Educational Attainment in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania (City)

Educational Attainment#1

Highest level of education among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of Pennsylvania and Wilkes-Barre
Wilkes-Barre
Pennsylvania
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%CountHigher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma222.575127%37.380650%22.575127%22.6%5,80760.634452%52.159439%60.634452%60.6%15,59715.6k16.790421%10.459911%16.790421%16.8%4,319
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 Pennsylvania at large.
Scope: population of Pennsylvania and Wilkes-Barre
-50%0%+50%%ref.Higher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2-39.607452%-39.607452%-39.6%22.575%22.6%37.381%37.4%16.248282%16.248282%+16.2%60.634%60.6%52.159%52.2%60.521646%60.521646%+60.5%16.790%16.8%10.460%10.5%
% percentage with given level in Wilkes-Barre
ref. percentage with given level in Pennsylvania
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 Pennsylvania and Wilkes-Barre
Wilkes-Barre
Pennsylvania
0%10%20%30%40%CountDoctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None0.458733%1.398612%0.458733%0.5%1180.482059%1.900779%0.482059%0.5%1244.167477%8.202617%4.167477%4.2%1,07210.613070%17.831271%10.613070%10.6%2,7306.853788%8.047372%6.853788%6.9%1,76318.951911%16.189898%18.951911%19.0%4,87541.682541%35.969541%41.682541%41.7%10,72210.7k11.281732%7.016992%11.281732%11.3%2,9023.782607%2.452687%3.782607%3.8%9731.726082%0.990232%1.726082%1.7%444
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 Pennsylvania at large.
Scope: population of Pennsylvania and Wilkes-Barre
-50%0%+50%%ref.Doctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None-67.200806%-67.200806%-67.2%0.459%0.46%1.399%1.40%-74.638877%-74.638877%-74.6%0.482%0.48%1.901%1.90%-49.193332%-49.193332%-49.2%4.167%4.17%8.203%8.20%-40.480574%-40.480574%-40.5%10.613%10.6%17.831%17.8%-14.831964%-14.831964%-14.8%6.854%6.85%8.047%8.05%17.060103%17.060103%+17.1%18.952%19.0%16.190%16.2%15.882882%15.882882%+15.9%41.683%41.7%35.970%36.0%60.777325%60.777325%+60.8%11.282%11.3%7.017%7.02%54.222997%54.222997%+54.2%3.783%3.78%2.453%2.45%74.310854%74.310854%+74.3%1.726%1.73%0.990%0.99%
% percentage with given level in Wilkes-Barre
ref. percentage with given level in Pennsylvania
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 Pennsylvania and Wilkes-Barre
More Females More Males
Pennsylvania
Wilkes-Barre
10%0%FMHigher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2-15.863376%-4.560545%-15.863376%16%24.130%24.1%20.826%20.8%2.874347%1.388617%2.874347%3%59.825%59.8%61.545%61.5%9.873133%9.451432%9.873133%10%16.045%16.0%17.629%17.6%
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 Pennsylvania and Wilkes-Barre
More Females More Males
Pennsylvania
Wilkes-Barre
0%100%200%FMDoctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None-87.136221%-87.136221%87%57.277900%0.587%0.59%0.314%0.31%210.224425%67.339673%210.224425%210%0.242%0.24%0.752%0.75%-10.879192%-25.508290%-10.879192%11%4.369%4.37%3.941%3.94%12.994558%1.781828%12.994558%13%10.001%10.0%11.301%11.3%-97.604901%-24.190688%-97.604901%98%8.929%8.93%4.519%4.52%-1.248666%4.016021%4.016021%4%18.600%18.6%19.347%19.3%2.359231%2.590499%2.359231%2%41.225%41.2%42.197%42.2%15.007655%11.348098%15.007655%15%10.538%10.5%12.119%12.1%0.461140%4.944278%0.461140%0%3.774%3.77%3.792%3.79%-0.855627%-0.855627%1%7.543480%1.733%1.73%1.718%1.72%
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 Pennsylvania and Wilkes-Barre
Wilkes-Barre
Pennsylvania
0%5%10%15%20%25%B.X.Total65+45-6435-4425-346.144035%10.913551%6.144035%6.1%3956,42910.666086%16.865479%10.666086%10.7%9809,18812.122620%21.390945%12.122620%12.1%5224,30614.362069%25.667996%14.362069%14.4%8335,800
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 Pennsylvania at large.
Scope: population of Pennsylvania and Wilkes-Barre
40%30%20%10%0%%ref.65+45-6435-4425-34-43.702697%-43.702697%43.7%6.144%6.14%10.914%10.9%-36.757882%-36.757882%36.8%10.666%10.7%16.865%16.9%-43.328265%-43.328265%43.3%12.123%12.1%21.391%21.4%-44.046784%-44.046784%44.0%14.362%14.4%25.668%25.7%
% percentage in Wilkes-Barre with a Bachelor's degree
ref percentage in Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania and Wilkes-Barre
More Females More Males
Pennsylvania
Wilkes-Barre
0%20%40%60%FM65+45-6435-4425-3465.621257%48.146285%65.621257%65.6%4.893%4.89%8.104%8.10%-1.611215%7.755692%7.755692%7.8%10.288%10.3%11.086%11.1%-13.376744%-13.407421%-13.376744%13.4%12.884%12.9%11.364%11.4%-3.109952%-14.972366%-3.109952%3.1%14.596%14.6%14.156%14.2%
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 Pennsylvania and Wilkes-Barre
Wilkes-Barre
Pennsylvania
$0k$20k$40k$60kCount%Graduate Degree1Bachelor's DegreeSome CollegeH.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2Total$51,838.000000$67,339.000000$51,838.000000$51.8k1,3145.108%5.11%$32,923.000000$50,699.000000$32,923.000000$32.9k2,73010.613%10.6%$27,864.000000$35,468.000000$27,864.000000$27.9k6,63825.806%25.8%$24,248.000000$30,152.000000$24,248.000000$24.2k10,72210.7k41.683%41.7%$17,868.000000$21,932.000000$17,868.000000$17.9k4,31916.790%16.8%$26,680.000000$37,795.000000$26,680.000000$26.7k25,72325.7k100.000%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 Pennsylvania and Wilkes-Barre
Female Male
Pennsylvania
Wilkes-Barre
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
$50k$0k$50kFMGraduate Degree1Bachelor's DegreeSome CollegeH.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2Total$-46,818.000000$-8,481.000000$-57,231.000000$-55,299.000000$55.3k$46,818.000000$57,231.000000$27,280.000000$46,818.000000$46.8k708606$-29,688.000000$-41,702.000000$-29,688.000000$29.7k$29,688.000000$6,562.000000$41,702.000000$19,341.000000$36,250.000000$36.3k1,3621,368$-26,458.000000$-29,874.000000$-26,458.000000$26.5k$26,458.000000$4,029.000000$29,874.000000$12,923.000000$30,487.000000$30.5k3,7492,889$-21,158.000000$-23,140.000000$-21,158.000000$21.2k$21,158.000000$7,280.000000$23,140.000000$13,465.000000$28,438.000000$28.4k5,6145,108$-14,117.000000$-15,758.000000$-14,117.000000$14.1k$14,117.000000$7,981.000000$15,758.000000$10,986.000000$22,098.000000$22.1k2,1852,134$-23,894.000000$-31,208.000000$-23,894.000000$23.9k$23,894.000000$6,648.000000$31,208.000000$13,948.000000$30,542.000000$30.5k13,61813.6k12,10512.1k
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 Pennsylvania and Wilkes-Barre
Wilkes-Barre
Pennsylvania
0%20%40%60%CountBachelor's Degree1Some College2H.S. Diploma3No H.S. Diploma32.702703%45.549105%2.702703%2.7%167.567568%41.606193%67.567568%67.6%2529.729730%11.272375%29.729730%29.7%110.000000%0.000000%0.0%1.572327%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 Pennsylvania and Wilkes-Barre
Wilkes-Barre
Pennsylvania
0%20%40%60%80%CountBachelor's Degree1Some College2H.S. Diploma3No H.S. Diploma382.654321%84.284239%82.654321%82.7%2,67871.179432%76.023335%71.179432%71.2%3,95962.929452%67.737525%62.929452%62.9%4,79939.148639%47.108270%39.148639%39.1%1,122
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 Pennsylvania and Wilkes-Barre
Female Male
Pennsylvania
Wilkes-Barre
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
20%0%20%40%MFWhite1BlackAsianHispanic2Other1-12.794314%-0.040370%-8.169246%-12.834683%12.8%12.794314%8.169246%0.601348%12.794314%12.8%1,1521,347-20.629921%-13.959645%-20.629921%20.6%20.629921%1.214050%13.959645%2.528175%21.843972%21.8%308262-7.755102%-13.434489%-15.886339%-3.438538%-21.189591%21.2%7.755102%15.886339%7.755102%7.8%1957-36.859838%-28.084880%-36.859838%36.9%36.859838%11.719914%28.084880%5.178567%48.579752%48.6%667547-31.191432%-24.083330%-31.191432%31.2%31.191432%10.965430%24.083330%4.655641%42.156863%42.2%258233
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 Pennsylvania and Wilkes-Barre
Female Male
Pennsylvania
Wilkes-Barre
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
40%20%0%20%40%MFWhite1BlackAsianHispanic2Other1-16.808004%-30.403986%-16.808004%16.8%16.808004%2.072494%30.403986%0.619416%18.880498%18.9%1,7001,764-8.936170%-0.197688%-14.875463%-4.240294%-9.133858%9.1%8.936170%14.875463%8.936170%8.9%126116-27.881041%-50.487644%-27.881041%27.9%27.881041%5.996510%50.487644%7.133569%33.877551%33.9%8375-5.323450%-12.559207%-4.623937%-5.323450%5.3%5.323450%0.940206%12.559207%6.263656%6.3%8679-6.209150%-3.964879%-15.289434%-4.232104%-10.174029%10.2%6.209150%15.289434%6.209150%6.2%3876
M number of males in category
F number of females in category
1non-Hispanic 2excluding black and Asian Hispanics

