Educational Attainment in Big Sandy, West Virginia (Unincorporated Place)

Educational Attainment#1

Highest level of education among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of West Virginia and Big Sandy
Big Sandy
West Virginia
0%20%40%60%80%CountHigher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma20.000000%0.000000%0.0%26.334921%083.495146%59.005811%83.495146%83.5%17216.504854%14.659268%16.504854%16.5%34
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 West Virginia at large.
Scope: population of West Virginia and Big Sandy
-100%0%+100%%ref.Higher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2-100.000000%-100.000000%-100.0%0.000%0%26.335%26.3%41.503258%41.503258%+41.5%83.495%83.5%59.006%59.0%12.589897%12.589897%+12.6%16.505%16.5%14.659%14.7%
% percentage with given level in Big Sandy
ref. percentage with given level in West Virginia
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 West Virginia and Big Sandy
Big Sandy
West Virginia
0%10%20%30%40%CountDoctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None0.000000%0.000000%0.0%0.831073%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%1.287547%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%5.580911%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%11.859677%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%6.775714%040.291262%18.533703%40.291262%40.3%8343.203883%40.472108%43.203883%43.2%896.310680%9.721629%6.310680%6.3%1310.194175%4.073261%10.194175%10.2%210.000000%0.000000%0.0%0.864378%0
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 West Virginia at large.
Scope: population of West Virginia and Big Sandy
-100%0%+100%%ref.Doctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None-100.000000%-100.000000%-100.0%0.000%0%0.831%0.83%-100.000000%-100.000000%-100.0%0.000%0%1.288%1.29%-100.000000%-100.000000%-100.0%0.000%0%5.581%5.58%-100.000000%-100.000000%-100.0%0.000%0%11.860%11.9%-100.000000%-100.000000%-100.0%0.000%0%6.776%6.78%117.394558%117.394558%+117.4%40.291%40.3%18.534%18.5%6.749773%6.749773%+6.7%43.204%43.2%40.472%40.5%-35.086192%-35.086192%-35.1%6.311%6.31%9.722%9.72%150.270608%150.270608%+150.3%10.194%10.2%4.073%4.07%-100.000000%-100.000000%-100.0%0.000%0%0.864%0.86%
% percentage with given level in Big Sandy
ref. percentage with given level in West Virginia
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 West Virginia and Big Sandy
More Females More Males
West Virginia
Big Sandy
150%100%50%0%FMH.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma221.003996%3.007613%21.003996%21%75.490%75.5%91.346%91.3%-183.224401%-183.224401%183%17.239198%24.510%24.5%8.654%8.65%
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 West Virginia and Big Sandy
More Females More Males
West Virginia
Big Sandy
1,000%500%0%FMSome CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3-8.688459%56.310096%56.310096%56%31.373%31.4%49.038%49.0%-4.278075%-4.278075%4%8.465197%44.118%44.1%42.308%42.3%-1,000.000000%-1,000.000000%> 1000%16.566807%12.745%12.7%0.000%0%-35.947712%-35.947712%36%19.087535%11.765%11.8%8.654%8.65%
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 West Virginia and Big Sandy
Big Sandy
West Virginia
0%2%4%6%8%10%12%14%B.X.Total65+45-6435-440.000000%0.000000%0.0%7.815033%01540.000000%0.000000%0.0%11.180304%0300.000000%0.000000%0.0%14.590091%022
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 West Virginia at large.
Scope: population of West Virginia and Big Sandy
100%80%60%40%20%0%%ref.65+45-6435-44-100.000000%-100.000000%100.0%0.000%0%7.815%7.82%-100.000000%-100.000000%100.0%0.000%0%11.180%11.2%-100.000000%-100.000000%100.0%0.000%0%14.590%14.6%
% percentage in Big Sandy with a Bachelor's degree
ref percentage in West Virginia with a Bachelor's degree

Employment by Educational Attainment#9

Percentage of population that is employed by highest level of educational attainment among the population aged 25 to 64 years old.
Scope: population of West Virginia and Big Sandy
Big Sandy
West Virginia
0%20%40%60%80%CountBachelor's Degree1Some College2H.S. Diploma3No H.S. Diploma30.000000%0.000000%0.0%82.218510%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%67.944752%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%58.955766%059.090909%33.664991%59.090909%59.1%13
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#10

Percent of racial or ethnic group lacking a high school diploma (or equivalent).
Scope: population of West Virginia and Big Sandy
Female Male
West Virginia
Big Sandy
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
30%20%10%0%10%MFWhite1Black-12.162162%-23.552124%-13.556815%-35.714286%35.7%12.162162%13.556815%2.383879%12.162162%12.2%925-0.000000%-11.350645%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%0.000000%11.350645%1.863672%0.000000%0.0%00
M number of males in category
F number of females in category
1non-Hispanic 2excluding black and Asian Hispanics

College Graduates By Race#11

Percent of racial or ethnic group with a bachelor's degree or higher.
Scope: population of West Virginia and Big Sandy
Female Male
West Virginia
Big Sandy
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
15%10%5%0%5%10%15%MFWhite1Black-0.000000%-18.798575%-0.981129%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%0.000000%18.798575%0.000000%0.0%00-0.000000%-14.405954%-2.764279%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%0.000000%14.405954%0.000000%0.0%00
M number of males in category
F number of females in category
1non-Hispanic 2excluding black and Asian Hispanics

Educational Attainment by Place in McDowell County

There are 20 places in McDowell County. This section compares Big Sandy to all of the places in McDowell County and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Big Sandy.

No H.S. Diploma by Place#12

Percent of population 25 years of age and older without a high school diploma (or equivalent).
Scope: population of Big Sandy, selected other places in McDowell County, and entities that contain Big Sandy
0%20%40%60%Count#RaysalVivianCucumberIaegerPagetonDavyBradshaw953800Tract 953800AnawaltMcDowell CountyMcDowellMcDowell County School DistrictMcDowell CoBrowns CreekCrumplerNorthforkWarRoderfieldKeystoneWelchMaybeuryBartleyBerwindGaryKimballBig SandyWest VirginiaSouthUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSouth Atlantic71.962617%71.962617%72.0%154155.769231%55.769231%55.8%29249.122807%49.122807%49.1%28347.368421%47.368421%47.4%90446.268657%46.268657%46.3%31543.956044%43.956044%44.0%80640.935673%40.935673%40.9%70738.608156%38.608156%38.6%87137.984496%37.984496%38.0%49835.092155%35.092155%35.1%5,27435.092155%35.092155%35.1%5,27429.487454%29.487454%29.5%1,37527.868852%27.868852%27.9%34926.842105%26.842105%26.8%511025.446429%25.446429%25.4%1711124.528302%24.528302%24.5%131221.505376%21.505376%21.5%201320.086648%20.086648%20.1%5101420.000000%20.000000%20.0%171519.879518%19.879518%19.9%331619.318182%19.318182%19.3%511719.230769%19.230769%19.2%1101819.000000%19.000000%19.0%191916.504854%16.504854%16.5%342014.659268%14.659268%14.7%190,148190k14.392758%14.392758%14.4%11,511,24211.5M13.020590%13.020590%13.0%27,818,38027.8M12.827640%12.827640%12.8%5,478,9325.48M
Count number of people in category
# rank of place out of 20 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older without a high school diploma (or equivalent).

