Educational Attainment in Welch, West Virginia (City)

Educational Attainment#1

Highest level of education among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of West Virginia and Welch
Welch
West Virginia
0%20%40%60%CountHigher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma211.815675%26.334921%11.815675%11.8%30068.097676%59.005811%68.097676%68.1%1,72920.086648%14.659268%20.086648%20.1%510

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 Welch
-50%0%+50%%ref.Higher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2-55.133051%-55.133051%-55.1%11.816%11.8%26.335%26.3%15.408423%15.408423%+15.4%68.098%68.1%59.006%59.0%37.023545%37.023545%+37.0%20.087%20.1%14.659%14.7%

Detailed Educational Attainment#3

Highest level of education among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of West Virginia and Welch
Welch
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%00.787712%1.287547%0.787712%0.8%202.048050%5.580911%2.048050%2.0%524.726270%11.859677%4.726270%4.7%1204.253643%6.775714%4.253643%4.3%10818.432454%18.533703%18.432454%18.4%46849.665223%40.472108%49.665223%49.7%1,26114.927137%9.721629%14.927137%14.9%3794.962584%4.073261%4.962584%5.0%1260.196928%0.864378%0.196928%0.2%5

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 Welch
-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%-38.820728%-38.820728%-38.8%0.788%0.79%1.288%1.29%-63.302578%-63.302578%-63.3%2.048%2.05%5.581%5.58%-60.148406%-60.148406%-60.1%4.726%4.73%11.860%11.9%-37.222211%-37.222211%-37.2%4.254%4.25%6.776%6.78%-0.546299%-0.546299%-0.5%18.432%18.4%18.534%18.5%22.714691%22.714691%+22.7%49.665%49.7%40.472%40.5%53.545631%53.545631%+53.5%14.927%14.9%9.722%9.72%21.833191%21.833191%+21.8%4.963%4.96%4.073%4.07%-77.217378%-77.217378%-77.2%0.197%0.20%0.864%0.86%

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 Welch
More Females More Males
West Virginia
Welch
100%50%0%FMHigher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2-138.588697%-16.835636%-138.588697%139%20.222%20.2%8.476%8.48%17.120900%3.007613%17.120900%17%60.665%60.7%71.051%71.1%7.113972%17.239198%7.113972%7%19.114%19.1%20.473%20.5%

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 Welch
More Females More Males
West Virginia
Welch
0%500%1,000%FMProfessional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None-367.372378%-367.372378%367%87.407886%1.801%1.80%0.385%0.39%-70.480743%-37.035920%-70.480743%70%2.909%2.91%1.706%1.71%-187.613771%-4.038336%-187.613771%188%8.864%8.86%3.082%3.08%-101.329640%-58.806936%-101.329640%101%6.648%6.65%3.302%3.30%-8.688459%6.692263%6.692263%7%17.590%17.6%18.767%18.8%21.379540%8.465197%21.379540%21%43.075%43.1%52.284%52.3%-9.625514%-9.625514%10%16.566807%15.928%15.9%14.529%14.5%77.947405%19.087535%77.947405%78%3.186%3.19%5.669%5.67%1,000.000000%16.191007%1,000.000000%> 1000%0.000%0%0.275%0.28%

Bachelor's Degrees By Age#7

Percentage of age cohort whose highest degree is a Bachelor's.
Scope: population of West Virginia and Welch
Welch
West Virginia
0%5%10%15%B.X.Total65+45-6435-4425-344.719101%7.815033%4.719101%4.7%214458.558030%11.180304%8.558030%8.6%738530.000000%0.000000%0.0%14.590091%04773.403141%16.703334%3.403141%3.4%26764

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 Welch
100%80%60%40%20%0%%ref.65+45-6435-4425-34-39.615086%-39.615086%39.6%4.719%4.72%7.815%7.82%-23.454401%-23.454401%23.5%8.558%8.56%11.180%11.2%-100.000000%-100.000000%100.0%0.000%0%14.590%14.6%-79.625975%-79.625975%79.6%3.403%3.40%16.703%16.7%

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 Welch
More Females More Males
West Virginia
Welch
400%200%0%FM65+45-6425-3416.620370%44.175094%16.620370%16.6%4.367%4.37%5.093%5.09%-76.753122%-4.405046%-76.753122%76.8%11.527%11.5%6.522%6.52%-565.204678%-21.723277%-565.204678%565.2%12.281%12.3%1.846%1.85%

