Educational Attainment in Lester, West Virginia (Town)

Educational Attainment#1

Highest level of education among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of West Virginia and Lester
Lester
West Virginia
0%20%40%60%CountHigher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma214.341085%26.334921%14.341085%14.3%3768.992248%59.005811%68.992248%69.0%17816.666667%14.659268%16.666667%16.7%43
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 Lester
0%%ref.Higher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2-45.543466%-45.543466%-45.5%14.341%14.3%26.335%26.3%16.924497%16.924497%+16.9%68.992%69.0%59.006%59.0%13.693719%13.693719%+13.7%16.667%16.7%14.659%14.7%
% percentage with given level in Lester
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 Lester
Lester
West Virginia
0%10%20%30%40%50%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%01.162791%5.580911%1.162791%1.2%35.813953%11.859677%5.813953%5.8%157.364341%6.775714%7.364341%7.4%1915.503876%18.533703%15.503876%15.5%4053.488372%40.472108%53.488372%53.5%13813.565891%9.721629%13.565891%13.6%352.713178%4.073261%2.713178%2.7%70.387597%0.864378%0.387597%0.4%1
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 Lester
-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%-79.164858%-79.164858%-79.2%1.163%1.16%5.581%5.58%-50.977133%-50.977133%-51.0%5.814%5.81%11.860%11.9%8.687314%8.687314%+8.7%7.364%7.36%6.776%6.78%-16.347662%-16.347662%-16.3%15.504%15.5%18.534%18.5%32.161072%32.161072%+32.2%53.488%53.5%40.472%40.5%39.543398%39.543398%+39.5%13.566%13.6%9.722%9.72%-33.390510%-33.390510%-33.4%2.713%2.71%4.073%4.07%-55.158855%-55.158855%-55.2%0.388%0.39%0.864%0.86%
% percentage with given level in Lester
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 Lester
More Females More Males
West Virginia
Lester
10%0%10%FMHigher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2-16.835636%12.399643%12.399643%12%13.571%13.6%15.254%15.3%-0.934744%-0.934744%1%3.007613%69.286%69.3%68.644%68.6%-6.466165%-6.466165%6%17.239198%17.143%17.1%16.102%16.1%
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 Lester
More Females More Males
West Virginia
Lester
1k%0k%1k%FMMaster's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None-1,000.000000%-37.035920%-1,000.000000%> 1000%2.143%2.14%0.000%0%-4.038336%226.271186%226.271186%0k%2.857%2.86%9.322%9.32%-44.489796%-58.806936%-44.489796%0k%8.571%8.57%5.932%5.93%-3.015873%-8.688459%-3.015873%0k%15.714%15.7%15.254%15.3%-0.340136%-0.340136%0k%8.465197%53.571%53.6%53.390%53.4%-0.089286%-0.089286%0k%16.566807%13.571%13.6%13.559%13.6%-110.714286%-110.714286%0k%19.087535%3.571%3.57%1.695%1.69%1,000.000000%16.191007%1,000.000000%> 1000%0.000%0%0.847%0.85%
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 Lester
Lester
West Virginia
0%5%10%15%B.X.Total65+45-6435-4425-347.692308%7.815033%7.692308%7.7%4524.385965%11.180304%4.385965%4.4%511411.764706%14.590091%11.764706%11.8%6510.000000%0.000000%0.0%16.703334%041
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 Lester
100%80%60%40%20%0%%ref.65+45-6435-4425-34-1.570379%-1.570379%1.6%7.692%7.69%7.815%7.82%-60.770611%-60.770611%60.8%4.386%4.39%11.180%11.2%-19.365094%-19.365094%19.4%11.765%11.8%14.590%14.6%-100.000000%-100.000000%100.0%0.000%0%16.703%16.7%
% percentage in Lester with a Bachelor's degree
ref percentage in West Virginia 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 West Virginia and Lester
More Females More Males
West Virginia
Lester
0%500%1,000%FM65+45-6435-441,000.000000%44.175094%1,000.000000%> 1000%0.000%0%16.000%16.0%-212.500000%-4.405046%-212.500000%212.5%6.250%6.25%2.000%2.00%-31.799143%1,000.000000%1,000.000000%> 1000%0.000%0%20.000%20.0%
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 West Virginia and Lester
Lester
West Virginia
$0k$20k$40k$60kCount%Bachelor's DegreeH.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2Total$63,750.000000$42,248.000000$63,750.000000$63.8k155.814%5.81%$30,208.000000$27,008.000000$30,208.000000$30.2k13853.488%53.5%$24,063.000000$20,338.000000$24,063.000000$24.1k4316.667%16.7%$26,397.000000$31,891.000000$26,397.000000$26.4k258100.000%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 West Virginia and Lester
Female Male
West Virginia
Lester
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$20k$0k$20k$40kFMH.S. Diploma2Total$-26,250.000000$-20,781.000000$-26,250.000000$26.3k$26,250.000000$12,500.000000$20,781.000000$14,206.000000$38,750.000000$38.8k7563$-22,813.000000$-25,838.000000$-22,813.000000$22.8k$22,813.000000$8,125.000000$25,838.000000$14,308.000000$30,938.000000$30.9k140118
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

