Educational Attainment in Tract 950501, Lafayette County, Mississippi (Tract)

Educational Attainment#1

Highest level of education among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of Lafayette County and Tract 950501
Tract 950501
Lafayette County
0%10%20%30%40%CountHigher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma239.926385%46.603390%39.926385%39.9%2,06147.830298%42.786441%47.830298%47.8%2,46912.243317%10.610169%12.243317%12.2%632
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 Lafayette County at large.
Scope: population of Lafayette County and Tract 950501
-10%0%+10%%ref.Higher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2-14.327294%-14.327294%-14.3%39.926%39.9%46.603%46.6%11.788449%11.788449%+11.8%47.830%47.8%42.786%42.8%15.392281%15.392281%+15.4%12.243%12.2%10.610%10.6%
% percentage with given level in Tract 950501
ref. percentage with given level in Lafayette 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 Lafayette County and Tract 950501
Tract 950501
Lafayette County
0%5%10%15%20%CountDoctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None2.673382%4.918644%2.673382%2.7%1383.080201%2.644068%3.080201%3.1%1599.337466%9.298305%9.337466%9.3%48219.740411%22.888136%19.740411%19.7%1,0195.094924%6.854237%5.094924%5.1%26323.711740%21.915254%23.711740%23.7%1,22424.118559%20.871186%24.118559%24.1%1,2458.543200%7.406780%8.543200%8.5%4412.770244%2.474576%2.770244%2.8%1430.929872%0.728814%0.929872%0.9%48
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 Lafayette County at large.
Scope: population of Lafayette County and Tract 950501
0%%ref.Doctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None-45.647980%-45.647980%-45.6%2.673%2.67%4.919%4.92%16.494799%16.494799%+16.5%3.080%3.08%2.644%2.64%0.421163%0.421163%+0.4%9.337%9.34%9.298%9.30%-13.752649%-13.752649%-13.8%19.740%19.7%22.888%22.9%-25.667522%-25.667522%-25.7%5.095%5.09%6.854%6.85%8.197420%8.197420%+8.2%23.712%23.7%21.915%21.9%15.559117%15.559117%+15.6%24.119%24.1%20.871%20.9%15.342979%15.342979%+15.3%8.543%8.54%7.407%7.41%11.948220%11.948220%+11.9%2.770%2.77%2.475%2.47%27.587108%27.587108%+27.6%0.930%0.93%0.729%0.73%
% percentage with given level in Tract 950501
ref. percentage with given level in Lafayette 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 Lafayette County and Tract 950501
More Females More Males
Lafayette County
Tract 950501
0%50%100%FMHigher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2-7.350030%0.597285%0.597285%1%39.810%39.8%40.047%40.0%-19.496377%-19.496377%19%4.778997%52.000%52.0%43.516%43.5%100.681083%13.044437%100.681083%101%8.190%8.19%16.437%16.4%
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 Lafayette County and Tract 950501
More Females More Males
Lafayette County
Tract 950501
0%200%400%FMDoctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None30.607985%35.272994%30.607985%31%2.324%2.32%3.035%3.04%139.271285%45.927309%139.271285%139%1.829%1.83%4.375%4.38%-63.599042%-59.178860%-63.599042%64%11.543%11.5%7.056%7.06%26.236278%3.774857%26.236278%26%17.486%17.5%22.073%22.1%-88.951525%-42.899113%-88.951525%89%6.629%6.63%3.508%3.51%-30.846007%-30.846007%31%1.530414%26.819%26.8%20.497%20.5%-9.390541%-9.390541%9%8.301134%25.181%25.2%23.019%23.0%50.029562%9.516609%50.029562%50%6.857%6.86%10.288%10.3%575.269174%12.449841%575.269174%575%0.724%0.72%4.888%4.89%106.937328%59.678774%106.937328%107%0.610%0.61%1.261%1.26%
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 Lafayette County and Tract 950501
Tract 950501
Lafayette County
0%5%10%15%20%25%30%B.X.Total65+45-6435-4425-346.098457%14.026685%6.098457%6.1%831,36117.073171%20.910591%17.073171%17.1%3081,80431.061453%27.775880%31.061453%31.1%27889531.760436%28.697160%31.760436%31.8%3501,102
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 Lafayette County at large.
