Educational Attainment in Polk, Pennsylvania (Borough)

Educational Attainment#1

Highest level of education among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of Pennsylvania and Polk
Polk
Pennsylvania
0%10%20%30%40%50%CountHigher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma213.197970%37.380650%13.197970%13.2%7850.592217%52.159439%50.592217%50.6%29936.209814%10.459911%36.209814%36.2%214

Relative Educational Attainment#2

Highest level of education among people aged 25 years and older, as percentage more or less than Pennsylvania at large.
Scope: population of Pennsylvania and Polk
-200%0%+200%%ref.Higher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2-64.693045%-64.693045%-64.7%13.198%13.2%37.381%37.4%-3.004676%-3.004676%-3.0%50.592%50.6%52.159%52.2%246.177080%246.177080%+246.2%36.210%36.2%10.460%10.5%

Detailed Educational Attainment#3

Highest level of education among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of Pennsylvania and Polk
Polk
Pennsylvania
0%10%20%30%40%CountDoctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None0.000000%0.000000%0.0%1.398612%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%1.900779%01.184433%8.202617%1.184433%1.2%76.768190%17.831271%6.768190%6.8%405.245347%8.047372%5.245347%5.2%319.813875%16.189898%9.813875%9.8%5840.778342%35.969541%40.778342%40.8%24111.336717%7.016992%11.336717%11.3%671.353638%2.452687%1.353638%1.4%823.519459%0.990232%23.519459%23.5%139

Detailed Relative Educational Attainment#4

Highest level of education among people aged 25 years and older, as percentage more or less than Pennsylvania at large.
Scope: population of Pennsylvania and Polk
-2k%0k%+2k%%ref.Doctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None-100.000000%-100.000000%-0.1k%0.000%0%1.399%1.40%-100.000000%-100.000000%-0.1k%0.000%0%1.901%1.90%-85.560302%-85.560302%-0.1k%1.184%1.18%8.203%8.20%-62.043145%-62.043145%-0.1k%6.768%6.77%17.831%17.8%-34.819130%-34.819130%-0.0k%5.245%5.25%8.047%8.05%-39.382725%-39.382725%-0.0k%9.814%9.81%16.190%16.2%13.369091%13.369091%+0.0k%40.778%40.8%35.970%36.0%61.560925%61.560925%+0.1k%11.337%11.3%7.017%7.02%-44.809996%-44.809996%-0.0k%1.354%1.35%2.453%2.45%2,275.146474%2,275.146474%+2.3k%23.519%23.5%0.990%0.99%

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 Pennsylvania and Polk
More Females More Males
Pennsylvania
Polk
50%0%50%FMHigher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2-78.846154%-4.560545%-78.846154%79%16.667%16.7%9.319%9.32%57.821713%1.388617%57.821713%58%39.744%39.7%62.724%62.7%-55.917160%-55.917160%56%9.451432%43.590%43.6%27.957%28.0%

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 Pennsylvania and Polk
More Females More Males
Pennsylvania
Polk
1k%0k%1k%FMMaster's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None-1,000.000000%-25.508290%-1,000.000000%> 1000%2.244%2.24%0.000%0%1.177675%1.781828%1.177675%0k%6.731%6.73%6.810%6.81%-206.593407%-24.190688%-206.593407%0k%7.692%7.69%2.509%2.51%-1.248666%4.372760%4.372760%0k%9.615%9.62%10.036%10.0%74.879890%2.590499%74.879890%0k%30.128%30.1%52.688%52.7%55.760369%11.348098%55.760369%0k%8.974%8.97%13.978%14.0%1,000.000000%4.944278%1,000.000000%> 1000%0.000%0%2.867%2.87%-211.538462%-211.538462%0k%7.543480%34.615%34.6%11.111%11.1%

Bachelor's Degrees By Age#7

Percentage of age cohort whose highest degree is a Bachelor's.
Scope: population of Pennsylvania and Polk
Polk
Pennsylvania
0%5%10%15%20%25%B.X.Total65+45-6435-4425-3410.619469%10.913551%10.619469%10.6%121132.395210%16.865479%2.395210%2.4%833414.772727%21.390945%14.772727%14.8%138812.500000%25.667996%12.500000%12.5%756

Relative Bachelor's Degrees By Age#8

Percentage of population whose highest degree is a Bachelor's, as a percentage more or less than Pennsylvania at large.
Scope: population of Pennsylvania and Polk
80%60%40%20%0%%ref.65+45-6435-4425-34-2.694650%-2.694650%2.7%10.619%10.6%10.914%10.9%-85.798153%-85.798153%85.8%2.395%2.40%16.865%16.9%-30.939342%-30.939342%30.9%14.773%14.8%21.391%21.4%-51.301223%-51.301223%51.3%12.500%12.5%25.668%25.7%

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 Pennsylvania and Polk
More Females More Males
Pennsylvania
Polk
0%500%1,000%FM65+45-6435-4425-34-3.384615%-3.384615%3.4%48.146285%10.769%10.8%10.417%10.4%-49.621212%-1.611215%-49.621212%49.6%2.841%2.84%1.899%1.90%-115.000000%-13.407421%-115.000000%115.0%20.000%20.0%9.302%9.30%-14.972366%1,000.000000%1,000.000000%> 1000%0.000%0%23.333%23.3%

Median Earnings by Educational Attainment#10

Among population 25 years old and over with earnings.
Scope: population of Pennsylvania and Polk
Polk
Pennsylvania
$0k$20k$40kCount%Bachelor's DegreeH.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2Total$24,167.000000$50,699.000000$24,167.000000$24.2k406.768%6.77%$31,597.000000$30,152.000000$31,597.000000$31.6k24140.778%40.8%$26,875.000000$21,932.000000$26,875.000000$26.9k21436.210%36.2%$28,214.000000$37,795.000000$28,214.000000$28.2k591100.000%100%

Median Earnings by Educational Attainment#11

By sex among population 25 years old and over with earnings.
Scope: population of Pennsylvania and Polk
Female Male
Pennsylvania
Polk
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$20k$0k$20k$40kFMSome CollegeH.S. Diploma2Total$-13,333.000000$-29,874.000000$-13,333.000000$13.3k$13,333.000000$17,605.000000$29,874.000000$12,923.000000$30,938.000000$30.9k5435$-19,750.000000$-23,140.000000$-19,750.000000$19.8k$19,750.000000$14,000.000000$23,140.000000$13,465.000000$33,750.000000$33.8k94147$-17,292.000000$-31,208.000000$-17,292.000000$17.3k$17,292.000000$13,910.000000$31,208.000000$13,948.000000$31,202.000000$31.2k312279

Employment by Educational Attainment#12

Percentage of population that is employed by highest level of educational attainment among the population aged 25 to 64 years old.
Scope: population of Pennsylvania and Polk
Polk
Pennsylvania
0%20%40%60%80%CountBachelor's Degree1Some College2H.S. Diploma3No H.S. Diploma382.857143%84.284239%82.857143%82.9%2972.000000%76.023335%72.000000%72.0%5443.750000%67.737525%43.750000%43.8%9110.000000%47.108270%10.000000%10.0%16

Lacking High School Diploma By Race#13

Percent of racial or ethnic group lacking a high school diploma (or equivalent).
Scope: population of Pennsylvania and Polk
Female Male
Pennsylvania
Polk
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100%80%60%40%20%0%20%MFWhite1Other1-25.200000%-18.025806%-8.169246%-43.225806%43.2%25.200000%8.169246%0.601348%25.200000%25.2%63134-0.000000%-100.000000%-24.083330%-100.000000%100.0%0.000000%24.083330%4.655641%0.000000%0.0%02

College Graduates By Race#14

Percent of racial or ethnic group with a bachelor's degree or higher.
Scope: population of Pennsylvania and Polk
Female Male
Pennsylvania
Polk
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30%20%10%0%10%20%30%MFWhite1Other1-7.600000%-1.432258%-30.403986%-9.032258%9.0%7.600000%30.403986%0.619416%7.600000%7.6%1928-0.000000%-15.289434%-4.232104%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%0.000000%15.289434%0.000000%0.0%00

Educational Attainment by Place in the Oil City Area

There are 16 places in the Oil City Area. This section compares Polk to all of the places in the Oil City Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Polk.