Employment by Educational Attainment#12

Percentage of population that is employed by highest level of educational attainment among the population aged 25 to 64 years old.
Scope: population of West Virginia and Lester
Lester
West Virginia
0%20%40%60%80%100%CountBachelor's Degree1Some College2H.S. Diploma3No H.S. Diploma3100.000000%82.218510%100.000000%100.0%1267.307692%67.944752%67.307692%67.3%3552.136752%58.955766%52.136752%52.1%6160.000000%33.664991%60.000000%60.0%15
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#13

Percent of racial or ethnic group lacking a high school diploma (or equivalent).
Scope: population of West Virginia and Lester
Female Male
West Virginia
Lester
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15%10%5%0%5%10%15%MFWhite1Black-17.142857%-1.556330%-13.556815%-18.699187%18.7%17.142857%13.556815%2.383879%17.142857%17.1%1823-7.142857%-11.350645%-7.142857%7.1%7.142857%0.549451%11.350645%1.863672%7.692308%7.7%11
M number of males in category
F number of females in category
1non-Hispanic 2excluding black and Asian Hispanics

College Graduates By Race#14

Percent of racial or ethnic group with a bachelor's degree or higher.
Scope: population of West Virginia and Lester
Female Male
West Virginia
Lester
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
15%10%5%0%5%10%15%MFWhite1Black-5.691057%-18.798575%-0.981129%-5.691057%5.7%5.691057%4.785134%18.798575%10.476190%10.5%117-0.000000%-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 the Beckley Area

There are 47 places in the Beckley Area. This section compares Lester to all of the places in the Beckley Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Lester.

No H.S. Diploma by Place#15

Percent of population 25 years of age and older without a high school diploma (or equivalent).
Scope: population of Lester, selected other places in the Beckley Area, and entities that contain Lester
0%20%40%60%Count#Glen FerrisBeards ForkRhodellHicoDeep WaterGlen WhiteGauley BridgeSophiaHilltopScarbroOak HillMacArthurPowelltonPageMeadow BridgeAnsted001100Tract 001100MontgomeryKincaidProsperityRaleigh District 11LesterBeckley Metro AreaBeckley AreaRaleigh CountyRaleighRaleigh County School DistrictRaleigh CoMount HopeBradleyStanafordCoal CityWest VirginiaSouthPaxCharlton HeightsCharlton HtsGlen JeanBeckleyUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMabscottSouth AtlanticZIP Code 25865ZIP 25865BoltBoomerPiney ViewSmithersFayettevilleDanielsDixieKimberlyCrab OrchardBeaverShady SpringMount CarbonGhentFalls ViewPrinceEcclesThurmond76.923077%76.923077%76.9%110139.130435%39.130435%39.1%54235.833333%35.833333%35.8%43329.600000%29.600000%29.6%37427.314815%27.314815%27.3%59527.306968%27.306968%27.3%145627.291667%27.291667%27.3%131727.017115%27.017115%27.0%221825.370370%25.370370%25.4%137923.076923%23.076923%23.1%1081022.246401%22.246401%22.2%1,3291121.791559%21.791559%21.8%2531221.022727%21.022727%21.0%741321.008403%21.008403%21.0%251419.902913%19.902913%19.9%411519.138277%19.138277%19.1%1911618.795769%18.795769%18.8%69318.434093%18.434093%18.4%1861717.829457%17.829457%17.8%231817.197987%17.197987%17.2%2051916.848194%16.848194%16.8%2,73816.666667%16.666667%16.7%432016.622982%16.622982%16.6%14,65014.7k15.658951%15.658951%15.7%8,72015.658951%15.658951%15.7%8,72015.601023%15.601023%15.6%1222115.296198%15.296198%15.3%1732215.035318%15.035318%15.0%1492315.033161%15.033161%15.0%2042414.659268%14.659268%14.7%190,148190k14.392758%14.392758%14.4%11,511,24211.5M14.018692%14.018692%14.0%152514.000000%14.000000%14.0%422613.934426%13.934426%13.9%172713.834575%13.834575%13.8%1,7832813.020590%13.020590%13.0%27,818,38027.8M12.913554%12.913554%12.9%1212912.827640%12.827640%12.8%5,478,9325.48M12.291169%12.291169%12.3%10311.450382%11.450382%11.5%453011.394558%11.394558%11.4%673111.290323%11.290323%11.3%843211.041009%11.041009%11.0%703310.216573%10.216573%10.2%217348.960573%8.960573%9.0%175358.917197%8.917197%8.9%14368.805031%8.805031%8.8%14377.512626%7.512626%7.5%119386.880000%6.880000%6.9%43396.631990%6.631990%6.6%153402.990033%2.990033%3.0%9410.000000%0.000000%0.0%0420.000000%0.000000%0.0%0430.000000%0.000000%0.0%0440.000000%0.000000%0.0%0450.000000%0.000000%0.0%046
Count number of people in category
# rank of place out of 46 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older without a high school diploma (or equivalent).