Median Earnings by Educational Attainment#10

Among population 25 years old and over with earnings.
Scope: population of West Virginia and Welch
Welch
West Virginia
$0k$20k$40k$60k$80kCount%Graduate Degree1Bachelor's DegreeSome CollegeTotal$81,786.000000$54,710.000000$81,786.000000$81.8k722.836%2.84%$36,528.000000$42,248.000000$36,528.000000$36.5k1204.726%4.73%$20,930.000000$30,568.000000$20,930.000000$20.9k57622.686%22.7%$20,556.000000$31,891.000000$20,556.000000$20.6k2,539100.000%100%

Median Earnings by Educational Attainment#11

By sex among population 25 years old and over with earnings.
Scope: population of West Virginia and Welch
Female Male
West Virginia
Welch
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
$50k$0k$50kFMGraduate Degree1Some College$-64,583.000000$-49,444.000000$-64,583.000000$64.6k$64,583.000000$17,560.000000$49,444.000000$18,099.000000$82,143.000000$82.1k3438$-20,779.000000$-765.000000$-24,889.000000$-21,544.000000$21.5k$20,779.000000$24,889.000000$15,846.000000$20,779.000000$20.8k175401

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 Welch
Welch
West Virginia
0%20%40%60%80%CountBachelor's Degree1Some College2H.S. Diploma3No H.S. Diploma362.857143%82.218510%62.857143%62.9%8830.000000%67.944752%30.000000%30.0%13811.183597%58.955766%11.183597%11.2%1209.976247%33.664991%9.976247%10.0%42

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 Welch
Female Male
West Virginia
Welch
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
20%10%0%10%20%MFWhite1Black-21.348315%-13.556815%-21.348315%21.3%21.348315%6.859650%13.556815%2.383879%28.207965%28.2%255133-5.050505%-11.350645%-5.050505%5.1%5.050505%3.228716%11.350645%1.863672%8.279221%8.3%515

College Graduates By Race#14

Percent of racial or ethnic group with a bachelor's degree or higher.
Scope: population of West Virginia and Welch
Female Male
West Virginia
Welch
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
15%10%5%0%5%10%15%MFWhite1Black-8.407080%-7.323257%-18.798575%-0.981129%-15.730337%15.7%8.407080%18.798575%8.407080%8.4%7698-0.000000%-14.405954%-2.764279%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%0.974026%14.405954%0.974026%1.0%60

Map of Educational Attainment by Tract in Welch

Coarse: Post-Secondary Degree Educational Attainment by Tract#15

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
5.5%7.1%8.5%10.0%11.5%13.1%

Coarse: High School Diploma Educational Attainment by Tract#16

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
55.1%57.1%59.0%61.0%62.9%64.9%

Coarse: No High School Diploma Educational Attainment by Tract#17

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
22.1%25.5%28.7%32.0%35.3%38.7%

Detailed: Doctorate Degree Educational Attainment by Tract#18

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.000%0.006%0.012%0.018%0.024%0.031%

Detailed: Professional Degree Educational Attainment by Tract#19

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.24%0.39%0.53%0.68%0.82%0.97%

Detailed: Master's Degree Educational Attainment by Tract#20

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.70%1.16%1.62%2.08%2.53%2.99%

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

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.9%1.8%2.7%3.5%4.4%5.3%

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

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
2.57%2.82%3.06%3.31%3.56%3.81%

Detailed: Some College Educational Attainment by Tract#23

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
8.6%10.4%12.2%14.1%15.9%17.7%

Detailed: High School Diploma or Equivalent Educational Attainment by Tract#24

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
42.9%44.0%44.9%45.9%46.9%47.9%

Detailed: Some High School Educational Attainment by Tract#25

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
16.0%17.0%18.0%18.9%19.9%20.9%

Detailed: Less than High School Educational Attainment by Tract#26

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
5.9%8.4%10.7%13.1%15.5%17.9%

Detailed: None Educational Attainment by Tract#27

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.15%0.50%0.84%1.18%1.53%1.88%
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Educational Attainment by Place in McDowell County

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

No H.S. Diploma by Place#28

Percent of population 25 years of age and older without a high school diploma (or equivalent).
Scope: population of Welch, selected other places in McDowell County, and entities that contain Welch
0%20%40%60%Count#RaysalVivianCucumberIaegerPagetonDavyBradshawAnawaltMcDowell CountyMcDowellMcDowell County School DistrictMcDowell CoCrumplerNorthforkWarRoderfieldKeystoneWelchMaybeuryBartleyBerwindGaryKimballBig 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%70737.984496%37.984496%38.0%49835.092155%35.092155%35.1%5,27435.092155%35.092155%35.1%5,27427.868852%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

