Educational Attainment in Boston, Kentucky (Unincorporated Place)

Educational Attainment#1

Highest level of education among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of Kentucky and Boston
Boston
Kentucky
0%10%20%30%40%50%CountHigher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma234.013605%30.489823%34.013605%34.0%5038.095238%54.150959%38.095238%38.1%5627.891156%15.359218%27.891156%27.9%41

Relative Educational Attainment#2

Highest level of education among people aged 25 years and older, as percentage more or less than Kentucky at large.
Scope: population of Kentucky and Boston
-50%0%+50%%ref.Higher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma211.557241%11.557241%+11.6%34.014%34.0%30.490%30.5%-29.649928%-29.649928%-29.6%38.095%38.1%54.151%54.2%81.592290%81.592290%+81.6%27.891%27.9%15.359%15.4%

Detailed Educational Attainment#3

Highest level of education among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of Kentucky and Boston
Boston
Kentucky
0%5%10%15%20%25%30%CountDoctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None0.000000%0.000000%0.0%0.948933%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%1.669185%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%6.708623%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%13.371860%034.013605%7.791223%34.013605%34.0%5010.884354%20.807603%10.884354%10.9%1627.210884%33.343356%27.210884%27.2%4027.891156%8.938130%27.891156%27.9%410.000000%0.000000%0.0%5.326367%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%1.094721%0

Detailed Relative Educational Attainment#4

Highest level of education among people aged 25 years and older, as percentage more or less than Kentucky at large.
Scope: population of Kentucky and Boston
-200%0%+200%%ref.Doctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None-100.000000%-100.000000%-100.0%0.000%0%0.949%0.95%-100.000000%-100.000000%-100.0%0.000%0%1.669%1.67%-100.000000%-100.000000%-100.0%0.000%0%6.709%6.71%-100.000000%-100.000000%-100.0%0.000%0%13.372%13.4%336.563130%336.563130%+336.6%34.014%34.0%7.791%7.79%-47.690497%-47.690497%-47.7%10.884%10.9%20.808%20.8%-18.391884%-18.391884%-18.4%27.211%27.2%33.343%33.3%212.046871%212.046871%+212.0%27.891%27.9%8.938%8.94%-100.000000%-100.000000%-100.0%0.000%0%5.326%5.33%-100.000000%-100.000000%-100.0%0.000%0%1.095%1.09%

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 Kentucky and Boston
More Females More Males
Kentucky
Boston
300%200%100%0%FMHigher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2-316.158537%-16.489092%-316.158537%316%51.220%51.2%12.308%12.3%68.205128%4.097045%68.205128%68%29.268%29.3%49.231%49.2%97.115385%17.330960%97.115385%97%19.512%19.5%38.462%38.5%

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 Kentucky and Boston
More Females More Males
Kentucky
Boston
300%200%100%0%FMAssociate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3-316.158537%-52.489163%-316.158537%316%51.220%51.2%12.308%12.3%-6.047591%26.153846%26.153846%26%9.756%9.76%12.308%12.3%89.230769%10.710354%89.230769%89%19.512%19.5%36.923%36.9%97.115385%16.109771%97.115385%97%19.512%19.5%38.462%38.5%

Bachelor's Degrees By Age#7

Percentage of age cohort whose highest degree is a Bachelor's.
Scope: population of Kentucky and Boston
Boston
Kentucky
0%5%10%15%B.X.Total65+45-6425-340.000000%0.000000%0.0%8.585911%0320.000000%0.000000%0.0%12.367453%0550.000000%0.000000%0.0%18.244335%060

Relative Bachelor's Degrees By Age#8

Percentage of population whose highest degree is a Bachelor's, as a percentage more or less than Kentucky at large.
Scope: population of Kentucky and Boston
100%80%60%40%20%0%%ref.65+45-6425-34-100.000000%-100.000000%100.0%0.000%0%8.586%8.59%-100.000000%-100.000000%100.0%0.000%0%12.367%12.4%-100.000000%-100.000000%100.0%0.000%0%18.244%18.2%

Median Earnings by Educational Attainment#9

Among population 25 years old and over with earnings.
Scope: population of Kentucky and Boston
Boston
Kentucky
$0k$10k$20k$30kCount%Some CollegeH.S. Diploma2Total$21,250.000000$31,397.000000$21,250.000000$21.3k6644.898%44.9%$36,250.000000$26,989.000000$36,250.000000$36.3k4027.211%27.2%$21,488.000000$32,548.000000$21,488.000000$21.5k147100.000%100%

Median Earnings by Educational Attainment#10

By sex among population 25 years old and over with earnings.
Scope: population of Kentucky and Boston
Female Male
Kentucky
Boston
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$20k$10k$0k$10k$20k$30kFMTotal$-21,012.000000$-27,293.000000$-21,012.000000$21.0k$21,012.000000$13,988.000000$27,293.000000$12,279.000000$35,000.000000$35.0k8265

Employment by Educational Attainment#11

Percentage of population that is employed by highest level of educational attainment among the population aged 25 to 64 years old.
Scope: population of Kentucky and Boston
Boston
Kentucky
0%20%40%60%80%100%CountBachelor's Degree1Some College2H.S. Diploma3No H.S. Diploma30.000000%0.000000%0.0%83.429047%0100.000000%71.794168%100.000000%100.0%58100.000000%61.431897%100.000000%100.0%240.000000%0.000000%0.0%38.025311%0

Lacking High School Diploma By Race#12

Percent of racial or ethnic group lacking a high school diploma (or equivalent).
Scope: population of Kentucky and Boston
Female Male
Kentucky
Boston
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10%0%10%20%30%MFWhite1-19.512195%-13.773713%-19.512195%19.5%19.512195%18.949343%13.773713%2.351935%38.461538%38.5%2516

College Graduates By Race#13

Percent of racial or ethnic group with a bachelor's degree or higher.
Scope: population of Kentucky and Boston
Female Male
Kentucky
Boston
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20%10%0%10%20%MFWhite1-0.000000%-22.334690%-1.275684%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%0.000000%22.334690%0.000000%0.0%00

Educational Attainment by Place in the Bardstown Area

There are 7 places in the Bardstown Area. This section compares Boston to all of the places in the Bardstown Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Boston.

