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2018 Largest Metro Areas(MSA) by Percentage of Adults With a Bachelor Degree or Higher:
52.9% San Jose
51.6% Washington DC
51.0% San Francisco
49.1% Boston
48.0% Raleigh
46.6% Austin
44.8% Denver
43.6% Seattle
42.6% Minneapolis
41.2% Baltimore
41.1% New York
40.1% Hartford
40.0% Portland
39.4% Atlanta
38.5% Chicago
38.4% San Diego
38.1% Philadelphia
38.1% Richmond
37.7% Columbus
37.0% Jacksonville
36.3% Rochester
36.1% Charlotte
36.0% Milwaukee
35.9% Nashville
35.5% Dallas
35.5% Pittsburgh
35.2% Salt Lake City
35.0% Indianapolis
34.8% St Louis
34.6% Los Angeles
34.3% Sacramento
34.0% Cincinnati
33.7% Buffalo
33.7% Grand Rapids
33.1% Houston
33.1% Miami
33.0% Virginia Beach
32.7% Cleveland
31.9% Phoenix
31.9% Providence
31.8% Detroit
31.7% Jacksonville
31.5% Tucson
30.8% Tampa
30.7% Oklahoma City
30.6% New Orleans
30.2% Birmingham
28.5% Memphis
27.6% Tulsa
27.5% San Antonio
24.8% Las Vegas
21.9% Riverside
2018 50 Largest US Cities by Percentage of Adults With a Bachelor Degree or Higher:
65.0% Seattle, WA
60.4% Washington, DC
59.8% San Francisco, CA
54.1% Austin, TX
53.4% Atlanta, GA
53.3% Raleigh, NC
51.4% Boston, MA
51.3% Denver, CO
51.3% Minneapolis, MN
50.7% Portland, OR
47.2% Oakland, CA
46.0% San Diego, CA
45.0% San Jose,* CA
44.2% Charlotte, NC
41.7% Nashville, TN
40.1% Colorado Springs, CO
39.4% Chicago, IL
39.0% New York, NY
39.0% Tampa, FL
37.7% Omaha, NE
37.7% Virginia Beach, VA
37.1% Columbus, OH
37.1% New Orleans, LA
36.3% Albuquerque, NM
35.3% Kansas City, MO
34.6% Sacramento, CA
34.5% Los Angeles, CA
33.6% Dallas, TX
33.1% Baltimore, MD
32.9% Houston, TX
31.9% Miami, FL
31.4% Indianapolis, IN
31.2% Tulsa, OK
30.9% Arlington, TX
30.9% Philadelphia, PA
30.8% Oklahoma City, OK
30.6% Long Beach, CA
30.4% Louisville, KY
29.6% Fort Worth, TX
28.9% Jacksonville, FL
28.9% Phoenix, AZ
26.9% Mesa, AZ
26.8% Tucson, AZ
26.2% Memphis, TN
25.8% San Antonio, TX
25.5% El Paso, TX
24.7% Milwaukee, WI
24.4% Las Vegas, NV
22.9% Fresno, CA
15.5% Detroit, MI
I think the interesting thing about these numbers is how it shows that in some metros the people with bachelors or above (doesn't totally line up, but could likely substitute upper middle class and above) tend to concentrate in the central city, while in others metros those same demographic groups avoid the central metro city.
Concentrating in the city:
Seattle: + 20.4%
Atlanta: + 14%
Portland: + 10.7%
Washington: + 8.8%
San Francisco: + 8.8%
Minneapolis: +8.7%
Tampa: + 8.2%
Charlotte: + 8.1%
San Diego: + 7.6%
Austin: + 7.5%
Denver: +6.5%
New Orleans: + 6.5%
Nashville: + 5.8%
Raleigh + 5.3%
Roughly the same between city and MSA:
Virginia Besch: + 4.7%
Tulsa: + 3.6%
Boston: + 2.3%
Chicago: + 0.9%
Sacramento: + 0.3%
Oklahoma City: + 0.1%
Los Angeles: - 0.1%
Houston: - 0.2%
Kansas City: - 0.4% (Missing from OP's MSA table, I used 2017 MSA numbers)
Las Vegas: - 0.4%
Columbus: - 0.6%
Miami: -1.2%
San Antonio: - 1.7%
Dallas: - 1.9%
New York City: - 2.1%
Memphis: - 2.3%
Jacksonville: - 2.8%
Phoenix: - 3.0%
Indianapolis: - 3.6%
Oakland: - 3.8%
Long Beach: - 4.0%
Arlington, TX: - 4.6%
Tuscon: - 4.7%
Concentrates Outside the Central City:
Mesa, AZ: - 5.0%
Fort Worth: - 5.9%
Philadelphia: - 7.2%
San Jose: - 7.9% (Not sure why San Jose is starred in OP's data table)
Baltimore: - 8.1%
Milwaukee: - 11.3%
Detroit: - 16.3%
I think the interesting thing about these numbers is how it shows that in some metros the people with bachelors or above (doesn't totally line up, but could likely substitute upper middle class and above) tend to concentrate in the central city, while in others metros those same demographic groups avoid the central metro city.