No H.S. Diploma by Place#15

Percent of population 25 years of age and older without a high school diploma (or equivalent).
Scope: population of Polk, selected other places in the Oil City Area, and entities that contain Polk
0%10%20%30%Count#PolkHannasvilleUticaFranklinFranklin Area School DistrictFranklin200200Tract 200200United States of AmericaUnited StatesMiddle AtlanticNortheastBarkeyvilleOil City Metro AreaOil City AreaVenango CountyVenangoSugarcreekPennsylvaniaOil CityClintonvilleRousevilleKennerdellCooperstownPleasantvilleHasson HeightsHasson HtsSenecaEmlentonWoodland HeightsWdlnd Hts36.209814%36.209814%36.2%214119.480519%19.480519%19.5%30217.391304%17.391304%17.4%20315.496873%15.496873%15.5%669414.569652%14.569652%14.6%1,66413.398013%13.398013%13.4%58013.020590%13.020590%13.0%27,818,38027.8M12.313400%12.313400%12.3%3,505,1913.51M11.614335%11.614335%11.6%4,487,0854.49M11.278195%11.278195%11.3%15511.094130%11.094130%11.1%4,28311.094130%11.094130%11.1%4,28310.932642%10.932642%10.9%422610.459911%10.459911%10.5%925,686926k10.183712%10.183712%10.2%704710.126582%10.126582%10.1%32810.027100%10.027100%10.0%37910.000000%10.000000%10.0%14108.571429%8.571429%8.6%33116.549521%6.549521%6.5%41126.181818%6.181818%6.2%68135.660377%5.660377%5.7%57145.227273%5.227273%5.2%23155.111111%5.111111%5.1%4616

Bachelor's Degrees by Place#16

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..
Scope: population of Polk, selected other places in the Oil City Area, and entities that contain Polk
0%10%20%30%Count#NortheastMiddle AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaHasson HeightsHasson HtsSenecaEmlentonHannasvilleFranklin200200Tract 200200Franklin Area School DistrictFranklinPleasantvilleWoodland HeightsWdlnd HtsOil CityOil City Metro AreaOil City AreaVenango CountyVenangoClintonvilleUticaSugarcreekCooperstownPolkBarkeyvilleRousevilleKennerdell34.780899%34.780899%34.8%13,437,26113.4M33.644618%33.644618%33.6%9,577,4379.58M30.315023%30.315023%30.3%64,767,78764.8M29.333279%29.333279%29.3%2,595,9502.60M27.545455%27.545455%27.5%303126.117180%26.117180%26.1%263224.318182%24.318182%24.3%107320.779221%20.779221%20.8%32420.731990%20.731990%20.7%895518.456918%18.456918%18.5%79918.343403%18.343403%18.3%2,09517.891374%17.891374%17.9%112617.444444%17.444444%17.4%157716.837842%16.837842%16.8%1,164816.510387%16.510387%16.5%6,37416.510387%16.510387%16.5%6,37415.822785%15.822785%15.8%50914.782609%14.782609%14.8%17109.196891%9.196891%9.2%355118.311688%8.311688%8.3%32127.952623%7.952623%8.0%47136.766917%6.766917%6.8%9146.233062%6.233062%6.2%23154.285714%4.285714%4.3%616

Very Advanced Degrees by Place#17

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a professional or doctorate degree (e.g., MBA, PhD, or MD).
Scope: population of Polk, selected other places in the Oil City Area, and entities that contain Polk
0%1%2%3%4%Count#UticaNortheastMiddle AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaHannasvilleOil City200200Tract 200200Hasson HeightsHasson HtsFranklin Area School DistrictFranklinFranklinOil City Metro AreaOil City AreaVenango CountyVenangoEmlentonSenecaSugarcreekWoodland HeightsWdlnd HtsPleasantvillePolkRousevilleCooperstownClintonvilleBarkeyvilleKennerdell4.347826%4.347826%4.3%514.085016%4.085016%4.1%1,578,2061.58M3.884861%3.884861%3.9%1,105,8831.11M3.336158%3.336158%3.3%7,127,6737.13M3.299391%3.299391%3.3%291,991292k2.597403%2.597403%2.6%421.663532%1.663532%1.7%11531.640102%1.640102%1.6%711.272727%1.272727%1.3%1441.103231%1.103231%1.1%1261.042391%1.042391%1.0%4550.981713%0.981713%1.0%3790.981713%0.981713%1.0%3790.909091%0.909091%0.9%460.496524%0.496524%0.5%570.000000%0.000000%0.0%080.000000%0.000000%0.0%090.000000%0.000000%0.0%0100.000000%0.000000%0.0%0110.000000%0.000000%0.0%0120.000000%0.000000%0.0%0130.000000%0.000000%0.0%0140.000000%0.000000%0.0%0150.000000%0.000000%0.0%016

Under-Education Sex Ratio by Place#18

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 Polk, selected other places in the Oil City Area, and entities that contain Polk
Female
Male
5x0x5x10xFM#UticaHannasvillePleasantvilleKennerdellCooperstownBarkeyvilleUnited StatesPennsylvaniaTract 200200FranklinNortheastMiddle AtlanticOil City AreaVenangoSenecaClintonvilleOil CityRousevilleFranklinSugarcreekPolkHasson HtsWdlnd HtsEmlenton-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x3.226%3.23%33.962%34.0%1-1.000000x-1.000000x3.421687x3.421687x3.42x8.451%8.45%28.916%28.9%2-1.000000x-1.000000x2.060606x2.060606x2.06x4.412%4.41%9.091%9.09%3-1.000000x-1.000000x1.652055x1.652055x1.65x7.463%7.46%12.329%12.3%4-1.000000x-1.000000x1.364211x1.364211x1.36x7.254%7.25%9.896%9.90%5-1.000000x-1.000000x1.269841x1.269841x1.27x10.000%10.0%12.698%12.7%6-1.000000x-1.000000x1.109070x1.109070x1.11x12.369%12.4%13.719%13.7%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.094514x1.094514x1.09x10.006%10.0%10.952%11.0%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.079539x1.079539x1.08x12.896%12.9%13.922%13.9%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.076656x1.076656x1.08x14.052%14.1%15.129%15.1%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.074442x1.074442x1.07x11.216%11.2%12.051%12.1%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.059800x1.059800x1.06x11.972%12.0%12.688%12.7%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.003898x1.003898x1.00x11.073%11.1%11.116%11.1%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.003898x1.003898x1.00x11.073%11.1%11.116%11.1%-1.051653x-1.051653x1.05x1.000000x1.000000x5.809%5.81%5.524%5.52%7-1.076412x-1.076412x1.08x1.000000x1.000000x10.465%10.5%9.722%9.72%8-1.076826x-1.076826x1.08x1.000000x1.000000x10.535%10.5%9.783%9.78%9-1.084559x-1.084559x1.08x1.000000x1.000000x10.417%10.4%9.605%9.60%10-1.144843x-1.144843x1.14x1.000000x1.000000x16.423%16.4%14.345%14.3%11-1.400377x-1.400377x1.40x1.000000x1.000000x12.603%12.6%8.999%9.00%12-1.559172x-1.559172x1.56x1.000000x1.000000x43.590%43.6%27.957%28.0%13-2.819610x-2.819610x2.82x1.000000x1.000000x8.829%8.83%3.131%3.13%14-4.640966x-4.640966x4.64x1.000000x1.000000x7.943%7.94%1.711%1.71%15-8.204453x-8.204453x8.20x1.000000x1.000000x8.502%8.50%1.036%1.04%16

Educational Attainment by Place in Pennsylvania

There are 1,761 places in Pennsylvania. This section compares Polk to the 50 most populous places in Pennsylvania and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Polk. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 14,002.

