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

Educational Attainment#1

Highest level of education among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of Pontotoc County and Tract 950500
Tract 950500
Pontotoc County
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%CountHigher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma224.491772%22.852268%24.491772%24.5%75961.503711%53.894018%61.503711%61.5%1,90614.004518%23.253713%14.004518%14.0%434
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 Pontotoc County at large.
Scope: population of Pontotoc County and Tract 950500
-20%0%+20%%ref.Higher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma27.174357%7.174357%+7.2%24.492%24.5%22.852%22.9%14.119735%14.119735%+14.1%61.504%61.5%53.894%53.9%-39.775135%-39.775135%-39.8%14.005%14.0%23.254%23.3%
% percentage with given level in Tract 950500
ref. percentage with given level in Pontotoc 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 Pontotoc County and Tract 950500
Tract 950500
Pontotoc County
0%10%20%30%40%CountDoctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None0.258148%0.471698%0.258148%0.3%80.548564%0.446608%0.548564%0.5%172.904163%3.482537%2.904163%2.9%909.777348%10.332196%9.777348%9.8%30311.003550%8.119229%11.003550%11.0%34120.329138%20.308109%20.329138%20.3%63041.174572%33.585909%41.174572%41.2%1,2767.324944%14.165998%7.324944%7.3%2274.775734%7.461863%4.775734%4.8%1481.903840%1.625853%1.903840%1.9%59
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 Pontotoc County at large.
Scope: population of Pontotoc County and Tract 950500
0%%ref.Doctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None-45.272669%-45.272669%-45.3%0.258%0.26%0.472%0.47%22.829039%22.829039%+22.8%0.549%0.55%0.447%0.45%-16.607849%-16.607849%-16.6%2.904%2.90%3.483%3.48%-5.370091%-5.370091%-5.4%9.777%9.78%10.332%10.3%35.524558%35.524558%+35.5%11.004%11.0%8.119%8.12%0.103551%0.103551%+0.1%20.329%20.3%20.308%20.3%22.594783%22.594783%+22.6%41.175%41.2%33.586%33.6%-48.292074%-48.292074%-48.3%7.325%7.32%14.166%14.2%-35.998097%-35.998097%-36.0%4.776%4.78%7.462%7.46%17.097909%17.097909%+17.1%1.904%1.90%1.626%1.63%
% percentage with given level in Tract 950500
ref. percentage with given level in Pontotoc 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 Pontotoc County and Tract 950500
More Females More Males
Pontotoc County
Tract 950500
40%20%0%20%FMHigher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2-54.744058%-57.119908%-54.744058%55%29.597%29.6%19.126%19.1%20.227890%7.059543%20.227890%20%55.982%56.0%67.306%67.3%-6.290778%-6.290778%6%31.877450%14.421%14.4%13.567%13.6%
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 Pontotoc County and Tract 950500
More Females More Males
Pontotoc County
Tract 950500
1,000%500%0%FMDoctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None-1,000.000000%-1,000.000000%> 1000%207.295960%0.504%0.50%0.000%0%-1,000.000000%-96.373644%-1,000.000000%> 1000%1.071%1.07%0.000%0%-45.488503%5.095963%5.095963%5%2.834%2.83%2.978%2.98%-49.370794%43.685887%43.685887%44%8.060%8.06%11.582%11.6%-275.088526%-88.426912%-275.088526%275%17.128%17.1%4.567%4.57%-9.403448%52.532273%52.532273%53%16.184%16.2%24.686%24.7%7.091456%17.794933%7.091456%7%39.798%39.8%42.621%42.6%9.830015%45.001124%9.830015%10%6.990%6.99%7.677%7.68%-43.533066%-43.533066%44%19.416508%5.605%5.60%3.905%3.90%-8.742447%8.719962%8.719962%9%1.826%1.83%1.985%1.99%
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 Pontotoc County and Tract 950500
Tract 950500
Pontotoc County
0%2%4%6%8%10%12%14%B.X.Total65+45-6435-4425-345.797101%7.804990%5.797101%5.8%4069011.513688%8.070351%11.513688%11.5%1431,2429.452736%14.147828%9.452736%9.5%5760311.170213%14.257975%11.170213%11.2%63564
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 Pontotoc County at large.