Map of Educational Attainment by Neighborhood in Wilkes-Barre

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

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
17.0%20.6%24.2%27.8%31.4%35.0%

Coarse: High School Diploma Educational Attainment by Neighborhood#17

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
49.4%52.8%56.2%59.5%62.9%66.3%

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

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
10.3%13.4%16.4%19.5%22.5%25.6%

Detailed: Doctorate Degree Educational Attainment by Neighborhood#19

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.0%0.6%1.2%1.8%2.4%3.0%

Detailed: Professional Degree Educational Attainment by Neighborhood#20

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.00%0.21%0.41%0.62%0.82%1.03%

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

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
1.9%3.4%4.8%6.2%7.6%9.1%

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

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
5.0%8.4%11.7%15.1%18.4%21.8%

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

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
3.0%4.4%5.7%7.1%8.4%9.8%

Detailed: Some College Educational Attainment by Neighborhood#24

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
16.2%17.3%18.3%19.3%20.3%21.4%

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

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
33.1%36.6%39.9%43.3%46.6%50.0%

Detailed: Some High School Educational Attainment by Neighborhood#26

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
6.5%8.3%10.2%12.0%13.8%15.7%

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

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.9%2.4%3.9%5.3%6.8%8.3%

Detailed: None Educational Attainment by Neighborhood#28

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.0%0.8%1.6%2.4%3.2%4.0%
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Map of Educational Attainment by Tract in Wilkes-Barre

Coarse: Post-Secondary Degree Educational Attainment by Tract#29

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
12.5%17.2%21.9%26.5%31.2%35.9%

Coarse: High School Diploma Educational Attainment by Tract#30

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
49.4%53.1%56.8%60.5%64.2%68.0%

Coarse: No High School Diploma Educational Attainment by Tract#31

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
8.7%12.4%16.0%19.6%23.2%26.9%

Detailed: Doctorate Degree Educational Attainment by Tract#32

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.0%0.6%1.2%1.8%2.4%3.0%

Detailed: Professional Degree Educational Attainment by Tract#33

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.00%0.33%0.66%0.99%1.33%1.66%

Detailed: Master's Degree Educational Attainment by Tract#34

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
1.2%2.8%4.4%5.9%7.5%9.1%

Detailed: Bachelor's Degree Educational Attainment by Tract#35

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
4.8%8.3%11.6%15.0%18.4%21.8%

Detailed: Associate's Degree Educational Attainment by Tract#36

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
2.4%4.2%6.1%7.9%9.7%11.6%

Detailed: Some College Educational Attainment by Tract#37

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
14.7%16.8%18.8%20.8%22.8%24.8%

Detailed: High School Diploma or Equivalent Educational Attainment by Tract#38

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
33.1%36.9%40.5%44.2%47.9%51.6%

Detailed: Some High School Educational Attainment by Tract#39

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
6.5%9.2%11.8%14.5%17.1%19.8%

Detailed: Less than High School Educational Attainment by Tract#40

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.4%2.2%4.0%5.8%7.6%9.4%

Detailed: None Educational Attainment by Tract#41

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.0%0.8%1.6%2.4%3.2%4.0%
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Educational Attainment by Neighborhood in Wilkes-Barre

There are 10 neighborhoods that are fully or partially contained within Wilkes-Barre (4 fully and 6 partially). This section compares all 10 of those to each other, Wilkes-Barre, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Wilkes-Barre.

No H.S. Diploma by Neighborhood#42

Percent of population 25 years of age and older without a high school diploma (or equivalent).
Scope: population of Wilkes-Barre, selected neighborhoods in Wilkes-Barre, and entities that contain Wilkes-Barre
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count#The Heights NeighborhoodThe HeightsSherman Hills NeighborhoodSherman HillsEast End NeighborhoodEast EndWilkes-BarreMayflower NeighborhoodMayflowerIron Triangle NeighborhoodIron TriangleDowntown NeighborhoodDowntownWilkes-Barre Area School DistrictWilkes-BarreParsons NeighborhoodParsonsRolling Mill Hill NeighborhoodRolling Mill HlUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMiddle AtlanticNortheastSouth Wilkes-Barre NeighborhoodS Wilkes-BarreLuzerne CountyLuzernePennsylvaniaScranton, Wilkes, Barre, and Hazleton Metro AreaScranton AreaMiners' Mills NeighborhoodMiners' Mills25.566787%25.566787%25.6%762763124.060150%24.060150%24.1%140141222.467797%22.467797%22.5%1,1461,147316.790421%16.790421%16.8%4,31916.786679%16.786679%16.8%291415.969753%15.969753%16.0%131132515.621788%15.621788%15.6%149613.793451%13.793451%13.8%5,48013.755380%13.755380%13.8%295713.453092%13.453092%13.5%40813.020590%13.020590%13.0%27,818,38027.8M12.313400%12.313400%12.3%3,505,1913.51M11.614335%11.614335%11.6%4,487,0854.49M11.232184%11.232184%11.2%405406910.905676%10.905676%10.9%24,73224.7k10.459911%10.459911%10.5%925,686926k10.423339%10.423339%10.4%41,30341.3k10.369610%10.369610%10.4%16210
Count number of people in category
# rank of neighborhood out of 10 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older without a high school diploma (or equivalent).

Bachelor's Degrees by Neighborhood#43

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..
Scope: population of Wilkes-Barre, selected neighborhoods in Wilkes-Barre, and entities that contain Wilkes-Barre
0%10%20%30%Count#NortheastMiddle AtlanticDowntown NeighborhoodDowntownUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaScranton, Wilkes, Barre, and Hazleton Metro AreaScranton AreaLuzerne CountyLuzerneWilkes-Barre Area School DistrictWilkes-BarreMiners' Mills NeighborhoodMiners' MillsThe Heights NeighborhoodThe HeightsWilkes-BarreMayflower NeighborhoodMayflowerSherman Hills NeighborhoodSherman HillsIron Triangle NeighborhoodIron TriangleParsons NeighborhoodParsonsSouth Wilkes-Barre NeighborhoodS Wilkes-BarreEast End NeighborhoodEast EndRolling Mill Hill NeighborhoodRolling Mill Hl34.780899%34.780899%34.8%13,437,26113.4M33.644618%33.644618%33.6%9,577,4379.58M31.860226%31.860226%31.9%304305130.315023%30.315023%30.3%64,767,78764.8M29.333279%29.333279%29.3%2,595,9502.60M23.410430%23.410430%23.4%92,76592.8k22.052553%22.052553%22.1%50,01150.0k19.824310%19.824310%19.8%7,87617.915811%17.915811%17.9%280281217.664670%17.664670%17.7%526527315.721339%15.721339%15.7%4,04415.346535%15.346535%15.3%266414.422420%14.422420%14.4%84513.897110%13.897110%13.9%114115613.425159%13.425159%13.4%288712.852269%12.852269%12.9%464811.181347%11.181347%11.2%570571910.655051%10.655051%10.7%313210
Count number of people in category
# rank of neighborhood out of 10 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..

