Educational Attainment in Tract 020202, Lamar County, Mississippi (Tract)

Educational Attainment#1

Highest level of education among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of Lamar County and Tract 020202
Tract 020202
Lamar County
0%20%40%60%CountHigher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma270.497898%44.980775%70.497898%70.5%4,36127.820886%47.103294%27.820886%27.8%1,7211.681216%7.915931%1.681216%1.7%104
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 Lamar County at large.
Scope: population of Lamar County and Tract 020202
-50%0%+50%%ref.Higher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma256.728954%56.728954%+56.7%70.498%70.5%44.981%45.0%-40.936433%-40.936433%-40.9%27.821%27.8%47.103%47.1%-78.761617%-78.761617%-78.8%1.681%1.68%7.916%7.92%
% percentage with given level in Tract 020202
ref. percentage with given level in Lamar 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 Lamar County and Tract 020202
Tract 020202
Lamar County
0%10%20%30%CountDoctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None5.350792%2.057570%5.350792%5.4%3313.879728%2.496623%3.879728%3.9%24017.054640%8.703107%17.054640%17.1%1,05538.635629%23.542554%38.635629%38.6%2,3905.577110%8.180921%5.577110%5.6%34516.553508%22.911254%16.553508%16.6%1,02411.267378%24.192040%11.267378%11.3%6970.662787%5.214070%0.662787%0.7%411.018429%1.958849%1.018429%1.0%630.000000%0.000000%0.0%0.743012%0
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 Lamar County at large.
Scope: population of Lamar County and Tract 020202
-100%0%+100%%ref.Doctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None160.053901%160.053901%+160.1%5.351%5.35%2.058%2.06%55.399070%55.399070%+55.4%3.880%3.88%2.497%2.50%95.960353%95.960353%+96.0%17.055%17.1%8.703%8.70%64.109758%64.109758%+64.1%38.636%38.6%23.543%23.5%-31.827849%-31.827849%-31.8%5.577%5.58%8.181%8.18%-27.749447%-27.749447%-27.7%16.554%16.6%22.911%22.9%-53.425267%-53.425267%-53.4%11.267%11.3%24.192%24.2%-87.288493%-87.288493%-87.3%0.663%0.66%5.214%5.21%-48.008809%-48.008809%-48.0%1.018%1.02%1.959%1.96%-100.000000%-100.000000%-100.0%0.000%0%0.743%0.74%
% percentage with given level in Tract 020202
ref. percentage with given level in Lamar 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 Lamar County and Tract 020202
More Females More Males
Lamar County
Tract 020202
0%500%1,000%FMHigher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma216.212227%1.687513%16.212227%16%65.622%65.6%76.261%76.3%-71.284809%-2.187710%-71.284809%71%34.378%34.4%20.071%20.1%1,000.000000%3.410255%1,000.000000%> 1000%0.000%0%3.668%3.67%
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 Lamar County and Tract 020202
More Females More Males
Lamar County
Tract 020202
0%500%1,000%FMDoctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3176.996419%235.006874%176.996419%177%2.954%2.95%8.183%8.18%192.933057%31.122600%192.933057%193%2.059%2.06%6.032%6.03%-11.562565%-0.921881%-11.562565%12%17.905%17.9%16.049%16.0%8.524888%13.909307%8.524888%9%37.183%37.2%40.353%40.4%-95.868843%2.227942%2.227942%2%5.521%5.52%5.644%5.64%-87.826219%-28.250202%-87.826219%88%21.068%21.1%11.217%11.2%-50.327963%-50.327963%50%20.962213%13.309%13.3%8.854%8.85%-19.192520%1,000.000000%1,000.000000%> 1000%0.000%0%1.446%1.45%1,000.000000%55.627532%1,000.000000%> 1000%0.000%0%2.222%2.22%
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 Lamar County and Tract 020202
Tract 020202
Lamar County
0%10%20%30%40%B.X.Total65+45-6435-4425-3431.138211%14.969271%31.138211%31.1%3831,23037.609912%23.816990%37.609912%37.6%9412,50242.630597%22.129287%42.630597%42.6%4571,07244.066570%30.733499%44.066570%44.1%6091,382
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 Lamar County at large.
Scope: population of Lamar County and Tract 020202
0%20%40%60%80%100%%ref.65+45-6435-4425-34108.014210%108.014210%108.0%31.138%31.1%14.969%15.0%57.912114%57.912114%57.9%37.610%37.6%23.817%23.8%92.643340%92.643340%92.6%42.631%42.6%22.129%22.1%43.382861%43.382861%43.4%44.067%44.1%30.733%30.7%
% percentage in Tract 020202 with a Bachelor's degree
ref percentage in Lamar 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 Lamar County and Tract 020202
More Females More Males
Lamar County
Tract 020202
50%0%50%100%FM65+45-6435-4425-34114.698585%93.082593%114.698585%114.7%20.063%20.1%43.074%43.1%-0.632307%-0.632307%0.6%28.743213%37.714%37.7%37.477%37.5%-22.319812%-79.305365%-22.319812%22.3%47.211%47.2%38.596%38.6%3.003031%24.929167%3.003031%3.0%43.527%43.5%44.834%44.8%
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 Lamar County and Tract 020202
Tract 020202
Lamar County
$0k$20k$40k$60kCount%Graduate Degree1Bachelor's DegreeSome CollegeH.S. Diploma2Total$61,483.000000$51,928.000000$61,483.000000$61.5k1,62626.285%26.3%$54,161.000000$46,698.000000$54,161.000000$54.2k2,39038.636%38.6%$32,308.000000$27,166.000000$32,308.000000$32.3k1,36922.131%22.1%$25,610.000000$26,502.000000$25,610.000000$25.6k69711.267%11.3%$49,821.000000$35,897.000000$49,821.000000$49.8k6,186100.000%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 Lamar County and Tract 020202
Female Male
Lamar County
Tract 020202
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
$0k$50k$100kFMGraduate Degree1Bachelor's DegreeTotal$-46,339.000000$-47,130.000000$-46,339.000000$46.3k$46,339.000000$79,328.000000$47,130.000000$7,758.000000$125,667.000000$125.7k768858$-41,565.000000$-37,160.000000$-41,565.000000$41.6k$41,565.000000$36,395.000000$37,160.000000$16,367.000000$77,960.000000$78.0k1,2461,144$-40,897.000000$-27,500.000000$-40,897.000000$40.9k$40,897.000000$34,042.000000$27,500.000000$15,856.000000$74,939.000000$74.9k3,3512,835
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