Scope: population of Pontotoc County and Tract 950500
20%0%20%40%%ref.65+45-6435-4425-34-25.725700%-25.725700%25.7%5.797%5.80%7.805%7.80%42.666512%42.666512%42.7%11.514%11.5%8.070%8.07%-33.185955%-33.185955%33.2%9.453%9.45%14.148%14.1%-21.656387%-21.656387%21.7%11.170%11.2%14.258%14.3%
% percentage in Tract 950500 with a Bachelor's degree
ref percentage in Pontotoc 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 Pontotoc County and Tract 950500
More Females More Males
Pontotoc County
Tract 950500
100%50%0%50%100%FM65+45-6435-4425-34-28.414756%-103.857998%-28.414756%28.4%6.497%6.50%5.060%5.06%111.640625%11.385222%111.640625%111.6%7.309%7.31%15.469%15.5%-85.641769%2.690909%2.690909%2.7%9.348%9.35%9.600%9.60%-101.373795%22.368421%22.368421%22.4%10.036%10.0%12.281%12.3%
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 Pontotoc County and Tract 950500
Tract 950500
Pontotoc County
$0k$20k$40kCount%Graduate Degree1Bachelor's DegreeSome CollegeH.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2Total$31,111.000000$50,977.000000$31,111.000000$31.1k1153.711%3.71%$40,545.000000$38,271.000000$40,545.000000$40.5k3039.777%9.78%$32,031.000000$30,207.000000$32,031.000000$32.0k97131.333%31.3%$30,108.000000$27,384.000000$30,108.000000$30.1k1,27641.175%41.2%$15,600.000000$25,267.000000$15,600.000000$15.6k43414.005%14.0%$30,620.000000$29,326.000000$30,620.000000$30.6k3,099100.000%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 Pontotoc County and Tract 950500
Female Male
Pontotoc County
Tract 950500
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
$0k$50kFMBachelor's DegreeSome CollegeH.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2Total$-40,417.000000$-24,485.000000$-40,417.000000$40.4k$40,417.000000$222.000000$24,485.000000$33,228.000000$40,639.000000$40.6k128175$-28,071.000000$-26,232.000000$-28,071.000000$28.1k$28,071.000000$7,619.000000$26,232.000000$10,087.000000$35,690.000000$35.7k529442$-19,931.000000$-24,625.000000$-19,931.000000$19.9k$19,931.000000$19,645.000000$24,625.000000$6,802.000000$39,576.000000$39.6k632644$-13,571.000000$-16,134.000000$-13,571.000000$13.6k$13,571.000000$4,286.000000$16,134.000000$10,491.000000$17,857.000000$17.9k229205$-25,291.000000$-25,384.000000$-25,291.000000$25.3k$25,291.000000$12,348.000000$25,384.000000$8,480.000000$37,639.000000$37.6k1,5881,511
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 Pontotoc County and Tract 950500
Tract 950500
Pontotoc County
0%20%40%60%80%CountBachelor's Degree1Some College2H.S. Diploma3No H.S. Diploma367.630058%83.817952%67.630058%67.6%23475.150784%81.029866%75.150784%75.2%62375.024777%69.054054%75.024777%75.0%75740.000000%49.285941%40.000000%40.0%90
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 Pontotoc County and Tract 950500
Female Male
Pontotoc County
Tract 950500
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
50%0%50%100%MFWhite1BlackHispanic2-12.589413%-0.445210%-16.191045%-13.034623%13.0%12.589413%16.191045%8.432332%12.589413%12.6%176192-14.285714%-14.714286%-31.883117%-29.000000%29.0%14.285714%31.883117%4.159020%14.285714%14.3%1429-28.571429%-28.665568%-38.298717%-28.571429%28.6%28.571429%71.428571%28.665568%100.000000%100.0%128
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 Pontotoc County and Tract 950500
Female Male
Pontotoc County
Tract 950500
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20%0%20%40%MFWhite1BlackHispanic2-11.874106%-0.074299%-12.818182%-3.444505%-11.948405%11.9%11.874106%12.818182%11.874106%11.9%166176-15.000000%-13.318284%-9.538858%-15.000000%15.0%15.000000%40.102041%13.318284%55.102041%55.1%5415-0.000000%-25.000000%-0.000000%-8.035714%-25.000000%25.0%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%07
M number of males in category
F number of females in category
1non-Hispanic 2excluding black and Asian Hispanics

Educational Attainment by Tract in Pontotoc County

There are 6 tracts in Pontotoc County. This section compares Tract 950500 to all of the tracts in Pontotoc 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 Pontotoc County, and entities that contain Tract 950500
0%10%20%Count#950200Tract 950200950400Tract 950400950102Tract 950102Pontotoc CountyPontotoc950101Tract 950101Tupelo Metro AreaTupelo Area950300Tract 950300MississippiEast South CentralSouth950500Tract 950500United States of AmericaUnited States29.763561%29.763561%29.8%1,070127.485929%27.485929%27.5%879227.067039%27.067039%27.1%969323.253713%23.253713%23.3%4,63421.617947%21.617947%21.6%636419.364844%19.364844%19.4%17,73217.7k18.383608%18.383608%18.4%646517.042052%17.042052%17.0%332,266332k15.109088%15.109088%15.1%1,905,0301.91M14.392758%14.392758%14.4%11,511,24211.5M14.004518%14.004518%14.0%434613.020590%13.020590%13.0%27,818,38027.8M
