Educational Attainment in Tract 820802, Hampshire County, Massachusetts (Tract)

Educational Attainment#1

Highest level of education among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of Hampshire County and Tract 820802
Tract 820802
Hampshire County
0%20%40%60%CountHigher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma278.571429%54.130212%78.571429%78.6%1121.428571%40.128444%21.428571%21.4%30.000000%0.000000%0.0%5.741345%0
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 Hampshire County at large.
Scope: population of Hampshire County and Tract 820802
-100%0%+100%%ref.Higher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma245.152635%45.152635%+45.2%78.571%78.6%54.130%54.1%-46.600043%-46.600043%-46.6%21.429%21.4%40.128%40.1%-100.000000%-100.000000%-100.0%0.000%0%5.741%5.74%
% percentage with given level in Tract 820802
ref. percentage with given level in Hampshire 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 Hampshire County and Tract 820802
Tract 820802
Hampshire County
0%20%40%60%CountDoctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None0.000000%0.000000%0.0%4.890813%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%2.957047%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%15.031146%078.571429%21.843531%78.571429%78.6%110.000000%0.000000%0.0%9.407676%021.428571%15.822740%21.428571%21.4%30.000000%0.000000%0.0%24.305704%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%3.845177%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%1.315937%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%0.580231%0
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 Hampshire County at large.
Scope: population of Hampshire County and Tract 820802
-200%0%+200%%ref.Doctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None-100.000000%-100.000000%-100.0%0.000%0%4.891%4.89%-100.000000%-100.000000%-100.0%0.000%0%2.957%2.96%-100.000000%-100.000000%-100.0%0.000%0%15.031%15.0%259.701140%259.701140%+259.7%78.571%78.6%21.844%21.8%-100.000000%-100.000000%-100.0%0.000%0%9.408%9.41%35.428957%35.428957%+35.4%21.429%21.4%15.823%15.8%-100.000000%-100.000000%-100.0%0.000%0%24.306%24.3%-100.000000%-100.000000%-100.0%0.000%0%3.845%3.85%-100.000000%-100.000000%-100.0%0.000%0%1.316%1.32%-100.000000%-100.000000%-100.0%0.000%0%0.580%0.58%
% percentage with given level in Tract 820802
ref. percentage with given level in Hampshire 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 Hampshire County and Tract 820802
More Females More Males
Hampshire County
Tract 820802
1,000%500%0%FMHigher Degree1H.S. Diploma2-14.144007%300.000000%300.000000%300%25.000%25.0%100.000%100%-1,000.000000%-1,000.000000%> 1000%17.777615%75.000%75.0%0.000%0%
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 Hampshire County and Tract 820802
More Females More Males
Hampshire County
Tract 820802
1,000%500%0%FMBachelor's1Some College-12.443118%300.000000%300.000000%300%25.000%25.0%100.000%100%-1,000.000000%-1,000.000000%> 1000%13.263725%75.000%75.0%0.000%0%
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 Hampshire County and Tract 820802
Tract 820802
Hampshire County
0%20%40%60%80%100%B.X.Total45-6425-34100.000000%21.353559%100.000000%100.0%101025.000000%31.388889%25.000000%25.0%14
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 Hampshire County at large.
Scope: population of Hampshire County and Tract 820802
0%100%200%300%%ref.45-6425-34368.306011%368.306011%368.3%100.000%100%21.354%21.4%-20.353982%-20.353982%20.4%25.000%25.0%31.389%31.4%
% percentage in Tract 820802 with a Bachelor's degree
ref percentage in Hampshire County with a Bachelor's degree

Employment by Educational Attainment#9

Percentage of population that is employed by highest level of educational attainment among the population aged 25 to 64 years old.
Scope: population of Hampshire County and Tract 820802
Tract 820802
Hampshire County
0%20%40%60%80%100%CountBachelor's Degree1Some College2H.S. Diploma3No H.S. Diploma390.909091%86.088092%90.909091%90.9%10100.000000%76.435000%100.000000%100.0%30.000000%0.000000%0.0%68.735377%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%51.293375%0
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#10

