Educational Attainment in Tract 040600, 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 040600
Tract 040600
Alexander County
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%CountHigher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma217.922474%22.265759%17.922474%17.9%82360.605401%58.352037%60.605401%60.6%2,78321.472125%19.382204%21.472125%21.5%986

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 040600
-10%0%+10%%ref.Higher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2-19.506566%-19.506566%-19.5%17.922%17.9%22.266%22.3%3.861671%3.861671%+3.9%60.605%60.6%58.352%58.4%10.782681%10.782681%+10.8%21.472%21.5%19.382%19.4%

Detailed Educational Attainment#3

Highest level of education among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of Alexander County and Tract 040600
Tract 040600
Alexander County
0%10%20%30%40%CountDoctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None0.174216%0.091300%0.174216%0.2%80.544425%0.661924%0.544425%0.5%253.767422%3.461787%3.767422%3.8%1736.358885%9.107163%6.358885%6.4%2927.077526%8.943584%7.077526%7.1%32515.461672%18.705063%15.461672%15.5%71045.143728%39.646974%45.143728%45.1%2,07314.481707%12.694488%14.481707%14.5%6656.837979%4.937802%6.837979%6.8%3140.152439%1.749914%0.152439%0.2%7

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 040600
-50%0%+50%%ref.Doctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None90.817364%90.817364%+90.8%0.174%0.17%0.091%0.09%-17.751136%-17.751136%-17.8%0.544%0.54%0.662%0.66%8.828804%8.828804%+8.8%3.767%3.77%3.462%3.46%-30.177105%-30.177105%-30.2%6.359%6.36%9.107%9.11%-20.864768%-20.864768%-20.9%7.078%7.08%8.944%8.94%-17.339641%-17.339641%-17.3%15.462%15.5%18.705%18.7%13.864247%13.864247%+13.9%45.144%45.1%39.647%39.6%14.078705%14.078705%+14.1%14.482%14.5%12.694%12.7%38.482247%38.482247%+38.5%6.838%6.84%4.938%4.94%-91.288773%-91.288773%-91.3%0.152%0.15%1.750%1.75%

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 040600
More Females More Males
Alexander County
Tract 040600
60%40%20%0%20%FMHigher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2-74.827148%-21.268197%-74.827148%75%24.799%24.8%14.185%14.2%10.602604%2.295735%10.602604%11%56.710%56.7%62.723%62.7%24.884517%16.528505%24.884517%25%18.491%18.5%23.092%23.1%

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 040600
More Females More Males
Alexander County
Tract 040600
0%500%1,000%FMDoctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None1,000.000000%1,000.000000%1,000.000000%> 1000%0.000%0%0.269%0.27%-0.955584%1,000.000000%1,000.000000%> 1000%0.000%0%0.840%0.84%-16.290942%-19.884757%-16.290942%16%4.143%4.14%3.563%3.56%-67.147667%-3.345066%-67.147667%67%8.596%8.60%5.143%5.14%-175.974026%-49.146185%-175.974026%176%12.059%12.1%4.370%4.37%-34.621476%-22.546716%-34.621476%35%18.553%18.6%13.782%13.8%28.262370%13.799151%28.262370%28%38.157%38.2%48.941%48.9%88.228977%7.534913%88.228977%88%9.215%9.21%17.345%17.3%-68.276845%-68.276845%68%13.461237%9.276%9.28%5.513%5.51%1,000.000000%135.980303%1,000.000000%> 1000%0.000%0%0.235%0.24%

Bachelor's Degrees By Age#7

Percentage of age cohort whose highest degree is a Bachelor's.
Scope: population of Alexander County and Tract 040600
Tract 040600
Alexander County
0%2%4%6%8%10%B.X.Total65+45-6435-4425-3410.664172%8.498542%10.664172%10.7%1141,0695.613819%9.998072%5.613819%5.6%911,6216.867357%9.375000%6.867357%6.9%731,0631.668653%7.587688%1.668653%1.7%14839

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 040600
60%40%20%0%20%%ref.65+45-6435-4425-3425.482368%25.482368%25.5%10.664%10.7%8.499%8.50%-43.850987%-43.850987%43.9%5.614%5.61%9.998%10.00%-26.748197%-26.748197%26.7%6.867%6.87%9.375%9.38%-78.008411%-78.008411%78.0%1.669%1.67%7.588%7.59%

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 040600
More Females More Males
Alexander County
Tract 040600
1,000%500%0%FM65+45-6435-4425-34382.420569%157.166018%382.420569%382.4%3.397%3.40%16.388%16.4%-10.502035%-5.507682%-10.502035%10.5%5.970%5.97%5.403%5.40%-1,000.000000%-194.721408%-1,000.000000%> 1000%20.739%20.7%0.000%0%-1,000.000000%-35.153973%-1,000.000000%> 1000%7.330%7.33%0.000%0%

Median Earnings by Educational Attainment#10

Among population 25 years old and over with earnings.
Scope: population of Alexander County and Tract 040600
Tract 040600
Alexander County
$0k$20k$40kCount%Graduate Degree1Bachelor's DegreeSome CollegeH.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2Total$51,026.000000$48,073.000000$51,026.000000$51.0k2064.486%4.49%$46,577.000000$39,104.000000$46,577.000000$46.6k2926.359%6.36%$30,349.000000$30,246.000000$30,349.000000$30.3k1,03522.539%22.5%$28,105.000000$27,329.000000$28,105.000000$28.1k2,07345.144%45.1%$35,750.000000$20,097.000000$35,750.000000$35.8k98621.472%21.5%$31,188.000000$29,186.000000$31,188.000000$31.2k4,592100.000%100%

