Educational Attainment in Tract 960200, Decatur County, Iowa (Tract)

Educational Attainment#1

Highest level of education among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of Decatur County and Tract 960200
Tract 960200
Decatur County
0%10%20%30%40%50%CountHigher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma232.271326%27.641623%32.271326%32.3%62853.083248%59.300924%53.083248%53.1%1,03314.645427%13.057453%14.645427%14.6%285
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 Decatur County at large.
Scope: population of Decatur County and Tract 960200
-10%0%+10%%ref.Higher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma216.749026%16.749026%+16.7%32.271%32.3%27.642%27.6%-10.484957%-10.484957%-10.5%53.083%53.1%59.301%59.3%12.161436%12.161436%+12.2%14.645%14.6%13.057%13.1%
% percentage with given level in Tract 960200
ref. percentage with given level in Decatur 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 Decatur County and Tract 960200
Tract 960200
Decatur County
0%10%20%30%CountDoctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None2.466598%1.124950%2.466598%2.5%480.924974%0.622740%0.924974%0.9%187.605344%5.343511%7.605344%7.6%14815.364851%13.017276%15.364851%15.4%2995.909558%7.533146%5.909558%5.9%11522.559096%22.117316%22.559096%22.6%43930.524152%37.183608%30.524152%30.5%5947.451182%7.332262%7.451182%7.5%1457.194245%5.524307%7.194245%7.2%1400.000000%0.000000%0.0%0.200884%0
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 Decatur County at large.
Scope: population of Decatur County and Tract 960200
-100%0%+100%%ref.Doctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None119.262957%119.262957%+119.3%2.467%2.47%1.125%1.12%48.532971%48.532971%+48.5%0.925%0.92%0.623%0.62%42.328586%42.328586%+42.3%7.605%7.61%5.344%5.34%18.034303%18.034303%+18.0%15.365%15.4%13.017%13.0%-21.552587%-21.552587%-21.6%5.910%5.91%7.533%7.53%1.997437%1.997437%+2.0%22.559%22.6%22.117%22.1%-17.909655%-17.909655%-17.9%30.524%30.5%37.184%37.2%1.621873%1.621873%+1.6%7.451%7.45%7.332%7.33%30.228908%30.228908%+30.2%7.194%7.19%5.524%5.52%-100.000000%-100.000000%-100.0%0.000%0%0.201%0.20%
% percentage with given level in Tract 960200
ref. percentage with given level in Decatur 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 Decatur County and Tract 960200
More Females More Males
Decatur County
Tract 960200
20%0%20%40%FMHigher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2-16.294186%-21.183406%-16.294186%16%34.574%34.6%29.730%29.7%-0.196015%19.966803%19.966803%20%48.482%48.5%58.162%58.2%-39.940709%-39.940709%40%51.544369%16.944%16.9%12.108%12.1%
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 Decatur County and Tract 960200
More Females More Males
Decatur County
Tract 960200
0%100%200%FMDoctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.341.915058%79.460437%41.915058%42%2.057%2.06%2.919%2.92%286.324324%49.090209%286.324324%286%0.392%0.39%1.514%1.51%-12.560473%-31.707936%-12.560473%13%8.031%8.03%7.135%7.14%-21.032536%-41.293982%-21.032536%21%16.748%16.7%13.838%13.8%-69.870225%-3.889571%-69.870225%70%7.346%7.35%4.324%4.32%-23.762387%2.148412%2.148412%2%22.331%22.3%22.811%22.8%35.182508%13.042189%35.182508%35%26.151%26.2%35.351%35.4%-77.497052%-77.497052%77%42.653901%9.403%9.40%5.297%5.30%-10.730221%-10.730221%11%74.332996%7.542%7.54%6.811%6.81%
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 Decatur County and Tract 960200
Tract 960200
Decatur County
0%5%10%15%20%B.X.Total65+45-6435-4425-3411.755233%10.222805%11.755233%11.8%7362115.584416%13.891726%15.584416%15.6%12077021.343874%17.631918%21.343874%21.3%5425317.218543%11.576011%17.218543%17.2%52302
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 Decatur County at large.
Scope: population of Decatur County and Tract 960200
0%10%20%30%40%%ref.65+45-6435-4425-3414.990297%14.990297%15.0%11.755%11.8%10.223%10.2%12.184874%12.184874%12.2%15.584%15.6%13.892%13.9%21.052480%21.052480%21.1%21.344%21.3%17.632%17.6%48.743318%48.743318%48.7%17.219%17.2%11.576%11.6%
% percentage in Tract 960200 with a Bachelor's degree
ref percentage in Decatur 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 Decatur County and Tract 960200
More Females More Males
Decatur County
Tract 960200