Bachelor's Degrees by Place#13

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..
Scope: population of Big Sandy, selected other places in McDowell County, and entities that contain Big Sandy
0%10%20%30%Count#KimballSouth AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSouthMaybeuryWest VirginiaCrumplerGaryDavyAnawaltWelchBrowns CreekWarBerwindMcDowell CountyMcDowellMcDowell County School DistrictMcDowell CoNorthfork953800Tract 953800KeystoneBradshawIaegerRaysalBig SandyBartleyPagetonVivianCucumberRoderfield34.000000%34.000000%34.0%34130.457708%30.457708%30.5%13,009,07313.0M30.315023%30.315023%30.3%64,767,78764.8M28.191926%28.191926%28.2%22,547,73422.5M23.529412%23.529412%23.5%20219.559207%19.559207%19.6%253,706254k18.852459%18.852459%18.9%23312.937063%12.937063%12.9%7448.791209%8.791209%8.8%1657.751938%7.751938%7.8%1067.562032%7.562032%7.6%19276.562299%6.562299%6.6%3066.398810%6.398810%6.4%4385.681818%5.681818%5.7%1595.150043%5.150043%5.2%7745.150043%5.150043%5.2%7744.210526%4.210526%4.2%8103.679078%3.679078%3.7%833.225806%3.225806%3.2%3112.923977%2.923977%2.9%5121.578947%1.578947%1.6%3130.000000%0.000000%0.0%0140.000000%0.000000%0.0%0150.000000%0.000000%0.0%0160.000000%0.000000%0.0%0170.000000%0.000000%0.0%0180.000000%0.000000%0.0%0190.000000%0.000000%0.0%020
Count number of people in category
# rank of place out of 20 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..

Very Advanced Degrees by Place#14

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a professional or doctorate degree (e.g., MBA, PhD, or MD).
Scope: population of Big Sandy, selected other places in McDowell County, and entities that contain Big Sandy
0%5%10%Count#MaybeurySouth AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSouthAnawaltWest VirginiaWarBrowns CreekKimballWelchGary953800Tract 953800McDowell CountyMcDowellMcDowell County School DistrictMcDowell CoBerwindRaysalIaegerBradshawDavyNorthforkBig SandyBartleyCrumplerKeystonePagetonVivianCucumberRoderfield12.941176%12.941176%12.9%1113.501306%3.501306%3.5%1,495,4751.50M3.336158%3.336158%3.3%7,127,6737.13M3.064699%3.064699%3.1%2,451,1282.45M2.325581%2.325581%2.3%322.118620%2.118620%2.1%27,48127.5k1.190476%1.190476%1.2%831.029380%1.029380%1.0%481.000000%1.000000%1.0%140.787712%0.787712%0.8%2050.699301%0.699301%0.7%460.664894%0.664894%0.7%150.658726%0.658726%0.7%990.658726%0.658726%0.7%990.000000%0.000000%0.0%070.000000%0.000000%0.0%080.000000%0.000000%0.0%090.000000%0.000000%0.0%0100.000000%0.000000%0.0%0110.000000%0.000000%0.0%0120.000000%0.000000%0.0%0130.000000%0.000000%0.0%0140.000000%0.000000%0.0%0150.000000%0.000000%0.0%0160.000000%0.000000%0.0%0170.000000%0.000000%0.0%0180.000000%0.000000%0.0%0190.000000%0.000000%0.0%020
Count number of people in category
# rank of place out of 20 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#15

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 Big Sandy, selected other places in McDowell County, and entities that contain Big Sandy
Female
Male
10x5x0x5x10xFM#VivianMaybeuryKimballBerwindKeystoneBartleyCucumberBradshawCrumplerWarIaegerTract 953800South AtlanticWest VirginiaSouthMcDowellMcDowell CoUnited StatesBrowns CreekWelchAnawaltDavyNorthforkGaryRaysalBig SandyPagetonRoderfield-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%100.000%100%1-1.000000x-1.000000x6.666667x6.666667x6.67x5.000%5.00%33.333%33.3%2-1.000000x-1.000000x2.150641x2.150641x2.15x13.115%13.1%28.205%28.2%3-1.000000x-1.000000x1.947436x1.947436x1.95x13.605%13.6%26.496%26.5%4-1.000000x-1.000000x1.906250x1.906250x1.91x16.393%16.4%31.250%31.3%5-1.000000x-1.000000x1.881250x1.881250x1.88x13.953%14.0%26.250%26.3%6-1.000000x-1.000000x1.714286x1.714286x1.71x38.889%38.9%66.667%66.7%7-1.000000x-1.000000x1.516667x1.516667x1.52x32.967%33.0%50.000%50.0%8-1.000000x-1.000000x1.463942x1.463942x1.46x22.414%22.4%32.813%32.8%9-1.000000x-1.000000x1.391304x1.391304x1.39x21.429%21.4%29.814%29.8%10-1.000000x-1.000000x1.273065x1.273065x1.27x41.837%41.8%53.261%53.3%11-1.000000x-1.000000x1.264333x1.264333x1.26x34.151%34.2%43.178%43.2%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.178860x1.178860x1.18x11.819%11.8%13.933%13.9%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.172392x1.172392x1.17x13.525%13.5%15.857%15.9%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.149925x1.149925x1.15x13.427%13.4%15.440%15.4%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.124554x1.124554x1.12x33.004%33.0%37.115%37.1%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.124554x1.124554x1.12x33.004%33.0%37.115%37.1%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.109070x1.109070x1.11x12.369%12.4%13.719%13.7%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.083229x1.083229x1.08x28.093%28.1%30.432%30.4%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.071140x1.071140x1.07x19.114%19.1%20.473%20.5%12-1.000000x-1.000000x1.067194x1.067194x1.07x36.667%36.7%39.130%39.1%13-1.000000x-1.000000x1.032493x1.032493x1.03x43.299%43.3%44.706%44.7%14-1.191565x-1.191565x1.19x1.000000x1.000000x28.455%28.5%23.881%23.9%15-1.206619x-1.206619x1.21x1.000000x1.000000x20.640%20.6%17.105%17.1%16-1.962472x-1.962472x1.96x1.000000x1.000000x84.106%84.1%42.857%42.9%17-2.832244x-2.832244x2.83x1.000000x1.000000x24.510%24.5%8.654%8.65%18-2.952381x-2.952381x2.95x1.000000x1.000000x66.667%66.7%22.581%22.6%19-10.000000x-10.000000x> 10.0x1.000000x1.000000x48.148%48.1%0.000%0%20
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of place out of 20 by male-to-female sex ratio

Educational Attainment by Place in West Virginia

There are 404 places in West Virginia. This section compares Big Sandy to the 50 most populous places in West Virginia and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Big Sandy. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 3,043.

