Educational Attainment in Gastonia, North Carolina (City)

Educational Attainment#1

Highest level of education among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of North Carolina and Gastonia
Gastonia
North Carolina
0%10%20%30%40%50%CountHigher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma233.015416%38.120270%33.015416%33.0%16,06216.1k50.838643%48.194287%50.838643%50.8%24,73324.7k16.145940%13.685443%16.145940%16.1%7,855
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 Gastonia
-10%0%+10%%ref.Higher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2-13.391441%-13.391441%-13.4%33.015%33.0%38.120%38.1%5.486867%5.486867%+5.5%50.839%50.8%48.194%48.2%17.978936%17.978936%+18.0%16.146%16.1%13.685%13.7%
% percentage with given level in Gastonia
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 Gastonia
Gastonia
North Carolina
0%5%10%15%20%25%CountDoctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None0.639260%1.303714%0.639260%0.6%3111.120247%1.570683%1.120247%1.1%5455.072970%7.371102%5.072970%5.1%2,46817.066804%18.782627%17.066804%17.1%8,3039.116136%9.092144%9.116136%9.1%4,43523.866393%21.779049%23.866393%23.9%11,61111.6k26.972251%26.415238%26.972251%27.0%13,12213.1k11.062693%8.519865%11.062693%11.1%5,3823.453237%3.918203%3.453237%3.5%1,6801.630010%1.247376%1.630010%1.6%793
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 Gastonia
-50%0%+50%%ref.Doctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None-50.966235%-50.966235%-51.0%0.639%0.64%1.304%1.30%-28.677732%-28.677732%-28.7%1.120%1.12%1.571%1.57%-31.177589%-31.177589%-31.2%5.073%5.07%7.371%7.37%-9.135161%-9.135161%-9.1%17.067%17.1%18.783%18.8%0.263873%0.263873%+0.3%9.116%9.12%9.092%9.09%9.584181%9.584181%+9.6%23.866%23.9%21.779%21.8%2.108681%2.108681%+2.1%26.972%27.0%26.415%26.4%29.845875%29.845875%+29.8%11.063%11.1%8.520%8.52%-11.866801%-11.866801%-11.9%3.453%3.45%3.918%3.92%30.675126%30.675126%+30.7%1.630%1.63%1.247%1.25%
% percentage with given level in Gastonia
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 Gastonia
More Females More Males
North Carolina
Gastonia
10%0%10%20%FMHigher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2-6.306428%-11.967223%-6.306428%6%33.932%33.9%31.919%31.9%0.304699%2.195107%0.304699%0%50.768%50.8%50.923%50.9%12.145978%26.716071%12.145978%12%15.300%15.3%17.158%17.2%
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 Gastonia
More Females More Males
North Carolina
Gastonia
0%100%FMDoctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None184.580071%57.251242%184.580071%185%0.347%0.35%0.988%0.99%159.255859%54.631395%159.255859%159%0.649%0.65%1.683%1.68%-44.970086%-23.461949%-44.970086%45%5.908%5.91%4.075%4.08%-7.145987%1.523986%1.523986%2%16.949%16.9%17.207%17.2%-26.537240%-35.609983%-26.537240%27%10.079%10.1%7.965%7.97%-6.008753%-6.763147%-6.008753%6%24.499%24.5%23.110%23.1%5.875025%9.782208%5.875025%6%26.269%26.3%27.813%27.8%4.247267%24.458884%4.247267%4%10.853%10.9%11.314%11.3%27.490184%32.724670%27.490184%27%3.069%3.07%3.913%3.91%40.184210%23.906473%40.184210%40%1.378%1.38%1.931%1.93%
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 Gastonia
Gastonia
North Carolina
0%5%10%15%20%B.X.Total65+45-6435-4425-3412.711214%13.488519%12.711214%12.7%1,32410,41610.4k16.123375%18.362663%16.123375%16.1%3,12619,38819.4k19.661978%21.758919%19.661978%19.7%1,8739,52621.244635%22.595424%21.244635%21.2%1,9809,320
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 Gastonia
12%10%8%6%4%2%0%%ref.65+45-6435-4425-34-5.762717%-5.762717%5.8%12.711%12.7%13.489%13.5%-12.194786%-12.194786%12.2%16.123%16.1%18.363%18.4%-9.637156%-9.637156%9.6%19.662%19.7%21.759%21.8%-5.978150%-5.978150%6.0%21.245%21.2%22.595%22.6%
% percentage in Gastonia 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 Gastonia
More Females More Males
North Carolina
Gastonia
20%10%0%10%20%30%FM65+45-6435-4425-3434.180546%31.986189%34.180546%34.2%11.192%11.2%15.018%15.0%-8.621992%6.716723%6.716723%6.7%15.614%15.6%16.663%16.7%-13.471080%-20.654504%-13.471080%13.5%20.796%20.8%18.327%18.3%-17.479755%-25.488303%-17.479755%17.5%22.786%22.8%19.396%19.4%
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 Gastonia
Gastonia
North Carolina
$0k$20k$40k$60kCount%Graduate Degree1Bachelor's DegreeSome CollegeH.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2Total$61,112.000000$59,736.000000$61,112.000000$61.1k3,3246.832%6.83%$43,873.000000$45,922.000000$43,873.000000$43.9k8,30317.067%17.1%$29,334.000000$31,242.000000$29,334.000000$29.3k16,04616.0k32.983%33.0%$25,056.000000$26,460.000000$25,056.000000$25.1k13,12213.1k26.972%27.0%$18,595.000000$19,187.000000$18,595.000000$18.6k7,85516.146%16.1%$30,819.000000$33,074.000000$30,819.000000$30.8k48,65048.7k100.000%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 Gastonia
Female Male
North Carolina
Gastonia
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
$50k$0k$50kFMGraduate Degree1Bachelor's DegreeSome CollegeH.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2Total$-52,561.000000$-50,440.000000$-52,561.000000$52.6k$52,561.000000$25,227.000000$50,440.000000$28,722.000000$77,788.000000$77.8k1,8291,495$-34,870.000000$-38,851.000000$-34,870.000000$34.9k$34,870.000000$21,454.000000$38,851.000000$18,914.000000$56,324.000000$56.3k4,4903,813$-24,178.000000$-26,431.000000$-24,178.000000$24.2k$24,178.000000$12,415.000000$26,431.000000$11,617.000000$36,593.000000$36.6k9,1606,886$-22,710.000000$-21,547.000000$-22,710.000000$22.7k$22,710.000000$4,409.000000$21,547.000000$9,178.000000$27,119.000000$27.1k6,9596,163$-13,854.000000$-14,797.000000$-13,854.000000$13.9k$13,854.000000$9,850.000000$14,797.000000$7,099.000000$23,704.000000$23.7k4,0533,802$-27,210.000000$-29,144.000000$-27,210.000000$27.2k$27,210.000000$8,262.000000$29,144.000000$9,455.000000$35,472.000000$35.5k26,49126.5k22,15922.2k
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 Gastonia
Gastonia
North Carolina
0%10%20%30%40%50%CountBachelor's Degree1Some College2H.S. Diploma3No H.S. Diploma341.666667%30.336622%41.666667%41.7%1558.333333%53.409946%58.333333%58.3%210.000000%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 Gastonia
Gastonia
North Carolina
0%20%40%60%80%CountBachelor's Degree1Some College2H.S. Diploma3No H.S. Diploma382.506473%82.577602%82.506473%82.5%7,96674.900062%73.306683%74.900062%74.9%9,74361.532242%64.960229%61.532242%61.5%6,08848.124009%51.254883%48.124009%48.1%2,732
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 Gastonia
Female Male
North Carolina
Gastonia
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
20%0%20%40%MFWhite1BlackAsianHispanic2Other1-13.747857%-8.803413%-13.747857%13.7%13.747857%0.811234%8.803413%2.266904%14.559092%14.6%2,0772,326-13.433684%-14.413876%-13.433684%13.4%13.433684%4.268695%14.413876%4.148863%17.702379%17.7%960946-11.523438%-1.885653%-12.593961%-4.169797%-13.409091%13.4%11.523438%12.593961%11.523438%11.5%5959-36.302895%-39.700857%-36.302895%36.3%36.302895%2.004709%39.700857%7.676096%38.307604%38.3%670652-38.796229%-29.332668%-38.796229%38.8%38.796229%5.585793%29.332668%9.263701%44.382022%44.4%553535
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 Gastonia
Female Male
North Carolina
Gastonia
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
40%20%0%20%40%60%MFWhite1BlackAsianHispanic2Other1-25.243809%-32.528372%-0.206331%-25.243809%25.2%25.243809%2.157004%32.528372%27.400813%27.4%3,9094,271-12.963304%-5.341155%-15.811327%-6.448538%-18.304459%18.3%12.963304%15.811327%12.963304%13.0%7031,289-56.363636%-49.911204%-56.363636%56.4%56.363636%6.526989%49.911204%8.647936%62.890625%62.9%322248-21.040595%-4.683236%-11.393412%-4.416435%-25.723831%25.7%21.040595%11.393412%21.040595%21.0%368462-13.402889%-9.947365%-12.979944%-5.568712%-23.350254%23.4%13.402889%12.979944%13.402889%13.4%167322
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 Gastonia

