Educational Attainment in West Columbia, South Carolina (City)

Educational Attainment#1

Highest level of education among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of South Carolina and West Columbia
West Columbia
South Carolina
0%10%20%30%40%50%CountHigher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma236.615628%35.607954%36.615628%36.6%4,16147.650475%50.441974%47.650475%47.7%5,41515.733897%13.950072%15.733897%15.7%1,788
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 South Carolina at large.
Scope: population of South Carolina and West Columbia
-10%0%+10%%ref.Higher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma22.829913%2.829913%+2.8%36.616%36.6%35.608%35.6%-5.534079%-5.534079%-5.5%47.650%47.7%50.442%50.4%12.787207%12.787207%+12.8%15.734%15.7%13.950%14.0%
% percentage with given level in West Columbia
ref. percentage with given level in South Carolina
1Post-Secondary Degree 2H.S. = High School

Detailed Educational Attainment#3

Highest level of education among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of South Carolina and West Columbia
West Columbia
South Carolina
0%5%10%15%20%25%CountDoctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None1.953537%1.055843%1.953537%2.0%2222.041535%1.427316%2.041535%2.0%2326.828581%7.093115%6.828581%6.8%77619.896163%16.882729%19.896163%19.9%2,2615.895811%9.148951%5.895811%5.9%67023.750440%20.986571%23.750440%23.8%2,69923.900035%29.455403%23.900035%23.9%2,7167.919747%9.262335%7.919747%7.9%9006.960577%3.553286%6.960577%7.0%7910.853573%1.134451%0.853573%0.9%97
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 South Carolina at large.
Scope: population of South Carolina and West Columbia
-50%0%+50%%ref.Doctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None85.021505%85.021505%+85.0%1.954%1.95%1.056%1.06%43.033161%43.033161%+43.0%2.042%2.04%1.427%1.43%-3.729439%-3.729439%-3.7%6.829%6.83%7.093%7.09%17.849212%17.849212%+17.8%19.896%19.9%16.883%16.9%-35.557516%-35.557516%-35.6%5.896%5.90%9.149%9.15%13.169701%13.169701%+13.2%23.750%23.8%20.987%21.0%-18.860266%-18.860266%-18.9%23.900%23.9%29.455%29.5%-14.495139%-14.495139%-14.5%7.920%7.92%9.262%9.26%95.891250%95.891250%+95.9%6.961%6.96%3.553%3.55%-24.758937%-24.758937%-24.8%0.854%0.85%1.134%1.13%
% percentage with given level in West Columbia
ref. percentage with given level in South Carolina
1Degree 2Diploma or equivialent 3H.S. = High School

Educational Attainment Sex Ratio#5

Percentage more likely men or women are to have various highest levels of education among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of South Carolina and West Columbia
More Females More Males
South Carolina
West Columbia
0%20%40%60%FMHigher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2-14.305019%-7.843310%-14.305019%14%39.065%39.1%34.176%34.2%-5.246940%-5.246940%5%0.270206%48.871%48.9%46.435%46.4%60.723199%19.980154%60.723199%61%12.063%12.1%19.389%19.4%
F females in category as a percentage of all females
M males in category as a percentage of all males
1Post-Secondary Degree 2H.S. = High School

Detailed Educational Attainment Sex Ratio#6

Percentage more likely men or women are to have various highest levels of education among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of South Carolina and West Columbia
More Females More Males
South Carolina
West Columbia
0%200%400%FMDoctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None-2.249158%-2.249158%2%63.602219%1.975%1.98%1.932%1.93%43.602684%59.976089%43.602684%44%1.675%1.68%2.406%2.41%-58.475276%-33.128789%-58.475276%58%8.377%8.38%5.286%5.29%-4.686961%-4.686961%5%2.770082%20.353%20.4%19.442%19.4%-30.791833%-29.334818%-30.791833%31%6.684%6.68%5.111%5.11%-25.257347%-6.693092%-25.257347%25%26.420%26.4%21.092%21.1%12.876497%5.193511%12.876497%13%22.451%22.5%25.342%25.3%-17.362147%-17.362147%17%19.323283%8.554%8.55%7.288%7.29%223.897821%23.050183%223.897821%224%3.280%3.28%10.625%10.6%543.430332%15.940783%543.430332%543%0.229%0.23%1.475%1.48%
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 South Carolina and West Columbia
West Columbia
South Carolina
0%5%10%15%20%B.X.Total65+45-6435-4425-3413.751715%13.464578%13.751715%13.8%4012,91624.094155%16.477402%24.094155%24.1%9113,78117.679256%18.820058%17.679256%17.7%3231,82722.042254%20.025182%22.042254%22.0%6262,840
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 South Carolina at large.
Scope: population of South Carolina and West Columbia
0%10%20%30%40%%ref.65+45-6435-4425-342.132532%2.132532%2.1%13.752%13.8%13.465%13.5%46.225449%46.225449%46.2%24.094%24.1%16.477%16.5%-6.061630%-6.061630%6.1%17.679%17.7%18.820%18.8%10.072676%10.072676%10.1%22.042%22.0%20.025%20.0%
% percentage in West Columbia with a Bachelor's degree
ref percentage in South Carolina with a Bachelor's degree

Bachelor's Degrees Sex Ratio By Age#9

Percentage more likely men or women are to have their highest degree be a Bachelor's.
Scope: population of South Carolina and West Columbia
More Females More Males
South Carolina
West Columbia
100%50%0%FM65+45-6435-4425-34-24.389119%-24.389119%24.4%48.880474%14.730%14.7%11.842%11.8%26.166458%3.555380%26.166458%26.2%21.225%21.2%26.779%26.8%-103.340317%-13.138609%-103.340317%103.3%25.032%25.0%12.311%12.3%-27.322030%-22.001977%-27.322030%27.3%25.284%25.3%19.859%19.9%
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 South Carolina and West Columbia
West Columbia
South Carolina
$0k$20k$40kCount%Graduate Degree1Bachelor's DegreeSome CollegeH.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2Total$48,712.000000$54,025.000000$48,712.000000$48.7k1,23010.824%10.8%$39,514.000000$44,895.000000$39,514.000000$39.5k2,26119.896%19.9%$32,535.000000$31,474.000000$32,535.000000$32.5k3,36929.646%29.6%$21,371.000000$26,069.000000$21,371.000000$21.4k2,71623.900%23.9%$21,071.000000$19,090.000000$21,071.000000$21.1k1,78815.734%15.7%$29,162.000000$32,159.000000$29,162.000000$29.2k11,36411.4k100.000%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 South Carolina and West Columbia
Female Male
South Carolina
West Columbia
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
$0k$50kFMGraduate Degree1Bachelor's DegreeSome CollegeH.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2Total$-47,206.000000$-48,499.000000$-47,206.000000$47.2k$47,206.000000$8,107.000000$48,499.000000$19,992.000000$55,313.000000$55.3k682548$-37,026.000000$-36,942.000000$-37,026.000000$37.0k$37,026.000000$8,326.000000$36,942.000000$18,885.000000$45,352.000000$45.4k1,1541,107$-31,166.000000$-26,197.000000$-31,166.000000$31.2k$31,166.000000$4,970.000000$26,197.000000$13,645.000000$36,136.000000$36.1k1,8771,492$-20,640.000000$-2,771.000000$-21,119.000000$-23,411.000000$23.4k$20,640.000000$21,119.000000$9,932.000000$20,640.000000$20.6k1,2731,443$-13,947.000000$-14,380.000000$-13,947.000000$13.9k$13,947.000000$8,176.000000$14,380.000000$7,656.000000$22,123.000000$22.1k6841,104$-27,281.000000$-3,530.000000$-27,499.000000$-30,811.000000$30.8k$27,281.000000$27,499.000000$10,925.000000$27,281.000000$27.3k5,6705,694
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 South Carolina and West Columbia
West Columbia
South Carolina
0%20%40%60%80%100%CountBachelor's Degree1Some College2H.S. Diploma3No H.S. Diploma30.000000%0.000000%0.0%37.144728%0100.000000%48.853962%100.000000%100.0%120.000000%0.000000%0.0%13.562541%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%0.438769%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 South Carolina and West Columbia
West Columbia
South Carolina
0%20%40%60%80%CountBachelor's Degree1Some College2H.S. Diploma3No H.S. Diploma383.694866%82.259661%83.694866%83.7%2,31572.348940%73.238982%72.348940%72.3%1,80867.530407%64.317325%67.530407%67.5%1,27768.498452%45.662177%68.498452%68.5%885
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 South Carolina and West Columbia
Female Male
South Carolina
West Columbia
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
40%20%0%20%40%60%MFWhite1BlackAsianHispanic2Other1-8.526698%-0.736107%-9.653857%-9.262805%9.3%8.526698%9.653857%1.452198%8.526698%8.5%305387-11.244541%-17.531942%-11.244541%11.2%11.244541%8.030268%17.531942%4.503341%19.274809%19.3%202103-0.000000%-12.108362%-5.539149%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%0.000000%12.108362%0.000000%0.0%00-47.901235%-33.117560%-47.901235%47.9%47.901235%17.716481%33.117560%8.116751%65.617716%65.6%563194-22.580645%-24.503721%-22.580645%22.6%22.580645%33.178517%24.503721%9.099305%55.759162%55.8%21321
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 South Carolina and West Columbia
Female Male
South Carolina
West Columbia
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
50%0%50%MFWhite1BlackAsianHispanic2Other1-36.548588%-30.402141%-36.548588%36.5%36.548588%2.786050%30.402141%1.371136%39.334638%39.3%1,4071,527-11.927481%-5.430598%-12.104307%-5.650888%-17.358079%17.4%11.927481%12.104307%11.927481%11.9%125159-81.967213%-40.757803%-81.967213%82.0%81.967213%1.165317%40.757803%9.721144%83.132530%83.1%69100-4.428904%-3.719244%-12.722840%-4.720003%-8.148148%8.1%4.428904%12.722840%4.428904%4.4%3833-4.188482%-14.091088%-15.022865%-4.459966%-18.279570%18.3%4.188482%15.022865%4.188482%4.2%1617
M number of males in category
F number of females in category
1non-Hispanic 2excluding black and Asian Hispanics

Map of Educational Attainment by Tract in West Columbia

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

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
19%27%35%43%50%58%

Coarse: High School Diploma Educational Attainment by Tract#17

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
34%40%46%52%57%63%

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

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
7.8%11.7%15.5%19.3%23.1%26.9%

Detailed: Doctorate Degree Educational Attainment by Tract#19

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.0%0.9%1.9%2.8%3.8%4.7%

Detailed: Professional Degree Educational Attainment by Tract#20

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.0%0.7%1.5%2.2%3.0%3.7%

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

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
1.6%3.7%5.6%7.6%9.6%11.6%

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

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
10.0%14.6%19.2%23.7%28.3%32.9%

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

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
2.7%4.6%6.5%8.4%10.2%12.1%

Detailed: Some College Educational Attainment by Tract#24

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
20.3%21.4%22.6%23.7%24.8%25.9%

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

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
12%17%22%27%32%38%

Detailed: Some High School Educational Attainment by Tract#26

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
3.0%5.0%7.0%9.0%10.9%13.0%

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

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
1.3%3.9%6.3%8.8%11.3%13.8%

Detailed: None Educational Attainment by Tract#28

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.21%0.54%0.86%1.19%1.51%1.84%
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Educational Attainment by Place in the Columbia Area

There are 43 places in the Columbia Area. This section compares West Columbia to all of the places in the Columbia Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with West Columbia.

