Educational Attainment in Tract 930601, Cherokee County, North Carolina (Tract)

Educational Attainment#1

Highest level of education among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of Cherokee County and Tract 930601
Tract 930601
Cherokee County
0%10%20%30%40%50%CountHigher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma234.347181%29.010883%34.347181%34.3%92653.412463%55.182588%53.412463%53.4%1,44012.240356%15.806530%12.240356%12.2%330

Relative Educational Attainment#2

Highest level of education among people aged 25 years and older, as percentage more or less than Cherokee County at large.
Scope: population of Cherokee County and Tract 930601
-20%0%+20%%ref.Higher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma218.394126%18.394126%+18.4%34.347%34.3%29.011%29.0%-3.207760%-3.207760%-3.2%53.412%53.4%55.183%55.2%-22.561395%-22.561395%-22.6%12.240%12.2%15.807%15.8%

Detailed Educational Attainment#3

Highest level of education among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of Cherokee County and Tract 930601
Tract 930601
Cherokee County
0%10%20%30%CountDoctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None0.482196%0.561064%0.482196%0.5%130.704748%1.243047%0.704748%0.7%197.455490%5.567110%7.455490%7.5%20111.721068%11.864571%11.721068%11.7%31613.983680%9.775091%13.983680%14.0%37717.507418%21.383313%17.507418%17.5%47235.905045%33.799274%35.905045%35.9%9688.308605%9.750907%8.308605%8.3%2243.672107%5.214027%3.672107%3.7%990.259644%0.841596%0.259644%0.3%7

Detailed Relative Educational Attainment#4

Highest level of education among people aged 25 years and older, as percentage more or less than Cherokee County at large.
Scope: population of Cherokee County and Tract 930601
-50%0%+50%%ref.Doctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None-14.056904%-14.056904%-14.1%0.482%0.48%0.561%0.56%-43.304824%-43.304824%-43.3%0.705%0.70%1.243%1.24%33.920285%33.920285%+33.9%7.455%7.46%5.567%5.57%-1.209504%-1.209504%-1.2%11.721%11.7%11.865%11.9%43.054218%43.054218%+43.1%13.984%14.0%9.775%9.78%-18.125792%-18.125792%-18.1%17.507%17.5%21.383%21.4%6.230223%6.230223%+6.2%35.905%35.9%33.799%33.8%-14.791461%-14.791461%-14.8%8.309%8.31%9.751%9.75%-29.572534%-29.572534%-29.6%3.672%3.67%5.214%5.21%-69.148632%-69.148632%-69.1%0.260%0.26%0.842%0.84%

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 Cherokee County and Tract 930601
More Females More Males
Cherokee County
Tract 930601
30%20%10%0%10%FMHigher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2-33.713490%3.296188%3.296188%3%33.784%33.8%34.897%34.9%-2.687249%-2.687249%3%12.556431%54.129%54.1%52.713%52.7%2.506330%11.863010%2.506330%3%12.087%12.1%12.390%12.4%

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 Cherokee County and Tract 930601
More Females More Males
Cherokee County
Tract 930601
1k%0k%1k%FMDoctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None1,000.000000%101.150778%1,000.000000%> 1000%0.000%0%0.953%0.95%-1,000.000000%-1,000.000000%> 1000%46.949786%1.426%1.43%0.000%0%-68.149247%13.404597%13.404597%0k%6.982%6.98%7.918%7.92%-41.189086%37.908263%37.908263%0k%9.835%9.83%13.563%13.6%-24.689984%-27.597364%-24.689984%0k%15.541%15.5%12.463%12.5%-99.684685%-99.684685%0k%12.122491%23.423%23.4%11.730%11.7%33.468369%12.831842%33.468369%0k%30.706%30.7%40.982%41.0%6.780497%25.621261%6.780497%0k%8.033%8.03%8.578%8.58%-22.882883%-29.855987%-22.882883%0k%4.054%4.05%3.299%3.30%1,000.000000%215.225619%1,000.000000%> 1000%0.000%0%0.513%0.51%

Bachelor's Degrees By Age#7

Percentage of age cohort whose highest degree is a Bachelor's.
Scope: population of Cherokee County and Tract 930601
Tract 930601
Cherokee County
0%2%4%6%8%10%12%B.X.Total65+45-6435-4425-3413.988658%12.288660%13.988658%14.0%1481,05812.641674%10.867703%12.641674%12.6%1451,1476.355932%12.435054%6.355932%6.4%152363.137255%13.321947%3.137255%3.1%8255

Relative Bachelor's Degrees By Age#8

Percentage of population whose highest degree is a Bachelor's, as a percentage more or less than Cherokee County at large.
Scope: population of Cherokee County and Tract 930601
60%40%20%0%%ref.65+45-6435-4425-3413.833877%13.833877%13.8%13.989%14.0%12.289%12.3%16.323331%16.323331%16.3%12.642%12.6%10.868%10.9%-48.886974%-48.886974%48.9%6.356%6.36%12.435%12.4%-76.450478%-76.450478%76.5%3.137%3.14%13.322%13.3%

