Educational Attainment in Tract 979400, Lawrence County, Alabama (Tract)

Educational Attainment#1

Highest level of education among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of Lawrence County and Tract 979400
Tract 979400
Lawrence County
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%CountHigher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma214.236973%17.402997%14.236973%14.2%45962.158809%60.140009%62.158809%62.2%2,00423.604218%22.456994%23.604218%23.6%761
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 Lawrence County at large.
Scope: population of Lawrence County and Tract 979400
-10%0%+10%%ref.Higher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2-18.192406%-18.192406%-18.2%14.237%14.2%17.403%17.4%3.356833%3.356833%+3.4%62.159%62.2%60.140%60.1%5.108539%5.108539%+5.1%23.604%23.6%22.457%22.5%
% percentage with given level in Tract 979400
ref. percentage with given level in Lawrence 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 Lawrence County and Tract 979400
Tract 979400
Lawrence County
0%10%20%30%40%CountDoctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None0.310174%0.098177%0.310174%0.3%100.589330%0.311606%0.589330%0.6%192.326303%2.642250%2.326303%2.3%756.854839%7.256584%6.854839%6.9%2214.156328%7.094378%4.156328%4.2%13419.199752%20.271482%19.199752%19.2%61942.959057%39.868528%42.959057%43.0%1,38514.857320%14.406454%14.857320%14.9%4798.374690%6.262005%8.374690%8.4%2700.372208%1.788535%0.372208%0.4%12
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 Lawrence County at large.
Scope: population of Lawrence County and Tract 979400
-200%0%+200%%ref.Doctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None215.932139%215.932139%+215.9%0.310%0.31%0.098%0.10%89.126500%89.126500%+89.1%0.589%0.59%0.312%0.31%-11.957522%-11.957522%-12.0%2.326%2.33%2.642%2.64%-5.536290%-5.536290%-5.5%6.855%6.85%7.257%7.26%-41.413787%-41.413787%-41.4%4.156%4.16%7.094%7.09%-5.286884%-5.286884%-5.3%19.200%19.2%20.271%20.3%7.751802%7.751802%+7.8%42.959%43.0%39.869%39.9%3.129611%3.129611%+3.1%14.857%14.9%14.406%14.4%33.738145%33.738145%+33.7%8.375%8.37%6.262%6.26%-79.189196%-79.189196%-79.2%0.372%0.37%1.789%1.79%
% percentage with given level in Tract 979400
ref. percentage with given level in Lawrence 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 Lawrence County and Tract 979400
More Females More Males
Lawrence County
Tract 979400
15%10%5%0%5%FMHigher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2-13.394318%-15.836350%-13.394318%13%15.064%15.1%13.284%13.3%5.738049%5.697264%5.738049%6%60.545%60.5%64.019%64.0%-7.466771%-3.575951%-7.466771%7%24.392%24.4%22.697%22.7%
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 Lawrence County and Tract 979400
More Females More Males
Lawrence County
Tract 979400
0%500%1,000%FMDoctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None1,000.000000%206.051323%1,000.000000%> 1000%0.000%0%0.668%0.67%1,000.000000%1,000.000000%1,000.000000%> 1000%0.000%0%1.268%1.27%-39.427807%160.498055%160.498055%160%1.333%1.33%3.471%3.47%-33.676962%-12.346126%-33.676962%34%7.764%7.76%5.808%5.81%-188.367660%-24.743673%-188.367660%188%5.968%5.97%2.069%2.07%-16.978932%15.593175%15.593175%16%17.903%17.9%20.694%20.7%1.600504%17.684164%1.600504%2%42.642%42.6%43.324%43.3%-35.522769%-18.536175%-35.522769%36%16.918%16.9%12.483%12.5%39.775438%31.713464%39.775438%40%7.068%7.07%9.880%9.88%-21.506373%-4.325424%-21.506373%22%0.406%0.41%0.334%0.33%
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 Lawrence County and Tract 979400
Tract 979400
Lawrence County
0%2%4%6%8%10%12%B.X.Total65+45-6435-4425-340.000000%0.000000%0.0%3.444444%094410.165485%6.255061%10.165485%10.2%1291,26913.524590%10.849393%13.524590%13.5%664884.971319%11.156187%4.971319%5.0%26523
