Educational Attainment in Tract 957800, Alexander County, Illinois (Tract)

Educational Attainment#1

Highest level of education among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of Alexander County and Tract 957800
Tract 957800
Alexander County
0%10%20%30%40%50%CountHigher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma220.811099%15.578203%20.811099%20.8%19554.642476%59.442596%54.642476%54.6%51224.546425%24.979201%24.546425%24.5%230
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 Alexander County at large.
Scope: population of Alexander County and Tract 957800
-20%0%+20%%ref.Higher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma233.591142%33.591142%+33.6%20.811%20.8%15.578%15.6%-8.075219%-8.075219%-8.1%54.642%54.6%59.443%59.4%-1.732548%-1.732548%-1.7%24.546%24.5%24.979%25.0%
% percentage with given level in Tract 957800
ref. percentage with given level in Alexander 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 Alexander County and Tract 957800
Tract 957800
Alexander County
0%10%20%30%CountDoctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None0.747065%0.145591%0.747065%0.7%70.000000%0.000000%0.0%0.083195%01.814301%2.038270%1.814301%1.8%1710.032017%6.717970%10.032017%10.0%948.217716%6.593178%8.217716%8.2%7726.040555%25.249584%26.040555%26.0%24428.601921%34.193012%28.601921%28.6%26812.913554%17.179700%12.913554%12.9%1217.470651%6.301997%7.470651%7.5%704.162220%1.497504%4.162220%4.2%39
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 Alexander County at large.
Scope: population of Alexander County and Tract 957800
0%%ref.Doctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None413.127001%413.127001%+413.1%0.747%0.75%0.146%0.15%-100.000000%-100.000000%-100.0%0.000%0%0.083%0.08%-10.988173%-10.988173%-11.0%1.814%1.81%2.038%2.04%49.331078%49.331078%+49.3%10.032%10.0%6.718%6.72%24.639682%24.639682%+24.6%8.218%8.22%6.593%6.59%3.132610%3.132610%+3.1%26.041%26.0%25.250%25.2%-16.351559%-16.351559%-16.4%28.602%28.6%34.193%34.2%-24.832485%-24.832485%-24.8%12.914%12.9%17.180%17.2%18.544192%18.544192%+18.5%7.471%7.47%6.302%6.30%177.943792%177.943792%+177.9%4.162%4.16%1.498%1.50%
% percentage with given level in Tract 957800
ref. percentage with given level in Alexander 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 Alexander County and Tract 957800
More Females More Males
Alexander County
Tract 957800
20%0%20%FMHigher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2-11.049172%23.427788%23.427788%23%18.846%18.8%23.261%23.3%-22.066124%-8.987372%-22.066124%22%59.423%59.4%48.681%48.7%29.114408%30.918259%29.114408%29%21.731%21.7%28.058%28.1%
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 Alexander County and Tract 957800
More Females More Males
Alexander County
Tract 957800
1k%0k%1k%FMDoctorate1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None1,000.000000%1,000.000000%1,000.000000%> 1000%0.000%0%1.679%1.68%-1,000.000000%-166.669320%-1,000.000000%> 1000%3.269%3.27%0.000%0%-8.259615%-54.491643%-8.259615%0k%10.385%10.4%9.592%9.59%130.926370%55.471736%130.926370%0k%5.192%5.19%11.990%12.0%-99.335165%-26.920329%-99.335165%0k%33.462%33.5%16.787%16.8%22.852829%2.534316%22.852829%0k%25.962%26.0%31.894%31.9%83.233005%18.325019%83.233005%0k%9.423%9.42%17.266%17.3%-755.384615%-755.384615%1k%17.748829%12.308%12.3%1.439%1.44%1,000.000000%1,000.000000%1,000.000000%> 1000%0.000%0%9.353%9.35%