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 Cherokee County and Tract 930601
More Females More Males
Cherokee County
Tract 930601
1,000%500%0%500%1,000%FM65+45-6435-4425-34646.303258%23.983913%646.303258%646.3%3.430%3.43%25.595%25.6%-88.792861%-63.434457%-88.792861%88.8%16.358%16.4%8.664%8.66%-1,000.000000%-49.777333%-1,000.000000%> 1000%11.538%11.5%0.000%0%-567.343486%1,000.000000%1,000.000000%> 1000%0.000%0%4.000%4.00%

Median Earnings by Educational Attainment#10

Among population 25 years old and over with earnings.
Scope: population of Cherokee County and Tract 930601
Tract 930601
Cherokee County
$0k$10k$20k$30k$40kCount%Graduate Degree1Bachelor's DegreeSome CollegeH.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2Total$32,222.000000$38,153.000000$32,222.000000$32.2k2338.642%8.64%$43,750.000000$33,561.000000$43,750.000000$43.8k31611.721%11.7%$23,667.000000$25,776.000000$23,667.000000$23.7k84931.491%31.5%$15,969.000000$22,132.000000$15,969.000000$16.0k96835.905%35.9%$2,499.000000$20,647.000000$2,499.000000$2.5k33012.240%12.2%$21,690.000000$25,401.000000$21,690.000000$21.7k2,696100.000%100%

Median Earnings by Educational Attainment#11

By sex among population 25 years old and over with earnings.
Scope: population of Cherokee County and Tract 930601
Female Male
Cherokee County
Tract 930601
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
$20k$0k$20k$40kFMBachelor's DegreeSome CollegeH.S. Diploma2Total$-36,250.000000$-28,281.000000$-36,250.000000$36.3k$36,250.000000$18,250.000000$28,281.000000$11,025.000000$54,500.000000$54.5k131185$-21,792.000000$-25,724.000000$-21,792.000000$21.8k$21,792.000000$5,760.000000$25,724.000000$135.000000$27,552.000000$27.6k519330$-14,342.000000$-20,188.000000$-14,342.000000$14.3k$14,342.000000$5,858.000000$20,188.000000$3,400.000000$20,200.000000$20.2k409559$-19,977.000000$-24,675.000000$-19,977.000000$20.0k$19,977.000000$2,931.000000$24,675.000000$1,920.000000$22,908.000000$22.9k1,3321,364

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 Cherokee County and Tract 930601
Tract 930601
Cherokee County
0%20%40%60%CountBachelor's Degree1Some College2H.S. Diploma3No H.S. Diploma357.230769%68.896578%57.230769%57.2%18660.036832%64.189775%60.036832%60.0%32658.695652%51.226334%58.695652%58.7%3514.069767%33.485342%4.069767%4.1%7

Lacking High School Diploma By Race#13

Percent of racial or ethnic group lacking a high school diploma (or equivalent).
Scope: population of Cherokee County and Tract 930601
Female Male
Cherokee County
Tract 930601
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
20%0%20%40%60%MFWhite1Hispanic2Other1-9.041731%-3.089416%-14.015452%-12.131148%12.1%9.041731%14.015452%1.580778%9.041731%9.0%117148-0.000000%-10.924370%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%74.358974%10.924370%41.383323%74.358974%74.4%290-24.528302%-20.183486%-12.580047%-24.528302%24.5%24.528302%28.412875%20.183486%52.941176%52.9%913

College Graduates By Race#14

Percent of racial or ethnic group with a bachelor's degree or higher.
Scope: population of Cherokee County and Tract 930601
Female Male
Cherokee County
Tract 930601
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
30%20%10%0%10%20%MFWhite1Hispanic2Other1-19.918033%-16.451118%-5.805221%-19.918033%19.9%19.918033%3.729572%16.451118%23.647604%23.6%306243-0.000000%-8.076923%-28.057531%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%0.000000%8.076923%0.000000%0.0%00-0.000000%-6.837607%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%0.000000%6.837607%13.040069%0.000000%0.0%00

Educational Attainment by Tract in Cherokee County

There are 7 tracts in Cherokee County. This section compares Tract 930601 to all of the tracts in Cherokee County and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Tract 930601.

