Educational Attainment in Tract 961200, Rutherford County, North Carolina (Tract)

Educational Attainment#1

Highest level of education among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of Rutherford County and Tract 961200
Tract 961200
Rutherford County
0%10%20%30%40%50%CountHigher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma222.086231%27.907075%22.086231%22.1%79456.300417%53.083789%56.300417%56.3%2,02421.613352%19.009136%21.613352%21.6%777
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 Rutherford County at large.
Scope: population of Rutherford County and Tract 961200
-20%-10%-0%+10%+20%%ref.Higher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2-20.857951%-20.857951%-20.9%22.086%22.1%27.907%27.9%6.059531%6.059531%+6.1%56.300%56.3%53.084%53.1%13.699810%13.699810%+13.7%21.613%21.6%19.009%19.0%
% percentage with given level in Tract 961200
ref. percentage with given level in Rutherford 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 Rutherford County and Tract 961200
Tract 961200
Rutherford County
0%10%20%30%CountDoctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None0.000000%0.000000%0.0%0.614015%00.472879%1.048678%0.472879%0.5%171.696801%4.068111%1.696801%1.7%619.123783%10.997405%9.123783%9.1%32810.792768%11.178866%10.792768%10.8%38822.086231%21.218323%22.086231%22.1%79434.214186%31.865465%34.214186%34.2%1,23013.852573%13.563184%13.852573%13.9%4985.924896%4.057561%5.924896%5.9%2131.835883%1.388391%1.835883%1.8%66
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 Rutherford County at large.
Scope: population of Rutherford County and Tract 961200
-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%0.614%0.61%-54.907134%-54.907134%-54.9%0.473%0.47%1.049%1.05%-58.290200%-58.290200%-58.3%1.697%1.70%4.068%4.07%-17.036944%-17.036944%-17.0%9.124%9.12%10.997%11.0%-3.453824%-3.453824%-3.5%10.793%10.8%11.179%11.2%4.090368%4.090368%+4.1%22.086%22.1%21.218%21.2%7.370741%7.370741%+7.4%34.214%34.2%31.865%31.9%2.133633%2.133633%+2.1%13.853%13.9%13.563%13.6%46.021103%46.021103%+46.0%5.925%5.92%4.058%4.06%32.231020%32.231020%+32.2%1.836%1.84%1.388%1.39%
% percentage with given level in Tract 961200
ref. percentage with given level in Rutherford 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 Rutherford County and Tract 961200
More Females More Males
Rutherford County
Tract 961200
20%10%0%10%FMHigher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2-26.231538%-25.823333%-26.231538%26%24.567%24.6%19.462%19.5%19.115122%6.076465%19.115122%19%51.515%51.5%61.362%61.4%-24.729276%-24.729276%25%18.341341%23.918%23.9%19.176%19.2%
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 Rutherford County and Tract 961200
More Females More Males
Rutherford County
Tract 961200
100%0%FMProfessional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None93.932456%79.886809%93.932456%94%0.325%0.32%0.630%0.63%-24.506527%42.397957%42.397957%42%1.407%1.41%2.003%2.00%-10.812118%-26.915959%-10.812118%11%9.578%9.58%8.643%8.64%-61.964929%-40.071132%-61.964929%62%13.258%13.3%8.185%8.19%-25.584130%-1.019547%-25.584130%26%24.513%24.5%19.519%19.5%54.962243%11.065526%54.962243%55%27.002%27.0%41.843%41.8%-3.273127%-3.273127%3%35.099528%14.069%14.1%13.623%13.6%-158.726361%-42.028164%-158.726361%159%8.442%8.44%3.263%3.26%62.740522%45.706362%62.740522%63%1.407%1.41%2.290%2.29%
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 Rutherford County and Tract 961200
Tract 961200
Rutherford County
0%5%10%15%B.X.Total65+45-6435-4425-346.708595%10.071335%6.708595%6.7%649548.445748%12.062695%8.445748%8.4%1441,7059.228188%11.532041%9.228188%9.2%5559619.117647%9.168322%19.117647%19.1%65340
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 Rutherford County at large.