No H.S. Diploma by Place#29

Percent of population 25 years of age and older without a high school diploma (or equivalent).
Scope: population of West Columbia, selected other places in the Columbia Area, and entities that contain West Columbia
0%10%20%30%Count#Winnsboro MillsEastoverGilbertHopkinsSaludaWardBatesburg-LeesvilleSt. MatthewsWinnsboroJenkinsvilleRidgewayMonettaWoodfieldWest ColumbiaSwanseaGastonSouthRidge SpringSouth CarolinaS CarolinaBethuneRed BankElginLexington School District 2Lexington 2United States of AmericaUnited StatesSouth AtlanticSummitSouth CongareeS CongareeColumbiaGadsdenDentsvilleCayceCamdenColumbia Metro AreaColumbia AreaLexington CountyLexingtonSt. AndrewsPelionCameronLugoffSpringdaleLexingtonLake Murray of RichlandLk Murray of Richl…Seven OaksIrmoOak GroveChapinBlythewoodPine RidgeForest AcresArcadia LakesBoykin39.285714%39.285714%39.3%495137.764933%37.764933%37.8%196233.901515%33.901515%33.9%179327.944926%27.944926%27.9%548425.205855%25.205855%25.2%551524.731183%24.731183%24.7%23620.128355%20.128355%20.1%690720.071429%20.071429%20.1%281819.612476%19.612476%19.6%415918.421053%18.421053%18.4%141016.535433%16.535433%16.5%421116.528926%16.528926%16.5%201216.052338%16.052338%16.1%1,0061315.733897%15.733897%15.7%1,7881415.639810%15.639810%15.6%991515.598291%15.598291%15.6%1461614.392758%14.392758%14.4%11,511,24211.5M14.171975%14.171975%14.2%891713.950072%13.950072%14.0%456,087456k13.917526%13.917526%13.9%271813.830436%13.830436%13.8%9071913.627451%13.627451%13.6%1392013.350868%13.350868%13.4%5,93913.020590%13.020590%13.0%27,818,38027.8M12.827640%12.827640%12.8%5,478,9325.48M12.758621%12.758621%12.8%372112.575251%12.575251%12.6%1882212.409492%12.409492%12.4%9,2722312.210526%12.210526%12.2%1742411.643172%11.643172%11.6%1,0822511.223103%11.223103%11.2%9912611.051931%11.051931%11.1%5812711.033201%11.033201%11.0%57,60657.6k10.816796%10.816796%10.8%20,46720.5k9.939330%9.939330%9.9%1,327289.603340%9.603340%9.6%46299.337349%9.337349%9.3%31307.633737%7.633737%7.6%391317.542329%7.542329%7.5%147327.113446%7.113446%7.1%1,002337.086796%7.086796%7.1%307346.996033%6.996033%7.0%776356.249203%6.249203%6.2%490366.244503%6.244503%6.2%426375.986904%5.986904%6.0%64385.611672%5.611672%5.6%100395.263158%5.263158%5.3%79403.813450%3.813450%3.8%296412.292994%2.292994%2.3%18420.000000%0.000000%0.0%043
Count number of people in category
# rank of place out of 43 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older without a high school diploma (or equivalent).

Bachelor's Degrees by Place#30

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..
Scope: population of West Columbia, selected other places in the Columbia Area, and entities that contain West Columbia
0%20%40%60%Count#Arcadia LakesForest AcresLake Murray of RichlandLk Murray of Richl…BlythewoodColumbiaLexingtonSeven OaksIrmoCamdenColumbia Metro AreaColumbia AreaRidgewayWest ColumbiaSouth AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesLexington CountyLexingtonChapinCayceBoykinSouthPine RidgeSouth CarolinaS CarolinaSt. AndrewsCameronDentsvilleLugoffLexington School District 2Lexington 2MonettaElginSt. MatthewsPelionSpringdaleOak GroveRed BankGilbertWinnsboroBethuneSummitBatesburg-LeesvilleWoodfieldSouth CongareeS CongareeGadsdenRidge SpringGastonSwanseaSaludaWinnsboro MillsHopkinsEastoverWardJenkinsville66.114650%66.114650%66.1%519157.188869%57.188869%57.2%4,439255.286242%55.286242%55.3%2,395343.378227%43.378227%43.4%773441.625065%41.625065%41.6%31,10131.1k541.381514%41.381514%41.4%5,829640.191129%40.191129%40.2%4,458738.298686%38.298686%38.3%3,003837.892334%37.892334%37.9%1,992931.726344%31.726344%31.7%165,648166k31.102362%31.102362%31.1%791030.719817%30.719817%30.7%3,4911130.457708%30.457708%30.5%13,009,07313.0M30.315023%30.315023%30.3%64,767,78764.8M29.863911%29.863911%29.9%56,50756.5k29.653882%29.653882%29.7%3171229.637599%29.637599%29.6%2,6171328.409091%28.409091%28.4%251428.191926%28.191926%28.2%22,547,73422.5M27.448368%27.448368%27.4%4121526.459003%26.459003%26.5%865,057865k26.252715%26.252715%26.3%3,5051626.204819%26.204819%26.2%871725.610675%25.610675%25.6%2,3801824.677860%24.677860%24.7%1,2641923.981656%23.981656%24.0%10,66810.7k23.966942%23.966942%24.0%292022.941176%22.941176%22.9%2342122.785714%22.785714%22.8%3192222.546973%22.546973%22.5%1082322.319138%22.319138%22.3%4352422.236881%22.236881%22.2%1,5172520.905764%20.905764%20.9%1,3712620.643939%20.643939%20.6%1092718.572779%18.572779%18.6%3932818.041237%18.041237%18.0%352917.931034%17.931034%17.9%523017.152859%17.152859%17.2%5883116.834211%16.834211%16.8%1,0553214.581940%14.581940%14.6%2183312.982456%12.982456%13.0%1853412.579618%12.579618%12.6%793512.500000%12.500000%12.5%1173612.322275%12.322275%12.3%783711.848124%11.848124%11.8%259388.888889%8.888889%8.9%112398.210097%8.210097%8.2%161407.899807%7.899807%7.9%41415.376344%5.376344%5.4%5420.000000%0.000000%0.0%043
Count number of people in category
# rank of place out of 43 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..

Very Advanced Degrees by Place#31

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a professional or doctorate degree (e.g., MBA, PhD, or MD).
Scope: population of West Columbia, selected other places in the Columbia Area, and entities that contain West Columbia
0%5%10%15%Count#Arcadia LakesForest AcresColumbiaRidgewayWinnsboroLexingtonWest ColumbiaCameronSouth AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesBlythewoodCamdenLake Murray of RichlandLk Murray of Richl…Seven OaksSouthColumbia Metro AreaColumbia AreaIrmoDentsvilleSouth CarolinaS CarolinaLexington CountyLexingtonCayceEastoverLexington School District 2Lexington 2Batesburg-LeesvilleSt. AndrewsLugoffSpringdaleSummitChapinSwanseaPine RidgeOak GroveWoodfieldRidge SpringPelionSouth CongareeS CongareeRed BankSt. MatthewsGastonSaludaHopkinsGadsdenWinnsboro MillsElginGilbertBethuneMonettaWardJenkinsvilleBoykin19.235669%19.235669%19.2%15119.147127%9.147127%9.1%71025.929039%5.929039%5.9%4,43035.905512%5.905512%5.9%1545.812854%5.812854%5.8%12354.295045%4.295045%4.3%60563.995072%3.995072%4.0%45473.614458%3.614458%3.6%1283.501306%3.501306%3.5%1,495,4751.50M3.336158%3.336158%3.3%7,127,6737.13M3.254770%3.254770%3.3%5893.157695%3.157695%3.2%166103.139428%3.139428%3.1%136113.101334%3.101334%3.1%344123.064699%3.064699%3.1%2,451,1282.45M3.000105%3.000105%3.0%15,66415.7k2.997067%2.997067%3.0%235132.647154%2.647154%2.6%246142.483159%2.483159%2.5%81,18581.2k2.469149%2.469149%2.5%4,6722.253681%2.253681%2.3%199151.926782%1.926782%1.9%10161.897311%1.897311%1.9%8441.487748%1.487748%1.5%51171.468055%1.468055%1.5%196181.229988%1.229988%1.2%63191.077476%1.077476%1.1%21201.034483%1.034483%1.0%3211.028999%1.028999%1.0%11220.789889%0.789889%0.8%5230.732845%0.732845%0.7%11240.630314%0.630314%0.6%43250.494655%0.494655%0.5%31260.477707%0.477707%0.5%3270.417537%0.417537%0.4%2280.401338%0.401338%0.4%6290.320220%0.320220%0.3%21300.285714%0.285714%0.3%4310.213675%0.213675%0.2%2320.000000%0.000000%0.0%0330.000000%0.000000%0.0%0340.000000%0.000000%0.0%0350.000000%0.000000%0.0%0360.000000%0.000000%0.0%0370.000000%0.000000%0.0%0380.000000%0.000000%0.0%0390.000000%0.000000%0.0%0400.000000%0.000000%0.0%0410.000000%0.000000%0.0%0420.000000%0.000000%0.0%043
Count number of people in category
# rank of place out of 43 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older with a professional or doctorate degree (e.g., MBA, PhD, or MD).

Under-Education Sex Ratio by Place#32

Percentage more likely men are than women to not have a high school diploma (or equivalent) among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of West Columbia, selected other places in the Columbia Area, and entities that contain West Columbia
Female
Male
4x2x0x2xFM#SaludaPelionGastonPine RidgeHopkinsLexingtonBlythewoodLk Murray of RichlandLk Murray of Richl…Winnsboro MillsWest ColumbiaEastoverLexington 2Oak GroveRidgewayCayceColumbiaColumbia AreaCamdenWoodfieldLexingtonS CarolinaSouth AtlanticArcadia LakesSouthUnited StatesRed BankLugoffSt. AndrewsElginWardRidge SpringGilbertBatesburg-LeesvilleMonettaSummitGadsdenDentsvilleSpringdaleChapinSeven OaksSwanseaSt. MatthewsWinnsboroBethuneIrmoS CongareeCameronForest AcresJenkinsville-1.000000x-1.000000x3.200784x3.200784x3.20x12.436%12.4%39.804%39.8%1-1.000000x-1.000000x2.883000x2.883000x2.88x5.376%5.38%15.500%15.5%2-1.000000x-1.000000x2.338080x2.338080x2.34x9.362%9.36%21.888%21.9%3-1.000000x-1.000000x2.319030x2.319030x2.32x3.293%3.29%7.636%7.64%4-1.000000x-1.000000x2.277862x2.277862x2.28x16.960%17.0%38.632%38.6%5-1.000000x-1.000000x2.233805x2.233805x2.23x4.416%4.42%9.864%9.86%6-1.000000x-1.000000x1.922790x1.922790x1.92x3.942%3.94%7.579%7.58%7-1.000000x-1.000000x1.868628x1.868628x1.87x4.973%4.97%9.292%9.29%8-1.000000x-1.000000x1.767241x1.767241x1.77x29.810%29.8%52.682%52.7%9-1.000000x-1.000000x1.607232x1.607232x1.61x12.063%12.1%19.389%19.4%10-1.000000x-1.000000x1.569547x1.569547x1.57x31.193%31.2%48.958%49.0%11-1.000000x-1.000000x1.477589x1.477589x1.48x10.848%10.8%16.028%16.0%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.464620x1.464620x1.46x5.133%5.13%7.518%7.52%12-1.000000x-1.000000x1.351754x1.351754x1.35x14.179%14.2%19.167%19.2%13-1.000000x-1.000000x1.349861x1.349861x1.35x9.541%9.54%12.879%12.9%14-1.000000x-1.000000x1.325674x1.325674x1.33x10.678%10.7%14.155%14.2%15-1.000000x-1.000000x1.297960x1.297960x1.30x9.672%9.67%12.554%12.6%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.257596x1.257596x1.26x9.980%9.98%12.551%12.6%16-1.000000x-1.000000x1.240610x1.240610x1.24x14.477%14.5%17.960%18.0%17-1.000000x-1.000000x1.227629x1.227629x1.23x9.756%9.76%11.977%12.0%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.199802x1.199802x1.20x12.743%12.7%15.289%15.3%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.178860x1.178860x1.18x11.819%11.8%13.933%13.9%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.156593x1.156593x1.16x2.138%2.14%2.473%2.47%18-1.000000x-1.000000x1.149925x1.149925x1.15x13.427%13.4%15.440%15.4%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.109070x1.109070x1.11x12.369%12.4%13.719%13.7%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.105744x1.105744x1.11x13.224%13.2%14.622%14.6%19-1.000000x-1.000000x1.102022x1.102022x1.10x7.287%7.29%8.030%8.03%20-1.000000x-1.000000x1.101480x1.101480x1.10x9.514%9.51%10.480%10.5%21-1.000000x-1.000000x1.095918x1.095918x1.10x13.035%13.0%14.286%14.3%22-1.000000x-1.000000x1.065306x1.065306x1.07x24.138%24.1%25.714%25.7%23-1.000000x-1.000000x1.062237x1.062237x1.06x13.761%13.8%14.618%14.6%24-1.000000x-1.000000x1.037037x1.037037x1.04x33.333%33.3%34.568%34.6%25-1.000000x-1.000000x1.019512x1.019512x1.02x19.959%20.0%20.348%20.3%26-1.000000x-1.000000x1.015152x1.015152x1.02x16.418%16.4%16.667%16.7%27-1.000000x-1.000000x1.015038x1.015038x1.02x12.667%12.7%12.857%12.9%28-1.041500x-1.041500x1.04x1.000000x1.000000x12.423%12.4%11.928%11.9%29-1.058473x-1.058473x1.06x1.000000x1.000000x11.889%11.9%11.232%11.2%30-1.061821x-1.061821x1.06x1.000000x1.000000x7.761%7.76%7.309%7.31%31-1.087048x-1.087048x1.09x1.000000x1.000000x6.190%6.19%5.695%5.69%32-1.264477x-1.264477x1.26x1.000000x1.000000x7.730%7.73%6.114%6.11%33-1.289683x-1.289683x1.29x1.000000x1.000000x17.196%17.2%13.333%13.3%34-1.414815x-1.414815x1.41x1.000000x1.000000x22.738%22.7%16.071%16.1%35-1.430002x-1.430002x1.43x1.000000x1.000000x22.214%22.2%15.534%15.5%36-1.563034x-1.563034x1.56x1.000000x1.000000x16.239%16.2%10.390%10.4%37-1.648295x-1.648295x1.65x1.000000x1.000000x7.646%7.65%4.639%4.64%38-1.668017x-1.668017x1.67x1.000000x1.000000x15.256%15.3%9.146%9.15%39-1.738832x-1.738832x1.74x1.000000x1.000000x11.340%11.3%6.522%6.52%40-2.107351x-2.107351x2.11x1.000000x1.000000x5.012%5.01%2.378%2.38%41-5.400000x-5.400000x5.40x1.000000x1.000000x30.000%30.0%5.556%5.56%42
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of place out of 42 by male-to-female sex ratio