No H.S. Diploma by Place#16

Percent of population 25 years of age and older without a high school diploma (or equivalent).
Scope: population of Big Sandy, selected other places in West Virginia, and entities that contain Big Sandy
0%10%20%30%Count#953800Tract 953800McDowell CountyMcDowellMcDowell County School DistrictMcDowell CoBrowns CreekMoorefieldOak HillPhilippiWelchKenovaPrincetonBarboursvilleBig SandyMartinsburgGraftonWest VirginiaSouthSummersvilleBeckleyNew MartinsvilleRipleyCharles TownRansonUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSouth AtlanticHuntingtonMoundsvilleParkersburgPoint PleasantPt PleasantBuckhannonNitroBluefieldClarksburgElkinsSissonvilleFairmontBrookhavenWestonShannondaleWeirtonRavenswoodWheelingDunbarCharlestonSt. AlbansKeyserWestoverMorgantownSouth CharlestonS CharlestonHurricaneShady SpringLewisburgCullodenCross LanesBridgeportPea RidgePleasant ValleyPleasant VlyTeays ValleyViennaCheat Lake38.608156%38.608156%38.6%87135.092155%35.092155%35.1%5,27435.092155%35.092155%35.1%5,27429.487454%29.487454%29.5%1,37523.251823%23.251823%23.3%542122.246401%22.246401%22.2%1,329221.873467%21.873467%21.9%446320.086648%20.086648%20.1%510419.679054%19.679054%19.7%466519.152897%19.152897%19.2%823617.132988%17.132988%17.1%496716.504854%16.504854%16.5%3415.696115%15.696115%15.7%1,814814.779116%14.779116%14.8%552914.659268%14.659268%14.7%190,148190k14.392758%14.392758%14.4%11,511,24211.5M14.231434%14.231434%14.2%4121013.834575%13.834575%13.8%1,7831113.813178%13.813178%13.8%5221213.671875%13.671875%13.7%3151313.094911%13.094911%13.1%4761413.087751%13.087751%13.1%4371513.020590%13.020590%13.0%27,818,38027.8M12.827640%12.827640%12.8%5,478,9325.48M12.537255%12.537255%12.5%3,8281612.494369%12.494369%12.5%8321712.493121%12.493121%12.5%2,7241812.207792%12.207792%12.2%3761912.037325%12.037325%12.0%3872012.000807%12.000807%12.0%5952111.938241%11.938241%11.9%8662211.896492%11.896492%11.9%1,3702311.712639%11.712639%11.7%5692411.427687%11.427687%11.4%3692510.942588%10.942588%10.9%1,2772610.862887%10.862887%10.9%3892710.666194%10.666194%10.7%3012810.192222%10.192222%10.2%228299.673644%9.673644%9.7%1,405309.361365%9.361365%9.4%236319.283702%9.283702%9.3%1,878328.951585%8.951585%9.0%514338.578279%8.578279%8.6%3,041348.550186%8.550186%8.6%690358.345933%8.345933%8.3%276367.900826%7.900826%7.9%239377.134994%7.134994%7.1%1,037387.117877%7.117877%7.1%692397.076994%7.076994%7.1%307406.631990%6.631990%6.6%153416.483367%6.483367%6.5%191426.219239%6.219239%6.2%139436.202247%6.202247%6.2%414446.079974%6.079974%6.1%371455.790501%5.790501%5.8%267465.098390%5.098390%5.1%114475.027288%5.027288%5.0%479484.916935%4.916935%4.9%367494.418353%4.418353%4.4%28650
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#17

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..
Scope: population of Big Sandy, selected other places in West Virginia, and entities that contain Big Sandy
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#Cheat LakeLewisburgMorgantownBridgeportTeays ValleyBrookhavenCharlestonPea RidgeSouth CharlestonS CharlestonShady SpringCross LanesElkinsPleasant ValleyPleasant VlyWestoverSouth AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWheelingViennaCharles TownHuntingtonSouthBuckhannonBluefieldBarboursvilleCullodenBeckleyFairmontHurricaneDunbarSt. AlbansShannondaleRipleyPhilippiRansonSummersvilleWeirtonRavenswoodPrincetonNitroClarksburgWest VirginiaMartinsburgSissonvilleWestonParkersburgKeyserGraftonNew MartinsvillePoint PleasantPt PleasantOak HillMoundsvilleMoorefieldWelchKenovaBrowns CreekMcDowell CountyMcDowellMcDowell County School DistrictMcDowell Co953800Tract 953800Big Sandy53.066584%53.066584%53.1%3,435149.762390%49.762390%49.8%1,466248.699601%48.699601%48.7%7,078345.329400%45.329400%45.3%2,766439.147775%39.147775%39.1%3,730538.843898%38.843898%38.8%1,391638.671368%38.671368%38.7%13,70913.7k735.653871%35.653871%35.7%1,644833.748200%33.748200%33.7%3,281932.379714%32.379714%32.4%7471032.014981%32.014981%32.0%2,1371131.185673%31.185673%31.2%1,5151230.679785%30.679785%30.7%6861330.479339%30.479339%30.5%9221430.457708%30.457708%30.5%13,009,07313.0M30.315023%30.315023%30.3%64,767,78764.8M29.877898%29.877898%29.9%6,0441529.876742%29.876742%29.9%2,2301629.381018%29.381018%29.4%1,0681729.001408%29.001408%29.0%8,8551828.191926%28.191926%28.2%22,547,73422.5M27.247278%27.247278%27.2%8761926.771436%26.771436%26.8%1,9422026.183074%26.183074%26.2%7582126.129754%26.129754%26.1%5842225.225016%25.225016%25.2%3,2512325.141388%25.141388%25.1%2,9342424.988474%24.988474%25.0%1,0842523.876698%23.876698%23.9%1,3712623.320942%23.320942%23.3%1,8822723.245418%23.245418%23.2%5202822.873264%22.873264%22.9%5272922.609122%22.609122%22.6%4613022.491764%22.491764%22.5%7513122.417962%22.417962%22.4%6493221.206279%21.206279%21.2%3,0803320.864736%20.864736%20.9%5263420.153596%20.153596%20.2%8663520.048407%20.048407%20.0%9943619.729073%19.729073%19.7%2,2723719.559207%19.559207%19.6%253,706254k17.141127%17.141127%17.1%1,9813816.692474%16.692474%16.7%5393916.335932%16.335932%16.3%4614016.244726%16.244726%16.2%3,5424115.573027%15.573027%15.6%5154215.475234%15.475234%15.5%5784315.453824%15.453824%15.5%5844415.292208%15.292208%15.3%4714515.065283%15.065283%15.1%9004612.734645%12.734645%12.7%8484711.540112%11.540112%11.5%269487.562032%7.562032%7.6%192497.263514%7.263514%7.3%172506.562299%6.562299%6.6%3065.150043%5.150043%5.2%7745.150043%5.150043%5.2%7743.679078%3.679078%3.7%830.000000%0.000000%0.0%0
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#18

