Educational Attainment in Tract 050600, Jefferson County, Illinois (Tract)

Educational Attainment#1

Highest level of education among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of Jefferson County and Tract 050600
Tract 050600
Jefferson County
0%10%20%30%40%50%CountHigher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma244.010195%27.797053%44.010195%44.0%1,03651.316907%58.056333%51.316907%51.3%1,2084.672897%14.146614%4.672897%4.7%110
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 Jefferson County at large.
Scope: population of Jefferson County and Tract 050600
-50%0%+50%%ref.Higher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma258.326840%58.326840%+58.3%44.010%44.0%27.797%27.8%-11.608424%-11.608424%-11.6%51.317%51.3%58.056%58.1%-66.968088%-66.968088%-67.0%4.673%4.67%14.147%14.1%
% percentage with given level in Tract 050600
ref. percentage with given level in Jefferson 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 Jefferson County and Tract 050600
Tract 050600
Jefferson County
0%5%10%15%20%25%30%CountDoctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None2.548853%0.660325%2.548853%2.5%604.970263%1.301996%4.970263%5.0%1177.561597%4.327551%7.561597%7.6%17817.502124%10.139899%17.502124%17.5%41211.427358%11.367282%11.427358%11.4%26923.576890%26.032457%23.576890%23.6%55527.740017%32.023876%27.740017%27.7%6532.676296%9.143816%2.676296%2.7%631.401869%4.364857%1.401869%1.4%330.594732%0.637941%0.594732%0.6%14
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 Jefferson County at large.
Scope: population of Jefferson County and Tract 050600
-200%0%+200%%ref.Doctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None286.000029%286.000029%+286.0%2.549%2.55%0.660%0.66%281.741862%281.741862%+281.7%4.970%4.97%1.302%1.30%74.731565%74.731565%+74.7%7.562%7.56%4.328%4.33%72.606488%72.606488%+72.6%17.502%17.5%10.140%10.1%0.528495%0.528495%+0.5%11.427%11.4%11.367%11.4%-9.432710%-9.432710%-9.4%23.577%23.6%26.032%26.0%-13.377079%-13.377079%-13.4%27.740%27.7%32.024%32.0%-70.731087%-70.731087%-70.7%2.676%2.68%9.144%9.14%-67.882818%-67.882818%-67.9%1.402%1.40%4.365%4.36%-6.773092%-6.773092%-6.8%0.595%0.59%0.638%0.64%
% percentage with given level in Tract 050600
ref. percentage with given level in Jefferson 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 Jefferson County and Tract 050600
More Females More Males
Jefferson County
Tract 050600
40%20%0%20%40%FMHigher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2-8.783314%52.596842%52.596842%53%35.474%35.5%54.132%54.1%-43.073890%-0.166346%-43.073890%43%59.514%59.5%41.597%41.6%-17.340234%-17.340234%17%18.882386%5.012%5.01%4.271%4.27%
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 Jefferson County and Tract 050600
More Females More Males
Jefferson County
Tract 050600
100%0%100%FMDoctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None199.912611%28.247659%199.912611%200%1.331%1.33%3.993%3.99%83.010375%115.345079%83.010375%83%3.602%3.60%6.592%6.59%-50.227584%-73.982213%-50.227584%50%8.927%8.93%5.942%5.94%-3.015310%75.712320%75.712320%76%12.999%13.0%22.841%22.8%-7.292220%71.387693%71.387693%71%8.614%8.61%14.763%14.8%-26.507439%-20.867296%-26.507439%27%26.077%26.1%20.613%20.6%-59.347129%-59.347129%59%16.339405%33.438%33.4%20.984%21.0%22.394944%34.032207%22.394944%22%2.428%2.43%2.971%2.97%-93.978074%-93.978074%94%5.480230%1.801%1.80%0.929%0.93%-110.845732%-107.247037%-110.845732%111%0.783%0.78%0.371%0.37%
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 Jefferson County and Tract 050600
Tract 050600
Jefferson County
0%5%10%15%20%B.X.Total65+45-6435-4425-3412.185430%6.594531%12.185430%12.2%9275522.650841%10.281610%22.650841%22.7%2291,01115.181518%13.820795%15.181518%15.2%4630315.789474%11.285469%15.789474%15.8%45285
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 Jefferson County at large.