Scope: population of Rutherford County and Tract 961200
0%50%100%%ref.65+45-6435-4425-34-33.389217%-33.389217%33.4%6.709%6.71%10.071%10.1%-29.984571%-29.984571%30.0%8.446%8.45%12.063%12.1%-19.977840%-19.977840%20.0%9.228%9.23%11.532%11.5%108.518485%108.518485%108.5%19.118%19.1%9.168%9.17%
% percentage in Tract 961200 with a Bachelor's degree
ref percentage in Rutherford 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 Rutherford County and Tract 961200
More Females More Males
Rutherford County
Tract 961200
0%200%400%FM65+45-6435-4425-34-70.111524%-9.686033%-70.111524%70.1%8.178%8.18%4.808%4.81%-43.562610%-18.321934%-43.562610%43.6%9.877%9.88%6.880%6.88%-144.852941%-40.123447%-144.852941%144.9%13.603%13.6%5.556%5.56%-99.753315%442.681347%442.681347%442.7%5.442%5.44%29.534%29.5%
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 Rutherford County and Tract 961200
Tract 961200
Rutherford County
$0k$20k$40kCount%Bachelor's DegreeSome CollegeH.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2Total$56,532.000000$38,679.000000$56,532.000000$56.5k3289.124%9.12%$32,204.000000$28,679.000000$32,204.000000$32.2k1,18232.879%32.9%$33,172.000000$24,606.000000$33,172.000000$33.2k1,23034.214%34.2%$19,844.000000$20,625.000000$19,844.000000$19.8k77721.613%21.6%$32,898.000000$28,309.000000$32,898.000000$32.9k3,595100.000%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 Rutherford County and Tract 961200
Female Male
Rutherford County
Tract 961200
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
$50k$0k$50kFMBachelor's DegreeSome CollegeH.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2Total$-55,057.000000$-33,718.000000$-55,057.000000$55.1k$55,057.000000$3,762.000000$33,718.000000$15,816.000000$58,819.000000$58.8k177151$-28,889.000000$-22,132.000000$-28,889.000000$28.9k$28,889.000000$12,807.000000$22,132.000000$13,944.000000$41,696.000000$41.7k698484$-24,730.000000$-18,892.000000$-24,730.000000$24.7k$24,730.000000$12,112.000000$18,892.000000$11,379.000000$36,842.000000$36.8k499731$-13,952.000000$-16,169.000000$-13,952.000000$14.0k$13,952.000000$16,336.000000$16,169.000000$5,395.000000$30,288.000000$30.3k442335$-24,688.000000$-23,630.000000$-24,688.000000$24.7k$24,688.000000$16,306.000000$23,630.000000$8,118.000000$40,994.000000$41.0k1,8481,747
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 Rutherford County and Tract 961200
Tract 961200
Rutherford County
0%20%40%60%CountBachelor's Degree1Some College2H.S. Diploma3No H.S. Diploma378.395062%77.832861%78.395062%78.4%25475.287958%67.928170%75.287958%75.3%71956.818182%58.859827%56.818182%56.8%52541.552511%42.103489%41.552511%41.6%182
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 Rutherford County and Tract 961200
Female Male
Rutherford County
Tract 961200
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50%0%50%MFWhite1BlackHispanic2Other1-18.314804%-4.409899%-16.483618%-22.724703%22.7%18.314804%16.483618%2.177734%18.314804%18.3%313402-0.000000%-19.431676%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%6.250000%19.431676%8.715425%6.250000%6.3%10-44.827586%-13.143428%-44.067797%-57.971014%58.0%44.827586%44.067797%6.354739%44.827586%44.8%1340-88.571429%-43.339254%-88.571429%88.6%88.571429%6.883117%43.339254%13.803603%95.454545%95.5%2131
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 Rutherford County and Tract 961200
Female Male
Rutherford County
Tract 961200
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
50%40%30%20%10%0%10%MFWhite1BlackHispanic2Other1-10.797060%-16.828864%-2.421333%-10.797060%10.8%10.797060%0.730148%16.828864%11.527209%11.5%197191-0.000000%-50.000000%-1.885903%-5.886767%-50.000000%50.0%0.000000%1.885903%0.000000%0.0%05-0.000000%-18.840580%-16.901408%-4.207991%-18.840580%18.8%0.000000%16.901408%0.000000%0.0%013-0.000000%-5.000000%-1.216696%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%0.000000%5.000000%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 Rutherford County

There are 13 tracts in Rutherford County. This section compares Tract 961200 to all of the tracts in Rutherford County and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Tract 961200.