Percent of racial or ethnic group lacking a high school diploma (or equivalent).
Scope: population of Hampshire County and Tract 820802
Female Male
Hampshire County
Tract 820802
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
4%3%2%1%0%1%2%3%4%5%MFWhite1-0.000000%-4.431944%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%0.000000%4.431944%0.970966%0.000000%0.0%00
M number of males in category
F number of females in category
1non-Hispanic 2excluding black and Asian Hispanics

College Graduates By Race#11

Percent of racial or ethnic group with a bachelor's degree or higher.
Scope: population of Hampshire County and Tract 820802
Female Male
Hampshire County
Tract 820802
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
0%50%100%MFWhite1-25.000000%-42.181085%-5.144833%-25.000000%25.0%25.000000%75.000000%42.181085%100.000000%100.0%101
M number of males in category
F number of females in category
1non-Hispanic 2excluding black and Asian Hispanics

Educational Attainment by Tract in Hampshire County

There are 36 tracts in Hampshire County. This section compares Tract 820802 to all of the tracts in Hampshire County and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Tract 820802.

No H.S. Diploma by Tract#12

Percent of population 25 years of age and older without a high school diploma (or equivalent).
Scope: population of Tract 820802, selected other tracts in Hampshire County, and entities that contain Tract 820802
0%5%10%15%Count#820400Tract 820400United States of AmericaUnited StatesSpringfield Metro AreaSpringfieldNortheast820102Tract 820102Massachusetts820203Tract 820203New England821100Tract 821100822605Tract 822605821903Tract 821903822000Tract 822000820700Tract 820700820101Tract 820101822401Tract 822401821200Tract 821200821000Tract 821000821602Tract 821602820900Tract 820900822601Tract 822601821601Tract 821601Hampshire CountyHampshireSouth AmherstTown of AmherstAmherstAmherst School DistrictAmherst821400Tract 821400821700Tract 821700ZIP Code 01002ZIP 01002Amherst-Pelham School DistrictAmherst-Pelham820801Tract 820801South Amherst NeighborhoodSouth Amherst820300Tract 820300822402Tract 822402822300Tract 822300822200Tract 822200822700Tract 822700820500Tract 820500822606Tract 822606820202Tract 820202820204Tract 820204822603Tract 822603821300Tract 821300822500Tract 822500821904Tract 821904821500Tract 821500821901Tract 821901820600Tract 820600820802Tract 82080218.269231%18.269231%18.3%38113.020590%13.020590%13.0%27,818,38027.8M12.495399%12.495399%12.5%51,26151.3k11.614335%11.614335%11.6%4,487,0854.49M11.613745%11.613745%11.6%26729.943770%9.943770%9.9%462,385462k9.795783%9.795783%9.8%59039.657137%9.657137%9.7%981,894982k9.287091%9.287091%9.3%48248.690869%8.690869%8.7%7958.690523%8.690523%8.7%22168.556150%8.556150%8.6%1678.132195%8.132195%8.1%21987.612681%7.612681%7.6%35396.857539%6.857539%6.9%297106.790123%6.790123%6.8%11116.642179%6.642179%6.6%217126.502890%6.502890%6.5%180136.221937%6.221937%6.2%291145.849966%5.849966%5.8%85155.765485%5.765485%5.8%148165.741345%5.741345%5.7%5,6505.680794%5.680794%5.7%1265.500694%5.500694%5.5%6745.500694%5.500694%5.5%6745.328467%5.328467%5.3%219175.313302%5.313302%5.3%145185.104879%5.104879%5.1%6794.875000%4.875000%4.9%7804.771972%4.771972%4.8%158194.743965%4.743965%4.7%1101114.542567%4.542567%4.5%143204.492430%4.492430%4.5%181214.306102%4.306102%4.3%175224.284024%4.284024%4.3%181234.276579%4.276579%4.3%107244.116395%4.116395%4.1%116253.736264%3.736264%3.7%102263.586066%3.586066%3.6%35273.558809%3.558809%3.6%141283.495441%3.495441%3.5%46293.494282%3.494282%3.5%110303.466667%3.466667%3.5%156312.655827%2.655827%2.7%49322.248876%2.248876%2.2%60331.368106%1.368106%1.4%32340.000000%0.000000%0.0%0350.000000%0.000000%0.0%036
Count number of people in category
# rank of tract out of 36 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older without a high school diploma (or equivalent).

