Educational Attainment in Tract 960300, Transylvania County, North Carolina (Tract)

Educational Attainment#1

Highest level of education among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of Transylvania County and Tract 960300
Tract 960300
Transylvania County
0%10%20%30%40%50%CountHigher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma235.030408%37.646443%35.030408%35.0%2,01647.350130%50.565643%47.350130%47.4%2,72517.619461%11.787914%17.619461%17.6%1,014
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 Transylvania County at large.
Scope: population of Transylvania County and Tract 960300
0%%ref.Higher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2-6.948956%-6.948956%-6.9%35.030%35.0%37.646%37.6%-6.359085%-6.359085%-6.4%47.350%47.4%50.566%50.6%49.470560%49.470560%+49.5%17.619%17.6%11.788%11.8%
% percentage with given level in Tract 960300
ref. percentage with given level in Transylvania 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 Transylvania County and Tract 960300
Tract 960300
Transylvania County
0%5%10%15%20%25%CountDoctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None1.841877%1.815693%1.841877%1.8%1062.675934%1.702967%2.675934%2.7%1548.635969%8.228995%8.635969%8.6%49714.960904%17.907323%14.960904%15.0%8616.915725%7.991465%6.915725%6.9%39821.841877%22.211039%21.841877%21.8%1,25725.508254%28.354604%25.508254%25.5%1,46811.954822%7.846532%11.954822%12.0%6884.778454%3.518660%4.778454%4.8%2750.886186%0.422722%0.886186%0.9%51
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 Transylvania County at large.
Scope: population of Transylvania County and Tract 960300
-100%0%+100%%ref.Doctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None1.442070%1.442070%+1.4%1.842%1.84%1.816%1.82%57.133626%57.133626%+57.1%2.676%2.68%1.703%1.70%4.945610%4.945610%+4.9%8.636%8.64%8.229%8.23%-16.453713%-16.453713%-16.5%14.961%15.0%17.907%17.9%-13.461106%-13.461106%-13.5%6.916%6.92%7.991%7.99%-1.662068%-1.662068%-1.7%21.842%21.8%22.211%22.2%-10.038405%-10.038405%-10.0%25.508%25.5%28.355%28.4%52.358041%52.358041%+52.4%11.955%12.0%7.847%7.85%35.803212%35.803212%+35.8%4.778%4.78%3.519%3.52%109.637830%109.637830%+109.6%0.886%0.89%0.423%0.42%
% percentage with given level in Tract 960300
ref. percentage with given level in Transylvania 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 Transylvania County and Tract 960300
More Females More Males
Transylvania County
Tract 960300
20%0%20%FMHigher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2-24.315585%-24.315585%24%0.287075%38.330%38.3%30.833%30.8%-8.145625%22.707187%22.707187%23%43.048%43.0%52.823%52.8%-13.935894%-13.935894%14%38.398690%18.622%18.6%16.344%16.3%
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 Transylvania County and Tract 960300
More Females More Males
Transylvania County
Tract 960300
1,000%500%0%500%FMDoctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None615.505330%127.592160%615.505330%616%0.497%0.50%3.553%3.55%60.871787%152.541089%60.871787%61%2.110%2.11%3.395%3.40%-19.719442%-33.261730%-19.719442%20%9.311%9.31%7.777%7.78%-45.517263%-45.517263%46%11.806629%17.349%17.3%11.923%11.9%-116.564187%-38.329997%-116.564187%117%9.063%9.06%4.185%4.18%-9.599954%7.244201%7.244201%7%21.167%21.2%22.700%22.7%-7.021323%37.665706%37.665706%38%21.881%21.9%30.122%30.1%30.953188%59.392703%30.953188%31%10.521%10.5%13.778%13.8%-153.989400%-153.989400%154%3.099249%6.518%6.52%2.566%2.57%-1,000.000000%-1,000.000000%> 1000%21.293234%1.583%1.58%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 Transylvania County and Tract 960300
Tract 960300
Transylvania County
0%5%10%15%20%25%B.X.Total65+45-6435-4425-3417.615176%18.662048%17.615176%17.6%3902,2148.737374%15.472175%8.737374%8.7%1731,98013.662791%15.675320%13.662791%13.7%9468823.367698%25.374593%23.367698%23.4%204873
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 Transylvania County at large.