Median Earnings by Educational Attainment#11

By sex among population 25 years old and over with earnings.
Scope: population of Alexander County and Tract 040600
Female Male
Alexander County
Tract 040600
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$20k$0k$20kFMSome CollegeH.S. Diploma2Total$-22,917.000000$-22,880.000000$-22,917.000000$22.9k$22,917.000000$9,546.000000$22,880.000000$14,000.000000$32,463.000000$32.5k495540$-25,741.000000$-22,264.000000$-25,741.000000$25.7k$25,741.000000$3,091.000000$22,264.000000$9,358.000000$28,832.000000$28.8k6171,456$-28,976.000000$-23,665.000000$-28,976.000000$29.0k$28,976.000000$2,929.000000$23,665.000000$10,230.000000$31,905.000000$31.9k1,6172,975

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 040600
Tract 040600
Alexander County
0%20%40%60%80%CountBachelor's Degree1Some College2H.S. Diploma3No H.S. Diploma378.964401%80.677834%78.964401%79.0%24471.558589%73.098493%71.558589%71.6%62958.694362%64.191869%58.694362%58.7%98918.923077%40.894362%18.923077%18.9%123

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 040600
Female Male
Alexander County
Tract 040600
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40%20%0%20%40%60%MFWhite1AsianHispanic2Other1-15.959773%-3.685431%-16.762285%-19.645204%19.6%15.959773%16.762285%3.011294%15.959773%16.0%365299-0.000000%-0.000000%-7.272727%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%00-0.000000%-26.843658%-31.700646%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%70.967742%26.843658%70.967742%71.0%880-0.000000%-11.538462%-40.185676%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%59.090909%11.538462%59.090909%59.1%260

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 040600
Female Male
Alexander County
Tract 040600
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20%10%0%10%MFWhite1AsianHispanic2Other1-12.418015%-0.525481%-13.976885%-12.943495%12.9%12.418015%13.976885%0.144667%12.418015%12.4%284197-0.000000%-4.918033%-0.536513%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%0.000000%4.918033%0.000000%0.0%00-0.000000%-23.076923%-0.000000%-10.126582%-23.076923%23.1%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%09-0.000000%-26.470588%-1.048951%-11.594727%-26.470588%26.5%0.000000%1.048951%0.000000%0.0%09

Educational Attainment by Tract in Alexander County

There are 7 tracts in Alexander County. This section compares Tract 040600 to all of the tracts in Alexander County and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Tract 040600.

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 040600, selected other tracts in Alexander County, and entities that contain Tract 040600
0%5%10%15%20%Count#040500Tract 040500040300Tract 040300040600Tract 040600040100Tract 040100Alexander County SchoolsAlexander CoAlexander CountyAlexanderHickory, Lenoir, and Morganton Metro AreaHickory AreaZIP Code 28681ZIP 28681040400Tract 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%48,72048.7k19.036925%19.036925%19.0%3,64518.948852%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

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 040600, selected other tracts in Alexander County, and entities that contain Tract 040600
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 CountyAlexanderZIP Code 28681ZIP 28681040600Tract 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%3,50211.390818%11.390818%11.4%2,18110.844948%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

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 040600, selected other tracts in Alexander County, and entities that contain Tract 040600
0%1%2%3%Count#South AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSouthNorth CarolinaN Carolina040300Tract 040300040200Tract 040200Hickory, Lenoir, and Morganton Metro AreaHickory Area040700Tract 040700ZIP Code 28681ZIP 28681Alexander 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%5530.887868%0.887868%0.9%1700.753224%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

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 040600, selected other tracts in Alexander County, and entities that contain Tract 040600
Female
Male
1x0x1xFM#Tract 040100Tract 040200N CarolinaTract 040600Hickory AreaZIP 28681South 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-1.000000x1.189573x1.189573x1.19x17.353%17.4%20.643%20.6%-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

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 040600, selected other tracts in Alexander County, and entities that contain Tract 040600
Female
Male
0x5x10xFM#Tract 040600Tract 040700Hickory AreaN CarolinaSouthUnited StatesSouth AtlanticAlexander CoAlexanderZIP 28681Tract 040400Tract 040200Tract 040300-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%1.109%1.11%1-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%2.499%2.50%2-1.000000x-1.000000x2.188065x2.188065x2.19x0.902%0.90%1.973%1.97%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.558133x1.558133x1.56x2.273%2.27%3.541%3.54%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.555780x1.555780x1.56x2.420%2.42%3.764%3.76%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.526215x1.526215x1.53x2.660%2.66%4.060%4.06%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.520688x1.520688x1.52x2.804%2.80%4.265%4.26%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.263786x1.263786x1.26x0.665%0.67%0.841%0.84%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.263786x1.263786x1.26x0.665%0.67%0.841%0.84%-1.098993x-1.098993x1.10x1.000000x1.000000x0.931%0.93%0.847%0.85%-3.134473x-3.134473x3.13x1.000000x1.000000x0.555%0.55%0.177%0.18%3-3.574796x-3.574796x3.57x1.000000x1.000000x2.690%2.69%0.752%0.75%4-4.023105x-4.023105x4.02x1.000000x1.000000x2.811%2.81%0.699%0.70%5

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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