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 961200, selected other tracts in Rutherford County, and entities that contain Tract 961200
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count#960800Tract 960800961101Tract 961101960900Tract 960900961200Tract 961200960600Tract 960600961102Tract 961102961000Tract 961000Rutherford CountyRutherfordForest City Metro AreaForest CityRutherford County SchoolsRutherford Co960200Tract 960200960500Tract 960500960100Tract 960100SouthNorth CarolinaN Carolina960700Tract 960700United States of AmericaUnited StatesSouth Atlantic960300Tract 960300960400Tract 96040027.229182%27.229182%27.2%739125.136136%25.136136%25.1%1,154221.743869%21.743869%21.7%798321.613352%21.613352%21.6%777421.268794%21.268794%21.3%580520.531057%20.531057%20.5%433620.342089%20.342089%20.3%999719.009136%19.009136%19.0%9,00919.009136%19.009136%19.0%9,00919.009136%19.009136%19.0%9,00918.752356%18.752356%18.8%995816.995289%16.995289%17.0%974915.510638%15.510638%15.5%7291014.392758%14.392758%14.4%11,511,24211.5M13.685443%13.685443%13.7%914,827915k13.580247%13.580247%13.6%3741113.020590%13.020590%13.0%27,818,38027.8M12.827640%12.827640%12.8%5,478,9325.48M11.041466%11.041466%11.0%229129.080048%9.080048%9.1%22813
Count number of people in category
# rank of tract out of 13 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 961200, selected other tracts in Rutherford County, and entities that contain Tract 961200
0%10%20%30%Count#960300Tract 960300South AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNorth CarolinaN CarolinaSouth960500Tract 960500960400Tract 960400960700Tract 960700960100Tract 960100960200Tract 960200Rutherford CountyRutherfordForest City Metro AreaForest CityRutherford County SchoolsRutherford Co960900Tract 960900960800Tract 960800961000Tract 961000961200Tract 961200960600Tract 960600961101Tract 961101961102Tract 96110239.247830%39.247830%39.2%814130.457708%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%22,547,73422.5M24.568138%24.568138%24.6%1,408223.496615%23.496615%23.5%590319.535221%19.535221%19.5%538418.446809%18.446809%18.4%867518.036185%18.036185%18.0%957616.728209%16.728209%16.7%7,92816.728209%16.728209%16.7%7,92816.728209%16.728209%16.7%7,92814.632153%14.632153%14.6%537713.854090%13.854090%13.9%376811.871309%11.871309%11.9%583911.293463%11.293463%11.3%4061010.707737%10.707737%10.7%292119.562187%9.562187%9.6%439125.737316%5.737316%5.7%12113
Count number of people in category
# rank of tract out of 13 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 961200, selected other tracts in Rutherford County, and entities that contain Tract 961200
0%1%2%3%4%Count#960300Tract 960300960700Tract 960700South AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited States960200Tract 960200SouthNorth CarolinaN Carolina960400Tract 960400960100Tract 960100Rutherford CountyRutherfordForest City Metro AreaForest CityRutherford County SchoolsRutherford Co960500Tract 960500961000Tract 961000960800Tract 960800961101Tract 961101960600Tract 960600961200Tract 961200960900Tract 960900961102Tract 9611024.869817%4.869817%4.9%10114.103123%4.103123%4.1%11323.501306%3.501306%3.5%1,495,4751.50M3.336158%3.336158%3.3%7,127,6737.13M3.185074%3.185074%3.2%16933.064699%3.064699%3.1%2,451,1282.45M2.874397%2.874397%2.9%192,144192k1.991239%1.991239%2.0%5041.787234%1.787234%1.8%8451.662693%1.662693%1.7%7881.662693%1.662693%1.7%7881.662693%1.662693%1.7%7881.552958%1.552958%1.6%8961.079210%1.079210%1.1%5371.068534%1.068534%1.1%2980.958397%0.958397%1.0%4490.843418%0.843418%0.8%23100.472879%0.472879%0.5%17110.435967%0.435967%0.4%16120.000000%0.000000%0.0%013
Count number of people in category
# rank of tract out of 13 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 961200, selected other tracts in Rutherford County, and entities that contain Tract 961200
Female
Male
