Read the data first, record demographics for education, race, age (over 18), marital status, gender, and income for your home town.
THEN- answer the following questions: this could be in the same excel file or an additional document.
there also a sample you can consider about.
S1501: EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2011-2015 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Subject | United States | Massachusetts | Longmeadow CDP, Massachusetts | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total | Percent | Males | Percent Males | Females | Percent Females | Total | Percent | Males | Percent Males | Females | Percent Females | Total | Percent | Males | Percent Males | Females | Percent Females | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Population 18 to 24 years | 31,368,674 | +/-10,442 | (X) | (X) | 16,071,993 | +/-6,048 | (X) | (X) | 15,296,681 | +/-5,798 | (X) | (X) | 697,447 | +/-550 | (X) | (X) | 347,788 | +/-442 | (X) | (X) | 349,659 | +/-346 | (X) | (X) | 1,163 | +/-261 | (X) | (X) | 380 | +/-104 | (X) | (X) | 783 | +/-241 | (X) | (X) | ||||
Less than high school graduate | 4,503,448 | +/-20,111 | 14.4% | +/-0.1 | 2,647,327 | +/-12,420 | 16.5% | +/-0.1 | 1,856,121 | +/-11,156 | 12.1% | +/-0.1 | 74,293 | +/-1,572 | 10.7% | +/-0.2 | 44,336 | +/-1,446 | 12.7% | +/-0.4 | 29,957 | +/-1,030 | 8.6% | +/-0.3 | 32 | +/-33 | 2.8% | +/-3.0 | 18 | +/-22 | 4.7% | +/-5.4 | 14 | +/-23 | 1.8% | +/-3.1 | ||||
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 9,321,843 | +/-21,965 | 29.7% | +/-0.1 | 5,250,852 | +/-15,435 | 32.7% | +/-0.1 | 4,070,991 | +/-14,853 | 26.6% | +/-0.1 | 192,534 | +/-2,767 | 27.6% | +/-0.4 | 107,248 | +/-2,276 | 30.8% | +/-0.7 | 85,286 | +/-1,730 | 24.4% | +/-0.5 | 178 | +/-86 | 15.3% | +/-7.4 | 60 | +/-43 | 15.8% | +/-10.4 | 118 | +/-69 | 15.1% | +/-9.8 | ||||
Some college or associate's degree | 14,459,475 | +/-25,050 | 46.1% | +/-0.1 | 6,894,271 | +/-16,940 | 42.9% | +/-0.1 | 7,565,204 | +/-17,623 | 49.5% | +/-0.1 | 319,148 | +/-2,696 | 45.8% | +/-0.4 | 147,423 | +/-2,282 | 42.4% | +/-0.6 | 171,725 | +/-2,127 | 49.1% | +/-0.6 | 804 | +/-264 | 69.1% | +/-12.1 | 195 | +/-70 | 51.3% | +/-14.9 | 609 | +/-250 | 77.8% | +/-12.7 | ||||
Bachelor's degree or higher | 3,083,908 | +/-22,885 | 9.8% | +/-0.1 | 1,279,543 | +/-11,448 | 8.0% | +/-0.1 | 1,804,365 | +/-14,738 | 11.8% | +/-0.1 | 111,472 | +/-2,494 | 16.0% | +/-0.4 | 48,781 | +/-1,423 | 14.0% | +/-0.4 | 62,691 | +/-1,883 | 17.9% | +/-0.5 | 149 | +/-77 | 12.8% | +/-6.9 | 107 | +/-68 | 28.2% | +/-15.3 | 42 | +/-34 | 5.4% | +/-4.6 | ||||
Population 25 years and over | 211,462,522 | +/-16,135 | (X) | (X) | 102,007,511 | +/-8,681 | (X) | (X) | 109,455,011 | +/-8,870 | (X) | (X) | 4,610,510 | +/-593 | (X) | (X) | 2,187,875 | +/-530 | (X) | (X) | 2,422,635 | +/-378 | (X) | (X) | 10,902 | +/-278 | (X) | (X) | 5,097 | +/-204 | (X) | (X) | 5,805 | +/-192 | (X) | (X) | ||||
Less than 9th grade | 12,093,869 | +/-57,253 | 5.7% | +/-0.1 | 6,003,728 | +/-30,011 | 5.9% | +/-0.1 | 6,090,141 | +/-29,965 | 5.6% | +/-0.1 | 220,055 | +/-3,836 | 4.8% | +/-0.1 | 103,436 | +/-2,238 | 4.7% | +/-0.1 | 116,619 | +/-2,588 | 4.8% | +/-0.1 | 201 | +/-102 | 1.8% | +/-0.9 | 40 | +/-37 | 0.8% | +/-0.7 | 161 | +/-89 | 2.8% | +/-1.5 | ||||
