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  1. Educational attainment in the U.S. 1960-2022

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    Updated Mar 10, 2025
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    Statista (2025). Educational attainment in the U.S. 1960-2022 [Dataset]. https://www.statista.com/statistics/184260/educational-attainment-in-the-us/
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    Mar 10, 2025
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    United States
    Description

    In 2021, about 37.7 percent of the U.S. population who were aged 25 and above had graduated from college or another higher education institution, a slight decline from 37.9 the previous year. However, this is a significant increase from 1960, when only 7.7 percent of the U.S. population had graduated from college.

    Demographics

    Educational attainment varies by gender, location, race, and age throughout the United States. Asian-American and Pacific Islanders had the highest level of education, on average, while Massachusetts and the District of Colombia are areas home to the highest rates of residents with a bachelor’s degree or higher. However, education levels are correlated with wealth. While public education is free up until the 12th grade, the cost of university is out of reach for many Americans, making social mobility increasingly difficult.

    Earnings

    White Americans with a professional degree earned the most money on average, compared to other educational levels and races. However, regardless of educational attainment, males typically earned far more on average compared to females. Despite the decreasing wage gap over the years in the country, it remains an issue to this day. Not only is there a large wage gap between males and females, but there is also a large income gap linked to race as well.

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    Percent Population (25 Years and over) With Less than a High School Diploma...

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    Baltimore Neighborhood Indicators Alliance (2020). Percent Population (25 Years and over) With Less than a High School Diploma or GED - Community Statistical Area [Dataset]. https://data.baltimorecity.gov/datasets/bniajfi::percent-population-25-years-and-over-with-less-than-a-high-school-diploma-or-ged/explore?layer=0&showTable=true
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    Baltimore Neighborhood Indicators Alliance
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    The percentage of persons that have not completed, graduated, or received a high school diploma or GED. This is a standard indicator used to measure the portion of the population with less than a basic level of skills needed for the workplace. Persons under the age of 25 are not included in this analysis since many of these persons are still attending various levels of schooling. Source: American Community Survey Years Available: 2007-2011, 2008-2012, 2009-2013, 2010-2014, 2011-2015, 2012-2016, 2013-2017, 2014-2018, 2015-2019, 2016-2020, 2017-2021

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    4-Year HS Graduation Rate (State-wide for African Americans)

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    Updated Sep 1, 2023
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    data.iowa.gov (2023). 4-Year HS Graduation Rate (State-wide for African Americans) [Dataset]. https://s.cnmilf.com/user74170196/https/catalog.data.gov/dataset/4-year-hs-graduation-rate-state-wide-for-african-americans
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    Sep 1, 2023
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    Description

    This measure presents the high school 4-Year graduation rate for African American Students in Iowa for the most current graduating class available.

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    2005-2015 Graduation Rates Public School - APM

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    • data.cityofnewyork.us
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    data.cityofnewyork.us (2024). 2005-2015 Graduation Rates Public School - APM [Dataset]. https://catalog.data.gov/dataset/2005-2015-graduation-rates-public-school-apm
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    Nov 29, 2024
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    The New York State calculation method was first adopted for the Cohort of 2001 (Class 2005). The cohort consists of al students who first entered 9th grade in a given school year (e.g., the cohort of 2006 entered 9th grade in 2006-2007 school year). Graduates are defined as those students earning either a local or regents diploma and exclude those earning either a special education (IEP) diploma for GED. "The NYSED defined English/Math Aspirational Performance Measure (APM) is the ercentage of students that after their fourth year in high school have met NYSED standards: Graduated by August with a Regents or Local diploma, AND Earned a 75 or higher on the English Regents, AND Earned an 80 or higher on one Math Regents." In order to comply with FERPA regulations on public reporting of education outcomes, rows with a cohort of 20 or fewer students are suppressed. Due to small number of students identified as Native American or Multi-Racial these ethnicities are not reported on the Ethnicity tab, however these students are included in the counts on all other tabs.

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    ‘International Educational Attainment by Year & Age’ analyzed by Analyst-2

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    Updated Feb 13, 2022
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    Analyst-2 (analyst-2.ai) / Inspirient GmbH (inspirient.com) (2022). ‘International Educational Attainment by Year & Age’ analyzed by Analyst-2 [Dataset]. https://analyst-2.ai/analysis/kaggle-international-educational-attainment-by-year-age-2640/45836103/?iid=007-061&v=presentation
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    Feb 13, 2022
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    Analyst-2 (analyst-2.ai) / Inspirient GmbH (inspirient.com)
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    Analysis of ‘International Educational Attainment by Year & Age’ provided by Analyst-2 (analyst-2.ai), based on source dataset retrieved from https://www.kaggle.com/yamqwe/international-comp-attainmente on 13 February 2022.