Scope: population of Jefferson County and Tract 050600
0%50%100%%ref.65+45-6435-4425-3484.780840%84.780840%84.8%12.185%12.2%6.595%6.59%120.304409%120.304409%120.3%22.651%22.7%10.282%10.3%9.845480%9.845480%9.8%15.182%15.2%13.821%13.8%39.909774%39.909774%39.9%15.789%15.8%11.285%11.3%
% percentage in Tract 050600 with a Bachelor's degree
ref percentage in Jefferson 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 Jefferson County and Tract 050600
More Females More Males
Jefferson County
Tract 050600
50%0%50%100%150%FM65+45-6435-4425-34180.059429%75.820720%180.059429%180.1%6.650%6.65%18.625%18.6%-15.342769%54.494455%54.494455%54.5%18.325%18.3%28.311%28.3%-1.313656%46.873896%46.873896%46.9%12.338%12.3%18.121%18.1%-67.706177%104.255319%104.255319%104.3%10.417%10.4%21.277%21.3%
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 Jefferson County and Tract 050600
Tract 050600
Jefferson County
$0k$20k$40k$60kCount%Graduate Degree1Bachelor's DegreeSome CollegeH.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2Total$62,240.000000$56,563.000000$62,240.000000$62.2k35515.081%15.1%$46,250.000000$41,009.000000$46,250.000000$46.3k41217.502%17.5%$34,818.000000$32,413.000000$34,818.000000$34.8k82435.004%35.0%$28,831.000000$25,595.000000$28,831.000000$28.8k65327.740%27.7%$24,659.000000$16,189.000000$24,659.000000$24.7k1104.673%4.67%$36,568.000000$31,373.000000$36,568.000000$36.6k2,354100.000%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 Jefferson County and Tract 050600
Female Male
Jefferson County
Tract 050600
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
$0k$50kFMBachelor's DegreeSome CollegeH.S. Diploma2Total$-41,458.000000$-35,000.000000$-41,458.000000$41.5k$41,458.000000$26,269.000000$35,000.000000$17,361.000000$67,727.000000$67.7k166246$-31,563.000000$-23,700.000000$-31,563.000000$31.6k$31,563.000000$8,587.000000$23,700.000000$19,321.000000$40,150.000000$40.2k443381$-23,750.000000$-19,148.000000$-23,750.000000$23.8k$23,750.000000$9,306.000000$19,148.000000$12,386.000000$33,056.000000$33.1k427226$-32,653.000000$-24,011.000000$-32,653.000000$32.7k$32,653.000000$13,423.000000$24,011.000000$16,525.000000$46,076.000000$46.1k1,2771,077
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 Jefferson County and Tract 050600
Tract 050600
Jefferson County
0%20%40%60%80%100%CountBachelor's Degree1Some College2H.S. Diploma3No H.S. Diploma30.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%0100.000000%100.000000%100.000000%100.0%70.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%00.000000%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 Jefferson County and Tract 050600
Tract 050600
Jefferson County
0%20%40%60%80%CountBachelor's Degree1Some College2H.S. Diploma3No H.S. Diploma384.254606%82.969060%84.254606%84.3%50384.485407%72.967655%84.485407%84.5%55058.802817%58.537832%58.802817%58.8%16756.716418%34.860884%56.716418%56.7%38
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 Jefferson County and Tract 050600
Female Male
Jefferson County
Tract 050600
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
100%50%0%MFWhite1BlackAsianHispanic2Other1-2.513089%-2.043873%-12.575997%-4.556962%4.6%2.513089%12.575997%0.073792%2.513089%2.5%2454-0.000000%-17.979198%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%43.137255%17.979198%19.098571%43.137255%43.1%220-0.000000%-10.144928%-1.105072%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%0.000000%10.144928%0.000000%0.0%00-0.000000%-43.478261%-19.496855%-43.478261%43.5%0.000000%19.496855%12.305265%0.000000%0.0%010-0.000000%-100.000000%-16.541353%-3.004101%-100.000000%100.0%0.000000%16.541353%0.000000%0.0%010