Composition of the Armed Forces by Educational Attainment#12

Percentage of the armed forces aged 25 to 64 years old with various highest levels of educational attainment.
Scope: population of Lamar County and Tract 020202
Tract 020202
Lamar County
0%20%40%60%80%CountBachelor's Degree1Some College2H.S. Diploma3No H.S. Diploma390.243902%55.408389%90.243902%90.2%1489.756098%44.591611%9.756098%9.8%160.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%00.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%0
Count members of the armed forces with the given level of educational attainment
1or higher 2two or four year institution 3H.S. = High School

Employment by Educational Attainment#13

Percentage of population that is employed by highest level of educational attainment among the population aged 25 to 64 years old.
Scope: population of Lamar County and Tract 020202
Tract 020202
Lamar County
0%20%40%60%80%CountBachelor's Degree1Some College2H.S. Diploma3No H.S. Diploma374.528584%80.610561%74.528584%74.5%2,49072.304833%76.598082%72.304833%72.3%77855.033557%69.010276%55.033557%55.0%24646.739130%39.295775%46.739130%46.7%43
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#14

Percent of racial or ethnic group lacking a high school diploma (or equivalent).
Scope: population of Lamar County and Tract 020202
Female Male
Lamar County
Tract 020202
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
10%0%10%20%MFWhite1BlackHispanic2Other1-0.000000%-6.906584%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%3.367003%6.906584%0.962806%3.367003%3.4%900-0.000000%-10.088496%-1.173342%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%0.000000%10.088496%0.000000%0.0%00-0.000000%-8.130081%-10.894309%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%29.166667%8.130081%29.166667%29.2%140-0.000000%-4.154303%-12.367436%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%0.000000%4.154303%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#15

