Educational Attainment in Tract 040400, St. James County, Louisiana (Tract)

Educational Attainment#1

Highest level of education among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of St. James Parish and Tract 040400
Tract 040400
St. James Parish
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%CountHigher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma214.840326%22.320198%14.840326%14.8%23759.737007%63.192339%59.737007%59.7%95425.422668%14.487462%25.422668%25.4%406
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 St. James Parish at large.
Scope: population of St. James Parish and Tract 040400
-50%0%+50%%ref.Higher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2-33.511677%-33.511677%-33.5%14.840%14.8%22.320%22.3%-5.467961%-5.467961%-5.5%59.737%59.7%63.192%63.2%75.480476%75.480476%+75.5%25.423%25.4%14.487%14.5%
% percentage with given level in Tract 040400
ref. percentage with given level in St. James Parish
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 St. James Parish and Tract 040400
Tract 040400
St. James Parish
0%10%20%30%40%CountDoctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None0.000000%0.000000%0.0%0.344448%01.690670%0.234224%1.690670%1.7%271.690670%3.217140%1.690670%1.7%277.388854%10.636539%7.388854%7.4%1184.070131%7.887848%4.070131%4.1%6520.350657%18.696611%20.350657%20.4%32539.386349%44.495729%39.386349%39.4%62919.474014%10.078534%19.474014%19.5%3115.197245%3.892257%5.197245%5.2%830.751409%0.516671%0.751409%0.8%12
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 St. James Parish at large.
Scope: population of St. James Parish and Tract 040400
-500%0%+500%%ref.Doctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None-100.000000%-100.000000%-100.0%0.000%0%0.344%0.34%621.816641%621.816641%+621.8%1.691%1.69%0.234%0.23%-47.448039%-47.448039%-47.4%1.691%1.69%3.217%3.22%-30.533286%-30.533286%-30.5%7.389%7.39%10.637%10.6%-48.399975%-48.399975%-48.4%4.070%4.07%7.888%7.89%8.846774%8.846774%+8.8%20.351%20.4%18.697%18.7%-11.482854%-11.482854%-11.5%39.386%39.4%44.496%44.5%93.222682%93.222682%+93.2%19.474%19.5%10.079%10.1%33.527798%33.527798%+33.5%5.197%5.20%3.892%3.89%45.432686%45.432686%+45.4%0.751%0.75%0.517%0.52%
% percentage with given level in Tract 040400
ref. percentage with given level in St. James Parish
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 St. James Parish and Tract 040400
More Females More Males
St. James Parish
Tract 040400
60%40%20%0%FMHigher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2-62.254133%-54.196053%-62.254133%62%18.193%18.2%11.213%11.2%14.758068%14.019248%14.758068%15%55.783%55.8%64.016%64.0%-5.055168%-5.055168%5%7.592861%26.024%26.0%24.772%24.8%
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 St. James Parish and Tract 040400
More Females More Males
St. James Parish
Tract 040400
1k%0k%1k%FMProfessional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None1,000.000000%343.157450%1,000.000000%> 1000%0.000%0%3.520%3.52%-1,000.000000%-314.772501%-1,000.000000%> 1000%3.253%3.25%0.000%0%-138.024827%-18.132156%-138.024827%0k%10.241%10.2%4.302%4.30%-38.614458%-72.488880%-38.614458%0k%4.699%4.70%3.390%3.39%-28.422218%-28.422218%0k%5.785822%22.771%22.8%17.731%17.7%40.204037%17.665074%40.204037%0k%33.012%33.0%46.284%46.3%-28.662651%-28.662651%0k%7.740413%21.807%21.8%16.949%16.9%101.501596%13.679017%101.501596%0k%3.494%3.49%7.040%7.04%-46.099085%8.213820%8.213820%0k%0.723%0.72%0.782%0.78%
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 St. James Parish and Tract 040400
Tract 040400
St. James Parish
0%5%10%15%B.X.Total65+45-6435-4425-3414.596273%6.294136%14.596273%14.6%473221.972686%8.692120%1.972686%2.0%1365915.238095%13.853573%15.238095%15.2%322106.403941%17.286575%6.403941%6.4%26406
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 St. James Parish at large.
