Educational Attainment in Tract 000902, Otero County, New Mexico (Tract)

Educational Attainment#1

Highest level of education among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of Otero County and Tract 000902
Tract 000902
Otero County
0%10%20%30%40%50%CountHigher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma27.385103%27.429515%7.385103%7.4%46648.351823%56.265188%48.351823%48.4%3,05144.263074%16.305297%44.263074%44.3%2,793
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 Otero County at large.
Scope: population of Otero County and Tract 000902
-100%0%+100%%ref.Higher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2-73.076072%-73.076072%-73.1%7.385%7.39%27.430%27.4%-14.064408%-14.064408%-14.1%48.352%48.4%56.265%56.3%171.464392%171.464392%+171.5%44.263%44.3%16.305%16.3%
% percentage with given level in Tract 000902
ref. percentage with given level in Otero 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 Otero County and Tract 000902
Tract 000902
Otero County
0%5%10%15%20%25%CountDoctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None0.000000%0.000000%0.0%0.596909%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%0.788015%01.759113%6.606111%1.759113%1.8%1113.486529%9.635484%3.486529%3.5%2202.139461%9.802996%2.139461%2.1%13521.521395%27.710275%21.521395%21.5%1,35826.830428%28.554913%26.830428%26.8%1,69314.944532%9.059809%14.944532%14.9%94325.388273%5.870001%25.388273%25.4%1,6023.930269%1.375487%3.930269%3.9%248
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 Otero County at large.
Scope: population of Otero County and Tract 000902
-200%0%+200%%ref.Doctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None-100.000000%-100.000000%-100.0%0.000%0%0.597%0.60%-100.000000%-100.000000%-100.0%0.000%0%0.788%0.79%-73.371434%-73.371434%-73.4%1.759%1.76%6.606%6.61%-63.815733%-63.815733%-63.8%3.487%3.49%9.635%9.64%-78.175436%-78.175436%-78.2%2.139%2.14%9.803%9.80%-22.334243%-22.334243%-22.3%21.521%21.5%27.710%27.7%-6.039190%-6.039190%-6.0%26.830%26.8%28.555%28.6%64.954169%64.954169%+65.0%14.945%14.9%9.060%9.06%332.508816%332.508816%+332.5%25.388%25.4%5.870%5.87%185.736654%185.736654%+185.7%3.930%3.93%1.375%1.38%
% percentage with given level in Tract 000902
ref. percentage with given level in Otero 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 Otero County and Tract 000902
More Females More Males
Otero County
Tract 000902
100%50%0%FMHigher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2-135.274711%-11.277451%-135.274711%135%11.115%11.1%4.724%4.72%11.546967%0.591534%11.546967%12%45.299%45.3%50.529%50.5%2.662084%17.295287%2.662084%3%43.586%43.6%44.746%44.7%
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 Otero County and Tract 000902
More Females More Males
Otero County
Tract 000902
1,000%500%0%FMMaster's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None-1,000.000000%-17.890256%-1,000.000000%> 1000%4.035%4.04%0.136%0.14%-42.770384%-0.050895%-42.770384%43%4.225%4.23%2.960%2.96%-75.247431%-36.691806%-75.247431%75%2.855%2.85%1.629%1.63%19.347566%3.831273%19.347566%19%19.338%19.3%23.079%23.1%-2.517433%5.736550%5.736550%6%25.961%26.0%27.450%27.5%48.482872%22.888996%48.482872%48%11.648%11.6%17.296%17.3%-6.341141%-6.341141%6%14.061678%26.304%26.3%24.735%24.7%-107.492958%-2.684284%-107.492958%107%5.634%5.63%2.715%2.72%
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 Otero County and Tract 000902
Tract 000902
Otero County
0%2%4%6%8%10%B.X.Total65+45-6435-4425-344.429134%8.519712%4.429134%4.4%451,0163.133047%9.396878%3.133047%3.1%732,3301.197183%10.429015%1.197183%1.2%171,4205.505181%10.710394%5.505181%5.5%851,544
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 Otero County at large.
