Educational Attainment in Tract 290500, Tama County, Iowa (Tract)

Educational Attainment#1

Highest level of education among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of Tama County and Tract 290500
Tract 290500
Tama County
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%CountHigher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma221.085973%29.095046%21.085973%21.1%46662.669683%61.493091%62.669683%62.7%1,38516.244344%9.411864%16.244344%16.2%359
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 Tama County at large.
Scope: population of Tama County and Tract 290500
-50%0%+50%%ref.Higher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2-27.527273%-27.527273%-27.5%21.086%21.1%29.095%29.1%1.913374%1.913374%+1.9%62.670%62.7%61.493%61.5%72.594336%72.594336%+72.6%16.244%16.2%9.412%9.41%
% percentage with given level in Tract 290500
ref. percentage with given level in Tama 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 Tama County and Tract 290500
Tract 290500
Tama County
0%10%20%30%40%CountDoctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None0.000000%0.000000%0.0%0.455005%00.497738%0.724638%0.497738%0.5%114.117647%3.361982%4.117647%4.1%915.927602%11.771149%5.927602%5.9%13110.542986%12.782272%10.542986%10.5%23316.651584%20.829120%16.651584%16.7%36846.018100%40.663970%46.018100%46.0%1,0178.687783%5.502191%8.687783%8.7%1926.244344%3.395686%6.244344%6.2%1381.312217%0.513987%1.312217%1.3%29
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 Tama County at large.
Scope: population of Tama County and Tract 290500
-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%0.455%0.46%-31.312217%-31.312217%-31.3%0.498%0.50%0.725%0.72%22.476780%22.476780%+22.5%4.118%4.12%3.362%3.36%-49.642965%-49.642965%-49.6%5.928%5.93%11.771%11.8%-17.518680%-17.518680%-17.5%10.543%10.5%12.782%12.8%-20.056232%-20.056232%-20.1%16.652%16.7%20.829%20.8%13.166764%13.166764%+13.2%46.018%46.0%40.664%40.7%57.896794%57.896794%+57.9%8.688%8.69%5.502%5.50%83.890504%83.890504%+83.9%6.244%6.24%3.396%3.40%155.301535%155.301535%+155.3%1.312%1.31%0.514%0.51%
% percentage with given level in Tract 290500
ref. percentage with given level in Tama 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 Tama County and Tract 290500
More Females More Males
Tama County
Tract 290500
40%20%0%20%FMHigher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2-49.167374%-19.352012%-49.167374%49%25.202%25.2%16.895%16.9%8.665576%6.602120%8.665576%9%60.090%60.1%65.297%65.3%21.074173%13.480652%21.074173%21%14.709%14.7%17.808%17.8%
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 Tama County and Tract 290500
More Females More Males
Tama County
Tract 290500
0%500%1,000%FMProfessional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None1,000.000000%1,000.000000%1,000.000000%> 1000%0.000%0%1.005%1.00%-30.941704%-18.593747%-30.941704%31%4.664%4.66%3.562%3.56%-69.815022%-24.316255%-69.815022%70%7.444%7.44%4.384%4.38%-64.805938%-37.068920%-64.805938%65%13.094%13.1%7.945%7.95%-13.809808%1.826484%1.826484%2%16.502%16.5%16.804%16.8%11.254862%17.685524%11.254862%11%43.587%43.6%48.493%48.5%58.849315%17.267822%58.849315%59%6.726%6.73%10.685%10.7%-20.381889%-20.381889%20%10.566803%6.816%6.82%5.662%5.66%-5.400216%25.324903%25.324903%25%1.166%1.17%1.461%1.46%
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 Tama County and Tract 290500
Tract 290500
Tama County
0%5%10%15%B.X.Total65+45-6435-4425-344.380952%8.815672%4.380952%4.4%235255.826397%11.815034%5.826397%5.8%498417.838480%15.352038%7.838480%7.8%334216.146572%13.521458%6.146572%6.1%26423
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 Tama County at large.
Scope: population of Tama County and Tract 290500
50%40%30%20%10%0%%ref.65+45-6435-4425-34-50.304954%-50.304954%50.3%4.381%4.38%8.816%8.82%-50.686580%-50.686580%50.7%5.826%5.83%11.815%11.8%-48.941764%-48.941764%48.9%7.838%7.84%15.352%15.4%-54.542091%-54.542091%54.5%6.147%6.15%13.521%13.5%
