Educational Attainment in Tract 970901, McDowell County, North Carolina (Tract)

Educational Attainment#1

Highest level of education among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of McDowell County and Tract 970901
Tract 970901
McDowell County
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%CountHigher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma218.891292%25.365413%18.891292%18.9%96162.158443%57.038676%62.158443%62.2%3,16218.950265%17.595911%18.950265%19.0%964
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 McDowell County at large.
Scope: population of McDowell County and Tract 970901
-20%0%+20%%ref.Higher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2-25.523422%-25.523422%-25.5%18.891%18.9%25.365%25.4%8.975957%8.975957%+9.0%62.158%62.2%57.039%57.0%7.696983%7.696983%+7.7%18.950%19.0%17.596%17.6%
% percentage with given level in Tract 970901
ref. percentage with given level in McDowell 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 McDowell County and Tract 970901
Tract 970901
McDowell County
0%10%20%30%CountDoctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None0.314527%0.417615%0.314527%0.3%161.081187%0.782248%1.081187%1.1%551.906821%3.138343%1.906821%1.9%979.317869%10.306355%9.317869%9.3%4746.270887%10.720853%6.270887%6.3%31926.380971%21.871786%26.380971%26.4%1,34235.777472%35.166890%35.777472%35.8%1,82012.384510%11.057438%12.384510%12.4%6303.990564%5.229532%3.990564%4.0%2032.575192%1.308941%2.575192%2.6%131
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 McDowell County at large.
Scope: population of McDowell County and Tract 970901
-50%0%+50%%ref.Doctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None-24.684813%-24.684813%-24.7%0.315%0.31%0.418%0.42%38.215371%38.215371%+38.2%1.081%1.08%0.782%0.78%-39.241137%-39.241137%-39.2%1.907%1.91%3.138%3.14%-9.591030%-9.591030%-9.6%9.318%9.32%10.306%10.3%-41.507576%-41.507576%-41.5%6.271%6.27%10.721%10.7%20.616446%20.616446%+20.6%26.381%26.4%21.872%21.9%1.736241%1.736241%+1.7%35.777%35.8%35.167%35.2%12.001623%12.001623%+12.0%12.385%12.4%11.057%11.1%-23.691756%-23.691756%-23.7%3.991%3.99%5.230%5.23%96.738512%96.738512%+96.7%2.575%2.58%1.309%1.31%
% percentage with given level in Tract 970901
ref. percentage with given level in McDowell 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 McDowell County and Tract 970901
More Females More Males
McDowell County
Tract 970901
40%20%0%20%FMHigher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2-41.308812%-17.017319%-41.308812%41%22.391%22.4%15.846%15.8%9.103208%1.073218%9.103208%9%59.273%59.3%64.669%64.7%6.271178%21.092117%6.271178%6%18.335%18.3%19.485%19.5%
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 McDowell County and Tract 970901
More Females More Males
McDowell County
Tract 970901
500%0%500%1,000%FMDoctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None1,000.000000%458.567739%1,000.000000%> 1000%0.000%0%0.588%0.59%211.829044%39.699681%211.829044%212%0.507%0.51%1.581%1.58%-713.969863%-31.386225%-713.969863%714%3.591%3.59%0.441%0.44%-43.233281%-17.190149%-43.233281%43%11.111%11.1%7.757%7.76%-31.109240%-24.593037%-31.109240%31%7.182%7.18%5.478%5.48%-29.095742%-16.134625%-29.095742%29%29.996%30.0%23.235%23.2%41.520722%11.632451%41.520722%42%29.278%29.3%41.434%41.4%4.001973%28.707248%4.001973%4%12.125%12.1%12.610%12.6%181.008732%18.652795%181.008732%181%2.028%2.03%5.699%5.70%-255.513308%-27.204544%-255.513308%256%4.183%4.18%1.176%1.18%
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 McDowell County and Tract 970901
Tract 970901
McDowell County
0%2%4%6%8%10%B.X.Total65+45-6435-4425-347.685098%8.245423%7.685098%7.7%821,0678.873239%10.920689%8.873239%8.9%1892,13010.435572%10.544393%10.435572%10.4%1151,10211.167513%11.828172%11.167513%11.2%88788
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 McDowell County at large.