Scope: population of Otero County and Tract 000902
80%60%40%20%0%%ref.65+45-6435-4425-34-48.013103%-48.013103%48.0%4.429%4.43%8.520%8.52%-66.658638%-66.658638%66.7%3.133%3.13%9.397%9.40%-88.520650%-88.520650%88.5%1.197%1.20%10.429%10.4%-48.599639%-48.599639%48.6%5.505%5.51%10.710%10.7%
% percentage in Tract 000902 with a Bachelor's degree
ref percentage in Otero 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 Otero County and Tract 000902
More Females More Males
Otero County
Tract 000902
0%500%1,000%FM65+45-6435-4425-341,000.000000%33.426004%1,000.000000%> 1000%0.000%0%8.588%8.59%-177.744425%-177.744425%177.7%5.288765%4.811%4.81%1.732%1.73%-243.657220%-243.657220%243.7%14.859728%2.227%2.23%0.648%0.65%-125.602410%-61.870733%-125.602410%125.6%8.434%8.43%3.738%3.74%
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 Otero County and Tract 000902
Tract 000902
Otero County
$0k$20k$40kCount%Graduate Degree1Some CollegeH.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2Total$36,332.000000$56,717.000000$36,332.000000$36.3k1111.759%1.76%$16,134.000000$24,975.000000$16,134.000000$16.1k1,49323.661%23.7%$29,511.000000$25,018.000000$29,511.000000$29.5k1,69326.830%26.8%$12,341.000000$13,033.000000$12,341.000000$12.3k2,79344.263%44.3%$16,927.000000$26,290.000000$16,927.000000$16.9k6,310100.000%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 Otero County and Tract 000902
Female Male
Otero County
Tract 000902
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
$20k$0k$20kFMSome CollegeH.S. Diploma2Total$-15,550.000000$-953.000000$-19,385.000000$-16,503.000000$16.5k$15,550.000000$19,385.000000$11,143.000000$15,550.000000$15.6k583910$-24,286.000000$-16,386.000000$-24,286.000000$24.3k$24,286.000000$6,699.000000$16,386.000000$13,277.000000$30,985.000000$31.0k6821,011$-16,388.000000$-2,686.000000$-20,345.000000$-19,074.000000$19.1k$16,388.000000$20,345.000000$10,682.000000$16,388.000000$16.4k2,6273,683
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 Otero County and Tract 000902
Tract 000902
Otero County
0%20%40%60%CountBachelor's Degree1Some College2H.S. Diploma3No H.S. Diploma350.349650%75.939986%50.349650%50.3%14444.933555%68.167308%44.933555%44.9%54143.997361%53.719638%43.997361%44.0%66723.339161%37.160922%23.339161%23.3%534
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 Otero County and Tract 000902
Female Male
Otero County
Tract 000902
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
60%40%20%0%20%40%MFWhite1Hispanic2Other1-22.537563%-8.063705%-22.537563%22.5%22.537563%3.312077%8.063705%0.336967%25.849640%25.8%251135-49.802761%-27.254128%-49.802761%49.8%49.802761%3.879331%27.254128%7.271727%53.682093%53.7%1,3341,010-49.209932%-23.913554%-23.212784%-73.123487%73.1%49.209932%23.212784%6.491886%49.209932%49.2%218302
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 Otero County and Tract 000902
Female Male
Otero County
Tract 000902
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
20%10%0%10%20%MFWhite1Hispanic2Other1-8.347245%-23.101425%-8.347245%8.3%8.347245%0.921550%23.101425%0.796487%9.268795%9.3%9050-0.804829%-7.429885%-7.248867%-2.191437%-8.234714%8.2%0.804829%7.248867%0.804829%0.8%20167-0.902935%-1.760504%-6.799451%-0.321379%-2.663438%2.7%0.902935%6.799451%0.902935%0.9%411
M number of males in category
F number of females in category
1non-Hispanic 2excluding black and Asian Hispanics

Educational Attainment by Tract in Otero County

There are 16 tracts in Otero County. This section compares Tract 000902 to all of the tracts in Otero County and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Tract 000902.

