Educational Attainment in Tract 970300, Knox County, Maine (Tract)

Educational Attainment#1

Highest level of education among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of Knox County and Tract 970300
Tract 970300
Knox County
0%10%20%30%40%50%CountHigher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma233.827062%38.585716%33.827062%33.8%1,69058.646918%54.490536%58.646918%58.6%2,9307.526021%6.923748%7.526021%7.5%376
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 Knox County at large.
Scope: population of Knox County and Tract 970300
-10%0%+10%%ref.Higher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2-12.332684%-12.332684%-12.3%33.827%33.8%38.586%38.6%7.627713%7.627713%+7.6%58.647%58.6%54.491%54.5%8.698651%8.698651%+8.7%7.526%7.53%6.924%6.92%
% percentage with given level in Tract 970300
ref. percentage with given level in Knox 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 Knox County and Tract 970300
Tract 970300
Knox County
0%10%20%30%CountDoctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None1.080865%1.235065%1.080865%1.1%541.361089%1.761981%1.361089%1.4%686.945556%7.561418%6.945556%6.9%34717.093675%19.667069%17.093675%17.1%8547.345877%8.360183%7.345877%7.3%36718.855084%19.566385%18.855084%18.9%94239.791833%34.924151%39.791833%39.8%1,9885.484388%5.155054%5.484388%5.5%2741.561249%1.365955%1.561249%1.6%780.480384%0.402739%0.480384%0.5%24
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 Knox County at large.
Scope: population of Knox County and Tract 970300
-20%0%+20%%ref.Doctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None-12.485206%-12.485206%-12.5%1.081%1.08%1.235%1.24%-22.752373%-22.752373%-22.8%1.361%1.36%1.762%1.76%-8.144785%-8.144785%-8.1%6.946%6.95%7.561%7.56%-13.084789%-13.084789%-13.1%17.094%17.1%19.667%19.7%-12.132580%-12.132580%-12.1%7.346%7.35%8.360%8.36%-3.635320%-3.635320%-3.6%18.855%18.9%19.566%19.6%13.937869%13.937869%+13.9%39.792%39.8%34.924%34.9%6.388548%6.388548%+6.4%5.484%5.48%5.155%5.16%14.297236%14.297236%+14.3%1.561%1.56%1.366%1.37%19.279424%19.279424%+19.3%0.480%0.48%0.403%0.40%
% percentage with given level in Tract 970300
ref. percentage with given level in Knox 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 Knox County and Tract 970300
More Females More Males
Knox County
Tract 970300
0%50%100%FMHigher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2-44.726514%-22.988223%-44.726514%45%40.139%40.1%27.734%27.7%11.444786%9.942738%11.444786%11%55.420%55.4%61.762%61.8%136.474206%49.469364%136.474206%136%4.442%4.44%10.504%10.5%
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 Knox County and Tract 970300
More Females More Males
Knox County
Tract 970300
100%0%100%FMDoctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None40.419140%69.046350%40.419140%40%0.896%0.90%1.259%1.26%15.222964%24.210060%15.222964%15%1.263%1.26%1.456%1.46%-53.159273%-22.076593%-53.159273%53%8.435%8.44%5.507%5.51%-52.085777%-21.532051%-52.085777%52%20.701%20.7%13.611%13.6%-49.854387%-56.144151%-49.854387%50%8.843%8.84%5.901%5.90%-19.704625%-7.056176%-19.704625%20%20.579%20.6%17.191%17.2%27.927174%20.461186%27.927174%28%34.841%34.8%44.571%44.6%170.843168%45.942971%170.843168%171%2.934%2.93%7.946%7.95%162.032146%109.328759%162.032146%162%0.856%0.86%2.242%2.24%-107.171964%-46.230950%-107.171964%107%0.652%0.65%0.315%0.31%
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 Knox County and Tract 970300
Tract 970300
Knox County
0%5%10%15%20%B.X.Total65+45-6435-4425-3416.202091%22.623920%16.202091%16.2%1861,14816.244091%18.175159%16.244091%16.2%3782,32721.498771%20.578638%21.498771%21.5%17581416.265912%16.784066%16.265912%16.3%115707
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 Knox County at large.
