Educational Attainment in Tract 040100, Mercer County, Illinois (Tract)

Educational Attainment#1

Highest level of education among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of Mercer County and Tract 040100
Tract 040100
Mercer County
0%20%40%60%CountHigher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma230.219610%26.110375%30.219610%30.2%97761.707393%65.783664%61.707393%61.7%1,9958.072997%8.105960%8.072997%8.1%261
Count number of people in category
1Post-Secondary Degree 2H.S. = High School

Relative Educational Attainment#2

Highest level of education among people aged 25 years and older, as percentage more or less than Mercer County at large.
Scope: population of Mercer County and Tract 040100
-10%0%+10%%ref.Higher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma215.737939%15.737939%+15.7%30.220%30.2%26.110%26.1%-6.196481%-6.196481%-6.2%61.707%61.7%65.784%65.8%-0.406652%-0.406652%-0.4%8.073%8.07%8.106%8.11%
% percentage with given level in Tract 040100
ref. percentage with given level in Mercer County
1Post-Secondary Degree 2H.S. = High School

Detailed Educational Attainment#3

Highest level of education among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of Mercer County and Tract 040100
Tract 040100
Mercer County
0%10%20%30%40%CountDoctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None0.433034%0.326711%0.433034%0.4%141.330034%0.538631%1.330034%1.3%436.464584%4.379691%6.464584%6.5%20912.681720%12.282561%12.681720%12.7%4109.310238%8.582781%9.310238%9.3%30124.249923%24.326711%24.249923%24.2%78437.457470%41.456954%37.457470%37.5%1,2116.588308%6.181015%6.588308%6.6%2131.206310%1.501104%1.206310%1.2%390.278379%0.423841%0.278379%0.3%9
Count number of people in category
1Degree 2Diploma or equivialent 3H.S. = High School

Detailed Relative Educational Attainment#4

Highest level of education among people aged 25 years and older, as percentage more or less than Mercer County at large.
Scope: population of Mercer County and Tract 040100
-100%0%+100%%ref.Doctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None32.543617%32.543617%+32.5%0.433%0.43%0.327%0.33%146.928448%146.928448%+146.9%1.330%1.33%0.539%0.54%47.603656%47.603656%+47.6%6.465%6.46%4.380%4.38%3.249803%3.249803%+3.2%12.682%12.7%12.283%12.3%8.475769%8.475769%+8.5%9.310%9.31%8.583%8.58%-0.315654%-0.315654%-0.3%24.250%24.2%24.327%24.3%-9.647317%-9.647317%-9.6%37.457%37.5%41.457%41.5%6.589413%6.589413%+6.6%6.588%6.59%6.181%6.18%-19.638471%-19.638471%-19.6%1.206%1.21%1.501%1.50%-34.319904%-34.319904%-34.3%0.278%0.28%0.424%0.42%
% percentage with given level in Tract 040100
ref. percentage with given level in Mercer County
1Degree 2Diploma or equivialent 3H.S. = High School

Educational Attainment Sex Ratio#5

Percentage more likely men or women are to have various highest levels of education among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of Mercer County and Tract 040100
More Females More Males
Mercer County
Tract 040100
20%10%0%10%FMHigher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2-10.657373%-17.431991%-10.657373%11%31.716%31.7%28.662%28.7%8.472261%4.830113%8.472261%8%59.248%59.2%64.268%64.3%-27.791735%-27.791735%28%14.222242%9.036%9.04%7.071%7.07%
F females in category as a percentage of all females
M males in category as a percentage of all males
1Post-Secondary Degree 2H.S. = High School