Bachelor's Degrees by Place#16

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..
Scope: population of Lester, selected other places in the Beckley Area, and entities that contain Lester
0%20%40%60%Count#ThurmondGhentShady SpringFayettevilleSouth AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPrinceSouthMontgomeryBeckleyMount CarbonEcclesMacArthurWest VirginiaCrab OrchardRaleigh CountyRaleighRaleigh County School DistrictRaleigh CoMabscottBeaverBeckley Metro AreaBeckley AreaStanafordAnstedGlen WhiteOak HillRaleigh District 11BradleyProsperity001100Tract 001100Mount HopeZIP Code 25865ZIP 25865HicoMeadow BridgeGlen JeanPiney ViewGauley BridgeCharlton HeightsCharlton HtsSmithersDanielsPowelltonCoal CityBoomerHilltopLesterRhodellDixieBoltSophiaScarbroDeep WaterKincaidKimberlyPagePaxBeards ForkFalls ViewGlen Ferris62.500000%62.500000%62.5%5147.609562%47.609562%47.6%239232.379714%32.379714%32.4%747332.062147%32.062147%32.1%681430.457708%30.457708%30.5%13,009,07313.0M30.315023%30.315023%30.3%64,767,78764.8M29.729730%29.729730%29.7%11528.191926%28.191926%28.2%22,547,73422.5M26.858276%26.858276%26.9%271625.225016%25.225016%25.2%3,251724.252492%24.252492%24.3%73822.784810%22.784810%22.8%18921.102498%21.102498%21.1%2451019.559207%19.559207%19.6%253,706254k18.623737%18.623737%18.6%2951118.149658%18.149658%18.1%10,10710.1k18.149658%18.149658%18.1%10,10710.1k17.929562%17.929562%17.9%1681216.800000%16.800000%16.8%1051316.313216%16.313216%16.3%14,37714.4k15.842583%15.842583%15.8%1571415.330661%15.330661%15.3%1531515.254237%15.254237%15.3%811615.065283%15.065283%15.1%9001714.620639%14.620639%14.6%2,37613.527851%13.527851%13.5%1531813.087248%13.087248%13.1%1561913.045837%13.045837%13.0%48112.531969%12.531969%12.5%982012.410501%12.410501%12.4%10412.000000%12.000000%12.0%152110.679612%10.679612%10.7%222210.655738%10.655738%10.7%13239.946237%9.946237%9.9%74249.791667%9.791667%9.8%47259.333333%9.333333%9.3%28268.832808%8.832808%8.8%56278.653354%8.653354%8.7%169288.238636%8.238636%8.2%29297.737657%7.737657%7.7%105307.653061%7.653061%7.7%45317.592593%7.592593%7.6%41326.976744%6.976744%7.0%18336.666667%6.666667%6.7%8346.369427%6.369427%6.4%10355.343511%5.343511%5.3%21364.767726%4.767726%4.8%39371.709402%1.709402%1.7%8380.000000%0.000000%0.0%0390.000000%0.000000%0.0%0400.000000%0.000000%0.0%0410.000000%0.000000%0.0%0420.000000%0.000000%0.0%0430.000000%0.000000%0.0%0440.000000%0.000000%0.0%0450.000000%0.000000%0.0%046
Count number of people in category
# rank of place out of 46 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..

Very Advanced Degrees by Place#17

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a professional or doctorate degree (e.g., MBA, PhD, or MD).
Scope: population of Lester, selected other places in the Beckley Area, and entities that contain Lester
0%1%2%3%Count#FayettevilleSouth AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesShady SpringSouthBoomerMontgomeryMabscottWest VirginiaCrab OrchardBeckleyPiney ViewAnstedRaleigh CountyRaleighRaleigh County School DistrictRaleigh CoBeckley Metro AreaBeckley AreaStanafordRaleigh District 11Oak HillMount Hope001100Tract 001100ZIP Code 25865ZIP 25865DanielsBradleyMacArthurCoal CityProsperitySophiaSmithersBeaverGauley BridgeGlen WhiteHilltopScarbroBoltGhentPowelltonCharlton HeightsCharlton HtsMount CarbonLesterDeep WaterMeadow BridgeDixieRhodellKincaidKimberlyPagePaxBeards ForkFalls ViewGlen JeanGlen FerrisHicoPrinceEcclesThurmond3.531073%3.531073%3.5%7513.501306%3.501306%3.5%1,495,4751.50M3.336158%3.336158%3.3%7,127,6737.13M3.077590%3.077590%3.1%7123.064699%3.064699%3.1%2,451,1282.45M3.061224%3.061224%3.1%1832.675917%2.675917%2.7%2742.134472%2.134472%2.1%2052.118620%2.118620%2.1%27,48127.5k1.830808%1.830808%1.8%2961.815642%1.815642%1.8%23471.344086%1.344086%1.3%1081.302605%1.302605%1.3%1391.249843%1.249843%1.2%6961.249843%1.249843%1.2%6961.177792%1.177792%1.2%1,0380.807265%0.807265%0.8%8100.516891%0.516891%0.5%840.485437%0.485437%0.5%29110.255754%0.255754%0.3%2120.000000%0.000000%0.0%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%00.000000%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%0200.000000%0.000000%0.0%0210.000000%0.000000%0.0%0220.000000%0.000000%0.0%0230.000000%0.000000%0.0%0240.000000%0.000000%0.0%0250.000000%0.000000%0.0%0260.000000%0.000000%0.0%0270.000000%0.000000%0.0%0280.000000%0.000000%0.0%0290.000000%0.000000%0.0%0300.000000%0.000000%0.0%0310.000000%0.000000%0.0%0320.000000%0.000000%0.0%0330.000000%0.000000%0.0%0340.000000%0.000000%0.0%0350.000000%0.000000%0.0%0360.000000%0.000000%0.0%0370.000000%0.000000%0.0%0380.000000%0.000000%0.0%0390.000000%0.000000%0.0%0400.000000%0.000000%0.0%0410.000000%0.000000%0.0%0420.000000%0.000000%0.0%0430.000000%0.000000%0.0%0440.000000%0.000000%0.0%0450.000000%0.000000%0.0%046
Count number of people in category
# rank of place out of 46 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#18

