Educational Attainment in Tract 950500, Jones County, Mississippi (Tract)

Educational Attainment#1

Highest level of education among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of Jones County and Tract 950500
Tract 950500
Jones County
0%10%20%30%40%50%CountHigher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma233.632959%28.913107%33.632959%33.6%89847.415730%51.559883%47.415730%47.4%1,26618.951311%19.527010%18.951311%19.0%506
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 Jones County at large.
Scope: population of Jones County and Tract 950500
-10%0%+10%%ref.Higher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma216.324265%16.324265%+16.3%33.633%33.6%28.913%28.9%-8.037552%-8.037552%-8.0%47.416%47.4%51.560%51.6%-2.948222%-2.948222%-2.9%18.951%19.0%19.527%19.5%
% percentage with given level in Tract 950500
ref. percentage with given level in Jones 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 Jones County and Tract 950500
Tract 950500
Jones County
0%5%10%15%20%25%30%CountDoctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None1.385768%0.462270%1.385768%1.4%375.617978%1.480605%5.617978%5.6%1504.868914%6.373523%4.868914%4.9%1309.662921%10.417830%9.662921%9.7%25812.097378%10.178878%12.097378%12.1%32316.629213%22.282766%16.629213%16.6%44430.786517%29.277117%30.786517%30.8%8227.191011%11.793475%7.191011%7.2%19210.000000%5.562875%10.000000%10.0%2671.760300%2.170660%1.760300%1.8%47
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 Jones County at large.
Scope: population of Jones County and Tract 950500
-200%0%+200%%ref.Doctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None199.774376%199.774376%+199.8%1.386%1.39%0.462%0.46%279.438033%279.438033%+279.4%5.618%5.62%1.481%1.48%-23.607185%-23.607185%-23.6%4.869%4.87%6.374%6.37%-7.246312%-7.246312%-7.2%9.663%9.66%10.418%10.4%18.847850%18.847850%+18.8%12.097%12.1%10.179%10.2%-25.371863%-25.371863%-25.4%16.629%16.6%22.283%22.3%5.155564%5.155564%+5.2%30.787%30.8%29.277%29.3%-39.025508%-39.025508%-39.0%7.191%7.19%11.793%11.8%79.763147%79.763147%+79.8%10.000%10.0%5.563%5.56%-18.904880%-18.904880%-18.9%1.760%1.76%2.171%2.17%
% percentage with given level in Tract 950500
ref. percentage with given level in Jones 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 Jones County and Tract 950500
More Females More Males
Jones County
Tract 950500
0%100%FMHigher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2-48.794323%-30.824385%-48.794323%49%40.029%40.0%26.902%26.9%-10.628008%-10.628008%11%8.057626%49.744%49.7%44.965%45.0%175.092786%20.557685%175.092786%175%10.226%10.2%28.132%28.1%
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 Jones County and Tract 950500
More Females More Males
Jones County
Tract 950500
200%0%200%FMDoctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None38.110108%226.461354%38.110108%38%1.169%1.17%1.614%1.61%57.840123%35.122914%57.840123%58%4.383%4.38%6.918%6.92%-280.131483%-120.021418%-280.131483%280%7.597%7.60%1.998%2.00%-145.501583%-4.114832%-145.501583%146%13.587%13.6%5.534%5.53%-22.666542%-42.285778%-22.666542%23%13.294%13.3%10.838%10.8%-0.312475%-0.312475%0%5.286497%16.654%16.7%16.603%16.6%-16.666370%-16.666370%17%10.214485%33.090%33.1%28.363%28.4%96.318561%27.379456%96.318561%96%4.894%4.89%9.608%9.61%356.684089%18.184123%356.684089%357%3.652%3.65%16.679%16.7%-6.283297%9.801825%9.801825%10%1.680%1.68%1.845%1.84%
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 Jones County and Tract 950500
Tract 950500
Jones County
0%5%10%15%B.X.Total65+45-6435-4425-3415.760870%11.940872%15.760870%15.8%8755210.037175%10.406850%10.037175%10.0%1081,07613.131313%11.982434%13.131313%13.1%523961.702786%7.286684%1.702786%1.7%11646
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 Jones County at large.