No H.S. Diploma by Place#14

Percent of population 25 years of age and older without a high school diploma (or equivalent).
Scope: population of Boston, selected other places in the Bardstown Area, and entities that contain Boston
0%10%20%30%Count#New HopeBostonBloomfieldNew HavenKentuckyZIP Code 40107ZIP 40107East South Central930600Tract 930600SouthChaplinUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesBardstownNelson County School DistrictNelson CountyBardstown Metro AreaBardstownNelson CountyNelsonFairfield35.772358%35.772358%35.8%44127.891156%27.891156%27.9%41223.853211%23.853211%23.9%156315.545244%15.545244%15.5%67415.359218%15.359218%15.4%456,180456k15.171583%15.171583%15.2%25215.109088%15.109088%15.1%1,905,0301.91M14.687500%14.687500%14.7%32914.392758%14.392758%14.4%11,511,24211.5M13.135593%13.135593%13.1%31513.020590%13.020590%13.0%27,818,38027.8M11.101388%11.101388%11.1%888611.035429%11.035429%11.0%2,41410.961706%10.961706%11.0%3,26910.961706%10.961706%11.0%3,26910.280374%10.280374%10.3%117

Bachelor's Degrees by Place#15

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..
Scope: population of Boston, selected other places in the Bardstown Area, and entities that contain Boston
0%10%20%30%Count#United States of AmericaUnited StatesSouthEast South CentralKentuckyBardstownBardstown Metro AreaBardstownNelson CountyNelsonNelson County School DistrictNelson CountyFairfield930600Tract 930600BloomfieldZIP Code 40107ZIP 40107ChaplinNew HavenBostonNew Hope30.315023%30.315023%30.3%64,767,78764.8M28.191926%28.191926%28.2%22,547,73422.5M23.710569%23.710569%23.7%2,989,5482.99M22.698600%22.698600%22.7%674,165674k17.364671%17.364671%17.4%1,389117.242304%17.242304%17.2%5,14217.242304%17.242304%17.2%5,14217.138286%17.138286%17.1%3,74914.953271%14.953271%15.0%16213.169643%13.169643%13.2%29513.149847%13.149847%13.1%86312.040939%12.040939%12.0%20010.169492%10.169492%10.2%2446.032483%6.032483%6.0%2650.000000%0.000000%0.0%060.000000%0.000000%0.0%07

Very Advanced Degrees by Place#16

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a professional or doctorate degree (e.g., MBA, PhD, or MD).
Scope: population of Boston, selected other places in the Bardstown Area, and entities that contain Boston
0%1%2%3%Count#FairfieldUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSouthKentuckyEast South CentralBardstownBardstown Metro AreaBardstownNelson CountyNelsonNelson County School DistrictNelson CountyNew HavenBloomfieldZIP Code 40107ZIP 40107930600Tract 930600BostonChaplinNew Hope3.738318%3.738318%3.7%413.336158%3.336158%3.3%7,127,6737.13M3.064699%3.064699%3.1%2,451,1282.45M2.618117%2.618117%2.6%77,76077.8k2.593020%2.593020%2.6%326,941327k2.450306%2.450306%2.5%19621.773858%1.773858%1.8%5291.773858%1.773858%1.8%5291.403429%1.403429%1.4%3070.464037%0.464037%0.5%230.458716%0.458716%0.5%340.421433%0.421433%0.4%70.312500%0.312500%0.3%70.000000%0.000000%0.0%050.000000%0.000000%0.0%060.000000%0.000000%0.0%07

Under-Education Sex Ratio by Place#17

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 Boston, selected other places in the Bardstown Area, and entities that contain Boston
Female
Male
2x1x0x1x2xFM#New HopeBostonZIP 40107Nelson CountyBardstownNelsonTract 930600New HavenBardstownEast South CentralKentuckySouthUnited StatesBloomfieldChaplinFairfield-1.000000x-1.000000x2.363025x2.363025x2.36x18.421%18.4%43.529%43.5%1-1.000000x-1.000000x1.971154x1.971154x1.97x19.512%19.5%38.462%38.5%2-1.000000x-1.000000x1.724149x1.724149x1.72x11.151%11.2%19.226%19.2%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.556823x1.556823x1.56x8.655%8.65%13.474%13.5%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.548503x1.548503x1.55x8.666%8.67%13.419%13.4%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.548503x1.548503x1.55x8.666%8.67%13.419%13.4%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.424705x1.424705x1.42x12.066%12.1%17.190%17.2%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.418690x1.418690x1.42x13.080%13.1%18.557%18.6%3-1.000000x-1.000000x1.256007x1.256007x1.26x9.952%9.95%12.500%12.5%4-1.000000x-1.000000x1.173351x1.173351x1.17x13.956%14.0%16.375%16.4%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.173310x1.173310x1.17x14.174%14.2%16.631%16.6%-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%-1.677633x-1.677633x1.68x1.000000x1.000000x29.345%29.3%17.492%17.5%5-2.304389x-2.304389x2.30x1.000000x1.000000x17.557%17.6%7.619%7.62%6-2.428571x-2.428571x2.43x1.000000x1.000000x14.286%14.3%5.882%5.88%7

Educational Attainment by Place in Kentucky

There are 540 places in Kentucky. This section compares Boston to the 50 most populous places in Kentucky and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Boston. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 8,688.

