Educational Attainment in Tract 956100, Cherokee County, Alabama (Tract)

Educational Attainment#1

Highest level of education among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of Cherokee County and Tract 956100
Tract 956100
Cherokee County
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%CountHigher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma222.183908%22.354766%22.183908%22.2%77260.373563%58.927998%60.373563%60.4%2,10117.442529%18.717235%17.442529%17.4%607
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 Cherokee County at large.
Scope: population of Cherokee County and Tract 956100
-5%0%+5%%ref.Higher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2-0.764303%-0.764303%-0.8%22.184%22.2%22.355%22.4%2.453104%2.453104%+2.5%60.374%60.4%58.928%58.9%-6.810337%-6.810337%-6.8%17.443%17.4%18.717%18.7%
% percentage with given level in Tract 956100
ref. percentage with given level in Cherokee 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 Cherokee County and Tract 956100
Tract 956100
Cherokee County
0%10%20%30%CountDoctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None0.545977%0.545630%0.545977%0.5%190.747126%1.492457%0.747126%0.7%263.333333%4.097571%3.333333%3.3%1168.362069%7.826040%8.362069%8.4%2919.195402%8.393067%9.195402%9.2%32021.264368%22.969937%21.264368%21.3%74039.109195%35.958061%39.109195%39.1%1,36111.810345%12.854392%11.810345%11.8%4114.109195%4.199208%4.109195%4.1%1431.522989%1.663635%1.522989%1.5%53
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 Cherokee County at large.
Scope: population of Cherokee County and Tract 956100
0%%ref.Doctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None0.063669%0.063669%+0.1%0.546%0.55%0.546%0.55%-49.939851%-49.939851%-49.9%0.747%0.75%1.492%1.49%-18.651001%-18.651001%-18.7%3.333%3.33%4.098%4.10%6.849294%6.849294%+6.8%8.362%8.36%7.826%7.83%9.559497%9.559497%+9.6%9.195%9.20%8.393%8.39%-7.425223%-7.425223%-7.4%21.264%21.3%22.970%23.0%8.763359%8.763359%+8.8%39.109%39.1%35.958%36.0%-8.122103%-8.122103%-8.1%11.810%11.8%12.854%12.9%-2.143568%-2.143568%-2.1%4.109%4.11%4.199%4.20%-8.454189%-8.454189%-8.5%1.523%1.52%1.664%1.66%
% percentage with given level in Tract 956100
ref. percentage with given level in Cherokee 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 Cherokee County and Tract 956100
More Females More Males
Cherokee County
Tract 956100
40%20%0%20%FMHigher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2-22.854157%-27.669976%-22.854157%23%24.397%24.4%19.859%19.9%20.645299%11.880837%20.645299%21%54.851%54.9%66.176%66.2%-48.588048%-6.596932%-48.588048%49%20.752%20.8%13.966%14.0%
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 Cherokee County and Tract 956100
More Females More Males
Cherokee County
Tract 956100
1k%0k%1k%FMDoctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None1,000.000000%502.777354%1,000.000000%> 1000%0.000%0%1.120%1.12%185.183938%158.518736%185.183938%0k%0.393%0.39%1.120%1.12%-1,000.000000%-308.610855%-1,000.000000%> 1000%6.506%6.51%0.000%0%-1.491813%60.799365%60.799365%0k%6.450%6.45%10.371%10.4%-52.437428%-35.329602%-52.437428%0k%11.049%11.0%7.248%7.25%-45.201266%-4.934584%-45.201266%0k%25.070%25.1%17.266%17.3%64.230219%24.000494%64.230219%0k%29.781%29.8%48.910%48.9%-62.176034%-32.031155%-62.176034%0k%14.526%14.5%8.957%8.96%-56.865250%-56.865250%0k%49.435594%4.992%4.99%3.182%3.18%48.050035%50.571590%48.050035%0k%1.234%1.23%1.827%1.83%
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 Cherokee County and Tract 956100
Tract 956100
Cherokee County
0%2%4%6%8%10%12%14%B.X.Total65+45-6435-4425-340.000000%0.000000%0.0%5.301159%087110.780886%8.717625%10.780886%10.8%1851,71611.237553%9.448819%11.237553%11.2%7970314.210526%8.346840%14.210526%14.2%27190