Scope: population of Knox County and Tract 970300
25%20%15%10%5%0%%ref.65+45-6435-4425-34-28.385131%-28.385131%28.4%16.202%16.2%22.624%22.6%-10.624763%-10.624763%10.6%16.244%16.2%18.175%18.2%4.471303%4.471303%4.5%21.499%21.5%20.579%20.6%-3.087177%-3.087177%3.1%16.266%16.3%16.784%16.8%
% percentage in Tract 970300 with a Bachelor's degree
ref percentage in Knox 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 Knox County and Tract 970300
More Females More Males
Knox County
Tract 970300
80%60%40%20%0%20%FM65+45-6435-4425-34-85.234899%-85.234899%85.2%26.222901%20.805%20.8%11.232%11.2%-81.463490%-38.449147%-81.463490%81.5%20.865%20.9%11.498%11.5%-8.670213%-70.960068%-8.670213%8.7%22.500%22.5%20.705%20.7%-19.533023%-63.333933%-19.533023%19.5%17.868%17.9%14.948%14.9%
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 Knox County and Tract 970300
Tract 970300
Knox County
$0k$20k$40kCount%Graduate Degree1Bachelor's DegreeSome CollegeH.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2Total$49,922.000000$45,272.000000$49,922.000000$49.9k4699.388%9.39%$37,258.000000$35,010.000000$37,258.000000$37.3k85417.094%17.1%$30,321.000000$30,204.000000$30,321.000000$30.3k1,30926.201%26.2%$26,201.000000$26,140.000000$26,201.000000$26.2k1,98839.792%39.8%$23,750.000000$19,837.000000$23,750.000000$23.8k3767.526%7.53%$30,738.000000$30,419.000000$30,738.000000$30.7k4,996100.000%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 Knox County and Tract 970300
Female Male
Knox County
Tract 970300
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
$0k$50kFMGraduate Degree1Bachelor's DegreeSome CollegeH.S. Diploma2Total$-48,750.000000$-38,482.000000$-48,750.000000$48.8k$48,750.000000$2,500.000000$38,482.000000$13,100.000000$51,250.000000$51.3k260209$-37,011.000000$-31,006.000000$-37,011.000000$37.0k$37,011.000000$1,739.000000$31,006.000000$6,360.000000$38,750.000000$38.8k508346$-28,618.000000$-25,497.000000$-28,618.000000$28.6k$28,618.000000$5,757.000000$25,497.000000$11,469.000000$34,375.000000$34.4k722587$-20,872.000000$-20,968.000000$-20,872.000000$20.9k$20,872.000000$6,598.000000$20,968.000000$10,711.000000$27,470.000000$27.5k8551,133$-28,714.000000$-25,659.000000$-28,714.000000$28.7k$28,714.000000$3,605.000000$25,659.000000$10,491.000000$32,319.000000$32.3k2,4542,542
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 Knox County and Tract 970300
Tract 970300
Knox County
0%20%40%60%80%100%CountBachelor's Degree1Some College2H.S. Diploma3No H.S. Diploma30.000000%0.000000%0.0%12.121212%0100.000000%87.878788%100.000000%100.0%40.000000%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 Knox County and Tract 970300
Tract 970300
Knox County
0%20%40%60%80%CountBachelor's Degree1Some College2H.S. Diploma3No H.S. Diploma383.150548%83.796457%83.150548%83.2%83479.326923%71.881770%79.326923%79.3%82569.335055%67.987022%69.335055%69.3%1,07451.171875%42.950108%51.171875%51.2%131
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 Knox County and Tract 970300
Female Male
Knox County
Tract 970300
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
20%10%0%10%MFWhite1BlackAsianHispanic2Other1-3.378956%-5.318145%-3.378956%3.4%3.378956%7.309594%5.318145%2.889416%10.688551%10.7%26779-0.000000%-0.000000%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%13.013699%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%-10.344828%-5.408597%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%0.000000%10.344828%0.000000%0.0%00-0.000000%-28.037383%-13.975155%-7.659460%-28.037383%28.0%0.000000%13.975155%0.000000%0.0%030
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 Knox County and Tract 970300
Female Male
Knox County
Tract 970300
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
100%50%0%50%100%MFWhite1BlackAsianHispanic2Other1-21.657326%-9.266541%-27.734656%-4.174215%-30.923867%30.9%21.657326%27.734656%21.657326%21.7%541723-0.000000%-100.000000%-45.652174%-100.000000%100.0%0.000000%45.652174%7.772484%0.000000%0.0%03-100.000000%-95.419847%-100.000000%100.0%100.000000%0.000000%95.419847%4.580153%100.000000%100.0%66-0.000000%-62.500000%-26.027397%-62.500000%62.5%0.000000%26.027397%18.800189%0.000000%0.0%05-29.629630%-4.015230%-17.080745%-4.553870%-33.644860%33.6%29.629630%17.080745%29.629630%29.6%836
M number of males in category
F number of females in category
1non-Hispanic 2excluding black and Asian Hispanics

Educational Attainment by Tract in Knox County

There are 11 tracts in Knox County. This section compares Tract 970300 to all of the tracts in Knox County and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Tract 970300.

