Educational Attainment in Tract 040100, Alexander County, North Carolina (Tract)

Educational Attainment#1

Highest level of education among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of Alexander County and Tract 040100
Tract 040100
Alexander County
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%CountHigher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma215.764806%22.265759%15.764806%15.8%37062.974009%58.352037%62.974009%63.0%1,47821.261184%19.382204%21.261184%21.3%499
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 Alexander County at large.
Scope: population of Alexander County and Tract 040100
-20%0%+20%%ref.Higher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2-29.197085%-29.197085%-29.2%15.765%15.8%22.266%22.3%7.920841%7.920841%+7.9%62.974%63.0%58.352%58.4%9.694359%9.694359%+9.7%21.261%21.3%19.382%19.4%
% percentage with given level in Tract 040100
ref. percentage with given level in Alexander 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 Alexander County and Tract 040100
Tract 040100
Alexander County
0%10%20%30%40%CountDoctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None0.000000%0.000000%0.0%0.091300%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%0.661924%00.852152%3.461787%0.852152%0.9%206.731998%9.107163%6.731998%6.7%1588.180656%8.943584%8.180656%8.2%19221.005539%18.705063%21.005539%21.0%49341.968470%39.646974%41.968470%42.0%98515.168300%12.694488%15.168300%15.2%3565.112910%4.937802%5.112910%5.1%1200.979974%1.749914%0.979974%1.0%23
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 Alexander County at large.
Scope: population of Alexander County and Tract 040100
-100%0%+100%%ref.Doctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None-100.000000%-100.000000%-100.0%0.000%0%0.091%0.09%-100.000000%-100.000000%-100.0%0.000%0%0.662%0.66%-75.384054%-75.384054%-75.4%0.852%0.85%3.462%3.46%-26.080184%-26.080184%-26.1%6.732%6.73%9.107%9.11%-8.530452%-8.530452%-8.5%8.181%8.18%8.944%8.94%12.298679%12.298679%+12.3%21.006%21.0%18.705%18.7%5.855419%5.855419%+5.9%41.968%42.0%39.647%39.6%19.487294%19.487294%+19.5%15.168%15.2%12.694%12.7%3.546277%3.546277%+3.5%5.113%5.11%4.938%4.94%-43.998722%-43.998722%-44.0%0.980%0.98%1.750%1.75%
% percentage with given level in Tract 040100
ref. percentage with given level in Alexander 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 Alexander County and Tract 040100
More Females More Males
Alexander County
Tract 040100
0%50%FMHigher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2-5.912972%-21.268197%-5.912972%6%16.201%16.2%15.296%15.3%-23.135706%-23.135706%23%2.295735%69.243%69.2%56.233%56.2%95.593120%16.528505%95.593120%96%14.556%14.6%28.470%28.5%
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 Alexander County and Tract 040100
More Females More Males
Alexander County
Tract 040100
0%500%1,000%FMMaster's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None-19.884757%31.407800%31.407800%31%0.740%0.74%0.973%0.97%-56.067406%-3.345066%-56.067406%56%8.141%8.14%5.217%5.22%-49.146185%24.428019%24.428019%24%7.319%7.32%9.107%9.11%-112.682566%-22.546716%-112.682566%113%28.207%28.2%13.263%13.3%4.714469%13.799151%4.714469%5%41.036%41.0%42.971%43.0%37.840350%7.534913%37.840350%38%12.829%12.8%17.683%17.7%406.858659%13.461237%406.858659%407%1.727%1.73%8.753%8.75%1,000.000000%135.980303%1,000.000000%> 1000%0.000%0%2.034%2.03%
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 Alexander County and Tract 040100
Tract 040100
Alexander County
0%2%4%6%8%B.X.Total65+45-6435-4425-344.531722%8.498542%4.531722%4.5%306626.390135%9.998072%6.390135%6.4%578929.450549%9.375000%9.450549%9.5%434558.284024%7.587688%8.284024%8.3%28338