Percent of racial or ethnic group with a bachelor's degree or higher.
Scope: population of Lamar County and Tract 020202
Female Male
Lamar County
Tract 020202
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
100%50%0%50%MFWhite1BlackHispanic2Other1-57.409291%-34.627791%-57.409291%57.4%57.409291%14.906459%34.627791%8.756320%72.315750%72.3%1,9331,693-57.954545%-14.680590%-25.840708%-2.493052%-72.635135%72.6%57.954545%25.840708%57.954545%58.0%51215-37.500000%-62.500000%-20.731707%-24.146341%-100.000000%100.0%37.500000%20.731707%37.500000%37.5%1822-0.000000%-100.000000%-23.145401%-8.593730%-100.000000%100.0%0.000000%23.145401%0.000000%0.0%048
M number of males in category
F number of females in category
1non-Hispanic 2excluding black and Asian Hispanics

Educational Attainment by Tract in Lamar County

There are 8 tracts in Lamar County. This section compares Tract 020202 to all of the tracts in Lamar County and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Tract 020202.

No H.S. Diploma by Tract#16

Percent of population 25 years of age and older without a high school diploma (or equivalent).
Scope: population of Tract 020202, selected other tracts in Lamar County, and entities that contain Tract 020202
0%5%10%15%Count#020600Tract 020600Mississippi020500Tract 020500East South CentralSouthUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesHattiesburg Metro AreaHattiesburg020400Tract 020400020100Tract 020100Lamar CountyLamarLamar County School DistrictLamar County020302Tract 020302020301Tract 020301ZIP Code 39402ZIP 39402020201Tract 020201020202Tract 02020218.899522%18.899522%18.9%395117.042052%17.042052%17.0%332,266332k16.397114%16.397114%16.4%659215.109088%15.109088%15.1%1,905,0301.91M14.392758%14.392758%14.4%11,511,24211.5M13.020590%13.020590%13.0%27,818,38027.8M11.877743%11.877743%11.9%11,09511.1k10.491803%10.491803%10.5%48038.711111%8.711111%8.7%49047.915931%7.915931%7.9%3,0477.365868%7.365868%7.4%2,5816.836875%6.836875%6.8%39956.137184%6.137184%6.1%34065.813739%5.813739%5.8%1,5753.895261%3.895261%3.9%18071.681216%1.681216%1.7%1048
Count number of people in category
# rank of tract out of 8 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older without a high school diploma (or equivalent).

Bachelor's Degrees by Tract#17

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..
Scope: population of Tract 020202, selected other tracts in Lamar County, and entities that contain Tract 020202
0%20%40%60%Count#020202Tract 020202020301Tract 020301ZIP Code 39402ZIP 39402020201Tract 020201Lamar County School DistrictLamar CountyLamar CountyLamarUnited States of AmericaUnited States020100Tract 020100020302Tract 020302Hattiesburg Metro AreaHattiesburgSouth020400Tract 020400East South Central020500Tract 020500Mississippi020600Tract 02060064.920789%64.920789%64.9%4,016150.361011%50.361011%50.4%2,790247.543465%47.543465%47.5%12,88012.9k38.822766%38.822766%38.8%1,794338.615868%38.615868%38.6%13,53113.5k36.799855%36.799855%36.8%14,16514.2k30.315023%30.315023%30.3%64,767,78764.8M28.924444%28.924444%28.9%1,627428.855380%28.855380%28.9%1,684528.777433%28.777433%28.8%26,88126.9k28.191926%28.191926%28.2%22,547,73422.5M24.371585%24.371585%24.4%1,115623.710569%23.710569%23.7%2,989,5482.99M23.488430%23.488430%23.5%944721.023469%21.023469%21.0%409,891410k9.330144%9.330144%9.3%1958
Count number of people in category
# rank of tract out of 8 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..

Very Advanced Degrees by Tract#18

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 020202, selected other tracts in Lamar County, and entities that contain Tract 020202
0%2%4%6%8%Count#020202Tract 020202ZIP Code 39402ZIP 39402020301Tract 020301020201Tract 020201Lamar County School DistrictLamar CountyLamar CountyLamarHattiesburg Metro AreaHattiesburgUnited States of AmericaUnited States020302Tract 020302020100Tract 020100SouthEast South CentralMississippi020400Tract 020400020500Tract 020500020600Tract 0206009.230521%9.230521%9.2%57117.670444%7.670444%7.7%2,0787.238267%7.238267%7.2%40125.475005%5.475005%5.5%25334.971461%4.971461%5.0%1,7424.554193%4.554193%4.6%1,7533.599186%3.599186%3.6%3,3623.336158%3.336158%3.3%7,127,6737.13M3.255655%3.255655%3.3%19043.128889%3.128889%3.1%17653.064699%3.064699%3.1%2,451,1282.45M2.593020%2.593020%2.6%326,941327k2.245391%2.245391%2.2%43,77843.8k2.120219%2.120219%2.1%9761.592436%1.592436%1.6%6470.047847%0.047847%0.0%18
Count number of people in category
# rank of tract out of 8 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#19

