Educational Attainment in Tract 960400, Carter County, Kentucky (Tract)

Educational Attainment#1

Highest level of education among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of Carter County and Tract 960400
Tract 960400
Carter County
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%CountHigher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma216.776076%18.199119%16.776076%16.8%23059.591539%61.263662%59.591539%59.6%81723.632385%20.537219%23.632385%23.6%324
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 Carter County at large.
Scope: population of Carter County and Tract 960400
-10%0%+10%%ref.Higher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2-7.819298%-7.819298%-7.8%16.776%16.8%18.199%18.2%-2.729387%-2.729387%-2.7%59.592%59.6%61.264%61.3%15.071007%15.071007%+15.1%23.632%23.6%20.537%20.5%
% percentage with given level in Tract 960400
ref. percentage with given level in Carter 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 Carter County and Tract 960400
Tract 960400
Carter County
0%10%20%30%40%CountDoctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None0.510576%0.424120%0.510576%0.5%70.729395%0.831929%0.729395%0.7%102.625821%4.317329%2.625821%2.6%368.242159%7.563482%8.242159%8.2%1134.668125%5.062259%4.668125%4.7%6419.256018%20.662280%19.256018%19.3%26440.335522%40.601381%40.335522%40.3%55316.411379%10.951009%16.411379%16.4%2256.199854%8.090914%6.199854%6.2%851.021152%1.495297%1.021152%1.0%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 Carter County at large.
Scope: population of Carter County and Tract 960400
0%%ref.Doctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None20.384709%20.384709%+20.4%0.511%0.51%0.424%0.42%-12.324862%-12.324862%-12.3%0.729%0.73%0.832%0.83%-39.179514%-39.179514%-39.2%2.626%2.63%4.317%4.32%8.973074%8.973074%+9.0%8.242%8.24%7.563%7.56%-7.785719%-7.785719%-7.8%4.668%4.67%5.062%5.06%-6.805943%-6.805943%-6.8%19.256%19.3%20.662%20.7%-0.654804%-0.654804%-0.7%40.336%40.3%40.601%40.6%49.861799%49.861799%+49.9%16.411%16.4%10.951%11.0%-23.372636%-23.372636%-23.4%6.200%6.20%8.091%8.09%-31.709038%-31.709038%-31.7%1.021%1.02%1.495%1.50%
% percentage with given level in Tract 960400
ref. percentage with given level in Carter 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 Carter County and Tract 960400
More Females More Males
Carter County
Tract 960400
20%0%20%40%FMHigher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2-29.770264%1.003545%1.003545%1%16.691%16.7%16.859%16.9%-15.025418%-2.668302%-15.025418%15%63.811%63.8%55.476%55.5%41.891538%36.063690%41.891538%42%19.498%19.5%27.666%27.7%
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 Carter County and Tract 960400
More Females More Males
Carter County
Tract 960400
1k%0k%1k%FMDoctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None1,000.000000%155.955440%1,000.000000%> 1000%0.000%0%1.009%1.01%-2.511078%-283.049011%-2.511078%0k%0.739%0.74%0.720%0.72%-1,000.000000%-90.790695%-1,000.000000%> 1000%5.318%5.32%0.000%0%22.913545%11.593975%22.913545%0k%7.386%7.39%9.078%9.08%-58.689799%86.232643%86.232643%0k%3.250%3.25%6.052%6.05%-34.882998%-52.432854%-34.882998%0k%22.157%22.2%16.427%16.4%-6.672045%-6.672045%0k%18.546124%41.654%41.7%39.049%39.0%63.745368%37.374888%63.745368%0k%12.408%12.4%20.317%20.3%15.059484%26.155064%15.059484%0k%5.761%5.76%6.628%6.63%-84.519941%-84.519941%0k%93.319962%1.329%1.33%0.720%0.72%
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 Carter County and Tract 960400