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 970300, selected other tracts in Knox County, and entities that contain Tract 970300
0%5%10%Count#United States of AmericaUnited States970600Tract 970600Northeast971100Tract 971100New England971000Tract 971000970400Tract 970400Maine970300Tract 970300Knox CountyKnox970800Tract 970800970900Tract 970900970200Tract 970200970700Tract 970700970500Tract 97050013.020590%13.020590%13.0%27,818,38027.8M12.232720%12.232720%12.2%246111.614335%11.614335%11.6%4,487,0854.49M10.000000%10.000000%10.0%13229.657137%9.657137%9.7%981,894982k9.526402%9.526402%9.5%17538.829787%8.829787%8.8%49848.077290%8.077290%8.1%77,30577.3k7.526021%7.526021%7.5%37656.923748%6.923748%6.9%2,0636.727038%6.727038%6.7%15666.065401%6.065401%6.1%11574.429083%4.429083%4.4%17383.656463%3.656463%3.7%12992.688860%2.688860%2.7%6310
Count number of people in category
# rank of tract out of 10 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 970300, selected other tracts in Knox County, and entities that contain Tract 970300
0%10%20%30%40%Count#970500Tract 970500970200Tract 970200970900Tract 970900New England970700Tract 970700NortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesKnox CountyKnox971100Tract 971100Maine970800Tract 970800970300Tract 970300971000Tract 971000970600Tract 970600970400Tract 97040044.131455%44.131455%44.1%1,034143.778802%43.778802%43.8%1,710238.343882%38.343882%38.3%727337.962191%37.962191%38.0%3,859,8243.86M35.714286%35.714286%35.7%1,260434.780899%34.780899%34.8%13,437,26113.4M30.315023%30.315023%30.3%64,767,78764.8M30.225534%30.225534%30.2%9,00629.924242%29.924242%29.9%395529.315638%29.315638%29.3%280,570281k27.770591%27.770591%27.8%644626.481185%26.481185%26.5%1,323724.060969%24.060969%24.1%442822.128294%22.128294%22.1%445918.191489%18.191489%18.2%1,02610
Count number of people in category
# rank of tract out of 10 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 970300, selected other tracts in Knox County, and entities that contain Tract 970300
0%1%2%3%4%5%6%Count#970500Tract 970500970900Tract 970900New England970200Tract 970200Northeast970800Tract 970800970700Tract 970700United States of AmericaUnited StatesMaineKnox CountyKnox970300Tract 970300971000Tract 971000971100Tract 971100970400Tract 970400970600Tract 9706006.402049%6.402049%6.4%15014.852321%4.852321%4.9%9224.645397%4.645397%4.6%472,323472k4.249872%4.249872%4.2%16634.085016%4.085016%4.1%1,578,2061.58M3.880983%3.880983%3.9%9043.543084%3.543084%3.5%12553.336158%3.336158%3.3%7,127,6737.13M3.022258%3.022258%3.0%28,92528.9k2.997047%2.997047%3.0%8932.441954%2.441954%2.4%12262.068590%2.068590%2.1%3871.818182%1.818182%1.8%2481.241135%1.241135%1.2%7090.795624%0.795624%0.8%1610
Count number of people in category
# rank of tract out of 10 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 970300, selected other tracts in Knox County, and entities that contain Tract 970300
Female
Male