Detailed Educational Attainment Sex Ratio#6

Percentage more likely men or women are to have various highest levels of education among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of Mercer County and Tract 040100
More Females More Males
Mercer County
Tract 040100
0%500%1,000%FMDoctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None4.103535%342.805848%4.103535%4%0.424%0.42%0.442%0.44%9.060847%21.771608%9.060847%9%1.273%1.27%1.389%1.39%-19.455859%27.360708%27.360708%27%5.700%5.70%7.260%7.26%-27.713766%-20.357333%-27.713766%28%14.190%14.2%11.111%11.1%-19.714345%-21.487015%-19.714345%20%10.127%10.1%8.460%8.46%-2.125052%-2.125052%2%0.875450%24.500%24.5%23.990%24.0%15.912837%7.222822%15.912837%16%34.748%34.7%40.278%40.3%-17.070952%-17.070952%17%11.292746%7.095%7.10%6.061%6.06%-339.123278%-1.449761%-339.123278%339%1.941%1.94%0.442%0.44%1,000.000000%209.964093%1,000.000000%> 1000%0.000%0%0.568%0.57%
F females in category as a percentage of all females
M males in category as a percentage of all males
1Degree 2Diploma or equivialent 3H.S. = High School

Bachelor's Degrees By Age#7

Percentage of age cohort whose highest degree is a Bachelor's.
Scope: population of Mercer County and Tract 040100
Tract 040100
Mercer County
0%5%10%15%B.X.Total65+45-6435-4425-3412.443778%7.502316%12.443778%12.4%8366713.977792%12.733447%13.977792%14.0%2141,53111.261261%17.903930%11.261261%11.3%7566610.298103%14.267185%10.298103%10.3%38369
B.X. number of people with a Bachelor's degree
Total number of people in age cohort

Relative Bachelor's Degrees By Age#8

Percentage of population whose highest degree is a Bachelor's, as a percentage more or less than Mercer County at large.
Scope: population of Mercer County and Tract 040100
20%0%20%40%60%%ref.65+45-6435-4425-3465.865833%65.865833%65.9%12.444%12.4%7.502%7.50%9.772262%9.772262%9.8%13.978%14.0%12.733%12.7%-37.101736%-37.101736%37.1%11.261%11.3%17.904%17.9%-27.819660%-27.819660%27.8%10.298%10.3%14.267%14.3%
% percentage in Tract 040100 with a Bachelor's degree
ref percentage in Mercer County with a Bachelor's degree

Bachelor's Degrees Sex Ratio By Age#9

Percentage more likely men or women are to have their highest degree be a Bachelor's.
Scope: population of Mercer County and Tract 040100
More Females More Males
Mercer County
Tract 040100
60%40%20%0%20%FM65+45-6435-4425-34-9.099147%-6.942666%-9.099147%9.1%13.003%13.0%11.919%11.9%-64.040870%-34.370900%-64.040870%64.0%17.073%17.1%10.408%10.4%-15.329204%0.797101%0.797101%0.8%11.215%11.2%11.304%11.3%-25.086093%38.247283%38.247283%38.2%8.649%8.65%11.957%12.0%
F female degree holders as a percentage of all females
M male degree holders as a percentage of all males

Median Earnings by Educational Attainment#10

Among population 25 years old and over with earnings.
Scope: population of Mercer County and Tract 040100
Tract 040100
Mercer County
$0k$20k$40k$60kCount%Graduate Degree1Bachelor's DegreeSome CollegeH.S. Diploma2Total$67,031.000000$65,238.000000$67,031.000000$67.0k2668.228%8.23%$50,000.000000$43,098.000000$50,000.000000$50.0k41012.682%12.7%$35,313.000000$34,286.000000$35,313.000000$35.3k1,08533.560%33.6%$32,614.000000$30,781.000000$32,614.000000$32.6k1,21137.457%37.5%$38,870.000000$35,369.000000$38,870.000000$38.9k3,233100.000%100%
Count number of people with given highest level of educational attainment
% percentage of people with given highest level of educational attainment
1or professional degree 2H.S. = High School