Scope: population of McDowell County and Tract 970901
15%10%5%0%%ref.65+45-6435-4425-34-6.795579%-6.795579%6.8%7.685%7.69%8.245%8.25%-18.748352%-18.748352%18.7%8.873%8.87%10.921%10.9%-1.032029%-1.032029%1.0%10.436%10.4%10.544%10.5%-5.585471%-5.585471%5.6%11.168%11.2%11.828%11.8%
% percentage in Tract 970901 with a Bachelor's degree
ref percentage in McDowell 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 McDowell County and Tract 970901
More Females More Males
McDowell County
Tract 970901
1,000%500%0%500%1,000%FM65+45-6435-4425-3422.718960%14.625227%22.718960%22.7%6.922%6.92%8.494%8.49%-90.688121%-25.110432%-90.688121%90.7%11.811%11.8%6.194%6.19%-1,000.000000%-56.618327%-1,000.000000%> 1000%21.000%21.0%1.661%1.66%-12.862937%1,000.000000%1,000.000000%> 1000%0.000%0%18.107%18.1%
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 McDowell County and Tract 970901
Tract 970901
McDowell County
$0k$20k$40kCount%Graduate Degree1Bachelor's DegreeSome CollegeH.S. Diploma2Total$50,417.000000$47,023.000000$50,417.000000$50.4k1683.303%3.30%$31,972.000000$41,186.000000$31,972.000000$32.0k4749.318%9.32%$28,958.000000$27,204.000000$28,958.000000$29.0k1,66132.652%32.7%$30,635.000000$27,826.000000$30,635.000000$30.6k1,82035.777%35.8%$30,433.000000$28,332.000000$30,433.000000$30.4k5,087100.000%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 McDowell County and Tract 970901
Female Male
McDowell County
Tract 970901
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$20k$0k$20k$40kFMBachelor's DegreeSome CollegeH.S. Diploma2Total$-30,870.000000$-4,574.000000$-34,897.000000$-35,444.000000$35.4k$30,870.000000$34,897.000000$13,650.000000$30,870.000000$30.9k263211$-27,729.000000$-24,752.000000$-27,729.000000$27.7k$27,729.000000$3,388.000000$24,752.000000$5,287.000000$31,117.000000$31.1k880781$-24,375.000000$-21,833.000000$-24,375.000000$24.4k$24,375.000000$6,798.000000$21,833.000000$9,018.000000$31,173.000000$31.2k6931,127$-28,632.000000$-24,852.000000$-28,632.000000$28.6k$28,632.000000$2,436.000000$24,852.000000$6,087.000000$31,068.000000$31.1k2,3672,720
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 McDowell County and Tract 970901
Tract 970901
McDowell County
0%20%40%60%80%CountBachelor's Degree1Some College2H.S. Diploma3No H.S. Diploma384.791667%73.914302%84.791667%84.8%40763.468918%64.127057%63.468918%63.5%82751.221167%57.916867%51.221167%51.2%75516.775885%41.417136%16.775885%16.8%128
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 McDowell County and Tract 970901
Female Male
McDowell County
Tract 970901
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100%50%0%50%MFWhite1BlackOther1-14.638227%-2.904877%-14.882732%-17.543103%17.5%14.638227%14.882732%2.475785%14.638227%14.6%350407-59.036145%-40.963855%-23.059867%-100.000000%100.0%59.036145%23.059867%9.042044%59.036145%59.0%14720-30.769231%-69.230769%-39.106145%-100.000000%100.0%30.769231%39.106145%6.046916%30.769231%30.8%167
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 McDowell County and Tract 970901
Female Male
McDowell County
Tract 970901
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20%15%10%5%0%5%10%15%MFWhite1BlackOther1-11.459640%-3.195532%-14.257523%-0.817887%-14.655172%14.7%11.459640%14.257523%11.459640%11.5%274340-0.000000%-5.222930%-17.171749%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%0.000000%5.222930%0.000000%0.0%00-0.000000%-1.675978%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%15.384615%1.675978%10.824022%15.384615%15.4%80
M number of males in category
F number of females in category
1non-Hispanic 2excluding black and Asian Hispanics

Educational Attainment by Tract in McDowell County

There are 10 tracts in McDowell County. This section compares Tract 970901 to all of the tracts in McDowell County and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Tract 970901.

