Educational Attainment in Columbus, Kentucky (City)

Educational Attainment#1

Highest level of education among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of Kentucky and Columbus
Columbus
Kentucky
0%20%40%60%CountHigher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma27.222222%30.489823%7.222222%7.2%1371.666667%54.150959%71.666667%71.7%12921.111111%15.359218%21.111111%21.1%38
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 Kentucky at large.
Scope: population of Kentucky and Columbus
-50%0%+50%%ref.Higher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2-76.312679%-76.312679%-76.3%7.222%7.22%30.490%30.5%32.346072%32.346072%+32.3%71.667%71.7%54.151%54.2%37.449123%37.449123%+37.4%21.111%21.1%15.359%15.4%
% percentage with given level in Columbus
ref. percentage with given level in Kentucky
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 Kentucky and Columbus
Columbus
Kentucky
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%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%00.555556%6.708623%0.555556%0.6%10.000000%0.000000%0.0%13.371860%06.666667%7.791223%6.666667%6.7%129.444444%20.807603%9.444444%9.4%1762.222222%33.343356%62.222222%62.2%11215.000000%8.938130%15.000000%15.0%276.111111%5.326367%6.111111%6.1%110.000000%0.000000%0.0%1.094721%0
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 Kentucky at large.
Scope: population of Kentucky and Columbus
-100%0%+100%%ref.Doctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None-100.000000%-100.000000%-100.0%0.000%0%0.949%0.95%-100.000000%-100.000000%-100.0%0.000%0%1.669%1.67%-91.718784%-91.718784%-91.7%0.556%0.56%6.709%6.71%-100.000000%-100.000000%-100.0%0.000%0%13.372%13.4%-14.433626%-14.433626%-14.4%6.667%6.67%7.791%7.79%-54.610608%-54.610608%-54.6%9.444%9.44%20.808%20.8%86.610559%86.610559%+86.6%62.222%62.2%33.343%33.3%67.820329%67.820329%+67.8%15.000%15.0%8.938%8.94%14.733188%14.733188%+14.7%6.111%6.11%5.326%5.33%-100.000000%-100.000000%-100.0%0.000%0%1.095%1.09%
% percentage with given level in Columbus
ref. percentage with given level in Kentucky
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 Kentucky and Columbus
More Females More Males
Kentucky
Columbus
10%0%10%FMHigher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2-16.489092%14.656772%14.656772%15%6.796%6.80%7.792%7.79%-0.582524%-0.582524%1%4.097045%71.845%71.8%71.429%71.4%-2.791262%-2.791262%3%17.330960%21.359%21.4%20.779%20.8%
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 Kentucky and Columbus
More Females More Males
Kentucky
Columbus
0%500%1,000%FMMaster's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3-43.617934%1,000.000000%1,000.000000%> 1000%0.000%0%1.299%1.30%-4.660194%-52.489163%-4.660194%5%6.796%6.80%6.494%6.49%-6.047591%50.487013%50.487013%50%7.767%7.77%11.688%11.7%-7.260447%-7.260447%7%10.710354%64.078%64.1%59.740%59.7%24.211503%16.109771%24.211503%24%13.592%13.6%16.883%16.9%-99.352751%-99.352751%99%16.981614%7.767%7.77%3.896%3.90%
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 Kentucky and Columbus
Columbus
Kentucky
0%5%10%15%B.X.Total65+45-6435-4425-340.000000%0.000000%0.0%8.585911%0310.000000%0.000000%0.0%12.367453%0710.000000%0.000000%0.0%16.150403%0400.000000%0.000000%0.0%18.244335%038
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 Kentucky at large.
Scope: population of Kentucky and Columbus
100%80%60%40%20%0%%ref.65+45-6435-4425-34-100.000000%-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%16.150%16.2%-100.000000%-100.000000%100.0%0.000%0%18.244%18.2%
% percentage in Columbus with a Bachelor's degree
ref percentage in Kentucky with a Bachelor's degree

Median Earnings by Educational Attainment#9

Among population 25 years old and over with earnings.
Scope: population of Kentucky and Columbus
Columbus
Kentucky
$0k$10k$20k$30kCount%Some CollegeH.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2Total$18,750.000000$31,397.000000$18,750.000000$18.8k2916.111%16.1%$28,750.000000$26,989.000000$28,750.000000$28.8k11262.222%62.2%$15,313.000000$20,057.000000$15,313.000000$15.3k3821.111%21.1%$18,417.000000$32,548.000000$18,417.000000$18.4k180100.000%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#10