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 000902, selected other tracts in Otero County, and entities that contain Tract 000902
0%10%20%30%40%Count#000902Tract 000902940000Tract 940000000500Tract 000500000100Tract 000100Alamogordo Metro AreaAlamogordoOtero CountyOtero000200Tract 000200000603Tract 000603New MexicoWest000700Tract 000700000602Tract 000602United States of AmericaUnited StatesMountain000303Tract 000303000306Tract 000306000305Tract 000305000402Tract 000402000401Tract 000401000304Tract 000304000601Tract 000601000901Tract 00090144.263074%44.263074%44.3%2,793122.371828%22.371828%22.4%432222.040185%22.040185%22.0%713320.818815%20.818815%20.8%239416.305297%16.305297%16.3%6,91116.305297%16.305297%16.3%6,91115.592334%15.592334%15.6%179515.421816%15.421816%15.4%287615.372147%15.372147%15.4%211,201211k14.435746%14.435746%14.4%7,178,2187.18M13.880474%13.880474%13.9%504713.862719%13.862719%13.9%309813.020590%13.020590%13.0%27,818,38027.8M11.572881%11.572881%11.6%1,755,2861.76M9.807820%9.807820%9.8%14899.320126%9.320126%9.3%207108.970874%8.970874%9.0%231118.121019%8.121019%8.1%408126.439512%6.439512%6.4%206135.674653%5.674653%5.7%135143.172666%3.172666%3.2%52152.898551%2.898551%2.9%6816
Count number of people in category
# rank of tract out of 16 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 000902, selected other tracts in Otero County, and entities that contain Tract 000902
0%5%10%15%20%25%30%Count#West000901Tract 000901United States of AmericaUnited StatesMountain000306Tract 000306000402Tract 000402000601Tract 000601New Mexico000304Tract 000304000401Tract 000401000603Tract 000603000700Tract 000700Alamogordo Metro AreaAlamogordoOtero CountyOtero000303Tract 000303000305Tract 000305000500Tract 000500000100Tract 000100000200Tract 000200940000Tract 940000000602Tract 000602000902Tract 00090231.501368%31.501368%31.5%15,664,15015.7M31.244672%31.244672%31.2%733130.315023%30.315023%30.3%64,767,78764.8M30.120223%30.120223%30.1%4,568,4054.57M28.590725%28.590725%28.6%635227.866242%27.866242%27.9%1,400327.089689%27.089689%27.1%444426.656428%26.656428%26.7%366,238366k24.464061%24.464061%24.5%582524.132541%24.132541%24.1%772619.290704%19.290704%19.3%359719.223354%19.223354%19.2%698817.626519%17.626519%17.6%7,47117.626519%17.626519%17.6%7,47114.711730%14.711730%14.7%222914.679612%14.679612%14.7%3781011.344668%11.344668%11.3%3671110.888502%10.888502%10.9%125129.930314%9.930314%9.9%114138.337649%8.337649%8.3%161146.729475%6.729475%6.7%150155.245642%5.245642%5.2%33116
Count number of people in category
# rank of tract out of 16 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 000902, selected other tracts in Otero County, and entities that contain Tract 000902
0%1%2%3%4%5%Count#000901Tract 000901WestNew MexicoUnited States of AmericaUnited States000500Tract 000500Mountain000304Tract 000304000401Tract 000401000306Tract 000306000602Tract 000602Alamogordo Metro AreaAlamogordoOtero CountyOtero000402Tract 000402000305Tract 000305000100Tract 000100000603Tract 000603000700Tract 000700000601Tract 000601940000Tract 940000000200Tract 000200000902Tract 000902000303Tract 0003035.456095%5.456095%5.5%12813.594387%3.594387%3.6%1,787,3201.79M3.389208%3.389208%3.4%46,56546.6k3.336158%3.336158%3.3%7,127,6737.13M3.122102%3.122102%3.1%10123.117008%3.117008%3.1%472,764473k2.690206%2.690206%2.7%6432.469522%2.469522%2.5%7941.981090%1.981090%2.0%4451.615074%1.615074%1.6%3661.384924%1.384924%1.4%5871.384924%1.384924%1.4%5871.214172%1.214172%1.2%6170.660194%0.660194%0.7%1780.609756%0.609756%0.6%790.591080%0.591080%0.6%11100.578353%0.578353%0.6%21110.427090%0.427090%0.4%7120.414293%0.414293%0.4%8130.261324%0.261324%0.3%3140.000000%0.000000%0.0%0150.000000%0.000000%0.0%016