Count number of people in category
# rank of tract out of 6 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 Pontotoc County, and entities that contain Tract 950500
0%10%20%30%Count#United States of AmericaUnited StatesSouth950300Tract 950300East South CentralMississippiTupelo Metro AreaTupelo AreaPontotoc CountyPontotoc950500Tract 950500950400Tract 950400950102Tract 950102950101Tract 950101950200Tract 95020030.315023%30.315023%30.3%64,767,78764.8M28.191926%28.191926%28.2%22,547,73422.5M28.087649%28.087649%28.1%987123.710569%23.710569%23.7%2,989,5482.99M21.023469%21.023469%21.0%409,891410k19.567971%19.567971%19.6%17,91817.9k14.733039%14.733039%14.7%2,93613.488222%13.488222%13.5%418212.976861%12.976861%13.0%415311.983240%11.983240%12.0%429411.352821%11.352821%11.4%33459.819193%9.819193%9.8%3536
Count number of people in category
# rank of tract out of 6 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 Pontotoc County, and entities that contain Tract 950500
0%1%2%3%Count#United States of AmericaUnited StatesSouthEast South CentralMississippiTupelo Metro AreaTupelo Area950101Tract 950101950102Tract 950102950300Tract 950300Pontotoc CountyPontotoc950500Tract 950500950400Tract 950400950200Tract 9502003.336158%3.336158%3.3%7,127,6737.13M3.064699%3.064699%3.1%2,451,1282.45M2.593020%2.593020%2.6%326,941327k2.245391%2.245391%2.2%43,77843.8k1.954831%1.954831%2.0%1,7901.461591%1.461591%1.5%4311.424581%1.424581%1.4%5121.081389%1.081389%1.1%3830.918306%0.918306%0.9%1830.806712%0.806712%0.8%2540.531582%0.531582%0.5%1750.250348%0.250348%0.3%96
Count number of people in category
# rank of tract out of 6 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 Pontotoc County, and entities that contain Tract 950500
Female
Male
1x0x1xFM#Tract 950400Tract 950300Tract 950200PontotocMississippiTupelo AreaEast South CentralSouthTract 950101United StatesTract 950102Tract 950500-1.000000x-1.000000x1.910901x1.910901x1.91x18.841%18.8%36.002%36.0%1-1.000000x-1.000000x1.539689x1.539689x1.54x14.852%14.9%22.868%22.9%2-1.000000x-1.000000x1.458882x1.458882x1.46x24.321%24.3%35.482%35.5%3-1.000000x-1.000000x1.318775x1.318775x1.32x20.129%20.1%26.546%26.5%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.246480x1.246480x1.25x15.263%15.3%19.025%19.0%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.229532x1.229532x1.23x17.474%17.5%21.485%21.5%-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-1.000000x1.115147x1.115147x1.12x20.484%20.5%22.843%22.8%4-1.000000x-1.000000x1.109070x1.109070x1.11x12.369%12.4%13.719%13.7%-1.056672x-1.056672x1.06x1.000000x1.000000x27.846%27.8%26.352%26.4%5-1.062908x-1.062908x1.06x1.000000x1.000000x14.421%14.4%13.567%13.6%6
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of tract out of 6 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 Pontotoc County, and entities that contain Tract 950500
Female
Male
10x5x0x5x10xFM#Tract 950300Tract 950101Tupelo AreaEast South CentralSouthUnited StatesMississippiTract 950200PontotocTract 950102Tract 950500Tract 950400-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%2.455%2.45%1-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%3.041%3.04%2-1.000000x-1.000000x1.697772x1.697772x1.70x1.471%1.47%2.497%2.50%-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-1.000000x1.313463x1.313463x1.31x0.217%0.22%0.285%0.29%3-1.000000x-1.000000x1.241727x1.241727x1.24x0.822%0.82%1.020%1.02%-3.185864x-3.185864x3.19x1.000000x1.000000x2.218%2.22%0.696%0.70%4-10.000000x-10.000000x> 10.0x1.000000x1.000000x1.574%1.57%0.000%0%5-10.000000x-10.000000x> 10.0x1.000000x1.000000x1.071%1.07%0.000%0%6
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of tract out of 6 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:
Pontotoc
Metro Area:
Tupelo Area
City:
Pontotoc
Districts:
2, 3, 5
Town:
Algoma
ZIP Codes:
38850, 38863, 38864
Unified School Districts:
Pontotoc, Pontotoc County
Congressional District:
MS-1
State Senate Districts:
MS-3, MS-8
State House Districts:
MS-15, MS-22
Block Groups:
Block Group 950500-1, Block Group 950500-2, Block Group 950500-3
Neighboring Tracts:
Tract 950100, Tract 950200, Tract 950200, Tract 950300, Tract 950400, Tract 950501