By sex among population 25 years old and over with earnings.
Scope: population of Kentucky and Columbus
Female Male
Kentucky
Columbus
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
$20k$0k$20k$40kFMSome CollegeTotal$-16,250.000000$-2,500.000000$-25,898.000000$-18,750.000000$18.8k$16,250.000000$25,898.000000$14,118.000000$16,250.000000$16.3k1514$-17,375.000000$-27,293.000000$-17,375.000000$17.4k$17,375.000000$4,375.000000$27,293.000000$12,279.000000$21,750.000000$21.8k10377
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#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 Columbus
Columbus
Kentucky
0%20%40%60%80%CountBachelor's Degree1Some College2H.S. Diploma3No H.S. Diploma30.000000%0.000000%0.0%83.429047%056.000000%71.794168%56.000000%56.0%1462.105263%61.431897%62.105263%62.1%5944.827586%38.025311%44.827586%44.8%13
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#12

Percent of racial or ethnic group lacking a high school diploma (or equivalent).
Scope: population of Kentucky and Columbus
Female Male
Kentucky
Columbus
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30%20%10%0%10%20%MFWhite1BlackOther1-22.535211%-8.020344%-13.773713%-30.555556%30.6%22.535211%13.773713%2.351935%22.535211%22.5%1622-0.000000%-14.130826%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%0.000000%14.130826%1.490910%0.000000%0.0%00-0.000000%-23.057258%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%0.000000%23.057258%5.653833%0.000000%0.0%00
M number of males in category
F number of females in category
1non-Hispanic 2excluding black and Asian Hispanics

College Graduates By Race#13

Percent of racial or ethnic group with a bachelor's degree or higher.
Scope: population of Kentucky and Columbus
Female Male
Kentucky
Columbus
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
20%10%0%10%20%MFWhite1BlackOther1-0.000000%-22.334690%-1.275684%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%1.408451%22.334690%1.408451%1.4%10-0.000000%-14.204743%-2.963877%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%0.000000%14.204743%0.000000%0.0%00-0.000000%-16.283024%-4.616994%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%0.000000%16.283024%0.000000%0.0%00
M number of males in category
F number of females in category
1non-Hispanic 2excluding black and Asian Hispanics

Educational Attainment by Place in Hickman County

There are 2 places in Hickman County. This section compares Columbus to all of the places in Hickman County and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Columbus.

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 Columbus, selected other places in Hickman County, and entities that contain Columbus
0%10%20%30%Count#ClintonHickman CountyHickmanHickman County School DistrictHickman Co970100Tract 970100ColumbusKentuckyEast South CentralSouthUnited States of AmericaUnited States30.444204%30.444204%30.4%281124.818402%24.818402%24.8%82024.818402%24.818402%24.8%82024.818402%24.818402%24.8%82021.111111%21.111111%21.1%38215.359218%15.359218%15.4%456,180456k15.109088%15.109088%15.1%1,905,0301.91M14.392758%14.392758%14.4%11,511,24211.5M13.020590%13.020590%13.0%27,818,38027.8M
Count number of people in category
# rank of place out of 2 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older without a high school diploma (or equivalent).

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 Columbus, selected other places in Hickman County, and entities that contain Columbus
0%10%20%30%Count#United States of AmericaUnited StatesSouthEast South CentralKentuckyClintonHickman CountyHickmanHickman County School DistrictHickman Co970100Tract 970100Columbus30.315023%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%674,165674k11.917660%11.917660%11.9%11018.777240%8.777240%8.8%2908.777240%8.777240%8.8%2908.777240%8.777240%8.8%2900.555556%0.555556%0.6%12
Count number of people in category
# rank of place out of 2 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..