Over-Education Sex Ratio by Place#33

Percentage more likely men are than women to have a professional or doctorate degree (e.g., MBA, PhD, or MD) among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of West Columbia, selected other places in the Columbia Area, and entities that contain West Columbia
Female
Male
10x5x0x5x10xFM#S CongareeSwanseaBatesburg-LeesvilleLk Murray of RichlandLk Murray of Richl…BlythewoodIrmoDentsvilleCayceCamdenArcadia LakesForest AcresRidge SpringSummitSeven OaksSt. AndrewsChapinRidgewayS CarolinaLexington 2SouthLexingtonUnited StatesSouth AtlanticColumbia AreaColumbiaLexingtonCameronWest ColumbiaWinnsboroSpringdaleLugoffOak GrovePine RidgeWoodfieldRed BankSt. MatthewsGastonEastoverPelion-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%0.915%0.91%1-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%1.961%1.96%2-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.207%0.21%3.146%3.15%3-1.000000x-1.000000x9.872134x9.872134x9.87x0.588%0.59%5.802%5.80%4-1.000000x-1.000000x5.035341x5.035341x5.04x1.141%1.14%5.746%5.75%5-1.000000x-1.000000x3.361012x3.361012x3.36x1.429%1.43%4.804%4.80%6-1.000000x-1.000000x2.794824x2.794824x2.79x1.583%1.58%4.424%4.42%7-1.000000x-1.000000x2.453151x2.453151x2.45x1.301%1.30%3.192%3.19%8-1.000000x-1.000000x2.287844x2.287844x2.29x2.055%2.05%4.701%4.70%9-1.000000x-1.000000x2.267830x2.267830x2.27x12.114%12.1%27.473%27.5%10-1.000000x-1.000000x2.244935x2.244935x2.24x5.839%5.84%13.109%13.1%11-1.000000x-1.000000x2.172757x2.172757x2.17x0.306%0.31%0.664%0.66%12-1.000000x-1.000000x2.142857x2.142857x2.14x0.667%0.67%1.429%1.43%13-1.000000x-1.000000x1.793793x1.793793x1.79x2.279%2.28%4.089%4.09%14-1.000000x-1.000000x1.767488x1.767488x1.77x1.097%1.10%1.939%1.94%15-1.000000x-1.000000x1.722096x1.722096x1.72x0.794%0.79%1.367%1.37%16-1.000000x-1.000000x1.675000x1.675000x1.68x4.478%4.48%7.500%7.50%17-1.000000x-1.000000x1.615062x1.615062x1.62x1.923%1.92%3.105%3.11%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.577882x1.577882x1.58x1.483%1.48%2.340%2.34%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.555780x1.555780x1.56x2.420%2.42%3.764%3.76%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.548803x1.548803x1.55x1.956%1.96%3.030%3.03%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.526215x1.526215x1.53x2.660%2.66%4.060%4.06%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.520688x1.520688x1.52x2.804%2.80%4.265%4.26%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.467177x1.467177x1.47x2.458%2.46%3.606%3.61%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.456422x1.456422x1.46x4.831%4.83%7.036%7.04%18-1.000000x-1.000000x1.437858x1.437858x1.44x3.530%3.53%5.075%5.08%19-1.000000x-1.000000x1.405797x1.405797x1.41x3.093%3.09%4.348%4.35%20-1.000000x-1.000000x1.188207x1.188207x1.19x3.651%3.65%4.338%4.34%21-1.323375x-1.323375x1.32x1.000000x1.000000x6.424%6.42%4.854%4.85%22-1.526368x-1.526368x1.53x1.000000x1.000000x1.294%1.29%0.847%0.85%23-1.631620x-1.631620x1.63x1.000000x1.000000x1.501%1.50%0.920%0.92%24-2.538567x-2.538567x2.54x1.000000x1.000000x0.878%0.88%0.346%0.35%25-3.737195x-3.737195x3.74x1.000000x1.000000x1.098%1.10%0.294%0.29%26-10.000000x-10.000000x> 10.0x1.000000x1.000000x0.903%0.90%0.000%0%27-10.000000x-10.000000x> 10.0x1.000000x1.000000x0.566%0.57%0.000%0%28-10.000000x-10.000000x> 10.0x1.000000x1.000000x0.476%0.48%0.000%0%29-10.000000x-10.000000x> 10.0x1.000000x1.000000x0.426%0.43%0.000%0%30-10.000000x-10.000000x> 10.0x1.000000x1.000000x3.058%3.06%0.000%0%31-10.000000x-10.000000x> 10.0x1.000000x1.000000x0.717%0.72%0.000%0%32
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of place out of 32 by male-to-female sex ratio

Educational Attainment by Place in South Carolina

There are 396 places in South Carolina. This section compares West Columbia to the 50 most populous places in South Carolina and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with West Columbia. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 10,571.

No H.S. Diploma by Place#34

Percent of population 25 years of age and older without a high school diploma (or equivalent).
Scope: population of West Columbia, selected other places in South Carolina, and entities that contain West Columbia
0%10%20%30%Count#ParkerGanttBereaGreenwoodGaffneyAndersonNorth CharlestonN CharlestonSpartanburgWest ColumbiaSumterMyrtle BeachLadsonSouthEasleyGreerSouth CarolinaS CarolinaOrangeburgLexington School District 2Lexington 2SocasteeUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesRock HillSouth AtlanticColumbiaGreenvilleDentsvilleCayceColumbia Metro AreaColumbia AreaRed HillLexington CountyLexingtonHanahanTaylorsConwayFlorenceWade HamptonSt. AndrewsFort MillAikenBeaufortNorth AugustaPort RoyalGoose CreekSimpsonvilleLexingtonSummervilleSeven OaksMauldinNorth Myrtle BeachN Myrtle BchBlufftonHilton Head IslandHilton Head IsIrmoCharlestonJames IslandLake WylieClemsonForest AcresFive ForksMount PleasantMt Pleasant37.829307%37.829307%37.8%3,116128.337903%28.337903%28.3%2,687225.327746%25.327746%25.3%2,357325.153503%25.153503%25.2%3,605420.390153%20.390153%20.4%1,756519.012724%19.012724%19.0%3,347617.754767%17.754767%17.8%12,20812.2k717.135678%17.135678%17.1%4,092815.733897%15.733897%15.7%1,788915.237201%15.237201%15.2%3,8961014.503782%14.503782%14.5%3,1831114.437519%14.437519%14.4%1,4131214.392758%14.392758%14.4%11,511,24211.5M14.329247%14.329247%14.3%2,0691314.235686%14.235686%14.2%2,5611413.950072%13.950072%14.0%456,087456k13.572774%13.572774%13.6%1,0091513.350868%13.350868%13.4%5,93913.099724%13.099724%13.1%2,0861613.020590%13.020590%13.0%27,818,38027.8M12.959482%12.959482%13.0%5,7221712.827640%12.827640%12.8%5,478,9325.48M12.409492%12.409492%12.4%9,2721811.830853%11.830853%11.8%5,0081911.643172%11.643172%11.6%1,0822011.223103%11.223103%11.2%9912111.033201%11.033201%11.0%57,60657.6k10.878661%10.878661%10.9%1,0402210.816796%10.816796%10.8%20,46720.5k10.725988%10.725988%10.7%1,4732310.687268%10.687268%10.7%1,6672410.652575%10.652575%10.7%1,2702510.314331%10.314331%10.3%2,6942610.238476%10.238476%10.2%1,537279.939330%9.939330%9.9%1,327289.045936%9.045936%9.0%768299.037575%9.037575%9.0%1,941308.936959%8.936959%8.9%723318.910083%8.910083%8.9%1,420328.274351%8.274351%8.3%491337.981467%7.981467%8.0%1,981347.976312%7.976312%8.0%1,091357.113446%7.113446%7.1%1,002367.008830%7.008830%7.0%2,159376.996033%6.996033%7.0%776386.846194%6.846194%6.8%1,172396.754694%6.754694%6.8%885406.713639%6.713639%6.7%667416.616466%6.616466%6.6%2,100426.249203%6.249203%6.2%490435.911758%5.911758%5.9%5,239445.564793%5.564793%5.6%502454.125501%4.125501%4.1%309463.901690%3.901690%3.9%254473.813450%3.813450%3.8%296483.226435%3.226435%3.2%331492.225133%2.225133%2.2%1,22350
Count number of people in category
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older without a high school diploma (or equivalent).

