Educational Attainment in Tract 960400, Polk County, Missouri (Tract)

Educational Attainment#1

Highest level of education among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of Polk County and Tract 960400
Tract 960400
Polk County
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%CountHigher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma226.405513%26.527510%26.405513%26.4%1,45662.459195%60.016212%62.459195%62.5%3,44411.135292%13.456277%11.135292%11.1%614
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 Polk County at large.
Scope: population of Polk County and Tract 960400
-10%0%+10%%ref.Higher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2-0.459889%-0.459889%-0.5%26.406%26.4%26.528%26.5%4.070537%4.070537%+4.1%62.459%62.5%60.016%60.0%-17.248346%-17.248346%-17.2%11.135%11.1%13.456%13.5%
% percentage with given level in Tract 960400
ref. percentage with given level in Polk 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 Polk County and Tract 960400
Tract 960400
Polk County
0%10%20%30%CountDoctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None0.507798%0.790354%0.507798%0.5%280.598477%0.835951%0.598477%0.6%335.948495%6.246834%5.948495%5.9%32810.264781%11.738778%10.264781%10.3%5669.085963%6.915594%9.085963%9.1%50123.667029%22.737866%23.667029%23.7%1,30538.792165%37.278346%38.792165%38.8%2,1398.505622%10.153004%8.505622%8.5%4692.194414%3.014490%2.194414%2.2%1210.435256%0.288783%0.435256%0.4%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 Polk County at large.
Scope: population of Polk County and Tract 960400
-50%0%+50%%ref.Doctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None-35.750491%-35.750491%-35.8%0.508%0.51%0.790%0.79%-28.407690%-28.407690%-28.4%0.598%0.60%0.836%0.84%-4.775840%-4.775840%-4.8%5.948%5.95%6.247%6.25%-12.556651%-12.556651%-12.6%10.265%10.3%11.739%11.7%31.383691%31.383691%+31.4%9.086%9.09%6.916%6.92%4.086414%4.086414%+4.1%23.667%23.7%22.738%22.7%4.060854%4.060854%+4.1%38.792%38.8%37.278%37.3%-16.225565%-16.225565%-16.2%8.506%8.51%10.153%10.2%-27.204457%-27.204457%-27.2%2.194%2.19%3.014%3.01%50.720654%50.720654%+50.7%0.435%0.44%0.289%0.29%
% percentage with given level in Tract 960400
ref. percentage with given level in Polk 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 Polk County and Tract 960400
More Females More Males
Polk County
Tract 960400
20%0%FMHigher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2-37.876819%5.369316%5.369316%5%25.737%25.7%27.119%27.1%-0.251720%-0.251720%0%10.884424%62.535%62.5%62.378%62.4%-11.662821%-11.662821%12%17.649202%11.728%11.7%10.503%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 Polk County and Tract 960400
More Females More Males
Polk County
Tract 960400
200%0%200%400%FMDoctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None220.480120%7.965441%220.480120%220%0.246%0.25%0.788%0.79%113.653413%115.930882%113.653413%114%0.386%0.39%0.825%0.83%-33.826987%-117.712581%-33.826987%34%6.777%6.78%5.064%5.06%-21.769087%46.160389%46.160389%46%8.392%8.39%12.266%12.3%-21.520655%-38.510027%-21.520655%22%9.937%9.94%8.177%8.18%-36.015381%-7.999667%-36.015381%36%27.142%27.1%19.955%20.0%19.862108%23.776016%19.862108%20%35.393%35.4%42.423%42.4%-57.264045%-57.264045%57%3.947139%10.323%10.3%6.564%6.56%408.698603%78.817762%408.698603%409%0.737%0.74%3.751%3.75%-255.716292%-255.716292%256%28.728026%0.667%0.67%0.188%0.19%
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 Polk County and Tract 960400
Tract 960400
Polk County
0%5%10%15%B.X.Total65+45-6435-4425-3411.484218%9.297948%11.484218%11.5%1711,4896.802078%10.752688%6.802078%6.8%1442,11713.457077%17.666368%13.457077%13.5%11686212.906310%11.952310%12.906310%12.9%1351,046
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 Polk County at large.
Scope: population of Polk County and Tract 960400
30%20%10%0%10%20%%ref.65+45-6435-4425-3423.513458%23.513458%23.5%11.484%11.5%9.298%9.30%-36.740671%-36.740671%36.7%6.802%6.80%10.753%10.8%-23.826582%-23.826582%23.8%13.457%13.5%17.666%17.7%7.981719%7.981719%8.0%12.906%12.9%11.952%12.0%
% percentage in Tract 960400 with a Bachelor's degree
ref percentage in Polk 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 Polk County and Tract 960400
More Females More Males
Polk County
Tract 960400
100%0%100%200%FM65+45-6435-4425-34256.624508%55.031889%256.624508%256.6%5.250%5.25%18.723%18.7%-49.906028%-24.344898%-49.906028%49.9%8.028%8.03%5.355%5.36%-51.152591%-136.299827%-51.152591%51.2%16.009%16.0%10.591%10.6%-8.789295%139.260417%139.260417%139.3%7.175%7.17%17.167%17.2%
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 Polk County and Tract 960400
Tract 960400
Polk County
$0k$10k$20k$30k$40kCount%Graduate Degree1Bachelor's DegreeSome CollegeH.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2Total$42,951.000000$43,592.000000$42,951.000000$43.0k3897.055%7.05%$44,732.000000$37,292.000000$44,732.000000$44.7k56610.265%10.3%$29,883.000000$26,827.000000$29,883.000000$29.9k1,80632.753%32.8%$26,964.000000$27,121.000000$26,964.000000$27.0k2,13938.792%38.8%$22,778.000000$19,623.000000$22,778.000000$22.8k61411.135%11.1%$31,271.000000$29,171.000000$31,271.000000$31.3k5,514100.000%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 Polk County and Tract 960400
Female Male
Polk County
Tract 960400
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
$0k$50kFMGraduate Degree1Bachelor's DegreeSome CollegeH.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2Total$-38,894.000000$-5,406.000000$-42,768.000000$-44,300.000000$44.3k$38,894.000000$42,768.000000$5,107.000000$38,894.000000$38.9k211178$-41,406.000000$-32,132.000000$-41,406.000000$41.4k$41,406.000000$19,657.000000$32,132.000000$22,035.000000$61,063.000000$61.1k239327$-27,313.000000$-25,187.000000$-27,313.000000$27.3k$27,313.000000$3,987.000000$25,187.000000$5,867.000000$31,300.000000$31.3k1,056750$-20,278.000000$-21,126.000000$-20,278.000000$20.3k$20,278.000000$16,952.000000$21,126.000000$13,621.000000$37,230.000000$37.2k1,0081,131$-17,219.000000$-16,625.000000$-17,219.000000$17.2k$17,219.000000$11,531.000000$16,625.000000$5,521.000000$28,750.000000$28.8k334280$-24,235.000000$-25,330.000000$-24,235.000000$24.2k$24,235.000000$12,694.000000$25,330.000000$7,059.000000$36,929.000000$36.9k2,8482,666
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

