Educational Attainment in Tract 969600, Buffalo County, Nebraska (Tract)

Educational Attainment#1

Highest level of education among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of Buffalo County and Tract 969600
Tract 969600
Buffalo County
0%10%20%30%40%50%CountHigher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma247.245409%43.174614%47.245409%47.2%84949.304396%50.451617%49.304396%49.3%8863.450195%6.373769%3.450195%3.5%62
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 Buffalo County at large.
Scope: population of Buffalo County and Tract 969600
0%%ref.Higher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma29.428677%9.428677%+9.4%47.245%47.2%43.175%43.2%-2.273903%-2.273903%-2.3%49.304%49.3%50.452%50.5%-45.868843%-45.868843%-45.9%3.450%3.45%6.374%6.37%
% percentage with given level in Tract 969600
ref. percentage with given level in Buffalo 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 Buffalo County and Tract 969600
Tract 969600
Buffalo County
0%5%10%15%20%25%CountDoctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None2.058987%1.680357%2.058987%2.1%371.224263%1.417908%1.224263%1.2%229.348915%7.304271%9.348915%9.3%16821.090707%23.071679%21.090707%21.1%37913.522538%9.700399%13.522538%13.5%24327.267668%25.334878%27.267668%27.3%49022.036728%25.116739%22.036728%22.0%3962.615470%4.236682%2.615470%2.6%470.500835%1.516752%0.500835%0.5%90.333890%0.620335%0.333890%0.3%6
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 Buffalo County at large.
Scope: population of Buffalo County and Tract 969600
-50%0%+50%%ref.Doctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None22.532709%22.532709%+22.5%2.059%2.06%1.680%1.68%-13.657110%-13.657110%-13.7%1.224%1.22%1.418%1.42%27.992447%27.992447%+28.0%9.349%9.35%7.304%7.30%-8.586166%-8.586166%-8.6%21.091%21.1%23.072%23.1%39.401873%39.401873%+39.4%13.523%13.5%9.700%9.70%7.628968%7.628968%+7.6%27.268%27.3%25.335%25.3%-12.262782%-12.262782%-12.3%22.037%22.0%25.117%25.1%-38.266065%-38.266065%-38.3%2.615%2.62%4.237%4.24%-66.979798%-66.979798%-67.0%0.501%0.50%1.517%1.52%-46.175861%-46.175861%-46.2%0.334%0.33%0.620%0.62%
% percentage with given level in Tract 969600
ref. percentage with given level in Buffalo 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 Buffalo County and Tract 969600
More Females More Males
Buffalo County
Tract 969600
0%100%200%FMHigher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2-10.364704%7.419564%7.419564%7%45.497%45.5%48.872%48.9%-15.562412%-15.562412%16%3.734720%53.002%53.0%45.865%45.9%250.607287%46.269441%250.607287%251%1.501%1.50%5.263%5.26%
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 Buffalo County and Tract 969600
More Females More Males
Buffalo County
Tract 969600
0%500%1,000%FMDoctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None119.861342%83.604101%119.861342%120%1.270%1.27%2.793%2.79%318.582170%41.627489%318.582170%319%0.462%0.46%1.933%1.93%-43.942235%55.030433%55.030433%55%7.275%7.27%11.278%11.3%-12.735784%-1.674202%-12.735784%13%22.402%22.4%19.871%19.9%-8.394251%-32.801621%-8.394251%8%14.088%14.1%12.997%13.0%-7.627661%26.111295%26.111295%26%24.018%24.0%30.290%30.3%-86.096201%-86.096201%86%15.934239%28.984%29.0%15.575%15.6%143.278526%21.032423%143.278526%143%1.501%1.50%3.652%3.65%1,000.000000%84.985407%1,000.000000%> 1000%0.000%0%0.967%0.97%1,000.000000%242.805125%1,000.000000%> 1000%0.000%0%0.644%0.64%
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 Buffalo County and Tract 969600
Tract 969600
Buffalo County
0%5%10%15%20%25%30%B.X.Total65+45-6435-4425-349.326425%15.631006%9.326425%9.3%1819320.774648%20.558864%20.774648%20.8%11856812.292359%27.614138%12.292359%12.3%3730128.027211%30.364552%28.027211%28.0%206735
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 Buffalo County at large.
