Educational Attainment in Tract 970500, McLean County, Kentucky (Tract)

Educational Attainment#1

Highest level of education among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of McLean County and Tract 970500
Tract 970500
McLean County
0%20%40%60%CountHigher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma214.811083%18.637884%14.811083%14.8%29470.226700%65.110976%70.226700%70.2%1,39414.962217%16.251140%14.962217%15.0%297
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 McLean County at large.
Scope: population of McLean County and Tract 970500
-20%-10%-0%+10%+20%%ref.Higher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2-20.532378%-20.532378%-20.5%14.811%14.8%18.638%18.6%7.856931%7.856931%+7.9%70.227%70.2%65.111%65.1%-7.931281%-7.931281%-7.9%14.962%15.0%16.251%16.3%
% percentage with given level in Tract 970500
ref. percentage with given level in McLean 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 McLean County and Tract 970500
Tract 970500
McLean County
0%10%20%30%40%CountDoctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None0.000000%0.000000%0.0%0.136820%00.755668%1.033749%0.755668%0.8%153.022670%3.329279%3.022670%3.0%604.282116%4.727881%4.282116%4.3%856.750630%9.410155%6.750630%6.8%13421.561713%23.897841%21.561713%21.6%42848.664987%41.213135%48.664987%48.7%96610.831234%10.519915%10.831234%10.8%2153.375315%4.955914%3.375315%3.4%670.755668%0.775312%0.755668%0.8%15
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 McLean County at large.
Scope: population of McLean County and Tract 970500
-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%0.137%0.14%-26.900282%-26.900282%-26.9%0.756%0.76%1.034%1.03%-9.209482%-9.209482%-9.2%3.023%3.02%3.329%3.33%-9.428430%-9.428430%-9.4%4.282%4.28%4.728%4.73%-28.262290%-28.262290%-28.3%6.751%6.75%9.410%9.41%-9.775479%-9.775479%-9.8%21.562%21.6%23.898%23.9%18.081257%18.081257%+18.1%48.665%48.7%41.213%41.2%2.959334%2.959334%+3.0%10.831%10.8%10.520%10.5%-31.893187%-31.893187%-31.9%3.375%3.38%4.956%4.96%-2.533709%-2.533709%-2.5%0.756%0.76%0.775%0.78%
% percentage with given level in Tract 970500
ref. percentage with given level in McLean 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 McLean County and Tract 970500
More Females More Males
McLean County
Tract 970500
20%0%20%FMHigher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2-33.981867%21.270166%21.270166%21%13.406%13.4%16.258%16.3%-11.486161%-11.486161%11%4.697024%73.982%74.0%66.360%66.4%37.827480%15.882555%37.827480%38%12.612%12.6%17.382%17.4%
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 McLean County and Tract 970500
More Females More Males
McLean County
Tract 970500
1,000%500%0%FMProfessional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None-18.468177%54.447853%54.447853%54%0.596%0.60%0.920%0.92%-1,000.000000%-242.270881%-1,000.000000%> 1000%5.561%5.56%0.409%0.41%344.037577%125.602076%344.037577%344%1.589%1.59%7.055%7.06%-74.498082%39.093388%39.093388%39%5.660%5.66%7.873%7.87%-9.682966%-10.674218%-9.682966%10%22.542%22.5%20.552%20.6%-12.295184%-12.295184%12%14.010412%51.440%51.4%45.808%45.8%113.285130%40.534191%113.285130%113%6.951%6.95%14.826%14.8%-112.739396%-46.550977%-112.739396%113%4.568%4.57%2.147%2.15%-167.080437%-167.080437%167%156.608997%1.092%1.09%0.409%0.41%
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 McLean County and Tract 970500
Tract 970500
McLean County
0%2%4%6%8%10%12%B.X.Total65+45-6435-4425-342.040816%3.899721%2.040816%2.0%125883.059976%3.312006%3.059976%3.1%258172.032520%3.602812%2.032520%2.0%524612.874251%11.336032%12.874251%12.9%43334
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 McLean County at large.
Scope: population of McLean County and Tract 970500
