Educational Attainment in Tract 960700, Benton County, Iowa (Tract)

Educational Attainment#1

Highest level of education among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of Benton County and Tract 960700
Tract 960700
Benton County
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%CountHigher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma226.648352%34.734970%26.648352%26.6%48560.384615%58.042680%60.384615%60.4%1,09912.967033%7.222350%12.967033%13.0%236
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 Benton County at large.
Scope: population of Benton County and Tract 960700
-50%0%+50%%ref.Higher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2-23.280914%-23.280914%-23.3%26.648%26.6%34.735%34.7%4.034850%4.034850%+4.0%60.385%60.4%58.043%58.0%79.540364%79.540364%+79.5%12.967%13.0%7.222%7.22%
% percentage with given level in Tract 960700
ref. percentage with given level in Benton 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 Benton County and Tract 960700
Tract 960700
Benton County
0%10%20%30%CountDoctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None0.000000%0.000000%0.0%0.195044%00.494505%0.900642%0.494505%0.5%92.142857%4.554842%2.142857%2.1%3913.681319%16.102570%13.681319%13.7%24910.329670%12.981872%10.329670%10.3%18822.087912%22.298073%22.087912%22.1%40238.296703%35.744608%38.296703%38.3%69710.329670%5.535796%10.329670%10.3%1881.098901%1.061267%1.098901%1.1%201.538462%0.625287%1.538462%1.5%28
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 Benton County at large.
Scope: population of Benton County and Tract 960700
-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%0.195%0.20%-45.094142%-45.094142%-45.1%0.495%0.49%0.901%0.90%-52.954300%-52.954300%-53.0%2.143%2.14%4.555%4.55%-15.036428%-15.036428%-15.0%13.681%13.7%16.103%16.1%-20.430043%-20.430043%-20.4%10.330%10.3%12.982%13.0%-0.942505%-0.942505%-0.9%22.088%22.1%22.298%22.3%7.139806%7.139806%+7.1%38.297%38.3%35.745%35.7%86.597734%86.597734%+86.6%10.330%10.3%5.536%5.54%3.546184%3.546184%+3.5%1.099%1.10%1.061%1.06%146.040932%146.040932%+146.0%1.538%1.54%0.625%0.63%
% percentage with given level in Tract 960700
ref. percentage with given level in Benton 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 Benton County and Tract 960700
More Females More Males
Benton County
Tract 960700
20%0%20%40%FMHigher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2-36.914894%-17.550566%-36.914894%37%30.462%30.5%22.249%22.2%4.005856%4.562222%4.005856%4%59.282%59.3%61.657%61.7%56.923077%52.273210%56.923077%57%10.256%10.3%16.095%16.1%
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 Benton County and Tract 960700
More Females More Males
Benton County
Tract 960700
1k%0k%1k%FMProfessional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None1,000.000000%276.330139%1,000.000000%> 1000%0.000%0%1.065%1.07%-1,000.000000%-53.304742%-1,000.000000%> 1000%4.000%4.00%0.000%0%-9.537936%32.294430%32.294430%0k%11.897%11.9%15.740%15.7%-167.536232%-29.068435%-167.536232%0k%14.564%14.6%5.444%5.44%-4.761905%-3.472847%-4.761905%0k%22.564%22.6%21.538%21.5%9.260851%9.826425%9.260851%0k%36.718%36.7%40.118%40.1%85.897436%44.452247%85.897436%0k%7.385%7.38%13.728%13.7%-160.000000%-160.000000%0k%30.667078%1.538%1.54%0.592%0.59%33.136095%249.528090%33.136095%0k%1.333%1.33%1.775%1.78%
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 Benton County and Tract 960700
Tract 960700
Benton County
0%5%10%15%20%25%B.X.Total65+45-6435-4425-347.185629%6.777701%7.185629%7.2%3650114.285714%15.928733%14.285714%14.3%10573519.939577%26.079843%19.939577%19.9%6633116.600791%20.497630%16.600791%16.6%42253
