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Charleston, North Charleston Metro Area Historical Education Level Data

 

ACS 2010-2014 data

Total population: 697,281

 Charleston, North Charleston AreaSouth CarolinaU.S.
Total 25 Years and Over Population465,461, 100%3,163,095209,056,129
Less Than High School52,237, 11.22%, see rank14.97%13.67%
High School Graduate119,054, 25.58%, see rank29.98%27.95%
Some College or Associate Degree144,580, 31.06%, see rank29.70%29.09%
Bachelor Degree95,963, 20.62%, see rank16.17%18.27%
Master, Doctorate, or Professional Degree53,627, 11.52%, see rank9.17%11.01%
USA.com Education Index#13.80, see rank13.2813.54
# Higher USA.com Education Index means more educated population.

ACS 2008-2012 data

Total population: 669,157

 Charleston, North Charleston AreaSouth CarolinaU.S.
Total 25 Years and Over Population440,703, 100%3,075,655204,336,017
Less Than High School54,578, 12.38%, see rank15.96%14.28%
High School Graduate115,987, 26.32%, see rank30.30%28.24%
Some College or Associate Degree134,045, 30.42%, see rank29.18%28.99%
Bachelor Degree87,720, 19.90%, see rank15.81%17.88%
Master, Doctorate, or Professional Degree48,373, 10.98%, see rank8.75%10.61%
USA.com Education Index#13.68, see rank13.1913.47
# Higher USA.com Education Index means more educated population.

ACS 2006-2010 data

Total population: 641,930

 Charleston, North Charleston AreaSouth CarolinaU.S.
Total 25 Years and Over Population419,359, 100%2,981,382199,726,659
Less Than High School52,687, 12.56%, see rank16.99%14.97%
High School Graduate118,154, 28.17%, see rank31.25%28.99%
Some College or Associate Degree123,190, 29.38%, see rank27.81%28.14%
Bachelor Degree82,181, 19.60%, see rank15.51%17.60%
Master, Doctorate, or Professional Degree43,147, 10.29%, see rank8.44%10.30%
USA.com Education Index#13.59, see rank13.0913.39
# Higher USA.com Education Index means more educated population.

ACS 2005-2009 data

Total population: 631,484

 Charleston, North Charleston AreaSouth CarolinaU.S.
Total 25 Years and Over Population412,874, 100%2,915,965197,440,772
Less Than High School54,441, 13.19%, see rank17.80%15.42%
High School Graduate119,350, 28.91%, see rank31.46%29.31%
Some College or Associate Degree119,372, 28.91%, see rank27.28%27.74%
Bachelor Degree79,240, 19.19%, see rank15.29%17.42%
Master, Doctorate, or Professional Degree40,471, 9.80%, see rank8.17%10.12%
USA.com Education Index#13.50, see rank13.0213.34
# Higher USA.com Education Index means more educated population.

* ACS stands for U.S. Census American Community Survey. According to the U.S. Census, if the date is a range, you can interpret the data as an average of the period of time.


 
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