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 930601, selected other tracts in Cherokee County, and entities that contain Tract 930601
0%5%10%15%20%Count#930100Tract 930100930200Tract 930200930602Tract 930602Cherokee CountyCherokeeCherokee County SchoolsCherokee Co930300Tract 930300South930400Tract 930400ZIP Code 28906ZIP 28906North CarolinaN CarolinaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSouth Atlantic930601Tract 930601930500Tract 93050024.377953%24.377953%24.4%774119.180754%19.180754%19.2%295216.166212%16.166212%16.2%533315.806530%15.806530%15.8%3,26815.806530%15.806530%15.8%3,26815.179606%15.179606%15.2%262414.392758%14.392758%14.4%11,511,24211.5M13.931549%13.931549%13.9%635513.787671%13.787671%13.8%2,01313.685443%13.685443%13.7%914,827915k13.020590%13.020590%13.0%27,818,38027.8M12.827640%12.827640%12.8%5,478,9325.48M12.240356%12.240356%12.2%330611.913161%11.913161%11.9%4397

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 930601, selected other tracts in Cherokee County, and entities that contain Tract 930601
0%5%10%15%20%25%30%Count#South AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNorth CarolinaN CarolinaSouth930500Tract 930500930400Tract 930400ZIP Code 28906ZIP 28906930601Tract 930601Cherokee CountyCherokeeCherokee County SchoolsCherokee Co930602Tract 930602930300Tract 930300930100Tract 930100930200Tract 93020030.457708%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%22,547,73422.5M23.989145%23.989145%24.0%884123.321632%23.321632%23.3%1,063220.438356%20.438356%20.4%2,98420.363501%20.363501%20.4%549319.235792%19.235792%19.2%3,97719.235792%19.235792%19.2%3,97716.075220%16.075220%16.1%530415.179606%15.179606%15.2%262514.897638%14.897638%14.9%473614.044213%14.044213%14.0%2167

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 930601, selected other tracts in Cherokee County, and entities that contain Tract 930601
0%1%2%3%Count#South AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSouthNorth CarolinaN Carolina930500Tract 930500930400Tract 930400930100Tract 930100930300Tract 930300Cherokee CountyCherokeeCherokee County SchoolsCherokee CoZIP Code 28906ZIP 28906930200Tract 930200930601Tract 930601930602Tract 9306023.501306%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%192,144192k2.442334%2.442334%2.4%9012.281703%2.281703%2.3%10422.110236%2.110236%2.1%6731.853998%1.853998%1.9%3241.804111%1.804111%1.8%3731.804111%1.804111%1.8%3731.609589%1.609589%1.6%2351.495449%1.495449%1.5%2351.186944%1.186944%1.2%3260.758265%0.758265%0.8%257

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 930601, selected other tracts in Cherokee County, and entities that contain Tract 930601
Female
Male
1x0x1xFM#Tract 930300N CarolinaTract 930100Tract 930200South AtlanticSouthCherokeeCherokee CoUnited StatesTract 930400Tract 930601ZIP 28906Tract 930500Tract 930602-1.000000x-1.000000x1.875352x1.875352x1.88x10.690%10.7%20.048%20.0%1-1.000000x-1.000000x1.267161x1.267161x1.27x12.146%12.1%15.391%15.4%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.264203x1.264203x1.26x21.620%21.6%27.332%27.3%2-1.000000x-1.000000x1.222539x1.222539x1.22x17.098%17.1%20.903%20.9%3-1.000000x-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-1.000000x1.118630x1.118630x1.12x14.961%15.0%16.736%16.7%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.118630x1.118630x1.12x14.961%15.0%16.736%16.7%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.109070x1.109070x1.11x12.369%12.4%13.719%13.7%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.092200x1.092200x1.09x13.383%13.4%14.617%14.6%4-1.000000x-1.000000x1.025063x1.025063x1.03x12.087%12.1%12.390%12.4%5-1.023086x-1.023086x1.02x1.000000x1.000000x13.937%13.9%13.623%13.6%-1.059096x-1.059096x1.06x1.000000x1.000000x12.218%12.2%11.536%11.5%6-1.235193x-1.235193x1.24x1.000000x1.000000x17.821%17.8%14.428%14.4%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 930601, selected other tracts in Cherokee County, and entities that contain Tract 930601
Female
Male
0x5x10xFM#Tract 930300Tract 930602ZIP 28906Tract 930100CherokeeCherokee CoN CarolinaSouthUnited StatesSouth AtlanticTract 930500Tract 930400Tract 930601Tract 930200-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%3.865%3.86%1-1.000000x-1.000000x7.702736x7.702736x7.70x0.178%0.18%1.368%1.37%2-1.000000x-1.000000x2.061127x2.061127x2.06x1.070%1.07%2.206%2.21%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.919058x1.919058x1.92x1.462%1.46%2.805%2.80%3-1.000000x-1.000000x1.616666x1.616666x1.62x1.395%1.39%2.254%2.25%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.616666x1.616666x1.62x1.395%1.39%2.254%2.25%-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-1.000000x1.478845x1.478845x1.48x2.012%2.01%2.975%2.98%4-1.000000x-1.000000x1.350933x1.350933x1.35x1.974%1.97%2.667%2.67%5-1.496650x-1.496650x1.50x1.000000x1.000000x1.426%1.43%0.953%0.95%6-1.881865x-1.881865x1.88x1.000000x1.000000x2.011%2.01%1.069%1.07%7

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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