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 Columbus, selected other places in Hickman County, and entities that contain Columbus
0%1%2%3%Count#United States of AmericaUnited StatesSouthKentuckyClintonEast South CentralHickman CountyHickmanHickman County School DistrictHickman Co970100Tract 970100Columbus3.336158%3.336158%3.3%7,127,6737.13M3.064699%3.064699%3.1%2,451,1282.45M2.618117%2.618117%2.6%77,76077.8k2.600217%2.600217%2.6%2412.593020%2.593020%2.6%326,941327k2.179177%2.179177%2.2%722.179177%2.179177%2.2%722.179177%2.179177%2.2%720.000000%0.000000%0.0%02
Count number of people in category
# rank of place out of 2 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#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 Columbus, selected other places in Hickman County, and entities that contain Columbus
Female
Male
1x0x1xFM#HickmanHickman CoTract 970100East South CentralKentuckySouthUnited StatesColumbusClinton-1.000000x-1.000000x1.235413x1.235413x1.24x22.379%22.4%27.647%27.6%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.235413x1.235413x1.24x22.379%22.4%27.647%27.6%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.235413x1.235413x1.24x22.379%22.4%27.647%27.6%-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-1.000000x1.149925x1.149925x1.15x13.427%13.4%15.440%15.4%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.109070x1.109070x1.11x12.369%12.4%13.719%13.7%-1.027913x-1.027913x1.03x1.000000x1.000000x21.359%21.4%20.779%20.8%1-1.285009x-1.285009x1.29x1.000000x1.000000x33.162%33.2%25.806%25.8%2
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of place out of 2 by male-to-female sex ratio

Educational Attainment by Place in Kentucky

There are 540 places in Kentucky. This section compares Columbus to the 50 most populous places in Kentucky and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Columbus. 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 Columbus, selected other places in Kentucky, and entities that contain Columbus
0%10%20%30%Count#MiddlesboroughHickman CountyHickmanHickman County School DistrictHickman Co970100Tract 970100MayfieldGlasgowSomersetColumbusShelbyvilleNewportFranklinVersaillesNicholasvilleWinchesterMaysvilleShivelyParisCovingtonCampbellsvilleKentuckyShepherdsvilleHopkinsvilleEast South CentralBereaHendersonBowling GreenMurraySouthHillviewOwensboroPaducahFrankfortRichmondUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesDanvilleMadisonvilleLouisvilleElizabethtownBardstownRadcliffIndependenceAshlandFlorenceLexington-FayetteErlangerLawrenceburgGeorgetownMount WashingtonMt WashingtonAlexandriaBurlingtonJeffersontownLyndonSt. MatthewsFort ThomasFort Campbell NorthFort Campbell NEdgewoodFort KnoxFrancisville33.865120%33.865120%33.9%2,335124.818402%24.818402%24.8%82024.818402%24.818402%24.8%82024.818402%24.818402%24.8%82024.726346%24.726346%24.7%1,649221.759952%21.759952%21.8%2,181321.484521%21.484521%21.5%1,728421.111111%21.111111%21.1%3820.641960%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%3,2671715.109088%15.109088%15.1%1,905,0301.91M15.097002%15.097002%15.1%1,2841815.025855%15.025855%15.0%2,9931914.681352%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%8883110.528869%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
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#19