Bachelor's Degrees by Place#35

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..
Scope: population of West Columbia, selected other places in South Carolina, and entities that contain West Columbia
0%20%40%60%Count#ClemsonFive ForksMount PleasantMt PleasantForest AcresHilton Head IslandHilton Head IsCharlestonLake WylieGreenvilleAikenJames IslandColumbiaLexingtonSeven OaksBlufftonWade HamptonIrmoMauldinFort MillNorth Myrtle BeachN Myrtle BchSummervilleSimpsonvilleGreerBeaufortColumbia Metro AreaColumbia AreaNorth AugustaFlorenceWest ColumbiaSouth AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesLexington CountyLexingtonCayceHanahanSouthPort RoyalTaylorsSpartanburgRock HillOrangeburgSouth CarolinaS CarolinaGoose CreekSt. AndrewsSumterMyrtle BeachEasleyDentsvilleLexington School District 2Lexington 2ConwayAndersonRed HillGaffneyNorth CharlestonN CharlestonGreenwoodSocasteeLadsonGanttBereaParker63.087558%63.087558%63.1%4,107160.785652%60.785652%60.8%6,236259.283518%59.283518%59.3%32,58432.6k357.188869%57.188869%57.2%4,439451.233498%51.233498%51.2%16,26116.3k550.223426%50.223426%50.2%44,50844.5k649.492657%49.492657%49.5%3,707745.520907%45.520907%45.5%19,26919.3k843.479071%43.479071%43.5%9,338942.234786%42.234786%42.2%3,8101041.625065%41.625065%41.6%31,10131.1k1141.381514%41.381514%41.4%5,8291240.191129%40.191129%40.2%4,4581339.808757%39.808757%39.8%3,9551438.655742%38.655742%38.7%5,8031538.298686%38.298686%38.3%3,0031637.630703%37.630703%37.6%6,4421736.007067%36.007067%36.0%3,0571833.300260%33.300260%33.3%4,3631932.992469%32.992469%33.0%10,16310.2k2032.870303%32.870303%32.9%4,4962132.651473%32.651473%32.7%5,8742232.126082%32.126082%32.1%2,5992331.726344%31.726344%31.7%165,648166k31.712367%31.712367%31.7%5,0542431.157395%31.157395%31.2%8,1382530.719817%30.719817%30.7%3,4912630.457708%30.457708%30.5%13,009,07313.0M30.315023%30.315023%30.3%64,767,78764.8M29.863911%29.863911%29.9%56,50756.5k29.637599%29.637599%29.6%2,6172728.595354%28.595354%28.6%3,9272828.191926%28.191926%28.2%22,547,73422.5M27.772160%27.772160%27.8%1,6482927.727914%27.727914%27.7%4,3253027.625628%27.625628%27.6%6,5973126.863407%26.863407%26.9%11,86111.9k3226.607479%26.607479%26.6%1,9783326.459003%26.459003%26.5%865,057865k26.377921%26.377921%26.4%6,5473426.252715%26.252715%26.3%3,5053526.098009%26.098009%26.1%6,6733626.054862%26.054862%26.1%5,7183725.929774%25.929774%25.9%3,7443825.610675%25.610675%25.6%2,3803923.981656%23.981656%24.0%10,66810.7k23.636974%23.636974%23.6%2,8184022.705067%22.705067%22.7%3,9974122.583682%22.583682%22.6%2,1594222.224803%22.224803%22.2%1,9144321.166684%21.166684%21.2%14,55414.6k4420.729835%20.729835%20.7%2,9714516.603868%16.603868%16.6%2,6444615.173189%15.173189%15.2%1,4854714.395697%14.395697%14.4%1,3654812.937890%12.937890%12.9%1,2044910.780624%10.780624%10.8%88850
Count number of people in category
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..

Very Advanced Degrees by Place#36

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a professional or doctorate degree (e.g., MBA, PhD, or MD).
Scope: population of West Columbia, selected other places in South Carolina, and entities that contain West Columbia
0%5%10%15%Count#ClemsonForest AcresMount PleasantMt PleasantPort RoyalCharlestonGreenvilleHilton Head IslandHilton Head IsJames IslandFive ForksColumbiaAikenLexingtonWest ColumbiaBeaufortSpartanburgBlufftonSouth AtlanticGaffneyNorth AugustaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesGreerMauldinFlorenceSeven OaksWade HamptonSouthColumbia Metro AreaColumbia AreaIrmoNorth Myrtle BeachN Myrtle BchConwaySummervilleMyrtle BeachSumterDentsvilleGanttLake WylieSouth CarolinaS CarolinaLexington CountyLexingtonCayceOrangeburgTaylorsEasleyRed HillRock HillLexington School District 2Lexington 2GreenwoodAndersonFort MillSt. AndrewsSimpsonvilleSocasteeGoose CreekHanahanNorth CharlestonN CharlestonLadsonParkerBerea16.651306%16.651306%16.7%1,08419.147127%9.147127%9.1%71027.235777%7.235777%7.2%3,97737.061004%7.061004%7.1%41946.910404%6.910404%6.9%6,12456.905268%6.905268%6.9%2,92366.764548%6.764548%6.8%2,14776.440528%6.440528%6.4%58186.277415%6.277415%6.3%64495.929039%5.929039%5.9%4,430105.117102%5.117102%5.1%1,099114.295045%4.295045%4.3%605123.995072%3.995072%4.0%454133.745365%3.745365%3.7%303143.668342%3.668342%3.7%876153.613488%3.613488%3.6%359163.501306%3.501306%3.5%1,495,4751.50M3.390618%3.390618%3.4%292173.344419%3.344419%3.3%533183.336158%3.336158%3.3%7,127,6737.13M3.290717%3.290717%3.3%592193.148548%3.148548%3.1%539203.112677%3.112677%3.1%813213.101334%3.101334%3.1%344223.097522%3.097522%3.1%465233.064699%3.064699%3.1%2,451,1282.45M3.000105%3.000105%3.0%15,66415.7k2.997067%2.997067%3.0%235242.915585%2.915585%2.9%382252.835095%2.835095%2.8%338262.798338%2.798338%2.8%862272.774993%2.774993%2.8%609282.675114%2.675114%2.7%684292.647154%2.647154%2.6%246302.562750%2.562750%2.6%243312.510013%2.510013%2.5%188322.483159%2.483159%2.5%81,18581.2k2.469149%2.469149%2.5%4,6722.253681%2.253681%2.3%199332.219532%2.219532%2.2%165342.205411%2.205411%2.2%344352.174666%2.174666%2.2%314362.060669%2.060669%2.1%197372.038367%2.038367%2.0%900381.897311%1.897311%1.9%8441.869941%1.869941%1.9%268391.834810%1.834810%1.8%323401.755006%1.755006%1.8%149411.468055%1.468055%1.5%196421.454891%1.454891%1.5%199431.325044%1.325044%1.3%211441.148268%1.148268%1.1%285451.143232%1.143232%1.1%157461.089312%1.089312%1.1%749471.021764%1.021764%1.0%100481.019789%1.019789%1.0%84490.655491%0.655491%0.7%6150
Count number of people in category
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older with a professional or doctorate degree (e.g., MBA, PhD, or MD).

Under-Education Sex Ratio by Place#37

Percentage more likely men are than women to not have a high school diploma (or equivalent) among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of West Columbia, selected other places in South Carolina, and entities that contain West Columbia
Female
Male
2x1x0x1x2xFM#Hilton Head IsLexingtonFort MillWade HamptonWest ColumbiaSocasteeRed HillN CharlestonHanahanLexington 2LadsonCayceGreenvilleAndersonColumbiaBlufftonColumbia AreaGanttConwaySummervilleMyrtle BeachLexingtonMt PleasantParkerBeaufortPort RoyalS CarolinaSumterGreerSouth AtlanticSouthRock HillUnited StatesSt. AndrewsEasleyFlorenceBereaGreenwoodSpartanburgDentsvilleCharlestonSimpsonvilleTaylorsGoose CreekGaffneyAikenSeven OaksN Myrtle BchNorth AugustaOrangeburgFive ForksIrmoClemsonLake WylieForest AcresMauldinJames Island-1.000000x-1.000000x2.252988x2.252988x2.25x4.123%4.12%9.289%9.29%1-1.000000x-1.000000x2.233805x2.233805x2.23x4.416%4.42%9.864%9.86%2-1.000000x-1.000000x1.968078x1.968078x1.97x6.242%6.24%12.284%12.3%3-1.000000x-1.000000x1.735782x1.735782x1.74x7.601%7.60%13.194%13.2%4-1.000000x-1.000000x1.607232x1.607232x1.61x12.063%12.1%19.389%19.4%5-1.000000x-1.000000x1.569351x1.569351x1.57x10.293%10.3%16.153%16.2%6-1.000000x-1.000000x1.542108x1.542108x1.54x8.577%8.58%13.226%13.2%7-1.000000x-1.000000x1.498118x1.498118x1.50x14.298%14.3%21.420%21.4%8-1.000000x-1.000000x1.494018x1.494018x1.49x8.626%8.63%12.888%12.9%9-1.000000x-1.000000x1.477589x1.477589x1.48x10.848%10.8%16.028%16.0%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.352483x1.352483x1.35x12.547%12.5%16.969%17.0%10-1.000000x-1.000000x1.349861x1.349861x1.35x9.541%9.54%12.879%12.9%11-1.000000x-1.000000x1.347344x1.347344x1.35x10.142%10.1%13.665%13.7%12-1.000000x-1.000000x1.334956x1.334956x1.33x16.553%16.6%22.097%22.1%13-1.000000x-1.000000x1.325674x1.325674x1.33x10.678%10.7%14.155%14.2%14-1.000000x-1.000000x1.314435x1.314435x1.31x5.864%5.86%7.707%7.71%15-1.000000x-1.000000x1.297960x1.297960x1.30x9.672%9.67%12.554%12.6%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.288564x1.288564x1.29x25.109%25.1%32.355%32.4%16-1.000000x-1.000000x1.267764x1.267764x1.27x9.482%9.48%12.020%12.0%17-1.000000x-1.000000x1.246136x1.246136x1.25x6.281%6.28%7.827%7.83%18-1.000000x-1.000000x1.241383x1.241383x1.24x12.970%13.0%16.101%16.1%19-1.000000x-1.000000x1.227629x1.227629x1.23x9.756%9.76%11.977%12.0%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.226384x1.226384x1.23x2.013%2.01%2.469%2.47%20-1.000000x-1.000000x1.222106x1.222106x1.22x33.957%34.0%41.499%41.5%21-1.000000x-1.000000x1.221922x1.221922x1.22x8.151%8.15%9.960%9.96%22-1.000000x-1.000000x1.210597x1.210597x1.21x7.477%7.48%9.052%9.05%23-1.000000x-1.000000x1.199802x1.199802x1.20x12.743%12.7%15.289%15.3%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.192613x1.192613x1.19x14.036%14.0%16.740%16.7%24-1.000000x-1.000000x1.186025x1.186025x1.19x13.156%13.2%15.604%15.6%25-1.000000x-1.000000x1.178860x1.178860x1.18x11.819%11.8%13.933%13.9%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.149925x1.149925x1.15x13.427%13.4%15.440%15.4%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.112948x1.112948x1.11x12.314%12.3%13.705%13.7%26-1.000000x-1.000000x1.109070x1.109070x1.11x12.369%12.4%13.719%13.7%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.101480x1.101480x1.10x9.514%9.51%10.480%10.5%27-1.000000x-1.000000x1.083141x1.083141x1.08x13.794%13.8%14.941%14.9%28-1.000000x-1.000000x1.022226x1.022226x1.02x10.214%10.2%10.441%10.4%29-1.000000x-1.000000x1.012317x1.012317x1.01x25.187%25.2%25.497%25.5%30-1.045545x-1.045545x1.05x1.000000x1.000000x25.655%25.7%24.537%24.5%31-1.056552x-1.056552x1.06x1.000000x1.000000x17.545%17.5%16.606%16.6%32-1.058473x-1.058473x1.06x1.000000x1.000000x11.889%11.9%11.232%11.2%33-1.063321x-1.063321x1.06x1.000000x1.000000x6.080%6.08%5.718%5.72%34-1.065093x-1.065093x1.07x1.000000x1.000000x8.209%8.21%7.707%7.71%35-1.083467x-1.083467x1.08x1.000000x1.000000x11.096%11.1%10.241%10.2%36-1.195483x-1.195483x1.20x1.000000x1.000000x8.649%8.65%7.234%7.23%37-1.196425x-1.196425x1.20x1.000000x1.000000x22.126%22.1%18.493%18.5%38-1.204424x-1.204424x1.20x1.000000x1.000000x9.799%9.80%8.136%8.14%39-1.264477x-1.264477x1.26x1.000000x1.000000x7.730%7.73%6.114%6.11%40-1.269881x-1.269881x1.27x1.000000x1.000000x7.500%7.50%5.906%5.91%41-1.329993x-1.329993x1.33x1.000000x1.000000x10.003%10.0%7.521%7.52%42-1.335807x-1.335807x1.34x1.000000x1.000000x15.307%15.3%11.459%11.5%43-1.478791x-1.478791x1.48x1.000000x1.000000x3.805%3.81%2.573%2.57%44-1.648295x-1.648295x1.65x1.000000x1.000000x7.646%7.65%4.639%4.64%45-1.733986x-1.733986x1.73x1.000000x1.000000x4.894%4.89%2.822%2.82%46-1.998979x-1.998979x2.00x1.000000x1.000000x5.326%5.33%2.664%2.66%47-2.107351x-2.107351x2.11x1.000000x1.000000x5.012%5.01%2.378%2.38%48-2.257625x-2.257625x2.26x1.000000x1.000000x9.226%9.23%4.087%4.09%49-2.259724x-2.259724x2.26x1.000000x1.000000x7.604%7.60%3.365%3.36%50
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of place out of 50 by male-to-female sex ratio

