Educational Attainment in Worcester, Massachusetts (City)

Educational Attainment#1

Highest level of education among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of Massachusetts and Worcester
Worcester
Massachusetts
0%10%20%30%40%CountHigher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma237.524510%48.958741%37.524510%37.5%44,59044.6k46.920365%41.097489%46.920365%46.9%55,75555.8k15.555125%9.943770%15.555125%15.6%18,48418.5k
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 Massachusetts at large.
Scope: population of Massachusetts and Worcester
-50%0%+50%%ref.Higher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2-23.354831%-23.354831%-23.4%37.525%37.5%48.959%49.0%14.168446%14.168446%+14.2%46.920%46.9%41.097%41.1%56.430867%56.430867%+56.4%15.555%15.6%9.944%9.94%
% percentage with given level in Worcester
ref. percentage with given level in Massachusetts
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 Massachusetts and Worcester
Worcester
Massachusetts
0%5%10%15%20%25%30%CountDoctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None1.753781%2.555550%1.753781%1.8%2,0841.817738%2.878712%1.817738%1.8%2,1607.700982%12.731040%7.700982%7.7%9,15118.447517%23.056359%18.447517%18.4%21,92121.9k7.804492%7.737080%7.804492%7.8%9,27416.644085%15.998591%16.644085%16.6%19,77819.8k30.276279%25.098898%30.276279%30.3%35,97736.0k8.981814%5.281681%8.981814%9.0%10,67310.7k4.741267%3.281981%4.741267%4.7%5,6341.832044%1.380108%1.832044%1.8%2,177
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 Massachusetts at large.
Scope: population of Massachusetts and Worcester
-50%0%+50%%ref.Doctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None-31.373653%-31.373653%-31.4%1.754%1.75%2.556%2.56%-36.855844%-36.855844%-36.9%1.818%1.82%2.879%2.88%-39.510191%-39.510191%-39.5%7.701%7.70%12.731%12.7%-19.989461%-19.989461%-20.0%18.448%18.4%23.056%23.1%0.871284%0.871284%+0.9%7.804%7.80%7.737%7.74%4.034694%4.034694%+4.0%16.644%16.6%15.999%16.0%20.627923%20.627923%+20.6%30.276%30.3%25.099%25.1%70.055982%70.055982%+70.1%8.982%8.98%5.282%5.28%44.463585%44.463585%+44.5%4.741%4.74%3.282%3.28%32.746409%32.746409%+32.7%1.832%1.83%1.380%1.38%
% percentage with given level in Worcester
ref. percentage with given level in Massachusetts
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 Massachusetts and Worcester
More Females More Males
Massachusetts
Worcester
5%0%5%10%FMHigher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2-9.969170%-6.095872%-9.969170%10%39.240%39.2%35.682%35.7%4.199705%5.115897%4.199705%4%45.989%46.0%47.920%47.9%11.006863%8.792959%11.006863%11%14.771%14.8%16.397%16.4%
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 Massachusetts and Worcester
More Females More Males
Massachusetts
Worcester
20%0%20%40%FMDoctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None5.754873%53.776404%5.754873%6%1.706%1.71%1.805%1.80%4.642723%26.812616%4.642723%5%1.778%1.78%1.860%1.86%-22.009421%-19.626060%-22.009421%22%8.435%8.43%6.913%6.91%1.957283%0.442281%1.957283%2%18.275%18.3%18.633%18.6%-39.776554%-39.058219%-39.776554%40%9.046%9.05%6.472%6.47%-9.487216%-2.493540%-9.487216%9%17.370%17.4%15.865%15.9%12.007736%10.220249%12.007736%12%28.619%28.6%32.056%32.1%20.071969%16.907098%20.071969%20%8.189%8.19%9.833%9.83%6.480251%1.600344%6.480251%6%4.598%4.60%4.896%4.90%-18.929235%-2.900069%-18.929235%19%1.984%1.98%1.668%1.67%
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 Massachusetts and Worcester
Worcester
Massachusetts
0%5%10%15%20%25%30%B.X.Total65+45-6435-4425-3412.403999%14.834968%12.403999%12.4%2,89123,30723.3k17.276651%22.263820%17.276651%17.3%7,68544,48244.5k17.736620%25.563798%17.736620%17.7%3,82121,54321.5k25.507679%31.410789%25.507679%25.5%7,52429,49729.5k
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 Massachusetts at large.
Scope: population of Massachusetts and Worcester
30%25%20%15%10%5%0%%ref.65+45-6435-4425-34-16.386748%-16.386748%16.4%12.404%12.4%14.835%14.8%-22.400327%-22.400327%22.4%17.277%17.3%22.264%22.3%-30.618213%-30.618213%30.6%17.737%17.7%25.564%25.6%-18.793256%-18.793256%18.8%25.508%25.5%31.411%31.4%
% percentage in Worcester with a Bachelor's degree
ref percentage in Massachusetts with a Bachelor's degree

Bachelor's Degrees Sex Ratio By Age#9

Percentage more likely men or women are to have their highest degree be a Bachelor's.
Scope: population of Massachusetts and Worcester
More Females More Males
Massachusetts
Worcester
10%0%10%20%FM65+45-6435-4425-3427.242191%27.744452%27.242191%27.2%11.176%11.2%14.220%14.2%-8.156302%-5.160319%-8.156302%8.2%17.948%17.9%16.595%16.6%-3.696159%29.722957%29.722957%29.7%15.440%15.4%20.030%20.0%-18.541864%-9.594876%-18.541864%18.5%27.718%27.7%23.382%23.4%
F female degree holders as a percentage of all females
M male degree holders as a percentage of all males

Median Earnings by Educational Attainment#10

Among population 25 years old and over with earnings.
Scope: population of Massachusetts and Worcester
Worcester
Massachusetts
$0k$20k$40k$60kCount%Graduate Degree1Bachelor's DegreeSome CollegeH.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2Total$64,672.000000$74,841.000000$64,672.000000$64.7k13,39513.4k11.273%11.3%$49,022.000000$58,534.000000$49,022.000000$49.0k21,92121.9k18.448%18.4%$34,654.000000$39,791.000000$34,654.000000$34.7k29,05229.1k24.449%24.4%$29,637.000000$32,940.000000$29,637.000000$29.6k35,97736.0k30.276%30.3%$22,098.000000$24,464.000000$22,098.000000$22.1k18,48418.5k15.555%15.6%$36,917.000000$46,368.000000$36,917.000000$36.9k118,829119k100.000%100%
Count number of people with given highest level of educational attainment
% percentage of people with given highest level of educational attainment
1or professional degree 2H.S. = High School

Median Earnings by Educational Attainment#11

By sex among population 25 years old and over with earnings.
Scope: population of Massachusetts and Worcester
Female Male
Massachusetts
Worcester
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
$50k$0k$50kFMGraduate Degree1Bachelor's DegreeSome CollegeH.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2Total$-59,422.000000$-63,911.000000$-59,422.000000$59.4k$59,422.000000$12,351.000000$63,911.000000$29,235.000000$71,773.000000$71.8k7,3346,061$-44,014.000000$-48,961.000000$-44,014.000000$44.0k$44,014.000000$9,093.000000$48,961.000000$22,188.000000$53,107.000000$53.1k11,24511.2k10,67610.7k$-31,898.000000$-33,314.000000$-31,898.000000$31.9k$31,898.000000$5,908.000000$33,314.000000$14,474.000000$37,806.000000$37.8k16,25416.3k12,79812.8k$-24,979.000000$-26,056.000000$-24,979.000000$25.0k$24,979.000000$7,586.000000$26,056.000000$14,557.000000$32,565.000000$32.6k17,61017.6k18,36718.4k$-16,825.000000$-19,683.000000$-16,825.000000$16.8k$16,825.000000$8,368.000000$19,683.000000$9,152.000000$25,193.000000$25.2k9,0899,395$-32,845.000000$-39,574.000000$-32,845.000000$32.8k$32,845.000000$8,338.000000$39,574.000000$13,888.000000$41,183.000000$41.2k61,53261.5k57,29757.3k
F females with given highest level of educational attainment
M males with given highest level of educational attainment
1or professional degree 2H.S. = High School

Composition of the Armed Forces by Educational Attainment#12

Percentage of the armed forces aged 25 to 64 years old with various highest levels of educational attainment.
Scope: population of Massachusetts and Worcester
Worcester
Massachusetts
0%20%40%60%CountBachelor's Degree1Some College2H.S. Diploma3No H.S. Diploma316.363636%43.031267%16.363636%16.4%967.272727%43.455220%67.272727%67.3%3716.363636%13.513514%16.363636%16.4%90.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%0
Count members of the armed forces with the given level of educational attainment
1or higher 2two or four year institution 3H.S. = High School

Employment by Educational Attainment#13

Percentage of population that is employed by highest level of educational attainment among the population aged 25 to 64 years old.
Scope: population of Massachusetts and Worcester
Worcester
Massachusetts
0%20%40%60%80%CountBachelor's Degree1Some College2H.S. Diploma3No H.S. Diploma382.810713%85.179460%82.810713%82.8%24,61324.6k74.158026%77.138243%74.158026%74.2%18,45218.5k64.919702%70.544973%64.919702%64.9%18,11018.1k42.297650%52.728311%42.297650%42.3%5,508
Count employed people with given educational attainment aged 25 to 64 years old
1or higher 2two or four year institution 3H.S. = High School

Lacking High School Diploma By Race#14

Percent of racial or ethnic group lacking a high school diploma (or equivalent).
Scope: population of Massachusetts and Worcester
Female Male
Massachusetts
Worcester
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
20%0%20%MFWhite1BlackAsianHispanic2Other1-8.989748%-6.183335%-8.989748%9.0%8.989748%2.313907%6.183335%0.972781%11.303655%11.3%4,1163,490-14.359724%-16.245143%-0.620176%-14.359724%14.4%14.359724%0.492365%16.245143%14.852089%14.9%9741,081-22.235842%-3.214551%-13.529581%-3.327141%-25.450393%25.5%22.235842%13.529581%22.235842%22.2%9071,003-32.310932%-29.399059%-32.310932%32.3%32.310932%3.073200%29.399059%3.657573%35.384132%35.4%3,3763,529-28.838395%-27.424442%-28.838395%28.8%28.838395%7.851961%27.424442%3.277768%36.690355%36.7%1,8071,358
M number of males in category
F number of females in category
1non-Hispanic 2excluding black and Asian Hispanics

College Graduates By Race#15

Percent of racial or ethnic group with a bachelor's degree or higher.
Scope: population of Massachusetts and Worcester
Female Male
Massachusetts
Worcester
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
40%20%0%20%40%60%MFWhite1BlackAsianHispanic2Other1-34.229533%-1.319897%-43.937753%-0.170204%-35.549431%35.5%34.229533%43.937753%34.229533%34.2%12,46412.5k13,80113.8k-23.513266%-0.636574%-22.738612%-2.475751%-24.149841%24.1%23.513266%22.738612%23.513266%23.5%1,5421,818-37.959909%-56.282891%-37.959909%38.0%37.959909%1.437002%56.282891%4.338423%39.396911%39.4%1,6071,496-10.051357%-2.107588%-16.097632%-3.124606%-12.158945%12.2%10.051357%16.097632%10.051357%10.1%9591,328-12.548223%-4.291870%-17.195567%-2.510846%-16.840093%16.8%12.548223%17.195567%12.548223%12.5%618793
M number of males in category
F number of females in category
1non-Hispanic 2excluding black and Asian Hispanics

Map of Educational Attainment by Tract in Worcester

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

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
13%25%37%49%61%73%

Coarse: High School Diploma Educational Attainment by Tract#17

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
13%24%34%44%54%65%

Coarse: No High School Diploma Educational Attainment by Tract#18

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0%8%17%25%33%42%

Detailed: Doctorate Degree Educational Attainment by Tract#19

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.0%1.4%2.8%4.1%5.5%6.9%

Detailed: Professional Degree Educational Attainment by Tract#20

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.0%1.8%3.7%5.5%7.3%9.2%

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

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.0%4.1%8.2%12.3%16.4%20.5%

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

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
5%17%28%39%51%63%

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

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.0%2.6%5.2%7.8%10.4%13.1%

Detailed: Some College Educational Attainment by Tract#24

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0%13%25%38%50%63%

Detailed: High School Diploma or Equivalent Educational Attainment by Tract#25

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0%9%19%28%38%47%

Detailed: Some High School Educational Attainment by Tract#26

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.0%4.0%7.9%11.9%15.9%19.9%

Detailed: Less than High School Educational Attainment by Tract#27

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.0%4.2%8.4%12.6%16.8%21.0%

Detailed: None Educational Attainment by Tract#28

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.0%2.7%5.4%8.1%10.8%13.6%
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Educational Attainment by Place in the Worcester Area

There are 46 places in the Worcester Area. This section compares Worcester to all of the places in the Worcester Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Worcester.