Bachelor's Degrees by Place#29

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..
Scope: population of Welch, selected other places in McDowell County, and entities that contain Welch
0%10%20%30%Count#KimballSouth AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSouthMaybeuryWest VirginiaCrumplerGaryDavyAnawaltWelchWarBerwindMcDowell CountyMcDowellMcDowell County School DistrictMcDowell CoNorthforkKeystoneBradshawIaegerRaysalBig 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%19276.398810%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%8103.225806%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

Very Advanced Degrees by Place#30

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a professional or doctorate degree (e.g., MBA, PhD, or MD).
Scope: population of Welch, selected other places in McDowell County, and entities that contain Welch
0%5%10%Count#MaybeurySouth AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSouthAnawaltWest VirginiaWarKimballWelchGaryMcDowell 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%831.000000%1.000000%1.0%140.787712%0.787712%0.8%2050.699301%0.699301%0.7%460.658726%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

Under-Education Sex Ratio by Place#31

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 Welch, selected other places in McDowell County, and entities that contain Welch
Female
Male
10x5x0x5x10xFM#VivianMaybeuryKimballBerwindKeystoneBartleyCucumberBradshawCrumplerWarIaegerSouth AtlanticWest VirginiaSouthMcDowellMcDowell CoUnited StatesWelchAnawaltDavyNorthforkGaryRaysalBig 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-1.000000x1.178860x1.178860x1.18x11.819%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-1.000000x1.071140x1.071140x1.07x19.114%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

Over-Education Sex Ratio by Place#32

Percentage more likely men are than women to have a professional or doctorate degree (e.g., MBA, PhD, or MD) among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of Welch, selected other places in McDowell County, and entities that contain Welch
Female
Male
10x5x0x5x10xFM#WarGaryWest VirginiaSouthUnited StatesSouth AtlanticMcDowellMcDowell CoWelchAnawaltKimballMaybeury-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%2.484%2.48%1-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%1.754%1.75%2-1.000000x-1.000000x1.768492x1.768492x1.77x1.542%1.54%2.727%2.73%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.555780x1.555780x1.56x2.420%2.42%3.764%3.76%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.526215x1.526215x1.53x2.660%2.66%4.060%4.06%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.520688x1.520688x1.52x2.804%2.80%4.265%4.26%-1.522265x-1.522265x1.52x1.000000x1.000000x0.798%0.80%0.524%0.52%-1.522265x-1.522265x1.52x1.000000x1.000000x0.798%0.80%0.524%0.52%-4.673724x-4.673724x4.67x1.000000x1.000000x1.801%1.80%0.385%0.39%3-10.000000x-10.000000x> 10.0x1.000000x1.000000x5.000%5.00%0.000%0%4-10.000000x-10.000000x> 10.0x1.000000x1.000000x1.639%1.64%0.000%0%5-10.000000x-10.000000x> 10.0x1.000000x1.000000x27.500%27.5%0.000%0%6

Educational Attainment by Place in West Virginia

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

No H.S. Diploma by Place#33

Percent of population 25 years of age and older without a high school diploma (or equivalent).
Scope: population of Welch, selected other places in West Virginia, and entities that contain Welch
0%10%20%30%Count#McDowell CountyMcDowellMcDowell County School DistrictMcDowell CoMoorefieldOak HillPhilippiWelchKenovaPrincetonBarboursvilleMartinsburgGraftonWest VirginiaSouthSummersvilleBeckleyNew MartinsvilleRipleyCharles TownRansonUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSouth AtlanticHuntingtonMoundsvilleParkersburgPoint PleasantPt PleasantBuckhannonNitroBluefieldClarksburgElkinsSissonvilleFairmontBrookhavenWestonShannondaleWeirtonRavenswoodWheelingDunbarCharlestonSt. AlbansKeyserWestoverMorgantownSouth CharlestonS CharlestonHurricaneShady SpringLewisburgCullodenCross LanesBridgeportPea RidgePleasant ValleyPleasant VlyTeays ValleyViennaCheat Lake35.092155%35.092155%35.1%5,27435.092155%35.092155%35.1%5,27423.251823%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%496715.696115%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

Bachelor's Degrees by Place#34

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..
Scope: population of Welch, selected other places in West Virginia, and entities that contain Welch
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 HillMoundsvilleMoorefieldWelchKenovaMcDowell CountyMcDowellMcDowell County School DistrictMcDowell Co53.066584%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%172505.150043%5.150043%5.2%7745.150043%5.150043%5.2%774

