Educational Attainment in Tract 972000, Clay County, Illinois (Tract)

Educational Attainment#1

Highest level of education among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of Clay County and Tract 972000
Tract 972000
Clay County
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%CountHigher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma223.582090%26.628230%23.582090%23.6%47464.278607%61.851377%64.278607%64.3%1,29212.139303%11.520393%12.139303%12.1%244

Relative Educational Attainment#2

Highest level of education among people aged 25 years and older, as percentage more or less than Clay County at large.
Scope: population of Clay County and Tract 972000
-10%0%+10%%ref.Higher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2-11.439515%-11.439515%-11.4%23.582%23.6%26.628%26.6%3.924294%3.924294%+3.9%64.279%64.3%61.851%61.9%5.372304%5.372304%+5.4%12.139%12.1%11.520%11.5%

Detailed Educational Attainment#3

Highest level of education among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of Clay County and Tract 972000
Tract 972000
Clay County
0%10%20%30%40%CountDoctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None0.000000%0.000000%0.0%0.363015%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%0.758061%03.731343%2.775998%3.731343%3.7%759.253731%10.901132%9.253731%9.3%18610.597015%11.830023%10.597015%10.6%21322.686567%23.510570%22.686567%22.7%45641.592040%38.340807%41.592040%41.6%8367.611940%6.651719%7.611940%7.6%1533.631841%3.662182%3.631841%3.6%730.895522%1.206492%0.895522%0.9%18

Detailed Relative Educational Attainment#4

Highest level of education among people aged 25 years and older, as percentage more or less than Clay County at large.
Scope: population of Clay County and Tract 972000
-100%0%+100%%ref.Doctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None-100.000000%-100.000000%-100.0%0.000%0%0.363%0.36%-100.000000%-100.000000%-100.0%0.000%0%0.758%0.76%34.414466%34.414466%+34.4%3.731%3.73%2.776%2.78%-15.112196%-15.112196%-15.1%9.254%9.25%10.901%10.9%-10.422706%-10.422706%-10.4%10.597%10.6%11.830%11.8%-3.504819%-3.504819%-3.5%22.687%22.7%23.511%23.5%8.479823%8.479823%+8.5%41.592%41.6%38.341%38.3%14.435687%14.435687%+14.4%7.612%7.61%6.652%6.65%-0.828511%-0.828511%-0.8%3.632%3.63%3.662%3.66%-25.774666%-25.774666%-25.8%0.896%0.90%1.206%1.21%

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 Clay County and Tract 972000
More Females More Males
Clay County
Tract 972000
40%20%0%20%FMHigher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2-54.943057%-22.417643%-54.943057%55%28.530%28.5%18.413%18.4%18.268317%3.752752%18.268317%18%59.007%59.0%69.786%69.8%-5.617298%-5.617298%6%30.622328%12.463%12.5%11.801%11.8%

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 Clay County and Tract 972000
More Females More Males
Clay County
Tract 972000
400%200%0%FMMaster's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None-522.151899%-155.452258%-522.151899%522%6.329%6.33%1.017%1.02%-24.075877%-27.292424%-24.075877%24%10.224%10.2%8.240%8.24%-30.811425%-5.270906%-30.811425%31%11.977%12.0%9.156%9.16%-7.088928%32.544298%32.544298%33%19.572%19.6%25.941%25.9%11.183201%10.663766%11.183201%11%39.435%39.4%43.845%43.8%66.453437%62.836612%66.453437%66%5.745%5.74%9.563%9.56%-215.298700%-11.498102%-215.298700%215%5.453%5.45%1.729%1.73%-148.860759%-148.860759%149%24.644267%1.266%1.27%0.509%0.51%

Bachelor's Degrees By Age#7

Percentage of age cohort whose highest degree is a Bachelor's.
Scope: population of Clay County and Tract 972000
Tract 972000
Clay County
0%5%10%15%B.X.Total65+45-6435-4425-346.601942%7.398662%6.601942%6.6%345157.256236%10.789339%7.256236%7.3%6488215.805471%14.775017%15.805471%15.8%5232912.676056%13.389121%12.676056%12.7%36284

Relative Bachelor's Degrees By Age#8

Percentage of population whose highest degree is a Bachelor's, as a percentage more or less than Clay County at large.
Scope: population of Clay County and Tract 972000
30%20%10%0%%ref.65+45-6435-4425-34-10.768436%-10.768436%10.8%6.602%6.60%7.399%7.40%-32.746242%-32.746242%32.7%7.256%7.26%10.789%10.8%6.974302%6.974302%7.0%15.805%15.8%14.775%14.8%-5.325704%-5.325704%5.3%12.676%12.7%13.389%13.4%

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 Clay County and Tract 972000
More Females More Males
Clay County
Tract 972000
60%40%20%0%FM65+45-6435-4425-34-50.294464%-7.308492%-50.294464%50.3%7.774%7.77%5.172%5.17%-44.178794%-66.114773%-44.178794%44.2%8.559%8.56%5.936%5.94%-31.568998%-31.568998%31.6%15.932132%18.012%18.0%13.690%13.7%-55.207639%19.827586%19.827586%19.8%11.511%11.5%13.793%13.8%

Median Earnings by Educational Attainment#10

Among population 25 years old and over with earnings.
Scope: population of Clay County and Tract 972000
Tract 972000
Clay County
$0k$10k$20k$30k$40kCount%Bachelor's DegreeSome CollegeH.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2Total$43,250.000000$43,024.000000$43,250.000000$43.3k1869.254%9.25%$33,646.000000$32,863.000000$33,646.000000$33.6k66933.284%33.3%$27,500.000000$30,882.000000$27,500.000000$27.5k83641.592%41.6%$25,417.000000$21,741.000000$25,417.000000$25.4k24412.139%12.1%$30,924.000000$31,916.000000$30,924.000000$30.9k2,010100.000%100%