Percentage more likely men are than women to not have a high school diploma (or equivalent) among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of Lester, selected other places in the Beckley Area, and entities that contain Lester
Female
Male
10x5x0x5x10xFM#Glen JeanPaxHicoPiney ViewBeaverSmithersCharlton HtsCoal CityBeards ForkRhodellMacArthurMabscottDanielsSophiaBoltPageShady SpringAnstedStanafordPowelltonMount Hope1RaleighRaleigh CoBradleyGlen FerrisBeckley AreaScarbroMontgomerySouth AtlanticWest VirginiaSouthBeckleyDeep WaterUnited StatesGlen WhiteFayettevilleMeadow BridgeKincaidLesterTract 001100ZIP 25865Oak HillProsperityGauley BridgeCrab OrchardDixieHilltopBoomerMount CarbonKimberly-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%22.973%23.0%1-1.000000x-1.000000x5.288136x5.288136x5.29x4.167%4.17%22.034%22.0%2-1.000000x-1.000000x3.711501x3.711501x3.71x13.235%13.2%49.123%49.1%3-1.000000x-1.000000x3.224543x3.224543x3.22x5.263%5.26%16.971%17.0%4-1.000000x-1.000000x3.162515x3.162515x3.16x3.488%3.49%11.032%11.0%5-1.000000x-1.000000x3.143836x3.143836x3.14x5.556%5.56%17.466%17.5%6-1.000000x-1.000000x3.000000x3.000000x3.00x7.778%7.78%23.333%23.3%7-1.000000x-1.000000x2.721864x2.721864x2.72x8.227%8.23%22.393%22.4%8-1.000000x-1.000000x2.315068x2.315068x2.32x23.077%23.1%53.425%53.4%9-1.000000x-1.000000x2.289474x2.289474x2.29x22.222%22.2%50.877%50.9%10-1.000000x-1.000000x2.173045x2.173045x2.17x13.980%14.0%30.380%30.4%11-1.000000x-1.000000x2.154350x2.154350x2.15x8.282%8.28%17.841%17.8%12-1.000000x-1.000000x2.130112x2.130112x2.13x6.108%6.11%13.011%13.0%13-1.000000x-1.000000x2.082518x2.082518x2.08x18.565%18.6%38.663%38.7%14-1.000000x-1.000000x2.058764x2.058764x2.06x7.656%7.66%15.761%15.8%15-1.000000x-1.000000x1.888889x1.888889x1.89x14.286%14.3%26.984%27.0%16-1.000000x-1.000000x1.739650x1.739650x1.74x4.918%4.92%8.556%8.56%17-1.000000x-1.000000x1.619895x1.619895x1.62x14.729%14.7%23.859%23.9%18-1.000000x-1.000000x1.525125x1.525125x1.53x12.256%12.3%18.692%18.7%19-1.000000x-1.000000x1.434082x1.434082x1.43x16.981%17.0%24.352%24.4%20-1.000000x-1.000000x1.422162x1.422162x1.42x13.134%13.1%18.678%18.7%21-1.000000x-1.000000x1.408341x1.408341x1.41x14.092%14.1%19.846%19.8%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.274191x1.274191x1.27x13.789%13.8%17.570%17.6%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.274191x1.274191x1.27x13.789%13.8%17.570%17.6%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.274053x1.274053x1.27x13.223%13.2%16.847%16.8%22-1.000000x-1.000000x1.216574x1.216574x1.22x68.333%68.3%83.133%83.1%23-1.000000x-1.000000x1.213933x1.213933x1.21x15.030%15.0%18.246%18.2%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.204545x1.204545x1.20x21.154%21.2%25.481%25.5%24-1.000000x-1.000000x1.188202x1.188202x1.19x17.021%17.0%20.225%20.2%25-1.000000x-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-1.000000x1.129973x1.129973x1.13x13.059%13.1%14.756%14.8%26-1.000000x-1.000000x1.114058x1.114058x1.11x25.893%25.9%28.846%28.8%27-1.000000x-1.000000x1.109070x1.109070x1.11x12.369%12.4%13.719%13.7%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.086617x1.086617x1.09x26.241%26.2%28.514%28.5%28-1.040198x-1.040198x1.04x1.000000x1.000000x10.391%10.4%9.989%9.99%29-1.049563x-1.049563x1.05x1.000000x1.000000x20.408%20.4%19.444%19.4%30-1.054965x-1.054965x1.05x1.000000x1.000000x18.085%18.1%17.143%17.1%31-1.064662x-1.064662x1.06x1.000000x1.000000x17.143%17.1%16.102%16.1%32-1.086754x-1.086754x1.09x1.000000x1.000000x19.570%19.6%18.008%18.0%-1.144943x-1.144943x1.14x1.000000x1.000000x13.139%13.1%11.475%11.5%-1.145935x-1.145935x1.15x1.000000x1.000000x23.583%23.6%20.579%20.6%33-1.221513x-1.221513x1.22x1.000000x1.000000x18.740%18.7%15.342%15.3%34-1.474638x-1.474638x1.47x1.000000x1.000000x31.939%31.9%21.659%21.7%35-1.657204x-1.657204x1.66x1.000000x1.000000x8.965%8.96%5.410%5.41%36-1.661017x-1.661017x1.66x1.000000x1.000000x11.864%11.9%7.143%7.14%37-1.703736x-1.703736x1.70x1.000000x1.000000x33.190%33.2%19.481%19.5%38-2.913928x-2.913928x2.91x1.000000x1.000000x17.254%17.3%5.921%5.92%39-10.000000x-10.000000x> 10.0x1.000000x1.000000x5.357%5.36%0.000%0%40-10.000000x-10.000000x> 10.0x1.000000x1.000000x17.949%17.9%0.000%0%41
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of place out of 41 by male-to-female sex ratio