No H.S. Diploma by Place#18

Percent of population 25 years of age and older without a high school diploma (or equivalent).
Scope: population of Boston, selected other places in Kentucky, and entities that contain Boston
0%10%20%30%Count#MiddlesboroughBostonMayfieldGlasgowSomersetShelbyvilleNewportFranklinVersaillesNicholasvilleWinchesterMaysvilleShivelyParisCovingtonCampbellsvilleKentuckyShepherdsvilleHopkinsvilleZIP Code 40107ZIP 40107East South CentralBereaHenderson930600Tract 930600Bowling GreenMurraySouthHillviewOwensboroPaducahFrankfortRichmondUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesDanvilleMadisonvilleLouisvilleElizabethtownBardstownNelson County School DistrictNelson CountyBardstown Metro AreaBardstownNelson CountyNelsonRadcliffIndependenceAshlandFlorenceLexington-FayetteErlangerLawrenceburgGeorgetownMount WashingtonMt WashingtonAlexandriaBurlingtonJeffersontownLyndonSt. MatthewsFort ThomasFort Campbell NorthFort Campbell NEdgewoodFort KnoxFrancisville33.865120%33.865120%33.9%2,335127.891156%27.891156%27.9%4124.726346%24.726346%24.7%1,649221.759952%21.759952%21.8%2,181321.484521%21.484521%21.5%1,728420.641960%20.641960%20.6%1,955520.616091%20.616091%20.6%2,155620.076962%20.076962%20.1%1,200719.823862%19.823862%19.8%1,193818.503916%18.503916%18.5%3,520917.643853%17.643853%17.6%2,2661017.540574%17.540574%17.5%1,1241116.919409%16.919409%16.9%1,7741216.590284%16.590284%16.6%1,0861315.623871%15.623871%15.6%4,3251415.466284%15.466284%15.5%1,0781515.359218%15.359218%15.4%456,180456k15.350224%15.350224%15.4%1,1331615.292080%15.292080%15.3%3,2671715.171583%15.171583%15.2%25215.109088%15.109088%15.1%1,905,0301.91M15.097002%15.097002%15.1%1,2841815.025855%15.025855%15.0%2,9931914.687500%14.687500%14.7%32914.681352%14.681352%14.7%5,0522014.575803%14.575803%14.6%1,3712114.392758%14.392758%14.4%11,511,24211.5M14.234079%14.234079%14.2%8272214.197104%14.197104%14.2%5,5392314.191086%14.191086%14.2%2,5282413.857917%13.857917%13.9%2,6102513.150431%13.150431%13.2%2,2722613.020590%13.020590%13.0%27,818,38027.8M12.866604%12.866604%12.9%1,3602712.717757%12.717757%12.7%1,7012811.956157%11.956157%12.0%49,49049.5k2911.903785%11.903785%11.9%2,3213011.101388%11.101388%11.1%8883111.035429%11.035429%11.0%2,41410.961706%10.961706%11.0%3,26910.961706%10.961706%11.0%3,26910.528869%10.528869%10.5%1,5193210.509311%10.509311%10.5%1,7893310.288260%10.288260%10.3%1,5243410.117171%10.117171%10.1%2,1503510.106717%10.106717%10.1%20,30520.3k3610.082321%10.082321%10.1%1,237379.900054%9.900054%9.9%733389.594267%9.594267%9.6%1,861399.344066%9.344066%9.3%859406.721820%6.721820%6.7%390416.477273%6.477273%6.5%684426.151500%6.151500%6.2%1,210435.489801%5.489801%5.5%436445.002996%5.002996%5.0%668454.686522%4.686522%4.7%524464.033650%4.033650%4.0%187473.500080%3.500080%3.5%219483.123575%3.123575%3.1%137491.649814%1.649814%1.6%9350