Over-Education Sex Ratio by Place#38

Percentage more likely men are than women to have a professional or doctorate degree (e.g., MBA, PhD, or MD) among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of West Columbia, selected other places in South Carolina, and entities that contain West Columbia
Female
Male
5x0x5xFM#GaffneyAndersonFlorenceIrmoFive ForksHilton Head IsDentsvilleNorth AugustaAikenClemsonGoose CreekCayceLake WylieBeaufortForest AcresConwayGanttFort MillMyrtle BeachN Myrtle BchSpartanburgEasleyOrangeburgWade HamptonSeven OaksSt. AndrewsGreerMt PleasantRed HillGreenvilleSumterS CarolinaLexington 2SouthLexingtonGreenwoodUnited StatesSouth AtlanticBereaJames IslandCharlestonColumbia AreaColumbiaLexingtonTaylorsRock HillHanahanSummervilleWest ColumbiaSimpsonvilleBlufftonMauldinN CharlestonSocasteeParkerPort RoyalLadson-1.000000x-1.000000x7.771243x7.771243x7.77x0.801%0.80%6.221%6.22%1-1.000000x-1.000000x4.701543x4.701543x4.70x0.694%0.69%3.265%3.26%2-1.000000x-1.000000x4.258034x4.258034x4.26x1.276%1.28%5.433%5.43%3-1.000000x-1.000000x3.361012x3.361012x3.36x1.429%1.43%4.804%4.80%4-1.000000x-1.000000x3.122533x3.122533x3.12x3.143%3.14%9.815%9.82%5-1.000000x-1.000000x2.958441x2.958441x2.96x3.477%3.48%10.288%10.3%6-1.000000x-1.000000x2.794824x2.794824x2.79x1.583%1.58%4.424%4.42%7-1.000000x-1.000000x2.759721x2.759721x2.76x1.884%1.88%5.199%5.20%8-1.000000x-1.000000x2.566283x2.566283x2.57x2.980%2.98%7.648%7.65%9-1.000000x-1.000000x2.551810x2.551810x2.55x9.552%9.55%24.375%24.4%10-1.000000x-1.000000x2.466336x2.466336x2.47x0.679%0.68%1.674%1.67%11-1.000000x-1.000000x2.453151x2.453151x2.45x1.301%1.30%3.192%3.19%12-1.000000x-1.000000x2.303484x2.303484x2.30x1.581%1.58%3.641%3.64%13-1.000000x-1.000000x2.284804x2.284804x2.28x2.404%2.40%5.492%5.49%14-1.000000x-1.000000x2.244935x2.244935x2.24x5.839%5.84%13.109%13.1%15-1.000000x-1.000000x2.206280x2.206280x2.21x1.822%1.82%4.019%4.02%16-1.000000x-1.000000x2.191595x2.191595x2.19x1.674%1.67%3.669%3.67%17-1.000000x-1.000000x2.154188x2.154188x2.15x1.143%1.14%2.462%2.46%18-1.000000x-1.000000x2.052120x2.052120x2.05x1.831%1.83%3.758%3.76%19-1.000000x-1.000000x2.034584x2.034584x2.03x1.965%1.96%3.997%4.00%20-1.000000x-1.000000x1.983410x1.983410x1.98x2.568%2.57%5.093%5.09%21-1.000000x-1.000000x1.953564x1.953564x1.95x1.505%1.51%2.941%2.94%22-1.000000x-1.000000x1.922854x1.922854x1.92x1.567%1.57%3.014%3.01%23-1.000000x-1.000000x1.823412x1.823412x1.82x2.231%2.23%4.068%4.07%24-1.000000x-1.000000x1.793793x1.793793x1.79x2.279%2.28%4.089%4.09%25-1.000000x-1.000000x1.767488x1.767488x1.77x1.097%1.10%1.939%1.94%26-1.000000x-1.000000x1.745934x1.745934x1.75x2.476%2.48%4.323%4.32%27-1.000000x-1.000000x1.714481x1.714481x1.71x5.429%5.43%9.308%9.31%28-1.000000x-1.000000x1.695174x1.695174x1.70x1.533%1.53%2.599%2.60%29-1.000000x-1.000000x1.652804x1.652804x1.65x5.259%5.26%8.693%8.69%30-1.000000x-1.000000x1.630853x1.630853x1.63x2.090%2.09%3.408%3.41%31-1.000000x-1.000000x1.615062x1.615062x1.62x1.923%1.92%3.105%3.11%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.577882x1.577882x1.58x1.483%1.48%2.340%2.34%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.555780x1.555780x1.56x2.420%2.42%3.764%3.76%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.548803x1.548803x1.55x1.956%1.96%3.030%3.03%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.540043x1.540043x1.54x1.505%1.51%2.318%2.32%32-1.000000x-1.000000x1.526215x1.526215x1.53x2.660%2.66%4.060%4.06%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.520688x1.520688x1.52x2.804%2.80%4.265%4.26%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.515046x1.515046x1.52x0.531%0.53%0.805%0.80%33-1.000000x-1.000000x1.490328x1.490328x1.49x5.211%5.21%7.767%7.77%34-1.000000x-1.000000x1.481165x1.481165x1.48x5.648%5.65%8.366%8.37%35-1.000000x-1.000000x1.467177x1.467177x1.47x2.458%2.46%3.606%3.61%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.456422x1.456422x1.46x4.831%4.83%7.036%7.04%36-1.000000x-1.000000x1.437858x1.437858x1.44x3.530%3.53%5.075%5.08%37-1.000000x-1.000000x1.394310x1.394310x1.39x1.855%1.86%2.587%2.59%38-1.000000x-1.000000x1.308226x1.308226x1.31x1.783%1.78%2.333%2.33%39-1.000000x-1.000000x1.215627x1.215627x1.22x1.033%1.03%1.256%1.26%40-1.000000x-1.000000x1.194198x1.194198x1.19x2.564%2.56%3.062%3.06%41-1.000000x-1.000000x1.188207x1.188207x1.19x3.651%3.65%4.338%4.34%42-1.000000x-1.000000x1.125679x1.125679x1.13x1.375%1.37%1.548%1.55%43-1.075818x-1.075818x1.08x1.000000x1.000000x3.735%3.73%3.472%3.47%44-1.124307x-1.124307x1.12x1.000000x1.000000x3.318%3.32%2.952%2.95%45-1.328011x-1.328011x1.33x1.000000x1.000000x1.238%1.24%0.932%0.93%46-2.209160x-2.209160x2.21x1.000000x1.000000x1.796%1.80%0.813%0.81%47-2.490130x-2.490130x2.49x1.000000x1.000000x1.472%1.47%0.591%0.59%48-3.029449x-3.029449x3.03x1.000000x1.000000x10.686%10.7%3.527%3.53%49-6.720685x-6.720685x6.72x1.000000x1.000000x1.606%1.61%0.239%0.24%50
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of place out of 50 by male-to-female sex ratio

Educational Attainment by Place in the South

There are 9,693 places in the South. This section compares West Columbia to the 50 most populous places in the South and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with West Columbia. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 188,973.

No H.S. Diploma by Place#39

Percent of population 25 years of age and older without a high school diploma (or equivalent).
Scope: population of West Columbia, selected other places in the South, and entities that contain West Columbia
0%10%20%30%Count#LaredoHialeahMiamiDallasGarlandHoustonEl PasoIrvingFort WorthSan AntonioCorpus ChristiBaltimoreAmarilloAugusta-Richmond County consolidated government (balance)Augusta-Richmon…MemphisRichmondWest ColumbiaArlingtonOklahoma CityLubbockMontgomerySouthBirminghamShreveportNew OrleansSouth CarolinaS CarolinaWinston-SalemColumbusLexington School District 2Lexington 2TulsaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesTampaDurhamSouth AtlanticNashville-DavidsonMobileNorfolkBaton RougeAustinLouisvilleCharlotteJacksonvilleColumbia Metro AreaColumbia AreaLexington CountyLexingtonGreensboroAtlantaOrlandoLexington-FayetteSt. PetersburgWashingtonHuntsvilleLittle RockFayettevilleRaleighChesapeakeVirginia BeachVirginia BchPlanoArlington33.248609%33.248609%33.2%45,78445.8k129.547032%29.547032%29.5%51,49951.5k225.837701%25.837701%25.8%82,57682.6k324.656531%24.656531%24.7%201,900202k423.783403%23.783403%23.8%34,72934.7k522.636297%22.636297%22.6%326,041326k621.390422%21.390422%21.4%88,91188.9k720.239673%20.239673%20.2%29,77629.8k818.755272%18.755272%18.8%94,04494.0k918.397606%18.397606%18.4%167,299167k1018.225364%18.225364%18.2%37,59237.6k1116.548703%16.548703%16.5%69,83969.8k1216.519023%16.519023%16.5%20,68020.7k1316.495350%16.495350%16.5%20,89420.9k1416.013390%16.013390%16.0%66,73166.7k1515.996807%15.996807%16.0%23,44323.4k1615.733897%15.733897%15.7%1,78815.406412%15.406412%15.4%37,08237.1k1714.746136%14.746136%14.7%59,32459.3k1814.549337%14.549337%14.5%20,37320.4k1914.486312%14.486312%14.5%19,03419.0k2014.392758%14.392758%14.4%11,511,24211.5M14.356281%14.356281%14.4%20,63520.6k2114.347237%14.347237%14.3%18,62318.6k2214.332154%14.332154%14.3%38,00438.0k2313.950072%13.950072%14.0%456,087456k13.910992%13.910992%13.9%21,22421.2k2413.388110%13.388110%13.4%17,17417.2k2513.350868%13.350868%13.4%5,93913.030453%13.030453%13.0%33,97034.0k2613.020590%13.020590%13.0%27,818,38027.8M13.004807%13.004807%13.0%31,27531.3k2713.004396%13.004396%13.0%21,68621.7k2812.827640%12.827640%12.8%5,478,9325.48M12.757874%12.757874%12.8%55,74455.7k2912.535934%12.535934%12.5%16,22216.2k3012.488196%12.488196%12.5%18,77918.8k3112.361065%12.361065%12.4%16,97117.0k3212.000833%12.000833%12.0%73,14773.1k3311.956157%11.956157%12.0%49,49049.5k3411.553484%11.553484%11.6%61,37861.4k3511.488796%11.488796%11.5%65,89165.9k3611.033201%11.033201%11.0%57,60657.6k10.816796%10.816796%10.8%20,46720.5k10.816229%10.816229%10.8%19,90919.9k3710.536277%10.536277%10.5%32,40032.4k3810.531914%10.531914%10.5%18,91318.9k3910.106717%10.106717%10.1%20,30520.3k4010.073214%10.073214%10.1%18,57418.6k4110.045421%10.045421%10.0%46,51046.5k429.750990%9.750990%9.8%12,48012.5k439.385035%9.385035%9.4%12,45012.5k448.771456%8.771456%8.8%11,05311.1k458.738650%8.738650%8.7%25,06025.1k468.648428%8.648428%8.6%13,36913.4k476.790677%6.790677%6.8%20,44720.4k486.396106%6.396106%6.4%12,12912.1k496.236272%6.236272%6.2%10,59010.6k50
Count number of people in category
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older without a high school diploma (or equivalent).

