Educational Attainment in Tract 930400, Avery County, North Carolina (Tract)

Educational Attainment#1

Highest level of education among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of Avery County and Tract 930400
Tract 930400
Avery County
0%10%20%30%40%50%CountHigher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma218.980044%26.547392%18.980044%19.0%85657.849224%52.417206%57.849224%57.8%2,60923.170732%21.035402%23.170732%23.2%1,045
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 Avery County at large.
Scope: population of Avery County and Tract 930400
-20%0%+20%%ref.Higher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2-28.505052%-28.505052%-28.5%18.980%19.0%26.547%26.5%10.363044%10.363044%+10.4%57.849%57.8%52.417%52.4%10.151126%10.151126%+10.2%23.171%23.2%21.035%21.0%
% percentage with given level in Tract 930400
ref. percentage with given level in Avery 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 Avery County and Tract 930400
Tract 930400
Avery County
0%5%10%15%20%25%30%CountDoctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None0.000000%0.000000%0.0%0.700419%00.842572%1.362771%0.842572%0.8%384.922395%6.121051%4.922395%4.9%2226.895787%11.617815%6.895787%6.9%3116.319290%6.745337%6.319290%6.3%28523.902439%22.657023%23.902439%23.9%1,07833.946785%29.760183%33.946785%33.9%1,53113.237251%13.155691%13.237251%13.2%5978.314856%6.593072%8.314856%8.3%3751.618625%1.286639%1.618625%1.6%73
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 Avery County at large.
Scope: population of Avery County and Tract 930400
-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%0.700%0.70%-38.172156%-38.172156%-38.2%0.843%0.84%1.363%1.36%-19.582520%-19.582520%-19.6%4.922%4.92%6.121%6.12%-40.644716%-40.644716%-40.6%6.896%6.90%11.618%11.6%-6.316162%-6.316162%-6.3%6.319%6.32%6.745%6.75%5.496820%5.496820%+5.5%23.902%23.9%22.657%22.7%14.067797%14.067797%+14.1%33.947%33.9%29.760%29.8%0.619957%0.619957%+0.6%13.237%13.2%13.156%13.2%26.115048%26.115048%+26.1%8.315%8.31%6.593%6.59%25.802621%25.802621%+25.8%1.619%1.62%1.287%1.29%
% percentage with given level in Tract 930400
ref. percentage with given level in Avery 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 Avery County and Tract 930400
More Females More Males
Avery County
Tract 930400
200%100%0%FMHigher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2-210.623089%-44.322832%-210.623089%211%34.765%34.8%11.192%11.2%23.675942%4.041900%23.675942%24%49.933%49.9%61.755%61.8%76.793598%46.195952%76.793598%77%15.302%15.3%27.053%27.1%
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 Avery County and Tract 930400
More Females More Males
Avery County
Tract 930400
0%500%1,000%FMProfessional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None1,000.000000%121.737731%1,000.000000%> 1000%0.000%0%1.258%1.26%-473.108077%-68.827704%-473.108077%473%11.007%11.0%1.921%1.92%-98.811610%-28.017240%-98.811610%99%10.336%10.3%5.199%5.20%-376.904856%-135.635034%-376.904856%377%13.423%13.4%2.815%2.81%51.364488%5.753593%51.364488%51%17.785%17.8%26.921%26.9%8.357644%2.759619%8.357644%8%32.148%32.1%34.834%34.8%106.789519%42.312347%106.789519%107%7.718%7.72%15.960%16.0%33.846961%53.286785%33.846961%34%6.779%6.78%9.073%9.07%150.800221%51.478227%150.800221%151%0.805%0.81%2.020%2.02%
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 Avery County and Tract 930400
Tract 930400
Avery County
0%2%4%6%8%10%12%B.X.Total65+45-6435-4425-344.101839%12.093411%4.101839%4.1%2970710.070768%11.370497%10.070768%10.1%1851,8375.004907%10.688935%5.004907%5.0%511,0194.857445%12.419503%4.857445%4.9%46947
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 Avery County at large.
Scope: population of Avery County and Tract 930400