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 Lawrence County at large.
Scope: population of Lawrence County and Tract 979400
100%50%0%50%%ref.65+45-6435-4425-34-100.000000%-100.000000%100.0%0.000%0%3.444%3.44%62.516162%62.516162%62.5%10.165%10.2%6.255%6.26%24.657571%24.657571%24.7%13.525%13.5%10.849%10.8%-55.438901%-55.438901%55.4%4.971%4.97%11.156%11.2%
% percentage in Tract 979400 with a Bachelor's degree
ref percentage in Lawrence 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 Lawrence County and Tract 979400
More Females More Males
Lawrence County
Tract 979400
200%150%100%50%0%FM45-6435-4425-34-8.528159%-10.715553%-8.528159%8.5%10.575%10.6%9.744%9.74%-239.383754%-69.538915%-239.383754%239.4%20.392%20.4%6.009%6.01%-7.659314%-20.126897%-7.659314%7.7%5.147%5.15%4.781%4.78%
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 Lawrence County and Tract 979400
Tract 979400
Lawrence County
$0k$20k$40k$60k$80kCount%Graduate Degree1Bachelor's DegreeSome CollegeH.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2Total$82,065.000000$54,090.000000$82,065.000000$82.1k1043.226%3.23%$53,086.000000$47,813.000000$53,086.000000$53.1k2216.855%6.85%$27,011.000000$37,484.000000$27,011.000000$27.0k75323.356%23.4%$21,636.000000$33,740.000000$21,636.000000$21.6k1,38542.959%43.0%$16,026.000000$22,106.000000$16,026.000000$16.0k76123.604%23.6%$30,265.000000$35,719.000000$30,265.000000$30.3k3,224100.000%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 Lawrence County and Tract 979400
Female Male
Lawrence County
Tract 979400
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
$0k$50kFMBachelor's DegreeSome CollegeH.S. Diploma2Total$-47,841.000000$-44,280.000000$-47,841.000000$47.8k$47,841.000000$6,507.000000$44,280.000000$31,892.000000$54,348.000000$54.3k13487$-22,674.000000$-22,426.000000$-22,674.000000$22.7k$22,674.000000$14,139.000000$22,426.000000$30,213.000000$36,813.000000$36.8k412341$-21,182.000000$-22,574.000000$-21,182.000000$21.2k$21,182.000000$4,860.000000$22,574.000000$19,004.000000$26,042.000000$26.0k736649$-23,500.000000$-24,369.000000$-23,500.000000$23.5k$23,500.000000$8,471.000000$24,369.000000$21,873.000000$31,971.000000$32.0k1,7261,498
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 Lawrence County and Tract 979400
Tract 979400
Lawrence County
0%20%40%60%80%CountBachelor's Degree1Some College2H.S. Diploma3No H.S. Diploma391.262136%75.646450%91.262136%91.3%28268.773234%63.103765%68.773234%68.8%37053.228963%60.652052%53.228963%53.2%54436.739659%38.574423%36.739659%36.7%151
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 Lawrence County and Tract 979400
Female Male
Lawrence County
Tract 979400
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
40%30%20%10%0%10%20%MFWhite1BlackOther1-22.190612%-22.808010%-0.981973%-22.190612%22.2%22.190612%2.029572%22.808010%24.220183%24.2%264312-21.978022%-18.204626%-24.871229%-40.182648%40.2%21.978022%24.871229%0.044596%21.978022%22.0%6088-11.851852%-8.940227%-8.514493%-20.792079%20.8%11.851852%8.514493%4.734146%11.851852%11.9%1621
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 Lawrence County and Tract 979400
Female Male
Lawrence County
Tract 979400
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
40%30%20%10%0%10%20%30%MFWhite1BlackOther1-7.539118%-9.559905%-0.530583%-7.539118%7.5%7.539118%3.653542%9.559905%11.192661%11.2%122106-1.465201%-0.817904%-3.114478%-5.936295%-2.283105%2.3%1.465201%3.114478%1.465201%1.5%45-31.111111%-14.433443%-17.844203%-45.544554%45.5%31.111111%17.844203%2.028755%31.111111%31.1%4246
M number of males in category
F number of females in category
1non-Hispanic 2excluding black and Asian Hispanics