Very Advanced Degrees by Neighborhood#44

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a professional or doctorate degree (e.g., MBA, PhD, or MD).
Scope: population of Wilkes-Barre, selected neighborhoods in Wilkes-Barre, and entities that contain Wilkes-Barre
0%1%2%3%4%Count#NortheastMiddle AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaSherman Hills NeighborhoodSherman HillsScranton, Wilkes, Barre, and Hazleton Metro AreaScranton AreaLuzerne CountyLuzerneWilkes-Barre Area School DistrictWilkes-BarreThe Heights NeighborhoodThe HeightsDowntown NeighborhoodDowntownWilkes-BarreSouth Wilkes-Barre NeighborhoodS Wilkes-BarreIron Triangle NeighborhoodIron TriangleEast End NeighborhoodEast EndMayflower NeighborhoodMayflowerParsons NeighborhoodParsonsRolling Mill Hill NeighborhoodRolling Mill HlMiners' Mills NeighborhoodMiners' Mills4.085016%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%291,991292k2.939166%2.939166%2.9%1712.241991%2.241991%2.2%8,8842.151415%2.151415%2.2%4,8791.741801%1.741801%1.7%6921.185656%1.185656%1.2%3521.027749%1.027749%1.0%91030.940792%0.940792%0.9%2420.874094%0.874094%0.9%313240.523613%0.523613%0.5%450.458118%0.458118%0.5%2360.450045%0.450045%0.5%7870.224770%0.224770%0.2%4580.089762%0.089762%0.1%090.000000%0.000000%0.0%010
Count number of people in category
# rank of neighborhood out of 10 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 Neighborhood#45

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 Wilkes-Barre, selected neighborhoods in Wilkes-Barre, and entities that contain Wilkes-Barre
Female
Male
2x1x0x1xFM#ParsonsEast EndS Wilkes-BarreIron TriangleUnited StatesRolling Mill HlWilkes-BarrePennsylvaniaWilkes-BarreNortheastMiddle AtlanticThe HeightsScranton AreaMayflowerLuzerneMiners' MillsDowntownSherman Hills-1.000000x-1.000000x1.990652x1.990652x1.99x9.230%9.23%18.373%18.4%1-1.000000x-1.000000x1.285672x1.285672x1.29x19.670%19.7%25.289%25.3%2-1.000000x-1.000000x1.273292x1.273292x1.27x9.919%9.92%12.630%12.6%3-1.000000x-1.000000x1.166623x1.166623x1.17x14.938%14.9%17.427%17.4%4-1.000000x-1.000000x1.109070x1.109070x1.11x12.369%12.4%13.719%13.7%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.099703x1.099703x1.10x12.856%12.9%14.138%14.1%5-1.000000x-1.000000x1.098731x1.098731x1.10x16.045%16.0%17.629%17.6%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.094514x1.094514x1.09x10.006%10.0%10.952%11.0%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.081287x1.081287x1.08x13.280%13.3%14.359%14.4%-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-1.000000x1.055211x1.055211x1.06x24.947%24.9%26.325%26.3%6-1.000000x-1.000000x1.036427x1.036427x1.04x10.244%10.2%10.617%10.6%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.035325x1.035325x1.04x16.555%16.6%17.140%17.1%7-1.000000x-1.000000x1.025186x1.025186x1.03x10.774%10.8%11.046%11.0%-1.013140x-1.013140x1.01x1.000000x1.000000x10.438%10.4%10.303%10.3%8-1.946781x-1.946781x1.95x1.000000x1.000000x19.611%19.6%10.074%10.1%9-2.395620x-2.395620x2.40x1.000000x1.000000x32.169%32.2%13.428%13.4%10
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of neighborhood out of 10 by male-to-female sex ratio

Over-Education Sex Ratio by Neighborhood#46

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 Wilkes-Barre, selected neighborhoods in Wilkes-Barre, and entities that contain Wilkes-Barre
Female
Male
10x5x0x5x10xFM#ParsonsDowntownEast EndScranton AreaLuzernePennsylvaniaWilkes-BarreUnited StatesMiddle AtlanticNortheastWilkes-BarreS Wilkes-BarreIron TriangleRolling Mill HlThe HeightsMayflowerSherman Hills-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%0.454%0.45%1-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%2.457%2.46%2-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.034%0.03%0.886%0.89%3-1.000000x-1.000000x1.893686x1.893686x1.89x1.568%1.57%2.970%2.97%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.723031x1.723031x1.72x1.594%1.59%2.746%2.75%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.629829x1.629829x1.63x2.534%2.53%4.130%4.13%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.571443x1.571443x1.57x1.369%1.37%2.152%2.15%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.526215x1.526215x1.53x2.660%2.66%4.060%4.06%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.502828x1.502828x1.50x3.134%3.13%4.710%4.71%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.486326x1.486326x1.49x3.316%3.32%4.929%4.93%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.284280x1.284280x1.28x0.830%0.83%1.066%1.07%-1.129709x-1.129709x1.13x1.000000x1.000000x0.926%0.93%0.819%0.82%4-3.504513x-3.504513x3.50x1.000000x1.000000x0.744%0.74%0.212%0.21%5-5.093266x-5.093266x5.09x1.000000x1.000000x0.143%0.14%0.028%0.03%6-10.000000x-10.000000x> 10.0x1.000000x1.000000x2.155%2.16%0.000%0%7-10.000000x-10.000000x> 10.0x1.000000x1.000000x0.746%0.75%0.000%0%8-10.000000x-10.000000x> 10.0x1.000000x1.000000x5.181%5.18%0.000%0%9
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of neighborhood out of 9 by male-to-female sex ratio

Educational Attainment by Place in the Scranton Area

There are 100 places in the Scranton Area. This section compares Wilkes-Barre to all of the places in the Scranton Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Wilkes-Barre.

No H.S. Diploma by Place#47

Percent of population 25 years of age and older without a high school diploma (or equivalent).
Scope: population of Wilkes-Barre, selected other places in the Scranton Area, and entities that contain Wilkes-Barre
0%10%20%30%Count#PardeesvilleWest HazletonHazletonShickshinnyLaceyvilleNurembergWilkes-BarreMeshoppenScrantonLuzerneInkermanSheatownWest NanticokeW NanticokeNoxenLaurel RunWilkes-Barre Area School DistrictWilkes-BarreSilkworthCarbondaleHudsonMocanaquaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNescopeckSugar NotchNanticokeMiddle AtlanticPittstonCourtdaleNortheastMount CobbLuzerne CountyLuzerneVandlingMoosicPlymouthPennsylvaniaScranton, Wilkes, Barre, and Hazleton Metro AreaScranton AreaLarksvilleTaylorEast BerwickEdwardsvilleArchbaldWest PittstonKingstonDunmoreWest WyomingHarleighGlenburnPikes CreekClarks GreenWestonDaltonBear Creek VillageBear Crk VlgWaverly33.415233%33.415233%33.4%136128.087798%28.087798%28.1%755224.167293%24.167293%24.2%3,860322.101449%22.101449%22.1%122418.666667%18.666667%18.7%56517.142857%17.142857%17.1%42616.790421%16.790421%16.8%4,319715.740741%15.740741%15.7%51815.146168%15.146168%15.1%7,554914.901421%14.901421%14.9%3251014.853301%14.853301%14.9%2431114.594595%14.594595%14.6%811214.591440%14.591440%14.6%751314.479638%14.479638%14.5%641414.355231%14.355231%14.4%591513.793451%13.793451%13.8%5,48013.478261%13.478261%13.5%931613.416958%13.416958%13.4%8451713.333333%13.333333%13.3%1461813.195876%13.195876%13.2%641913.020590%13.020590%13.0%27,818,38027.8M12.999150%12.999150%13.0%1532012.700965%12.700965%12.7%792112.498313%12.498313%12.5%9262212.313400%12.313400%12.3%3,505,1913.51M12.174069%12.174069%12.2%6772311.818182%11.818182%11.8%652411.614335%11.614335%11.6%4,487,0854.49M11.188272%11.188272%11.2%1452510.905676%10.905676%10.9%24,73224.7k10.674157%10.674157%10.7%572610.637803%10.637803%10.6%4572710.548628%10.548628%10.5%4232810.459911%10.459911%10.5%925,686926k10.423339%10.423339%10.4%41,30341.3k10.414747%10.414747%10.4%3392910.212961%10.212961%10.2%446309.642857%9.642857%9.6%162369.029345%9.029345%9.0%280438.129109%8.129109%8.1%408507.762423%7.762423%7.8%264576.780170%6.780170%6.8%677645.763450%5.763450%5.8%556705.715658%5.715658%5.7%119714.827586%4.827586%4.8%35783.721683%3.721683%3.7%23852.000000%2.000000%2.0%4921.819923%1.819923%1.8%19951.798561%1.798561%1.8%5961.364113%1.364113%1.4%13970.990099%0.990099%1.0%2980.000000%0.000000%0.0%099
Count number of people in category
# rank of place out of 99 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older without a high school diploma (or equivalent).