No H.S. Diploma by Place#19

Percent of population 25 years of age and older without a high school diploma (or equivalent).
Scope: population of Polk, selected other places in Pennsylvania, and entities that contain Polk
0%10%20%30%Count#PolkReadingLancasterHazletonLebanonAllentownYorkHarrisburgChesterNorristownEastonPhiladelphiaChambersburgWilkes-BarreJohnstownScrantonFranklin Area School DistrictFranklinHanoverPottstownMcKeesport200200Tract 200200United States of AmericaUnited StatesNew CastleErieWilliamsportMiddle AtlanticBethlehemNortheastOil City Metro AreaOil City AreaVenango CountyVenangoBloomsburgAltoonaFullertonPennsylvaniaCarlisleWilkinsburgLevittownPittsburghWest ChesterHorshamGreensburgLansdalePhoenixvilleWillow GroveBaldwinHersheyWest MifflinHermitageMonroevillePlumKing of PrussiaBethel ParkDrexel HillIndianaAllison ParkMurrysvilleState CollegeUpper St. ClairFranklin Park36.209814%36.209814%36.2%21434.584042%34.584042%34.6%17,27317.3k124.307408%24.307408%24.3%8,932224.167293%24.167293%24.2%3,860323.704026%23.704026%23.7%3,809421.725192%21.725192%21.7%15,92515.9k521.603181%21.603181%21.6%5,541621.226461%21.226461%21.2%6,504720.735207%20.735207%20.7%4,191819.454765%19.454765%19.5%4,346917.536870%17.536870%17.5%2,9491017.390838%17.390838%17.4%180,039180k1117.056609%17.056609%17.1%2,3111216.790421%16.790421%16.8%4,3191315.169262%15.169262%15.2%2,1241415.146168%15.146168%15.1%7,5541514.569652%14.569652%14.6%1,66414.557432%14.557432%14.6%1,5691614.071038%14.071038%14.1%2,1631713.745428%13.745428%13.7%1,8791813.398013%13.398013%13.4%58013.020590%13.020590%13.0%27,818,38027.8M12.910006%12.910006%12.9%2,0271912.909782%12.909782%12.9%8,3842012.811733%12.811733%12.8%2,2452112.313400%12.313400%12.3%3,505,1913.51M12.295317%12.295317%12.3%5,9922211.614335%11.614335%11.6%4,487,0854.49M11.094130%11.094130%11.1%4,28311.094130%11.094130%11.1%4,28310.889774%10.889774%10.9%6562310.743639%10.743639%10.7%3,2812410.511952%10.511952%10.5%1,1172510.459911%10.459911%10.5%925,686926k9.860710%9.860710%9.9%1,161269.211661%9.211661%9.2%1,068278.418620%8.418620%8.4%3,060288.043576%8.043576%8.0%16,40616.4k297.892173%7.892173%7.9%729307.572604%7.572604%7.6%764317.388471%7.388471%7.4%737327.249824%7.249824%7.2%823337.061864%7.061864%7.1%847346.496911%6.496911%6.5%694356.396191%6.396191%6.4%927365.902293%5.902293%5.9%592375.671885%5.671885%5.7%837385.533199%5.533199%5.5%660394.869736%4.869736%4.9%1,043404.837339%4.837339%4.8%968414.698672%4.698672%4.7%690424.315126%4.315126%4.3%1,027434.224054%4.224054%4.2%825444.216044%4.216044%4.2%185453.557748%3.557748%3.6%548463.192710%3.192710%3.2%473472.970218%2.970218%3.0%373481.324503%1.324503%1.3%176491.026905%1.026905%1.0%10050

Bachelor's Degrees by Place#20

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..
Scope: population of Polk, selected other places in Pennsylvania, and entities that contain Polk
0%20%40%60%Count#Franklin ParkState CollegeUpper St. ClairKing of PrussiaWest ChesterAllison ParkMurrysvilleHersheyBethel ParkPhoenixvilleIndianaPittsburghDrexel HillMonroevilleHorshamWillow GroveCarlislePlumNortheastMiddle AtlanticGreensburgLansdaleWilkinsburgUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaHermitageBethlehemBaldwinPhiladelphiaFullertonBloomsburgWest MifflinErieScrantonNorristownChambersburgEastonWilliamsportLancasterPottstownHanover200200Tract 200200Franklin Area School DistrictFranklinHarrisburgLevittownAltoonaOil City Metro AreaOil City AreaVenango CountyVenangoWilkes-BarreAllentownNew CastleMcKeesportYorkJohnstownHazletonChesterLebanonReadingPolk70.384062%70.384062%70.4%6,854169.804109%69.804109%69.8%8,766268.550572%68.550572%68.6%9,109355.859721%55.859721%55.9%8,203452.928440%52.928440%52.9%4,889552.561189%52.561189%52.6%8,096652.480594%52.480594%52.5%7,775750.219342%50.219342%50.2%5,037845.546218%45.546218%45.5%10,84010.8k941.295648%41.295648%41.3%4,9531040.770283%40.770283%40.8%1,7891140.731207%40.731207%40.7%83,07783.1k1239.839230%39.839230%39.8%7,7811338.668410%38.668410%38.7%8,2821438.527109%38.527109%38.5%3,8871537.324471%37.324471%37.3%3,9871636.427722%36.427722%36.4%4,2891736.130128%36.130128%36.1%7,2301834.780899%34.780899%34.8%13,437,26113.4M33.644618%33.644618%33.6%9,577,4379.58M33.042607%33.042607%33.0%3,2961930.928471%30.928471%30.9%3,5112030.714162%30.714162%30.7%3,5612130.315023%30.315023%30.3%64,767,78764.8M29.333279%29.333279%29.3%2,595,9502.60M28.915158%28.915158%28.9%3,4492226.636435%26.636435%26.6%12,98113.0k2326.371352%26.371352%26.4%3,8222426.349720%26.349720%26.3%272,786273k2526.058724%26.058724%26.1%2,7692623.057769%23.057769%23.1%1,3892722.003117%22.003117%22.0%3,2472821.735984%21.735984%21.7%14,11614.1k2921.568352%21.568352%21.6%10,75710.8k3021.227450%21.227450%21.2%4,7423121.138091%21.138091%21.1%2,8643220.070171%20.070171%20.1%3,3753319.973749%19.973749%20.0%3,5003419.838894%19.838894%19.8%7,2903518.956544%18.956544%19.0%2,9143618.537762%18.537762%18.5%1,9983718.456918%18.456918%18.5%79918.343403%18.343403%18.3%2,09518.214158%18.214158%18.2%5,5813817.175636%17.175636%17.2%6,2433916.978290%16.978290%17.0%5,1854016.510387%16.510387%16.5%6,37416.510387%16.510387%16.5%6,37415.721339%15.721339%15.7%4,0444115.372023%15.372023%15.4%11,26811.3k4215.196484%15.196484%15.2%2,3864312.267740%12.267740%12.3%1,6774411.708059%11.708059%11.7%3,0034511.669761%11.669761%11.7%1,6344611.369897%11.369897%11.4%1,8164710.315654%10.315654%10.3%2,0854810.112639%10.112639%10.1%1,625499.228151%9.228151%9.2%4,609507.952623%7.952623%8.0%47

Very Advanced Degrees by Place#21

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a professional or doctorate degree (e.g., MBA, PhD, or MD).
Scope: population of Polk, selected other places in Pennsylvania, and entities that contain Polk
0%5%10%15%Count#State CollegeFranklin ParkUpper St. ClairHersheyAllison ParkPittsburghMurrysvilleKing of PrussiaIndianaCarlisleWest ChesterBloomsburgMonroevilleBethel ParkNortheastHorshamMiddle AtlanticDrexel HillPhiladelphiaHermitageBethlehemUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaGreensburgWilliamsportWilkinsburgLancasterHarrisburgEastonLansdaleScrantonWillow GroveHanoverChambersburg200200Tract 200200AllentownEriePottstownPlumBaldwinPhoenixvilleNorristownJohnstownFullertonNew CastleLebanonFranklin Area School DistrictFranklinOil City Metro AreaOil City AreaVenango CountyVenangoHazletonWest MifflinLevittownWilkes-BarreAltoonaYorkChesterMcKeesportReadingPolk16.164994%16.164994%16.2%2,030113.134114%13.134114%13.1%1,279212.409693%12.409693%12.4%1,649310.249252%10.249252%10.2%1,02849.218983%9.218983%9.2%1,42057.432194%7.432194%7.4%15,15915.2k67.080661%7.080661%7.1%1,04976.510044%6.510044%6.5%95685.765725%5.765725%5.8%25395.435706%5.435706%5.4%640105.434665%5.434665%5.4%502115.013280%5.013280%5.0%302124.440190%4.440190%4.4%951134.105042%4.105042%4.1%977144.085016%4.085016%4.1%1,578,2061.58M4.004361%4.004361%4.0%404153.884861%3.884861%3.9%1,105,8831.11M3.850289%3.850289%3.9%752163.720350%3.720350%3.7%38,51538.5k173.529510%3.529510%3.5%421183.451389%3.451389%3.5%1,682193.336158%3.336158%3.3%7,127,6737.13M3.299391%3.299391%3.3%291,991292k2.957393%2.957393%3.0%295202.750671%2.750671%2.8%482212.682422%2.682422%2.7%311222.514559%2.514559%2.5%924232.441174%2.441174%2.4%748242.354900%2.354900%2.4%396252.026075%2.026075%2.0%230261.944901%1.944901%1.9%970271.853585%1.853585%1.9%198281.809241%1.809241%1.8%195291.682781%1.682781%1.7%228301.640102%1.640102%1.6%711.607050%1.607050%1.6%1,178311.599864%1.599864%1.6%1,039321.554775%1.554775%1.6%239331.544151%1.544151%1.5%309341.483475%1.483475%1.5%215351.417375%1.417375%1.4%170361.383231%1.383231%1.4%309371.328382%1.328382%1.3%186381.232825%1.232825%1.2%131391.152793%1.152793%1.2%181401.107723%1.107723%1.1%178411.103231%1.103231%1.1%1260.981713%0.981713%1.0%3790.981713%0.981713%1.0%3790.976709%0.976709%1.0%156420.955479%0.955479%1.0%141430.954661%0.954661%1.0%347440.940792%0.940792%0.9%242450.903762%0.903762%0.9%276460.814847%0.814847%0.8%209470.549179%0.549179%0.5%111480.548647%0.548647%0.5%75490.454500%0.454500%0.5%227500.000000%0.000000%0.0%0