Median Earnings by Educational Attainment#11

By sex among population 25 years old and over with earnings.
Scope: population of Mercer County and Tract 040100
Female Male
Mercer County
Tract 040100
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
$50k$0k$50kFMGraduate Degree1Bachelor's DegreeSome CollegeH.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2Total$-65,625.000000$-65,000.000000$-65,625.000000$65.6k$65,625.000000$8,000.000000$65,000.000000$385.000000$73,625.000000$73.6k122144$-39,000.000000$-37,218.000000$-39,000.000000$39.0k$39,000.000000$28,500.000000$37,218.000000$20,737.000000$67,500.000000$67.5k234176$-26,953.000000$-25,557.000000$-26,953.000000$27.0k$26,953.000000$16,519.000000$25,557.000000$18,100.000000$43,472.000000$43.5k571514$-29,800.000000$-21,821.000000$-29,800.000000$29.8k$29,800.000000$8,533.000000$21,821.000000$18,636.000000$38,333.000000$38.3k573638$-2,499.000000$-13,750.000000$-2,499.000000$2.5k$2,499.000000$48,751.000000$13,750.000000$27,283.000000$51,250.000000$51.3k149112$-31,538.000000$-26,731.000000$-31,538.000000$31.5k$31,538.000000$14,271.000000$26,731.000000$16,624.000000$45,809.000000$45.8k1,6491,584
F females with given highest level of educational attainment
M males with given highest level of educational attainment
1or professional degree 2H.S. = High School

Composition of the Armed Forces by Educational Attainment#12

Percentage of the armed forces aged 25 to 64 years old with various highest levels of educational attainment.
Scope: population of Mercer County and Tract 040100
Tract 040100
Mercer County
0%20%40%60%80%100%CountBachelor's Degree1Some College2H.S. Diploma3No H.S. Diploma30.000000%0.000000%0.0%70.588235%0100.000000%29.411765%100.000000%100.0%50.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%00.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%0
Count members of the armed forces with the given level of educational attainment
1or higher 2two or four year institution 3H.S. = High School

Employment by Educational Attainment#13

Percentage of population that is employed by highest level of educational attainment among the population aged 25 to 64 years old.
Scope: population of Mercer County and Tract 040100
Tract 040100
Mercer County
0%20%40%60%80%CountBachelor's Degree1Some College2H.S. Diploma3No H.S. Diploma387.609075%84.117288%87.609075%87.6%50278.002125%78.126065%78.002125%78.0%73478.902954%73.108152%78.902954%78.9%74859.615385%52.643678%59.615385%59.6%62
Count employed people with given educational attainment aged 25 to 64 years old
1or higher 2two or four year institution 3H.S. = High School

Lacking High School Diploma By Race#14

Percent of racial or ethnic group lacking a high school diploma (or equivalent).
Scope: population of Mercer County and Tract 040100
Female Male
Mercer County
Tract 040100
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
10%0%10%20%MFWhite1BlackAsianHispanic2Other1-7.277453%-1.967830%-7.551202%-9.245283%9.2%7.277453%7.551202%0.900805%7.277453%7.3%112147-0.000000%-0.000000%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%00-0.000000%-0.000000%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%00-0.000000%-14.285714%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%0.000000%14.285714%12.310030%0.000000%0.0%00-0.000000%-5.128205%-8.064516%-5.128205%5.1%0.000000%8.064516%9.884202%0.000000%0.0%02
M number of males in category
F number of females in category
1non-Hispanic 2excluding black and Asian Hispanics

College Graduates By Race#15

Percent of racial or ethnic group with a bachelor's degree or higher.
Scope: population of Mercer County and Tract 040100
Female Male
Mercer County
Tract 040100
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
50%0%50%100%MFWhite1BlackAsianHispanic2Other1-20.207927%-1.238614%-16.238210%-2.372654%-21.446541%21.4%20.207927%16.238210%20.207927%20.2%311341-37.500000%-20.833333%-15.909091%-27.840909%-58.333333%58.3%37.500000%15.909091%37.500000%37.5%67-37.500000%-21.428571%-37.500000%37.5%37.500000%62.500000%21.428571%28.571429%100.000000%100.0%13-0.000000%-0.000000%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%14.893617%0.000000%0.0%00-12.820513%-7.692308%-27.791563%-12.820513%12.8%12.820513%1.465201%7.692308%14.285714%14.3%25
M number of males in category
F number of females in category
1non-Hispanic 2excluding black and Asian Hispanics

Educational Attainment by Tract in Mercer County

There are 4 tracts in Mercer County. This section compares Tract 040100 to all of the tracts in Mercer County and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Tract 040100.

