000x1.000000x13.602%13.6%12.250%12.3%-1.111429x-1.111429x1.11x1.000000x1.000000x1.143%1.14%1.028%1.03%15-1.118287x-1.118287x1.12x1.000000x1.000000x1.489%1.49%1.331%1.33%16-1.121139x-1.121139x1.12x1.000000x1.000000x18.091%18.1%16.136%16.1%17-1.126772x-1.126772x1.13x1.000000x1.000000x0.717%0.72%0.636%0.64%18-1.127843x-1.127843x1.13x1.000000x1.000000x9.597%9.60%8.509%8.51%19-1.142110x-1.142110x1.14x1.000000x1.000000x6.836%6.84%5.985%5.99%20-1.187507x-1.187507x1.19x1.000000x1.000000x9.434%9.43%7.944%7.94%21-1.190691x-1.190691x1.19x1.000000x1.000000x11.712%11.7%9.836%9.84%22-1.261602x-1.261602x1.26x1.000000x1.000000x9.473%9.47%7.508%7.51%23-1.286862x-1.286862x1.29x1.000000x1.000000x3.241%3.24%2.518%2.52%24-1.422351x-1.422351x1.42x1.000000x1.000000x15.110%15.1%10.623%10.6%25-1.663160x-1.663160x1.66x1.000000x1.000000x1.528%1.53%0.919%0.92%26-1.685815x-1.685815x1.69x1.000000x1.000000x10.318%10.3%6.121%6.12%27-2.632826x-2.632826x2.63x1.000000x1.000000x3.415%3.42%1.297%1.30%28-10.000000x-10.000000x> 10.0x1.000000x1.000000x1.981%1.98%0.000%0%29
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of place out of 29 by male-to-female sex ratio

Over-Education Sex Ratio by Place#50

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 Los Altos, selected other places in the San Jose Area, and entities that contain Los Altos
Female
Male
0x5x10xFM#Alum RockTres PinosHollisterLoyolaSaratogaCupertinoSanta ClaraGilroyLos Altos HlsMorgan HillPalo AltoLos AltosMonte SerenoSunnyvaleUnited StatesSanta ClaraSan Jose AreaWestLos GatosSan JosePacificCaliforniaMountain ViewMilpitasE FoothillsCambrian ParkCampbellAromasStanfordBurbankSan MartinRidgemarkLexington HlsSan Juan BautistaFruitdale-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%1.515%1.51%1-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%2.186%2.19%2-1.000000x-1.000000x3.001307x3.001307x3.00x0.673%0.67%2.020%2.02%3-1.000000x-1.000000x2.475543x2.475543x2.48x9.796%9.80%24.250%24.3%4-1.000000x-1.000000x2.176819x2.176819x2.18x7.929%7.93%17.260%17.3%5-1.000000x-1.000000x2.090584x2.090584x2.09x7.462%7.46%15.599%15.6%6-1.000000x-1.000000x1.823660x1.823660x1.82x3.644%3.64%6.645%6.65%7-1.000000x-1.000000x1.822033x1.822033x1.82x1.771%1.77%3.227%3.23%8-1.000000x-1.000000x1.701999x1.701999x1.70x17.593%17.6%29.944%29.9%9-1.000000x-1.000000x1.639712x1.639712x1.64x3.186%3.19%5.224%5.22%10-1.000000x-1.000000x1.618849x1.618849x1.62x17.295%17.3%27.997%28.0%11-1.000000x-1.000000x1.562381x1.562381x1.56x13.900%13.9%21.717%21.7%12-1.000000x-1.000000x1.538847x1.538847x1.54x16.667%16.7%25.647%25.6%13-1.000000x-1.000000x1.527317x1.527317x1.53x5.648%5.65%8.627%8.63%14-1.000000x-1.000000x1.526215x1.526215x1.53x2.660%2.66%4.060%4.06%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.513974x1.513974x1.51x4.919%4.92%7.447%7.45%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.511752x1.511752x1.51x4.831%4.83%7.303%7.30%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.478410x1.478410x1.48x2.911%2.91%4.304%4.30%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.437004x1.437004x1.44x8.074%8.07%11.602%11.6%15-1.000000x-1.000000x1.424167x1.424167x1.42x3.070%3.07%4.372%4.37%16-1.000000x-1.000000x1.418171x1.418171x1.42x3.158%3.16%4.478%4.48%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.400935x1.400935x1.40x3.256%3.26%4.561%4.56%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.393050x1.393050x1.39x10.250%10.3%14.279%14.3%17-1.000000x-1.000000x1.311157x1.311157x1.31x2.818%2.82%3.694%3.69%18-1.000000x-1.000000x1.277691x1.277691x1.28x3.397%3.40%4.340%4.34%19-1.000000x-1.000000x1.270201x1.270201x1.27x3.336%3.34%4.237%4.24%20-1.000000x-1.000000x1.237164x1.237164x1.24x4.394%4.39%5.436%5.44%21-1.000000x-1.000000x1.137330x1.137330x1.14x2.804%2.80%3.189%3.19%22-1.000000x-1.000000x1.108730x1.108730x1.11x27.855%27.9%30.883%30.9%23-1.486493x-1.486493x1.49x1.000000x1.000000x4.515%4.52%3.037%3.04%24-1.607122x-1.607122x1.61x1.000000x1.000000x4.326%4.33%2.692%2.69%25-1.713831x-1.713831x1.71x1.000000x1.000000x4.270%4.27%2.491%2.49%26-1.713885x-1.713885x1.71x1.000000x1.000000x11.992%12.0%6.997%7.00%27-1.973419x-1.973419x1.97x1.000000x1.000000x2.019%2.02%1.023%1.02%28-2.258958x-2.258958x2.26x1.000000x1.000000x8.027%8.03%3.553%3.55%29
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of place out of 29 by male-to-female sex ratio

Educational Attainment by Place in California

There are 1,522 places in California. This section compares Los Altos to the 50 most populous places in California and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Los Altos. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 121,320.