Bachelor's Degrees by Place#40

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..
Scope: population of West Columbia, selected other places in the South, and entities that contain West Columbia
0%20%40%60%Count#ArlingtonPlanoWashingtonRaleighDurhamAtlantaAustinCharlotteHuntsvilleLexington-FayetteLittle RockNashville-DavidsonGreensboroRichmondNew OrleansTampaIrvingOrlandoVirginia BeachVirginia BchWinston-SalemBaton RougeSt. PetersburgColumbia Metro AreaColumbia AreaMontgomeryHoustonDallasTulsaWest ColumbiaSouth AtlanticChesapeakeUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesLexington CountyLexingtonBaltimoreOklahoma CityArlingtonLubbockLouisvilleSouthFort WorthMobileJacksonvilleNorfolkSouth CarolinaS CarolinaFayettevilleShreveportSan AntonioMemphisColumbusBirminghamMiamiLexington School District 2Lexington 2El PasoGarlandAmarilloAugusta-Richmond County consolidated government (balance)Augusta-Richmon…Corpus ChristiLaredoHialeah73.664560%73.664560%73.7%125,092125k155.577938%55.577938%55.6%105,393105k255.360186%55.360186%55.4%256,316256k349.199364%49.199364%49.2%141,090141k448.320031%48.320031%48.3%80,57880.6k548.281839%48.281839%48.3%148,471148k647.708346%47.708346%47.7%290,790291k741.989192%41.989192%42.0%223,068223k841.479994%41.479994%41.5%53,08953.1k941.441271%41.441271%41.4%83,25883.3k1038.854046%38.854046%38.9%51,54351.5k1137.627764%37.627764%37.6%164,410164k1236.820488%36.820488%36.8%67,77467.8k1336.691050%36.691050%36.7%53,77053.8k1436.177338%36.177338%36.2%95,93095.9k1535.534829%35.534829%35.5%85,45785.5k1635.021785%35.021785%35.0%51,52351.5k1734.996492%34.996492%35.0%62,84662.8k1834.242322%34.242322%34.2%103,105103k1934.184309%34.184309%34.2%52,15552.2k2032.328434%32.328434%32.3%44,38544.4k2132.163892%32.163892%32.2%59,30759.3k2231.726344%31.726344%31.7%165,648166k31.186593%31.186593%31.2%40,97741.0k2331.153001%31.153001%31.2%448,711449k2431.010808%31.010808%31.0%253,932254k2530.736449%30.736449%30.7%80,12980.1k2630.719817%30.719817%30.7%3,49130.457708%30.457708%30.5%13,009,07313.0M30.375268%30.375268%30.4%46,95547.0k2730.315023%30.315023%30.3%64,767,78764.8M29.863911%29.863911%29.9%56,50756.5k29.719611%29.719611%29.7%125,423125k2829.343627%29.343627%29.3%118,050118k2929.302594%29.302594%29.3%70,52970.5k3028.736601%28.736601%28.7%40,23940.2k3128.252913%28.252913%28.3%116,947117k3228.191926%28.191926%28.2%22,547,73422.5M27.594445%27.594445%27.6%138,366138k3327.424964%27.424964%27.4%35,48935.5k3427.049958%27.049958%27.0%155,138155k3526.611648%26.611648%26.6%40,01740.0k3626.459003%26.459003%26.5%865,057865k25.534279%25.534279%25.5%32,17632.2k3725.350919%25.350919%25.4%32,90632.9k3825.248199%25.248199%25.2%229,595230k3925.090708%25.090708%25.1%104,558105k4025.001949%25.001949%25.0%32,07232.1k4124.978606%24.978606%25.0%35,90335.9k4224.957211%24.957211%25.0%79,76279.8k4323.981656%23.981656%24.0%10,66810.7k23.604502%23.604502%23.6%98,11498.1k4422.455520%22.455520%22.5%32,79032.8k4522.349408%22.349408%22.3%27,97928.0k4621.218006%21.218006%21.2%26,87626.9k4721.116832%21.116832%21.1%43,55643.6k4817.931475%17.931475%17.9%24,69224.7k4913.317651%13.317651%13.3%23,21223.2k50
Count number of people in category
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..

Very Advanced Degrees by Place#41

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a professional or doctorate degree (e.g., MBA, PhD, or MD).
Scope: population of West Columbia, selected other places in the South, and entities that contain West Columbia
0%5%10%Count#ArlingtonWashingtonDurhamAtlantaLexington-FayetteNew OrleansLittle RockAustinBaton RougeTampaBaltimoreRaleighWinston-SalemPlanoRichmondNashville-DavidsonMiamiHoustonWest ColumbiaGreensboroSt. PetersburgDallasOrlandoLubbockHuntsvilleBirminghamSouth AtlanticCharlotteShreveportTulsaMontgomeryMemphisUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesAugusta-Richmond County consolidated government (balance)Augusta-Richmon…LouisvilleColumbusSouthOklahoma CityNorfolkColumbia Metro AreaColumbia AreaMobileVirginia BeachVirginia BchSan AntonioSouth CarolinaS CarolinaChesapeakeLexington CountyLexingtonIrvingArlingtonJacksonvilleCorpus ChristiFort WorthFayettevilleAmarilloLexington School District 2Lexington 2El PasoGarlandLaredoHialeah12.967794%12.967794%13.0%22,02122.0k112.461852%12.461852%12.5%57,69857.7k28.806121%8.806121%8.8%14,68514.7k37.298648%7.298648%7.3%22,44422.4k46.507023%6.507023%6.5%13,07313.1k56.270412%6.270412%6.3%16,62716.6k66.139095%6.139095%6.1%8,14475.293216%5.293216%5.3%32,26332.3k85.089807%5.089807%5.1%6,98894.999834%4.999834%5.0%12,02412.0k104.934352%4.934352%4.9%20,82420.8k114.783940%4.783940%4.8%13,71913.7k124.727011%4.727011%4.7%7,212134.726548%4.726548%4.7%8,963144.707673%4.707673%4.7%6,899154.499036%4.499036%4.5%19,65819.7k164.063580%4.063580%4.1%12,98713.0k174.001816%4.001816%4.0%57,64057.6k183.995072%3.995072%4.0%4543.877414%3.877414%3.9%7,137193.860296%3.860296%3.9%7,118203.855041%3.855041%3.9%31,56731.6k213.702012%3.702012%3.7%6,648223.682861%3.682861%3.7%5,157233.636307%3.636307%3.6%4,654243.623335%3.623335%3.6%5,208253.501306%3.501306%3.5%1,495,4751.50M3.490252%3.490252%3.5%18,54218.5k263.432151%3.432151%3.4%4,455273.421980%3.421980%3.4%8,921283.410380%3.410380%3.4%4,481293.351171%3.351171%3.4%13,96514.0k303.336158%3.336158%3.3%7,127,6737.13M3.292912%3.292912%3.3%4,171313.276890%3.276890%3.3%13,56413.6k323.080029%3.080029%3.1%3,951333.064699%3.064699%3.1%2,451,1282.45M3.057653%3.057653%3.1%12,30112.3k343.011159%3.011159%3.0%4,528353.000105%3.000105%3.0%15,66415.7k2.968224%2.968224%3.0%3,841362.952136%2.952136%3.0%8,889372.604272%2.604272%2.6%23,68223.7k382.483159%2.483159%2.5%81,18581.2k2.473752%2.473752%2.5%3,824392.469149%2.469149%2.5%4,6722.456548%2.456548%2.5%3,614402.314576%2.314576%2.3%5,571412.288483%2.288483%2.3%13,12513.1k422.267020%2.267020%2.3%4,676432.234224%2.234224%2.2%11,20311.2k442.050615%2.050615%2.1%2,584452.023341%2.023341%2.0%2,533461.897311%1.897311%1.9%8441.889534%1.889534%1.9%7,854471.315555%1.315555%1.3%1,921481.181537%1.181537%1.2%1,627491.162971%1.162971%1.2%2,02750
Count number of people in category
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older with a professional or doctorate degree (e.g., MBA, PhD, or MD).

Under-Education Sex Ratio by Place#42

Percentage more likely men are than women to not have a high school diploma (or equivalent) among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of West Columbia, selected other places in the South, and entities that contain West Columbia
Female
Male
1x0x1xFM#West ColumbiaLexington 2MobileColumbia AreaBirminghamCharlotteAugusta-Richmond Co consolidated government (balance)Augusta-Richmon…Baton RougeMemphisLexingtonWinston-SalemGreensboroDurhamS CarolinaTulsaBaltimoreSouth AtlanticSt. PetersburgChesapeakeRaleighNashville-DavidsonMontgomeryNew OrleansLexington-FayetteOklahoma CitySouthShreveportLittle RockJacksonvilleDallasPlanoArlingtonUnited StatesHoustonAmarilloAtlantaIrvingFort WorthWashingtonAustinColumbusOrlandoRichmondLouisvilleGarlandSan AntonioTampaHuntsvilleMiamiCorpus ChristiVirginia BchHialeahLubbockFayettevilleNorfolkArlingtonLaredoEl Paso-1.000000x-1.000000x1.607232x1.607232x1.61x12.063%12.1%19.389%19.4%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.477589x1.477589x1.48x10.848%10.8%16.028%16.0%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.379785x1.379785x1.38x10.659%10.7%14.708%14.7%1-1.000000x-1.000000x1.297960x1.297960x1.30x9.672%9.67%12.554%12.6%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.296106x1.296106x1.30x12.650%12.6%16.395%16.4%2-1.000000x-1.000000x1.285784x1.285784x1.29x10.185%10.2%13.096%13.1%3-1.000000x-1.000000x1.257428x1.257428x1.26x14.729%14.7%18.521%18.5%4-1.000000x-1.000000x1.251831x1.251831x1.25x11.056%11.1%13.840%13.8%5-1.000000x-1.000000x1.248135x1.248135x1.25x14.368%14.4%17.933%17.9%6-1.000000x-1.000000x1.227629x1.227629x1.23x9.756%9.76%11.977%12.0%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.225931x1.225931x1.23x12.609%12.6%15.458%15.5%7-1.000000x-1.000000x1.213997x1.213997x1.21x9.855%9.85%11.964%12.0%8-1.000000x-1.000000x1.203180x1.203180x1.20x11.905%11.9%14.324%14.3%9-1.000000x-1.000000x1.199802x1.199802x1.20x12.743%12.7%15.289%15.3%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.199749x1.199749x1.20x11.899%11.9%14.276%14.3%10-1.000000x-1.000000x1.179669x1.179669x1.18x15.289%15.3%18.036%18.0%11-1.000000x-1.000000x1.178860x1.178860x1.18x11.819%11.8%13.933%13.9%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.172776x1.172776x1.17x9.313%9.31%10.922%10.9%12-1.000000x-1.000000x1.171691x1.171691x1.17x7.995%8.00%9.368%9.37%13-1.000000x-1.000000x1.169980x1.169980x1.17x8.091%8.09%9.466%9.47%14-1.000000x-1.000000x1.167676x1.167676x1.17x11.816%11.8%13.798%13.8%15-1.000000x-1.000000x1.162033x1.162033x1.16x13.492%13.5%15.678%15.7%16-1.000000x-1.000000x1.161502x1.161502x1.16x13.321%13.3%15.473%15.5%17-1.000000x-1.000000x1.155591x1.155591x1.16x9.398%9.40%10.861%10.9%18-1.000000x-1.000000x1.154612x1.154612x1.15x13.719%13.7%15.840%15.8%19-1.000000x-1.000000x1.149925x1.149925x1.15x13.427%13.4%15.440%15.4%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.148209x1.148209x1.15x13.442%13.4%15.434%15.4%20-1.000000x-1.000000x1.144784x1.144784x1.14x8.792%8.79%10.065%10.1%21-1.000000x-1.000000x1.131088x1.131088x1.13x10.820%10.8%12.238%12.2%22-1.000000x-1.000000x1.124677x1.124677x1.12x23.229%23.2%26.125%26.1%23-1.000000x-1.000000x1.117313x1.117313x1.12x6.057%6.06%6.768%6.77%24-1.000000x-1.000000x1.111038x1.111038x1.11x14.627%14.6%16.251%16.3%25-1.000000x-1.000000x1.109070x1.109070x1.11x12.369%12.4%13.719%13.7%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.097123x1.097123x1.10x21.595%21.6%23.693%23.7%26-1.000000x-1.000000x1.096051x1.096051x1.10x15.795%15.8%17.313%17.3%27-1.000000x-1.000000x1.074487x1.074487x1.07x10.167%10.2%10.924%10.9%28-1.000000x-1.000000x1.069693x1.069693x1.07x19.574%19.6%20.939%20.9%29-1.000000x-1.000000x1.069330x1.069330x1.07x18.151%18.2%19.410%19.4%30-1.000000x-1.000000x1.064309x1.064309x1.06x9.751%9.75%10.378%10.4%31-1.000000x-1.000000x1.047773x1.047773x1.05x11.718%11.7%12.278%12.3%32-1.000000x-1.000000x1.042695x1.042695x1.04x13.123%13.1%13.683%13.7%33-1.000000x-1.000000x1.039616x1.039616x1.04x10.339%10.3%10.748%10.7%34-1.000000x-1.000000x1.034737x1.034737x1.03x15.740%15.7%16.287%16.3%35-1.000000x-1.000000x1.031168x1.031168x1.03x11.783%11.8%12.150%12.1%36-1.000000x-1.000000x1.028036x1.028036x1.03x23.473%23.5%24.131%24.1%37-1.000000x-1.000000x1.008755x1.008755x1.01x18.321%18.3%18.481%18.5%38-1.004928x-1.004928x1.00x1.000000x1.000000x13.035%13.0%12.971%13.0%39-1.025542x-1.025542x1.03x1.000000x1.000000x9.869%9.87%9.623%9.62%40-1.026397x-1.026397x1.03x1.000000x1.000000x26.169%26.2%25.496%25.5%41-1.029061x-1.029061x1.03x1.000000x1.000000x18.478%18.5%17.956%18.0%42-1.030721x-1.030721x1.03x1.000000x1.000000x6.889%6.89%6.684%6.68%43-1.042579x-1.042579x1.04x1.000000x1.000000x30.119%30.1%28.889%28.9%44-1.047835x-1.047835x1.05x1.000000x1.000000x14.874%14.9%14.195%14.2%45-1.073471x-1.073471x1.07x1.000000x1.000000x9.064%9.06%8.443%8.44%46-1.081765x-1.081765x1.08x1.000000x1.000000x12.978%13.0%11.997%12.0%47-1.084334x-1.084334x1.08x1.000000x1.000000x6.487%6.49%5.982%5.98%48-1.124178x-1.124178x1.12x1.000000x1.000000x35.074%35.1%31.200%31.2%49-1.271847x-1.271847x1.27x1.000000x1.000000x23.770%23.8%18.690%18.7%50
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of place out of 50 by male-to-female sex ratio