60%50%40%30%20%10%0%%ref.65+45-6435-4425-34-66.082037%-66.082037%66.1%4.102%4.10%12.093%12.1%-11.430719%-11.430719%11.4%10.071%10.1%11.370%11.4%-53.176751%-53.176751%53.2%5.005%5.00%10.689%10.7%-60.888576%-60.888576%60.9%4.857%4.86%12.420%12.4%
% percentage in Tract 930400 with a Bachelor's degree
ref percentage in Avery 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 Avery County and Tract 930400
More Females More Males
Avery County
Tract 930400
600%400%200%0%FM65+45-6435-4425-34-725.966851%-6.619011%-725.966851%726.0%7.182%7.18%0.870%0.87%-107.638166%-26.331023%-107.638166%107.6%14.934%14.9%7.192%7.19%-19.930195%54.930468%54.930468%54.9%3.509%3.51%5.436%5.44%-116.260698%-87.374473%-116.260698%116.3%8.295%8.29%3.836%3.84%
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 Avery County and Tract 930400
Tract 930400
Avery County
$0k$20k$40kCount%Graduate Degree1Bachelor's DegreeSome CollegeH.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2Total$31,587.000000$39,265.000000$31,587.000000$31.6k2605.765%5.76%$51,771.000000$41,250.000000$51,771.000000$51.8k3116.896%6.90%$23,958.000000$25,103.000000$23,958.000000$24.0k1,36330.222%30.2%$26,364.000000$21,923.000000$26,364.000000$26.4k1,53133.947%33.9%$18,409.000000$17,529.000000$18,409.000000$18.4k1,04523.171%23.2%$25,862.000000$25,881.000000$25,862.000000$25.9k4,510100.000%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 Avery County and Tract 930400
Female Male
Avery County
Tract 930400
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
$20k$0k$20k$40kFMGraduate Degree1Some CollegeH.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2Total$-31,484.000000$-1,266.000000$-38,284.000000$-32,750.000000$32.8k$31,484.000000$38,284.000000$17,016.000000$31,484.000000$31.5k16496$-21,406.000000$-2,844.000000$-23,763.000000$-24,250.000000$24.3k$21,406.000000$23,763.000000$2,656.000000$21,406.000000$21.4k465898$-25,036.000000$-18,774.000000$-25,036.000000$25.0k$25,036.000000$3,562.000000$18,774.000000$9,055.000000$28,598.000000$28.6k4791,052$-15,163.000000$-13,627.000000$-15,163.000000$15.2k$15,163.000000$5,373.000000$13,627.000000$5,682.000000$20,536.000000$20.5k228817$-24,861.000000$-23,793.000000$-24,861.000000$24.9k$24,861.000000$1,786.000000$23,793.000000$3,837.000000$26,647.000000$26.6k1,4903,020
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 Avery County and Tract 930400
Tract 930400
Avery County
0%20%40%60%CountBachelor's Degree1Some College2H.S. Diploma3No H.S. Diploma372.365805%78.088317%72.365805%72.4%36440.067625%58.466667%40.067625%40.1%47432.344214%46.356275%32.344214%32.3%43627.828349%39.607843%27.828349%27.8%214
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 Avery County and Tract 930400
Female Male
Avery County
Tract 930400
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
100%50%0%50%MFWhite1AsianHispanic2Other1-12.278211%-15.057984%-12.278211%12.3%12.278211%12.777517%15.057984%7.789539%25.055729%25.1%562173-0.000000%-100.000000%-36.363636%-9.582310%-100.000000%100.0%0.000000%36.363636%0.000000%0.0%015-70.175439%-52.840909%-19.694302%-70.175439%70.2%70.175439%0.080972%52.840909%70.256410%70.3%13740-51.013514%-30.619140%-51.549296%-3.289414%-81.632653%81.6%51.013514%51.549296%51.013514%51.0%15140
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 Avery County and Tract 930400
Female Male
Avery County
Tract 930400
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
20%0%20%40%MFWhite1AsianHispanic2Other1-10.789122%-11.780076%-20.490620%-2.488862%-22.569198%22.6%10.789122%20.490620%10.789122%10.8%242318-0.000000%-5.405405%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%55.000000%5.405405%27.927928%55.000000%55.0%110-0.000000%-3.125000%-3.213028%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%0.000000%3.125000%0.000000%0.0%00-0.000000%-3.380282%-4.146600%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%0.000000%3.380282%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 Avery County