No H.S. Diploma by Place#51

Percent of population 25 years of age and older without a high school diploma (or equivalent).
Scope: population of Los Altos, selected other places in California, and entities that contain Los Altos
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#East Los AngelesE Los AngelesSanta AnaSalinasOxnardSan BernardinoPomonaOntarioFontanaPalmdaleGarden GroveEscondidoStocktonFresnoMoreno ValleyLos AngelesAnaheimRiversideLong BeachBakersfieldVictorvilleOaklandChula VistaHaywardLancasterModestoVisaliaCaliforniaSan JoseSacramentoOrangePacificCoronaGlendaleWestSanta RosaOceansideFullertonSan Jose, Sunnyvale, and Santa Clara Metro AreaSan Jose AreaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSanta Clara CountySanta ClaraConcordSan FranciscoSan DiegoPasadenaSanta ClaritaElk GroveSimi ValleyRancho CucamongaSunnyvaleSanta ClaraHuntington BeachHuntington BchThousand OaksFremontTorranceRosevilleIrvineLos Altos52.090015%52.090015%52.1%38,81838.8k144.538668%44.538668%44.5%88,65688.7k240.473534%40.473534%40.5%36,63336.6k333.904232%33.904232%33.9%41,88841.9k432.106811%32.106811%32.1%38,87338.9k531.764641%31.764641%31.8%28,85528.9k628.808270%28.808270%28.8%29,81829.8k726.656594%26.656594%26.7%31,75631.8k826.042012%26.042012%26.0%23,58023.6k925.961257%25.961257%26.0%30,20830.2k1025.503334%25.503334%25.5%24,13124.1k1125.196187%25.196187%25.2%45,78545.8k1224.732204%24.732204%24.7%75,24675.2k1324.364642%24.364642%24.4%28,71328.7k1424.054764%24.054764%24.1%636,204636k1523.952615%23.952615%24.0%53,35953.4k1620.990596%20.990596%21.0%40,26540.3k1720.544247%20.544247%20.5%62,70762.7k1820.385342%20.385342%20.4%43,89843.9k1919.864111%19.864111%19.9%13,88713.9k2019.475074%19.475074%19.5%56,99457.0k2119.186618%19.186618%19.2%31,84031.8k2219.164076%19.164076%19.2%19,84919.8k2318.649577%18.649577%18.6%18,07218.1k2418.518629%18.518629%18.5%24,82224.8k2518.245244%18.245244%18.2%14,17414.2k2617.895004%17.895004%17.9%4,572,9634.57M17.116159%17.116159%17.1%116,369116k2716.276659%16.276659%16.3%51,98052.0k2815.961183%15.961183%16.0%14,58914.6k2915.692232%15.692232%15.7%5,422,9325.42M15.676702%15.676702%15.7%16,18416.2k3014.895054%14.895054%14.9%21,82921.8k3114.435746%14.435746%14.4%7,178,2187.18M14.359423%14.359423%14.4%17,08817.1k3213.932359%13.932359%13.9%16,40816.4k3313.291328%13.291328%13.3%12,00312.0k3413.172285%13.172285%13.2%174,062174k13.020590%13.020590%13.0%27,818,38027.8M12.928824%12.928824%12.9%166,105166k12.584741%12.584741%12.6%11,23111.2k3512.559735%12.559735%12.6%84,02484.0k3612.495849%12.495849%12.5%115,528116k3712.380766%12.380766%12.4%12,62912.6k3810.637579%10.637579%10.6%12,59512.6k399.625189%9.625189%9.6%9,987408.977386%8.977386%9.0%7,757418.891275%8.891275%8.9%10,18310.2k428.667084%8.667084%8.7%9,273438.465443%8.465443%8.5%7,038447.705559%7.705559%7.7%11,04811.0k457.298384%7.298384%7.3%6,496467.012746%7.012746%7.0%11,13011.1k476.312213%6.312213%6.3%6,595485.594454%5.594454%5.6%4,818493.444693%3.444693%3.4%5,503501.415050%1.415050%1.4%299
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#52

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..
Scope: population of Los Altos, selected other places in California, and entities that contain Los Altos
0%20%40%60%80%Count#Los AltosIrvineSunnyvaleSanta ClaraSan FranciscoFremontPasadenaThousand OaksSanta Clara CountySanta ClaraSan Jose, Sunnyvale, and Santa Clara Metro AreaSan Jose AreaTorranceSan DiegoHuntington BeachHuntington BchSan JoseOaklandFullertonGlendaleRosevilleElk GroveOrangeSanta ClaritaRancho CucamongaConcordSimi ValleyLos AngelesPacificCaliforniaWestSanta RosaSacramentoUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesLong BeachOceansideChula VistaCoronaHaywardAnaheimVisaliaEscondidoRiversideBakersfieldFresnoGarden GroveModestoStocktonPomonaOxnardFontanaLancasterMoreno ValleyPalmdaleOntarioSanta AnaSalinasVictorvilleSan BernardinoEast Los AngelesE Los Angeles80.922858%80.922858%80.9%17,09917.1k68.014372%68.014372%68.0%108,655109k161.603312%61.603312%61.6%65,91065.9k256.660011%56.660011%56.7%47,10647.1k354.793235%54.793235%54.8%366,564367k454.038472%54.038472%54.0%85,76585.8k550.911230%50.911230%50.9%51,93251.9k649.615756%49.615756%49.6%44,16144.2k749.103299%49.103299%49.1%630,862631k48.266872%48.266872%48.3%637,811638k47.060681%47.060681%47.1%49,16949.2k843.550297%43.550297%43.6%402,636403k941.851203%41.851203%41.9%60,00560.0k1040.175296%40.175296%40.2%273,143273k1139.721375%39.721375%39.7%116,245116k1239.485311%39.485311%39.5%35,65835.7k1338.987527%38.987527%39.0%57,13757.1k1437.672577%37.672577%37.7%32,44432.4k1536.184813%36.184813%36.2%37,54537.5k1633.985755%33.985755%34.0%31,06431.1k1733.508163%33.508163%33.5%39,67439.7k1833.214585%33.214585%33.2%38,04038.0k1932.968412%32.968412%33.0%29,42229.4k2032.535935%32.535935%32.5%28,11328.1k2132.470816%32.470816%32.5%858,793859k2232.107540%32.107540%32.1%11,095,74511.1M31.996381%31.996381%32.0%8,176,4878.18M31.501368%31.501368%31.5%15,664,15015.7M30.996958%30.996958%31.0%36,88736.9k2330.677965%30.677965%30.7%97,97198.0k2430.315023%30.315023%30.3%64,767,78764.8M29.497525%29.497525%29.5%90,03590.0k2528.463348%28.463348%28.5%33,52133.5k2627.935691%27.935691%27.9%46,35946.4k2726.648650%26.648650%26.6%27,51127.5k2826.432309%26.432309%26.4%27,37727.4k2924.818534%24.818534%24.8%55,28855.3k3023.534485%23.534485%23.5%18,28318.3k3122.622306%22.622306%22.6%21,40521.4k3222.560785%22.560785%22.6%43,27743.3k3321.307136%21.307136%21.3%45,88345.9k3420.457660%20.457660%20.5%62,24162.2k3519.825023%19.825023%19.8%23,06823.1k3618.388069%18.388069%18.4%24,64724.6k3717.404273%17.404273%17.4%31,62631.6k3817.279833%17.279833%17.3%15,69715.7k3916.294072%16.294072%16.3%20,13120.1k4016.082431%16.082431%16.1%19,15919.2k4115.520675%15.520675%15.5%15,04015.0k4215.216340%15.216340%15.2%17,93217.9k4314.973605%14.973605%15.0%13,55813.6k4414.885271%14.885271%14.9%15,40715.4k4512.367498%12.367498%12.4%24,61824.6k4612.174211%12.174211%12.2%11,01911.0k4712.149907%12.149907%12.1%8,4944811.216281%11.216281%11.2%13,58013.6k496.339153%6.339153%6.3%4,72450
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#53

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a professional or doctorate degree (e.g., MBA, PhD, or MD).
Scope: population of Los Altos, selected other places in California, and entities that contain Los Altos
0%5%10%15%Count#Los AltosIrvinePasadenaSan FranciscoSunnyvaleThousand OaksSan DiegoSanta Clara CountySanta ClaraSan Jose, Sunnyvale, and Santa Clara Metro AreaSan Jose AreaOaklandFremontSanta ClaraFullertonHuntington BeachHuntington BchGlendaleTorranceSanta RosaLos AngelesSacramentoCaliforniaPacificRosevilleSan JoseWestElk GroveOrangeUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesRancho CucamongaSimi ValleyLong BeachVisaliaRiversideConcordSanta ClaritaFresnoOceansideBakersfieldAnaheimChula VistaModestoEscondidoCoronaStocktonHaywardOxnardGarden GroveMoreno ValleyPomonaPalmdaleLancasterSanta AnaSalinasSan BernardinoVictorvilleOntarioFontanaEast Los AngelesE Los Angeles17.567440%17.567440%17.6%3,71210.243939%10.243939%10.2%16,36516.4k19.502475%9.502475%9.5%9,69327.558053%7.558053%7.6%50,56350.6k37.181912%7.181912%7.2%7,68446.964699%6.964699%7.0%6,19956.404220%6.404220%6.4%59,20959.2k66.177550%6.177550%6.2%79,36779.4k6.061633%6.061633%6.1%80,10080.1k6.054994%6.054994%6.1%17,72017.7k75.231521%5.231521%5.2%8,30385.182949%5.182949%5.2%4,30994.763750%4.763750%4.8%4,302104.666718%4.666718%4.7%6,691114.556744%4.556744%4.6%6,678124.323315%4.323315%4.3%4,517134.202450%4.202450%4.2%5,001143.968028%3.968028%4.0%104,947105k153.936083%3.936083%3.9%12,57012.6k163.893484%3.893484%3.9%994,957995k3.803905%3.803905%3.8%1,314,5561.31M3.790016%3.790016%3.8%3,264173.718608%3.718608%3.7%25,28225.3k183.594387%3.594387%3.6%1,787,3201.79M3.433919%3.433919%3.4%3,563193.412361%3.412361%3.4%3,119203.336158%3.336158%3.3%7,127,6737.13M3.308361%3.308361%3.3%3,789213.250932%3.250932%3.3%2,809223.202514%3.202514%3.2%9,775233.032721%3.032721%3.0%2,356243.032467%3.032467%3.0%5,817252.622054%2.622054%2.6%2,340262.608931%2.608931%2.6%3,089272.504906%2.504906%2.5%7,621282.493865%2.493865%2.5%2,937292.455176%2.455176%2.5%5,287302.195548%2.195548%2.2%4,891312.174765%2.174765%2.2%3,609322.153121%2.153121%2.2%2,886332.120082%2.120082%2.1%2,006342.065171%2.065171%2.1%2,132351.909594%1.909594%1.9%3,470361.871126%1.871126%1.9%1,938371.322563%1.322563%1.3%1,634381.307173%1.307173%1.3%1,521391.207498%1.207498%1.2%1,423401.139366%1.139366%1.1%1,035411.124290%1.124290%1.1%1,018421.122772%1.122772%1.1%1,088431.064535%1.064535%1.1%2,119441.049596%1.049596%1.0%950451.025819%1.025819%1.0%1,242460.955514%0.955514%1.0%668470.945848%0.945848%0.9%979480.691681%0.691681%0.7%824490.264355%0.264355%0.3%19750
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#54

