Educational Attainment in Tract 940100, Swain County, North Carolina (Tract)

Educational Attainment#1

Highest level of education among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of Swain County and Tract 940100
Tract 940100
Swain County
0%10%20%30%40%50%CountHigher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma225.904762%24.228126%25.904762%25.9%81656.666667%56.036517%56.666667%56.7%1,78517.428571%19.735357%17.428571%17.4%549
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 Swain County at large.
Scope: population of Swain County and Tract 940100
-10%0%+10%%ref.Higher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma26.920205%6.920205%+6.9%25.905%25.9%24.228%24.2%1.124535%1.124535%+1.1%56.667%56.7%56.037%56.0%-11.688595%-11.688595%-11.7%17.429%17.4%19.735%19.7%
% percentage with given level in Tract 940100
ref. percentage with given level in Swain 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 Swain County and Tract 940100
Tract 940100
Swain County
0%5%10%15%20%25%30%CountDoctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None0.285714%0.543646%0.285714%0.3%90.825397%0.728280%0.825397%0.8%264.603175%4.020925%4.603175%4.6%1458.793651%10.042056%8.793651%8.8%27711.396825%8.893220%11.396825%11.4%35923.777778%23.233152%23.777778%23.8%74932.888889%32.803364%32.888889%32.9%1,03612.825397%14.052723%12.825397%12.8%4044.380952%4.892810%4.380952%4.4%1380.222222%0.789825%0.222222%0.2%7
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 Swain County at large.
Scope: population of Swain County and Tract 940100
-50%0%+50%%ref.Doctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None-47.444744%-47.444744%-47.4%0.286%0.29%0.544%0.54%13.335122%13.335122%+13.3%0.825%0.83%0.728%0.73%14.480483%14.480483%+14.5%4.603%4.60%4.021%4.02%-12.431765%-12.431765%-12.4%8.794%8.79%10.042%10.0%28.151846%28.151846%+28.2%11.397%11.4%8.893%8.89%2.344175%2.344175%+2.3%23.778%23.8%23.233%23.2%0.260719%0.260719%+0.3%32.889%32.9%32.803%32.8%-8.733727%-8.733727%-8.7%12.825%12.8%14.053%14.1%-10.461416%-10.461416%-10.5%4.381%4.38%4.893%4.89%-71.864358%-71.864358%-71.9%0.222%0.22%0.790%0.79%
% percentage with given level in Tract 940100
ref. percentage with given level in Swain 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 Swain County and Tract 940100
More Females More Males
Swain County
Tract 940100
50%0%50%FMHigher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2-50.839635%-41.990323%-50.839635%51%30.408%30.4%20.159%20.2%2.467595%12.259881%2.467595%2%56.059%56.1%57.442%57.4%65.507776%9.905181%65.507776%66%13.533%13.5%22.399%22.4%
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 Swain County and Tract 940100
More Females More Males
Swain County
Tract 940100
1,000%500%0%FMDoctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None-1,000.000000%-1,000.000000%> 1000%427.353708%0.510%0.51%0.000%0%-25.390713%-42.370034%-25.390713%25%0.906%0.91%0.723%0.72%-98.790156%-86.838384%-98.790156%99%5.889%5.89%2.962%2.96%21.310958%2.077683%21.310958%21%8.041%8.04%9.754%9.75%-124.152754%-122.494564%-124.152754%124%15.062%15.1%6.720%6.72%-44.819123%-7.274165%-44.819123%45%27.520%27.5%19.003%19.0%34.690109%28.083794%34.690109%35%28.539%28.5%38.439%38.4%38.124963%4.763694%38.124963%38%10.985%11.0%15.173%15.2%235.792516%33.695306%235.792516%236%2.152%2.15%7.225%7.23%-1,000.000000%-30.367909%-1,000.000000%> 1000%0.396%0.40%0.000%0%
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 Swain County and Tract 940100
Tract 940100
Swain County
0%2%4%6%8%10%12%B.X.Total65+45-6435-4425-347.072136%6.175150%7.072136%7.1%507076.909430%12.192513%6.909430%6.9%741,0717.401033%11.850947%7.401033%7.4%4358113.906448%9.647059%13.906448%13.9%110791
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 Swain County at large.
Scope: population of Swain County and Tract 940100
