Educational Attainment in Tract 920200, Polk County, North Carolina (Tract)

Educational Attainment#1

Highest level of education among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of Polk County and Tract 920200
Tract 920200
Polk County
0%10%20%30%40%50%CountHigher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma236.896962%41.773132%36.896962%36.9%1,23954.169148%46.012389%54.169148%54.2%1,8198.933889%12.214479%8.933889%8.9%300
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 Polk County at large.
Scope: population of Polk County and Tract 920200
-20%0%+20%%ref.Higher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2-11.672980%-11.672980%-11.7%36.897%36.9%41.773%41.8%17.727312%17.727312%+17.7%54.169%54.2%46.012%46.0%-26.858206%-26.858206%-26.9%8.934%8.93%12.214%12.2%
% percentage with given level in Tract 920200
ref. percentage with given level in Polk 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 Polk County and Tract 920200
Tract 920200
Polk County
0%5%10%15%20%25%30%CountDoctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None1.280524%1.122726%1.280524%1.3%430.327576%2.122855%0.327576%0.3%114.556284%8.162344%4.556284%4.6%15316.914830%20.383275%16.914830%16.9%56813.817749%9.981933%13.817749%13.8%46421.024419%20.854304%21.024419%21.0%70633.144729%25.158085%33.144729%33.1%1,1138.010721%7.110595%8.010721%8.0%2690.744491%4.290876%0.744491%0.7%250.178678%0.813008%0.178678%0.2%6
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 Polk County at large.
Scope: population of Polk County and Tract 920200
-50%0%+50%%ref.Doctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None14.054959%14.054959%+14.1%1.281%1.28%1.123%1.12%-84.569082%-84.569082%-84.6%0.328%0.33%2.123%2.12%-44.179224%-44.179224%-44.2%4.556%4.56%8.162%8.16%-17.016132%-17.016132%-17.0%16.915%16.9%20.383%20.4%38.427582%38.427582%+38.4%13.818%13.8%9.982%9.98%0.815733%0.815733%+0.8%21.024%21.0%20.854%20.9%31.745835%31.745835%+31.7%33.145%33.1%25.158%25.2%12.658937%12.658937%+12.7%8.011%8.01%7.111%7.11%-82.649447%-82.649447%-82.6%0.744%0.74%4.291%4.29%-78.022633%-78.022633%-78.0%0.179%0.18%0.813%0.81%
% percentage with given level in Tract 920200
ref. percentage with given level in Polk 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 Polk County and Tract 920200
More Females More Males
Polk County
Tract 920200
20%0%20%40%FMHigher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2-34.095551%-15.475258%-34.095551%34%42.045%42.0%31.354%31.4%24.380105%3.913691%24.380105%24%48.478%48.5%60.297%60.3%-13.517136%-13.517136%14%40.917388%9.477%9.48%8.349%8.35%
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 Polk County and Tract 920200
More Females More Males
Polk County
Tract 920200
0%500%1,000%FMDoctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None1,000.000000%56.188321%1,000.000000%> 1000%0.000%0%2.659%2.66%384.508349%10.763551%384.508349%385%0.115%0.11%0.557%0.56%-43.960368%-31.071030%-43.960368%44%5.342%5.34%3.711%3.71%-60.749790%-16.238041%-60.749790%61%20.678%20.7%12.863%12.9%-37.578133%-15.971690%-37.578133%38%15.910%15.9%11.565%11.6%-7.647192%-6.197974%-7.647192%8%21.769%21.8%20.223%20.2%50.041295%12.710366%50.041295%50%26.709%26.7%40.074%40.1%-40.618508%-40.618508%41%51.440458%9.305%9.30%6.617%6.62%1,000.000000%17.330560%1,000.000000%> 1000%0.000%0%1.546%1.55%7.668522%101.007578%7.668522%8%0.172%0.17%0.186%0.19%
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 Polk County and Tract 920200
Tract 920200
Polk County