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 Los Altos, selected other places in California, and entities that contain Los Altos
Female
Male
1x0x1xFM#VictorvilleRosevilleOntarioSanta RosaConcordHuntington BchSanta ClaritaEscondidoLancasterFresnoUnited StatesSalinasRiversideCoronaOxnardOrangeSan BernardinoWestStocktonVisaliaModestoPacificOaklandPasadenaCaliforniaFontanaBakersfieldRancho CucamongaMoreno ValleyE Los AngelesSimi ValleyFullertonAnaheimLos AngelesPalmdalePomonaSacramentoThousand OaksHaywardSanta AnaLong BeachElk GroveGlendaleGarden GroveSan Jose AreaOceansideSanta ClaraLos AltosSan JoseChula VistaSunnyvaleSan DiegoSan FranciscoSanta ClaraFremontTorranceIrvine-1.000000x-1.000000x1.282181x1.282181x1.28x17.463%17.5%22.391%22.4%1-1.000000x-1.000000x1.211195x1.211195x1.21x5.093%5.09%6.168%6.17%2-1.000000x-1.000000x1.208896x1.208896x1.21x26.207%26.2%31.682%31.7%3-1.000000x-1.000000x1.181443x1.181443x1.18x13.229%13.2%15.629%15.6%4-1.000000x-1.000000x1.177689x1.177689x1.18x11.574%11.6%13.630%13.6%5-1.000000x-1.000000x1.172026x1.172026x1.17x7.105%7.10%8.327%8.33%6-1.000000x-1.000000x1.135456x1.135456x1.14x9.985%9.99%11.338%11.3%7-1.000000x-1.000000x1.123969x1.123969x1.12x24.059%24.1%27.041%27.0%8-1.000000x-1.000000x1.120749x1.120749x1.12x17.617%17.6%19.745%19.7%9-1.000000x-1.000000x1.120269x1.120269x1.12x23.378%23.4%26.190%26.2%10-1.000000x-1.000000x1.109070x1.109070x1.11x12.369%12.4%13.719%13.7%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.105850x1.105850x1.11x38.454%38.5%42.525%42.5%11-1.000000x-1.000000x1.096037x1.096037x1.10x20.054%20.1%21.980%22.0%12-1.000000x-1.000000x1.089144x1.089144x1.09x15.026%15.0%16.365%16.4%13-1.000000x-1.000000x1.083696x1.083696x1.08x32.541%32.5%35.264%35.3%14-1.000000x-1.000000x1.061009x1.061009x1.06x15.494%15.5%16.439%16.4%15-1.000000x-1.000000x1.053805x1.053805x1.05x31.284%31.3%32.967%33.0%16-1.000000x-1.000000x1.053669x1.053669x1.05x14.065%14.1%14.820%14.8%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.053265x1.053265x1.05x24.576%24.6%25.885%25.9%17-1.000000x-1.000000x1.052636x1.052636x1.05x17.805%17.8%18.743%18.7%18-1.000000x-1.000000x1.047857x1.047857x1.05x18.105%18.1%18.972%19.0%19-1.000000x-1.000000x1.043688x1.043688x1.04x15.364%15.4%16.035%16.0%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.042411x1.042411x1.04x19.085%19.1%19.895%19.9%20-1.000000x-1.000000x1.036279x1.036279x1.04x12.170%12.2%12.612%12.6%21-1.000000x-1.000000x1.035897x1.035897x1.04x17.587%17.6%18.218%18.2%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.031377x1.031377x1.03x26.265%26.3%27.089%27.1%22-1.000000x-1.000000x1.029567x1.029567x1.03x20.097%20.1%20.691%20.7%23-1.000000x-1.000000x1.028745x1.028745x1.03x8.770%8.77%9.022%9.02%24-1.000000x-1.000000x1.024283x1.024283x1.02x24.086%24.1%24.671%24.7%25-1.000000x-1.000000x1.021576x1.021576x1.02x51.548%51.5%52.660%52.7%26-1.000000x-1.000000x1.017599x1.017599x1.02x8.902%8.90%9.058%9.06%27-1.000000x-1.000000x1.003633x1.003633x1.00x13.268%13.3%13.316%13.3%28-1.000000x-1.000000x1.000516x1.000516x1.00x23.947%23.9%23.959%24.0%29-1.003003x-1.003003x1.00x1.000000x1.000000x24.090%24.1%24.018%24.0%30-1.005117x-1.005117x1.01x1.000000x1.000000x26.106%26.1%25.973%26.0%31-1.006686x-1.006686x1.01x1.000000x1.000000x31.868%31.9%31.656%31.7%32-1.013246x-1.013246x1.01x1.000000x1.000000x16.379%16.4%16.165%16.2%33-1.017716x-1.017716x1.02x1.000000x1.000000x7.360%7.36%7.231%7.23%34-1.035250x-1.035250x1.04x1.000000x1.000000x19.485%19.5%18.821%18.8%35-1.041536x-1.041536x1.04x1.000000x1.000000x45.450%45.4%43.637%43.6%36-1.053107x-1.053107x1.05x1.000000x1.000000x21.061%21.1%19.999%20.0%37-1.053208x-1.053208x1.05x1.000000x1.000000x9.859%9.86%9.361%9.36%38-1.064834x-1.064834x1.06x1.000000x1.000000x15.331%15.3%14.398%14.4%39-1.089190x-1.089190x1.09x1.000000x1.000000x27.049%27.0%24.834%24.8%40-1.100976x-1.100976x1.10x1.000000x1.000000x13.802%13.8%12.537%12.5%-1.101748x-1.101748x1.10x1.000000x1.000000x14.586%14.6%13.239%13.2%41-1.110312x-1.110312x1.11x1.000000x1.000000x13.602%13.6%12.250%12.3%-1.118287x-1.118287x1.12x1.000000x1.000000x1.489%1.49%1.331%1.33%-1.121139x-1.121139x1.12x1.000000x1.000000x18.091%18.1%16.136%16.1%42-1.131408x-1.131408x1.13x1.000000x1.000000x20.304%20.3%17.946%17.9%43-1.187507x-1.187507x1.19x1.000000x1.000000x9.434%9.43%7.944%7.94%44-1.220587x-1.220587x1.22x1.000000x1.000000x13.727%13.7%11.246%11.2%45-1.228758x-1.228758x1.23x1.000000x1.000000x13.883%13.9%11.298%11.3%46-1.261602x-1.261602x1.26x1.000000x1.000000x9.473%9.47%7.508%7.51%47-1.289445x-1.289445x1.29x1.000000x1.000000x7.868%7.87%6.102%6.10%48-1.322653x-1.322653x1.32x1.000000x1.000000x7.141%7.14%5.399%5.40%49-1.485150x-1.485150x1.49x1.000000x1.000000x4.084%4.08%2.750%2.75%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#55