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..
Scope: population of Columbus, selected other places in Kentucky, and entities that contain Columbus
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#FrancisvilleSt. MatthewsEdgewoodFort ThomasLyndonLexington-FayetteJeffersontownMurrayRichmondFort KnoxAlexandriaBereaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesElizabethtownIndependenceBowling GreenFrankfortLouisvilleGeorgetownSouthBurlingtonFlorenceDanvilleEast South CentralPaducahErlangerAshlandCampbellsvilleKentuckyVersaillesCovingtonNewportRadcliffNicholasvilleMount WashingtonMt WashingtonOwensboroWinchesterShelbyvilleHopkinsvilleMadisonvilleBardstownLawrenceburgHendersonFort Campbell NorthFort Campbell NParisGlasgowShepherdsvilleMaysvilleSomersetMayfieldShivelyFranklinMiddlesboroughHillviewHickman CountyHickmanHickman County School DistrictHickman Co970100Tract 970100Columbus55.082491%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%1,3893717.017828%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%9244612.627563%12.627563%12.6%1,3244711.109252%11.109252%11.1%664489.775199%9.775199%9.8%674499.380379%9.380379%9.4%545508.777240%8.777240%8.8%2908.777240%8.777240%8.8%2908.777240%8.777240%8.8%2900.555556%0.555556%0.6%1
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#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 Columbus, selected other places in Kentucky, and entities that contain Columbus
0%2%4%6%Count#St. MatthewsLexington-FayetteFort ThomasEdgewoodMurrayFrancisvilleBowling GreenRichmondPaducahBereaJeffersontownCampbellsvilleUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesElizabethtownLouisvilleSouthKentuckyEast South CentralDanvilleLyndonBardstownNewportIndependenceFlorenceAshlandGlasgowErlangerHickman CountyHickmanHickman County School DistrictHickman Co970100Tract 970100GeorgetownMaysvilleVersaillesMadisonvilleFort KnoxFrankfortSomersetOwensboroHopkinsvilleMount WashingtonMt WashingtonShelbyvilleWinchesterLawrenceburgHendersonBurlingtonCovingtonMiddlesboroughMayfieldParisShivelyFranklinNicholasvilleRadcliffAlexandriaShepherdsvilleHillviewFort Campbell NorthFort Campbell NColumbus7.744158%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%271232.179177%2.179177%2.2%722.179177%2.179177%2.2%722.179177%2.179177%2.2%722.103418%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%148301.748046%1.748046%1.7%682311.722524%1.722524%1.7%368321.609921%1.609921%1.6%148331.457080%1.457080%1.5%138341.393755%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%44470.392901%0.392901%0.4%29480.309811%0.309811%0.3%18490.215703%0.215703%0.2%10500.000000%0.000000%0.0%0
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#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 Columbus, selected other places in Kentucky, and entities that contain Columbus
Female
Male
1x0x1x2xFM#ParisVersaillesShepherdsvilleMaysvilleLyndonAlexandriaShelbyvilleJeffersontownHopkinsvilleGlasgowBardstownErlangerFort Campbell NMadisonvilleHickmanHickman CoTract 970100BurlingtonBereaIndependenceNicholasvilleEast South CentralKentuckyOwensboroLexington-FayetteSomersetFranklinSouthShivelyNewportUnited StatesFrankfortFrancisvilleRichmondMurrayMiddlesboroughHillviewHendersonCovingtonLouisvilleFlorenceColumbusWinchesterFort ThomasMayfieldMt WashingtonEdgewoodBowling GreenRadcliffElizabethtownAshlandPaducahGeorgetownCampbellsvilleDanvilleLawrenceburgFort KnoxSt. Matthews-1.000000x-1.000000x2.427796x2.427796x2.43x10.122%10.1%24.573%24.6%1-1.000000x-1.000000x1.744495x1.744495x1.74x14.697%14.7%25.638%25.6%2-1.000000x-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-1.000000x1.414429x1.414429x1.41x5.636%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-1.000000x1.235413x1.235413x1.24x22.379%22.4%27.647%27.6%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.235413x1.235413x1.24x22.379%22.4%27.647%27.6%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.235413x1.235413x1.24x22.379%22.4%27.647%27.6%-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%34-1.027913x-1.027913x1.03x1.000000x1.000000x21.359%21.4%20.779%20.8%-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
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of place out of 50 by male-to-female sex ratio

Educational Attainment by Place in the South

There are 9,693 places in the South. This section compares Columbus to the 50 most populous places in the South and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Columbus. 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 Columbus, selected other places in the South, and entities that contain Columbus
0%10%20%30%Count#LaredoHialeahMiamiHickman CountyHickmanHickman County School DistrictHickman Co970100Tract 970100DallasGarlandHoustonEl PasoColumbusIrvingFort WorthSan AntonioCorpus ChristiBaltimoreAmarilloAugusta-Richmond County consolidated government (balance)Augusta-Richmon…MemphisRichmondArlingtonKentuckyEast South CentralOklahoma CityLubbockMontgomerySouthBirminghamShreveportNew OrleansWinston-SalemColumbusTulsaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesTampaDurhamNashville-DavidsonMobileNorfolkBaton RougeAustinLouisvilleCharlotteJacksonvilleGreensboroAtlantaOrlandoLexington-FayetteSt. PetersburgWashingtonHuntsvilleLittle RockFayettevilleRaleighChesapeakeVirginia BeachVirginia BchPlanoArlington33.248609%33.248609%33.2%45,78445.8k129.547032%29.547032%29.5%51,49951.5k225.837701%25.837701%25.8%82,57682.6k324.818402%24.818402%24.8%82024.818402%24.818402%24.8%82024.818402%24.818402%24.8%82024.656531%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%88,91188.9k721.111111%21.111111%21.1%3820.239673%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%456,180456k15.109088%15.109088%15.1%1,905,0301.91M14.746136%14.746136%14.7%59,32459.3k1814.549337%14.549337%14.5%20,37320.4k1914.486312%14.486312%14.5%19,03419.0k2014.392758%14.392758%14.4%11,511,24211.5M14.356281%14.356281%14.4%20,63520.6k2114.347237%14.347237%14.3%18,62318.6k2214.332154%14.332154%14.3%38,00438.0k2313.910992%13.910992%13.9%21,22421.2k2413.388110%13.388110%13.4%17,17417.2k2513.030453%13.030453%13.0%33,97034.0k2613.020590%13.020590%13.0%27,818,38027.8M13.004807%13.004807%13.0%31,27531.3k2713.004396%13.004396%13.0%21,68621.7k2812.757874%12.757874%12.8%55,74455.7k2912.535934%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%65,89165.9k3610.816229%10.816229%10.8%19,90919.9k3710.536277%10.536277%10.5%32,40032.4k3810.531914%10.531914%10.5%18,91318.9k3910.106717%10.106717%10.1%20,30520.3k4010.073214%10.073214%10.1%18,57418.6k4110.045421%10.045421%10.0%46,51046.5k429.750990%9.750990%9.8%12,48012.5k439.385035%9.385035%9.4%12,45012.5k448.771456%8.771456%8.8%11,05311.1k458.738650%8.738650%8.7%25,06025.1k468.648428%8.648428%8.6%13,36913.4k476.790677%6.790677%6.8%20,44720.4k486.396106%6.396106%6.4%12,12912.1k496.236272%6.236272%6.2%10,59010.6k50
Count number of people in category
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older without a high school diploma (or equivalent).

