D.C. is Tops in High-Earners and Highly Educated

Is it the presence of the federal government? Is it the smart people? And which came first? Derek Thompson dissects D.C., the nation's fastest growing, richest, and best-educated city.

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December 26, 2011, 7:00 AM PST

By Judy Chang

"Nearly half the adults in the D.C. area have at lea/st a bachelor's degree. Across the country, the cities with the highest share of college degrees correlate highly with the richest cities in the country. San Jose, the third most-educated city, is the second richest. Raleigh-Durham, the sixth most-educated metro area, has the highest ratio of wages-to-income in the country, according to analysis from Richard Florida."

Thanks to Michael Snidal

Read the full story: Washington, D.C.: The Nation's Fastest-Growing, Top-Earning, Best-Educated City

Thursday, December 22, 2011 in The Atlantic

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