    --- Dataset description provided by original source is as follows ---

    About this dataset

    The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) is the primary federal entity for collecting and analyzing data related to education in the U.S. and other nations. NCES is located within the U.S. Department of Education and the Institute of Education Sciences. NCES fulfills a Congressional mandate to collect, collate, analyze, and report complete statistics on the condition of American education; conduct and publish reports; and review and report on education activities internationally.

    • Table 603.10. Percentage of the population 25 to 64 years old who completed high school, by age group and country: Selected years, 2001 through 2012
    • Table 603.20. Percentage of the population 25 to 64 years old who attained selected levels of postsecondary education, by age group and country: 2001 and 2012
    • Table 603.30. Percentage of the population 25 to 64 years old who attained a bachelor's or higher degree, by age group and country: Selected years, 1999 through 2012
    • Table 603.40 Percentage of the population 25 to 64 years old who attained a postsecondary vocational degree, by age group and country: Selected years, 1999 through 2012
    • Table 603.50 Number of bachelor's degree recipients per 100 persons at the typical minimum age of graduation, by sex and country: Selected years, 2005 through 2012
    • Table 603.60. Percentage of postsecondary degrees awarded to women, by field of study and country: 2013
    • Table 603.70. Percentage of bachelor's or equivalent degrees awarded in mathematics, science, and engineering, by field of study and country: 2013
    • Table 603.80. Percentage of master's or equivalent degrees and of doctoral or equivalent degrees awarded in mathematics, science, and engineering, by field of study and country: 2013
    • Table 603.90. Employment to population ratios of -25 to 64-year-olds, by sex, highest level of educational attainment, and country: 2014

    Source: https://nces.ed.gov/programs/digest/current_tables.asp

    This dataset was created by National Center for Education Statistics and contains around 100 samples along with Unnamed: 20, Unnamed: 24, technical information and other features such as: - Unnamed: 11 - Unnamed: 16 - and more.

    How to use this dataset

    • Analyze Unnamed: 15 in relation to Unnamed: 6
    • Study the influence of Unnamed: 1 on Unnamed: 10
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    Acknowledgements

    If you use this dataset in your research, please credit National Center for Education Statistics

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    Pittsburgh American Community Survey 2015, School Enrollment

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    Updated Jun 7, 2024
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    City of Pittsburgh (2024). Pittsburgh American Community Survey 2015, School Enrollment [Dataset]. https://data.wprdc.org/dataset/pittsburgh-american-community-survey-2015-school-enrollment
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    Jun 7, 2024
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    City of Pittsburgh
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    Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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    Pittsburgh
    Description

    School enrollment data are used to assess the socioeconomic condition of school-age children. Government agencies also require these data for funding allocations and program planning and implementation.

    Data on school enrollment and grade or level attending were derived from answers to Question 10 in the 2015 American Community Survey (ACS). People were classified as enrolled in school if they were attending a public or private school or college at any time during the 3 months prior to the time of interview. The question included instructions to “include only nursery or preschool, kindergarten, elementary school, home school, and schooling which leads to a high school diploma, or a college degree.” Respondents who did not answer the enrollment question were assigned the enrollment status and type of school of a person with the same age, sex, race, and Hispanic or Latino origin whose residence was in the same or nearby area.

    School enrollment is only recorded if the schooling advances a person toward an elementary school certificate, a high school diploma, or a college, university, or professional school (such as law or medicine) degree. Tutoring or correspondence schools are included if credit can be obtained from a public or private school or college. People enrolled in “vocational, technical, or business school” such as post secondary vocational, trade, hospital school, and on job training were not reported as enrolled in school. Field interviewers were instructed to classify individuals who were home schooled as enrolled in private school. The guide sent out with the mail questionnaire includes instructions for how to classify home schoolers.