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

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
11%21%30%39%49%59%

Coarse: High School Diploma Educational Attainment by Tract#17

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
39%45%52%58%64%70%

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
2%9%16%22%29%36%

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%0.7%1.3%2.0%2.7%3.4%

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%1.1%2.2%3.3%4.4%5.5%

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%2.5%4.9%7.4%9.9%12.4%

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

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
4%9%15%20%25%31%

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

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
2.4%4.7%6.9%9.2%11.5%13.8%

Detailed: Some College Educational Attainment by Tract#24

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
16.6%21.3%25.9%30.5%35.1%39.8%

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
17%23%28%33%38%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
2%7%13%18%23%29%

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%3.2%6.4%9.6%12.8%16.0%

Detailed: None Educational Attainment by Tract#28

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.0%1.4%2.8%4.2%5.5%7.0%
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Educational Attainment by Place in the Charlotte Area

There are 93 places in the Charlotte Area. This section compares Gastonia to all of the places in the Charlotte Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Gastonia.

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 Gastonia, selected other places in the Charlotte Area, and entities that contain Gastonia
0%10%20%30%40%Count#CatawbaGayle MillSmyrnaLove ValleyHarmonyMarshvilleDallasEast SpencerHigh ShoalsFort LawnIrwinSpringdaleMaidenRiverviewBessemer CityIron StationMonroeGreat FallsEureka MillLowrysLincolntonChesterRichburgRanloYorkHeath SpringsHickory GroveLancasterStatesvilleStony PointStanleyGaston CountyGastonGaston County SchoolsGaston CountyGastoniaKannapolisSouthRockwellNorth CarolinaN CarolinaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesRock HillSouth AtlanticMount HollyCharlotte, Concord, and Gastonia Metro AreaCharlotteCharlotteConcordFort MillStallingsWesley ChapelLake ParkJAARSDavidsonMarvinTega CayDellview43.546099%43.546099%43.5%307142.307692%42.307692%42.3%220239.473684%39.473684%39.5%15338.888889%38.888889%38.9%35432.065217%32.065217%32.1%118529.360646%29.360646%29.4%473628.658351%28.658351%28.7%942727.116705%27.116705%27.1%237826.939655%26.939655%26.9%125926.655897%26.655897%26.7%1651026.224329%26.224329%26.2%3321125.556931%25.556931%25.6%4131224.379118%24.379118%24.4%4811324.186992%24.186992%24.2%1191424.139892%24.139892%24.1%8491524.087591%24.087591%24.1%1321623.916518%23.916518%23.9%5,0881723.864575%23.864575%23.9%2891823.394995%23.394995%23.4%2151923.178808%23.178808%23.2%352022.855062%22.855062%22.9%1,5692122.841823%22.841823%22.8%8522222.727273%22.727273%22.7%702322.399672%22.399672%22.4%5472421.881035%21.881035%21.9%1,1332521.568627%21.568627%21.6%1102621.153846%21.153846%21.2%662720.446852%20.446852%20.4%1,2082819.704641%19.704641%19.7%3,2692919.670200%19.670200%19.7%1673018.917803%18.917803%18.9%4583316.798348%16.798348%16.8%24,32324.3k16.798348%16.798348%16.8%24,32324.3k16.145940%16.145940%16.1%7,8553916.129032%16.129032%16.1%4,7804014.392758%14.392758%14.4%11,511,24211.5M14.202476%14.202476%14.2%1954613.685443%13.685443%13.7%914,827915k13.020590%13.020590%13.0%27,818,38027.8M12.959482%12.959482%13.0%5,7225012.827640%12.827640%12.8%5,478,9325.48M12.247238%12.247238%12.2%1,1755312.188242%12.188242%12.2%193,360193k11.553484%11.553484%11.6%61,37861.4k5511.027456%11.027456%11.0%6,137599.045936%9.045936%9.0%768666.797106%6.797106%6.8%667724.854755%4.854755%4.9%244793.093187%3.093187%3.1%79852.769231%2.769231%2.8%9882.636054%2.636054%2.6%186892.286198%2.286198%2.3%81900.918680%0.918680%0.9%54910.000000%0.000000%0.0%092
Count number of people in category
# rank of place out of 92 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 Gastonia, selected other places in the Charlotte Area, and entities that contain Gastonia
0%20%40%60%Count#MarvinJAARSDavidsonWeddingtonTega CayHuntersvilleCorneliusWaxhawMatthewsWestportLake WylieWesley ChapelLake ParkHarrisburgCharlotteStallingsPinevilleCramertonMint HillFort MillIndian TrailIndia HookBelmontMooresvilleConcordCharlotte, Concord, and Gastonia Metro AreaCharlotteSouth AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMcAdenvilleNewportNorth CarolinaN CarolinaGranite QuarryLowesvilleSouthWingateRock HillTroutmanGastoniaRockwellCloverGaston CountyGastonGaston County SchoolsGaston CountyMidlandGreat FallsHarmonyEureka MillFort LawnBessemer CitySmyrnaMarshvilleIron StationGayle MillDellview77.448490%77.448490%77.4%2,744169.538462%69.538462%69.5%226269.090136%69.090136%69.1%4,875360.046935%60.046935%60.0%4,094459.748214%59.748214%59.7%3,512554.977776%54.977776%55.0%18,92518.9k654.242440%54.242440%54.2%10,70810.7k752.435021%52.435021%52.4%3,833851.962634%51.962634%52.0%11,01411.0k950.505051%50.505051%50.5%1,4001049.492657%49.492657%49.5%3,7071148.786311%48.786311%48.8%2,4521247.063430%47.063430%47.1%1,2021344.029512%44.029512%44.0%3,8791441.989192%41.989192%42.0%223,068223k1541.618261%41.618261%41.6%4,0841638.670746%38.670746%38.7%2,2751737.130376%37.130376%37.1%1,1051837.065138%37.065138%37.1%6,5951936.007067%36.007067%36.0%3,0572035.807345%35.807345%35.8%7,8882135.702798%35.702798%35.7%1,1102234.928027%34.928027%34.9%2,4752333.456346%33.456346%33.5%7,4342432.890103%32.890103%32.9%18,30418.3k2532.876863%32.876863%32.9%521,574522k30.457708%30.457708%30.5%13,009,07313.0M30.315023%30.315023%30.3%64,767,78764.8M29.545455%29.545455%29.5%1562629.256783%29.256783%29.3%7442729.028126%29.028126%29.0%1,940,4351.94M28.727842%28.727842%28.7%5512828.469000%28.469000%28.5%6752928.191926%28.191926%28.2%22,547,73422.5M28.183962%28.183962%28.2%4783026.863407%26.863407%26.9%11,86111.9k3226.481481%26.481481%26.5%4293323.899281%23.899281%23.9%11,62711.6k3821.922797%21.922797%21.9%3014020.441176%20.441176%20.4%6954619.833004%19.833004%19.8%28,71728.7k19.833004%19.833004%19.8%28,71728.7k17.550505%17.550505%17.6%4175316.515277%16.515277%16.5%2005913.858696%13.858696%13.9%516611.534276%11.534276%11.5%106728.562197%8.562197%8.6%53796.084731%6.084731%6.1%214855.263158%5.263158%5.3%2884.779640%4.779640%4.8%77893.467153%3.467153%3.5%19903.461538%3.461538%3.5%18910.000000%0.000000%0.0%092