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 Alexander County at large.
Scope: population of Alexander County and Tract 040100
40%30%20%10%0%%ref.65+45-6435-4425-34-46.676478%-46.676478%46.7%4.532%4.53%8.499%8.50%-36.086330%-36.086330%36.1%6.390%6.39%9.998%10.00%0.805861%0.805861%0.8%9.451%9.45%9.375%9.38%9.177180%9.177180%9.2%8.284%8.28%7.588%7.59%
% percentage in Tract 040100 with a Bachelor's degree
ref percentage in Alexander 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 Alexander County and Tract 040100
More Females More Males
Alexander County
Tract 040100
200%0%200%FM65+45-6435-4425-34309.398496%157.166018%309.398496%309.4%2.020%2.02%8.271%8.27%-280.366300%-5.507682%-280.366300%280.4%10.476%10.5%2.754%2.75%-32.574680%-194.721408%-32.574680%32.6%10.811%10.8%8.155%8.15%-313.483146%-35.153973%-313.483146%313.5%12.921%12.9%3.125%3.13%
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 Alexander County and Tract 040100
Tract 040100
Alexander County
$0k$10k$20k$30kCount%Bachelor's DegreeSome CollegeH.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2Total$29,844.000000$39,104.000000$29,844.000000$29.8k1586.732%6.73%$26,097.000000$30,246.000000$26,097.000000$26.1k68529.186%29.2%$29,189.000000$27,329.000000$29,189.000000$29.2k98541.968%42.0%$30,302.000000$20,097.000000$30,302.000000$30.3k49921.261%21.3%$28,796.000000$29,186.000000$28,796.000000$28.8k2,347100.000%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 Alexander County and Tract 040100
Female Male
Alexander County
Tract 040100
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$40k$20k$0k$20kFMBachelor's DegreeSome CollegeH.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2Total$-28,500.000000$-7,906.000000$-38,271.000000$-2,314.000000$-36,406.000000$36.4k$28,500.000000$38,271.000000$28,500.000000$28.5k9959$-21,073.000000$-22,880.000000$-21,073.000000$21.1k$21,073.000000$13,110.000000$22,880.000000$14,000.000000$34,183.000000$34.2k432253$-28,816.000000$-22,264.000000$-28,816.000000$28.8k$28,816.000000$6,273.000000$22,264.000000$9,358.000000$35,089.000000$35.1k499486$-20,357.000000$-15,745.000000$-20,357.000000$20.4k$20,357.000000$11,218.000000$15,745.000000$7,033.000000$31,575.000000$31.6k177322$-22,250.000000$-23,665.000000$-22,250.000000$22.3k$22,250.000000$10,944.000000$23,665.000000$10,230.000000$33,194.000000$33.2k1,2161,131
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 Alexander County and Tract 040100
Tract 040100
Alexander County
0%20%40%60%80%CountBachelor's Degree1Some College2H.S. Diploma3No H.S. Diploma394.444444%80.677834%94.444444%94.4%13666.858238%73.098493%66.858238%66.9%34978.335725%64.191869%78.335725%78.3%54663.354037%40.894362%63.354037%63.4%204
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 Alexander County and Tract 040100
Female Male
Alexander County
Tract 040100
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20%0%20%40%60%80%MFWhite1Black-14.475874%-16.762285%-14.475874%14.5%14.475874%11.873623%16.762285%3.011294%26.349497%26.3%288174-33.333333%-20.875421%-33.333333%33.3%33.333333%56.140351%20.875421%13.662305%89.473684%89.5%343
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 Alexander County and Tract 040100
Female Male
Alexander County
Tract 040100
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10%5%0%5%10%MFWhite1Black-6.404392%-2.164660%-13.976885%-8.569052%8.6%6.404392%13.976885%0.144667%6.404392%6.4%70103-0.000000%-4.782147%-4.645463%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%0.000000%4.782147%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 Alexander County

