Educational Attainment in Tract 978700, Wayne County, Nebraska (Tract)

Educational Attainment#1

Highest level of education among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of Wayne County and Tract 978700
Tract 978700
Wayne County
0%10%20%30%40%50%CountHigher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma258.076790%49.086410%58.076790%58.1%1,67935.385680%45.850780%35.385680%35.4%1,0236.537530%5.062809%6.537530%6.5%189
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 Wayne County at large.
Scope: population of Wayne County and Tract 978700
-20%0%+20%%ref.Higher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma218.315415%18.315415%+18.3%58.077%58.1%49.086%49.1%-22.824259%-22.824259%-22.8%35.386%35.4%45.851%45.9%29.128511%29.128511%+29.1%6.538%6.54%5.063%5.06%
% percentage with given level in Tract 978700
ref. percentage with given level in Wayne 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 Wayne County and Tract 978700
Tract 978700
Wayne County
0%10%20%30%CountDoctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None2.628848%1.560716%2.628848%2.6%762.559668%1.732014%2.559668%2.6%748.128675%6.109631%8.128675%8.1%23534.936008%26.931861%34.936008%34.9%1,0109.823590%12.752189%9.823590%9.8%28422.241439%23.448801%22.241439%22.2%64313.144241%22.401979%13.144241%13.1%3804.150813%3.406928%4.150813%4.2%1201.833276%1.141987%1.833276%1.8%530.553442%0.513894%0.553442%0.6%16
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 Wayne County at large.
Scope: population of Wayne County and Tract 978700
-50%0%+50%%ref.Doctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None68.438636%68.438636%+68.4%2.629%2.63%1.561%1.56%47.785663%47.785663%+47.8%2.560%2.56%1.732%1.73%33.046914%33.046914%+33.0%8.129%8.13%6.110%6.11%29.719991%29.719991%+29.7%34.936%34.9%26.932%26.9%-22.965456%-22.965456%-23.0%9.824%9.82%12.752%12.8%-5.148928%-5.148928%-5.1%22.241%22.2%23.449%23.4%-41.325539%-41.325539%-41.3%13.144%13.1%22.402%22.4%21.834474%21.834474%+21.8%4.151%4.15%3.407%3.41%60.533841%60.533841%+60.5%1.833%1.83%1.142%1.14%7.695658%7.695658%+7.7%0.553%0.55%0.514%0.51%
% percentage with given level in Tract 978700
ref. percentage with given level in Wayne 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 Wayne County and Tract 978700
More Females More Males
Wayne County
Tract 978700
0%20%40%60%80%FMHigher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2-7.335092%-13.852426%-7.335092%7%60.000%60.0%55.900%55.9%3.255865%7.782956%3.255865%3%34.853%34.9%35.988%36.0%57.621075%80.299776%57.621075%58%5.147%5.15%8.112%8.11%
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 Wayne County and Tract 978700
More Females More Males
Wayne County
Tract 978700
0%200%400%FMDoctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None448.587474%326.878389%448.587474%449%0.847%0.85%4.646%4.65%1.590273%5.785352%1.590273%2%2.541%2.54%2.581%2.58%-196.098444%-126.480632%-196.098444%196%11.792%11.8%3.982%3.98%-4.365665%-22.844840%-4.365665%4%35.635%35.6%34.145%34.1%14.806272%15.237986%14.806272%15%9.186%9.19%10.546%10.5%-22.820435%-17.873307%-22.820435%23%24.365%24.4%19.838%19.8%53.980927%38.666683%53.980927%54%10.489%10.5%16.150%16.2%75.822193%95.287474%75.822193%76%3.062%3.06%5.383%5.38%1.071955%3.485670%1.071955%1%1.824%1.82%1.844%1.84%239.601770%355.336948%239.601770%240%0.261%0.26%0.885%0.88%
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 Wayne County and Tract 978700
Tract 978700
Wayne County
0%10%20%30%40%50%B.X.Total65+45-6435-4425-3425.410872%18.914729%25.410872%25.4%20179137.674419%27.329792%37.674419%37.7%4051,07519.736842%16.685083%19.736842%19.7%9045655.184534%45.951417%55.184534%55.2%314569
