Educational Attainment in Tract 960400, Palo Alto County, Iowa (Tract)

Educational Attainment#1

Highest level of education among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of Palo Alto County and Tract 960400
Tract 960400
Palo Alto County
0%10%20%30%40%50%CountHigher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma239.356670%38.199746%39.356670%39.4%41653.547777%55.391221%53.547777%53.5%5667.095553%6.409033%7.095553%7.1%75
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 Palo Alto County at large.
Scope: population of Palo Alto County and Tract 960400
-10%0%+10%%ref.Higher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma23.028618%3.028618%+3.0%39.357%39.4%38.200%38.2%-3.328045%-3.328045%-3.3%53.548%53.5%55.391%55.4%10.711762%10.711762%+10.7%7.096%7.10%6.409%6.41%
% percentage with given level in Tract 960400
ref. percentage with given level in Palo Alto 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 Palo Alto County and Tract 960400
Tract 960400
Palo Alto County
0%5%10%15%20%25%30%CountDoctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None0.000000%0.000000%0.0%0.381679%00.473037%0.493003%0.473037%0.5%52.649007%4.182570%2.649007%2.6%2821.665090%17.016539%21.665090%21.7%22914.569536%16.125954%14.569536%14.6%15424.503311%25.190840%24.503311%24.5%25929.044465%30.200382%29.044465%29.0%3075.108798%4.516539%5.108798%5.1%541.608325%1.590331%1.608325%1.6%170.378430%0.302163%0.378430%0.4%4
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 Palo Alto County at large.
Scope: population of Palo Alto County and Tract 960400
-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%0.382%0.38%-4.049806%-4.049806%-4.0%0.473%0.47%0.493%0.49%-36.665576%-36.665576%-36.7%2.649%2.65%4.183%4.18%27.317837%27.317837%+27.3%21.665%21.7%17.017%17.0%-9.651632%-9.651632%-9.7%14.570%14.6%16.126%16.1%-2.729280%-2.729280%-2.7%24.503%24.5%25.191%25.2%-3.827489%-3.827489%-3.8%29.044%29.0%30.200%30.2%13.113116%13.113116%+13.1%5.109%5.11%4.517%4.52%1.131504%1.131504%+1.1%1.608%1.61%1.590%1.59%25.240253%25.240253%+25.2%0.378%0.38%0.302%0.30%
% percentage with given level in Tract 960400
ref. percentage with given level in Palo Alto 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 Palo Alto County and Tract 960400
More Females More Males
Palo Alto County
Tract 960400
20%0%20%40%FMHigher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2-15.481480%-8.690897%-15.481480%15%42.096%42.1%36.452%36.5%14.619883%0.421744%14.619883%15%50.000%50.0%57.310%57.3%-26.717601%-26.717601%27%59.045373%7.904%7.90%6.238%6.24%
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 Palo Alto County and Tract 960400
More Females More Males
Palo Alto County
Tract 960400
0%500%1,000%FMProfessional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None1,000.000000%207.366732%1,000.000000%> 1000%0.000%0%0.975%0.97%-245.772059%-168.229591%-245.772059%246%4.044%4.04%1.170%1.17%-11.365546%-11.365546%11%3.372699%22.794%22.8%20.468%20.5%-10.239747%-4.471843%-10.239747%10%15.257%15.3%13.840%13.8%-14.451357%-19.034220%-14.451357%14%26.103%26.1%22.807%22.8%44.381466%16.436816%44.381466%44%23.897%23.9%34.503%34.5%-9.389706%-9.389706%9%64.183472%5.331%5.33%4.873%4.87%-126.323529%-126.323529%126%36.067486%2.206%2.21%0.975%0.97%6.042885%131.638697%6.042885%6%0.368%0.37%0.390%0.39%
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 Palo Alto County and Tract 960400
Tract 960400
Palo Alto County
0%5%10%15%20%25%30%B.X.Total65+45-6435-4425-3411.803279%11.231884%11.803279%11.8%3630521.481481%16.995074%21.481481%21.5%8740529.015544%19.423693%29.015544%29.0%5619332.467532%26.144456%32.467532%32.5%50154
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 Palo Alto County at large.
Scope: population of Palo Alto County and Tract 960400
0%10%20%30%40%%ref.65+45-6435-4425-345.087255%5.087255%5.1%11.803%11.8%11.232%11.2%26.398282%26.398282%26.4%21.481%21.5%16.995%17.0%49.382224%49.382224%49.4%29.016%29.0%19.424%19.4%24.185153%24.185153%24.2%32.468%32.5%26.144%26.1%
