Educational Attainment in Tract 920304, Polk County, North Carolina (Tract)

Educational Attainment#1

Highest level of education among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of Polk County and Tract 920304
Tract 920304
Polk County
0%10%20%30%40%50%CountHigher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma255.960414%41.773132%55.960414%56.0%1,24437.381916%46.012389%37.381916%37.4%8316.657670%12.214479%6.657670%6.7%148

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 920304
0%%ref.Higher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma233.962696%33.962696%+34.0%55.960%56.0%41.773%41.8%-18.756845%-18.756845%-18.8%37.382%37.4%46.012%46.0%-45.493626%-45.493626%-45.5%6.658%6.66%12.214%12.2%

Detailed Educational Attainment#3

Highest level of education among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of Polk County and Tract 920304
Tract 920304
Polk County
0%5%10%15%20%25%30%CountDoctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None1.259559%1.122726%1.259559%1.3%284.048583%2.122855%4.048583%4.0%9011.201080%8.162344%11.201080%11.2%24932.568601%20.383275%32.568601%32.6%7246.882591%9.981933%6.882591%6.9%15321.772380%20.854304%21.772380%21.8%48415.609537%25.158085%15.609537%15.6%3472.249213%7.110595%2.249213%2.2%503.283851%4.290876%3.283851%3.3%731.124606%0.813008%1.124606%1.1%25

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 920304
-50%0%+50%%ref.Doctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None12.187631%12.187631%+12.2%1.260%1.26%1.123%1.12%90.714101%90.714101%+90.7%4.049%4.05%2.123%2.12%37.228721%37.228721%+37.2%11.201%11.2%8.162%8.16%59.781000%59.781000%+59.8%32.569%32.6%20.383%20.4%-31.049517%-31.049517%-31.0%6.883%6.88%9.982%9.98%4.402333%4.402333%+4.4%21.772%21.8%20.854%20.9%-37.954194%-37.954194%-38.0%15.610%15.6%25.158%25.2%-68.368149%-68.368149%-68.4%2.249%2.25%7.111%7.11%-23.468996%-23.468996%-23.5%3.284%3.28%4.291%4.29%38.326586%38.326586%+38.3%1.125%1.12%0.813%0.81%

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 920304
More Females More Males
Polk County
Tract 920304
0%20%40%FMHigher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2-15.475258%10.371257%10.371257%10%53.526%53.5%59.077%59.1%-13.951553%-13.951553%14%3.913691%39.503%39.5%34.667%34.7%-11.424180%-11.424180%11%40.917388%6.971%6.97%6.256%6.26%

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 920304
More Females More Males
Polk County
Tract 920304
500%0%FMDoctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None220.000000%56.188321%220.000000%220%0.641%0.64%2.051%2.05%320.571429%10.763551%320.571429%321%1.683%1.68%7.077%7.08%-42.933239%-31.071030%-42.933239%43%12.901%12.9%9.026%9.03%-16.238041%1.955335%1.955335%2%32.292%32.3%32.923%32.9%-15.971690%33.120000%33.120000%33%6.010%6.01%8.000%8.00%-19.846204%-6.197974%-19.846204%20%23.478%23.5%19.590%19.6%-6.292517%-6.292517%6%12.710366%16.026%16.0%15.077%15.1%-798.437500%-798.437500%798%51.440458%3.686%3.69%0.410%0.41%55.151515%17.330560%55.151515%55%2.644%2.64%4.103%4.10%172.000000%101.007578%172.000000%172%0.641%0.64%1.744%1.74%

Bachelor's Degrees By Age#7

Percentage of age cohort whose highest degree is a Bachelor's.
Scope: population of Polk County and Tract 920304
Tract 920304
Polk County
0%10%20%30%40%B.X.Total65+45-6435-4425-3434.864301%20.693972%34.864301%34.9%33495830.291508%19.611931%30.291508%30.3%23978922.846442%26.077813%22.846442%22.8%6126743.062201%15.997739%43.062201%43.1%90209

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 920304
0%50%100%150%%ref.65+45-6435-4425-3468.475631%68.475631%68.5%34.864%34.9%20.694%20.7%54.454493%54.454493%54.5%30.292%30.3%19.612%19.6%-12.391265%-12.391265%12.4%22.846%22.8%26.078%26.1%169.176797%169.176797%169.2%43.062%43.1%15.998%16.0%

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 920304
More Females More Males
Polk County
Tract 920304
100%50%0%50%100%FM65+45-6435-4425-3440.107016%60.551346%40.107016%40.1%29.725%29.7%41.646%41.6%-30.959969%-67.842087%-30.959969%31.0%33.548%33.5%25.617%25.6%-90.758676%144.510978%144.510978%144.5%12.000%12.0%29.341%29.3%-120.929241%-47.424643%-120.929241%120.9%52.899%52.9%23.944%23.9%