Educational Attainment by Place in West Virginia

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

No H.S. Diploma by Place#19

Percent of population 25 years of age and older without a high school diploma (or equivalent).
Scope: population of Lester, selected other places in West Virginia, and entities that contain Lester
0%5%10%15%20%Count#MoorefieldOak HillPhilippiWelchKenovaPrinceton001100Tract 001100BarboursvilleRaleigh District 11LesterBeckley Metro AreaBeckley AreaMartinsburgRaleigh CountyRaleighRaleigh County School DistrictRaleigh CoGraftonWest VirginiaSouthSummersvilleBeckleyNew MartinsvilleRipleyCharles TownRansonUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSouth AtlanticHuntingtonMoundsvilleParkersburgZIP Code 25865ZIP 25865Point PleasantPt PleasantBuckhannonNitroBluefieldClarksburgElkinsSissonvilleFairmontBrookhavenWestonShannondaleWeirtonRavenswoodWheelingDunbarCharlestonSt. AlbansKeyserWestoverMorgantownSouth CharlestonS CharlestonHurricaneShady SpringLewisburgCullodenCross LanesBridgeportPea RidgePleasant ValleyPleasant VlyTeays ValleyViennaCheat Lake23.251823%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%823618.795769%18.795769%18.8%69317.132988%17.132988%17.1%496716.848194%16.848194%16.8%2,73816.666667%16.666667%16.7%4316.622982%16.622982%16.6%14,65014.7k15.696115%15.696115%15.7%1,814815.658951%15.658951%15.7%8,72015.658951%15.658951%15.7%8,72014.779116%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%2,7241812.291169%12.291169%12.3%10312.207792%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#20

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..
Scope: population of Lester, selected other places in West Virginia, and entities that contain Lester
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#Cheat LakeLewisburgMorgantownBridgeportTeays ValleyBrookhavenCharlestonPea RidgeSouth CharlestonS CharlestonShady SpringCross LanesElkinsPleasant ValleyPleasant VlyWestoverSouth AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWheelingViennaCharles TownHuntingtonSouthBuckhannonBluefieldBarboursvilleCullodenBeckleyFairmontHurricaneDunbarSt. AlbansShannondaleRipleyPhilippiRansonSummersvilleWeirtonRavenswoodPrincetonNitroClarksburgWest VirginiaRaleigh CountyRaleighRaleigh County School DistrictRaleigh CoMartinsburgSissonvilleWestonBeckley Metro AreaBeckley AreaParkersburgKeyserGraftonNew MartinsvillePoint PleasantPt PleasantOak HillRaleigh District 11001100Tract 001100MoundsvilleZIP Code 25865ZIP 25865MoorefieldWelchKenovaLester53.066584%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%253,706254k18.149658%18.149658%18.1%10,10710.1k18.149658%18.149658%18.1%10,10710.1k17.141127%17.141127%17.1%1,9813816.692474%16.692474%16.7%5393916.335932%16.335932%16.3%4614016.313216%16.313216%16.3%14,37714.4k16.244726%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%9004614.620639%14.620639%14.6%2,37613.045837%13.045837%13.0%48112.734645%12.734645%12.7%8484712.410501%12.410501%12.4%10411.540112%11.540112%11.5%269487.562032%7.562032%7.6%192497.263514%7.263514%7.3%172506.976744%6.976744%7.0%18
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#21

