Educational Attainment in Tacoma, Washington (City)

Educational Attainment#1

Highest level of education among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of Washington and Tacoma
Tacoma
Washington
0%10%20%30%40%50%CountHigher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma235.622244%43.333929%35.622244%35.6%49,84349.8k52.303085%47.247360%52.303085%52.3%73,18373.2k12.074671%9.418712%12.074671%12.1%16,89516.9k
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 Washington at large.
Scope: population of Washington and Tacoma
-20%0%+20%%ref.Higher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2-17.795951%-17.795951%-17.8%35.622%35.6%43.334%43.3%10.700546%10.700546%+10.7%52.303%52.3%47.247%47.2%28.198753%28.198753%+28.2%12.075%12.1%9.419%9.42%
% percentage with given level in Tacoma
ref. percentage with given level in Washington
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 Washington and Tacoma
Tacoma
Washington
0%5%10%15%20%25%CountDoctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None0.933384%1.473890%0.933384%0.9%1,3061.713110%2.086123%1.713110%1.7%2,3976.445065%8.721721%6.445065%6.4%9,01817.604220%21.275382%17.604220%17.6%24,63224.6k8.926466%9.776813%8.926466%8.9%12,49012.5k25.197075%24.326780%25.197075%25.2%35,25635.3k27.106010%22.920580%27.106010%27.1%37,92737.9k7.648602%5.484111%7.648602%7.6%10,70210.7k2.841603%2.794978%2.841603%2.8%3,9761.584466%1.139622%1.584466%1.6%2,217
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 Washington at large.
Scope: population of Washington and Tacoma
-20%0%+20%%ref.Doctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None-36.672103%-36.672103%-36.7%0.933%0.93%1.474%1.47%-17.880685%-17.880685%-17.9%1.713%1.71%2.086%2.09%-26.103281%-26.103281%-26.1%6.445%6.45%8.722%8.72%-17.255447%-17.255447%-17.3%17.604%17.6%21.275%21.3%-8.697593%-8.697593%-8.7%8.926%8.93%9.777%9.78%3.577521%3.577521%+3.6%25.197%25.2%24.327%24.3%18.260576%18.260576%+18.3%27.106%27.1%22.921%22.9%39.468385%39.468385%+39.5%7.649%7.65%5.484%5.48%1.668191%1.668191%+1.7%2.842%2.84%2.795%2.79%39.034288%39.034288%+39.0%1.584%1.58%1.140%1.14%
% percentage with given level in Tacoma
ref. percentage with given level in Washington
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 Washington and Tacoma
More Females More Males
Washington
Tacoma
10%0%10%FMHigher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2-13.706641%-1.421661%-13.706641%14%37.848%37.8%33.285%33.3%-0.810319%6.299582%6.299582%6%50.744%50.7%53.940%53.9%11.970725%11.118692%11.970725%12%11.408%11.4%12.774%12.8%
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 Washington and Tacoma
More Females More Males
Washington
Tacoma
20%0%20%40%60%FMDoctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None18.335873%63.209421%18.335873%18%0.857%0.86%1.014%1.01%20.723509%40.383807%20.723509%21%1.556%1.56%1.878%1.88%-30.899157%-6.128555%-30.899157%31%7.284%7.28%5.564%5.56%-5.200629%-0.352061%-5.200629%5%18.039%18.0%17.147%17.1%-31.643588%-15.824452%-31.643588%32%10.112%10.1%7.681%7.68%-5.715564%3.530595%3.530595%4%24.770%24.8%25.645%25.6%8.940340%4.321484%8.940340%9%25.973%26.0%28.295%28.3%24.419175%17.057425%24.419175%24%6.834%6.83%8.503%8.50%-2.915473%-2.915473%3%7.815050%2.881%2.88%2.800%2.80%-15.066365%-7.321525%-15.066365%15%1.693%1.69%1.471%1.47%
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 Washington and Tacoma
Tacoma
Washington
0%5%10%15%20%B.X.Total65+45-6435-4425-3415.792263%17.781983%15.792263%15.8%4,17226,41826.4k16.392756%20.486241%16.392756%16.4%8,60852,51152.5k17.963085%23.123387%17.963085%18.0%4,90527,30627.3k20.622811%24.448505%20.622811%20.6%6,94733,68633.7k
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 Washington at large.
Scope: population of Washington and Tacoma
20%15%10%5%0%%ref.65+45-6435-4425-34-11.189531%-11.189531%11.2%15.792%15.8%17.782%17.8%-19.981631%-19.981631%20.0%16.393%16.4%20.486%20.5%-22.316377%-22.316377%22.3%17.963%18.0%23.123%23.1%-15.647969%-15.647969%15.6%20.623%20.6%24.449%24.4%
% percentage in Tacoma with a Bachelor's degree
ref percentage in Washington 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 Washington and Tacoma
More Females More Males
Washington
Tacoma
20%10%0%10%20%30%40%FM65+45-6435-4425-3440.089677%33.155536%40.089677%40.1%13.481%13.5%18.885%18.9%-9.160672%-0.569483%-9.160672%9.2%17.095%17.1%15.660%15.7%-10.132191%-10.708619%-10.132191%10.1%18.833%18.8%17.101%17.1%-27.186214%-16.862305%-27.186214%27.2%23.205%23.2%18.245%18.2%
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 Washington and Tacoma
Tacoma
Washington
$0k$20k$40k$60kCount%Graduate Degree1Bachelor's DegreeSome CollegeH.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2Total$63,084.000000$71,080.000000$63,084.000000$63.1k12,72112.7k9.092%9.09%$50,481.000000$55,241.000000$50,481.000000$50.5k24,63224.6k17.604%17.6%$35,436.000000$36,796.000000$35,436.000000$35.4k47,74647.7k34.124%34.1%$30,861.000000$31,435.000000$30,861.000000$30.9k37,92737.9k27.106%27.1%$25,655.000000$23,202.000000$25,655.000000$25.7k16,89516.9k12.075%12.1%$37,325.000000$40,827.000000$37,325.000000$37.3k139,921140k100.000%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 Washington and Tacoma
Female Male
Washington
Tacoma
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
$50k$0k$50kFMGraduate Degree1Bachelor's DegreeSome CollegeH.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2Total$-60,441.000000$-58,600.000000$-60,441.000000$60.4k$60,441.000000$12,738.000000$58,600.000000$30,867.000000$73,179.000000$73.2k6,9495,772$-44,789.000000$-43,267.000000$-44,789.000000$44.8k$44,789.000000$13,714.000000$43,267.000000$26,650.000000$58,503.000000$58.5k12,92812.9k11,70411.7k$-30,200.000000$-30,098.000000$-30,200.000000$30.2k$30,200.000000$10,713.000000$30,098.000000$15,831.000000$40,913.000000$40.9k24,99925.0k22,74722.7k$-25,323.000000$-24,856.000000$-25,323.000000$25.3k$25,323.000000$9,803.000000$24,856.000000$12,992.000000$35,126.000000$35.1k18,61418.6k19,31319.3k$-20,597.000000$-18,223.000000$-20,597.000000$20.6k$20,597.000000$7,724.000000$18,223.000000$8,746.000000$28,321.000000$28.3k8,1768,719$-32,275.000000$-32,229.000000$-32,275.000000$32.3k$32,275.000000$9,466.000000$32,229.000000$17,610.000000$41,741.000000$41.7k71,66671.7k68,25568.3k
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 Washington and Tacoma
Tacoma
Washington
0%10%20%30%40%50%CountBachelor's Degree1Some College2H.S. Diploma3No H.S. Diploma350.302572%30.669589%50.302572%50.3%66536.459909%53.570377%36.459909%36.5%48213.237519%15.475451%13.237519%13.2%1750.000000%0.000000%0.0%0.284583%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 Washington and Tacoma
Tacoma
Washington
0%20%40%60%80%CountBachelor's Degree1Some College2H.S. Diploma3No H.S. Diploma383.328942%82.125779%83.328942%83.3%25,30225.3k70.957235%72.527510%70.957235%71.0%28,53928.5k64.213096%66.875073%64.213096%64.2%19,20119.2k53.668280%57.779089%53.668280%53.7%6,986
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 Washington and Tacoma
Female Male
Washington
Tacoma
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
20%0%20%MFWhite1BlackAsianHispanic2Other1-6.500232%-5.283187%-6.500232%6.5%6.500232%2.407892%5.283187%0.919263%8.908123%8.9%3,9833,088-9.289862%-10.624661%-2.809332%-9.289862%9.3%9.289862%0.680202%10.624661%9.970064%10.0%766624-24.233238%-7.155092%-10.769623%-4.499258%-31.388330%31.4%24.233238%10.769623%24.233238%24.2%1,3592,340-30.906538%-33.980583%-30.906538%30.9%30.906538%0.743293%33.980583%4.960738%31.649832%31.6%1,9741,541-20.054311%-21.685222%-20.054311%20.1%20.054311%4.521837%21.685222%4.567806%24.576148%24.6%1,6961,477
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 Washington and Tacoma
Female Male
Washington
Tacoma
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
40%20%0%20%40%MFWhite1BlackAsianHispanic2Other1-29.546878%-1.790216%-34.345103%-31.337094%31.3%29.546878%34.345103%1.494699%29.546878%29.5%13,21113.2k14,88714.9k-16.503970%-0.691207%-21.391553%-17.195176%17.2%16.503970%21.391553%1.230079%16.503970%16.5%1,2681,155-23.702213%-46.518304%-23.702213%23.7%23.702213%5.523892%46.518304%7.049463%29.226106%29.2%1,6391,767-12.746513%-3.759705%-13.101085%-2.863169%-16.506217%16.5%12.746513%13.101085%12.746513%12.7%795823-12.230112%-8.136487%-16.705676%-3.196282%-20.366599%20.4%12.230112%16.705676%12.230112%12.2%8441,500
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 Tacoma

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

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
18%26%34%42%50%59%

Coarse: High School Diploma Educational Attainment by Neighborhood#17

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
38.6%42.7%46.7%50.7%54.7%58.7%

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
3.0%8.1%13.1%18.1%23.1%28.1%

Detailed: Doctorate Degree Educational Attainment by Neighborhood#19

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.05%0.50%0.95%1.39%1.84%2.29%

Detailed: Professional Degree Educational Attainment by Neighborhood#20

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.2%1.3%2.3%3.4%4.4%5.6%

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

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
2.4%4.8%7.3%9.7%12.1%14.5%

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

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
7.8%12.0%16.2%20.3%24.4%28.6%

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

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
6.1%7.1%8.1%9.0%10.0%11.0%

Detailed: Some College Educational Attainment by Neighborhood#24

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
20.7%22.2%23.6%25.0%26.4%27.9%

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
17.9%20.8%23.7%26.5%29.4%32.3%

Detailed: Some High School Educational Attainment by Neighborhood#26

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
2.4%4.1%5.8%7.5%9.1%10.9%

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
0.3%3.0%5.6%8.3%11.0%13.7%

Detailed: None Educational Attainment by Neighborhood#28

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.3%1.1%1.7%2.4%3.1%3.8%
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Map of Educational Attainment by Tract in Tacoma

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

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
15%25%35%45%55%65%

Coarse: High School Diploma Educational Attainment by Tract#30

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
31%39%47%54%62%70%

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
1%7%12%18%23%29%

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%1.3%1.9%2.6%3.3%

Detailed: Professional Degree Educational Attainment by Tract#33

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.0%1.6%3.1%4.7%6.2%7.8%

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%4.8%8.4%12.0%15.5%19.2%

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

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
6%12%17%23%28%35%

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

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
3.3%5.4%7.5%9.6%11.6%13.7%

Detailed: Some College Educational Attainment by Tract#37

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
15.4%19.7%23.9%28.1%32.2%36.5%

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
11%16%21%26%32%37%

Detailed: Some High School Educational Attainment by Tract#39

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
1.2%4.5%7.8%11.0%14.3%17.6%

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
0.0%2.3%4.6%6.8%9.1%11.5%

Detailed: None Educational Attainment by Tract#41

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.0%1.3%2.6%3.9%5.2%6.5%
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Educational Attainment by Neighborhood in Tacoma

There are 9 neighborhoods that are fully or partially contained within Tacoma (3 fully and 6 partially). This section compares all 9 of those to each other, Tacoma, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Tacoma.