No H.S. Diploma by Place#29

Percent of population 25 years of age and older without a high school diploma (or equivalent).
Scope: population of Worcester, selected other places in the Worcester Area, and entities that contain Worcester
0%5%10%15%20%Count#WillimanticBrooklynNorth Grosvenor DaleN Grosvenor DaleWebsterDanielsonMoosupPlainfield VillagePlainfield VlgFitchburgSouthbridge TownSpencerAtholWinchendonWorcester School DistrictWorcesterWorcesterSouth WindhamQuinebaugEast BrooklynClintonGardnerWaureganLeominsterUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWest BrookfieldW BrookfieldNortheastWorcester Metro AreaWorcesterWorcester CountyWorcesterMassachusettsNew EnglandBaldwinvilleLunenburgNorth BrookfieldN BrookfieldPutnamMilfordOxfordSouth AshburnhamS AshburnhamEast BrookfieldE BrookfieldWhitinsvilleWarrenSturbridgeNorthboroughDevensHopedaleEast DouglasSouth WoodstockS WoodstockUptonSouth LancasterS LancasterWestboroughCordavilleBrookfieldFiskdaleBarreRutlandPetersham23.166319%23.166319%23.2%2,113122.844345%22.844345%22.8%204220.905172%20.905172%20.9%194320.096386%20.096386%20.1%1,668419.764957%19.764957%19.8%555518.986355%18.986355%19.0%487618.757688%18.757688%18.8%305717.776387%17.776387%17.8%4,544817.482148%17.482148%17.5%1,983917.230913%17.230913%17.2%7381016.772041%16.772041%16.8%9551115.963376%15.963376%16.0%4011215.555125%15.555125%15.6%18,48418.5k15.555125%15.555125%15.6%18,48418.5k1315.080214%15.080214%15.1%1411414.579606%14.579606%14.6%1631514.574188%14.574188%14.6%1661614.420000%14.420000%14.4%7211713.697379%13.697379%13.7%1,9491813.289474%13.289474%13.3%1011913.154999%13.154999%13.2%3,8262013.020590%13.020590%13.0%27,818,38027.8M12.906611%12.906611%12.9%1232111.614335%11.614335%11.6%4,487,0854.49M10.226175%10.226175%10.2%64,78264.8k9.978568%9.978568%10.0%55,17355.2k9.943770%9.943770%9.9%462,385462k9.657137%9.657137%9.7%981,894982k9.296482%9.296482%9.3%148229.259259%9.259259%9.3%140238.970100%8.970100%9.0%135248.866791%8.866791%8.9%428258.690993%8.690993%8.7%1,541268.256659%8.256659%8.3%341277.936508%7.936508%7.9%45287.919622%7.919622%7.9%67297.404937%7.404937%7.4%333306.997743%6.997743%7.0%62316.715064%6.715064%6.7%111326.615420%6.615420%6.6%284336.445437%6.445437%6.4%101345.958254%5.958254%6.0%157355.391528%5.391528%5.4%84363.846154%3.846154%3.8%36373.674419%3.674419%3.7%79383.557911%3.557911%3.6%47393.307718%3.307718%3.3%99403.046595%3.046595%3.0%51412.618658%2.618658%2.6%16422.135231%2.135231%2.1%36431.657459%1.657459%1.7%15441.397429%1.397429%1.4%25450.000000%0.000000%0.0%046
Count number of people in category
# rank of place out of 46 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older without a high school diploma (or equivalent).

Bachelor's Degrees by Place#30

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..
Scope: population of Worcester, selected other places in the Worcester Area, and entities that contain Worcester
0%20%40%60%Count#CordavillePetershamWestboroughNorthboroughFiskdaleSturbridgeSouth LancasterS LancasterUptonMassachusettsLunenburgNew EnglandHopedaleSouth WoodstockS WoodstockBrookfieldWorcester CountyWorcesterNortheastMilfordSouth AshburnhamS AshburnhamWorcester Metro AreaWorcesterBarreWhitinsvilleRutlandClintonUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesEast DouglasWorcester School DistrictWorcesterWorcesterLeominsterDevensEast BrookfieldE BrookfieldOxfordWest BrookfieldW BrookfieldNorth BrookfieldN BrookfieldDanielsonQuinebaugFitchburgWebsterSouthbridge TownGardnerWillimanticBrooklynBaldwinvillePutnamAtholSouth WindhamNorth Grosvenor DaleN Grosvenor DaleSpencerWinchendonMoosupWaureganEast BrooklynPlainfield VillagePlainfield VlgWarren69.772999%69.772999%69.8%1,168154.210526%54.210526%54.2%103252.555964%52.555964%52.6%1,573349.848591%49.848591%49.8%2,140448.991696%48.991696%49.0%826548.336358%48.336358%48.3%799644.738834%44.738834%44.7%591742.139535%42.139535%42.1%906841.221661%41.221661%41.2%1,916,8061.92M39.947090%39.947090%39.9%604937.962191%37.962191%38.0%3,859,8243.86M37.912713%37.912713%37.9%9991035.897436%35.897436%35.9%3361135.188216%35.188216%35.2%2151234.826149%34.826149%34.8%192,559193k34.780899%34.780899%34.8%13,437,26113.4M33.895437%33.895437%33.9%6,0101333.862434%33.862434%33.9%1921433.430888%33.430888%33.4%211,782212k32.154696%32.154696%32.2%2911531.598844%31.598844%31.6%1,4211631.190609%31.190609%31.2%5581730.880000%30.880000%30.9%1,5441830.315023%30.315023%30.3%64,767,78764.8M29.974326%29.974326%30.0%4671929.720018%29.720018%29.7%35,31635.3k29.720018%29.720018%29.7%35,31635.3k2028.056663%28.056663%28.1%8,1602126.930440%26.930440%26.9%4222226.122931%26.122931%26.1%2212325.060533%25.060533%25.1%1,0352423.294858%23.294858%23.3%2222522.990033%22.990033%23.0%3462622.863248%22.863248%22.9%6422720.304114%20.304114%20.3%2272820.233159%20.233159%20.2%5,1722918.000000%18.000000%18.0%1,4943017.720180%17.720180%17.7%2,0103117.661115%17.661115%17.7%2,5133217.596755%17.596755%17.6%1,6053317.357223%17.357223%17.4%1553417.336683%17.336683%17.3%2763517.277812%17.277812%17.3%8343616.613980%16.613980%16.6%9463716.149733%16.149733%16.1%1513813.685345%13.685345%13.7%1273913.495214%13.495214%13.5%5784013.455414%13.455414%13.5%3384112.670565%12.670565%12.7%3254212.500000%12.500000%12.5%954312.379280%12.379280%12.4%141446.088561%6.088561%6.1%99455.079007%5.079007%5.1%4546
Count number of people in category
# rank of place out of 46 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..

Very Advanced Degrees by Place#31

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a professional or doctorate degree (e.g., MBA, PhD, or MD).
Scope: population of Worcester, selected other places in the Worcester Area, and entities that contain Worcester
0%5%10%15%20%Count#PetershamCordavilleBarreWestboroughSturbridgeMassachusettsNew EnglandNortheastBaldwinvilleNorthboroughWorcester School DistrictWorcesterWorcesterFiskdaleWorcester CountyWorcesterClintonUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWorcester Metro AreaWorcesterQuinebaugSouth WoodstockS WoodstockDevensMilfordUptonEast DouglasBrooklynMoosupWillimanticLeominsterHopedaleSouthbridge TownPutnamBrookfieldSouth LancasterS LancasterGardnerFitchburgSpencerWebsterWhitinsvilleRutlandAtholLunenburgEast BrookfieldE BrookfieldOxfordNorth BrookfieldN BrookfieldWinchendonDanielsonPlainfield VillagePlainfield VlgEast BrooklynNorth Grosvenor DaleN Grosvenor DaleWaureganSouth WindhamWarrenWest BrookfieldW BrookfieldSouth AshburnhamS Ashburnham21.578947%21.578947%21.6%41117.502987%17.502987%17.5%293213.591160%13.591160%13.6%12339.522219%9.522219%9.5%28545.989111%5.989111%6.0%9955.434262%5.434262%5.4%252,693253k4.645397%4.645397%4.6%472,323472k4.085016%4.085016%4.1%1,578,2061.58M4.082915%4.082915%4.1%6563.796879%3.796879%3.8%16373.571519%3.571519%3.6%4,2443.571519%3.571519%3.6%4,24483.440095%3.440095%3.4%5893.408661%3.408661%3.4%18,84718.8k3.400000%3.400000%3.4%170103.336158%3.336158%3.3%7,127,6737.13M3.237926%3.237926%3.2%20,51220.5k2.683363%2.683363%2.7%30112.670940%2.670940%2.7%25122.488832%2.488832%2.5%39132.453330%2.453330%2.5%435142.418605%2.418605%2.4%52152.374840%2.374840%2.4%37161.903695%1.903695%1.9%17171.793372%1.793372%1.8%46181.732266%1.732266%1.7%158191.698528%1.698528%1.7%494201.669829%1.669829%1.7%44211.622146%1.622146%1.6%184221.533043%1.533043%1.5%74231.309329%1.309329%1.3%8241.135503%1.135503%1.1%15251.110408%1.110408%1.1%158261.032783%1.032783%1.0%264270.863880%0.863880%0.9%37280.831325%0.831325%0.8%69290.800534%0.800534%0.8%36300.782560%0.782560%0.8%14310.720056%0.720056%0.7%41320.595238%0.595238%0.6%9330.591017%0.591017%0.6%5340.532688%0.532688%0.5%22350.531561%0.531561%0.5%8360.398089%0.398089%0.4%10370.000000%0.000000%0.0%0380.000000%0.000000%0.0%0390.000000%0.000000%0.0%0400.000000%0.000000%0.0%0410.000000%0.000000%0.0%0420.000000%0.000000%0.0%0430.000000%0.000000%0.0%0440.000000%0.000000%0.0%0450.000000%0.000000%0.0%046
Count number of people in category
# rank of place out of 46 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older with a professional or doctorate degree (e.g., MBA, PhD, or MD).