Median Earnings by Educational Attainment#11

By sex among population 25 years old and over with earnings.
Scope: population of Clay County and Tract 972000
Female Male
Clay County
Tract 972000
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$40k$20k$0k$20k$40kFMBachelor's DegreeSome CollegeH.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2Total$-42,625.000000$-38,833.000000$-42,625.000000$42.6k$42,625.000000$6,011.000000$38,833.000000$10,940.000000$48,636.000000$48.6k10581$-30,602.000000$-27,245.000000$-30,602.000000$30.6k$30,602.000000$15,137.000000$27,245.000000$14,362.000000$45,739.000000$45.7k324345$-18,173.000000$-24,341.000000$-18,173.000000$18.2k$18,173.000000$21,298.000000$24,341.000000$16,582.000000$39,471.000000$39.5k405431$-17,054.000000$-16,694.000000$-17,054.000000$17.1k$17,054.000000$10,696.000000$16,694.000000$9,467.000000$27,750.000000$27.8k128116$-26,103.000000$-26,496.000000$-26,103.000000$26.1k$26,103.000000$15,608.000000$26,496.000000$13,924.000000$41,711.000000$41.7k1,027983

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 Clay County and Tract 972000
Tract 972000
Clay County
0%20%40%60%80%CountBachelor's Degree1Some College2H.S. Diploma3No H.S. Diploma381.865285%80.428705%81.865285%81.9%15861.769912%71.067738%61.769912%61.8%34959.176672%76.024279%59.176672%59.2%34569.480519%73.161034%69.480519%69.5%107

Lacking High School Diploma By Race#13

Percent of racial or ethnic group lacking a high school diploma (or equivalent).
Scope: population of Clay County and Tract 972000
Female Male
Clay County
Tract 972000
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50%0%50%100%MFWhite1BlackAsianHispanic2Other1-11.581067%-9.843448%-11.581067%11.6%11.581067%0.233279%9.843448%3.085252%11.814346%11.8%112115-0.000000%-37.500000%-24.528302%-37.500000%37.5%0.000000%24.528302%30.644112%0.000000%0.0%06-0.000000%-63.636364%-0.000000%-50.000000%-63.636364%63.6%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%07-0.000000%-2.564103%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%100.000000%2.564103%29.014845%100.000000%100.0%40-0.000000%-0.000000%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%00

College Graduates By Race#14

Percent of racial or ethnic group with a bachelor's degree or higher.
Scope: population of Clay County and Tract 972000
Female Male
Clay County
Tract 972000
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60%40%20%0%MFWhite1BlackAsianHispanic2Other1-9.599156%-7.017158%-12.567690%-3.216141%-16.616314%16.6%9.599156%12.567690%9.599156%9.6%91165-0.000000%-12.500000%-13.793103%-25.829538%-12.500000%12.5%0.000000%13.793103%0.000000%0.0%02-0.000000%-18.181818%-0.000000%-35.000000%-18.181818%18.2%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%02-0.000000%-0.000000%-76.923077%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%00-0.000000%-33.333333%-0.000000%-9.090909%-33.333333%33.3%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%01

Educational Attainment by Tract in Clay County

There are 4 tracts in Clay County. This section compares Tract 972000 to all of the tracts in Clay County and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Tract 972000.

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 972000, selected other tracts in Clay County, and entities that contain Tract 972000
0%5%10%Count#United States of AmericaUnited States972200Tract 972200972000Tract 972000971900Tract 971900IllinoisClay CountyClayEast North Central972100Tract 972100Midwest13.020590%13.020590%13.0%27,818,38027.8M12.247771%12.247771%12.2%261112.139303%12.139303%12.1%244211.973019%11.973019%12.0%213311.703119%11.703119%11.7%1,008,6081.01M11.520393%11.520393%11.5%1,07910.719464%10.719464%10.7%3,363,7843.36M10.475914%10.475914%10.5%361410.244520%10.244520%10.2%4,641,8354.64M

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 972000, selected other tracts in Clay County, and entities that contain Tract 972000
0%10%20%30%Count#IllinoisUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMidwestEast North Central972100Tract 972100971900Tract 971900Clay CountyClay972000Tract 972000972200Tract 97220032.893660%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%8,931,6868.93M16.918166%16.918166%16.9%583115.795391%15.795391%15.8%281214.798206%14.798206%14.8%1,38612.985075%12.985075%13.0%261312.247771%12.247771%12.2%2614

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 972000, selected other tracts in Clay County, and entities that contain Tract 972000
0%1%2%3%Count#IllinoisUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMidwestEast North Central972100Tract 972100Clay CountyClay972200Tract 972200971900Tract 971900972000Tract 9720003.366505%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%896,039896k2.234475%2.234475%2.2%7711.121076%1.121076%1.1%1050.750821%0.750821%0.8%1620.674536%0.674536%0.7%1230.000000%0.000000%0.0%04

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 972000, selected other tracts in Clay County, and entities that contain Tract 972000
Female
Male
1x0x1xFM#Tract 971900Tract 972100ClayMidwestEast North CentralIllinoisUnited StatesTract 972200Tract 972000-1.000000x-1.000000x1.770603x1.770603x1.77x8.548%8.55%15.135%15.1%1-1.000000x-1.000000x1.526273x1.526273x1.53x8.445%8.44%12.889%12.9%2-1.000000x-1.000000x1.306223x1.306223x1.31x10.031%10.0%13.103%13.1%-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%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.103425x1.103425x1.10x11.650%11.6%12.854%12.9%3-1.056173x-1.056173x1.06x1.000000x1.000000x12.463%12.5%11.801%11.8%4

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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