Under-Education Sex Ratio by Place#22

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 Polk, selected other places in Pennsylvania, and entities that contain Polk
Female
Male
2x1x0x1xFM#HersheyWillow GrovePhoenixvilleBloomsburgDrexel HillAltoonaHorshamWest MifflinLansdaleWilkinsburgLevittownChesterMcKeesportWilliamsportHanoverIndianaEastonNorristownWest ChesterUnited StatesNew CastleWilkes-BarrePennsylvaniaPhiladelphiaTract 200200FranklinNortheastHarrisburgYorkLancasterScrantonMiddle AtlanticPottstownAllentownReadingErieBaldwinFullertonLebanonPlumOil City AreaVenangoMurrysvillePittsburghBethlehemHazletonBethel ParkMonroevilleUpper St. ClairJohnstownKing of PrussiaCarlisleGreensburgAllison ParkHermitageChambersburgPolkState CollegeFranklin Park-1.000000x-1.000000x1.864838x1.864838x1.86x4.215%4.21%7.860%7.86%1-1.000000x-1.000000x1.679551x1.679551x1.68x4.921%4.92%8.265%8.27%2-1.000000x-1.000000x1.677499x1.677499x1.68x5.318%5.32%8.920%8.92%3-1.000000x-1.000000x1.554008x1.554008x1.55x8.564%8.56%13.308%13.3%4-1.000000x-1.000000x1.441637x1.441637x1.44x3.503%3.50%5.049%5.05%5-1.000000x-1.000000x1.377463x1.377463x1.38x9.131%9.13%12.578%12.6%6-1.000000x-1.000000x1.348851x1.348851x1.35x6.509%6.51%8.779%8.78%7-1.000000x-1.000000x1.309286x1.309286x1.31x4.977%4.98%6.517%6.52%8-1.000000x-1.000000x1.285105x1.285105x1.29x6.413%6.41%8.242%8.24%9-1.000000x-1.000000x1.249216x1.249216x1.25x8.344%8.34%10.424%10.4%10-1.000000x-1.000000x1.219804x1.219804x1.22x7.615%7.61%9.288%9.29%11-1.000000x-1.000000x1.213737x1.213737x1.21x18.847%18.8%22.876%22.9%12-1.000000x-1.000000x1.207679x1.207679x1.21x12.567%12.6%15.177%15.2%13-1.000000x-1.000000x1.200927x1.200927x1.20x11.676%11.7%14.021%14.0%14-1.000000x-1.000000x1.168809x1.168809x1.17x13.489%13.5%15.767%15.8%15-1.000000x-1.000000x1.165598x1.165598x1.17x3.905%3.91%4.552%4.55%16-1.000000x-1.000000x1.153836x1.153836x1.15x16.364%16.4%18.882%18.9%17-1.000000x-1.000000x1.149116x1.149116x1.15x18.104%18.1%20.803%20.8%18-1.000000x-1.000000x1.135451x1.135451x1.14x7.403%7.40%8.405%8.41%19-1.000000x-1.000000x1.109070x1.109070x1.11x12.369%12.4%13.719%13.7%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.102637x1.102637x1.10x12.339%12.3%13.606%13.6%20-1.000000x-1.000000x1.098731x1.098731x1.10x16.045%16.0%17.629%17.6%21-1.000000x-1.000000x1.094514x1.094514x1.09x10.006%10.0%10.952%11.0%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.090163x1.090163x1.09x16.700%16.7%18.206%18.2%22-1.000000x-1.000000x1.079539x1.079539x1.08x12.896%12.9%13.922%13.9%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.076656x1.076656x1.08x14.052%14.1%15.129%15.1%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.074442x1.074442x1.07x11.216%11.2%12.051%12.1%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.074404x1.074404x1.07x20.537%20.5%22.065%22.1%23-1.000000x-1.000000x1.071003x1.071003x1.07x20.882%20.9%22.365%22.4%24-1.000000x-1.000000x1.066005x1.066005x1.07x23.550%23.6%25.105%25.1%25-1.000000x-1.000000x1.060972x1.060972x1.06x14.714%14.7%15.611%15.6%26-1.000000x-1.000000x1.059800x1.059800x1.06x11.972%12.0%12.688%12.7%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.055411x1.055411x1.06x13.713%13.7%14.473%14.5%27-1.000000x-1.000000x1.046856x1.046856x1.05x21.252%21.3%22.248%22.2%28-1.000000x-1.000000x1.035486x1.035486x1.04x34.011%34.0%35.218%35.2%29-1.000000x-1.000000x1.033360x1.033360x1.03x12.706%12.7%13.130%13.1%30-1.000000x-1.000000x1.029151x1.029151x1.03x6.309%6.31%6.493%6.49%31-1.000000x-1.000000x1.010593x1.010593x1.01x10.459%10.5%10.570%10.6%32-1.000000x-1.000000x1.010295x1.010295x1.01x23.588%23.6%23.831%23.8%33-1.000000x-1.000000x1.006305x1.006305x1.01x4.823%4.82%4.853%4.85%34-1.000000x-1.000000x1.003898x1.003898x1.00x11.073%11.1%11.116%11.1%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.003898x1.003898x1.00x11.073%11.1%11.116%11.1%-1.000014x-1.000014x1.00x1.000000x1.000000x3.193%3.19%3.193%3.19%35-1.054084x-1.054084x1.05x1.000000x1.000000x8.249%8.25%7.826%7.83%36-1.095064x-1.095064x1.10x1.000000x1.000000x12.822%12.8%11.709%11.7%37-1.105478x-1.105478x1.11x1.000000x1.000000x25.357%25.4%22.938%22.9%38-1.132717x-1.132717x1.13x1.000000x1.000000x4.563%4.56%4.029%4.03%39-1.138629x-1.138629x1.14x1.000000x1.000000x5.164%5.16%4.535%4.54%40-1.165296x-1.165296x1.17x1.000000x1.000000x1.419%1.42%1.218%1.22%41-1.175543x-1.175543x1.18x1.000000x1.000000x16.269%16.3%13.839%13.8%42-1.253465x-1.253465x1.25x1.000000x1.000000x5.210%5.21%4.156%4.16%43-1.257660x-1.257660x1.26x1.000000x1.000000x10.935%10.9%8.695%8.69%44-1.304698x-1.304698x1.30x1.000000x1.000000x8.186%8.19%6.274%6.27%45-1.346861x-1.346861x1.35x1.000000x1.000000x4.064%4.06%3.018%3.02%46-1.350059x-1.350059x1.35x1.000000x1.000000x6.296%6.30%4.664%4.66%47-1.383293x-1.383293x1.38x1.000000x1.000000x19.504%19.5%14.099%14.1%48-1.559172x-1.559172x1.56x1.000000x1.000000x43.590%43.6%27.957%28.0%-1.583597x-1.583597x1.58x1.000000x1.000000x3.691%3.69%2.330%2.33%49-2.643304x-2.643304x2.64x1.000000x1.000000x1.483%1.48%0.561%0.56%50