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 Cherokee County at large.
Scope: population of Cherokee County and Tract 956100
100%50%0%50%%ref.65+45-6435-4425-34-100.000000%-100.000000%100.0%0.000%0%5.301%5.30%23.667697%23.667697%23.7%10.781%10.8%8.718%8.72%18.930773%18.930773%18.9%11.238%11.2%9.449%9.45%70.250383%70.250383%70.3%14.211%14.2%8.347%8.35%
% percentage in Tract 956100 with a Bachelor's degree
ref percentage in Cherokee 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 Cherokee County and Tract 956100
More Females More Males
Cherokee County
Tract 956100
0%500%1,000%FM45-6435-4425-34-53.267178%1.559325%1.559325%1.6%10.698%10.7%10.864%10.9%95.406912%67.336702%95.406912%95.4%7.348%7.35%14.359%14.4%-12.406690%1,000.000000%1,000.000000%> 1000%0.000%0%37.500%37.5%
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 Cherokee County and Tract 956100
Tract 956100
Cherokee County
$0k$10k$20k$30k$40kCount%Bachelor's DegreeSome CollegeH.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2Total$43,304.000000$44,524.000000$43,304.000000$43.3k2918.362%8.36%$45,100.000000$31,578.000000$45,100.000000$45.1k1,06030.460%30.5%$30,838.000000$28,331.000000$30,838.000000$30.8k1,36139.109%39.1%$14,219.000000$20,848.000000$14,219.000000$14.2k60717.443%17.4%$33,671.000000$31,644.000000$33,671.000000$33.7k3,480100.000%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 Cherokee County and Tract 956100
Female Male
Cherokee County
Tract 956100
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
$20k$0k$20k$40kFMBachelor's DegreeSome CollegeH.S. Diploma2Total$-36,458.000000$-37,228.000000$-36,458.000000$36.5k$36,458.000000$8,922.000000$37,228.000000$20,077.000000$45,380.000000$45.4k115176$-32,458.000000$-26,789.000000$-32,458.000000$32.5k$32,458.000000$16,959.000000$26,789.000000$14,823.000000$49,417.000000$49.4k644416$-30,342.000000$-2,852.000000$-21,050.000000$-33,194.000000$33.2k$30,342.000000$21,050.000000$9,322.000000$30,342.000000$30.3k531830$-32,917.000000$-27,196.000000$-32,917.000000$32.9k$32,917.000000$1,759.000000$27,196.000000$8,435.000000$34,676.000000$34.7k1,7831,697
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 Cherokee County and Tract 956100
Tract 956100
Cherokee County
0%20%40%60%80%CountBachelor's Degree1Some College2H.S. Diploma3No H.S. Diploma388.767123%80.784508%88.767123%88.8%32472.182254%69.298425%72.182254%72.2%60265.082444%58.999122%65.082444%65.1%67131.134565%38.336714%31.134565%31.1%118
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 Cherokee County and Tract 956100
Female Male
Cherokee County
Tract 956100
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
60%40%20%0%MFWhite1BlackAsian-15.260786%-4.352974%-18.926554%-0.644522%-19.613760%19.6%15.260786%18.926554%15.260786%15.3%237325-0.000000%-11.888112%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%0.000000%11.888112%0.132348%0.000000%0.0%00-0.000000%-78.571429%-0.000000%-71.739130%-78.571429%78.6%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%033
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 Cherokee County and Tract 956100
Female Male
Cherokee County
Tract 956100
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
20%0%20%40%60%80%100%MFWhite1BlackAsian-10.367032%-2.246125%-12.653013%-3.055498%-12.613156%12.6%10.367032%12.653013%10.367032%10.4%161209-0.000000%-27.777778%-1.790281%-9.398530%-27.777778%27.8%0.000000%1.790281%0.000000%0.0%020-21.428571%-19.565217%-21.428571%21.4%21.428571%78.571429%19.565217%25.672878%100.000000%100.0%199
M number of males in category
F number of females in category
1non-Hispanic 2excluding black and Asian Hispanics