Bachelor's Degrees by Place#19

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..
Scope: population of Boston, selected other places in Kentucky, and entities that contain Boston
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#FrancisvilleSt. MatthewsEdgewoodFort ThomasLyndonLexington-FayetteJeffersontownMurrayRichmondFort KnoxAlexandriaBereaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesElizabethtownIndependenceBowling GreenFrankfortLouisvilleGeorgetownSouthBurlingtonFlorenceDanvilleEast South CentralPaducahErlangerAshlandCampbellsvilleKentuckyVersaillesCovingtonNewportRadcliffNicholasvilleMount WashingtonMt WashingtonOwensboroWinchesterShelbyvilleHopkinsvilleMadisonvilleBardstownBardstown Metro AreaBardstownNelson CountyNelsonNelson County School DistrictNelson CountyLawrenceburgHendersonFort Campbell NorthFort Campbell NParisGlasgowShepherdsvilleMaysvilleSomersetMayfield930600Tract 930600ShivelyZIP Code 40107ZIP 40107FranklinMiddlesboroughHillviewBoston55.082491%55.082491%55.1%3,105151.767525%51.767525%51.8%6,912249.448618%49.448618%49.4%3,094347.428674%47.428674%47.4%5,303442.634097%42.634097%42.6%3,386541.441271%41.441271%41.4%83,25883.3k638.129131%38.129131%38.1%7,500735.190304%35.190304%35.2%3,310832.488279%32.488279%32.5%5,613932.307342%32.307342%32.3%1,4171030.782489%30.782489%30.8%1,7861130.640800%30.640800%30.6%2,6061230.315023%30.315023%30.3%64,767,78764.8M29.341471%29.341471%29.3%5,7211328.855078%28.855078%28.9%4,9121428.560635%28.560635%28.6%9,8281528.464479%28.464479%28.5%5,3611628.252913%28.252913%28.3%116,947117k1728.195082%28.195082%28.2%5,4691828.191926%28.191926%28.2%22,547,73422.5M27.651515%27.651515%27.7%2,9201925.754082%25.754082%25.8%5,4732024.976348%24.976348%25.0%2,6402123.710569%23.710569%23.7%2,989,5482.99M23.638711%23.638711%23.6%4,2112223.514549%23.514549%23.5%2,8852323.324107%23.324107%23.3%3,4552422.740316%22.740316%22.7%1,5852522.698600%22.698600%22.7%674,165674k22.316384%22.316384%22.3%1,3432621.996243%21.996243%22.0%6,0892721.926720%21.926720%21.9%2,2922821.445900%21.445900%21.4%3,0942921.405667%21.405667%21.4%4,0723021.070380%21.070380%21.1%1,9373120.871460%20.871460%20.9%8,1433218.624932%18.624932%18.6%2,3923317.759476%17.759476%17.8%1,6823417.641827%17.641827%17.6%3,7693517.495327%17.495327%17.5%2,3403617.364671%17.364671%17.4%1,3893717.242304%17.242304%17.2%5,14217.242304%17.242304%17.2%5,14217.138286%17.138286%17.1%3,74917.017828%17.017828%17.0%1,2603816.988805%16.988805%17.0%3,3843916.479724%16.479724%16.5%7644015.841735%15.841735%15.8%1,0374115.364661%15.364661%15.4%1,5404215.228289%15.228289%15.2%1,1244315.152934%15.152934%15.2%9714414.621410%14.621410%14.6%1,1764513.855151%13.855151%13.9%9244613.169643%13.169643%13.2%29512.627563%12.627563%12.6%1,3244712.040939%12.040939%12.0%20011.109252%11.109252%11.1%664489.775199%9.775199%9.8%674499.380379%9.380379%9.4%545500.000000%0.000000%0.0%0

Very Advanced Degrees by Place#20

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a professional or doctorate degree (e.g., MBA, PhD, or MD).
Scope: population of Boston, selected other places in Kentucky, and entities that contain Boston
0%2%4%6%Count#St. MatthewsLexington-FayetteFort ThomasEdgewoodMurrayFrancisvilleBowling GreenRichmondPaducahBereaJeffersontownCampbellsvilleUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesElizabethtownLouisvilleSouthKentuckyEast South CentralDanvilleLyndonBardstownNewportIndependenceFlorenceAshlandGlasgowErlangerGeorgetownMaysvilleVersaillesMadisonvilleFort KnoxFrankfortSomersetBardstown Metro AreaBardstownNelson CountyNelsonOwensboroHopkinsvilleMount WashingtonMt WashingtonShelbyvilleNelson County School DistrictNelson CountyWinchesterLawrenceburgHendersonBurlingtonCovingtonMiddlesboroughMayfieldParisShivelyFranklinNicholasvilleRadcliffAlexandriaZIP Code 40107ZIP 40107Shepherdsville930600Tract 930600HillviewFort Campbell NorthFort Campbell NBoston7.744158%7.744158%7.7%1,03416.507023%6.507023%6.5%13,07313.1k26.439496%6.439496%6.4%72035.897395%5.897395%5.9%36945.645333%5.645333%5.6%53155.002661%5.002661%5.0%28263.745895%3.745895%3.7%1,28973.739075%3.739075%3.7%64683.637588%3.637588%3.6%64893.633157%3.633157%3.6%309103.573971%3.573971%3.6%703113.342898%3.342898%3.3%233123.336158%3.336158%3.3%7,127,6737.13M3.287517%3.287517%3.3%641133.276890%3.276890%3.3%13,56413.6k143.064699%3.064699%3.1%2,451,1282.45M2.618117%2.618117%2.6%77,76077.8k2.593020%2.593020%2.6%326,941327k2.592242%2.592242%2.6%274152.455301%2.455301%2.5%195162.450306%2.450306%2.5%196172.429924%2.429924%2.4%254182.408506%2.408506%2.4%410192.334008%2.334008%2.3%496202.329035%2.329035%2.3%345212.314676%2.314676%2.3%232222.208819%2.208819%2.2%271232.103418%2.103418%2.1%408242.075531%2.075531%2.1%133252.043868%2.043868%2.0%123262.011215%2.011215%2.0%269271.915185%1.915185%1.9%84281.874270%1.874270%1.9%353291.840109%1.840109%1.8%148301.773858%1.773858%1.8%5291.773858%1.773858%1.8%5291.748046%1.748046%1.7%682311.722524%1.722524%1.7%368321.609921%1.609921%1.6%148331.457080%1.457080%1.5%138341.403429%1.403429%1.4%3071.393755%1.393755%1.4%179351.364127%1.364127%1.4%101361.270144%1.270144%1.3%253371.250000%1.250000%1.3%132381.246297%1.246297%1.2%345391.218274%1.218274%1.2%84401.169591%1.169591%1.2%78411.130461%1.130461%1.1%74421.087268%1.087268%1.1%114431.003848%1.003848%1.0%60440.940966%0.940966%0.9%179450.935745%0.935745%0.9%135460.758359%0.758359%0.8%44470.421433%0.421433%0.4%70.392901%0.392901%0.4%29480.312500%0.312500%0.3%70.309811%0.309811%0.3%18490.215703%0.215703%0.2%10500.000000%0.000000%0.0%0

