Educational attainment in the United States
The educational attainment of the U.S. population refers to the highest level of education completed. The educational attainment of the U.S. population is similar to that of many other industrialized countries with the vast majority of the population having completed secondary education and a rising number of college graduates that outnumber high school dropouts. As a whole, the population of the United States is spending more years in formal educational programs. As with income, levels differ by race, age, household configuration, and geography.
Achievement gaps between boys and girls in the United States are more pronounced in reading and writing than in math and science.
Income by education and race
The percent of the labor force in the Professional/Managerial and relating occupations, white collar occupations and blue collar occupations
Household income in the United States
Household income is an economic standard that can be applied to one household, or aggregated across a large group such as a county, city, or the whole country. It is commonly used by the United States government and private institutions to describe a household's economic status or to track economic trends in the US.
Median household income, by county, as of 2017.
Median annual household income in accordance with the householder's educational attainment. The data only includes households with a householder over the age of twenty-five.