% percentage in Tract 290500 with a Bachelor's degree
ref percentage in Tama 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 Tama County and Tract 290500
More Females More Males
Tama County
Tract 290500
300%200%100%0%FM65+45-6435-4425-34-74.402574%-2.712167%-74.402574%74.4%5.515%5.51%3.162%3.16%-36.867470%-20.033547%-36.867470%36.9%6.747%6.75%4.930%4.93%-25.242718%-43.023050%-25.242718%25.2%8.738%8.74%6.977%6.98%-397.972973%-58.542594%-397.972973%398.0%9.910%9.91%1.990%1.99%
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 Tama County and Tract 290500
Tract 290500
Tama County
$0k$20k$40kCount%Graduate Degree1Bachelor's DegreeSome CollegeH.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2Total$50,156.000000$50,091.000000$50,156.000000$50.2k1024.615%4.62%$38,462.000000$43,979.000000$38,462.000000$38.5k1315.928%5.93%$31,089.000000$33,456.000000$31,089.000000$31.1k60127.195%27.2%$27,382.000000$30,962.000000$27,382.000000$27.4k1,01746.018%46.0%$24,779.000000$24,779.000000$24,779.000000$24.8k35916.244%16.2%$31,135.000000$33,904.000000$31,135.000000$31.1k2,210100.000%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 Tama County and Tract 290500
Female Male
Tama County
Tract 290500
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
$50k$0k$50kFMGraduate Degree1Bachelor's DegreeSome CollegeH.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2Total$-43,750.000000$-8,068.000000$-49,583.000000$-51,818.000000$51.8k$43,750.000000$49,583.000000$1,042.000000$43,750.000000$43.8k5250$-31,250.000000$-39,531.000000$-31,250.000000$31.3k$31,250.000000$8,750.000000$39,531.000000$9,141.000000$40,000.000000$40.0k8348$-25,489.000000$-26,086.000000$-25,489.000000$25.5k$25,489.000000$15,002.000000$26,086.000000$15,889.000000$40,491.000000$40.5k330271$-26,127.000000$-22,516.000000$-26,127.000000$26.1k$26,127.000000$5,614.000000$22,516.000000$14,283.000000$31,741.000000$31.7k486531$-22,500.000000$-21,905.000000$-22,500.000000$22.5k$22,500.000000$14,750.000000$21,905.000000$7,595.000000$37,250.000000$37.3k164195$-26,166.000000$-26,672.000000$-26,166.000000$26.2k$26,166.000000$11,765.000000$26,672.000000$14,563.000000$37,931.000000$37.9k1,1151,095
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 Tama County and Tract 290500
Tract 290500
Tama County
0%20%40%60%80%CountBachelor's Degree1Some College2H.S. Diploma3No H.S. Diploma389.772727%85.839514%89.772727%89.8%15884.674330%82.424242%84.674330%84.7%44276.223776%74.581830%76.223776%76.2%54547.426471%49.175412%47.426471%47.4%129
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 Tama County and Tract 290500
Female Male
Tama County
Tract 290500
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
50%0%50%100%MFWhite1BlackHispanic2Other1-9.171975%-6.280015%-9.171975%9.2%9.171975%2.126727%6.280015%0.478606%11.298701%11.3%8772-0.000000%-0.000000%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%100.000000%0.000000%29.166667%100.000000%100.0%70-49.707602%-2.172097%-51.840491%-9.634919%-51.879699%51.9%49.707602%51.840491%49.707602%49.7%8569-18.942731%-15.898618%-18.942731%18.9%18.942731%11.405527%15.898618%10.646005%30.348259%30.3%6143
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 Tama County and Tract 290500
Female Male
Tama County
Tract 290500
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
15%10%5%0%5%10%15%MFWhite1BlackHispanic2Other1-11.948052%-1.809910%-17.615764%-0.245337%-13.757962%13.8%11.948052%17.615764%11.948052%11.9%92108-0.000000%-0.000000%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%00-0.000000%-3.007519%-0.306748%-2.562104%-3.007519%3.0%0.000000%0.306748%0.000000%0.0%04-2.985075%-7.147084%-2.974828%-7.854665%-10.132159%10.1%2.985075%2.974828%2.985075%3.0%623
M number of males in category
F number of females in category
1non-Hispanic 2excluding black and Asian Hispanics

