Educational Attainment in Tract 950200, Polk County, Arkansas (Tract)

Educational Attainment#1

Highest level of education among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of Polk County and Tract 950200
Tract 950200
Polk County
0%20%40%60%CountHigher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma217.548812%20.930893%17.548812%17.5%74671.606681%63.331914%71.606681%71.6%3,04410.844507%15.737193%10.844507%10.8%461
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 950200
-20%0%+20%%ref.Higher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2-16.158320%-16.158320%-16.2%17.549%17.5%20.931%20.9%13.065714%13.065714%+13.1%71.607%71.6%63.332%63.3%-31.089953%-31.089953%-31.1%10.845%10.8%15.737%15.7%
% percentage with given level in Tract 950200
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 950200
Tract 950200
Polk County
0%10%20%30%40%CountDoctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None0.917431%0.496665%0.917431%0.9%390.729240%0.432808%0.729240%0.7%311.293813%3.398609%1.293813%1.3%556.445542%7.939549%6.445542%6.4%2748.162785%8.663261%8.162785%8.2%34729.287227%26.394210%29.287227%29.3%1,24542.319454%36.937704%42.319454%42.3%1,7998.656787%9.926210%8.656787%8.7%3680.988003%4.257131%0.988003%1.0%421.199718%1.553853%1.199718%1.2%51
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 950200
-50%0%+50%%ref.Doctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None84.718218%84.718218%+84.7%0.917%0.92%0.497%0.50%68.490346%68.490346%+68.5%0.729%0.73%0.433%0.43%-61.931099%-61.931099%-61.9%1.294%1.29%3.399%3.40%-18.817272%-18.817272%-18.8%6.446%6.45%7.940%7.94%-5.776990%-5.776990%-5.8%8.163%8.16%8.663%8.66%10.960799%10.960799%+11.0%29.287%29.3%26.394%26.4%14.569802%14.569802%+14.6%42.319%42.3%36.938%36.9%-12.788598%-12.788598%-12.8%8.657%8.66%9.926%9.93%-76.791814%-76.791814%-76.8%0.988%0.99%4.257%4.26%-22.790770%-22.790770%-22.8%1.200%1.20%1.554%1.55%
% percentage with given level in Tract 950200
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 950200
More Females More Males
Polk County
Tract 950200
50%0%FMHigher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2-76.513599%-75.487112%-76.513599%77%21.941%21.9%12.430%12.4%7.431935%15.202021%7.431935%7%69.231%69.2%74.376%74.4%49.445938%16.347360%49.445938%49%8.829%8.83%13.194%13.2%
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 950200
More Females More Males
Polk County
Tract 950200
1k%0k%1k%FMDoctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None-1,000.000000%-16.853481%-1,000.000000%> 1000%1.705%1.70%0.000%0%41.532640%18.799124%41.532640%0k%0.612%0.61%0.866%0.87%-1,000.000000%-36.452618%-1,000.000000%> 1000%2.404%2.40%0.000%0%-42.437114%-70.915137%-42.437114%0k%7.474%7.47%5.247%5.25%-54.293438%-113.632134%-54.293438%0k%9.747%9.75%6.317%6.32%-27.408819%-7.421829%-27.408819%0k%32.517%32.5%25.522%25.5%33.068433%34.240254%33.068433%0k%36.713%36.7%48.854%48.9%34.278301%4.776555%34.278301%0k%7.474%7.47%10.036%10.0%-141.787190%-141.787190%0k%18.994517%1.355%1.35%0.560%0.56%1,000.000000%119.809317%1,000.000000%> 1000%0.000%0%2.598%2.60%
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 950200
Tract 950200
Polk County
0%1%2%3%4%5%6%7%8%B.X.Total65+45-6435-4425-346.065574%7.603687%6.065574%6.1%741,2207.511139%8.252601%7.511139%7.5%1181,5713.673469%7.475317%3.673469%3.7%277357.586207%8.280565%7.586207%7.6%55725
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 950200
50%40%30%20%10%0%%ref.65+45-6435-4425-34-20.228515%-20.228515%20.2%6.066%6.07%7.604%7.60%-8.984585%-8.984585%9.0%7.511%7.51%8.253%8.25%-50.858683%-50.858683%50.9%3.673%3.67%7.475%7.48%-8.385396%-8.385396%8.4%7.586%7.59%8.281%8.28%
% percentage in Tract 950200 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 950200
More Females More Males
Polk County
Tract 950200
1,000%500%0%500%1,000%FM65+45-6435-4425-341,000.000000%56.301311%1,000.000000%> 1000%0.000%0%13.074%13.1%-440.750000%-131.694592%-440.750000%440.8%12.000%12.0%2.219%2.22%-1,000.000000%-163.499611%-1,000.000000%> 1000%5.708%5.71%0.000%0%-330.076676%-379.104969%-330.076676%330.1%13.505%13.5%3.140%3.14%
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 950200
Tract 950200
Polk County
$0k$10k$20k$30k$40kCount%Graduate Degree1Bachelor's DegreeSome CollegeH.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2Total$33,686.000000$43,452.000000$33,686.000000$33.7k1252.940%2.94%$40,046.000000$40,716.000000$40,046.000000$40.0k2746.446%6.45%$21,141.000000$21,795.000000$21,141.000000$21.1k1,59237.450%37.5%$22,109.000000$22,123.000000$22,109.000000$22.1k1,79942.319%42.3%$25,844.000000$22,959.000000$25,844.000000$25.8k46110.845%10.8%$22,074.000000$24,373.000000$22,074.000000$22.1k4,251100.000%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 950200
Female Male
Polk County
Tract 950200
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
$40k$20k$0k$20kFMBachelor's DegreeSome CollegeH.S. Diploma2Total$-31,810.000000$-8,977.000000$-39,750.000000$-1,048.000000$-40,787.000000$40.8k$31,810.000000$39,750.000000$31,810.000000$31.8k171103$-21,002.000000$-20,951.000000$-21,002.000000$21.0k$21,002.000000$350.000000$20,951.000000$4,889.000000$21,352.000000$21.4k967625$-17,054.000000$-15,685.000000$-17,054.000000$17.1k$17,054.000000$6,327.000000$15,685.000000$9,240.000000$23,381.000000$23.4k840959$-21,272.000000$-21,124.000000$-21,272.000000$21.3k$21,272.000000$1,981.000000$21,124.000000$5,848.000000$23,253.000000$23.3k2,2881,963
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