Under-Education Sex Ratio by Place#21

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 Boston, selected other places in Kentucky, and entities that contain Boston
Female
Male
1x0x1x2xFM#ParisBostonVersaillesZIP 40107Nelson CountyBardstownNelsonShepherdsvilleMaysvilleLyndonTract 930600AlexandriaShelbyvilleJeffersontownHopkinsvilleGlasgowBardstownErlangerFort Campbell NMadisonvilleBurlingtonBereaIndependenceNicholasvilleEast South CentralKentuckyOwensboroLexington-FayetteSomersetFranklinSouthShivelyNewportUnited StatesFrankfortFrancisvilleRichmondMurrayMiddlesboroughHillviewHendersonCovingtonLouisvilleFlorenceWinchesterFort ThomasMayfieldMt WashingtonEdgewoodBowling GreenRadcliffElizabethtownAshlandPaducahGeorgetownCampbellsvilleDanvilleLawrenceburgFort KnoxSt. Matthews-1.000000x-1.000000x2.427796x2.427796x2.43x10.122%10.1%24.573%24.6%1-1.000000x-1.000000x1.971154x1.971154x1.97x19.512%19.5%38.462%38.5%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.744495x1.744495x1.74x14.697%14.7%25.638%25.6%2-1.000000x-1.000000x1.724149x1.724149x1.72x11.151%11.2%19.226%19.2%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.556823x1.556823x1.56x8.655%8.65%13.474%13.5%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.548503x1.548503x1.55x8.666%8.67%13.419%13.4%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.548503x1.548503x1.55x8.666%8.67%13.419%13.4%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.528601x1.528601x1.53x12.253%12.3%18.731%18.7%3-1.000000x-1.000000x1.500820x1.500820x1.50x14.197%14.2%21.308%21.3%4-1.000000x-1.000000x1.451727x1.451727x1.45x4.518%4.52%6.559%6.56%5-1.000000x-1.000000x1.424705x1.424705x1.42x12.066%12.1%17.190%17.2%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.414429x1.414429x1.41x5.636%5.64%7.972%7.97%6-1.000000x-1.000000x1.376305x1.376305x1.38x17.527%17.5%24.123%24.1%7-1.000000x-1.000000x1.341808x1.341808x1.34x5.294%5.29%7.104%7.10%8-1.000000x-1.000000x1.276576x1.276576x1.28x13.525%13.5%17.266%17.3%9-1.000000x-1.000000x1.267279x1.267279x1.27x19.555%19.6%24.781%24.8%10-1.000000x-1.000000x1.256007x1.256007x1.26x9.952%9.95%12.500%12.5%11-1.000000x-1.000000x1.239518x1.239518x1.24x9.033%9.03%11.197%11.2%12-1.000000x-1.000000x1.238214x1.238214x1.24x3.540%3.54%4.383%4.38%13-1.000000x-1.000000x1.235504x1.235504x1.24x11.499%11.5%14.207%14.2%14-1.000000x-1.000000x1.220970x1.220970x1.22x5.835%5.83%7.124%7.12%15-1.000000x-1.000000x1.204193x1.204193x1.20x13.727%13.7%16.530%16.5%16-1.000000x-1.000000x1.191670x1.191670x1.19x9.633%9.63%11.480%11.5%17-1.000000x-1.000000x1.190177x1.190177x1.19x17.015%17.0%20.251%20.3%18-1.000000x-1.000000x1.173351x1.173351x1.17x13.956%14.0%16.375%16.4%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.173310x1.173310x1.17x14.174%14.2%16.631%16.6%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.160756x1.160756x1.16x13.234%13.2%15.361%15.4%19-1.000000x-1.000000x1.155591x1.155591x1.16x9.398%9.40%10.861%10.9%20-1.000000x-1.000000x1.155382x1.155382x1.16x20.098%20.1%23.221%23.2%21-1.000000x-1.000000x1.150257x1.150257x1.15x18.781%18.8%21.603%21.6%22-1.000000x-1.000000x1.149925x1.149925x1.15x13.427%13.4%15.440%15.4%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.146287x1.146287x1.15x15.899%15.9%18.225%18.2%23-1.000000x-1.000000x1.124578x1.124578x1.12x19.390%19.4%21.806%21.8%24-1.000000x-1.000000x1.109070x1.109070x1.11x12.369%12.4%13.719%13.7%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.100130x1.100130x1.10x13.253%13.3%14.580%14.6%25-1.000000x-1.000000x1.098213x1.098213x1.10x1.570%1.57%1.725%1.72%26-1.000000x-1.000000x1.081140x1.081140x1.08x12.671%12.7%13.699%13.7%27-1.000000x-1.000000x1.080622x1.080622x1.08x14.046%14.0%15.178%15.2%28-1.000000x-1.000000x1.075389x1.075389x1.08x32.768%32.8%35.238%35.2%29-1.000000x-1.000000x1.051014x1.051014x1.05x13.904%13.9%14.613%14.6%30-1.000000x-1.000000x1.049271x1.049271x1.05x14.699%14.7%15.423%15.4%31-1.000000x-1.000000x1.031477x1.031477x1.03x15.393%15.4%15.877%15.9%32-1.000000x-1.000000x1.031168x1.031168x1.03x11.783%11.8%12.150%12.1%33-1.000000x-1.000000x1.005727x1.005727x1.01x10.090%10.1%10.148%10.1%34-1.074370x-1.074370x1.07x1.000000x1.000000x18.238%18.2%16.976%17.0%35-1.099778x-1.099778x1.10x1.000000x1.000000x4.895%4.90%4.451%4.45%36-1.128689x-1.128689x1.13x1.000000x1.000000x26.029%26.0%23.061%23.1%37-1.133081x-1.133081x1.13x1.000000x1.000000x9.900%9.90%8.737%8.74%38-1.159583x-1.159583x1.16x1.000000x1.000000x3.755%3.76%3.238%3.24%39-1.183740x-1.183740x1.18x1.000000x1.000000x15.884%15.9%13.418%13.4%40-1.268197x-1.268197x1.27x1.000000x1.000000x11.641%11.6%9.179%9.18%41-1.285015x-1.285015x1.29x1.000000x1.000000x13.309%13.3%10.357%10.4%42-1.285243x-1.285243x1.29x1.000000x1.000000x11.432%11.4%8.895%8.89%43-1.292125x-1.292125x1.29x1.000000x1.000000x15.760%15.8%12.197%12.2%44-1.315671x-1.315671x1.32x1.000000x1.000000x10.849%10.8%8.246%8.25%45-1.321180x-1.321180x1.32x1.000000x1.000000x17.572%17.6%13.300%13.3%46-1.333599x-1.333599x1.33x1.000000x1.000000x14.508%14.5%10.879%10.9%47-1.644834x-1.644834x1.64x1.000000x1.000000x12.043%12.0%7.321%7.32%48-1.756547x-1.756547x1.76x1.000000x1.000000x4.107%4.11%2.338%2.34%49-1.771963x-1.771963x1.77x1.000000x1.000000x6.281%6.28%3.545%3.54%50