Under-Education Sex Ratio by Place#32

Percentage more likely men are than women to not have a high school diploma (or equivalent) among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of Worcester, selected other places in the Worcester Area, and entities that contain Worcester
Female
Male
10x5x0x5x10xFM#East DouglasDevensRutlandE BrookfieldBaldwinvilleQuinebaugBrooklynS LancasterPutnamN BrookfieldSpencerMoosupLunenburgDanielsonS AshburnhamFiskdaleAtholGardnerWebsterW BrookfieldWaureganWorcesterHopedaleFitchburgWhitinsvilleWillimanticWorcesterNew EnglandWorcesterWorcesterUnited StatesMassachusettsNortheastPlainfield VlgWinchendonS WoodstockSturbridgeN Grosvenor DaleMilfordNorthboroughClintonSouthbridge TownLeominsterOxfordEast BrooklynSouth WindhamBrookfieldWestboroughCordavilleUptonBarreWarren-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%11.864%11.9%1-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%7.098%7.10%2-1.000000x-1.000000x4.343718x4.343718x4.34x0.494%0.49%2.145%2.15%3-1.000000x-1.000000x3.669100x3.669100x3.67x3.448%3.45%12.652%12.7%4-1.000000x-1.000000x2.982077x2.982077x2.98x4.829%4.83%14.401%14.4%5-1.000000x-1.000000x2.572201x2.572201x2.57x8.675%8.68%22.314%22.3%6-1.000000x-1.000000x2.447368x2.447368x2.45x10.526%10.5%25.762%25.8%7-1.000000x-1.000000x2.066567x2.066567x2.07x2.308%2.31%4.769%4.77%8-1.000000x-1.000000x1.863392x1.863392x1.86x6.294%6.29%11.729%11.7%9-1.000000x-1.000000x1.835654x1.835654x1.84x6.580%6.58%12.080%12.1%10-1.000000x-1.000000x1.809017x1.809017x1.81x12.156%12.2%21.991%22.0%11-1.000000x-1.000000x1.763668x1.763668x1.76x13.500%13.5%23.810%23.8%12-1.000000x-1.000000x1.526276x1.526276x1.53x7.412%7.41%11.313%11.3%13-1.000000x-1.000000x1.520763x1.520763x1.52x16.216%16.2%24.661%24.7%14-1.000000x-1.000000x1.505263x1.505263x1.51x6.397%6.40%9.630%9.63%15-1.000000x-1.000000x1.401709x1.401709x1.40x1.829%1.83%2.564%2.56%16-1.000000x-1.000000x1.245991x1.245991x1.25x14.983%15.0%18.669%18.7%17-1.000000x-1.000000x1.216657x1.216657x1.22x12.407%12.4%15.095%15.1%18-1.000000x-1.000000x1.189772x1.189772x1.19x18.482%18.5%21.990%22.0%19-1.000000x-1.000000x1.181764x1.181764x1.18x11.971%12.0%14.146%14.1%20-1.000000x-1.000000x1.179267x1.179267x1.18x12.389%12.4%14.610%14.6%21-1.000000x-1.000000x1.169253x1.169253x1.17x9.451%9.45%11.051%11.1%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.163503x1.163503x1.16x5.532%5.53%6.436%6.44%22-1.000000x-1.000000x1.161352x1.161352x1.16x16.466%16.5%19.123%19.1%23-1.000000x-1.000000x1.152321x1.152321x1.15x6.908%6.91%7.960%7.96%24-1.000000x-1.000000x1.148969x1.148969x1.15x21.701%21.7%24.933%24.9%25-1.000000x-1.000000x1.148480x1.148480x1.15x9.310%9.31%10.692%10.7%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.129206x1.129206x1.13x9.096%9.10%10.271%10.3%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.110069x1.110069x1.11x14.771%14.8%16.397%16.4%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.110069x1.110069x1.11x14.771%14.8%16.397%16.4%26-1.000000x-1.000000x1.109070x1.109070x1.11x12.369%12.4%13.719%13.7%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.087930x1.087930x1.09x9.545%9.55%10.384%10.4%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.074442x1.074442x1.07x11.216%11.2%12.051%12.1%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.033846x1.033846x1.03x18.482%18.5%19.107%19.1%27-1.000000x-1.000000x1.033302x1.033302x1.03x15.713%15.7%16.236%16.2%28-1.000000x-1.000000x1.026341x1.026341x1.03x3.802%3.80%3.902%3.90%29-1.000000x-1.000000x1.001186x1.001186x1.00x6.711%6.71%6.719%6.72%30-1.038271x-1.038271x1.04x1.000000x1.000000x21.260%21.3%20.476%20.5%31-1.080649x-1.080649x1.08x1.000000x1.000000x9.011%9.01%8.338%8.34%32-1.092474x-1.092474x1.09x1.000000x1.000000x6.889%6.89%6.306%6.31%33-1.110524x-1.110524x1.11x1.000000x1.000000x15.154%15.2%13.646%13.6%34-1.183165x-1.183165x1.18x1.000000x1.000000x18.835%18.8%15.919%15.9%35-1.208458x-1.208458x1.21x1.000000x1.000000x14.280%14.3%11.817%11.8%36-1.285805x-1.285805x1.29x1.000000x1.000000x9.253%9.25%7.196%7.20%37-1.879909x-1.879909x1.88x1.000000x1.000000x18.900%18.9%10.054%10.1%38-2.448632x-2.448632x2.45x1.000000x1.000000x20.503%20.5%8.373%8.37%39-2.527739x-2.527739x2.53x1.000000x1.000000x4.369%4.37%1.728%1.73%40-3.232326x-3.232326x3.23x1.000000x1.000000x4.949%4.95%1.531%1.53%41-3.734932x-3.734932x3.73x1.000000x1.000000x4.680%4.68%1.253%1.25%42-6.690866x-6.690866x6.69x1.000000x1.000000x6.851%6.85%1.024%1.02%43-10.000000x-10.000000x> 10.0x1.000000x1.000000x3.876%3.88%0.000%0%44-10.000000x-10.000000x> 10.0x1.000000x1.000000x12.133%12.1%0.000%0%45
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of place out of 45 by male-to-female sex ratio

Over-Education Sex Ratio by Place#33

Percentage more likely men are than women to have a professional or doctorate degree (e.g., MBA, PhD, or MD) among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of Worcester, selected other places in the Worcester Area, and entities that contain Worcester
Female
Male
10x5x0x5x10xFM#WhitinsvilleOxfordRutlandN BrookfieldE BrookfieldBrooklynBarreQuinebaugFitchburgPetershamWebsterWillimanticAtholHopedaleNorthboroughClintonDevensCordavilleS WoodstockUnited StatesLeominsterNortheastNew EnglandEast DouglasMassachusettsWorcesterWorcesterSouthbridge TownGardnerSturbridgeBaldwinvilleUptonWorcesterWorcesterSpencerMilfordWestboroughFiskdaleMoosupPutnamWinchendonLunenburgS LancasterBrookfield-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%1.696%1.70%1-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%1.099%1.10%2-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%1.430%1.43%3-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%1.223%1.22%4-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%1.217%1.22%5-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%2.355%2.35%6-1.000000x-1.000000x4.996260x4.996260x5.00x4.134%4.13%20.656%20.7%7-1.000000x-1.000000x3.602273x3.602273x3.60x1.262%1.26%4.545%4.55%8-1.000000x-1.000000x3.419195x3.419195x3.42x0.471%0.47%1.610%1.61%9-1.000000x-1.000000x3.228840x3.228840x3.23x10.680%10.7%34.483%34.5%10-1.000000x-1.000000x3.086250x3.086250x3.09x0.424%0.42%1.309%1.31%11-1.000000x-1.000000x2.136600x2.136600x2.14x1.143%1.14%2.443%2.44%12-1.000000x-1.000000x2.044397x2.044397x2.04x0.478%0.48%0.977%0.98%13-1.000000x-1.000000x1.959775x1.959775x1.96x1.149%1.15%2.253%2.25%14-1.000000x-1.000000x1.942544x1.942544x1.94x2.633%2.63%5.114%5.11%15-1.000000x-1.000000x1.934306x1.934306x1.93x2.337%2.34%4.521%4.52%16-1.000000x-1.000000x1.872101x1.872101x1.87x1.389%1.39%2.600%2.60%17-1.000000x-1.000000x1.651308x1.651308x1.65x13.356%13.4%22.055%22.1%18-1.000000x-1.000000x1.632816x1.632816x1.63x2.091%2.09%3.415%3.41%19-1.000000x-1.000000x1.526215x1.526215x1.53x2.660%2.66%4.060%4.06%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.505430x1.505430x1.51x1.380%1.38%2.077%2.08%20-1.000000x-1.000000x1.486326x1.486326x1.49x3.316%3.32%4.929%4.93%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.447839x1.447839x1.45x3.827%3.83%5.541%5.54%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.412429x1.412429x1.41x2.000%2.00%2.825%2.82%21-1.000000x-1.000000x1.387729x1.387729x1.39x4.589%4.59%6.368%6.37%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.386801x1.386801x1.39x2.871%2.87%3.982%3.98%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.366543x1.366543x1.37x2.750%2.75%3.758%3.76%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.206151x1.206151x1.21x1.481%1.48%1.786%1.79%22-1.000000x-1.000000x1.198862x1.198862x1.20x1.014%1.01%1.215%1.22%23-1.000000x-1.000000x1.154308x1.154308x1.15x5.593%5.59%6.456%6.46%24-1.000000x-1.000000x1.108039x1.108039x1.11x3.887%3.89%4.307%4.31%25-1.000000x-1.000000x1.052159x1.052159x1.05x2.352%2.35%2.474%2.47%26-1.000000x-1.000000x1.051874x1.051874x1.05x3.484%3.48%3.665%3.67%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.051874x1.051874x1.05x3.484%3.48%3.665%3.67%27-1.009978x-1.009978x1.01x1.000000x1.000000x0.868%0.87%0.860%0.86%28-1.045685x-1.045685x1.05x1.000000x1.000000x2.505%2.51%2.396%2.40%29-1.199089x-1.199089x1.20x1.000000x1.000000x10.347%10.3%8.629%8.63%30-1.256969x-1.256969x1.26x1.000000x1.000000x3.760%3.76%2.991%2.99%31-2.350833x-2.350833x2.35x1.000000x1.000000x2.583%2.58%1.099%1.10%32-10.000000x-10.000000x> 10.0x1.000000x1.000000x2.911%2.91%0.000%0%33-10.000000x-10.000000x> 10.0x1.000000x1.000000x0.763%0.76%0.000%0%34-10.000000x-10.000000x> 10.0x1.000000x1.000000x1.131%1.13%0.000%0%35-10.000000x-10.000000x> 10.0x1.000000x1.000000x2.308%2.31%0.000%0%36-10.000000x-10.000000x> 10.0x1.000000x1.000000x3.883%3.88%0.000%0%37
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of place out of 37 by male-to-female sex ratio

Educational Attainment by Place in Massachusetts

There are 246 places in Massachusetts. This section compares Worcester to the 50 most populous places in Massachusetts and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Worcester. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 28,575.