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 Tacoma, selected neighborhoods in Tacoma, and entities that contain Tacoma
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count#Oakwood NeighborhoodOakwoodEastside-ENACT NeighborhoodEastside-ENACTSouth End NeighborhoodSouth EndNew Tacoma NeighborhoodNew TacomaPacificSouth Tacoma NeighborhoodSouth TacomaWestUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesTacomaCentral NeighborhoodCentralWashingtonPierce CountyPierceSeattle, Tacoma, and Bellevue Metro AreaSeattle AreaWest End NeighborhoodWest EndNortheast Tacoma NeighborhoodNE TacomaNorth End NeighborhoodNorth End28.051400%28.051400%28.1%796118.677453%18.677453%18.7%3,390216.587070%16.587070%16.6%4,4514,452315.789633%15.789633%15.8%1,6251,626415.692232%15.692232%15.7%5,422,9325.42M14.980892%14.980892%15.0%2,4212,422514.435746%14.435746%14.4%7,178,2187.18M13.020590%13.020590%13.0%27,818,38027.8M12.074671%12.074671%12.1%16,89516.9k11.591778%11.591778%11.6%1,60669.418712%9.418712%9.4%452,496452k9.012333%9.012333%9.0%49,75749.8k8.000039%8.000039%8.0%202,787203k7.561741%7.561741%7.6%1,65775.965973%5.965973%6.0%68168283.092200%3.092200%3.1%5169
Count number of people in category
# rank of neighborhood out of 9 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 Tacoma, selected neighborhoods in Tacoma, and entities that contain Tacoma
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#North End NeighborhoodNorth EndSeattle, Tacoma, and Bellevue Metro AreaSeattle AreaNortheast Tacoma NeighborhoodNE TacomaWashingtonPacificWestWest End NeighborhoodWest EndUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNew Tacoma NeighborhoodNew TacomaCentral NeighborhoodCentralTacomaPierce CountyPierceSouth Tacoma NeighborhoodSouth TacomaEastside-ENACT NeighborhoodEastside-ENACTSouth End NeighborhoodSouth EndOakwood NeighborhoodOakwood50.862635%50.862635%50.9%8,495140.131883%40.131883%40.1%1,017,2731.02M37.138764%37.138764%37.1%4,244233.557116%33.557116%33.6%1,612,1591.61M32.107540%32.107540%32.1%11,095,74511.1M31.501368%31.501368%31.5%15,664,15015.7M30.852276%30.852276%30.9%6,762330.315023%30.315023%30.3%64,767,78764.8M30.012110%30.012110%30.0%3,0893,090426.847031%26.847031%26.8%3,720526.695778%26.695778%26.7%37,35337.4k25.400336%25.400336%25.4%140,235140k17.172434%17.172434%17.2%2,7752,776616.894091%16.894091%16.9%3,0663,067715.416850%15.416850%15.4%4,1374,138812.039372%12.039372%12.0%3413429
Count number of people in category
# rank of neighborhood out of 9 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 Tacoma, selected neighborhoods in Tacoma, and entities that contain Tacoma
0%2%4%6%Count#North End NeighborhoodNorth EndSeattle, Tacoma, and Bellevue Metro AreaSeattle AreaNew Tacoma NeighborhoodNew TacomaNortheast Tacoma NeighborhoodNE TacomaPacificWestWashingtonWest End NeighborhoodWest EndUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesTacomaPierce CountyPierceCentral NeighborhoodCentralOakwood NeighborhoodOakwoodSouth Tacoma NeighborhoodSouth TacomaSouth End NeighborhoodSouth EndEastside-ENACT NeighborhoodEastside-ENACT7.784934%7.784934%7.8%1,30014.306530%4.306530%4.3%109,163109k4.217382%4.217382%4.2%43424.070534%4.070534%4.1%46533.803905%3.803905%3.8%1,314,5561.31M3.594387%3.594387%3.6%1,787,3201.79M3.560013%3.560013%3.6%171,031171k3.557497%3.557497%3.6%77978043.336158%3.336158%3.3%7,127,6737.13M2.646493%2.646493%2.6%3,7032.431086%2.431086%2.4%13,42213.4k2.238063%2.238063%2.2%31051.736973%1.736973%1.7%4961.314312%1.314312%1.3%21270.434401%0.434401%0.4%11611780.270905%0.270905%0.3%499
Count number of people in category
# rank of neighborhood out of 9 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 Tacoma, selected neighborhoods in Tacoma, and entities that contain Tacoma
Female
Male
1x0x1xFM#New TacomaSouth EndWest EndOakwoodTacomaWashingtonUnited StatesNE TacomaPierceWestPacificSeattle AreaSouth TacomaCentralNorth EndEastside-ENACT-1.000000x-1.000000x1.720609x1.720609x1.72x11.127%11.1%19.146%19.1%1-1.000000x-1.000000x1.282981x1.282981x1.28x14.605%14.6%18.737%18.7%2-1.000000x-1.000000x1.178320x1.178320x1.18x6.972%6.97%8.215%8.22%3-1.000000x-1.000000x1.176311x1.176311x1.18x25.838%25.8%30.393%30.4%4-1.000000x-1.000000x1.119707x1.119707x1.12x11.408%11.4%12.774%12.8%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.111187x1.111187x1.11x8.930%8.93%9.923%9.92%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.109070x1.109070x1.11x12.369%12.4%13.719%13.7%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.075155x1.075155x1.08x5.752%5.75%6.184%6.18%5-1.000000x-1.000000x1.054159x1.054159x1.05x8.781%8.78%9.256%9.26%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.053669x1.053669x1.05x14.065%14.1%14.820%14.8%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.043688x1.043688x1.04x15.364%15.4%16.035%16.0%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.033172x1.033172x1.03x7.871%7.87%8.132%8.13%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.007601x1.007601x1.01x14.924%14.9%15.037%15.0%6-1.034648x-1.034648x1.03x1.000000x1.000000x11.777%11.8%11.383%11.4%7-1.056662x-1.056662x1.06x1.000000x1.000000x3.174%3.17%3.004%3.00%8-1.146132x-1.146132x1.15x1.000000x1.000000x19.888%19.9%17.353%17.4%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

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 Tacoma, selected neighborhoods in Tacoma, and entities that contain Tacoma
Female
Male
2x1x0x1xFM#NE TacomaWest EndUnited StatesWashingtonWestPiercePacificSeattle AreaTacomaNorth EndCentralSouth EndEastside-ENACTNew TacomaSouth TacomaOakwood-1.000000x-1.000000x1.863746x1.863746x1.86x2.850%2.85%5.311%5.31%1-1.000000x-1.000000x1.699713x1.699713x1.70x2.671%2.67%4.540%4.54%2-1.000000x-1.000000x1.526215x1.526215x1.53x2.660%2.66%4.060%4.06%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.493422x1.493422x1.49x2.865%2.86%4.278%4.28%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.478410x1.478410x1.48x2.911%2.91%4.304%4.30%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.444106x1.444106x1.44x1.999%2.00%2.887%2.89%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.418171x1.418171x1.42x3.158%3.16%4.478%4.48%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.371625x1.371625x1.37x3.640%3.64%4.993%4.99%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.198756x1.198756x1.20x2.413%2.41%2.892%2.89%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.164527x1.164527x1.16x7.214%7.21%8.401%8.40%3-1.000000x-1.000000x1.145060x1.145060x1.15x2.095%2.10%2.399%2.40%4-1.215897x-1.215897x1.22x1.000000x1.000000x0.475%0.47%0.391%0.39%5-1.322369x-1.322369x1.32x1.000000x1.000000x0.307%0.31%0.232%0.23%6-1.363333x-1.363333x1.36x1.000000x1.000000x4.991%4.99%3.661%3.66%7-2.055115x-2.055115x2.06x1.000000x1.000000x1.773%1.77%0.863%0.86%8-2.841350x-2.841350x2.84x1.000000x1.000000x2.536%2.54%0.892%0.89%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 Seattle Area

There are 200 places in the Seattle Area. This section compares Tacoma to all of the places in the Seattle Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Tacoma.

