Educational Attainment in Tract 270300, Cottonwood County, Minnesota (Tract)

Educational Attainment#1

Highest level of education among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of Cottonwood County and Tract 270300
Tract 270300
Cottonwood County
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%CountHigher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma241.450997%29.513364%41.450997%41.5%97754.688163%60.363086%54.688163%54.7%1,2893.860840%10.123550%3.860840%3.9%91
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 Cottonwood County at large.
Scope: population of Cottonwood County and Tract 270300
-50%0%+50%%ref.Higher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma240.448231%40.448231%+40.4%41.451%41.5%29.513%29.5%-9.401314%-9.401314%-9.4%54.688%54.7%60.363%60.4%-61.862785%-61.862785%-61.9%3.861%3.86%10.124%10.1%
% percentage with given level in Tract 270300
ref. percentage with given level in Cottonwood 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 Cottonwood County and Tract 270300
Tract 270300
Cottonwood County
0%10%20%30%CountDoctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None1.400085%0.579929%1.400085%1.4%331.612219%0.819465%1.612219%1.6%385.727620%3.530005%5.727620%5.7%13519.940602%14.989914%19.940602%19.9%47012.770471%9.594049%12.770471%12.8%30124.056003%25.706001%24.056003%24.1%56730.632160%34.657085%30.632160%30.6%7222.545609%5.622794%2.545609%2.5%600.721256%3.441755%0.721256%0.7%170.593975%1.059002%0.593975%0.6%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 Cottonwood County at large.
Scope: population of Cottonwood County and Tract 270300
-100%0%+100%%ref.Doctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None141.423327%141.423327%+141.4%1.400%1.40%0.580%0.58%96.740315%96.740315%+96.7%1.612%1.61%0.819%0.82%62.255288%62.255288%+62.3%5.728%5.73%3.530%3.53%33.026795%33.026795%+33.0%19.941%19.9%14.990%15.0%33.108246%33.108246%+33.1%12.770%12.8%9.594%9.59%-6.418725%-6.418725%-6.4%24.056%24.1%25.706%25.7%-11.613572%-11.613572%-11.6%30.632%30.6%34.657%34.7%-54.726975%-54.726975%-54.7%2.546%2.55%5.623%5.62%-79.043951%-79.043951%-79.0%0.721%0.72%3.442%3.44%-43.911752%-43.911752%-43.9%0.594%0.59%1.059%1.06%
% percentage with given level in Tract 270300
ref. percentage with given level in Cottonwood 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 Cottonwood County and Tract 270300
More Females More Males
Cottonwood County
Tract 270300
20%0%20%FMHigher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2-8.102130%-15.613736%-8.102130%8%43.077%43.1%39.848%39.8%7.688541%2.680398%7.688541%8%52.650%52.6%56.698%56.7%-23.723160%-23.723160%24%30.209471%4.274%4.27%3.454%3.45%
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 Cottonwood County and Tract 270300
More Females More Males
Cottonwood County
Tract 270300
0%500%1,000%FMDoctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None-21.743590%-21.743590%22%38.251821%1.538%1.54%1.264%1.26%1,000.000000%657.726327%1,000.000000%> 1000%0.171%0.17%3.033%3.03%-168.713329%-36.922786%-168.713329%169%8.376%8.38%3.117%3.12%-21.805038%0.259969%0.259969%0%19.915%19.9%19.966%20.0%-4.880457%-19.574145%-4.880457%5%13.077%13.1%12.468%12.5%-29.566471%-14.597463%-29.566471%30%27.179%27.2%20.977%21.0%40.244144%15.802466%40.244144%40%25.470%25.5%35.720%35.7%-136.723647%-136.723647%137%52.838289%3.590%3.59%1.516%1.52%10.888795%1.030177%10.888795%11%0.684%0.68%0.758%0.76%1,000.000000%28.736514%1,000.000000%> 1000%0.000%0%1.179%1.18%
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 Cottonwood County and Tract 270300
Tract 270300
Cottonwood County
0%5%10%15%20%B.X.Total65+45-6435-4425-3419.209809%10.969486%19.209809%19.2%14173419.277108%16.029024%19.277108%19.3%17691324.109589%18.576389%24.109589%24.1%8836518.840580%17.687662%18.840580%18.8%65345
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 Cottonwood County at large.
Scope: population of Cottonwood County and Tract 270300