Very Advanced Degrees by Place#35

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a professional or doctorate degree (e.g., MBA, PhD, or MD).
Scope: population of Welch, selected other places in West Virginia, and entities that contain Welch
0%5%10%Count#Cheat LakeLewisburgMorgantownCharlestonBridgeportHuntingtonBrookhavenWestoverTeays ValleyPea RidgeSouth CharlestonS CharlestonBarboursvilleViennaBuckhannonSouth AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesRavenswoodHurricaneElkinsPhilippiWestonShady SpringSouthWheelingDunbarCharles TownPleasant ValleyPleasant VlyWest VirginiaRipleyFairmontPrincetonWeirtonSissonvilleBeckleyBluefieldClarksburgShannondaleCullodenSummersvilleRansonCross LanesMartinsburgNew MartinsvilleParkersburgGraftonSt. AlbansMoorefieldWelchMoundsvilleMcDowell CountyMcDowellMcDowell County School DistrictMcDowell CoPoint PleasantPt PleasantNitroOak HillKeyserKenova13.780318%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%25430.787712%0.787712%0.8%20440.660760%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%0490.000000%0.000000%0.0%050

Under-Education Sex Ratio by Place#36

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 Welch, selected other places in West Virginia, and entities that contain Welch
Female
Male
2x1x0x1x2xFM#PhilippiShannondaleBarboursvilleCross LanesShady SpringWestonCheat LakeCharles TownNew MartinsvilleSummersvilleSissonvilleMoorefieldBrookhavenMorgantownClarksburgMoundsvilleSouth AtlanticWest VirginiaFairmontSouthViennaBeckleyWheelingMcDowellMcDowell CoUnited StatesBridgeportKenovaWelchMartinsburgCharlestonGraftonWestoverPrincetonHuntingtonRavenswoodS CharlestonPt PleasantBluefieldDunbarOak 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-1.000000x1.402851x1.402851x1.40x19.470%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-1.000000x1.192315x1.192315x1.19x11.506%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-1.000000x1.071140x1.071140x1.07x19.114%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

Over-Education Sex Ratio by Place#37

Percentage more likely men are than women to have a professional or doctorate degree (e.g., MBA, PhD, or MD) among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of Welch, selected other places in West Virginia, and entities that contain Welch
Female
Male
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Educational Attainment by Place in the South

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

No H.S. Diploma by Place#38

Percent of population 25 years of age and older without a high school diploma (or equivalent).
Scope: population of Welch, selected other places in the South, and entities that contain Welch
0%10%20%30%Count#McDowell CountyMcDowellMcDowell County School DistrictMcDowell CoLaredoHialeahMiamiDallasGarlandHoustonEl PasoIrvingWelchFort WorthSan AntonioCorpus ChristiBaltimoreAmarilloAugusta-Richmond County consolidated government (balance)Augusta-Richmon…MemphisRichmondArlingtonOklahoma CityWest VirginiaLubbockMontgomerySouthBirminghamShreveportNew OrleansWinston-SalemColumbusTulsaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesTampaDurhamSouth AtlanticNashville-DavidsonMobileNorfolkBaton RougeAustinLouisvilleCharlotteJacksonvilleGreensboroAtlantaOrlandoLexington-FayetteSt. PetersburgWashingtonHuntsvilleLittle RockFayettevilleRaleighChesapeakeVirginia BeachVirginia BchPlanoArlington35.092155%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%51,49951.5k225.837701%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%29,77629.8k820.086648%20.086648%20.1%51018.755272%18.755272%18.8%94,04494.0k918.397606%18.397606%18.4%167,299167k1018.225364%18.225364%18.2%37,59237.6k1116.548703%16.548703%16.5%69,83969.8k1216.519023%16.519023%16.5%20,68020.7k1316.495350%16.495350%16.5%20,89420.9k1416.013390%16.013390%16.0%66,73166.7k1515.996807%15.996807%16.0%23,44323.4k1615.406412%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

Bachelor's Degrees by Place#39

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..
Scope: population of Welch, selected other places in the South, and entities that contain Welch
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 VirginiaLaredoHialeahWelchMcDowell CountyMcDowellMcDowell County School DistrictMcDowell Co73.664560%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%23,21223.2k507.562032%7.562032%7.6%1925.150043%5.150043%5.2%7745.150043%5.150043%5.2%774

Very Advanced Degrees by Place#40

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a professional or doctorate degree (e.g., MBA, PhD, or MD).
Scope: population of Welch, selected other places in the South, and entities that contain Welch
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 PasoGarlandLaredoHialeahWelchMcDowell CountyMcDowellMcDowell County School DistrictMcDowell Co12.967794%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%2,027500.787712%0.787712%0.8%200.658726%0.658726%0.7%990.658726%0.658726%0.7%99

