MC-MNCPPC: Characteristics of the Montgomery County Labor Force by Planning Area: Educational Attainment

Characteristics of the Montgomery County Labor Force by Planning Area, 1997

Educational Attainment

Planning Area

Persons 25 and Older

% < H.S.
Diploma

%H.S.
Graduate

% Assoc/ Trade School

% Bachelors
Degree

% Grad, Prof or Doctoral

Montgomery County
559,840

8.4%

27.9%
4.5%
28.6%

30.6%

Aspen Hill
41,375

11.5%

37.1%
5.8%
24.9%

20.6%

Bethesda/ Chevy Chase
63,050

3.7%

18.1%
2.1%
28.5%

47.6%

Clarksburg & Vicinity
1,290

15.0%

33.9%
7.7%
26.9%

16.5%

Cloverly/ Norwood
10,855

9.1%

30.4%
5.7%
27.6%

27.3

Colesville/ White Oak
22,645

9.5%

26.9%
5.2%
28.5%

29.8%

Damascus & Vicinity (10,11,14,15)
17,410

10.3%

39.0%
5.7%
25.6%

19.4%

Darnestown
7,295

6.9%

21.9%
3.1%
33.6%

34.6%

Fairland
22,880

5.8%

30.9%
6.0%
30.9%

26.3%

Gaithersburg & Vicinity (20,21)
78,445

9.6%

27.5%
5.3%
32.4%

25.3%

Germantown
36,715

7.2%

33.1%
7.7%
32.5%

19.4%

Kemp Mill/ Four Corners
23,405

10.2%

35.3%
2.6%
24.2%

27.7%

Kensington/ Wheaton
52,470

13.2%

33.8%
3.8%
26.4%

22.9%

North Bethesda/ Garrett Park
29,705

5.3%

23.4%
4.2%
29.5%

37.6%

Olney & Vicinity (12,16,17,18)
20,965

7.3%

30.5%
4.9%
28.6%

28.7%

Poolesville & Vicinity
5,205

14.5%

38.5%
7.8%
21.5%

17.6%

Potomac
30,430

4.4%

17.9%
2.0%
29.0%

46.7%

Rockville
29,415

8.8%

28.3%
3.5%
25.1%

34.3%

Silver Spring
23,625

7.4%

21.8%
5.5%
30.8%

34.6%

Takoma Park*
22,605

15.2%

28.5%
5.1%
23.2%

28.1%

Travilah
13,515

4.4%

19.8%
2.5%
34.3%

39.1%

Upper Rock Creek
6,535

7.8%

25.4%
5.1%
30.5%

31.2%

Note: educational attainment is based on population ages 25 and older. More detailed data are available in the Planning Area Profiles section.

* Reflects the unification of Takoma Park from Prince George's County to Montgomery County, July 1, l997.

Source: Montgomery County Department of Park and Planning, Research and Technology Center, 1997 Census Update Survey.

Planning Area Map

Characteristics of the Montgomery County Labor Force by Planning Area, 1997
Educational Attainment
Planning Area	Persons 25 and Older	% < H.S. Diploma	%H.S. Graduate	% Assoc/ Trade School	% Bachelors Degree	% Grad, Prof or Doctoral

Montgomery County	559,840	8.4%	27.9%	4.5%	28.6%	30.6%
Aspen Hill	41,375	11.5%	37.1%	5.8%	24.9%	20.6%
Bethesda/ Chevy Chase	63,050	3.7%	18.1%	2.1%	28.5%	47.6%
Clarksburg & Vicinity	1,290	15.0%	33.9%	7.7%	26.9%	16.5%
Cloverly/ Norwood	10,855	9.1%	30.4%	5.7%	27.6%	27.3
Colesville/ White Oak	22,645	9.5%	26.9%	5.2%	28.5%	29.8%
Damascus & Vicinity (10,11,14,15)	17,410	10.3%	39.0%	5.7%	25.6%	19.4%
Darnestown	7,295	6.9%	21.9%	3.1%	33.6%	34.6%
Fairland	22,880	5.8%	30.9%	6.0%	30.9%	26.3%
Gaithersburg & Vicinity (20,21)	78,445	9.6%	27.5%	5.3%	32.4%	25.3%
Germantown	36,715	7.2%	33.1%	7.7%	32.5%	19.4%
Kemp Mill/ Four Corners	23,405	10.2%	35.3%	2.6%	24.2%	27.7%
Kensington/ Wheaton	52,470	13.2%	33.8%	3.8%	26.4%	22.9%
North Bethesda/ Garrett Park	29,705	5.3%	23.4%	4.2%	29.5%	37.6%
Olney & Vicinity (12,16,17,18)	20,965	7.3%	30.5%	4.9%	28.6%	28.7%
Poolesville & Vicinity	5,205	14.5%	38.5%	7.8%	21.5%	17.6%
Potomac	30,430	4.4%	17.9%	2.0%	29.0%	46.7%
Rockville	29,415	8.8%	28.3%	3.5%	25.1%	34.3%
Silver Spring	23,625	7.4%	21.8%	5.5%	30.8%	34.6%
Takoma Park*	22,605	15.2%	28.5%	5.1%	23.2%	28.1%
Travilah	13,515	4.4%	19.8%	2.5%	34.3%	39.1%
Upper Rock Creek	6,535	7.8%	25.4%	5.1%	30.5%	31.2%
Note: educational attainment is based on population ages 25 and older. More detailed data are available in the Planning Area Profiles section. * Reflects the unification of Takoma Park from Prince George's County to Montgomery County, July 1, l997. Source: Montgomery County Department of Park and Planning, Research and Technology Center, 1997 Census Update Survey. Planning Area Map