Educational Attainment in Tract 968500, Dawson County, Nebraska (Tract)

Educational Attainment#1

Highest level of education among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of Dawson County and Tract 968500
Tract 968500
Dawson County
0%10%20%30%40%50%CountHigher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma215.661218%24.582214%15.661218%15.7%52746.359584%51.359853%46.359584%46.4%1,56037.979198%24.057933%37.979198%38.0%1,278
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 Dawson County at large.
Scope: population of Dawson County and Tract 968500
-50%0%+50%%ref.Higher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2-36.290447%-36.290447%-36.3%15.661%15.7%24.582%24.6%-9.735755%-9.735755%-9.7%46.360%46.4%51.360%51.4%57.865589%57.865589%+57.9%37.979%38.0%24.058%24.1%
% percentage with given level in Tract 968500
ref. percentage with given level in Dawson 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 Dawson County and Tract 968500
Tract 968500
Dawson County
0%5%10%15%20%25%30%CountDoctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None0.237741%0.511174%0.237741%0.2%80.921248%0.996133%0.921248%0.9%311.931649%3.610984%1.931649%1.9%656.032689%10.098958%6.032689%6.0%2036.537890%9.364965%6.537890%6.5%22016.849926%19.824366%16.849926%16.8%56729.509658%31.535487%29.509658%29.5%99315.809807%8.454027%15.809807%15.8%53216.196137%11.324464%16.196137%16.2%5455.973254%4.279442%5.973254%6.0%201
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 Dawson County at large.
Scope: population of Dawson County and Tract 968500
-50%0%+50%%ref.Doctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None-53.491066%-53.491066%-53.5%0.238%0.24%0.511%0.51%-7.517596%-7.517596%-7.5%0.921%0.92%0.996%1.00%-46.506285%-46.506285%-46.5%1.932%1.93%3.611%3.61%-40.264239%-40.264239%-40.3%6.033%6.03%10.099%10.1%-30.187779%-30.187779%-30.2%6.538%6.54%9.365%9.36%-15.003962%-15.003962%-15.0%16.850%16.8%19.824%19.8%-6.423966%-6.423966%-6.4%29.510%29.5%31.535%31.5%87.009180%87.009180%+87.0%15.810%15.8%8.454%8.45%43.019010%43.019010%+43.0%16.196%16.2%11.324%11.3%39.580221%39.580221%+39.6%5.973%5.97%4.279%4.28%
% percentage with given level in Tract 968500
ref. percentage with given level in Dawson 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 Dawson County and Tract 968500
More Females More Males
Dawson County
Tract 968500
5%0%5%10%FMHigher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2-4.145648%-4.145648%4%0.081245%15.990%16.0%15.354%15.4%-7.224151%-4.647936%-7.224151%7%48.032%48.0%44.796%44.8%10.763923%10.108908%10.763923%11%35.978%36.0%39.850%39.9%
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 Dawson County and Tract 968500
More Females More Males
Dawson County
Tract 968500
0%500%1,000%FMDoctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None1,000.000000%95.208495%1,000.000000%> 1000%0.000%0%0.460%0.46%128.560475%147.415418%128.560475%129%0.554%0.55%1.265%1.27%-3.708673%-10.573598%-3.708673%4%1.968%1.97%1.898%1.90%-14.588824%-30.067494%-14.588824%15%6.458%6.46%5.635%5.64%-15.021235%-15.021235%15%22.043736%7.011%7.01%6.095%6.10%-8.235474%10.404300%10.404300%10%15.990%16.0%17.654%17.7%-18.052385%-2.454558%-18.052385%18%32.042%32.0%27.142%27.1%-4.564077%-8.337116%-4.564077%5%16.175%16.2%15.469%15.5%-24.350095%-1.981326%-24.350095%24%18.020%18.0%14.491%14.5%454.563661%121.073621%454.563661%455%1.784%1.78%9.891%9.89%
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 Dawson County and Tract 968500
Tract 968500
Dawson County
0%2%4%6%8%10%12%B.X.Total65+45-6435-4425-347.395498%9.150327%7.395498%7.4%466225.663189%8.057432%5.663189%5.7%761,3421.604278%13.594306%1.604278%1.6%95618.571429%11.960133%8.571429%8.6%72840
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 Dawson County at large.