Educational Attainment by Place in the South

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

No H.S. Diploma by Place#22

Percent of population 25 years of age and older without a high school diploma (or equivalent).
Scope: population of Boston, selected other places in the South, and entities that contain Boston
0%10%20%30%Count#LaredoHialeahBostonMiamiDallasGarlandHoustonEl PasoIrvingFort WorthSan AntonioCorpus ChristiBaltimoreAmarilloAugusta-Richmond County consolidated government (balance)Augusta-Richmon…MemphisRichmondArlingtonKentuckyZIP Code 40107ZIP 40107East South CentralOklahoma City930600Tract 930600LubbockMontgomerySouthBirminghamShreveportNew OrleansWinston-SalemColumbusTulsaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesTampaDurhamNashville-DavidsonMobileNorfolkBaton RougeAustinLouisvilleCharlotteJacksonvilleNelson County School DistrictNelson CountyBardstown Metro AreaBardstownNelson CountyNelsonGreensboroAtlantaOrlandoLexington-FayetteSt. PetersburgWashingtonHuntsvilleLittle RockFayettevilleRaleighChesapeakeVirginia BeachVirginia BchPlanoArlington33.248609%33.248609%33.2%45,78445.8k129.547032%29.547032%29.5%51,49951.5k227.891156%27.891156%27.9%4125.837701%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%37,59237.6k1116.548703%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%37,08237.1k1715.359218%15.359218%15.4%456,180456k15.171583%15.171583%15.2%25215.109088%15.109088%15.1%1,905,0301.91M14.746136%14.746136%14.7%59,32459.3k1814.687500%14.687500%14.7%32914.549337%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%55,74455.7k2912.535934%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%65,89165.9k3611.035429%11.035429%11.0%2,41410.961706%10.961706%11.0%3,26910.961706%10.961706%11.0%3,26910.816229%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

Bachelor's Degrees by Place#23

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..
Scope: population of Boston, selected other places in the South, and entities that contain Boston
0%20%40%60%Count#ArlingtonPlanoWashingtonRaleighDurhamAtlantaAustinCharlotteHuntsvilleLexington-FayetteLittle RockNashville-DavidsonGreensboroRichmondNew OrleansTampaIrvingOrlandoVirginia BeachVirginia BchWinston-SalemBaton RougeSt. PetersburgMontgomeryHoustonDallasTulsaChesapeakeUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesBaltimoreOklahoma CityArlingtonLubbockLouisvilleSouthFort WorthMobileJacksonvilleNorfolkFayettevilleShreveportSan AntonioMemphisColumbusBirminghamMiamiEast South CentralEl PasoKentuckyGarlandAmarilloAugusta-Richmond County consolidated government (balance)Augusta-Richmon…Corpus ChristiLaredoBardstown Metro AreaBardstownNelson CountyNelsonNelson County School DistrictNelson CountyHialeah930600Tract 930600ZIP Code 40107ZIP 40107Boston73.664560%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%59,30759.3k2231.186593%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%70,52970.5k3028.736601%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%79,76279.8k4323.710569%23.710569%23.7%2,989,5482.99M23.604502%23.604502%23.6%98,11498.1k4422.698600%22.698600%22.7%674,165674k22.455520%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%24,69224.7k4917.242304%17.242304%17.2%5,14217.242304%17.242304%17.2%5,14217.138286%17.138286%17.1%3,74913.317651%13.317651%13.3%23,21223.2k5013.169643%13.169643%13.2%29512.040939%12.040939%12.0%2000.000000%0.000000%0.0%0