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 Alexander County and Tract 957800
Tract 957800
Alexander County
0%2%4%6%8%10%12%B.X.Total65+45-6435-4425-348.664260%6.626506%8.664260%8.7%2427711.842105%6.191950%11.842105%11.8%4538012.676056%3.988604%12.676056%12.7%9717.655502%10.357143%7.655502%7.7%16209
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 Alexander County at large.
Scope: population of Alexander County and Tract 957800
0%50%100%150%200%%ref.65+45-6435-4425-3430.751559%30.751559%30.8%8.664%8.66%6.627%6.63%91.250000%91.250000%91.2%11.842%11.8%6.192%6.19%217.806841%217.806841%217.8%12.676%12.7%3.989%3.99%-26.084804%-26.084804%26.1%7.656%7.66%10.357%10.4%
% percentage in Tract 957800 with a Bachelor's degree
ref percentage in Alexander 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 Alexander County and Tract 957800
More Females More Males
Alexander County
Tract 957800
1,000%500%0%FM65+45-6435-4425-34-109.815951%-109.815951%109.8%75.065835%11.043%11.0%5.263%5.26%-46.595104%35.303777%35.303777%35.3%10.194%10.2%13.793%13.8%-1,000.000000%-136.149584%-1,000.000000%> 1000%21.429%21.4%0.000%0%-441.678225%81.666667%81.666667%81.7%5.505%5.50%10.000%10.0%
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 Alexander County and Tract 957800
Tract 957800
Alexander County
$0k$5k$10k$15k$20k$25kCount%Some CollegeH.S. Diploma2Total$26,083.000000$25,608.000000$26,083.000000$26.1k32134.258%34.3%$21,806.000000$20,635.000000$21,806.000000$21.8k26828.602%28.6%$22,609.000000$22,002.000000$22,609.000000$22.6k937100.000%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 Alexander County and Tract 957800
Female Male
Alexander County
Tract 957800
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
$20k$10k$0k$10k$20k$30kFMSome CollegeH.S. Diploma2Total$-24,141.000000$-20,439.000000$-24,141.000000$24.1k$24,141.000000$9,234.000000$20,439.000000$11,987.000000$33,375.000000$33.4k201120$-17,292.000000$-16,639.000000$-17,292.000000$17.3k$17,292.000000$8,880.000000$16,639.000000$7,424.000000$26,172.000000$26.2k135133$-20,476.000000$-19,545.000000$-20,476.000000$20.5k$20,476.000000$5,834.000000$19,545.000000$6,428.000000$26,310.000000$26.3k520417
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 Alexander County and Tract 957800
Tract 957800
Alexander County
0%20%40%60%CountBachelor's Degree1Some College2H.S. Diploma3No H.S. Diploma331.325301%71.924290%31.325301%31.3%2675.200000%57.890295%75.200000%75.2%18868.393782%56.214460%68.393782%68.4%13227.611940%41.499331%27.611940%27.6%37
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 Alexander County and Tract 957800
Female Male
Alexander County
Tract 957800
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
20%10%0%10%20%30%MFWhite1Black-18.650794%-20.743405%-18.650794%18.7%18.650794%1.160527%20.743405%4.642199%19.811321%19.8%4247-26.190476%-24.287485%-26.190476%26.2%26.190476%12.074830%24.287485%12.604195%38.265306%38.3%7566
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 Alexander County and Tract 957800
Female Male
Alexander County
Tract 957800
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
15%10%5%0%5%10%15%MFWhite1Black-16.037736%-0.232105%-7.613909%-16.269841%16.3%16.037736%7.613909%0.355243%16.037736%16.0%3441-6.632653%-5.272109%-4.081633%-14.010065%-11.904762%11.9%6.632653%4.081633%6.632653%6.6%1330
M number of males in category
F number of females in category
1non-Hispanic 2excluding black and Asian Hispanics