0x5x10xFM#Tract 970500Tract 971100Tract 971000Tract 970300Tract 970900KnoxMaineTract 970400New EnglandUnited StatesNortheastTract 970800Tract 970700Tract 970600Tract 970200-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%5.839%5.84%1-1.000000x-1.000000x3.441463x3.441463x3.44x4.518%4.52%15.549%15.5%2-1.000000x-1.000000x3.032028x3.032028x3.03x4.930%4.93%14.947%14.9%3-1.000000x-1.000000x2.364742x2.364742x2.36x4.442%4.44%10.504%10.5%4-1.000000x-1.000000x1.608197x1.608197x1.61x4.689%4.69%7.541%7.54%5-1.000000x-1.000000x1.494694x1.494694x1.49x5.584%5.58%8.347%8.35%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.339157x1.339157x1.34x6.946%6.95%9.302%9.30%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.300530x1.300530x1.30x7.556%7.56%9.826%9.83%6-1.000000x-1.000000x1.129206x1.129206x1.13x9.096%9.10%10.271%10.3%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.109070x1.109070x1.11x12.369%12.4%13.719%13.7%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.074442x1.074442x1.07x11.216%11.2%12.051%12.1%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.055851x1.055851x1.06x6.549%6.55%6.915%6.91%7-1.171352x-1.171352x1.17x1.000000x1.000000x3.899%3.90%3.329%3.33%8-1.500745x-1.500745x1.50x1.000000x1.000000x14.573%14.6%9.711%9.71%9-2.021373x-2.021373x2.02x1.000000x1.000000x5.632%5.63%2.786%2.79%10
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of tract out of 10 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 970300, selected other tracts in Knox County, and entities that contain Tract 970300
Female
Male
1x0x1x2x3xFM#Tract 971100Tract 970700Tract 971000Tract 970600Tract 970500MaineUnited StatesNortheastTract 970900New EnglandKnoxTract 970300Tract 970400Tract 970800Tract 970200-1.000000x-1.000000x3.846341x3.846341x3.85x0.753%0.75%2.896%2.90%1-1.000000x-1.000000x3.088198x3.088198x3.09x1.876%1.88%5.792%5.79%2-1.000000x-1.000000x2.894209x2.894209x2.89x1.107%1.11%3.203%3.20%3-1.000000x-1.000000x1.795799x1.795799x1.80x0.575%0.58%1.033%1.03%4-1.000000x-1.000000x1.709172x1.709172x1.71x4.826%4.83%8.248%8.25%5-1.000000x-1.000000x1.651252x1.651252x1.65x2.302%2.30%3.801%3.80%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.526215x1.526215x1.53x2.660%2.66%4.060%4.06%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.486326x1.486326x1.49x3.316%3.32%4.929%4.93%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.456999x1.456999x1.46x3.976%3.98%5.792%5.79%6-1.000000x-1.000000x1.447839x1.447839x1.45x3.827%3.83%5.541%5.54%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.407901x1.407901x1.41x2.502%2.50%3.523%3.52%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.256818x1.256818x1.26x2.160%2.16%2.714%2.71%7-1.000000x-1.000000x1.172986x1.172986x1.17x1.131%1.13%1.327%1.33%8-1.000000x-1.000000x1.154070x1.154070x1.15x3.610%3.61%4.167%4.17%9-1.109319x-1.109319x1.11x1.000000x1.000000x4.435%4.43%3.998%4.00%10
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of tract out of 10 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:
Maine
County:
Knox
Towns:
Appleton, Hope, Union, Washington
ZIP Codes:
04574, 04847, 04862
Unified School District:
40
Elementary School Districts:
Appleton, Hope
Secondary School District:
Five Town Community
Congressional District:
ME-1
State Senate Districts:
ME-12, ME-13
State House Districts:
ME-91, ME-95
Block Groups:
Block Group 970300-1, Block Group 970300-2, Block Group 970300-3, Block Group 970300-4, Block Group 970300-5
Neighboring Tracts:
Tract 044000, Tract 045000, Tract 046001, Tract 970200, Tract 970400, Tract 970500, Tract 975100, Tract 975200