40%30%20%10%0%10%%ref.65+45-6435-4425-34-47.667638%-47.667638%47.7%2.041%2.04%3.900%3.90%-7.609603%-7.609603%7.6%3.060%3.06%3.312%3.31%-43.585168%-43.585168%43.6%2.033%2.03%3.603%3.60%13.569290%13.569290%13.6%12.874%12.9%11.336%11.3%
% percentage in Tract 970500 with a Bachelor's degree
ref percentage in McLean 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 McLean County and Tract 970500
More Females More Males
McLean County
Tract 970500
0%500%1,000%FM65+45-6435-4425-341,000.000000%243.495935%1,000.000000%> 1000%0.000%0%4.743%4.74%154.014599%34.482897%154.014599%154.0%1.724%1.72%4.380%4.38%-419.626168%-419.626168%419.6%69.413919%3.738%3.74%0.719%0.72%590.514286%193.987976%590.514286%590.5%3.145%3.14%21.714%21.7%
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 McLean County and Tract 970500
Tract 970500
McLean County
$0k$20k$40kCount%Graduate Degree1Bachelor's DegreeSome CollegeH.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2Total$51,146.000000$50,424.000000$51,146.000000$51.1k753.778%3.78%$28,661.000000$31,458.000000$28,661.000000$28.7k854.282%4.28%$30,417.000000$32,083.000000$30,417.000000$30.4k56228.312%28.3%$28,882.000000$31,674.000000$28,882.000000$28.9k96648.665%48.7%$40,769.000000$40,000.000000$40,769.000000$40.8k29714.962%15.0%$29,956.000000$33,566.000000$29,956.000000$30.0k1,985100.000%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 McLean County and Tract 970500
Female Male
McLean County
Tract 970500
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$50k$0k$50kFMGraduate Degree1Bachelor's DegreeSome CollegeH.S. Diploma2Total$-51,042.000000$-49,250.000000$-51,042.000000$51.0k$51,042.000000$31,637.000000$49,250.000000$34,143.000000$82,679.000000$82.7k6213$-27,991.000000$-15,759.000000$-29,152.000000$-14,117.000000$-43,750.000000$43.8k$27,991.000000$29,152.000000$27,991.000000$28.0k1669$-23,676.000000$-24,142.000000$-23,676.000000$23.7k$23,676.000000$32,029.000000$24,142.000000$26,218.000000$55,705.000000$55.7k284278$-20,893.000000$-18,750.000000$-20,893.000000$20.9k$20,893.000000$13,857.000000$18,750.000000$20,189.000000$34,750.000000$34.8k518448$-23,009.000000$-23,308.000000$-23,009.000000$23.0k$23,009.000000$14,491.000000$23,308.000000$18,576.000000$37,500.000000$37.5k1,007978
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 McLean County and Tract 970500
Tract 970500
McLean County
0%20%40%60%80%CountBachelor's Degree1Some College2H.S. Diploma3No H.S. Diploma391.111111%90.650407%91.111111%91.1%12381.380753%76.789838%81.380753%81.4%38973.735726%65.749235%73.735726%73.7%45235.672515%26.800670%35.672515%35.7%61
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 McLean County and Tract 970500
Female Male
McLean County
Tract 970500
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0%50%100%MFWhite1BlackHispanic2Other1-12.828601%-14.760598%-12.828601%12.8%12.828601%5.036322%14.760598%2.542119%17.864924%17.9%164122-31.250000%-31.250000%-31.250000%31.3%31.250000%68.750000%31.250000%68.750000%100.000000%100.0%45-0.000000%-42.307692%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%14.285714%42.307692%16.312997%14.285714%14.3%20-0.000000%-14.814815%-2.518519%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%0.000000%14.814815%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 McLean County and Tract 970500
Female Male
McLean County
Tract 970500
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10%5%0%5%MFWhite1BlackHispanic2Other1-7.991588%-9.314360%-0.353222%-7.991588%8.0%7.991588%0.940874%9.314360%8.932462%8.9%8276-0.000000%-0.000000%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%00-0.000000%-13.333333%-0.000000%-7.692308%-13.333333%13.3%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%02-0.000000%-0.000000%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%00
M number of males in category
F number of females in category
1non-Hispanic 2excluding black and Asian Hispanics