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 Tacoma, selected other places in the Seattle Area, and entities that contain Tacoma
0%10%20%Count#Boulevard ParkBlvd PkStartupWhite CenterMidlandNorthwest StanwoodNW StanwoodTukwilaAshfordPacificBryn Mawr-SkywayCarnationBurienSeaTacAlgonaPacificLake KetchumDarringtonDes MoinesKentWestBuckleyVerlotLongbranchMonroeParklandMay CreekOsoUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesLake StickneyLarch WayAuburnPrairie HeightsPrairie HtsCarbonadoEverettTacomaAldertonWashingtonRoyPierce CountyPierceKey CenterSeattle, Tacoma, and Bellevue Metro AreaSeattle AreaMountlake TerraceMountlake TerSummit ViewSeattleEsperanceFife HeightsBellevueRedmondBryantCottage LakeNewcastleGreenwaterSilvanaHerron IslandHat IslandAlder27.290525%27.290525%27.3%697125.478927%25.478927%25.5%133221.274329%21.274329%21.3%2,197320.957559%20.957559%21.0%1,195419.780220%19.780220%19.8%18519.683398%19.683398%19.7%2,549618.217054%18.217054%18.2%47717.744063%17.744063%17.7%807817.111245%17.111245%17.1%1,995917.038875%17.038875%17.0%2061016.788687%16.788687%16.8%5,6871116.610695%16.610695%16.6%3,2151216.322314%16.322314%16.3%3161315.692232%15.692232%15.7%5,422,9325.42M15.374507%15.374507%15.4%1171415.296804%15.296804%15.3%1341514.850823%14.850823%14.9%3,3301614.632649%14.632649%14.6%11,91811.9k1714.435746%14.435746%14.4%7,178,2187.18M14.304592%14.304592%14.3%4331813.913043%13.913043%13.9%161913.886606%13.886606%13.9%3382013.778775%13.778775%13.8%1,6582113.650794%13.650794%13.7%2,9672213.448276%13.448276%13.4%782313.333333%13.333333%13.3%262413.020590%13.020590%13.0%27,818,38027.8M13.011769%13.011769%13.0%7852512.597258%12.597258%12.6%3402612.556358%12.556358%12.6%6,0992712.268603%12.268603%12.3%3382812.168142%12.168142%12.2%552912.136940%12.136940%12.1%8,7463012.074671%12.074671%12.1%16,89516.9k3110.625844%10.625844%10.6%236439.418712%9.418712%9.4%452,496452k9.255079%9.255079%9.3%41579.012333%9.012333%9.0%49,75749.8k8.299595%8.299595%8.3%205718.000039%8.000039%8.0%202,787203k7.372932%7.372932%7.4%1,101856.446541%6.446541%6.4%287996.099576%6.099576%6.1%30,04230.0k1055.502154%5.502154%5.5%1661134.789135%4.789135%4.8%671274.594885%4.594885%4.6%4,5381313.930573%3.930573%3.9%1,6691413.105152%3.105152%3.1%441552.339840%2.339840%2.3%3741691.213747%1.213747%1.2%951830.000000%0.000000%0.0%01940.000000%0.000000%0.0%01950.000000%0.000000%0.0%01960.000000%0.000000%0.0%01970.000000%0.000000%0.0%0198
Count number of people in category
# rank of place out of 198 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 Tacoma, selected other places in the Seattle Area, and entities that contain Tacoma
0%50%100%Count#Hat IslandAlderBeaux Arts VillageBeaux Arts VlgYarrow PointMedinaMercer IslandClyde HillSammamishHunts PointUnion Hill-Novelty HillUnion Hl-Novelty HlRedmondWoodwayNewcastleBellevueSnoqualmieIssaquahCottage LakeSeattleTannerRaft IslandKirklandWoodinvilleLake Forest ParkLk Frst PkMirrormontVashonFox IslandBothell EastNormandy ParkKenmoreWollochetLake Marcel-StillwaterLk Marcel-StillwaterMaltbySeattle, Tacoma, and Bellevue Metro AreaSeattle AreaUniversity PlaceUniv PlWashingtonPacificCarnationWestUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesLynnwoodTacomaMcMillinPierce CountyPierceKentLake CassidyTukwilaOrtingLake KetchumBryantAshfordKapowsinNorth MarysvilleN MarysvilleNorthwest StanwoodNW StanwoodSilvana100.000000%100.000000%100.0%441100.000000%100.000000%100.0%34291.111111%91.111111%91.1%205382.367758%82.367758%82.4%654482.101727%82.101727%82.1%1,711578.174762%78.174762%78.2%13,69713.7k676.923077%76.923077%76.9%1,620772.883057%72.883057%72.9%29,04929.0k871.764706%71.764706%71.8%244968.294133%68.294133%68.3%10,33710.3k1066.836230%66.836230%66.8%28,38028.4k1166.242775%66.242775%66.2%5731265.810655%65.810655%65.8%5,1511364.148154%64.148154%64.1%63,35463.4k1463.581621%63.581621%63.6%4,8571562.108097%62.108097%62.1%14,99615.0k1660.785786%60.785786%60.8%9,7161760.416303%60.416303%60.4%297,566298k1859.165425%59.165425%59.2%3971958.163265%58.163265%58.2%1712057.981251%57.981251%58.0%36,12036.1k2156.494325%56.494325%56.5%4,4802255.531807%55.531807%55.5%5,4562353.953659%53.953659%54.0%1,4672453.903730%53.903730%53.9%4,1772553.834916%53.834916%53.8%1,4742653.526771%53.526771%53.5%3,3392752.912621%52.912621%52.9%2,6162852.154299%52.154299%52.2%7,9772951.770879%51.770879%51.8%2,3683045.196507%45.196507%45.2%4144341.048255%41.048255%41.0%3,2585740.131883%40.131883%40.1%1,017,2731.02M35.782627%35.782627%35.8%7,5927133.557116%33.557116%33.6%1,612,1591.61M32.107540%32.107540%32.1%11,095,74511.1M31.596361%31.596361%31.6%3828531.501368%31.501368%31.5%15,664,15015.7M30.315023%30.315023%30.3%64,767,78764.8M29.125428%29.125428%29.1%7,5639926.695778%26.695778%26.7%37,35337.4k10925.895765%25.895765%25.9%31811325.400336%25.400336%25.4%140,235140k24.194578%24.194578%24.2%19,70619.7k12523.930204%23.930204%23.9%57612721.528958%21.528958%21.5%2,78814119.117321%19.117321%19.1%86215516.425756%16.425756%16.4%12516912.138320%12.138320%12.1%1721835.038760%5.038760%5.0%131940.000000%0.000000%0.0%01950.000000%0.000000%0.0%01960.000000%0.000000%0.0%01970.000000%0.000000%0.0%0198
Count number of people in category
# rank of place out of 198 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 Tacoma, selected other places in the Seattle Area, and entities that contain Tacoma
0%5%10%15%Count#Raft IslandWoodwayYarrow PointMercer IslandMedinaBeaux Arts VillageBeaux Arts VlgWollochetClyde HillLa GrandeLake Forest ParkLk Frst PkNewcastleUnion Hill-Novelty HillUnion Hl-Novelty HlSeattleVashonRustonHomeHunts PointFox IslandCanterwoodDuPontBellevueGig HarborSammamishKenmoreNormandy ParkLake Marcel-StillwaterLk Marcel-StillwaterIssaquahCottage LakeMill CreekArtondaleHigh BridgeSeattle, Tacoma, and Bellevue Metro AreaSeattle AreaPacificWestWashingtonNorth BendUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSilver FirsTacomaLake GoodwinPierce CountyPierceDes MoinesKentMaple ValleyClearviewDarringtonRoyDuvallStartupGreenwaterSilvanaHerron IslandHat IslandAlder18.027211%18.027211%18.0%53116.416185%16.416185%16.4%142214.987406%14.987406%15.0%119314.765139%14.765139%14.8%2,587414.587332%14.587332%14.6%304514.222222%14.222222%14.2%32614.167031%14.167031%14.2%648713.580247%13.580247%13.6%286810.891089%10.891089%10.9%1199.557252%9.557252%9.6%939109.224479%9.224479%9.2%722118.740751%8.740751%8.7%1,323128.674060%8.674060%8.7%42,72242.7k138.633372%8.633372%8.6%669148.438819%8.438819%8.4%60158.384279%8.384279%8.4%96167.941176%7.941176%7.9%27177.888970%7.888970%7.9%216187.836257%7.836257%7.8%201197.653537%7.653537%7.7%410207.580851%7.580851%7.6%7,487217.014126%7.014126%7.0%432226.701458%6.701458%6.7%2,671236.583851%6.583851%6.6%1,007246.391586%6.391586%6.4%316256.222707%6.222707%6.2%57265.939118%5.939118%5.9%1,434275.874625%5.874625%5.9%939285.764967%5.764967%5.8%780295.702515%5.702515%5.7%526304.513064%4.513064%4.5%95434.306530%4.306530%4.3%109,163109k3.803905%3.803905%3.8%1,314,5561.31M3.594387%3.594387%3.6%1,787,3201.79M3.560013%3.560013%3.6%171,031171k3.488372%3.488372%3.5%147573.336158%3.336158%3.3%7,127,6737.13M2.818012%2.818012%2.8%393712.646493%2.646493%2.6%3,703762.478134%2.478134%2.5%68852.431086%2.431086%2.4%13,42213.4k2.015787%2.015787%2.0%452991.844121%1.844121%1.8%1,5021061.716522%1.716522%1.7%2721131.493652%1.493652%1.5%401271.027397%1.027397%1.0%91410.677201%0.677201%0.7%31550.353982%0.353982%0.4%161690.000000%0.000000%0.0%01830.000000%0.000000%0.0%01940.000000%0.000000%0.0%01950.000000%0.000000%0.0%01960.000000%0.000000%0.0%01970.000000%0.000000%0.0%0198
Count number of people in category
# rank of place out of 198 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 Tacoma, selected other places in the Seattle Area, and entities that contain Tacoma
Female
Male
10x5x0x5x10xFM#EsperanceLake HolmYarrow PointTannerSwede HeavenSunday LakeLake KetchumLake BosworthVaughnOsoKapowsinN MarysvilleLa GrandeLake CassidyCrockerThree LakesKayak PointMaple Hts-Lk DesireSnoqualmieMonroe NorthStartupEnumclawSultanCarbonadoLk Marcel-StillwaterWoodwayFox IslandHomeClear LakeSouth PrairieMaltbyMidlandClyde HillTacomaWashingtonUnited StatesIssaquahPierceWestKentPacificSeattle AreaWoods CreekBellevueSilver FirsSeattleFall CityMay CreekSisco HeightsRosedalePurdyLake RoesigerRaft IslandVerlotNW Stanwood-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%12.828%12.8%1-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%2.055%2.06%2-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%0.519%0.52%3-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%9.038%9.04%4-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%17.347%17.3%5-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%7.459%7.46%6-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%29.032%29.0%7-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%8.523%8.52%8-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%0.826%0.83%9-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%24.299%24.3%10-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%10.811%10.8%11-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%17.284%17.3%12-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%23.529%23.5%13-1.000000x-1.000000x8.709542x8.709542x8.71x1.259%1.26%10.965%11.0%14-1.000000x-1.000000x8.449074x8.449074x8.45x2.000%2.00%16.898%16.9%15-1.000000x-1.000000x7.750646x7.750646x7.75x1.552%1.55%12.026%12.0%16-1.000000x-1.000000x6.256742x6.256742x6.26x1.500%1.50%9.385%9.39%17-1.000000x-1.000000x4.646112x4.646112x4.65x2.252%2.25%10.462%10.5%18-1.000000x-1.000000x4.319331x4.319331x4.32x1.162%1.16%5.019%5.02%19-1.000000x-1.000000x4.288000x4.288000x4.29x1.866%1.87%8.000%8.00%20-1.000000x-1.000000x3.696594x3.696594x3.70x9.548%9.55%35.294%35.3%21-1.000000x-1.000000x3.325944x3.325944x3.33x5.619%5.62%18.688%18.7%22-1.000000x-1.000000x3.210604x3.210604x3.21x3.318%3.32%10.652%10.7%23-1.000000x-1.000000x3.165278x3.165278x3.17x5.660%5.66%17.917%17.9%24-1.000000x-1.000000x2.756461x2.756461x2.76x3.390%3.39%9.344%9.34%25-1.000000x-1.000000x2.723430x2.723430x2.72x0.443%0.44%1.208%1.21%26-1.000000x-1.000000x2.696283x2.696283x2.70x0.754%0.75%2.033%2.03%27-1.000000x-1.000000x2.516765x2.516765x2.52x4.702%4.70%11.834%11.8%28-1.000000x-1.000000x2.464020x2.464020x2.46x2.719%2.72%6.700%6.70%29-1.000000x-1.000000x2.381868x2.381868x2.38x6.863%6.86%16.346%16.3%30-1.000000x-1.000000x1.532689x1.532689x1.53x3.173%3.17%4.863%4.86%41-1.000000x-1.000000x1.339647x1.339647x1.34x17.983%18.0%24.091%24.1%55-1.000000x-1.000000x1.194444x1.194444x1.19x1.610%1.61%1.923%1.92%68-1.000000x-1.000000x1.119707x1.119707x1.12x11.408%11.4%12.774%12.8%82-1.000000x-1.000000x1.111187x1.111187x1.11x8.930%8.93%9.923%9.92%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.109070x1.109070x1.11x12.369%12.4%13.719%13.7%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.067019x1.067019x1.07x3.745%3.75%3.996%4.00%96-1.000000x-1.000000x1.054159x1.054159x1.05x8.781%8.78%9.256%9.26%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.053669x1.053669x1.05x14.065%14.1%14.820%14.8%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.044887x1.044887x1.04x14.315%14.3%14.958%15.0%101-1.000000x-1.000000x1.043688x1.043688x1.04x15.364%15.4%16.035%16.0%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.033172x1.033172x1.03x7.871%7.87%8.132%8.13%-1.004472x-1.004472x1.00x1.000000x1.000000x8.581%8.58%8.543%8.54%109-1.018036x-1.018036x1.02x1.000000x1.000000x4.636%4.64%4.554%4.55%112-1.066397x-1.066397x1.07x1.000000x1.000000x4.699%4.70%4.406%4.41%123-1.067235x-1.067235x1.07x1.000000x1.000000x6.299%6.30%5.902%5.90%124-1.203571x-1.203571x1.20x1.000000x1.000000x8.130%8.13%6.755%6.75%136-1.421456x-1.421456x1.42x1.000000x1.000000x15.556%15.6%10.943%10.9%150-1.652971x-1.652971x1.65x1.000000x1.000000x9.368%9.37%5.668%5.67%163-3.352744x-3.352744x3.35x1.000000x1.000000x11.448%11.4%3.415%3.41%177-10.000000x-10.000000x> 10.0x1.000000x1.000000x4.292%4.29%0.000%0%187-10.000000x-10.000000x> 10.0x1.000000x1.000000x17.026%17.0%0.000%0%188-10.000000x-10.000000x> 10.0x1.000000x1.000000x4.678%4.68%0.000%0%189-10.000000x-10.000000x> 10.0x1.000000x1.000000x27.119%27.1%0.000%0%190-10.000000x-10.000000x> 10.0x1.000000x1.000000x43.902%43.9%0.000%0%191
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of place out of 191 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 Tacoma, selected other places in the Seattle Area, and entities that contain Tacoma
Female
Male
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F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of place out of 170 by male-to-female sex ratio

Educational Attainment by Place in Washington

There are 626 places in Washington. This section compares Tacoma to the 50 most populous places in Washington and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Tacoma. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 22,221.