Count number of people in category
# rank of place out of 92 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 Gastonia, selected other places in the Charlotte Area, and entities that contain Gastonia
0%2%4%6%8%10%Count#DavidsonMarvinWeddingtonCorneliusLake ParkDenverMatthewsHuntersvilleNewportSouth AtlanticCharlotteChesterUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMint HillBelmontWaxhawSouthIndia HookNorth CarolinaN CarolinaMooresvilleWesley ChapelCharlotte, Concord, and Gastonia Metro AreaCharlotteLake WylieCramertonConcordWestportMount PleasantMt PleasantWingateIrwinYorkIndian TrailRanloUnionvilleRock HillHarrisburgSalisburyGastoniaLandisGaston CountyGastonGaston County SchoolsGaston CountyFairviewCherryvilleKings MountainKings MtnClevelandMaidenEureka MillHigh ShoalsJAARSSharonLove ValleySmyrnaDellview11.876417%11.876417%11.9%83818.185154%8.185154%8.2%29026.380170%6.380170%6.4%43535.318879%5.318879%5.3%1,05044.698512%4.698512%4.7%12054.342508%4.342508%4.3%7164.250802%4.250802%4.3%90173.886936%3.886936%3.9%1,33883.775069%3.775069%3.8%9693.501306%3.501306%3.5%1,495,4751.50M3.490252%3.490252%3.5%18,54218.5k103.351206%3.351206%3.4%125113.336158%3.336158%3.3%7,127,6737.13M3.242848%3.242848%3.2%577123.147051%3.147051%3.1%223133.105335%3.105335%3.1%227143.064699%3.064699%3.1%2,451,1282.45M2.894821%2.894821%2.9%90152.874397%2.874397%2.9%192,144192k2.700270%2.700270%2.7%600162.566653%2.566653%2.6%129172.531758%2.531758%2.5%40,16540.2k2.510013%2.510013%2.5%188182.452957%2.452957%2.5%73192.449148%2.449148%2.4%1,363202.417027%2.417027%2.4%67212.375650%2.375650%2.4%32222.299528%2.299528%2.3%39232.211690%2.211690%2.2%28242.143685%2.143685%2.1%111252.115393%2.115393%2.1%466262.088452%2.088452%2.1%51272.079096%2.079096%2.1%92282.038367%2.038367%2.0%900292.031782%2.031782%2.0%179301.881589%1.881589%1.9%423331.759507%1.759507%1.8%856351.579172%1.579172%1.6%37401.354338%1.354338%1.4%1,9611.354338%1.354338%1.4%1,9611.165501%1.165501%1.2%30460.906863%0.906863%0.9%37530.651782%0.651782%0.7%47590.320513%0.320513%0.3%2660.000000%0.000000%0.0%0720.000000%0.000000%0.0%0790.000000%0.000000%0.0%0850.000000%0.000000%0.0%0880.000000%0.000000%0.0%0890.000000%0.000000%0.0%0900.000000%0.000000%0.0%0910.000000%0.000000%0.0%092
Count number of people in category
# rank of place out of 92 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 Gastonia, selected other places in the Charlotte Area, and entities that contain Gastonia
Female
Male
5x0x5x10xFM#JAARSMcConnellsLocustCatawbaSmyrnaUnionvilleDenverMt PleasantChina GroveFairviewRockwellFort MillHuntersvilleLowesvilleWestportChesterRiverviewMidlandKings MtnBelmontLove ValleyMcAdenvilleTroutmanStanleyLesslieDavidsonLandisCramertonPinevilleDallasFaithCharlotteN CarolinaSalisburyCharlotteSouth AtlanticGastonGaston CountyMineral SpgsConcordSouthGastoniaRock HillUnited StatesLowellLincolntonRichburgMaidenSpencerYorkLake WylieElginIron StationNewportLake Park-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%6.383%6.38%1-1.000000x-1.000000x8.785714x8.785714x8.79x2.439%2.44%21.429%21.4%2-1.000000x-1.000000x5.485359x5.485359x5.49x3.289%3.29%18.041%18.0%3-1.000000x-1.000000x4.154364x4.154364x4.15x15.436%15.4%64.128%64.1%4-1.000000x-1.000000x3.600000x3.600000x3.60x16.667%16.7%60.000%60.0%5-1.000000x-1.000000x2.993412x2.993412x2.99x5.151%5.15%15.419%15.4%6-1.000000x-1.000000x2.934457x2.934457x2.93x3.148%3.15%9.238%9.24%7-1.000000x-1.000000x2.752392x2.752392x2.75x3.495%3.49%9.619%9.62%8-1.000000x-1.000000x2.465476x2.465476x2.47x8.374%8.37%20.645%20.6%9-1.000000x-1.000000x2.444588x2.444588x2.44x5.094%5.09%12.454%12.5%10-1.000000x-1.000000x2.167714x2.167714x2.17x9.141%9.14%19.816%19.8%11-1.000000x-1.000000x1.968078x1.968078x1.97x6.242%6.24%12.284%12.3%12-1.000000x-1.000000x1.894868x1.894868x1.89x3.306%3.31%6.265%6.27%13-1.000000x-1.000000x1.850686x1.850686x1.85x9.284%9.28%17.182%17.2%14-1.000000x-1.000000x1.761932x1.761932x1.76x2.172%2.17%3.827%3.83%15-1.000000x-1.000000x1.761208x1.761208x1.76x17.222%17.2%30.331%30.3%16-1.000000x-1.000000x1.686610x1.686610x1.69x17.568%17.6%29.630%29.6%17-1.000000x-1.000000x1.679450x1.679450x1.68x8.041%8.04%13.505%13.5%18-1.000000x-1.000000x1.650614x1.650614x1.65x12.943%12.9%21.363%21.4%19-1.000000x-1.000000x1.622998x1.622998x1.62x8.657%8.66%14.050%14.1%20-1.000000x-1.000000x1.618729x1.618729x1.62x29.545%29.5%47.826%47.8%21-1.000000x-1.000000x1.608170x1.608170x1.61x11.524%11.5%18.533%18.5%22-1.000000x-1.000000x1.582684x1.582684x1.58x8.179%8.18%12.945%12.9%23-1.000000x-1.000000x1.560425x1.560425x1.56x14.957%15.0%23.339%23.3%24-1.000000x-1.000000x1.500235x1.500235x1.50x14.320%14.3%21.484%21.5%25-1.000000x-1.000000x1.494874x1.494874x1.49x2.143%2.14%3.204%3.20%26-1.000000x-1.000000x1.465222x1.465222x1.47x10.917%10.9%15.996%16.0%27-1.000000x-1.000000x1.451843x1.451843x1.45x9.333%9.33%13.549%13.5%28-1.000000x-1.000000x1.448893x1.448893x1.45x6.109%6.11%8.852%8.85%29-1.000000x-1.000000x1.411975x1.411975x1.41x23.608%23.6%33.333%33.3%30-1.000000x-1.000000x1.382080x1.382080x1.38x4.805%4.80%6.641%6.64%33-1.000000x-1.000000x1.285784x1.285784x1.29x10.185%10.2%13.096%13.1%38-1.000000x-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