Educational Attainment in Tract 020900, Carbon County, Pennsylvania (Tract)

Educational Attainment#1

Highest level of education among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of Carbon County and Tract 020900
Tract 020900
Carbon County
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%CountHigher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma222.242842%25.709742%22.242842%22.2%83953.870626%63.515319%53.870626%53.9%2,03223.886532%10.774939%23.886532%23.9%901
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 Carbon County at large.
Scope: population of Carbon County and Tract 020900
-100%0%+100%%ref.Higher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2-13.484773%-13.484773%-13.5%22.243%22.2%25.710%25.7%-15.184830%-15.184830%-15.2%53.871%53.9%63.515%63.5%121.686009%121.686009%+121.7%23.887%23.9%10.775%10.8%
% percentage with given level in Tract 020900
ref. percentage with given level in Carbon 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 Carbon County and Tract 020900
Tract 020900
Carbon County
0%10%20%30%40%CountDoctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None0.000000%0.000000%0.0%0.544896%00.397667%0.710272%0.397667%0.4%153.525981%4.772607%3.525981%3.5%1339.013786%9.948055%9.013786%9.0%3409.305408%9.733913%9.305408%9.3%35112.168611%16.811195%12.168611%12.2%45941.702015%46.704124%41.702015%41.7%1,57315.509014%8.249761%15.509014%15.5%5858.377519%1.963320%8.377519%8.4%3160.000000%0.000000%0.0%0.561857%0
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 Carbon County at large.
Scope: population of Carbon County and Tract 020900
-200%0%+200%%ref.Doctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None-100.000000%-100.000000%-100.0%0.000%0%0.545%0.54%-44.012045%-44.012045%-44.0%0.398%0.40%0.710%0.71%-26.120440%-26.120440%-26.1%3.526%3.53%4.773%4.77%-9.391473%-9.391473%-9.4%9.014%9.01%9.948%9.95%-4.402182%-4.402182%-4.4%9.305%9.31%9.734%9.73%-27.616026%-27.616026%-27.6%12.169%12.2%16.811%16.8%-10.710208%-10.710208%-10.7%41.702%41.7%46.704%46.7%87.993481%87.993481%+88.0%15.509%15.5%8.250%8.25%326.701580%326.701580%+326.7%8.378%8.38%1.963%1.96%-100.000000%-100.000000%-100.0%0.000%0%0.562%0.56%
% percentage with given level in Tract 020900
ref. percentage with given level in Carbon 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 Carbon County and Tract 020900
More Females More Males
Carbon County
Tract 020900
0%10%FMHigher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2-6.755123%4.418286%4.418286%4%21.812%21.8%22.776%22.8%-0.029227%1.956337%1.956337%2%53.404%53.4%54.448%54.4%-8.818462%-8.818462%9%17.072848%24.784%24.8%22.776%22.8%
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 Carbon County and Tract 020900
More Females More Males
Carbon County
Tract 020900
0%500%1,000%FMProfessional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.31,000.000000%83.826210%1,000.000000%> 1000%0.000%0%0.890%0.89%-47.891720%-30.801454%-47.891720%48%4.123%4.12%2.788%2.79%-14.071520%-14.071520%14%6.540961%9.540%9.54%8.363%8.36%-16.452749%31.730514%31.730514%32%8.150%8.15%10.735%10.7%-18.556279%10.943306%10.943306%11%11.601%11.6%12.871%12.9%-0.540660%-0.540660%1%6.248241%41.802%41.8%41.578%41.6%18.345454%26.372448%18.345454%18%14.334%14.3%16.963%17.0%-79.793375%-10.018108%-79.793375%80%10.451%10.5%5.813%5.81%
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 Carbon County and Tract 020900
Tract 020900
Carbon County
0%5%10%15%20%25%B.X.Total65+45-6435-4425-341.871102%4.774029%1.871102%1.9%189627.573633%10.338788%7.573633%7.6%1081,42627.848101%14.099250%27.848101%27.8%1766325.053191%13.598022%5.053191%5.1%38752
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 Carbon County at large.