There are 5 tracts in Avery County. This section compares Tract 930400 to all of the tracts in Avery County and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Tract 930400.

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 930400, selected other tracts in Avery County, and entities that contain Tract 930400
0%10%20%30%Count#930302Tract 930302930400Tract 930400Avery County SchoolsAvery CountyAvery CountyAvery930301Tract 930301930100Tract 930100SouthNorth CarolinaN CarolinaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSouth Atlantic930200Tract 93020032.550336%32.550336%32.6%679123.170732%23.170732%23.2%1,045221.035402%21.035402%21.0%2,76321.035402%21.035402%21.0%2,76319.783617%19.783617%19.8%512315.882353%15.882353%15.9%297414.392758%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%5,478,9325.48M11.052379%11.052379%11.1%2305
Count number of people in category
# rank of tract out of 5 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 930400, selected other tracts in Avery County, and entities that contain Tract 930400
0%10%20%30%Count#930100Tract 930100South AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited States930200Tract 930200North CarolinaN CarolinaSouth930301Tract 930301Avery County SchoolsAvery CountyAvery CountyAvery930400Tract 930400930302Tract 93030235.240642%35.240642%35.2%659130.457708%30.457708%30.5%13,009,07313.0M30.315023%30.315023%30.3%64,767,78764.8M29.937530%29.937530%29.9%623229.028126%29.028126%29.0%1,940,4351.94M28.191926%28.191926%28.2%22,547,73422.5M21.058733%21.058733%21.1%545319.802056%19.802056%19.8%2,60119.802056%19.802056%19.8%2,60112.660754%12.660754%12.7%57149.731544%9.731544%9.7%2035
Count number of people in category
# rank of tract out of 5 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 930400, selected other tracts in Avery County, and entities that contain Tract 930400
0%1%2%3%4%Count#930301Tract 930301South AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited States930100Tract 930100SouthNorth CarolinaN CarolinaAvery County SchoolsAvery CountyAvery CountyAvery930200Tract 930200930302Tract 930302930400Tract 9304004.636785%4.636785%4.6%12013.501306%3.501306%3.5%1,495,4751.50M3.336158%3.336158%3.3%7,127,6737.13M3.155080%3.155080%3.2%5923.064699%3.064699%3.1%2,451,1282.45M2.874397%2.874397%2.9%192,144192k2.063190%2.063190%2.1%2712.063190%2.063190%2.1%2711.681884%1.681884%1.7%3530.910834%0.910834%0.9%1940.842572%0.842572%0.8%385
Count number of people in category
# rank of tract out of 5 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 930400, selected other tracts in Avery County, and entities that contain Tract 930400
Female
Male
2x1x0x1xFM#Tract 930301Tract 930400Tract 930302Avery CountyAveryN CarolinaSouth AtlanticSouthUnited StatesTract 930100Tract 930200-1.000000x-1.000000x1.785500x1.785500x1.79x14.242%14.2%25.429%25.4%1-1.000000x-1.000000x1.767936x1.767936x1.77x15.302%15.3%27.053%27.1%2-1.000000x-1.000000x1.762510x1.762510x1.76x23.466%23.5%41.360%41.4%3-1.000000x-1.000000x1.461960x1.461960x1.46x16.763%16.8%24.507%24.5%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.461960x1.461960x1.46x16.763%16.8%24.507%24.5%-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%-1.043916x-1.043916x1.04x1.000000x1.000000x16.192%16.2%15.511%15.5%4-2.622917x-2.622917x2.62x1.000000x1.000000x15.966%16.0%6.087%6.09%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

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 930400, selected other tracts in Avery County, and entities that contain Tract 930400
Female
Male
0x2x4x6x8x10xFM#Tract 930400Tract 930301Tract 930100Avery CountyAveryN CarolinaSouthUnited StatesSouth AtlanticTract 930200Tract 930302-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%1.258%1.26%1-1.000000x-1.000000x5.772751x5.772751x5.77x1.378%1.38%7.956%7.96%2-1.000000x-1.000000x4.237006x4.237006x4.24x1.276%1.28%5.405%5.41%3-1.000000x-1.000000x3.050341x3.050341x3.05x0.968%0.97%2.953%2.95%-1.000000x-1.000000x3.050341x3.050341x3.05x0.968%0.97%2.953%2.95%-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-1.000000x1.347504x1.347504x1.35x1.434%1.43%1.932%1.93%4-1.417843x-1.417843x1.42x1.000000x1.000000x1.071%1.07%0.755%0.76%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:
Avery
Town:
Crossnore
Townships:
Altamont, Hughes, Ingalls, Newland No. 2, Pineola, Plumtree, Pyatte
ZIP Codes:
28616, 28647, 28657, 28662, 28777
Unified School District:
Avery County
Congressional District:
NC-5
State Senate District:
NC-45
State House District:
NC-85
Block Groups:
Block Group 930400-1, Block Group 930400-2, Block Group 930400-3
Neighboring Tracts:
Tract 020201, Tract 930200, Tract 930301, Tract 930302, Tract 950200, Tract 950300, Tract 970100