%39-1.000000x-1.000000x1.239815x1.239815x1.24x10.944%10.9%13.569%13.6%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.178860x1.178860x1.18x11.819%11.8%13.933%13.9%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.175597x1.175597x1.18x15.518%15.5%18.243%18.2%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.175597x1.175597x1.18x15.518%15.5%18.243%18.2%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.163210x1.163210x1.16x10.000%10.0%11.632%11.6%46-1.000000x-1.000000x1.150389x1.150389x1.15x10.312%10.3%11.863%11.9%48-1.000000x-1.000000x1.149925x1.149925x1.15x13.427%13.4%15.440%15.4%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.121460x1.121460x1.12x15.300%15.3%17.158%17.2%50-1.000000x-1.000000x1.112948x1.112948x1.11x12.314%12.3%13.705%13.7%51-1.000000x-1.000000x1.109070x1.109070x1.11x12.369%12.4%13.719%13.7%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.079586x1.079586x1.08x18.947%18.9%20.455%20.5%52-1.000000x-1.000000x1.047315x1.047315x1.05x22.364%22.4%23.422%23.4%58-1.073269x-1.073269x1.07x1.000000x1.000000x23.370%23.4%21.774%21.8%65-1.133276x-1.133276x1.13x1.000000x1.000000x25.994%26.0%22.937%22.9%71-1.282934x-1.282934x1.28x1.000000x1.000000x21.187%21.2%16.515%16.5%78-1.525661x-1.525661x1.53x1.000000x1.000000x26.023%26.0%17.057%17.1%84-1.998979x-1.998979x2.00x1.000000x1.000000x5.326%5.33%2.664%2.66%87-2.074930x-2.074930x2.07x1.000000x1.000000x14.208%14.2%6.848%6.85%88-2.242904x-2.242904x2.24x1.000000x1.000000x33.840%33.8%15.088%15.1%89-4.522504x-4.522504x4.52x1.000000x1.000000x7.665%7.67%1.695%1.69%90-6.839262x-6.839262x6.84x1.000000x1.000000x4.694%4.69%0.686%0.69%91
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of place out of 91 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 Gastonia, selected other places in the Charlotte Area, and entities that contain Gastonia
Female
Male
10x5x0x5x10xFM#Bessemer CityChina GroveLowellFairviewMidlandGranite QuarryMineral SpgsRockwellIrwinHemby BridgeHickory GroveMt PleasantChesterRanloCramertonStallingsLowesvilleWaxhawGastoniaStatesvilleSalisburyLake WylieFort MillKannapolisHarrisburgMatthewsWestportWeddingtonLocustLandisGastonGaston CountyMooresvilleCharlotteN CarolinaSouthCharlotteYorkUnited StatesSouth AtlanticCorneliusRock HillIndia HookConcordLowrysFaithTroutmanDallasEnochvillePinevilleLesslieCleveland-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%1.193%1.19%1-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%0.072%0.07%2-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%0.589%0.59%3-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%2.211%2.21%4-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%1.657%1.66%5-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%1.912%1.91%6-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%0.541%0.54%7-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%3.533%3.53%8-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%4.628%4.63%9-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%0.714%0.71%10-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%1.266%1.27%11-1.000000x-1.000000x5.346600x5.346600x5.35x0.806%0.81%4.312%4.31%12-1.000000x-1.000000x5.074542x5.074542x5.07x1.220%1.22%6.191%6.19%13-1.000000x-1.000000x3.413728x3.413728x3.41x0.959%0.96%3.275%3.27%14-1.000000x-1.000000x3.386249x3.386249x3.39x1.174%1.17%3.976%3.98%15-1.000000x-1.000000x3.056626x3.056626x3.06x1.000%1.00%3.056%3.06%16-1.000000x-1.000000x2.888636x2.888636x2.89x0.787%0.79%2.273%2.27%17-1.000000x-1.000000x2.841738x2.841738x2.84x1.660%1.66%4.718%4.72%18-1.000000x-1.000000x2.680810x2.680810x2.68x0.997%1.00%2.672%2.67%19-1.000000x-1.000000x2.420942x2.420942x2.42x0.701%0.70%1.697%1.70%20-1.000000x-1.000000x2.415998x2.415998x2.42x1.120%1.12%2.707%2.71%21-1.000000x-1.000000x2.303484x2.303484x2.30x1.581%1.58%3.641%3.64%22-1.000000x-1.000000x2.154188x2.154188x2.15x1.143%1.14%2.462%2.46%23-1.000000x-1.000000x2.147026x2.147026x2.15x1.303%1.30%2.797%2.80%24-1.000000x-1.000000x2.122950x2.122950x2.12x1.335%1.34%2.835%2.83%25-1.000000x-1.000000x2.050287x2.050287x2.05x2.871%2.87%5.886%5.89%26-1.000000x-1.000000x2.034994x2.034994x2.03x1.573%1.57%3.201%3.20%27-1.000000x-1.000000x2.028320x2.028320x2.03x4.253%4.25%8.627%8.63%28-1.000000x-1.000000x1.909554x1.909554x1.91x0.711%0.71%1.358%1.36%29-1.000000x-1.000000x1.861068x1.861068x1.86x1.164%1.16%2.167%2.17%30-1.000000x-1.000000x1.854906x1.854906x1.85x0.966%0.97%1.792%1.79%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.854906x1.854906x1.85x0.966%0.97%1.792%1.79%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.643487x1.643487x1.64x2.062%2.06%3.390%3.39%35-1.000000x-1.000000x1.611479x1.611479x1.61x2.711%2.71%4.369%4.37%36-1.000000x-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-1.000000x1.547106x1.547106x1.55x2.010%2.01%3.110%3.11%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.528689x1.528689x1.53x1.723%1.72%2.634%2.63%40-1.000000x-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-1.000000x1.387480x1.387480x1.39x4.503%4.50%6.247%6.25%45-1.000000x-1.000000x1.308226x1.308226x1.31x1.783%1.78%2.333%2.33%48-1.000000x-1.000000x1.213279x1.213279x1.21x2.635%2.63%3.197%3.20%50-1.000000x-1.000000x1.153572x1.153572x1.15x2.287%2.29%2.638%2.64%53-1.000000x-1.000000x1.126761x1.126761x1.13x1.250%1.25%1.408%1.41%55-1.153153x-1.153153x1.15x1.000000x1.000000x0.901%0.90%0.781%0.78%60-1.533261x-1.533261x1.53x1.000000x1.000000x2.181%2.18%1.422%1.42%65-1.620570x-1.620570x1.62x1.000000x1.000000x0.380%0.38%0.234%0.23%66-1.808696x-1.808696x1.81x1.000000x1.000000x1.353%1.35%0.748%0.75%67-2.016359x-2.016359x2.02x1.000000x1.000000x0.972%0.97%0.482%0.48%68-10.000000x-10.000000x> 10.0x1.000000x1.000000x3.034%3.03%0.000%0%69-10.000000x-10.000000x> 10.0x1.000000x1.000000x0.587%0.59%0.000%0%70
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of place out of 70 by male-to-female sex ratio

