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Montgomery County Educational Attainment by Planning Area, 1997

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.

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