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 Jefferson County and Tract 050600
Female Male
Jefferson County
Tract 050600
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
100%50%0%50%100%MFWhite1BlackAsianHispanic2Other1-23.966245%-16.101266%-0.414100%-23.966245%24.0%23.966245%12.892394%16.101266%36.858639%36.9%352284-37.254902%-25.708061%-7.462687%-17.054401%-62.962963%63.0%37.254902%7.462687%37.254902%37.3%1917-100.000000%-55.000000%-100.000000%100.0%100.000000%0.000000%55.000000%23.985507%100.000000%100.0%5342-0.000000%-0.706714%-6.211525%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%0.000000%0.706714%0.000000%0.0%00-0.000000%-11.818182%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%0.000000%11.818182%6.226931%0.000000%0.0%00
M number of males in category
F number of females in category
1non-Hispanic 2excluding black and Asian Hispanics

Educational Attainment by Tract in Jefferson County

There are 11 tracts in Jefferson County. This section compares Tract 050600 to all of the tracts in Jefferson County and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Tract 050600.

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 050600, selected other tracts in Jefferson County, and entities that contain Tract 050600
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count#050400Tract 050400051000Tract 051000051100Tract 051100050900Tract 050900Mount Vernon Township High School District 201Mt Vernon Twp 201050800Tract 050800Mount Vernon Metro AreaMount VernonJefferson CountyJefferson050200Tract 050200United States of AmericaUnited States050500Tract 050500ZIP Code 62864ZIP 62864IllinoisEast North CentralMidwest050100Tract 050100050700Tract 050700050300Tract 050300050600Tract 05060026.115957%26.115957%26.1%1,018123.492462%23.492462%23.5%187220.995423%20.995423%21.0%367317.912371%17.912371%17.9%278415.584098%15.584098%15.6%3,19114.626447%14.626447%14.6%417514.146614%14.146614%14.1%3,79214.146614%14.146614%14.1%3,79213.154173%13.154173%13.2%279613.020590%13.020590%13.0%27,818,38027.8M12.916358%12.916358%12.9%349712.830463%12.830463%12.8%2,11611.703119%11.703119%11.7%1,008,6081.01M10.719464%10.719464%10.7%3,363,7843.36M10.244520%10.244520%10.2%4,641,8354.64M9.814879%9.814879%9.8%28188.803201%8.803201%8.8%24298.325449%8.325449%8.3%264104.672897%4.672897%4.7%11011
Count number of people in category
# rank of tract out of 11 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 050600, selected other tracts in Jefferson County, and entities that contain Tract 050600
0%10%20%30%Count#Illinois050600Tract 050600United States of AmericaUnited StatesMidwestEast North Central050700Tract 050700050500Tract 050500ZIP Code 62864ZIP 62864050800Tract 050800Mount Vernon Township High School District 201Mt Vernon Twp 201Mount Vernon Metro AreaMount VernonJefferson CountyJefferson050100Tract 050100050300Tract 050300050200Tract 050200050400Tract 050400051000Tract 051000051100Tract 051100050900Tract 05090032.893660%32.893660%32.9%2,834,8692.83M32.582838%32.582838%32.6%767130.315023%30.315023%30.3%64,767,78764.8M28.952816%28.952816%29.0%13,118,64213.1M28.462853%28.462853%28.5%8,931,6868.93M25.354674%25.354674%25.4%697220.651369%20.651369%20.7%558318.894009%18.894009%18.9%3,11617.818309%17.818309%17.8%508416.902715%16.902715%16.9%3,46116.429771%16.429771%16.4%4,40416.429771%16.429771%16.4%4,40416.416346%16.416346%16.4%470515.767897%15.767897%15.8%500611.268270%11.268270%11.3%23979.671626%9.671626%9.7%37788.668342%8.668342%8.7%6996.750572%6.750572%6.8%118106.507732%6.507732%6.5%10111