Educational Attainment by Tract in Alexander County

There are 4 tracts in Alexander County. This section compares Tract 957800 to all of the tracts in Alexander County and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Tract 957800.

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 957800, selected other tracts in Alexander County, and entities that contain Tract 957800
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count#957900Tract 957900Alexander CountyAlexander957600Tract 957600957800Tract 957800957700Tract 957700United States of AmericaUnited StatesCape Girardeau Metro AreaCape GirardeauIllinoisEast North CentralMidwest27.759914%27.759914%27.8%259124.979201%24.979201%25.0%1,20124.911452%24.911452%24.9%422224.546425%24.546425%24.5%230323.311897%23.311897%23.3%290413.020590%13.020590%13.0%27,818,38027.8M12.528560%12.528560%12.5%7,95111.703119%11.703119%11.7%1,008,6081.01M10.719464%10.719464%10.7%3,363,7843.36M10.244520%10.244520%10.2%4,641,8354.64M
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 957800, selected other tracts in Alexander County, and entities that contain Tract 957800
0%10%20%30%Count#IllinoisUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMidwestEast North CentralCape Girardeau Metro AreaCape Girardeau957800Tract 957800957900Tract 957900Alexander CountyAlexander957700Tract 957700957600Tract 95760032.893660%32.893660%32.9%2,834,8692.83M30.315023%30.315023%30.3%64,767,78764.8M28.952816%28.952816%29.0%13,118,64213.1M28.462853%28.462853%28.5%8,931,6868.93M25.510928%25.510928%25.5%16,19016.2k12.593383%12.593383%12.6%118111.468382%11.468382%11.5%10728.985025%8.985025%9.0%4327.958199%7.958199%8.0%9936.375443%6.375443%6.4%1084
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 957800, selected other tracts in Alexander County, and entities that contain Tract 957800
0%1%2%3%Count#IllinoisUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMidwestEast North CentralCape Girardeau Metro AreaCape Girardeau957800Tract 957800957600Tract 957600Alexander CountyAlexander957700Tract 957700957900Tract 9579003.366505%3.366505%3.4%290,135290k3.336158%3.336158%3.3%7,127,6737.13M2.893416%2.893416%2.9%1,311,0191.31M2.855432%2.855432%2.9%896,039896k2.473882%2.473882%2.5%1,5700.747065%0.747065%0.7%710.236128%0.236128%0.2%420.228785%0.228785%0.2%110.000000%0.000000%0.0%030.000000%0.000000%0.0%04
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 957800, selected other tracts in Alexander County, and entities that contain Tract 957800
Female
Male
1x0x1xFM#Tract 957600Tract 957700AlexanderTract 957800MidwestEast North CentralIllinoisUnited StatesCape GirardeauTract 957900-1.000000x-1.000000x1.605997x1.605997x1.61x18.875%18.9%30.313%30.3%1-1.000000x-1.000000x1.472763x1.472763x1.47x18.564%18.6%27.340%27.3%2-1.000000x-1.000000x1.309183x1.309183x1.31x21.767%21.8%28.497%28.5%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.291144x1.291144x1.29x21.731%21.7%28.058%28.1%3-1.000000x-1.000000x1.127915x1.127915x1.13x9.647%9.65%10.881%10.9%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.125371x1.125371x1.13x10.108%10.1%11.375%11.4%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.113796x1.113796x1.11x11.095%11.1%12.358%12.4%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.109070x1.109070x1.11x12.369%12.4%13.719%13.7%-1.053044x-1.053044x1.05x1.000000x1.000000x12.840%12.8%12.193%12.2%-1.079268x-1.079268x1.08x1.000000x1.000000x28.457%28.5%26.367%26.4%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 957800, selected other tracts in Alexander County, and entities that contain Tract 957800
Female
Male
10x5x0x5x10xFM#Tract 957800AlexanderEast North CentralMidwestUnited StatesIllinoisCape GirardeauTract 957600-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%1.679%1.68%1-1.000000x-1.000000x1.916231x1.916231x1.92x0.159%0.16%0.305%0.31%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.597848x1.597848x1.60x2.216%2.22%3.541%3.54%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.589934x1.589934x1.59x2.251%2.25%3.579%3.58%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.526215x1.526215x1.53x2.660%2.66%4.060%4.06%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.497824x1.497824x1.50x2.715%2.72%4.067%4.07%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.285699x1.285699x1.29x2.175%2.17%2.796%2.80%-10.000000x-10.000000x> 10.0x1.000000x1.000000x0.500%0.50%0.000%0%2
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of tract out of 2 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:
Illinois
County:
Alexander
Metro Area:
Cape Girardeau Area
City:
Cairo
Precincts:
Cache, Cairo
ZIP Code:
62914
Unified School Districts:
Cairo 1, Meridian 101
Congressional District:
IL-12
State Senate District:
IL-59
State House District:
IL-118
Block Groups:
Block Group 957800-1, Block Group 957800-2
Neighboring Tracts:
Tract 950100, Tract 950200, Tract 957700, Tract 957900, Tract 971000, Tract 971100