Scope: population of Lafayette County and Tract 950501
50%40%30%20%10%0%10%%ref.65+45-6435-4425-34-56.522464%-56.522464%56.5%6.098%6.10%14.027%14.0%-18.351564%-18.351564%18.4%17.073%17.1%20.911%20.9%11.828870%11.828870%11.8%31.061%31.1%27.776%27.8%10.674492%10.674492%10.7%31.760%31.8%28.697%28.7%
% percentage in Tract 950501 with a Bachelor's degree
ref percentage in Lafayette 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 Lafayette County and Tract 950501
More Females More Males
Lafayette County
Tract 950501
0%100%200%300%FM65+45-6435-4425-34308.379888%138.216099%308.379888%308.4%2.326%2.33%9.497%9.50%5.443787%7.003411%5.443787%5.4%16.713%16.7%17.622%17.6%-34.934645%-58.331638%-34.934645%34.9%36.058%36.1%26.722%26.7%-2.045788%60.984848%60.984848%61.0%23.579%23.6%37.959%38.0%
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 Lafayette County and Tract 950501
Tract 950501
Lafayette County
$0k$20k$40kCount%Graduate Degree1Bachelor's DegreeSome CollegeH.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2Total$52,593.000000$55,423.000000$52,593.000000$52.6k77915.091%15.1%$43,625.000000$33,405.000000$43,625.000000$43.6k1,01919.740%19.7%$30,334.000000$28,654.000000$30,334.000000$30.3k1,48728.807%28.8%$33,730.000000$27,262.000000$33,730.000000$33.7k1,24524.119%24.1%$23,858.000000$21,722.000000$23,858.000000$23.9k63212.243%12.2%$36,827.000000$31,576.000000$36,827.000000$36.8k5,162100.000%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 Lafayette County and Tract 950501
Female Male
Lafayette County
Tract 950501
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
$0k$50kFMGraduate Degree1Bachelor's DegreeSome CollegeH.S. Diploma2Total$-44,852.000000$-49,359.000000$-44,852.000000$44.9k$44,852.000000$25,273.000000$49,359.000000$20,502.000000$70,125.000000$70.1k412367$-29,778.000000$-28,896.000000$-29,778.000000$29.8k$29,778.000000$20,783.000000$28,896.000000$15,354.000000$50,561.000000$50.6k459560$-30,260.000000$-23,484.000000$-30,260.000000$30.3k$30,260.000000$221.000000$23,484.000000$8,112.000000$30,481.000000$30.5k878609$-24,519.000000$-22,231.000000$-24,519.000000$24.5k$24,519.000000$20,781.000000$22,231.000000$8,290.000000$45,300.000000$45.3k661584$-31,792.000000$-28,096.000000$-31,792.000000$31.8k$31,792.000000$10,347.000000$28,096.000000$9,120.000000$42,139.000000$42.1k2,6252,537
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 Lafayette County and Tract 950501
Tract 950501
Lafayette County
0%20%40%60%80%CountBachelor's Degree1Some College2H.S. Diploma3No H.S. Diploma379.836683%81.412527%79.836683%79.8%1,27171.077184%76.790263%71.077184%71.1%83867.638889%68.555060%67.638889%67.6%48738.709677%47.038153%38.709677%38.7%120
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 Lafayette County and Tract 950501
Female Male
Lafayette County
Tract 950501
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20%10%0%10%20%MFWhite1Black-7.517182%-6.101218%-7.517182%7.5%7.517182%9.434948%6.101218%3.071859%16.952130%17.0%386175-17.777778%-15.977444%-4.334657%-17.777778%17.8%17.777778%6.440972%15.977444%24.218750%24.2%3140
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 Lafayette County and Tract 950501
Female Male
Lafayette County
Tract 950501
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40%20%0%20%40%MFWhite1Black-31.615120%-45.313964%-31.615120%31.6%31.615120%5.275525%45.313964%2.695651%36.890646%36.9%840736-32.444444%-11.278195%-12.359564%-32.444444%32.4%32.444444%12.086806%11.278195%44.531250%44.5%5773
M number of males in category
F number of females in category
1non-Hispanic 2excluding black and Asian Hispanics

Educational Attainment by Tract in Lafayette County

There are 10 tracts in Lafayette County. This section compares Tract 950501 to all of the tracts in Lafayette County and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Tract 950501.