Scope: population of Transylvania County and Tract 960300
40%30%20%10%0%%ref.65+45-6435-4425-34-5.609630%-5.609630%5.6%17.615%17.6%18.662%18.7%-43.528473%-43.528473%43.5%8.737%8.74%15.472%15.5%-12.838843%-12.838843%12.8%13.663%13.7%15.675%15.7%-7.909074%-7.909074%7.9%23.368%23.4%25.375%25.4%
% percentage in Tract 960300 with a Bachelor's degree
ref percentage in Transylvania 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 Transylvania County and Tract 960300
More Females More Males
Transylvania County
Tract 960300
100%50%0%FM65+45-6435-4425-34-4.743692%-4.743692%4.7%46.324505%17.928%17.9%17.116%17.1%-68.600817%-68.600817%68.6%13.417700%10.955%11.0%6.497%6.50%-56.192877%-119.538546%-56.192877%56.2%16.766%16.8%10.734%10.7%-78.049290%-78.049290%78.0%2.517621%28.195%28.2%15.836%15.8%
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 Transylvania County and Tract 960300
Tract 960300
Transylvania County
$0k$10k$20k$30kCount%Bachelor's DegreeSome CollegeH.S. Diploma2Total$28,714.000000$35,568.000000$28,714.000000$28.7k86114.961%15.0%$30,522.000000$25,569.000000$30,522.000000$30.5k1,65528.758%28.8%$23,676.000000$24,553.000000$23,676.000000$23.7k1,46825.508%25.5%$26,203.000000$25,632.000000$26,203.000000$26.2k5,755100.000%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 Transylvania County and Tract 960300
Female Male
Transylvania County
Tract 960300
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
$20k$0k$20kFMSome CollegeH.S. Diploma2Total$-26,923.000000$-21,113.000000$-26,923.000000$26.9k$26,923.000000$8,123.000000$21,113.000000$11,685.000000$35,046.000000$35.0k974681$-22,721.000000$-8,182.000000$-21,728.000000$-30,903.000000$30.9k$22,721.000000$21,728.000000$10,701.000000$22,721.000000$22.7k705763$-25,217.000000$-22,165.000000$-25,217.000000$25.2k$25,217.000000$3,274.000000$22,165.000000$8,738.000000$28,491.000000$28.5k3,2222,533
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 Transylvania County and Tract 960300
Tract 960300
Transylvania County
0%20%40%60%CountBachelor's Degree1Some College2H.S. Diploma3No H.S. Diploma375.452489%74.441045%75.452489%75.5%66761.865794%73.763269%61.865794%61.9%75660.028249%63.032524%60.028249%60.0%42550.618982%54.591069%50.618982%50.6%368
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 Transylvania County and Tract 960300
Female Male
Transylvania County
Tract 960300
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
100%50%0%50%MFWhite1BlackAsianHispanic2Other1-12.424850%-8.560723%-12.424850%12.4%12.424850%3.844131%8.560723%4.098683%16.268980%16.3%375372-10.714286%-89.285714%-3.500000%-100.000000%100.0%10.714286%3.500000%13.625382%10.714286%10.7%93-0.000000%-100.000000%-0.000000%-21.904762%-100.000000%100.0%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%023-46.153846%-53.846154%-51.063830%-19.879566%-100.000000%100.0%46.153846%51.063830%46.153846%46.2%30152-0.000000%-100.000000%-41.597796%-100.000000%100.0%0.000000%41.597796%1.590610%0.000000%0.0%0115
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 Transylvania County and Tract 960300
Female Male
Transylvania County
Tract 960300
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
40%20%0%20%40%MFWhite1BlackAsianHispanic2Other1-28.720174%-2.776152%-27.832532%-31.496326%31.5%28.720174%27.832532%3.694974%28.720174%28.7%662943-0.000000%-43.425076%-4.324924%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%15.476190%43.425076%15.476190%15.5%130-0.000000%-0.000000%-39.047619%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%00-0.000000%-13.069909%-5.420657%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%0.000000%13.069909%0.000000%0.0%00-0.000000%-10.144928%-18.780692%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%0.000000%10.144928%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 Transylvania County

There are 7 tracts in Transylvania County. This section compares Tract 960300 to all of the tracts in Transylvania County and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Tract 960300.