Educational Attainment by Place in North Carolina

There are 739 places in North Carolina. This section compares Gastonia to the 50 most populous places in North Carolina and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Gastonia. 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 Gastonia, selected other places in North Carolina, and entities that contain Gastonia
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count#LexingtonMonroeAsheboroLumbertonSanfordKinstonWilsonStatesvilleThomasvilleRocky MountBurlingtonShelbyGaston CountyGastonGaston County SchoolsGaston CountySalisburyGastoniaKannapolisGoldsboroHigh PointNew BernHickorySouthWinston-SalemNorth CarolinaN CarolinaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesDurhamSouth AtlanticCharlotte, Concord, and Gastonia Metro AreaCharlotteCharlotteConcordGreensboroKernersvilleBooneWilmingtonFayettevilleRaleighGreenvilleMooresvilleGarnerAshevilleIndian 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%2,3351216.798348%16.798348%16.8%24,32324.3k16.798348%16.798348%16.8%24,32324.3k16.155865%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%5,478,9325.48M12.188242%12.188242%12.2%193,360193k11.553484%11.553484%11.6%61,37861.4k2211.027456%11.027456%11.0%6,1372310.816229%10.816229%10.8%19,90919.9k2410.239054%10.239054%10.2%1,679259.918393%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 Gastonia, selected other places in North Carolina, and entities that contain Gastonia
0%20%40%60%Count#Chapel HillCarrboroMorrisvilleCaryApexHolly SpringsHuntersvilleCorneliusWake ForestMatthewsBooneRaleighDurhamAshevilleClemmonsCharlotteFuquay-VarinaWilmingtonGreenvilleMint HillGreensboroIndian TrailWinston-SalemClaytonGarnerMooresvilleConcordCharlotte, Concord, and Gastonia Metro AreaCharlotteHickoryKernersvilleSouth AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesHigh PointNorth CarolinaN CarolinaSouthNew BernFayettevilleGastoniaWilsonBurlingtonJacksonvilleSanfordSalisburyKannapolisGoldsboroShelbyGaston CountyGastonGaston County SchoolsGaston CountyRocky 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%67,77467.8k2135.807345%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%18,30418.3k2732.876863%32.876863%32.9%521,574522k31.788379%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%2,7604119.833004%19.833004%19.8%28,71728.7k19.833004%19.833004%19.8%28,71728.7k19.690290%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 Gastonia, selected other places in North Carolina, and entities that contain Gastonia
0%5%10%15%20%Count#Chapel HillCarrboroBooneDurhamCaryCorneliusGreenvilleAshevilleMorrisvilleApexRaleighWinston-SalemClemmonsWilmingtonMatthewsHuntersvilleGreensboroHickorySouth AtlanticCharlotteHolly SpringsUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMint HillSouthWake ForestNorth CarolinaN CarolinaMooresvilleNew BernLumbertonCharlotte, Concord, and Gastonia Metro AreaCharlotteGarnerConcordFuquay-VarinaBurlingtonJacksonvilleGoldsboroHigh PointKernersvilleIndian TrailFayettevilleKannapolisShelbySalisburyGastoniaKinstonWilsonLexingtonAsheboroRocky MountGaston CountyGastonGaston County SchoolsGaston CountyClaytonStatesvilleSanfordHavelockMonroeThomasville21.226584%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%901153.886936%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%18,54218.5k193.336349%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%351252.531758%2.531758%2.5%40,16540.2k2.485396%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%511441.354338%1.354338%1.4%1,9611.354338%1.354338%1.4%1,9611.319350%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 Gastonia, selected other places in North Carolina, and entities that contain Gastonia
Female
Male
1x0x1xFM#Chapel HillClemmonsHuntersvilleClaytonCarrboroThomasvilleNew BernApexLumbertonIndian TrailGarnerKannapolisAsheboroSanfordBurlingtonRocky MountMatthewsKinstonCharlotteN CarolinaSalisburyCharlotteWinston-SalemGreensboroDurhamWilmingtonSouth AtlanticGastonGaston CountyGreenvilleRaleighLexingtonConcordSouthHolly 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-1.000000x1.285784x1.285784x1.29x10.185%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-1.000000x1.239815x1.239815x1.24x10.944%10.9%13.569%13.6%-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-1.000000x1.175597x1.175597x1.18x15.518%15.5%18.243%18.2%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.175597x1.175597x1.18x15.518%15.5%18.243%18.2%-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 Gastonia, selected other places in North Carolina, and entities that contain Gastonia
Female
Male
0x2x4x6xFM#Rocky MountLexingtonShelbyHickoryGastoniaGreenvilleStatesvilleSalisburyNew BernKannapolisMatthewsWinston-SalemHavelockHigh PointWake ForestThomasvilleGastonGaston CountyGreensboroAshevilleClemmonsMonroeBurlingtonAsheboroIndian TrailMorrisvilleMooresvilleCharlotteChapel HillWilmingtonSanfordFayettevilleJacksonvilleN CarolinaSouthCharlotteGoldsboroLumbertonMint 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-1.000000x1.875499x1.875499x1.88x2.174%2.17%4.077%4.08%15-1.000000x-1.000000x1.869063x1.869063x1.87x0.436%0.44%0.814%0.81%16-1.000000x-1.000000x1.854906x1.854906x1.85x0.966%0.97%1.792%1.79%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.854906x1.854906x1.85x0.966%0.97%1.792%1.79%-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-1.000000x1.732477x1.732477x1.73x1.740%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-1.000000x1.547106x1.547106x1.55x2.010%2.01%3.110%3.11%-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 Gastonia to the 50 most populous places in the South and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Gastonia. 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 Gastonia, selected other places in the South, and entities that contain Gastonia
0%10%20%30%Count#LaredoHialeahMiamiDallasGarlandHoustonEl PasoIrvingFort WorthSan AntonioCorpus ChristiGaston CountyGastonGaston County SchoolsGaston CountyBaltimoreAmarilloAugusta-Richmond County consolidated government (balance)Augusta-Richmon…GastoniaMemphisRichmondArlingtonOklahoma CityLubbockMontgomerySouthBirminghamShreveportNew OrleansWinston-SalemNorth CarolinaN CarolinaColumbusTulsaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesTampaDurhamSouth AtlanticNashville-DavidsonMobileNorfolkBaton RougeCharlotte, Concord, and Gastonia Metro AreaCharlotteAustinLouisvilleCharlotteJacksonvilleGreensboroAtlantaOrlandoLexington-FayetteSt. PetersburgWashingtonHuntsvilleLittle RockFayettevilleRaleighChesapeakeVirginia BeachVirginia BchPlanoArlington33.248609%33.248609%33.2%45,78445.8k129.547032%29.547032%29.5%51,49951.5k225.837701%25.837701%25.8%82,57682.6k324.656531%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%37,59237.6k1116.798348%16.798348%16.8%24,32324.3k16.798348%16.798348%16.8%24,32324.3k16.548703%16.548703%16.5%69,83969.8k1216.519023%16.519023%16.5%20,68020.7k1316.495350%16.495350%16.5%20,89420.9k1416.145940%16.145940%16.1%7,85516.013390%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%16,97117.0k3212.188242%12.188242%12.2%193,360193k12.000833%12.000833%12.0%73,14773.1k3311.956157%11.956157%12.0%49,49049.5k3411.553484%11.553484%11.6%61,37861.4k3511.488796%11.488796%11.5%65,89165.9k3610.816229%10.816229%10.8%19,90919.9k3710.536277%10.536277%10.5%32,40032.4k3810.531914%10.531914%10.5%18,91318.9k3910.106717%10.106717%10.1%20,30520.3k4010.073214%10.073214%10.1%18,57418.6k4110.045421%10.045421%10.0%46,51046.5k429.750990%9.750990%9.8%12,48012.5k439.385035%9.385035%9.4%12,45012.5k448.771456%8.771456%8.8%11,05311.1k458.738650%8.738650%8.7%25,06025.1k468.648428%8.648428%8.6%13,36913.4k476.790677%6.790677%6.8%20,44720.4k486.396106%6.396106%6.4%12,12912.1k496.236272%6.236272%6.2%10,59010.6k50
Count number of people in category
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older without a high school diploma (or equivalent).