No H.S. Diploma by Place#34

Percent of population 25 years of age and older without a high school diploma (or equivalent).
Scope: population of Worcester, selected other places in Massachusetts, and entities that contain Worcester
0%10%20%30%Count#ChelseaLawrenceFall RiverNew BedfordSpringfieldHolyokeLynnLowellEverettBrocktonFitchburgRevereTauntonWorcester School DistrictWorcesterWorcesterChicopeeRandolphBostonMaldenLeominsterUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNortheastWest Springfield TownW Springfield TownMethuen TownHaverhillMarlboroughQuincyFraminghamAttleboroSomervillePittsfieldWorcester Metro AreaWorcesterGloucesterWorcester CountyWorcesterMassachusettsSalemNew EnglandPeabodyWalthamMedfordAgawam TownWestfieldWeymouth TownNorwoodBraintree TownCambridgeWatertown TownWoburnBarnstable TownBeverlyFranklin TownArlingtonBrooklineNewtonLexingtonNeedhamWellesley32.751853%32.751853%32.8%8,261132.468185%32.468185%32.5%15,51215.5k227.914461%27.914461%27.9%17,34817.3k327.365251%27.365251%27.4%17,71917.7k422.848722%22.848722%22.8%21,31921.3k520.805268%20.805268%20.8%5,498620.689714%20.689714%20.7%12,22712.2k720.275184%20.275184%20.3%14,22014.2k819.229991%19.229991%19.2%5,704918.575453%18.575453%18.6%11,40711.4k1017.776387%17.776387%17.8%4,5441117.353379%17.353379%17.4%6,7641216.558781%16.558781%16.6%6,6511315.555125%15.555125%15.6%18,48418.5k15.555125%15.555125%15.6%18,48418.5k1414.729406%14.729406%14.7%5,8381514.671750%14.671750%14.7%3,5021614.325556%14.325556%14.3%63,64263.6k1714.038748%14.038748%14.0%6,1231813.154999%13.154999%13.2%3,8261913.020590%13.020590%13.0%27,818,38027.8M11.614335%11.614335%11.6%4,487,0854.49M11.356338%11.356338%11.4%2,2282011.354528%11.354528%11.4%3,7682111.325960%11.325960%11.3%4,8852211.236475%11.236475%11.2%3,1572311.019146%11.019146%11.0%7,6952410.746263%10.746263%10.7%5,3052510.490643%10.490643%10.5%3,1732610.244109%10.244109%10.2%6,0432710.236892%10.236892%10.2%3,2412810.226175%10.226175%10.2%64,78264.8k10.053900%10.053900%10.1%2,257299.978568%9.978568%10.0%55,17355.2k9.943770%9.943770%9.9%462,385462k9.686872%9.686872%9.7%2,843309.657137%9.657137%9.7%981,894982k9.303480%9.303480%9.3%3,561318.768150%8.768150%8.8%3,744327.978996%7.978996%8.0%3,267337.920510%7.920510%7.9%1,666347.787496%7.787496%7.8%2,039356.377953%6.377953%6.4%2,592366.000472%6.000472%6.0%1,270375.972051%5.972051%6.0%1,547385.858411%5.858411%5.9%4,275395.719784%5.719784%5.7%1,486405.689915%5.689915%5.7%1,621415.387938%5.387938%5.4%1,784425.084502%5.084502%5.1%1,417434.032334%4.032334%4.0%853443.464926%3.464926%3.5%1,141453.015360%3.015360%3.0%1,223462.909820%2.909820%2.9%1,684472.671502%2.671502%2.7%604481.998698%1.998698%2.0%399491.804092%1.804092%1.8%29150
Count number of people in category
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older without a high school diploma (or equivalent).

Bachelor's Degrees by Place#35

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..
Scope: population of Worcester, selected other places in Massachusetts, and entities that contain Worcester
0%20%40%60%80%Count#WellesleyBrooklineLexingtonNewtonCambridgeNeedhamArlingtonWatertown TownSomervilleFranklin TownWalthamFraminghamMedfordBeverlyBostonNorwoodQuincyMassachusettsBraintree TownWoburnSalemMarlboroughNew EnglandGloucesterBarnstable TownWorcester CountyWorcesterNortheastWeymouth TownMaldenWorcester Metro AreaWorcesterWestfieldAttleboroUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPeabodyMethuen TownWorcester School DistrictWorcesterWorcesterWest Springfield TownW Springfield TownAgawam TownLeominsterRandolphHaverhillPittsfieldHolyokeLowellFitchburgTauntonRevereLynnChicopeeEverettSpringfieldChelseaBrocktonNew BedfordFall RiverLawrence83.831370%83.831370%83.8%13,52213.5k181.597179%81.597179%81.6%33,09533.1k279.649697%79.649697%79.6%18,00818.0k376.650597%76.650597%76.7%44,36044.4k474.864332%74.864332%74.9%54,63054.6k574.763312%74.763312%74.8%14,92514.9k668.785302%68.785302%68.8%22,65122.7k762.009238%62.009238%62.0%16,11016.1k858.579420%58.579420%58.6%34,55634.6k954.405786%54.405786%54.4%11,50911.5k1049.988290%49.988290%50.0%21,34521.3k1148.231576%48.231576%48.2%23,81023.8k1247.517401%47.517401%47.5%19,45619.5k1347.461337%47.461337%47.5%13,22713.2k1446.377869%46.377869%46.4%206,036206k1545.565793%45.565793%45.6%9,6441642.147695%42.147695%42.1%29,43329.4k1741.221661%41.221661%41.2%1,916,8061.92M40.140519%40.140519%40.1%10,39810.4k1839.948752%39.948752%39.9%11,38111.4k1938.870149%38.870149%38.9%11,40811.4k2038.058798%38.058798%38.1%10,69310.7k2137.962191%37.962191%38.0%3,859,8243.86M37.672057%37.672057%37.7%8,4572237.579656%37.579656%37.6%12,44312.4k2334.826149%34.826149%34.8%192,559193k34.780899%34.780899%34.8%13,437,26113.4M33.732776%33.732776%33.7%13,70913.7k2433.550384%33.550384%33.6%14,63314.6k2533.430888%33.430888%33.4%211,782212k32.368331%32.368331%32.4%8,4752631.409112%31.409112%31.4%9,5002730.315023%30.315023%30.3%64,767,78764.8M30.081513%30.081513%30.1%11,51411.5k2829.947265%29.947265%29.9%9,9382929.720018%29.720018%29.7%35,31635.3k29.720018%29.720018%29.7%35,31635.3k3028.854682%28.854682%28.9%5,6613128.791480%28.791480%28.8%6,0563228.056663%28.056663%28.1%8,1603327.986091%27.986091%28.0%6,6803427.854675%27.854675%27.9%12,01412.0k3526.373973%26.373973%26.4%8,3503625.577083%25.577083%25.6%6,7593722.302702%22.302702%22.3%15,64215.6k3820.233159%20.233159%20.2%5,1723920.153861%20.153861%20.2%8,0954019.708554%19.708554%19.7%7,6824119.566137%19.566137%19.6%11,56311.6k4218.140532%18.140532%18.1%7,1904317.928663%17.928663%17.9%5,3184417.800761%17.800761%17.8%16,60916.6k4517.476113%17.476113%17.5%4,4084617.271084%17.271084%17.3%10,60610.6k4715.806950%15.806950%15.8%10,23510.2k4814.396511%14.396511%14.4%8,9474911.170881%11.170881%11.2%5,33750
Count number of people in category
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..

Very Advanced Degrees by Place#36

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a professional or doctorate degree (e.g., MBA, PhD, or MD).
Scope: population of Worcester, selected other places in Massachusetts, and entities that contain Worcester
0%10%20%Count#BrooklineNewtonLexingtonWellesleyCambridgeNeedhamArlingtonWatertown TownSomervilleBostonMedfordWalthamMassachusettsFraminghamNew EnglandBeverlyFranklin TownNortheastBarnstable TownMarlboroughQuincyWorcester School DistrictWorcesterWorcesterMaldenBraintree TownWorcester CountyWorcesterGloucesterUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSalemWorcester Metro AreaWorcesterNorwoodWest Springfield TownW Springfield TownPeabodyWestfieldWoburnPittsfieldWeymouth TownMethuen TownChelseaHolyokeRandolphLowellAgawam TownHaverhillLeominsterEverettAttleboroSpringfieldRevereFall RiverLynnNew BedfordChicopeeBrocktonFitchburgTauntonLawrence27.066742%27.066742%27.1%10,97811.0k122.416325%22.416325%22.4%12,97313.0k220.876642%20.876642%20.9%4,720320.347179%20.347179%20.3%3,282419.696596%19.696596%19.7%14,37314.4k514.361569%14.361569%14.4%2,867613.404191%13.404191%13.4%4,41479.372594%9.372594%9.4%2,43588.599763%8.599763%8.6%5,07397.340604%7.340604%7.3%32,61132.6k106.691904%6.691904%6.7%2,740115.889930%5.889930%5.9%2,515125.434262%5.434262%5.4%252,693253k5.159421%5.159421%5.2%2,547134.645397%4.645397%4.6%472,323472k4.571388%4.571388%4.6%1,274144.297060%4.297060%4.3%909154.085016%4.085016%4.1%1,578,2061.58M3.899006%3.899006%3.9%1,291163.783457%3.783457%3.8%1,063173.698824%3.698824%3.7%2,583183.571519%3.571519%3.6%4,2443.571519%3.571519%3.6%4,244193.551530%3.551530%3.6%1,549203.447344%3.447344%3.4%893213.408661%3.408661%3.4%18,84718.8k3.407724%3.407724%3.4%765223.336158%3.336158%3.3%7,127,6737.13M3.240315%3.240315%3.2%951233.237926%3.237926%3.2%20,51220.5k3.047484%3.047484%3.0%645242.879861%2.879861%2.9%565252.732783%2.732783%2.7%1,046262.730780%2.730780%2.7%715272.657166%2.657166%2.7%757282.552116%2.552116%2.6%808292.463091%2.463091%2.5%1,001302.320325%2.320325%2.3%770312.307418%2.307418%2.3%582322.217513%2.217513%2.2%586332.103146%2.103146%2.1%502341.961931%1.961931%2.0%1,376351.906437%1.906437%1.9%401361.854814%1.854814%1.9%800371.698528%1.698528%1.7%494381.594633%1.594633%1.6%473391.563843%1.563843%1.6%473401.501527%1.501527%1.5%1,401411.472626%1.472626%1.5%574421.226125%1.226125%1.2%762431.189570%1.189570%1.2%703441.153668%1.153668%1.2%747451.110130%1.110130%1.1%440461.035679%1.035679%1.0%636471.032783%1.032783%1.0%264480.789225%0.789225%0.8%317490.640489%0.640489%0.6%30650
Count number of people in category
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older with a professional or doctorate degree (e.g., MBA, PhD, or MD).

