Educational Attainment in Asheville, North Carolina (City)

Educational Attainment#1

Highest level of education among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of North Carolina and Asheville
Asheville
North Carolina
0%10%20%30%40%50%CountHigher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma254.664900%38.120270%54.664900%54.7%34,24134.2k37.579425%48.194287%37.579425%37.6%23,53923.5k7.755675%13.685443%7.755675%7.8%4,858
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 North Carolina at large.
Scope: population of North Carolina and Asheville
0%%ref.Higher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma243.401136%43.401136%+43.4%54.665%54.7%38.120%38.1%-22.025146%-22.025146%-22.0%37.579%37.6%48.194%48.2%-43.329016%-43.329016%-43.3%7.756%7.76%13.685%13.7%
% percentage with given level in Asheville
ref. percentage with given level in North Carolina
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 North Carolina and Asheville
Asheville
North Carolina
0%5%10%15%20%25%CountDoctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None1.636387%1.303714%1.636387%1.6%1,0253.488298%1.570683%3.488298%3.5%2,18513.008078%7.371102%13.008078%13.0%8,14828.829145%18.782627%28.829145%28.8%18,05818.1k7.702992%9.092144%7.702992%7.7%4,82519.074683%21.779049%19.074683%19.1%11,94811.9k18.504742%26.415238%18.504742%18.5%11,59111.6k5.359367%8.519865%5.359367%5.4%3,3571.650755%3.918203%1.650755%1.7%1,0340.745554%1.247376%0.745554%0.7%467
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 North Carolina at large.
Scope: population of North Carolina and Asheville
-100%0%+100%%ref.Doctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None25.517326%25.517326%+25.5%1.636%1.64%1.304%1.30%122.087975%122.087975%+122.1%3.488%3.49%1.571%1.57%76.473992%76.473992%+76.5%13.008%13.0%7.371%7.37%53.488356%53.488356%+53.5%28.829%28.8%18.783%18.8%-15.278598%-15.278598%-15.3%7.703%7.70%9.092%9.09%-12.417282%-12.417282%-12.4%19.075%19.1%21.779%21.8%-29.946716%-29.946716%-29.9%18.505%18.5%26.415%26.4%-37.095637%-37.095637%-37.1%5.359%5.36%8.520%8.52%-57.869583%-57.869583%-57.9%1.651%1.65%3.918%3.92%-40.230230%-40.230230%-40.2%0.746%0.75%1.247%1.25%
% percentage with given level in Asheville
ref. percentage with given level in North Carolina
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 North Carolina and Asheville
More Females More Males
North Carolina
Asheville
10%0%10%20%FMHigher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2-6.875104%-11.967223%-6.875104%7%56.324%56.3%52.701%52.7%8.417855%2.195107%8.417855%8%36.185%36.2%39.231%39.2%7.705315%26.716071%7.705315%8%7.491%7.49%8.069%8.07%
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 North Carolina and Asheville
More Females More Males
North Carolina
Asheville
0%100%200%FMDoctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None229.452604%57.251242%229.452604%229%0.798%0.80%2.629%2.63%40.316660%54.631395%40.316660%40%2.945%2.94%4.132%4.13%-41.011327%-23.461949%-41.011327%41%15.006%15.0%10.642%10.6%-3.684271%-7.145987%-3.684271%4%29.306%29.3%28.265%28.3%-17.571028%-35.609983%-17.571028%18%8.269%8.27%7.033%7.03%-4.753219%-6.763147%-4.753219%5%19.479%19.5%18.595%18.6%23.524489%9.782208%23.524489%24%16.705%16.7%20.635%20.6%-6.203725%-6.203725%6%24.458884%5.507%5.51%5.185%5.18%55.496804%32.724670%55.496804%55%1.316%1.32%2.047%2.05%25.191912%23.906473%25.191912%25%0.668%0.67%0.837%0.84%
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 North Carolina and Asheville
Asheville
North Carolina
0%5%10%15%20%25%30%35%B.X.Total65+45-6435-4425-3420.346436%13.488519%20.346436%20.3%3,05415,01015.0k27.093997%18.362663%27.093997%27.1%5,66420,90520.9k35.453292%21.758919%35.453292%35.5%4,11411,60411.6k34.565778%22.595424%34.565778%34.6%5,22615,11915.1k
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 North Carolina at large.
Scope: population of North Carolina and Asheville
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%%ref.65+45-6435-4425-3450.842625%50.842625%50.8%20.346%20.3%13.489%13.5%47.549389%47.549389%47.5%27.094%27.1%18.363%18.4%62.936828%62.936828%62.9%35.453%35.5%21.759%21.8%52.976898%52.976898%53.0%34.566%34.6%22.595%22.6%
% percentage in Asheville with a Bachelor's degree
ref percentage in North Carolina 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 North Carolina and Asheville
More Females More Males
North Carolina
Asheville
20%10%0%10%20%30%FM65+45-6435-4425-34-12.526168%-12.526168%12.5%31.986189%21.265%21.3%18.898%18.9%-6.689237%-8.621992%-6.689237%6.7%27.907%27.9%26.158%26.2%-20.654504%18.843828%18.843828%18.8%32.377%32.4%38.479%38.5%-26.708023%-25.488303%-26.708023%26.7%38.473%38.5%30.364%30.4%
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 North Carolina and Asheville
Asheville
North Carolina
$0k$20k$40kCount%Graduate Degree1Bachelor's DegreeSome CollegeH.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2Total$48,909.000000$59,736.000000$48,909.000000$48.9k11,35811.4k18.133%18.1%$35,157.000000$45,922.000000$35,157.000000$35.2k18,05818.1k28.829%28.8%$26,227.000000$31,242.000000$26,227.000000$26.2k16,77316.8k26.778%26.8%$21,752.000000$26,460.000000$21,752.000000$21.8k11,59111.6k18.505%18.5%$17,122.000000$19,187.000000$17,122.000000$17.1k4,8587.756%7.76%$30,203.000000$33,074.000000$30,203.000000$30.2k62,63862.6k100.000%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 North Carolina and Asheville
Female Male
North Carolina
Asheville
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
$50k$0k$50kFMGraduate Degree1Bachelor's DegreeSome CollegeH.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2Total$-40,185.000000$-50,440.000000$-40,185.000000$40.2k$40,185.000000$17,046.000000$50,440.000000$28,722.000000$57,231.000000$57.2k6,3674,991$-31,673.000000$-38,851.000000$-31,673.000000$31.7k$31,673.000000$10,010.000000$38,851.000000$18,914.000000$41,683.000000$41.7k9,9528,106$-23,427.000000$-26,431.000000$-23,427.000000$23.4k$23,427.000000$5,972.000000$26,431.000000$11,617.000000$29,399.000000$29.4k9,4237,350$-20,700.000000$-21,547.000000$-20,700.000000$20.7k$20,700.000000$1,788.000000$21,547.000000$9,178.000000$22,488.000000$22.5k5,6735,918$-15,509.000000$-14,797.000000$-15,509.000000$15.5k$15,509.000000$3,511.000000$14,797.000000$7,099.000000$19,020.000000$19.0k2,5442,314$-27,333.000000$-29,144.000000$-27,333.000000$27.3k$27,333.000000$4,983.000000$29,144.000000$9,455.000000$32,316.000000$32.3k33,95934.0k28,67928.7k
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 North Carolina and Asheville
Asheville
North Carolina
0%20%40%60%80%100%CountBachelor's Degree1Some College2H.S. Diploma3No H.S. Diploma3100.000000%30.336622%100.000000%100.0%1400.000000%0.000000%0.0%53.409946%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%16.025628%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%0.227804%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 North Carolina and Asheville
Asheville
North Carolina
0%20%40%60%80%CountBachelor's Degree1Some College2H.S. Diploma3No H.S. Diploma385.376731%82.577602%85.376731%85.4%19,90919.9k74.540441%73.306683%74.540441%74.5%9,73264.551046%64.960229%64.551046%64.6%5,24848.126801%51.254883%48.126801%48.1%1,503
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 North Carolina and Asheville
Female Male
North Carolina
Asheville
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
20%0%20%40%MFWhite1BlackAsianHispanic2Other1-5.954225%-0.396130%-8.803413%-6.350354%6.4%5.954225%8.803413%2.266904%5.954225%6.0%1,3841,756-9.844961%-14.413876%-9.844961%9.8%9.844961%4.473074%14.413876%4.148863%14.318035%14.3%443381-5.847953%-12.593961%-4.169797%-5.847953%5.8%5.847953%1.406670%12.593961%7.254623%7.3%5140-27.170659%-39.700857%-27.170659%27.2%27.170659%4.105937%39.700857%7.676096%31.276596%31.3%441363-9.170306%-29.332668%-9.170306%9.2%9.170306%4.102422%29.332668%9.263701%13.272727%13.3%7363
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 North Carolina and Asheville
Female Male
North Carolina
Asheville
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
40%20%0%20%40%MFWhite1BlackAsianHispanic2Other1-51.006711%-2.909823%-32.528372%-0.206331%-53.916534%53.9%51.006711%32.528372%51.006711%51.0%11,85611.9k14,90914.9k-12.734324%-4.604177%-15.811327%-6.448538%-17.338501%17.3%12.734324%15.811327%12.734324%12.7%394671-50.730994%-49.911204%-50.730994%50.7%50.730994%6.737000%49.911204%8.647936%57.467994%57.5%404347-21.182635%-11.393412%-4.416435%-21.182635%21.2%21.182635%1.157791%11.393412%22.340426%22.3%315283-24.745269%-12.979944%-5.568712%-24.745269%24.7%24.745269%11.254731%12.979944%36.000000%36.0%198170
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 Asheville