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 Benton County at large.
Scope: population of Benton County and Tract 960700
20%15%10%5%0%5%%ref.65+45-6435-4425-346.018679%6.018679%6.0%7.186%7.19%6.778%6.78%-10.314810%-10.314810%10.3%14.286%14.3%15.929%15.9%-23.544106%-23.544106%23.5%19.940%19.9%26.080%26.1%-19.011172%-19.011172%19.0%16.601%16.6%20.498%20.5%
% percentage in Tract 960700 with a Bachelor's degree
ref percentage in Benton 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 Benton County and Tract 960700
More Females More Males
Benton County
Tract 960700
50%0%50%100%150%FM65+45-6435-4425-34-7.609999%17.510331%17.510331%17.5%6.769%6.77%7.955%7.95%-17.184943%-17.184943%17.2%9.507831%15.385%15.4%13.128%13.1%-28.589115%25.581906%25.581906%25.6%17.293%17.3%21.717%21.7%-51.420906%176.378489%176.378489%176.4%9.286%9.29%25.664%25.7%
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 Benton County and Tract 960700
Tract 960700
Benton County
$0k$20k$40k$60kCount%Graduate Degree1Bachelor's DegreeSome CollegeH.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2Total$42,054.000000$61,208.000000$42,054.000000$42.1k482.637%2.64%$47,232.000000$47,463.000000$47,232.000000$47.2k24913.681%13.7%$26,721.000000$35,522.000000$26,721.000000$26.7k59032.418%32.4%$31,146.000000$36,488.000000$31,146.000000$31.1k69738.297%38.3%$21,563.000000$22,545.000000$21,563.000000$21.6k23612.967%13.0%$29,777.000000$40,097.000000$29,777.000000$29.8k1,820100.000%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 Benton County and Tract 960700
Female Male
Benton County
Tract 960700
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
$0k$50kFMBachelor's DegreeSome CollegeH.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2Total$-40,625.000000$-41,339.000000$-40,625.000000$40.6k$40,625.000000$22,500.000000$41,339.000000$26,871.000000$63,125.000000$63.1k116133$-20,521.000000$-26,606.000000$-20,521.000000$20.5k$20,521.000000$19,896.000000$26,606.000000$19,918.000000$40,417.000000$40.4k362228$-25,598.000000$-22,033.000000$-25,598.000000$25.6k$25,598.000000$18,152.000000$22,033.000000$23,681.000000$43,750.000000$43.8k358339$-11,615.000000$-10,372.000000$-11,615.000000$11.6k$11,615.000000$15,552.000000$10,372.000000$19,711.000000$27,167.000000$27.2k100136$-24,485.000000$-29,115.000000$-24,485.000000$24.5k$24,485.000000$16,604.000000$29,115.000000$19,822.000000$41,089.000000$41.1k975845
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 Benton County and Tract 960700
Tract 960700
Benton County
0%20%40%60%80%CountBachelor's Degree1Some College2H.S. Diploma3No H.S. Diploma380.478088%88.795434%80.478088%80.5%20287.872763%85.986261%87.872763%87.9%44278.983834%76.630842%78.983834%79.0%34271.212121%61.403509%71.212121%71.2%94
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 Benton County and Tract 960700
Female Male
Benton County
Tract 960700
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10%5%0%5%10%15%20%MFWhite1Other1-10.438413%-5.660162%-10.438413%10.4%10.438413%5.752063%5.660162%3.043695%16.190476%16.2%136100-0.000000%-0.000000%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%22.727273%0.000000%0.0%00
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 Benton County and Tract 960700
Female Male
Benton County
Tract 960700
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50%40%30%20%10%0%10%20%MFWhite1Other1-15.657620%-20.485906%-2.325916%-15.657620%15.7%15.657620%1.247142%20.485906%16.904762%16.9%142150-0.000000%-50.000000%-0.000000%-44.230769%-50.000000%50.0%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%05
M number of males in category
F number of females in category
1non-Hispanic 2excluding black and Asian Hispanics