Under-Education Sex Ratio by Place#37

Percentage more likely men are than women to not have a high school diploma (or equivalent) among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of Worcester, selected other places in Massachusetts, and entities that contain Worcester
Female
Male
1x0x1xFM#Franklin TownBeverlyAgawam TownLexingtonBarnstable TownMethuen TownSpringfieldWalthamW Springfield TownPittsfieldWorcesterFitchburgWoburnWorcesterAttleboroNew EnglandGloucesterMedfordNewtonMarlboroughTauntonNew BedfordWorcesterWorcesterUnited StatesNorwoodMassachusettsNortheastBrooklineChelseaMaldenLynnLawrenceWeymouth TownRevereFall RiverWestfieldBrocktonBostonSalemPeabodyFraminghamRandolphChicopeeBraintree TownEverettLowellSomervilleHaverhillHolyokeQuincyLeominsterWellesleyWatertown TownCambridgeNeedhamArlington-1.000000x-1.000000x1.619049x1.619049x1.62x3.121%3.12%5.054%5.05%1-1.000000x-1.000000x1.398647x1.398647x1.40x4.297%4.30%6.010%6.01%2-1.000000x-1.000000x1.350934x1.350934x1.35x6.839%6.84%9.239%9.24%3-1.000000x-1.000000x1.331017x1.331017x1.33x2.314%2.31%3.080%3.08%4-1.000000x-1.000000x1.274391x1.274391x1.27x4.761%4.76%6.067%6.07%5-1.000000x-1.000000x1.268662x1.268662x1.27x10.087%10.1%12.797%12.8%6-1.000000x-1.000000x1.257718x1.257718x1.26x20.468%20.5%25.743%25.7%7-1.000000x-1.000000x1.249264x1.249264x1.25x7.815%7.82%9.763%9.76%8-1.000000x-1.000000x1.236784x1.236784x1.24x10.203%10.2%12.619%12.6%9-1.000000x-1.000000x1.229938x1.229938x1.23x9.247%9.25%11.374%11.4%10-1.000000x-1.000000x1.169253x1.169253x1.17x9.451%9.45%11.051%11.1%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.161352x1.161352x1.16x16.466%16.5%19.123%19.1%11-1.000000x-1.000000x1.151888x1.151888x1.15x5.297%5.30%6.102%6.10%12-1.000000x-1.000000x1.148480x1.148480x1.15x9.310%9.31%10.692%10.7%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.134845x1.134845x1.13x9.864%9.86%11.195%11.2%13-1.000000x-1.000000x1.129206x1.129206x1.13x9.096%9.10%10.271%10.3%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.127385x1.127385x1.13x9.484%9.48%10.692%10.7%14-1.000000x-1.000000x1.126183x1.126183x1.13x7.536%7.54%8.487%8.49%15-1.000000x-1.000000x1.121486x1.121486x1.12x2.755%2.76%3.090%3.09%16-1.000000x-1.000000x1.114239x1.114239x1.11x10.639%10.6%11.854%11.9%17-1.000000x-1.000000x1.113682x1.113682x1.11x15.727%15.7%17.515%17.5%18-1.000000x-1.000000x1.111286x1.111286x1.11x26.024%26.0%28.920%28.9%19-1.000000x-1.000000x1.110069x1.110069x1.11x14.771%14.8%16.397%16.4%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.110069x1.110069x1.11x14.771%14.8%16.397%16.4%20-1.000000x-1.000000x1.109070x1.109070x1.11x12.369%12.4%13.719%13.7%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.105082x1.105082x1.11x5.716%5.72%6.317%6.32%21-1.000000x-1.000000x1.087930x1.087930x1.09x9.545%9.55%10.384%10.4%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.074442x1.074442x1.07x11.216%11.2%12.051%12.1%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.070543x1.070543x1.07x2.922%2.92%3.128%3.13%22-1.000000x-1.000000x1.060589x1.060589x1.06x31.764%31.8%33.689%33.7%23-1.000000x-1.000000x1.053804x1.053804x1.05x13.688%13.7%14.425%14.4%24-1.000000x-1.000000x1.040899x1.040899x1.04x20.290%20.3%21.120%21.1%25-1.000000x-1.000000x1.025440x1.025440x1.03x32.084%32.1%32.900%32.9%26-1.000000x-1.000000x1.022808x1.022808x1.02x6.313%6.31%6.457%6.46%27-1.000000x-1.000000x1.018184x1.018184x1.02x17.195%17.2%17.507%17.5%28-1.000000x-1.000000x1.006087x1.006087x1.01x27.837%27.8%28.006%28.0%29-1.004827x-1.004827x1.00x1.000000x1.000000x7.805%7.81%7.768%7.77%30-1.016098x-1.016098x1.02x1.000000x1.000000x18.712%18.7%18.416%18.4%31-1.022333x-1.022333x1.02x1.000000x1.000000x14.476%14.5%14.159%14.2%32-1.025278x-1.025278x1.03x1.000000x1.000000x9.794%9.79%9.552%9.55%33-1.032546x-1.032546x1.03x1.000000x1.000000x9.440%9.44%9.142%9.14%34-1.053194x-1.053194x1.05x1.000000x1.000000x11.012%11.0%10.456%10.5%35-1.059182x-1.059182x1.06x1.000000x1.000000x15.046%15.0%14.205%14.2%36-1.066517x-1.066517x1.07x1.000000x1.000000x15.179%15.2%14.233%14.2%37-1.070354x-1.070354x1.07x1.000000x1.000000x6.156%6.16%5.752%5.75%38-1.075891x-1.075891x1.08x1.000000x1.000000x19.889%19.9%18.486%18.5%39-1.082021x-1.082021x1.08x1.000000x1.000000x21.048%21.0%19.452%19.5%40-1.082122x-1.082122x1.08x1.000000x1.000000x10.642%10.6%9.834%9.83%41-1.097661x-1.097661x1.10x1.000000x1.000000x11.822%11.8%10.770%10.8%42-1.103915x-1.103915x1.10x1.000000x1.000000x21.767%21.8%19.718%19.7%43-1.113634x-1.113634x1.11x1.000000x1.000000x11.579%11.6%10.397%10.4%44-1.208458x-1.208458x1.21x1.000000x1.000000x14.280%14.3%11.817%11.8%45-1.215426x-1.215426x1.22x1.000000x1.000000x1.968%1.97%1.619%1.62%46-1.224728x-1.224728x1.22x1.000000x1.000000x6.251%6.25%5.104%5.10%47-1.302480x-1.302480x1.30x1.000000x1.000000x6.597%6.60%5.065%5.06%48-1.640365x-1.640365x1.64x1.000000x1.000000x2.448%2.45%1.492%1.49%49-1.786744x-1.786744x1.79x1.000000x1.000000x4.320%4.32%2.418%2.42%50
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of place out of 50 by male-to-female sex ratio

Over-Education Sex Ratio by Place#38

Percentage more likely men are than women to have a professional or doctorate degree (e.g., MBA, PhD, or MD) among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of Worcester, selected other places in Massachusetts, and entities that contain Worcester
Female
Male
1x0x1x2x3xFM#FitchburgPittsfieldBarnstable TownBeverlyHolyokeNeedhamSalemBraintree TownArlingtonFranklin TownWellesleyLexingtonFraminghamNew BedfordUnited StatesLeominsterNortheastNewtonNew EnglandTauntonQuincyAttleboroFall RiverMassachusettsWorcesterGloucesterWorcesterHaverhillBrooklineWoburnCambridgeLowellW Springfield TownMedfordBostonChelseaSpringfieldLynnWalthamWatertown TownPeabodyMaldenMarlboroughMethuen TownAgawam TownWorcesterWorcesterSomervilleRevereWeymouth TownWestfieldBrocktonEverettChicopeeLawrenceRandolphNorwood-1.000000x-1.000000x3.419195x3.419195x3.42x0.471%0.47%1.610%1.61%1-1.000000x-1.000000x2.263181x2.263181x2.26x1.607%1.61%3.637%3.64%2-1.000000x-1.000000x2.067950x2.067950x2.07x2.578%2.58%5.331%5.33%3-1.000000x-1.000000x1.825251x1.825251x1.83x3.314%3.31%6.049%6.05%4-1.000000x-1.000000x1.801798x1.801798x1.80x1.611%1.61%2.903%2.90%5-1.000000x-1.000000x1.793066x1.793066x1.79x10.462%10.5%18.759%18.8%6-1.000000x-1.000000x1.739378x1.739378x1.74x2.441%2.44%4.246%4.25%7-1.000000x-1.000000x1.703860x1.703860x1.70x2.610%2.61%4.447%4.45%8-1.000000x-1.000000x1.662210x1.662210x1.66x10.329%10.3%17.169%17.2%9-1.000000x-1.000000x1.625785x1.625785x1.63x3.318%3.32%5.395%5.39%10-1.000000x-1.000000x1.588145x1.588145x1.59x15.934%15.9%25.306%25.3%11-1.000000x-1.000000x1.582587x1.582587x1.58x16.414%16.4%25.976%26.0%12-1.000000x-1.000000x1.576258x1.576258x1.58x4.046%4.05%6.377%6.38%13-1.000000x-1.000000x1.546996x1.546996x1.55x0.920%0.92%1.424%1.42%14-1.000000x-1.000000x1.526215x1.526215x1.53x2.660%2.66%4.060%4.06%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.505430x1.505430x1.51x1.380%1.38%2.077%2.08%15-1.000000x-1.000000x1.486326x1.486326x1.49x3.316%3.32%4.929%4.93%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.479918x1.479918x1.48x18.349%18.3%27.155%27.2%16-1.000000x-1.000000x1.447839x1.447839x1.45x3.827%3.83%5.541%5.54%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.433862x1.433862x1.43x0.657%0.66%0.942%0.94%17-1.000000x-1.000000x1.422215x1.422215x1.42x3.082%3.08%4.384%4.38%18-1.000000x-1.000000x1.419999x1.419999x1.42x1.306%1.31%1.854%1.85%19-1.000000x-1.000000x1.413912x1.413912x1.41x1.031%1.03%1.458%1.46%20-1.000000x-1.000000x1.387729x1.387729x1.39x4.589%4.59%6.368%6.37%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.386801x1.386801x1.39x2.871%2.87%3.982%3.98%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.368776x1.368776x1.37x2.902%2.90%3.973%3.97%21-1.000000x-1.000000x1.366543x1.366543x1.37x2.750%2.75%3.758%3.76%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.340642x1.340642x1.34x1.598%1.60%2.142%2.14%22-1.000000x-1.000000x1.338098x1.338098x1.34x23.482%23.5%31.421%31.4%23-1.000000x-1.000000x1.322700x1.322700x1.32x2.296%2.30%3.037%3.04%24-1.000000x-1.000000x1.275829x1.275829x1.28x17.386%17.4%22.181%22.2%25-1.000000x-1.000000x1.264337x1.264337x1.26x1.739%1.74%2.199%2.20%26-1.000000x-1.000000x1.247874x1.247874x1.25x2.575%2.58%3.213%3.21%27-1.000000x-1.000000x1.222723x1.222723x1.22x6.062%6.06%7.413%7.41%28-1.000000x-1.000000x1.221037x1.221037x1.22x6.643%6.64%8.112%8.11%29-1.000000x-1.000000x1.216279x1.216279x1.22x2.077%2.08%2.526%2.53%30-1.000000x-1.000000x1.213642x1.213642x1.21x1.369%1.37%1.662%1.66%31-1.000000x-1.000000x1.204417x1.204417x1.20x1.083%1.08%1.304%1.30%32-1.000000x-1.000000x1.172451x1.172451x1.17x5.432%5.43%6.369%6.37%33-1.000000x-1.000000x1.160554x1.160554x1.16x8.724%8.72%10.125%10.1%34-1.000000x-1.000000x1.108476x1.108476x1.11x2.603%2.60%2.886%2.89%35-1.000000x-1.000000x1.108453x1.108453x1.11x3.377%3.38%3.743%3.74%36-1.000000x-1.000000x1.095367x1.095367x1.10x3.614%3.61%3.959%3.96%37-1.000000x-1.000000x1.080709x1.080709x1.08x2.236%2.24%2.416%2.42%38-1.000000x-1.000000x1.053978x1.053978x1.05x1.861%1.86%1.962%1.96%39-1.000000x-1.000000x1.051874x1.051874x1.05x3.484%3.48%3.665%3.67%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.051874x1.051874x1.05x3.484%3.48%3.665%3.67%40-1.000000x-1.000000x1.031489x1.031489x1.03x8.469%8.47%8.735%8.74%41-1.000000x-1.000000x1.025605x1.025605x1.03x1.454%1.45%1.491%1.49%42-1.018645x-1.018645x1.02x1.000000x1.000000x2.484%2.48%2.438%2.44%43-1.032507x-1.032507x1.03x1.000000x1.000000x2.772%2.77%2.685%2.69%44-1.041380x-1.041380x1.04x1.000000x1.000000x1.055%1.06%1.013%1.01%45-1.063987x-1.063987x1.06x1.000000x1.000000x1.641%1.64%1.542%1.54%46-1.137946x-1.137946x1.14x1.000000x1.000000x1.178%1.18%1.035%1.04%47-1.304350x-1.304350x1.30x1.000000x1.000000x0.719%0.72%0.552%0.55%48-1.744006x-1.744006x1.74x1.000000x1.000000x2.596%2.60%1.488%1.49%49-1.798457x-1.798457x1.80x1.000000x1.000000x3.859%3.86%2.145%2.15%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 Northeast

There are 4,274 places in the Northeast. This section compares Worcester to the 50 most populous places in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Worcester. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 71,389.