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

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
21%35%48%61%74%87%

Coarse: High School Diploma Educational Attainment by Tract#17

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
12%22%32%41%51%61%

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

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
1.0%5.4%9.7%14.1%18.4%22.8%

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%1.0%2.0%3.0%4.0%5.1%

Detailed: Professional Degree Educational Attainment by Tract#20

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.1%2.7%5.4%8.0%10.6%13.3%

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

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
1.7%6.2%10.8%15.3%19.9%24.5%

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

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
8%16%24%31%39%46%

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

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
2.3%4.3%6.4%8.4%10.4%12.5%

Detailed: Some College Educational Attainment by Tract#24

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
7.6%11.9%16.0%20.2%24.4%28.6%

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
4%12%20%27%35%43%

Detailed: Some High School Educational Attainment by Tract#26

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.9%4.3%7.6%10.8%14.1%17.5%

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%1.3%2.6%3.9%5.2%6.5%

Detailed: None Educational Attainment by Tract#28

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.0%0.8%1.5%2.3%3.0%3.8%
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Educational Attainment by Place in the Asheville Area

There are 38 places in the Asheville Area. This section compares Asheville to all of the places in the Asheville Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Asheville.

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 Asheville, selected other places in the Asheville Area, and entities that contain Asheville
0%10%20%30%Count#Hot SpringsEast Flat RockE Flat RockDanaEdneyvilleWest CantonBarker HeightsBarker HtsCantonFruitlandBalfourWaynesvilleSwannanoaValley HillSouthMarshallClydeNorth CarolinaN CarolinaHendersonvilleWoodfinUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSouth AtlanticAsheville Metro AreaAshevilleBuncombe CountyBuncombeFairviewMountain HomeMars HillAshevilleMills RiverSaludaBlack MountainBlack MtnEtowahMaggie ValleyHorse ShoeLaurel ParkHoopers CreekFletcherLake JunaluskaLk JunaluskaGertonAvery CreekRoyal PinesWeavervilleFlat RockBent CreekBiltmore ForestBiltmore FrstMontreat35.697400%35.697400%35.7%151127.439024%27.439024%27.4%855222.988959%22.988959%23.0%583322.950820%22.950820%23.0%322422.483940%22.483940%22.5%210521.513514%21.513514%21.5%199620.384351%20.384351%20.4%594720.187244%20.187244%20.2%345819.501718%19.501718%19.5%227918.378875%18.378875%18.4%1,3991016.599886%16.599886%16.6%5801115.786278%15.786278%15.8%2601214.392758%14.392758%14.4%11,511,24211.5M13.988658%13.988658%14.0%741313.855422%13.855422%13.9%1151413.685443%13.685443%13.7%914,827915k13.091866%13.091866%13.1%1,2941513.071429%13.071429%13.1%5491613.020590%13.020590%13.0%27,818,38027.8M12.827640%12.827640%12.8%5,478,9325.48M11.110904%11.110904%11.1%35,81635.8k10.036034%10.036034%10.0%18,18718.2k8.450704%8.450704%8.5%162178.415842%8.415842%8.4%238188.188586%8.188586%8.2%99197.755675%7.755675%7.8%4,858207.746045%7.746045%7.7%377217.622505%7.622505%7.6%42227.398413%7.398413%7.4%457237.194374%7.194374%7.2%399246.799083%6.799083%6.8%89256.259700%6.259700%6.3%121266.252983%6.252983%6.3%131276.150979%6.150979%6.2%66285.402385%5.402385%5.4%290295.287147%5.287147%5.3%116304.524887%4.524887%4.5%10313.896788%3.896788%3.9%74322.650387%2.650387%2.7%89332.112447%2.112447%2.1%65341.516793%1.516793%1.5%42351.313485%1.313485%1.3%15361.064774%1.064774%1.1%12370.843882%0.843882%0.8%238
Count number of people in category
# rank of place out of 38 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 Asheville, selected other places in the Asheville Area, and entities that contain Asheville
0%20%40%60%80%Count#MontreatBiltmore ForestBiltmore FrstFlat RockWeavervilleRoyal PinesAshevilleLaurel ParkMars HillLake JunaluskaLk JunaluskaBlack MountainBlack MtnAvery CreekSaludaBuncombe CountyBuncombeFletcherAsheville Metro AreaAshevilleBent CreekHendersonvilleMills RiverSouth AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNorth CarolinaN CarolinaSouthClydeHorse ShoeEtowahMaggie ValleyWoodfinValley HillWaynesvilleMarshallFairviewMountain HomeBalfourHoopers CreekEdneyvilleSwannanoaEast Flat RockE Flat RockFruitlandDanaHot SpringsCantonGertonWest CantonBarker HeightsBarker Hts84.810127%84.810127%84.8%201182.786158%82.786158%82.8%933267.605634%67.605634%67.6%1,872348.748781%48.748781%48.7%1,500448.391900%48.391900%48.4%1,625546.961908%46.961908%47.0%29,41629.4k646.921241%46.921241%46.9%983744.086022%44.086022%44.1%533843.254330%43.254330%43.3%949941.751659%41.751659%41.8%2,5791040.389679%40.389679%40.4%7671137.386570%37.386570%37.4%2061236.574383%36.574383%36.6%66,27966.3k34.016393%34.016393%34.0%1,8261332.521793%32.521793%32.5%104,834105k31.698774%31.698774%31.7%3621430.746661%30.746661%30.7%3,0391530.470516%30.470516%30.5%1,4831630.457708%30.457708%30.5%13,009,07313.0M30.315023%30.315023%30.3%64,767,78764.8M29.028126%29.028126%29.0%1,940,4351.94M28.191926%28.191926%28.2%22,547,73422.5M27.710843%27.710843%27.7%2301727.315054%27.315054%27.3%5281827.298954%27.298954%27.3%1,5141927.043545%27.043545%27.0%3542026.619048%26.619048%26.6%1,1182125.865209%25.865209%25.9%4262225.827641%25.827641%25.8%1,9662325.708885%25.708885%25.7%1362425.143453%25.143453%25.1%4822524.929279%24.929279%24.9%7052621.391753%21.391753%21.4%2492719.757689%19.757689%19.8%2122819.743407%19.743407%19.7%2772918.116772%18.116772%18.1%6333017.650834%17.650834%17.7%5503116.208309%16.208309%16.2%2773215.654574%15.654574%15.7%3973315.602837%15.602837%15.6%663414.104324%14.104324%14.1%4113510.859729%10.859729%10.9%243610.064240%10.064240%10.1%94379.513514%9.513514%9.5%8838
Count number of people in category
# rank of place out of 38 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 Asheville, selected other places in the Asheville Area, and entities that contain Asheville
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count#MontreatBiltmore ForestBiltmore FrstRoyal PinesGertonFlat RockMars HillLaurel ParkAvery CreekWeavervilleLake JunaluskaLk JunaluskaAshevilleBlack MountainBlack MtnBuncombe CountyBuncombeSouth AtlanticAsheville Metro AreaAshevilleUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesHendersonvilleEtowahSouthMills RiverSaludaWaynesvilleMaggie ValleyNorth CarolinaN CarolinaValley HillWoodfinHorse ShoeFletcherCantonMarshallFairviewClydeSwannanoaFruitlandEast Flat RockE Flat RockBarker HeightsBarker HtsMountain HomeWest CantonHoopers CreekBalfourDanaEdneyvilleBent CreekHot Springs25.316456%25.316456%25.3%60115.971606%15.971606%16.0%18027.742704%7.742704%7.7%26037.239819%7.239819%7.2%1646.392199%6.392199%6.4%17756.286187%6.286187%6.3%7666.205251%6.205251%6.2%13076.161137%6.161137%6.2%11785.524862%5.524862%5.5%17095.150410%5.150410%5.2%113105.124685%5.124685%5.1%3,210114.662458%4.662458%4.7%288123.989140%3.989140%4.0%7,2293.501306%3.501306%3.5%1,495,4751.50M3.365907%3.365907%3.4%10,85010.9k3.336158%3.336158%3.3%7,127,6737.13M3.328612%3.328612%3.3%329133.083303%3.083303%3.1%171143.064699%3.064699%3.1%2,451,1282.45M2.999795%2.999795%3.0%146152.903811%2.903811%2.9%16162.903311%2.903311%2.9%221172.902979%2.902979%2.9%38182.874397%2.874397%2.9%192,144192k2.610808%2.610808%2.6%43192.595238%2.595238%2.6%109202.172788%2.172788%2.2%42212.105067%2.105067%2.1%113222.093342%2.093342%2.1%61232.079395%2.079395%2.1%11241.930099%1.930099%1.9%37251.807229%1.807229%1.8%15261.345163%1.345163%1.3%47271.228789%1.228789%1.2%21281.059050%1.059050%1.1%33290.972973%0.972973%1.0%9300.919378%0.919378%0.9%26310.856531%0.856531%0.9%8320.745573%0.745573%0.7%8330.515464%0.515464%0.5%6340.512618%0.512618%0.5%13350.000000%0.000000%0.0%0360.000000%0.000000%0.0%0370.000000%0.000000%0.0%038