Scope: population of Jones County and Tract 950500
60%40%20%0%20%%ref.65+45-6435-4425-3431.990948%31.990948%32.0%15.761%15.8%11.941%11.9%-3.552228%-3.552228%3.6%10.037%10.0%10.407%10.4%9.588027%9.588027%9.6%13.131%13.1%11.982%12.0%-76.631532%-76.631532%76.6%1.703%1.70%7.287%7.29%
% percentage in Tract 950500 with a Bachelor's degree
ref percentage in Jones 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 Jones County and Tract 950500
More Females More Males
Jones County
Tract 950500
1,000%500%0%FM65+45-6435-4425-3444.032258%69.112099%44.032258%44.0%13.158%13.2%18.952%19.0%-270.684932%-48.259069%-270.684932%270.7%15.068%15.1%4.065%4.07%-1,000.000000%-1,000.000000%> 1000%45.819609%25.967%26.0%2.326%2.33%-1,000.000000%-111.413635%-1,000.000000%> 1000%3.667%3.67%0.000%0%
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 Jones County and Tract 950500
Tract 950500
Jones County
$0k$20k$40k$60kCount%Graduate Degree1Bachelor's DegreeSome CollegeH.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2Total$61,866.000000$50,387.000000$61,866.000000$61.9k31711.873%11.9%$30,365.000000$39,913.000000$30,365.000000$30.4k2589.663%9.66%$22,974.000000$27,400.000000$22,974.000000$23.0k76728.727%28.7%$17,418.000000$27,771.000000$17,418.000000$17.4k82230.787%30.8%$16,884.000000$18,775.000000$16,884.000000$16.9k50618.951%19.0%$22,247.000000$30,169.000000$22,247.000000$22.2k2,670100.000%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 Jones County and Tract 950500
Female Male
Jones County
Tract 950500
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
$50k$0k$50kFMGraduate Degree1Bachelor's DegreeSome CollegeH.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2Total$-60,792.000000$-42,733.000000$-60,792.000000$60.8k$60,792.000000$22,791.000000$42,733.000000$17,844.000000$83,583.000000$83.6k180137$-26,958.000000$-33,210.000000$-26,958.000000$27.0k$26,958.000000$29,513.000000$33,210.000000$20,869.000000$56,471.000000$56.5k18672$-14,362.000000$-21,768.000000$-14,362.000000$14.4k$14,362.000000$16,043.000000$21,768.000000$13,630.000000$30,405.000000$30.4k410357$-16,278.000000$-18,802.000000$-16,278.000000$16.3k$16,278.000000$5,950.000000$18,802.000000$17,242.000000$22,228.000000$22.2k453369$-10,300.000000$-12,845.000000$-10,300.000000$10.3k$10,300.000000$7,604.000000$12,845.000000$8,640.000000$17,904.000000$17.9k140366$-19,670.000000$-24,245.000000$-19,670.000000$19.7k$19,670.000000$3,893.000000$24,245.000000$11,643.000000$23,563.000000$23.6k1,3691,301
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 Jones County and Tract 950500
Tract 950500
Jones County
0%20%40%60%80%CountBachelor's Degree1Some College2H.S. Diploma3No H.S. Diploma384.941176%80.646173%84.941176%84.9%36177.477477%72.164948%77.477477%77.5%43053.073463%59.688826%53.073463%53.1%35473.673036%41.628019%73.673036%73.7%347
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 Jones County and Tract 950500
Female Male
Jones County
Tract 950500
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
100%50%0%50%MFWhite1BlackAsianHispanic2Other1-15.177066%-13.826505%-15.177066%15.2%15.177066%1.097799%13.826505%1.680653%16.274864%16.3%9090-4.111842%-22.687470%-4.111842%4.1%4.111842%18.211620%22.687470%9.403546%22.323462%22.3%9825-0.000000%-0.000000%-9.659091%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%00-92.227979%-7.772021%-66.763006%-100.000000%100.0%92.227979%66.763006%1.702222%92.227979%92.2%17825-0.000000%-18.556701%-7.222336%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%0.000000%18.556701%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 Jones County and Tract 950500
Female Male
Jones County
Tract 950500
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
40%20%0%20%MFWhite1BlackAsianHispanic2Other1-33.895447%-21.092962%-2.450967%-33.895447%33.9%33.895447%2.994246%21.092962%36.889693%36.9%204201-1.138952%-16.130785%-4.491958%-9.741445%-17.269737%17.3%1.138952%4.491958%1.138952%1.1%5105-0.000000%-52.173913%-39.516129%-4.802053%-52.173913%52.2%0.000000%39.516129%0.000000%0.0%060-0.000000%-4.046243%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%0.000000%4.046243%0.030496%0.000000%0.0%00-0.000000%-19.587629%-4.491691%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%0.000000%19.587629%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 Jones County

There are 14 tracts in Jones County. This section compares Tract 950500 to all of the tracts in Jones County and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Tract 950500.

