Educational Attainment in Tract 962402, Sierra County, New Mexico (Tract)

Educational Attainment#1

Highest level of education among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of Sierra County and Tract 962402
Tract 962402
Sierra County
0%10%20%30%40%50%CountHigher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma236.111111%26.408136%36.111111%36.1%68943.658281%56.414841%43.658281%43.7%83320.230608%17.177023%20.230608%20.2%386
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 Sierra County at large.
Scope: population of Sierra County and Tract 962402
-20%0%+20%%ref.Higher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma236.742371%36.742371%+36.7%36.111%36.1%26.408%26.4%-22.612065%-22.612065%-22.6%43.658%43.7%56.415%56.4%17.777150%17.777150%+17.8%20.231%20.2%17.177%17.2%
% percentage with given level in Tract 962402
ref. percentage with given level in Sierra 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 Sierra County and Tract 962402
Tract 962402
Sierra County
0%5%10%15%20%25%30%CountDoctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None0.419287%0.514081%0.419287%0.4%80.733753%0.670541%0.733753%0.7%145.765199%5.006705%5.765199%5.8%11019.339623%11.477425%19.339623%19.3%3699.853249%8.739383%9.853249%9.9%18818.815514%24.240054%18.815514%18.8%35924.842767%32.174788%24.842767%24.8%47411.687631%11.522128%11.687631%11.7%2237.914046%5.252570%7.914046%7.9%1510.628931%0.402325%0.628931%0.6%12
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 Sierra County at large.
Scope: population of Sierra County and Tract 962402
-50%0%+50%%ref.Doctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None-18.439522%-18.439522%-18.4%0.419%0.42%0.514%0.51%9.426974%9.426974%+9.4%0.734%0.73%0.671%0.67%15.149558%15.149558%+15.1%5.765%5.77%5.007%5.01%68.501405%68.501405%+68.5%19.340%19.3%11.477%11.5%12.745366%12.745366%+12.7%9.853%9.85%8.739%8.74%-22.378416%-22.378416%-22.4%18.816%18.8%24.240%24.2%-22.788092%-22.788092%-22.8%24.843%24.8%32.175%32.2%1.436394%1.436394%+1.4%11.688%11.7%11.522%11.5%50.669967%50.669967%+50.7%7.914%7.91%5.253%5.25%56.324249%56.324249%+56.3%0.629%0.63%0.402%0.40%
% percentage with given level in Tract 962402
ref. percentage with given level in Sierra 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 Sierra County and Tract 962402
More Females More Males
Sierra County
Tract 962402
50%0%50%100%FMHigher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2-16.638930%8.014400%8.014400%8%34.742%34.7%37.527%37.5%-53.460332%-11.648216%-53.460332%53%52.680%52.7%34.328%34.3%123.775735%83.806660%123.775735%124%12.577%12.6%28.145%28.1%
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 Sierra County and Tract 962402
More Females More Males
Sierra County
Tract 962402
0k%1k%FMDoctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None-45.593538%1,000.000000%1,000.000000%> 1000%0.000%0%0.853%0.85%1,000.000000%22.105541%1,000.000000%> 1000%0.000%0%1.493%1.49%-867.010309%-50.188683%-867.010309%1k%10.309%10.3%1.066%1.07%119.968559%10.009612%119.968559%0k%12.165%12.2%26.759%26.8%-66.774242%-43.271311%-66.774242%0k%12.268%12.3%7.356%7.36%-168.727075%-55.495430%-168.727075%0k%27.216%27.2%10.128%10.1%-5.220946%-5.220946%0k%14.134032%25.464%25.5%24.200%24.2%194.187927%93.306048%194.187927%0k%5.979%5.98%17.591%17.6%40.575027%53.343682%40.575027%0k%6.598%6.60%9.275%9.28%1,000.000000%562.422561%1,000.000000%> 1000%0.000%0%1.279%1.28%
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 Sierra County and Tract 962402