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 Tacoma, selected other places in Washington, and entities that contain Tacoma
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count#PascoYakimaMount VernonWenatcheeBurienSeaTacPacificDes MoinesKentWestLongviewParklandKennewickUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWalla WallaAuburnEverettTacomaLynnwoodSpanawayLakewoodFederal WayMarysvilleVancouverRentonWashingtonShorelinePierce CountyPierceLake StevensSpokaneSeattle, Tacoma, and Bellevue Metro AreaSeattle AreaSpokane ValleySpokane VlyPuyallupBellinghamBremertonOak HarborOlympiaLaceyBothellSeattleSouth HillGrahamBellevueSilver FirsUniversity PlaceUniv PlRichlandRedmondEdmondsKirklandIssaquahPullmanMaple ValleyCottage LakeSammamishBainbridge IslandBainbridge IsMercer Island27.783733%27.783733%27.8%10,62710.6k125.729063%25.729063%25.7%14,72514.7k219.219800%19.219800%19.2%3,976318.360996%18.360996%18.4%3,894416.788687%16.788687%16.8%5,687516.610695%16.610695%16.6%3,215615.692232%15.692232%15.7%5,422,9325.42M14.850823%14.850823%14.9%3,330714.632649%14.632649%14.6%11,91811.9k814.435746%14.435746%14.4%7,178,2187.18M13.749017%13.749017%13.7%3,495913.650794%13.650794%13.7%2,9671013.022372%13.022372%13.0%6,3041113.020590%13.020590%13.0%27,818,38027.8M12.591284%12.591284%12.6%2,6381212.556358%12.556358%12.6%6,0991312.136940%12.136940%12.1%8,7461412.074671%12.074671%12.1%16,89516.9k1512.061463%12.061463%12.1%3,1321612.019430%12.019430%12.0%2,3261711.254622%11.254622%11.3%4,5661810.554038%10.554038%10.6%6,4921910.069057%10.069057%10.1%4,243209.954563%9.954563%10.0%11,48011.5k219.853213%9.853213%9.9%6,773229.418712%9.418712%9.4%452,496452k9.043984%9.043984%9.0%3,732239.012333%9.012333%9.0%49,75749.8k8.542348%8.542348%8.5%1,645248.122730%8.122730%8.1%11,51611.5k258.000039%8.000039%8.0%202,787203k7.682498%7.682498%7.7%5,000267.484300%7.484300%7.5%2,026277.330961%7.330961%7.3%3,708286.676247%6.676247%6.7%1,719296.563623%6.563623%6.6%913306.465689%6.465689%6.5%2,267316.192966%6.192966%6.2%1,907326.117710%6.117710%6.1%1,818336.099576%6.099576%6.1%30,04230.0k345.665266%5.665266%5.7%1,968355.198393%5.198393%5.2%828364.594885%4.594885%4.6%4,538374.560447%4.560447%4.6%636384.468115%4.468115%4.5%948393.940101%3.940101%3.9%1,384403.930573%3.930573%3.9%1,669413.928640%3.928640%3.9%1,220423.887890%3.887890%3.9%2,422433.860012%3.860012%3.9%932442.514458%2.514458%2.5%300452.429635%2.429635%2.4%385462.339840%2.339840%2.3%374471.846602%1.846602%1.8%736481.718796%1.718796%1.7%294491.655157%1.655157%1.7%29050
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 Tacoma, selected other places in Washington, and entities that contain Tacoma
0%20%40%60%Count#Mercer IslandSammamishBainbridge IslandBainbridge IsRedmondPullmanBellevueIssaquahCottage LakeSeattleKirklandEdmondsBothellSilver FirsOlympiaShorelineRichlandBellinghamMaple ValleySeattle, Tacoma, and Bellevue Metro AreaSeattle AreaUniversity PlaceUniv PlRentonWashingtonPacificLaceyWestUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesLynnwoodSpokanePuyallupTacomaVancouverSouth HillPierce CountyPierceFederal WayLake StevensBurienWenatcheeDes MoinesKentWalla WallaAuburnKennewickBremertonSpokane ValleySpokane VlyEverettMount VernonOak HarborLakewoodSeaTacGrahamMarysvilleYakimaPascoLongviewParklandSpanaway78.174762%78.174762%78.2%13,69713.7k172.883057%72.883057%72.9%29,04929.0k269.225373%69.225373%69.2%11,84111.8k366.836230%66.836230%66.8%28,38028.4k466.716956%66.716956%66.7%7,960564.148154%64.148154%64.1%63,35463.4k662.108097%62.108097%62.1%14,99615.0k760.785786%60.785786%60.8%9,716860.416303%60.416303%60.4%297,566298k957.981251%57.981251%58.0%36,12036.1k1048.831068%48.831068%48.8%15,16415.2k1148.362890%48.362890%48.4%14,37214.4k1244.700990%44.700990%44.7%6,2341344.215960%44.215960%44.2%15,50315.5k1443.479947%43.479947%43.5%17,94217.9k1543.352502%43.352502%43.4%15,22815.2k1640.814551%40.814551%40.8%20,64420.6k1740.735832%40.735832%40.7%6,4551840.131883%40.131883%40.1%1,017,2731.02M35.782627%35.782627%35.8%7,5921935.441307%35.441307%35.4%24,36224.4k2033.557116%33.557116%33.6%1,612,1591.61M32.107540%32.107540%32.1%11,095,74511.1M31.689020%31.689020%31.7%9,7582131.501368%31.501368%31.5%15,664,15015.7M30.315023%30.315023%30.3%64,767,78764.8M29.125428%29.125428%29.1%7,5632228.780109%28.780109%28.8%40,80340.8k2326.852604%26.852604%26.9%7,2692426.695778%26.695778%26.7%37,35337.4k2526.657938%26.657938%26.7%30,74330.7k2626.397605%26.397605%26.4%9,1702725.400336%25.400336%25.4%140,235140k25.152816%25.152816%25.2%15,47215.5k2824.998702%24.998702%25.0%4,8142924.930625%24.930625%24.9%8,4453024.523765%24.523765%24.5%5,2013124.318780%24.318780%24.3%5,4533224.194578%24.194578%24.2%19,70619.7k3323.593146%23.593146%23.6%4,9433423.041607%23.041607%23.0%11,19211.2k3522.555723%22.555723%22.6%10,91910.9k3622.417275%22.417275%22.4%5,7723721.778345%21.778345%21.8%14,17414.2k3821.695508%21.695508%21.7%15,63415.6k3921.443419%21.443419%21.4%4,4364021.423436%21.423436%21.4%2,9804120.907074%20.907074%20.9%8,4824219.896668%19.896668%19.9%3,8514319.286791%19.286791%19.3%3,0724418.531527%18.531527%18.5%7,8094517.591865%17.591865%17.6%10,06810.1k4616.097153%16.097153%16.1%6,1574715.361920%15.361920%15.4%3,9054813.931447%13.931447%13.9%3,0284913.683340%13.683340%13.7%2,64850
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 Tacoma, selected other places in Washington, and entities that contain Tacoma
0%5%10%15%Count#PullmanMercer IslandBainbridge IslandBainbridge IsSeattleBellevueSammamishRichlandIssaquahCottage LakeOlympiaRedmondKirklandShorelineEdmondsBellinghamUniversity PlaceUniv PlSeattle, Tacoma, and Bellevue Metro AreaSeattle AreaBothellPacificSpokaneWestWashingtonUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSilver FirsVancouverTacomaWenatcheeRentonYakimaPierce CountyPierceSouth HillLaceyWalla WallaLakewoodKennewickBurienLynnwoodDes MoinesKentPuyallupMount VernonMaple ValleyFederal WayEverettLongviewAuburnLake StevensBremertonPascoSpokane ValleySpokane VlyMarysvilleSeaTacGrahamSpanawayOak HarborParkland16.561898%16.561898%16.6%1,976114.765139%14.765139%14.8%2,587212.528500%12.528500%12.5%2,14338.674060%8.674060%8.7%42,72242.7k47.580851%7.580851%7.6%7,48756.701458%6.701458%6.7%2,67165.972784%5.972784%6.0%2,09875.939118%5.939118%5.9%1,43485.874625%5.874625%5.9%93995.533056%5.533056%5.5%1,940105.456644%5.456644%5.5%2,317115.297290%5.297290%5.3%3,300125.278081%5.278081%5.3%2,178135.155536%5.155536%5.2%1,601145.071174%5.071174%5.1%2,565154.468115%4.468115%4.5%948164.306530%4.306530%4.3%109,163109k4.142410%4.142410%4.1%1,231173.803905%3.803905%3.8%1,314,5561.31M3.749603%3.749603%3.7%5,316183.594387%3.594387%3.6%1,787,3201.79M3.560013%3.560013%3.6%171,031171k3.336158%3.336158%3.3%7,127,6737.13M2.818012%2.818012%2.8%393192.772190%2.772190%2.8%3,197202.646493%2.646493%2.6%3,703212.598076%2.598076%2.6%551222.556045%2.556045%2.6%1,757232.465447%2.465447%2.5%1,411242.431086%2.431086%2.4%13,42213.4k2.346134%2.346134%2.3%815252.321956%2.321956%2.3%715262.186053%2.186053%2.2%458272.169090%2.169090%2.2%880282.129769%2.129769%2.1%1,031292.087146%2.087146%2.1%707302.083414%2.083414%2.1%541312.015787%2.015787%2.0%452321.844121%1.844121%1.8%1,502331.762098%1.762098%1.8%477341.735389%1.735389%1.7%359351.716522%1.716522%1.7%272361.679347%1.679347%1.7%1,033371.629175%1.629175%1.6%1,174381.534225%1.534225%1.5%390391.531715%1.531715%1.5%744401.485174%1.485174%1.5%286411.460308%1.460308%1.5%376421.270621%1.270621%1.3%486431.140083%1.140083%1.1%742441.077387%1.077387%1.1%454451.002325%1.002325%1.0%194460.929181%0.929181%0.9%148470.873295%0.873295%0.9%169480.819554%0.819554%0.8%114490.588912%0.588912%0.6%12850
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 Tacoma, selected other places in Washington, and entities that contain Tacoma
Female
Male
8x6x4x2x0xFM#Cottage LakeMaple ValleyLynnwoodLake StevensPullmanWalla WallaMount VernonWenatcheeYakimaFederal WaySpokane VlyBellinghamVancouverGrahamPascoPuyallupEdmondsTacomaMarysvilleWashingtonUnited StatesShorelineBothellSpokaneIssaquahLongviewOlympiaPierceWestSpanawayKentPacificRichlandSeattle AreaLakewoodEverettParklandBellevueBainbridge IsAuburnRentonRedmondBurienSeaTacKennewickDes MoinesSilver FirsSeattleSouth HillUniv PlOak HarborKirklandBremertonLaceySammamishMercer Island-1.000000x-1.000000x1.803187x1.803187x1.80x1.671%1.67%3.013%3.01%1-1.000000x-1.000000x1.434459x1.434459x1.43x2.015%2.01%2.890%2.89%2-1.000000x-1.000000x1.392329x1.392329x1.39x10.103%10.1%14.066%14.1%3-1.000000x-1.000000x1.358961x1.358961x1.36x7.272%7.27%9.883%9.88%4-1.000000x-1.000000x1.327086x1.327086x1.33x2.153%2.15%2.857%2.86%5-1.000000x-1.000000x1.318893x1.318893x1.32x10.781%10.8%14.218%14.2%6-1.000000x-1.000000x1.275392x1.275392x1.28x17.011%17.0%21.696%21.7%7-1.000000x-1.000000x1.268873x1.268873x1.27x16.273%16.3%20.648%20.6%8-1.000000x-1.000000x1.257004x1.257004x1.26x22.891%22.9%28.774%28.8%9-1.000000x-1.000000x1.220529x1.220529x1.22x9.547%9.55%11.652%11.7%10-1.000000x-1.000000x1.219783x1.219783x1.22x6.927%6.93%8.450%8.45%11-1.000000x-1.000000x1.213254x1.213254x1.21x6.634%6.63%8.049%8.05%12-1.000000x-1.000000x1.194098x1.194098x1.19x9.099%9.10%10.865%10.9%13-1.000000x-1.000000x1.157817x1.157817x1.16x4.823%4.82%5.584%5.58%14-1.000000x-1.000000x1.143818x1.143818x1.14x25.899%25.9%29.624%29.6%15-1.000000x-1.000000x1.132266x1.132266x1.13x7.031%7.03%7.961%7.96%16-1.000000x-1.000000x1.119807x1.119807x1.12x3.723%3.72%4.169%4.17%17-1.000000x-1.000000x1.119707x1.119707x1.12x11.408%11.4%12.774%12.8%18-1.000000x-1.000000x1.113232x1.113232x1.11x9.544%9.54%10.624%10.6%19-1.000000x-1.000000x1.111187x1.111187x1.11x8.930%8.93%9.923%9.92%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.109070x1.109070x1.11x12.369%12.4%13.719%13.7%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.105686x1.105686x1.11x8.611%8.61%9.521%9.52%20-1.000000x-1.000000x1.099424x1.099424x1.10x5.836%5.84%6.416%6.42%21-1.000000x-1.000000x1.095196x1.095196x1.10x7.770%7.77%8.510%8.51%22-1.000000x-1.000000x1.067019x1.067019x1.07x3.745%3.75%3.996%4.00%23-1.000000x-1.000000x1.062060x1.062060x1.06x13.353%13.4%14.182%14.2%24-1.000000x-1.000000x1.059588x1.059588x1.06x6.290%6.29%6.665%6.67%25-1.000000x-1.000000x1.054159x1.054159x1.05x8.781%8.78%9.256%9.26%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.053669x1.053669x1.05x14.065%14.1%14.820%14.8%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.051217x1.051217x1.05x11.736%11.7%12.337%12.3%26-1.000000x-1.000000x1.044887x1.044887x1.04x14.315%14.3%14.958%15.0%27-1.000000x-1.000000x1.043688x1.043688x1.04x15.364%15.4%16.035%16.0%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.033902x1.033902x1.03x3.875%3.88%4.007%4.01%28-1.000000x-1.000000x1.033172x1.033172x1.03x7.871%7.87%8.132%8.13%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.026824x1.026824x1.03x11.109%11.1%11.407%11.4%29-1.000000x-1.000000x1.001541x1.001541x1.00x12.127%12.1%12.146%12.1%30-1.000000x-1.000000x1.000644x1.000644x1.00x13.647%13.6%13.655%13.7%31-1.018036x-1.018036x1.02x1.000000x1.000000x4.636%4.64%4.554%4.55%32-1.019333x-1.019333x1.02x1.000000x1.000000x1.734%1.73%1.701%1.70%33-1.020576x-1.020576x1.02x1.000000x1.000000x12.679%12.7%12.423%12.4%34-1.021664x-1.021664x1.02x1.000000x1.000000x9.957%9.96%9.746%9.75%35-1.028615x-1.028615x1.03x1.000000x1.000000x3.987%3.99%3.876%3.88%36-1.041456x-1.041456x1.04x1.000000x1.000000x17.134%17.1%16.452%16.5%37-1.046233x-1.046233x1.05x1.000000x1.000000x17.023%17.0%16.271%16.3%38-1.047477x-1.047477x1.05x1.000000x1.000000x13.317%13.3%12.714%12.7%39-1.054993x-1.054993x1.05x1.000000x1.000000x15.229%15.2%14.435%14.4%40-1.066397x-1.066397x1.07x1.000000x1.000000x4.699%4.70%4.406%4.41%41-1.067235x-1.067235x1.07x1.000000x1.000000x6.299%6.30%5.902%5.90%42-1.081056x-1.081056x1.08x1.000000x1.000000x5.877%5.88%5.436%5.44%43-1.212912x-1.212912x1.21x1.000000x1.000000x4.872%4.87%4.016%4.02%44-1.226747x-1.226747x1.23x1.000000x1.000000x7.201%7.20%5.870%5.87%45-1.282776x-1.282776x1.28x1.000000x1.000000x4.361%4.36%3.400%3.40%46-1.303438x-1.303438x1.30x1.000000x1.000000x7.567%7.57%5.806%5.81%47-1.311072x-1.311072x1.31x1.000000x1.000000x6.951%6.95%5.301%5.30%48-2.381969x-2.381969x2.38x1.000000x1.000000x2.578%2.58%1.082%1.08%49-8.609597x-8.609597x8.61x1.000000x1.000000x2.871%2.87%0.333%0.33%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 Tacoma, selected other places in Washington, and entities that contain Tacoma
Female
Male
2x0x2xFM#BremertonRichlandKennewickLongviewPascoOak HarborEdmondsFederal WayPuyallupMarysvilleMercer IslandSpokane VlyBellevueDes MoinesBothellSammamishUniv PlLaceySpokaneShorelineBellinghamKirklandVancouverUnited StatesYakimaBainbridge IsWashingtonWestPullmanPierceLakewoodPacificIssaquahWalla WallaSeattle AreaSilver FirsEverettSouth HillMaple ValleyWenatcheeOlympiaSeattleMount VernonTacomaRedmondRentonCottage LakeLynnwoodBurienAuburnKentSpanawayLake StevensParklandSeaTacGraham-1.000000x-1.000000x3.449878x3.449878x3.45x0.652%0.65%2.250%2.25%1-1.000000x-1.000000x3.268121x3.268121x3.27x2.819%2.82%9.214%9.21%2-1.000000x-1.000000x2.893761x2.893761x2.89x1.106%1.11%3.202%3.20%3-1.000000x-1.000000x2.585916x2.585916x2.59x0.873%0.87%2.258%2.26%4-1.000000x-1.000000x2.209260x2.209260x2.21x0.788%0.79%1.742%1.74%5-1.000000x-1.000000x2.176550x2.176550x2.18x0.524%0.52%1.141%1.14%6-1.000000x-1.000000x2.107938x2.107938x2.11x3.412%3.41%7.193%7.19%7-1.000000x-1.000000x2.091194x2.091194x2.09x1.103%1.10%2.307%2.31%8-1.000000x-1.000000x1.990121x1.990121x1.99x1.189%1.19%2.366%2.37%9-1.000000x-1.000000x1.924460x1.924460x1.92x0.743%0.74%1.431%1.43%10-1.000000x-1.000000x1.879019x1.879019x1.88x10.389%10.4%19.521%19.5%11-1.000000x-1.000000x1.850233x1.850233x1.85x0.802%0.80%1.484%1.48%12-1.000000x-1.000000x1.803740x1.803740x1.80x5.410%5.41%9.759%9.76%13-1.000000x-1.000000x1.737604x1.737604x1.74x1.491%1.49%2.591%2.59%14-1.000000x-1.000000x1.706769x1.706769x1.71x3.085%3.08%5.265%5.26%15-1.000000x-1.000000x1.648537x1.648537x1.65x5.088%5.09%8.387%8.39%16-1.000000x-1.000000x1.616195x1.616195x1.62x3.462%3.46%5.595%5.59%17-1.000000x-1.000000x1.609121x1.609121x1.61x1.814%1.81%2.919%2.92%18-1.000000x-1.000000x1.603541x1.603541x1.60x2.912%2.91%4.669%4.67%19-1.000000x-1.000000x1.599749x1.599749x1.60x4.107%4.11%6.570%6.57%20-1.000000x-1.000000x1.581405x1.581405x1.58x3.942%3.94%6.234%6.23%21-1.000000x-1.000000x1.558458x1.558458x1.56x4.155%4.16%6.476%6.48%22-1.000000x-1.000000x1.552462x1.552462x1.55x2.187%2.19%3.395%3.39%23-1.000000x-1.000000x1.526215x1.526215x1.53x2.660%2.66%4.060%4.06%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.514596x1.514596x1.51x1.975%1.98%2.991%2.99%24-1.000000x-1.000000x1.497895x1.497895x1.50x10.164%10.2%15.224%15.2%25-1.000000x-1.000000x1.493422x1.493422x1.49x2.865%2.86%4.278%4.28%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.478410x1.478410x1.48x2.911%2.91%4.304%4.30%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.456557x1.456557x1.46x13.417%13.4%19.543%19.5%26-1.000000x-1.000000x1.444106x1.444106x1.44x1.999%2.00%2.887%2.89%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.434927x1.434927x1.43x1.789%1.79%2.567%2.57%27-1.000000x-1.000000x1.418171x1.418171x1.42x3.158%3.16%4.478%4.48%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.391113x1.391113x1.39x5.037%5.04%7.007%7.01%28-1.000000x-1.000000x1.387831x1.387831x1.39x1.815%1.82%2.519%2.52%29-1.000000x-1.000000x1.371625x1.371625x1.37x3.640%3.64%4.993%4.99%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.356712x1.356712x1.36x2.411%2.41%3.271%3.27%30-1.000000x-1.000000x1.338648x1.338648x1.34x1.390%1.39%1.861%1.86%31-1.000000x-1.000000x1.318207x1.318207x1.32x2.035%2.03%2.682%2.68%32-1.000000x-1.000000x1.306005x1.306005x1.31x1.499%1.50%1.958%1.96%33-1.000000x-1.000000x1.262091x1.262091x1.26x2.309%2.31%2.914%2.91%34-1.000000x-1.000000x1.254396x1.254396x1.25x4.944%4.94%6.202%6.20%35-1.000000x-1.000000x1.219125x1.219125x1.22x7.816%7.82%9.528%9.53%36-1.000000x-1.000000x1.205335x1.205335x1.21x1.582%1.58%1.907%1.91%37-1.000000x-1.000000x1.198756x1.198756x1.20x2.413%2.41%2.892%2.89%38-1.000000x-1.000000x1.187887x1.187887x1.19x4.984%4.98%5.921%5.92%39-1.000000x-1.000000x1.155578x1.155578x1.16x2.374%2.37%2.743%2.74%40-1.000000x-1.000000x1.112875x1.112875x1.11x5.562%5.56%6.190%6.19%41-1.000000x-1.000000x1.106289x1.106289x1.11x1.979%1.98%2.190%2.19%42-1.000000x-1.000000x1.077885x1.077885x1.08x2.008%2.01%2.164%2.16%43-1.029103x-1.029103x1.03x1.000000x1.000000x1.553%1.55%1.509%1.51%44-1.130843x-1.130843x1.13x1.000000x1.000000x1.956%1.96%1.730%1.73%45-1.464448x-1.464448x1.46x1.000000x1.000000x1.027%1.03%0.701%0.70%46-1.494136x-1.494136x1.49x1.000000x1.000000x1.770%1.77%1.185%1.18%47-1.892027x-1.892027x1.89x1.000000x1.000000x0.757%0.76%0.400%0.40%48-2.352017x-2.352017x2.35x1.000000x1.000000x1.463%1.46%0.622%0.62%49-3.999667x-3.999667x4.00x1.000000x1.000000x1.475%1.48%0.369%0.37%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 West

