Educational Attainment in Tract 970200, Ashe County, North Carolina (Tract)

Educational Attainment#1

Highest level of education among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of Ashe County and Tract 970200
Tract 970200
Ashe County
0%10%20%30%40%50%CountHigher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma223.736373%29.479512%23.736373%23.7%47951.486620%53.828283%51.486620%51.5%1,03924.777007%16.692205%24.777007%24.8%500
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 Ashe County at large.
Scope: population of Ashe County and Tract 970200
0%%ref.Higher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2-19.481798%-19.481798%-19.5%23.736%23.7%29.480%29.5%-4.350246%-4.350246%-4.4%51.487%51.5%53.828%53.8%48.434595%48.434595%+48.4%24.777%24.8%16.692%16.7%
% percentage with given level in Tract 970200
ref. percentage with given level in Ashe 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 Ashe County and Tract 970200
Tract 970200
Ashe County
0%10%20%30%CountDoctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None0.000000%0.000000%0.0%0.499234%00.049554%0.519005%0.049554%0.0%13.964321%4.675992%3.964321%4.0%809.167493%13.835203%9.167493%9.2%18510.555005%9.950077%10.555005%10.6%21316.947473%22.341950%16.947473%16.9%34234.539148%31.486333%34.539148%34.5%69717.690783%10.192279%17.690783%17.7%3576.095144%5.674460%6.095144%6.1%1230.991080%0.825466%0.991080%1.0%20
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 Ashe County at large.
Scope: population of Ashe County and Tract 970200
-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%0.499%0.50%-90.452121%-90.452121%-90.5%0.050%0.05%0.519%0.52%-15.219682%-15.219682%-15.2%3.964%3.96%4.676%4.68%-33.737927%-33.737927%-33.7%9.167%9.17%13.835%13.8%6.079635%6.079635%+6.1%10.555%10.6%9.950%9.95%-24.145062%-24.145062%-24.1%16.947%16.9%22.342%22.3%9.695682%9.695682%+9.7%34.539%34.5%31.486%31.5%73.570432%73.570432%+73.6%17.691%17.7%10.192%10.2%7.413634%7.413634%+7.4%6.095%6.10%5.674%5.67%20.063144%20.063144%+20.1%0.991%0.99%0.825%0.83%
% percentage with given level in Tract 970200
ref. percentage with given level in Ashe 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 Ashe County and Tract 970200
More Females More Males
Ashe County
Tract 970200
50%0%FMHigher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2-79.669528%-25.404911%-79.669528%80%30.250%30.3%16.837%16.8%11.570138%4.786119%11.570138%12%48.748%48.7%54.388%54.4%37.013668%27.874188%37.013668%37%21.002%21.0%28.776%28.8%
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 Ashe County and Tract 970200
More Females More Males
Ashe County
Tract 970200
1k%0k%1k%FMProfessional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None1,000.000000%22.514192%1,000.000000%> 1000%0.000%0%0.102%0.10%-1,000.000000%-1,000.000000%> 1000%9.028488%7.418%7.42%0.306%0.31%-48.174909%-25.577156%-48.174909%0k%10.886%10.9%7.347%7.35%-31.540776%-50.270165%-31.540776%0k%11.946%11.9%9.082%9.08%-1.278683%-1.278683%0k%8.632434%17.052%17.1%16.837%16.8%18.474040%2.138978%18.474040%0k%31.696%31.7%37.551%37.6%-3.999314%54.859958%54.859958%0k%13.969%14.0%21.633%21.6%11.214286%102.788762%11.214286%0k%5.780%5.78%6.429%6.43%-75.337187%-75.337187%0k%112.485552%1.252%1.25%0.714%0.71%
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 Ashe County and Tract 970200
Tract 970200
Ashe County
0%5%10%15%B.X.Total65+45-6435-4425-344.464286%12.649628%4.464286%4.5%2556013.685345%13.910336%13.685345%13.7%1279284.075235%12.919731%4.075235%4.1%133199.478673%17.150761%9.478673%9.5%20211
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 Ashe County at large.