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a professional or doctorate degree (e.g., MBA, PhD, or MD).
Scope: population of Lester, selected other places in West Virginia, and entities that contain Lester
0%5%10%Count#Cheat LakeLewisburgMorgantownCharlestonBridgeportHuntingtonBrookhavenWestoverTeays ValleyPea RidgeSouth CharlestonS CharlestonBarboursvilleViennaBuckhannonSouth AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesRavenswoodHurricaneElkinsPhilippiWestonShady SpringSouthWheelingDunbarCharles TownPleasant ValleyPleasant VlyWest VirginiaRipleyFairmontPrincetonWeirtonSissonvilleBeckleyBluefieldClarksburgShannondaleCullodenSummersvilleRansonCross LanesMartinsburgNew MartinsvilleParkersburgRaleigh CountyRaleighRaleigh County School DistrictRaleigh CoGraftonSt. AlbansBeckley Metro AreaBeckley AreaMoorefieldWelchMoundsvillePoint PleasantPt PleasantNitroRaleigh District 11Oak Hill001100Tract 001100ZIP Code 25865ZIP 25865LesterKeyserKenova13.780318%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%279401.249843%1.249843%1.2%6961.249843%1.249843%1.2%6961.231593%1.231593%1.2%46411.201983%1.201983%1.2%97421.177792%1.177792%1.2%1,0381.072501%1.072501%1.1%25430.787712%0.787712%0.8%20440.660760%0.660760%0.7%44450.616883%0.616883%0.6%19460.564744%0.564744%0.6%28470.516891%0.516891%0.5%840.485437%0.485437%0.5%29480.000000%0.000000%0.0%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%00.000000%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#22

Percentage more likely men are than women to not have a high school diploma (or equivalent) among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of Lester, selected other places in West Virginia, and entities that contain Lester
Female
Male
2x1x0x1x2xFM#PhilippiShannondaleBarboursvilleCross LanesShady SpringWestonCheat LakeCharles TownNew MartinsvilleSummersvilleSissonville1MoorefieldBrookhavenMorgantownRaleighRaleigh CoClarksburgBeckley AreaMoundsvilleSouth AtlanticWest VirginiaFairmontSouthViennaBeckleyWheelingUnited StatesBridgeportKenovaWelchMartinsburgCharlestonGraftonWestoverPrincetonLesterTract 001100HuntingtonRavenswoodS CharlestonPt PleasantBluefieldDunbarZIP 25865Oak HillCullodenElkinsParkersburgRansonSt. AlbansNitroRipleyWeirtonHurricaneLewisburgKeyserPleasant VlyBuckhannonPea RidgeTeays Valley-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-1.000000x1.408341x1.408341x1.41x14.092%14.1%19.846%19.8%-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-1.000000x1.274191x1.274191x1.27x13.789%13.8%17.570%17.6%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.274191x1.274191x1.27x13.789%13.8%17.570%17.6%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.264665x1.264665x1.26x10.579%10.6%13.379%13.4%15-1.000000x-1.000000x1.213933x1.213933x1.21x15.030%15.0%18.246%18.2%-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-1.000000x1.109070x1.109070x1.11x12.369%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-1.000000x1.071140x1.071140x1.07x19.114%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%28-1.064662x-1.064662x1.06x1.000000x1.000000x17.143%17.1%16.102%16.1%-1.086754x-1.086754x1.09x1.000000x1.000000x19.570%19.6%18.008%18.0%-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%34-1.144943x-1.144943x1.14x1.000000x1.000000x13.139%13.1%11.475%11.5%-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
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 Lester to the 50 most populous places in the South and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Lester. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 188,973.

No H.S. Diploma by Place#23

Percent of population 25 years of age and older without a high school diploma (or equivalent).
Scope: population of Lester, selected other places in the South, and entities that contain Lester
0%10%20%30%Count#LaredoHialeahMiamiDallasGarlandHoustonEl PasoIrving001100Tract 001100Fort WorthSan AntonioCorpus ChristiRaleigh District 11LesterBeckley Metro AreaBeckley AreaBaltimoreAmarilloAugusta-Richmond County consolidated government (balance)Augusta-Richmon…MemphisRichmondRaleigh CountyRaleighRaleigh County School DistrictRaleigh CoArlingtonOklahoma CityWest VirginiaLubbockMontgomerySouthBirminghamShreveportNew OrleansWinston-SalemColumbusTulsaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesTampaDurhamSouth AtlanticNashville-DavidsonMobileNorfolkBaton RougeZIP Code 25865ZIP 25865AustinLouisvilleCharlotteJacksonvilleGreensboroAtlantaOrlandoLexington-FayetteSt. PetersburgWashingtonHuntsvilleLittle RockFayettevilleRaleighChesapeakeVirginia BeachVirginia BchPlanoArlington33.248609%33.248609%33.2%45,78445.8k129.547032%29.547032%29.5%51,49951.5k225.837701%25.837701%25.8%82,57682.6k324.656531%24.656531%24.7%201,900202k423.783403%23.783403%23.8%34,72934.7k522.636297%22.636297%22.6%326,041326k621.390422%21.390422%21.4%88,91188.9k720.239673%20.239673%20.2%29,77629.8k818.795769%18.795769%18.8%69318.755272%18.755272%18.8%94,04494.0k918.397606%18.397606%18.4%167,299167k1018.225364%18.225364%18.2%37,59237.6k1116.848194%16.848194%16.8%2,73816.666667%16.666667%16.7%4316.622982%16.622982%16.6%14,65014.7k16.548703%16.548703%16.5%69,83969.8k1216.519023%16.519023%16.5%20,68020.7k1316.495350%16.495350%16.5%20,89420.9k1416.013390%16.013390%16.0%66,73166.7k1515.996807%15.996807%16.0%23,44323.4k1615.658951%15.658951%15.7%8,72015.658951%15.658951%15.7%8,72015.406412%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%16,97117.0k3212.291169%12.291169%12.3%10312.000833%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#24

