Educational Attainment in Tract 001000, Houghton County, Michigan (Tract)

Educational Attainment#1

Highest level of education among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of Houghton County and Tract 001000
Tract 001000
Houghton County
0%10%20%30%40%50%CountHigher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma240.110165%38.740084%40.110165%40.1%80152.829244%53.275782%52.829244%52.8%1,0557.060591%7.984134%7.060591%7.1%141
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 Houghton County at large.
Scope: population of Houghton County and Tract 001000
-10%0%+10%%ref.Higher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma23.536599%3.536599%+3.5%40.110%40.1%38.740%38.7%-0.838163%-0.838163%-0.8%52.829%52.8%53.276%53.3%-11.567234%-11.567234%-11.6%7.061%7.06%7.984%7.98%
% percentage with given level in Tract 001000
ref. percentage with given level in Houghton 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 Houghton County and Tract 001000
Tract 001000
Houghton County
0%10%20%30%CountDoctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None1.051577%3.448437%1.051577%1.1%211.101652%1.525898%1.101652%1.1%228.713070%7.246850%8.713070%8.7%17418.928393%18.740084%18.928393%18.9%37810.315473%7.778815%10.315473%10.3%20617.275914%18.861409%17.275914%17.3%34535.553330%34.414372%35.553330%35.6%7105.408112%5.566962%5.408112%5.4%1081.201803%1.796547%1.201803%1.2%240.450676%0.620625%0.450676%0.5%9
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 Houghton County at large.
Scope: population of Houghton County and Tract 001000
-50%0%+50%%ref.Doctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None-69.505679%-69.505679%-69.5%1.052%1.05%3.448%3.45%-27.803020%-27.803020%-27.8%1.102%1.10%1.526%1.53%20.232506%20.232506%+20.2%8.713%8.71%7.247%7.25%1.004844%1.004844%+1.0%18.928%18.9%18.740%18.7%32.609833%32.609833%+32.6%10.315%10.3%7.779%7.78%-8.406028%-8.406028%-8.4%17.276%17.3%18.861%18.9%3.309541%3.309541%+3.3%35.553%35.6%34.414%34.4%-2.853442%-2.853442%-2.9%5.408%5.41%5.567%5.57%-33.104852%-33.104852%-33.1%1.202%1.20%1.797%1.80%-27.383557%-27.383557%-27.4%0.451%0.45%0.621%0.62%
% percentage with given level in Tract 001000
ref. percentage with given level in Houghton 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 Houghton County and Tract 001000
More Females More Males
Houghton County
Tract 001000
0%10%20%FMHigher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2-1.199705%2.659087%2.659087%3%39.550%39.5%40.602%40.6%-5.108577%-5.108577%5%0.516752%54.234%54.2%51.598%51.6%25.484509%2.375930%25.484509%25%6.217%6.22%7.801%7.80%
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 Houghton County and Tract 001000
More Females More Males
Houghton County
Tract 001000
0%200%400%600%FMDoctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None42.492951%114.601110%42.492951%42%0.857%0.86%1.222%1.22%198.139098%109.243394%198.139098%198%0.536%0.54%1.598%1.60%-8.915303%-4.743771%-8.915303%9%9.110%9.11%8.365%8.36%-4.850180%22.097173%22.097173%22%16.935%16.9%20.677%20.7%-38.565617%-44.027523%-38.565617%39%12.111%12.1%8.741%8.74%-20.150054%-20.150054%20%20.095546%18.971%19.0%15.789%15.8%-9.636923%1.547467%1.547467%2%35.263%35.3%35.808%35.8%-15.444696%43.294975%43.294975%43%4.394%4.39%6.297%6.30%-128.081458%-128.081458%128%80.711783%1.715%1.71%0.752%0.75%-7.205070%601.503759%601.503759%602%0.107%0.11%0.752%0.75%
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 Houghton County and Tract 001000
Tract 001000
Houghton County
0%5%10%15%20%25%B.X.Total65+45-6435-4425-3414.143095%13.647179%14.143095%14.1%8560117.553191%17.486405%17.553191%17.6%13275222.580645%21.085226%22.580645%22.6%9140329.045643%27.087629%29.045643%29.0%70241
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 Houghton County at large.