Educational Attainment by Place in the Northeast

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

No H.S. Diploma by Place#23

Percent of population 25 years of age and older without a high school diploma (or equivalent).
Scope: population of Polk, selected other places in the Northeast, and entities that contain Polk
0%10%20%30%Count#PolkReadingLawrenceCamdenPatersonTrentonFall RiverHartfordNew BedfordElizabethNewarkProvidenceBridgeportSpringfieldAllentownWaterburyLynnLowellPawtucketNew BritainRochesterNew YorkSyracuseBrocktonPhiladelphiaNew RochelleYonkersBuffaloDanburyNew HavenWorcesterScrantonFranklin Area School DistrictFranklinBostonJersey City200200Tract 200200United States of AmericaUnited StatesErieManchesterMiddle AtlanticBethlehemCliftonNortheastNorwalkOil City Metro AreaOil City AreaVenango CountyVenangoQuincyStamfordCranstonPennsylvaniaAlbanySomervilleNashuaCheektowagaWarwickPittsburghToms RiverCambridgeNewton36.209814%36.209814%36.2%21434.584042%34.584042%34.6%17,27317.3k132.468185%32.468185%32.5%15,51215.5k231.151484%31.151484%31.2%13,34013.3k328.603478%28.603478%28.6%26,13726.1k428.146549%28.146549%28.1%15,38815.4k527.914461%27.914461%27.9%17,34817.3k627.891028%27.891028%27.9%20,66020.7k727.365251%27.365251%27.4%17,71917.7k826.935430%26.935430%26.9%21,72121.7k926.717922%26.717922%26.7%47,54047.5k1023.799210%23.799210%23.8%25,05225.1k1123.641452%23.641452%23.6%22,13122.1k1222.848722%22.848722%22.8%21,31921.3k1321.725192%21.725192%21.7%15,92515.9k1420.889554%20.889554%20.9%14,52214.5k1520.689714%20.689714%20.7%12,22712.2k1620.275184%20.275184%20.3%14,22014.2k1720.122745%20.122745%20.1%9,7381819.497702%19.497702%19.5%9,1221919.239011%19.239011%19.2%25,40825.4k2019.216077%19.216077%19.2%1,124,4811.12M2119.000219%19.000219%19.0%16,47316.5k2218.575453%18.575453%18.6%11,40711.4k2317.390838%17.390838%17.4%180,039180k2417.017312%17.017312%17.0%9,1322516.804756%16.804756%16.8%22,98023.0k2616.749688%16.749688%16.7%27,74127.7k2716.719221%16.719221%16.7%9,5972816.300427%16.300427%16.3%13,24113.2k2915.555125%15.555125%15.6%18,48418.5k3015.146168%15.146168%15.1%7,5543114.569652%14.569652%14.6%1,66414.325556%14.325556%14.3%63,64263.6k3214.106563%14.106563%14.1%25,82725.8k3313.398013%13.398013%13.4%58013.020590%13.020590%13.0%27,818,38027.8M12.909782%12.909782%12.9%8,3843412.589518%12.589518%12.6%9,6163512.313400%12.313400%12.3%3,505,1913.51M12.295317%12.295317%12.3%5,9923612.152631%12.152631%12.2%7,1853711.614335%11.614335%11.6%4,487,0854.49M11.588323%11.588323%11.6%7,1693811.094130%11.094130%11.1%4,28311.094130%11.094130%11.1%4,28311.019146%11.019146%11.0%7,6953910.953993%10.953993%11.0%9,8074010.873017%10.873017%10.9%6,2314110.459911%10.459911%10.5%925,686926k10.256196%10.256196%10.3%6,1454210.244109%10.244109%10.2%6,043439.642857%9.642857%9.6%5,913449.172415%9.172415%9.2%5,013458.596440%8.596440%8.6%5,293468.043576%8.043576%8.0%16,40616.4k477.699536%7.699536%7.7%4,834485.858411%5.858411%5.9%4,275492.909820%2.909820%2.9%1,68450

Bachelor's Degrees by Place#24

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..
Scope: population of Polk, selected other places in the Northeast, and entities that contain Polk
0%20%40%60%Count#NewtonCambridgeSomervilleStamfordBostonJersey CityNew RochelleQuincyNorwalkPittsburghAlbanyNew YorkNashuaNortheastNew HavenMiddle AtlanticWarwickYonkersCliftonToms RiverDanburyCranstonUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWorcesterProvidencePennsylvaniaManchesterSyracuseBethlehemPhiladelphiaBuffaloRochesterLowellCheektowagaErieScrantonLynnPawtucket200200Tract 200200Franklin Area School DistrictFranklinNew BritainBridgeportSpringfieldBrocktonHartfordOil City Metro AreaOil City AreaVenango CountyVenangoNew BedfordAllentownWaterburyFall RiverNewarkTrentonElizabethLawrencePatersonReadingCamdenPolk76.650597%76.650597%76.7%44,36044.4k174.864332%74.864332%74.9%54,63054.6k258.579420%58.579420%58.6%34,55634.6k347.268483%47.268483%47.3%42,31942.3k446.377869%46.377869%46.4%206,036206k544.105197%44.105197%44.1%80,75080.8k643.527198%43.527198%43.5%23,35823.4k742.147695%42.147695%42.1%29,43329.4k841.568602%41.568602%41.6%25,71625.7k940.731207%40.731207%40.7%83,07783.1k1037.277810%37.277810%37.3%22,33522.3k1136.220225%36.220225%36.2%2,119,5252.12M1234.928245%34.928245%34.9%21,41821.4k1334.780899%34.780899%34.8%13,437,26113.4M34.235698%34.235698%34.2%27,81027.8k1433.644618%33.644618%33.6%9,577,4379.58M32.470928%32.470928%32.5%19,99320.0k1532.032147%32.032147%32.0%43,80343.8k1631.280551%31.280551%31.3%18,49418.5k1731.118296%31.118296%31.1%19,53719.5k1831.091793%31.091793%31.1%17,84717.8k1930.636746%30.636746%30.6%17,55717.6k2030.315023%30.315023%30.3%64,767,78764.8M29.720018%29.720018%29.7%35,31635.3k2129.442164%29.442164%29.4%30,99231.0k2229.333279%29.333279%29.3%2,595,9502.60M27.975544%27.975544%28.0%21,36821.4k2326.804231%26.804231%26.8%23,23923.2k2426.636435%26.636435%26.6%12,98113.0k2526.349720%26.349720%26.3%272,786273k2625.263101%25.263101%25.3%41,84141.8k2723.661076%23.661076%23.7%31,24831.2k2822.302702%22.302702%22.3%15,64215.6k2922.035387%22.035387%22.0%12,04312.0k3021.735984%21.735984%21.7%14,11614.1k3121.568352%21.568352%21.6%10,75710.8k3219.566137%19.566137%19.6%11,56311.6k3319.027545%19.027545%19.0%9,2083418.456918%18.456918%18.5%79918.343403%18.343403%18.3%2,09518.114780%18.114780%18.1%8,4753517.869695%17.869695%17.9%16,72816.7k3617.800761%17.800761%17.8%16,60916.6k3717.271084%17.271084%17.3%10,60610.6k3816.703567%16.703567%16.7%12,37312.4k3916.510387%16.510387%16.5%6,37416.510387%16.510387%16.5%6,37415.806950%15.806950%15.8%10,23510.2k4015.372023%15.372023%15.4%11,26811.3k4115.070917%15.070917%15.1%10,47710.5k4214.396511%14.396511%14.4%8,9474313.654578%13.654578%13.7%24,29624.3k4411.898447%11.898447%11.9%6,5054511.763247%11.763247%11.8%9,4864611.170881%11.170881%11.2%5,3374710.403055%10.403055%10.4%9,506489.228151%9.228151%9.2%4,609498.194195%8.194195%8.2%3,509507.952623%7.952623%8.0%47