    Enrolled in Public and Private School – Includes people who attended school in the reference period and indicated they were enrolled by marking one of the questionnaire categories for “public school, public college,” or “private school, private college, home school.” The instruction guide defines a public school as “any school or college controlled and supported primarily by a local, county, state, or federal government.” Private schools are defined as schools supported and controlled primarily by religious organizations or other private groups. Home schools are defined as “parental-guided education outside of public or private school for grades 1-12.” Respondents who marked both the “public” and “private” boxes are edited to the first entry, “public.”

    Grade in Which Enrolled – From 1999-2007, in the ACS, people reported to be enrolled in “public school, public college” or “private school, private college” were classified by grade or level according to responses to Question 10b, “What grade or level was this person attending?” Seven levels were identified: “nursery school, preschool;” “kindergarten;” elementary “grade 1 to grade 4” or “grade 5 to grade 8;” high school “grade 9 to grade 12;” “college undergraduate years (freshman to senior);” and “graduate or professional school (for example: medical, dental, or law school).”

    In 2008, the school enrollment questions had several changes. “Home school” was explicitly included in the “private school, private college” category. For question 10b the categories changed to the following “Nursery school, preschool,” “Kindergarten,” “Grade 1 through grade 12,” “College undergraduate years (freshman to senior),” “Graduate or professional school beyond a bachelor’s degree (for example: MA or PhD program, or medical or law school).” The survey question allowed a write-in for the grades enrolled from 1-12.

    Question/Concept History – Since 1999, the ACS enrollment status question (Question 10a) refers to “regular school or college,” while the 1996-1998 ACS did not restrict reporting to “regular” school, and contained an additional category for the “vocational, technical or business school.” The 1996-1998 ACS used the educational attainment question to estimate level of enrollment for those reported to be enrolled in school, and had a single year write-in for the attainment of grades 1 through 11. Grade levels estimated using the attainment question were not consistent with other estimates, so a new question specifically asking grade or level of enrollment was added starting with the 1999 ACS questionnaire.

    Limitation of the Data – Beginning in 2006, the population universe in the ACS includes people living in group quarters. Data users may see slight differences in levels of school enrollment in any given geographic area due to the inclusion of this population. The extent of this difference, if any, depends on the type of group quarters present and whether the group quarters population makes up a large proportion of the total population. For example, in areas that are home to several colleges and universities, the percent of individuals 18 to 24 who were enrolled in college or graduate school would increase, as people living in college dormitories are now included in the universe.

  7. Census Data - Selected socioeconomic indicators in Chicago, 2008 – 2012

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    U.S. Census Bureau (2014). Census Data - Selected socioeconomic indicators in Chicago, 2008 – 2012 [Dataset]. https://data.cityofchicago.org/Health-Human-Services/Census-Data-Selected-socioeconomic-indicators-in-C/kn9c-c2s2
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    Dataset updated
    Sep 12, 2014
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    United States Census Bureauhttp://census.gov/
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    U.S. Census Bureau
    Area covered
    Chicago
    Description

    This dataset contains a selection of six socioeconomic indicators of public health significance and a “hardship index,” by Chicago community area, for the years 2008 – 2012. The indicators are the percent of occupied housing units with more than one person per room (i.e., crowded housing); the percent of households living below the federal poverty level; the percent of persons in the labor force over the age of 16 years that are unemployed; the percent of persons over the age of 25 years without a high school diploma; the percent of the population under 18 or over 64 years of age (i.e., dependency); and per capita income. Indicators for Chicago as a whole are provided in the final row of the table. See the full dataset description for more information at: https://data.cityofchicago.org/api/views/fwb8-6aw5/files/A5KBlegGR2nWI1jgP6pjJl32CTPwPbkl9KU3FxlZk-A?download=true&filename=P:\EPI\OEPHI\MATERIALS\REFERENCES\ECONOMIC_INDICATORS\Dataset_Description_socioeconomic_indicators_2012_FOR_PORTAL_ONLY.pdf