Over-Education Sex Ratio by Place#43

Percentage more likely men are than women to have a professional or doctorate degree (e.g., MBA, PhD, or MD) among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of West Columbia, selected other places in the South, and entities that contain West Columbia
Female
Male
1x0x1x2x3xFM#HuntsvilleEl PasoPlanoWinston-SalemMontgomeryLubbockAmarilloGreensboroMobileLittle RockBaton RougeTulsaLaredoShreveportGarlandAugusta-Richmond Co consolidated government (balance)Augusta-Richmon…Virginia BchSan AntonioS CarolinaTampaCharlotteBirminghamLexington 2MemphisArlingtonFayettevilleDallasSouthLexingtonColumbusUnited StatesSouth AtlanticLouisvilleFort WorthLexington-FayetteOklahoma CityJacksonvilleColumbia AreaNew OrleansRichmondSt. PetersburgHoustonArlingtonAustinHialeahAtlantaDurhamRaleighOrlandoBaltimoreWashingtonNorfolkChesapeakeNashville-DavidsonIrvingMiamiWest ColumbiaCorpus Christi-1.000000x-1.000000x3.002315x3.002315x3.00x1.854%1.85%5.567%5.57%1-1.000000x-1.000000x2.009188x2.009188x2.01x1.283%1.28%2.578%2.58%2-1.000000x-1.000000x1.983105x1.983105x1.98x3.218%3.22%6.382%6.38%3-1.000000x-1.000000x1.963383x1.963383x1.96x3.282%3.28%6.444%6.44%4-1.000000x-1.000000x1.904020x1.904020x1.90x2.417%2.42%4.601%4.60%5-1.000000x-1.000000x1.890578x1.890578x1.89x2.583%2.58%4.883%4.88%6-1.000000x-1.000000x1.861682x1.861682x1.86x1.434%1.43%2.670%2.67%7-1.000000x-1.000000x1.821816x1.821816x1.82x2.821%2.82%5.139%5.14%8-1.000000x-1.000000x1.802339x1.802339x1.80x2.164%2.16%3.900%3.90%9-1.000000x-1.000000x1.782054x1.782054x1.78x4.501%4.50%8.020%8.02%10-1.000000x-1.000000x1.757109x1.757109x1.76x3.757%3.76%6.601%6.60%11-1.000000x-1.000000x1.751336x1.751336x1.75x2.521%2.52%4.415%4.41%12-1.000000x-1.000000x1.712696x1.712696x1.71x0.884%0.88%1.515%1.51%13-1.000000x-1.000000x1.668073x1.668073x1.67x2.633%2.63%4.392%4.39%14-1.000000x-1.000000x1.662392x1.662392x1.66x1.002%1.00%1.666%1.67%15-1.000000x-1.000000x1.632483x1.632483x1.63x2.544%2.54%4.152%4.15%16-1.000000x-1.000000x1.631304x1.631304x1.63x2.267%2.27%3.699%3.70%17-1.000000x-1.000000x1.619938x1.619938x1.62x2.008%2.01%3.253%3.25%18-1.000000x-1.000000x1.615062x1.615062x1.62x1.923%1.92%3.105%3.11%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.614876x1.614876x1.61x3.864%3.86%6.240%6.24%19-1.000000x-1.000000x1.611479x1.611479x1.61x2.711%2.71%4.369%4.37%20-1.000000x-1.000000x1.585320x1.585320x1.59x2.860%2.86%4.535%4.53%21-1.000000x-1.000000x1.577882x1.577882x1.58x1.483%1.48%2.340%2.34%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.574064x1.574064x1.57x2.649%2.65%4.170%4.17%22-1.000000x-1.000000x1.561718x1.561718x1.56x1.823%1.82%2.847%2.85%23-1.000000x-1.000000x1.560363x1.560363x1.56x1.623%1.62%2.532%2.53%24-1.000000x-1.000000x1.557924x1.557924x1.56x3.024%3.02%4.710%4.71%25-1.000000x-1.000000x1.555780x1.555780x1.56x2.420%2.42%3.764%3.76%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.548803x1.548803x1.55x1.956%1.96%3.030%3.03%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.537979x1.537979x1.54x2.454%2.45%3.775%3.77%26-1.000000x-1.000000x1.526215x1.526215x1.53x2.660%2.66%4.060%4.06%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.520688x1.520688x1.52x2.804%2.80%4.265%4.26%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.506848x1.506848x1.51x2.644%2.64%3.984%3.98%27-1.000000x-1.000000x1.500806x1.500806x1.50x1.801%1.80%2.703%2.70%28-1.000000x-1.000000x1.495527x1.495527x1.50x5.248%5.25%7.848%7.85%29-1.000000x-1.000000x1.494864x1.494864x1.49x2.467%2.47%3.687%3.69%30-1.000000x-1.000000x1.486330x1.486330x1.49x1.862%1.86%2.767%2.77%31-1.000000x-1.000000x1.467177x1.467177x1.47x2.458%2.46%3.606%3.61%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.457008x1.457008x1.46x5.162%5.16%7.521%7.52%32-1.000000x-1.000000x1.417865x1.417865x1.42x3.936%3.94%5.581%5.58%33-1.000000x-1.000000x1.404817x1.404817x1.40x3.240%3.24%4.552%4.55%34-1.000000x-1.000000x1.395850x1.395850x1.40x3.345%3.34%4.669%4.67%35-1.000000x-1.000000x1.392955x1.392955x1.39x10.850%10.9%15.114%15.1%36-1.000000x-1.000000x1.383707x1.383707x1.38x4.434%4.43%6.135%6.14%37-1.000000x-1.000000x1.368836x1.368836x1.37x0.993%0.99%1.359%1.36%38-1.000000x-1.000000x1.322471x1.322471x1.32x6.307%6.31%8.340%8.34%39-1.000000x-1.000000x1.318603x1.318603x1.32x7.692%7.69%10.143%10.1%40-1.000000x-1.000000x1.305865x1.305865x1.31x4.182%4.18%5.461%5.46%41-1.000000x-1.000000x1.303775x1.303775x1.30x3.238%3.24%4.221%4.22%42-1.000000x-1.000000x1.303196x1.303196x1.30x4.332%4.33%5.645%5.65%43-1.000000x-1.000000x1.300117x1.300117x1.30x10.922%10.9%14.199%14.2%44-1.000000x-1.000000x1.275951x1.275951x1.28x2.647%2.65%3.377%3.38%45-1.000000x-1.000000x1.259903x1.259903x1.26x2.202%2.20%2.774%2.77%46-1.000000x-1.000000x1.254152x1.254152x1.25x4.014%4.01%5.034%5.03%47-1.000000x-1.000000x1.233763x1.233763x1.23x2.205%2.21%2.721%2.72%48-1.000000x-1.000000x1.230791x1.230791x1.23x3.649%3.65%4.491%4.49%49-1.000000x-1.000000x1.188207x1.188207x1.19x3.651%3.65%4.338%4.34%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.179274x1.179274x1.18x2.086%2.09%2.460%2.46%50
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of place out of 50 by male-to-female sex ratio