Scope: population of Ashe County and Tract 970200
60%50%40%30%20%10%0%%ref.65+45-6435-4425-34-64.708166%-64.708166%64.7%4.464%4.46%12.650%12.6%-1.617440%-1.617440%1.6%13.685%13.7%13.910%13.9%-68.457277%-68.457277%68.5%4.075%4.08%12.920%12.9%-44.733221%-44.733221%44.7%9.479%9.48%17.151%17.2%
% percentage in Tract 970200 with a Bachelor's degree
ref percentage in Ashe 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 Ashe County and Tract 970200
More Females More Males
Ashe County
Tract 970200
0%500%1,000%FM65+45-6435-4425-3429.575163%25.013055%29.575163%29.6%3.934%3.93%5.098%5.10%-114.048147%-61.852209%-114.048147%114.0%18.847%18.8%8.805%8.81%-23.183448%1,000.000000%1,000.000000%> 1000%0.000%0%7.602%7.60%-129.850746%-54.299295%-129.850746%129.9%11.940%11.9%5.195%5.19%
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 Ashe County and Tract 970200
Tract 970200
Ashe County
$0k$10k$20k$30k$40kCount%Bachelor's DegreeSome CollegeH.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2Total$40,491.000000$41,180.000000$40,491.000000$40.5k1859.167%9.17%$18,352.000000$24,621.000000$18,352.000000$18.4k55527.502%27.5%$24,464.000000$21,835.000000$24,464.000000$24.5k69734.539%34.5%$15,700.000000$16,710.000000$15,700.000000$15.7k50024.777%24.8%$21,856.000000$25,324.000000$21,856.000000$21.9k2,018100.000%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 Ashe County and Tract 970200
Female Male
Ashe County
Tract 970200
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
$40k$20k$0k$20k$40kFMBachelor's DegreeH.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2Total$-36,667.000000$-40,231.000000$-36,667.000000$36.7k$36,667.000000$17,440.000000$40,231.000000$1,741.000000$54,107.000000$54.1k11372$-23,828.000000$-21,203.000000$-23,828.000000$23.8k$23,828.000000$2,422.000000$21,203.000000$1,251.000000$26,250.000000$26.3k329368$-10,000.000000$-14,531.000000$-10,000.000000$10.0k$10,000.000000$7,200.000000$14,531.000000$3,950.000000$17,200.000000$17.2k218282$-20,927.000000$-23,215.000000$-20,927.000000$20.9k$20,927.000000$3,254.000000$23,215.000000$3,626.000000$24,181.000000$24.2k1,038980
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 Ashe County and Tract 970200
Tract 970200
Ashe County
0%20%40%60%80%CountBachelor's Degree1Some College2H.S. Diploma3No H.S. Diploma384.162896%85.724664%84.162896%84.2%18667.451820%70.404485%67.451820%67.5%31559.915612%69.039311%59.915612%59.9%28454.054054%50.823764%54.054054%54.1%160
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 Ashe County and Tract 970200
Female Male
Ashe County
Tract 970200
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
100%50%0%50%MFWhite1Hispanic2-21.062992%-13.997389%-21.062992%21.1%21.062992%7.747029%13.997389%1.410864%28.810021%28.8%276214-29.411765%-70.588235%-41.433022%-100.000000%100.0%29.411765%41.433022%28.604431%29.411765%29.4%54
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 Ashe County and Tract 970200
Female Male
Ashe County
Tract 970200
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
20%10%0%10%MFWhite1Hispanic2-7.515658%-9.610327%-19.139596%-0.762000%-17.125984%17.1%7.515658%19.139596%7.515658%7.5%72174-0.000000%-0.000000%-24.922118%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%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 Ashe County

There are 6 tracts in Ashe County. This section compares Tract 970200 to all of the tracts in Ashe County and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Tract 970200.