Bachelor's Degrees by Place#48

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..
Scope: population of Wilkes-Barre, selected other places in the Scranton Area, and entities that contain Wilkes-Barre
0%20%40%60%Count#WaverlyClarks GreenGlenburnClarks SummitBear Creek VillageBear Crk VlgDaltonDallasHilldaleLaflinConynghamBeech Mountain LakesBeech Mtn LksForty FortNortheastMountain TopMiddle AtlanticSilkworthPenn Lake ParkPenn Lk PkLake WinolaKingstonMoscowChinchillaWest PittstonShavertownArchbaldDunmoreChaseYatesvilleUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNuangolaJessupPennsylvaniaMoosicBig Bass LakeTunkhannockWyomingBlakelyScranton, Wilkes, Barre, and Hazleton Metro AreaScranton AreaLuzerne CountyLuzerneThroopScrantonEdwardsvilleWilkes-Barre Area School DistrictWilkes-BarreVandlingFreelandWilkes-BarreNanticokeLaceyvilleHazletonWarrior RunMocanaquaGlen LyonMeshoppenPardeesvilleNuremberg78.384798%78.384798%78.4%330159.770115%59.770115%59.8%624252.103560%52.103560%52.1%322351.539278%51.539278%51.5%1,942450.495050%50.495050%50.5%102550.472193%50.472193%50.5%481645.679012%45.679012%45.7%851745.166667%45.166667%45.2%542844.570928%44.570928%44.6%509941.112619%41.112619%41.1%6061039.971035%39.971035%40.0%5521136.360698%36.360698%36.4%1,1251234.780899%34.780899%34.8%13,437,26113.4M34.524858%34.524858%34.5%2,7431333.644618%33.644618%33.6%9,577,4379.58M33.333333%33.333333%33.3%2301433.333333%33.333333%33.3%731533.134921%33.134921%33.1%1671633.079619%33.079619%33.1%3,3031732.816537%32.816537%32.8%5081832.544019%32.544019%32.5%5361932.196413%32.196413%32.2%1,0952032.140762%32.140762%32.1%5482131.301056%31.301056%31.3%1,5712231.170312%31.170312%31.2%3,0072331.150160%31.150160%31.2%1952430.467290%30.467290%30.5%1632530.315023%30.315023%30.3%64,767,78764.8M30.204778%30.204778%30.2%1772629.720960%29.720960%29.7%9162729.333279%29.333279%29.3%2,595,9502.60M28.608007%28.608007%28.6%1,2292828.571429%28.571429%28.6%2902928.487947%28.487947%28.5%3903025.744681%25.744681%25.7%6053623.467357%23.467357%23.5%1,1794323.410430%23.410430%23.4%92,76592.8k22.052553%22.052553%22.1%50,01150.0k21.977265%21.977265%22.0%6385021.568352%21.568352%21.6%10,75710.8k5220.380522%20.380522%20.4%6325719.824310%19.824310%19.8%7,87618.913858%18.913858%18.9%1016417.579618%17.579618%17.6%4147115.721339%15.721339%15.7%4,0447515.224727%15.224727%15.2%1,1287813.000000%13.000000%13.0%398511.369897%11.369897%11.4%1,8169010.440835%10.440835%10.4%45927.422680%7.422680%7.4%36954.778157%4.778157%4.8%56964.320988%4.320988%4.3%14971.719902%1.719902%1.7%7981.632653%1.632653%1.6%499
Count number of people in category
# rank of place out of 99 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..

Very Advanced Degrees by Place#49

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a professional or doctorate degree (e.g., MBA, PhD, or MD).
Scope: population of Wilkes-Barre, selected other places in the Scranton Area, and entities that contain Wilkes-Barre
0%5%10%Count#WaverlyGlenburnHilldaleJeddoBear Creek VillageBear Crk VlgDaltonClarks SummitClarks GreenLaflinDallasMountain TopBeech Mountain LakesBeech Mtn LksKingstonLake WinolaChinchillaNortheastForty FortMiddle AtlanticShavertownMoscowDunmorePenn Lake ParkPenn Lk PkWest PittstonNicholsonDupontUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaWestonTrucksvilleBig Bass LakeConynghamNuangolaHarveys LakeLarksvilleHughestownScranton, Wilkes, Barre, and Hazleton Metro AreaScranton AreaLuzerne CountyLuzernePikes CreekScrantonWilkes-Barre Area School DistrictWilkes-BarreMoosicFactoryvilleHazletonAshleyWilkes-BarreSugar NotchWest WyomingLaceyvilleHickory HillsPardeesvilleMeshoppenWest FallsNurembergNew Columbus12.826603%12.826603%12.8%54110.355987%10.355987%10.4%64210.333333%10.333333%10.3%12439.489051%9.489051%9.5%1349.405941%9.405941%9.4%1956.715635%6.715635%6.7%6466.634820%6.634820%6.6%25076.513410%6.513410%6.5%6886.392294%6.392294%6.4%7396.119163%6.119163%6.1%114105.966016%5.966016%6.0%474115.213613%5.213613%5.2%72124.987481%4.987481%5.0%498134.960317%4.960317%5.0%25144.735883%4.735883%4.7%78154.085016%4.085016%4.1%1,578,2061.58M3.975436%3.975436%4.0%123163.884861%3.884861%3.9%1,105,8831.11M3.870968%3.870968%3.9%66173.811370%3.811370%3.8%59183.669535%3.669535%3.7%354193.652968%3.652968%3.7%8203.587180%3.587180%3.6%122213.512015%3.512015%3.5%19223.416149%3.416149%3.4%66233.336158%3.336158%3.3%7,127,6737.13M3.299391%3.299391%3.3%291,991292k3.237410%3.237410%3.2%9243.221565%3.221565%3.2%49253.054187%3.054187%3.1%31262.917232%2.917232%2.9%43272.901024%2.901024%2.9%17282.862175%2.862175%2.9%65292.857143%2.857143%2.9%93302.397869%2.397869%2.4%27362.241991%2.241991%2.2%8,8842.151415%2.151415%2.2%4,8792.000000%2.000000%2.0%4431.944901%1.944901%1.9%970441.741801%1.741801%1.7%6921.582868%1.582868%1.6%68501.197605%1.197605%1.2%6570.976709%0.976709%1.0%156620.962567%0.962567%1.0%18640.940792%0.940792%0.9%242650.803859%0.803859%0.8%5710.624400%0.624400%0.6%13780.333333%0.333333%0.3%1850.000000%0.000000%0.0%0920.000000%0.000000%0.0%0950.000000%0.000000%0.0%0960.000000%0.000000%0.0%0970.000000%0.000000%0.0%0980.000000%0.000000%0.0%099
Count number of people in category
# rank of place out of 99 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#50