Count number of people in category
# rank of tract out of 16 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 000902, selected other tracts in Otero County, and entities that contain Tract 000902
Female
Male
2x1x0x1x2xFM#Tract 000602Tract 000303Tract 000402Tract 000305Tract 000100Tract 000700Tract 940000AlamogordoOteroUnited StatesNew MexicoMountainWestTract 000902Tract 000603Tract 000306Tract 000304Tract 000500Tract 000200Tract 000601Tract 000901Tract 000401-1.000000x-1.000000x2.431520x2.431520x2.43x7.603%7.60%18.487%18.5%1-1.000000x-1.000000x2.019117x2.019117x2.02x6.296%6.30%12.712%12.7%2-1.000000x-1.000000x1.820306x1.820306x1.82x5.735%5.74%10.440%10.4%3-1.000000x-1.000000x1.591792x1.591792x1.59x6.921%6.92%11.016%11.0%4-1.000000x-1.000000x1.365493x1.365493x1.37x17.531%17.5%23.939%23.9%5-1.000000x-1.000000x1.338526x1.338526x1.34x11.916%11.9%15.950%16.0%6-1.000000x-1.000000x1.244248x1.244248x1.24x20.237%20.2%25.180%25.2%7-1.000000x-1.000000x1.172953x1.172953x1.17x15.010%15.0%17.606%17.6%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.172953x1.172953x1.17x15.010%15.0%17.606%17.6%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.109070x1.109070x1.11x12.369%12.4%13.719%13.7%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.107012x1.107012x1.11x14.612%14.6%16.176%16.2%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.089296x1.089296x1.09x11.085%11.1%12.074%12.1%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.053669x1.053669x1.05x14.065%14.1%14.820%14.8%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.026621x1.026621x1.03x43.586%43.6%44.746%44.7%8-1.091779x-1.091779x1.09x1.000000x1.000000x16.048%16.0%14.699%14.7%9-1.106083x-1.106083x1.11x1.000000x1.000000x9.750%9.75%8.815%8.81%10-1.391878x-1.391878x1.39x1.000000x1.000000x6.399%6.40%4.598%4.60%11-1.406215x-1.406215x1.41x1.000000x1.000000x25.431%25.4%18.084%18.1%12-1.581954x-1.581954x1.58x1.000000x1.000000x19.039%19.0%12.035%12.0%13-1.728414x-1.728414x1.73x1.000000x1.000000x4.106%4.11%2.376%2.38%14-1.774554x-1.774554x1.77x1.000000x1.000000x3.625%3.62%2.043%2.04%15-2.639308x-2.639308x2.64x1.000000x1.000000x9.002%9.00%3.411%3.41%16
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of tract out of 16 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:
New Mexico
County:
Otero
Metro Area:
Alamogordo Area
Unincorporated Places:
Chaparral, High Rolls, Pinon, Sacramento, Timberon, Weed
ZIP Codes:
79837, 88081, 88310, 88317, 88325, 88339, 88342, 88344, 88347, 88349, 88350, 88354
Unified School Districts:
Alamogordo, Cloudcroft, Gadsden
Congressional District:
NM-2
State Senate District:
NM-34
State House Districts:
NM-53, NM-54
Block Groups:
Block Group 000902-1, Block Group 000902-2, Block Group 000902-3
Neighboring Tracts:
Tract 000601, Tract 000602, Tract 000700, Tract 000901, Tract 001102, Tract 001804, Tract 001900, Tract 010101, Tract 010207, Tract 010319, Tract 950300, Tract 950300