Educational Attainment by Tract in Benton County

There are 7 tracts in Benton County. This section compares Tract 960700 to all of the tracts in Benton County and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Tract 960700.

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 960700, selected other tracts in Benton County, and entities that contain Tract 960700
0%5%10%Count#United States of AmericaUnited States960700Tract 960700ZIP Code 52208ZIP 52208960100Tract 960100Belle Plaine Community School DistrictBelle PlaineMidwestWest North CentralIowa960200Tract 960200960600Tract 960600Benton CountyBenton960400Tract 960400960300Tract 960300Cedar Rapids Metro AreaCedar Rapids960500Tract 96050013.020590%13.020590%13.0%27,818,38027.8M12.967033%12.967033%13.0%236111.017740%11.017740%11.0%23610.518293%10.518293%10.5%207210.261737%10.261737%10.3%24710.244520%10.244520%10.2%4,641,8354.64M9.174633%9.174633%9.2%1,278,0511.28M8.255425%8.255425%8.3%169,966170k7.936508%7.936508%7.9%16537.366771%7.366771%7.4%14147.222350%7.222350%7.2%1,2596.840684%6.840684%6.8%15255.828877%5.828877%5.8%21865.763043%5.763043%5.8%10,20910.2k3.795066%3.795066%3.8%1407
Count number of people in category
# rank of tract out of 7 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 960700, selected other tracts in Benton County, and entities that contain Tract 960700
0%10%20%30%Count#United States of AmericaUnited StatesWest North CentralCedar Rapids Metro AreaCedar RapidsMidwest960300Tract 960300Iowa960500Tract 960500960100Tract 960100Benton CountyBenton960200Tract 960200960400Tract 960400ZIP Code 52208ZIP 52208960700Tract 960700960600Tract 960600Belle Plaine Community School DistrictBelle Plaine30.315023%30.315023%30.3%64,767,78764.8M30.056536%30.056536%30.1%4,186,9564.19M29.922776%29.922776%29.9%53,00753.0k28.952816%28.952816%29.0%13,118,64213.1M27.299465%27.299465%27.3%1,021127.172145%27.172145%27.2%559,431559k25.833559%25.833559%25.8%953222.510163%22.510163%22.5%443321.753098%21.753098%21.8%3,79218.662819%18.662819%18.7%388417.731773%17.731773%17.7%394517.413632%17.413632%17.4%37316.318681%16.318681%16.3%297615.464995%15.464995%15.5%296715.454923%15.454923%15.5%372
Count number of people in category
# rank of tract out of 7 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 960700, selected other tracts in Benton County, and entities that contain Tract 960700
0%1%2%3%Count#United States of AmericaUnited StatesWest North CentralMidwestIowaCedar Rapids Metro AreaCedar Rapids960100Tract 960100960600Tract 960600960300Tract 960300Benton CountyBenton960400Tract 960400960200Tract 960200960500Tract 960500960700Tract 960700ZIP Code 52208ZIP 52208Belle Plaine Community School DistrictBelle Plaine3.336158%3.336158%3.3%7,127,6737.13M2.978981%2.978981%3.0%414,980415k2.893416%2.893416%2.9%1,311,0191.31M2.675779%2.675779%2.7%55,09055.1k2.360765%2.360765%2.4%4,1822.286585%2.286585%2.3%4511.671891%1.671891%1.7%3221.283422%1.283422%1.3%4831.095686%1.095686%1.1%1910.945095%0.945095%0.9%2140.769601%0.769601%0.8%1650.542152%0.542152%0.5%2060.494505%0.494505%0.5%970.420168%0.420168%0.4%90.373909%0.373909%0.4%9
Count number of people in category
# rank of tract out of 7 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 960700, selected other tracts in Benton County, and entities that contain Tract 960700
Female
Male
2x0x2xFM#Tract 960300Tract 960100Tract 960500Belle PlaineTract 960700ZIP 52208BentonTract 960600Cedar RapidsTract 960200IowaWest North CentralMidwestUnited StatesTract 960400-1.000000x-1.000000x3.470209x3.470209x3.47x2.669%2.67%9.263%9.26%1-1.000000x-1.000000x2.292308x2.292308x2.29x6.250%6.25%14.327%14.3%2-1.000000x-1.000000x1.713542x1.713542x1.71x2.802%2.80%4.801%4.80%3-1.000000x-1.000000x1.601238x1.601238x1.60x7.984%7.98%12.785%12.8%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.569231x1.569231x1.57x10.256%10.3%16.095%16.1%4-1.000000x-1.000000x1.547305x1.547305x1.55x8.772%8.77%13.573%13.6%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.522732x1.522732x1.52x5.749%5.75%8.755%8.75%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.422908x1.422908x1.42x6.124%6.12%8.715%8.71%5-1.000000x-1.000000x1.316098x1.316098x1.32x4.992%4.99%6.570%6.57%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.242218x1.242218x1.24x7.074%7.07%8.787%8.79%6-1.000000x-1.000000x1.220410x1.220410x1.22x7.453%7.45%9.096%9.10%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.137506x1.137506x1.14x8.598%8.60%9.780%9.78%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.127915x1.127915x1.13x9.647%9.65%10.881%10.9%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.109070x1.109070x1.11x12.369%12.4%13.719%13.7%-2.881672x-2.881672x2.88x1.000000x1.000000x9.974%9.97%3.461%3.46%7
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of tract out of 7 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 960700, selected other tracts in Benton County, and entities that contain Tract 960700
Female
Male
0x5x10xFM#Belle PlaineZIP 52208Tract 960300Tract 960400Tract 960700Tract 960600Tract 960200BentonIowaMidwestWest North CentralUnited StatesCedar RapidsTract 960100Tract 960500-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%0.788%0.79%-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%0.898%0.90%-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%2.679%2.68%1-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%1.964%1.96%2-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%1.065%1.07%3-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.201%0.20%3.268%3.27%4-1.000000x-1.000000x4.271251x4.271251x4.27x0.291%0.29%1.242%1.24%5-1.000000x-1.000000x2.855622x2.855622x2.86x0.574%0.57%1.639%1.64%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.647686x1.647686x1.65x2.033%2.03%3.349%3.35%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.589934x1.589934x1.59x2.251%2.25%3.579%3.58%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.572017x1.572017x1.57x2.329%2.33%3.662%3.66%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.526215x1.526215x1.53x2.660%2.66%4.060%4.06%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.516116x1.516116x1.52x1.885%1.89%2.858%2.86%-2.481527x-2.481527x2.48x1.000000x1.000000x3.341%3.34%1.346%1.35%6-2.962823x-2.962823x2.96x1.000000x1.000000x0.808%0.81%0.273%0.27%7
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of tract out of 7 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:
Iowa
County:
Benton
Metro Area:
Cedar Rapids Area
City:
Belle Plaine
Township:
Iowa
ZIP Code:
52208
Unified School District:
Belle Plaine
Congressional District:
IA-1
State Senate District:
IA-38
State House District:
IA-75
Block Groups:
Block Group 960700-1, Block Group 960700-2, Block Group 960700-3
Neighboring Tracts:
Tract 290600, Tract 370100, Tract 960200, Tract 960600