Count number of people in category
# rank of place out of 38 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 Asheville, selected other places in the Asheville Area, and entities that contain Asheville
Female
Male
10x5x0x5x10xFM#Bent CreekGertonAvery CreekDanaValley HillFletcherLaurel ParkRoyal PinesMaggie ValleyE Flat RockEdneyvilleFlat RockHoopers CreekMountain HomeBalfourWoodfinAshevilleBuncombeMills RiverN CarolinaMarshallSwannanoaHendersonvilleWest CantonSouth AtlanticSouthWeavervilleHot SpringsUnited StatesClydeAshevilleBlack MtnWaynesvilleMars HillEtowahCantonFruitlandLk JunaluskaHorse ShoeBiltmore FrstBarker HtsFairviewSaludaMontreat-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%2.613%2.61%1-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%6.711%6.71%2-1.000000x-1.000000x5.404857x5.404857x5.40x1.193%1.19%6.448%6.45%3-1.000000x-1.000000x4.910451x4.910451x4.91x7.445%7.45%36.558%36.6%4-1.000000x-1.000000x2.976880x2.976880x2.98x8.287%8.29%24.668%24.7%5-1.000000x-1.000000x2.769075x2.769075x2.77x2.998%3.00%8.303%8.30%6-1.000000x-1.000000x2.668545x2.668545x2.67x3.507%3.51%9.359%9.36%7-1.000000x-1.000000x2.342788x2.342788x2.34x1.660%1.66%3.890%3.89%8-1.000000x-1.000000x2.333691x2.333691x2.33x4.136%4.14%9.652%9.65%9-1.000000x-1.000000x2.224601x2.224601x2.22x16.875%16.9%37.539%37.5%10-1.000000x-1.000000x1.994059x1.994059x1.99x15.169%15.2%30.249%30.2%11-1.000000x-1.000000x1.696627x1.696627x1.70x1.176%1.18%1.995%1.99%12-1.000000x-1.000000x1.594553x1.594553x1.59x4.796%4.80%7.647%7.65%13-1.000000x-1.000000x1.427906x1.427906x1.43x7.070%7.07%10.095%10.1%14-1.000000x-1.000000x1.342646x1.342646x1.34x16.827%16.8%22.593%22.6%15-1.000000x-1.000000x1.298750x1.298750x1.30x11.280%11.3%14.651%14.7%16-1.000000x-1.000000x1.291487x1.291487x1.29x9.771%9.77%12.619%12.6%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.290004x1.290004x1.29x8.833%8.83%11.395%11.4%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.275904x1.275904x1.28x6.804%6.80%8.681%8.68%17-1.000000x-1.000000x1.267161x1.267161x1.27x12.146%12.1%15.391%15.4%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.214318x1.214318x1.21x12.721%12.7%15.447%15.4%18-1.000000x-1.000000x1.205669x1.205669x1.21x15.155%15.2%18.272%18.3%19-1.000000x-1.000000x1.204584x1.204584x1.20x12.099%12.1%14.574%14.6%20-1.000000x-1.000000x1.182695x1.182695x1.18x20.632%20.6%24.401%24.4%21-1.000000x-1.000000x1.178860x1.178860x1.18x11.819%11.8%13.933%13.9%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.149925x1.149925x1.15x13.427%13.4%15.440%15.4%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.122909x1.122909x1.12x2.006%2.01%2.252%2.25%22-1.000000x-1.000000x1.121411x1.121411x1.12x33.778%33.8%37.879%37.9%23-1.000000x-1.000000x1.109070x1.109070x1.11x12.369%12.4%13.719%13.7%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.105459x1.105459x1.11x13.131%13.1%14.516%14.5%24-1.000000x-1.000000x1.077053x1.077053x1.08x7.491%7.49%8.069%8.07%25-1.000000x-1.000000x1.009446x1.009446x1.01x7.368%7.37%7.437%7.44%26-1.036192x-1.036192x1.04x1.000000x1.000000x18.665%18.7%18.013%18.0%27-1.061806x-1.061806x1.06x1.000000x1.000000x8.408%8.41%7.919%7.92%28-1.109463x-1.109463x1.11x1.000000x1.000000x7.565%7.57%6.819%6.82%29-1.182816x-1.182816x1.18x1.000000x1.000000x21.953%22.0%18.560%18.6%30-1.196416x-1.196416x1.20x1.000000x1.000000x22.061%22.1%18.439%18.4%31-1.316574x-1.316574x1.32x1.000000x1.000000x5.936%5.94%4.509%4.51%32-1.353998x-1.353998x1.35x1.000000x1.000000x7.157%7.16%5.286%5.29%33-1.566456x-1.566456x1.57x1.000000x1.000000x1.266%1.27%0.808%0.81%34-2.303085x-2.303085x2.30x1.000000x1.000000x29.684%29.7%12.889%12.9%35-2.730160x-2.730160x2.73x1.000000x1.000000x12.332%12.3%4.517%4.52%36-2.867781x-2.867781x2.87x1.000000x1.000000x10.334%10.3%3.604%3.60%37-10.000000x-10.000000x> 10.0x1.000000x1.000000x1.786%1.79%0.000%0%38
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of place out of 38 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 Asheville, selected other places in the Asheville Area, and entities that contain Asheville
Female
Male
10x5x0x5x10xFM#SwannanoaDanaFairviewLk JunaluskaFruitlandBarker HtsGertonMountain HomeValley HillBiltmore FrstWeavervilleFlat RockMontreatBlack MtnWaynesvilleLaurel ParkCantonMarshallHendersonvilleAshevilleMaggie ValleyAshevilleBuncombeN CarolinaSouthUnited StatesSouth AtlanticHorse ShoeFletcherRoyal PinesMills RiverWest CantonMars HillEtowahWoodfinE Flat RockSaludaClydeAvery CreekBalfourHoopers Creek-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%2.901%2.90%1-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%0.960%0.96%2-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%3.887%3.89%3-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%11.323%11.3%4-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%2.376%2.38%5-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%2.000%2.00%6-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%10.738%10.7%7-1.000000x-1.000000x6.864070x6.864070x6.86x0.255%0.25%1.749%1.75%8-1.000000x-1.000000x4.474212x4.474212x4.47x1.008%1.01%4.509%4.51%9-1.000000x-1.000000x4.067841x4.067841x4.07x6.804%6.80%27.677%27.7%10-1.000000x-1.000000x3.531466x3.531466x3.53x2.636%2.64%9.309%9.31%11-1.000000x-1.000000x3.369137x3.369137x3.37x3.218%3.22%10.841%10.8%12-1.000000x-1.000000x3.239385x3.239385x3.24x11.607%11.6%37.600%37.6%13-1.000000x-1.000000x3.201291x3.201291x3.20x2.369%2.37%7.585%7.58%14-1.000000x-1.000000x2.814595x2.814595x2.81x1.616%1.62%4.548%4.55%15-1.000000x-1.000000x2.738770x2.738770x2.74x3.417%3.42%9.359%9.36%16-1.000000x-1.000000x2.215859x2.215859x2.22x1.340%1.34%2.970%2.97%17-1.000000x-1.000000x2.013211x2.013211x2.01x1.413%1.41%2.846%2.85%18-1.000000x-1.000000x1.989578x1.989578x1.99x2.383%2.38%4.740%4.74%19-1.000000x-1.000000x1.898337x1.898337x1.90x2.366%2.37%4.491%4.49%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.836347x1.836347x1.84x2.068%2.07%3.797%3.80%20-1.000000x-1.000000x1.806438x1.806438x1.81x3.743%3.74%6.761%6.76%21-1.000000x-1.000000x1.739778x1.739778x1.74x2.961%2.96%5.151%5.15%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.558133x1.558133x1.56x2.273%2.27%3.541%3.54%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.555780x1.555780x1.56x2.420%2.42%3.764%3.76%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.526215x1.526215x1.53x2.660%2.66%4.060%4.06%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.520688x1.520688x1.52x2.804%2.80%4.265%4.26%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.313689x1.313689x1.31x1.889%1.89%2.481%2.48%22-1.000000x-1.000000x1.272129x1.272129x1.27x1.874%1.87%2.384%2.38%23-1.000000x-1.000000x1.233062x1.233062x1.23x7.017%7.02%8.652%8.65%24-1.000000x-1.000000x1.139074x1.139074x1.14x2.804%2.80%3.194%3.19%25-1.000000x-1.000000x1.034858x1.034858x1.03x0.842%0.84%0.871%0.87%26-1.250150x-1.250150x1.25x1.000000x1.000000x6.907%6.91%5.525%5.52%27-1.265314x-1.265314x1.27x1.000000x1.000000x3.442%3.44%2.720%2.72%28-1.338293x-1.338293x1.34x1.000000x1.000000x2.998%3.00%2.240%2.24%29-1.419520x-1.419520x1.42x1.000000x1.000000x1.248%1.25%0.879%0.88%30-1.484498x-1.484498x1.48x1.000000x1.000000x3.343%3.34%2.252%2.25%31-1.643939x-1.643939x1.64x1.000000x1.000000x2.273%2.27%1.382%1.38%32-1.758061x-1.758061x1.76x1.000000x1.000000x7.918%7.92%4.504%4.50%33-10.000000x-10.000000x> 10.0x1.000000x1.000000x0.962%0.96%0.000%0%34-10.000000x-10.000000x> 10.0x1.000000x1.000000x1.421%1.42%0.000%0%35
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of place out of 35 by male-to-female sex ratio

Educational Attainment by Place in North Carolina

There are 739 places in North Carolina. This section compares Asheville to the 50 most populous places in North Carolina and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Asheville. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 18,241.