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 Wilkes-Barre, selected other places in the Scranton Area, and entities that contain Wilkes-Barre
Female
Male
10x5x0x5x10xFM#LattimerWestonGlenburnNurembergTrucksvilleChaseWest FallsJeddoInkermanNew ColumbusBig Bass LakeNoxenThroopLake WinolaMeshoppenW NanticokeHughestownHudsonGlen LyonLaurel RunUpper ExeterWarrior RunTaylorPardeesvilleChinchillaLaceyvilleSwoyersvilleClarks SummitForty FortDuryeaAvocaClarks GreenVandlingUnited StatesWilkes-BarrePennsylvaniaWilkes-BarreNortheastScrantonMiddle AtlanticScranton AreaLuzerneTunkhannockHazletonSimpsonDunmoreLarksvilleEdwardsvilleFactoryvilleShavertownHarleighHickory HillsBear Crk VlgPikes Creek-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%3.704%3.70%1-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%2.841%2.84%2-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.625%0.63%7.047%7.05%3-1.000000x-1.000000x9.866667x9.866667x9.87x3.571%3.57%35.238%35.2%4-1.000000x-1.000000x4.795828x4.795828x4.80x1.661%1.66%7.965%7.96%5-1.000000x-1.000000x4.634483x4.634483x4.63x1.488%1.49%6.897%6.90%6-1.000000x-1.000000x4.240964x4.240964x4.24x1.136%1.14%4.819%4.82%7-1.000000x-1.000000x2.910000x2.910000x2.91x5.155%5.15%15.000%15.0%8-1.000000x-1.000000x2.821233x2.821233x2.82x9.290%9.29%26.208%26.2%9-1.000000x-1.000000x2.757353x2.757353x2.76x2.667%2.67%7.353%7.35%10-1.000000x-1.000000x2.748234x2.748234x2.75x3.315%3.31%9.110%9.11%11-1.000000x-1.000000x2.690651x2.690651x2.69x7.798%7.80%20.982%21.0%12-1.000000x-1.000000x2.633342x2.633342x2.63x4.455%4.46%11.733%11.7%13-1.000000x-1.000000x2.588951x2.588951x2.59x5.063%5.06%13.109%13.1%14-1.000000x-1.000000x2.546753x2.546753x2.55x8.805%8.81%22.424%22.4%15-1.000000x-1.000000x2.445977x2.445977x2.45x8.036%8.04%19.655%19.7%16-1.000000x-1.000000x2.414316x2.414316x2.41x4.936%4.94%11.917%11.9%17-1.000000x-1.000000x2.279059x2.279059x2.28x8.362%8.36%19.057%19.1%18-1.000000x-1.000000x2.213931x2.213931x2.21x5.753%5.75%12.737%12.7%19-1.000000x-1.000000x2.016565x2.016565x2.02x9.326%9.33%18.807%18.8%20-1.000000x-1.000000x1.951267x1.951267x1.95x6.169%6.17%12.037%12.0%21-1.000000x-1.000000x1.904867x1.904867x1.90x4.878%4.88%9.292%9.29%22-1.000000x-1.000000x1.890470x1.890470x1.89x7.333%7.33%13.863%13.9%23-1.000000x-1.000000x1.857273x1.857273x1.86x24.229%24.2%45.000%45.0%24-1.000000x-1.000000x1.850973x1.850973x1.85x4.028%4.03%7.455%7.46%25-1.000000x-1.000000x1.661871x1.661871x1.66x14.286%14.3%23.741%23.7%26-1.000000x-1.000000x1.546982x1.546982x1.55x5.231%5.23%8.092%8.09%27-1.000000x-1.000000x1.465883x1.465883x1.47x2.556%2.56%3.746%3.75%28-1.000000x-1.000000x1.458274x1.458274x1.46x2.837%2.84%4.137%4.14%29-1.000000x-1.000000x1.400641x1.400641x1.40x5.340%5.34%7.480%7.48%30-1.000000x-1.000000x1.325890x1.325890x1.33x5.752%5.75%7.626%7.63%35-1.000000x-1.000000x1.232323x1.232323x1.23x1.639%1.64%2.020%2.02%42-1.000000x-1.000000x1.113459x1.113459x1.11x10.140%10.1%11.290%11.3%49-1.000000x-1.000000x1.109070x1.109070x1.11x12.369%12.4%13.719%13.7%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.098731x1.098731x1.10x16.045%16.0%17.629%17.6%51-1.000000x-1.000000x1.094514x1.094514x1.09x10.006%10.0%10.952%11.0%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.081287x1.081287x1.08x13.280%13.3%14.359%14.4%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.074442x1.074442x1.07x11.216%11.2%12.051%12.1%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.060972x1.060972x1.06x14.714%14.7%15.611%15.6%56-1.000000x-1.000000x1.059800x1.059800x1.06x11.972%12.0%12.688%12.7%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.036427x1.036427x1.04x10.244%10.2%10.617%10.6%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.025186x1.025186x1.03x10.774%10.8%11.046%11.0%-1.101667x-1.101667x1.10x1.000000x1.000000x8.333%8.33%7.564%7.56%63-1.105478x-1.105478x1.11x1.000000x1.000000x25.357%25.4%22.938%22.9%64-1.215638x-1.215638x1.22x1.000000x1.000000x7.202%7.20%5.924%5.92%70-1.315469x-1.315469x1.32x1.000000x1.000000x6.476%6.48%4.923%4.92%73-1.490621x-1.490621x1.49x1.000000x1.000000x12.299%12.3%8.251%8.25%77-1.831006x-1.831006x1.83x1.000000x1.000000x11.173%11.2%6.102%6.10%84-4.243728x-4.243728x4.24x1.000000x1.000000x5.735%5.73%1.351%1.35%91-10.000000x-10.000000x> 10.0x1.000000x1.000000x4.442%4.44%0.000%0%94-10.000000x-10.000000x> 10.0x1.000000x1.000000x9.859%9.86%0.000%0%95-10.000000x-10.000000x> 10.0x1.000000x1.000000x7.843%7.84%0.000%0%96-10.000000x-10.000000x> 10.0x1.000000x1.000000x2.041%2.04%0.000%0%97-10.000000x-10.000000x> 10.0x1.000000x1.000000x3.960%3.96%0.000%0%98
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of place out of 98 by male-to-female sex ratio

Over-Education Sex Ratio by Place#51

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 Wilkes-Barre, selected other places in the Scranton Area, and entities that contain Wilkes-Barre
Female
Male
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F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of place out of 86 by male-to-female sex ratio

Educational Attainment by Place in Pennsylvania

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

No H.S. Diploma by Place#52

Percent of population 25 years of age and older without a high school diploma (or equivalent).
Scope: population of Wilkes-Barre, selected other places in Pennsylvania, and entities that contain Wilkes-Barre
0%10%20%30%Count#ReadingLancasterHazletonLebanonAllentownYorkHarrisburgChesterNorristownEastonPhiladelphiaChambersburgWilkes-BarreJohnstownScrantonHanoverPottstownWilkes-Barre Area School DistrictWilkes-BarreMcKeesportUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNew CastleErieWilliamsportMiddle AtlanticBethlehemNortheastLuzerne CountyLuzerneBloomsburgAltoonaFullertonPennsylvaniaScranton, Wilkes, Barre, and Hazleton Metro AreaScranton AreaCarlisleWilkinsburgLevittownPittsburghWest ChesterHorshamGreensburgLansdalePhoenixvilleWillow GroveBaldwinHersheyWest MifflinHermitageMonroevillePlumKing of PrussiaBethel ParkDrexel HillIndianaAllison ParkMurrysvilleState CollegeUpper St. ClairFranklin Park34.584042%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%7,5541514.557432%14.557432%14.6%1,5691614.071038%14.071038%14.1%2,1631713.793451%13.793451%13.8%5,48013.745428%13.745428%13.7%1,8791813.020590%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%4,487,0854.49M10.905676%10.905676%10.9%24,73224.7k10.889774%10.889774%10.9%6562310.743639%10.743639%10.7%3,2812410.511952%10.511952%10.5%1,1172510.459911%10.459911%10.5%925,686926k10.423339%10.423339%10.4%41,30341.3k9.860710%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
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#53

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..
Scope: population of Wilkes-Barre, selected other places in Pennsylvania, and entities that contain Wilkes-Barre
0%20%40%60%Count#Franklin ParkState CollegeUpper St. ClairKing of PrussiaWest ChesterAllison ParkMurrysvilleHersheyBethel ParkPhoenixvilleIndianaPittsburghDrexel HillMonroevilleHorshamWillow GroveCarlislePlumNortheastMiddle AtlanticGreensburgLansdaleWilkinsburgUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaHermitageBethlehemBaldwinPhiladelphiaFullertonScranton, Wilkes, Barre, and Hazleton Metro AreaScranton AreaBloomsburgLuzerne CountyLuzerneWest MifflinErieScrantonNorristownChambersburgEastonWilliamsportLancasterWilkes-Barre Area School DistrictWilkes-BarrePottstownHanoverHarrisburgLevittownAltoonaWilkes-BarreAllentownNew CastleMcKeesportYorkJohnstownHazletonChesterLebanonReading70.384062%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%2,7692623.410430%23.410430%23.4%92,76592.8k23.057769%23.057769%23.1%1,3892722.052553%22.052553%22.1%50,01150.0k22.003117%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%7,2903519.824310%19.824310%19.8%7,87618.956544%18.956544%19.0%2,9143618.537762%18.537762%18.5%1,9983718.214158%18.214158%18.2%5,5813817.175636%17.175636%17.2%6,2433916.978290%16.978290%17.0%5,1854015.721339%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%4,60950
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#54

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a professional or doctorate degree (e.g., MBA, PhD, or MD).
Scope: population of Wilkes-Barre, selected other places in Pennsylvania, and entities that contain Wilkes-Barre
0%5%10%15%Count#State CollegeFranklin ParkUpper St. ClairHersheyAllison ParkPittsburghMurrysvilleKing of PrussiaIndianaCarlisleWest ChesterBloomsburgMonroevilleBethel ParkNortheastHorshamMiddle AtlanticDrexel HillPhiladelphiaHermitageBethlehemUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaGreensburgWilliamsportWilkinsburgLancasterHarrisburgEastonScranton, Wilkes, Barre, and Hazleton Metro AreaScranton AreaLuzerne CountyLuzerneLansdaleScrantonWillow GroveHanoverWilkes-Barre Area School DistrictWilkes-BarreChambersburgAllentownEriePottstownPlumBaldwinPhoenixvilleNorristownJohnstownFullertonNew CastleLebanonHazletonWest MifflinLevittownWilkes-BarreAltoonaYorkChesterMcKeesportReading16.164994%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%396252.241991%2.241991%2.2%8,8842.151415%2.151415%2.2%4,8792.026075%2.026075%2.0%230261.944901%1.944901%1.9%970271.853585%1.853585%1.9%198281.809241%1.809241%1.8%195291.741801%1.741801%1.7%6921.682781%1.682781%1.7%228301.607050%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%178410.976709%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%22750
Count number of people in category
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older with a professional or doctorate degree (e.g., MBA, PhD, or MD).