Composition of the Armed Forces by Educational Attainment#12

Percentage of the armed forces aged 25 to 64 years old with various highest levels of educational attainment.
Scope: population of Polk County and Tract 950200
Tract 950200
Polk County
0%20%40%60%80%100%CountBachelor's Degree1Some College2H.S. Diploma3No H.S. Diploma30.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%00.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%0100.000000%100.000000%100.000000%100.0%170.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%0
Count members of the armed forces with the given level of educational attainment
1or higher 2two or four year institution 3H.S. = High School

Employment by Educational Attainment#13

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 950200
Tract 950200
Polk County
0%20%40%60%80%CountBachelor's Degree1Some College2H.S. Diploma3No H.S. Diploma385.953177%84.150327%85.953177%86.0%25764.910859%60.530635%64.910859%64.9%80166.723695%58.788599%66.723695%66.7%78035.866261%49.335989%35.866261%35.9%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#14

Percent of racial or ethnic group lacking a high school diploma (or equivalent).
Scope: population of Polk County and Tract 950200
Female Male
Polk County
Tract 950200
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
40%20%0%20%40%MFWhite1Hispanic2Other1-8.294931%-12.676905%-8.294931%8.3%8.294931%2.487678%12.676905%2.371797%10.782609%10.8%186180-0.000000%-43.478261%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%43.956044%43.478261%10.700413%43.956044%44.0%400-0.000000%-29.032258%-5.857177%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%20.863309%29.032258%20.863309%20.9%290
M number of males in category
F number of females in category
1non-Hispanic 2excluding black and Asian Hispanics

College Graduates By Race#15

Percent of racial or ethnic group with a bachelor's degree or higher.
Scope: population of Polk County and Tract 950200
Female Male
Polk County
Tract 950200
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
30%20%10%0%10%MFWhite1Hispanic2Other1-6.956522%-4.886796%-10.227273%-4.723043%-11.843318%11.8%6.956522%10.227273%6.956522%7.0%120257-0.000000%-0.864553%-9.168892%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%0.000000%0.864553%0.000000%0.0%00-0.000000%-35.483871%-4.466501%-4.133007%-35.483871%35.5%0.000000%4.466501%0.000000%0.0%022
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 6 tracts in Polk County. This section compares Tract 950200 to all of the tracts in Polk County and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Tract 950200.

No H.S. Diploma by Tract#16

Percent of population 25 years of age and older without a high school diploma (or equivalent).
Scope: population of Tract 950200, selected other tracts in Polk County, and entities that contain Tract 950200
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count#950600Tract 950600950500Tract 950500950300Tract 950300West South Central950400Tract 950400Polk CountyPolkArkansasSouth950100Tract 950100ZIP Code 71953ZIP 71953United States of AmericaUnited States950200Tract 95020027.902622%27.902622%27.9%447117.340591%17.340591%17.3%223217.234043%17.234043%17.2%324316.737435%16.737435%16.7%4,127,2804.13M15.989281%15.989281%16.0%358415.737193%15.737193%15.7%2,21814.806918%14.806918%14.8%292,228292k14.392758%14.392758%14.4%11,511,24211.5M14.280677%14.280677%14.3%405513.389081%13.389081%13.4%1,39313.020590%13.020590%13.0%27,818,38027.8M10.844507%10.844507%10.8%4616
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#17