% percentage in Tract 960400 with a Bachelor's degree
ref percentage in Palo Alto 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 Palo Alto County and Tract 960400
More Females More Males
Palo Alto County
Tract 960400
200%100%0%100%FM65+45-6435-4425-34128.802776%2.356181%128.802776%128.8%7.558%7.56%17.293%17.3%20.926719%4.740049%20.926719%20.9%19.388%19.4%23.445%23.4%-213.782051%-27.343750%-213.782051%213.8%42.308%42.3%13.483%13.5%-57.275132%-57.275132%57.3%6.026713%40.278%40.3%25.610%25.6%
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 Palo Alto County and Tract 960400
Tract 960400
Palo Alto County
$0k$20k$40kCount%Graduate Degree1Bachelor's DegreeSome CollegeH.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2Total$52,750.000000$50,625.000000$52,750.000000$52.8k333.122%3.12%$36,417.000000$40,559.000000$36,417.000000$36.4k22921.665%21.7%$31,277.000000$31,735.000000$31,277.000000$31.3k41339.073%39.1%$27,411.000000$27,188.000000$27,411.000000$27.4k30729.044%29.0%$28,571.000000$29,107.000000$28,571.000000$28.6k757.096%7.10%$31,774.000000$32,666.000000$31,774.000000$31.8k1,057100.000%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 Palo Alto County and Tract 960400
Female Male
Palo Alto County
Tract 960400
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
$0k$50k$100kFMGraduate Degree1Bachelor's DegreeSome CollegeH.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2Total$-49,167.000000$-47,813.000000$-49,167.000000$49.2k$49,167.000000$58,958.000000$47,813.000000$23,892.000000$108,125.000000$108.1k2211$-30,313.000000$-32,188.000000$-30,313.000000$30.3k$30,313.000000$15,758.000000$32,188.000000$10,247.000000$46,071.000000$46.1k124105$-25,385.000000$-25,841.000000$-25,385.000000$25.4k$25,385.000000$14,990.000000$25,841.000000$14,957.000000$40,375.000000$40.4k225188$-15,000.000000$-20,750.000000$-15,000.000000$15.0k$15,000.000000$25,461.000000$20,750.000000$15,000.000000$40,461.000000$40.5k130177$-2,499.000000$-25,385.000000$-2,499.000000$2.5k$2,499.000000$27,144.000000$25,385.000000$9,846.000000$29,643.000000$29.6k4332$-26,017.000000$-26,310.000000$-26,017.000000$26.0k$26,017.000000$15,031.000000$26,310.000000$14,270.000000$41,048.000000$41.0k544513
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 Palo Alto County and Tract 960400
Tract 960400
Palo Alto County
0%20%40%60%80%CountBachelor's Degree1Some College2H.S. Diploma3No H.S. Diploma378.538813%89.272388%78.538813%78.5%17280.191693%82.597666%80.191693%80.2%25187.179487%83.677130%87.179487%87.2%17068.000000%56.565657%68.000000%68.0%17
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 Palo Alto County and Tract 960400
Female Male
Palo Alto County
Tract 960400
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
20%0%20%40%60%80%100%MFWhite1AsianOther1-5.346535%-2.474694%-4.701398%-7.821229%7.8%5.346535%4.701398%2.563852%5.346535%5.3%2742-33.333333%-5.000000%-33.333333%33.3%33.333333%66.666667%5.000000%15.000000%100.000000%100.0%11-0.000000%-33.333333%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%0.000000%33.333333%24.358974%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 Palo Alto County and Tract 960400
Female Male
Palo Alto County
Tract 960400
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
100%50%0%50%MFWhite1AsianOther1-22.970297%-3.472906%-20.253598%-2.903962%-26.443203%26.4%22.970297%20.253598%22.970297%23.0%116142-0.000000%-20.000000%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%0.000000%20.000000%60.000000%0.000000%0.0%00-0.000000%-100.000000%-15.384615%-24.615385%-100.000000%100.0%0.000000%15.384615%0.000000%0.0%04
M number of males in category
F number of females in category
1non-Hispanic 2excluding black and Asian Hispanics

Educational Attainment by Tract in Palo Alto County

There are 4 tracts in Palo Alto County. This section compares Tract 960400 to all of the tracts in Palo Alto County and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Tract 960400.