Under-Education Sex Ratio by Place#55

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 Wilkes-Barre, selected other places in Pennsylvania, and entities that contain Wilkes-Barre
Female
Male
2x1x0x1xFM#HersheyWillow GrovePhoenixvilleBloomsburgDrexel HillAltoonaHorshamWest MifflinLansdaleWilkinsburgLevittownChesterMcKeesportWilliamsportHanoverIndianaEastonNorristownWest ChesterUnited StatesNew CastleWilkes-BarrePennsylvaniaPhiladelphiaWilkes-BarreNortheastHarrisburgYorkLancasterScrantonMiddle AtlanticPottstownAllentownScranton AreaReadingErieBaldwinLuzerneFullertonLebanonPlumMurrysvillePittsburghBethlehemHazletonBethel ParkMonroevilleUpper St. ClairJohnstownKing of PrussiaCarlisleGreensburgAllison ParkHermitageChambersburgState 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-1.000000x1.081287x1.081287x1.08x13.280%13.3%14.359%14.4%-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-1.000000x1.036427x1.036427x1.04x10.244%10.2%10.617%10.6%-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-1.000000x1.025186x1.025186x1.03x10.774%10.8%11.046%11.0%-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%34-1.000014x-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%48-1.583597x-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
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#56

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 Wilkes-Barre, selected other places in Pennsylvania, and entities that contain Wilkes-Barre
Female
Male
1x0x1x2x3x4xFM#McKeesportHermitageChambersburgChesterLebanonWest MifflinFullertonBloomsburgJohnstownHanoverUpper St. ClairAltoonaYorkWest ChesterKing of PrussiaEastonAllison ParkPottstownNew CastleAllentownHarrisburgWilliamsportHersheyBaldwinScranton AreaCarlisleMurrysvilleScrantonBethlehemLuzerneWilkinsburgState CollegeReadingLevittownFranklin ParkPennsylvaniaWilkes-BarreMonroevilleLansdaleUnited StatesMiddle AtlanticNortheastGreensburgHorshamIndianaPittsburghDrexel HillPhiladelphiaWilkes-BarreBethel ParkEriePhoenixvilleWillow GrovePlumLancasterNorristownHazleton-1.000000x-1.000000x4.142305x4.142305x4.14x0.227%0.23%0.939%0.94%1-1.000000x-1.000000x3.261836x3.261836x3.26x1.716%1.72%5.596%5.60%2-1.000000x-1.000000x2.966259x2.966259x2.97x0.890%0.89%2.641%2.64%3-1.000000x-1.000000x2.925530x2.925530x2.93x0.289%0.29%0.845%0.84%4-1.000000x-1.000000x2.785198x2.785198x2.79x0.597%0.60%1.663%1.66%5-1.000000x-1.000000x2.680211x2.680211x2.68x0.543%0.54%1.456%1.46%6-1.000000x-1.000000x2.602716x2.602716x2.60x0.700%0.70%1.821%1.82%7-1.000000x-1.000000x2.570015x2.570015x2.57x2.833%2.83%7.281%7.28%8-1.000000x-1.000000x2.478612x2.478612x2.48x0.796%0.80%1.973%1.97%9-1.000000x-1.000000x2.428637x2.428637x2.43x1.083%1.08%2.631%2.63%10-1.000000x-1.000000x2.390630x2.390630x2.39x7.507%7.51%17.946%17.9%11-1.000000x-1.000000x2.275075x2.275075x2.28x0.566%0.57%1.288%1.29%12-1.000000x-1.000000x2.096978x2.096978x2.10x0.531%0.53%1.114%1.11%13-1.000000x-1.000000x2.066116x2.066116x2.07x3.574%3.57%7.385%7.39%14-1.000000x-1.000000x2.042655x2.042655x2.04x4.324%4.32%8.832%8.83%15-1.000000x-1.000000x2.006926x2.006926x2.01x1.603%1.60%3.217%3.22%16-1.000000x-1.000000x2.004150x2.004150x2.00x6.204%6.20%12.433%12.4%17-1.000000x-1.000000x2.001392x2.001392x2.00x1.057%1.06%2.115%2.12%18-1.000000x-1.000000x1.977501x1.977501x1.98x0.800%0.80%1.582%1.58%19-1.000000x-1.000000x1.966185x1.966185x1.97x1.102%1.10%2.166%2.17%20-1.000000x-1.000000x1.944570x1.944570x1.94x1.712%1.71%3.329%3.33%21-1.000000x-1.000000x1.936361x1.936361x1.94x1.892%1.89%3.664%3.66%22-1.000000x-1.000000x1.913033x1.913033x1.91x7.204%7.20%13.781%13.8%23-1.000000x-1.000000x1.910738x1.910738x1.91x1.036%1.04%1.980%1.98%24-1.000000x-1.000000x1.893686x1.893686x1.89x1.568%1.57%2.970%2.97%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.882523x1.882523x1.88x3.819%3.82%7.190%7.19%25-1.000000x-1.000000x1.846175x1.846175x1.85x5.036%5.04%9.297%9.30%26-1.000000x-1.000000x1.825579x1.825579x1.83x1.392%1.39%2.541%2.54%27-1.000000x-1.000000x1.761293x1.761293x1.76x2.538%2.54%4.470%4.47%28-1.000000x-1.000000x1.723031x1.723031x1.72x1.594%1.59%2.746%2.75%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.707474x1.707474x1.71x2.071%2.07%3.537%3.54%29-1.000000x-1.000000x1.661960x1.661960x1.66x11.969%12.0%19.892%19.9%30-1.000000x-1.000000x1.652203x1.652203x1.65x0.347%0.35%0.573%0.57%31-1.000000x-1.000000x1.637817x1.637817x1.64x0.731%0.73%1.197%1.20%32-1.000000x-1.000000x1.636144x1.636144x1.64x9.992%9.99%16.348%16.3%33-1.000000x-1.000000x1.629829x1.629829x1.63x2.534%2.53%4.130%4.13%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.571443x1.571443x1.57x1.369%1.37%2.152%2.15%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.556689x1.556689x1.56x3.522%3.52%5.482%5.48%34-1.000000x-1.000000x1.541826x1.541826x1.54x1.624%1.62%2.503%2.50%35-1.000000x-1.000000x1.526215x1.526215x1.53x2.660%2.66%4.060%4.06%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.502828x1.502828x1.50x3.134%3.13%4.710%4.71%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.486326x1.486326x1.49x3.316%3.32%4.929%4.93%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.485812x1.485812x1.49x2.459%2.46%3.654%3.65%36-1.000000x-1.000000x1.484358x1.484358x1.48x3.264%3.26%4.845%4.84%37-1.000000x-1.000000x1.427591x1.427591x1.43x4.783%4.78%6.828%6.83%38-1.000000x-1.000000x1.398688x1.398688x1.40x6.228%6.23%8.711%8.71%39-1.000000x-1.000000x1.356728x1.356728x1.36x3.301%3.30%4.479%4.48%40-1.000000x-1.000000x1.341930x1.341930x1.34x3.216%3.22%4.316%4.32%41-1.000000x-1.000000x1.284280x1.284280x1.28x0.830%0.83%1.066%1.07%42-1.000000x-1.000000x1.260941x1.260941x1.26x3.662%3.66%4.617%4.62%43-1.000000x-1.000000x1.210953x1.210953x1.21x1.452%1.45%1.759%1.76%44-1.000000x-1.000000x1.116785x1.116785x1.12x1.342%1.34%1.498%1.50%45-1.000000x-1.000000x1.056369x1.056369x1.06x1.806%1.81%1.907%1.91%46-1.072148x-1.072148x1.07x1.000000x1.000000x1.595%1.59%1.488%1.49%47-1.211423x-1.211423x1.21x1.000000x1.000000x2.748%2.75%2.269%2.27%48-1.361579x-1.361579x1.36x1.000000x1.000000x1.595%1.60%1.172%1.17%49-1.507486x-1.507486x1.51x1.000000x1.000000x1.171%1.17%0.776%0.78%50
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of place out of 50 by male-to-female sex ratio