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 Wayne County at large.
Scope: population of Wayne County and Tract 978700
0%10%20%30%%ref.65+45-6435-4425-3434.344366%34.344366%34.3%25.411%25.4%18.915%18.9%37.851097%37.851097%37.9%37.674%37.7%27.330%27.3%18.290345%18.290345%18.3%19.737%19.7%16.685%16.7%20.093216%20.093216%20.1%55.185%55.2%45.951%46.0%
% percentage in Tract 978700 with a Bachelor's degree
ref percentage in Wayne 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 Wayne County and Tract 978700
More Females More Males
Wayne County
Tract 978700
300%200%100%0%FM65+45-6435-4425-34-27.333559%9.998376%9.998376%10.0%24.411%24.4%26.852%26.9%-4.570154%14.783089%14.783089%14.8%35.075%35.1%40.260%40.3%-330.909091%-366.458766%-330.909091%330.9%27.719%27.7%6.433%6.43%-46.219499%-17.458765%-46.219499%46.2%67.206%67.2%45.963%46.0%
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 Wayne County and Tract 978700
Tract 978700
Wayne County
$0k$20k$40k$60kCount%Graduate Degree1Bachelor's DegreeSome CollegeH.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2Total$60,000.000000$60,568.000000$60,000.000000$60.0k38513.317%13.3%$32,049.000000$34,050.000000$32,049.000000$32.0k1,01034.936%34.9%$34,400.000000$35,248.000000$34,400.000000$34.4k92732.065%32.1%$40,469.000000$32,500.000000$40,469.000000$40.5k38013.144%13.1%$27,050.000000$27,578.000000$27,050.000000$27.1k1896.538%6.54%$35,736.000000$35,886.000000$35,736.000000$35.7k2,891100.000%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 Wayne County and Tract 978700
Female Male
Wayne County
Tract 978700
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
$50k$0k$50kFMGraduate Degree1Bachelor's DegreeSome CollegeTotal$-57,019.000000$-55,250.000000$-57,019.000000$57.0k$57,019.000000$11,627.000000$55,250.000000$14,224.000000$68,646.000000$68.6k233152$-31,673.000000$-31,831.000000$-31,673.000000$31.7k$31,673.000000$3,630.000000$31,831.000000$5,637.000000$35,303.000000$35.3k547463$-29,020.000000$-27,434.000000$-29,020.000000$29.0k$29,020.000000$11,186.000000$27,434.000000$13,921.000000$40,206.000000$40.2k515412$-32,528.000000$-31,128.000000$-32,528.000000$32.5k$32,528.000000$6,835.000000$31,128.000000$10,043.000000$39,363.000000$39.4k1,5351,356
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 Wayne County and Tract 978700
Tract 978700
Wayne County
0%20%40%60%80%CountBachelor's Degree1Some College2H.S. Diploma3No H.S. Diploma389.899909%90.387097%89.899909%89.9%98892.113565%91.016713%92.113565%92.1%58494.520548%83.074935%94.520548%94.5%20775.000000%73.529412%75.000000%75.0%111
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 Wayne County and Tract 978700
Female Male
Wayne County
Tract 978700
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
40%20%0%20%40%60%MFWhite1AsianHispanic2-1.646385%-1.621403%-1.646385%1.6%1.646385%2.949494%1.621403%2.909342%4.595880%4.6%5823-0.000000%-0.000000%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%00-44.067797%-38.970588%-44.067797%44.1%44.067797%22.598870%38.970588%23.529412%66.666667%66.7%5252
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 Wayne County and Tract 978700
Female Male
Wayne County
Tract 978700
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
40%20%0%20%40%MFWhite1AsianHispanic2-48.732171%-4.238480%-33.616505%-8.175145%-52.970651%53.0%48.732171%33.616505%48.732171%48.7%615740-0.000000%-0.000000%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%00-0.000000%-33.898305%-0.000000%-34.558824%-33.898305%33.9%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%040
M number of males in category
F number of females in category
1non-Hispanic 2excluding black and Asian Hispanics