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 960400, selected other tracts in Palo Alto County, and entities that contain Tract 960400
0%5%10%Count#United States of AmericaUnited StatesMidwest960200Tract 960200West North CentralIowa960400Tract 960400Palo Alto CountyPalo Alto960300Tract 960300960100Tract 96010013.020590%13.020590%13.0%27,818,38027.8M10.244520%10.244520%10.2%4,641,8354.64M9.718876%9.718876%9.7%12119.174633%9.174633%9.2%1,278,0511.28M8.255425%8.255425%8.3%169,966170k7.095553%7.095553%7.1%7526.409033%6.409033%6.4%4035.564083%5.564083%5.6%14534.492754%4.492754%4.5%624
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 960400, selected other tracts in Palo Alto County, and entities that contain Tract 960400
0%10%20%30%Count#United States of AmericaUnited StatesWest North CentralMidwestIowa960300Tract 960300960400Tract 960400Palo Alto CountyPalo Alto960200Tract 960200960100Tract 96010030.315023%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%559,431559k25.825019%25.825019%25.8%673124.787133%24.787133%24.8%262222.073791%22.073791%22.1%1,38817.590361%17.590361%17.6%219316.956522%16.956522%17.0%2344
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 960400, selected other tracts in Palo Alto County, and entities that contain Tract 960400
0%1%2%3%Count#United States of AmericaUnited StatesWest North CentralMidwestIowa960300Tract 960300Palo Alto CountyPalo Alto960100Tract 960100960200Tract 960200960400Tract 9604003.336158%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%55,09055.1k1.227936%1.227936%1.2%3210.874682%0.874682%0.9%550.724638%0.724638%0.7%1020.642570%0.642570%0.6%830.473037%0.473037%0.5%54
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 960400, selected other tracts in Palo Alto County, and entities that contain Tract 960400
Female
Male
1x0x1x2xFM#Tract 960200Tract 960100Palo AltoTract 960300IowaWest North CentralMidwestUnited StatesTract 960400-1.000000x-1.000000x2.352830x2.352830x2.35x5.747%5.75%13.522%13.5%1-1.000000x-1.000000x2.289550x2.289550x2.29x2.738%2.74%6.268%6.27%2-1.000000x-1.000000x1.590454x1.590454x1.59x4.986%4.99%7.930%7.93%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.433171x1.433171x1.43x4.636%4.64%6.645%6.64%3-1.000000x-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%-1.267176x-1.267176x1.27x1.000000x1.000000x7.904%7.90%6.238%6.24%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 960400, selected other tracts in Palo Alto County, and entities that contain Tract 960400
Female
Male
10x5x0x5x10xFM#Tract 960100Tract 960400Tract 960300Palo AltoIowaMidwestWest North CentralUnited StatesTract 960200-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%1.458%1.46%1-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%0.975%0.97%2-1.000000x-1.000000x2.975821x2.975821x2.98x0.642%0.64%1.910%1.91%3-1.000000x-1.000000x2.389757x2.389757x2.39x0.523%0.52%1.250%1.25%-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> 10.0x1.000000x1.000000x1.314%1.31%0.000%0%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

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:
Palo Alto
Cities:
Ayrshire, Graettinger, Ruthven
Townships:
Booth, Highland, Lost Island, Silver Lake, Walnut
ZIP Codes:
50515, 50527, 50536, 50554, 51342, 51358
Unified School Districts:
Emmetsburg, Graettinger-Terril, Laurens-Marathon, Ruthven-Ayrshire, West Bend-Mallard
Congressional District:
IA-4
State Senate District:
IA-1
State House District:
IA-2
Block Groups:
Block Group 960400-1, Block Group 960400-2
Neighboring Tracts:
Tract 070200, Tract 080100, Tract 450800, Tract 780100, Tract 960100, Tract 960200