Very Advanced Degrees by Place#25

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a professional or doctorate degree (e.g., MBA, PhD, or MD).
Scope: population of Polk, selected other places in the Northeast, and entities that contain Polk
0%5%10%15%20%Count#NewtonCambridgeNew HavenSomervilleNew RochellePittsburghBostonStamfordProvidenceAlbanyNew YorkNorwalkJersey CitySyracuseNortheastMiddle AtlanticPhiladelphiaQuincyWorcesterBethlehemYonkersCranstonCliftonUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaBuffaloDanburyRochesterWarwickToms RiverHartfordNashuaPawtucketLowellScrantonManchesterBridgeport200200Tract 200200AllentownErieSpringfieldNew BritainFall RiverCheektowagaLynnWaterburyNew BedfordFranklin Area School DistrictFranklinTrentonNewarkElizabethBrocktonOil City Metro AreaOil City AreaVenango CountyVenangoCamdenLawrencePatersonReadingPolk22.416325%22.416325%22.4%12,97313.0k119.696596%19.696596%19.7%14,37314.4k28.607551%8.607551%8.6%6,99238.599763%8.599763%8.6%5,07348.001789%8.001789%8.0%4,29457.432194%7.432194%7.4%15,15915.2k67.340604%7.340604%7.3%32,61132.6k75.972366%5.972366%6.0%5,34785.846253%5.846253%5.8%6,15495.285822%5.285822%5.3%3,167104.490298%4.490298%4.5%262,762263k114.364412%4.364412%4.4%2,700124.296365%4.296365%4.3%7,866134.250337%4.250337%4.3%3,685144.085016%4.085016%4.1%1,578,2061.58M3.884861%3.884861%3.9%1,105,8831.11M3.720350%3.720350%3.7%38,51538.5k153.698824%3.698824%3.7%2,583163.571519%3.571519%3.6%4,244173.451389%3.451389%3.5%1,682183.426766%3.426766%3.4%4,686193.343396%3.343396%3.3%1,916203.342185%3.342185%3.3%1,976213.336158%3.336158%3.3%7,127,6737.13M3.299391%3.299391%3.3%291,991292k3.202492%3.202492%3.2%5,304223.020853%3.020853%3.0%1,734232.719873%2.719873%2.7%3,592242.715520%2.715520%2.7%1,672252.714111%2.714111%2.7%1,704262.259902%2.259902%2.3%1,674272.075995%2.075995%2.1%1,273282.029219%2.029219%2.0%982291.961931%1.961931%2.0%1,376301.944901%1.944901%1.9%970311.813278%1.813278%1.8%1,385321.680358%1.680358%1.7%1,573331.640102%1.640102%1.6%711.607050%1.607050%1.6%1,178341.599864%1.599864%1.6%1,039351.501527%1.501527%1.5%1,401361.462007%1.462007%1.5%684371.226125%1.226125%1.2%762381.209449%1.209449%1.2%661391.189570%1.189570%1.2%703401.165166%1.165166%1.2%810411.153668%1.153668%1.2%747421.103231%1.103231%1.1%1261.091987%1.091987%1.1%597431.070628%1.070628%1.1%1,905441.051574%1.051574%1.1%848451.035679%1.035679%1.0%636460.981713%0.981713%1.0%3790.981713%0.981713%1.0%3790.684212%0.684212%0.7%293470.640489%0.640489%0.6%306480.572354%0.572354%0.6%523490.454500%0.454500%0.5%227500.000000%0.000000%0.0%0

Under-Education Sex Ratio by Place#26

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 Polk, selected other places in the Northeast, and entities that contain Polk
Female
Male
1x0x1xFM#TrentonStamfordSpringfieldNew RochelleDanburyWarwickNashuaNewarkBridgeportNewtonNew BedfordWorcesterUnited StatesManchesterPennsylvaniaRochesterPhiladelphiaNew HavenYonkersSyracuseTract 200200ElizabethFranklinNortheastNorwalkScrantonMiddle AtlanticCranstonProvidenceNew BritainToms RiverCamdenWaterburyAllentownLynnHartfordReadingErieLawrencePawtucketPatersonFall RiverOil City AreaVenangoNew YorkAlbanyBrocktonBostonBuffaloPittsburghLowellSomervilleBethlehemJersey CityQuincyCheektowagaCliftonCambridgePolk-1.000000x-1.000000x1.320296x1.320296x1.32x24.167%24.2%31.908%31.9%1-1.000000x-1.000000x1.289374x1.289374x1.29x9.609%9.61%12.390%12.4%2-1.000000x-1.000000x1.257718x1.257718x1.26x20.468%20.5%25.743%25.7%3-1.000000x-1.000000x1.254711x1.254711x1.25x15.159%15.2%19.020%19.0%4-1.000000x-1.000000x1.235499x1.235499x1.24x14.991%15.0%18.522%18.5%5-1.000000x-1.000000x1.169616x1.169616x1.17x7.966%7.97%9.318%9.32%6-1.000000x-1.000000x1.169494x1.169494x1.17x8.913%8.91%10.424%10.4%7-1.000000x-1.000000x1.160031x1.160031x1.16x24.796%24.8%28.764%28.8%8-1.000000x-1.000000x1.126520x1.126520x1.13x22.316%22.3%25.139%25.1%9-1.000000x-1.000000x1.121486x1.121486x1.12x2.755%2.76%3.090%3.09%10-1.000000x-1.000000x1.111286x1.111286x1.11x26.024%26.0%28.920%28.9%11-1.000000x-1.000000x1.110069x1.110069x1.11x14.771%14.8%16.397%16.4%12-1.000000x-1.000000x1.109070x1.109070x1.11x12.369%12.4%13.719%13.7%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.097386x1.097386x1.10x12.006%12.0%13.176%13.2%13-1.000000x-1.000000x1.094514x1.094514x1.09x10.006%10.0%10.952%11.0%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.092586x1.092586x1.09x18.427%18.4%20.133%20.1%14-1.000000x-1.000000x1.090163x1.090163x1.09x16.700%16.7%18.206%18.2%15-1.000000x-1.000000x1.085150x1.085150x1.09x15.699%15.7%17.035%17.0%16-1.000000x-1.000000x1.083417x1.083417x1.08x16.184%16.2%17.534%17.5%17-1.000000x-1.000000x1.079690x1.079690x1.08x18.321%18.3%19.780%19.8%18-1.000000x-1.000000x1.079539x1.079539x1.08x12.896%12.9%13.922%13.9%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.077654x1.077654x1.08x25.951%26.0%27.966%28.0%19-1.000000x-1.000000x1.076656x1.076656x1.08x14.052%14.1%15.129%15.1%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.074442x1.074442x1.07x11.216%11.2%12.051%12.1%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.073759x1.073759x1.07x11.199%11.2%12.025%12.0%20-1.000000x-1.000000x1.060972x1.060972x1.06x14.714%14.7%15.611%15.6%21-1.000000x-1.000000x1.059800x1.059800x1.06x11.972%12.0%12.688%12.7%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.057815x1.057815x1.06x10.578%10.6%11.190%11.2%22-1.000000x-1.000000x1.056204x1.056204x1.06x23.167%23.2%24.469%24.5%23-1.000000x-1.000000x1.052248x1.052248x1.05x19.028%19.0%20.022%20.0%24-1.000000x-1.000000x1.048066x1.048066x1.05x7.526%7.53%7.888%7.89%25-1.000000x-1.000000x1.047386x1.047386x1.05x30.494%30.5%31.938%31.9%26-1.000000x-1.000000x1.047067x1.047067x1.05x20.442%20.4%21.404%21.4%27-1.000000x-1.000000x1.046856x1.046856x1.05x21.252%21.3%22.248%22.2%28-1.000000x-1.000000x1.040899x1.040899x1.04x20.290%20.3%21.120%21.1%29-1.000000x-1.000000x1.039426x1.039426x1.04x27.388%27.4%28.468%28.5%30-1.000000x-1.000000x1.035486x1.035486x1.04x34.011%34.0%35.218%35.2%31-1.000000x-1.000000x1.033360x1.033360x1.03x12.706%12.7%13.130%13.1%32-1.000000x-1.000000x1.025440x1.025440x1.03x32.084%32.1%32.900%32.9%33-1.000000x-1.000000x1.025433x1.025433x1.03x19.875%19.9%20.381%20.4%34-1.000000x-1.000000x1.016806x1.016806x1.02x28.378%28.4%28.855%28.9%35-1.000000x-1.000000x1.006087x1.006087x1.01x27.837%27.8%28.006%28.0%36-1.000000x-1.000000x1.003898x1.003898x1.00x11.073%11.1%11.116%11.1%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.003898x1.003898x1.00x11.073%11.1%11.116%11.1%-1.008034x-1.008034x1.01x1.000000x1.000000x19.287%19.3%19.134%19.1%37-1.015553x-1.015553x1.02x1.000000x1.000000x10.330%10.3%10.172%10.2%38-1.016098x-1.016098x1.02x1.000000x1.000000x18.712%18.7%18.416%18.4%39-1.022333x-1.022333x1.02x1.000000x1.000000x14.476%14.5%14.159%14.2%40-1.048932x-1.048932x1.05x1.000000x1.000000x17.120%17.1%16.322%16.3%41-1.054084x-1.054084x1.05x1.000000x1.000000x8.249%8.25%7.826%7.83%42-1.082021x-1.082021x1.08x1.000000x1.000000x21.048%21.0%19.452%19.5%43-1.082122x-1.082122x1.08x1.000000x1.000000x10.642%10.6%9.834%9.83%44-1.095064x-1.095064x1.10x1.000000x1.000000x12.822%12.8%11.709%11.7%45-1.106483x-1.106483x1.11x1.000000x1.000000x14.808%14.8%13.383%13.4%46-1.113634x-1.113634x1.11x1.000000x1.000000x11.579%11.6%10.397%10.4%47-1.131351x-1.131351x1.13x1.000000x1.000000x9.698%9.70%8.572%8.57%48-1.138129x-1.138129x1.14x1.000000x1.000000x12.893%12.9%11.328%11.3%49-1.302480x-1.302480x1.30x1.000000x1.000000x6.597%6.60%5.065%5.06%50-1.559172x-1.559172x1.56x1.000000x1.000000x43.590%43.6%27.957%28.0%