Scope: population of Houghton County and Tract 001000
0%1%2%3%4%5%6%7%%ref.65+45-6435-4425-343.633836%3.633836%3.6%14.143%14.1%13.647%13.6%0.381935%0.381935%0.4%17.553%17.6%17.486%17.5%7.092263%7.092263%7.1%22.581%22.6%21.085%21.1%7.228445%7.228445%7.2%29.046%29.0%27.088%27.1%
% percentage in Tract 001000 with a Bachelor's degree
ref percentage in Houghton 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 Houghton County and Tract 001000
More Females More Males
Houghton County
Tract 001000
0%50%100%FM65+45-6435-4425-34121.703011%23.511569%121.703011%121.7%8.571%8.57%19.003%19.0%-7.580327%45.100378%45.100378%45.1%14.247%14.2%20.672%20.7%-34.533844%-29.510809%-34.533844%34.5%26.437%26.4%19.651%19.7%-17.956656%-19.709520%-17.956656%18.0%31.579%31.6%26.772%26.8%
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 Houghton County and Tract 001000
Tract 001000
Houghton County
$0k$20k$40kCount%Graduate Degree1Bachelor's DegreeSome CollegeH.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2Total$40,089.000000$51,011.000000$40,089.000000$40.1k21710.866%10.9%$45,313.000000$38,150.000000$45,313.000000$45.3k37818.928%18.9%$31,875.000000$26,762.000000$31,875.000000$31.9k55127.591%27.6%$24,071.000000$24,708.000000$24,071.000000$24.1k71035.553%35.6%$32,708.000000$17,500.000000$32,708.000000$32.7k1417.061%7.06%$35,088.000000$29,963.000000$35,088.000000$35.1k1,997100.000%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 Houghton County and Tract 001000
Female Male
Houghton County
Tract 001000
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
$0k$50kFMGraduate Degree1Bachelor's DegreeSome CollegeH.S. Diploma2Total$-39,375.000000$-2,188.000000$-45,800.000000$-41,563.000000$41.6k$39,375.000000$45,800.000000$18,575.000000$39,375.000000$39.4k98119$-37,679.000000$-31,500.000000$-37,679.000000$37.7k$37,679.000000$23,035.000000$31,500.000000$14,214.000000$60,714.000000$60.7k158220$-25,893.000000$-23,688.000000$-25,893.000000$25.9k$25,893.000000$11,399.000000$23,688.000000$7,857.000000$37,292.000000$37.3k290261$-22,900.000000$-19,800.000000$-22,900.000000$22.9k$22,900.000000$8,142.000000$19,800.000000$7,484.000000$31,042.000000$31.0k329381$-30,179.000000$-26,079.000000$-30,179.000000$30.2k$30,179.000000$9,097.000000$26,079.000000$8,328.000000$39,276.000000$39.3k9331,064
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 Houghton County and Tract 001000
Tract 001000
Houghton County
0%20%40%60%80%CountBachelor's Degree1Some College2H.S. Diploma3No H.S. Diploma382.640587%78.832685%82.640587%82.6%33866.742597%67.714163%66.742597%66.7%29356.158664%58.490946%56.158664%56.2%26937.681159%38.101266%37.681159%37.7%26
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 Houghton County and Tract 001000
Female Male
Houghton County
Tract 001000
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
6%4%2%0%2%4%6%8%MFWhite1-5.908096%-7.987188%-5.908096%5.9%5.908096%1.892656%7.987188%0.058902%7.800752%7.8%8354
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 Houghton County and Tract 001000
Female Male
Houghton County
Tract 001000
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
20%10%0%10%20%30%MFWhite1-27.680525%-28.425583%-27.680525%27.7%27.680525%4.180377%28.425583%2.163347%31.860902%31.9%339253
M number of males in category
F number of females in category
1non-Hispanic 2excluding black and Asian Hispanics

Educational Attainment by Tract in Houghton County

There are 12 tracts in Houghton County. This section compares Tract 001000 to all of the tracts in Houghton County and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Tract 001000.