100%50%0%FM65+45-6435-4425-34-1.615642%12.903226%12.903226%12.9%11.111%11.1%12.545%12.5%-14.224219%-74.559654%-14.224219%14.2%16.545%16.5%14.485%14.5%-145.081562%-49.565258%-145.081562%145.1%31.092%31.1%12.687%12.7%-19.798658%-36.134853%-19.798658%19.8%18.792%18.8%15.686%15.7%
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 Decatur County and Tract 960200
Tract 960200
Decatur County
$0k$10k$20k$30k$40kCount%Graduate Degree1Bachelor's DegreeSome CollegeH.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2Total$46,538.000000$45,060.000000$46,538.000000$46.5k21410.997%11.0%$35,375.000000$43,142.000000$35,375.000000$35.4k29915.365%15.4%$27,250.000000$30,519.000000$27,250.000000$27.3k55428.469%28.5%$26,678.000000$25,928.000000$26,678.000000$26.7k59430.524%30.5%$20,357.000000$20,132.000000$20,357.000000$20.4k28514.645%14.6%$31,221.000000$30,797.000000$31,221.000000$31.2k1,946100.000%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 Decatur County and Tract 960200
Female Male
Decatur County
Tract 960200
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
$40k$20k$0k$20k$40kFMGraduate Degree1Bachelor's DegreeSome CollegeH.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2Total$-45,833.000000$-43,438.000000$-45,833.000000$45.8k$45,833.000000$1,310.000000$43,438.000000$2,633.000000$47,143.000000$47.1k107107$-34,063.000000$-7,187.000000$-39,886.000000$-3,492.000000$-41,250.000000$41.3k$34,063.000000$39,886.000000$34,063.000000$34.1k171128$-14,688.000000$-24,813.000000$-14,688.000000$14.7k$14,688.000000$25,312.000000$24,813.000000$9,867.000000$40,000.000000$40.0k303251$-23,542.000000$-22,076.000000$-23,542.000000$23.5k$23,542.000000$10,094.000000$22,076.000000$9,288.000000$33,636.000000$33.6k267327$-11,875.000000$-13,036.000000$-11,875.000000$11.9k$11,875.000000$10,446.000000$13,036.000000$9,312.000000$22,321.000000$22.3k173112$-25,739.000000$-26,074.000000$-25,739.000000$25.7k$25,739.000000$8,937.000000$26,074.000000$7,330.000000$34,676.000000$34.7k1,021925
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 Decatur County and Tract 960200
Tract 960200
Decatur County
0%20%40%60%80%100%CountBachelor's Degree1Some College2H.S. Diploma3No H.S. Diploma3100.000000%100.000000%100.000000%100.0%30.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%00.000000%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 Decatur County and Tract 960200
Tract 960200
Decatur County
0%20%40%60%80%CountBachelor's Degree1Some College2H.S. Diploma3No H.S. Diploma389.572193%83.620690%89.572193%89.6%33570.909091%72.095070%70.909091%70.9%27365.025907%66.040816%65.025907%65.0%25147.222222%50.632911%47.222222%47.2%85
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 Decatur County and Tract 960200
Female Male
Decatur County
Tract 960200
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
40%20%0%20%40%MFWhite1BlackHispanic2Other1-11.612176%-3.690693%-9.632653%-15.302869%15.3%11.612176%9.632653%6.031562%11.612176%11.6%103144-0.000000%-29.166667%-0.000000%-29.166667%-29.166667%29.2%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%07-40.000000%-20.000000%-40.000000%40.0%40.000000%12.941176%20.000000%7.777778%52.941176%52.9%94-33.333333%-26.666667%-26.666667%-22.269504%-60.000000%60.0%33.333333%26.666667%33.333333%33.3%518
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 Decatur County and Tract 960200
Female Male
Decatur County
Tract 960200
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
0%50%100%MFWhite1BlackHispanic2Other1-24.802706%-2.721205%-17.351796%-5.586980%-27.523911%27.5%24.802706%17.351796%24.802706%24.8%220259-0.000000%-0.000000%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%100.000000%0.000000%100.000000%100.000000%100.0%110-0.000000%-0.000000%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%7.407407%0.000000%0.0%00-26.666667%-3.333333%-13.333333%-5.815603%-30.000000%30.0%26.666667%13.333333%26.666667%26.7%49
M number of males in category
F number of females in category
1non-Hispanic 2excluding black and Asian Hispanics

Educational Attainment by Tract in Decatur County

There are 3 tracts in Decatur County. This section compares Tract 960200 to all of the tracts in Decatur County and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Tract 960200.