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 Asheville, selected other places in North Carolina, and entities that contain Asheville
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count#LexingtonMonroeAsheboroLumbertonSanfordKinstonWilsonStatesvilleThomasvilleRocky MountBurlingtonShelbySalisburyGastoniaKannapolisGoldsboroHigh PointNew BernHickorySouthWinston-SalemNorth CarolinaN CarolinaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesDurhamSouth AtlanticCharlotteAsheville Metro AreaAshevilleConcordGreensboroKernersvilleBuncombe CountyBuncombeBooneWilmingtonFayettevilleRaleighGreenvilleMooresvilleGarnerAshevilleIndian TrailClaytonJacksonvilleCarrboroFuquay-VarinaClemmonsMint HillMatthewsMorrisvilleHavelockApexHuntersvilleWake ForestCaryHolly SpringsChapel HillCornelius29.202666%29.202666%29.2%3,549123.916518%23.916518%23.9%5,088223.469507%23.469507%23.5%4,010323.037107%23.037107%23.0%3,160421.176661%21.176661%21.2%3,927519.747062%19.747062%19.7%2,873619.741585%19.741585%19.7%6,463719.704641%19.704641%19.7%3,269818.307929%18.307929%18.3%3,339917.086410%17.086410%17.1%6,2011016.892383%16.892383%16.9%6,0371116.825191%16.825191%16.8%2,3351216.155865%16.155865%16.2%3,6321316.145940%16.145940%16.1%7,8551416.129032%16.129032%16.1%4,7801515.636784%15.636784%15.6%3,6491615.371447%15.371447%15.4%10,86510.9k1714.954428%14.954428%15.0%3,0191814.597935%14.597935%14.6%3,8741914.392758%14.392758%14.4%11,511,24211.5M13.910992%13.910992%13.9%21,22421.2k2013.685443%13.685443%13.7%914,827915k13.020590%13.020590%13.0%27,818,38027.8M13.004396%13.004396%13.0%21,68621.7k2112.827640%12.827640%12.8%5,478,9325.48M11.553484%11.553484%11.6%61,37861.4k2211.110904%11.110904%11.1%35,81635.8k11.027456%11.027456%11.0%6,1372310.816229%10.816229%10.8%19,90919.9k2410.239054%10.239054%10.2%1,6792510.036034%10.036034%10.0%18,18718.2k9.918393%9.918393%9.9%474268.982125%8.982125%9.0%6,643278.771456%8.771456%8.8%11,05311.1k288.738650%8.738650%8.7%25,06025.1k298.511000%8.511000%8.5%4,004308.496850%8.496850%8.5%1,888318.167817%8.167817%8.2%1,538327.755675%7.755675%7.8%4,858337.426574%7.426574%7.4%1,636347.341001%7.341001%7.3%868357.215769%7.215769%7.2%2,255366.963062%6.963062%7.0%935376.931459%6.931459%6.9%986386.305897%6.305897%6.3%832395.906817%5.906817%5.9%1,051405.595395%5.595395%5.6%1,186415.422951%5.422951%5.4%827425.121324%5.121324%5.1%458434.896587%4.896587%4.9%1,340444.723586%4.723586%4.7%1,626454.584439%4.584439%4.6%1,037464.510557%4.510557%4.5%4,794474.262225%4.262225%4.3%801484.068050%4.068050%4.1%1,253492.902589%2.902589%2.9%57350
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 Asheville, selected other places in North Carolina, and entities that contain Asheville
0%20%40%60%Count#Chapel HillCarrboroMorrisvilleCaryApexHolly SpringsHuntersvilleCorneliusWake ForestMatthewsBooneRaleighDurhamAshevilleClemmonsCharlotteFuquay-VarinaWilmingtonGreenvilleMint HillGreensboroBuncombe CountyBuncombeIndian TrailWinston-SalemClaytonGarnerMooresvilleConcordAsheville Metro AreaAshevilleHickoryKernersvilleSouth AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesHigh PointNorth CarolinaN CarolinaSouthNew BernFayettevilleGastoniaWilsonBurlingtonJacksonvilleSanfordSalisburyKannapolisGoldsboroShelbyRocky MountStatesvilleAsheboroLumbertonMonroeKinstonHavelockThomasvilleLexington74.581994%74.581994%74.6%22,97223.0k169.086982%69.086982%69.1%9,277264.813115%64.813115%64.8%9,884364.183697%64.183697%64.2%68,21768.2k460.659212%60.659212%60.7%16,60016.6k556.680679%56.680679%56.7%10,65210.7k654.977776%54.977776%55.0%18,92518.9k754.242440%54.242440%54.2%10,70810.7k854.005305%54.005305%54.0%12,21612.2k951.962634%51.962634%52.0%11,01411.0k1049.738439%49.738439%49.7%2,3771149.199364%49.199364%49.2%141,090141k1248.320031%48.320031%48.3%80,57880.6k1346.961908%46.961908%47.0%29,41629.4k1445.588904%45.588904%45.6%6,0151541.989192%41.989192%42.0%223,068223k1640.892794%40.892794%40.9%5,8171740.428351%40.428351%40.4%29,90029.9k1837.166543%37.166543%37.2%17,48517.5k1937.065138%37.065138%37.1%6,5952036.820488%36.820488%36.8%67,77467.8k2136.574383%36.574383%36.6%66,27966.3k35.807345%35.807345%35.8%7,8882234.184309%34.184309%34.2%52,15552.2k2333.753383%33.753383%33.8%3,9912433.653744%33.653744%33.7%6,3372533.456346%33.456346%33.5%7,4342632.890103%32.890103%32.9%18,30418.3k2732.521793%32.521793%32.5%104,834105k31.788379%31.788379%31.8%8,4362830.503720%30.503720%30.5%5,0022930.457708%30.457708%30.5%13,009,07313.0M30.315023%30.315023%30.3%64,767,78764.8M29.701626%29.701626%29.7%20,99421.0k3029.028126%29.028126%29.0%1,940,4351.94M28.191926%28.191926%28.2%22,547,73422.5M25.792550%25.792550%25.8%5,2073125.534279%25.534279%25.5%32,17632.2k3223.899281%23.899281%23.9%11,62711.6k3322.875557%22.875557%22.9%7,4893422.824445%22.824445%22.8%8,1573522.757672%22.757672%22.8%7,1123622.654228%22.654228%22.7%4,2013721.080023%21.080023%21.1%4,7393820.829397%20.829397%20.8%6,1733920.547652%20.547652%20.5%4,7954019.887592%19.887592%19.9%2,7604119.690290%19.690290%19.7%7,1464219.186257%19.186257%19.2%3,1834318.822428%18.822428%18.8%3,2164417.547569%17.547569%17.5%2,4074517.222901%17.222901%17.2%3,6644616.729672%16.729672%16.7%2,4344716.202617%16.202617%16.2%1,4494814.414958%14.414958%14.4%2,6294914.095285%14.095285%14.1%1,71350
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 Asheville, selected other places in North Carolina, and entities that contain Asheville
0%5%10%15%20%Count#Chapel HillCarrboroBooneDurhamCaryCorneliusGreenvilleAshevilleMorrisvilleApexRaleighWinston-SalemClemmonsWilmingtonMatthewsBuncombe CountyBuncombeHuntersvilleGreensboroHickorySouth AtlanticCharlotteAsheville Metro AreaAshevilleHolly SpringsUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMint HillSouthWake ForestNorth CarolinaN CarolinaMooresvilleNew BernLumbertonGarnerConcordFuquay-VarinaBurlingtonJacksonvilleGoldsboroHigh PointKernersvilleIndian TrailFayettevilleKannapolisShelbySalisburyGastoniaKinstonWilsonLexingtonAsheboroRocky MountClaytonStatesvilleSanfordHavelockMonroeThomasville21.226584%21.226584%21.2%6,538116.152815%16.152815%16.2%2,169210.002092%10.002092%10.0%47838.806121%8.806121%8.8%14,68514.7k48.055775%8.055775%8.1%8,56255.318879%5.318879%5.3%1,05065.165267%5.165267%5.2%2,43075.124685%5.124685%5.1%3,21085.029508%5.029508%5.0%76795.024483%5.024483%5.0%1,375104.783940%4.783940%4.8%13,71913.7k114.727011%4.727011%4.7%7,212124.623314%4.623314%4.6%610134.578274%4.578274%4.6%3,386144.250802%4.250802%4.3%901153.989140%3.989140%4.0%7,2293.886936%3.886936%3.9%1,338163.877414%3.877414%3.9%7,137173.666441%3.666441%3.7%973183.501306%3.501306%3.5%1,495,4751.50M3.490252%3.490252%3.5%18,54218.5k193.365907%3.365907%3.4%10,85010.9k3.336349%3.336349%3.3%627203.336158%3.336158%3.3%7,127,6737.13M3.242848%3.242848%3.2%577213.064699%3.064699%3.1%2,451,1282.45M3.059240%3.059240%3.1%692222.874397%2.874397%2.9%192,144192k2.700270%2.700270%2.7%600232.590648%2.590648%2.6%523242.558869%2.558869%2.6%351252.485396%2.485396%2.5%468262.449148%2.449148%2.4%1,363272.340949%2.340949%2.3%333282.305669%2.305669%2.3%824292.297526%2.297526%2.3%718302.202605%2.202605%2.2%514312.164594%2.164594%2.2%1,530322.122210%2.122210%2.1%348332.115393%2.115393%2.1%466342.050615%2.050615%2.1%2,584352.011068%2.011068%2.0%596361.945525%1.945525%1.9%270371.881589%1.881589%1.9%423381.759507%1.759507%1.8%856391.732078%1.732078%1.7%252401.634187%1.634187%1.6%535411.538715%1.538715%1.5%187421.422217%1.422217%1.4%243431.408024%1.408024%1.4%511441.319350%1.319350%1.3%156451.157324%1.157324%1.2%192460.959879%0.959879%1.0%178470.905736%0.905736%0.9%81480.893109%0.893109%0.9%190490.614102%0.614102%0.6%11250
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 Asheville, selected other places in North Carolina, and entities that contain Asheville
Female
Male