No H.S. Diploma by Tract#16

Percent of population 25 years of age and older without a high school diploma (or equivalent).
Scope: population of Tract 040100, selected other tracts in Mercer County, and entities that contain Tract 040100
0%5%10%Count#United States of AmericaUnited StatesIllinois040200Tract 040200East North CentralMidwestDavenport, Moline, and Rock Island Metro AreaDavenportMercer CountyMercer040100Tract 040100040400Tract 040400040300Tract 04030013.020590%13.020590%13.0%27,818,38027.8M11.703119%11.703119%11.7%1,008,6081.01M10.999194%10.999194%11.0%273110.719464%10.719464%10.7%3,363,7843.36M10.244520%10.244520%10.2%4,641,8354.64M9.275401%9.275401%9.3%24,25124.3k8.105960%8.105960%8.1%9188.072997%8.072997%8.1%26127.142857%7.142857%7.1%21236.510220%6.510220%6.5%1724
Count number of people in category
# rank of tract out of 4 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older without a high school diploma (or equivalent).

Bachelor's Degrees by Tract#17

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..
Scope: population of Tract 040100, selected other tracts in Mercer County, and entities that contain Tract 040100
0%10%20%30%Count#IllinoisUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMidwestEast North CentralDavenport, Moline, and Rock Island Metro AreaDavenport040300Tract 040300040100Tract 040100Mercer CountyMercer040400Tract 040400040200Tract 04020032.893660%32.893660%32.9%2,834,8692.83M30.315023%30.315023%30.3%64,767,78764.8M28.952816%28.952816%29.0%13,118,64213.1M28.462853%28.462853%28.5%8,931,6868.93M26.094357%26.094357%26.1%68,22568.2k22.785768%22.785768%22.8%602120.909372%20.909372%20.9%676217.527594%17.527594%17.5%1,98517.216981%17.216981%17.2%51137.896857%7.896857%7.9%1964
Count number of people in category
# rank of tract out of 4 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..

Very Advanced Degrees by Tract#18

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a professional or doctorate degree (e.g., MBA, PhD, or MD).
Scope: population of Tract 040100, selected other tracts in Mercer County, and entities that contain Tract 040100
0%1%2%3%Count#IllinoisUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMidwestEast North CentralDavenport, Moline, and Rock Island Metro AreaDavenport040100Tract 040100040300Tract 040300Mercer CountyMercer040400Tract 040400040200Tract 0402003.366505%3.366505%3.4%290,135290k3.336158%3.336158%3.3%7,127,6737.13M2.893416%2.893416%2.9%1,311,0191.31M2.855432%2.855432%2.9%896,039896k2.156777%2.156777%2.2%5,6391.763068%1.763068%1.8%5711.286904%1.286904%1.3%3420.865342%0.865342%0.9%980.202156%0.202156%0.2%630.040290%0.040290%0.0%14
Count number of people in category
# rank of tract out of 4 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older with a professional or doctorate degree (e.g., MBA, PhD, or MD).