Educational Attainment by Tract in Lawrence County

There are 9 tracts in Lawrence County. This section compares Tract 979400 to all of the tracts in Lawrence County and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Tract 979400.

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 979400, selected other tracts in Lawrence County, and entities that contain Tract 979400
0%10%20%Count#979700Tract 979700979600Tract 979600979100Tract 979100979500Tract 979500979800Tract 979800979400Tract 979400Lawrence CountyLawrenceLawrence County School DistrictLawrence Co979900Tract 979900Decatur Metro AreaDecatur Area979300Tract 979300979200Tract 979200AlabamaEast South CentralSouthUnited States of AmericaUnited States28.250774%28.250774%28.3%365125.396399%25.396399%25.4%945225.203252%25.203252%25.2%341324.492980%24.492980%24.5%942423.756019%23.756019%23.8%592523.604218%23.604218%23.6%761622.456994%22.456994%22.5%5,26122.456994%22.456994%22.5%5,26120.326409%20.326409%20.3%274718.608003%18.608003%18.6%19,62419.6k17.514830%17.514830%17.5%561816.282225%16.282225%16.3%480915.209259%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 9 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 979400, selected other tracts in Lawrence County, and entities that contain Tract 979400
0%10%20%30%Count#United States of AmericaUnited StatesSouthAlabamaEast South CentralDecatur Metro AreaDecatur Area979800Tract 979800979200Tract 979200979300Tract 979300979600Tract 979600Lawrence CountyLawrenceLawrence County School DistrictLawrence Co979400Tract 979400979700Tract 979700979100Tract 979100979900Tract 979900979500Tract 97950030.315023%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%2,989,5482.99M18.958847%18.958847%19.0%19,99420.0k12.359551%12.359551%12.4%308111.295794%11.295794%11.3%333210.864814%10.864814%10.9%348310.400430%10.400430%10.4%387410.308618%10.308618%10.3%2,41510.308618%10.308618%10.3%2,41510.080645%10.080645%10.1%32559.984520%9.984520%10.0%12969.608278%9.608278%9.6%13079.198813%9.198813%9.2%12488.606344%8.606344%8.6%3319
Count number of people in category
# rank of tract out of 9 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 979400, selected other tracts in Lawrence County, and entities that contain Tract 979400
0%1%2%3%Count#United States of AmericaUnited StatesSouthEast South CentralAlabama979200Tract 979200Decatur Metro AreaDecatur Area979400Tract 979400979800Tract 979800979900Tract 979900Lawrence CountyLawrenceLawrence County School DistrictLawrence Co979700Tract 979700979500Tract 979500979600Tract 979600979300Tract 979300979100Tract 9791003.336158%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%81,85581.9k1.356852%1.356852%1.4%4011.262090%1.262090%1.3%1,3310.899504%0.899504%0.9%2920.642055%0.642055%0.6%1630.445104%0.445104%0.4%640.409784%0.409784%0.4%960.409784%0.409784%0.4%960.386997%0.386997%0.4%550.000000%0.000000%0.0%060.000000%0.000000%0.0%070.000000%0.000000%0.0%080.000000%0.000000%0.0%09
Count number of people in category
# rank of tract out of 9 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 979400, selected other tracts in Lawrence County, and entities that contain Tract 979400
Female
Male
1x0x1xFM#Tract 979300Tract 979700East South CentralAlabamaSouthTract 979900United StatesTract 979500Tract 979200Decatur AreaTract 979100LawrenceLawrence CoTract 979400Tract 979800Tract 979600-1.000000x-1.000000x1.291554x1.291554x1.29x15.231%15.2%19.672%19.7%1-1.000000x-1.000000x1.212814x1.212814x1.21x25.602%25.6%31.051%31.1%2-1.000000x-1.000000x1.173351x1.173351x1.17x13.956%14.0%16.375%16.4%-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-1.000000x1.120520x1.120520x1.12x19.257%19.3%21.578%21.6%3-1.000000x-1.000000x1.109070x1.109070x1.11x12.369%12.4%13.719%13.7%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.095673x1.095673x1.10x23.464%23.5%25.709%25.7%4-1.000000x-1.000000x1.062399x1.062399x1.06x15.826%15.8%16.814%16.8%5-1.000000x-1.000000x1.048434x1.048434x1.05x18.184%18.2%19.065%19.1%-1.006710x-1.006710x1.01x1.000000x1.000000x25.284%25.3%25.116%25.1%6-1.035760x-1.035760x1.04x1.000000x1.000000x22.836%22.8%22.048%22.0%-1.035760x-1.035760x1.04x1.000000x1.000000x22.836%22.8%22.048%22.0%-1.074668x-1.074668x1.07x1.000000x1.000000x24.392%24.4%22.697%22.7%7-1.363790x-1.363790x1.36x1.000000x1.000000x27.449%27.4%20.127%20.1%8-1.377001x-1.377001x1.38x1.000000x1.000000x29.368%29.4%21.328%21.3%9
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of tract out of 9 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 979400, selected other tracts in Lawrence County, and entities that contain Tract 979400
Female
Male
10x5x0x5x10xFM#Tract 979400Tract 979200Tract 979800LawrenceLawrence CoDecatur AreaAlabamaTract 979700East South CentralSouthUnited StatesTract 979900-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%1.936%1.94%1-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%2.937%2.94%2-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%1.273%1.27%3-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.066%0.07%0.781%0.78%-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.066%0.07%0.781%0.78%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.892474x1.892474x1.89x0.883%0.88%1.671%1.67%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.664913x1.664913x1.66x1.909%1.91%3.178%3.18%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.585987x1.585987x1.59x0.301%0.30%0.478%0.48%4-1.000000x-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%-10.000000x-10.000000x> 10.0x1.000000x1.000000x0.825%0.83%0.000%0%5
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of tract out of 5 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:
Lawrence
Metro Area:
Decatur Area
City:
Moulton
ZIP Codes:
35619, 35650
Unified School District:
Lawrence County
Congressional District:
AL-4
State Senate District:
AL-4
State House District:
AL-7
Block Groups:
Block Group 979400-1, Block Group 979400-2, Block Group 979400-3, Block Group 979400-4
Neighboring Tracts:
Tract 979300, Tract 979500, Tract 979600, Tract 979700, Tract 979800