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 950501, selected other tracts in Lafayette County, and entities that contain Tract 950501
0%5%10%15%20%Count#950301Tract 950301950402Tract 950402MississippiEast South CentralSouth950502Tract 950502United States of AmericaUnited States950501Tract 950501950100Tract 950100950202Tract 950202Lafayette CountyLafayetteOxford Metro AreaOxford Area950401Tract 950401950201Tract 950201950503Tract 950503950302Tract 95030224.344023%24.344023%24.3%167122.187254%22.187254%22.2%564217.042052%17.042052%17.0%332,266332k15.109088%15.109088%15.1%1,905,0301.91M14.392758%14.392758%14.4%11,511,24211.5M14.363307%14.363307%14.4%238313.020590%13.020590%13.0%27,818,38027.8M12.243317%12.243317%12.2%632411.982011%11.982011%12.0%373511.181883%11.181883%11.2%316610.610169%10.610169%10.6%3,13010.610169%10.610169%10.6%3,1308.467826%8.467826%8.5%40477.651822%7.651822%7.7%18985.135340%5.135340%5.1%20391.896552%1.896552%1.9%4410
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 950501, selected other tracts in Lafayette County, and entities that contain Tract 950501
0%20%40%Count#950201Tract 950201950302Tract 950302950401Tract 950401950503Tract 950503950202Tract 950202Lafayette CountyLafayetteOxford Metro AreaOxford Area950501Tract 950501950301Tract 950301United States of AmericaUnited States950502Tract 950502950100Tract 950100SouthEast South CentralMississippi950402Tract 95040255.060729%55.060729%55.1%1,360153.232759%53.232759%53.2%1,235247.201844%47.201844%47.2%2,252346.875791%46.875791%46.9%1,853444.019816%44.019816%44.0%1,244539.749153%39.749153%39.7%11,72611.7k39.749153%39.749153%39.7%11,72611.7k34.831461%34.831461%34.8%1,798633.673469%33.673469%33.7%231730.315023%30.315023%30.3%64,767,78764.8M28.968014%28.968014%29.0%480828.846772%28.846772%28.8%898928.191926%28.191926%28.2%22,547,73422.5M23.710569%23.710569%23.7%2,989,5482.99M21.023469%21.023469%21.0%409,891410k14.752164%14.752164%14.8%37510
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 950501, selected other tracts in Lafayette County, and entities that contain Tract 950501
0%5%10%Count#950201Tract 950201950202Tract 950202950302Tract 950302950401Tract 950401950301Tract 950301950503Tract 950503Lafayette CountyLafayetteOxford Metro AreaOxford Area950501Tract 950501United States of AmericaUnited States950502Tract 950502SouthEast South CentralMississippi950402Tract 950402950100Tract 95010011.902834%11.902834%11.9%294111.748054%11.748054%11.7%332210.043103%10.043103%10.0%23339.935024%9.935024%9.9%47449.329446%9.329446%9.3%6459.157602%9.157602%9.2%36267.562712%7.562712%7.6%2,2317.562712%7.562712%7.6%2,2315.753584%5.753584%5.8%29773.336158%3.336158%3.3%7,127,6737.13M3.198552%3.198552%3.2%5383.064699%3.064699%3.1%2,451,1282.45M2.593020%2.593020%2.6%326,941327k2.245391%2.245391%2.2%43,77843.8k2.242329%2.242329%2.2%5792.088018%2.088018%2.1%6510
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 950501, selected other tracts in Lafayette County, and entities that contain Tract 950501
Female
Male