There are 5,635 places in the West. This section compares Tacoma to the 50 most populous places in the West and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Tacoma. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 180,303.

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 Tacoma, selected other places in the West, and entities that contain Tacoma
0%10%20%30%40%Count#Santa AnaOxnardSan BernardinoSunrise ManorFontanaStocktonFresnoMoreno ValleyLos AngelesAnaheimRiversideNorth Las VegasN Las VegasLong BeachBakersfieldOaklandChula VistaPhoenixModestoSan JoseGlendaleLas VegasSacramentoPacificParadiseTucsonGlendaleWestRenoDenverUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesAuroraSan FranciscoSalt Lake CitySalt Lk CitySan DiegoMesaTacomaSpring ValleyUrban HonoluluAlbuquerqueSanta ClaritaWashingtonPierce CountyPiercePortlandSpokaneSeattle, Tacoma, and Bellevue Metro AreaSeattle AreaChandlerHuntington BeachHuntington BchHendersonFremontAnchorageColorado SpringsColorado SpgsSeattleBoise CityGilbertScottsdaleIrvine44.538668%44.538668%44.5%88,65688.7k133.904232%33.904232%33.9%41,88841.9k232.106811%32.106811%32.1%38,87338.9k327.714713%27.714713%27.7%32,78932.8k426.656594%26.656594%26.7%31,75631.8k525.196187%25.196187%25.2%45,78545.8k624.732204%24.732204%24.7%75,24675.2k724.364642%24.364642%24.4%28,71328.7k824.054764%24.054764%24.1%636,204636k923.952615%23.952615%24.0%53,35953.4k1020.990596%20.990596%21.0%40,26540.3k1120.833394%20.833394%20.8%28,80828.8k1220.544247%20.544247%20.5%62,70762.7k1320.385342%20.385342%20.4%43,89843.9k1419.475074%19.475074%19.5%56,99457.0k1519.186618%19.186618%19.2%31,84031.8k1619.059912%19.059912%19.1%186,721187k1718.518629%18.518629%18.5%24,82224.8k1817.116159%17.116159%17.1%116,369116k1916.594157%16.594157%16.6%25,17425.2k2016.452623%16.452623%16.5%67,69367.7k2116.276659%16.276659%16.3%51,98052.0k2215.692232%15.692232%15.7%5,422,9325.42M15.674656%15.674656%15.7%24,76024.8k2315.587550%15.587550%15.6%51,09151.1k2414.895054%14.895054%14.9%21,82921.8k2514.435746%14.435746%14.4%7,178,2187.18M13.802991%13.802991%13.8%21,85421.9k2613.638703%13.638703%13.6%63,86563.9k2713.020590%13.020590%13.0%27,818,38027.8M13.007792%13.007792%13.0%29,38229.4k2812.559735%12.559735%12.6%84,02484.0k2912.506964%12.506964%12.5%15,71515.7k3012.495849%12.495849%12.5%115,528116k3112.217042%12.217042%12.2%37,94137.9k3212.074671%12.074671%12.1%16,89516.9k3311.939734%11.939734%11.9%16,09516.1k3411.701878%11.701878%11.7%29,92129.9k3510.937441%10.937441%10.9%40,85940.9k3610.637579%10.637579%10.6%12,59512.6k379.418712%9.418712%9.4%452,496452k9.012333%9.012333%9.0%49,75749.8k8.420098%8.420098%8.4%38,17938.2k388.122730%8.122730%8.1%11,51611.5k398.000039%8.000039%8.0%202,787203k7.975195%7.975195%8.0%12,55212.6k407.705559%7.705559%7.7%11,04811.0k417.279690%7.279690%7.3%14,41014.4k427.012746%7.012746%7.0%11,13011.1k436.714691%6.714691%6.7%12,85412.9k446.610646%6.610646%6.6%19,21119.2k456.099576%6.099576%6.1%30,04230.0k465.624010%5.624010%5.6%8,202474.317585%4.317585%4.3%5,984483.846476%3.846476%3.8%6,896493.444693%3.444693%3.4%5,50350
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 Tacoma, selected other places in the West, and entities that contain Tacoma
0%20%40%60%Count#IrvineSeattleScottsdaleSan FranciscoFremontPortlandDenverSalt Lake CitySalt Lk CitySan DiegoGilbertHuntington BeachHuntington BchChandlerBoise CitySan JoseSeattle, Tacoma, and Bellevue Metro AreaSeattle AreaOaklandGlendaleColorado SpringsColorado SpgsUrban HonoluluAnchorageAlbuquerqueWashingtonSanta ClaritaLos AngelesPacificWestHendersonRenoSacramentoUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesLong BeachSpokaneChula VistaAuroraPhoenixTacomaTucsonMesaPierce CountyPierceAnaheimSpring ValleyRiversideLas VegasBakersfieldGlendaleParadiseFresnoModestoStocktonOxnardNorth Las VegasN Las VegasFontanaMoreno ValleySanta AnaSan BernardinoSunrise Manor68.014372%68.014372%68.0%108,655109k160.416303%60.416303%60.4%297,566298k255.565286%55.565286%55.6%99,61899.6k354.793235%54.793235%54.8%366,564367k454.038472%54.038472%54.0%85,76585.8k546.950667%46.950667%47.0%212,887213k645.718966%45.718966%45.7%214,085214k744.407481%44.407481%44.4%55,79855.8k843.550297%43.550297%43.6%402,636403k942.432682%42.432682%42.4%58,81058.8k1041.851203%41.851203%41.9%60,00560.0k1141.151803%41.151803%41.2%64,76864.8k1240.552939%40.552939%40.6%59,14259.1k1340.175296%40.175296%40.2%273,143273k1440.131883%40.131883%40.1%1,017,2731.02M39.721375%39.721375%39.7%116,245116k1538.987527%38.987527%39.0%57,13757.1k1637.845613%37.845613%37.8%109,982110k1736.000845%36.000845%36.0%92,05292.1k1834.297998%34.297998%34.3%65,65765.7k1933.751907%33.751907%33.8%126,087126k2033.557116%33.557116%33.6%1,612,1591.61M33.508163%33.508163%33.5%39,67439.7k2132.470816%32.470816%32.5%858,793859k2232.107540%32.107540%32.1%11,095,74511.1M31.501368%31.501368%31.5%15,664,15015.7M31.071291%31.071291%31.1%61,50561.5k2330.681876%30.681876%30.7%48,57848.6k2430.677965%30.677965%30.7%97,97198.0k2530.315023%30.315023%30.3%64,767,78764.8M29.497525%29.497525%29.5%90,03590.0k2628.780109%28.780109%28.8%40,80340.8k2727.935691%27.935691%27.9%46,35946.4k2827.918806%27.918806%27.9%63,06363.1k2927.352542%27.352542%27.4%267,960268k3026.695778%26.695778%26.7%37,35337.4k3125.763345%25.763345%25.8%84,44484.4k3225.634825%25.634825%25.6%79,61179.6k3325.400336%25.400336%25.4%140,235140k24.818534%24.818534%24.8%55,28855.3k3423.375766%23.375766%23.4%31,51131.5k3522.560785%22.560785%22.6%43,27743.3k3622.410206%22.410206%22.4%92,20592.2k3721.307136%21.307136%21.3%45,88345.9k3821.253889%21.253889%21.3%32,24332.2k3921.026576%21.026576%21.0%33,21433.2k4020.457660%20.457660%20.5%62,24162.2k4118.388069%18.388069%18.4%24,64724.6k4217.404273%17.404273%17.4%31,62631.6k4316.294072%16.294072%16.3%20,13120.1k4416.273738%16.273738%16.3%22,50322.5k4516.082431%16.082431%16.1%19,15919.2k4615.216340%15.216340%15.2%17,93217.9k4712.367498%12.367498%12.4%24,61824.6k4811.216281%11.216281%11.2%13,58013.6k4911.207093%11.207093%11.2%13,25913.3k50
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 Tacoma, selected other places in the West, and entities that contain Tacoma
0%2%4%6%8%10%Count#IrvineSeattleSalt Lake CitySalt Lk CitySan FranciscoScottsdaleSan DiegoOaklandPortlandDenverFremontUrban HonoluluAlbuquerqueHuntington BeachHuntington BchGlendaleBoise CitySeattle, Tacoma, and Bellevue Metro AreaSeattle AreaRenoLos AngelesSacramentoPacificAnchorageSpokaneSan JoseHendersonWestWashingtonChandlerGilbertUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesColorado SpringsColorado SpgsLong BeachRiversideTucsonPhoenixTacomaSanta ClaritaLas VegasFresnoBakersfieldPierce CountyPierceAnaheimChula VistaModestoAuroraMesaParadiseStocktonSpring ValleyGlendaleOxnardMoreno ValleyNorth Las VegasN Las VegasSanta AnaSan BernardinoSunrise ManorFontana10.243939%10.243939%10.2%16,36516.4k18.674060%8.674060%8.7%42,72242.7k28.004775%8.004775%8.0%10,05810.1k37.558053%7.558053%7.6%50,56350.6k47.472627%7.472627%7.5%13,39713.4k56.404220%6.404220%6.4%59,20959.2k66.054994%6.054994%6.1%17,72017.7k75.991262%5.991262%6.0%27,16627.2k85.725842%5.725842%5.7%26,81226.8k95.231521%5.231521%5.2%8,303104.945364%4.945364%4.9%12,64512.6k114.747169%4.747169%4.7%17,73417.7k124.666718%4.666718%4.7%6,691134.556744%4.556744%4.6%6,678144.430914%4.430914%4.4%6,462154.306530%4.306530%4.3%109,163109k4.054873%4.054873%4.1%6,420163.968028%3.968028%4.0%104,947105k173.936083%3.936083%3.9%12,57012.6k183.803905%3.803905%3.8%1,314,5561.31M3.790400%3.790400%3.8%7,256193.749603%3.749603%3.7%5,316203.718608%3.718608%3.7%25,28225.3k213.695415%3.695415%3.7%7,315223.594387%3.594387%3.6%1,787,3201.79M3.560013%3.560013%3.6%171,031171k3.516787%3.516787%3.5%5,535233.381050%3.381050%3.4%4,686243.336158%3.336158%3.3%7,127,6737.13M3.304119%3.304119%3.3%9,602253.202514%3.202514%3.2%9,775263.032467%3.032467%3.0%5,817273.025921%3.025921%3.0%9,918282.945022%2.945022%2.9%28,85128.9k292.646493%2.646493%2.6%3,703302.608931%2.608931%2.6%3,089312.506307%2.506307%2.5%10,31210.3k322.504906%2.504906%2.5%7,621332.455176%2.455176%2.5%5,287342.431086%2.431086%2.4%13,42213.4k2.195548%2.195548%2.2%4,891352.174765%2.174765%2.2%3,609362.153121%2.153121%2.2%2,886372.068355%2.068355%2.1%4,672382.055977%2.055977%2.1%6,385391.934643%1.934643%1.9%3,056401.909594%1.909594%1.9%3,470411.802644%1.802644%1.8%2,430421.793624%1.793624%1.8%2,721431.322563%1.322563%1.3%1,634441.207498%1.207498%1.2%1,423451.186740%1.186740%1.2%1,641461.064535%1.064535%1.1%2,119471.025819%1.025819%1.0%1,242480.809744%0.809744%0.8%958490.691681%0.691681%0.7%82450
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 Tacoma, selected other places in the West, and entities that contain Tacoma
Female
Male
1x0x1xFM#ScottsdaleHuntington BchSanta ClaritaFresnoTacomaWashingtonUnited StatesMesaRiversideSpokaneOxnardGlendaleAuroraPhoenixRenoPierceSan BernardinoWestStocktonDenverColorado SpgsModestoPacificOaklandPortlandAlbuquerqueSeattle AreaFontanaHendersonBakersfieldMoreno ValleyLas VegasChandlerSunrise ManorGilbertAnaheimLos AngelesSacramentoN Las VegasTucsonBoise CityParadiseSanta AnaAnchorageLong BeachGlendaleSeattleSalt Lk CitySan JoseUrban HonoluluChula VistaSan DiegoSpring ValleySan FranciscoFremontIrvine-1.000000x-1.000000x1.221696x1.221696x1.22x3.478%3.48%4.249%4.25%1-1.000000x-1.000000x1.172026x1.172026x1.17x7.105%7.10%8.327%8.33%2-1.000000x-1.000000x1.135456x1.135456x1.14x9.985%9.99%11.338%11.3%3-1.000000x-1.000000x1.120269x1.120269x1.12x23.378%23.4%26.190%26.2%4-1.000000x-1.000000x1.119707x1.119707x1.12x11.408%11.4%12.774%12.8%5-1.000000x-1.000000x1.111187x1.111187x1.11x8.930%8.93%9.923%9.92%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.109070x1.109070x1.11x12.369%12.4%13.719%13.7%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.105053x1.105053x1.11x11.622%11.6%12.843%12.8%6-1.000000x-1.000000x1.096037x1.096037x1.10x20.054%20.1%21.980%22.0%7-1.000000x-1.000000x1.095196x1.095196x1.10x7.770%7.77%8.510%8.51%8-1.000000x-1.000000x1.083696x1.083696x1.08x32.541%32.5%35.264%35.3%9-1.000000x-1.000000x1.070897x1.070897x1.07x16.050%16.1%17.188%17.2%10-1.000000x-1.000000x1.069282x1.069282x1.07x12.586%12.6%13.458%13.5%11-1.000000x-1.000000x1.059952x1.059952x1.06x18.515%18.5%19.625%19.6%12-1.000000x-1.000000x1.056620x1.056620x1.06x13.419%13.4%14.179%14.2%13-1.000000x-1.000000x1.054159x1.054159x1.05x8.781%8.78%9.256%9.26%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.053805x1.053805x1.05x31.284%31.3%32.967%33.0%14-1.000000x-1.000000x1.053669x1.053669x1.05x14.065%14.1%14.820%14.8%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.053265x1.053265x1.05x24.576%24.6%25.885%25.9%15-1.000000x-1.000000x1.049933x1.049933x1.05x13.307%13.3%13.971%14.0%16-1.000000x-1.000000x1.048749x1.048749x1.05x6.458%6.46%6.773%6.77%17-1.000000x-1.000000x1.047857x1.047857x1.05x18.105%18.1%18.972%19.0%18-1.000000x-1.000000x1.043688x1.043688x1.04x15.364%15.4%16.035%16.0%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