40%20%0%20%40%%ref.65+45-6435-4425-3414.525738%14.525738%14.5%7.072%7.07%6.175%6.18%-43.330549%-43.330549%43.3%6.909%6.91%12.193%12.2%-37.549018%-37.549018%37.5%7.401%7.40%11.851%11.9%44.152200%44.152200%44.2%13.906%13.9%9.647%9.65%
% percentage in Tract 940100 with a Bachelor's degree
ref percentage in Swain 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 Swain County and Tract 940100
More Females More Males
Swain County
Tract 940100
0%100%200%300%FM65+45-6435-4425-34323.916576%67.233560%323.916576%323.9%3.073%3.07%13.028%13.0%-31.418513%2.701031%2.701031%2.7%6.826%6.83%7.010%7.01%200.690789%53.093057%200.690789%200.7%3.610%3.61%10.855%10.9%-65.114247%-27.177882%-65.114247%65.1%16.458%16.5%9.968%9.97%
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 Swain County and Tract 940100
Tract 940100
Swain County
$0k$20k$40kCount%Graduate Degree1Bachelor's DegreeSome CollegeH.S. Diploma2Total$33,015.000000$53,611.000000$33,015.000000$33.0k1805.714%5.71%$42,365.000000$42,104.000000$42,365.000000$42.4k2778.794%8.79%$30,000.000000$27,660.000000$30,000.000000$30.0k1,10835.175%35.2%$26,806.000000$23,288.000000$26,806.000000$26.8k1,03632.889%32.9%$29,578.000000$28,708.000000$29,578.000000$29.6k3,150100.000%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 Swain County and Tract 940100
Female Male
Swain County
Tract 940100
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
$0k$50kFMBachelor's DegreeSome CollegeH.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2Total$-41,691.000000$-33,625.000000$-41,691.000000$41.7k$41,691.000000$21,538.000000$33,625.000000$13,500.000000$63,229.000000$63.2k142135$-26,542.000000$-25,436.000000$-26,542.000000$26.5k$26,542.000000$4,111.000000$25,436.000000$4,388.000000$30,653.000000$30.7k752356$-22,202.000000$-17,882.000000$-22,202.000000$22.2k$22,202.000000$6,789.000000$17,882.000000$10,347.000000$28,991.000000$29.0k504532$-11,696.000000$-20,455.000000$-11,696.000000$11.7k$11,696.000000$8,554.000000$20,455.000000$6,245.000000$20,250.000000$20.3k239310$-27,238.000000$-25,512.000000$-27,238.000000$27.2k$27,238.000000$2,529.000000$25,512.000000$5,388.000000$29,767.000000$29.8k1,7661,384
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 Swain County and Tract 940100
Tract 940100
Swain County
0%20%40%60%80%CountBachelor's Degree1Some College2H.S. Diploma3No H.S. Diploma379.665738%83.914894%79.665738%79.7%28668.554095%66.453554%68.554095%68.6%67860.263158%59.990440%60.263158%60.3%45841.194030%44.743701%41.194030%41.2%138
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 Swain County and Tract 940100
Female Male
Swain County
Tract 940100
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100%80%60%40%20%0%20%MFWhite1BlackOther1-7.902736%-17.695929%-7.902736%7.9%7.902736%4.042657%17.695929%2.514207%11.945392%11.9%3552-0.000000%-100.000000%-0.000000%-16.666667%-100.000000%100.0%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%02-16.941392%-21.854305%-16.941392%16.9%16.941392%8.646843%21.854305%0.359772%25.588235%25.6%261185
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 Swain County and Tract 940100
Female Male
Swain County
Tract 940100
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20%10%0%10%20%30%40%MFWhite1BlackOther1-22.948328%-17.552534%-1.112656%-22.948328%22.9%22.948328%20.396382%17.552534%43.344710%43.3%127151-0.000000%-0.000000%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%00-5.784314%-3.922646%-8.064516%-0.176838%-9.706960%9.7%5.784314%8.064516%5.784314%5.8%59106
M number of males in category
F number of females in category
1non-Hispanic 2excluding black and Asian Hispanics

Educational Attainment by Tract in Swain County

There are 5 tracts in Swain County. This section compares Tract 940100 to all of the tracts in Swain County and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Tract 940100.