Under-Education Sex Ratio by Tract#19

Percentage more likely men are than women to not have a high school diploma (or equivalent) among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of Tract 040100, selected other tracts in Mercer County, and entities that contain Tract 040100
Female
Male
1x0x1xFM#Tract 040200Tract 040300Tract 040400MercerMidwestDavenportEast North CentralIllinoisUnited StatesTract 040100-1.000000x-1.000000x1.462359x1.462359x1.46x8.999%9.00%13.160%13.2%1-1.000000x-1.000000x1.381266x1.381266x1.38x5.507%5.51%7.607%7.61%2-1.000000x-1.000000x1.155963x1.155963x1.16x6.611%6.61%7.642%7.64%3-1.000000x-1.000000x1.142222x1.142222x1.14x7.576%7.58%8.654%8.65%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.127915x1.127915x1.13x9.647%9.65%10.881%10.9%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.126332x1.126332x1.13x8.740%8.74%9.844%9.84%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.125371x1.125371x1.13x10.108%10.1%11.375%11.4%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.113796x1.113796x1.11x11.095%11.1%12.358%12.4%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.109070x1.109070x1.11x12.369%12.4%13.719%13.7%-1.277917x-1.277917x1.28x1.000000x1.000000x9.036%9.04%7.071%7.07%4
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of tract out of 4 by male-to-female sex ratio

Over-Education Sex Ratio by Tract#20

Percentage more likely men are than women to have a professional or doctorate degree (e.g., MBA, PhD, or MD) among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of Tract 040100, selected other tracts in Mercer County, and entities that contain Tract 040100
Female
Male
0x5x10xFM#Tract 040400Tract 040200Tract 040300MercerEast North CentralMidwestDavenportUnited StatesIllinoisTract 040100-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%0.392%0.39%1-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%0.084%0.08%2-1.000000x-1.000000x4.217795x4.217795x4.22x0.507%0.51%2.139%2.14%3-1.000000x-1.000000x1.859785x1.859785x1.86x0.608%0.61%1.131%1.13%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.597848x1.597848x1.60x2.216%2.22%3.541%3.54%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.589934x1.589934x1.59x2.251%2.25%3.579%3.58%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.539221x1.539221x1.54x1.710%1.71%2.632%2.63%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.526215x1.526215x1.53x2.660%2.66%4.060%4.06%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.497824x1.497824x1.50x2.715%2.72%4.067%4.07%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.078215x1.078215x1.08x1.698%1.70%1.831%1.83%4
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of tract out of 4 by male-to-female sex ratio

Definitions

Educational attainment is reported in terms of the highest level of education obtained by persons aged 25 years and older. On this page, we report on both detailed and coarse categorizations of the levels of education in the population. The detailed levels of educational attainment are as follows:

  • None: no formal education at all
  • Less than High School: some education, but stopped short of high school
  • Some High School: some high school education, but no high school diploma (or equivalent)
  • Some College: high school diploma (or equivalent), and some college, but no post-secondary degree
  • Associate's Degree: highest post-secondary degree is an associate's degree (including occupational or academic degrees)
  • Bachelor's Degree: highest post-secondary degree is a bachelor's degree (e.g., BA, BS, AB)
  • Master's Degree: highest post-secondary degree is a master's degree (e.g., MA, MS, MENG, MSW)
  • Professional Degree: highest post-secondary degree is a professional degree (e.g., MD, DDC, JD)
  • Doctorate Degree: highest post-secondary degree is a doctorate degree (e.g., PhD, EdD)

The coarse levels of educational attainment are as follows:

  • No High School Diploma: does not have a high school diploma or equivalent
  • High School Diploma: has a high school diploma or equivalent and possibly some college, but no post-secondary degrees
  • Higher Degree: has some post-secondary degree (associate's, bachelor's, master's, professional, doctorate)

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State:
Illinois
County:
Mercer
Metro Area:
Davenport Area
Townships:
Duncan, Greene, Mercer, Perryton, Preemption, Richland Grove
Villages:
Matherville, Reynolds, Sherrard
ZIP Codes:
61231, 61262, 61263, 61264, 61276, 61279, 61281
Unified School Districts:
Mercer County 404, Rockridge 300, Sherrard 200
Congressional District:
IL-17
State Senate District:
IL-37
State House District:
IL-74
Block Groups:
Block Group 040100-1, Block Group 040100-2, Block Group 040100-3, Block Group 040100-4, Block Group 040100-5
Neighboring Tracts:
Tract 024101, Tract 024103, Tract 030201, Tract 031200, Tract 040200, Tract 040300, Tract 040400