.042411x1.042411x1.04x19.085%19.1%19.895%19.9%19-1.000000x-1.000000x1.041833x1.041833x1.04x8.250%8.25%8.595%8.60%20-1.000000x-1.000000x1.036592x1.036592x1.04x10.750%10.7%11.143%11.1%21-1.000000x-1.000000x1.033172x1.033172x1.03x7.871%7.87%8.132%8.13%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.031377x1.031377x1.03x26.265%26.3%27.089%27.1%22-1.000000x-1.000000x1.030041x1.030041x1.03x7.175%7.17%7.391%7.39%23-1.000000x-1.000000x1.029567x1.029567x1.03x20.097%20.1%20.691%20.7%24-1.000000x-1.000000x1.024283x1.024283x1.02x24.086%24.1%24.671%24.7%25-1.000000x-1.000000x1.023411x1.023411x1.02x16.265%16.3%16.645%16.6%26-1.000000x-1.000000x1.020958x1.020958x1.02x7.895%7.89%8.060%8.06%27-1.000000x-1.000000x1.020180x1.020180x1.02x27.447%27.4%28.001%28.0%28-1.000000x-1.000000x1.003235x1.003235x1.00x4.311%4.31%4.325%4.32%29-1.000000x-1.000000x1.000516x1.000516x1.00x23.947%23.9%23.959%24.0%30-1.003003x-1.003003x1.00x1.000000x1.000000x24.090%24.1%24.018%24.0%31-1.013246x-1.013246x1.01x1.000000x1.000000x16.379%16.4%16.165%16.2%32-1.014825x-1.014825x1.01x1.000000x1.000000x20.981%21.0%20.674%20.7%33-1.018801x-1.018801x1.02x1.000000x1.000000x15.729%15.7%15.439%15.4%34-1.025655x-1.025655x1.03x1.000000x1.000000x5.694%5.69%5.551%5.55%35-1.032221x-1.032221x1.03x1.000000x1.000000x15.933%15.9%15.435%15.4%36-1.041536x-1.041536x1.04x1.000000x1.000000x45.450%45.4%43.637%43.6%37-1.048457x-1.048457x1.05x1.000000x1.000000x6.874%6.87%6.556%6.56%38-1.053107x-1.053107x1.05x1.000000x1.000000x21.061%21.1%19.999%20.0%39-1.064834x-1.064834x1.06x1.000000x1.000000x15.331%15.3%14.398%14.4%40-1.067235x-1.067235x1.07x1.000000x1.000000x6.299%6.30%5.902%5.90%41-1.068525x-1.068525x1.07x1.000000x1.000000x12.936%12.9%12.107%12.1%42-1.121139x-1.121139x1.12x1.000000x1.000000x18.091%18.1%16.136%16.1%43-1.127743x-1.127743x1.13x1.000000x1.000000x12.387%12.4%10.984%11.0%44-1.131408x-1.131408x1.13x1.000000x1.000000x20.304%20.3%17.946%17.9%45-1.220587x-1.220587x1.22x1.000000x1.000000x13.727%13.7%11.246%11.2%46-1.220853x-1.220853x1.22x1.000000x1.000000x13.116%13.1%10.743%10.7%47-1.228758x-1.228758x1.23x1.000000x1.000000x13.883%13.9%11.298%11.3%48-1.289445x-1.289445x1.29x1.000000x1.000000x7.868%7.87%6.102%6.10%49-1.485150x-1.485150x1.49x1.000000x1.000000x4.084%4.08%2.750%2.75%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 Tacoma, selected other places in the West, and entities that contain Tacoma
Female
Male
1x0x1x2xFM#Chula VistaGlendaleScottsdaleModestoGilbertBoise CityStocktonParadiseAlbuquerqueRenoHendersonSalt Lk CityLas VegasFremontMesaSpring ValleySpokaneSanta ClaritaChandlerUnited StatesColorado SpgsFresnoWashingtonSan DiegoWestIrvineN Las VegasRiversideUrban HonoluluPierceAuroraBakersfieldSan JosePacificPhoenixSeattle AreaLos AngelesMoreno ValleyTucsonHuntington BchAnaheimSunrise ManorAnchorageSacramentoGlendaleLong BeachSeattlePortlandTacomaFontanaDenverSan FranciscoOaklandOxnardSanta AnaSan Bernardino-1.000000x-1.000000x2.199214x2.199214x2.20x1.387%1.39%3.050%3.05%1-1.000000x-1.000000x2.011578x2.011578x2.01x1.209%1.21%2.432%2.43%2-1.000000x-1.000000x1.975542x1.975542x1.98x5.098%5.10%10.071%10.1%3-1.000000x-1.000000x1.930007x1.930007x1.93x1.491%1.49%2.878%2.88%4-1.000000x-1.000000x1.856617x1.856617x1.86x2.394%2.39%4.445%4.44%5-1.000000x-1.000000x1.776595x1.776595x1.78x3.210%3.21%5.703%5.70%6-1.000000x-1.000000x1.766720x1.766720x1.77x1.401%1.40%2.475%2.47%7-1.000000x-1.000000x1.704713x1.704713x1.70x1.417%1.42%2.415%2.42%8-1.000000x-1.000000x1.677412x1.677412x1.68x3.587%3.59%6.017%6.02%9-1.000000x-1.000000x1.666893x1.666893x1.67x3.033%3.03%5.056%5.06%10-1.000000x-1.000000x1.666344x1.666344x1.67x2.792%2.79%4.652%4.65%11-1.000000x-1.000000x1.641365x1.641365x1.64x6.010%6.01%9.864%9.86%12-1.000000x-1.000000x1.638326x1.638326x1.64x1.906%1.91%3.123%3.12%13-1.000000x-1.000000x1.636942x1.636942x1.64x3.999%4.00%6.545%6.55%14-1.000000x-1.000000x1.613595x1.613595x1.61x1.583%1.58%2.554%2.55%15-1.000000x-1.000000x1.612911x1.612911x1.61x1.383%1.38%2.230%2.23%16-1.000000x-1.000000x1.603541x1.603541x1.60x2.912%2.91%4.669%4.67%17-1.000000x-1.000000x1.597501x1.597501x1.60x2.025%2.03%3.236%3.24%18-1.000000x-1.000000x1.563846x1.563846x1.56x2.762%2.76%4.319%4.32%19-1.000000x-1.000000x1.526215x1.526215x1.53x2.660%2.66%4.060%4.06%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.526028x1.526028x1.53x2.632%2.63%4.016%4.02%20-1.000000x-1.000000x1.515908x1.515908x1.52x2.006%2.01%3.041%3.04%21-1.000000x-1.000000x1.493422x1.493422x1.49x2.865%2.86%4.278%4.28%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.485007x1.485007x1.49x5.162%5.16%7.665%7.67%22-1.000000x-1.000000x1.478410x1.478410x1.48x2.911%2.91%4.304%4.30%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.474989x1.474989x1.47x8.344%8.34%12.307%12.3%23-1.000000x-1.000000x1.458735x1.458735x1.46x0.973%0.97%1.419%1.42%24-1.000000x-1.000000x1.449770x1.449770x1.45x2.488%2.49%3.608%3.61%25-1.000000x-1.000000x1.448802x1.448802x1.45x4.057%4.06%5.877%5.88%26-1.000000x-1.000000x1.444106x1.444106x1.44x1.999%2.00%2.887%2.89%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.434430x1.434430x1.43x1.709%1.71%2.452%2.45%27-1.000000x-1.000000x1.425928x1.425928x1.43x2.034%2.03%2.900%2.90%28-1.000000x-1.000000x1.424167x1.424167x1.42x3.070%3.07%4.372%4.37%29-1.000000x-1.000000x1.418171x1.418171x1.42x3.158%3.16%4.478%4.48%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.395510x1.395510x1.40x2.466%2.47%3.441%3.44%30-1.000000x-1.000000x1.371625x1.371625x1.37x3.640%3.64%4.993%4.99%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.368832x1.368832x1.37x3.360%3.36%4.600%4.60%31-1.000000x-1.000000x1.352395x1.352395x1.35x1.034%1.03%1.399%1.40%32-1.000000x-1.000000x1.345869x1.345869x1.35x2.589%2.59%3.485%3.48%33-1.000000x-1.000000x1.333377x1.333377x1.33x4.010%4.01%5.347%5.35%34-1.000000x-1.000000x1.310833x1.310833x1.31x1.907%1.91%2.499%2.50%35-1.000000x-1.000000x1.277423x1.277423x1.28x0.714%0.71%0.912%0.91%36-1.000000x-1.000000x1.276647x1.276647x1.28x3.329%3.33%4.249%4.25%37-1.000000x-1.000000x1.260098x1.260098x1.26x3.501%3.50%4.411%4.41%38-1.000000x-1.000000x1.236279x1.236279x1.24x4.104%4.10%5.073%5.07%39-1.000000x-1.000000x1.235137x1.235137x1.24x2.874%2.87%3.550%3.55%40-1.000000x-1.000000x1.219125x1.219125x1.22x7.816%7.82%9.528%9.53%41-1.000000x-1.000000x1.215131x1.215131x1.22x5.418%5.42%6.583%6.58%42-1.000000x-1.000000x1.198756x1.198756x1.20x2.413%2.41%2.892%2.89%43-1.000000x-1.000000x1.154620x1.154620x1.15x0.644%0.64%0.744%0.74%44-1.000000x-1.000000x1.129665x1.129665x1.13x5.378%5.38%6.075%6.08%45-1.000000x-1.000000x1.098720x1.098720x1.10x7.194%7.19%7.905%7.90%46-1.000000x-1.000000x1.089990x1.089990x1.09x5.803%5.80%6.326%6.33%47-1.000000x-1.000000x1.076124x1.076124x1.08x1.274%1.27%1.371%1.37%48-1.015529x-1.015529x1.02x1.000000x1.000000x1.073%1.07%1.056%1.06%49-1.184773x-1.184773x1.18x1.000000x1.000000x1.111%1.11%0.937%0.94%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 Tacoma to the 50 most populous places in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Tacoma. 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 Tacoma, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Tacoma
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count#MiamiFresnoDallasLos AngelesHoustonClevelandEl PasoDetroitLong BeachOaklandNew YorkPhoenixFort WorthSan AntonioMilwaukeePhiladelphiaSan JoseChicagoBaltimoreLas VegasSacramentoMemphisPacificTucsonArlingtonOklahoma CityIndianapolisWestBostonDenverTulsaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNashville-DavidsonWichitaSan FranciscoSan DiegoMesaOmahaTacomaAustinLouisvilleCharlotteJacksonvilleColumbusMinneapolisAlbuquerqueKansas CityAtlantaWashingtonWashingtonPierce CountyPierceRaleighPortlandSeattle, Tacoma, and Bellevue Metro AreaSeattle AreaVirginia 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%66,73166.7k2215.692232%15.692232%15.7%5,422,9325.42M15.587550%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%80,02880.0k2614.435746%14.435746%14.4%7,178,2187.18M14.325556%14.325556%14.3%63,64263.6k2713.638703%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%115,528116k3312.217042%12.217042%12.2%37,94137.9k3412.198899%12.198899%12.2%35,05035.1k3512.074671%12.074671%12.1%16,89516.9k12.000833%12.000833%12.0%73,14773.1k3611.956157%11.956157%12.0%49,49049.5k3711.553484%11.553484%11.6%61,37861.4k3811.488796%11.488796%11.5%65,89165.9k3911.226988%11.226988%11.2%61,30861.3k4010.958428%10.958428%11.0%29,34729.3k4110.937441%10.937441%10.9%40,85940.9k4210.852627%10.852627%10.9%34,34934.3k4310.536277%10.536277%10.5%32,40032.4k4410.045421%10.045421%10.0%46,51046.5k459.418712%9.418712%9.4%452,496452k9.012333%9.012333%9.0%49,75749.8k8.738650%8.738650%8.7%25,06025.1k468.420098%8.420098%8.4%38,17938.2k478.000039%8.000039%8.0%202,787203k6.790677%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 Tacoma, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Tacoma
0%20%40%60%Count#SeattleWashingtonSan FranciscoRaleighAtlantaAustinMinneapolisPortlandBostonDenverSan DiegoCharlotteSan JoseSeattle, Tacoma, and Bellevue Metro AreaSeattle AreaOaklandColorado SpringsColorado SpgsNashville-DavidsonChicagoNew YorkColumbusOmahaVirginia BeachVirginia BchAlbuquerqueWashingtonKansas CityLos AngelesPacificWestHoustonDallasTulsaSacramentoUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesBaltimoreLong BeachOklahoma CityArlingtonIndianapolisWichitaLouisvilleFort WorthPhoenixJacksonvilleTacomaPhiladelphiaTucsonMesaPierce CountyPierceSan AntonioMemphisMiamiEl PasoMilwaukeeLas VegasFresnoClevelandDetroit60.416303%60.416303%60.4%297,566298k155.360186%55.360186%55.4%256,316256k254.793235%54.793235%54.8%366,564367k349.199364%49.199364%49.2%141,090141k448.281839%48.281839%48.3%148,471148k547.708346%47.708346%47.7%290,790291k647.670489%47.670489%47.7%127,663128k746.950667%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%273,143273k1340.131883%40.131883%40.1%1,017,2731.02M39.721375%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%126,087126k2233.557116%33.557116%33.6%1,612,1591.61M32.996107%32.996107%33.0%104,434104k2332.470816%32.470816%32.5%858,793859k2432.107540%32.107540%32.1%11,095,74511.1M31.501368%31.501368%31.5%15,664,15015.7M31.153001%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%118,050118k3129.302594%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%155,138155k3826.695778%26.695778%26.7%37,35337.4k26.349720%26.349720%26.3%272,786273k3925.763345%25.763345%25.8%84,44484.4k4025.634825%25.634825%25.6%79,61179.6k4125.400336%25.400336%25.4%140,235140k25.248199%25.248199%25.2%229,595230k4225.090708%25.090708%25.1%104,558105k4324.957211%24.957211%25.0%79,76279.8k4423.604502%23.604502%23.6%98,11498.1k4523.517740%23.517740%23.5%85,81285.8k4622.410206%22.410206%22.4%92,20592.2k4720.457660%20.457660%20.5%62,24162.2k4816.073076%16.073076%16.1%40,94640.9k4913.833543%13.833543%13.8%59,72359.7k50
Count number of people in category
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..