1x0x1x2xFM#Tract 960300Tract 960400Tract 960700Tract 960500Tract 961101Tract 960800Tract 960100Tract 960900N CarolinaRutherfordForest CityRutherford CoSouth AtlanticTract 960200SouthUnited StatesTract 961102Tract 961000Tract 960600Tract 961200-1.000000x-1.000000x2.677651x2.677651x2.68x5.906%5.91%15.814%15.8%1-1.000000x-1.000000x1.583089x1.583089x1.58x7.041%7.04%11.147%11.1%2-1.000000x-1.000000x1.522978x1.522978x1.52x11.024%11.0%16.790%16.8%3-1.000000x-1.000000x1.454712x1.454712x1.45x14.361%14.4%20.891%20.9%4-1.000000x-1.000000x1.442747x1.442747x1.44x20.591%20.6%29.707%29.7%5-1.000000x-1.000000x1.415036x1.415036x1.42x23.112%23.1%32.704%32.7%6-1.000000x-1.000000x1.278720x1.278720x1.28x13.609%13.6%17.402%17.4%7-1.000000x-1.000000x1.269639x1.269639x1.27x19.302%19.3%24.506%24.5%8-1.000000x-1.000000x1.267161x1.267161x1.27x12.146%12.1%15.391%15.4%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.183413x1.183413x1.18x17.491%17.5%20.699%20.7%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.183413x1.183413x1.18x17.491%17.5%20.699%20.7%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.183413x1.183413x1.18x17.491%17.5%20.699%20.7%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.178860x1.178860x1.18x11.819%11.8%13.933%13.9%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.156538x1.156538x1.16x17.474%17.5%20.210%20.2%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%-1.073714x-1.073714x1.07x1.000000x1.000000x21.300%21.3%19.838%19.8%10-1.184851x-1.184851x1.18x1.000000x1.000000x21.957%22.0%18.531%18.5%11-1.216968x-1.216968x1.22x1.000000x1.000000x23.393%23.4%19.222%19.2%12-1.247293x-1.247293x1.25x1.000000x1.000000x23.918%23.9%19.176%19.2%13
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of tract out of 13 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 961200, selected other tracts in Rutherford County, and entities that contain Tract 961200
Female
Male
10x5x0x5x10xFM#Tract 961101Tract 960800Tract 960600Tract 960700Tract 960300Tract 960400Tract 961200Tract 961000RutherfordForest CityRutherford CoN CarolinaSouthUnited StatesSouth AtlanticTract 960500Tract 960200Tract 960100Tract 960900-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%1.922%1.92%1-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%2.489%2.49%2-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%1.656%1.66%3-1.000000x-1.000000x3.636703x3.636703x3.64x1.892%1.89%6.880%6.88%4-1.000000x-1.000000x2.981512x2.981512x2.98x2.402%2.40%7.163%7.16%5-1.000000x-1.000000x1.967640x1.967640x1.97x1.345%1.34%2.646%2.65%6-1.000000x-1.000000x1.939325x1.939325x1.94x0.325%0.32%0.630%0.63%7-1.000000x-1.000000x1.850281x1.850281x1.85x0.770%0.77%1.425%1.43%8-1.000000x-1.000000x1.654155x1.654155x1.65x1.270%1.27%2.100%2.10%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.654155x1.654155x1.65x1.270%1.27%2.100%2.10%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.654155x1.654155x1.65x1.270%1.27%2.100%2.10%-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-1.000000x1.445944x1.445944x1.45x1.316%1.32%1.903%1.90%9-1.047726x-1.047726x1.05x1.000000x1.000000x3.254%3.25%3.106%3.11%10-4.271758x-4.271758x4.27x1.000000x1.000000x2.901%2.90%0.679%0.68%11-10.000000x-10.000000x> 10.0x1.000000x1.000000x0.821%0.82%0.000%0%12
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of tract out of 12 by male-to-female sex ratio

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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:
Rutherford
Metro Area:
Forest City Area
Townships:
Cool Spring, High Shoals, Sulphur Springs, Union
ZIP Codes:
28043, 28114, 28139
Unified School District:
Rutherford County
Congressional District:
NC-10
State Senate District:
NC-47
State House District:
NC-112
Block Groups:
Block Group 961200-1, Block Group 961200-2, Block Group 961200-3
Neighboring Tracts:
Tract 022304, Tract 920101, Tract 960400, Tract 960900, Tract 961102, Tract 970100