The latest report form the Census Bureau provided lots of information under the heading of "Back to School." I posted their notice on this site earlier. Click here to see it.
But what good is all those national numbers when editors keep screaming "Local. Local Local" all the time?
So here are some local data taken from the Census Bureau site:
Education attainment in D.C. Metro area (2005-2007)
|
Percent High School Graduate |
Percent Bachelor Degree or Higher |
|
| National |
||
| Aged 25-34 | 85.9 |
29.0 |
| Aged 25-34 | 87.0 |
29.7 |
| Aged 45-64 | 86.9 |
28.6 |
| Washington, D.C. |
||
| Aged 25-34 |
90.8 |
58.2 |
| Aged 35-44 |
86.0 |
48.2 |
| Aged 45-64 |
84.1 |
41.3 |
| Maryland |
||
| Aged 25-34 | 89.5 |
36.7 |
| Aged 35-44 | 90.5 |
37.9 |
| Aged 45-64 | 89.5 |
36.4 |
| Virginia |
||
| Aged 25-34 | 89.3 |
34.7 |
| Aged 35-44 | 89.6 |
35.8 |
| Aged 45-64 | 87.4 |
35.1 |
| Arlington County |
||
| Aged 25-34 | 92.5 |
75.8 |
| Aged 35-44 | 89.4 |
68.1 |
| Aged 45-64 | 91.3 |
66.5 |
| Fairfax County |
||
| Aged 25-34 | 90.7 |
55.9 |
| Aged 35-44 | 92.9 |
60.2 |
| Aged 45-64 | 94.6 |
61.5 |
| Montgomery County |
||
| Aged 25-34 | 90.3 |
53.7 |
| Aged 35-44 | 91.6 |
59.7 |
| Aged 45-64 | 93.5 |
60.2 |
Now let’s look at how eduation and annual average income match up for the same time period.
| Income of those with less than high school education |
Income of those with high school graduate or equivelent |
Income of those with bachelor degree |
Income of those with advanced degree |
|
| National |
21,848 |
31,286 |
57,181 |
80,977 |
| Washington, D.C. |
21,215 |
27,206 |
52,523 |
75,542 |
| Maryland |
22,905 |
31,987 |
53,726 |
71,509 |
| Virginia |
20,928 |
27,811 |
50,951 |
72,370 |
| Arlington County |
21,251 |
25,905 |
61,011 |
85,301 |
| Fairfax County |
22,257 |
31,428 |
65,040 |
93,442 |
| Montgomery County |
21,438 |
30,167 |
56,508 |
84,678 |
Now, add a few interviews with people who know what they are talking about when it comes to education and income and population demographics and you have a whole series of great stories.