Scope: population of Dawson County and Tract 968500
80%60%40%20%0%%ref.65+45-6435-4425-34-19.177768%-19.177768%19.2%7.395%7.40%9.150%9.15%-29.714716%-29.714716%29.7%5.663%5.66%8.057%8.06%-88.198897%-88.198897%88.2%1.604%1.60%13.594%13.6%-28.333333%-28.333333%28.3%8.571%8.57%11.960%12.0%
% percentage in Tract 968500 with a Bachelor's degree
ref percentage in Dawson 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 Dawson County and Tract 968500
More Females More Males
Dawson County
Tract 968500
0%500%1,000%FM65+45-6435-4425-34405.416169%28.587948%405.416169%405.4%2.624%2.62%13.262%13.3%-201.358364%-119.903677%-201.358364%201.4%8.814%8.81%2.925%2.92%1,000.000000%15.654459%1,000.000000%> 1000%0.000%0%2.951%2.95%-43.416313%-60.233963%-43.416313%43.4%10.174%10.2%7.094%7.09%
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 Dawson County and Tract 968500
Tract 968500
Dawson County
$0k$20k$40k$60kCount%Graduate Degree1Bachelor's DegreeSome CollegeH.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2Total$46,442.000000$61,711.000000$46,442.000000$46.4k1043.091%3.09%$33,906.000000$39,704.000000$33,906.000000$33.9k2036.033%6.03%$29,487.000000$31,025.000000$29,487.000000$29.5k78723.388%23.4%$25,071.000000$26,903.000000$25,071.000000$25.1k99329.510%29.5%$26,588.000000$25,793.000000$26,588.000000$26.6k1,27837.979%38.0%$26,867.000000$29,925.000000$26,867.000000$26.9k3,365100.000%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 Dawson County and Tract 968500
Female Male
Dawson County
Tract 968500
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
$40k$20k$0k$20k$40kFMBachelor's DegreeSome CollegeH.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2Total$-31,389.000000$-8,767.000000$-31,563.000000$-40,156.000000$40.2k$31,389.000000$31,563.000000$14,354.000000$31,389.000000$31.4k10598$-27,446.000000$-2,242.000000$-25,186.000000$-29,688.000000$29.7k$27,446.000000$25,186.000000$15,188.000000$27,446.000000$27.4k374413$-21,971.000000$-22,756.000000$-21,971.000000$22.0k$21,971.000000$6,243.000000$22,756.000000$12,148.000000$28,214.000000$28.2k521472$-25,791.000000$-21,905.000000$-25,791.000000$25.8k$25,791.000000$2,288.000000$21,905.000000$6,056.000000$28,079.000000$28.1k585693$-25,322.000000$-24,903.000000$-25,322.000000$25.3k$25,322.000000$3,074.000000$24,903.000000$10,883.000000$28,396.000000$28.4k1,6261,739
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 Dawson County and Tract 968500
Tract 968500
Dawson County
0%20%40%60%80%CountBachelor's Degree1Some College2H.S. Diploma3No H.S. Diploma388.844622%93.146249%88.844622%88.8%22382.164634%86.585026%82.164634%82.2%53981.927711%80.136350%81.927711%81.9%54476.450512%76.850342%76.450512%76.5%896
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 Dawson County and Tract 968500
Female Male
Dawson County
Tract 968500
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
100%50%0%50%MFWhite1BlackHispanic2Other1-4.231975%-2.364331%-6.691450%-0.352366%-6.596306%6.6%4.231975%6.691450%4.231975%4.2%2750-44.444444%-55.555556%-41.883768%-35.771910%-100.000000%100.0%44.444444%41.883768%44.444444%44.4%128161-53.125000%-62.824049%-53.125000%53.1%53.125000%16.900510%62.824049%5.944424%70.025510%70.0%549374-63.157895%-5.991041%-62.559242%-11.007637%-69.148936%69.1%63.157895%62.559242%63.157895%63.2%9665
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 Dawson County and Tract 968500
Female Male
Dawson County
Tract 968500
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
20%10%0%10%20%MFWhite1BlackHispanic2Other1-18.469657%-20.739581%-1.038936%-18.469657%18.5%18.469657%6.765453%20.739581%25.235110%25.2%161140-0.000000%-0.000000%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.801603%0.000000%0.0%00-0.000000%-0.852273%-0.992830%-0.852273%0.9%0.000000%0.992830%1.026875%0.000000%0.0%06-0.000000%-0.000000%-6.687898%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%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 Dawson County

There are 7 tracts in Dawson County. This section compares Tract 968500 to all of the tracts in Dawson County and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Tract 968500.