Educational Attainment by Tract in McLean County

There are 3 tracts in McLean County. This section compares Tract 970500 to all of the tracts in McLean County and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Tract 970500.

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 970500, selected other tracts in McLean County, and entities that contain Tract 970500
0%5%10%15%Count#970200Tract 970200970100Tract 970100McLean CountyMcLeanMcLean County School DistrictMcLean CountyKentuckyEast South Central970500Tract 970500SouthUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesOwensboro Metro AreaOwensboro17.252525%17.252525%17.3%427116.288952%16.288952%16.3%345216.251140%16.251140%16.3%1,06916.251140%16.251140%16.3%1,06915.359218%15.359218%15.4%456,180456k15.109088%15.109088%15.1%1,905,0301.91M14.962217%14.962217%15.0%297314.392758%14.392758%14.4%11,511,24211.5M13.020590%13.020590%13.0%27,818,38027.8M12.035064%12.035064%12.0%9,487
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#16

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..
Scope: population of Tract 970500, selected other tracts in McLean County, and entities that contain Tract 970500
0%10%20%30%Count#United States of AmericaUnited StatesSouthEast South CentralKentuckyOwensboro Metro AreaOwensboro970100Tract 970100McLean CountyMcLeanMcLean County School DistrictMcLean County970200Tract 970200970500Tract 97050030.315023%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%674,165674k19.531131%19.531131%19.5%15,39615.4k10.812087%10.812087%10.8%22919.227729%9.227729%9.2%6079.227729%9.227729%9.2%6078.808081%8.808081%8.8%21828.060453%8.060453%8.1%1603
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#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 970500, selected other tracts in McLean County, and entities that contain Tract 970500
0%1%2%3%Count#United States of AmericaUnited StatesSouthKentuckyEast South Central970100Tract 970100Owensboro Metro AreaOwensboroMcLean CountyMcLeanMcLean County School DistrictMcLean County970500Tract 970500970200Tract 9702003.336158%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%326,941327k2.360718%2.360718%2.4%5011.825493%1.825493%1.8%1,4391.170569%1.170569%1.2%771.170569%1.170569%1.2%770.755668%0.755668%0.8%1520.484848%0.484848%0.5%123
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#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 970500, selected other tracts in McLean County, and entities that contain Tract 970500
Female
Male
1x0x1xFM#Tract 970100Tract 970500East South CentralKentuckyOwensboroMcLeanMcLean CountySouthUnited StatesTract 970200-1.000000x-1.000000x1.473599x1.473599x1.47x13.254%13.3%19.531%19.5%1-1.000000x-1.000000x1.378275x1.378275x1.38x12.612%12.6%17.382%17.4%2-1.000000x-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-1.000000x1.159800x1.159800x1.16x11.181%11.2%12.968%13.0%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.158826x1.158826x1.16x15.093%15.1%17.490%17.5%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.158826x1.158826x1.16x15.093%15.1%17.490%17.5%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.149925x1.149925x1.15x13.427%13.4%15.440%15.4%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.109070x1.109070x1.11x12.369%12.4%13.719%13.7%-1.174913x-1.174913x1.17x1.000000x1.000000x18.567%18.6%15.803%15.8%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#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 970500, selected other tracts in McLean County, and entities that contain Tract 970500
Female
Male
4x3x2x1x0x1xFM#East South CentralSouthTract 970500United StatesKentuckyOwensboroMcLeanMcLean CountyTract 970100Tract 970200-1.000000x-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-1.000000x1.544479x1.544479x1.54x0.596%0.60%0.920%0.92%1-1.000000x-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%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.321987x1.321987x1.32x1.582%1.58%2.091%2.09%-1.465264x-1.465264x1.47x1.000000x1.000000x1.383%1.38%0.944%0.94%-1.465264x-1.465264x1.47x1.000000x1.000000x1.383%1.38%0.944%0.94%-1.527182x-1.527182x1.53x1.000000x1.000000x2.834%2.83%1.855%1.86%2-4.533898x-4.533898x4.53x1.000000x1.000000x0.770%0.77%0.170%0.17%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:
Kentucky
County:
McLean
Metro Area:
Owensboro Area
Cities:
Island, Sacramento
ZIP Codes:
42350, 42371, 42372
Unified School District:
McLean County
Congressional District:
KY-1
State Senate District:
KY-8
State House District:
KY-12
Block Groups:
Block Group 970500-1, Block Group 970500-2, Block Group 970500-3
Neighboring Tracts:
Tract 920700, Tract 960200, Tract 960300, Tract 970100, Tract 970100, Tract 970200, Tract 970700