Educational Attainment in Tract 971000, Perry County, Kentucky (Tract)

Educational Attainment#1

Highest level of education among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of Perry County and Tract 971000
Tract 971000
Perry County
0%10%20%30%40%50%CountHigher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma213.615561%22.079852%13.615561%13.6%35754.919908%52.800984%54.919908%54.9%1,44031.464531%25.119164%31.464531%31.5%825
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 Perry County at large.
Scope: population of Perry County and Tract 971000
-20%0%+20%%ref.Higher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2-38.334911%-38.334911%-38.3%13.616%13.6%22.080%22.1%4.013040%4.013040%+4.0%54.920%54.9%52.801%52.8%25.261061%25.261061%+25.3%31.465%31.5%25.119%25.1%
% percentage with given level in Tract 971000
ref. percentage with given level in Perry 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 Perry County and Tract 971000
Tract 971000
Perry County
0%10%20%30%CountDoctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None0.000000%0.000000%0.0%1.178822%00.991609%1.465840%0.991609%1.0%263.394355%4.935677%3.394355%3.4%892.440885%6.375891%2.440885%2.4%646.788711%8.123623%6.788711%6.8%17818.573608%19.055917%18.573608%18.6%48736.346301%33.745067%36.346301%36.3%95315.675057%12.690277%15.675057%15.7%41114.645309%11.731844%14.645309%14.6%3841.144165%0.697043%1.144165%1.1%30
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 Perry County at large.
Scope: population of Perry County and Tract 971000
-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%1.179%1.18%-32.352125%-32.352125%-32.4%0.992%0.99%1.466%1.47%-31.228173%-31.228173%-31.2%3.394%3.39%4.936%4.94%-61.716958%-61.716958%-61.7%2.441%2.44%6.376%6.38%-16.432468%-16.432468%-16.4%6.789%6.79%8.124%8.12%-2.531021%-2.531021%-2.5%18.574%18.6%19.056%19.1%7.708486%7.708486%+7.7%36.346%36.3%33.745%33.7%23.520210%23.520210%+23.5%15.675%15.7%12.690%12.7%24.833824%24.833824%+24.8%14.645%14.6%11.732%11.7%64.145578%64.145578%+64.1%1.144%1.14%0.697%0.70%
% percentage with given level in Tract 971000
ref. percentage with given level in Perry 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 Perry County and Tract 971000
More Females More Males
Perry County
Tract 971000
100%50%0%FMHigher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2-115.929204%-46.343139%-115.929204%116%18.612%18.6%8.619%8.62%-4.255319%-4.255319%4%5.166135%56.064%56.1%53.776%53.8%48.493976%24.925818%48.493976%48%25.324%25.3%37.605%37.6%
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 Perry County and Tract 971000
More Females More Males
Perry County
Tract 971000
500%0%500%1,000%FMProfessional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None-19.792027%60.000000%60.000000%60%0.763%0.76%1.220%1.22%-690.000000%-53.729309%-690.000000%690%6.026%6.03%0.763%0.76%-46.153846%-39.790051%-46.153846%46%2.899%2.90%1.983%1.98%-91.803279%-67.905056%-91.803279%92%8.924%8.92%4.653%4.65%-9.913793%-22.578039%-9.913793%10%19.451%19.5%17.696%17.7%-1.479915%-1.479915%1%21.281083%36.613%36.6%36.079%36.1%56.875000%51.447949%56.875000%57%12.204%12.2%19.146%19.1%-2.127833%23.255814%23.255814%23%13.120%13.1%16.171%16.2%1,000.000000%149.130958%1,000.000000%> 1000%0.000%0%2.288%2.29%
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 Perry County and Tract 971000
Tract 971000
Perry County