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 Los Altos, selected other places in California, and entities that contain Los Altos
Female
Male
1x0x1x2xFM#Chula VistaVictorvilleModestoSanta ClaraStocktonFullertonThousand OaksFremontLancasterSanta ClaritaLos AltosSunnyvaleUnited StatesFresnoSanta ClaraSan Jose AreaTorranceSan DiegoWestIrvinePasadenaGarden GroveRiversideVisaliaBakersfieldSan JosePacificSanta RosaCaliforniaCoronaLos AngelesMoreno ValleyHuntington BchConcordAnaheimOceansideSimi ValleyHaywardSalinasOrangeSacramentoGlendaleLong BeachElk GrovePalmdaleRancho CucamongaRosevilleFontanaOntarioSan FranciscoOaklandOxnardEscondidoSanta AnaPomonaSan BernardinoE Los Angeles-1.000000x-1.000000x2.199214x2.199214x2.20x1.387%1.39%3.050%3.05%1-1.000000x-1.000000x2.030896x2.030896x2.03x0.636%0.64%1.292%1.29%2-1.000000x-1.000000x1.930007x1.930007x1.93x1.491%1.49%2.878%2.88%3-1.000000x-1.000000x1.823660x1.823660x1.82x3.644%3.64%6.645%6.65%4-1.000000x-1.000000x1.766720x1.766720x1.77x1.401%1.40%2.475%2.47%5-1.000000x-1.000000x1.758508x1.758508x1.76x3.475%3.48%6.111%6.11%6-1.000000x-1.000000x1.744339x1.744339x1.74x5.139%5.14%8.963%8.96%7-1.000000x-1.000000x1.636942x1.636942x1.64x3.999%4.00%6.545%6.55%8-1.000000x-1.000000x1.617513x1.617513x1.62x0.864%0.86%1.397%1.40%9-1.000000x-1.000000x1.597501x1.597501x1.60x2.025%2.03%3.236%3.24%10-1.000000x-1.000000x1.562381x1.562381x1.56x13.900%13.9%21.717%21.7%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.527317x1.527317x1.53x5.648%5.65%8.627%8.63%11-1.000000x-1.000000x1.526215x1.526215x1.53x2.660%2.66%4.060%4.06%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.515908x1.515908x1.52x2.006%2.01%3.041%3.04%12-1.000000x-1.000000x1.513974x1.513974x1.51x4.919%4.92%7.447%7.45%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.511752x1.511752x1.51x4.831%4.83%7.303%7.30%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.497859x1.497859x1.50x3.496%3.50%5.236%5.24%13-1.000000x-1.000000x1.485007x1.485007x1.49x5.162%5.16%7.665%7.67%14-1.000000x-1.000000x1.478410x1.478410x1.48x2.911%2.91%4.304%4.30%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.474989x1.474989x1.47x8.344%8.34%12.307%12.3%15-1.000000x-1.000000x1.470220x1.470220x1.47x7.763%7.76%11.413%11.4%16-1.000000x-1.000000x1.461201x1.461201x1.46x1.066%1.07%1.557%1.56%17-1.000000x-1.000000x1.449770x1.449770x1.45x2.488%2.49%3.608%3.61%18-1.000000x-1.000000x1.431016x1.431016x1.43x2.522%2.52%3.610%3.61%19-1.000000x-1.000000x1.425928x1.425928x1.43x2.034%2.03%2.900%2.90%20-1.000000x-1.000000x1.424167x1.424167x1.42x3.070%3.07%4.372%4.37%21-1.000000x-1.000000x1.418171x1.418171x1.42x3.158%3.16%4.478%4.48%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.415345x1.415345x1.42x3.515%3.51%4.975%4.97%22-1.000000x-1.000000x1.400935x1.400935x1.40x3.256%3.26%4.561%4.56%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.387581x1.387581x1.39x1.738%1.74%2.411%2.41%23-1.000000x-1.000000x1.368832x1.368832x1.37x3.360%3.36%4.600%4.60%24-1.000000x-1.000000x1.352395x1.352395x1.35x1.034%1.03%1.399%1.40%25-1.000000x-1.000000x1.333377x1.333377x1.33x4.010%4.01%5.347%5.35%26-1.000000x-1.000000x1.315242x1.315242x1.32x2.270%2.27%2.986%2.99%27-1.000000x-1.000000x1.310833x1.310833x1.31x1.907%1.91%2.499%2.50%28-1.000000x-1.000000x1.291305x1.291305x1.29x2.185%2.18%2.821%2.82%29-1.000000x-1.000000x1.289449x1.289449x1.29x2.852%2.85%3.678%3.68%30-1.000000x-1.000000x1.268498x1.268498x1.27x1.656%1.66%2.101%2.10%31-1.000000x-1.000000x1.265535x1.265535x1.27x0.927%0.93%1.174%1.17%32-1.000000x-1.000000x1.260236x1.260236x1.26x3.024%3.02%3.810%3.81%33-1.000000x-1.000000x1.260098x1.260098x1.26x3.501%3.50%4.411%4.41%34-1.000000x-1.000000x1.236279x1.236279x1.24x4.104%4.10%5.073%5.07%35-1.000000x-1.000000x1.235137x1.235137x1.24x2.874%2.87%3.550%3.55%36-1.000000x-1.000000x1.231409x1.231409x1.23x3.097%3.10%3.814%3.81%37-1.000000x-1.000000x1.191028x1.191028x1.19x1.030%1.03%1.227%1.23%38-1.000000x-1.000000x1.166957x1.166957x1.17x3.062%3.06%3.573%3.57%39-1.000000x-1.000000x1.155467x1.155467x1.16x3.534%3.53%4.083%4.08%40-1.000000x-1.000000x1.154620x1.154620x1.15x0.644%0.64%0.744%0.74%41-1.000000x-1.000000x1.134654x1.134654x1.13x0.889%0.89%1.009%1.01%42-1.000000x-1.000000x1.098720x1.098720x1.10x7.194%7.19%7.905%7.90%43-1.000000x-1.000000x1.089990x1.089990x1.09x5.803%5.80%6.326%6.33%44-1.000000x-1.000000x1.076124x1.076124x1.08x1.274%1.27%1.371%1.37%45-1.000000x-1.000000x1.022939x1.022939x1.02x2.097%2.10%2.145%2.14%46-1.015529x-1.015529x1.02x1.000000x1.000000x1.073%1.07%1.056%1.06%47-1.088805x-1.088805x1.09x1.000000x1.000000x1.187%1.19%1.090%1.09%48-1.184773x-1.184773x1.18x1.000000x1.000000x1.111%1.11%0.937%0.94%49-1.649917x-1.649917x1.65x1.000000x1.000000x0.327%0.33%0.198%0.20%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 West

There are 5,635 places in the West. This section compares Los Altos to the 50 most populous places in the West and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Los Altos. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 180,303.