Very Advanced Degrees by Place#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 Tacoma, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Tacoma
0%5%10%Count#WashingtonSeattleSan FranciscoBostonAtlantaSan DiegoMinneapolisOaklandPortlandDenverAustinBaltimoreRaleighAlbuquerqueNashville-DavidsonNew YorkChicagoSeattle, Tacoma, and Bellevue Metro AreaSeattle AreaMiamiOmahaHoustonLos AngelesSacramentoDallasPacificPhiladelphiaSan JoseWestWashingtonCharlotteKansas CityTulsaColumbusMemphisUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesColorado SpringsColorado SpgsLouisvilleLong BeachIndianapolisOklahoma CityTucsonVirginia BeachVirginia BchPhoenixTacomaSan AntonioWichitaLas VegasFresnoPierce CountyPierceArlingtonJacksonvilleFort WorthMesaMilwaukeeClevelandEl PasoDetroit12.461852%12.461852%12.5%57,69857.7k18.674060%8.674060%8.7%42,72242.7k27.558053%7.558053%7.6%50,56350.6k37.340604%7.340604%7.3%32,61132.6k47.298648%7.298648%7.3%22,44422.4k56.404220%6.404220%6.4%59,20959.2k66.241155%6.241155%6.2%16,71416.7k76.054994%6.054994%6.1%17,72017.7k85.991262%5.991262%6.0%27,16627.2k95.725842%5.725842%5.7%26,81226.8k105.293216%5.293216%5.3%32,26332.3k114.934352%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%82,18982.2k174.306530%4.306530%4.3%109,163109k4.063580%4.063580%4.1%12,98713.0k184.059919%4.059919%4.1%11,66511.7k194.001816%4.001816%4.0%57,64057.6k203.968028%3.968028%4.0%104,947105k213.936083%3.936083%3.9%12,57012.6k223.855041%3.855041%3.9%31,56731.6k233.803905%3.803905%3.8%1,314,5561.31M3.720350%3.720350%3.7%38,51538.5k243.718608%3.718608%3.7%25,28225.3k253.594387%3.594387%3.6%1,787,3201.79M3.560013%3.560013%3.6%171,031171k3.490252%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%17,12017.1k343.057653%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%28,85128.9k382.646493%2.646493%2.6%3,7032.604272%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%7,621422.431086%2.431086%2.4%13,42213.4k2.314576%2.314576%2.3%5,571432.288483%2.288483%2.3%13,12513.1k442.234224%2.234224%2.2%11,20311.2k452.055977%2.055977%2.1%6,385462.043126%2.043126%2.0%7,455471.927780%1.927780%1.9%4,911481.889534%1.889534%1.9%7,854491.318660%1.318660%1.3%5,69350
Count number of people in category
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older with a professional or doctorate degree (e.g., MBA, PhD, or MD).