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 020202, selected other tracts in Lamar County, and entities that contain Tract 020202
Female
Male
0x5x10xFM#Tract 020202Tract 020600Tract 020301Tract 020201MississippiEast South CentralSouthHattiesburgUnited StatesZIP 39402LamarLamar CountyTract 020500Tract 020100Tract 020400Tract 020302-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%3.668%3.67%1-1.000000x-1.000000x2.023424x2.023424x2.02x12.559%12.6%25.412%25.4%2-1.000000x-1.000000x1.854504x1.854504x1.85x4.274%4.27%7.926%7.93%3-1.000000x-1.000000x1.758054x1.758054x1.76x2.860%2.86%5.027%5.03%4-1.000000x-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-1.000000x1.117505x1.117505x1.12x11.253%11.3%12.575%12.6%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.109070x1.109070x1.11x12.369%12.4%13.719%13.7%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.037530x1.037530x1.04x5.715%5.72%5.930%5.93%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.034103x1.034103x1.03x7.790%7.79%8.056%8.06%-1.023408x-1.023408x1.02x1.000000x1.000000x7.446%7.45%7.276%7.28%-1.036437x-1.036437x1.04x1.000000x1.000000x16.675%16.7%16.088%16.1%5-1.143824x-1.143824x1.14x1.000000x1.000000x9.294%9.29%8.125%8.13%6-1.872284x-1.872284x1.87x1.000000x1.000000x13.085%13.1%6.989%6.99%7-2.663574x-2.663574x2.66x1.000000x1.000000x9.516%9.52%3.573%3.57%8
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of tract out of 8 by male-to-female sex ratio

Over-Education Sex Ratio by Tract#20

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 020202, selected other tracts in Lamar County, and entities that contain Tract 020202
Female
Male
0x5x10xFM#Tract 020600Tract 020100Tract 020202Tract 020400Tract 020201LamarLamar CountyHattiesburgZIP 39402Tract 020302East South CentralSouthUnited StatesMississippiTract 020301Tract 020500-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%0.097%0.10%1-1.000000x-1.000000x4.889214x4.889214x4.89x1.064%1.06%5.203%5.20%2-1.000000x-1.000000x2.835418x2.835418x2.84x5.013%5.01%14.215%14.2%3-1.000000x-1.000000x2.190772x2.190772x2.19x1.407%1.41%3.083%3.08%4-1.000000x-1.000000x2.122151x2.122151x2.12x3.564%3.56%7.563%7.56%5-1.000000x-1.000000x1.941993x1.941993x1.94x3.152%3.15%6.120%6.12%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.927242x1.927242x1.93x3.458%3.46%6.665%6.67%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.798807x1.798807x1.80x2.613%2.61%4.700%4.70%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.659013x1.659013x1.66x5.886%5.89%9.765%9.76%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.570409x1.570409x1.57x2.590%2.59%4.067%4.07%6-1.000000x-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%-1.036087x-1.036087x1.04x1.000000x1.000000x7.369%7.37%7.113%7.11%7-1.155139x-1.155139x1.16x1.000000x1.000000x1.701%1.70%1.472%1.47%8
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of tract out of 8 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:
Lamar
Metro Area:
Hattiesburg Area
City:
Hattiesburg
Districts:
4, 5
ZIP Code:
39402
Unified School District:
Lamar County
Congressional District:
MS-4
State Senate District:
MS-44
State House District:
MS-101
Block Groups:
Block Group 020202-1, Block Group 020202-2, Block Group 020202-3
Neighboring Tracts:
Tract 010200, Tract 020100, Tract 020201, Tract 020301, Tract 020302, Tract 020500