Count number of people in category
# rank of tract out of 11 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 050600, selected other tracts in Jefferson County, and entities that contain Tract 050600
0%2%4%6%Count#050600Tract 050600IllinoisUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMidwestEast North Central050500Tract 050500ZIP Code 62864ZIP 62864050100Tract 050100Mount Vernon Township High School District 201Mt Vernon Twp 201050700Tract 050700Mount Vernon Metro AreaMount VernonJefferson CountyJefferson051100Tract 051100050300Tract 050300050900Tract 050900050800Tract 050800050400Tract 050400050200Tract 050200051000Tract 0510007.519116%7.519116%7.5%17713.366505%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%896,039896k2.664693%2.664693%2.7%7222.558816%2.558816%2.6%4222.375131%2.375131%2.4%6832.261184%2.261184%2.3%4632.255366%2.255366%2.3%6241.962320%1.962320%2.0%5261.962320%1.962320%2.0%5261.487414%1.487414%1.5%2651.482182%1.482182%1.5%4761.417526%1.417526%1.4%2271.017187%1.017187%1.0%2980.538738%0.538738%0.5%2190.094295%0.094295%0.1%2100.000000%0.000000%0.0%011
Count number of people in category
# rank of tract out of 11 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 050600, selected other tracts in Jefferson County, and entities that contain Tract 050600
Female
Male
1x0x1x2xFM#Tract 050400Tract 050200Tract 051100Mt Vernon Twp 201Mount VernonJeffersonMidwestEast North CentralIllinoisUnited StatesTract 050300Tract 050700Tract 050800Tract 050600Tract 051000ZIP 62864Tract 050100Tract 050500Tract 050900-1.000000x-1.000000x2.617116x2.617116x2.62x12.182%12.2%31.882%31.9%1-1.000000x-1.000000x1.322600x1.322600x1.32x11.303%11.3%14.949%14.9%2-1.000000x-1.000000x1.283981x1.283981x1.28x18.490%18.5%23.741%23.7%3-1.000000x-1.000000x1.217119x1.217119x1.22x14.020%14.0%17.064%17.1%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.188824x1.188824x1.19x12.906%12.9%15.343%15.3%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.188824x1.188824x1.19x12.906%12.9%15.343%15.3%-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%-1.007008x-1.007008x1.01x1.000000x1.000000x8.354%8.35%8.296%8.30%4-1.108705x-1.108705x1.11x1.000000x1.000000x9.246%9.25%8.340%8.34%5-1.162643x-1.162643x1.16x1.000000x1.000000x15.648%15.6%13.459%13.5%6-1.173402x-1.173402x1.17x1.000000x1.000000x5.012%5.01%4.271%4.27%7-1.216157x-1.216157x1.22x1.000000x1.000000x25.203%25.2%20.724%20.7%8-1.232515x-1.232515x1.23x1.000000x1.000000x14.077%14.1%11.421%11.4%-1.474540x-1.474540x1.47x1.000000x1.000000x11.671%11.7%7.915%7.92%9-1.591351x-1.591351x1.59x1.000000x1.000000x15.477%15.5%9.726%9.73%10-1.727073x-1.727073x1.73x1.000000x1.000000x22.457%22.5%13.003%13.0%11
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of tract out of 11 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 050600, selected other tracts in Jefferson County, and entities that contain Tract 050600
Female
Male
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F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of tract out of 10 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:
Jefferson
Metro Area:
Mount Vernon Area
City:
Mount Vernon
Townships:
Mount Vernon, Shiloh
ZIP Code:
62864
Elementary School Districts:
Mount Vernon 80, Rome 2, Woodlawn 4
Secondary School District:
Mount Vernon Township 201
Congressional District:
IL-12
State Senate District:
IL-58
State House District:
IL-115
Block Groups:
Block Group 050600-1, Block Group 050600-2, Block Group 050600-3, Block Group 050600-4
Neighboring Tracts:
Tract 050500, Tract 050700, Tract 050900, Tract 051000