Educational Attainment by Tract in Tama County

There are 6 tracts in Tama County. This section compares Tract 290500 to all of the tracts in Tama County and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Tract 290500.

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 290500, selected other tracts in Tama County, and entities that contain Tract 290500
0%5%10%15%Count#290500Tract 290500290400Tract 290400South Tama County Community School DistrictS Tama CoUnited States of AmericaUnited States290600Tract 290600MidwestTama CountyTamaWest North CentralIowa290200Tract 290200290100Tract 290100290300Tract 29030016.244344%16.244344%16.2%359115.840517%15.840517%15.8%294214.031414%14.031414%14.0%80413.020590%13.020590%13.0%27,818,38027.8M10.263601%10.263601%10.3%183310.244520%10.244520%10.2%4,641,8354.64M9.411864%9.411864%9.4%1,1179.174633%9.174633%9.2%1,278,0511.28M8.255425%8.255425%8.3%169,966170k5.787151%5.787151%5.8%11844.817045%4.817045%4.8%10453.239978%3.239978%3.2%596
Count number of people in category
# rank of tract out of 6 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 290500, selected other tracts in Tama County, and entities that contain Tract 290500
0%10%20%30%Count#United States of AmericaUnited StatesWest North CentralMidwestIowa290200Tract 290200290100Tract 290100290300Tract 290300Tama CountyTama290400Tract 290400290600Tract 290600South Tama County Community School DistrictS Tama Co290500Tract 29050030.315023%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%559,431559k21.579205%21.579205%21.6%440120.611394%20.611394%20.6%445217.847337%17.847337%17.8%325316.312774%16.312774%16.3%1,93613.631466%13.631466%13.6%253413.460460%13.460460%13.5%240512.635253%12.635253%12.6%72410.542986%10.542986%10.5%2336
Count number of people in category
# rank of tract out of 6 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 290500, selected other tracts in Tama County, and entities that contain Tract 290500
0%1%2%3%Count#United States of AmericaUnited StatesWest North CentralMidwestIowa290200Tract 290200290400Tract 290400290300Tract 290300Tama CountyTama290100Tract 290100South Tama County Community School DistrictS Tama Co290500Tract 290500290600Tract 2906003.336158%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%55,09055.1k2.206964%2.206964%2.2%4511.670259%1.670259%1.7%3121.592532%1.592532%1.6%2931.179643%1.179643%1.2%1401.111626%1.111626%1.1%2440.732984%0.732984%0.7%420.497738%0.497738%0.5%1150.000000%0.000000%0.0%06
Count number of people in category
# rank of tract out of 6 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 290500, selected other tracts in Tama County, and entities that contain Tract 290500
Female
Male
2x1x0x1xFM#Tract 290600Tract 290300Tract 290400IowaTract 290100Tract 290500S Tama CoWest North CentralTamaMidwestUnited StatesTract 290200-1.000000x-1.000000x1.425536x1.425536x1.43x8.455%8.46%12.054%12.1%1-1.000000x-1.000000x1.355526x1.355526x1.36x2.750%2.75%3.728%3.73%2-1.000000x-1.000000x1.231393x1.231393x1.23x14.241%14.2%17.536%17.5%3-1.000000x-1.000000x1.220410x1.220410x1.22x7.453%7.45%9.096%9.10%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.218969x1.218969x1.22x4.359%4.36%5.314%5.31%4-1.000000x-1.000000x1.210742x1.210742x1.21x14.709%14.7%17.808%17.8%5-1.000000x-1.000000x1.158213x1.158213x1.16x13.013%13.0%15.072%15.1%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.137506x1.137506x1.14x8.598%8.60%9.780%9.78%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.134807x1.134807x1.13x8.830%8.83%10.021%10.0%-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%-2.492025x-2.492025x2.49x1.000000x1.000000x8.056%8.06%3.233%3.23%6
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of tract out of 6 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 290500, selected other tracts in Tama County, and entities that contain Tract 290500
Female
Male
0x5x10xFM#S Tama CoTract 290500Tract 290400Tract 290200TamaTract 290100Tract 290300IowaMidwestWest North CentralUnited States-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%1.483%1.48%-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%1.005%1.00%1-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%3.441%3.44%2-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.278%0.28%4.380%4.38%3-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.214%0.21%2.190%2.19%-1.000000x-1.000000x7.601932x7.601932x7.60x0.267%0.27%2.029%2.03%4-1.000000x-1.000000x3.132519x3.132519x3.13x0.770%0.77%2.412%2.41%5-1.000000x-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%
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of tract out of 5 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:
Tama
Cities:
Tama, Toledo
Townships:
Columbia, Indian Village, Tama, Toledo
ZIP Codes:
52339, 52342
Unified School District:
South Tama County
Congressional District:
IA-1
State Senate District:
IA-36
State House District:
IA-72
Block Groups:
Block Group 290500-1, Block Group 290500-2, Block Group 290500-3
Neighboring Tracts:
Tract 290300, Tract 290400, Tract 290600