0%2%4%6%8%10%B.X.Total65+45-6435-4425-342.727273%6.341581%2.727273%2.7%124402.848101%5.771829%2.848101%2.8%361,2640.585938%3.143314%0.585938%0.6%35123.201970%11.359026%3.201970%3.2%13406
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 Perry County at large.
Scope: population of Perry County and Tract 971000
80%60%40%20%0%%ref.65+45-6435-4425-34-56.993802%-56.993802%57.0%2.727%2.73%6.342%6.34%-50.655131%-50.655131%50.7%2.848%2.85%5.772%5.77%-81.359243%-81.359243%81.4%0.586%0.59%3.143%3.14%-71.811224%-71.811224%71.8%3.202%3.20%11.359%11.4%
% percentage in Tract 971000 with a Bachelor's degree
ref percentage in Perry 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 Perry County and Tract 971000
More Females More Males
Perry County
Tract 971000
1,000%500%0%500%1,000%FM65+45-6435-4425-34970.403587%76.561617%970.403587%970.4%0.461%0.46%4.933%4.93%-1,000.000000%-39.924045%-1,000.000000%> 1000%5.460%5.46%0.161%0.16%-84.962406%-169.794721%-84.962406%85.0%0.752%0.75%0.407%0.41%-125.326891%1,000.000000%1,000.000000%> 1000%0.000%0%5.936%5.94%
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 Perry County and Tract 971000
Tract 971000
Perry County
$0k$20k$40k$60kCount%Graduate Degree1Bachelor's DegreeSome CollegeH.S. Diploma2Total$56,991.000000$60,692.000000$56,991.000000$57.0k1154.386%4.39%$60,625.000000$31,111.000000$60,625.000000$60.6k642.441%2.44%$31,267.000000$30,000.000000$31,267.000000$31.3k66525.362%25.4%$29,038.000000$24,333.000000$29,038.000000$29.0k95336.346%36.3%$30,879.000000$30,319.000000$30,879.000000$30.9k2,622100.000%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 Perry County and Tract 971000
Female Male
Perry County
Tract 971000
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
$20k$0k$20k$40kFMSome CollegeH.S. Diploma2Total$-21,719.000000$-26,298.000000$-21,719.000000$21.7k$21,719.000000$10,671.000000$26,298.000000$5,901.000000$32,390.000000$32.4k372293$-24,500.000000$-14,738.000000$-24,500.000000$24.5k$24,500.000000$15,800.000000$14,738.000000$17,310.000000$40,300.000000$40.3k480473$-23,277.000000$-24,637.000000$-23,277.000000$23.3k$23,277.000000$12,492.000000$24,637.000000$11,021.000000$35,769.000000$35.8k1,3111,311
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 Perry County and Tract 971000
Tract 971000
Perry County
0%20%40%60%CountBachelor's Degree1Some College2H.S. Diploma3No H.S. Diploma378.807947%76.738830%78.807947%78.8%11971.334432%62.087557%71.334432%71.3%43346.380368%43.662512%46.380368%46.4%37818.719212%18.225564%18.719212%18.7%114
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 Perry County and Tract 971000
Female Male
Perry County
Tract 971000
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
20%10%0%10%20%30%MFWhite1Black-25.796426%-22.368690%-25.796426%25.8%25.796426%12.509713%22.368690%6.086416%38.306138%38.3%493332-0.000000%-9.815951%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%0.000000%9.815951%2.684049%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 Perry County and Tract 971000
Female Male
Perry County
Tract 971000
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
10%0%10%20%30%40%MFWhite1Black-4.040404%-5.827506%-11.146567%-4.385826%-9.867910%9.9%4.040404%11.146567%4.040404%4.0%52127-0.000000%-0.000000%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%41.911765%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 Perry County

