Educational Attainment in Tract 930602, 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 930602
Tract 930602
Cherokee County
0%10%20%30%40%50%CountHigher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma224.719442%29.010883%24.719442%24.7%81559.114346%55.182588%59.114346%59.1%1,94916.166212%15.806530%16.166212%16.2%533
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 Cherokee County at large.
Scope: population of Cherokee County and Tract 930602
-10%0%+10%%ref.Higher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2-14.792521%-14.792521%-14.8%24.719%24.7%29.011%29.0%7.124999%7.124999%+7.1%59.114%59.1%55.183%55.2%2.275528%2.275528%+2.3%16.166%16.2%15.807%15.8%
% percentage with given level in Tract 930602
ref. percentage with given level in Cherokee 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 Cherokee County and Tract 930602
Tract 930602
Cherokee County
0%10%20%30%CountDoctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None0.000000%0.000000%0.0%0.561064%00.758265%1.243047%0.758265%0.8%253.184713%5.567110%3.184713%3.2%10512.132241%11.864571%12.132241%12.1%4008.644222%9.775091%8.644222%8.6%28519.957537%21.383313%19.957537%20.0%65839.156809%33.799274%39.156809%39.2%1,2916.430088%9.750907%6.430088%6.4%2128.644222%5.214027%8.644222%8.6%2851.091902%0.841596%1.091902%1.1%36
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 Cherokee County at large.
Scope: population of Cherokee County and Tract 930602
-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%0.561%0.56%-38.999491%-38.999491%-39.0%0.758%0.76%1.243%1.24%-42.794136%-42.794136%-42.8%3.185%3.18%5.567%5.57%2.256050%2.256050%+2.3%12.132%12.1%11.865%11.9%-11.568882%-11.568882%-11.6%8.644%8.64%9.775%9.78%-6.667704%-6.667704%-6.7%19.958%20.0%21.383%21.4%15.851035%15.851035%+15.9%39.157%39.2%33.799%33.8%-34.056514%-34.056514%-34.1%6.430%6.43%9.751%9.75%65.787839%65.787839%+65.8%8.644%8.64%5.214%5.21%29.741772%29.741772%+29.7%1.092%1.09%0.842%0.84%
% percentage with given level in Tract 930602
ref. percentage with given level in Cherokee 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 Cherokee County and Tract 930602
More Females More Males
Cherokee County
Tract 930602
30%20%10%0%10%FMHigher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2-6.332034%-33.713490%-6.332034%6%25.459%25.5%23.943%23.9%8.655509%12.556431%8.655509%9%56.720%56.7%61.629%61.6%-23.519324%-23.519324%24%11.863010%17.821%17.8%14.428%14.4%
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 Cherokee County and Tract 930602
More Females More Males
Cherokee County
Tract 930602
0%500%1,000%FMProfessional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None670.273632%46.949786%670.273632%670%0.178%0.18%1.368%1.37%-280.817052%-68.149247%-280.817052%281%4.973%4.97%1.306%1.31%-41.189086%45.051528%45.051528%45%9.947%9.95%14.428%14.4%-51.461327%-27.597364%-51.461327%51%10.361%10.4%6.841%6.84%84.144914%12.122491%84.144914%84%14.150%14.2%26.057%26.1%-19.671093%-19.671093%20%12.831842%42.570%42.6%35.572%35.6%-29.054667%-29.054667%29%25.621261%7.223%7.22%5.597%5.60%-60.769463%-29.855987%-60.769463%61%10.598%10.6%6.592%6.59%1,000.000000%215.225619%1,000.000000%> 1000%0.000%0%2.239%2.24%
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 Cherokee County and Tract 930602
Tract 930602
Cherokee County
0%2%4%6%8%10%12%B.X.Total65+45-6435-4425-3413.357401%12.288660%13.357401%13.4%1851,38513.517665%10.867703%13.517665%13.5%1761,3028.060453%12.435054%8.060453%8.1%323973.286385%13.321947%3.286385%3.3%7213
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 Cherokee County at large.
Scope: population of Cherokee County and Tract 930602
60%40%20%0%20%%ref.65+45-6435-4425-348.696969%8.696969%8.7%13.357%13.4%12.289%12.3%24.383831%24.383831%24.4%13.518%13.5%10.868%10.9%-35.179585%-35.179585%35.2%8.060%8.06%12.435%12.4%-75.331046%-75.331046%75.3%3.286%3.29%13.322%13.3%
% percentage in Tract 930602 with a Bachelor's degree
ref percentage in Cherokee 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 Cherokee County and Tract 930602
More Females More Males
Cherokee County
Tract 930602
1,000%500%0%FM65+45-6435-4425-34158.367757%23.983913%158.367757%158.4%7.471%7.47%19.303%19.3%-63.434457%8.508488%8.508488%8.5%13.066%13.1%14.178%14.2%-49.777333%141.363636%141.363636%141.4%4.520%4.52%10.909%10.9%-1,000.000000%-567.343486%-1,000.000000%> 1000%16.279%16.3%0.000%0%