Tract 962402
Sierra County
0%5%10%15%20%25%30%B.X.Total65+45-6435-4425-3413.476071%8.554126%13.476071%13.5%10779420.760234%14.458542%20.760234%20.8%14268431.818182%11.910670%31.818182%31.8%6319824.568966%12.911392%24.568966%24.6%57232
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 Sierra County at large.
Scope: population of Sierra County and Tract 962402
0%50%100%150%%ref.65+45-6435-4425-3457.538842%57.538842%57.5%13.476%13.5%8.554%8.55%43.584557%43.584557%43.6%20.760%20.8%14.459%14.5%167.140152%167.140152%167.1%31.818%31.8%11.911%11.9%90.289047%90.289047%90.3%24.569%24.6%12.911%12.9%
% percentage in Tract 962402 with a Bachelor's degree
ref percentage in Sierra 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 Sierra County and Tract 962402
More Females More Males
Sierra County
Tract 962402
0%500%1,000%FM65+45-6435-4425-34-41.664683%22.916667%22.916667%22.9%12.091%12.1%14.861%14.9%-6.926731%43.369176%43.369176%43.4%17.222%17.2%24.691%24.7%310.282258%231.510595%310.282258%310.3%10.811%10.8%44.355%44.4%1,000.000000%669.230769%1,000.000000%> 1000%0.000%0%61.290%61.3%
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 Sierra County and Tract 962402
Tract 962402
Sierra County
$0k$10k$20k$30kCount%Bachelor's DegreeSome CollegeH.S. Diploma2Total$32,148.000000$33,250.000000$32,148.000000$32.1k36919.340%19.3%$16,979.000000$17,425.000000$16,979.000000$17.0k54728.669%28.7%$30,489.000000$24,513.000000$30,489.000000$30.5k47424.843%24.8%$21,711.000000$21,948.000000$21,711.000000$21.7k1,908100.000%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 Sierra County and Tract 962402
Female Male
Sierra County
Tract 962402
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
$20k$0k$20kFMBachelor's DegreeTotal$-30,273.000000$-8,477.000000$-32,886.000000$-38,750.000000$38.8k$30,273.000000$32,886.000000$3,447.000000$30,273.000000$30.3k118251$-17,351.000000$-19,523.000000$-17,351.000000$17.4k$17,351.000000$9,566.000000$19,523.000000$5,251.000000$26,917.000000$26.9k970938
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 Sierra County and Tract 962402
Tract 962402
Sierra County
0%20%40%60%80%CountBachelor's Degree1Some College2H.S. Diploma3No H.S. Diploma382.037534%74.326923%82.037534%82.0%30668.838527%62.022901%68.838527%68.8%24369.354839%62.974487%69.354839%69.4%17250.000000%55.221932%50.000000%50.0%70
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 Sierra County and Tract 962402
Female Male
Sierra County
Tract 962402
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
20%10%0%10%20%30%MFWhite1Hispanic2Other1-7.046980%-7.800122%-7.046980%7.0%7.046980%17.401237%7.800122%11.780079%24.448217%24.4%14442-26.755853%-27.823691%-26.755853%26.8%26.755853%10.167224%27.823691%1.028124%36.923077%36.9%12080-0.000000%-10.493827%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%0.000000%10.493827%22.738801%0.000000%0.0%00
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 Sierra County and Tract 962402
Female Male
Sierra County
Tract 962402
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
20%0%20%40%MFWhite1Hispanic2Other1-26.677852%-17.700501%-3.201388%-26.677852%26.7%26.677852%6.598888%17.700501%33.276740%33.3%196159-12.040134%-6.060606%-12.040134%12.0%12.040134%7.344482%6.060606%8.659708%19.384615%19.4%6336-20.909091%-14.803625%-5.566745%-20.909091%20.9%20.909091%29.090909%14.803625%50.000000%50.0%2423
M number of males in category
F number of females in category
1non-Hispanic 2excluding black and Asian Hispanics