  8. d

    Demographics

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    Updated Nov 22, 2024
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    Lake County Illinois GIS (2024). Demographics [Dataset]. https://catalog.data.gov/dataset/demographics-0be32
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    Nov 22, 2024
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    Lake County, Illinois Demographic Data. Explanation of field attributes: Total Population – The entire population of Lake County. White – Individuals who are of Caucasian race. This is a percent.African American – Individuals who are of African American race. This is a percent.Asian – Individuals who are of Asian race. This is a percent. Hispanic – Individuals who are of Hispanic ethnicity. This is a percent. Does not Speak English- Individuals who speak a language other than English in their household. This is a percent. Under 5 years of age – Individuals who are under 5 years of age. This is a percent. Under 18 years of age – Individuals who are under 18 years of age. This is a percent. 18-64 years of age – Individuals who are between 18 and 64 years of age. This is a percent. 65 years of age and older – Individuals who are 65 years old or older. This is a percent. Male – Individuals who are male in gender. This is a percent. Female – Individuals who are female in gender. This is a percent. High School Degree – Individuals who have obtained a high school degree. This is a percent. Associate Degree – Individuals who have obtained an associate degree. This is a percent. Bachelor’s Degree or Higher – Individuals who have obtained a bachelor’s degree or higher. This is a percent. Utilizes Food Stamps – Households receiving food stamps/ part of SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). This is a percent. Median Household Income - A median household income refers to the income level earned by a given household where half of the homes in the area earn more and half earn less. This is a dollar amount. No High School – Individuals who have not obtained a high school degree. This is a percent. Poverty – Poverty refers to families and people whose income in the past 12 months is below the poverty level. This is a percent.

  9. ACS Internet Access by Education Variables - Boundaries

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    Esri (2018). ACS Internet Access by Education Variables - Boundaries [Dataset]. https://covid-hub.gio.georgia.gov/maps/62faad5b76b04b90adf47c020d7406ba
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    This layer shows computer ownership and internet access by education. This is shown by tract, county, and state boundaries. This service is updated annually to contain the most currently released American Community Survey (ACS) 5-year data, and contains estimates and margins of error. There are also additional calculated attributes related to this topic, which can be mapped or used within analysis. This layer is symbolized to show the percent of the population age 25+ who are high school graduates (includes equivalency) and have some college or associate's degree in households that have no computer. To see the full list of attributes available in this service, go to the "Data" tab, and choose "Fields" at the top right. Current Vintage: 2019-2023ACS Table(s): B28006 Data downloaded from: Census Bureau's API for American Community Survey Date of API call: December 12, 2024National Figures: data.census.govThe United States Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS):About the SurveyGeography & ACSTechnical DocumentationNews & UpdatesThis ready-to-use layer can be used within ArcGIS Pro, ArcGIS Online, its configurable apps, dashboards, Story Maps, custom apps, and mobile apps. Data can also be exported for offline workflows. For more information about ACS layers, visit the FAQ. Please cite the Census and ACS when using this data.Data Note from the Census:Data are based on a sample and are subject to sampling variability. The degree of uncertainty for an estimate arising from sampling variability is represented through the use of a margin of error. The value shown here is the 90 percent margin of error. The margin of error can be interpreted as providing a 90 percent probability that the interval defined by the estimate minus the margin of error and the estimate plus the margin of error (the lower and upper confidence bounds) contains the true value. In addition to sampling variability, the ACS estimates are subject to nonsampling error (for a discussion of nonsampling variability, see Accuracy of the Data). The effect of nonsampling error is not represented in these tables.Data Processing Notes:This layer is updated automatically when the most current vintage of ACS data is released each year, usually in December. The layer always contains the latest available ACS 5-year estimates. It is updated annually within days of the Census Bureau's release schedule. Click here to learn more about ACS data releases.Boundaries come from the US Census TIGER geodatabases, specifically, the National Sub-State Geography Database (named tlgdb_(year)_a_us_substategeo.gdb). Boundaries are updated at the same time as the data updates (annually), and the boundary vintage appropriately matches the data vintage as specified by the Census. These are Census boundaries with water and/or coastlines erased for cartographic and mapping purposes. For census tracts, the water cutouts are derived from a subset of the 2020 Areal Hydrography boundaries offered by TIGER. Water bodies and rivers which are 50 million square meters or larger (mid to large sized water bodies) are erased from the tract level boundaries, as well as additional important features. For state and county boundaries, the water and coastlines are derived from the coastlines of the 2023 500k TIGER Cartographic Boundary Shapefiles. These are erased to more accurately portray the coastlines and Great Lakes. The original AWATER and ALAND fields are still available as attributes within the data table (units are square meters).The States layer contains 52 records - all US states, Washington D.C., and Puerto RicoCensus tracts with no population that occur in areas of water, such as oceans, are removed from this data service (Census Tracts beginning with 99).Percentages and derived counts, and associated margins of error, are calculated values (that can be identified by the "_calc_" stub in the field name), and abide by the specifications defined by the American Community Survey.Field alias names were created based on the Table Shells file available from the American Community Survey Summary File Documentation page.Negative values (e.g., -4444...) have been set to null, with the exception of -5555... which has been set to zero. These negative values exist in the raw API data to indicate the following situations:The margin of error column indicates that either no sample observations or too few sample observations were available to compute a standard error and thus the margin of error. A statistical test is not appropriate.Either no sample observations or too few sample observations were available to compute an estimate, or a ratio of medians cannot be calculated because one or both of the median estimates falls in the lowest interval or upper interval of an open-ended distribution.The median falls in the lowest interval of an open-ended distribution, or in the upper interval of an open-ended distribution. A statistical test is not appropriate.The estimate is controlled. A statistical test for sampling variability is not appropriate.The data for this geographic area cannot be displayed because the number of sample cases is too small.