0%20%40%60%%ref.65+45-6435-4425-3475.120409%75.120409%75.1%19.210%19.2%10.969%11.0%20.263771%20.263771%20.3%19.277%19.3%16.029%16.0%29.786199%29.786199%29.8%24.110%24.1%18.576%18.6%6.518204%6.518204%6.5%18.841%18.8%17.688%17.7%
% percentage in Tract 270300 with a Bachelor's degree
ref percentage in Cottonwood 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 Cottonwood County and Tract 270300
More Females More Males
Cottonwood County
Tract 270300
30%20%10%0%10%20%FM65+45-6435-4425-34-8.017493%-32.529241%-8.017493%8.0%19.898%19.9%18.421%18.4%-16.492693%-31.422469%-16.492693%16.5%20.668%20.7%17.742%17.7%-3.533569%22.247429%22.247429%22.2%21.168%21.2%25.877%25.9%-23.463593%24.590164%24.590164%24.6%16.667%16.7%20.765%20.8%
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 Cottonwood County and Tract 270300
Tract 270300
Cottonwood County
$0k$20k$40k$60kCount%Graduate Degree1Bachelor's DegreeSome CollegeH.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2Total$60,217.000000$53,750.000000$60,217.000000$60.2k2068.740%8.74%$50,492.000000$42,113.000000$50,492.000000$50.5k47019.941%19.9%$35,774.000000$31,270.000000$35,774.000000$35.8k86836.826%36.8%$32,649.000000$27,908.000000$32,649.000000$32.6k72230.632%30.6%$6,563.000000$26,750.000000$6,563.000000$6.6k913.861%3.86%$38,466.000000$31,580.000000$38,466.000000$38.5k2,357100.000%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 Cottonwood County and Tract 270300
Female Male
Cottonwood County
Tract 270300
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
$50k$0k$50kFMGraduate Degree1Bachelor's DegreeSome CollegeH.S. Diploma2Total$-57,500.000000$-3,000.000000$-50,000.000000$-60,500.000000$60.5k$57,500.000000$50,000.000000$4,926.000000$57,500.000000$57.5k11888$-47,826.000000$-33,958.000000$-47,826.000000$47.8k$47,826.000000$4,138.000000$33,958.000000$17,228.000000$51,964.000000$52.0k233237$-28,250.000000$-26,235.000000$-28,250.000000$28.3k$28,250.000000$12,905.000000$26,235.000000$15,031.000000$41,155.000000$41.2k471397$-25,260.000000$-18,995.000000$-25,260.000000$25.3k$25,260.000000$9,311.000000$18,995.000000$12,899.000000$34,571.000000$34.6k298424$-30,156.000000$-26,158.000000$-30,156.000000$30.2k$30,156.000000$12,947.000000$26,158.000000$12,492.000000$43,103.000000$43.1k1,1701,187
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 Cottonwood County and Tract 270300
Tract 270300
Cottonwood County
0%20%40%60%80%CountBachelor's Degree1Some College2H.S. Diploma3No H.S. Diploma383.789474%85.334477%83.789474%83.8%39878.038067%79.819134%78.038067%78.0%53378.337531%75.426829%78.337531%78.3%31172.058824%50.000000%72.058824%72.1%49
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 Cottonwood County and Tract 270300
Female Male
Cottonwood County
Tract 270300
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
100%50%0%MFWhite1AsianHispanic2Other1-2.469136%-7.486210%-2.469136%2.5%2.469136%0.709792%7.486210%2.102443%3.178928%3.2%3528-0.000000%-47.826087%-17.741935%-26.702509%-47.826087%47.8%0.000000%17.741935%0.000000%0.0%011-14.634146%-65.365854%-27.884615%-80.000000%80.0%14.634146%27.884615%17.621003%14.634146%14.6%68-0.000000%-100.000000%-18.269231%-100.000000%100.0%0.000000%18.269231%6.276224%0.000000%0.0%03
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 Cottonwood County and Tract 270300
Female Male
Cottonwood County
Tract 270300
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
30%20%10%0%10%20%MFWhite1AsianHispanic2Other1-28.519528%-2.432853%-19.460993%-3.023903%-30.952381%31.0%28.519528%19.460993%28.519528%28.5%314351-0.000000%-9.090909%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%25.806452%9.090909%8.651026%25.806452%25.8%80-0.000000%-0.000000%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%00-0.000000%-0.000000%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%6.976744%0.000000%6.363636%6.976744%7.0%30
M number of males in category
F number of females in category
1non-Hispanic 2excluding black and Asian Hispanics