0%5%10%15%20%25%30%B.X.Total65+45-6435-4425-348.581645%20.693972%8.581645%8.6%7283919.331912%19.611931%19.331912%19.3%2721,40734.678899%26.077813%34.678899%34.7%1895456.172840%15.997739%6.172840%6.2%35567
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 Polk County at large.
Scope: population of Polk County and Tract 920200
60%40%20%0%20%%ref.65+45-6435-4425-34-58.530703%-58.530703%58.5%8.582%8.58%20.694%20.7%-1.427799%-1.427799%1.4%19.332%19.3%19.612%19.6%32.982391%32.982391%33.0%34.679%34.7%26.078%26.1%-61.414300%-61.414300%61.4%6.173%6.17%15.998%16.0%
% percentage in Tract 920200 with a Bachelor's degree
ref percentage in Polk 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 Polk County and Tract 920200
More Females More Males
Polk County
Tract 920200
500%0%500%1,000%FM65+45-6435-4425-34619.476744%60.551346%619.476744%619.5%2.424%2.42%17.442%17.4%-108.482879%-67.842087%-108.482879%108.5%26.657%26.7%12.786%12.8%-658.745875%-90.758676%-658.745875%658.7%56.436%56.4%7.438%7.44%-47.424643%1,000.000000%1,000.000000%> 1000%0.000%0%12.153%12.2%
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 Polk County and Tract 920200
Tract 920200
Polk County
$0k$20k$40k$60kCount%Bachelor's DegreeSome CollegeH.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2Total$47,120.000000$40,483.000000$47,120.000000$47.1k56816.915%16.9%$31,641.000000$29,460.000000$31,641.000000$31.6k1,17034.842%34.8%$23,197.000000$23,072.000000$23,197.000000$23.2k1,11333.145%33.1%$66,250.000000$20,145.000000$66,250.000000$66.3k3008.934%8.93%$29,342.000000$28,738.000000$29,342.000000$29.3k3,358100.000%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 Polk County and Tract 920200
Female Male
Polk County
Tract 920200
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
$20k$0k$20kFMSome CollegeH.S. Diploma2Total$-30,964.000000$-6,589.000000$-27,907.000000$-37,553.000000$37.6k$30,964.000000$27,907.000000$4,940.000000$30,964.000000$31.0k656514$-17,206.000000$-19,398.000000$-17,206.000000$17.2k$17,206.000000$11,512.000000$19,398.000000$10,455.000000$28,718.000000$28.7k465648$-27,732.000000$-25,556.000000$-27,732.000000$27.7k$27,732.000000$7,556.000000$25,556.000000$8,268.000000$35,288.000000$35.3k1,7411,617
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 Polk County and Tract 920200
Tract 920200
Polk County
0%20%40%60%80%CountBachelor's Degree1Some College2H.S. Diploma3No H.S. Diploma380.607083%77.789586%80.607083%80.6%47868.932039%65.522300%68.932039%68.9%63987.588652%70.140738%87.588652%87.6%7413.921569%52.244508%3.921569%3.9%6
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 Polk County and Tract 920200
Female Male
Polk County
Tract 920200
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
40%20%0%20%40%60%MFWhite1BlackHispanic2-8.974359%-8.572950%-8.974359%9.0%8.974359%0.259567%8.572950%2.847748%9.233926%9.2%135140-0.000000%-3.157895%-16.000000%-3.157895%3.2%0.000000%16.000000%19.511364%0.000000%0.0%03-0.000000%-26.506024%-47.750865%-26.506024%26.5%0.000000%47.750865%13.699517%0.000000%0.0%022
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 Polk County and Tract 920200
Female Male
Polk County
Tract 920200
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
30%20%10%0%10%20%30%MFWhite1BlackHispanic2-21.887825%-5.612175%-31.475811%-3.880951%-27.500000%27.5%21.887825%31.475811%21.887825%21.9%320429-0.000000%-1.704545%-12.045455%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%0.000000%1.704545%0.000000%0.0%00-0.000000%-31.325301%-17.938931%-4.206397%-31.325301%31.3%0.000000%17.938931%0.000000%0.0%026
M number of males in category
F number of females in category
1non-Hispanic 2excluding black and Asian Hispanics