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..
Scope: population of Tract 950200, selected other tracts in Polk County, and entities that contain Tract 950200
0%10%20%30%Count#United States of AmericaUnited StatesSouthWest South CentralArkansas950400Tract 950400950500Tract 950500ZIP Code 71953ZIP 71953950100Tract 950100Polk CountyPolk950300Tract 950300950600Tract 950600950200Tract 95020030.315023%30.315023%30.3%64,767,78764.8M28.191926%28.191926%28.2%22,547,73422.5M26.558739%26.558739%26.6%6,549,1136.55M21.506280%21.506280%21.5%424,446424k19.160339%19.160339%19.2%429113.763608%13.763608%13.8%177212.870050%12.870050%12.9%1,33912.341326%12.341326%12.3%350312.267632%12.267632%12.3%1,72910.744681%10.744681%10.7%202410.736579%10.736579%10.7%17259.386027%9.386027%9.4%3996
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#18

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 950200, selected other tracts in Polk County, and entities that contain Tract 950200
0%1%2%3%Count#United States of AmericaUnited StatesSouthWest South CentralArkansas950200Tract 950200ZIP Code 71953ZIP 71953Polk CountyPolk950100Tract 950100950600Tract 950600950300Tract 950300950400Tract 950400950500Tract 9505003.336158%3.336158%3.3%7,127,6737.13M3.064699%3.064699%3.1%2,451,1282.45M2.549627%2.549627%2.5%628,712629k2.170358%2.170358%2.2%42,83442.8k1.646671%1.646671%1.6%7011.086121%1.086121%1.1%1130.929474%0.929474%0.9%1310.846262%0.846262%0.8%2420.811486%0.811486%0.8%1330.691489%0.691489%0.7%1340.446628%0.446628%0.4%1050.077760%0.077760%0.1%16
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#19

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 950200, selected other tracts in Polk County, and entities that contain Tract 950200
Female
Male
1x0x1xFM#Tract 950300Tract 950200Tract 950500PolkSouthArkansasUnited StatesZIP 71953West South CentralTract 950600Tract 950400Tract 950100-1.000000x-1.000000x1.812961x1.812961x1.81x12.344%12.3%22.380%22.4%1-1.000000x-1.000000x1.494459x1.494459x1.49x8.829%8.83%13.194%13.2%2-1.000000x-1.000000x1.180038x1.180038x1.18x15.858%15.9%18.713%18.7%3-1.000000x-1.000000x1.163474x1.163474x1.16x14.589%14.6%16.974%17.0%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.149925x1.149925x1.15x13.427%13.4%15.440%15.4%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.126200x1.126200x1.13x13.960%14.0%15.722%15.7%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.109070x1.109070x1.11x12.369%12.4%13.719%13.7%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.101978x1.101978x1.10x12.772%12.8%14.074%14.1%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.097204x1.097204x1.10x15.983%16.0%17.537%17.5%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.081767x1.081767x1.08x26.808%26.8%29.000%29.0%4-1.103101x-1.103101x1.10x1.000000x1.000000x16.694%16.7%15.134%15.1%5-1.295221x-1.295221x1.30x1.000000x1.000000x16.134%16.1%12.456%12.5%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#20

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 950200, selected other tracts in Polk County, and entities that contain Tract 950200
Female
Male
0x5x10xFM#Tract 950400Tract 950500Tract 950300Tract 950100ArkansasWest South CentralSouthUnited StatesZIP 71953PolkTract 950600Tract 950200-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%0.989%0.99%1-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%0.150%0.15%2-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.104%0.10%1.310%1.31%3-1.000000x-1.000000x2.953814x2.953814x2.95x0.426%0.43%1.260%1.26%4-1.000000x-1.000000x1.759784x1.759784x1.76x1.590%1.59%2.798%2.80%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.653316x1.653316x1.65x1.936%1.94%3.200%3.20%-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-1.000000x1.015856x1.015856x1.02x1.078%1.08%1.095%1.10%-1.002552x-1.002552x1.00x1.000000x1.000000x0.931%0.93%0.928%0.93%-1.596010x-1.596010x1.60x1.000000x1.000000x0.998%1.00%0.625%0.63%5-2.674799x-2.674799x2.67x1.000000x1.000000x2.316%2.32%0.866%0.87%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:
Arkansas
County:
Polk
City:
Mena
Townships:
Acorn, Center, Eagle, Freedom, Ouachita, Potter, Rich Mountain
ZIP Code:
71953
Unified School Districts:
Mena, Ouachita River
Congressional District:
AR-4
State Senate District:
AR-10
State House Districts:
AR-20, AR-21
Block Groups:
Block Group 950200-1, Block Group 950200-2, Block Group 950200-3, Block Group 950200-4, Block Group 950200-5
Neighboring Tracts:
Tract 040601, Tract 040700, Tract 950100, Tract 950300, Tract 950300, Tract 950400