1x0x1xFM#Chapel HillClemmonsHuntersvilleClaytonCarrboroThomasvilleNew BernApexLumbertonIndian TrailGarnerKannapolisAsheboroSanfordBurlingtonRocky MountMatthewsKinstonAshevilleBuncombeCharlotteN CarolinaSalisburyWinston-SalemGreensboroDurhamWilmingtonSouth AtlanticGreenvilleRaleighLexingtonConcordSouthHolly SpringsGastoniaUnited StatesHigh PointShelbyGoldsboroAshevilleMonroeKernersvilleStatesvilleWilsonFuquay-VarinaCaryHavelockMooresvilleWake ForestBooneCorneliusJacksonvilleHickoryFayettevilleMint HillMorrisville-1.000000x-1.000000x1.943181x1.943181x1.94x2.822%2.82%5.483%5.48%1-1.000000x-1.000000x1.941775x1.941775x1.94x4.409%4.41%8.561%8.56%2-1.000000x-1.000000x1.894868x1.894868x1.89x3.306%3.31%6.265%6.27%3-1.000000x-1.000000x1.691238x1.691238x1.69x5.575%5.57%9.428%9.43%4-1.000000x-1.000000x1.662414x1.662414x1.66x5.286%5.29%8.788%8.79%5-1.000000x-1.000000x1.534222x1.534222x1.53x14.625%14.6%22.438%22.4%6-1.000000x-1.000000x1.498478x1.498478x1.50x12.180%12.2%18.251%18.3%7-1.000000x-1.000000x1.438112x1.438112x1.44x4.055%4.05%5.832%5.83%8-1.000000x-1.000000x1.411036x1.411036x1.41x19.350%19.4%27.304%27.3%9-1.000000x-1.000000x1.406789x1.406789x1.41x6.227%6.23%8.760%8.76%10-1.000000x-1.000000x1.400071x1.400071x1.40x6.939%6.94%9.715%9.71%11-1.000000x-1.000000x1.397422x1.397422x1.40x13.572%13.6%18.965%19.0%12-1.000000x-1.000000x1.381939x1.381939x1.38x19.864%19.9%27.451%27.5%13-1.000000x-1.000000x1.317653x1.317653x1.32x18.409%18.4%24.257%24.3%14-1.000000x-1.000000x1.307949x1.307949x1.31x14.862%14.9%19.439%19.4%15-1.000000x-1.000000x1.306470x1.306470x1.31x15.078%15.1%19.698%19.7%16-1.000000x-1.000000x1.302374x1.302374x1.30x4.915%4.92%6.401%6.40%17-1.000000x-1.000000x1.299259x1.299259x1.30x17.455%17.5%22.678%22.7%18-1.000000x-1.000000x1.291487x1.291487x1.29x9.771%9.77%12.619%12.6%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.290004x1.290004x1.29x8.833%8.83%11.395%11.4%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.285784x1.285784x1.29x10.185%10.2%13.096%13.1%19-1.000000x-1.000000x1.267161x1.267161x1.27x12.146%12.1%15.391%15.4%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.257982x1.257982x1.26x14.376%14.4%18.085%18.1%20-1.000000x-1.000000x1.225931x1.225931x1.23x12.609%12.6%15.458%15.5%21-1.000000x-1.000000x1.213997x1.213997x1.21x9.855%9.85%11.964%12.0%22-1.000000x-1.000000x1.203180x1.203180x1.20x11.905%11.9%14.324%14.3%23-1.000000x-1.000000x1.196333x1.196333x1.20x8.231%8.23%9.847%9.85%24-1.000000x-1.000000x1.178860x1.178860x1.18x11.819%11.8%13.933%13.9%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.171303x1.171303x1.17x7.911%7.91%9.266%9.27%25-1.000000x-1.000000x1.169980x1.169980x1.17x8.091%8.09%9.466%9.47%26-1.000000x-1.000000x1.163663x1.163663x1.16x27.142%27.1%31.584%31.6%27-1.000000x-1.000000x1.150389x1.150389x1.15x10.312%10.3%11.863%11.9%28-1.000000x-1.000000x1.149925x1.149925x1.15x13.427%13.4%15.440%15.4%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.131539x1.131539x1.13x4.009%4.01%4.536%4.54%29-1.000000x-1.000000x1.121460x1.121460x1.12x15.300%15.3%17.158%17.2%30-1.000000x-1.000000x1.109070x1.109070x1.11x12.369%12.4%13.719%13.7%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.103657x1.103657x1.10x14.684%14.7%16.206%16.2%31-1.000000x-1.000000x1.101214x1.101214x1.10x16.111%16.1%17.742%17.7%32-1.000000x-1.000000x1.085888x1.085888x1.09x15.034%15.0%16.325%16.3%33-1.000000x-1.000000x1.077053x1.077053x1.08x7.491%7.49%8.069%8.07%34-1.000000x-1.000000x1.074421x1.074421x1.07x23.098%23.1%24.817%24.8%35-1.000000x-1.000000x1.070911x1.070911x1.07x9.927%9.93%10.630%10.6%36-1.000000x-1.000000x1.058262x1.058262x1.06x19.192%19.2%20.310%20.3%37-1.000000x-1.000000x1.053032x1.053032x1.05x19.293%19.3%20.317%20.3%38-1.000000x-1.000000x1.045174x1.045174x1.05x6.791%6.79%7.098%7.10%39-1.000000x-1.000000x1.018146x1.018146x1.02x4.472%4.47%4.553%4.55%40-1.000000x-1.000000x1.017449x1.017449x1.02x5.076%5.08%5.165%5.16%41-1.009518x-1.009518x1.01x1.000000x1.000000x8.536%8.54%8.455%8.46%42-1.021067x-1.021067x1.02x1.000000x1.000000x4.629%4.63%4.533%4.53%43-1.035539x-1.035539x1.04x1.000000x1.000000x10.103%10.1%9.756%9.76%44-1.058422x-1.058422x1.06x1.000000x1.000000x2.980%2.98%2.815%2.82%45-1.060658x-1.060658x1.06x1.000000x1.000000x7.430%7.43%7.005%7.00%46-1.068816x-1.068816x1.07x1.000000x1.000000x15.041%15.0%14.073%14.1%47-1.073471x-1.073471x1.07x1.000000x1.000000x9.064%9.06%8.443%8.44%48-1.254350x-1.254350x1.25x1.000000x1.000000x6.547%6.55%5.220%5.22%49-1.425650x-1.425650x1.43x1.000000x1.000000x6.366%6.37%4.466%4.47%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 Asheville, selected other places in North Carolina, and entities that contain Asheville
Female
Male
0x2x4x6xFM#Rocky MountLexingtonShelbyHickoryGastoniaGreenvilleStatesvilleSalisburyNew BernKannapolisMatthewsWinston-SalemHavelockHigh PointAshevilleWake ForestThomasvilleGreensboroAshevilleClemmonsMonroeBuncombeBurlingtonAsheboroIndian TrailMorrisvilleMooresvilleCharlotteChapel HillWilmingtonSanfordFayettevilleJacksonvilleN CarolinaSouthGoldsboroLumbertonMint HillUnited StatesSouth AtlanticCarrboroCaryKinstonHolly SpringsCorneliusWilsonDurhamRaleighHuntersvilleApexBooneConcordClaytonGarnerFuquay-VarinaKernersville-1.000000x-1.000000x6.425233x6.425233x6.43x0.419%0.42%2.694%2.69%1-1.000000x-1.000000x6.293681x6.293681x6.29x0.445%0.45%2.802%2.80%2-1.000000x-1.000000x2.794737x2.794737x2.79x1.089%1.09%3.045%3.04%3-1.000000x-1.000000x2.761357x2.761357x2.76x2.030%2.03%5.604%5.60%4-1.000000x-1.000000x2.680810x2.680810x2.68x0.997%1.00%2.672%2.67%5-1.000000x-1.000000x2.533596x2.533596x2.53x3.076%3.08%7.793%7.79%6-1.000000x-1.000000x2.420942x2.420942x2.42x0.701%0.70%1.697%1.70%7-1.000000x-1.000000x2.415998x2.415998x2.42x1.120%1.12%2.707%2.71%8-1.000000x-1.000000x2.225731x2.225731x2.23x1.660%1.66%3.696%3.70%9-1.000000x-1.000000x2.147026x2.147026x2.15x1.303%1.30%2.797%2.80%10-1.000000x-1.000000x2.050287x2.050287x2.05x2.871%2.87%5.886%5.89%11-1.000000x-1.000000x1.963383x1.963383x1.96x3.282%3.28%6.444%6.44%12-1.000000x-1.000000x1.930989x1.930989x1.93x0.615%0.61%1.187%1.19%13-1.000000x-1.000000x1.899260x1.899260x1.90x1.540%1.54%2.924%2.92%14-1.000000x-1.000000x1.898337x1.898337x1.90x2.366%2.37%4.491%4.49%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.875499x1.875499x1.88x2.174%2.17%4.077%4.08%15-1.000000x-1.000000x1.869063x1.869063x1.87x0.436%0.44%0.814%0.81%16-1.000000x-1.000000x1.821816x1.821816x1.82x2.821%2.82%5.139%5.14%17-1.000000x-1.000000x1.806438x1.806438x1.81x3.743%3.74%6.761%6.76%18-1.000000x-1.000000x1.771589x1.771589x1.77x3.418%3.42%6.056%6.06%19-1.000000x-1.000000x1.764502x1.764502x1.76x0.655%0.65%1.155%1.16%20-1.000000x-1.000000x1.739778x1.739778x1.74x2.961%2.96%5.151%5.15%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.732477x1.732477x1.73x1.740%1.74%3.015%3.01%21-1.000000x-1.000000x1.720207x1.720207x1.72x1.060%1.06%1.823%1.82%22-1.000000x-1.000000x1.703143x1.703143x1.70x1.587%1.59%2.703%2.70%23-1.000000x-1.000000x1.697222x1.697222x1.70x3.736%3.74%6.342%6.34%24-1.000000x-1.000000x1.643487x1.643487x1.64x2.062%2.06%3.390%3.39%25-1.000000x-1.000000x1.611479x1.611479x1.61x2.711%2.71%4.369%4.37%26-1.000000x-1.000000x1.575175x1.575175x1.58x16.722%16.7%26.340%26.3%27-1.000000x-1.000000x1.574039x1.574039x1.57x3.614%3.61%5.688%5.69%28-1.000000x-1.000000x1.563928x1.563928x1.56x0.758%0.76%1.185%1.18%29-1.000000x-1.000000x1.560363x1.560363x1.56x1.623%1.62%2.532%2.53%30-1.000000x-1.000000x1.558509x1.558509x1.56x1.793%1.79%2.794%2.79%31-1.000000x-1.000000x1.558133x1.558133x1.56x2.273%2.27%3.541%3.54%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.555780x1.555780x1.56x2.420%2.42%3.764%3.76%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.539235x1.539235x1.54x1.760%1.76%2.709%2.71%32-1.000000x-1.000000x1.533032x1.533032x1.53x2.052%2.05%3.146%3.15%33-1.000000x-1.000000x1.528422x1.528422x1.53x2.584%2.58%3.950%3.95%34-1.000000x-1.000000x1.526215x1.526215x1.53x2.660%2.66%4.060%4.06%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.520688x1.520688x1.52x2.804%2.80%4.265%4.26%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.475189x1.475189x1.48x13.159%13.2%19.412%19.4%35-1.000000x-1.000000x1.471799x1.471799x1.47x6.575%6.58%9.678%9.68%36-1.000000x-1.000000x1.451994x1.451994x1.45x1.445%1.45%2.099%2.10%37-1.000000x-1.000000x1.445513x1.445513x1.45x2.748%2.75%3.972%3.97%38-1.000000x-1.000000x1.387480x1.387480x1.39x4.503%4.50%6.247%6.25%39-1.000000x-1.000000x1.367535x1.367535x1.37x1.408%1.41%1.925%1.92%40-1.000000x-1.000000x1.318603x1.318603x1.32x7.692%7.69%10.143%10.1%41-1.000000x-1.000000x1.305865x1.305865x1.31x4.182%4.18%5.461%5.46%42-1.000000x-1.000000x1.211487x1.211487x1.21x3.529%3.53%4.276%4.28%43-1.000000x-1.000000x1.203499x1.203499x1.20x4.583%4.58%5.515%5.52%44-1.000000x-1.000000x1.161963x1.161963x1.16x9.209%9.21%10.700%10.7%45-1.000000x-1.000000x1.153572x1.153572x1.15x2.287%2.29%2.638%2.64%46-1.000000x-1.000000x1.066277x1.066277x1.07x1.280%1.28%1.365%1.37%47-1.000000x-1.000000x1.060172x1.060172x1.06x2.421%2.42%2.567%2.57%48-1.000000x-1.000000x1.044791x1.044791x1.04x2.294%2.29%2.397%2.40%49-1.091988x-1.091988x1.09x1.000000x1.000000x2.205%2.20%2.019%2.02%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 Asheville to the 50 most populous places in the South and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Asheville. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 188,973.