Scope: population of Carbon County and Tract 020900
50%0%50%%ref.65+45-6435-4425-34-60.806653%-60.806653%60.8%1.871%1.87%4.774%4.77%-26.745451%-26.745451%26.7%7.574%7.57%10.339%10.3%97.514764%97.514764%97.5%27.848%27.8%14.099%14.1%-62.838776%-62.838776%62.8%5.053%5.05%13.598%13.6%
% percentage in Tract 020900 with a Bachelor's degree
ref percentage in Carbon 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 Carbon County and Tract 020900
More Females More Males
Carbon County
Tract 020900
1,000%500%0%FM65+45-6435-4425-34-1,000.000000%-1,000.000000%> 1000%117.404431%2.885%2.88%0.000%0%-38.875259%-38.875259%38.9%18.778428%8.719%8.72%6.278%6.28%-5.045178%-27.823085%-5.045178%5.0%28.527%28.5%27.157%27.2%-62.546262%-51.295760%-62.546262%62.5%6.218%6.22%3.825%3.83%
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 Carbon County and Tract 020900
Tract 020900
Carbon County
$0k$20k$40k$60kCount%Graduate Degree1Bachelor's DegreeSome CollegeH.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2Total$54,167.000000$59,727.000000$54,167.000000$54.2k1483.924%3.92%$62,377.000000$47,017.000000$62,377.000000$62.4k3409.014%9.01%$35,203.000000$32,017.000000$35,203.000000$35.2k81021.474%21.5%$25,069.000000$29,553.000000$25,069.000000$25.1k1,57341.702%41.7%$21,756.000000$23,271.000000$21,756.000000$21.8k90123.887%23.9%$32,933.000000$32,281.000000$32,933.000000$32.9k3,772100.000%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 Carbon County and Tract 020900
Female Male
Carbon County
Tract 020900
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
$50k$0k$50kFMGraduate Degree1Bachelor's DegreeSome CollegeH.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2Total$-53,674.000000$-53,931.000000$-53,674.000000$53.7k$53,674.000000$4,987.000000$53,931.000000$23,022.000000$58,661.000000$58.7k8662$-60,662.000000$-38,582.000000$-60,662.000000$60.7k$60,662.000000$22,867.000000$38,582.000000$22,126.000000$83,529.000000$83.5k199141$-30,956.000000$-24,961.000000$-30,956.000000$31.0k$30,956.000000$9,893.000000$24,961.000000$16,982.000000$40,849.000000$40.8k412398$-23,788.000000$-22,322.000000$-23,788.000000$23.8k$23,788.000000$7,232.000000$22,322.000000$14,077.000000$31,020.000000$31.0k872701$-20,088.000000$-16,761.000000$-20,088.000000$20.1k$20,088.000000$12,295.000000$16,761.000000$7,927.000000$32,383.000000$32.4k517384$-26,366.000000$-26,281.000000$-26,366.000000$26.4k$26,366.000000$12,290.000000$26,281.000000$13,853.000000$38,656.000000$38.7k2,0861,686
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 Carbon County and Tract 020900
Tract 020900
Carbon County
0%20%40%60%80%CountBachelor's Degree1Some College2H.S. Diploma3No H.S. Diploma388.732394%80.302786%88.732394%88.7%37888.560411%76.260895%88.560411%88.6%68980.813953%69.678397%80.813953%80.8%83451.567944%52.680653%51.567944%51.6%296
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 Carbon County and Tract 020900
Female Male
Carbon County
Tract 020900
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
20%10%0%10%20%30%MFWhite1Hispanic2-22.855392%-2.294010%-9.961485%-25.149402%25.1%22.855392%9.961485%0.842848%22.855392%22.9%373505-20.338983%-8.090615%-20.338983%20.3%20.338983%0.031387%8.090615%23.756519%20.370370%20.4%1112
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 Carbon County and Tract 020900
Female Male
Carbon County
Tract 020900
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
60%40%20%0%MFWhite1Hispanic2-12.300797%-15.782563%-12.300797%12.3%12.300797%0.137929%15.782563%0.488467%12.438725%12.4%203247-0.000000%-64.406780%-3.312102%-14.972688%-64.406780%64.4%0.000000%3.312102%0.000000%0.0%038
M number of males in category
F number of females in category
1non-Hispanic 2excluding black and Asian Hispanics

Educational Attainment by Tract in Carbon County

There are 12 tracts in Carbon County. This section compares Tract 020900 to all of the tracts in Carbon County and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Tract 020900.