No H.S. Diploma by Place#56

Percent of population 25 years of age and older without a high school diploma (or equivalent).
Scope: population of Los Altos, selected other places in the West, and entities that contain Los Altos
0%10%20%30%40%Count#Santa AnaOxnardSan BernardinoSunrise ManorFontanaStocktonFresnoMoreno ValleyLos AngelesAnaheimRiversideNorth Las VegasN Las VegasLong BeachBakersfieldOaklandChula VistaPhoenixModestoCaliforniaSan JoseGlendaleLas VegasSacramentoPacificParadiseTucsonGlendaleWestRenoDenverSan Jose, Sunnyvale, and Santa Clara Metro AreaSan Jose AreaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesAuroraSanta Clara CountySanta ClaraSan FranciscoSalt Lake CitySalt Lk CitySan DiegoMesaTacomaSpring ValleyUrban HonoluluAlbuquerqueSanta ClaritaPortlandSpokaneChandlerHuntington BeachHuntington BchHendersonFremontAnchorageColorado SpringsColorado SpgsSeattleBoise CityGilbertScottsdaleIrvineLos Altos44.538668%44.538668%44.5%88,65688.7k133.904232%33.904232%33.9%41,88841.9k232.106811%32.106811%32.1%38,87338.9k327.714713%27.714713%27.7%32,78932.8k426.656594%26.656594%26.7%31,75631.8k525.196187%25.196187%25.2%45,78545.8k624.732204%24.732204%24.7%75,24675.2k724.364642%24.364642%24.4%28,71328.7k824.054764%24.054764%24.1%636,204636k923.952615%23.952615%24.0%53,35953.4k1020.990596%20.990596%21.0%40,26540.3k1120.833394%20.833394%20.8%28,80828.8k1220.544247%20.544247%20.5%62,70762.7k1320.385342%20.385342%20.4%43,89843.9k1419.475074%19.475074%19.5%56,99457.0k1519.186618%19.186618%19.2%31,84031.8k1619.059912%19.059912%19.1%186,721187k1718.518629%18.518629%18.5%24,82224.8k1817.895004%17.895004%17.9%4,572,9634.57M17.116159%17.116159%17.1%116,369116k1916.594157%16.594157%16.6%25,17425.2k2016.452623%16.452623%16.5%67,69367.7k2116.276659%16.276659%16.3%51,98052.0k2215.692232%15.692232%15.7%5,422,9325.42M15.674656%15.674656%15.7%24,76024.8k2315.587550%15.587550%15.6%51,09151.1k2414.895054%14.895054%14.9%21,82921.8k2514.435746%14.435746%14.4%7,178,2187.18M13.802991%13.802991%13.8%21,85421.9k2613.638703%13.638703%13.6%63,86563.9k2713.172285%13.172285%13.2%174,062174k13.020590%13.020590%13.0%27,818,38027.8M13.007792%13.007792%13.0%29,38229.4k2812.928824%12.928824%12.9%166,105166k12.559735%12.559735%12.6%84,02484.0k2912.506964%12.506964%12.5%15,71515.7k3012.495849%12.495849%12.5%115,528116k3112.217042%12.217042%12.2%37,94137.9k3212.074671%12.074671%12.1%16,89516.9k3311.939734%11.939734%11.9%16,09516.1k3411.701878%11.701878%11.7%29,92129.9k3510.937441%10.937441%10.9%40,85940.9k3610.637579%10.637579%10.6%12,59512.6k378.420098%8.420098%8.4%38,17938.2k388.122730%8.122730%8.1%11,51611.5k397.975195%7.975195%8.0%12,55212.6k407.705559%7.705559%7.7%11,04811.0k417.279690%7.279690%7.3%14,41014.4k427.012746%7.012746%7.0%11,13011.1k436.714691%6.714691%6.7%12,85412.9k446.610646%6.610646%6.6%19,21119.2k456.099576%6.099576%6.1%30,04230.0k465.624010%5.624010%5.6%8,202474.317585%4.317585%4.3%5,984483.846476%3.846476%3.8%6,896493.444693%3.444693%3.4%5,503501.415050%1.415050%1.4%299
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#57

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..
Scope: population of Los Altos, selected other places in the West, and entities that contain Los Altos
0%20%40%60%80%Count#Los AltosIrvineSeattleScottsdaleSan FranciscoFremontSanta Clara CountySanta ClaraSan Jose, Sunnyvale, and Santa Clara Metro AreaSan Jose AreaPortlandDenverSalt Lake CitySalt Lk CitySan DiegoGilbertHuntington BeachHuntington BchChandlerBoise CitySan JoseOaklandGlendaleColorado SpringsColorado SpgsUrban HonoluluAnchorageAlbuquerqueSanta ClaritaLos AngelesPacificCaliforniaWestHendersonRenoSacramentoUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesLong BeachSpokaneChula VistaAuroraPhoenixTacomaTucsonMesaAnaheimSpring ValleyRiversideLas VegasBakersfieldGlendaleParadiseFresnoModestoStocktonOxnardNorth Las VegasN Las VegasFontanaMoreno ValleySanta AnaSan BernardinoSunrise Manor80.922858%80.922858%80.9%17,09917.1k68.014372%68.014372%68.0%108,655109k160.416303%60.416303%60.4%297,566298k255.565286%55.565286%55.6%99,61899.6k354.793235%54.793235%54.8%366,564367k454.038472%54.038472%54.0%85,76585.8k549.103299%49.103299%49.1%630,862631k48.266872%48.266872%48.3%637,811638k46.950667%46.950667%47.0%212,887213k645.718966%45.718966%45.7%214,085214k744.407481%44.407481%44.4%55,79855.8k843.550297%43.550297%43.6%402,636403k942.432682%42.432682%42.4%58,81058.8k1041.851203%41.851203%41.9%60,00560.0k1141.151803%41.151803%41.2%64,76864.8k1240.552939%40.552939%40.6%59,14259.1k1340.175296%40.175296%40.2%273,143273k1439.721375%39.721375%39.7%116,245116k1538.987527%38.987527%39.0%57,13757.1k1637.845613%37.845613%37.8%109,982110k1736.000845%36.000845%36.0%92,05292.1k1834.297998%34.297998%34.3%65,65765.7k1933.751907%33.751907%33.8%126,087126k2033.508163%33.508163%33.5%39,67439.7k2132.470816%32.470816%32.5%858,793859k2232.107540%32.107540%32.1%11,095,74511.1M31.996381%31.996381%32.0%8,176,4878.18M31.501368%31.501368%31.5%15,664,15015.7M31.071291%31.071291%31.1%61,50561.5k2330.681876%30.681876%30.7%48,57848.6k2430.677965%30.677965%30.7%97,97198.0k2530.315023%30.315023%30.3%64,767,78764.8M29.497525%29.497525%29.5%90,03590.0k2628.780109%28.780109%28.8%40,80340.8k2727.935691%27.935691%27.9%46,35946.4k2827.918806%27.918806%27.9%63,06363.1k2927.352542%27.352542%27.4%267,960268k3026.695778%26.695778%26.7%37,35337.4k3125.763345%25.763345%25.8%84,44484.4k3225.634825%25.634825%25.6%79,61179.6k3324.818534%24.818534%24.8%55,28855.3k3423.375766%23.375766%23.4%31,51131.5k3522.560785%22.560785%22.6%43,27743.3k3622.410206%22.410206%22.4%92,20592.2k3721.307136%21.307136%21.3%45,88345.9k3821.253889%21.253889%21.3%32,24332.2k3921.026576%21.026576%21.0%33,21433.2k4020.457660%20.457660%20.5%62,24162.2k4118.388069%18.388069%18.4%24,64724.6k4217.404273%17.404273%17.4%31,62631.6k4316.294072%16.294072%16.3%20,13120.1k4416.273738%16.273738%16.3%22,50322.5k4516.082431%16.082431%16.1%19,15919.2k4615.216340%15.216340%15.2%17,93217.9k4712.367498%12.367498%12.4%24,61824.6k4811.216281%11.216281%11.2%13,58013.6k4911.207093%11.207093%11.2%13,25913.3k50
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#58