No H.S. Diploma by Place#39

Percent of population 25 years of age and older without a high school diploma (or equivalent).
Scope: population of Asheville, selected other places in the South, and entities that contain Asheville
0%10%20%30%Count#LaredoHialeahMiamiDallasGarlandHoustonEl PasoIrvingFort WorthSan AntonioCorpus ChristiBaltimoreAmarilloAugusta-Richmond County consolidated government (balance)Augusta-Richmon…MemphisRichmondArlingtonOklahoma CityLubbockMontgomerySouthBirminghamShreveportNew OrleansWinston-SalemNorth CarolinaN CarolinaColumbusTulsaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesTampaDurhamSouth AtlanticNashville-DavidsonMobileNorfolkBaton RougeAustinLouisvilleCharlotteJacksonvilleAsheville Metro AreaAshevilleGreensboroAtlantaOrlandoLexington-FayetteSt. PetersburgWashingtonBuncombe CountyBuncombeHuntsvilleLittle RockFayettevilleRaleighChesapeakeAshevilleVirginia BeachVirginia BchPlanoArlington33.248609%33.248609%33.2%45,78445.8k129.547032%29.547032%29.5%51,49951.5k225.837701%25.837701%25.8%82,57682.6k324.656531%24.656531%24.7%201,900202k423.783403%23.783403%23.8%34,72934.7k522.636297%22.636297%22.6%326,041326k621.390422%21.390422%21.4%88,91188.9k720.239673%20.239673%20.2%29,77629.8k818.755272%18.755272%18.8%94,04494.0k918.397606%18.397606%18.4%167,299167k1018.225364%18.225364%18.2%37,59237.6k1116.548703%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%37,08237.1k1714.746136%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%21,22421.2k2413.685443%13.685443%13.7%914,827915k13.388110%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%21,68621.7k2812.827640%12.827640%12.8%5,478,9325.48M12.757874%12.757874%12.8%55,74455.7k2912.535934%12.535934%12.5%16,22216.2k3012.488196%12.488196%12.5%18,77918.8k3112.361065%12.361065%12.4%16,97117.0k3212.000833%12.000833%12.0%73,14773.1k3311.956157%11.956157%12.0%49,49049.5k3411.553484%11.553484%11.6%61,37861.4k3511.488796%11.488796%11.5%65,89165.9k3611.110904%11.110904%11.1%35,81635.8k10.816229%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%46,51046.5k4210.036034%10.036034%10.0%18,18718.2k9.750990%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%13,36913.4k477.755675%7.755675%7.8%4,8586.790677%6.790677%6.8%20,44720.4k486.396106%6.396106%6.4%12,12912.1k496.236272%6.236272%6.2%10,59010.6k50
Count number of people in category
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older without a high school diploma (or equivalent).

Bachelor's Degrees by Place#40

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..
Scope: population of Asheville, selected other places in the South, and entities that contain Asheville
0%20%40%60%Count#ArlingtonPlanoWashingtonRaleighDurhamAtlantaAustinAshevilleCharlotteHuntsvilleLexington-FayetteLittle RockNashville-DavidsonGreensboroRichmondBuncombe CountyBuncombeNew OrleansTampaIrvingOrlandoVirginia BeachVirginia BchWinston-SalemAsheville Metro AreaAshevilleBaton RougeSt. PetersburgMontgomeryHoustonDallasTulsaSouth AtlanticChesapeakeUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesBaltimoreOklahoma CityArlingtonNorth CarolinaN CarolinaLubbockLouisvilleSouthFort WorthMobileJacksonvilleNorfolkFayettevilleShreveportSan AntonioMemphisColumbusBirminghamMiamiEl PasoGarlandAmarilloAugusta-Richmond County consolidated government (balance)Augusta-Richmon…Corpus ChristiLaredoHialeah73.664560%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%290,790291k746.961908%46.961908%47.0%29,41629.4k41.989192%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%53,77053.8k1436.574383%36.574383%36.6%66,27966.3k36.177338%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%52,15552.2k2032.521793%32.521793%32.5%104,834105k32.328434%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%80,12980.1k2630.457708%30.457708%30.5%13,009,07313.0M30.375268%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%70,52970.5k3029.028126%29.028126%29.0%1,940,4351.94M28.736601%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%79,76279.8k4323.604502%23.604502%23.6%98,11498.1k4422.455520%22.455520%22.5%32,79032.8k4522.349408%22.349408%22.3%27,97928.0k4621.218006%21.218006%21.2%26,87626.9k4721.116832%21.116832%21.1%43,55643.6k4817.931475%17.931475%17.9%24,69224.7k4913.317651%13.317651%13.3%23,21223.2k50
Count number of people in category
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..