  10. Demographics for US Census Tracts - 2012 (American Community Survey...

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    U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development-Sustainable and Healthy Communities Research Program, EnviroAtlas (Point of Contact) (2024). Demographics for US Census Tracts - 2012 (American Community Survey 2008-2012 Derived Summary Tables) [Dataset]. https://catalog.data.gov/dataset/demographics-for-us-census-tracts-2012-american-community-survey-2008-2012-derived-summary-tabl8
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    United States Environmental Protection Agencyhttp://www.epa.gov/
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    United States
    Description

    This map service displays data derived from the 2008-2012 American Community Survey (ACS). Values derived from the ACS and used for this map service include: Total Population, Population Density (per square mile), Percent Minority, Percent Below Poverty Level, Percent Age (less than 5, less than 18, and greater than 64), Percent Housing Units Built Before 1950, Percent (population) 25 years and over (with less than a High School Degree and with a High School Degree), Percent Linguistically Isolated Households, Population of American Indians and Alaskan Natives, Population of American Indians and Alaskan Natives Below Poverty Level, and Percent Low Income Population (Less Than 2X Poverty Level). This dataset was produced by the US EPA to support research and online mapping activities related to EnviroAtlas. EnviroAtlas (https://www.epa.gov/enviroatlas) allows the user to interact with a web-based, easy-to-use, mapping application to view and analyze multiple ecosystem services for the contiguous United States.

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    High school graduate (includes equivalency) poverty in American Canyon,...

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    WelfareInfo.org (2024). High school graduate (includes equivalency) poverty in American Canyon, California (2022) [Dataset]. https://www.welfareinfo.org/poverty-rate/california/american-canyon/stat-people-who-graduated-high-school/
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    Sep 12, 2024
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    Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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    American Canyon, California
    Description

    High school graduate (includes equivalency) Poverty Rate Statistics for 2022. This is part of a larger dataset covering poverty in American Canyon, California by age, education, race, gender, work experience and more.

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    High school graduate (includes equivalency) poverty in American Fork, Utah...

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    WelfareInfo.org (2024). High school graduate (includes equivalency) poverty in American Fork, Utah (2022) [Dataset]. https://www.welfareinfo.org/poverty-rate/utah/american-fork/stat-people-who-graduated-high-school/
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    Sep 12, 2024
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    Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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    American Fork, Utah
    Description

    High school graduate (includes equivalency) Poverty Rate Statistics for 2022. This is part of a larger dataset covering poverty in American Fork, Utah by age, education, race, gender, work experience and more.