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 Cherokee County and Tract 930602
Tract 930602
Cherokee County
$0k$10k$20k$30k$40kCount%Bachelor's DegreeSome CollegeH.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2Total$40,909.000000$33,561.000000$40,909.000000$40.9k40012.132%12.1%$21,600.000000$25,776.000000$21,600.000000$21.6k94328.602%28.6%$16,179.000000$22,132.000000$16,179.000000$16.2k1,29139.157%39.2%$16,625.000000$20,647.000000$16,625.000000$16.6k53316.166%16.2%$21,500.000000$25,401.000000$21,500.000000$21.5k3,297100.000%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 Cherokee County and Tract 930602
Female Male
Cherokee County
Tract 930602
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
$20k$0k$20kFMSome CollegeH.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2Total$-15,673.000000$-14,452.000000$-25,724.000000$-30,125.000000$30.1k$15,673.000000$25,724.000000$135.000000$15,673.000000$15.7k414529$-15,417.000000$-20,188.000000$-15,417.000000$15.4k$15,417.000000$5,208.000000$20,188.000000$3,400.000000$20,625.000000$20.6k719572$-14,306.000000$-15,046.000000$-14,306.000000$14.3k$14,306.000000$20,921.000000$15,046.000000$10,645.000000$35,227.000000$35.2k301232$-18,664.000000$-4,472.000000$-24,675.000000$-23,136.000000$23.1k$18,664.000000$24,675.000000$1,920.000000$18,664.000000$18.7k1,6891,608
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 Cherokee County and Tract 930602
Tract 930602
Cherokee County
0%20%40%60%CountBachelor's Degree1Some College2H.S. Diploma3No H.S. Diploma341.979522%68.896578%41.979522%42.0%12374.540311%64.189775%74.540311%74.5%52745.649073%51.226334%45.649073%45.6%32032.701422%33.485342%32.701422%32.7%69
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 Cherokee County and Tract 930602
Female Male
Cherokee County
Tract 930602
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
30%20%10%0%10%20%MFWhite1Other1-14.044564%-3.695411%-14.015452%-17.739976%17.7%14.044564%14.015452%1.580778%14.044564%14.0%208292-0.000000%-20.930233%-20.183486%-12.580047%-20.930233%20.9%0.000000%20.183486%0.000000%0.0%09
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 Cherokee County and Tract 930602
Female Male
Cherokee County
Tract 930602
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
20%10%0%10%MFWhite1Other1-15.492102%-16.451118%-5.805221%-15.492102%15.5%15.492102%2.266169%16.451118%17.758271%17.8%263255-0.000000%-6.837607%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%15.584416%6.837607%13.040069%15.584416%15.6%120
M number of males in category
F number of females in category
1non-Hispanic 2excluding black and Asian Hispanics

Educational Attainment by Tract in Cherokee County

There are 7 tracts in Cherokee County. This section compares Tract 930602 to all of the tracts in Cherokee County and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Tract 930602.

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 930602, selected other tracts in Cherokee County, and entities that contain Tract 930602
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
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 930602, selected other tracts in Cherokee County, and entities that contain Tract 930602
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
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 930602, selected other tracts in Cherokee County, and entities that contain Tract 930602
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
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 930602, selected other tracts in Cherokee County, and entities that contain Tract 930602
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
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of tract out of 7 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 930602, selected other tracts in Cherokee County, and entities that contain Tract 930602
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
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:
Cherokee
Townships:
Hothouse, Notla, Shoal Creek
ZIP Code:
28906
Unified School District:
Cherokee County
Congressional District:
NC-11
State Senate District:
NC-50
State House District:
NC-120
Block Groups:
Block Group 930602-1, Block Group 930602-2, Block Group 930602-3
Neighboring Tracts:
Tract 050100, Tract 050200, Tract 930601, Tract 950100, Tract 950400