Educational Attainment by Place in the Northeast

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

No H.S. Diploma by Place#57

Percent of population 25 years of age and older without a high school diploma (or equivalent).
Scope: population of Wilkes-Barre, selected other places in the Northeast, and entities that contain Wilkes-Barre
0%10%20%30%Count#ReadingLawrenceCamdenPatersonTrentonFall RiverHartfordNew BedfordElizabethNewarkProvidenceBridgeportSpringfieldAllentownWaterburyLynnLowellPawtucketNew BritainRochesterNew YorkSyracuseBrocktonPhiladelphiaNew RochelleYonkersWilkes-BarreBuffaloDanburyNew HavenWorcesterScrantonBostonJersey CityWilkes-Barre Area School DistrictWilkes-BarreUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesErieManchesterMiddle AtlanticBethlehemCliftonNortheastNorwalkQuincyStamfordLuzerne CountyLuzerneCranstonPennsylvaniaScranton, Wilkes, Barre, and Hazleton Metro AreaScranton AreaAlbanySomervilleNashuaCheektowagaWarwickPittsburghToms RiverCambridgeNewton34.584042%34.584042%34.6%17,27317.3k132.468185%32.468185%32.5%15,51215.5k231.151484%31.151484%31.2%13,34013.3k328.603478%28.603478%28.6%26,13726.1k428.146549%28.146549%28.1%15,38815.4k527.914461%27.914461%27.9%17,34817.3k627.891028%27.891028%27.9%20,66020.7k727.365251%27.365251%27.4%17,71917.7k826.935430%26.935430%26.9%21,72121.7k926.717922%26.717922%26.7%47,54047.5k1023.799210%23.799210%23.8%25,05225.1k1123.641452%23.641452%23.6%22,13122.1k1222.848722%22.848722%22.8%21,31921.3k1321.725192%21.725192%21.7%15,92515.9k1420.889554%20.889554%20.9%14,52214.5k1520.689714%20.689714%20.7%12,22712.2k1620.275184%20.275184%20.3%14,22014.2k1720.122745%20.122745%20.1%9,7381819.497702%19.497702%19.5%9,1221919.239011%19.239011%19.2%25,40825.4k2019.216077%19.216077%19.2%1,124,4811.12M2119.000219%19.000219%19.0%16,47316.5k2218.575453%18.575453%18.6%11,40711.4k2317.390838%17.390838%17.4%180,039180k2417.017312%17.017312%17.0%9,1322516.804756%16.804756%16.8%22,98023.0k2616.790421%16.790421%16.8%4,31916.749688%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%7,5543114.325556%14.325556%14.3%63,64263.6k3214.106563%14.106563%14.1%25,82725.8k3313.793451%13.793451%13.8%5,48013.020590%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%7,1693811.019146%11.019146%11.0%7,6953910.953993%10.953993%11.0%9,8074010.905676%10.905676%10.9%24,73224.7k10.873017%10.873017%10.9%6,2314110.459911%10.459911%10.5%925,686926k10.423339%10.423339%10.4%41,30341.3k10.256196%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
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#58

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..
Scope: population of Wilkes-Barre, selected other places in the Northeast, and entities that contain Wilkes-Barre
0%20%40%60%Count#NewtonCambridgeSomervilleStamfordBostonJersey CityNew RochelleQuincyNorwalkPittsburghAlbanyNew YorkNashuaNortheastNew HavenMiddle AtlanticWarwickYonkersCliftonToms RiverDanburyCranstonUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWorcesterProvidencePennsylvaniaManchesterSyracuseBethlehemPhiladelphiaBuffaloRochesterScranton, Wilkes, Barre, and Hazleton Metro AreaScranton AreaLowellLuzerne CountyLuzerneCheektowagaErieScrantonWilkes-Barre Area School DistrictWilkes-BarreLynnPawtucketNew BritainBridgeportSpringfieldBrocktonHartfordNew BedfordWilkes-BarreAllentownWaterburyFall RiverNewarkTrentonElizabethLawrencePatersonReadingCamden76.650597%76.650597%76.7%44,36044.4k174.864332%74.864332%74.9%54,63054.6k258.579420%58.579420%58.6%34,55634.6k347.268483%47.268483%47.3%42,31942.3k446.377869%46.377869%46.4%206,036206k544.105197%44.105197%44.1%80,75080.8k643.527198%43.527198%43.5%23,35823.4k742.147695%42.147695%42.1%29,43329.4k841.568602%41.568602%41.6%25,71625.7k940.731207%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%31,24831.2k2823.410430%23.410430%23.4%92,76592.8k22.302702%22.302702%22.3%15,64215.6k2922.052553%22.052553%22.1%50,01150.0k22.035387%22.035387%22.0%12,04312.0k3021.735984%21.735984%21.7%14,11614.1k3121.568352%21.568352%21.6%10,75710.8k3219.824310%19.824310%19.8%7,87619.566137%19.566137%19.6%11,56311.6k3319.027545%19.027545%19.0%9,2083418.114780%18.114780%18.1%8,4753517.869695%17.869695%17.9%16,72816.7k3617.800761%17.800761%17.8%16,60916.6k3717.271084%17.271084%17.3%10,60610.6k3816.703567%16.703567%16.7%12,37312.4k3915.806950%15.806950%15.8%10,23510.2k4015.721339%15.721339%15.7%4,04415.372023%15.372023%15.4%11,26811.3k4115.070917%15.070917%15.1%10,47710.5k4214.396511%14.396511%14.4%8,9474313.654578%13.654578%13.7%24,29624.3k4411.898447%11.898447%11.9%6,5054511.763247%11.763247%11.8%9,4864611.170881%11.170881%11.2%5,3374710.403055%10.403055%10.4%9,506489.228151%9.228151%9.2%4,609498.194195%8.194195%8.2%3,50950
Count number of people in category
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..

Very Advanced Degrees by Place#59

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a professional or doctorate degree (e.g., MBA, PhD, or MD).
Scope: population of Wilkes-Barre, selected other places in the Northeast, and entities that contain Wilkes-Barre
0%5%10%15%20%Count#NewtonCambridgeNew HavenSomervilleNew RochellePittsburghBostonStamfordProvidenceAlbanyNew YorkNorwalkJersey CitySyracuseNortheastMiddle AtlanticPhiladelphiaQuincyWorcesterBethlehemYonkersCranstonCliftonUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaBuffaloDanburyRochesterWarwickToms RiverHartfordScranton, Wilkes, Barre, and Hazleton Metro AreaScranton AreaLuzerne CountyLuzerneNashuaPawtucketLowellScrantonManchesterWilkes-Barre Area School DistrictWilkes-BarreBridgeportAllentownErieSpringfieldNew BritainFall RiverCheektowagaLynnWaterburyNew BedfordTrentonNewarkElizabethBrocktonWilkes-BarreCamdenLawrencePatersonReading22.416325%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%1,674272.241991%2.241991%2.2%8,8842.151415%2.151415%2.2%4,8792.075995%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%1,385321.741801%1.741801%1.7%6921.680358%1.680358%1.7%1,573331.607050%1.607050%1.6%1,178341.599864%1.599864%1.6%1,039351.501527%1.501527%1.5%1,401361.462007%1.462007%1.5%684371.226125%1.226125%1.2%762381.209449%1.209449%1.2%661391.189570%1.189570%1.2%703401.165166%1.165166%1.2%810411.153668%1.153668%1.2%747421.091987%1.091987%1.1%597431.070628%1.070628%1.1%1,905441.051574%1.051574%1.1%848451.035679%1.035679%1.0%636460.940792%0.940792%0.9%2420.684212%0.684212%0.7%293470.640489%0.640489%0.6%306480.572354%0.572354%0.6%523490.454500%0.454500%0.5%22750
Count number of people in category
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older with a professional or doctorate degree (e.g., MBA, PhD, or MD).