Median Earnings by Educational Attainment#10

Among population 25 years old and over with earnings.
Scope: population of Polk County and Tract 920304
Tract 920304
Polk County
$0k$20k$40kCount%Graduate Degree1Bachelor's DegreeSome CollegeH.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2Total$55,694.000000$47,798.000000$55,694.000000$55.7k36716.509%16.5%$30,938.000000$40,483.000000$30,938.000000$30.9k72432.569%32.6%$29,583.000000$29,460.000000$29,583.000000$29.6k63728.655%28.7%$11,641.000000$23,072.000000$11,641.000000$11.6k34715.610%15.6%$16,914.000000$20,145.000000$16,914.000000$16.9k1486.658%6.66%$29,427.000000$28,738.000000$29,427.000000$29.4k2,223100.000%100%

Median Earnings by Educational Attainment#11

By sex among population 25 years old and over with earnings.
Scope: population of Polk County and Tract 920304
Female Male
Polk County
Tract 920304
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
$50k$0k$50kFMGraduate Degree1Bachelor's DegreeSome CollegeTotal$-52,031.000000$-43,320.000000$-52,031.000000$52.0k$52,031.000000$19,969.000000$43,320.000000$14,269.000000$72,000.000000$72.0k190177$-23,603.000000$-29,719.000000$-23,603.000000$23.6k$23,603.000000$17,491.000000$29,719.000000$17,885.000000$41,094.000000$41.1k403321$-28,977.000000$-27,907.000000$-28,977.000000$29.0k$28,977.000000$1,523.000000$27,907.000000$4,940.000000$30,500.000000$30.5k368269$-24,792.000000$-25,556.000000$-24,792.000000$24.8k$24,792.000000$10,663.000000$25,556.000000$8,268.000000$35,455.000000$35.5k1,248975

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 920304
Tract 920304
Polk County
0%20%40%60%80%CountBachelor's Degree1Some College2H.S. Diploma3No H.S. Diploma361.651376%77.789586%61.651376%61.7%33674.013921%65.522300%74.013921%74.0%31980.423280%70.140738%80.423280%80.4%15265.000000%52.244508%65.000000%65.0%65

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 920304
Female Male
Polk County
Tract 920304
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
100%50%0%50%100%MFWhite1BlackHispanic2Other1-3.366697%-8.572950%-3.366697%3.4%3.366697%0.320939%8.572950%2.847748%3.687636%3.7%3437-24.427481%-16.000000%-24.427481%24.4%24.427481%1.286805%16.000000%19.511364%25.714286%25.7%932-100.000000%-47.750865%-100.000000%100.0%100.000000%0.000000%47.750865%13.699517%100.000000%100.0%1818-100.000000%-42.613636%-100.000000%100.0%100.000000%0.000000%42.613636%12.386364%100.000000%100.0%1818

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 920304
Female Male
Polk County
Tract 920304
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40%20%0%20%40%MFWhite1BlackHispanic2Other1-48.953594%-31.475811%-3.880951%-48.953594%49.0%48.953594%5.059421%31.475811%54.013015%54.0%498538-0.000000%-41.984733%-1.704545%-12.045455%-41.984733%42.0%0.000000%1.704545%0.000000%0.0%055-0.000000%-17.938931%-4.206397%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%0.000000%17.938931%0.000000%0.0%00-0.000000%-0.000000%-22.727273%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%00

Educational Attainment by Tract in Polk County

There are 7 tracts in Polk County. This section compares Tract 920304 to all of the tracts in Polk County and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Tract 920304.

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 920304, selected other tracts in Polk County, and entities that contain Tract 920304
0%5%10%15%20%Count#920101Tract 920101920301Tract 920301South920104Tract 920104North CarolinaN CarolinaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSouth AtlanticPolk CountyPolkPolk County SchoolsPolk County920103Tract 920103920200Tract 920200920303Tract 920303920304Tract 92030423.160535%23.160535%23.2%554115.794307%15.794307%15.8%172214.392758%14.392758%14.4%11,511,24211.5M14.142582%14.142582%14.1%367313.685443%13.685443%13.7%914,827915k13.020590%13.020590%13.0%27,818,38027.8M12.827640%12.827640%12.8%5,478,9325.48M12.214479%12.214479%12.2%1,89312.214479%12.214479%12.2%1,89310.371651%10.371651%10.4%24048.933889%8.933889%8.9%30057.334643%7.334643%7.3%11266.657670%6.657670%6.7%1487