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a professional or doctorate degree (e.g., MBA, PhD, or MD).
Scope: population of Los Altos, selected other places in the West, and entities that contain Los Altos
0%5%10%15%Count#Los AltosIrvineSeattleSalt Lake CitySalt Lk CitySan FranciscoScottsdaleSan DiegoSanta Clara CountySanta ClaraSan Jose, Sunnyvale, and Santa Clara Metro AreaSan Jose AreaOaklandPortlandDenverFremontUrban HonoluluAlbuquerqueHuntington BeachHuntington BchGlendaleBoise CityRenoLos AngelesSacramentoCaliforniaPacificAnchorageSpokaneSan JoseHendersonWestChandlerGilbertUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesColorado SpringsColorado SpgsLong BeachRiversideTucsonPhoenixTacomaSanta ClaritaLas VegasFresnoBakersfieldAnaheimChula VistaModestoAuroraMesaParadiseStocktonSpring ValleyGlendaleOxnardMoreno ValleyNorth Las VegasN Las VegasSanta AnaSan BernardinoSunrise ManorFontana17.567440%17.567440%17.6%3,71210.243939%10.243939%10.2%16,36516.4k18.674060%8.674060%8.7%42,72242.7k28.004775%8.004775%8.0%10,05810.1k37.558053%7.558053%7.6%50,56350.6k47.472627%7.472627%7.5%13,39713.4k56.404220%6.404220%6.4%59,20959.2k66.177550%6.177550%6.2%79,36779.4k6.061633%6.061633%6.1%80,10080.1k6.054994%6.054994%6.1%17,72017.7k75.991262%5.991262%6.0%27,16627.2k85.725842%5.725842%5.7%26,81226.8k95.231521%5.231521%5.2%8,303104.945364%4.945364%4.9%12,64512.6k114.747169%4.747169%4.7%17,73417.7k124.666718%4.666718%4.7%6,691134.556744%4.556744%4.6%6,678144.430914%4.430914%4.4%6,462154.054873%4.054873%4.1%6,420163.968028%3.968028%4.0%104,947105k173.936083%3.936083%3.9%12,57012.6k183.893484%3.893484%3.9%994,957995k3.803905%3.803905%3.8%1,314,5561.31M3.790400%3.790400%3.8%7,256193.749603%3.749603%3.7%5,316203.718608%3.718608%3.7%25,28225.3k213.695415%3.695415%3.7%7,315223.594387%3.594387%3.6%1,787,3201.79M3.516787%3.516787%3.5%5,535233.381050%3.381050%3.4%4,686243.336158%3.336158%3.3%7,127,6737.13M3.304119%3.304119%3.3%9,602253.202514%3.202514%3.2%9,775263.032467%3.032467%3.0%5,817273.025921%3.025921%3.0%9,918282.945022%2.945022%2.9%28,85128.9k292.646493%2.646493%2.6%3,703302.608931%2.608931%2.6%3,089312.506307%2.506307%2.5%10,31210.3k322.504906%2.504906%2.5%7,621332.455176%2.455176%2.5%5,287342.195548%2.195548%2.2%4,891352.174765%2.174765%2.2%3,609362.153121%2.153121%2.2%2,886372.068355%2.068355%2.1%4,672382.055977%2.055977%2.1%6,385391.934643%1.934643%1.9%3,056401.909594%1.909594%1.9%3,470411.802644%1.802644%1.8%2,430421.793624%1.793624%1.8%2,721431.322563%1.322563%1.3%1,634441.207498%1.207498%1.2%1,423451.186740%1.186740%1.2%1,641461.064535%1.064535%1.1%2,119471.025819%1.025819%1.0%1,242480.809744%0.809744%0.8%958490.691681%0.691681%0.7%82450
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#59

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 Los Altos, selected other places in the West, and entities that contain Los Altos
Female
Male
1x0x1xFM#ScottsdaleHuntington BchSanta ClaritaFresnoTacomaUnited StatesMesaRiversideSpokaneOxnardGlendaleAuroraPhoenixRenoSan BernardinoWestStocktonDenverColorado SpgsModestoPacificOaklandPortlandAlbuquerqueCaliforniaFontanaHendersonBakersfieldMoreno ValleyLas VegasChandlerSunrise ManorGilbertAnaheimLos AngelesSacramentoN Las VegasTucsonBoise CityParadiseSanta AnaAnchorageLong BeachGlendaleSeattleSalt Lk CitySan Jose AreaSanta ClaraLos AltosSan JoseUrban HonoluluChula VistaSan DiegoSpring ValleySan FranciscoFremontIrvine-1.000000x-1.000000x1.221696x1.221696x1.22x3.478%3.48%4.249%4.25%1-1.000000x-1.000000x1.172026x1.172026x1.17x7.105%7.10%8.327%8.33%2-1.000000x-1.000000x1.135456x1.135456x1.14x9.985%9.99%11.338%11.3%3-1.000000x-1.000000x1.120269x1.120269x1.12x23.378%23.4%26.190%26.2%4-1.000000x-1.000000x1.119707x1.119707x1.12x11.408%11.4%12.774%12.8%5-1.000000x-1.000000x1.109070x1.109070x1.11x12.369%12.4%13.719%13.7%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.105053x1.105053x1.11x11.622%11.6%12.843%12.8%6-1.000000x-1.000000x1.096037x1.096037x1.10x20.054%20.1%21.980%22.0%7-1.000000x-1.000000x1.095196x1.095196x1.10x7.770%7.77%8.510%8.51%8-1.000000x-1.000000x1.083696x1.083696x1.08x32.541%32.5%35.264%35.3%9-1.000000x-1.000000x1.070897x1.070897x1.07x16.050%16.1%17.188%17.2%10-1.000000x-1.000000x1.069282x1.069282x1.07x12.586%12.6%13.458%13.5%11-1.000000x-1.000000x1.059952x1.059952x1.06x18.515%18.5%19.625%19.6%12-1.000000x-1.000000x1.056620x1.056620x1.06x13.419%13.4%14.179%14.2%13-1.000000x-1.000000x1.053805x1.053805x1.05x31.284%31.3%32.967%33.0%14-1.000000x-1.000000x1.053669x1.053669x1.05x14.065%14.1%14.820%14.8%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.053265x1.053265x1.05x24.576%24.6%25.885%25.9%15-1.000000x-1.000000x1.049933x1.049933x1.05x13.307%13.3%13.971%14.0%16-1.000000x-1.000000x1.048749x1.048749x1.05x6.458%6.46%6.773%6.77%17-1.000000x-1.000000x1.047857x1.047857x1.05x18.105%18.1%18.972%19.0%18-1.000000x-1.000000x1.043688x1.043688x1.04x15.364%15.4%16.035%16.0%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.042411x1.042411x1.04x19.085%19.1%19.895%19.9%19-1.000000x-1.000000x1.041833x1.041833x1.04x8.250%8.25%8.595%8.60%20-1.000000x-1.000000x1.036592x1.036592x1.04x10.750%10.7%11.143%11.1%21-1.000000x-1.000000x1.035897x1.035897x1.04x17.587%17.6%18.218%18.2%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.031377x1.031377x1.03x26.265%26.3%27.089%27.1%22-1.000000x-1.000000x1.030041x1.030041x1.03x7.175%7.17%7.391%7.39%23-1.000000x-1.000000x1.029567x1.029567x1.03x20.097%20.1%20.691%20.7%24-1.000000x-1.000000x1.024283x1.024283x1.02x24.086%24.1%24.671%24.7%25-1.000000x-1.000000x1.023411x1.023411x1.02x16.265%16.3%16.645%16.6%26-1.000000x-1.000000x1.020958x1.020958x1.02x7.895%7.89%8.060%8.06%27-1.000000x-1.000000x1.020180x1.020180x1.02x27.447%27.4%28.001%28.0%28-1.000000x-1.000000x1.003235x1.003235x1.00x4.311%4.31%4.325%4.32%29-1.000000x-1.000000x1.000516x1.000516x1.00x23.947%23.9%23.959%24.0%30-1.003003x-1.003003x1.00x1.000000x1.000000x24.090%24.1%24.018%24.0%31-1.013246x-1.013246x1.01x1.000000x1.000000x16.379%16.4%16.165%16.2%32-1.014825x-1.014825x1.01x1.000000x1.000000x20.981%21.0%20.674%20.7%33-1.018801x-1.018801x1.02x1.000000x1.000000x15.729%15.7%15.439%15.4%34-1.025655x-1.025655x1.03x1.000000x1.000000x5.694%5.69%5.551%5.55%35-1.032221x-1.032221x1.03x1.000000x1.000000x15.933%15.9%15.435%15.4%36-1.041536x-1.041536x1.04x1.000000x1.000000x45.450%45.4%43.637%43.6%37-1.048457x-1.048457x1.05x1.000000x1.000000x6.874%6.87%6.556%6.56%38-1.053107x-1.053107x1.05x1.000000x1.000000x21.061%21.1%19.999%20.0%39-1.064834x-1.064834x1.06x1.000000x1.000000x15.331%15.3%14.398%14.4%40-1.067235x-1.067235x1.07x1.000000x1.000000x6.299%6.30%5.902%5.90%41-1.068525x-1.068525x1.07x1.000000x1.000000x12.936%12.9%12.107%12.1%42-1.100976x-1.100976x1.10x1.000000x1.000000x13.802%13.8%12.537%12.5%-1.110312x-1.110312x1.11x1.000000x1.000000x13.602%13.6%12.250%12.3%-1.118287x-1.118287x1.12x1.000000x1.000000x1.489%1.49%1.331%1.33%-1.121139x-1.121139x1.12x1.000000x1.000000x18.091%18.1%16.136%16.1%43-1.127743x-1.127743x1.13x1.000000x1.000000x12.387%12.4%10.984%11.0%44-1.131408x-1.131408x1.13x1.000000x1.000000x20.304%20.3%17.946%17.9%45-1.220587x-1.220587x1.22x1.000000x1.000000x13.727%13.7%11.246%11.2%46-1.220853x-1.220853x1.22x1.000000x1.000000x13.116%13.1%10.743%10.7%47-1.228758x-1.228758x1.23x1.000000x1.000000x13.883%13.9%11.298%11.3%48-1.289445x-1.289445x1.29x1.000000x1.000000x7.868%7.87%6.102%6.10%49-1.485150x-1.485150x1.49x1.000000x1.000000x4.084%4.08%2.750%2.75%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#60