No H.S. Diploma by Place#39

Percent of population 25 years of age and older without a high school diploma (or equivalent).
Scope: population of Worcester, selected other places in the Northeast, and entities that contain Worcester
0%10%20%30%Count#ReadingLawrenceCamdenPatersonTrentonFall RiverHartfordNew BedfordElizabethNewarkProvidenceBridgeportSpringfieldAllentownWaterburyLynnLowellPawtucketNew BritainRochesterNew YorkSyracuseBrocktonPhiladelphiaNew RochelleYonkersBuffaloDanburyNew HavenWorcester School DistrictWorcesterWorcesterScrantonBostonJersey CityUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesErieManchesterBethlehemCliftonNortheastNorwalkQuincyStamfordCranstonAlbanySomervilleWorcester Metro AreaWorcesterWorcester CountyWorcesterMassachusettsNew EnglandNashuaCheektowagaWarwickPittsburghToms RiverCambridgeNewton34.584042%34.584042%34.6%17,27317.3k132.468185%32.468185%32.5%15,51215.5k231.151484%31.151484%31.2%13,34013.3k328.603478%28.603478%28.6%26,13726.1k428.146549%28.146549%28.1%15,38815.4k527.914461%27.914461%27.9%17,34817.3k627.891028%27.891028%27.9%20,66020.7k727.365251%27.365251%27.4%17,71917.7k826.935430%26.935430%26.9%21,72121.7k926.717922%26.717922%26.7%47,54047.5k1023.799210%23.799210%23.8%25,05225.1k1123.641452%23.641452%23.6%22,13122.1k1222.848722%22.848722%22.8%21,31921.3k1321.725192%21.725192%21.7%15,92515.9k1420.889554%20.889554%20.9%14,52214.5k1520.689714%20.689714%20.7%12,22712.2k1620.275184%20.275184%20.3%14,22014.2k1720.122745%20.122745%20.1%9,7381819.497702%19.497702%19.5%9,1221919.239011%19.239011%19.2%25,40825.4k2019.216077%19.216077%19.2%1,124,4811.12M2119.000219%19.000219%19.0%16,47316.5k2218.575453%18.575453%18.6%11,40711.4k2317.390838%17.390838%17.4%180,039180k2417.017312%17.017312%17.0%9,1322516.804756%16.804756%16.8%22,98023.0k2616.749688%16.749688%16.7%27,74127.7k2716.719221%16.719221%16.7%9,5972816.300427%16.300427%16.3%13,24113.2k2915.555125%15.555125%15.6%18,48418.5k15.555125%15.555125%15.6%18,48418.5k3015.146168%15.146168%15.1%7,5543114.325556%14.325556%14.3%63,64263.6k3214.106563%14.106563%14.1%25,82725.8k3313.020590%13.020590%13.0%27,818,38027.8M12.909782%12.909782%12.9%8,3843412.589518%12.589518%12.6%9,6163512.295317%12.295317%12.3%5,9923612.152631%12.152631%12.2%7,1853711.614335%11.614335%11.6%4,487,0854.49M11.588323%11.588323%11.6%7,1693811.019146%11.019146%11.0%7,6953910.953993%10.953993%11.0%9,8074010.873017%10.873017%10.9%6,2314110.256196%10.256196%10.3%6,1454210.244109%10.244109%10.2%6,0434310.226175%10.226175%10.2%64,78264.8k9.978568%9.978568%10.0%55,17355.2k9.943770%9.943770%9.9%462,385462k9.657137%9.657137%9.7%981,894982k9.642857%9.642857%9.6%5,913449.172415%9.172415%9.2%5,013458.596440%8.596440%8.6%5,293468.043576%8.043576%8.0%16,40616.4k477.699536%7.699536%7.7%4,834485.858411%5.858411%5.9%4,275492.909820%2.909820%2.9%1,68450
Count number of people in category
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older without a high school diploma (or equivalent).

Bachelor's Degrees by Place#40

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..
Scope: population of Worcester, selected other places in the Northeast, and entities that contain Worcester
0%20%40%60%Count#NewtonCambridgeSomervilleStamfordBostonJersey CityNew RochelleQuincyNorwalkMassachusettsPittsburghNew EnglandAlbanyNew YorkNashuaWorcester CountyWorcesterNortheastNew HavenWorcester Metro AreaWorcesterWarwickYonkersCliftonToms RiverDanburyCranstonUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWorcester School DistrictWorcesterWorcesterProvidenceManchesterSyracuseBethlehemPhiladelphiaBuffaloRochesterLowellCheektowagaErieScrantonLynnPawtucketNew BritainBridgeportSpringfieldBrocktonHartfordNew BedfordAllentownWaterburyFall RiverNewarkTrentonElizabethLawrencePatersonReadingCamden76.650597%76.650597%76.7%44,36044.4k174.864332%74.864332%74.9%54,63054.6k258.579420%58.579420%58.6%34,55634.6k347.268483%47.268483%47.3%42,31942.3k446.377869%46.377869%46.4%206,036206k544.105197%44.105197%44.1%80,75080.8k643.527198%43.527198%43.5%23,35823.4k742.147695%42.147695%42.1%29,43329.4k841.568602%41.568602%41.6%25,71625.7k941.221661%41.221661%41.2%1,916,8061.92M40.731207%40.731207%40.7%83,07783.1k1037.962191%37.962191%38.0%3,859,8243.86M37.277810%37.277810%37.3%22,33522.3k1136.220225%36.220225%36.2%2,119,5252.12M1234.928245%34.928245%34.9%21,41821.4k1334.826149%34.826149%34.8%192,559193k34.780899%34.780899%34.8%13,437,26113.4M34.235698%34.235698%34.2%27,81027.8k1433.430888%33.430888%33.4%211,782212k32.470928%32.470928%32.5%19,99320.0k1532.032147%32.032147%32.0%43,80343.8k1631.280551%31.280551%31.3%18,49418.5k1731.118296%31.118296%31.1%19,53719.5k1831.091793%31.091793%31.1%17,84717.8k1930.636746%30.636746%30.6%17,55717.6k2030.315023%30.315023%30.3%64,767,78764.8M29.720018%29.720018%29.7%35,31635.3k29.720018%29.720018%29.7%35,31635.3k2129.442164%29.442164%29.4%30,99231.0k2227.975544%27.975544%28.0%21,36821.4k2326.804231%26.804231%26.8%23,23923.2k2426.636435%26.636435%26.6%12,98113.0k2526.349720%26.349720%26.3%272,786273k2625.263101%25.263101%25.3%41,84141.8k2723.661076%23.661076%23.7%31,24831.2k2822.302702%22.302702%22.3%15,64215.6k2922.035387%22.035387%22.0%12,04312.0k3021.735984%21.735984%21.7%14,11614.1k3121.568352%21.568352%21.6%10,75710.8k3219.566137%19.566137%19.6%11,56311.6k3319.027545%19.027545%19.0%9,2083418.114780%18.114780%18.1%8,4753517.869695%17.869695%17.9%16,72816.7k3617.800761%17.800761%17.8%16,60916.6k3717.271084%17.271084%17.3%10,60610.6k3816.703567%16.703567%16.7%12,37312.4k3915.806950%15.806950%15.8%10,23510.2k4015.372023%15.372023%15.4%11,26811.3k4115.070917%15.070917%15.1%10,47710.5k4214.396511%14.396511%14.4%8,9474313.654578%13.654578%13.7%24,29624.3k4411.898447%11.898447%11.9%6,5054511.763247%11.763247%11.8%9,4864611.170881%11.170881%11.2%5,3374710.403055%10.403055%10.4%9,506489.228151%9.228151%9.2%4,609498.194195%8.194195%8.2%3,50950
Count number of people in category
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..

Very Advanced Degrees by Place#41

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a professional or doctorate degree (e.g., MBA, PhD, or MD).
Scope: population of Worcester, selected other places in the Northeast, and entities that contain Worcester
0%5%10%15%20%Count#NewtonCambridgeNew HavenSomervilleNew RochellePittsburghBostonStamfordProvidenceMassachusettsAlbanyNew EnglandNew YorkNorwalkJersey CitySyracuseNortheastPhiladelphiaQuincyWorcester School DistrictWorcesterWorcesterBethlehemYonkersWorcester CountyWorcesterCranstonCliftonUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWorcester Metro AreaWorcesterBuffaloDanburyRochesterWarwickToms RiverHartfordNashuaPawtucketLowellScrantonManchesterBridgeportAllentownErieSpringfieldNew BritainFall RiverCheektowagaLynnWaterburyNew BedfordTrentonNewarkElizabethBrocktonCamdenLawrencePatersonReading22.416325%22.416325%22.4%12,97313.0k119.696596%19.696596%19.7%14,37314.4k28.607551%8.607551%8.6%6,99238.599763%8.599763%8.6%5,07348.001789%8.001789%8.0%4,29457.432194%7.432194%7.4%15,15915.2k67.340604%7.340604%7.3%32,61132.6k75.972366%5.972366%6.0%5,34785.846253%5.846253%5.8%6,15495.434262%5.434262%5.4%252,693253k5.285822%5.285822%5.3%3,167104.645397%4.645397%4.6%472,323472k4.490298%4.490298%4.5%262,762263k114.364412%4.364412%4.4%2,700124.296365%4.296365%4.3%7,866134.250337%4.250337%4.3%3,685144.085016%4.085016%4.1%1,578,2061.58M3.720350%3.720350%3.7%38,51538.5k153.698824%3.698824%3.7%2,583163.571519%3.571519%3.6%4,2443.571519%3.571519%3.6%4,244173.451389%3.451389%3.5%1,682183.426766%3.426766%3.4%4,686193.408661%3.408661%3.4%18,84718.8k3.343396%3.343396%3.3%1,916203.342185%3.342185%3.3%1,976213.336158%3.336158%3.3%7,127,6737.13M3.237926%3.237926%3.2%20,51220.5k3.202492%3.202492%3.2%5,304223.020853%3.020853%3.0%1,734232.719873%2.719873%2.7%3,592242.715520%2.715520%2.7%1,672252.714111%2.714111%2.7%1,704262.259902%2.259902%2.3%1,674272.075995%2.075995%2.1%1,273282.029219%2.029219%2.0%982291.961931%1.961931%2.0%1,376301.944901%1.944901%1.9%970311.813278%1.813278%1.8%1,385321.680358%1.680358%1.7%1,573331.607050%1.607050%1.6%1,178341.599864%1.599864%1.6%1,039351.501527%1.501527%1.5%1,401361.462007%1.462007%1.5%684371.226125%1.226125%1.2%762381.209449%1.209449%1.2%661391.189570%1.189570%1.2%703401.165166%1.165166%1.2%810411.153668%1.153668%1.2%747421.091987%1.091987%1.1%597431.070628%1.070628%1.1%1,905441.051574%1.051574%1.1%848451.035679%1.035679%1.0%636460.684212%0.684212%0.7%293470.640489%0.640489%0.6%306480.572354%0.572354%0.6%523490.454500%0.454500%0.5%22750
Count number of people in category
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older with a professional or doctorate degree (e.g., MBA, PhD, or MD).