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 970901, selected other tracts in McDowell County, and entities that contain Tract 970901
0%5%10%15%20%Count#970400Tract 970400970300Tract 970300970700Tract 970700970901Tract 970901Marion Metro AreaMarion AreaMcDowell CountyMcDowellMcDowell County SchoolsMcDowell Co970902Tract 970902970500Tract 970500970200Tract 970200970800Tract 970800970600Tract 970600SouthNorth CarolinaN Carolina970100Tract 970100United States of AmericaUnited StatesSouth Atlantic23.820537%23.820537%23.8%515123.128964%23.128964%23.1%547219.957920%19.957920%20.0%664318.950265%18.950265%19.0%964417.595911%17.595911%17.6%5,64617.595911%17.595911%17.6%5,64617.595911%17.595911%17.6%5,64617.340067%17.340067%17.3%618516.925152%16.925152%16.9%502615.315835%15.315835%15.3%531715.017065%15.017065%15.0%440814.809101%14.809101%14.8%384914.392758%14.392758%14.4%11,511,24211.5M13.685443%13.685443%13.7%914,827915k13.265306%13.265306%13.3%4811013.020590%13.020590%13.0%27,818,38027.8M12.827640%12.827640%12.8%5,478,9325.48M
Count number of people in category
# rank of tract out of 10 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 970901, selected other tracts in McDowell County, and entities that contain Tract 970901
0%5%10%15%20%25%30%Count#South AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNorth CarolinaN CarolinaSouth970300Tract 970300970700Tract 970700970600Tract 970600970200Tract 970200Marion Metro AreaMarion AreaMcDowell CountyMcDowellMcDowell County SchoolsMcDowell Co970902Tract 970902970901Tract 970901970500Tract 970500970100Tract 970100970800Tract 970800970400Tract 97040030.457708%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%22,547,73422.5M21.395349%21.395349%21.4%506119.416892%19.416892%19.4%646219.128423%19.128423%19.1%496317.507932%17.507932%17.5%607414.644560%14.644560%14.6%4,69914.644560%14.644560%14.6%4,69914.644560%14.644560%14.6%4,69913.608305%13.608305%13.6%485512.620405%12.620405%12.6%642612.272421%12.272421%12.3%364711.996691%11.996691%12.0%435811.672355%11.672355%11.7%34298.140611%8.140611%8.1%17610
Count number of people in category
# rank of tract out of 10 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 970901, selected other tracts in McDowell County, and entities that contain Tract 970901
0%1%2%3%Count#South AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited States970300Tract 970300SouthNorth CarolinaN Carolina970600Tract 970600970200Tract 970200970700Tract 970700970901Tract 970901Marion Metro AreaMarion AreaMcDowell CountyMcDowellMcDowell County SchoolsMcDowell Co970500Tract 970500970800Tract 970800970902Tract 970902970400Tract 970400970100Tract 9701003.501306%3.501306%3.5%1,495,4751.50M3.336158%3.336158%3.3%7,127,6737.13M3.128964%3.128964%3.1%7413.064699%3.064699%3.1%2,451,1282.45M2.874397%2.874397%2.9%192,144192k1.735442%1.735442%1.7%4521.701759%1.701759%1.7%5931.562970%1.562970%1.6%5241.395715%1.395715%1.4%7151.199863%1.199863%1.2%3851.199863%1.199863%1.2%3851.199863%1.199863%1.2%3850.944032%0.944032%0.9%2860.648464%0.648464%0.6%1970.476992%0.476992%0.5%1780.462535%0.462535%0.5%1090.275786%0.275786%0.3%1010
Count number of people in category
# rank of tract out of 10 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 970901, selected other tracts in McDowell County, and entities that contain Tract 970901
Female
Male