Very Advanced Degrees by Place#41

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a professional or doctorate degree (e.g., MBA, PhD, or MD).
Scope: population of Asheville, selected other places in the South, and entities that contain Asheville
0%5%10%Count#ArlingtonWashingtonDurhamAtlantaLexington-FayetteNew OrleansLittle RockAustinAshevilleBaton RougeTampaBaltimoreRaleighWinston-SalemPlanoRichmondNashville-DavidsonMiamiHoustonBuncombe CountyBuncombeGreensboroSt. PetersburgDallasOrlandoLubbockHuntsvilleBirminghamSouth AtlanticCharlotteShreveportTulsaMontgomeryAsheville Metro AreaAshevilleMemphisUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesAugusta-Richmond County consolidated government (balance)Augusta-Richmon…LouisvilleColumbusSouthOklahoma CityNorfolkMobileVirginia BeachVirginia BchNorth CarolinaN CarolinaSan AntonioChesapeakeIrvingArlingtonJacksonvilleCorpus ChristiFort WorthFayettevilleAmarilloEl PasoGarlandLaredoHialeah12.967794%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%32,26332.3k85.124685%5.124685%5.1%3,2105.089807%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%57,64057.6k183.989140%3.989140%4.0%7,2293.877414%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%5,208253.501306%3.501306%3.5%1,495,4751.50M3.490252%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%4,481293.365907%3.365907%3.4%10,85010.9k3.351171%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%8,889372.874397%2.874397%2.9%192,144192k2.604272%2.604272%2.6%23,68223.7k382.473752%2.473752%2.5%3,824392.456548%2.456548%2.5%3,614402.314576%2.314576%2.3%5,571412.288483%2.288483%2.3%13,12513.1k422.267020%2.267020%2.3%4,676432.234224%2.234224%2.2%11,20311.2k442.050615%2.050615%2.1%2,584452.023341%2.023341%2.0%2,533461.889534%1.889534%1.9%7,854471.315555%1.315555%1.3%1,921481.181537%1.181537%1.2%1,627491.162971%1.162971%1.2%2,02750
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 Asheville, selected other places in the South, and entities that contain Asheville
Female
Male
1x0x1xFM#MobileBirminghamAshevilleBuncombeCharlotteN CarolinaAugusta-Richmond Co consolidated government (balance)Augusta-Richmon…Baton RougeMemphisWinston-SalemGreensboroDurhamTulsaBaltimoreSouth AtlanticSt. PetersburgChesapeakeRaleighNashville-DavidsonMontgomeryNew OrleansLexington-FayetteOklahoma CitySouthShreveportLittle RockJacksonvilleDallasPlanoArlingtonUnited StatesHoustonAmarilloAshevilleAtlantaIrvingFort WorthWashingtonAustinColumbusOrlandoRichmondLouisvilleGarlandSan AntonioTampaHuntsvilleMiamiCorpus 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-1.000000x1.291487x1.291487x1.29x9.771%9.77%12.619%12.6%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.290004x1.290004x1.29x8.833%8.83%11.395%11.4%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.285784x1.285784x1.29x10.185%10.2%13.096%13.1%3-1.000000x-1.000000x1.267161x1.267161x1.27x12.146%12.1%15.391%15.4%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.257428x1.257428x1.26x14.729%14.7%18.521%18.5%4-1.000000x-1.000000x1.251831x1.251831x1.25x11.056%11.1%13.840%13.8%5-1.000000x-1.000000x1.248135x1.248135x1.25x14.368%14.4%17.933%17.9%6-1.000000x-1.000000x1.225931x1.225931x1.23x12.609%12.6%15.458%15.5%7-1.000000x-1.000000x1.213997x1.213997x1.21x9.855%9.85%11.964%12.0%8-1.000000x-1.000000x1.203180x1.203180x1.20x11.905%11.9%14.324%14.3%9-1.000000x-1.000000x1.199749x1.199749x1.20x11.899%11.9%14.276%14.3%10-1.000000x-1.000000x1.179669x1.179669x1.18x15.289%15.3%18.036%18.0%11-1.000000x-1.000000x1.178860x1.178860x1.18x11.819%11.8%13.933%13.9%-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-1.000000x1.077053x1.077053x1.08x7.491%7.49%8.069%8.07%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.074487x1.074487x1.07x10.167%10.2%10.924%10.9%28-1.000000x-1.000000x1.069693x1.069693x1.07x19.574%19.6%20.939%20.9%29-1.000000x-1.000000x1.069330x1.069330x1.07x18.151%18.2%19.410%19.4%30-1.000000x-1.000000x1.064309x1.064309x1.06x9.751%9.75%10.378%10.4%31-1.000000x-1.000000x1.047773x1.047773x1.05x11.718%11.7%12.278%12.3%32-1.000000x-1.000000x1.042695x1.042695x1.04x13.123%13.1%13.683%13.7%33-1.000000x-1.000000x1.039616x1.039616x1.04x10.339%10.3%10.748%10.7%34-1.000000x-1.000000x1.034737x1.034737x1.03x15.740%15.7%16.287%16.3%35-1.000000x-1.000000x1.031168x1.031168x1.03x11.783%11.8%12.150%12.1%36-1.000000x-1.000000x1.028036x1.028036x1.03x23.473%23.5%24.131%24.1%37-1.000000x-1.000000x1.008755x1.008755x1.01x18.321%18.3%18.481%18.5%38-1.004928x-1.004928x1.00x1.000000x1.000000x13.035%13.0%12.971%13.0%39-1.025542x-1.025542x1.03x1.000000x1.000000x9.869%9.87%9.623%9.62%40-1.026397x-1.026397x1.03x1.000000x1.000000x26.169%26.2%25.496%25.5%41-1.029061x-1.029061x1.03x1.000000x1.000000x18.478%18.5%17.956%18.0%42-1.030721x-1.030721x1.03x1.000000x1.000000x6.889%6.89%6.684%6.68%43-1.042579x-1.042579x1.04x1.000000x1.000000x30.119%30.1%28.889%28.9%44-1.047835x-1.047835x1.05x1.000000x1.000000x14.874%14.9%14.195%14.2%45-1.073471x-1.073471x1.07x1.000000x1.000000x9.064%9.06%8.443%8.44%46-1.081765x-1.081765x1.08x1.000000x1.000000x12.978%13.0%11.997%12.0%47-1.084334x-1.084334x1.08x1.000000x1.000000x6.487%6.49%5.982%5.98%48-1.124178x-1.124178x1.12x1.000000x1.000000x35.074%35.1%31.200%31.2%49-1.271847x-1.271847x1.27x1.000000x1.000000x23.770%23.8%18.690%18.7%50
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 Asheville, selected other places in the South, and entities that contain Asheville
Female
Male
1x0x1x2x3xFM#HuntsvilleEl PasoPlanoWinston-SalemMontgomeryAshevilleLubbockAmarilloGreensboroAshevilleMobileLittle RockBaton RougeTulsaBuncombeLaredoShreveportGarlandAugusta-Richmond Co consolidated government (balance)Augusta-Richmon…Virginia BchSan AntonioTampaCharlotteBirminghamMemphisArlingtonFayettevilleN CarolinaDallasSouthColumbusUnited StatesSouth AtlanticLouisvilleFort WorthLexington-FayetteOklahoma CityJacksonvilleNew OrleansRichmondSt. PetersburgHoustonArlingtonAustinHialeahAtlantaDurhamRaleighOrlandoBaltimoreWashingtonNorfolkChesapeakeNashville-DavidsonIrvingMiamiCorpus Christi-1.000000x-1.000000x3.002315x3.002315x3.00x1.854%1.85%5.567%5.57%1-1.000000x-1.000000x2.009188x2.009188x2.01x1.283%1.28%2.578%2.58%2-1.000000x-1.000000x1.983105x1.983105x1.98x3.218%3.22%6.382%6.38%3-1.000000x-1.000000x1.963383x1.963383x1.96x3.282%3.28%6.444%6.44%4-1.000000x-1.000000x1.904020x1.904020x1.90x2.417%2.42%4.601%4.60%5-1.000000x-1.000000x1.898337x1.898337x1.90x2.366%2.37%4.491%4.49%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.890578x1.890578x1.89x2.583%2.58%4.883%4.88%6-1.000000x-1.000000x1.861682x1.861682x1.86x1.434%1.43%2.670%2.67%7-1.000000x-1.000000x1.821816x1.821816x1.82x2.821%2.82%5.139%5.14%8-1.000000x-1.000000x1.806438x1.806438x1.81x3.743%3.74%6.761%6.76%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.802339x1.802339x1.80x2.164%2.16%3.900%3.90%9-1.000000x-1.000000x1.782054x1.782054x1.78x4.501%4.50%8.020%8.02%10-1.000000x-1.000000x1.757109x1.757109x1.76x3.757%3.76%6.601%6.60%11-1.000000x-1.000000x1.751336x1.751336x1.75x2.521%2.52%4.415%4.41%12-1.000000x-1.000000x1.739778x1.739778x1.74x2.961%2.96%5.151%5.15%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.712696x1.712696x1.71x0.884%0.88%1.515%1.51%13-1.000000x-1.000000x1.668073x1.668073x1.67x2.633%2.63%4.392%4.39%14-1.000000x-1.000000x1.662392x1.662392x1.66x1.002%1.00%1.666%1.67%15-1.000000x-1.000000x1.632483x1.632483x1.63x2.544%2.54%4.152%4.15%16-1.000000x-1.000000x1.631304x1.631304x1.63x2.267%2.27%3.699%3.70%17-1.000000x-1.000000x1.619938x1.619938x1.62x2.008%2.01%3.253%3.25%18-1.000000x-1.000000x1.614876x1.614876x1.61x3.864%3.86%6.240%6.24%19-1.000000x-1.000000x1.611479x1.611479x1.61x2.711%2.71%4.369%4.37%20-1.000000x-1.000000x1.585320x1.585320x1.59x2.860%2.86%4.535%4.53%21-1.000000x-1.000000x1.574064x1.574064x1.57x