Under-Education Sex Ratio by Place#42

Percentage more likely men are than women to not have a high school diploma (or equivalent) among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of Worcester, selected other places in the Northeast, and entities that contain Worcester
Female
Male
1x0x1xFM#TrentonStamfordSpringfieldNew RochelleDanburyWarwickNashuaWorcesterNewarkWorcesterNew EnglandBridgeportNewtonNew BedfordWorcesterWorcesterUnited StatesManchesterRochesterPhiladelphiaMassachusettsNew HavenYonkersSyracuseElizabethNortheastNorwalkScrantonCranstonProvidenceNew BritainToms RiverCamdenWaterburyAllentownLynnHartfordReadingErieLawrencePawtucketPatersonFall RiverNew YorkAlbanyBrocktonBostonBuffaloPittsburghLowellSomervilleBethlehemJersey CityQuincyCheektowagaCliftonCambridge-1.000000x-1.000000x1.320296x1.320296x1.32x24.167%24.2%31.908%31.9%1-1.000000x-1.000000x1.289374x1.289374x1.29x9.609%9.61%12.390%12.4%2-1.000000x-1.000000x1.257718x1.257718x1.26x20.468%20.5%25.743%25.7%3-1.000000x-1.000000x1.254711x1.254711x1.25x15.159%15.2%19.020%19.0%4-1.000000x-1.000000x1.235499x1.235499x1.24x14.991%15.0%18.522%18.5%5-1.000000x-1.000000x1.169616x1.169616x1.17x7.966%7.97%9.318%9.32%6-1.000000x-1.000000x1.169494x1.169494x1.17x8.913%8.91%10.424%10.4%7-1.000000x-1.000000x1.169253x1.169253x1.17x9.451%9.45%11.051%11.1%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.160031x1.160031x1.16x24.796%24.8%28.764%28.8%8-1.000000x-1.000000x1.148480x1.148480x1.15x9.310%9.31%10.692%10.7%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.129206x1.129206x1.13x9.096%9.10%10.271%10.3%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.126520x1.126520x1.13x22.316%22.3%25.139%25.1%9-1.000000x-1.000000x1.121486x1.121486x1.12x2.755%2.76%3.090%3.09%10-1.000000x-1.000000x1.111286x1.111286x1.11x26.024%26.0%28.920%28.9%11-1.000000x-1.000000x1.110069x1.110069x1.11x14.771%14.8%16.397%16.4%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.110069x1.110069x1.11x14.771%14.8%16.397%16.4%12-1.000000x-1.000000x1.109070x1.109070x1.11x12.369%12.4%13.719%13.7%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.097386x1.097386x1.10x12.006%12.0%13.176%13.2%13-1.000000x-1.000000x1.092586x1.092586x1.09x18.427%18.4%20.133%20.1%14-1.000000x-1.000000x1.090163x1.090163x1.09x16.700%16.7%18.206%18.2%15-1.000000x-1.000000x1.087930x1.087930x1.09x9.545%9.55%10.384%10.4%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.085150x1.085150x1.09x15.699%15.7%17.035%17.0%16-1.000000x-1.000000x1.083417x1.083417x1.08x16.184%16.2%17.534%17.5%17-1.000000x-1.000000x1.079690x1.079690x1.08x18.321%18.3%19.780%19.8%18-1.000000x-1.000000x1.077654x1.077654x1.08x25.951%26.0%27.966%28.0%19-1.000000x-1.000000x1.074442x1.074442x1.07x11.216%11.2%12.051%12.1%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.073759x1.073759x1.07x11.199%11.2%12.025%12.0%20-1.000000x-1.000000x1.060972x1.060972x1.06x14.714%14.7%15.611%15.6%21-1.000000x-1.000000x1.057815x1.057815x1.06x10.578%10.6%11.190%11.2%22-1.000000x-1.000000x1.056204x1.056204x1.06x23.167%23.2%24.469%24.5%23-1.000000x-1.000000x1.052248x1.052248x1.05x19.028%19.0%20.022%20.0%24-1.000000x-1.000000x1.048066x1.048066x1.05x7.526%7.53%7.888%7.89%25-1.000000x-1.000000x1.047386x1.047386x1.05x30.494%30.5%31.938%31.9%26-1.000000x-1.000000x1.047067x1.047067x1.05x20.442%20.4%21.404%21.4%27-1.000000x-1.000000x1.046856x1.046856x1.05x21.252%21.3%22.248%22.2%28-1.000000x-1.000000x1.040899x1.040899x1.04x20.290%20.3%21.120%21.1%29-1.000000x-1.000000x1.039426x1.039426x1.04x27.388%27.4%28.468%28.5%30-1.000000x-1.000000x1.035486x1.035486x1.04x34.011%34.0%35.218%35.2%31-1.000000x-1.000000x1.033360x1.033360x1.03x12.706%12.7%13.130%13.1%32-1.000000x-1.000000x1.025440x1.025440x1.03x32.084%32.1%32.900%32.9%33-1.000000x-1.000000x1.025433x1.025433x1.03x19.875%19.9%20.381%20.4%34-1.000000x-1.000000x1.016806x1.016806x1.02x28.378%28.4%28.855%28.9%35-1.000000x-1.000000x1.006087x1.006087x1.01x27.837%27.8%28.006%28.0%36-1.008034x-1.008034x1.01x1.000000x1.000000x19.287%19.3%19.134%19.1%37-1.015553x-1.015553x1.02x1.000000x1.000000x10.330%10.3%10.172%10.2%38-1.016098x-1.016098x1.02x1.000000x1.000000x18.712%18.7%18.416%18.4%39-1.022333x-1.022333x1.02x1.000000x1.000000x14.476%14.5%14.159%14.2%40-1.048932x-1.048932x1.05x1.000000x1.000000x17.120%17.1%16.322%16.3%41-1.054084x-1.054084x1.05x1.000000x1.000000x8.249%8.25%7.826%7.83%42-1.082021x-1.082021x1.08x1.000000x1.000000x21.048%21.0%19.452%19.5%43-1.082122x-1.082122x1.08x1.000000x1.000000x10.642%10.6%9.834%9.83%44-1.095064x-1.095064x1.10x1.000000x1.000000x12.822%12.8%11.709%11.7%45-1.106483x-1.106483x1.11x1.000000x1.000000x14.808%14.8%13.383%13.4%46-1.113634x-1.113634x1.11x1.000000x1.000000x11.579%11.6%10.397%10.4%47-1.131351x-1.131351x1.13x1.000000x1.000000x9.698%9.70%8.572%8.57%48-1.138129x-1.138129x1.14x1.000000x1.000000x12.893%12.9%11.328%11.3%49-1.302480x-1.302480x1.30x1.000000x1.000000x6.597%6.60%5.065%5.06%50
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of place out of 50 by male-to-female sex ratio

Over-Education Sex Ratio by Place#43

Percentage more likely men are than women to have a professional or doctorate degree (e.g., MBA, PhD, or MD) among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of Worcester, selected other places in the Northeast, and entities that contain Worcester
Female
Male
1x0x1xFM#AllentownToms RiverScrantonStamfordBethlehemNashuaManchesterReadingElizabethBuffaloNew BedfordSyracuseWarwickUnited StatesPawtucketNortheastNewtonAlbanyNew RochelleNew EnglandCheektowagaHartfordCranstonQuincyNew BritainFall RiverRochesterPittsburghMassachusettsWorcesterWorcesterCamdenPhiladelphiaProvidenceBridgeportCliftonCambridgeLowellNew YorkTrentonPatersonBostonSpringfieldWaterburyErieNorwalkLynnJersey CityNew HavenYonkersNewarkWorcesterWorcesterSomervilleDanburyBrocktonLawrence-1.000000x-1.000000x1.966185x1.966185x1.97x1.102%1.10%2.166%2.17%1-1.000000x-1.000000x1.911522x1.911522x1.91x1.890%1.89%3.613%3.61%2-1.000000x-1.000000x1.825579x1.825579x1.83x1.392%1.39%2.541%2.54%3-1.000000x-1.000000x1.765297x1.765297x1.77x4.359%4.36%7.695%7.69%4-1.000000x-1.000000x1.761293x1.761293x1.76x2.538%2.54%4.470%4.47%5-1.000000x-1.000000x1.695023x1.695023x1.70x1.554%1.55%2.635%2.63%6-1.000000x-1.000000x1.681608x1.681608x1.68x1.353%1.35%2.276%2.28%7-1.000000x-1.000000x1.652203x1.652203x1.65x0.347%0.35%0.573%0.57%8-1.000000x-1.000000x1.556739x1.556739x1.56x0.827%0.83%1.287%1.29%9-1.000000x-1.000000x1.547792x1.547792x1.55x2.553%2.55%3.952%3.95%10-1.000000x-1.000000x1.546996x1.546996x1.55x0.920%0.92%1.424%1.42%11-1.000000x-1.000000x1.539638x1.539638x1.54x3.397%3.40%5.230%5.23%12-1.000000x-1.000000x1.528389x1.528389x1.53x2.179%2.18%3.330%3.33%13-1.000000x-1.000000x1.526215x1.526215x1.53x2.660%2.66%4.060%4.06%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.486349x1.486349x1.49x1.639%1.64%2.436%2.44%14-1.000000x-1.000000x1.486326x1.486326x1.49x3.316%3.32%4.929%4.93%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.479918x1.479918x1.48x18.349%18.3%27.155%27.2%15-1.000000x-1.000000x1.463655x1.463655x1.46x4.342%4.34%6.355%6.35%16-1.000000x-1.000000x1.462506x1.462506x1.46x6.545%6.55%9.572%9.57%17-1.000000x-1.000000x1.447839x1.447839x1.45x3.827%3.83%5.541%5.54%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.445686x1.445686x1.45x1.001%1.00%1.448%1.45%18-1.000000x-1.000000x1.439109x1.439109x1.44x1.876%1.88%2.700%2.70%19-1.000000x-1.000000x1.438118x1.438118x1.44x2.761%2.76%3.970%3.97%20-1.000000x-1.000000x1.422215x1.422215x1.42x3.082%3.08%4.384%4.38%21-1.000000x-1.000000x1.418093x1.418093x1.42x1.221%1.22%1.731%1.73%22-1.000000x-1.000000x1.413912x1.413912x1.41x1.031%1.03%1.458%1.46%23-1.000000x-1.000000x1.407741x1.407741x1.41x2.278%2.28%3.207%3.21%24-1.000000x-1.000000x1.398688x1.398688x1.40x6.228%6.23%8.711%8.71%25-1.000000x-1.000000x1.387729x1.387729x1.39x4.589%4.59%6.368%6.37%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.386801x1.386801x1.39x2.871%2.87%3.982%3.98%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.366543x1.366543x1.37x2.750%2.75%3.758%3.76%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.361927x1.361927x1.36x0.587%0.59%0.800%0.80%26-1.000000x-1.000000x1.341930x1.341930x1.34x3.216%3.22%4.316%4.32%27-1.000000x-1.000000x1.338337x1.338337x1.34x5.022%5.02%6.721%6.72%28-1.000000x-1.000000x1.315069x1.315069x1.32x1.464%1.46%1.925%1.93%29-1.000000x-1.000000x1.305092x1.305092x1.31x2.921%2.92%3.812%3.81%30-1.000000x-1.000000x1.275829x1.275829x1.28x17.386%17.4%22.181%22.2%31-1.000000x-1.000000x1.264337x1.264337x1.26x1.739%1.74%2.199%2.20%32-1.000000x-1.000000x1.263461x1.263461x1.26x4.001%4.00%5.055%5.05%33-1.000000x-1.000000x1.250422x1.250422x1.25x0.967%0.97%1.210%1.21%34-1.000000x-1.000000x1.231387x1.231387x1.23x0.516%0.52%0.635%0.64%35-1.000000x-1.000000x1.221037x1.221037x1.22x6.643%6.64%8.112%8.11%36-1.000000x-1.000000x1.213642x1.213642x1.21x1.369%1.37%1.662%1.66%37-1.000000x-1.000000x1.211475x1.211475x1.21x1.061%1.06%1.285%1.29%38-1.000000x-1.000000x1.210953x1.210953x1.21x1.452%1.45%1.759%1.76%39-1.000000x-1.000000x1.205001x1.205001x1.21x3.980%3.98%4.796%4.80%40-1.000000x-1.000000x1.204417x1.204417x1.20x1.083%1.08%1.304%1.30%41-1.000000x-1.000000x1.165264x1.165264x1.17x3.973%3.97%4.630%4.63%42-1.000000x-1.000000x1.135572x1.135572x1.14x8.112%8.11%9.212%9.21%43-1.000000x-1.000000x1.127265x1.127265x1.13x3.237%3.24%3.649%3.65%44-1.000000x-1.000000x1.113365x1.113365x1.11x1.015%1.01%1.130%1.13%45-1.000000x-1.000000x1.051874x1.051874x1.05x3.484%3.48%3.665%3.67%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.051874x1.051874x1.05x3.484%3.48%3.665%3.67%46-1.000000x-1.000000x1.031489x1.031489x1.03x8.469%8.47%8.735%8.74%47-1.000000x-1.000000x1.026681x1.026681x1.03x2.982%2.98%3.061%3.06%48-1.041380x-1.041380x1.04x1.000000x1.000000x1.055%1.06%1.013%1.01%49-1.304350x-1.304350x1.30x1.000000x1.000000x0.719%0.72%0.552%0.55%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 Worcester to the 50 most populous places in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Worcester. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 383,899.

