Educational Attainment

Education Attainment / Income:  an increase of 1% in the population with a Bachelor’s degree is associated with an increase in per capita income of $314 in SC

Median Earnings in the Past 12 Months and Educational Attainment, 2005-2007

 

Median 12-Month Earnings

(2007 Inflation-Adjusted Dollars)

Educational Attainment

(Population Age 25 and Over)

 

Spartanburg

U.S.

Spartanburg

U.S.

Less than high school graduate

$20,323

$19,089

21.9%

16.0%

High school graduate (includes equivalency)

$26,409

$26,712

32.9%

30.0%

Some college or associate's degree

$31,624

$32,793

26.6%

27.0%

Bachelor's degree

$42,833

$46,277

12.0%

17.1%

Graduate or professional degree

$52,907

$61,014

6.6%

9.9%

Source:  U.S. Census Bureau

 

Educational Attainment, Population age 25 and Over

 

Spartanburg

S.C.

U.S.

 

2005-2007

2006-2008

2005-2007

2006-2008

2005-2007

2006-2008

% HS Grad or higher

78.1

78.5

81.4

82.1

84.0

84.5

% Bachelor’s degree or higher

18.6

19.9

22.8

23.2

27.0

27.4

 

% HS Grad

32.9

31.7

32.4

32.1

30.0

29.6

% Bachelor’s Degree

12.0

12.6

14.9

15.1

17.1

17.3

American Community Survey

 

Educational Attainment by age

 

Spartanburg

S.C.

U.S.

 

2005-2007

2006-2008

2005-2007

2006-2008

2005-2007

2006-2008

 

M

F

M

F

M

F

M

F

M

F

M

F

% HS Grad or higher age 25 to 34

76.0

84.6

76.1

85.5

81.5

88.5

81.8

88.8

83.9

88.1

84.1

88.4

% Bachelor’s degree or higher age 25 to 34

15.8

21.1

16.9

24.2

20.5

27.0

20.4

28.5

25.8

32.4

25.8

32.7

 

% HS Grad or higher, age 35 to 44

83.9

88.3

82.6

87.9

84.4

88.8

84.9

89.4

85.3

88.6

85.6

88.9

% Bachelor’s Degree or higher, age 35 to 44

17.0

19.8

20.2

21.7

22.7

25.7

23.2

25.9

28.5

30.8

29.0

31.7

American Community Survey