Bachelor's Degrees by Tract#13

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..
Scope: population of Tract 820802, selected other tracts in Hampshire County, and entities that contain Tract 820802
0%20%40%60%80%Count#820600Tract 820600820802Tract 820802821901Tract 821901821200Tract 821200820300Tract 820300820500Tract 820500South AmherstZIP Code 01002ZIP 01002Town of AmherstAmherstAmherst School DistrictAmherst820700Tract 820700Amherst-Pelham School DistrictAmherst-Pelham822000Tract 822000South Amherst NeighborhoodSouth Amherst820801Tract 820801821904Tract 821904820202Tract 820202821602Tract 821602821300Tract 821300822200Tract 822200821601Tract 821601821700Tract 821700821903Tract 821903820204Tract 820204821400Tract 821400822606Tract 822606Hampshire CountyHampshireMassachusetts822605Tract 822605822402Tract 822402New England821000Tract 821000820203Tract 820203821500Tract 821500822700Tract 822700822500Tract 822500822300Tract 822300822603Tract 822603820900Tract 820900Northeast820400Tract 820400Springfield Metro AreaSpringfieldUnited States of AmericaUnited States821100Tract 821100822401Tract 822401820101Tract 820101820102Tract 820102822601Tract 82260185.245902%85.245902%85.2%52178.571429%78.571429%78.6%11277.126977%77.126977%77.1%1,804371.604938%71.604938%71.6%116468.106734%68.106734%68.1%2,144567.814053%67.814053%67.8%1,911666.997295%66.997295%67.0%1,48665.777009%65.777009%65.8%8,74965.534971%65.534971%65.5%8,03065.534971%65.534971%65.5%8,03065.428890%65.428890%65.4%1,762765.375000%65.375000%65.4%10,46010.5k63.101604%63.101604%63.1%118862.973392%62.973392%63.0%1,4711,47262.881305%62.881305%62.9%2,082962.601626%62.601626%62.6%1,1551058.504098%58.504098%58.5%5711157.911850%57.911850%57.9%1,6031257.210928%57.210928%57.2%1,8011354.295858%54.295858%54.3%2,2941453.019088%53.019088%53.0%1,3611552.949798%52.949798%52.9%1,4451650.058985%50.058985%50.1%1,2731750.025240%50.025240%50.0%1,9821849.756691%49.756691%49.8%2,0451946.117216%46.117216%46.1%1,2592044.722536%44.722536%44.7%44,01144.0k41.221661%41.221661%41.2%1,916,8061.92M40.704070%40.704070%40.7%3702138.620005%38.620005%38.6%1,5562237.962191%37.962191%38.0%3,859,8243.86M37.955311%37.955311%38.0%1,2402337.738668%37.738668%37.7%2,2732437.443778%37.443778%37.4%9992537.410072%37.410072%37.4%9362637.111111%37.111111%37.1%1,6702735.900591%35.900591%35.9%1,4592835.410334%35.410334%35.4%4662935.043832%35.043832%35.0%1,6393034.780899%34.780899%34.8%13,437,26113.4M32.692308%32.692308%32.7%683130.669439%30.669439%30.7%125,818126k30.315023%30.315023%30.3%64,767,78764.8M29.537572%29.537572%29.5%1,5333227.891942%27.891942%27.9%1,2083323.830063%23.830063%23.8%1,1053418.921270%18.921270%18.9%4353518.238128%18.238128%18.2%26536
Count number of people in category
# rank of tract out of 36 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..