Scope: population of Buffalo County and Tract 969600
50%40%30%20%10%0%%ref.65+45-6435-4425-34-40.333815%-40.333815%40.3%9.326%9.33%15.631%15.6%1.049591%1.049591%1.0%20.775%20.8%20.559%20.6%-55.485271%-55.485271%55.5%12.292%12.3%27.614%27.6%-7.697599%-7.697599%7.7%28.027%28.0%30.365%30.4%
% percentage in Tract 969600 with a Bachelor's degree
ref percentage in Buffalo 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 Buffalo County and Tract 969600
More Females More Males
Buffalo County
Tract 969600
100%50%0%50%FM65+45-6435-4425-3455.522828%2.465909%55.522828%55.5%7.292%7.29%11.340%11.3%-131.025387%-131.025387%131.0%34.681449%27.003%27.0%11.688%11.7%-31.118881%-42.837908%-31.118881%31.1%13.636%13.6%10.400%10.4%-26.594681%0.063924%0.063924%0.1%28.016%28.0%28.033%28.0%
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 Buffalo County and Tract 969600
Tract 969600
Buffalo County
$0k$20k$40kCount%Graduate Degree1Bachelor's DegreeSome CollegeH.S. Diploma2Total$49,539.000000$58,221.000000$49,539.000000$49.5k22712.632%12.6%$37,098.000000$38,937.000000$37,098.000000$37.1k37921.091%21.1%$23,723.000000$31,021.000000$23,723.000000$23.7k73340.790%40.8%$20,330.000000$30,667.000000$20,330.000000$20.3k39622.037%22.0%$26,469.000000$34,769.000000$26,469.000000$26.5k1,797100.000%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 Buffalo County and Tract 969600
Female Male
Buffalo County
Tract 969600
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
$50k$0k$50kFMGraduate Degree1Bachelor's DegreeSome CollegeH.S. Diploma2Total$-38,333.000000$-52,257.000000$-38,333.000000$38.3k$38,333.000000$13,512.000000$52,257.000000$13,149.000000$51,845.000000$51.8k78149$-31,033.000000$-31,697.000000$-31,033.000000$31.0k$31,033.000000$10,038.000000$31,697.000000$19,042.000000$41,071.000000$41.1k194185$-23,207.000000$-25,575.000000$-23,207.000000$23.2k$23,207.000000$5,690.000000$25,575.000000$15,338.000000$28,897.000000$28.9k330403$-12,300.000000$-24,107.000000$-12,300.000000$12.3k$12,300.000000$13,388.000000$24,107.000000$12,468.000000$25,688.000000$25.7k251145$-22,236.000000$-27,500.000000$-22,236.000000$22.2k$22,236.000000$15,963.000000$27,500.000000$14,611.000000$38,199.000000$38.2k866931
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 Buffalo County and Tract 969600
Tract 969600
Buffalo County
0%20%40%60%80%CountBachelor's Degree1Some College2H.S. Diploma3No H.S. Diploma394.532628%90.720632%94.532628%94.5%53679.585799%84.563288%79.585799%79.6%53892.401216%82.966283%92.401216%92.4%30418.750000%68.595679%18.750000%18.8%6
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 Buffalo County and Tract 969600
Female Male
Buffalo County
Tract 969600
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30%20%10%0%10%20%30%MFWhite1BlackHispanic2Other1-1.604938%-3.982879%-1.604938%1.6%1.604938%4.822565%3.982879%1.664398%6.427504%6.4%4313-0.000000%-0.000000%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%11.210762%0.000000%0.0%00-0.000000%-24.915445%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%4.918033%24.915445%12.369037%4.918033%4.9%60-0.000000%-33.146067%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%13.043478%33.146067%4.112281%13.043478%13.0%60
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 Buffalo County and Tract 969600
Female Male
Buffalo County
Tract 969600
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20%0%20%40%MFWhite1BlackHispanic2Other1-33.580247%-34.045672%-1.386713%-33.580247%33.6%33.580247%7.525882%34.045672%41.106129%41.1%275272-0.000000%-0.000000%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%40.495868%0.000000%25.112108%40.495868%40.5%490-0.000000%-11.530172%-10.003086%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%8.196721%11.530172%8.196721%8.2%100-0.000000%-8.707865%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%0.000000%8.707865%8.691080%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 Buffalo County

There are 11 tracts in Buffalo County. This section compares Tract 969600 to all of the tracts in Buffalo County and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Tract 969600.