Under-Education Sex Ratio by Place#41

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 Welch, selected other places in the South, and entities that contain Welch
Female
Male
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Over-Education Sex Ratio by Place#42

Percentage more likely men are than women to have a professional or doctorate degree (e.g., MBA, PhD, or MD) among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of Welch, selected other places in the South, and entities that contain Welch
Female
Male
4x2x0x2xFM#HuntsvilleEl PasoPlanoWinston-SalemMontgomeryLubbockAmarilloGreensboroMobileLittle RockWest VirginiaBaton RougeTulsaLaredoShreveportGarlandAugusta-Richmond Co consolidated government (balance)Augusta-Richmon…Virginia BchSan AntonioTampaCharlotteBirminghamMemphisArlingtonFayettevilleDallasSouthColumbusUnited StatesSouth AtlanticLouisvilleFort WorthLexington-FayetteOklahoma CityJacksonvilleNew OrleansRichmondSt. PetersburgHoustonArlingtonAustinHialeahAtlantaDurhamRaleighOrlandoBaltimoreWashingtonNorfolkChesapeakeNashville-DavidsonIrvingMiamiCorpus ChristiMcDowellMcDowell CoWelch-1.000000x-1.000000x3.002315x3.002315x3.00x1.854%1.85%5.567%5.57%1-1.000000x-1.000000x2.009188x2.009188x2.01x1.283%1.28%2.578%2.58%2-1.000000x-1.000000x1.983105x1.983105x1.98x3.218%3.22%6.382%6.38%3-1.000000x-1.000000x1.963383x1.963383x1.96x3.282%3.28%6.444%6.44%4-1.000000x-1.000000x1.904020x1.904020x1.90x2.417%2.42%4.601%4.60%5-1.000000x-1.000000x1.890578x1.890578x1.89x2.583%2.58%4.883%4.88%6-1.000000x-1.000000x1.861682x1.861682x1.86x1.434%1.43%2.670%2.67%7-1.000000x-1.000000x1.821816x1.821816x1.82x2.821%2.82%5.139%5.14%8-1.000000x-1.000000x1.802339x1.802339x1.80x2.164%2.16%3.900%3.90%9-1.000000x-1.000000x1.782054x1.782054x1.78x4.501%4.50%8.020%8.02%10-1.000000x-1.000000x1.768492x1.768492x1.77x1.542%1.54%2.727%2.73%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.757109x1.757109x1.76x3.757%3.76%6.601%6.60%11-1.000000x-1.000000x1.751336x1.751336x1.75x2.521%2.52%4.415%4.41%12-1.000000x-1.000000x1.712696x1.712696x1.71x0.884%0.88%1.515%1.51%13-1.000000x-1.000000x1.668073x1.668073x1.67x2.633%2.63%4.392%4.39%14-1.000000x-1.000000x1.662392x1.662392x1.66x1.002%1.00%1.666%1.67%15-1.000000x-1.000000x1.632483x1.632483x1.63x2.544%2.54%4.152%4.15%16-1.000000x-1.000000x1.631304x1.631304x1.63x2.267%2.27%3.699%3.70%17-1.000000x-1.000000x1.619938x1.619938x1.62x2.008%2.01%3.253%3.25%18-1.000000x-1.000000x1.614876x1.614876x1.61x3.864%3.86%6.240%6.24%19-1.000000x-1.000000x1.611479x1.611479x1.61x2.711%2.71%4.369%4.37%20-1.000000x-1.000000x1.585320x1.585320x1.59x2.860%2.86%4.535%4.53%21-1.000000x-1.000000x1.574064x1.574064x1.57x2.649%2.65%4.170%4.17%22-1.000000x-1.000000x1.561718x1.561718x1.56x1.823%1.82%2.847%2.85%23-1.000000x-1.000000x1.560363x1.560363x1.56x1.623%1.62%2.532%2.53%24-1.000000x-1.000000x1.557924x1.557924x1.56x3.024%3.02%4.710%4.71%25-1.000000x-1.000000x1.555780x1.555780x1.56x2.420%2.42%3.764%3.76%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.537979x1.537979x1.54x2.454%2.45%3.775%3.77%26-1.000000x-1.000000x1.526215x1.526215x1.53x2.660%2.66%4.060%4.06%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.520688x1.520688x1.52x2.804%2.80%4.265%4.26%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.506848x1.506848x1.51x2.644%2.64%3.984%3.98%27-1.000000x-1.000000x1.500806x1.500806x1.50x1.801%1.80%2.703%2.70%28-1.000000x-1.000000x1.495527x1.495527x1.50x5.248%5.25%7.848%7.85%29-1.000000x-1.000000x1.494864x1.494864x1.49x2.467%2.47%3.687%3.69%30-1.000000x-1.000000x1.486330x1.486330x1.49x1.862%1.86%2.767%2.77%31-1.000000x-1.000000x1.457008x1.457008x1.46x5.162%5.16%7.521%7.52%32-1.000000x-1.000000x1.417865x1.417865x1.42x3.936%3.94%5.581%5.58%33-1.000000x-1.000000x1.404817x1.404817x1.40x3.240%3.24%4.552%4.55%34-1.000000x-1.000000x1.395850x1.395850x1.40x3.345%3.34%4.669%4.67%35-1.000000x-1.000000x1.392955x1.392955x1.39x10.850%10.9%15.114%15.1%36-1.000000x-1.000000x1.383707x1.383707x1.38x4.434%4.43%6.135%6.14%37-1.000000x-1.000000x1.368836x1.368836x1.37x0.993%0.99%1.359%1.36%38-1.000000x-1.000000x1.322471x1.322471x1.32x6.307%6.31%8.340%8.34%39-1.000000x-1.000000x1.318603x1.318603x1.32x7.692%7.69%10.143%10.1%40-1.000000x-1.000000x1.305865x1.305865x1.31x4.182%4.18%5.461%5.46%41-1.000000x-1.000000x1.303775x1.303775x1.30x3.238%3.24%4.221%4.22%42-1.000000x-1.000000x1.303196x1.303196x1.30x4.332%4.33%5.645%5.65%43-1.000000x-1.000000x1.300117x1.300117x1.30x10.922%10.9%14.199%14.2%44-1.000000x-1.000000x1.275951x1.275951x1.28x2.647%2.65%3.377%3.38%45-1.000000x-1.000000x1.259903x1.259903x1.26x2.202%2.20%2.774%2.77%46-1.000000x-1.000000x1.254152x1.254152x1.25x4.014%4.01%5.034%5.03%47-1.000000x-1.000000x1.233763x1.233763x1.23x2.205%2.21%2.721%2.72%48-1.000000x-1.000000x1.230791x1.230791x1.23x3.649%3.65%4.491%4.49%49-1.000000x-1.000000x1.179274x1.179274x1.18x2.086%2.09%2.460%2.46%50-1.522265x-1.522265x1.52x1.000000x1.000000x0.798%0.80%0.524%0.52%-1.522265x-1.522265x1.52x1.000000x1.000000x0.798%0.80%0.524%0.52%-4.673724x-4.673724x4.67x1.000000x1.000000x1.801%1.80%0.385%0.39%