There are 8 tracts in Perry County. This section compares Tract 971000 to all of the tracts in Perry County and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Tract 971000.

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 971000, selected other tracts in Perry County, and entities that contain Tract 971000
0%10%20%30%Count#970900Tract 970900971000Tract 971000970700Tract 970700Perry County School DistrictPerry CountyPerry CountyPerry970600Tract 970600970500Tract 970500970300Tract 970300970800Tract 970800970400Tract 970400KentuckyEast South CentralSouthUnited States of AmericaUnited States37.126866%37.126866%37.1%398131.464531%31.464531%31.5%825230.940171%30.940171%30.9%362326.156606%26.156606%26.2%4,22925.119164%25.119164%25.1%4,90124.636026%24.636026%24.6%863423.827843%23.827843%23.8%991523.472505%23.472505%23.5%461620.328032%20.328032%20.3%409719.674310%19.674310%19.7%592815.359218%15.359218%15.4%456,180456k15.109088%15.109088%15.1%1,905,0301.91M14.392758%14.392758%14.4%11,511,24211.5M13.020590%13.020590%13.0%27,818,38027.8M
Count number of people in category
# rank of tract out of 8 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 971000, selected other tracts in Perry County, and entities that contain Tract 971000
0%10%20%30%Count#United States of AmericaUnited StatesSouthEast South CentralKentucky970400Tract 970400970500Tract 970500970600Tract 970600Perry CountyPerryPerry County School DistrictPerry County970300Tract 970300970800Tract 970800971000Tract 971000970900Tract 970900970700Tract 97070030.315023%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%674,165674k20.937188%20.937188%20.9%630117.961048%17.961048%18.0%747216.243220%16.243220%16.2%569313.956230%13.956230%14.0%2,72312.295893%12.295893%12.3%1,98811.863544%11.863544%11.9%233410.884692%10.884692%10.9%21956.826850%6.826850%6.8%17966.809701%6.809701%6.8%7376.239316%6.239316%6.2%738
Count number of people in category
# rank of tract out of 8 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 971000, selected other tracts in Perry County, and entities that contain Tract 971000
0%1%2%3%4%5%6%Count#970400Tract 970400970500Tract 970500United States of AmericaUnited StatesSouthPerry CountyPerryKentuckyEast South Central970600Tract 970600Perry County School DistrictPerry County970300Tract 970300971000Tract 971000970700Tract 970700970900Tract 970900970800Tract 9708006.281157%6.281157%6.3%18914.400096%4.400096%4.4%18323.336158%3.336158%3.3%7,127,6737.13M3.064699%3.064699%3.1%2,451,1282.45M2.644662%2.644662%2.6%5162.618117%2.618117%2.6%77,76077.8k2.593020%2.593020%2.6%326,941327k2.198116%2.198116%2.2%7731.824592%1.824592%1.8%2951.221996%1.221996%1.2%2440.991609%0.991609%1.0%2650.940171%0.940171%0.9%1160.559701%0.559701%0.6%670.000000%0.000000%0.0%08
Count number of people in category
# rank of tract out of 8 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 971000, selected other tracts in Perry County, and entities that contain Tract 971000
Female
Male
1x0x1x2xFM#Tract 970300Tract 970800Tract 971000Tract 970500Perry CountyPerryEast South CentralKentuckyTract 970700SouthUnited StatesTract 970400Tract 970900Tract 970600-1.000000x-1.000000x2.012820x2.012820x2.01x15.376%15.4%30.950%31.0%1-1.000000x-1.000000x1.703411x1.703411x1.70x15.074%15.1%25.677%25.7%2-1.000000x-1.000000x1.484940x1.484940x1.48x25.324%25.3%37.605%37.6%3-1.000000x-1.000000x1.455534x1.455534x1.46x19.546%19.5%28.450%28.4%4-1.000000x-1.000000x1.344253x1.344253x1.34x22.404%22.4%30.117%30.1%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.249258x1.249258x1.25x22.426%22.4%28.015%28.0%-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-1.000000x1.153992x1.153992x1.15x28.648%28.6%33.059%33.1%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%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.029922x1.029922x1.03x19.392%19.4%19.973%20.0%6-1.000000x-1.000000x1.006328x1.006328x1.01x37.025%37.0%37.259%37.3%7-1.242849x-1.242849x1.24x1.000000x1.000000x26.945%26.9%21.680%21.7%8
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of tract out of 8 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 971000, selected other tracts in Perry County, and entities that contain Tract 971000
Female
Male
10x5x0x5x10xFM#Tract 970900Tract 970600Tract 970400Tract 971000East South CentralSouthUnited StatesKentuckyPerryTract 970500Tract 970300Perry CountyTract 970700-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%1.285%1.28%1-1.000000x-1.000000x2.371480x2.371480x2.37x1.373%1.37%3.255%3.26%2-1.000000x-1.000000x1.758598x1.758598x1.76x4.590%4.59%8.071%8.07%3-1.000000x-1.000000x1.600000x1.600000x1.60x0.763%0.76%1.220%1.22%4-1.000000x-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-1.000000x1.526215x1.526215x1.53x2.660%2.66%4.060%4.06%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.432443x1.432443x1.43x2.166%2.17%3.103%3.10%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.002712x1.002712x1.00x2.641%2.64%2.648%2.65%-2.333701x-2.333701x2.33x1.000000x1.000000x6.068%6.07%2.600%2.60%5-2.629450x-2.629450x2.63x1.000000x1.000000x1.803%1.80%0.686%0.69%6-2.635945x-2.635945x2.64x1.000000x1.000000x2.614%2.61%0.992%0.99%-10.000000x-10.000000x> 10.0x1.000000x1.000000x1.957%1.96%0.000%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

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:
Perry
City:
Buckhorn
ZIP Codes:
40972, 41701, 41719, 41721, 41723, 41727, 41745, 41754
Unified School District:
Perry County
Congressional District:
KY-5
State Senate District:
KY-30
State House District:
KY-84
Block Groups:
Block Group 971000-1, Block Group 971000-2, Block Group 971000-3, Block Group 971000-4
Neighboring Tracts:
Tract 920100, Tract 920500, Tract 920600, Tract 920700, Tract 930200, Tract 950100, Tract 970300, Tract 970400, Tract 970500