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 969600, selected other tracts in Buffalo County, and entities that contain Tract 969600
0%5%10%15%Count#969100Tract 969100United States of AmericaUnited States969300Tract 969300MidwestNebraskaWest North Central969700Tract 969700969400Tract 969400968900Tract 968900969000Tract 969000Kearney Metro AreaKearney AreaBuffalo CountyBuffalo969500Tract 969500Kearney Public SchoolsKearneyKearney969600Tract 969600969203Tract 969203969204Tract 969204969202Tract 96920216.000000%16.000000%16.0%504113.020590%13.020590%13.0%27,818,38027.8M10.518834%10.518834%10.5%148210.244520%10.244520%10.2%4,641,8354.64M9.315025%9.315025%9.3%113,944114k9.174633%9.174633%9.2%1,278,0511.28M7.146452%7.146452%7.1%28436.629630%6.629630%6.6%17946.575782%6.575782%6.6%16456.424767%6.424767%6.4%19366.407302%6.407302%6.4%2,1696.373769%6.373769%6.4%1,8705.878424%5.878424%5.9%8875.140208%5.140208%5.1%1,1535.069294%5.069294%5.1%9623.450195%3.450195%3.5%6282.850877%2.850877%2.9%10492.621502%2.621502%2.6%89102.419710%2.419710%2.4%5511
Count number of people in category
# rank of tract out of 11 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 969600, selected other tracts in Buffalo County, and entities that contain Tract 969600
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#969202Tract 969202969204Tract 969204969203Tract 969203Kearney Public SchoolsKearneyKearney969700Tract 969700969600Tract 969600Buffalo CountyBuffaloKearney Metro AreaKearney Area969500Tract 969500United States of AmericaUnited StatesWest North CentralNebraska969000Tract 969000Midwest969400Tract 969400968900Tract 968900969100Tract 969100969300Tract 96930051.165860%51.165860%51.2%1,163146.774669%46.774669%46.8%1,588245.641447%45.641447%45.6%1,665337.029111%37.029111%37.0%8,30636.791906%36.791906%36.8%6,98233.895320%33.895320%33.9%1,347433.722871%33.722871%33.7%606533.474215%33.474215%33.5%9,82132.193076%32.193076%32.2%10,89810.9k31.329325%31.329325%31.3%469630.315023%30.315023%30.3%64,767,78764.8M30.056536%30.056536%30.1%4,186,9564.19M29.984843%29.984843%30.0%366,783367k29.860186%29.860186%29.9%897728.952816%28.952816%29.0%13,118,64213.1M23.333333%23.333333%23.3%630822.814755%22.814755%22.8%569920.730159%20.730159%20.7%6531016.631130%16.631130%16.6%23411
Count number of people in category
# rank of tract out of 11 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 969600, selected other tracts in Buffalo County, and entities that contain Tract 969600
0%2%4%6%8%Count#969204Tract 969204969202Tract 969202969203Tract 969203Kearney Public SchoolsKearneyKearneyUnited States of AmericaUnited States969600Tract 969600Buffalo CountyBuffaloWest North CentralNebraskaMidwestKearney Metro AreaKearney Area969000Tract 969000969500Tract 969500969100Tract 969100969400Tract 969400969700Tract 969700968900Tract 968900969300Tract 9693008.424153%8.424153%8.4%28616.335240%6.335240%6.3%14425.071272%5.071272%5.1%18533.749276%3.749276%3.7%8413.604363%3.604363%3.6%6843.336158%3.336158%3.3%7,127,6737.13M3.283250%3.283250%3.3%5943.098265%3.098265%3.1%9092.978981%2.978981%3.0%414,980415k2.935920%2.935920%2.9%35,91335.9k2.893416%2.893416%2.9%1,311,0191.31M2.865414%2.865414%2.9%9702.663116%2.663116%2.7%8051.803607%1.803607%1.8%2761.238095%1.238095%1.2%3971.222222%1.222222%1.2%3380.981379%0.981379%1.0%3990.681636%0.681636%0.7%17100.000000%0.000000%0.0%011
Count number of people in category
# rank of tract out of 11 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 969600, selected other tracts in Buffalo County, and entities that contain Tract 969600
Female
Male
