Adult Educational Attainment

Adult Educational Attainment is the percentage of the population 25 years and older that have a high school diploma or its equivalent. Higher percentages are better than lower percentages. Adult educational attainment was calculated using data from American Community Survey (ACS) 5-year estimates.

Educational attainment is related to employment, income, and some health behaviors. These characteristics are linked to increased physical and mental health. The death rates are lower for adults with higher educational attainment. Individuals who have high levels of education are more likely to rate their health as very good or excellent. Educational attainment has also been shown to have a multi‐generational impact. For example, children of mothers who have a college degree tend to have better health compared to children of mothers who didn’t finish high school. Adult Educational Attainment is included in the Educational Opportunities domain.

Neighborhood Indicator Value Ranksort ascending
Humboldt Industrial Area 0.0% 86
Camden Industrial 0.0% 86
Sumner - Glenwood (Heritage Park) 59.8% 85
East Phillips 61.1% 84
Midtown Phillips 65.1% 83
Phillips West 65.7% 82
Ventura Village 66.6% 81
Cedar Riverside 67.0% 80
Central 70.1% 79
Near - North 72.7% 78
Hawthorne 73.0% 77
Holland 74.6% 76
Lyndale 75.7% 75
Jordan 76.8% 74
Bryant 76.9% 73
Harrison 77.0% 72
Logan Park 79.5% 71
Webber - Camden 79.7% 70
Shingle Creek 79.8% 69
Folwell 80.5% 68
Bottineau 81.0% 67
University of Minnesota 81.8% 66
Powderhorn Park 81.9% 65
McKinley 82.2% 64
Elliot Park 83.1% 63
Whittier 83.5% 62
Willard - Hay 83.8% 61
Sheridan 84.2% 60
Downtown East 84.5% 59
Regina 84.6% 58
Beltrami 84.7% 55
Northeast Park 84.7% 55
Corcoran 84.7% 55
Seward 85.4% 54
St. Anthony East 86.2% 53
Wenonah 86.5% 52
Downtown West 86.7% 51
Lind - Bohanon 87.4% 50
Longfellow 88.6% 49
Prospect Park - East River Road 88.9% 48
Steven's Square - Loring Heights 89.1% 47
Audubon Park 89.3% 46
Bancroft 90.3% 45
Columbia Park 90.5% 44
Diamond Lake 90.8% 42
Victory 90.8% 42
Keewaydin 90.9% 40
Windom 90.9% 40
Standish 92.1% 39
Howe 92.2% 38
Cleveland 92.3% 37
Windom Park 92.5% 36
Field 92.7% 35
Waite Park 92.9% 34
St. Anthony West 93.0% 32
Marshall Terrace 93.0% 32
Hiawatha 94.2% 31
East Calhoun (ECCO) 94.4% 30
Loring Park 95.0% 28
Lowry Hill East 95.0% 28
Como 95.5% 26
Mid - City Industrial 95.5% 26
Marcy Holmes 95.7% 25
King Field 95.8% 23
Morris Park 95.8% 23
Ericsson 96.0% 22
North Loop 96.4% 21
Tangletown 97.0% 20
Cooper 97.2% 19
Minnehaha 97.4% 18
Armatage 97.6% 17
Calhoun Area Residents Action Group (CARAG) 97.8% 16
Fulton 97.9% 14
Northrop 97.9% 14
West Calhoun 98.2% 13
East Harriet 98.3% 12
Hale 98.4% 10
East Isles 98.4% 10
Linden Hills 98.7% 5
Bryn - Mawr 98.7% 5
Lynnhurst 98.7% 5
Kenny 98.7% 5
Nicollet Island - East Bank 98.7% 5
Kenwood 98.9% 3
Cedar - Isles - Dean 98.9% 3
Page 99.6% 2
Lowry Hill 100.0% 1

Key Citations:
1. Backlund E, Sorlie PD, Johnson NJ. A comparison of the relationships of education and income with mortality: the National Longitudinal Mortality Study. Soc Sci Med. 1999;49(10):1373-84.

2. Pappas G, Queen S, Hadden W, Fisher G. 1993. The increasing disparity in mortality between socioeconomic groups in the US, 1960 and 1986. New England Journal of Medicine; 329:103‐109.

3. Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (2011). Education Matters for Health. Accessed December 13, 2012. Available here

4. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2011. Education pays: Unemployment and median weekly earnings by education level. US. Dept. of Labor. More information: here