Bachelor's Degrees by Place#23

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..
Scope: population of Columbus, selected other places in the South, and entities that contain Columbus
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 ChristiLaredoHialeahHickman CountyHickmanHickman County School DistrictHickman Co970100Tract 970100Columbus73.664560%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%24,69224.7k4913.317651%13.317651%13.3%23,21223.2k508.777240%8.777240%8.8%2908.777240%8.777240%8.8%2908.777240%8.777240%8.8%2900.555556%0.555556%0.6%1
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#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 Columbus, selected other places in the South, and entities that contain Columbus
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 WorthHickman CountyHickmanHickman County School DistrictHickman Co970100Tract 970100FayettevilleAmarilloEl PasoGarlandLaredoHialeahColumbus12.967794%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%11,20311.2k442.179177%2.179177%2.2%722.179177%2.179177%2.2%722.179177%2.179177%2.2%722.050615%2.050615%2.1%2,584452.023341%2.023341%2.0%2,533461.889534%1.889534%1.9%7,854471.315555%1.315555%1.3%1,921481.181537%1.181537%1.2%1,627491.162971%1.162971%1.2%2,027500.000000%0.000000%0.0%0
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#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 Columbus, selected other places in the South, and entities that contain Columbus
Female
Male
1x0x1xFM#MobileBirminghamCharlotteAugusta-Richmond Co consolidated government (balance)Augusta-Richmon…Baton RougeMemphisHickmanHickman CoTract 970100Winston-SalemGreensboroDurhamTulsaBaltimoreEast South CentralKentuckySt. PetersburgChesapeakeRaleighNashville-DavidsonMontgomeryNew OrleansLexington-FayetteOklahoma CitySouthShreveportLittle RockJacksonvilleDallasPlanoArlingtonUnited StatesHoustonAmarilloAtlantaIrvingFort WorthWashingtonAustinColumbusOrlandoRichmondLouisvilleGarlandSan AntonioTampaHuntsvilleMiamiColumbusCorpus ChristiVirginia BchHialeahLubbockFayettevilleNorfolkArlingtonLaredoEl Paso-1.000000x-1.000000x1.379785x1.379785x1.38x10.659%10.7%14.708%14.7%1-1.000000x-1.000000x1.296106x1.296106x1.30x12.650%12.6%16.395%16.4%2-1.000000x-1.000000x1.285784x1.285784x1.29x10.185%10.2%13.096%13.1%3-1.000000x-1.000000x1.257428x1.257428x1.26x14.729%14.7%18.521%18.5%4-1.000000x-1.000000x1.251831x1.251831x1.25x11.056%11.1%13.840%13.8%5-1.000000x-1.000000x1.248135x1.248135x1.25x14.368%14.4%17.933%17.9%6-1.000000x-1.000000x1.235413x1.235413x1.24x22.379%22.4%27.647%27.6%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.235413x1.235413x1.24x22.379%22.4%27.647%27.6%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.235413x1.235413x1.24x22.379%22.4%27.647%27.6%-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%41-1.027913x-1.027913x1.03x1.000000x1.000000x21.359%21.4%20.779%20.8%-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
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 Columbus to the 50 most populous places in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Columbus. 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 Columbus, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Columbus
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count#MiamiHickman CountyHickmanHickman County School DistrictHickman Co970100Tract 970100FresnoDallasLos AngelesHoustonClevelandEl PasoColumbusDetroitLong BeachOaklandNew YorkPhoenixFort WorthSan AntonioMilwaukeePhiladelphiaSan JoseChicagoBaltimoreLas VegasSacramentoMemphisTucsonArlingtonKentuckyEast South CentralOklahoma CityIndianapolisSouthBostonDenverTulsaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNashville-DavidsonWichitaSan FranciscoSan DiegoMesaOmahaAustinLouisvilleCharlotteJacksonvilleColumbusMinneapolisAlbuquerqueKansas CityAtlantaWashingtonRaleighPortlandVirginia BeachVirginia BchColorado SpringsColorado SpgsSeattle25.837701%25.837701%25.8%82,57682.6k124.818402%24.818402%24.8%82024.818402%24.818402%24.8%82024.818402%24.818402%24.8%82024.732204%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%88,91188.9k721.111111%21.111111%21.1%3821.003600%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%456,180456k15.109088%15.109088%15.1%1,905,0301.91M14.746136%14.746136%14.7%59,32459.3k2514.507103%14.507103%14.5%80,02880.0k2614.392758%14.392758%14.4%11,511,24211.5M14.325556%14.325556%14.3%63,64263.6k2713.638703%13.638703%13.6%63,86563.9k2813.030453%13.030453%13.0%33,97034.0k2913.020590%13.020590%13.0%27,818,38027.8M12.757874%12.757874%12.8%55,74455.7k3012.568464%12.568464%12.6%31,23131.2k3112.559735%12.559735%12.6%84,02484.0k3212.495849%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%30,04230.0k50
Count number of people in category
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older without a high school diploma (or equivalent).