Very Advanced Degrees by Place#24

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a professional or doctorate degree (e.g., MBA, PhD, or MD).
Scope: population of Boston, selected other places in the South, and entities that contain Boston
0%5%10%Count#ArlingtonWashingtonDurhamAtlantaLexington-FayetteNew OrleansLittle RockAustinBaton RougeTampaBaltimoreRaleighWinston-SalemPlanoRichmondNashville-DavidsonMiamiHoustonGreensboroSt. PetersburgDallasOrlandoLubbockHuntsvilleBirminghamCharlotteShreveportTulsaMontgomeryMemphisUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesAugusta-Richmond County consolidated government (balance)Augusta-Richmon…LouisvilleColumbusSouthOklahoma CityNorfolkMobileVirginia BeachVirginia BchKentuckySan AntonioEast South CentralChesapeakeIrvingArlingtonJacksonvilleCorpus ChristiFort WorthFayettevilleAmarilloEl PasoBardstown Metro AreaBardstownNelson CountyNelsonNelson County School DistrictNelson CountyGarlandLaredoHialeahZIP Code 40107ZIP 40107930600Tract 930600Boston12.967794%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%13,71913.7k124.727011%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%31,56731.6k213.702012%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%8,889372.618117%2.618117%2.6%77,76077.8k2.604272%2.604272%2.6%23,68223.7k382.593020%2.593020%2.6%326,941327k2.473752%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%7,854471.773858%1.773858%1.8%5291.773858%1.773858%1.8%5291.403429%1.403429%1.4%3071.315555%1.315555%1.3%1,921481.181537%1.181537%1.2%1,627491.162971%1.162971%1.2%2,027500.421433%0.421433%0.4%70.312500%0.312500%0.3%70.000000%0.000000%0.0%0

Under-Education Sex Ratio by Place#25

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 Boston, selected other places in the South, and entities that contain Boston
Female
Male
1x0x1xFM#BostonZIP 40107Nelson CountyBardstownNelsonTract 930600MobileBirminghamCharlotteAugusta-Richmond Co consolidated government (balance)Augusta-Richmon…Baton RougeMemphisWinston-SalemGreensboroDurhamTulsaBaltimoreEast South CentralKentuckySt. PetersburgChesapeakeRaleighNashville-DavidsonMontgomeryNew OrleansLexington-FayetteOklahoma CitySouthShreveportLittle RockJacksonvilleDallasPlanoArlingtonUnited StatesHoustonAmarilloAtlantaIrvingFort WorthWashingtonAustinColumbusOrlandoRichmondLouisvilleGarlandSan AntonioTampaHuntsvilleMiamiCorpus ChristiVirginia BchHialeahLubbockFayettevilleNorfolkArlingtonLaredoEl Paso-1.000000x-1.000000x1.971154x1.971154x1.97x19.512%19.5%38.462%38.5%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.724149x1.724149x1.72x11.151%11.2%19.226%19.2%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.556823x1.556823x1.56x8.655%8.65%13.474%13.5%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.548503x1.548503x1.55x8.666%8.67%13.419%13.4%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.548503x1.548503x1.55x8.666%8.67%13.419%13.4%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.424705x1.424705x1.42x12.066%12.1%17.190%17.2%-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-1.000000x1.213997x1.213997x1.21x9.855%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-1.000000x1.173310x1.173310x1.17x14.174%14.2%16.631%16.6%-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-1.000000x1.149925x1.149925x1.15x13.427%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%43-1.042579x-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

Educational Attainment by Place in the United States

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

No H.S. Diploma by Place#26

Percent of population 25 years of age and older without a high school diploma (or equivalent).
Scope: population of Boston, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Boston
0%10%20%Count#BostonMiamiFresnoDallasLos AngelesHoustonClevelandEl PasoDetroitLong BeachOaklandNew YorkPhoenixFort WorthSan AntonioMilwaukeePhiladelphiaSan JoseChicagoBaltimoreLas VegasSacramentoMemphisTucsonArlingtonKentuckyZIP Code 40107ZIP 40107East South CentralOklahoma City930600Tract 930600IndianapolisSouthBostonDenverTulsaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNashville-DavidsonWichitaSan FranciscoSan DiegoMesaOmahaAustinLouisvilleCharlotteJacksonvilleColumbusNelson County School DistrictNelson CountyBardstown Metro AreaBardstownNelson CountyNelsonMinneapolisAlbuquerqueKansas CityAtlantaWashingtonRaleighPortlandVirginia BeachVirginia BchColorado SpringsColorado SpgsSeattle27.891156%27.891156%27.9%4125.837701%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%180,039180k1617.116159%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%37,08237.1k2415.359218%15.359218%15.4%456,180456k15.171583%15.171583%15.2%25215.109088%15.109088%15.1%1,905,0301.91M14.746136%14.746136%14.7%59,32459.3k2514.687500%14.687500%14.7%32914.507103%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%84,02484.0k3212.495849%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%61,30861.3k4011.035429%11.035429%11.0%2,41410.961706%10.961706%11.0%3,26910.961706%10.961706%11.0%3,26910.958428%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