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..
Scope: population of Lester, selected other places in the South, and entities that contain Lester
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 VirginiaRaleigh CountyRaleighRaleigh County School DistrictRaleigh CoLaredoBeckley Metro AreaBeckley AreaRaleigh District 11Hialeah001100Tract 001100ZIP Code 25865ZIP 25865Lester73.664560%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%253,706254k18.149658%18.149658%18.1%10,10710.1k18.149658%18.149658%18.1%10,10710.1k17.931475%17.931475%17.9%24,69224.7k4916.313216%16.313216%16.3%14,37714.4k14.620639%14.620639%14.6%2,37613.317651%13.317651%13.3%23,21223.2k5013.045837%13.045837%13.0%48112.410501%12.410501%12.4%1046.976744%6.976744%7.0%18
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#25

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a professional or doctorate degree (e.g., MBA, PhD, or MD).
Scope: population of Lester, selected other places in the South, and entities that contain Lester
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 PasoGarlandRaleigh CountyRaleighRaleigh County School DistrictRaleigh CoLaredoBeckley Metro AreaBeckley AreaHialeahRaleigh District 11001100Tract 001100ZIP Code 25865ZIP 25865Lester12.967794%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%1,921481.249843%1.249843%1.2%6961.249843%1.249843%1.2%6961.181537%1.181537%1.2%1,627491.177792%1.177792%1.2%1,0381.162971%1.162971%1.2%2,027500.516891%0.516891%0.5%840.000000%0.000000%0.0%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%00.000000%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#26

Percentage more likely men are than women to not have a high school diploma (or equivalent) among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of Lester, selected other places in the South, and entities that contain Lester
Female
Male
1x0x1xFM#1MobileBirminghamCharlotteRaleighRaleigh CoAugusta-Richmond Co consolidated government (balance)Augusta-Richmon…Baton RougeMemphisWinston-SalemGreensboroBeckley AreaDurhamTulsaBaltimoreSouth AtlanticSt. PetersburgWest VirginiaChesapeakeRaleighNashville-DavidsonMontgomeryNew OrleansLexington-FayetteOklahoma CitySouthShreveportLittle RockJacksonvilleDallasPlanoArlingtonUnited StatesHoustonAmarilloAtlantaIrvingFort WorthWashingtonAustinColumbusOrlandoRichmondLouisvilleGarlandSan AntonioTampaHuntsvilleMiamiCorpus ChristiVirginia BchHialeahLubbockLesterFayettevilleNorfolkArlingtonTract 001100LaredoZIP 25865El Paso-1.000000x-1.000000x1.408341x1.408341x1.41x14.092%14.1%19.846%19.8%-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-1.000000x1.274191x1.274191x1.27x13.789%13.8%17.570%17.6%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.274191x1.274191x1.27x13.789%13.8%17.570%17.6%-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-1.000000x1.213933x1.213933x1.21x15.030%15.0%18.246%18.2%-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-1.000000x1.117313x1.117313x1.12x6.057%6.06%6.768%6.77%24-1.000000x-1.000000x1.111038x1.111038x1.11x14.627%14.6%16.251%16.3%25-1.000000x-1.000000x1.109070x1.109070x1.11x12.369%12.4%13.719%13.7%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.097123x1.097123x1.10x21.595%21.6%23.693%23.7%26-1.000000x-1.000000x1.096051x1.096051x1.10x15.795%15.8%17.313%17.3%27-1.000000x-1.000000x1.074487x1.074487x1.07x10.167%10.2%10.924%10.9%28-1.000000x-1.000000x1.069693x1.069693x1.07x19.574%19.6%20.939%20.9%29-1.000000x-1.000000x1.069330x1.069330x1.07x18.151%18.2%19.410%19.4%30-1.000000x-1.000000x1.064309x1.064309x1.06x9.751%9.75%10.378%10.4%31-1.000000x-1.000000x1.047773x1.047773x1.05x11.718%11.7%12.278%12.3%32-1.000000x-1.000000x1.042695x1.042695x1.04x13.123%13.1%13.683%13.7%33-1.000000x-1.000000x1.039616x1.039616x1.04x10.339%10.3%10.748%10.7%34-1.000000x-1.000000x1.034737x1.034737x1.03x15.740%15.7%16.287%16.3%35-1.000000x-1.000000x1.031168x1.031168x1.03x11.783%11.8%12.150%12.1%36-1.000000x-1.000000x1.028036x1.028036x1.03x23.473%23.5%24.131%24.1%37-1.000000x-1.000000x1.008755x1.008755x1.01x18.321%18.3%18.481%18.5%38-1.004928x-1.004928x1.00x1.000000x1.000000x13.035%13.0%12.971%13.0%39-1.025542x-1.025542x1.03x1.000000x1.000000x9.869%9.87%9.623%9.62%40-1.026397x-1.026397x1.03x1.000000x1.000000x26.169%26.2%25.496%25.5%41-1.029061x-1.029061x1.03x1.000000x1.000000x18.478%18.5%17.956%18.0%42-1.030721x-1.030721x1.03x1.000000x1.000000x6.889%6.89%6.684%6.68%43-1.042579x-1.042579x1.04x1.000000x1.000000x30.119%30.1%28.889%28.9%44-1.047835x-1.047835x1.05x1.000000x1.000000x14.874%14.9%14.195%14.2%45-1.064662x-1.064662x1.06x1.000000x1.000000x17.143%17.1%16.102%16.1%-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%48-1.086754x-1.086754x1.09x1.000000x1.000000x19.570%19.6%18.008%18.0%-1.124178x-1.124178x1.12x1.000000x1.000000x35.074%35.1%31.200%31.2%49-1.144943x-1.144943x1.14x1.000000x1.000000x13.139%13.1%11.475%11.5%-1.271847x-1.271847x1.27x1.000000x1.000000x23.770%23.8%18.690%18.7%50
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of place out of 50 by male-to-female sex ratio