Scope: population of St. James Parish and Tract 040400
50%0%50%100%%ref.65+45-6435-4425-34131.902742%131.902742%131.9%14.596%14.6%6.294%6.29%-77.304894%-77.304894%77.3%1.973%1.97%8.692%8.69%9.993972%9.993972%10.0%15.238%15.2%13.854%13.9%-62.954252%-62.954252%63.0%6.404%6.40%17.287%17.3%
% percentage in Tract 040400 with a Bachelor's degree
ref percentage in St. James Parish 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 St. James Parish and Tract 040400
More Females More Males
St. James Parish
Tract 040400
300%200%100%0%FM65+45-6435-4425-34-154.947263%-72.470863%-154.947263%154.9%19.890%19.9%7.801%7.80%62.909091%32.320900%62.909091%62.9%1.563%1.56%2.545%2.55%-360.000000%-360.000000%360.0%21.600422%30.667%30.7%6.667%6.67%-278.947368%-133.005970%-278.947368%278.9%10.526%10.5%2.778%2.78%
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 St. James Parish and Tract 040400
Tract 040400
St. James Parish
$0k$20k$40k$60k$80kCount%Graduate Degree1Bachelor's DegreeSome CollegeH.S. Diploma2Total$93,654.000000$50,230.000000$93,654.000000$93.7k543.381%3.38%$54,773.000000$49,083.000000$54,773.000000$54.8k1187.389%7.39%$46,411.000000$40,382.000000$46,411.000000$46.4k39024.421%24.4%$22,763.000000$31,970.000000$22,763.000000$22.8k62939.386%39.4%$34,196.000000$36,072.000000$34,196.000000$34.2k1,597100.000%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 St. James Parish and Tract 040400
Female Male
St. James Parish
Tract 040400
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$50k$0k$50k$100kFMBachelor's DegreeSome CollegeH.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2Total$-52,222.000000$-40,278.000000$-52,222.000000$52.2k$52,222.000000$49,564.000000$40,278.000000$40,322.000000$101,786.000000$101.8k8533$-38,750.000000$-27,423.000000$-38,750.000000$38.8k$38,750.000000$23,750.000000$27,423.000000$29,288.000000$62,500.000000$62.5k228162$-12,727.000000$-21,589.000000$-12,727.000000$12.7k$12,727.000000$20,190.000000$21,589.000000$20,659.000000$32,917.000000$32.9k274355$-13,782.000000$-12,212.000000$-13,782.000000$13.8k$13,782.000000$29,734.000000$12,212.000000$13,924.000000$43,516.000000$43.5k216190$-24,615.000000$-27,597.000000$-24,615.000000$24.6k$24,615.000000$25,679.000000$27,597.000000$22,116.000000$50,294.000000$50.3k830767
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 St. James Parish and Tract 040400
Tract 040400
St. James Parish
0%20%40%60%80%CountBachelor's Degree1Some College2H.S. Diploma3No H.S. Diploma382.524272%84.629187%82.524272%82.5%8569.295775%74.409902%69.295775%69.3%24663.232323%66.561911%63.232323%63.2%31338.509317%39.029851%38.509317%38.5%124
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 St. James Parish and Tract 040400
Female Male
St. James Parish
Tract 040400
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20%0%20%40%MFWhite1BlackOther1-14.626866%-9.767571%-0.389721%-14.626866%14.6%14.626866%6.219056%9.767571%20.845921%20.8%6949-28.229665%-5.782555%-17.321196%-34.012220%34.0%28.229665%17.321196%3.612834%28.229665%28.2%118167-0.000000%-26.923077%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%0.000000%26.923077%19.418386%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 St. James Parish and Tract 040400
Female Male
St. James Parish
Tract 040400
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25%20%15%10%5%0%5%10%15%MFWhite1BlackOther1-14.803625%-10.271001%-15.301605%-4.159872%-25.074627%25.1%14.803625%15.301605%14.803625%14.8%4984-2.631579%-3.071069%-7.576747%-7.507778%-5.702648%5.7%2.631579%7.576747%2.631579%2.6%1128-0.000000%-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 St. James Parish

There are 7 tracts in St. James Parish. This section compares Tract 040400 to all of the tracts in St. James Parish and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Tract 040400.

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 040400, selected other tracts in St. James Parish, and entities that contain Tract 040400
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count#040400Tract 040400St. James District 44040500Tract 040500040100Tract 040100West South CentralLouisiana040600Tract 040600040700Tract 040700St. James ParishSt. JamesSt. James Parish School DistrictSt. James ParSouthNew Orleans and Metairie Metro AreaNew OrleansUnited States of AmericaUnited States040200Tract 040200040300Tract 04030025.422668%25.422668%25.4%406122.976797%22.976797%23.0%40619.389313%19.389313%19.4%254216.982836%16.982836%17.0%376316.737435%16.737435%16.7%4,127,2804.13M16.184390%16.184390%16.2%496,210496k15.520728%15.520728%15.5%307414.525140%14.525140%14.5%364514.487462%14.487462%14.5%2,10314.487462%14.487462%14.5%2,10314.392758%14.392758%14.4%11,511,24211.5M14.328165%14.328165%14.3%122,665123k13.020590%13.020590%13.0%27,818,38027.8M9.045802%9.045802%9.0%23766.940201%6.940201%6.9%1597
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 040400, selected other tracts in St. James Parish, and entities that contain Tract 040400