Bachelor's Degrees by Place#40

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..
Scope: population of Gastonia, selected other places in the South, and entities that contain Gastonia
0%20%40%60%Count#ArlingtonPlanoWashingtonRaleighDurhamAtlantaAustinCharlotteHuntsvilleLexington-FayetteLittle RockNashville-DavidsonGreensboroRichmondNew OrleansTampaIrvingOrlandoVirginia BeachVirginia BchWinston-SalemCharlotte, Concord, and Gastonia Metro AreaCharlotteBaton RougeSt. PetersburgMontgomeryHoustonDallasTulsaSouth AtlanticChesapeakeUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesBaltimoreOklahoma CityArlingtonNorth CarolinaN CarolinaLubbockLouisvilleSouthFort WorthMobileJacksonvilleNorfolkFayettevilleShreveportSan AntonioMemphisColumbusBirminghamMiamiGastoniaEl PasoGarlandAmarilloAugusta-Richmond County consolidated government (balance)Augusta-Richmon…Corpus ChristiGaston CountyGastonGaston County SchoolsGaston CountyLaredoHialeah73.664560%73.664560%73.7%125,092125k155.577938%55.577938%55.6%105,393105k255.360186%55.360186%55.4%256,316256k349.199364%49.199364%49.2%141,090141k448.320031%48.320031%48.3%80,57880.6k548.281839%48.281839%48.3%148,471148k647.708346%47.708346%47.7%290,790291k741.989192%41.989192%42.0%223,068223k841.479994%41.479994%41.5%53,08953.1k941.441271%41.441271%41.4%83,25883.3k1038.854046%38.854046%38.9%51,54351.5k1137.627764%37.627764%37.6%164,410164k1236.820488%36.820488%36.8%67,77467.8k1336.691050%36.691050%36.7%53,77053.8k1436.177338%36.177338%36.2%95,93095.9k1535.534829%35.534829%35.5%85,45785.5k1635.021785%35.021785%35.0%51,52351.5k1734.996492%34.996492%35.0%62,84662.8k1834.242322%34.242322%34.2%103,105103k1934.184309%34.184309%34.2%52,15552.2k2032.876863%32.876863%32.9%521,574522k32.328434%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%79,76279.8k4323.899281%23.899281%23.9%11,62711.6k23.604502%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%43,55643.6k4819.833004%19.833004%19.8%28,71728.7k19.833004%19.833004%19.8%28,71728.7k17.931475%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 Gastonia, selected other places in the South, and entities that contain Gastonia
0%5%10%Count#ArlingtonWashingtonDurhamAtlantaLexington-FayetteNew OrleansLittle RockAustinBaton RougeTampaBaltimoreRaleighWinston-SalemPlanoRichmondNashville-DavidsonMiamiHoustonGreensboroSt. PetersburgDallasOrlandoLubbockHuntsvilleBirminghamSouth AtlanticCharlotteShreveportTulsaMontgomeryMemphisUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesAugusta-Richmond County consolidated government (balance)Augusta-Richmon…LouisvilleColumbusSouthOklahoma CityNorfolkMobileVirginia BeachVirginia BchNorth CarolinaN CarolinaSan AntonioCharlotte, Concord, and Gastonia Metro AreaCharlotteChesapeakeIrvingArlingtonJacksonvilleCorpus ChristiFort WorthFayettevilleAmarilloEl PasoGastoniaGaston CountyGastonGaston County SchoolsGaston CountyGarlandLaredoHialeah12.967794%12.967794%13.0%22,02122.0k112.461852%12.461852%12.5%57,69857.7k28.806121%8.806121%8.8%14,68514.7k37.298648%7.298648%7.3%22,44422.4k46.507023%6.507023%6.5%13,07313.1k56.270412%6.270412%6.3%16,62716.6k66.139095%6.139095%6.1%8,14475.293216%5.293216%5.3%32,26332.3k85.089807%5.089807%5.1%6,98894.999834%4.999834%5.0%12,02412.0k104.934352%4.934352%4.9%20,82420.8k114.783940%4.783940%4.8%13,71913.7k124.727011%4.727011%4.7%7,212134.726548%4.726548%4.7%8,963144.707673%4.707673%4.7%6,899154.499036%4.499036%4.5%19,65819.7k164.063580%4.063580%4.1%12,98713.0k174.001816%4.001816%4.0%57,64057.6k183.877414%3.877414%3.9%7,137193.860296%3.860296%3.9%7,118203.855041%3.855041%3.9%31,56731.6k213.702012%3.702012%3.7%6,648223.682861%3.682861%3.7%5,157233.636307%3.636307%3.6%4,654243.623335%3.623335%3.6%5,208253.501306%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%4,481293.351171%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%23,68223.7k382.531758%2.531758%2.5%40,16540.2k2.473752%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%7,854471.759507%1.759507%1.8%8561.354338%1.354338%1.4%1,9611.354338%1.354338%1.4%1,9611.315555%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 Gastonia, selected other places in the South, and entities that contain Gastonia
Female
Male
1x0x1xFM#MobileBirminghamCharlotteN CarolinaAugusta-Richmond Co consolidated government (balance)Augusta-Richmon…Baton RougeMemphisCharlotteWinston-SalemGreensboroDurhamTulsaBaltimoreSouth AtlanticGastonGaston CountySt. PetersburgChesapeakeRaleighNashville-DavidsonMontgomeryNew OrleansLexington-FayetteOklahoma CitySouthShreveportLittle RockJacksonvilleDallasGastoniaPlanoArlingtonUnited StatesHoustonAmarilloAtlantaIrvingFort 