Bachelor's Degrees by Place#27

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..
Scope: population of Columbus, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Columbus
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 VegasFresnoClevelandDetroitHickman CountyHickmanHickman County School DistrictHickman Co970100Tract 970100Columbus60.416303%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%62,24162.2k4816.073076%16.073076%16.1%40,94640.9k4913.833543%13.833543%13.8%59,72359.7k508.777240%8.777240%8.8%2908.777240%8.777240%8.8%2908.777240%8.777240%8.8%2900.555556%0.555556%0.6%1
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#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 Columbus, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Columbus
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 WorthHickman CountyHickmanHickman County School DistrictHickman Co970100Tract 970100MesaMilwaukeeClevelandEl PasoDetroitColumbus12.461852%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%11,20311.2k452.179177%2.179177%2.2%722.179177%2.179177%2.2%722.179177%2.179177%2.2%722.055977%2.055977%2.1%6,385462.043126%2.043126%2.0%7,455471.927780%1.927780%1.9%4,911481.889534%1.889534%1.9%7,854491.318660%1.318660%1.3%5,693500.000000%0.000000%0.0%0
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#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 Columbus, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Columbus
Female
Male
1x0x1xFM#CharlotteMemphisDetroitHickmanHickman CoTract 970100OmahaTulsaBaltimoreEast South CentralKentuckyRaleighNashville-DavidsonOklahoma CitySouthJacksonvilleDallasMilwaukeeIndianapolisFresnoArlingtonUnited StatesKansas CityMesaHoustonPhiladelphiaAtlantaFort WorthChicagoWashingtonPhoenixWichitaColumbusDenverColorado SpgsAustinClevelandOaklandPortlandAlbuquerqueLouisvilleLas VegasSan AntonioLos AngelesNew YorkSacramentoTucsonBostonMiamiColumbusVirginia BchLong BeachSeattleMinneapolisSan 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-1.000000x1.235413x1.235413x1.24x22.379%22.4%27.647%27.6%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.235413x1.235413x1.24x22.379%22.4%27.647%27.6%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.235413x1.235413x1.24x22.379%22.4%27.647%27.6%-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%42-1.027913x-1.027913x1.03x1.000000x1.000000x21.359%21.4%20.779%20.8%-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
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:
Kentucky
County:
Hickman
ZIP Codes:
42031, 42032
Unified School District:
Hickman County
Congressional District:
KY-1
State Senate District:
KY-1
State House District:
KY-1
Nearby Cities:
Arlington, Bardwell, Clinton, Hickman, Wickliffe, Wyatt
Nearby Towns:
Anniston
Nearby Unincorporated Places:
Cayce
Nearby Villages:
Pinhook, Wilson City