Bachelor's Degrees by Place#27

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..
Scope: population of Boston, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Boston
0%20%40%60%Count#SeattleWashingtonSan FranciscoRaleighAtlantaAustinMinneapolisPortlandBostonDenverSan DiegoCharlotteSan JoseOaklandColorado SpringsColorado SpgsNashville-DavidsonChicagoNew YorkColumbusOmahaVirginia BeachVirginia BchAlbuquerqueKansas CityLos AngelesHoustonDallasTulsaSacramentoUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesBaltimoreLong BeachOklahoma CityArlingtonIndianapolisWichitaLouisvilleSouthFort WorthPhoenixJacksonvillePhiladelphiaTucsonMesaSan AntonioMemphisMiamiEast South CentralEl PasoMilwaukeeKentuckyLas VegasFresnoBardstown Metro AreaBardstownNelson CountyNelsonNelson County School DistrictNelson CountyClevelandDetroit930600Tract 930600ZIP Code 40107ZIP 40107Boston60.416303%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%858,793859k2431.153001%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%116,947117k3528.191926%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%79,76279.8k4423.710569%23.710569%23.7%2,989,5482.99M23.604502%23.604502%23.6%98,11498.1k4523.517740%23.517740%23.5%85,81285.8k4622.698600%22.698600%22.7%674,165674k22.410206%22.410206%22.4%92,20592.2k4720.457660%20.457660%20.5%62,24162.2k4817.242304%17.242304%17.2%5,14217.242304%17.242304%17.2%5,14217.138286%17.138286%17.1%3,74916.073076%16.073076%16.1%40,94640.9k4913.833543%13.833543%13.8%59,72359.7k5013.169643%13.169643%13.2%29512.040939%12.040939%12.0%2000.000000%0.000000%0.0%0

Very Advanced Degrees by Place#28

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a professional or doctorate degree (e.g., MBA, PhD, or MD).
Scope: population of Boston, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Boston
0%5%10%Count#WashingtonSeattleSan FranciscoBostonAtlantaSan DiegoMinneapolisOaklandPortlandDenverAustinBaltimoreRaleighAlbuquerqueNashville-DavidsonNew YorkChicagoMiamiOmahaHoustonLos AngelesSacramentoDallasPhiladelphiaSan JoseCharlotteKansas CityTulsaColumbusMemphisUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesColorado SpringsColorado SpgsLouisvilleLong BeachIndianapolisSouthOklahoma CityTucsonVirginia BeachVirginia BchPhoenixKentuckySan AntonioEast South CentralWichitaLas VegasFresnoArlingtonJacksonvilleFort WorthMesaMilwaukeeClevelandEl PasoBardstown Metro AreaBardstownNelson CountyNelsonNelson County School DistrictNelson CountyDetroitZIP Code 40107ZIP 40107930600Tract 930600Boston12.461852%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%13,71913.7k134.747169%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%31,56731.6k233.720350%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%28,85128.9k382.618117%2.618117%2.6%77,76077.8k2.604272%2.604272%2.6%23,68223.7k392.593020%2.593020%2.6%326,941327k2.519246%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%7,854491.773858%1.773858%1.8%5291.773858%1.773858%1.8%5291.403429%1.403429%1.4%3071.318660%1.318660%1.3%5,693500.421433%0.421433%0.4%70.312500%0.312500%0.3%70.000000%0.000000%0.0%0

Under-Education Sex Ratio by Place#29

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 Boston, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Boston
Female
Male
1x0x1xFM#BostonZIP 40107Nelson CountyBardstownNelsonTract 930600CharlotteMemphisDetroitOmahaTulsaBaltimoreEast South CentralKentuckyRaleighNashville-DavidsonOklahoma CitySouthJacksonvilleDallasMilwaukeeIndianapolisFresnoArlingtonUnited StatesKansas CityMesaHoustonPhiladelphiaAtlantaFort WorthChicagoWashingtonPhoenixWichitaColumbusDenverColorado SpgsAustinClevelandOaklandPortlandAlbuquerqueLouisvilleLas VegasSan AntonioLos AngelesNew YorkSacramentoTucsonBostonMiamiVirginia BchLong BeachSeattleMinneapolisSan JoseSan DiegoSan FranciscoEl Paso-1.000000x-1.000000x1.971154x1.971154x1.97x19.512%19.5%38.462%38.5%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.724149x1.724149x1.72x11.151%11.2%19.226%19.2%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.556823x1.556823x1.56x8.655%8.65%13.474%13.5%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.548503x1.548503x1.55x8.666%8.67%13.419%13.4%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.548503x1.548503x1.55x8.666%8.67%13.419%13.4%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.424705x1.424705x1.42x12.066%12.1%17.190%17.2%-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-1.000000x1.173351x1.173351x1.17x13.956%14.0%16.375%16.4%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.173310x1.173310x1.17x14.174%14.2%16.631%16.6%-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-1.000000x1.149925x1.149925x1.15x13.427%13.4%15.440%15.4%-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-1.000000x1.050970x1.050970x1.05x10.959%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-1.000000x1.042411x1.042411x1.04x19.085%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-1.000000x1.031168x1.031168x1.03x11.783%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%46-1.121139x-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

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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