0x2x4xFM#Tract 969202Tract 969203Tract 969600Tract 969204Tract 969500KearneyKearneyTract 969700Tract 968900BuffaloKearney AreaNebraskaTract 969400West North CentralMidwestUnited StatesTract 969300Tract 969100Tract 969000-1.000000x-1.000000x4.759152x4.759152x4.76x0.891%0.89%4.239%4.24%1-1.000000x-1.000000x4.691979x4.691979x4.69x1.082%1.08%5.077%5.08%2-1.000000x-1.000000x3.506073x3.506073x3.51x1.501%1.50%5.263%5.26%3-1.000000x-1.000000x2.396475x2.396475x2.40x1.592%1.59%3.814%3.81%4-1.000000x-1.000000x2.049163x2.049163x2.05x3.792%3.79%7.771%7.77%5-1.000000x-1.000000x1.823571x1.823571x1.82x3.615%3.62%6.593%6.59%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.655267x1.655267x1.66x3.892%3.89%6.443%6.44%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.497014x1.497014x1.50x5.659%5.66%8.472%8.47%6-1.000000x-1.000000x1.480638x1.480638x1.48x5.313%5.31%7.867%7.87%7-1.000000x-1.000000x1.462694x1.462694x1.46x5.190%5.19%7.591%7.59%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.323844x1.323844x1.32x5.527%5.53%7.317%7.32%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.197869x1.197869x1.20x8.492%8.49%10.173%10.2%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.171512x1.171512x1.17x6.125%6.13%7.176%7.18%8-1.000000x-1.000000x1.137506x1.137506x1.14x8.598%8.60%9.780%9.78%-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%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.106694x1.106694x1.11x9.971%9.97%11.034%11.0%9-1.000000x-1.000000x1.091286x1.091286x1.09x15.302%15.3%16.698%16.7%10-1.263767x-1.263767x1.26x1.000000x1.000000x7.224%7.22%5.716%5.72%11
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of tract out of 11 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 969600, selected other tracts in Buffalo County, and entities that contain Tract 969600
Female
Male
10x5x0x5x10xFM#Tract 969500Tract 968900Tract 969600Tract 969202Tract 969204KearneyKearneyKearney AreaNebraskaBuffaloMidwestWest North CentralUnited StatesTract 969000Tract 969700Tract 969203Tract 969400Tract 969100-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%3.439%3.44%1-1.000000x-1.000000x3.323804x3.323804x3.32x0.317%0.32%1.054%1.05%2-1.000000x-1.000000x2.728536x2.728536x2.73x1.732%1.73%4.726%4.73%3-1.000000x-1.000000x2.306732x2.306732x2.31x3.968%3.97%9.152%9.15%4-1.000000x-1.000000x2.292461x2.292461x2.29x5.269%5.27%12.079%12.1%5-1.000000x-1.000000x1.938029x1.938029x1.94x2.472%2.47%4.791%4.79%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.863654x1.863654x1.86x2.636%2.64%4.912%4.91%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.720843x1.720843x1.72x2.116%2.12%3.641%3.64%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.674648x1.674648x1.67x2.207%2.21%3.696%3.70%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.627350x1.627350x1.63x2.366%2.37%3.851%3.85%-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-1.000000x1.478224x1.478224x1.48x2.125%2.12%3.141%3.14%6-1.000000x-1.000000x1.426368x1.426368x1.43x0.801%0.80%1.142%1.14%7-1.000000x-1.000000x1.328758x1.328758x1.33x4.427%4.43%5.882%5.88%8-1.000000x-1.000000x1.019608x1.019608x1.02x1.211%1.21%1.235%1.23%9-10.000000x-10.000000x> 10.0x1.000000x1.000000x2.286%2.29%0.190%0.19%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:
Nebraska
County:
Buffalo
Metro Area:
Kearney Area
City:
Kearney
Precincts:
6, 7, 11, 12, 13
ZIP Codes:
68845, 68849
Unified School District:
Kearney
Congressional District:
NE-3
State Senate District:
NE-37
Block Groups:
Block Group 969600-1, Block Group 969600-2, Block Group 969600-3, Block Group 969600-4
Neighboring Tracts:
Tract 969202, Tract 969204, Tract 969500, Tract 969700