There are 7 tracts in Alexander County. This section compares Tract 040100 to all of the tracts in Alexander County and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Tract 040100.

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 040100, selected other tracts in Alexander County, and entities that contain Tract 040100
0%5%10%15%20%Count#040500Tract 040500040300Tract 040300040600Tract 040600040100Tract 040100Alexander County SchoolsAlexander CoAlexander CountyAlexanderHickory, Lenoir, and Morganton Metro AreaHickory Area040400Tract 040400040200Tract 040200SouthNorth CarolinaN CarolinaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSouth Atlantic040700Tract 04070024.138718%24.138718%24.1%1,058121.733506%21.733506%21.7%504221.472125%21.472125%21.5%986321.261184%21.261184%21.3%499419.382204%19.382204%19.4%5,09519.382204%19.382204%19.4%5,09519.170762%19.170762%19.2%48,72048.7k18.948852%18.948852%18.9%941517.925824%17.925824%17.9%522614.392758%14.392758%14.4%11,511,24211.5M13.685443%13.685443%13.7%914,827915k13.020590%13.020590%13.0%27,818,38027.8M12.827640%12.827640%12.8%5,478,9325.48M12.269295%12.269295%12.3%5857
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 040100, selected other tracts in Alexander County, and entities that contain Tract 040100
0%5%10%15%20%25%30%Count#South AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited States040700Tract 040700North CarolinaN CarolinaSouthHickory, Lenoir, and Morganton Metro AreaHickory Area040200Tract 040200Alexander County SchoolsAlexander CoAlexander CountyAlexander040600Tract 040600040400Tract 040400040500Tract 040500040100Tract 040100040300Tract 04030030.457708%30.457708%30.5%13,009,07313.0M30.315023%30.315023%30.3%64,767,78764.8M29.928691%29.928691%29.9%1,427129.028126%29.028126%29.0%1,940,4351.94M28.191926%28.191926%28.2%22,547,73422.5M17.790011%17.790011%17.8%45,21145.2k13.324176%13.324176%13.3%388213.322174%13.322174%13.3%3,50213.322174%13.322174%13.3%3,50210.844948%10.844948%10.8%49839.685864%9.685864%9.7%48148.578599%8.578599%8.6%37657.584150%7.584150%7.6%17866.640793%6.640793%6.6%1547
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 040100, selected other tracts in Alexander County, and entities that contain Tract 040100
0%1%2%3%Count#South AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSouthNorth CarolinaN Carolina040300Tract 040300040200Tract 040200Hickory, Lenoir, and Morganton Metro AreaHickory Area040700Tract 040700Alexander County SchoolsAlexander CoAlexander CountyAlexander040600Tract 040600040400Tract 040400040500Tract 040500040100Tract 0401003.501306%3.501306%3.5%1,495,4751.50M3.336158%3.336158%3.3%7,127,6737.13M3.064699%3.064699%3.1%2,451,1282.45M2.874397%2.874397%2.9%192,144192k1.768003%1.768003%1.8%4111.717033%1.717033%1.7%5021.420100%1.420100%1.4%3,6091.153523%1.153523%1.2%5530.753224%0.753224%0.8%1980.753224%0.753224%0.8%1980.718641%0.718641%0.7%3340.382602%0.382602%0.4%1950.000000%0.000000%0.0%060.000000%0.000000%0.0%07
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 040100, selected other tracts in Alexander County, and entities that contain Tract 040100
Female
Male
1x0x1xFM#Tract 040100Tract 040200N CarolinaTract 040600Hickory AreaSouth AtlanticAlexander CoAlexanderSouthTract 040300United StatesTract 040700Tract 040500Tract 040400-1.000000x-1.000000x1.955931x1.955931x1.96x14.556%14.6%28.470%28.5%1-1.000000x-1.000000x1.497225x1.497225x1.50x14.345%14.3%21.477%21.5%2-1.000000x-1.000000x1.267161x1.267161x1.27x12.146%12.1%15.391%15.4%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.248845x1.248845x1.25x18.491%18.5%23.092%23.1%3-1.000000x-1.000000x1.247267x1.247267x1.25x17.121%17.1%21.355%21.4%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.178860x1.178860x1.18x11.819%11.8%13.933%13.9%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.165285x1.165285x1.17x17.896%17.9%20.854%20.9%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.165285x1.165285x1.17x17.896%17.9%20.854%20.9%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.149925x1.149925x1.15x13.427%13.4%15.440%15.4%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.118926x1.118926x1.12x20.528%20.5%22.969%23.0%4-1.000000x-1.000000x1.109070x1.109070x1.11x12.369%12.4%13.719%13.7%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.048902x1.048902x1.05x11.998%12.0%12.585%12.6%5-1.000000x-1.000000x1.025938x1.025938x1.03x23.852%23.9%24.471%24.5%6-1.160445x-1.160445x1.16x1.000000x1.000000x20.222%20.2%17.426%17.4%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

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:
North Carolina
County:
Alexander
Metro Area:
Hickory Area
Townships:
Gwaltneys, Sharpes, Sugar Loaf, Taylorsville
ZIP Codes:
28625, 28636, 28654, 28678, 28681, 28689
Unified School District:
Alexander County
Congressional District:
NC-5
State Senate District:
NC-42
State House District:
NC-73
Block Groups:
Block Group 040100-1, Block Group 040100-2, Block Group 040100-3
Neighboring Tracts:
Tract 040200, Tract 040400, Tract 040500, Tract 060901, Tract 060902, Tract 961002, Tract 961200