Educational Attainment by Place in the United States

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

No H.S. Diploma by Place#27

Percent of population 25 years of age and older without a high school diploma (or equivalent).
Scope: population of Polk, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Polk
0%10%20%30%Count#PolkMiamiFresnoDallasLos AngelesHoustonClevelandEl PasoDetroitLong BeachOaklandNew YorkPhoenixFort WorthSan AntonioMilwaukeePhiladelphiaSan JoseChicagoBaltimoreLas VegasSacramentoMemphisTucsonArlingtonOklahoma CityFranklin Area School DistrictFranklinIndianapolisBostonDenver200200Tract 200200TulsaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNashville-DavidsonWichitaSan FranciscoSan DiegoMiddle AtlanticMesaOmahaAustinLouisvilleNortheastCharlotteJacksonvilleColumbusOil City Metro AreaOil City AreaVenango CountyVenangoMinneapolisAlbuquerqueKansas CityAtlantaPennsylvaniaWashingtonRaleighPortlandVirginia BeachVirginia BchColorado SpringsColorado SpgsSeattle36.209814%36.209814%36.2%21425.837701%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%59,32459.3k2514.569652%14.569652%14.6%1,66414.507103%14.507103%14.5%80,02880.0k2614.325556%14.325556%14.3%63,64263.6k2713.638703%13.638703%13.6%63,86563.9k2813.398013%13.398013%13.4%58013.030453%13.030453%13.0%33,97034.0k2913.020590%13.020590%13.0%27,818,38027.8M12.757874%12.757874%12.8%55,74455.7k3012.568464%12.568464%12.6%31,23131.2k3112.559735%12.559735%12.6%84,02484.0k3212.495849%12.495849%12.5%115,528116k3312.313400%12.313400%12.3%3,505,1913.51M12.217042%12.217042%12.2%37,94137.9k3412.198899%12.198899%12.2%35,05035.1k3512.000833%12.000833%12.0%73,14773.1k3611.956157%11.956157%12.0%49,49049.5k3711.614335%11.614335%11.6%4,487,0854.49M11.553484%11.553484%11.6%61,37861.4k3811.488796%11.488796%11.5%65,89165.9k3911.226988%11.226988%11.2%61,30861.3k4011.094130%11.094130%11.1%4,28311.094130%11.094130%11.1%4,28310.958428%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%32,40032.4k4410.459911%10.459911%10.5%925,686926k10.045421%10.045421%10.0%46,51046.5k458.738650%8.738650%8.7%25,06025.1k468.420098%8.420098%8.4%38,17938.2k476.790677%6.790677%6.8%20,44720.4k486.610646%6.610646%6.6%19,21119.2k496.099576%6.099576%6.1%30,04230.0k50

Bachelor's Degrees by Place#28

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..
Scope: population of Polk, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Polk
0%20%40%60%Count#SeattleWashingtonSan FranciscoRaleighAtlantaAustinMinneapolisPortlandBostonDenverSan DiegoCharlotteSan JoseOaklandColorado SpringsColorado SpgsNashville-DavidsonChicagoNew YorkColumbusNortheastOmahaVirginia BeachVirginia BchAlbuquerqueMiddle AtlanticKansas CityLos AngelesHoustonDallasTulsaSacramentoUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesBaltimoreLong BeachOklahoma CityPennsylvaniaArlingtonIndianapolisWichitaLouisvilleFort WorthPhoenixJacksonvillePhiladelphiaTucsonMesaSan AntonioMemphisMiamiEl PasoMilwaukeeLas VegasFresno200200Tract 200200Franklin Area School DistrictFranklinOil City Metro AreaOil City AreaVenango CountyVenangoClevelandDetroitPolk60.416303%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%190,111190k1934.780899%34.780899%34.8%13,437,26113.4M34.651487%34.651487%34.7%99,56199.6k2034.242322%34.242322%34.2%103,105103k2133.751907%33.751907%33.8%126,087126k2233.644618%33.644618%33.6%9,577,4379.58M32.996107%32.996107%33.0%104,434104k2332.470816%32.470816%32.5%858,793859k2431.153001%31.153001%31.2%448,711449k2531.010808%31.010808%31.0%253,932254k2630.736449%30.736449%30.7%80,12980.1k2730.677965%30.677965%30.7%97,97198.0k2830.315023%30.315023%30.3%64,767,78764.8M29.719611%29.719611%29.7%125,423125k2929.497525%29.497525%29.5%90,03590.0k3029.343627%29.343627%29.3%118,050118k3129.333279%29.333279%29.3%2,595,9502.60M29.302594%29.302594%29.3%70,52970.5k3228.985384%28.985384%29.0%159,897160k3328.877567%28.877567%28.9%71,75771.8k3428.252913%28.252913%28.3%116,947117k3527.594445%27.594445%27.6%138,366138k3627.352542%27.352542%27.4%267,960268k3727.049958%27.049958%27.0%155,138155k3826.349720%26.349720%26.3%272,786273k3925.763345%25.763345%25.8%84,44484.4k4025.634825%25.634825%25.6%79,61179.6k4125.248199%25.248199%25.2%229,595230k4225.090708%25.090708%25.1%104,558105k4324.957211%24.957211%25.0%79,76279.8k4423.604502%23.604502%23.6%98,11498.1k4523.517740%23.517740%23.5%85,81285.8k4622.410206%22.410206%22.4%92,20592.2k4720.457660%20.457660%20.5%62,24162.2k4818.456918%18.456918%18.5%79918.343403%18.343403%18.3%2,09516.510387%16.510387%16.5%6,37416.510387%16.510387%16.5%6,37416.073076%16.073076%16.1%40,94640.9k4913.833543%13.833543%13.8%59,72359.7k507.952623%7.952623%8.0%47

Very Advanced Degrees by Place#29

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a professional or doctorate degree (e.g., MBA, PhD, or MD).
Scope: population of Polk, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Polk
0%5%10%Count#WashingtonSeattleSan FranciscoBostonAtlantaSan DiegoMinneapolisOaklandPortlandDenverAustinBaltimoreRaleighAlbuquerqueNashville-DavidsonNew YorkChicagoNortheastMiamiOmahaHoustonLos AngelesSacramentoMiddle AtlanticDallasPhiladelphiaSan JoseCharlotteKansas CityTulsaColumbusMemphisUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesColorado SpringsColorado SpgsPennsylvaniaLouisvilleLong BeachIndianapolisOklahoma CityTucsonVirginia BeachVirginia BchPhoenixSan AntonioWichitaLas VegasFresnoArlingtonJacksonvilleFort WorthMesaMilwaukeeClevelandEl Paso200200Tract 200200DetroitFranklin Area School DistrictFranklinOil City Metro AreaOil City AreaVenango CountyVenangoPolk12.461852%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%82,18982.2k174.085016%4.085016%4.1%1,578,2061.58M4.063580%4.063580%4.1%12,98713.0k184.059919%4.059919%4.1%11,66511.7k194.001816%4.001816%4.0%57,64057.6k203.968028%3.968028%4.0%104,947105k213.936083%3.936083%3.9%12,57012.6k223.884861%3.884861%3.9%1,105,8831.11M3.855041%3.855041%3.9%31,56731.6k233.720350%3.720350%3.7%38,51538.5k243.718608%3.718608%3.7%25,28225.3k253.490252%3.490252%3.5%18,54218.5k263.435344%3.435344%3.4%10,87310.9k273.421980%3.421980%3.4%8,921283.353556%3.353556%3.4%18,31318.3k293.351171%3.351171%3.4%13,96514.0k303.336158%3.336158%3.3%7,127,6737.13M3.304119%3.304119%3.3%9,602313.299391%3.299391%3.3%291,991292k3.276890%3.276890%3.3%13,56413.6k323.202514%3.202514%3.2%9,775333.103434%3.103434%3.1%17,12017.1k343.057653%3.057653%3.1%12,30112.3k353.025921%3.025921%3.0%9,918362.952136%2.952136%3.0%8,889372.945022%2.945022%2.9%28,85128.9k382.604272%2.604272%2.6%23,68223.7k392.519246%2.519246%2.5%6,260402.506307%2.506307%2.5%10,31210.3k412.504906%2.504906%2.5%7,621422.314576%2.314576%2.3%5,571432.288483%2.288483%2.3%13,12513.1k442.234224%2.234224%2.2%11,20311.2k452.055977%2.055977%2.1%6,385462.043126%2.043126%2.0%7,455471.927780%1.927780%1.9%4,911481.889534%1.889534%1.9%7,854491.640102%1.640102%1.6%711.318660%1.318660%1.3%5,693501.103231%1.103231%1.1%1260.981713%0.981713%1.0%3790.981713%0.981713%1.0%3790.000000%0.000000%0.0%0

