Percentage distribution of highest educational attainment among individuals 25-54 years old. The bachelor’s degree category includes individuals with graduate degrees. Source: American Community Survey, 2019.

Each percentage equals the number of students who received a standard high school diploma divided by its adjusted ninth-grade cohort. Source: California Department of Education, 2018-19.

The number of high school students who met the A-G course requirements for admission to the California State University and University of California divided by the number of high school graduates. Source: California Department of Education, 2018-19.

Number of high school students divided by the sum of Advanced Placement (AP) and International Baccalaureate (IB) courses. Source: California Department of Education, 2018-19.

Estimate calculated as the number of Black, Filipina and Filipino, Latinx, Native American, and Pacific Islander high school student enrollments in AP and IB courses divided by all course enrollments by the same group of students. Source: California Department of Education, 2018-19.

Enrollment in selected types of colleges within 12 months of completing high school, expressed as a count and as a percentage of high school completers (including adult education diplomas and equivalency certificates). Source: California Department of Education, 2018-19.

Percent of adults ages 25-40 currently enrolled in college. Source: American Community Survey, 2019.

Number and percent of adults 25 and older who plan to enroll in higher education in the next two years. Sources: CollegeAPP, 2021; American Community Survey, 2019.

Enrollment is 12-month (unduplicated headcount) values at area institutions. Satellite and branch campuses are not included. Source: National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System, 2018-19.

Percentage of first-time undergraduates who enrolled in area institutions in fall 2017 and were enrolled at the same institution in fall 2018. Source: National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System, 2018-19.

Among first-time California Community College students who started in 2015-16 and earned 12 or more units, percentage who transferred to four-year colleges within three years. Source: California Community College Chancellor's Office, Transfer Velocity report.

Percentage of first-time, full-time, credential-seeking students who started college in 2011-12 and graduated from the same institution by 2016-17. Source: National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System, 2016-17.

Percentage of undergraduates enrolled in area institutions any time in 2017-18 who identify as Black, Latinx, Pacific Islander, or Native American or Alaska Native. Source: National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System, 2017-18.

Percentage of communities lacking a public university with an acceptance rate greater than 60 percent within commuting distance. Satellite and branch campuses are not included. Source: National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System, 2017-18.

Percentage of college completers whose awards correspond to an occupation requiring at least some postsecondary education with median annual earnings greater than or equal to the state median and above-average projected job growth and projected growth of at least 1,000 positions statewide between 2018 and 2028. Sources: National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System, 2017-18; California Employment Development Department, 2018-2028 Long-Term Occupational Employment Projections.

Percentage distribution of college completers' field of study, by award type, in 11 summary categories. Source: National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System, 2018-19.

Percentage distribution of college completers' field of study, by award type, in 11 summary categories. Source: National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System, 2018-19.

Percentage distribution of college completers' field of study, by award type, in 11 summary categories. Source: National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System, 2018-19.

Percent of individuals ages 25-64 employed for pay, excluding those not in the workforce who are also not looking for work. Source: American Community Survey, 2019.

Median total individual income (including nonwage income) among individuals ages 18 and older. Source: American Community Survey, 2019.

Median total household income (including nonwage income). Note: An earlier version of this metric adjusted for household size, but this version does not. Source: American Community Survey, 2019.

Number of jobs that provide a living wage to support a family of two adults and two school-aged children, adjusted for local cost of living, per thousand residents. Due to limitations in the source data, for this metric the Bay Area region includes Santa Cruz and San Benito counties. Sources: California Employment Development Department, 2018-2028 Long-Term Occupational Employment Projections; Center for Women's Welfare at the University of Washington, Self-Sufficiency Standard, 2018.

Percent of households earning at least enough to support a family of two adults and two school-aged children (adjusted for regional prices). Source: American Community Survey, 2019.

Among renters, average rent amount divided by average total household income. Source: American Community Survey, 2019.

Among homeowners, percent of households whose total home ownership costs (including mortgage payments, insurance, property taxes, utilities, and fees) are less than 30 percent of household income. Source: American Community Survey, 2019.

Percent of households that own their home. Source: American Community Survey, 2019.

Difference of men’s median individual income minus women’s individual income, among men and women who work 30 to 40 hours per week and are not enrolled in school. Negative values indicate the median income of women is greater than the median income of men. Source: American Community Survey, 2019.

Median amount owed in federal student loans by graduates of two-year and four-year colleges in the area at the time they entered repayment (typically within six months of graduation). Graduates with no debt are not included in the calculation of medians. Source: US College Scorecard, 2019.

Total amount borrowed in student loans, irrespective of whether, when, and how long the individual attended college.
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Percent of individuals with health insurance of any type. Source: American Community Survey, 2019.

Estimated probability that any two individuals selected at random would be of different races or ethnicities. Source: American Community Survey, 2019.

Percent of ZIP codes that lack a grocery store. Source: US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2018.

Percent of ZIP codes that lack a gas station. Source: US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2018.

Percent of ZIP codes that lack a bank. Source: US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2018.

Percent of ZIP codes that lack a doctor's office. Source: US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2018.

Percent of ZIP codes that lack a dental office. Source: US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2018.

Percent of households that have broadband (high-speed) internet access. Source: American Community Survey, 2019.

Percent of households in which at least one person receives Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits, also known as CalFresh or food stamps. Source: American Community Survey, 2019.

Estimated median monthly cost of childcare across all family configurations. Source: Center for Women's Welfare at the University of Washington, Self-Sufficiency Standard, 2018.

Percentage of households with children under 13 whose estimated childcare costs are no more than 7 percent of household income (a benchmark for affordable childcare). Sources: American Community Survey, 2019; Center for Women's Welfare at the University of Washington, Self-Sufficiency Standard, 2018.

Among individuals working 35-40 hours per week and not enrolled in education, the median wage of those with a bachelor's or graduate degree minus the median wage of those without a bachelor's degree. Source: American Community Survey, 2019.

The estimated probability of an individual reaching top quintile of 2014-15 household income among those whose parents' income was at the 50th percentile of income. Source: Opportunity Insights.

Population of state parolees (monthly average). Source: California Department of of Corrections and Rehabilitation, 2019.

Population of state parolees per hundred thousand residents. Sources: California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, 2019; American Community Survey, 2019.