Educational Attainment by Place in the United States

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

No H.S. Diploma by Place#27

Percent of population 25 years of age and older without a high school diploma (or equivalent).
Scope: population of Lester, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Lester
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count#MiamiFresnoDallasLos AngelesHoustonClevelandEl PasoDetroitLong BeachOaklandNew YorkPhoenix001100Tract 001100Fort WorthSan AntonioMilwaukeePhiladelphiaSan JoseChicagoRaleigh District 11LesterBeckley Metro AreaBeckley AreaBaltimoreLas VegasSacramentoMemphisRaleigh CountyRaleighRaleigh County School DistrictRaleigh CoTucsonArlingtonOklahoma CityWest VirginiaIndianapolisSouthBostonDenverTulsaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSouth AtlanticNashville-DavidsonWichitaSan FranciscoSan DiegoZIP Code 25865ZIP 25865MesaOmahaAustinLouisvilleCharlotteJacksonvilleColumbusMinneapolisAlbuquerqueKansas CityAtlantaWashingtonRaleighPortlandVirginia 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%186,721187k1218.795769%18.795769%18.8%69318.755272%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%309,770310k1816.848194%16.848194%16.8%2,73816.666667%16.666667%16.7%4316.622982%16.622982%16.6%14,65014.7k16.548703%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%66,73166.7k2215.658951%15.658951%15.7%8,72015.658951%15.658951%15.7%8,72015.587550%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%115,528116k3312.291169%12.291169%12.3%10312.217042%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#28

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..
Scope: population of Lester, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Lester
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 VirginiaRaleigh CountyRaleighRaleigh County School DistrictRaleigh CoBeckley Metro AreaBeckley AreaClevelandRaleigh District 11Detroit001100Tract 001100ZIP Code 25865ZIP 25865Lester60.416303%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%253,706254k18.149658%18.149658%18.1%10,10710.1k18.149658%18.149658%18.1%10,10710.1k16.313216%16.313216%16.3%14,37714.4k16.073076%16.073076%16.1%40,94640.9k4914.620639%14.620639%14.6%2,37613.833543%13.833543%13.8%59,72359.7k5013.045837%13.045837%13.0%48112.410501%12.410501%12.4%1046.976744%6.976744%7.0%18
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#29

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a professional or doctorate degree (e.g., MBA, PhD, or MD).
Scope: population of Lester, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Lester
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 PasoDetroitRaleigh CountyRaleighRaleigh County School DistrictRaleigh CoBeckley Metro AreaBeckley AreaRaleigh District 11001100Tract 001100ZIP Code 25865ZIP 25865Lester12.461852%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%5,693501.249843%1.249843%1.2%6961.249843%1.249843%1.2%6961.177792%1.177792%1.2%1,0380.516891%0.516891%0.5%840.000000%0.000000%0.0%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%00.000000%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#30

Percentage more likely men are than women to not have a high school diploma (or equivalent) among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of Lester, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Lester
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:
West Virginia
County:
Raleigh
Metro Area:
Beckley Area
District:
1
ZIP Code:
25865
Unified School District:
Raleigh County
Congressional District:
WV-3
State Senate District:
WV-9
State House District:
WV-29
Nearby Towns:
Mabscott, Sophia
Nearby Unincorporated Places:
Beaver, Bolt, Coal City, Crab Orchard, Eccles, Glen White, Helen, MacArthur