Tract 960400
Carter County
0%2%4%6%8%10%12%B.X.Total65+45-6435-4425-3411.286089%6.405613%11.286089%11.3%433815.940594%5.207497%5.940594%5.9%366066.504065%10.398099%6.504065%6.5%1624613.043478%11.762831%13.043478%13.0%18138
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 Carter County at large.
Scope: population of Carter County and Tract 960400
20%0%20%40%60%%ref.65+45-6435-4425-3476.190609%76.190609%76.2%11.286%11.3%6.406%6.41%14.077732%14.077732%14.1%5.941%5.94%5.207%5.21%-37.449477%-37.449477%37.4%6.504%6.50%10.398%10.4%10.887239%10.887239%10.9%13.043%13.0%11.763%11.8%
% percentage in Tract 960400 with a Bachelor's degree
ref percentage in Carter 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 Carter County and Tract 960400
More Females More Males
Carter County
Tract 960400
1,000%500%0%FM65+45-6435-4425-34421.805556%67.075824%421.805556%421.8%4.072%4.07%21.250%21.3%45.045045%74.563981%45.045045%45.0%4.762%4.76%6.907%6.91%-1,000.000000%-51.808384%-1,000.000000%> 1000%12.121%12.1%0.000%0%-241.176471%-23.400116%-241.176471%241.2%23.529%23.5%6.897%6.90%
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 Carter County and Tract 960400
Tract 960400
Carter County
$0k$10k$20k$30kCount%Graduate Degree1Some CollegeH.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2Total$39,792.000000$39,018.000000$39,792.000000$39.8k533.866%3.87%$30,888.000000$26,722.000000$30,888.000000$30.9k32823.924%23.9%$36,042.000000$27,479.000000$36,042.000000$36.0k55340.336%40.3%$25,938.000000$18,500.000000$25,938.000000$25.9k32423.632%23.6%$31,037.000000$28,403.000000$31,037.000000$31.0k1,371100.000%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 Carter County and Tract 960400
Female Male
Carter County
Tract 960400
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
$20k$0k$20k$40kFMSome CollegeH.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2Total$-30,559.000000$-22,679.000000$-30,559.000000$30.6k$30,559.000000$14,024.000000$22,679.000000$14,696.000000$44,583.000000$44.6k172156$-14,625.000000$-20,174.000000$-14,625.000000$14.6k$14,625.000000$31,125.000000$20,174.000000$14,613.000000$45,750.000000$45.8k282271$-22,054.000000$-9,196.000000$-10,030.000000$-31,250.000000$31.3k$22,054.000000$10,030.000000$14,417.000000$22,054.000000$22.1k132192$-22,188.000000$-23,095.000000$-22,188.000000$22.2k$22,188.000000$20,000.000000$23,095.000000$9,399.000000$42,188.000000$42.2k677694
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 Carter County and Tract 960400
Tract 960400
Carter County
0%20%40%60%80%CountBachelor's Degree1Some College2H.S. Diploma3No H.S. Diploma380.172414%79.452736%80.172414%80.2%9352.559727%62.376482%52.559727%52.6%15451.005025%52.555110%51.005025%51.0%20327.322404%34.924754%27.322404%27.3%50
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 Carter County and Tract 960400
Female Male
Carter County
Tract 960400
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
10%0%10%20%MFWhite1-19.497784%-17.600343%-19.497784%19.5%19.497784%8.167922%17.600343%6.479042%27.665706%27.7%192132
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 Carter County and Tract 960400
Female Male
Carter County
Tract 960400
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
10%5%0%5%10%MFWhite1-10.806916%-2.634738%-11.678330%-2.423409%-13.441654%13.4%10.806916%11.678330%10.806916%10.8%7591
M number of males in category
F number of females in category
1non-Hispanic 2excluding black and Asian Hispanics