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 020900, selected other tracts in Carbon County, and entities that contain Tract 020900
0%5%10%15%20%Count#Palmerton020900Tract 020900ZIP Code 18071ZIP 18071020400Tract 020400Palmerton Area School DistrictPalmerton020600Tract 020600United States of AmericaUnited StatesMiddle Atlantic020700Tract 020700020500Tract 020500Northeast020102Tract 020102Carbon CountyCarbonAllentown, Bethlehem, and Easton Metro AreaAllentownPennsylvania020800Tract 020800020300Tract 020300020200Tract 020200020106Tract 020106020103Tract 020103020105Tract 02010523.886532%23.886532%23.9%90123.886532%23.886532%23.9%901117.232754%17.232754%17.2%1,30916.031919%16.031919%16.0%442213.893654%13.893654%13.9%1,45813.458401%13.458401%13.5%495313.020590%13.020590%13.0%27,818,38027.8M12.313400%12.313400%12.3%3,505,1913.51M12.289344%12.289344%12.3%474412.150735%12.150735%12.2%661511.614335%11.614335%11.6%4,487,0854.49M11.597633%11.597633%11.6%392610.774939%10.774939%10.8%5,08210.683596%10.683596%10.7%61,35661.4k10.459911%10.459911%10.5%925,686926k8.286224%8.286224%8.3%55778.025106%8.025106%8.0%35887.990115%7.990115%8.0%38895.416667%5.416667%5.4%78105.112137%5.112137%5.1%155114.801061%4.801061%4.8%18112
Count number of people in category
# rank of tract out of 12 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 020900, selected other tracts in Carbon County, and entities that contain Tract 020900
0%10%20%30%Count#NortheastMiddle AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaAllentown, Bethlehem, and Easton Metro AreaAllentown020106Tract 020106020103Tract 020103020105Tract 020105020800Tract 020800020102Tract 020102020500Tract 020500020700Tract 020700Carbon CountyCarbonPalmerton Area School DistrictPalmertonZIP Code 18071ZIP 18071020300Tract 020300020600Tract 020600Palmerton020900Tract 020900020200Tract 020200020400Tract 02040034.780899%34.780899%34.8%13,437,26113.4M33.644618%33.644618%33.6%9,577,4379.58M30.315023%30.315023%30.3%64,767,78764.8M29.333279%29.333279%29.3%2,595,9502.60M27.670507%27.670507%27.7%158,912159k22.291667%22.291667%22.3%321120.481530%20.481530%20.5%621220.026525%20.026525%20.0%755317.539423%17.539423%17.5%1,179417.455621%17.455621%17.5%590516.948529%16.948529%16.9%922616.826549%16.826549%16.8%649715.975830%15.975830%16.0%7,53515.885268%15.885268%15.9%1,66715.231701%15.231701%15.2%1,15714.951805%14.951805%15.0%667813.132137%13.132137%13.1%483912.937434%12.937434%12.9%48812.937434%12.937434%12.9%4881012.520593%12.520593%12.5%608119.140370%9.140370%9.1%25212
Count number of people in category
# rank of tract out of 12 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 020900, selected other tracts in Carbon County, and entities that contain Tract 020900
0%1%2%3%4%Count#NortheastMiddle AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvania020300Tract 020300Allentown, Bethlehem, and Easton Metro AreaAllentown020700Tract 020700020800Tract 020800020103Tract 020103ZIP Code 18071ZIP 18071Palmerton Area School DistrictPalmertonCarbon CountyCarbon020500Tract 020500020105Tract 020105020102Tract 020102020106Tract 020106020200Tract 020200020600Tract 020600Palmerton020900Tract 020900020400Tract 0204004.085016%4.085016%4.1%1,578,2061.58M3.884861%3.884861%3.9%1,105,8831.11M3.336158%3.336158%3.3%7,127,6737.13M3.299391%3.299391%3.3%291,991292k2.667563%2.667563%2.7%11912.617791%2.617791%2.6%15,03415.0k1.918590%1.918590%1.9%7421.814936%1.814936%1.8%12231.748021%1.748021%1.7%5341.711427%1.711427%1.7%1301.305508%1.305508%1.3%1371.255168%1.255168%1.3%5921.011029%1.011029%1.0%5551.007958%1.007958%1.0%3860.976331%0.976331%1.0%3370.972222%0.972222%1.0%1480.947282%0.947282%0.9%4690.625340%0.625340%0.6%23100.397667%0.397667%0.4%150.397667%0.397667%0.4%15110.000000%0.000000%0.0%012