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 001000, selected other tracts in Houghton County, and entities that contain Tract 001000
0%5%10%Count#000300Tract 000300United States of AmericaUnited StatesEast North CentralMidwest000600Tract 000600Michigan000400Tract 000400000200Tract 000200000100Tract 000100Houghton CountyHoughtonHoughton Metro AreaHoughton Area000700Tract 000700000800Tract 000800001000Tract 001000000900Tract 000900000500Tract 00050013.932869%13.932869%13.9%220113.020590%13.020590%13.0%27,818,38027.8M10.719464%10.719464%10.7%3,363,7843.36M10.244520%10.244520%10.2%4,641,8354.64M10.125523%10.125523%10.1%242210.122386%10.122386%10.1%676,467676k9.480519%9.480519%9.5%21939.105603%9.105603%9.1%16948.010753%8.010753%8.0%14957.984134%7.984134%8.0%1,7117.808989%7.808989%7.8%1,8077.544379%7.544379%7.5%15367.168277%7.168277%7.2%14177.060591%7.060591%7.1%14185.271270%5.271270%5.3%17194.820373%4.820373%4.8%10610
Count number of people in category
# rank of tract out of 10 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 001000, selected other tracts in Houghton County, and entities that contain Tract 001000
0%20%40%Count#000800Tract 000800000900Tract 000900000500Tract 000500Houghton CountyHoughtonHoughton Metro AreaHoughton AreaUnited States of AmericaUnited States001000Tract 001000MidwestEast North Central000600Tract 000600Michigan000700Tract 000700000200Tract 000200000100Tract 000100000400Tract 000400000300Tract 00030058.973055%58.973055%59.0%1,160136.806412%36.806412%36.8%1,194236.516598%36.516598%36.5%803330.961269%30.961269%31.0%6,63530.509939%30.509939%30.5%7,06030.315023%30.315023%30.3%64,767,78764.8M29.794692%29.794692%29.8%595428.952816%28.952816%29.0%13,118,64213.1M28.462853%28.462853%28.5%8,931,6868.93M28.410042%28.410042%28.4%679527.410304%27.410304%27.4%1,831,7981.83M26.232742%26.232742%26.2%532626.077586%26.077586%26.1%484725.053763%25.053763%25.1%466819.653680%19.653680%19.7%454916.972768%16.972768%17.0%26810
Count number of people in category
# rank of tract out of 10 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 001000, selected other tracts in Houghton County, and entities that contain Tract 001000
0%5%10%15%Count#000800Tract 000800000900Tract 000900000600Tract 000600000500Tract 000500Houghton CountyHoughtonHoughton Metro AreaHoughton AreaUnited States of AmericaUnited States000100Tract 000100MidwestEast North CentralMichigan000200Tract 000200001000Tract 001000000700Tract 000700000400Tract 000400000300Tract 00030016.420946%16.420946%16.4%32317.336621%7.336621%7.3%23826.569038%6.569038%6.6%15735.184175%5.184175%5.2%11444.974335%4.974335%5.0%1,0664.939499%4.939499%4.9%1,1433.336158%3.336158%3.3%7,127,6737.13M3.333333%3.333333%3.3%6252.893416%2.893416%2.9%1,311,0191.31M2.855432%2.855432%2.9%896,039896k2.809013%2.809013%2.8%187,723188k2.424569%2.424569%2.4%4562.153230%2.153230%2.2%4371.873767%1.873767%1.9%3881.298701%1.298701%1.3%3091.013300%1.013300%1.0%1610
Count number of people in category
# rank of tract out of 10 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 001000, selected other tracts in Houghton County, and entities that contain Tract 001000
Female
Male