2.649%2.65%4.170%4.17%22-1.000000x-1.000000x1.561718x1.561718x1.56x1.823%1.82%2.847%2.85%23-1.000000x-1.000000x1.560363x1.560363x1.56x1.623%1.62%2.532%2.53%24-1.000000x-1.000000x1.558133x1.558133x1.56x2.273%2.27%3.541%3.54%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.557924x1.557924x1.56x3.024%3.02%4.710%4.71%25-1.000000x-1.000000x1.555780x1.555780x1.56x2.420%2.42%3.764%3.76%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.537979x1.537979x1.54x2.454%2.45%3.775%3.77%26-1.000000x-1.000000x1.526215x1.526215x1.53x2.660%2.66%4.060%4.06%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.520688x1.520688x1.52x2.804%2.80%4.265%4.26%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.506848x1.506848x1.51x2.644%2.64%3.984%3.98%27-1.000000x-1.000000x1.500806x1.500806x1.50x1.801%1.80%2.703%2.70%28-1.000000x-1.000000x1.495527x1.495527x1.50x5.248%5.25%7.848%7.85%29-1.000000x-1.000000x1.494864x1.494864x1.49x2.467%2.47%3.687%3.69%30-1.000000x-1.000000x1.486330x1.486330x1.49x1.862%1.86%2.767%2.77%31-1.000000x-1.000000x1.457008x1.457008x1.46x5.162%5.16%7.521%7.52%32-1.000000x-1.000000x1.417865x1.417865x1.42x3.936%3.94%5.581%5.58%33-1.000000x-1.000000x1.404817x1.404817x1.40x3.240%3.24%4.552%4.55%34-1.000000x-1.000000x1.395850x1.395850x1.40x3.345%3.34%4.669%4.67%35-1.000000x-1.000000x1.392955x1.392955x1.39x10.850%10.9%15.114%15.1%36-1.000000x-1.000000x1.383707x1.383707x1.38x4.434%4.43%6.135%6.14%37-1.000000x-1.000000x1.368836x1.368836x1.37x0.993%0.99%1.359%1.36%38-1.000000x-1.000000x1.322471x1.322471x1.32x6.307%6.31%8.340%8.34%39-1.000000x-1.000000x1.318603x1.318603x1.32x7.692%7.69%10.143%10.1%40-1.000000x-1.000000x1.305865x1.305865x1.31x4.182%4.18%5.461%5.46%41-1.000000x-1.000000x1.303775x1.303775x1.30x3.238%3.24%4.221%4.22%42-1.000000x-1.000000x1.303196x1.303196x1.30x4.332%4.33%5.645%5.65%43-1.000000x-1.000000x1.300117x1.300117x1.30x10.922%10.9%14.199%14.2%44-1.000000x-1.000000x1.275951x1.275951x1.28x2.647%2.65%3.377%3.38%45-1.000000x-1.000000x1.259903x1.259903x1.26x2.202%2.20%2.774%2.77%46-1.000000x-1.000000x1.254152x1.254152x1.25x4.014%4.01%5.034%5.03%47-1.000000x-1.000000x1.233763x1.233763x1.23x2.205%2.21%2.721%2.72%48-1.000000x-1.000000x1.230791x1.230791x1.23x3.649%3.65%4.491%4.49%49-1.000000x-1.000000x1.179274x1.179274x1.18x2.086%2.09%2.460%2.46%50
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 Asheville to the 50 most populous places in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Asheville. 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 Asheville, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Asheville
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count#MiamiFresnoDallasLos AngelesHoustonClevelandEl PasoDetroitLong BeachOaklandNew YorkPhoenixFort WorthSan AntonioMilwaukeePhiladelphiaSan JoseChicagoBaltimoreLas VegasSacramentoMemphisTucsonArlingtonOklahoma CityIndianapolisSouthBostonNorth CarolinaN CarolinaDenverTulsaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSouth AtlanticNashville-DavidsonWichitaSan FranciscoSan DiegoMesaOmahaAustinLouisvilleCharlotteJacksonvilleColumbusAsheville Metro AreaAshevilleMinneapolisAlbuquerqueKansas CityAtlantaWashingtonBuncombe CountyBuncombeRaleighPortlandAshevilleVirginia 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%51,09151.1k2315.406412%15.406412%15.4%37,08237.1k2414.746136%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%63,64263.6k2713.685443%13.685443%13.7%914,827915k13.638703%13.638703%13.6%63,86563.9k2813.030453%13.030453%13.0%33,97034.0k2913.020590%13.020590%13.0%27,818,38027.8M12.827640%12.827640%12.8%5,478,9325.48M12.757874%12.757874%12.8%55,74455.7k3012.568464%12.568464%12.6%31,23131.2k3112.559735%12.559735%12.6%84,02484.0k3212.495849%12.495849%12.5%115,528116k3312.217042%12.217042%12.2%37,94137.9k3412.198899%12.198899%12.2%35,05035.1k3512.000833%12.000833%12.0%73,14773.1k3611.956157%11.956157%12.0%49,49049.5k3711.553484%11.553484%11.6%61,37861.4k3811.488796%11.488796%11.5%65,89165.9k3911.226988%11.226988%11.2%61,30861.3k4011.110904%11.110904%11.1%35,81635.8k10.958428%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%46,51046.5k4510.036034%10.036034%10.0%18,18718.2k8.738650%8.738650%8.7%25,06025.1k468.420098%8.420098%8.4%38,17938.2k477.755675%7.755675%7.8%4,8586.790677%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 Asheville, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Asheville
0%20%40%60%Count#SeattleWashingtonSan FranciscoRaleighAtlantaAustinMinneapolisAshevillePortlandBostonDenverSan DiegoCharlotteSan JoseOaklandColorado SpringsColorado SpgsNashville-DavidsonBuncombe CountyBuncombeChicagoNew YorkColumbusOmahaVirginia BeachVirginia BchAlbuquerqueKansas CityAsheville Metro AreaAshevilleLos AngelesHoustonDallasTulsaSacramentoSouth AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesBaltimoreLong BeachOklahoma CityArlingtonNorth CarolinaN CarolinaIndianapolisWichitaLouisvilleSouthFort 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%127,663128k746.961908%46.961908%47.0%29,41629.4k46.950667%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%164,410164k1636.574383%36.574383%36.6%66,27966.3k36.546320%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%104,434104k2332.521793%32.521793%32.5%104,834105k32.470816%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%97,97198.0k2830.457708%30.457708%30.5%13,009,07313.0M30.315023%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%70,52970.5k3229.028126%29.028126%29.0%1,940,4351.94M28.985384%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%79,76279.8k4423.604502%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 Asheville, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Asheville
0%5%10%Count#WashingtonSeattleSan FranciscoBostonAtlantaSan DiegoMinneapolisOaklandPortlandDenverAustinAshevilleBaltimoreRaleighAlbuquerqueNashville-DavidsonNew YorkChicagoMiamiOmahaHoustonBuncombe CountyBuncombeLos AngelesSacramentoDallasPhiladelphiaSan JoseSouth AtlanticCharlotteKansas CityTulsaAsheville Metro AreaAshevilleColumbusMemphisUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesColorado SpringsColorado SpgsLouisvilleLong BeachIndianapolisSouthOklahoma CityTucsonVirginia BeachVirginia BchPhoenixNorth CarolinaN CarolinaSan 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%26,81226.8k105.293216%5.293216%5.3%32,26332.3k115.124685%5.124685%5.1%3,2104.934352%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%57,64057.6k203.989140%3.989140%4.0%7,2293.968028%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%25,28225.3k253.501306%3.501306%3.5%1,495,4751.50M3.490252%3.490252%3.5%18,54218.5k263.435344%3.435344%3.4%10,87310.9k273.421980%3.421980%3.4%8,921283.365907%3.365907%3.4%10,85010.9k3.353556%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%28,85128.9k382.874397%2.874397%2.9%192,144192k2.604272%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 Asheville, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Asheville
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 Asheville, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Asheville
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:
North Carolina
County:
Buncombe
Metro Area:
Asheville Area
ZIP Codes:
28704, 28715, 28732, 28801, 28803, 28804, 28805, 28806
Unified School Districts:
Asheville, Buncombe County
Congressional Districts:
NC-10, NC-11
State Senate Districts:
NC-48, NC-49
State House Districts:
NC-114, NC-115, NC-116
Neighboring Towns:
Biltmore Forest, Fletcher, Mills River, Woodfin
Neighboring Townships:
Lower Hominy
Neighboring Unincorporated Places:
Avery Creek, Royal Pines
Nearby Towns:
Black Mountain, Montreat, Weaverville
Nearby Unincorporated Places:
Bent Creek, Fairview, Fruitland, Gerton, Hoopers Creek, Mountain Home, Swannanoa