No H.S. Diploma by Place#44

Percent of population 25 years of age and older without a high school diploma (or equivalent).
Scope: population of Worcester, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Worcester
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count#MiamiFresnoDallasLos AngelesHoustonClevelandEl PasoDetroitLong BeachOaklandNew YorkPhoenixFort WorthSan AntonioMilwaukeePhiladelphiaSan JoseChicagoBaltimoreLas VegasSacramentoMemphisTucsonWorcester School DistrictWorcesterWorcesterArlingtonOklahoma CityIndianapolisBostonDenverTulsaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNashville-DavidsonWichitaSan FranciscoSan DiegoMesaOmahaAustinLouisvilleNortheastCharlotteJacksonvilleColumbusMinneapolisAlbuquerqueKansas CityAtlantaWorcester Metro AreaWorcesterWashingtonWorcester CountyWorcesterMassachusettsNew EnglandRaleighPortlandVirginia BeachVirginia BchColorado SpringsColorado SpgsSeattle25.837701%25.837701%25.8%82,57682.6k124.732204%24.732204%24.7%75,24675.2k224.656531%24.656531%24.7%201,900202k324.054764%24.054764%24.1%636,204636k422.636297%22.636297%22.6%326,041326k521.582420%21.582420%21.6%54,98155.0k621.390422%21.390422%21.4%88,91188.9k721.003600%21.003600%21.0%90,67890.7k820.544247%20.544247%20.5%62,70762.7k919.475074%19.475074%19.5%56,99457.0k1019.216077%19.216077%19.2%1,124,4811.12M1119.059912%19.059912%19.1%186,721187k1218.755272%18.755272%18.8%94,04494.0k1318.397606%18.397606%18.4%167,299167k1417.485105%17.485105%17.5%63,80063.8k1517.390838%17.390838%17.4%180,039180k1617.116159%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%51,09151.1k2315.555125%15.555125%15.6%18,48418.5k15.555125%15.555125%15.6%18,48418.5k15.406412%15.406412%15.4%37,08237.1k2414.746136%14.746136%14.7%59,32459.3k2514.507103%14.507103%14.5%80,02880.0k2614.325556%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%49,49049.5k3711.614335%11.614335%11.6%4,487,0854.49M11.553484%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%32,40032.4k4410.226175%10.226175%10.2%64,78264.8k10.045421%10.045421%10.0%46,51046.5k459.978568%9.978568%10.0%55,17355.2k9.943770%9.943770%9.9%462,385462k9.657137%9.657137%9.7%981,894982k8.738650%8.738650%8.7%25,06025.1k468.420098%8.420098%8.4%38,17938.2k476.790677%6.790677%6.8%20,44720.4k486.610646%6.610646%6.6%19,21119.2k496.099576%6.099576%6.1%30,04230.0k50
Count number of people in category
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older without a high school diploma (or equivalent).

Bachelor's Degrees by Place#45

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..
Scope: population of Worcester, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Worcester
0%20%40%60%Count#SeattleWashingtonSan FranciscoRaleighAtlantaAustinMinneapolisPortlandBostonDenverSan DiegoCharlotteMassachusettsSan JoseOaklandNew EnglandColorado SpringsColorado SpgsNashville-DavidsonChicagoNew YorkWorcester CountyWorcesterColumbusNortheastOmahaVirginia BeachVirginia BchAlbuquerqueWorcester Metro AreaWorcesterKansas CityLos AngelesHoustonDallasTulsaSacramentoUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWorcester School DistrictWorcesterWorcesterBaltimoreLong BeachOklahoma CityArlingtonIndianapolisWichitaLouisvilleFort WorthPhoenixJacksonvillePhiladelphiaTucsonMesaSan AntonioMemphisMiamiEl PasoMilwaukeeLas VegasFresnoClevelandDetroit60.416303%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%223,068223k1241.221661%41.221661%41.2%1,916,8061.92M40.175296%40.175296%40.2%273,143273k1339.721375%39.721375%39.7%116,245116k1437.962191%37.962191%38.0%3,859,8243.86M37.845613%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%2,119,5252.12M1834.826149%34.826149%34.8%192,559193k34.813955%34.813955%34.8%190,111190k1934.780899%34.780899%34.8%13,437,26113.4M34.651487%34.651487%34.7%99,56199.6k2034.242322%34.242322%34.2%103,105103k2133.751907%33.751907%33.8%126,087126k2233.430888%33.430888%33.4%211,782212k32.996107%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%64,767,78764.8M29.720018%29.720018%29.7%35,31635.3k29.720018%29.720018%29.7%35,31635.3k29.719611%29.719611%29.7%125,423125k2929.497525%29.497525%29.5%90,03590.0k3029.343627%29.343627%29.3%118,050118k3129.302594%29.302594%29.3%70,52970.5k3228.985384%28.985384%29.0%159,897160k3328.877567%28.877567%28.9%71,75771.8k3428.252913%28.252913%28.3%116,947117k3527.594445%27.594445%27.6%138,366138k3627.352542%27.352542%27.4%267,960268k3727.049958%27.049958%27.0%155,138155k3826.349720%26.349720%26.3%272,786273k3925.763345%25.763345%25.8%84,44484.4k4025.634825%25.634825%25.6%79,61179.6k4125.248199%25.248199%25.2%229,595230k4225.090708%25.090708%25.1%104,558105k4324.957211%24.957211%25.0%79,76279.8k4423.604502%23.604502%23.6%98,11498.1k4523.517740%23.517740%23.5%85,81285.8k4622.410206%22.410206%22.4%92,20592.2k4720.457660%20.457660%20.5%62,24162.2k4816.073076%16.073076%16.1%40,94640.9k4913.833543%13.833543%13.8%59,72359.7k50
Count number of people in category
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..

Very Advanced Degrees by Place#46

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a professional or doctorate degree (e.g., MBA, PhD, or MD).
Scope: population of Worcester, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Worcester
0%5%10%Count#WashingtonSeattleSan FranciscoBostonAtlantaSan DiegoMinneapolisOaklandPortlandDenverMassachusettsAustinBaltimoreRaleighAlbuquerqueNew EnglandNashville-DavidsonNew YorkChicagoNortheastMiamiOmahaHoustonLos AngelesSacramentoDallasPhiladelphiaSan JoseWorcester School DistrictWorcesterWorcesterCharlotteKansas CityTulsaWorcester CountyWorcesterColumbusMemphisUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesColorado SpringsColorado SpgsLouisvilleWorcester Metro AreaWorcesterLong BeachIndianapolisOklahoma CityTucsonVirginia BeachVirginia BchPhoenixSan AntonioWichitaLas VegasFresnoArlingtonJacksonvilleFort WorthMesaMilwaukeeClevelandEl PasoDetroit12.461852%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%26,81226.8k105.434262%5.434262%5.4%252,693253k5.293216%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%17,73417.7k144.645397%4.645397%4.6%472,323472k4.499036%4.499036%4.5%19,65819.7k154.490298%4.490298%4.5%262,762263k164.485379%4.485379%4.5%82,18982.2k174.085016%4.085016%4.1%1,578,2061.58M4.063580%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%25,28225.3k253.571519%3.571519%3.6%4,2443.571519%3.571519%3.6%4,2443.490252%3.490252%3.5%18,54218.5k263.435344%3.435344%3.4%10,87310.9k273.421980%3.421980%3.4%8,921283.408661%3.408661%3.4%18,84718.8k3.353556%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%13,56413.6k323.237926%3.237926%3.2%20,51220.5k3.202514%3.202514%3.2%9,775333.103434%3.103434%3.1%17,12017.1k343.057653%3.057653%3.1%12,30112.3k353.025921%3.025921%3.0%9,918362.952136%2.952136%3.0%8,889372.945022%2.945022%2.9%28,85128.9k382.604272%2.604272%2.6%23,68223.7k392.519246%2.519246%2.5%6,260402.506307%2.506307%2.5%10,31210.3k412.504906%2.504906%2.5%7,621422.314576%2.314576%2.3%5,571432.288483%2.288483%2.3%13,12513.1k442.234224%2.234224%2.2%11,20311.2k452.055977%2.055977%2.1%6,385462.043126%2.043126%2.0%7,455471.927780%1.927780%1.9%4,911481.889534%1.889534%1.9%7,854491.318660%1.318660%1.3%5,69350
Count number of people in category
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older with a professional or doctorate degree (e.g., MBA, PhD, or MD).

Under-Education Sex Ratio by Place#47

Percentage more likely men are than women to not have a high school diploma (or equivalent) among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of Worcester, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Worcester
Female
Male
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F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of place out of 50 by male-to-female sex ratio

Over-Education Sex Ratio by Place#48

Percentage more likely men are than women to have a professional or doctorate degree (e.g., MBA, PhD, or MD) among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of Worcester, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Worcester
Female
Male
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F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of place out of 50 by male-to-female sex ratio

Definitions

Educational attainment is reported in terms of the highest level of education obtained by persons aged 25 years and older. On this page, we report on both detailed and coarse categorizations of the levels of education in the population. The detailed levels of educational attainment are as follows:

  • None: no formal education at all
  • Less than High School: some education, but stopped short of high school
  • Some High School: some high school education, but no high school diploma (or equivalent)
  • Some College: high school diploma (or equivalent), and some college, but no post-secondary degree
  • Associate's Degree: highest post-secondary degree is an associate's degree (including occupational or academic degrees)
  • Bachelor's Degree: highest post-secondary degree is a bachelor's degree (e.g., BA, BS, AB)
  • Master's Degree: highest post-secondary degree is a master's degree (e.g., MA, MS, MENG, MSW)
  • Professional Degree: highest post-secondary degree is a professional degree (e.g., MD, DDC, JD)
  • Doctorate Degree: highest post-secondary degree is a doctorate degree (e.g., PhD, EdD)

The coarse levels of educational attainment are as follows:

  • No High School Diploma: does not have a high school diploma or equivalent
  • High School Diploma: has a high school diploma or equivalent and possibly some college, but no post-secondary degrees
  • Higher Degree: has some post-secondary degree (associate's, bachelor's, master's, professional, doctorate)

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State:
Massachusetts
County:
Worcester
Metro Area:
Worcester Area
ZIP Codes:
01545, 01583, 01602, 01603, 01604, 01605, 01606, 01607, 01608, 01609, 01610
Unified School District:
Worcester
Congressional District:
MA-2
Upper State Legislative Districts:
MA-1st Worcester, MA-2nd Worcester
Lower State Legislative Districts:
MA-13th Worcester, MA-14th Worcester, MA-15th Worcester, MA-16th Worcester, MA-17th Worcester
Neighboring Towns:
Auburn, Grafton, Holden, Leicester, Millbury, Paxton, Shrewsbury, West Boylston
Nearby Unincorporated Places:
Clinton, East Brookfield, Northborough, Oxford, Rutland, South Lancaster, Spencer, Upton, Westborough, Whitinsville