Concentrating in the city:
Seattle: + 20.4%
Atlanta: + 14%
Portland: + 10.7%
Washington: + 8.8%
San Francisco: + 8.8%
Minneapolis: +8.7%
Tampa: + 8.2%
Charlotte: + 8.1%
San Diego: + 7.6%
Austin: + 7.5%
Denver: +6.5%
New Orleans: + 6.5%
Nashville: + 5.8%
Raleigh + 5.3%
Roughly the same between city and MSA:
Virginia Besch: + 4.7%
Tulsa: + 3.6%
Boston: + 2.3%
Chicago: + 0.9%
Sacramento: + 0.3%
Oklahoma City: + 0.1%
Los Angeles: - 0.1%
Houston: - 0.2%
Kansas City: - 0.4% (Missing from OP's MSA table, I used 2017 MSA numbers)
Las Vegas: - 0.4%
Columbus: - 0.6%
Miami: -1.2%
San Antonio: - 1.7%
Dallas: - 1.9%
New York City: - 2.1%
Memphis: - 2.3%
Jacksonville: - 2.8%
Phoenix: - 3.0%
Indianapolis: - 3.6%
Oakland: - 3.8%
Long Beach: - 4.0%
Arlington, TX: - 4.6%
Tuscon: - 4.7%
Concentrates Outside the Central City:
Mesa, AZ: - 5.0%
Fort Worth: - 5.9%
Philadelphia: - 7.2%
San Jose: - 7.9% (Not sure why San Jose is starred in OP's data table)
Baltimore: - 8.1%
Milwaukee: - 11.3%
Detroit: - 16.3%
Do you have the St. Louis or Cleveland city data? I imagine those might be 2 other MSA's where they concentrate outside the central city. Also, were the numbers in your data set for the KC metro the same as what I found?
Do you have the St. Louis or Cleveland city data? I imagine those might be 2 other MSA's where they concentrate outside the central city. Also, were the numbers in your data set for the KC metro the same as what I found?
This is based on the 2013-17 estimates. The city might actually be a bit higher for the 2020 Census since more professionals have been moving back into the city and incomes have been shifting up due to that. https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/...9edb5abb8.html
A study in 2018 released stats on city proper vs its suburbs. Chicago from 2010-2016 studies. Places Chicago's city % at 39% vs its suburbs at 37%. Edging out NYC they claimed. But Chicago's % Jumped 20% in these 6-years they say.
One thing helping is loss of a lower-educated population and huge increase in Professionals. There is no Silicon Valley here or big government agencies. So to match tech cities will not happen overall.
https://www.chicagomag.com/city-life...n-Its-Suburbs/
From link:
- for the first time ever, a majority of jobs in Chicago as a whole were located in the central area of the city,
- Chicago still ranks very highly when it comes to white residents with at least a bachelor’s degree (second).
- the percentage of adults 25 and up with at least a bachelor’s degree is the highest of the five largest cities in America.
Though the principle numbers given are for College educated residents. A chart on White residents of the city by % with at least a Bachelors is given below.
Some may not like numbers by only White's #s with BACHELOR'S DEGREES in this chart. But it is what it is. There is a chart with BLACK RESIDENTS WITH A BACHELOR'S TOO. Chicago then is in 9th place in the 20%s range.
Chart from link with credit. Then Chicago at 63% as 2nd
to SF at 77% edging out Austin at 62%.
A study in 2018 released stats on city proper vs its suburbs. Chicago from 2010-2016 studies. Places Chicago's city % at 39% vs its suburbs at 37%. Edging out NYC they claimed. But Chicago's % Jumped 20% in these 6-years they say.
One thing helping is loss of a lower-educated population and huge increase in Professionals. There is no Silicon Valley here or big government agencies. So to match tech cities will not happen overall.
https://www.chicagomag.com/city-life...n-Its-Suburbs/
From link:
- for the first time ever, a majority of jobs in Chicago as a whole were located in the central area of the city,
- Chicago still ranks very highly when it comes to white residents with at least a bachelor’s degree (second).
- the percentage of adults 25 and up with at least a bachelor’s degree is the highest of the five largest cities in America.
Though the principle numbers given are for College educated residents. A chart on White residents of the city by % with at least a Bachelors is given below.
Some may not like numbers by only White's #s with BACHELOR'S DEGREES in this chart. But it is what it is. There is a chart with BLACK RESIDENTS WITH A BACHELOR'S TOO. Chicago then is in 9th place in the 20%s range.
Chart from link with credit. Then Chicago at 63% as 2nd
to SF at 77% edging out Austin at 62%.
Seems pointless since they left out cities like Seattle, DC, Boston, Denver etc.
Seems pointless since they left out cities like Seattle, DC, Boston, Denver etc.
They were discussing the 10 largest US cities though.
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