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 950500, selected other tracts in Jones County, and entities that contain Tract 950500
0%10%20%30%Count#951000Tract 951000950600Tract 950600950700Tract 950700950900Tract 950900Jones CountyJonesLaurel Metro AreaLaurel Area950500Tract 950500950301Tract 950301Mississippi950200Tract 950200950402Tract 950402950800Tract 950800950100Tract 950100East South Central950302Tract 950302South951100Tract 951100United States of AmericaUnited States950401Tract 95040133.042213%33.042213%33.0%681132.747352%32.747352%32.7%1,453228.864189%28.864189%28.9%831322.807678%22.807678%22.8%1,212419.527010%19.527010%19.5%8,74418.977946%18.977946%19.0%10,63610.6k18.951311%18.951311%19.0%506517.123509%17.123509%17.1%531617.042052%17.042052%17.0%332,266332k16.988915%16.988915%17.0%659716.694325%16.694325%16.7%503816.476164%16.476164%16.5%591915.148842%15.148842%15.1%6871015.109088%15.109088%15.1%1,905,0301.91M14.416058%14.416058%14.4%3161114.392758%14.392758%14.4%11,511,24211.5M13.860075%13.860075%13.9%6281213.020590%13.020590%13.0%27,818,38027.8M5.658915%5.658915%5.7%14613
Count number of people in category
# rank of tract out of 13 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 950500, selected other tracts in Jones County, and entities that contain Tract 950500
0%10%20%30%Count#950401Tract 950401United States of AmericaUnited StatesSouth950302Tract 950302East South Central950900Tract 950900950500Tract 950500Mississippi950301Tract 950301950402Tract 950402Jones CountyJones951100Tract 951100951000Tract 951000Laurel Metro AreaLaurel Area950800Tract 950800950100Tract 950100950200Tract 950200950700Tract 950700950600Tract 95060039.961240%39.961240%40.0%1,031130.315023%30.315023%30.3%64,767,78764.8M28.191926%28.191926%28.2%22,547,73422.5M25.684307%25.684307%25.7%563223.710569%23.710569%23.7%2,989,5482.99M23.522770%23.522770%23.5%1,250321.535581%21.535581%21.5%575421.023469%21.023469%21.0%409,891410k19.187359%19.187359%19.2%595518.984401%18.984401%19.0%572618.734228%18.734228%18.7%8,38918.715515%18.715515%18.7%848718.146531%18.146531%18.1%374817.714653%17.714653%17.7%9,92814.942849%14.942849%14.9%536914.443219%14.443219%14.4%6551013.508636%13.508636%13.5%5241112.052796%12.052796%12.1%3471211.697093%11.697093%11.7%51913
Count number of people in category
# rank of tract out of 13 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 950500, selected other tracts in Jones County, and entities that contain Tract 950500
0%2%4%6%Count#950500Tract 950500950401Tract 950401United States of AmericaUnited States950302Tract 950302South951000Tract 951000East South Central950402Tract 950402MississippiJones CountyJones951100Tract 951100Laurel Metro AreaLaurel Area950301Tract 950301950800Tract 950800950900Tract 950900950200Tract 950200950600Tract 950600950100Tract 950100950700Tract 9507007.003745%7.003745%7.0%18715.852713%5.852713%5.9%15123.336158%3.336158%3.3%7,127,6737.13M3.147810%3.147810%3.1%6933.064699%3.064699%3.1%2,451,1282.45M2.814168%2.814168%2.8%5842.593020%2.593020%2.6%326,941327k2.290076%2.290076%2.3%6952.245391%2.245391%2.2%43,77843.8k1.942875%1.942875%1.9%8701.831825%1.831825%1.8%8361.728999%1.728999%1.7%9691.547888%1.547888%1.5%4871.421801%1.421801%1.4%5181.279639%1.279639%1.3%6890.902294%0.902294%0.9%35100.766284%0.766284%0.8%34110.374862%0.374862%0.4%17120.000000%0.000000%0.0%013
Count number of people in category
# rank of tract out of 13 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 950500, selected other tracts in Jones County, and entities that contain Tract 950500
Female
Male