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 Los Altos, selected other places in the West, and entities that contain Los Altos
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

Educational Attainment by Place in the United States

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

No H.S. Diploma by Place#61

Percent of population 25 years of age and older without a high school diploma (or equivalent).
Scope: population of Los Altos, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Los Altos
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count#MiamiFresnoDallasLos AngelesHoustonClevelandEl PasoDetroitLong BeachOaklandNew YorkPhoenixFort WorthSan AntonioCaliforniaMilwaukeePhiladelphiaSan JoseChicagoBaltimoreLas VegasSacramentoMemphisPacificTucsonArlingtonOklahoma CityIndianapolisWestBostonDenverSan Jose, Sunnyvale, and Santa Clara Metro AreaSan Jose AreaTulsaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSanta Clara CountySanta ClaraNashville-DavidsonWichitaSan FranciscoSan DiegoMesaOmahaAustinLouisvilleCharlotteJacksonvilleColumbusMinneapolisAlbuquerqueKansas CityAtlantaWashingtonRaleighPortlandVirginia BeachVirginia BchColorado SpringsColorado SpgsSeattleLos Altos25.837701%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%167,299167k1417.895004%17.895004%17.9%4,572,9634.57M17.485105%17.485105%17.5%63,80063.8k1517.390838%17.390838%17.4%180,039180k1617.116159%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%66,73166.7k2215.692232%15.692232%15.7%5,422,9325.42M15.587550%15.587550%15.6%51,09151.1k2315.406412%15.406412%15.4%37,08237.1k2414.746136%14.746136%14.7%59,32459.3k2514.507103%14.507103%14.5%80,02880.0k2614.435746%14.435746%14.4%7,178,2187.18M14.325556%14.325556%14.3%63,64263.6k2713.638703%13.638703%13.6%63,86563.9k2813.172285%13.172285%13.2%174,062174k13.030453%13.030453%13.0%33,97034.0k2913.020590%13.020590%13.0%27,818,38027.8M12.928824%12.928824%12.9%166,105166k12.757874%12.757874%12.8%55,74455.7k3012.568464%12.568464%12.6%31,23131.2k3112.559735%12.559735%12.6%84,02484.0k3212.495849%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%61,30861.3k4010.958428%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%30,04230.0k501.415050%1.415050%1.4%299
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#62

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..
Scope: population of Los Altos, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Los Altos
0%20%40%60%80%Count#Los AltosSeattleWashingtonSan FranciscoRaleighSanta Clara CountySanta ClaraAtlantaSan Jose, Sunnyvale, and Santa Clara Metro AreaSan Jose AreaAustinMinneapolisPortlandBostonDenverSan DiegoCharlotteSan JoseOaklandColorado SpringsColorado SpgsNashville-DavidsonChicagoNew YorkColumbusOmahaVirginia BeachVirginia BchAlbuquerqueKansas CityLos AngelesPacificCaliforniaWestHoustonDallasTulsaSacramentoUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesBaltimoreLong BeachOklahoma CityArlingtonIndianapolisWichitaLouisvilleFort WorthPhoenixJacksonvillePhiladelphiaTucsonMesaSan AntonioMemphisMiamiEl PasoMilwaukeeLas VegasFresnoClevelandDetroit80.922858%80.922858%80.9%17,09917.1k60.416303%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%141,090141k449.103299%49.103299%49.1%630,862631k48.281839%48.281839%48.3%148,471148k548.266872%48.266872%48.3%637,811638k47.708346%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%858,793859k2432.107540%32.107540%32.1%11,095,74511.1M31.996381%31.996381%32.0%8,176,4878.18M31.501368%31.501368%31.5%15,664,15015.7M31.153001%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%71,75771.8k3428.252913%28.252913%28.3%116,947117k3527.594445%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%79,76279.8k4423.604502%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%59,72359.7k50
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#63

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a professional or doctorate degree (e.g., MBA, PhD, or MD).
Scope: population of Los Altos, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Los Altos
0%5%10%15%Count#Los AltosWashingtonSeattleSan FranciscoBostonAtlantaSan DiegoMinneapolisSanta Clara CountySanta ClaraSan Jose, Sunnyvale, and Santa Clara Metro AreaSan Jose AreaOaklandPortlandDenverAustinBaltimoreRaleighAlbuquerqueNashville-DavidsonNew YorkChicagoMiamiOmahaHoustonLos AngelesSacramentoCaliforniaDallasPacificPhiladelphiaSan JoseWestCharlotteKansas CityTulsaColumbusMemphisUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesColorado SpringsColorado SpgsLouisvilleLong BeachIndianapolisOklahoma CityTucsonVirginia BeachVirginia BchPhoenixSan AntonioWichitaLas VegasFresnoArlingtonJacksonvilleFort WorthMesaMilwaukeeClevelandEl PasoDetroit17.567440%17.567440%17.6%3,71212.461852%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%16,71416.7k76.177550%6.177550%6.2%79,36779.4k6.061633%6.061633%6.1%80,10080.1k6.054994%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%13,71913.7k134.747169%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%12,57012.6k223.893484%3.893484%3.9%994,957995k3.855041%3.855041%3.9%31,56731.6k233.803905%3.803905%3.8%1,314,5561.31M3.720350%3.720350%3.7%38,51538.5k243.718608%3.718608%3.7%25,28225.3k253.594387%3.594387%3.6%1,787,3201.79M3.490252%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%17,12017.1k343.057653%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%23,68223.7k392.519246%2.519246%2.5%6,260402.506307%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%5,69350
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#64