Employment by Educational Attainment#12

Percentage of population that is employed by highest level of educational attainment among the population aged 25 to 64 years old.
Scope: population of Polk County and Tract 960400
Tract 960400
Polk County
0%20%40%60%80%CountBachelor's Degree1Some College2H.S. Diploma3No H.S. Diploma391.496063%79.480346%91.496063%91.5%58181.312411%74.117647%81.312411%81.3%1,14071.988131%65.241998%71.988131%72.0%1,21348.184818%40.024631%48.184818%48.2%146
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#13

Percent of racial or ethnic group lacking a high school diploma (or equivalent).
Scope: population of Polk County and Tract 960400
Female Male
Polk County
Tract 960400
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
20%10%0%10%MFWhite1Hispanic2Other1-10.872162%-0.823116%-12.687711%-11.695279%11.7%10.872162%12.687711%2.092129%10.872162%10.9%273327-0.000000%-0.000000%-7.092199%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%00-4.605263%-21.320663%-8.250825%-25.925926%25.9%4.605263%8.250825%5.035888%4.605263%4.6%77
M number of males in category
F number of females in category
1non-Hispanic 2excluding black and Asian Hispanics

College Graduates By Race#14

Percent of racial or ethnic group with a bachelor's degree or higher.
Scope: population of Polk County and Tract 960400
Female Male
Polk County
Tract 960400
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
80%60%40%20%0%MFWhite1Hispanic2Other1-15.164521%-16.789283%-4.857463%-15.164521%15.2%15.164521%4.787690%16.789283%19.952210%20.0%501424-0.000000%-88.000000%-0.000000%-49.645390%-88.000000%88.0%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%022-2.631579%-12.183236%-9.790210%-29.813751%-14.814815%14.8%2.631579%9.790210%2.631579%2.6%44
M number of males in category
F number of females in category
1non-Hispanic 2excluding black and Asian Hispanics

Educational Attainment by Tract in Polk County

There are 4 tracts in Polk County. This section compares Tract 960400 to all of the tracts in Polk County and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Tract 960400.

No H.S. Diploma by Tract#15

Percent of population 25 years of age and older without a high school diploma (or equivalent).
Scope: population of Tract 960400, selected other tracts in Polk County, and entities that contain Tract 960400
0%5%10%15%Count#960100Tract 960100960200Tract 960200Polk CountyPolkUnited States of AmericaUnited States960300Tract 960300Missouri960400Tract 960400MidwestSpringfield Metro AreaSpringfieldWest North Central16.560197%16.560197%16.6%674114.665801%14.665801%14.7%678213.456277%13.456277%13.5%2,65613.020590%13.020590%13.0%27,818,38027.8M12.475140%12.475140%12.5%690311.167196%11.167196%11.2%454,882455k11.135292%11.135292%11.1%614410.244520%10.244520%10.2%4,641,8354.64M9.932585%9.932585%9.9%29,30529.3k9.174633%9.174633%9.2%1,278,0511.28M
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#16