Educational Attainment by Tract in Sierra County

There are 4 tracts in Sierra County. This section compares Tract 962402 to all of the tracts in Sierra County and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Tract 962402.

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 962402, selected other tracts in Sierra County, and entities that contain Tract 962402
0%5%10%15%20%Count#962200Tract 962200962402Tract 962402Sierra CountySierraTruth or Consequences SchoolsTruth or Conseque…962300Tract 962300New MexicoWestUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMountain962401Tract 96240120.288206%20.288206%20.3%535120.230608%20.230608%20.2%386217.177023%17.177023%17.2%1,53717.177023%17.177023%17.2%1,53716.215123%16.215123%16.2%401315.372147%15.372147%15.4%211,201211k14.435746%14.435746%14.4%7,178,2187.18M13.020590%13.020590%13.0%27,818,38027.8M11.572881%11.572881%11.6%1,755,2861.76M11.139896%11.139896%11.1%2154
Count number of people in category
# rank of tract out of 4 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 962402, selected other tracts in Sierra County, and entities that contain Tract 962402
0%10%20%30%Count#WestUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMountainNew Mexico962402Tract 962402Sierra CountySierraTruth or Consequences SchoolsTruth or Conseque…962300Tract 962300962401Tract 962401962200Tract 96220031.501368%31.501368%31.5%15,664,15015.7M30.315023%30.315023%30.3%64,767,78764.8M30.120223%30.120223%30.1%4,568,4054.57M26.656428%26.656428%26.7%366,238366k26.257862%26.257862%26.3%501117.668753%17.668753%17.7%1,58117.668753%17.668753%17.7%1,58116.862111%16.862111%16.9%417215.544041%15.544041%15.5%300313.765643%13.765643%13.8%3634
Count number of people in category
# rank of tract out of 4 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 962402, selected other tracts in Sierra County, and entities that contain Tract 962402
0%1%2%3%Count#WestNew MexicoUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMountain962401Tract 962401Sierra CountySierraTruth or Consequences SchoolsTruth or Conseque…962402Tract 962402962300Tract 962300962200Tract 9622003.594387%3.594387%3.6%1,787,3201.79M3.389208%3.389208%3.4%46,56546.6k3.336158%3.336158%3.3%7,127,6737.13M3.117008%3.117008%3.1%472,764473k1.968912%1.968912%2.0%3811.184622%1.184622%1.2%1061.184622%1.184622%1.2%1061.153040%1.153040%1.2%2221.051355%1.051355%1.1%2630.758438%0.758438%0.8%204
Count number of people in category
# rank of tract out of 4 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 962402, selected other tracts in Sierra County, and entities that contain Tract 962402
Female
Male
1x0x1x2x3xFM#Tract 962401Tract 962402SierraTruth or ConsequencesTruth or Conseque…Tract 962200Tract 962300United StatesNew MexicoMountainWest-1.000000x-1.000000x3.419765x3.419765x3.42x4.907%4.91%16.782%16.8%1-1.000000x-1.000000x2.237757x2.237757x2.24x12.577%12.6%28.145%28.1%2-1.000000x-1.000000x1.838067x1.838067x1.84x12.224%12.2%22.469%22.5%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.838067x1.838067x1.84x12.224%12.2%22.469%22.5%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.743893x1.743893x1.74x15.338%15.3%26.748%26.7%3-1.000000x-1.000000x1.385048x1.385048x1.39x13.607%13.6%18.846%18.8%4-1.000000x-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%
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of tract out of 4 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 962402, selected other tracts in Sierra County, and entities that contain Tract 962402
Female
Male
10x5x0x5x10xFM#Tract 962200Tract 962402MountainNew MexicoUnited StatesWestSierraTruth or ConsequencesTruth or Conseque…Tract 962300Tract 962401-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%1.748%1.75%1-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%2.345%2.35%2-1.000000x-1.000000x1.667254x1.667254x1.67x2.345%2.35%3.910%3.91%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.591747x1.591747x1.59x2.632%2.63%4.190%4.19%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.526215x1.526215x1.53x2.660%2.66%4.060%4.06%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.478410x1.478410x1.48x2.911%2.91%4.304%4.30%-1.048273x-1.048273x1.05x1.000000x1.000000x1.212%1.21%1.156%1.16%-1.048273x-1.048273x1.05x1.000000x1.000000x1.212%1.21%1.156%1.16%-2.230072x-2.230072x2.23x1.000000x1.000000x1.449%1.45%0.650%0.65%3-10.000000x-10.000000x> 10.0x1.000000x1.000000x4.144%4.14%0.000%0%4
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of tract out of 4 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:
Sierra
City:
Truth or Consequences
Unincorporated Places:
Arrey, Caballo, Hillsboro, Kingston, Las Palomas, Oasis, Winston
ZIP Codes:
87901, 87930, 87931, 87939, 87942, 87943, 88042, 88049
Unified School District:
Truth or Consequences
Congressional District:
NM-2
State Senate District:
NM-35
State House Districts:
NM-38, NM-39
Block Groups:
Block Group 962402-1, Block Group 962402-2
Neighboring Tracts:
Tract 000500, Tract 001400, Tract 962300, Tract 962401, Tract 964100, Tract 964600, Tract 976400, Tract 978200