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 920304, selected other tracts in Polk County, and entities that contain Tract 920304
0%10%20%30%40%Count#920304Tract 920304920104Tract 920104920303Tract 920303Polk CountyPolkPolk County SchoolsPolk CountySouth AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited States920103Tract 920103North CarolinaN Carolina920301Tract 920301South920101Tract 920101920200Tract 92020049.077823%49.077823%49.1%1,091137.533719%37.533719%37.5%974232.416503%32.416503%32.4%495331.791199%31.791199%31.8%4,92731.791199%31.791199%31.8%4,92730.457708%30.457708%30.5%13,009,07313.0M30.315023%30.315023%30.3%64,767,78764.8M30.250648%30.250648%30.3%700429.028126%29.028126%29.0%1,940,4351.94M28.741965%28.741965%28.7%313528.191926%28.191926%28.2%22,547,73422.5M24.205686%24.205686%24.2%579623.079214%23.079214%23.1%7757

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 920304, selected other tracts in Polk County, and entities that contain Tract 920304
0%1%2%3%4%5%Count#920304Tract 920304920103Tract 920103920101Tract 920101South AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPolk CountyPolkPolk County SchoolsPolk CountySouth920303Tract 920303North CarolinaN Carolina920104Tract 920104920301Tract 920301920200Tract 9202005.308142%5.308142%5.3%11814.321521%4.321521%4.3%10023.804348%3.804348%3.8%9133.501306%3.501306%3.5%1,495,4751.50M3.336158%3.336158%3.3%7,127,6737.13M3.245580%3.245580%3.2%5033.245580%3.245580%3.2%5033.064699%3.064699%3.1%2,451,1282.45M3.012443%3.012443%3.0%4642.874397%2.874397%2.9%192,144192k2.658960%2.658960%2.7%6952.295684%2.295684%2.3%2561.608100%1.608100%1.6%547

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 920304, selected other tracts in Polk County, and entities that contain Tract 920304
Female
Male
1x0x1xFM#Tract 920103Tract 920101Tract 920301Tract 920104PolkPolk CountyN CarolinaTract 920303South AtlanticSouthUnited StatesTract 920304Tract 920200-1.000000x-1.000000x1.974533x1.974533x1.97x7.066%7.07%13.951%14.0%1-1.000000x-1.000000x1.669392x1.669392x1.67x17.277%17.3%28.841%28.8%2-1.000000x-1.000000x1.600507x1.600507x1.60x12.693%12.7%20.316%20.3%3-1.000000x-1.000000x1.459366x1.459366x1.46x11.862%11.9%17.311%17.3%4-1.000000x-1.000000x1.409174x1.409174x1.41x10.266%10.3%14.467%14.5%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.409174x1.409174x1.41x10.266%10.3%14.467%14.5%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.267161x1.267161x1.27x12.146%12.1%15.391%15.4%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.227131x1.227131x1.23x6.607%6.61%8.108%8.11%5-1.000000x-1.000000x1.178860x1.178860x1.18x11.819%11.8%13.933%13.9%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.149925x1.149925x1.15x13.427%13.4%15.440%15.4%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.109070x1.109070x1.11x12.369%12.4%13.719%13.7%-1.114242x-1.114242x1.11x1.000000x1.000000x6.971%6.97%6.256%6.26%6-1.135171x-1.135171x1.14x1.000000x1.000000x9.477%9.48%8.349%8.35%7

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 920304, selected other tracts in Polk County, and entities that contain Tract 920304
Female
Male
10x5x0x5x10xFM#Tract 920200Tract 920304Tract 920301N CarolinaSouthUnited StatesSouth AtlanticTract 920104PolkPolk CountyTract 920103Tract 920303Tract 920101-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.115%0.11%3.216%3.22%1-1.000000x-1.000000x3.928276x3.928276x3.93x2.324%2.32%9.128%9.13%2-1.000000x-1.000000x2.592425x2.592425x2.59x1.393%1.39%3.612%3.61%3-1.000000x-1.000000x1.558133x1.558133x1.56x2.273%2.27%3.541%3.54%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.555780x1.555780x1.56x2.420%2.42%3.764%3.76%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.526215x1.526215x1.53x2.660%2.66%4.060%4.06%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.520688x1.520688x1.52x2.804%2.80%4.265%4.26%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.430370x1.430370x1.43x2.253%2.25%3.223%3.22%4-1.000000x-1.000000x1.246538x1.246538x1.25x2.913%2.91%3.631%3.63%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.246538x1.246538x1.25x2.913%2.91%3.631%3.63%-1.175395x-1.175395x1.18x1.000000x1.000000x4.655%4.66%3.960%3.96%5-1.604006x-1.604006x1.60x1.000000x1.000000x3.685%3.68%2.297%2.30%6-10.000000x-10.000000x> 10.0x1.000000x1.000000x7.064%7.06%0.657%0.66%7

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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