Under-Education Sex Ratio by Place#60

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 Wilkes-Barre, selected other places in the Northeast, and entities that contain Wilkes-Barre
Female
Male
1x0x1xFM#TrentonStamfordSpringfieldNew RochelleDanburyWarwickNashuaNewarkBridgeportNewtonNew BedfordWorcesterUnited StatesWilkes-BarreManchesterPennsylvaniaRochesterPhiladelphiaNew HavenYonkersWilkes-BarreSyracuseElizabethNortheastNorwalkScrantonMiddle AtlanticCranstonProvidenceNew BritainToms RiverCamdenWaterburyAllentownLynnHartfordScranton AreaReadingErieLawrencePawtucketLuzernePatersonFall RiverNew YorkAlbanyBrocktonBostonBuffaloPittsburghLowellSomervilleBethlehemJersey CityQuincyCheektowagaCliftonCambridge-1.000000x-1.000000x1.320296x1.320296x1.32x24.167%24.2%31.908%31.9%1-1.000000x-1.000000x1.289374x1.289374x1.29x9.609%9.61%12.390%12.4%2-1.000000x-1.000000x1.257718x1.257718x1.26x20.468%20.5%25.743%25.7%3-1.000000x-1.000000x1.254711x1.254711x1.25x15.159%15.2%19.020%19.0%4-1.000000x-1.000000x1.235499x1.235499x1.24x14.991%15.0%18.522%18.5%5-1.000000x-1.000000x1.169616x1.169616x1.17x7.966%7.97%9.318%9.32%6-1.000000x-1.000000x1.169494x1.169494x1.17x8.913%8.91%10.424%10.4%7-1.000000x-1.000000x1.160031x1.160031x1.16x24.796%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-1.000000x1.098731x1.098731x1.10x16.045%16.0%17.629%17.6%-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-1.000000x1.081287x1.081287x1.08x13.280%13.3%14.359%14.4%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.079690x1.079690x1.08x18.321%18.3%19.780%19.8%18-1.000000x-1.000000x1.077654x1.077654x1.08x25.951%26.0%27.966%28.0%19-1.000000x-1.000000x1.074442x1.074442x1.07x11.216%11.2%12.051%12.1%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.073759x1.073759x1.07x11.199%11.2%12.025%12.0%20-1.000000x-1.000000x1.060972x1.060972x1.06x14.714%14.7%15.611%15.6%21-1.000000x-1.000000x1.059800x1.059800x1.06x11.972%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-1.000000x1.036427x1.036427x1.04x10.244%10.2%10.617%10.6%-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-1.000000x1.025186x1.025186x1.03x10.774%10.8%11.046%11.0%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.016806x1.016806x1.02x28.378%28.4%28.855%28.9%35-1.000000x-1.000000x1.006087x1.006087x1.01x27.837%27.8%28.006%28.0%36-1.008034x-1.008034x1.01x1.000000x1.000000x19.287%19.3%19.134%19.1%37-1.015553x-1.015553x1.02x1.000000x1.000000x10.330%10.3%10.172%10.2%38-1.016098x-1.016098x1.02x1.000000x1.000000x18.712%18.7%18.416%18.4%39-1.022333x-1.022333x1.02x1.000000x1.000000x14.476%14.5%14.159%14.2%40-1.048932x-1.048932x1.05x1.000000x1.000000x17.120%17.1%16.322%16.3%41-1.054084x-1.054084x1.05x1.000000x1.000000x8.249%8.25%7.826%7.83%42-1.082021x-1.082021x1.08x1.000000x1.000000x21.048%21.0%19.452%19.5%43-1.082122x-1.082122x1.08x1.000000x1.000000x10.642%10.6%9.834%9.83%44-1.095064x-1.095064x1.10x1.000000x1.000000x12.822%12.8%11.709%11.7%45-1.106483x-1.106483x1.11x1.000000x1.000000x14.808%14.8%13.383%13.4%46-1.113634x-1.113634x1.11x1.000000x1.000000x11.579%11.6%10.397%10.4%47-1.131351x-1.131351x1.13x1.000000x1.000000x9.698%9.70%8.572%8.57%48-1.138129x-1.138129x1.14x1.000000x1.000000x12.893%12.9%11.328%11.3%49-1.302480x-1.302480x1.30x1.000000x1.000000x6.597%6.60%5.065%5.06%50
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of place out of 50 by male-to-female sex ratio

Over-Education Sex Ratio by Place#61

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 Wilkes-Barre, selected other places in the Northeast, and entities that contain Wilkes-Barre
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

Educational Attainment by Place in the United States

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

No H.S. Diploma by Place#62

Percent of population 25 years of age and older without a high school diploma (or equivalent).
Scope: population of Wilkes-Barre, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Wilkes-Barre
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count#MiamiFresnoDallasLos AngelesHoustonClevelandEl PasoDetroitLong BeachOaklandNew YorkPhoenixFort WorthSan AntonioMilwaukeePhiladelphiaSan JoseChicagoWilkes-BarreBaltimoreLas VegasSacramentoMemphisTucsonArlingtonOklahoma CityIndianapolisBostonWilkes-Barre Area School DistrictWilkes-BarreDenverTulsaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNashville-DavidsonWichitaSan FranciscoSan DiegoMiddle AtlanticMesaOmahaAustinLouisvilleNortheastCharlotteJacksonvilleColumbusMinneapolisAlbuquerqueLuzerne CountyLuzerneKansas CityAtlantaPennsylvaniaScranton, Wilkes, Barre, and Hazleton Metro AreaScranton AreaWashingtonRaleighPortlandVirginia 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%309,770310k1816.790421%16.790421%16.8%4,31916.548703%16.548703%16.5%69,83969.8k1916.452623%16.452623%16.5%67,69367.7k2016.276659%16.276659%16.3%51,98052.0k2116.013390%16.013390%16.0%66,73166.7k2215.587550%15.587550%15.6%51,09151.1k2315.406412%15.406412%15.4%37,08237.1k2414.746136%14.746136%14.7%59,32459.3k2514.507103%14.507103%14.5%80,02880.0k2614.325556%14.325556%14.3%63,64263.6k2713.793451%13.793451%13.8%5,48013.638703%13.638703%13.6%63,86563.9k2813.030453%13.030453%13.0%33,97034.0k2913.020590%13.020590%13.0%27,818,38027.8M12.757874%12.757874%12.8%55,74455.7k3012.568464%12.568464%12.6%31,23131.2k3112.559735%12.559735%12.6%84,02484.0k3212.495849%12.495849%12.5%115,528116k3312.313400%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%61,30861.3k4010.958428%10.958428%11.0%29,34729.3k4110.937441%10.937441%10.9%40,85940.9k4210.905676%10.905676%10.9%24,73224.7k10.852627%10.852627%10.9%34,34934.3k4310.536277%10.536277%10.5%32,40032.4k4410.459911%10.459911%10.5%925,686926k10.423339%10.423339%10.4%41,30341.3k10.045421%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#63

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..
Scope: population of Wilkes-Barre, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Wilkes-Barre
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 PasoMilwaukeeScranton, Wilkes, Barre, and Hazleton Metro AreaScranton AreaLas VegasLuzerne CountyLuzerneFresnoWilkes-Barre Area School DistrictWilkes-BarreClevelandWilkes-BarreDetroit60.416303%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%85,81285.8k4623.410430%23.410430%23.4%92,76592.8k22.410206%22.410206%22.4%92,20592.2k4722.052553%22.052553%22.1%50,01150.0k20.457660%20.457660%20.5%62,24162.2k4819.824310%19.824310%19.8%7,87616.073076%16.073076%16.1%40,94640.9k4915.721339%15.721339%15.7%4,04413.833543%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#64

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a professional or doctorate degree (e.g., MBA, PhD, or MD).
Scope: population of Wilkes-Barre, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Wilkes-Barre
0%5%10%Count#WashingtonSeattleSan FranciscoBostonAtlantaSan DiegoMinneapolisOaklandPortlandDenverAustinBaltimoreRaleighAlbuquerqueNashville-DavidsonNew YorkChicagoNortheastMiamiOmahaHoustonLos AngelesSacramentoMiddle AtlanticDallasPhiladelphiaSan JoseCharlotteKansas CityTulsaColumbusMemphisUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesColorado SpringsColorado SpgsPennsylvaniaLouisvilleLong BeachIndianapolisOklahoma CityTucsonVirginia BeachVirginia BchPhoenixSan AntonioWichitaLas VegasFresnoArlingtonJacksonvilleScranton, Wilkes, Barre, and Hazleton Metro AreaScranton AreaFort WorthLuzerne CountyLuzerneMesaMilwaukeeClevelandEl PasoWilkes-Barre Area School DistrictWilkes-BarreDetroitWilkes-Barre12.461852%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%13,12513.1k442.241991%2.241991%2.2%8,8842.234224%2.234224%2.2%11,20311.2k452.151415%2.151415%2.2%4,8792.055977%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%7,854491.741801%1.741801%1.7%6921.318660%1.318660%1.3%5,693500.940792%0.940792%0.9%242
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#65

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 Wilkes-Barre, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Wilkes-Barre
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#66

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 Wilkes-Barre, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Wilkes-Barre
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:
Pennsylvania
County:
Luzerne
Metro Area:
Scranton Area
ZIP Codes:
18701, 18702, 18704, 18705
Unified School District:
Wilkes-Barre
Neighborhoods:
Downtown, East End, Iron Triangle, Mayflower, Miners' Mills, Parsons, Rolling Mill Hill, Sherman Hills, South Wilkes-Barre, The Heights
Congressional District:
PA-17
State Senate District:
PA-14
State House District:
PA-121
Neighboring Boroughs:
Edwardsville, Kingston, Larksville
Neighboring Townships:
Hanover
Neighboring Unincorporated Places:
Georgetown, Plains
Nearby Boroughs:
Ashley, Courtdale, Forty Fort, Laurel Run, Luzerne, Plymouth, Pringle, Swoyersville
Nearby Unincorporated Places:
Hilldale, Hudson