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 970200, selected other tracts in Ashe County, and entities that contain Tract 970200
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count#970300Tract 970300970200Tract 970200970500Tract 970500970400Tract 970400Ashe County SchoolsAshe CountyAshe CountyAsheSouthNorth CarolinaN CarolinaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSouth Atlantic970800Tract 970800970700Tract 97070026.025918%26.025918%26.0%482124.777007%24.777007%24.8%500222.923875%22.923875%22.9%1,060320.012147%20.012147%20.0%659416.692205%16.692205%16.7%3,37716.692205%16.692205%16.7%3,37714.392758%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%5,478,9325.48M10.632345%10.632345%10.6%38056.078029%6.078029%6.1%2966
Count number of people in category
# rank of tract out of 6 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 970200, selected other tracts in Ashe County, and entities that contain Tract 970200
0%5%10%15%20%25%30%Count#970700Tract 970700South AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNorth CarolinaN CarolinaSouth970400Tract 970400970800Tract 970800Ashe County SchoolsAshe CountyAshe CountyAshe970200Tract 970200970500Tract 970500970300Tract 97030031.067762%31.067762%31.1%1,513130.457708%30.457708%30.5%13,009,07313.0M30.315023%30.315023%30.3%64,767,78764.8M29.028126%29.028126%29.0%1,940,4351.94M28.191926%28.191926%28.2%22,547,73422.5M20.680231%20.680231%20.7%681220.593173%20.593173%20.6%736319.529435%19.529435%19.5%3,95119.529435%19.529435%19.5%3,95113.181368%13.181368%13.2%266412.867647%12.867647%12.9%59558.639309%8.639309%8.6%1606
Count number of people in category
# rank of tract out of 6 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 970200, selected other tracts in Ashe County, and entities that contain Tract 970200
0%1%2%3%Count#South AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSouthNorth CarolinaN Carolina970700Tract 970700970800Tract 970800Ashe County SchoolsAshe CountyAshe CountyAshe970400Tract 970400970500Tract 970500970200Tract 970200970300Tract 9703003.501306%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%192,144192k2.299795%2.299795%2.3%11211.566872%1.566872%1.6%5621.018239%1.018239%1.0%2061.018239%1.018239%1.0%2060.698451%0.698451%0.7%2330.302768%0.302768%0.3%1440.049554%0.049554%0.0%150.000000%0.000000%0.0%06
Count number of people in category
# rank of tract out of 6 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 970200, selected other tracts in Ashe County, and entities that contain Tract 970200
Female
Male
1x0x1xFM#Tract 970500Tract 970300Tract 970200Tract 970400Ashe CountyAsheN CarolinaSouth AtlanticSouthUnited StatesTract 970800Tract 970700-1.000000x-1.000000x1.886611x1.886611x1.89x16.054%16.1%30.287%30.3%1-1.000000x-1.000000x1.408563x1.408563x1.41x21.735%21.7%30.615%30.6%2-1.000000x-1.000000x1.370137x1.370137x1.37x21.002%21.0%28.776%28.8%3-1.000000x-1.000000x1.312241x1.312241x1.31x17.360%17.4%22.781%22.8%4-1.000000x-1.000000x1.278742x1.278742x1.28x14.713%14.7%18.814%18.8%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.278742x1.278742x1.28x14.713%14.7%18.814%18.8%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.267161x1.267161x1.27x12.146%12.1%15.391%15.4%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.178860x1.178860x1.18x11.819%11.8%13.933%13.9%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.149925x1.149925x1.15x13.427%13.4%15.440%15.4%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.109070x1.109070x1.11x12.369%12.4%13.719%13.7%-1.560988x-1.560988x1.56x1.000000x1.000000x12.783%12.8%8.189%8.19%5-1.834816x-1.834816x1.83x1.000000x1.000000x7.809%7.81%4.256%4.26%6
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of tract out of 6 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 970200, selected other tracts in Ashe County, and entities that contain Tract 970200
Female
Male
0x2x4x6x8x10xFM#Tract 970200Tract 970500N CarolinaSouthUnited StatesSouth AtlanticTract 970800Ashe CountyAsheTract 970700Tract 970400-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%0.102%0.10%1-1.000000x-1.000000x6.430108x6.430108x6.43x0.084%0.08%0.538%0.54%2-1.000000x-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-1.000000x1.408990x1.408990x1.41x1.315%1.32%1.853%1.85%3-1.000000x-1.000000x1.071999x1.071999x1.07x0.984%0.98%1.055%1.05%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.071999x1.071999x1.07x0.984%0.98%1.055%1.05%-1.221866x-1.221866x1.22x1.000000x1.000000x2.523%2.52%2.065%2.06%4-1.245125x-1.245125x1.25x1.000000x1.000000x0.773%0.77%0.621%0.62%5
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of tract out of 5 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:
Ashe
Town:
Lansing
Townships:
Clifton, Helton, Horse Creek, Hurricane, Piney Creek
ZIP Codes:
28643, 28693
Unified School District:
Ashe County
Congressional District:
NC-5
State Senate District:
NC-45
State House District:
NC-93
Block Groups:
Block Group 970200-1, Block Group 970200-2, Block Group 970200-3
Neighboring Tracts:
Tract 060300, Tract 970300, Tract 970400, Tract 970500, Tract 970800