Educational Attainment by Place in the United States

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

No H.S. Diploma by Place#44

Percent of population 25 years of age and older without a high school diploma (or equivalent).
Scope: population of West Columbia, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain West Columbia
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count#MiamiFresnoDallasLos AngelesHoustonClevelandEl PasoDetroitLong BeachOaklandNew YorkPhoenixFort WorthSan AntonioMilwaukeePhiladelphiaSan JoseChicagoBaltimoreLas VegasSacramentoMemphisWest ColumbiaTucsonArlingtonOklahoma CityIndianapolisSouthBostonSouth CarolinaS CarolinaDenverLexington School District 2Lexington 2TulsaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSouth AtlanticNashville-DavidsonWichitaSan FranciscoSan DiegoMesaOmahaAustinLouisvilleCharlotteJacksonvilleColumbusColumbia Metro AreaColumbia AreaMinneapolisAlbuquerqueKansas CityLexington CountyLexingtonAtlantaWashingtonRaleighPortlandVirginia BeachVirginia BchColorado SpringsColorado SpgsSeattle25.837701%25.837701%25.8%82,57682.6k124.732204%24.732204%24.7%75,24675.2k224.656531%24.656531%24.7%201,900202k324.054764%24.054764%24.1%636,204636k422.636297%22.636297%22.6%326,041326k521.582420%21.582420%21.6%54,98155.0k621.390422%21.390422%21.4%88,91188.9k721.003600%21.003600%21.0%90,67890.7k820.544247%20.544247%20.5%62,70762.7k919.475074%19.475074%19.5%56,99457.0k1019.216077%19.216077%19.2%1,124,4811.12M1119.059912%19.059912%19.1%186,721187k1218.755272%18.755272%18.8%94,04494.0k1318.397606%18.397606%18.4%167,299167k1417.485105%17.485105%17.5%63,80063.8k1517.390838%17.390838%17.4%180,039180k1617.116159%17.116159%17.1%116,369116k1716.905373%16.905373%16.9%309,770310k1816.548703%16.548703%16.5%69,83969.8k1916.452623%16.452623%16.5%67,69367.7k2016.276659%16.276659%16.3%51,98052.0k2116.013390%16.013390%16.0%66,73166.7k2215.733897%15.733897%15.7%1,78815.587550%15.587550%15.6%51,09151.1k2315.406412%15.406412%15.4%37,08237.1k2414.746136%14.746136%14.7%59,32459.3k2514.507103%14.507103%14.5%80,02880.0k2614.392758%14.392758%14.4%11,511,24211.5M14.325556%14.325556%14.3%63,64263.6k2713.950072%13.950072%14.0%456,087456k13.638703%13.638703%13.6%63,86563.9k2813.350868%13.350868%13.4%5,93913.030453%13.030453%13.0%33,97034.0k2913.020590%13.020590%13.0%27,818,38027.8M12.827640%12.827640%12.8%5,478,9325.48M12.757874%12.757874%12.8%55,74455.7k3012.568464%12.568464%12.6%31,23131.2k3112.559735%12.559735%12.6%84,02484.0k3212.495849%12.495849%12.5%115,528116k3312.217042%12.217042%12.2%37,94137.9k3412.198899%12.198899%12.2%35,05035.1k3512.000833%12.000833%12.0%73,14773.1k3611.956157%11.956157%12.0%49,49049.5k3711.553484%11.553484%11.6%61,37861.4k3811.488796%11.488796%11.5%65,89165.9k3911.226988%11.226988%11.2%61,30861.3k4011.033201%11.033201%11.0%57,60657.6k10.958428%10.958428%11.0%29,34729.3k4110.937441%10.937441%10.9%40,85940.9k4210.852627%10.852627%10.9%34,34934.3k4310.816796%10.816796%10.8%20,46720.5k10.536277%10.536277%10.5%32,40032.4k4410.045421%10.045421%10.0%46,51046.5k458.738650%8.738650%8.7%25,06025.1k468.420098%8.420098%8.4%38,17938.2k476.790677%6.790677%6.8%20,44720.4k486.610646%6.610646%6.6%19,21119.2k496.099576%6.099576%6.1%30,04230.0k50
Count number of people in category
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older without a high school diploma (or equivalent).

Bachelor's Degrees by Place#45

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..
Scope: population of West Columbia, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain West Columbia
0%20%40%60%Count#SeattleWashingtonSan FranciscoRaleighAtlantaAustinMinneapolisPortlandBostonDenverSan DiegoCharlotteSan JoseOaklandColorado SpringsColorado SpgsNashville-DavidsonChicagoNew YorkColumbusOmahaVirginia BeachVirginia BchAlbuquerqueKansas CityLos AngelesColumbia Metro AreaColumbia AreaHoustonDallasTulsaWest ColumbiaSacramentoSouth AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesLexington CountyLexingtonBaltimoreLong BeachOklahoma CityArlingtonIndianapolisWichitaLouisvilleSouthFort WorthPhoenixJacksonvilleSouth CarolinaS CarolinaPhiladelphiaTucsonMesaSan AntonioMemphisMiamiLexington School District 2Lexington 2El PasoMilwaukeeLas VegasFresnoClevelandDetroit60.416303%60.416303%60.4%297,566298k155.360186%55.360186%55.4%256,316256k254.793235%54.793235%54.8%366,564367k349.199364%49.199364%49.2%141,090141k448.281839%48.281839%48.3%148,471148k547.708346%47.708346%47.7%290,790291k647.670489%47.670489%47.7%127,663128k746.950667%46.950667%47.0%212,887213k846.377869%46.377869%46.4%206,036206k945.718966%45.718966%45.7%214,085214k1043.550297%43.550297%43.6%402,636403k1141.989192%41.989192%42.0%223,068223k1240.175296%40.175296%40.2%273,143273k1339.721375%39.721375%39.7%116,245116k1437.845613%37.845613%37.8%109,982110k1537.627764%37.627764%37.6%164,410164k1636.546320%36.546320%36.5%669,666670k1736.220225%36.220225%36.2%2,119,5252.12M1834.813955%34.813955%34.8%190,111190k1934.651487%34.651487%34.7%99,56199.6k2034.242322%34.242322%34.2%103,105103k2133.751907%33.751907%33.8%126,087126k2232.996107%32.996107%33.0%104,434104k2332.470816%32.470816%32.5%858,793859k2431.726344%31.726344%31.7%165,648166k31.153001%31.153001%31.2%448,711449k2531.010808%31.010808%31.0%253,932254k2630.736449%30.736449%30.7%80,12980.1k2730.719817%30.719817%30.7%3,49130.677965%30.677965%30.7%97,97198.0k2830.457708%30.457708%30.5%13,009,07313.0M30.315023%30.315023%30.3%64,767,78764.8M29.863911%29.863911%29.9%56,50756.5k29.719611%29.719611%29.7%125,423125k2929.497525%29.497525%29.5%90,03590.0k3029.343627%29.343627%29.3%118,050118k3129.302594%29.302594%29.3%70,52970.5k3228.985384%28.985384%29.0%159,897160k3328.877567%28.877567%28.9%71,75771.8k3428.252913%28.252913%28.3%116,947117k3528.191926%28.191926%28.2%22,547,73422.5M27.594445%27.594445%27.6%138,366138k3627.352542%27.352542%27.4%267,960268k3727.049958%27.049958%27.0%155,138155k3826.459003%26.459003%26.5%865,057865k26.349720%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%79,76279.8k4423.981656%23.981656%24.0%10,66810.7k23.604502%23.604502%23.6%98,11498.1k4523.517740%23.517740%23.5%85,81285.8k4622.410206%22.410206%22.4%92,20592.2k4720.457660%20.457660%20.5%62,24162.2k4816.073076%16.073076%16.1%40,94640.9k4913.833543%13.833543%13.8%59,72359.7k50
Count number of people in category
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..

Very Advanced Degrees by Place#46

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a professional or doctorate degree (e.g., MBA, PhD, or MD).
Scope: population of West Columbia, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain West Columbia
0%5%10%Count#WashingtonSeattleSan FranciscoBostonAtlantaSan DiegoMinneapolisOaklandPortlandDenverAustinBaltimoreRaleighAlbuquerqueNashville-DavidsonNew YorkChicagoMiamiOmahaHoustonWest ColumbiaLos AngelesSacramentoDallasPhiladelphiaSan JoseSouth AtlanticCharlotteKansas CityTulsaColumbusMemphisUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesColorado SpringsColorado SpgsLouisvilleLong BeachIndianapolisSouthOklahoma CityTucsonColumbia Metro AreaColumbia AreaVirginia BeachVirginia BchPhoenixSan AntonioWichitaLas VegasFresnoSouth CarolinaS CarolinaLexington CountyLexingtonArlingtonJacksonvilleFort WorthMesaMilwaukeeClevelandLexington School District 2Lexington 2El PasoDetroit12.461852%12.461852%12.5%57,69857.7k18.674060%8.674060%8.7%42,72242.7k27.558053%7.558053%7.6%50,56350.6k37.340604%7.340604%7.3%32,61132.6k47.298648%7.298648%7.3%22,44422.4k56.404220%6.404220%6.4%59,20959.2k66.241155%6.241155%6.2%16,71416.7k76.054994%6.054994%6.1%17,72017.7k85.991262%5.991262%6.0%27,16627.2k95.725842%5.725842%5.7%26,81226.8k105.293216%5.293216%5.3%32,26332.3k114.934352%4.934352%4.9%20,82420.8k124.783940%4.783940%4.8%13,71913.7k134.747169%4.747169%4.7%17,73417.7k144.499036%4.499036%4.5%19,65819.7k154.490298%4.490298%4.5%262,762263k164.485379%4.485379%4.5%82,18982.2k174.063580%4.063580%4.1%12,98713.0k184.059919%4.059919%4.1%11,66511.7k194.001816%4.001816%4.0%57,64057.6k203.995072%3.995072%4.0%4543.968028%3.968028%4.0%104,947105k213.936083%3.936083%3.9%12,57012.6k223.855041%3.855041%3.9%31,56731.6k233.720350%3.720350%3.7%38,51538.5k243.718608%3.718608%3.7%25,28225.3k253.501306%3.501306%3.5%1,495,4751.50M3.490252%3.490252%3.5%18,54218.5k263.435344%3.435344%3.4%10,87310.9k273.421980%3.421980%3.4%8,921283.353556%3.353556%3.4%18,31318.3k293.351171%3.351171%3.4%13,96514.0k303.336158%3.336158%3.3%7,127,6737.13M3.304119%3.304119%3.3%9,602313.276890%3.276890%3.3%13,56413.6k323.202514%3.202514%3.2%9,775333.103434%3.103434%3.1%17,12017.1k343.064699%3.064699%3.1%2,451,1282.45M3.057653%3.057653%3.1%12,30112.3k353.025921%3.025921%3.0%9,918363.000105%3.000105%3.0%15,66415.7k2.952136%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%7,621422.483159%2.483159%2.5%81,18581.2k2.469149%2.469149%2.5%4,6722.314576%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%4,911481.897311%1.897311%1.9%8441.889534%1.889534%1.9%7,854491.318660%1.318660%1.3%5,69350
Count number of people in category
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older with a professional or doctorate degree (e.g., MBA, PhD, or MD).

Under-Education Sex Ratio by Place#47

Percentage more likely men are than women to not have a high school diploma (or equivalent) among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of West Columbia, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain West Columbia
Female
Male
1x0x1xFM#West ColumbiaLexington 2Columbia AreaCharlotteMemphisDetroitOmahaLexingtonS CarolinaTulsaBaltimoreSouth AtlanticRaleighNashville-DavidsonOklahoma CitySouthJacksonvilleDallasMilwaukeeIndianapolisFresnoArlingtonUnited StatesKansas CityMesaHoustonPhiladelphiaAtlantaFort WorthChicagoWashingtonPhoenixWichitaColumbusDenverColorado SpgsAustinClevelandOaklandPortlandAlbuquerqueLouisvilleLas VegasSan AntonioLos AngelesNew YorkSacramentoTucsonBostonMiamiVirginia BchLong BeachSeattleMinneapolisSan JoseSan DiegoSan FranciscoEl Paso-1.000000x-1.000000x1.607232x1.607232x1.61x12.063%12.1%19.389%19.4%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.477589x1.477589x1.48x10.848%10.8%16.028%16.0%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.297960x1.297960x1.30x9.672%9.67%12.554%12.6%-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-1.000000x1.227629x1.227629x1.23x9.756%9.76%11.977%12.0%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.199802x1.199802x1.20x12.743%12.7%15.289%15.3%-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-1.000000x1.178860x1.178860x1.18x11.819%11.8%13.933%13.9%-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-1.000000x1.149925x1.149925x1.15x13.427%13.4%15.440%15.4%-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-1.000000x1.090163x1.090163x1.09x16.700%16.7%18.206%18.2%19-1.000000x-1.000000x1.074487x1.074487x1.07x10.167%10.2%10.924%10.9%20-1.000000x-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-1.000000x1.059528x1.059528x1.06x12.215%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%36-1.003003x-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
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of place out of 50 by male-to-female sex ratio

Over-Education Sex Ratio by Place#48

Percentage more likely men are than women to have a professional or doctorate degree (e.g., MBA, PhD, or MD) among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of West Columbia, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain West Columbia
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:
South Carolina
County:
Lexington
Metro Area:
Columbia Area
ZIP Codes:
29033, 29072, 29073, 29169
Unified School District:
Lexington 2
Congressional District:
SC-2
State Senate District:
SC-26
State House District:
SC-HD-089
Neighboring Cities:
Cayce, Columbia
Neighboring Towns:
Springdale
Nearby Cities:
Forest Acres
Nearby Towns:
Arcadia Lakes, Lexington, Pine Ridge, South Congaree
Nearby Unincorporated Places:
Dentsville, Oak Grove, Red Bank, Seven Oaks, St. Andrews