Very Advanced Degrees by Tract#14

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 820802, selected other tracts in Hampshire County, and entities that contain Tract 820802
0%10%20%30%Count#821200Tract 821200820700Tract 820700820500Tract 820500821901Tract 821901ZIP Code 01002ZIP 01002Town of AmherstAmherstAmherst School DistrictAmherstAmherst-Pelham School DistrictAmherst-Pelham820300Tract 820300821601Tract 821601820202Tract 820202820801Tract 820801South Amherst NeighborhoodSouth Amherst821904Tract 821904822200Tract 822200820600Tract 820600South Amherst821903Tract 821903821602Tract 821602821700Tract 821700822000Tract 822000821300Tract 821300Hampshire CountyHampshire821400Tract 821400820203Tract 820203820204Tract 820204822606Tract 822606Massachusetts821000Tract 821000821500Tract 821500New England822700Tract 822700822605Tract 822605Northeast820900Tract 820900Springfield Metro AreaSpringfield822603Tract 822603United States of AmericaUnited States822500Tract 822500822402Tract 822402821100Tract 821100822300Tract 822300822601Tract 822601822401Tract 822401820400Tract 820400820101Tract 820101820102Tract 820102820802Tract 82080236.419753%36.419753%36.4%59126.513182%26.513182%26.5%714221.717530%21.717530%21.7%612321.547670%21.547670%21.5%504419.787986%19.787986%19.8%2,63219.578879%19.578879%19.6%2,39919.578879%19.578879%19.6%2,39918.843750%18.843750%18.8%3,01518.297332%18.297332%18.3%576518.036619%18.036619%18.0%463617.110656%17.110656%17.1%167714.738750%14.738750%14.7%488814.652246%14.652246%14.7%34212.682927%12.682927%12.7%234911.739645%11.739645%11.7%4961011.475410%11.475410%11.5%71110.820559%10.820559%10.8%24010.420763%10.420763%10.4%2651210.007225%10.007225%10.0%277139.967021%9.967021%10.0%272149.625668%9.625668%9.6%18158.735705%8.735705%8.7%275167.847859%7.847859%7.8%7,7236.836983%6.836983%6.8%281176.242736%6.242736%6.2%376186.032307%6.032307%6.0%239195.677656%5.677656%5.7%155205.434262%5.434262%5.4%252,693253k5.050505%5.050505%5.1%165214.985007%4.985007%5.0%133224.645397%4.645397%4.6%472,323472k4.196643%4.196643%4.2%105234.180418%4.180418%4.2%38244.085016%4.085016%4.1%1,578,2061.58M3.976908%3.976908%4.0%186253.763416%3.763416%3.8%15,43915.4k3.647416%3.647416%3.6%48263.336158%3.336158%3.3%7,127,6737.13M3.066667%3.066667%3.1%138272.407545%2.407545%2.4%97282.254335%2.254335%2.3%117292.189961%2.189961%2.2%89301.720578%1.720578%1.7%25311.246825%1.246825%1.2%54320.961538%0.961538%1.0%2330.711667%0.711667%0.7%33340.652458%0.652458%0.7%15350.000000%0.000000%0.0%036
Count number of people in category
# rank of tract out of 36 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older with a professional or doctorate degree (e.g., MBA, PhD, or MD).

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:
Massachusetts
County:
Hampshire
Metro Area:
Springfield Area
Town:
Amherst
Unincorporated Place:
South Amherst
ZIP Code:
01002
Elementary School District:
Amherst
Secondary School District:
Amherst-Pelham
Congressional District:
MA-2
Upper State Legislative District:
MA-Hampshire, Franklin and Worcester
Lower State Legislative District:
MA-3rd Hampshire
Block Group:
Block Group 820802-1
Neighboring Tracts:
Tract 820801