2x0x2xFM#Tract 950302Tract 950501Tract 950202MississippiEast South CentralSouthLafayetteOxford AreaTract 950401United StatesTract 950402Tract 950502Tract 950201Tract 950503Tract 950100Tract 950301-1.000000x-1.000000x3.822412x3.822412x3.82x0.783%0.78%2.991%2.99%1-1.000000x-1.000000x2.006811x2.006811x2.01x8.190%8.19%16.437%16.4%2-1.000000x-1.000000x1.958918x1.958918x1.96x7.579%7.58%14.847%14.8%3-1.000000x-1.000000x1.246480x1.246480x1.25x15.263%15.3%19.025%19.0%-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-1.000000x1.130444x1.130444x1.13x9.980%9.98%11.281%11.3%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.130444x1.130444x1.13x9.980%9.98%11.281%11.3%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.117583x1.117583x1.12x8.031%8.03%8.976%8.98%4-1.000000x-1.000000x1.109070x1.109070x1.11x12.369%12.4%13.719%13.7%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.054456x1.054456x1.05x21.580%21.6%22.755%22.8%5-1.091750x-1.091750x1.09x1.000000x1.000000x14.934%14.9%13.679%13.7%6-1.134088x-1.134088x1.13x1.000000x1.000000x8.151%8.15%7.187%7.19%7-1.356304x-1.356304x1.36x1.000000x1.000000x5.838%5.84%4.305%4.30%8-1.451950x-1.451950x1.45x1.000000x1.000000x14.116%14.1%9.722%9.72%9-3.001346x-3.001346x3.00x1.000000x1.000000x34.555%34.6%11.513%11.5%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 950501, selected other tracts in Lafayette County, and entities that contain Tract 950501
Female
Male
0x5x10xFM#Tract 950301Tract 950503Tract 950302Tract 950501East South CentralSouthUnited StatesMississippiTract 950201LafayetteOxford AreaTract 950402Tract 950100Tract 950401Tract 950202Tract 950502-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%21.053%21.1%1-1.000000x-1.000000x2.671832x2.671832x2.67x5.184%5.18%13.852%13.9%2-1.000000x-1.000000x2.336182x2.336182x2.34x6.000%6.00%14.017%14.0%3-1.000000x-1.000000x1.784597x1.784597x1.78x4.152%4.15%7.410%7.41%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-1.000000x1.503521x1.503521x1.50x1.814%1.81%2.727%2.73%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.426589x1.426589x1.43x9.748%9.75%13.906%13.9%5-1.000000x-1.000000x1.388941x1.388941x1.39x6.364%6.36%8.839%8.84%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.388941x1.388941x1.39x6.364%6.36%8.839%8.84%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.285008x1.285008x1.29x1.954%1.95%2.511%2.51%6-1.000000x-1.000000x1.091952x1.091952x1.09x1.999%2.00%2.183%2.18%7-1.000000x-1.000000x1.024317x1.024317x1.02x9.825%9.82%10.063%10.1%8-1.806658x-1.806658x1.81x1.000000x1.000000x15.088%15.1%8.351%8.35%9-2.562968x-2.562968x2.56x1.000000x1.000000x4.425%4.42%1.726%1.73%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:
Mississippi
County:
Lafayette
Metro Area:
Oxford Area
City:
Oxford
Districts:
1, 4, 5
ZIP Codes:
38655, 38863, 38871, 38949, 38965
Unified School Districts:
Lafayette County, Oxford
Congressional District:
MS-1
State Senate District:
MS-9
State House Districts:
MS-10, MS-12, MS-13, MS-23
Block Groups:
Block Group 950501-1, Block Group 950501-2, Block Group 950501-3, Block Group 950501-4, Block Group 950501-5
Neighboring Tracts:
Tract 950100, Tract 950100, Tract 950100, Tract 950200, Tract 950202, Tract 950500, Tract 950502, Tract 950503