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-1.000000x1.285784x1.285784x1.29x10.185%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-1.000000x1.239815x1.239815x1.24x10.944%10.9%13.569%13.6%-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-1.000000x1.175597x1.175597x1.18x15.518%15.5%18.243%18.2%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.175597x1.175597x1.18x15.518%15.5%18.243%18.2%-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-1.000000x1.121460x1.121460x1.12x15.300%15.3%17.158%17.2%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.117313x1.117313x1.12x6.057%6.06%6.768%6.77%24-1.000000x-1.000000x1.111038x1.111038x1.11x14.627%14.6%16.251%16.3%25-1.000000x-1.000000x1.109070x1.109070x1.11x12.369%12.4%13.719%13.7%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.097123x1.097123x1.10x21.595%21.6%23.693%23.7%26-1.000000x-1.000000x1.096051x1.096051x1.10x15.795%15.8%17.313%17.3%27-1.000000x-1.000000x1.074487x1.074487x1.07x10.167%10.2%10.924%10.9%28-1.000000x-1.000000x1.069693x1.069693x1.07x19.574%19.6%20.939%20.9%29-1.000000x-1.000000x1.069330x1.069330x1.07x18.151%18.2%19.410%19.4%30-1.000000x-1.000000x1.064309x1.064309x1.06x9.751%9.75%10.378%10.4%31-1.000000x-1.000000x1.047773x1.047773x1.05x11.718%11.7%12.278%12.3%32-1.000000x-1.000000x1.042695x1.042695x1.04x13.123%13.1%13.683%13.7%33-1.000000x-1.000000x1.039616x1.039616x1.04x10.339%10.3%10.748%10.7%34-1.000000x-1.000000x1.034737x1.034737x1.03x15.740%15.7%16.287%16.3%35-1.000000x-1.000000x1.031168x1.031168x1.03x11.783%11.8%12.150%12.1%36-1.000000x-1.000000x1.028036x1.028036x1.03x23.473%23.5%24.131%24.1%37-1.000000x-1.000000x1.008755x1.008755x1.01x18.321%18.3%18.481%18.5%38-1.004928x-1.004928x1.00x1.000000x1.000000x13.035%13.0%12.971%13.0%39-1.025542x-1.025542x1.03x1.000000x1.000000x9.869%9.87%9.623%9.62%40-1.026397x-1.026397x1.03x1.000000x1.000000x26.169%26.2%25.496%25.5%41-1.029061x-1.029061x1.03x1.000000x1.000000x18.478%18.5%17.956%18.0%42-1.030721x-1.030721x1.03x1.000000x1.000000x6.889%6.89%6.684%6.68%43-1.042579x-1.042579x1.04x1.000000x1.000000x30.119%30.1%28.889%28.9%44-1.047835x-1.047835x1.05x1.000000x1.000000x14.874%14.9%14.195%14.2%45-1.073471x-1.073471x1.07x1.000000x1.000000x9.064%9.06%8.443%8.44%46-1.081765x-1.081765x1.08x1.000000x1.000000x12.978%13.0%11.997%12.0%47-1.084334x-1.084334x1.08x1.000000x1.000000x6.487%6.49%5.982%5.98%48-1.124178x-1.124178x1.12x1.000000x1.000000x35.074%35.1%31.200%31.2%49-1.271847x-1.271847x1.27x1.000000x1.000000x23.770%23.8%18.690%18.7%50
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 Gastonia, selected other places in the South, and entities that contain Gastonia
Female
Male
1x0x1x2x3xFM#HuntsvilleGastoniaEl PasoPlanoWinston-SalemMontgomeryLubbockAmarilloGastonGaston CountyGreensboroMobileLittle RockBaton RougeTulsaLaredoShreveportGarlandAugusta-Richmond Co consolidated government (balance)Augusta-Richmon…Virginia BchSan AntonioTampaCharlotteBirminghamMemphisArlingtonFayettevilleN CarolinaDallasSouthCharlotteColumbusUnited 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-1.000000x2.680810x2.680810x2.68x0.997%1.00%2.672%2.67%-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-1.000000x1.890578x1.890578x1.89x2.583%2.58%4.883%4.88%6-1.000000x-1.000000x1.861682x1.861682x1.86x1.434%1.43%2.670%2.67%7-1.000000x-1.000000x1.854906x1.854906x1.85x0.966%0.97%1.792%1.79%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.854906x1.854906x1.85x0.966%0.97%1.792%1.79%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.821816x1.821816x1.82x2.821%2.82%5.139%5.14%8-1.000000x-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-1.000000x1.712696x1.712696x1.71x0.884%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-1.000000x1.547106x1.547106x1.55x2.010%2.01%3.110%3.11%-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 Gastonia to the 50 most populous places in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Gastonia. 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 Gastonia, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Gastonia
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count#MiamiFresnoDallasLos AngelesHoustonClevelandEl PasoDetroitLong BeachOaklandNew YorkPhoenixFort WorthSan AntonioMilwaukeePhiladelphiaSan JoseChicagoGaston CountyGastonGaston County SchoolsGaston CountyBaltimoreLas VegasSacramentoGastoniaMemphisTucsonArlingtonOklahoma CityIndianapolisSouthBostonNorth CarolinaN CarolinaDenverTulsaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSouth AtlanticNashville-DavidsonWichitaSan FranciscoSan DiegoMesaOmahaCharlotte, Concord, and Gastonia Metro AreaCharlotteAustinLouisvilleCharlotteJacksonvilleColumbusMinneapolisAlbuquerqueKansas CityAtlantaWashingtonRaleighPortlandVirginia 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%309,770310k1816.798348%16.798348%16.8%24,32324.3k16.798348%16.798348%16.8%24,32324.3k16.548703%16.548703%16.5%69,83969.8k1916.452623%16.452623%16.5%67,69367.7k2016.276659%16.276659%16.3%51,98052.0k2116.145940%16.145940%16.1%7,85516.013390%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%35,05035.1k3512.188242%12.188242%12.2%193,360193k12.000833%12.000833%12.0%73,14773.1k3611.956157%11.956157%12.0%49,49049.5k3711.553484%11.553484%11.6%61,37861.4k3811.488796%11.488796%11.5%65,89165.9k3911.226988%11.226988%11.2%61,30861.3k4010.958428%10.958428%11.0%29,34729.3k4110.937441%10.937441%10.9%40,85940.9k4210.852627%10.852627%10.9%34,34934.3k4310.536277%10.536277%10.5%32,40032.4k4410.045421%10.045421%10.0%46,51046.5k458.738650%8.738650%8.7%25,06025.1k468.420098%8.420098%8.4%38,17938.2k476.790677%6.790677%6.8%20,44720.4k486.610646%6.610646%6.6%19,21119.2k496.099576%6.099576%6.1%30,04230.0k50
Count number of people in category
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older without a high school diploma (or equivalent).