1x0x1x2xFM#Tract 970100Tract 970300Tract 970800N CarolinaTract 970200Marion AreaMcDowellMcDowell CoSouth AtlanticSouthTract 970500United StatesTract 970901Tract 970700Tract 970902Tract 970600Tract 970400-1.000000x-1.000000x2.871679x2.871679x2.87x6.902%6.90%19.821%19.8%1-1.000000x-1.000000x2.087013x2.087013x2.09x15.223%15.2%31.770%31.8%2-1.000000x-1.000000x1.452590x1.452590x1.45x12.263%12.3%17.813%17.8%3-1.000000x-1.000000x1.267161x1.267161x1.27x12.146%12.1%15.391%15.4%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.261506x1.261506x1.26x13.666%13.7%17.239%17.2%4-1.000000x-1.000000x1.210921x1.210921x1.21x15.946%15.9%19.309%19.3%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.210921x1.210921x1.21x15.946%15.9%19.309%19.3%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.210921x1.210921x1.21x15.946%15.9%19.309%19.3%-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-1.000000x1.138313x1.138313x1.14x15.954%16.0%18.161%18.2%5-1.000000x-1.000000x1.109070x1.109070x1.11x12.369%12.4%13.719%13.7%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.062712x1.062712x1.06x18.335%18.3%19.485%19.5%6-1.000000x-1.000000x1.019931x1.019931x1.02x19.769%19.8%20.163%20.2%7-1.035408x-1.035408x1.04x1.000000x1.000000x17.647%17.6%17.044%17.0%8-1.077773x-1.077773x1.08x1.000000x1.000000x15.361%15.4%14.253%14.3%9-1.363805x-1.363805x1.36x1.000000x1.000000x27.354%27.4%20.057%20.1%10
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of tract out of 10 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 970901, selected other tracts in McDowell County, and entities that contain Tract 970901
Female
Male
10x5x0x5x10xFM#Tract 970100Tract 970902Tract 970700Tract 970800Tract 970901Tract 970300Marion AreaMcDowellMcDowell CoTract 970200N CarolinaSouthUnited StatesSouth AtlanticTract 970500Tract 970600Tract 970400-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%0.560%0.56%1-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%0.938%0.94%2-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%3.256%3.26%3-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%1.307%1.31%4-1.000000x-1.000000x4.278585x4.278585x4.28x0.507%0.51%2.169%2.17%5-1.000000x-1.000000x2.950885x2.950885x2.95x1.619%1.62%4.779%4.78%6-1.000000x-1.000000x2.084202x2.084202x2.08x0.783%0.78%1.632%1.63%-1.000000x-1.000000x2.084202x2.084202x2.08x0.783%0.78%1.632%1.63%-1.000000x-1.000000x2.084202x2.084202x2.08x0.783%0.78%1.632%1.63%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.960195x1.960195x1.96x1.179%1.18%2.311%2.31%7-1.000000x-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%-1.658639x-1.658639x1.66x1.000000x1.000000x1.144%1.14%0.690%0.69%8-10.000000x-10.000000x> 10.0x1.000000x1.000000x3.456%3.46%0.000%0%9-10.000000x-10.000000x> 10.0x1.000000x1.000000x0.897%0.90%0.000%0%10
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of tract out of 10 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:
McDowell
Metro Area:
Marion Area
City:
Marion
Townships:
Brackett, Dysartsville, Glenwood, Higgins, Marion, Nebo
ZIP Codes:
28167, 28655, 28752, 28761
Unified School District:
McDowell County
Congressional District:
NC-11
State Senate District:
NC-47
State House District:
NC-85
Block Groups:
Block Group 970901-1, Block Group 970901-2, Block Group 970901-3, Block Group 970901-4
Neighboring Tracts:
Tract 020301, Tract 020302, Tract 021302, Tract 960100, Tract 960200, Tract 970200, Tract 970500, Tract 970902