Block-by-Block Birmingham: Post-Graduate Degrees, Map: Where Are Grandchildren Living With Grandparents?

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Map: Most Post-Graduate Degree Holders?

Roughly 11 percent of the total population has a graduate or professional degree. The map below shows a snapshot across town of the percentage of people, 25 years and over, with those degrees.

Where Are Grandchildren Living With Grandparents?

The number of grandchildren living with their grandparents spiked during the Great Recession. The map below shows a estimate across town of the number of grandparents living with their grandchildren under 18 years old.

What Section of Town Has the Most Government Workers?

This map below shows a snapshot across town of the percentage of people working for the government.

What Part of Town Is Paying 'Too Much' for Rent?

The map below shows a snapshot of the percentage of people across town who spent 35 percent or more of their income on rent.

What Part of Town Has the Most Homes with Mortgages?

The map below shows a snapshot of the percentage of homes with mortgages across town.

Previous Blocks:

• Block-by-Block Birmingham: Where Are the Largest Families and Where Are the Mortgages the Least?
• Block-by-Block Birmingham: How Many Inexpensive Homes, Rich Neighbors, Divorced Men and Gen-X Moms are in Your Neighborhood?
• Block-by-Block Birmingham: Where are the Pre-War Homes, Vacant Rentals?

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