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..
Scope: population of Tract 960400, selected other tracts in Polk County, and entities that contain Tract 960400
0%10%20%30%Count#United States of AmericaUnited StatesWest North CentralMidwest960200Tract 960200MissouriSpringfield Metro AreaSpringfield960300Tract 960300Polk CountyPolk960400Tract 960400960100Tract 96010030.315023%30.315023%30.3%64,767,78764.8M30.056536%30.056536%30.1%4,186,9564.19M28.952816%28.952816%29.0%13,118,64213.1M27.752542%27.752542%27.8%1,283127.634687%27.634687%27.6%1,125,6651.13M26.805948%26.805948%26.8%79,08879.1k19.924064%19.924064%19.9%1,102219.611916%19.611916%19.6%3,87117.319550%17.319550%17.3%955313.046683%13.046683%13.0%5314
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#17

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 960400, selected other tracts in Polk County, and entities that contain Tract 960400
0%1%2%3%Count#United States of AmericaUnited StatesWest North CentralMidwestMissouriSpringfield Metro AreaSpringfield960100Tract 960100960200Tract 960200Polk CountyPolk960300Tract 960300960400Tract 9604003.336158%3.336158%3.3%7,127,6737.13M2.978981%2.978981%3.0%414,980415k2.893416%2.893416%2.9%1,311,0191.31M2.822400%2.822400%2.8%114,967115k2.625755%2.625755%2.6%7,7472.137592%2.137592%2.1%8712.098205%2.098205%2.1%9721.626305%1.626305%1.6%3211.374073%1.374073%1.4%7631.106275%1.106275%1.1%614
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#18

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 960400, selected other tracts in Polk County, and entities that contain Tract 960400
Female
Male
1x0x1xFM#Tract 960300Tract 960200PolkWest North CentralMidwestSpringfieldUnited StatesMissouriTract 960100Tract 960400-1.000000x-1.000000x1.612493x1.612493x1.61x9.605%9.60%15.487%15.5%1-1.000000x-1.000000x1.279324x1.279324x1.28x12.956%13.0%16.575%16.6%2-1.000000x-1.000000x1.176492x1.176492x1.18x12.404%12.4%14.593%14.6%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.137506x1.137506x1.14x8.598%8.60%9.780%9.78%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.127915x1.127915x1.13x9.647%9.65%10.881%10.9%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.124459x1.124459x1.12x9.371%9.37%10.537%10.5%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.109070x1.109070x1.11x12.369%12.4%13.719%13.7%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.087272x1.087272x1.09x10.718%10.7%11.653%11.7%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.020423x1.020423x1.02x16.400%16.4%16.735%16.7%3-1.116628x-1.116628x1.12x1.000000x1.000000x11.728%11.7%10.503%10.5%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#19

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 960400, selected other tracts in Polk County, and entities that contain Tract 960400
Female
Male
2x0x2x4xFM#Tract 960300Tract 960400Tract 960200SpringfieldMidwestMissouriWest North CentralUnited StatesPolkTract 960100-1.000000x-1.000000x4.646800x4.646800x4.65x0.494%0.49%2.297%2.30%1-1.000000x-1.000000x2.551971x2.551971x2.55x0.632%0.63%1.613%1.61%2-1.000000x-1.000000x1.892285x1.892285x1.89x1.476%1.48%2.793%2.79%3-1.000000x-1.000000x1.705184x1.705184x1.71x1.960%1.96%3.342%3.34%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.589934x1.589934x1.59x2.251%2.25%3.579%3.58%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.589406x1.589406x1.59x2.200%2.20%3.496%3.50%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.572017x1.572017x1.57x2.329%2.33%3.662%3.66%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.526215x1.526215x1.53x2.660%2.66%4.060%4.06%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.526128x1.526128x1.53x1.298%1.30%1.981%1.98%-2.696300x-2.696300x2.70x1.000000x1.000000x3.055%3.05%1.133%1.13%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:
Missouri
County:
Polk
Metro Area:
Springfield Area
Cities:
Bolivar, Fair Play
Town:
Morrisville
Townships:
East Looney, East Madison, Jackson, Northwest Marion, Southeast Marion, Southwest Marion, Union, West Looney, West Madison, Wishart
Village:
Aldrich
ZIP Codes:
65601, 65613, 65617, 65649, 65710, 65770, 65781
Unified School Districts:
Bolivar R-I, Dadeville R-II, Fair Play R-II, Marion C. Early R-V, Pleasant Hope R-VI, Walnut Grove R-V
Congressional District:
MO-7
State Senate District:
MO-28
State House District:
MO-128
Block Groups:
Block Group 960400-1, Block Group 960400-2, Block Group 960400-3, Block Group 960400-4, Block Group 960400-5, Block Group 960400-6
Neighboring Tracts:
Tract 005001, Tract 005002, Tract 005100, Tract 005200, Tract 480100, Tract 870100, Tract 960100, Tract 960300