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College Graduates

The percentage of residents in Springfield who have graduated from college

bachelor’s degree or higher

bachelor’s degree or higher

bachelor’s degree or higher

wdt_ID Year NE Springfield (45503) NW Springfield (45504) SE Springfield (45505) SW Springfield (45506) Springfield Clark County Ohio United States
3 2011 16.6 26.3 8.0 10.4 14.4 16.6 24.5 28.2
4 2012 17.9 26.2 7.7 10.8 14.7 17.0 24.7 28.5
5 2013 17.9 27.8 8.0 12.0 14.9 17.6 25.2 28.8
6 2014 19.4 26.6 7.8 13.8 15.3 18.2 25.6 29.3
7 2015 19.7 26.4 6.9 14.6 15.2 18.1 26.1 29.8
8 2016 19.0 26.8 6.6 15.5 14.9 18.0 26.7 30.3
9 2017 18.6 26.0 7.4 16.4 14.9 18.6 27.2 30.9
10 2018 19.0 26.5 6.6 14.9 14.7 18.6 27.8 31.5
11 2019 18.9 27.5 7.3 14.5 14.9 18.7 28.3 32.1
12 2020 19.1 26.9 7.9 14.9 15.2 18.9 28.9 32.9
13 2021 19.0 26.4 8.6 14.8 15.1 18.9 29.7 33.7
14 2022 17.3 27.7 10.2 13.5 14.6 18.6 30.4 34.3

These data measure the percentage of adults living in the four geographical areas of Springfield who have attained their bachelor’s degree or higher, as compared to Clark county, the state of Ohio, and the United States.

In 2022:

  • The percentage of adults who have their Bachelor’s degree or higher is higher in NW Springfield than in the rest of Springfield.*
  • The percentage of adults who have their Bachelor’s degree or higher is lower in SE Springfield than in the rest of Springfield.*
  • The percentage of adults who have their Bachelor’s degree or higher is lower in Springfield and Clark County than in Ohio or the U.S.*

There is an increase in the percentage of adults who have their Bachelor’s degree or higher in Ohio and the U.S. between 2017 and 2022.*

*Denotes a statistically significant finding with 90% confidence, the standard for the ACS.

All data comes from U.S. Census Bureau.

The percentages from each year were retrieved from the American Community Survey (ACS) 2017 5-year Estimates for Education Attainment

This post was last updated on 8 August 2024.

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