Educational Attainment by Place in the United States

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

No H.S. Diploma by Place#43

Percent of population 25 years of age and older without a high school diploma (or equivalent).
Scope: population of Welch, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Welch
0%10%20%30%Count#McDowell CountyMcDowellMcDowell County School DistrictMcDowell CoMiamiFresnoDallasLos AngelesHoustonClevelandEl PasoDetroitLong BeachWelchOaklandNew YorkPhoenixFort WorthSan AntonioMilwaukeePhiladelphiaSan JoseChicagoBaltimoreLas VegasSacramentoMemphisTucsonArlingtonOklahoma CityWest VirginiaIndianapolisSouthBostonDenverTulsaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSouth AtlanticNashville-DavidsonWichitaSan FranciscoSan DiegoMesaOmahaAustinLouisvilleCharlotteJacksonvilleColumbusMinneapolisAlbuquerqueKansas CityAtlantaWashingtonRaleighPortlandVirginia BeachVirginia BchColorado SpringsColorado SpgsSeattle35.092155%35.092155%35.1%5,27435.092155%35.092155%35.1%5,27425.837701%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%62,70762.7k920.086648%20.086648%20.1%51019.475074%19.475074%19.5%56,99457.0k1019.216077%19.216077%19.2%1,124,4811.12M1119.059912%19.059912%19.1%186,721187k1218.755272%18.755272%18.8%94,04494.0k1318.397606%18.397606%18.4%167,299167k1417.485105%17.485105%17.5%63,80063.8k1517.390838%17.390838%17.4%180,039180k1617.116159%17.116159%17.1%116,369116k1716.905373%16.905373%16.9%309,770310k1816.548703%16.548703%16.5%69,83969.8k1916.452623%16.452623%16.5%67,69367.7k2016.276659%16.276659%16.3%51,98052.0k2116.013390%16.013390%16.0%66,73166.7k2215.587550%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