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a professional or doctorate degree (e.g., MBA, PhD, or MD).
Scope: population of Big Sandy, selected other places in West Virginia, and entities that contain Big Sandy
0%5%10%Count#Cheat LakeLewisburgMorgantownCharlestonBridgeportHuntingtonBrookhavenWestoverTeays ValleyPea RidgeSouth CharlestonS CharlestonBarboursvilleViennaBuckhannonSouth AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesRavenswoodHurricaneElkinsPhilippiWestonShady SpringSouthWheelingDunbarCharles TownPleasant ValleyPleasant VlyWest VirginiaRipleyFairmontPrincetonWeirtonSissonvilleBeckleyBluefieldClarksburgShannondaleCullodenSummersvilleRansonCross LanesMartinsburgNew MartinsvilleParkersburgGraftonSt. AlbansMoorefieldBrowns CreekWelch953800Tract 953800MoundsvilleMcDowell CountyMcDowellMcDowell County School DistrictMcDowell CoPoint PleasantPt PleasantNitroOak HillBig SandyKeyserKenova13.780318%13.780318%13.8%892111.031908%11.031908%11.0%325210.348149%10.348149%10.3%1,50438.609309%8.609309%8.6%3,05246.178302%6.178302%6.2%37754.909442%4.909442%4.9%1,49964.886903%4.886903%4.9%17574.628099%4.628099%4.6%14084.502519%4.502519%4.5%42994.424203%4.424203%4.4%204104.248097%4.248097%4.2%413113.972366%3.972366%4.0%115123.898714%3.898714%3.9%291133.856921%3.856921%3.9%124143.501306%3.501306%3.5%1,495,4751.50M3.336158%3.336158%3.3%7,127,6737.13M3.332011%3.332011%3.3%84153.319502%3.319502%3.3%144163.272952%3.272952%3.3%159173.236881%3.236881%3.2%66183.189227%3.189227%3.2%90193.077590%3.077590%3.1%71203.064699%3.064699%3.1%2,451,1282.45M3.040190%3.040190%3.0%615212.716823%2.716823%2.7%156222.503439%2.503439%2.5%91232.236136%2.236136%2.2%50242.118620%2.118620%2.1%27,48127.5k2.039931%2.039931%2.0%47251.962296%1.962296%2.0%229261.885036%1.885036%1.9%81271.879647%1.879647%1.9%273281.858160%1.858160%1.9%60291.815642%1.815642%1.8%234301.736973%1.736973%1.7%126311.701980%1.701980%1.7%196321.698704%1.698704%1.7%38331.655481%1.655481%1.7%37341.519862%1.519862%1.5%44351.497454%1.497454%1.5%50361.438202%1.438202%1.4%96371.341179%1.341179%1.3%155381.296639%1.296639%1.3%49391.279582%1.279582%1.3%279401.231593%1.231593%1.2%46411.201983%1.201983%1.2%97421.072501%1.072501%1.1%25431.029380%1.029380%1.0%480.787712%0.787712%0.8%20440.664894%0.664894%0.7%150.660760%0.660760%0.7%44450.658726%0.658726%0.7%990.658726%0.658726%0.7%990.616883%0.616883%0.6%19460.564744%0.564744%0.6%28470.485437%0.485437%0.5%29480.000000%0.000000%0.0%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%0490.000000%0.000000%0.0%050
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#19

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 Big Sandy, selected other places in West Virginia, and entities that contain Big Sandy
Female
Male
2x1x0x1x2xFM#PhilippiShannondaleBarboursvilleCross LanesShady SpringWestonCheat LakeCharles TownNew MartinsvilleSummersvilleSissonvilleMoorefieldBrookhavenMorgantownClarksburgTract 953800MoundsvilleSouth AtlanticWest VirginiaFairmontSouthViennaBeckleyWheelingMcDowellMcDowell CoUnited StatesBridgeportKenovaBrowns CreekWelchMartinsburgCharlestonGraftonWestoverPrincetonHuntingtonRavenswoodS CharlestonPt PleasantBluefieldDunbarOak HillCullodenElkinsParkersburgRansonSt. AlbansNitroRipleyWeirtonHurricaneLewisburgKeyserPleasant VlyBuckhannonPea RidgeTeays ValleyBig Sandy-1.000000x-1.000000x2.686102x2.686102x2.69x12.330%12.3%33.120%33.1%1-1.000000x-1.000000x2.475325x2.475325x2.48x5.689%5.69%14.083%14.1%2-1.000000x-1.000000x2.303410x2.303410x2.30x10.038%10.0%23.121%23.1%3-1.000000x-1.000000x2.294746x2.294746x2.29x3.759%3.76%8.627%8.63%4-1.000000x-1.000000x1.739650x1.739650x1.74x4.918%4.92%8.556%8.56%5-1.000000x-1.000000x1.714140x1.714140x1.71x7.861%7.86%13.475%13.5%6-1.000000x-1.000000x1.712026x1.712026x1.71x3.249%3.25%5.562%5.56%7-1.000000x-1.000000x1.565505x1.565505x1.57x10.173%10.2%15.926%15.9%8-1.000000x-1.000000x1.446880x1.446880x1.45x11.459%11.5%16.580%16.6%9-1.000000x-1.000000x1.436072x1.436072x1.44x11.966%12.0%17.184%17.2%10-1.000000x-1.000000x1.431894x1.431894x1.43x9.513%9.51%13.621%13.6%11-1.000000x-1.000000x1.402851x1.402851x1.40x19.470%19.5%27.313%27.3%12-1.000000x-1.000000x1.328599x1.328599x1.33x9.330%9.33%12.395%12.4%13-1.000000x-1.000000x1.326898x1.326898x1.33x6.043%6.04%8.019%8.02%14-1.000000x-1.000000x1.264665x1.264665x1.26x10.579%10.6%13.379%13.4%15-1.000000x-1.000000x1.264333x1.264333x1.26x34.151%34.2%43.178%43.2%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.192315x1.192315x1.19x11.506%11.5%13.719%13.7%16-1.000000x-1.000000x1.178860x1.178860x1.18x11.819%11.8%13.933%13.9%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.172392x1.172392x1.17x13.525%13.5%15.857%15.9%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.163003x1.163003x1.16x10.173%10.2%11.831%11.8%17-1.000000x-1.000000x1.149925x1.149925x1.15x13.427%13.4%15.440%15.4%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.139986x1.139986x1.14x4.614%4.61%5.260%5.26%18-1.000000x-1.000000x1.129973x1.129973x1.13x13.059%13.1%14.756%14.8%19-1.000000x-1.000000x1.126812x1.126812x1.13x8.769%8.77%9.880%9.88%20-1.000000x-1.000000x1.124554x1.124554x1.12x33.004%33.0%37.115%37.1%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.124554x1.124554x1.12x33.004%33.0%37.115%37.1%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.109070x1.109070x1.11x12.369%12.4%13.719%13.7%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.088996x1.088996x1.09x5.835%5.83%6.354%6.35%21-1.000000x-1.000000x1.084163x1.084163x1.08x18.987%19.0%20.585%20.6%22-1.000000x-1.000000x1.083229x1.083229x1.08x28.093%28.1%30.432%30.4%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.071140x1.071140x1.07x19.114%19.1%20.473%20.5%23-1.000000x-1.000000x1.060228x1.060228x1.06x15.283%15.3%16.204%16.2%24-1.000000x-1.000000x1.044277x1.044277x1.04x8.402%8.40%8.774%8.77%25-1.024793x-1.024793x1.02x1.000000x1.000000x14.940%14.9%14.578%14.6%26-1.047797x-1.047797x1.05x1.000000x1.000000x8.071%8.07%7.703%7.70%27-1.063790x-1.063790x1.06x1.000000x1.000000x19.692%19.7%18.511%18.5%28-1.112425x-1.112425x1.11x1.000000x1.000000x13.158%13.2%11.828%11.8%29-1.118785x-1.118785x1.12x1.000000x1.000000x9.828%9.83%8.784%8.78%30-1.135209x-1.135209x1.14x1.000000x1.000000x7.507%7.51%6.613%6.61%31-1.136839x-1.136839x1.14x1.000000x1.000000x12.892%12.9%11.340%11.3%32-1.138571x-1.138571x1.14x1.000000x1.000000x12.639%12.6%11.101%11.1%33-1.142036x-1.142036x1.14x1.000000x1.000000x9.476%9.48%8.297%8.30%34-1.145935x-1.145935x1.15x1.000000x1.000000x23.583%23.6%20.579%20.6%35-1.161848x-1.161848x1.16x1.000000x1.000000x6.661%6.66%5.733%5.73%36-1.165407x-1.165407x1.17x1.000000x1.000000x12.543%12.5%10.763%10.8%37-1.171718x-1.171718x1.17x1.000000x1.000000x13.377%13.4%11.416%11.4%38-1.181479x-1.181479x1.18x1.000000x1.000000x14.137%14.1%11.965%12.0%39-1.213450x-1.213450x1.21x1.000000x1.000000x9.288%9.29%7.654%7.65%40-1.267397x-1.267397x1.27x1.000000x1.000000x13.214%13.2%10.426%10.4%41-1.354444x-1.354444x1.35x1.000000x1.000000x15.333%15.3%11.321%11.3%42-1.451408x-1.451408x1.45x1.000000x1.000000x11.280%11.3%7.772%7.77%43-1.494470x-1.494470x1.49x1.000000x1.000000x8.285%8.29%5.544%5.54%44-1.521673x-1.521673x1.52x1.000000x1.000000x7.688%7.69%5.052%5.05%45-1.586842x-1.586842x1.59x1.000000x1.000000x10.085%10.1%6.355%6.36%46-1.595855x-1.595855x1.60x1.000000x1.000000x6.218%6.22%3.896%3.90%47-1.860923x-1.860923x1.86x1.000000x1.000000x15.385%15.4%8.267%8.27%48-2.183381x-2.183381x2.18x1.000000x1.000000x7.972%7.97%3.651%3.65%49-2.336081x-2.336081x2.34x1.000000x1.000000x6.948%6.95%2.974%2.97%50-2.832244x-2.832244x2.83x1.000000x1.000000x24.510%24.5%8.654%8.65%
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 Big Sandy to the 50 most populous places in the South and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Big Sandy. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 188,973.