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 968500, selected other tracts in Dawson County, and entities that contain Tract 968500
0%10%20%30%40%Count#968400Tract 968400Lexington Public SchoolsLexingtonZIP Code 68850ZIP 68850968500Tract 968500Dawson CountyDawsonLexington Metro AreaLexington968100Tract 968100United States of AmericaUnited States968000Tract 968000968200Tract 968200968300Tract 968300MidwestNebraskaWest North Central968600Tract 96860047.619048%47.619048%47.6%1,420139.507861%39.507861%39.5%2,89039.302389%39.302389%39.3%2,86237.979198%37.979198%38.0%1,278224.057933%24.057933%24.1%3,67122.623266%22.623266%22.6%3,76713.885778%13.885778%13.9%124313.020590%13.020590%13.0%27,818,38027.8M11.929825%11.929825%11.9%204411.727617%11.727617%11.7%279511.038738%11.038738%11.0%322610.244520%10.244520%10.2%4,641,8354.64M9.315025%9.315025%9.3%113,944114k9.174633%9.174633%9.2%1,278,0511.28M4.343534%4.343534%4.3%447
Count number of people in category
# rank of tract out of 7 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 968500, selected other tracts in Dawson County, and entities that contain Tract 968500
0%10%20%30%Count#United States of AmericaUnited StatesWest North CentralNebraskaMidwest968200Tract 968200968100Tract 968100968300Tract 968300968600Tract 968600Lexington Metro AreaLexington968000Tract 968000Dawson CountyDawson968500Tract 968500ZIP Code 68850ZIP 68850Lexington Public SchoolsLexington968400Tract 96840030.315023%30.315023%30.3%64,767,78764.8M30.056536%30.056536%30.1%4,186,9564.19M29.984843%29.984843%30.0%366,783367k28.952816%28.952816%29.0%13,118,64213.1M24.001681%24.001681%24.0%571123.964166%23.964166%24.0%214219.506342%19.506342%19.5%569318.756170%18.756170%18.8%190415.692751%15.692751%15.7%2,61315.614035%15.614035%15.6%267515.217249%15.217249%15.2%2,3229.123328%9.123328%9.1%30769.104642%9.104642%9.1%6638.831169%8.831169%8.8%6466.841046%6.841046%6.8%2047
Count number of people in category
# rank of tract out of 7 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 968500, selected other tracts in Dawson County, and entities that contain Tract 968500
0%1%2%3%Count#United States of AmericaUnited States968100Tract 968100West North CentralNebraskaMidwest968200Tract 968200968600Tract 968600968000Tract 968000Dawson CountyDawsonLexington Metro AreaLexington968500Tract 968500ZIP Code 68850ZIP 68850Lexington Public SchoolsLexington968400Tract 968400968300Tract 9683003.336158%3.336158%3.3%7,127,6737.13M3.023516%3.023516%3.0%2712.978981%2.978981%3.0%414,980415k2.935920%2.935920%2.9%35,91335.9k2.893416%2.893416%2.9%1,311,0191.31M2.522068%2.522068%2.5%6022.073050%2.073050%2.1%2131.754386%1.754386%1.8%3041.507307%1.507307%1.5%2301.465377%1.465377%1.5%2441.158990%1.158990%1.2%3951.029937%1.029937%1.0%751.025290%1.025290%1.0%751.006036%1.006036%1.0%3060.788481%0.788481%0.8%237
Count number of people in category
# rank of tract out of 7 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 968500, selected other tracts in Dawson County, and entities that contain Tract 968500
Female
Male