Educational Attainment by Tract in Wayne County

There are 2 tracts in Wayne County. This section compares Tract 978700 to all of the tracts in Wayne County and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Tract 978700.

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 978700, selected other tracts in Wayne County, and entities that contain Tract 978700
0%5%10%Count#United States of AmericaUnited StatesMidwestNebraskaWest North Central978700Tract 978700Wayne Community SchoolsWayneZIP Code 68787ZIP 68787Wayne CountyWayne978600Tract 97860013.020590%13.020590%13.0%27,818,38027.8M10.244520%10.244520%10.2%4,641,8354.64M9.315025%9.315025%9.3%113,944114k9.174633%9.174633%9.2%1,278,0511.28M6.537530%6.537530%6.5%18916.024096%6.024096%6.0%2205.651914%5.651914%5.7%1895.062809%5.062809%5.1%2663.258570%3.258570%3.3%772
Count number of people in category
# rank of tract out of 2 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 978700, selected other tracts in Wayne County, and entities that contain Tract 978700
0%10%20%30%40%Count#978700Tract 978700ZIP Code 68787ZIP 68787Wayne Community SchoolsWayneWayne CountyWayneUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWest North CentralNebraskaMidwest978600Tract 97860048.253200%48.253200%48.3%1,395145.933014%45.933014%45.9%1,53643.592552%43.592552%43.6%1,59236.334222%36.334222%36.3%1,90930.315023%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%13,118,64213.1M21.752010%21.752010%21.8%5142
Count number of people in category
# rank of tract out of 2 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 978700, selected other tracts in Wayne County, and entities that contain Tract 978700
0%1%2%3%4%5%Count#978700Tract 978700ZIP Code 68787ZIP 68787Wayne Community SchoolsWayneUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWayne CountyWayneWest North CentralNebraskaMidwest978600Tract 9786005.188516%5.188516%5.2%15014.844498%4.844498%4.8%1624.463308%4.463308%4.5%1633.336158%3.336158%3.3%7,127,6737.13M3.292729%3.292729%3.3%1732.978981%2.978981%3.0%414,980415k2.935920%2.935920%2.9%35,91335.9k2.893416%2.893416%2.9%1,311,0191.31M0.973339%0.973339%1.0%232
Count number of people in category
# rank of tract out of 2 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 978700, selected other tracts in Wayne County, and entities that contain Tract 978700
Female
Male
1x0x1x2x3xFM#Tract 978600WayneWayneTract 978700ZIP 68787NebraskaWest North CentralMidwestUnited States-1.000000x-1.000000x3.039831x3.039831x3.04x1.583%1.58%4.812%4.81%1-1.000000x-1.000000x1.802998x1.802998x1.80x3.630%3.63%6.545%6.55%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.727167x1.727167x1.73x4.456%4.46%7.697%7.70%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.576211x1.576211x1.58x5.147%5.15%8.112%8.11%2-1.000000x-1.000000x1.483569x1.483569x1.48x4.580%4.58%6.794%6.79%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.197869x1.197869x1.20x8.492%8.49%10.173%10.2%-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-1.000000x1.109070x1.109070x1.11x12.369%12.4%13.719%13.7%
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of tract out of 2 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 978700, selected other tracts in Wayne County, and entities that contain Tract 978700
Female
Male
1x0x1x2xFM#Tract 978700ZIP 68787WayneWayneNebraskaMidwestWest North CentralUnited StatesTract 978600-1.000000x-1.000000x2.133396x2.133396x2.13x3.388%3.39%7.227%7.23%1-1.000000x-1.000000x1.962713x1.962713x1.96x3.304%3.30%6.485%6.49%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.931239x1.931239x1.93x3.077%3.08%5.942%5.94%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.900065x1.900065x1.90x2.283%2.28%4.338%4.34%-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-1.000000x1.442632x1.442632x1.44x0.792%0.79%1.142%1.14%2
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of tract out of 2 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:
Wayne
City:
Wayne
Precincts:
Hunter, Strahan
ZIP Code:
68787
Unified School District:
Wayne
Congressional District:
NE-3
State Senate District:
NE-17
Block Groups:
Block Group 978700-1, Block Group 978700-2, Block Group 978700-3, Block Group 978700-4, Block Group 978700-5, Block Group 978700-6
Neighboring Tracts:
Tract 977800, Tract 978600