Bachelor's Degrees by Place#44

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..
Scope: population of Welch, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Welch
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 VirginiaClevelandDetroitWelchMcDowell CountyMcDowellMcDowell County School DistrictMcDowell Co60.416303%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%59,72359.7k507.562032%7.562032%7.6%1925.150043%5.150043%5.2%7745.150043%5.150043%5.2%774

Very Advanced Degrees by Place#45

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a professional or doctorate degree (e.g., MBA, PhD, or MD).
Scope: population of Welch, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Welch
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 PasoDetroitWelchMcDowell CountyMcDowellMcDowell County School DistrictMcDowell Co12.461852%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%5,693500.787712%0.787712%0.8%200.658726%0.658726%0.7%990.658726%0.658726%0.7%99

Under-Education Sex Ratio by Place#46

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 Welch, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Welch
Female
Male
1x0x1xFM#CharlotteMemphisDetroitOmahaTulsaBaltimoreSouth AtlanticWest VirginiaRaleighNashville-DavidsonOklahoma CitySouthJacksonvilleDallasMcDowellMcDowell CoMilwaukeeIndianapolisFresnoArlingtonUnited StatesKansas CityMesaHoustonPhiladelphiaAtlantaWelchFort WorthChicagoWashingtonPhoenixWichitaColumbusDenverColorado SpgsAustinClevelandOaklandPortlandAlbuquerqueLouisvilleLas VegasSan AntonioLos AngelesNew YorkSacramentoTucsonBostonMiamiVirginia BchLong BeachSeattleMinneapolisSan JoseSan DiegoSan FranciscoEl Paso-1.000000x-1.000000x1.285784x1.285784x1.29x10.185%10.2%13.096%13.1%1-1.000000x-1.000000x1.248135x1.248135x1.25x14.368%14.4%17.933%17.9%2-1.000000x-1.000000x1.237056x1.237056x1.24x18.951%19.0%23.443%23.4%3-1.000000x-1.000000x1.230289x1.230289x1.23x10.968%11.0%13.494%13.5%4-1.000000x-1.000000x1.199749x1.199749x1.20x11.899%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-1.000000x1.074487x1.074487x1.07x10.167%10.2%10.924%10.9%20-1.000000x-1.000000x1.071140x1.071140x1.07x19.114%19.1%20.473%20.5%-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