No H.S. Diploma by Place#20

Percent of population 25 years of age and older without a high school diploma (or equivalent).
Scope: population of Big Sandy, selected other places in the South, and entities that contain Big Sandy
0%10%20%30%Count#953800Tract 953800McDowell CountyMcDowellMcDowell County School DistrictMcDowell CoLaredoHialeahBrowns CreekMiamiDallasGarlandHoustonEl PasoIrvingFort WorthSan AntonioCorpus ChristiBaltimoreAmarilloBig SandyAugusta-Richmond County consolidated government (balance)Augusta-Richmon…MemphisRichmondArlingtonOklahoma CityWest VirginiaLubbockMontgomerySouthBirminghamShreveportNew OrleansWinston-SalemColumbusTulsaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesTampaDurhamSouth AtlanticNashville-DavidsonMobileNorfolkBaton RougeAustinLouisvilleCharlotteJacksonvilleGreensboroAtlantaOrlandoLexington-FayetteSt. PetersburgWashingtonHuntsvilleLittle RockFayettevilleRaleighChesapeakeVirginia BeachVirginia BchPlanoArlington38.608156%38.608156%38.6%87135.092155%35.092155%35.1%5,27435.092155%35.092155%35.1%5,27433.248609%33.248609%33.2%45,78445.8k129.547032%29.547032%29.5%51,49951.5k229.487454%29.487454%29.5%1,37525.837701%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%20,68020.7k1316.504854%16.504854%16.5%3416.495350%16.495350%16.5%20,89420.9k1416.013390%16.013390%16.0%66,73166.7k1515.996807%15.996807%16.0%23,44323.4k1615.406412%15.406412%15.4%37,08237.1k1714.746136%14.746136%14.7%59,32459.3k1814.659268%14.659268%14.7%190,148190k14.549337%14.549337%14.5%20,37320.4k1914.486312%14.486312%14.5%19,03419.0k2014.392758%14.392758%14.4%11,511,24211.5M14.356281%14.356281%14.4%20,63520.6k2114.347237%14.347237%14.3%18,62318.6k2214.332154%14.332154%14.3%38,00438.0k2313.910992%13.910992%13.9%21,22421.2k2413.388110%13.388110%13.4%17,17417.2k2513.030453%13.030453%13.0%33,97034.0k2613.020590%13.020590%13.0%27,818,38027.8M13.004807%13.004807%13.0%31,27531.3k2713.004396%13.004396%13.0%21,68621.7k2812.827640%12.827640%12.8%5,478,9325.48M12.757874%12.757874%12.8%55,74455.7k2912.535934%12.535934%12.5%16,22216.2k3012.488196%12.488196%12.5%18,77918.8k3112.361065%12.361065%12.4%16,97117.0k3212.000833%12.000833%12.0%73,14773.1k3311.956157%11.956157%12.0%49,49049.5k3411.553484%11.553484%11.6%61,37861.4k3511.488796%11.488796%11.5%65,89165.9k3610.816229%10.816229%10.8%19,90919.9k3710.536277%10.536277%10.5%32,40032.4k3810.531914%10.531914%10.5%18,91318.9k3910.106717%10.106717%10.1%20,30520.3k4010.073214%10.073214%10.1%18,57418.6k4110.045421%10.045421%10.0%46,51046.5k429.750990%9.750990%9.8%12,48012.5k439.385035%9.385035%9.4%12,45012.5k448.771456%8.771456%8.8%11,05311.1k458.738650%8.738650%8.7%25,06025.1k468.648428%8.648428%8.6%13,36913.4k476.790677%6.790677%6.8%20,44720.4k486.396106%6.396106%6.4%12,12912.1k496.236272%6.236272%6.2%10,59010.6k50
Count number of people in category
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older without a high school diploma (or equivalent).