1x0x1xFM#Tract 968000NebraskaTract 968600West North CentralMidwestLexingtonUnited StatesTract 968500DawsonZIP 68850Tract 968300LexingtonTract 968400Tract 968200Tract 968100-1.000000x-1.000000x1.751714x1.751714x1.75x8.492%8.49%14.875%14.9%1-1.000000x-1.000000x1.197869x1.197869x1.20x8.492%8.49%10.173%10.2%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.169591x1.169591x1.17x4.000%4.00%4.678%4.68%2-1.000000x-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-1.000000x1.124764x1.124764x1.12x21.289%21.3%23.945%23.9%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.109070x1.109070x1.11x12.369%12.4%13.719%13.7%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.107639x1.107639x1.11x35.978%36.0%39.850%39.9%3-1.000000x-1.000000x1.101089x1.101089x1.10x22.887%22.9%25.201%25.2%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.082342x1.082342x1.08x37.680%37.7%40.783%40.8%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.072970x1.072970x1.07x10.673%10.7%11.451%11.5%4-1.000000x-1.000000x1.068963x1.068963x1.07x38.124%38.1%40.753%40.8%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.052844x1.052844x1.05x46.352%46.4%48.801%48.8%5-1.202326x-1.202326x1.20x1.000000x1.000000x12.791%12.8%10.638%10.6%6-1.248734x-1.248734x1.25x1.000000x1.000000x15.473%15.5%12.391%12.4%7
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of tract out of 7 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 968500, selected other tracts in Dawson County, and entities that contain Tract 968500
Female
Male
0x5x10xFM#Tract 968300Tract 968200Tract 968500DawsonLexingtonTract 968400ZIP 68850LexingtonNebraskaMidwestWest North CentralUnited StatesTract 968600Tract 968000Tract 968100-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%1.678%1.68%1-1.000000x-1.000000x5.123404x5.123404x5.12x0.831%0.83%4.255%4.26%2-1.000000x-1.000000x3.116734x3.116734x3.12x0.554%0.55%1.725%1.73%3-1.000000x-1.000000x2.277432x2.277432x2.28x0.915%0.92%2.085%2.08%-1.000000x-1.000000x2.232053x2.232053x2.23x0.905%0.91%2.020%2.02%-1.000000x-1.000000x2.176064x2.176064x2.18x0.625%0.63%1.361%1.36%4-1.000000x-1.000000x1.938616x1.938616x1.94x0.691%0.69%1.339%1.34%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.912500x1.912500x1.91x0.693%0.69%1.325%1.32%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.674648x1.674648x1.67x2.207%2.21%3.696%3.70%-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-1.000000x1.072125x1.072125x1.07x2.000%2.00%2.144%2.14%5-1.167300x-1.167300x1.17x1.000000x1.000000x1.901%1.90%1.629%1.63%6-1.545245x-1.545245x1.55x1.000000x1.000000x3.695%3.70%2.391%2.39%7
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of tract out of 7 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:
Dawson
Metro Area:
Lexington Area
City:
Lexington
Precinct:
Lexington
ZIP Code:
68850
Unified School District:
Lexington
Congressional District:
NE-3
State Senate District:
NE-36
Block Groups:
Block Group 968500-1, Block Group 968500-2, Block Group 968500-3, Block Group 968500-4, Block Group 968500-5
Neighboring Tracts:
Tract 968000, Tract 968100, Tract 968400