Educational Attainment by Tract in Polk County

There are 7 tracts in Polk County. This section compares Tract 920200 to all of the tracts in Polk County and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Tract 920200.

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 920200, selected other tracts in Polk County, and entities that contain Tract 920200
0%5%10%15%20%Count#920101Tract 920101920301Tract 920301South920104Tract 920104North CarolinaN CarolinaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSouth AtlanticPolk CountyPolkPolk County SchoolsPolk County920103Tract 920103920200Tract 920200920303Tract 920303920304Tract 92030423.160535%23.160535%23.2%554115.794307%15.794307%15.8%172214.392758%14.392758%14.4%11,511,24211.5M14.142582%14.142582%14.1%367313.685443%13.685443%13.7%914,827915k13.020590%13.020590%13.0%27,818,38027.8M12.827640%12.827640%12.8%5,478,9325.48M12.214479%12.214479%12.2%1,89312.214479%12.214479%12.2%1,89310.371651%10.371651%10.4%24048.933889%8.933889%8.9%30057.334643%7.334643%7.3%11266.657670%6.657670%6.7%1487
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 920200, selected other tracts in Polk County, and entities that contain Tract 920200
0%10%20%30%40%Count#920304Tract 920304920104Tract 920104920303Tract 920303Polk CountyPolkPolk County SchoolsPolk CountySouth AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited States920103Tract 920103North CarolinaN Carolina920301Tract 920301South920101Tract 920101920200Tract 92020049.077823%49.077823%49.1%1,091137.533719%37.533719%37.5%974232.416503%32.416503%32.4%495331.791199%31.791199%31.8%4,92731.791199%31.791199%31.8%4,92730.457708%30.457708%30.5%13,009,07313.0M30.315023%30.315023%30.3%64,767,78764.8M30.250648%30.250648%30.3%700429.028126%29.028126%29.0%1,940,4351.94M28.741965%28.741965%28.7%313528.191926%28.191926%28.2%22,547,73422.5M24.205686%24.205686%24.2%579623.079214%23.079214%23.1%7757
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 920200, selected other tracts in Polk County, and entities that contain Tract 920200
0%1%2%3%4%5%Count#920304Tract 920304920103Tract 920103920101Tract 920101South AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPolk CountyPolkPolk County SchoolsPolk CountySouth920303Tract 920303North CarolinaN Carolina920104Tract 920104920301Tract 920301920200Tract 9202005.308142%5.308142%5.3%11814.321521%4.321521%4.3%10023.804348%3.804348%3.8%9133.501306%3.501306%3.5%1,495,4751.50M3.336158%3.336158%3.3%7,127,6737.13M3.245580%3.245580%3.2%5033.245580%3.245580%3.2%5033.064699%3.064699%3.1%2,451,1282.45M3.012443%3.012443%3.0%4642.874397%2.874397%2.9%192,144192k2.658960%2.658960%2.7%6952.295684%2.295684%2.3%2561.608100%1.608100%1.6%547
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 920200, selected other tracts in Polk County, and entities that contain Tract 920200
Female
Male
1x0x1xFM#Tract 920103Tract 920101Tract 920301Tract 920104PolkPolk CountyN CarolinaTract 920303South AtlanticSouthUnited StatesTract 920304Tract 920200-1.000000x-1.000000x1.974533x1.974533x1.97x7.066%7.07%13.951%14.0%1-1.000000x-1.000000x1.669392x1.669392x1.67x17.277%17.3%28.841%28.8%2-1.000000x-1.000000x1.600507x1.600507x1.60x12.693%12.7%20.316%20.3%3-1.000000x-1.000000x1.459366x1.459366x1.46x11.862%11.9%17.311%17.3%4-1.000000x-1.000000x1.409174x1.409174x1.41x10.266%10.3%14.467%14.5%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.409174x1.409174x1.41x10.266%10.3%14.467%14.5%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.267161x1.267161x1.27x12.146%12.1%15.391%15.4%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.227131x1.227131x1.23x6.607%6.61%8.108%8.11%5-1.000000x-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%-1.114242x-1.114242x1.11x1.000000x1.000000x6.971%6.97%6.256%6.26%6-1.135171x-1.135171x1.14x1.000000x1.000000x9.477%9.48%8.349%8.35%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 920200, selected other tracts in Polk County, and entities that contain Tract 920200
Female
Male
10x5x0x5x10xFM#Tract 920200Tract 920304Tract 920301N CarolinaSouthUnited StatesSouth AtlanticTract 920104PolkPolk CountyTract 920103Tract 920303Tract 920101-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.115%0.11%3.216%3.22%1-1.000000x-1.000000x3.928276x3.928276x3.93x2.324%2.32%9.128%9.13%2-1.000000x-1.000000x2.592425x2.592425x2.59x1.393%1.39%3.612%3.61%3-1.000000x-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-1.000000x1.430370x1.430370x1.43x2.253%2.25%3.223%3.22%4-1.000000x-1.000000x1.246538x1.246538x1.25x2.913%2.91%3.631%3.63%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.246538x1.246538x1.25x2.913%2.91%3.631%3.63%-1.175395x-1.175395x1.18x1.000000x1.000000x4.655%4.66%3.960%3.96%5-1.604006x-1.604006x1.60x1.000000x1.000000x3.685%3.68%2.297%2.30%6-10.000000x-10.000000x> 10.0x1.000000x1.000000x7.064%7.06%0.657%0.66%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:
Polk
City:
Saluda
Town:
Columbus
Townships:
Columbus, Cooper Gap, Saluda, Tryon, White Oak
ZIP Codes:
28139, 28722, 28756, 28773, 28792
Unified School District:
Polk County
Congressional District:
NC-10
State Senate District:
NC-47
State House District:
NC-113
Block Groups:
Block Group 920200-1, Block Group 920200-2, Block Group 920200-3
Neighboring Tracts:
Tract 920101, Tract 920103, Tract 920104, Tract 920301, Tract 920303, Tract 930100, Tract 930200, Tract 932000, Tract 960200, Tract 960300, Tract 960400