Bachelor's Degrees by Place#21

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..
Scope: population of Big Sandy, selected other places in the South, and entities that contain Big Sandy
0%20%40%60%Count#ArlingtonPlanoWashingtonRaleighDurhamAtlantaAustinCharlotteHuntsvilleLexington-FayetteLittle RockNashville-DavidsonGreensboroRichmondNew OrleansTampaIrvingOrlandoVirginia BeachVirginia BchWinston-SalemBaton RougeSt. PetersburgMontgomeryHoustonDallasTulsaSouth AtlanticChesapeakeUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesBaltimoreOklahoma CityArlingtonLubbockLouisvilleSouthFort WorthMobileJacksonvilleNorfolkFayettevilleShreveportSan AntonioMemphisColumbusBirminghamMiamiEl PasoGarlandAmarilloAugusta-Richmond County consolidated government (balance)Augusta-Richmon…Corpus ChristiWest VirginiaLaredoHialeahBrowns CreekMcDowell CountyMcDowellMcDowell County School DistrictMcDowell Co953800Tract 953800Big Sandy73.664560%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%59,30759.3k2231.186593%31.186593%31.2%40,97741.0k2331.153001%31.153001%31.2%448,711449k2431.010808%31.010808%31.0%253,932254k2530.736449%30.736449%30.7%80,12980.1k2630.457708%30.457708%30.5%13,009,07313.0M30.375268%30.375268%30.4%46,95547.0k2730.315023%30.315023%30.3%64,767,78764.8M29.719611%29.719611%29.7%125,423125k2829.343627%29.343627%29.3%118,050118k2929.302594%29.302594%29.3%70,52970.5k3028.736601%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%40,01740.0k3625.534279%25.534279%25.5%32,17632.2k3725.350919%25.350919%25.4%32,90632.9k3825.248199%25.248199%25.2%229,595230k3925.090708%25.090708%25.1%104,558105k4025.001949%25.001949%25.0%32,07232.1k4124.978606%24.978606%25.0%35,90335.9k4224.957211%24.957211%25.0%79,76279.8k4323.604502%23.604502%23.6%98,11498.1k4422.455520%22.455520%22.5%32,79032.8k4522.349408%22.349408%22.3%27,97928.0k4621.218006%21.218006%21.2%26,87626.9k4721.116832%21.116832%21.1%43,55643.6k4819.559207%19.559207%19.6%253,706254k17.931475%17.931475%17.9%24,69224.7k4913.317651%13.317651%13.3%23,21223.2k506.562299%6.562299%6.6%3065.150043%5.150043%5.2%7745.150043%5.150043%5.2%7743.679078%3.679078%3.7%830.000000%0.000000%0.0%0
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#22

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a professional or doctorate degree (e.g., MBA, PhD, or MD).
Scope: population of Big Sandy, selected other places in the South, and entities that contain Big Sandy
0%5%10%Count#ArlingtonWashingtonDurhamAtlantaLexington-FayetteNew OrleansLittle RockAustinBaton RougeTampaBaltimoreRaleighWinston-SalemPlanoRichmondNashville-DavidsonMiamiHoustonGreensboroSt. PetersburgDallasOrlandoLubbockHuntsvilleBirminghamSouth AtlanticCharlotteShreveportTulsaMontgomeryMemphisUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesAugusta-Richmond County consolidated government (balance)Augusta-Richmon…LouisvilleColumbusSouthOklahoma CityNorfolkMobileVirginia BeachVirginia BchSan AntonioChesapeakeIrvingArlingtonJacksonvilleCorpus ChristiFort WorthWest VirginiaFayettevilleAmarilloEl PasoGarlandLaredoHialeahBrowns Creek953800Tract 953800McDowell CountyMcDowellMcDowell County School DistrictMcDowell CoBig Sandy12.967794%12.967794%13.0%22,02122.0k112.461852%12.461852%12.5%57,69857.7k28.806121%8.806121%8.8%14,68514.7k37.298648%7.298648%7.3%22,44422.4k46.507023%6.507023%6.5%13,07313.1k56.270412%6.270412%6.3%16,62716.6k66.139095%6.139095%6.1%8,14475.293216%5.293216%5.3%32,26332.3k85.089807%5.089807%5.1%6,98894.999834%4.999834%5.0%12,02412.0k104.934352%4.934352%4.9%20,82420.8k114.783940%4.783940%4.8%13,71913.7k124.727011%4.727011%4.7%7,212134.726548%4.726548%4.7%8,963144.707673%4.707673%4.7%6,899154.499036%4.499036%4.5%19,65819.7k164.063580%4.063580%4.1%12,98713.0k174.001816%4.001816%4.0%57,64057.6k183.877414%3.877414%3.9%7,137193.860296%3.860296%3.9%7,118203.855041%3.855041%3.9%31,56731.6k213.702012%3.702012%3.7%6,648223.682861%3.682861%3.7%5,157233.636307%3.636307%3.6%4,654243.623335%3.623335%3.6%5,208253.501306%3.501306%3.5%1,495,4751.50M3.490252%3.490252%3.5%18,54218.5k263.432151%3.432151%3.4%4,455273.421980%3.421980%3.4%8,921283.410380%3.410380%3.4%4,481293.351171%3.351171%3.4%13,96514.0k303.336158%3.336158%3.3%7,127,6737.13M3.292912%3.292912%3.3%4,171313.276890%3.276890%3.3%13,56413.6k323.080029%3.080029%3.1%3,951333.064699%3.064699%3.1%2,451,1282.45M3.057653%3.057653%3.1%12,30112.3k343.011159%3.011159%3.0%4,528352.968224%2.968224%3.0%3,841362.952136%2.952136%3.0%8,889372.604272%2.604272%2.6%23,68223.7k382.473752%2.473752%2.5%3,824392.456548%2.456548%2.5%3,614402.314576%2.314576%2.3%5,571412.288483%2.288483%2.3%13,12513.1k422.267020%2.267020%2.3%4,676432.234224%2.234224%2.2%11,20311.2k442.118620%2.118620%2.1%27,48127.5k2.050615%2.050615%2.1%2,584452.023341%2.023341%2.0%2,533461.889534%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%2,027501.029380%1.029380%1.0%480.664894%0.664894%0.7%150.658726%0.658726%0.7%990.658726%0.658726%0.7%990.000000%0.000000%0.0%0
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#23