1x0x1xFM#Tract 000700Tract 000200Tract 000500Tract 001000Tract 000400MichiganMidwestEast North CentralUnited StatesHoughton AreaHoughtonTract 000900Tract 000800Tract 000100Tract 000600Tract 000300-1.000000x-1.000000x1.888782x1.888782x1.89x5.178%5.18%9.779%9.78%1-1.000000x-1.000000x1.423965x1.423965x1.42x7.469%7.47%10.636%10.6%2-1.000000x-1.000000x1.348876x1.348876x1.35x4.126%4.13%5.566%5.57%3-1.000000x-1.000000x1.254845x1.254845x1.25x6.217%6.22%7.801%7.80%4-1.000000x-1.000000x1.168579x1.168579x1.17x8.775%8.77%10.254%10.3%5-1.000000x-1.000000x1.145031x1.145031x1.15x9.461%9.46%10.834%10.8%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.127915x1.127915x1.13x9.647%9.65%10.881%10.9%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.125371x1.125371x1.13x10.108%10.1%11.375%11.4%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.109070x1.109070x1.11x12.369%12.4%13.719%13.7%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.024705x1.024705x1.02x7.713%7.71%7.903%7.90%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.023759x1.023759x1.02x7.889%7.89%8.077%8.08%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.007832x1.007832x1.01x5.249%5.25%5.290%5.29%6-1.021531x-1.021531x1.02x1.000000x1.000000x7.245%7.24%7.092%7.09%7-1.212925x-1.212925x1.21x1.000000x1.000000x8.824%8.82%7.275%7.27%8-1.276552x-1.276552x1.28x1.000000x1.000000x11.375%11.4%8.911%8.91%9-1.481357x-1.481357x1.48x1.000000x1.000000x16.219%16.2%10.949%10.9%10
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of tract out of 10 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 001000, selected other tracts in Houghton County, and entities that contain Tract 001000
Female
Male
10x5x0x5x10xFM#Tract 000100Tract 000900Tract 000700Houghton AreaHoughtonTract 000600Tract 001000MichiganEast North CentralMidwestTract 000800United StatesTract 000500Tract 000400Tract 000200Tract 000300-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%6.352%6.35%1-1.000000x-1.000000x5.860599x5.860599x5.86x2.019%2.02%11.832%11.8%2-1.000000x-1.000000x2.644295x2.644295x2.64x1.015%1.02%2.685%2.68%3-1.000000x-1.000000x2.155204x2.155204x2.16x3.117%3.12%6.717%6.72%-1.000000x-1.000000x2.129378x2.129378x2.13x3.165%3.17%6.740%6.74%-1.000000x-1.000000x2.079967x2.079967x2.08x4.244%4.24%8.828%8.83%4-1.000000x-1.000000x2.023569x2.023569x2.02x1.393%1.39%2.820%2.82%5-1.000000x-1.000000x1.645347x1.645347x1.65x2.143%2.14%3.526%3.53%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.597848x1.597848x1.60x2.216%2.22%3.541%3.54%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.589934x1.589934x1.59x2.251%2.25%3.579%3.58%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.532362x1.532362x1.53x12.959%13.0%19.858%19.9%6-1.000000x-1.000000x1.526215x1.526215x1.53x2.660%2.66%4.060%4.06%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.425395x1.425395x1.43x4.302%4.30%6.132%6.13%7-1.042573x-1.042573x1.04x1.000000x1.000000x1.325%1.32%1.270%1.27%8-1.221851x-1.221851x1.22x1.000000x1.000000x2.676%2.68%2.190%2.19%9-10.000000x-10.000000x> 10.0x1.000000x1.000000x1.790%1.79%0.000%0%10
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of tract out of 10 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:
Michigan
County:
Houghton
Metro Area:
Houghton Area
Charter Township:
Portage
Townships:
Chassell, Duncan, Laird
ZIP Codes:
49916, 49931, 49952, 49958, 49961, 49967
Unified School Districts:
Baraga, Chassell Township, Ewen-Trout Creek, Houghton-Portage Township, L'Anse, Lake Linden-Hubbell
Congressional District:
MI-1
State Senate District:
MI-38
State House District:
MI-110
Block Groups:
Block Group 001000-1, Block Group 001000-2, Block Group 001000-3
Neighboring Tracts:
Tract 000100, Tract 000200, Tract 000200, Tract 000500, Tract 000700, Tract 000800, Tract 000900, Tract 970100, Tract 990000, Tract 990100