Educational Attainment

Data Sources:

Educational Attainment:

U.S. Census Bureau, Educational Attainment, 2015-19 American Community Survey 5-year estimates, retrieved November 12, 2021 using the tidycensus R package.

Per capita income:

U.S. Census Bureau, Per Capita Income, 2015-19 American Community Survey 5-year estimates, retrieved November 12, 2021 using the tidycensus R package.

Population:

U.S. Census Bureau, Total Population, 2015-19 American Community Survey 5-year estimates, retrieved November 12, 2021 using the tidycensus R package.

Methods:

Population over 25 with at least a bachelor’s degree is calculated as the sum of:

• Total Bachelor’s degree

• Total Master’s degree

• Total Professional degree

• Total Doctorate degree

Proportion of population over 25 with at least a bachelor’s degree is calculated as Population over 25 with at least a bachelor’s degree divided by Total population over 25

The 1-year ACS provides data for geographies with populations of 65,000 and greater.
Getting data from the 2019 1-year ACS
Using FIPS code '36' for state 'NY'
The 1-year ACS provides data for geographies with populations of 65,000 and greater.
Getting data from the 2019 1-year ACS
The 1-year ACS provides data for geographies with populations of 65,000 and greater.
Getting data from the 2019 1-year ACS
The 1-year ACS provides data for geographies with populations of 65,000 and greater.
Getting data from the 2019 1-year ACS