Under-Education Sex Ratio by Place#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 Tacoma, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Tacoma
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 Tacoma, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Tacoma
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:
Washington
County:
Pierce
Metro Area:
Seattle Area
ZIP Codes:
98402, 98403, 98404, 98405, 98406, 98407, 98408, 98409, 98416, 98418, 98421, 98422, 98424, 98444, 98445, 98465, 98466, 98467, 98499
Unified School Districts:
Clover Park, Fife, Franklin Pierce, Tacoma, University Place
Neighborhoods:
Central, Eastside-ENACT, New Tacoma, North End, Northeast Tacoma, Oakwood, South End, South Tacoma, West End
Congressional Districts:
WA-6, WA-9, WA-10
State Senate Districts:
WA-27, WA-28, WA-29
State House Districts:
WA-27, WA-28, WA-29
Neighboring Cities:
Federal Way, Fife, Fircrest, Lakewood, University Place
Neighboring Towns:
Ruston
Neighboring Unincorporated Places:
Browns Point, Dash Point, Fife Heights, Midland, Parkland, Vashon, Waller
Nearby Cities:
Edgewood, Gig Harbor, Milton
Nearby Towns:
Steilacoom
Nearby Unincorporated Places:
Clover Creek, Fox Island, Lakeland South, McChord AFB, Summit, Wollochet