  13. ACS Educational Attainment Variables - Boundaries

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    Esri (2018). ACS Educational Attainment Variables - Boundaries [Dataset]. https://hub.arcgis.com/maps/84e3022a376e41feb4dd8addf25835a3
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    Oct 20, 2018
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    This layer shows education level for adults 25+. Counts broken down by sex. This is shown by tract, county, and state boundaries. This service is updated annually to contain the most currently released American Community Survey (ACS) 5-year data, and contains estimates and margins of error. There are also additional calculated attributes related to this topic, which can be mapped or used within analysis. This layer is symbolized by the percentage of adults (25+) who were not high school graduates. To see the full list of attributes available in this service, go to the "Data" tab, and choose "Fields" at the top right. Current Vintage: 2019-2023ACS Table(s): B15002Data downloaded from: Census Bureau's API for American Community Survey Date of API call: December 12, 2024National Figures: data.census.govThe United States Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS):About the SurveyGeography & ACSTechnical DocumentationNews & UpdatesThis ready-to-use layer can be used within ArcGIS Pro, ArcGIS Online, its configurable apps, dashboards, Story Maps, custom apps, and mobile apps. Data can also be exported for offline workflows. For more information about ACS layers, visit the FAQ. Please cite the Census and ACS when using this data.Data Note from the Census:Data are based on a sample and are subject to sampling variability. The degree of uncertainty for an estimate arising from sampling variability is represented through the use of a margin of error. The value shown here is the 90 percent margin of error. The margin of error can be interpreted as providing a 90 percent probability that the interval defined by the estimate minus the margin of error and the estimate plus the margin of error (the lower and upper confidence bounds) contains the true value. In addition to sampling variability, the ACS estimates are subject to nonsampling error (for a discussion of nonsampling variability, see Accuracy of the Data). The effect of nonsampling error is not represented in these tables.Data Processing Notes:This layer is updated automatically when the most current vintage of ACS data is released each year, usually in December. The layer always contains the latest available ACS 5-year estimates. It is updated annually within days of the Census Bureau's release schedule. Click here to learn more about ACS data releases.Boundaries come from the US Census TIGER geodatabases, specifically, the National Sub-State Geography Database (named tlgdb_(year)_a_us_substategeo.gdb). Boundaries are updated at the same time as the data updates (annually), and the boundary vintage appropriately matches the data vintage as specified by the Census. These are Census boundaries with water and/or coastlines erased for cartographic and mapping purposes. For census tracts, the water cutouts are derived from a subset of the 2020 Areal Hydrography boundaries offered by TIGER. Water bodies and rivers which are 50 million square meters or larger (mid to large sized water bodies) are erased from the tract level boundaries, as well as additional important features. For state and county boundaries, the water and coastlines are derived from the coastlines of the 2023 500k TIGER Cartographic Boundary Shapefiles. These are erased to more accurately portray the coastlines and Great Lakes. The original AWATER and ALAND fields are still available as attributes within the data table (units are square meters).The States layer contains 52 records - all US states, Washington D.C., and Puerto RicoCensus tracts with no population that occur in areas of water, such as oceans, are removed from this data service (Census Tracts beginning with 99).Percentages and derived counts, and associated margins of error, are calculated values (that can be identified by the "_calc_" stub in the field name), and abide by the specifications defined by the American Community Survey.Field alias names were created based on the Table Shells file available from the American Community Survey Summary File Documentation page.Negative values (e.g., -4444...) have been set to null, with the exception of -5555... which has been set to zero. These negative values exist in the raw API data to indicate the following situations:The margin of error column indicates that either no sample observations or too few sample observations were available to compute a standard error and thus the margin of error. A statistical test is not appropriate.Either no sample observations or too few sample observations were available to compute an estimate, or a ratio of medians cannot be calculated because one or both of the median estimates falls in the lowest interval or upper interval of an open-ended distribution.The median falls in the lowest interval of an open-ended distribution, or in the upper interval of an open-ended distribution. A statistical test is not appropriate.The estimate is controlled. A statistical test for sampling variability is not appropriate.The data for this geographic area cannot be displayed because the number of sample cases is too small.

  14. U.S. median household income 2023, by education of householder

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    Updated Sep 17, 2024
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    Statista (2024). U.S. median household income 2023, by education of householder [Dataset]. https://www.statista.com/statistics/233301/median-household-income-in-the-united-states-by-education/
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    Sep 17, 2024
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    Time period covered
    2023
    Area covered
    United States
    Description

    U.S. citizens with a professional degree had the highest median household income in 2023, at 172,100 U.S. dollars. In comparison, those with less than a 9th grade education made significantly less money, at 35,690 U.S. dollars. Household income The median household income in the United States has fluctuated since 1990, but rose to around 70,000 U.S. dollars in 2021. Maryland had the highest median household income in the United States in 2021. Maryland’s high levels of wealth is due to several reasons, and includes the state's proximity to the nation's capital. Household income and ethnicity The median income of white non-Hispanic households in the United States had been on the rise since 1990, but declining since 2019. While income has also been on the rise, the median income of Hispanic households was much lower than those of white, non-Hispanic private households. However, the median income of Black households is even lower than Hispanic households. Income inequality is a problem without an easy solution in the United States, especially since ethnicity is a contributing factor. Systemic racism contributes to the non-White population suffering from income inequality, which causes the opportunity for growth to stagnate.