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 Los Altos, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Los Altos
Female
Male
1x0x1xFM#CharlotteMemphisDetroitOmahaTulsaBaltimoreRaleighNashville-DavidsonOklahoma CityJacksonvilleDallasMilwaukeeIndianapolisFresnoArlingtonUnited StatesKansas CityMesaHoustonPhiladelphiaAtlantaFort WorthChicagoWashingtonPhoenixWichitaWestColumbusDenverColorado SpgsAustinClevelandPacificOaklandPortlandAlbuquerqueCaliforniaLouisvilleLas VegasSan AntonioLos AngelesNew YorkSacramentoTucsonBostonMiamiVirginia BchLong BeachSeattleMinneapolisSan Jose AreaSanta ClaraLos AltosSan JoseSan DiegoSan FranciscoEl Paso-1.000000x-1.000000x1.285784x1.285784x1.29x10.185%10.2%13.096%13.1%1-1.000000x-1.000000x1.248135x1.248135x1.25x14.368%14.4%17.933%17.9%2-1.000000x-1.000000x1.237056x1.237056x1.24x18.951%19.0%23.443%23.4%3-1.000000x-1.000000x1.230289x1.230289x1.23x10.968%11.0%13.494%13.5%4-1.000000x-1.000000x1.199749x1.199749x1.20x11.899%11.9%14.276%14.3%5-1.000000x-1.000000x1.179669x1.179669x1.18x15.289%15.3%18.036%18.0%6-1.000000x-1.000000x1.169980x1.169980x1.17x8.091%8.09%9.466%9.47%7-1.000000x-1.000000x1.167676x1.167676x1.17x11.816%11.8%13.798%13.8%8-1.000000x-1.000000x1.154612x1.154612x1.15x13.719%13.7%15.840%15.8%9-1.000000x-1.000000x1.131088x1.131088x1.13x10.820%10.8%12.238%12.2%10-1.000000x-1.000000x1.124677x1.124677x1.12x23.229%23.2%26.125%26.1%11-1.000000x-1.000000x1.123984x1.123984x1.12x16.526%16.5%18.574%18.6%12-1.000000x-1.000000x1.121475x1.121475x1.12x13.722%13.7%15.389%15.4%13-1.000000x-1.000000x1.120269x1.120269x1.12x23.378%23.4%26.190%26.2%14-1.000000x-1.000000x1.111038x1.111038x1.11x14.627%14.6%16.251%16.3%15-1.000000x-1.000000x1.109070x1.109070x1.11x12.369%12.4%13.719%13.7%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.107254x1.107254x1.11x10.323%10.3%11.430%11.4%16-1.000000x-1.000000x1.105053x1.105053x1.11x11.622%11.6%12.843%12.8%17-1.000000x-1.000000x1.097123x1.097123x1.10x21.595%21.6%23.693%23.7%18-1.000000x-1.000000x1.090163x1.090163x1.09x16.700%16.7%18.206%18.2%19-1.000000x-1.000000x1.074487x1.074487x1.07x10.167%10.2%10.924%10.9%20-1.000000x-1.000000x1.069330x1.069330x1.07x18.151%18.2%19.410%19.4%21-1.000000x-1.000000x1.068021x1.068021x1.07x16.372%16.4%17.486%17.5%22-1.000000x-1.000000x1.064309x1.064309x1.06x9.751%9.75%10.378%10.4%23-1.000000x-1.000000x1.059952x1.059952x1.06x18.515%18.5%19.625%19.6%24-1.000000x-1.000000x1.059528x1.059528x1.06x12.215%12.2%12.942%12.9%25-1.000000x-1.000000x1.053669x1.053669x1.05x14.065%14.1%14.820%14.8%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.050970x1.050970x1.05x10.959%11.0%11.517%11.5%26-1.000000x-1.000000x1.049933x1.049933x1.05x13.307%13.3%13.971%14.0%27-1.000000x-1.000000x1.048749x1.048749x1.05x6.458%6.46%6.773%6.77%28-1.000000x-1.000000x1.047773x1.047773x1.05x11.718%11.7%12.278%12.3%29-1.000000x-1.000000x1.046686x1.046686x1.05x21.119%21.1%22.105%22.1%30-1.000000x-1.000000x1.043688x1.043688x1.04x15.364%15.4%16.035%16.0%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.042411x1.042411x1.04x19.085%19.1%19.895%19.9%31-1.000000x-1.000000x1.041833x1.041833x1.04x8.250%8.25%8.595%8.60%32-1.000000x-1.000000x1.036592x1.036592x1.04x10.750%10.7%11.143%11.1%33-1.000000x-1.000000x1.035897x1.035897x1.04x17.587%17.6%18.218%18.2%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.031168x1.031168x1.03x11.783%11.8%12.150%12.1%34-1.000000x-1.000000x1.023411x1.023411x1.02x16.265%16.3%16.645%16.6%35-1.000000x-1.000000x1.008755x1.008755x1.01x18.321%18.3%18.481%18.5%36-1.003003x-1.003003x1.00x1.000000x1.000000x24.090%24.1%24.018%24.0%37-1.008034x-1.008034x1.01x1.000000x1.000000x19.287%19.3%19.134%19.1%38-1.013246x-1.013246x1.01x1.000000x1.000000x16.379%16.4%16.165%16.2%39-1.018801x-1.018801x1.02x1.000000x1.000000x15.729%15.7%15.439%15.4%40-1.022333x-1.022333x1.02x1.000000x1.000000x14.476%14.5%14.159%14.2%41-1.026397x-1.026397x1.03x1.000000x1.000000x26.169%26.2%25.496%25.5%42-1.030721x-1.030721x1.03x1.000000x1.000000x6.889%6.89%6.684%6.68%43-1.053107x-1.053107x1.05x1.000000x1.000000x21.061%21.1%19.999%20.0%44-1.067235x-1.067235x1.07x1.000000x1.000000x6.299%6.30%5.902%5.90%45-1.092939x-1.092939x1.09x1.000000x1.000000x11.450%11.4%10.476%10.5%46-1.100976x-1.100976x1.10x1.000000x1.000000x13.802%13.8%12.537%12.5%-1.110312x-1.110312x1.11x1.000000x1.000000x13.602%13.6%12.250%12.3%-1.118287x-1.118287x1.12x1.000000x1.000000x1.489%1.49%1.331%1.33%-1.121139x-1.121139x1.12x1.000000x1.000000x18.091%18.1%16.136%16.1%47-1.220587x-1.220587x1.22x1.000000x1.000000x13.727%13.7%11.246%11.2%48-1.228758x-1.228758x1.23x1.000000x1.000000x13.883%13.9%11.298%11.3%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#65

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 Los Altos, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Los Altos
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:
California
County:
Santa Clara
Metro Area:
San Jose Area
ZIP Codes:
94022, 94024, 94040, 94306, 95014
Elementary School Districts:
Cupertino, Los Altos, Mountain View Whisman
Secondary School Districts:
Fremont, Mountain View-Los Altos
Neighborhoods:
Blossom Valley, Gemello Park, Loyola, Monroe Park, Oak Valley, Saint Francis Acres
Congressional Districts:
CA-17, CA-18
State Senate Districts:
CA-13, CA-15
Assembly District:
CA-24
Neighboring Cities:
Cupertino, Mountain View, Palo Alto, Sunnyvale
Neighboring Towns:
Los Altos Hills
Neighboring Unincorporated Places:
Loyola
Nearby Cities:
East Palo Alto, Menlo Park, Santa Clara, Saratoga
Nearby Towns:
Atherton, Portola Valley
Nearby Unincorporated Places:
Ladera, North Fair Oaks, Stanford, West Menlo Park