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 Big Sandy, selected other places in the South, and entities that contain Big Sandy
Female
Male
2x1x0x1xFM#MobileBirminghamCharlotteTract 953800Augusta-Richmond Co consolidated government (balance)Augusta-Richmon…Baton RougeMemphisWinston-SalemGreensboroDurhamTulsaBaltimoreSouth AtlanticSt. PetersburgWest VirginiaChesapeakeRaleighNashville-DavidsonMontgomeryNew OrleansLexington-FayetteOklahoma CitySouthShreveportLittle RockJacksonvilleDallasMcDowellMcDowell CoPlanoArlingtonUnited StatesHoustonAmarilloBrowns CreekAtlantaIrvingFort WorthWashingtonAustinColumbusOrlandoRichmondLouisvilleGarlandSan AntonioTampaHuntsvilleMiamiCorpus ChristiVirginia BchHialeahLubbockFayettevilleNorfolkArlingtonLaredoEl PasoBig Sandy-1.000000x-1.000000x1.379785x1.379785x1.38x10.659%10.7%14.708%14.7%1-1.000000x-1.000000x1.296106x1.296106x1.30x12.650%12.6%16.395%16.4%2-1.000000x-1.000000x1.285784x1.285784x1.29x10.185%10.2%13.096%13.1%3-1.000000x-1.000000x1.264333x1.264333x1.26x34.151%34.2%43.178%43.2%-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-1.000000x1.225931x1.225931x1.23x12.609%12.6%15.458%15.5%7-1.000000x-1.000000x1.213997x1.213997x1.21x9.855%9.85%11.964%12.0%8-1.000000x-1.000000x1.203180x1.203180x1.20x11.905%11.9%14.324%14.3%9-1.000000x-1.000000x1.199749x1.199749x1.20x11.899%11.9%14.276%14.3%10-1.000000x-1.000000x1.179669x1.179669x1.18x15.289%15.3%18.036%18.0%11-1.000000x-1.000000x1.178860x1.178860x1.18x11.819%11.8%13.933%13.9%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.172776x1.172776x1.17x9.313%9.31%10.922%10.9%12-1.000000x-1.000000x1.172392x1.172392x1.17x13.525%13.5%15.857%15.9%-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-1.000000x1.124554x1.124554x1.12x33.004%33.0%37.115%37.1%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.124554x1.124554x1.12x33.004%33.0%37.115%37.1%-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-1.000000x1.083229x1.083229x1.08x28.093%28.1%30.432%30.4%-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%50-2.832244x-2.832244x2.83x1.000000x1.000000x24.510%24.5%8.654%8.65%
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 Big Sandy to the 50 most populous places in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Big Sandy. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 383,899.

No H.S. Diploma by Place#24

Percent of population 25 years of age and older without a high school diploma (or equivalent).
Scope: population of Big Sandy, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Big Sandy
0%10%20%30%Count#953800Tract 953800McDowell CountyMcDowellMcDowell County School DistrictMcDowell CoBrowns CreekMiamiFresnoDallasLos AngelesHoustonClevelandEl PasoDetroitLong BeachOaklandNew YorkPhoenixFort WorthSan AntonioMilwaukeePhiladelphiaSan JoseChicagoBaltimoreBig SandyLas VegasSacramentoMemphisTucsonArlingtonOklahoma CityWest VirginiaIndianapolisSouthBostonDenverTulsaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSouth AtlanticNashville-DavidsonWichitaSan FranciscoSan DiegoMesaOmahaAustinLouisvilleCharlotteJacksonvilleColumbusMinneapolisAlbuquerqueKansas CityAtlantaWashingtonRaleighPortlandVirginia BeachVirginia BchColorado SpringsColorado SpgsSeattle38.608156%38.608156%38.6%87135.092155%35.092155%35.1%5,27435.092155%35.092155%35.1%5,27429.487454%29.487454%29.5%1,37525.837701%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%69,83969.8k1916.504854%16.504854%16.5%3416.452623%16.452623%16.5%67,69367.7k2016.276659%16.276659%16.3%51,98052.0k2116.013390%16.013390%16.0%66,73166.7k2215.587550%15.587550%15.6%51,09151.1k2315.406412%15.406412%15.4%37,08237.1k2414.746136%14.746136%14.7%59,32459.3k2514.659268%14.659268%14.7%190,148190k14.507103%14.507103%14.5%80,02880.0k2614.392758%14.392758%14.4%11,511,24211.5M14.325556%14.325556%14.3%63,64263.6k2713.638703%13.638703%13.6%63,86563.9k2813.030453%13.030453%13.0%33,97034.0k2913.020590%13.020590%13.0%27,818,38027.8M12.827640%12.827640%12.8%5,478,9325.48M12.757874%12.757874%12.8%55,74455.7k3012.568464%12.568464%12.6%31,23131.2k3112.559735%12.559735%12.6%84,02484.0k3212.495849%12.495849%12.5%115,528116k3312.217042%12.217042%12.2%37,94137.9k3412.198899%12.198899%12.2%35,05035.1k3512.000833%12.000833%12.0%73,14773.1k3611.956157%11.956157%12.0%49,49049.5k3711.553484%11.553484%11.6%61,37861.4k3811.488796%11.488796%11.5%65,89165.9k3911.226988%11.226988%11.2%61,30861.3k4010.958428%10.958428%11.0%29,34729.3k4110.937441%10.937441%10.9%40,85940.9k4210.852627%10.852627%10.9%34,34934.3k4310.536277%10.536277%10.5%32,40032.4k4410.045421%10.045421%10.0%46,51046.5k458.738650%8.738650%8.7%25,06025.1k468.420098%8.420098%8.4%38,17938.2k476.790677%6.790677%6.8%20,44720.4k486.610646%6.610646%6.6%19,21119.2k496.099576%6.099576%6.1%30,04230.0k50
Count number of people in category
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older without a high school diploma (or equivalent).

Bachelor's Degrees by Place#25

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..
Scope: population of Big Sandy, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Big Sandy
0%20%40%60%Count#SeattleWashingtonSan FranciscoRaleighAtlantaAustinMinneapolisPortlandBostonDenverSan DiegoCharlotteSan JoseOaklandColorado SpringsColorado SpgsNashville-DavidsonChicagoNew YorkColumbusOmahaVirginia BeachVirginia BchAlbuquerqueKansas CityLos AngelesHoustonDallasTulsaSacramentoSouth AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesBaltimoreLong BeachOklahoma CityArlingtonIndianapolisWichitaLouisvilleSouthFort WorthPhoenixJacksonvillePhiladelphiaTucsonMesaSan AntonioMemphisMiamiEl PasoMilwaukeeLas VegasFresnoWest VirginiaClevelandDetroitBrowns CreekMcDowell CountyMcDowellMcDowell County School DistrictMcDowell Co953800Tract 953800Big Sandy60.416303%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%858,793859k2431.153001%31.153001%31.2%448,711449k2531.010808%31.010808%31.0%253,932254k2630.736449%30.736449%30.7%80,12980.1k2730.677965%30.677965%30.7%97,97198.0k2830.457708%30.457708%30.5%13,009,07313.0M30.315023%30.315023%30.3%64,767,78764.8M29.719611%29.719611%29.7%125,423125k2929.497525%29.497525%29.5%90,03590.0k3029.343627%29.343627%29.3%118,050118k3129.302594%29.302594%29.3%70,52970.5k3228.985384%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%155,138155k3826.349720%26.349720%26.3%272,786273k3925.763345%25.763345%25.8%84,44484.4k4025.634825%25.634825%25.6%79,61179.6k4125.248199%25.248199%25.2%229,595230k4225.090708%25.090708%25.1%104,558105k4324.957211%24.957211%25.0%79,76279.8k4423.604502%23.604502%23.6%98,11498.1k4523.517740%23.517740%23.5%85,81285.8k4622.410206%22.410206%22.4%92,20592.2k4720.457660%20.457660%20.5%62,24162.2k4819.559207%19.559207%19.6%253,706254k16.073076%16.073076%16.1%40,94640.9k4913.833543%13.833543%13.8%59,72359.7k506.562299%6.562299%6.6%3065.150043%5.150043%5.2%7745.150043%5.150043%5.2%7743.679078%3.679078%3.7%830.000000%0.000000%0.0%0
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#26