Bachelor's Degrees by Place#45

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..
Scope: population of Gastonia, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Gastonia
0%20%40%60%Count#SeattleWashingtonSan FranciscoRaleighAtlantaAustinMinneapolisPortlandBostonDenverSan DiegoCharlotteSan JoseOaklandColorado SpringsColorado SpgsNashville-DavidsonChicagoNew YorkColumbusOmahaVirginia BeachVirginia BchAlbuquerqueKansas CityCharlotte, Concord, and Gastonia Metro AreaCharlotteLos AngelesHoustonDallasTulsaSacramentoSouth AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesBaltimoreLong BeachOklahoma CityArlingtonNorth CarolinaN CarolinaIndianapolisWichitaLouisvilleSouthFort WorthPhoenixJacksonvillePhiladelphiaTucsonMesaSan AntonioMemphisMiamiGastoniaEl PasoMilwaukeeLas VegasFresnoGaston CountyGastonGaston County SchoolsGaston CountyClevelandDetroit60.416303%60.416303%60.4%297,566298k155.360186%55.360186%55.4%256,316256k254.793235%54.793235%54.8%366,564367k349.199364%49.199364%49.2%141,090141k448.281839%48.281839%48.3%148,471148k547.708346%47.708346%47.7%290,790291k647.670489%47.670489%47.7%127,663128k746.950667%46.950667%47.0%212,887213k846.377869%46.377869%46.4%206,036206k945.718966%45.718966%45.7%214,085214k1043.550297%43.550297%43.6%402,636403k1141.989192%41.989192%42.0%223,068223k1240.175296%40.175296%40.2%273,143273k1339.721375%39.721375%39.7%116,245116k1437.845613%37.845613%37.8%109,982110k1537.627764%37.627764%37.6%164,410164k1636.546320%36.546320%36.5%669,666670k1736.220225%36.220225%36.2%2,119,5252.12M1834.813955%34.813955%34.8%190,111190k1934.651487%34.651487%34.7%99,56199.6k2034.242322%34.242322%34.2%103,105103k2133.751907%33.751907%33.8%126,087126k2232.996107%32.996107%33.0%104,434104k2332.876863%32.876863%32.9%521,574522k32.470816%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%79,76279.8k4423.899281%23.899281%23.9%11,62711.6k23.604502%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%62,24162.2k4819.833004%19.833004%19.8%28,71728.7k19.833004%19.833004%19.8%28,71728.7k16.073076%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 Gastonia, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Gastonia
0%5%10%Count#WashingtonSeattleSan FranciscoBostonAtlantaSan DiegoMinneapolisOaklandPortlandDenverAustinBaltimoreRaleighAlbuquerqueNashville-DavidsonNew YorkChicagoMiamiOmahaHoustonLos AngelesSacramentoDallasPhiladelphiaSan JoseSouth AtlanticCharlotteKansas CityTulsaColumbusMemphisUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesColorado SpringsColorado SpgsLouisvilleLong BeachIndianapolisSouthOklahoma CityTucsonVirginia BeachVirginia BchPhoenixNorth CarolinaN CarolinaSan AntonioCharlotte, Concord, and Gastonia Metro AreaCharlotteWichitaLas VegasFresnoArlingtonJacksonvilleFort WorthMesaMilwaukeeClevelandEl PasoGastoniaGaston CountyGastonGaston County SchoolsGaston CountyDetroit12.461852%12.461852%12.5%57,69857.7k18.674060%8.674060%8.7%42,72242.7k27.558053%7.558053%7.6%50,56350.6k37.340604%7.340604%7.3%32,61132.6k47.298648%7.298648%7.3%22,44422.4k56.404220%6.404220%6.4%59,20959.2k66.241155%6.241155%6.2%16,71416.7k76.054994%6.054994%6.1%17,72017.7k85.991262%5.991262%6.0%27,16627.2k95.725842%5.725842%5.7%26,81226.8k105.293216%5.293216%5.3%32,26332.3k114.934352%4.934352%4.9%20,82420.8k124.783940%4.783940%4.8%13,71913.7k134.747169%4.747169%4.7%17,73417.7k144.499036%4.499036%4.5%19,65819.7k154.490298%4.490298%4.5%262,762263k164.485379%4.485379%4.5%82,18982.2k174.063580%4.063580%4.1%12,98713.0k184.059919%4.059919%4.1%11,66511.7k194.001816%4.001816%4.0%57,64057.6k203.968028%3.968028%4.0%104,947105k213.936083%3.936083%3.9%12,57012.6k223.855041%3.855041%3.9%31,56731.6k233.720350%3.720350%3.7%38,51538.5k243.718608%3.718608%3.7%25,28225.3k253.501306%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%8,921283.353556%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%23,68223.7k392.531758%2.531758%2.5%40,16540.2k2.519246%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%7,854491.759507%1.759507%1.8%8561.354338%1.354338%1.4%1,9611.354338%1.354338%1.4%1,9611.318660%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 Gastonia, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Gastonia
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 Gastonia, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Gastonia
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:
Gaston
Metro Area:
Charlotte Area
Townships:
Cherryville, Crowders Mountain, Dallas, Gastonia, South Point
ZIP Codes:
28016, 28034, 28052, 28054, 28056, 28086, 28098
Unified School District:
Gaston County
Congressional District:
NC-10
State Senate District:
NC-43
State House Districts:
NC-108, NC-109, NC-110
Neighboring Cities:
Bessemer City, Kings Mountain, Lowell
Neighboring Towns:
Cramerton, Dallas, Ranlo
Nearby Cities:
Belmont, Cherryville, High Shoals, Mount Holly
Nearby Towns:
Clover, McAdenville, Spencer Mountain, Stanley
Nearby Unincorporated Places:
Iron Station, Lake Wylie