Educational Attainment by Tract in Cherokee County

There are 6 tracts in Cherokee County. This section compares Tract 956100 to all of the tracts in Cherokee County and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Tract 956100.

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 956100, selected other tracts in Cherokee County, and entities that contain Tract 956100
0%5%10%15%20%Count#955702Tract 955702955701Tract 955701956000Tract 956000Cherokee CountyCherokeeCherokee County School DistrictCherokee Co955900Tract 955900956100Tract 956100955800Tract 955800AlabamaEast South CentralSouthUnited States of AmericaUnited States21.072945%21.072945%21.1%546120.843373%20.843373%20.8%519220.487365%20.487365%20.5%681318.717235%18.717235%18.7%3,49918.717235%18.717235%18.7%3,49917.735247%17.735247%17.7%556417.442529%17.442529%17.4%607516.058792%16.058792%16.1%590615.209259%15.209259%15.2%496,036496k15.109088%15.109088%15.1%1,905,0301.91M14.392758%14.392758%14.4%11,511,24211.5M13.020590%13.020590%13.0%27,818,38027.8M
Count number of people in category
# rank of tract out of 6 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 956100, selected other tracts in Cherokee County, and entities that contain Tract 956100
0%10%20%30%Count#United States of AmericaUnited StatesSouthAlabamaEast South Central956000Tract 956000955900Tract 955900955701Tract 955701Cherokee CountyCherokeeCherokee County School DistrictCherokee Co956100Tract 956100955800Tract 955800955702Tract 95570230.315023%30.315023%30.3%64,767,78764.8M28.191926%28.191926%28.2%22,547,73422.5M24.010366%24.010366%24.0%783,076783k23.710569%23.710569%23.7%2,989,5482.99M18.441637%18.441637%18.4%613115.406699%15.406699%15.4%483214.698795%14.698795%14.7%366313.961699%13.961699%14.0%2,61013.961699%13.961699%14.0%2,61012.988506%12.988506%13.0%452412.248231%12.248231%12.2%45059.494404%9.494404%9.5%2466
Count number of people in category
# rank of tract out of 6 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 956100, selected other tracts in Cherokee County, and entities that contain Tract 956100
0%1%2%3%Count#956000Tract 956000955701Tract 955701United States of AmericaUnited StatesSouthEast South CentralAlabama955900Tract 955900Cherokee CountyCherokeeCherokee County School DistrictCherokee Co956100Tract 956100955800Tract 955800955702Tract 9557023.941035%3.941035%3.9%13113.413655%3.413655%3.4%8523.336158%3.336158%3.3%7,127,6737.13M3.064699%3.064699%3.1%2,451,1282.45M2.593020%2.593020%2.6%326,941327k2.509806%2.509806%2.5%81,85581.9k2.296651%2.296651%2.3%7232.038087%2.038087%2.0%3812.038087%2.038087%2.0%3811.293103%1.293103%1.3%4541.170386%1.170386%1.2%4350.192976%0.192976%0.2%56
Count number of people in category
# rank of tract out of 6 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 956100, selected other tracts in Cherokee County, and entities that contain Tract 956100
Female
Male
1x0x1xFM#Tract 955800East South CentralTract 955900AlabamaSouthUnited StatesTract 955702CherokeeCherokee CoTract 956000Tract 955701Tract 956100-1.000000x-1.000000x1.212544x1.212544x1.21x14.570%14.6%17.667%17.7%1-1.000000x-1.000000x1.173351x1.173351x1.17x13.956%14.0%16.375%16.4%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.171281x1.171281x1.17x16.308%16.3%19.101%19.1%2-1.000000x-1.000000x1.150006x1.150006x1.15x14.201%14.2%16.331%16.3%-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%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.055885x1.055885x1.06x20.497%20.5%21.642%21.6%3-1.065969x-1.065969x1.07x1.000000x1.000000x19.303%19.3%18.108%18.1%-1.065969x-1.065969x1.07x1.000000x1.000000x19.303%19.3%18.108%18.1%-1.110358x-1.110358x1.11x1.000000x1.000000x21.507%21.5%19.369%19.4%4-1.334618x-1.334618x1.33x1.000000x1.000000x23.746%23.7%17.792%17.8%5-1.485880x-1.485880x1.49x1.000000x1.000000x20.752%20.8%13.966%14.0%6
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of tract out of 6 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 956100, selected other tracts in Cherokee County, and entities that contain Tract 956100
Female
Male
0x2x4x6xFM#Tract 955900Tract 956000Tract 956100CherokeeCherokee CoTract 955800AlabamaEast South CentralSouthUnited StatesTract 955701Tract 955702-1.000000x-1.000000x6.698502x6.698502x6.70x0.587%0.59%3.933%3.93%1-1.000000x-1.000000x6.467475x6.467475x6.47x1.093%1.09%7.066%7.07%2-1.000000x-1.000000x5.703679x5.703679x5.70x0.393%0.39%2.239%2.24%3-1.000000x-1.000000x3.128754x3.128754x3.13x0.997%1.00%3.120%3.12%-1.000000x-1.000000x3.128754x3.128754x3.13x0.997%1.00%3.120%3.12%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.823188x1.823188x1.82x0.839%0.84%1.529%1.53%4-1.000000x-1.000000x1.664913x1.664913x1.66x1.909%1.91%3.178%3.18%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.558753x1.558753x1.56x2.048%2.05%3.192%3.19%-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-1.000000x1.127978x1.127978x1.13x3.213%3.21%3.624%3.62%5-1.517469x-1.517469x1.52x1.000000x1.000000x0.233%0.23%0.153%0.15%6
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of tract out of 6 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:
Alabama
County:
Cherokee
Unincorporated Place:
Spring Garden
ZIP Codes:
35960, 36272
Unified School District:
Cherokee County
Congressional District:
AL-3
State Senate Districts:
AL-10, AL-13
State House District:
AL-39
Block Groups:
Block Group 956100-1, Block Group 956100-2, Block Group 956100-3, Block Group 956100-4
Neighboring Tracts:
Tract 001400, Tract 002000, Tract 002200, Tract 002300, Tract 010300, Tract 955701, Tract 955900, Tract 956000, Tract 959500