Over-Education Sex Ratio by Place#47

Percentage more likely men are than women to have a professional or doctorate degree (e.g., MBA, PhD, or MD) among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of Welch, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Welch
Female
Male
4x2x0x2xFM#El PasoWichitaWest VirginiaTulsaAlbuquerqueOmahaLas VegasVirginia BchSan AntonioMesaCharlotteMemphisArlingtonDallasSouthUnited StatesColorado SpgsSouth AtlanticFresnoLouisvilleIndianapolisFort WorthOklahoma CityJacksonvilleSan DiegoKansas CityColumbusSan JoseHoustonPhoenixAustinLos AngelesMilwaukeeTucsonPhiladelphiaAtlantaRaleighBaltimoreWashingtonClevelandNew YorkSacramentoNashville-DavidsonChicagoLong BeachMiamiBostonSeattlePortlandDenverMinneapolisSan FranciscoOaklandDetroitMcDowellMcDowell CoWelch-1.000000x-1.000000x2.009188x2.009188x2.01x1.283%1.28%2.578%2.58%1-1.000000x-1.000000x1.792728x1.792728x1.79x1.819%1.82%3.261%3.26%2-1.000000x-1.000000x1.768492x1.768492x1.77x1.542%1.54%2.727%2.73%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.751336x1.751336x1.75x2.521%2.52%4.415%4.41%3-1.000000x-1.000000x1.677412x1.677412x1.68x3.587%3.59%6.017%6.02%4-1.000000x-1.000000x1.669388x1.669388x1.67x3.061%3.06%5.110%5.11%5-1.000000x-1.000000x1.638326x1.638326x1.64x1.906%1.91%3.123%3.12%6-1.000000x-1.000000x1.631304x1.631304x1.63x2.267%2.27%3.699%3.70%7-1.000000x-1.000000x1.619938x1.619938x1.62x2.008%2.01%3.253%3.25%8-1.000000x-1.000000x1.613595x1.613595x1.61x1.583%1.58%2.554%2.55%9-1.000000x-1.000000x1.611479x1.611479x1.61x2.711%2.71%4.369%4.37%10-1.000000x-1.000000x1.574064x1.574064x1.57x2.649%2.65%4.170%4.17%11-1.000000x-1.000000x1.561718x1.561718x1.56x1.823%1.82%2.847%2.85%12-1.000000x-1.000000x1.557924x1.557924x1.56x3.024%3.02%4.710%4.71%13-1.000000x-1.000000x1.555780x1.555780x1.56x2.420%2.42%3.764%3.76%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.526215x1.526215x1.53x2.660%2.66%4.060%4.06%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.526028x1.526028x1.53x2.632%2.63%4.016%4.02%14-1.000000x-1.000000x1.520688x1.520688x1.52x2.804%2.80%4.265%4.26%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.515908x1.515908x1.52x2.006%2.01%3.041%3.04%15-1.000000x-1.000000x1.506848x1.506848x1.51x2.644%2.64%3.984%3.98%16-1.000000x-1.000000x1.501963x1.501963x1.50x2.510%2.51%3.770%3.77%17-1.000000x-1.000000x1.500806x1.500806x1.50x1.801%1.80%2.703%2.70%18-1.000000x-1.000000x1.494864x1.494864x1.49x2.467%2.47%3.687%3.69%19-1.000000x-1.000000x1.486330x1.486330x1.49x1.862%1.86%2.767%2.77%20-1.000000x-1.000000x1.485007x1.485007x1.49x5.162%5.16%7.665%7.67%21-1.000000x-1.000000x1.430657x1.430657x1.43x2.849%2.85%4.076%4.08%22-1.000000x-1.000000x1.429727x1.429727x1.43x2.780%2.78%3.974%3.97%23-1.000000x-1.000000x1.424167x1.424167x1.42x3.070%3.07%4.372%4.37%24-1.000000x-1.000000x1.395850x1.395850x1.40x3.345%3.34%4.669%4.67%25-1.000000x-1.000000x1.395510x1.395510x1.40x2.466%2.47%3.441%3.44%26-1.000000x-1.000000x1.383707x1.383707x1.38x4.434%4.43%6.135%6.14%27-1.000000x-1.000000x1.368832x1.368832x1.37x3.360%3.36%4.600%4.60%28-1.000000x-1.000000x1.368590x1.368590x1.37x1.742%1.74%2.385%2.38%29-1.000000x-1.000000x1.345869x1.345869x1.35x2.589%2.59%3.485%3.48%30-1.000000x-1.000000x1.341930x1.341930x1.34x3.216%3.22%4.316%4.32%31-1.000000x-1.000000x1.322471x1.322471x1.32x6.307%6.31%8.340%8.34%32-1.000000x-1.000000x1.305865x1.305865x1.31x4.182%4.18%5.461%5.46%33-1.000000x-1.000000x1.303196x1.303196x1.30x4.332%4.33%5.645%5.65%34-1.000000x-1.000000x1.300117x1.300117x1.30x10.922%10.9%14.199%14.2%35-1.000000x-1.000000x1.286599x1.286599x1.29x1.699%1.70%2.186%2.19%36-1.000000x-1.000000x1.263461x1.263461x1.26x4.001%4.00%5.055%5.05%37-1.000000x-1.000000x1.260098x1.260098x1.26x3.501%3.50%4.411%4.41%38-1.000000x-1.000000x1.254152x1.254152x1.25x4.014%4.01%5.034%5.03%39-1.000000x-1.000000x1.238186x1.238186x1.24x4.026%4.03%4.985%4.99%40-1.000000x-1.000000x1.235137x1.235137x1.24x2.874%2.87%3.550%3.55%41-1.000000x-1.000000x1.230791x1.230791x1.23x3.649%3.65%4.491%4.49%42-1.000000x-1.000000x1.221037x1.221037x1.22x6.643%6.64%8.112%8.11%43-1.000000x-1.000000x1.219125x1.219125x1.22x7.816%7.82%9.528%9.53%44-1.000000x-1.000000x1.215131x1.215131x1.22x5.418%5.42%6.583%6.58%45-1.000000x-1.000000x1.129665x1.129665x1.13x5.378%5.38%6.075%6.08%46-1.000000x-1.000000x1.124528x1.124528x1.12x5.872%5.87%6.603%6.60%47-1.000000x-1.000000x1.098720x1.098720x1.10x7.194%7.19%7.905%7.90%48-1.000000x-1.000000x1.089990x1.089990x1.09x5.803%5.80%6.326%6.33%49-1.000000x-1.000000x1.046557x1.046557x1.05x1.291%1.29%1.351%1.35%50-1.522265x-1.522265x1.52x1.000000x1.000000x0.798%0.80%0.524%0.52%-1.522265x-1.522265x1.52x1.000000x1.000000x0.798%0.80%0.524%0.52%-4.673724x-4.673724x4.67x1.000000x1.000000x1.801%1.80%0.385%0.39%

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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