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    High School Graduate or Higher (census tract)

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    Updated Oct 30, 2023
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    County of Los Angeles (2023). High School Graduate or Higher (census tract) [Dataset]. https://egis-lacounty.hub.arcgis.com/datasets/d1aeaa00288f481c81e2ad448d5ff341
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    Oct 30, 2023
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    County of Los Angeles
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    For the original data source: https://data.census.gov/table/ACSDP5Y2023.DP02. Layer published for the Equity Explorer, a web experience developed by the LA County CEO Anti-Racism, Diversity, and Inclusion (ARDI) initiative in collaboration with eGIS and ISD. Visit the Equity Explorer to explore educational attainment and other equity related datasets and indices, including the COVID Vulnerability and Recovery Index. High School Graduate or Higher rates for census tracts in LA County from the US Census American Communities Survey (ACS), 2023. Estimates are based on 2020 census tract boundaries, and tracts are joined to 2021 Supervisorial Districts, Service Planning Areas (SPA), and Countywide Statistical Areas (CSA). For more information about this dataset, please contact egis@isd.lacounty.gov.

  16. Mean earnings in the U.S. 2023, by educational attainment and gender

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    Updated Oct 29, 2024
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    Statista (2024). Mean earnings in the U.S. 2023, by educational attainment and gender [Dataset]. https://www.statista.com/statistics/184248/mean-earnings-by-educational-attainment-and-gender/
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    Oct 29, 2024
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    Time period covered
    2023
    Area covered
    United States
    Description

    In 2023, the mean income of women with a doctorate degree in the United States stood at 139,100 U.S. dollars. For men with the same degree, mean earnings stood at 175,500 U.S. dollars. On average in 2023, American men earned 91,590 U.S. dollars, while American women earned 65,987 U.S. dollars.

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    City of Bozeman Educational Attainment Demographic

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    Updated Oct 4, 2023
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    City of Bozeman, Montana (2023). City of Bozeman Educational Attainment Demographic [Dataset]. https://public-bozeman.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/city-of-bozeman-educational-attainment-demographic
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    Oct 4, 2023
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    City of Bozeman, Montana
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    Bozeman
    Description

    This feature service contains data from the American Community Survey: 5-year Estimates Subject Tables for the greater Bozeman, MT area. The attributes come from the Educational Attainment table (S1501). Processing Notes:Data was downloaded from the U.S. Census Bureau and imported into FME to create an AGOL Feature Service. Each attribute has been given an abbreviated alias name derived from the American Community Survey (ACS) categorical descriptions. The Data Dictionary below includes all given ACS attribute name aliases.For Example: PctPop_45to64_HS is equal to the percentage of the population ages 45 to 64 with the educational attainment of a high school degree or equivalentData DictionaryACS_EST_YR: American Community Survey 5-Year Estimate Subject Tables data yearGEO_ID: Census Bureau geographic identifierNAME: Specified geographyPctPop: Percent of the selected populationRace/Ethnicity:A: AsianAIAN: American Indian or Alaska NativeBAA: Black or African AmericanHL: Hispanic or LatinoNHPI: Native Hawaiian or other Pacific IslanderW: WhiteOther: Some other raceTwo: Two or more racesAge Group:18to24: Ages 18 to 24 years old25to34: Ages 25 to 34 years old35to44: Ages 35 to 44 years old45to64: Ages 45 to 64 years old65andover: Ages 65 and overEducational AttainmentBA: Bachelor's degree or higherHS: High school graduate (includes equivalency)Download ACS Educational Attainment data for the greater Bozeman, MT areaAdditional LinksU.S. Census BureauU.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS)About the American Community Survey

  18. Geo-credit score values in the U.S. 2020, by education level

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    Updated May 31, 2022
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    Statista (2022). Geo-credit score values in the U.S. 2020, by education level [Dataset]. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1048479/geo-credit-scores-of-americans-by-education-level/
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    May 31, 2022
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    Time period covered
    Mar 2020
    Area covered
    United States
    Description

    As of March 2020, 0.53 percent of Americans had completed graduate school and had a score value of A, which corresponds to traditional credit score of at least 820. They utilized 1,500 proprietary demographic, psychographic, attitudinal, econometric and summarized credit attributes to build the GeoCredit Score database. GeoCredit scores ranges from A (highest traditional score value) to T (lowest traditional score value).