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 940100, selected other tracts in Swain County, and entities that contain Tract 940100
0%5%10%15%20%Count#960200Tract 960200Charleston TownshipCharleston960302Tract 960302Swain CountySwain960301Tract 960301940100Tract 940100SouthNorth CarolinaN CarolinaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSouth Atlantic24.163028%24.163028%24.2%498121.514927%21.514927%21.5%1,74420.216267%20.216267%20.2%430219.735357%19.735357%19.7%1,92418.540025%18.540025%18.5%447317.428571%17.428571%17.4%549414.392758%14.392758%14.4%11,511,24211.5M13.685443%13.685443%13.7%914,827915k13.020590%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 4 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 940100, selected other tracts in Swain County, and entities that contain Tract 940100
0%5%10%15%20%25%30%Count#South AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNorth CarolinaN CarolinaSouth960301Tract 960301Swain CountySwainCharleston TownshipCharleston940100Tract 940100960200Tract 960200960302Tract 96030230.457708%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%22,547,73422.5M21.650767%21.650767%21.7%522115.334906%15.334906%15.3%1,49514.581791%14.581791%14.6%1,18214.507937%14.507937%14.5%457213.391557%13.391557%13.4%276311.283498%11.283498%11.3%2404
Count number of people in category
# rank of tract out of 4 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 940100, selected other tracts in Swain County, and entities that contain Tract 940100
0%1%2%3%Count#South AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSouthNorth CarolinaN Carolina960302Tract 960302Charleston TownshipCharlestonSwain CountySwain960200Tract 960200940100Tract 940100960301Tract 9603013.501306%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%192,144192k1.739539%1.739539%1.7%3711.295337%1.295337%1.3%1051.271925%1.271925%1.3%1241.261524%1.261524%1.3%2621.111111%1.111111%1.1%3531.078391%1.078391%1.1%264
Count number of people in category
# rank of tract out of 4 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 940100, selected other tracts in Swain County, and entities that contain Tract 940100
Female
Male
1x0x1xFM#Tract 940100N CarolinaTract 960302South AtlanticSouthCharlestonUnited StatesSwainTract 960301Tract 960200-1.000000x-1.000000x1.655078x1.655078x1.66x13.533%13.5%22.399%22.4%1-1.000000x-1.000000x1.267161x1.267161x1.27x12.146%12.1%15.391%15.4%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.232236x1.232236x1.23x18.010%18.0%22.193%22.2%2-1.000000x-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-1.000000x1.118287x1.118287x1.12x20.389%20.4%22.801%22.8%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.109070x1.109070x1.11x12.369%12.4%13.719%13.7%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.099052x1.099052x1.10x18.838%18.8%20.704%20.7%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.031966x1.031966x1.03x18.237%18.2%18.820%18.8%3-1.504401x-1.504401x1.50x1.000000x1.000000x28.470%28.5%18.925%18.9%4
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of tract out of 4 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 940100, selected other tracts in Swain County, and entities that contain Tract 940100
Female
Male
0x5x10xFM#Tract 960301Tract 960200N CarolinaSouthUnited StatesSouth AtlanticSwainCharlestonTract 940100Tract 960302-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%2.073%2.07%1-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%2.796%2.80%2-1.000000x-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-1.000000x1.493554x1.493554x1.49x1.028%1.03%1.535%1.54%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.163566x1.163566x1.16x1.203%1.20%1.400%1.40%-1.959230x-1.959230x1.96x1.000000x1.000000x1.416%1.42%0.723%0.72%3-3.014328x-3.014328x3.01x1.000000x1.000000x2.687%2.69%0.891%0.89%4
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of tract out of 4 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:
Swain
Township:
Charleston
Unincorporated Place:
Cherokee
ZIP Codes:
28713, 28719, 28789
Unified School Districts:
Eastern Cherokee, Swain County
Congressional District:
NC-11
State Senate District:
NC-50
State House District:
NC-119
Block Groups:
Block Group 940100-1, Block Group 940100-2, Block Group 940100-3
Neighboring Tracts:
Tract 920700, Tract 940200, Tract 960200, Tract 960302, Tract 980200