2x1x0x1x2xFM#Tract 950500Tract 950401Tract 950800Tract 950700Tract 950100Tract 950600MississippiLaurel AreaTract 951000JonesTract 950200East South CentralSouthTract 950402Tract 950301United StatesTract 950900Tract 950302Tract 951100-1.000000x-1.000000x2.750928x2.750928x2.75x10.226%10.2%28.132%28.1%1-1.000000x-1.000000x2.159291x2.159291x2.16x3.599%3.60%7.771%7.77%2-1.000000x-1.000000x2.000716x2.000716x2.00x11.261%11.3%22.530%22.5%3-1.000000x-1.000000x1.353345x1.353345x1.35x24.511%24.5%33.172%33.2%4-1.000000x-1.000000x1.282874x1.282874x1.28x13.394%13.4%17.182%17.2%5-1.000000x-1.000000x1.281998x1.281998x1.28x29.272%29.3%37.527%37.5%6-1.000000x-1.000000x1.246480x1.246480x1.25x15.263%15.3%19.025%19.0%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.213090x1.213090x1.21x17.241%17.2%20.915%20.9%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.210351x1.210351x1.21x30.243%30.2%36.604%36.6%7-1.000000x-1.000000x1.205577x1.205577x1.21x17.803%17.8%21.463%21.5%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.203933x1.203933x1.20x15.487%15.5%18.645%18.6%8-1.000000x-1.000000x1.173351x1.173351x1.17x13.956%14.0%16.375%16.4%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.149925x1.149925x1.15x13.427%13.4%15.440%15.4%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.148222x1.148222x1.15x15.653%15.7%17.973%18.0%9-1.000000x-1.000000x1.129086x1.129086x1.13x16.088%16.1%18.164%18.2%10-1.000000x-1.000000x1.109070x1.109070x1.11x12.369%12.4%13.719%13.7%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.089403x1.089403x1.09x21.898%21.9%23.856%23.9%11-1.043781x-1.043781x1.04x1.000000x1.000000x14.714%14.7%14.096%14.1%12-2.022179x-2.022179x2.02x1.000000x1.000000x18.530%18.5%9.163%9.16%13
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of tract out of 13 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 950500, selected other tracts in Jones County, and entities that contain Tract 950500
Female
Male
0x5x10xFM#Tract 950600Tract 950402Tract 950200Tract 950100Tract 950900Tract 950800JonesEast South CentralSouthTract 950500Laurel AreaUnited StatesMississippiTract 950401Tract 950302Tract 951100Tract 950301Tract 951000-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%1.820%1.82%1-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%5.104%5.10%2-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.098%0.10%1.789%1.79%3-1.000000x-1.000000x5.406314x5.406314x5.41x0.123%0.12%0.666%0.67%4-1.000000x-1.000000x4.444541x4.444541x4.44x0.492%0.49%2.187%2.19%5-1.000000x-1.000000x1.955105x1.955105x1.96x0.986%0.99%1.928%1.93%6-1.000000x-1.000000x1.637696x1.637696x1.64x1.494%1.49%2.447%2.45%-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-1.000000x1.536864x1.536864x1.54x5.551%5.55%8.532%8.53%7-1.000000x-1.000000x1.533163x1.533163x1.53x1.381%1.38%2.117%2.12%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.526215x1.526215x1.53x2.660%2.66%4.060%4.06%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.503521x1.503521x1.50x1.814%1.81%2.727%2.73%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.218256x1.218256x1.22x5.283%5.28%6.436%6.44%8-1.141566x-1.141566x1.14x1.000000x1.000000x3.348%3.35%2.933%2.93%9-1.756558x-1.756558x1.76x1.000000x1.000000x2.333%2.33%1.328%1.33%10-1.990991x-1.990991x1.99x1.000000x1.000000x2.059%2.06%1.034%1.03%11-3.772617x-3.772617x3.77x1.000000x1.000000x4.159%4.16%1.103%1.10%12
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of tract out of 12 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:
Mississippi
County:
Jones
Metro Area:
Laurel Area
City:
Laurel
Districts:
1, 2, 3, 5
ZIP Codes:
39440, 39443
Unified School Districts:
Jones County, Laurel
Congressional District:
MS-4
State Senate Districts:
MS-34, MS-42
State House Districts:
MS-80, MS-89
Block Groups:
Block Group 950500-1, Block Group 950500-2, Block Group 950500-3, Block Group 950500-4
Neighboring Tracts:
Tract 950200, Tract 950302, Tract 950401, Tract 950402, Tract 950600, Tract 950700