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    Colorado Census Tract Retail Alcohol Outlet Density

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    Updated Jan 28, 2022
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    Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (2022). Colorado Census Tract Retail Alcohol Outlet Density [Dataset]. https://hub.arcgis.com/datasets/ffe45587368c4005bf9ecb50bb5a4776
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    Jan 28, 2022
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    Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment
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    Description

    Feature class representing retail alcohol outlet density at the census tract level developed directly from address information from liquor licensee lists that were obtained from the Colorado Department of Revenue-Liquor Enforcement Division (DOR-LED). This file was developed for use in activities and exercises within the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE), including the Alcohol Outlet Density StoryMap. CDPHE nor DOR-LED are responsible for data products made using this publicly available data. It should be stated that neither agency is acting as an active data steward of this map service/geospatial data layer at this point in time. This dataset is representative of Colorado licensing data gathered in January 2024. The data file contains the following attributes:FIPSTract Name Tract FIPS StateCountyLand Area Square Miles (Area of Land in Square Miles)Water Area SquareMiles (Area of Water in Square Miles)Population Total (Total Population as estimated in ACS 2018-2022)Percent Race White (Percent of population identifying as White as estimated in ACS 2018-2022) Percent Race African American Percent (Percent of population identifying as African American as estimated in ACS 2018-2022)Race American Indian Alaskan Native (Percent of population identifying as American Indian or Alaskan Native as estimated in ACS 2018-2022)Percent Race Asian (Percent of population identifying as Asian as estimated in ACS 2018-2022)Percent Race NHawaiian OPI (Percent of population identifying as Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander as estimated in 2018-2022)Percent Race Other (Percent of population identifying as another race as estimated in 2018-2022)Percent Ethnicity Hispanic Latino (Percent of population identifying as Hispanic or Latino as estimated in 2018-2022)Percent Ethnicity Not Hispanic or Latino (Percent of population identifying as not Hispanic or Latino as estimated in 2018-2022)Percent Race Minority Race or Hispanic Latino (Percent of population made up of a Race and/or Ethnicity other than White, Non-Hispanic)Percent Population over 24 Years No HS Diploma (Percent of population over 24 years old without a High School Diploma as estimated in 2018-2022)Frequency All Retail Outlets 2024 (All retail alcohol outlets from January 2024)Average Distance Between Outlets in Meters (Average distance in Meters between an alcohol outlet and its nearest neighboring outlet)Frequency Off Premises Outlets 2024 (All Off-premises retail alcohol outlets from January 2024)Frequency On Premises Outlets 2024 (All On-premises retail alcohol outlets from January 2024)Rate Total Outlets per Square Mile (Rate of all retail alcohol outlets per square mile)Rate Total Outlets per 1,000 Residents (Rate of all retail alcohol outlets per 1,000 residents)Rate On Premises Outlets per Square Mile (Rate of On-premises retail alcohol outlets per square mile)Rate Off Premises Outlets per Square Mile (Rate of On-premises retail alcohol outlets per square mile)Rate On Premises Outlets per 1,000 Residents (Rate of on-premises retail alcohol outlets per 1,000 residents)Rate Off Premises Outlets per 1,000 Residents (Rate of off-premises retail alcohol outlets per 1,000 residents)Average Distance Between Outlets in Miles (Average distance in Miles between an alcohol outlet and its nearest neighboring outlet)

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Educational attainment in the U.S. 1960-2022

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Mar 10, 2025
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United States
Description

In 2021, about 37.7 percent of the U.S. population who were aged 25 and above had graduated from college or another higher education institution, a slight decline from 37.9 the previous year. However, this is a significant increase from 1960, when only 7.7 percent of the U.S. population had graduated from college.

Demographics

Educational attainment varies by gender, location, race, and age throughout the United States. Asian-American and Pacific Islanders had the highest level of education, on average, while Massachusetts and the District of Colombia are areas home to the highest rates of residents with a bachelor’s degree or higher. However, education levels are correlated with wealth. While public education is free up until the 12th grade, the cost of university is out of reach for many Americans, making social mobility increasingly difficult.

Earnings

White Americans with a professional degree earned the most money on average, compared to other educational levels and races. However, regardless of educational attainment, males typically earned far more on average compared to females. Despite the decreasing wage gap over the years in the country, it remains an issue to this day. Not only is there a large wage gap between males and females, but there is also a large income gap linked to race as well.

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