Under-Education Sex Ratio by Place#30

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 Polk, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Polk
Female
Male
1x0x1xFM#CharlotteMemphisDetroitOmahaTulsaBaltimoreRaleighNashville-DavidsonOklahoma CityJacksonvilleDallasMilwaukeeIndianapolisFresnoArlingtonUnited StatesKansas CityMesaHoustonPennsylvaniaPhiladelphiaTract 200200FranklinAtlantaNortheastFort WorthChicagoWashingtonPhoenixMiddle AtlanticWichitaColumbusDenverColorado SpgsAustinClevelandOaklandPortlandAlbuquerqueLouisvilleLas VegasSan AntonioOil City AreaVenangoLos AngelesNew YorkSacramentoTucsonBostonMiamiVirginia BchLong BeachSeattleMinneapolisSan JoseSan DiegoSan FranciscoEl PasoPolk-1.000000x-1.000000x1.285784x1.285784x1.29x10.185%10.2%13.096%13.1%1-1.000000x-1.000000x1.248135x1.248135x1.25x14.368%14.4%17.933%17.9%2-1.000000x-1.000000x1.237056x1.237056x1.24x18.951%19.0%23.443%23.4%3-1.000000x-1.000000x1.230289x1.230289x1.23x10.968%11.0%13.494%13.5%4-1.000000x-1.000000x1.199749x1.199749x1.20x11.899%11.9%14.276%14.3%5-1.000000x-1.000000x1.179669x1.179669x1.18x15.289%15.3%18.036%18.0%6-1.000000x-1.000000x1.169980x1.169980x1.17x8.091%8.09%9.466%9.47%7-1.000000x-1.000000x1.167676x1.167676x1.17x11.816%11.8%13.798%13.8%8-1.000000x-1.000000x1.154612x1.154612x1.15x13.719%13.7%15.840%15.8%9-1.000000x-1.000000x1.131088x1.131088x1.13x10.820%10.8%12.238%12.2%10-1.000000x-1.000000x1.124677x1.124677x1.12x23.229%23.2%26.125%26.1%11-1.000000x-1.000000x1.123984x1.123984x1.12x16.526%16.5%18.574%18.6%12-1.000000x-1.000000x1.121475x1.121475x1.12x13.722%13.7%15.389%15.4%13-1.000000x-1.000000x1.120269x1.120269x1.12x23.378%23.4%26.190%26.2%14-1.000000x-1.000000x1.111038x1.111038x1.11x14.627%14.6%16.251%16.3%15-1.000000x-1.000000x1.109070x1.109070x1.11x12.369%12.4%13.719%13.7%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.107254x1.107254x1.11x10.323%10.3%11.430%11.4%16-1.000000x-1.000000x1.105053x1.105053x1.11x11.622%11.6%12.843%12.8%17-1.000000x-1.000000x1.097123x1.097123x1.10x21.595%21.6%23.693%23.7%18-1.000000x-1.000000x1.094514x1.094514x1.09x10.006%10.0%10.952%11.0%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.090163x1.090163x1.09x16.700%16.7%18.206%18.2%19-1.000000x-1.000000x1.079539x1.079539x1.08x12.896%12.9%13.922%13.9%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.076656x1.076656x1.08x14.052%14.1%15.129%15.1%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.074487x1.074487x1.07x10.167%10.2%10.924%10.9%20-1.000000x-1.000000x1.074442x1.074442x1.07x11.216%11.2%12.051%12.1%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.069330x1.069330x1.07x18.151%18.2%19.410%19.4%21-1.000000x-1.000000x1.068021x1.068021x1.07x16.372%16.4%17.486%17.5%22-1.000000x-1.000000x1.064309x1.064309x1.06x9.751%9.75%10.378%10.4%23-1.000000x-1.000000x1.059952x1.059952x1.06x18.515%18.5%19.625%19.6%24-1.000000x-1.000000x1.059800x1.059800x1.06x11.972%12.0%12.688%12.7%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.059528x1.059528x1.06x12.215%12.2%12.942%12.9%25-1.000000x-1.000000x1.050970x1.050970x1.05x10.959%11.0%11.517%11.5%26-1.000000x-1.000000x1.049933x1.049933x1.05x13.307%13.3%13.971%14.0%27-1.000000x-1.000000x1.048749x1.048749x1.05x6.458%6.46%6.773%6.77%28-1.000000x-1.000000x1.047773x1.047773x1.05x11.718%11.7%12.278%12.3%29-1.000000x-1.000000x1.046686x1.046686x1.05x21.119%21.1%22.105%22.1%30-1.000000x-1.000000x1.042411x1.042411x1.04x19.085%19.1%19.895%19.9%31-1.000000x-1.000000x1.041833x1.041833x1.04x8.250%8.25%8.595%8.60%32-1.000000x-1.000000x1.036592x1.036592x1.04x10.750%10.7%11.143%11.1%33-1.000000x-1.000000x1.031168x1.031168x1.03x11.783%11.8%12.150%12.1%34-1.000000x-1.000000x1.023411x1.023411x1.02x16.265%16.3%16.645%16.6%35-1.000000x-1.000000x1.008755x1.008755x1.01x18.321%18.3%18.481%18.5%36-1.000000x-1.000000x1.003898x1.003898x1.00x11.073%11.1%11.116%11.1%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.003898x1.003898x1.00x11.073%11.1%11.116%11.1%-1.003003x-1.003003x1.00x1.000000x1.000000x24.090%24.1%24.018%24.0%37-1.008034x-1.008034x1.01x1.000000x1.000000x19.287%19.3%19.134%19.1%38-1.013246x-1.013246x1.01x1.000000x1.000000x16.379%16.4%16.165%16.2%39-1.018801x-1.018801x1.02x1.000000x1.000000x15.729%15.7%15.439%15.4%40-1.022333x-1.022333x1.02x1.000000x1.000000x14.476%14.5%14.159%14.2%41-1.026397x-1.026397x1.03x1.000000x1.000000x26.169%26.2%25.496%25.5%42-1.030721x-1.030721x1.03x1.000000x1.000000x6.889%6.89%6.684%6.68%43-1.053107x-1.053107x1.05x1.000000x1.000000x21.061%21.1%19.999%20.0%44-1.067235x-1.067235x1.07x1.000000x1.000000x6.299%6.30%5.902%5.90%45-1.092939x-1.092939x1.09x1.000000x1.000000x11.450%11.4%10.476%10.5%46-1.121139x-1.121139x1.12x1.000000x1.000000x18.091%18.1%16.136%16.1%47-1.220587x-1.220587x1.22x1.000000x1.000000x13.727%13.7%11.246%11.2%48-1.228758x-1.228758x1.23x1.000000x1.000000x13.883%13.9%11.298%11.3%49-1.271847x-1.271847x1.27x1.000000x1.000000x23.770%23.8%18.690%18.7%50-1.559172x-1.559172x1.56x1.000000x1.000000x43.590%43.6%27.957%28.0%

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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