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 960300, selected other tracts in Transylvania County, and entities that contain Tract 960300
0%5%10%15%Count#960300Tract 960300960500Tract 960500SouthNorth CarolinaN CarolinaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSouth AtlanticTransylvania CountyTransylvaniaTransylvania County SchoolsTransylvania CoBrevard Metro AreaBrevard Area960200Tract 960200960100Tract 960100960600Tract 960600960402Tract 960402960401Tract 96040117.619461%17.619461%17.6%1,014115.521358%15.521358%15.5%585214.392758%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%5,478,9325.48M11.787914%11.787914%11.8%2,92811.787914%11.787914%11.8%2,92811.787914%11.787914%11.8%2,92811.364318%11.364318%11.4%379311.297331%11.297331%11.3%364410.510046%10.510046%10.5%20456.594037%6.594037%6.6%23064.565936%4.565936%4.6%1527
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 960300, selected other tracts in Transylvania County, and entities that contain Tract 960300
0%10%20%30%40%Count#960402Tract 960402960200Tract 960200960401Tract 960401South AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesTransylvania CountyTransylvaniaTransylvania County SchoolsTransylvania CoBrevard Metro AreaBrevard AreaNorth CarolinaN CarolinaSouth960300Tract 960300960600Tract 960600960100Tract 960100960500Tract 96050048.079128%48.079128%48.1%1,677136.791604%36.791604%36.8%1,227234.635026%34.635026%34.6%1,153330.457708%30.457708%30.5%13,009,07313.0M30.315023%30.315023%30.3%64,767,78764.8M29.654978%29.654978%29.7%7,36629.654978%29.654978%29.7%7,36629.654978%29.654978%29.7%7,36629.028126%29.028126%29.0%1,940,4351.94M28.191926%28.191926%28.2%22,547,73422.5M28.114683%28.114683%28.1%1,618421.895930%21.895930%21.9%425520.328988%20.328988%20.3%655616.211197%16.211197%16.2%6117
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 960300, selected other tracts in Transylvania County, and entities that contain Tract 960300
0%1%2%3%4%5%Count#960402Tract 960402960600Tract 960600960300Tract 960300960401Tract 960401960200Tract 960200Transylvania CountyTransylvaniaTransylvania County SchoolsTransylvania CoBrevard Metro AreaBrevard AreaSouth AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSouthNorth CarolinaN Carolina960500Tract 960500960100Tract 9601005.131881%5.131881%5.1%17914.997424%4.997424%5.0%9724.517811%4.517811%4.5%26033.995194%3.995194%4.0%13343.568216%3.568216%3.6%11953.518660%3.518660%3.5%8743.518660%3.518660%3.5%8743.518660%3.518660%3.5%8743.501306%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%192,144192k1.273547%1.273547%1.3%4861.179392%1.179392%1.2%387
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 960300, selected other tracts in Transylvania County, and entities that contain Tract 960300
Female
Male
0x2x4x6xFM#Tract 960401Tract 960500Tract 960100Tract 960402TransylvaniaTransylvania CoBrevard AreaN CarolinaTract 960600South AtlanticSouthUnited StatesTract 960300Tract 960200-1.000000x-1.000000x7.899616x7.899616x7.90x1.076%1.08%8.504%8.50%1-1.000000x-1.000000x2.282528x2.282528x2.28x9.349%9.35%21.340%21.3%2-1.000000x-1.000000x2.210788x2.210788x2.21x7.320%7.32%16.183%16.2%3-1.000000x-1.000000x1.760726x1.760726x1.76x4.847%4.85%8.535%8.54%4-1.000000x-1.000000x1.383987x1.383987x1.38x9.998%10.00%13.838%13.8%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.383987x1.383987x1.38x9.998%10.00%13.838%13.8%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.383987x1.383987x1.38x9.998%10.00%13.838%13.8%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.267161x1.267161x1.27x12.146%12.1%15.391%15.4%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.190541x1.190541x1.19x9.653%9.65%11.492%11.5%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%-1.139359x-1.139359x1.14x1.000000x1.000000x18.622%18.6%16.344%16.3%6-1.145062x-1.145062x1.15x1.000000x1.000000x12.069%12.1%10.540%10.5%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 960300, selected other tracts in Transylvania County, and entities that contain Tract 960300
Female
Male
0x2x4x6x8x10xFM#Tract 960500Tract 960100Tract 960300TransylvaniaTransylvania CoBrevard AreaTract 960401Tract 960402N CarolinaSouthUnited StatesSouth AtlanticTract 960200Tract 960600-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%2.474%2.47%1-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%2.628%2.63%2-1.000000x-1.000000x2.665163x2.665163x2.67x2.607%2.61%6.948%6.95%3-1.000000x-1.000000x2.392291x2.392291x2.39x2.134%2.13%5.105%5.10%-1.000000x-1.000000x2.392291x2.392291x2.39x2.134%2.13%5.105%5.10%-1.000000x-1.000000x2.392291x2.392291x2.39x2.134%2.13%5.105%5.10%-1.000000x-1.000000x2.362012x2.362012x2.36x2.436%2.44%5.754%5.75%4-1.000000x-1.000000x2.097282x2.097282x2.10x3.377%3.38%7.082%7.08%5-1.000000x-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-1.000000x1.507257x1.507257x1.51x2.892%2.89%4.359%4.36%6-1.000000x-1.000000x1.499079x1.499079x1.50x4.054%4.05%6.077%6.08%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:
Transylvania
Metro Area:
Brevard Area
City:
Brevard
Townships:
Brevard, Catheys Creek, Dunns Rock
ZIP Codes:
28712, 28768
Unified School District:
Transylvania County
Congressional District:
NC-11
State Senate District:
NC-48
State House District:
NC-113
Block Groups:
Block Group 960300-1, Block Group 960300-2, Block Group 960300-3, Block Group 960300-4, Block Group 960300-5, Block Group 960300-6, Block Group 960300-7
Neighboring Tracts:
Tract 960100, Tract 960200, Tract 960401, Tract 960402, Tract 960500