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a professional or doctorate degree (e.g., MBA, PhD, or MD).
Scope: population of Big Sandy, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Big Sandy
0%5%10%Count#WashingtonSeattleSan FranciscoBostonAtlantaSan DiegoMinneapolisOaklandPortlandDenverAustinBaltimoreRaleighAlbuquerqueNashville-DavidsonNew YorkChicagoMiamiOmahaHoustonLos AngelesSacramentoDallasPhiladelphiaSan JoseSouth AtlanticCharlotteKansas CityTulsaColumbusMemphisUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesColorado SpringsColorado SpgsLouisvilleLong BeachIndianapolisSouthOklahoma CityTucsonVirginia BeachVirginia BchPhoenixSan AntonioWichitaLas VegasFresnoArlingtonJacksonvilleFort WorthWest VirginiaMesaMilwaukeeClevelandEl PasoDetroitBrowns Creek953800Tract 953800McDowell CountyMcDowellMcDowell County School DistrictMcDowell CoBig Sandy12.461852%12.461852%12.5%57,69857.7k18.674060%8.674060%8.7%42,72242.7k27.558053%7.558053%7.6%50,56350.6k37.340604%7.340604%7.3%32,61132.6k47.298648%7.298648%7.3%22,44422.4k56.404220%6.404220%6.4%59,20959.2k66.241155%6.241155%6.2%16,71416.7k76.054994%6.054994%6.1%17,72017.7k85.991262%5.991262%6.0%27,16627.2k95.725842%5.725842%5.7%26,81226.8k105.293216%5.293216%5.3%32,26332.3k114.934352%4.934352%4.9%20,82420.8k124.783940%4.783940%4.8%13,71913.7k134.747169%4.747169%4.7%17,73417.7k144.499036%4.499036%4.5%19,65819.7k154.490298%4.490298%4.5%262,762263k164.485379%4.485379%4.5%82,18982.2k174.063580%4.063580%4.1%12,98713.0k184.059919%4.059919%4.1%11,66511.7k194.001816%4.001816%4.0%57,64057.6k203.968028%3.968028%4.0%104,947105k213.936083%3.936083%3.9%12,57012.6k223.855041%3.855041%3.9%31,56731.6k233.720350%3.720350%3.7%38,51538.5k243.718608%3.718608%3.7%25,28225.3k253.501306%3.501306%3.5%1,495,4751.50M3.490252%3.490252%3.5%18,54218.5k263.435344%3.435344%3.4%10,87310.9k273.421980%3.421980%3.4%8,921283.353556%3.353556%3.4%18,31318.3k293.351171%3.351171%3.4%13,96514.0k303.336158%3.336158%3.3%7,127,6737.13M3.304119%3.304119%3.3%9,602313.276890%3.276890%3.3%13,56413.6k323.202514%3.202514%3.2%9,775333.103434%3.103434%3.1%17,12017.1k343.064699%3.064699%3.1%2,451,1282.45M3.057653%3.057653%3.1%12,30112.3k353.025921%3.025921%3.0%9,918362.952136%2.952136%3.0%8,889372.945022%2.945022%2.9%28,85128.9k382.604272%2.604272%2.6%23,68223.7k392.519246%2.519246%2.5%6,260402.506307%2.506307%2.5%10,31210.3k412.504906%2.504906%2.5%7,621422.314576%2.314576%2.3%5,571432.288483%2.288483%2.3%13,12513.1k442.234224%2.234224%2.2%11,20311.2k452.118620%2.118620%2.1%27,48127.5k2.055977%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%5,693501.029380%1.029380%1.0%480.664894%0.664894%0.7%150.658726%0.658726%0.7%990.658726%0.658726%0.7%990.000000%0.000000%0.0%0
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#27

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 Big Sandy, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Big Sandy
Female
Male
2x1x0x1xFM#CharlotteTract 953800MemphisDetroitOmahaTulsaBaltimoreSouth AtlanticWest VirginiaRaleighNashville-DavidsonOklahoma CitySouthJacksonvilleDallasMcDowellMcDowell CoMilwaukeeIndianapolisFresnoArlingtonUnited StatesKansas CityMesaHoustonPhiladelphiaBrowns CreekAtlantaFort WorthChicagoWashingtonPhoenixWichitaColumbusDenverColorado SpgsAustinClevelandOaklandPortlandAlbuquerqueLouisvilleLas VegasSan AntonioLos AngelesNew YorkSacramentoTucsonBostonMiamiVirginia BchLong BeachSeattleMinneapolisSan JoseSan DiegoSan FranciscoEl PasoBig Sandy-1.000000x-1.000000x1.285784x1.285784x1.29x10.185%10.2%13.096%13.1%1-1.000000x-1.000000x1.264333x1.264333x1.26x34.151%34.2%43.178%43.2%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.248135x1.248135x1.25x14.368%14.4%17.933%17.9%2-1.000000x-1.000000x1.237056x1.237056x1.24x18.951%19.0%23.443%23.4%3-1.000000x-1.000000x1.230289x1.230289x1.23x10.968%11.0%13.494%13.5%4-1.000000x-1.000000x1.199749x1.199749x1.20x11.899%11.9%14.276%14.3%5-1.000000x-1.000000x1.179669x1.179669x1.18x15.289%15.3%18.036%18.0%6-1.000000x-1.000000x1.178860x1.178860x1.18x11.819%11.8%13.933%13.9%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.172392x1.172392x1.17x13.525%13.5%15.857%15.9%-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-1.000000x1.124554x1.124554x1.12x33.004%33.0%37.115%37.1%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.124554x1.124554x1.12x33.004%33.0%37.115%37.1%-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-1.000000x1.083229x1.083229x1.08x28.093%28.1%30.432%30.4%-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%50-2.832244x-2.832244x2.83x1.000000x1.000000x24.510%24.5%8.654%8.65%
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:
West Virginia
County:
McDowell
District:
Browns Creek
ZIP Codes:
24816, 24844, 24881
Unified School District:
McDowell County
Congressional District:
WV-3
State Senate District:
WV-6
State House District:
WV-25
Neighboring Unincorporated Places:
Roderfield
Nearby Cities:
Gary, War, Welch
Nearby Towns:
Bradshaw, Davy, Iaeger, Kimball
Nearby Unincorporated Places:
Bartley, Brenton, Raysal