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 960200, selected other tracts in Decatur County, and entities that contain Tract 960200
0%5%10%Count#960200Tract 960200960300Tract 960300Decatur CountyDecaturUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMidwest960100Tract 960100West North CentralIowa14.645427%14.645427%14.6%285114.088398%14.088398%14.1%204213.057453%13.057453%13.1%65013.020590%13.020590%13.0%27,818,38027.8M10.244520%10.244520%10.2%4,641,8354.64M10.164141%10.164141%10.2%16139.174633%9.174633%9.2%1,278,0511.28M8.255425%8.255425%8.3%169,966170k
Count number of people in category
# rank of tract out of 3 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 960200, selected other tracts in Decatur County, and entities that contain Tract 960200
0%10%20%30%Count#United States of AmericaUnited StatesWest North CentralMidwestIowa960200Tract 960200Decatur CountyDecatur960100Tract 960100960300Tract 96030030.315023%30.315023%30.3%64,767,78764.8M30.056536%30.056536%30.1%4,186,9564.19M28.952816%28.952816%29.0%13,118,64213.1M27.172145%27.172145%27.2%559,431559k26.361768%26.361768%26.4%513120.108477%20.108477%20.1%1,00117.171717%17.171717%17.2%272214.917127%14.917127%14.9%2163
Count number of people in category
# rank of tract out of 3 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 960200, selected other tracts in Decatur County, and entities that contain Tract 960200
0%1%2%3%Count#960200Tract 960200United States of AmericaUnited StatesWest North CentralMidwestIowaDecatur CountyDecatur960300Tract 960300960100Tract 9601003.391572%3.391572%3.4%6613.336158%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%55,09055.1k1.747690%1.747690%1.7%870.828729%0.828729%0.8%1220.568182%0.568182%0.6%93
Count number of people in category
# rank of tract out of 3 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 960200, selected other tracts in Decatur County, and entities that contain Tract 960200
Female
Male
1x0x1x2x3xFM#Tract 960300Tract 960100DecaturIowaWest North CentralMidwestUnited StatesTract 960200-1.000000x-1.000000x3.061307x3.061307x3.06x7.067%7.07%21.633%21.6%1-1.000000x-1.000000x2.782770x2.782770x2.78x5.432%5.43%15.116%15.1%2-1.000000x-1.000000x1.515444x1.515444x1.52x10.461%10.5%15.853%15.9%-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%-1.399407x-1.399407x1.40x1.000000x1.000000x16.944%16.9%12.108%12.1%3
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of tract out of 3 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 960200, selected other tracts in Decatur County, and entities that contain Tract 960200
Female
Male
10x5x0x5x10xFM#Tract 960300Tract 960200DecaturIowaMidwestWest North CentralUnited StatesTract 960100-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%1.719%1.72%1-1.000000x-1.000000x1.810205x1.810205x1.81x2.449%2.45%4.432%4.43%2-1.000000x-1.000000x1.678483x1.678483x1.68x1.317%1.32%2.211%2.21%-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%-10.000000x-10.000000x> 10.0x1.000000x1.000000x1.111%1.11%0.000%0%3
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of tract out of 3 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:
Decatur
Cities:
Decatur City, Grand River, Lamoni
Townships:
Bloomington, Burrell, Center, Decatur, Fayette, Grand River, Long Creek, New Buda, Richland
ZIP Codes:
50067, 50108, 50133, 50140, 50144, 50262, 50264
Unified School Districts:
Central Decatur, Clarke, Lamoni, Mount Ayr, Murray
Congressional District:
IA-2
State Senate District:
IA-14
State House District:
IA-27
Block Groups:
Block Group 960200-1, Block Group 960200-2, Block Group 960200-3
Neighboring Tracts:
Tract 190300, Tract 950100, Tract 950100, Tract 950200, Tract 950200, Tract 960100, Tract 960200, Tract 960300, Tract 960300