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 16,135,225 | +/-65,476 | 7.6% | +/-0.1 | 8,318,466 | +/-34,541 | 8.2% | +/-0.1 | 7,816,759 | +/-35,633 | 7.1% | +/-0.1 | 251,050 | +/-3,558 | 5.4% | +/-0.1 | 127,993 | +/-2,220 | 5.9% | +/-0.1 | 123,057 | +/-2,546 | 5.1% | +/-0.1 | 271 | +/-113 | 2.5% | +/-1.0 | 95 | +/-57 | 1.9% | +/-1.1 | 176 | +/-84 | 3.0% | +/-1.4 | ||||
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 58,722,528 | +/-173,641 | 27.8% | +/-0.1 | 28,952,834 | +/-94,591 | 28.4% | +/-0.1 | 29,769,694 | +/-84,797 | 27.2% | +/-0.1 | 1,169,375 | +/-8,213 | 25.4% | +/-0.2 | 579,366 | +/-4,814 | 26.5% | +/-0.2 | 590,009 | +/-4,837 | 24.4% | +/-0.2 | 1,314 | +/-233 | 12.1% | +/-2.1 | 586 | +/-148 | 11.5% | +/-2.9 | 728 | +/-159 | 12.5% | +/-2.6 | ||||
Some college, no degree | 44,529,161 | +/-49,403 | 21.1% | +/-0.1 | 21,120,934 | +/-34,153 | 20.7% | +/-0.1 | 23,408,227 | +/-34,185 | 21.4% | +/-0.1 | 745,794 | +/-5,720 | 16.2% | +/-0.1 | 348,415 | +/-3,884 | 15.9% | +/-0.2 | 397,379 | +/-4,128 | 16.4% | +/-0.2 | 1,327 | +/-238 | 12.2% | +/-2.1 | 517 | +/-133 | 10.1% | +/-2.6 | 810 | +/-184 | 14.0% | +/-3.1 | ||||
Associate's degree | 17,029,467 | +/-40,247 | 8.1% | +/-0.1 | 7,300,637 | +/-22,146 | 7.2% | +/-0.1 | 9,728,830 | +/-26,800 | 8.9% | +/-0.1 | 357,133 | +/-3,761 | 7.7% | +/-0.1 | 140,361 | +/-2,606 | 6.4% | +/-0.1 | 216,772 | +/-2,907 | 8.9% | +/-0.1 | 621 | +/-142 | 5.7% | +/-1.3 | 152 | +/-80 | 3.0% | +/-1.6 | 469 | +/-113 | 8.1% | +/-1.9 | ||||
Bachelor's degree | 39,166,047 | +/-136,480 | 18.5% | +/-0.1 | 18,721,504 | +/-66,712 | 18.4% | +/-0.1 | 20,444,543 | +/-72,897 | 18.7% | +/-0.1 | 1,049,150 | +/-7,374 | 22.8% | +/-0.2 | 502,516 | +/-5,017 | 23.0% | +/-0.2 | 546,634 | +/-4,263 | 22.6% | +/-0.2 | 3,093 | +/-356 | 28.4% | +/-3.0 | 1,520 | +/-239 | 29.8% | +/-4.1 | 1,573 | +/-221 | 27.1% | +/-3.8 | ||||
Graduate or professional degree | 23,786,225 | +/-147,082 | 11.2% | +/-0.1 | 11,589,408 | +/-72,475 | 11.4% | +/-0.1 | 12,196,817 | +/-76,750 | 11.1% | +/-0.1 | 817,953 | +/-6,632 | 17.7% | +/-0.1 | 385,788 | +/-3,444 | 17.6% | +/-0.2 | 432,165 | +/-4,380 | 17.8% | +/-0.2 | 4,075 | +/-343 | 37.4% | +/-3.3 | 2,187 | +/-180 | 42.9% | +/-3.8 | 1,888 | +/-239 | 32.5% | +/-4.2 | ||||
Percent high school graduate or higher | (X) | (X) | 86.7% | +/-0.1 | (X) | (X) | 86.0% | +/-0.1 | (X) | (X) | 87.3% | +/-0.1 | (X) | (X) | 89.8% | +/-0.1 | (X) | (X) | 89.4% | +/-0.1 | (X) | (X) | 90.1% | +/-0.2 | (X) | (X) | 95.7% | +/-1.4 | (X) | (X) | 97.4% | +/-1.4 | (X) | (X) | 94.2% | +/-2.2 | ||||
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | (X) | (X) | 29.8% | +/-0.1 | (X) | (X) | 29.7% | +/-0.1 | (X) | (X) | 29.8% | +/-0.1 | (X) | (X) | 40.5% | +/-0.2 | (X) | (X) | 40.6% | +/-0.3 | (X) | (X) | 40.4% | +/-0.3 | (X) | (X) | 65.7% | +/-3.5 | (X) | (X) | 72.7% | +/-4.0 | (X) | (X) | 59.6% | +/-4.4 | ||||
Population 25 to 34 years | 42,881,649 | +/-7,904 | (X) | (X) | 21,615,387 | +/-5,381 | (X) | (X) | 21,266,262 | +/-5,091 | (X) | (X) | 910,737 |