0%10%20%30%Count#United States of AmericaUnited StatesNew Orleans and Metairie Metro AreaNew OrleansSouthWest South CentralLouisiana040600Tract 040600040300Tract 040300040200Tract 040200040700Tract 040700040500Tract 040500St. James ParishSt. JamesSt. James Parish School DistrictSt. James ParSt. James District 44040400Tract 040400040100Tract 04010030.315023%30.315023%30.3%64,767,78764.8M28.443508%28.443508%28.4%243,508244k28.191926%28.191926%28.2%22,547,73422.5M26.558739%26.558739%26.6%6,549,1136.55M22.957594%22.957594%23.0%703,875704k18.048534%18.048534%18.0%357115.975557%15.975557%16.0%366215.801527%15.801527%15.8%414314.964086%14.964086%15.0%375414.580153%14.580153%14.6%191514.432351%14.432351%14.4%2,09514.432351%14.432351%14.4%2,09513.073005%13.073005%13.1%23110.770194%10.770194%10.8%17269.936766%9.936766%9.9%2207
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 040400, selected other tracts in St. James Parish, and entities that contain Tract 040400
0%1%2%3%Count#New Orleans and Metairie Metro AreaNew OrleansUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSouthLouisianaWest South Central040400Tract 040400St. James District 44040200Tract 040200St. James ParishSt. JamesSt. James Parish School DistrictSt. James Par040500Tract 040500040300Tract 040300040600Tract 040600040700Tract 040700040100Tract 0401003.893771%3.893771%3.9%33,33533.3k3.336158%3.336158%3.3%7,127,6737.13M3.064699%3.064699%3.1%2,451,1282.45M2.563814%2.563814%2.6%78,60678.6k2.549627%2.549627%2.5%628,712629k1.690670%1.690670%1.7%2711.528014%1.528014%1.5%270.725191%0.725191%0.7%1920.578672%0.578672%0.6%840.578672%0.578672%0.6%840.534351%0.534351%0.5%730.523789%0.523789%0.5%1240.455005%0.455005%0.5%950.399042%0.399042%0.4%1060.000000%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 040400, selected other tracts in St. James Parish, and entities that contain Tract 040400
Female
Male
1x0x1xFM#Tract 040500Tract 040300LouisianaNew OrleansTract 040600SouthUnited StatesWest South CentralSt. JamesSt. James ParTract 040700Tract 0404004Tract 040100Tract 040200-1.000000x-1.000000x1.865903x1.865903x1.87x14.359%14.4%26.792%26.8%1-1.000000x-1.000000x1.268999x1.268999x1.27x6.126%6.13%7.774%7.77%2-1.000000x-1.000000x1.261498x1.261498x1.26x14.384%14.4%18.146%18.1%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.246178x1.246178x1.25x12.830%12.8%15.988%16.0%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.204654x1.204654x1.20x14.207%14.2%17.114%17.1%3-1.000000x-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-1.000000x1.097204x1.097204x1.10x15.983%16.0%17.537%17.5%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.075929x1.075929x1.08x13.993%14.0%15.056%15.1%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.075929x1.075929x1.08x13.993%14.0%15.056%15.1%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.071506x1.071506x1.07x14.046%14.0%15.050%15.1%4-1.050552x-1.050552x1.05x1.000000x1.000000x26.024%26.0%24.772%24.8%5-1.056171x-1.056171x1.06x1.000000x1.000000x23.581%23.6%22.327%22.3%-1.093908x-1.093908x1.09x1.000000x1.000000x17.661%17.7%16.145%16.1%6-1.157937x-1.157937x1.16x1.000000x1.000000x9.673%9.67%8.353%8.35%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 040400, selected other tracts in St. James Parish, and entities that contain Tract 040400
Female
Male
10x5x0x5x10xFM#4Tract 040600Tract 040400Tract 040200West South CentralLouisianaSt. JamesSt. James ParNew OrleansSouthUnited StatesTract 040700Tract 040300Tract 040500-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%3.173%3.17%-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%1.007%1.01%1-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%3.520%3.52%2-1.000000x-1.000000x2.392905x2.392905x2.39x0.436%0.44%1.044%1.04%3-1.000000x-1.000000x1.653316x1.653316x1.65x1.936%1.94%3.200%3.20%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.637964x1.637964x1.64x1.964%1.96%3.217%3.22%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.608497x1.608497x1.61x0.451%0.45%0.725%0.73%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.608497x1.608497x1.61x0.451%0.45%0.725%0.73%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.604693x1.604693x1.60x3.026%3.03%4.855%4.86%-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%-10.000000x-10.000000x> 10.0x1.000000x1.000000x0.763%0.76%0.000%0%4-10.000000x-10.000000x> 10.0x1.000000x1.000000x1.035%1.04%0.000%0%5-10.000000x-10.000000x> 10.0x1.000000x1.000000x0.897%0.90%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:
Louisiana
Parish:
St. James
Metro Area:
New Orleans Area
District:
4
Unincorporated Places:
Convent, Grand Point, Hester, Romeville, Union
ZIP Codes:
70052, 70723, 70743, 70763
Unified School District:
St. James Parish
Congressional District:
LA-2
State Senate Districts:
LA-2, LA-18
State House Districts:
LA-58, LA-81
Block Groups:
Block Group 040400-1, Block Group 040400-2, Block Group 040400-3
Neighboring Tracts:
Tract 030300, Tract 030500, Tract 031000, Tract 040100, Tract 040300, Tract 040500, Tract 040600