Educational Attainment by Tract in Carter County

There are 7 tracts in Carter County. This section compares Tract 960400 to all of the tracts in Carter 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 Carter County, and entities that contain Tract 960400
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count#960100Tract 960100960700Tract 960700960400Tract 960400960300Tract 960300960200Tract 960200Carter County School DistrictCarter CountyCarter CountyCarter960600Tract 960600KentuckyEast South CentralSouth960500Tract 960500United States of AmericaUnited States26.054706%26.054706%26.1%562123.682336%23.682336%23.7%665223.632385%23.632385%23.6%324323.457863%23.457863%23.5%540422.187608%22.187608%22.2%641520.537219%20.537219%20.5%3,77720.537219%20.537219%20.5%3,77716.522754%16.522754%16.5%708615.359218%15.359218%15.4%456,180456k15.109088%15.109088%15.1%1,905,0301.91M14.392758%14.392758%14.4%11,511,24211.5M13.067080%13.067080%13.1%337713.020590%13.020590%13.0%27,818,38027.8M
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 960400, selected other tracts in Carter County, and entities that contain Tract 960400
0%10%20%30%Count#United States of AmericaUnited StatesSouthEast South CentralKentucky960500Tract 960500Carter County School DistrictCarter CountyCarter CountyCarter960200Tract 960200960600Tract 960600960300Tract 960300960400Tract 960400960700Tract 960700960100Tract 96010030.315023%30.315023%30.3%64,767,78764.8M28.191926%28.191926%28.2%22,547,73422.5M23.710569%23.710569%23.7%2,989,5482.99M22.698600%22.698600%22.7%674,165674k22.450562%22.450562%22.5%579113.136860%13.136860%13.1%2,41613.136860%13.136860%13.1%2,41613.118726%13.118726%13.1%379212.812135%12.812135%12.8%549312.119896%12.119896%12.1%279412.107950%12.107950%12.1%16659.864672%9.864672%9.9%27768.669448%8.669448%8.7%1877
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 960400, selected other tracts in Carter County, and entities that contain Tract 960400
0%1%2%3%Count#United States of AmericaUnited StatesSouthKentuckyEast South Central960500Tract 960500960300Tract 960300960100Tract 960100Carter County School DistrictCarter CountyCarter CountyCarter960400Tract 960400960200Tract 960200960600Tract 960600960700Tract 9607003.336158%3.336158%3.3%7,127,6737.13M3.064699%3.064699%3.1%2,451,1282.45M2.618117%2.618117%2.6%77,76077.8k2.593020%2.593020%2.6%326,941327k2.210159%2.210159%2.2%5712.085143%2.085143%2.1%4822.039870%2.039870%2.0%4431.256049%1.256049%1.3%2311.256049%1.256049%1.3%2311.239971%1.239971%1.2%1741.003808%1.003808%1.0%2950.840140%0.840140%0.8%3660.000000%0.000000%0.0%07
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 960400, selected other tracts in Carter County, and entities that contain Tract 960400
Female
Male
1x0x1xFM#Tract 960300Tract 960100Tract 960200Tract 960400Carter CountyCarterTract 960700East South CentralKentuckySouthTract 960600United StatesTract 960500-1.000000x-1.000000x1.787676x1.787676x1.79x16.395%16.4%29.309%29.3%1-1.000000x-1.000000x1.620651x1.620651x1.62x20.036%20.0%32.471%32.5%2-1.000000x-1.000000x1.507095x1.507095x1.51x17.902%17.9%26.979%27.0%3-1.000000x-1.000000x1.418915x1.418915x1.42x19.498%19.5%27.666%27.7%4-1.000000x-1.000000x1.360637x1.360637x1.36x17.491%17.5%23.798%23.8%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.360637x1.360637x1.36x17.491%17.5%23.798%23.8%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.177889x1.177889x1.18x21.714%21.7%25.577%25.6%5-1.000000x-1.000000x1.173351x1.173351x1.17x13.956%14.0%16.375%16.4%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.173310x1.173310x1.17x14.174%14.2%16.631%16.6%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.149925x1.149925x1.15x13.427%13.4%15.440%15.4%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.143520x1.143520x1.14x15.544%15.5%17.775%17.8%6-1.000000x-1.000000x1.109070x1.109070x1.11x12.369%12.4%13.719%13.7%-1.159884x-1.159884x1.16x1.000000x1.000000x13.972%14.0%12.046%12.0%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 960400, selected other tracts in Carter County, and entities that contain Tract 960400
Female
Male
10x5x0x5xFM#Tract 960200Tract 960400East South CentralSouthTract 960500United StatesKentuckyCarter CountyCarterTract 960300Tract 960600Tract 960100-1.000000x-1.000000x6.987720x6.987720x6.99x0.262%0.26%1.833%1.83%1-1.000000x-1.000000x2.341210x2.341210x2.34x0.739%0.74%1.729%1.73%2-1.000000x-1.000000x1.558753x1.558753x1.56x2.048%2.05%3.192%3.19%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.555780x1.555780x1.56x2.420%2.42%3.764%3.76%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.550846x1.550846x1.55x1.756%1.76%2.723%2.72%3-1.000000x-1.000000x1.526215x1.526215x1.53x2.660%2.66%4.060%4.06%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.432443x1.432443x1.43x2.166%2.17%3.103%3.10%-1.604739x-1.604739x1.60x1.000000x1.000000x1.536%1.54%0.957%0.96%-1.604739x-1.604739x1.60x1.000000x1.000000x1.536%1.54%0.957%0.96%-2.655609x-2.655609x2.66x1.000000x1.000000x3.164%3.16%1.191%1.19%4-10.000000x-10.000000x> 10.0x1.000000x1.000000x1.496%1.50%0.000%0%5-10.000000x-10.000000x> 10.0x1.000000x1.000000x3.953%3.95%0.000%0%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

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:
Kentucky
County:
Carter
ZIP Codes:
41143, 41164
Unified School District:
Carter County
Congressional District:
KY-5
State Senate District:
KY-18
State House District:
KY-96
Block Groups:
Block Group 960400-1, Block Group 960400-2
Neighboring Tracts:
Tract 040502, Tract 040700, Tract 930100, Tract 930400, Tract 960200, Tract 960300, Tract 960500