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17.1
13.3
Red < 13.3
Green >= 17.1
In-between = Yellow
Unit: percent
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People 25+ with a Bachelor's Degree or Higher

Value: 32.2 percent
Measurement
Period:
2007-2011
Location: County : Palm Beach
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Comparison: U.S. Counties
Categories: Education / Higher Education

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Zip code boundaries change from year to year. Changes include new, consolidated, and removed zip codes and occur more frequently than indicator data is collected and reported. Therefore HCI must select Zip Code boundary files that most closely match the geographies for which we have data.

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A map is missing only when a site maintains indicator data at a geography that is NOT included in our map boundary file. Example: data for Zip Code 12345 is from 2010, and Zip Code 12345 no longer exists as of 2012, the year of HCI's zip code boundary file. Therefore the map for this zip code cannot be displayed.

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Why is the indicator data year for one location different from the others?
HCI will occasionally suppress values due to instability of the reported data. Consequently, values shown at other locations on the map may be from different measurement periods than the one shown on this page. Example: Zip Code 1 and Zip Code 2 both have 2010 data for the same indicator, but the data for Zip Code 2 is unstable. Our system will show 2010 data for Zip Code 1, and suppress the 2010 data for Zip Code 2, instead showing the most currently available, stable data.

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What is this Indicator?
This indicator shows the percentage of people aged 25 years and over who have earned a bachelor's degree or higher.
Why this is important: 
For many, having a bachelor's degree is the key to a better life. The college experience develops cognitive skills, and allows learning about a wide range of subjects, people, cultures, and communities. Having a degree also opens up career opportunities in a variety of fields, and is often the prerequisite to a higher-paying job. It is estimated that college graduates earn about $1 million more per lifetime than their non-graduate peers.
Technical Note:  The distribution is based on data from 3,143 U.S. counties and county equivalents.
Source: American Community Survey
URL of Source:   http://www.census.gov/acs/www/
URL of Data:   http://factfinder2.census.gov/
Maintained By: Healthy Communities Institute

Time Series Data

2005-2009: 31.3 2006-2010: 31.8 2007-2011: 32.2

percent

People 25+ with a Bachelor's Degree or Higher by Age

25-34: 27.9 35-44: 33.1 45-64: 34.9 65+: 30.5 Overall: 32.2

percent

People 25+ with a Bachelor's Degree or Higher by Gender

Female: 29.8 Male: 34.8 Overall: 32.2

percent

People 25+ with a Bachelor's Degree or Higher by Race/Ethnicity

American Indian or Alaska Native: 13.9 Asian: 48.0 Black or African American: 17.0 Hispanic or Latino: 19.8 Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander: 40.5 Other: 15.6 Two or more races: 22.5 White, non-Hispanic: 37.5 Overall: 32.2

percent

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Unit: percent
View the Legend

People 25+ with a Bachelor's Degree or Higher

Value: 32.2 percent
Measurement
Period:
2007-2011
Location: County : Palm Beach
[ View All Location Types ]
Comparison: Prior Value
Categories: Education / Higher Education
What is this Indicator?
This indicator shows the percentage of people aged 25 years and over who have earned a bachelor's degree or higher.
Why this is important: 
For many, having a bachelor's degree is the key to a better life. The college experience develops cognitive skills, and allows learning about a wide range of subjects, people, cultures, and communities. Having a degree also opens up career opportunities in a variety of fields, and is often the prerequisite to a higher-paying job. It is estimated that college graduates earn about $1 million more per lifetime than their non-graduate peers.
Technical Note:  The trend is a comparison between the most recent and previous measurement periods. Confidence intervals were taken into account in determining the direction of the trend.
Source: American Community Survey
URL of Source:   http://www.census.gov/acs/www/
URL of Data:   http://factfinder2.census.gov/
Maintained By: Healthy Communities Institute

Time Series Data

2005-2009: 31.3 2006-2010: 31.8 2007-2011: 32.2

percent

People 25+ with a Bachelor's Degree or Higher by Age

25-34: 27.9 35-44: 33.1 45-64: 34.9 65+: 30.5 Overall: 32.2

percent

People 25+ with a Bachelor's Degree or Higher by Gender

Female: 29.8 Male: 34.8 Overall: 32.2

percent

People 25+ with a Bachelor's Degree or Higher by Race/Ethnicity

American Indian or Alaska Native: 13.9 Asian: 48.0 Black or African American: 17.0 Hispanic or Latino: 19.8 Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander: 40.5 Other: 15.6 Two or more races: 22.5 White, non-Hispanic: 37.5 Overall: 32.2

percent

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