Educational Attainment by Tract in Cottonwood County

There are 4 tracts in Cottonwood County. This section compares Tract 270300 to all of the tracts in Cottonwood County and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Tract 270300.

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 270300, selected other tracts in Cottonwood County, and entities that contain Tract 270300
0%5%10%15%Count#270400Tract 270400United States of AmericaUnited States270100Tract 270100MidwestCottonwood CountyCottonwoodWest North Central270200Tract 270200Minnesota270300Tract 27030017.241379%17.241379%17.2%355113.020590%13.020590%13.0%27,818,38027.8M11.936194%11.936194%11.9%217210.244520%10.244520%10.2%4,641,8354.64M10.123550%10.123550%10.1%8039.174633%9.174633%9.2%1,278,0511.28M8.244994%8.244994%8.2%14037.376055%7.376055%7.4%270,121270k3.860840%3.860840%3.9%914
Count number of people in category
# rank of tract out of 4 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 270300, selected other tracts in Cottonwood County, and entities that contain Tract 270300
0%10%20%30%Count#MinnesotaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWest North CentralMidwest270300Tract 270300Cottonwood CountyCottonwood270100Tract 270100270200Tract 270200270400Tract 27040034.240609%34.240609%34.2%1,253,9371.25M30.315023%30.315023%30.3%64,767,78764.8M30.056536%30.056536%30.1%4,186,9564.19M28.952816%28.952816%29.0%13,118,64213.1M28.680526%28.680526%28.7%676119.919314%19.919314%19.9%1,58019.031903%19.031903%19.0%346217.196702%17.196702%17.2%292312.918893%12.918893%12.9%2664
Count number of people in category
# rank of tract out of 4 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 270300, selected other tracts in Cottonwood County, and entities that contain Tract 270300
0%1%2%3%Count#MinnesotaUnited States of AmericaUnited States270300Tract 270300West North CentralMidwestCottonwood CountyCottonwood270200Tract 270200270100Tract 270100270400Tract 2704003.458748%3.458748%3.5%126,664127k3.336158%3.336158%3.3%7,127,6737.13M3.012304%3.012304%3.0%7112.978981%2.978981%3.0%414,980415k2.893416%2.893416%2.9%1,311,0191.31M1.399395%1.399395%1.4%1111.118963%1.118963%1.1%1920.770077%0.770077%0.8%1430.339971%0.339971%0.3%74
Count number of people in category
# rank of tract out of 4 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 270300, selected other tracts in Cottonwood County, and entities that contain Tract 270300
Female
Male
1x0x1xFM#Tract 270200Tract 270100Tract 270400CottonwoodWest North CentralMinnesotaMidwestUnited StatesTract 270300-1.000000x-1.000000x1.977178x1.977178x1.98x5.509%5.51%10.892%10.9%1-1.000000x-1.000000x1.416429x1.416429x1.42x9.947%9.95%14.089%14.1%2-1.000000x-1.000000x1.329549x1.329549x1.33x15.026%15.0%19.978%20.0%3-1.000000x-1.000000x1.302095x1.302095x1.30x8.831%8.83%11.498%11.5%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.137506x1.137506x1.14x8.598%8.60%9.780%9.78%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.136388x1.136388x1.14x6.913%6.91%7.856%7.86%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.127915x1.127915x1.13x9.647%9.65%10.881%10.9%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.109070x1.109070x1.11x12.369%12.4%13.719%13.7%-1.237232x-1.237232x1.24x1.000000x1.000000x4.274%4.27%3.454%3.45%4
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of tract out of 4 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 270300, selected other tracts in Cottonwood County, and entities that contain Tract 270300
Female
Male
0x2x4x6x8xFM#Tract 270200Tract 270100CottonwoodTract 270300Tract 270400MidwestWest North CentralUnited StatesMinnesota-1.000000x-1.000000x8.224218x8.224218x8.22x0.240%0.24%1.970%1.97%1-1.000000x-1.000000x3.969072x3.969072x3.97x0.317%0.32%1.260%1.26%2-1.000000x-1.000000x3.152445x3.152445x3.15x0.685%0.68%2.159%2.16%-1.000000x-1.000000x2.513479x2.513479x2.51x1.709%1.71%4.297%4.30%3-1.000000x-1.000000x1.647485x1.647485x1.65x0.264%0.26%0.434%0.43%4-1.000000x-1.000000x1.589934x1.589934x1.59x2.251%2.25%3.579%3.58%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.572017x1.572017x1.57x2.329%2.33%3.662%3.66%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.526215x1.526215x1.53x2.660%2.66%4.060%4.06%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.481015x1.481015x1.48x2.798%2.80%4.144%4.14%
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of tract out of 4 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:
Minnesota
County:
Cottonwood
City:
Windom
Townships:
Amboy, Amo, Dale, Great Bend, Rose Hill, Southbrook, Springfield, Storden, Westbrook
ZIP Codes:
56101, 56131, 56137, 56145, 56174, 56183
Unified School Districts:
Fulda, Heron Lake-Okabena, Red Rock, Westbrook-Walnut Grove, Windom
Congressional District:
MN-7
State Senate District:
MN-22
State House District:
MN-22B
Block Groups:
Block Group 270300-1, Block Group 270300-2, Block Group 270300-3, Block Group 270300-4
Neighboring Tracts:
Tract 105100, Tract 270100, Tract 270200, Tract 270400, Tract 480100, Tract 480200, Tract 900300