Count number of people in category
# rank of tract out of 12 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 020900, selected other tracts in Carbon County, and entities that contain Tract 020900
Female
Male
0x5x10xFM#Tract 020105Tract 020102Tract 020800Tract 020600Tract 020700Tract 020300CarbonTract 020106ZIP 18071United StatesPennsylvaniaPalmertonNortheastMiddle AtlanticTract 020103AllentownTract 020500Tract 020200PalmertonTract 020900Tract 020400-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.845%0.85%8.791%8.79%1-1.000000x-1.000000x2.447862x2.447862x2.45x6.768%6.77%16.567%16.6%2-1.000000x-1.000000x1.660792x1.660792x1.66x6.203%6.20%10.301%10.3%3-1.000000x-1.000000x1.296296x1.296296x1.30x11.905%11.9%15.432%15.4%4-1.000000x-1.000000x1.250385x1.250385x1.25x10.934%10.9%13.672%13.7%5-1.000000x-1.000000x1.214434x1.214434x1.21x7.226%7.23%8.775%8.77%6-1.000000x-1.000000x1.170728x1.170728x1.17x9.943%9.94%11.640%11.6%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.134703x1.134703x1.13x5.070%5.07%5.753%5.75%7-1.000000x-1.000000x1.116002x1.116002x1.12x16.325%16.3%18.219%18.2%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.109070x1.109070x1.11x12.369%12.4%13.719%13.7%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.094514x1.094514x1.09x10.006%10.0%10.952%11.0%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.076922x1.076922x1.08x13.393%13.4%14.423%14.4%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.074442x1.074442x1.07x11.216%11.2%12.051%12.1%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.059800x1.059800x1.06x11.972%12.0%12.688%12.7%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.048340x1.048340x1.05x4.994%4.99%5.235%5.23%8-1.000000x-1.000000x1.047892x1.047892x1.05x10.444%10.4%10.944%10.9%-1.015710x-1.015710x1.02x1.000000x1.000000x12.247%12.2%12.058%12.1%9-1.066990x-1.066990x1.07x1.000000x1.000000x8.245%8.25%7.728%7.73%10-1.088185x-1.088185x1.09x1.000000x1.000000x24.784%24.8%22.776%22.8%-1.088185x-1.088185x1.09x1.000000x1.000000x24.784%24.8%22.776%22.8%11-1.453358x-1.453358x1.45x1.000000x1.000000x18.712%18.7%12.875%12.9%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

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 020900, selected other tracts in Carbon County, and entities that contain Tract 020900
Female
Male
10x5x0x5x10xFM#PalmertonTract 020600Tract 020900Tract 020106Tract 020500ZIP 18071Tract 020700Tract 020300PennsylvaniaAllentownUnited StatesMiddle AtlanticNortheastCarbonTract 020103Tract 020102PalmertonTract 020800Tract 020200Tract 020105-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%0.890%0.89%-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%1.420%1.42%1-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%0.890%0.89%2-1.000000x-1.000000x5.835616x5.835616x5.84x0.282%0.28%1.644%1.64%3-1.000000x-1.000000x4.337545x4.337545x4.34x0.375%0.37%1.625%1.62%4-1.000000x-1.000000x2.733161x2.733161x2.73x0.935%0.94%2.556%2.56%-1.000000x-1.000000x2.000042x2.000042x2.00x1.283%1.28%2.567%2.57%5-1.000000x-1.000000x1.784260x1.784260x1.78x1.899%1.90%3.388%3.39%6-1.000000x-1.000000x1.629829x1.629829x1.63x2.534%2.53%4.130%4.13%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.629153x1.629153x1.63x2.012%2.01%3.278%3.28%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.526215x1.526215x1.53x2.660%2.66%4.060%4.06%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.502828x1.502828x1.50x3.134%3.13%4.710%4.71%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.486326x1.486326x1.49x3.316%3.32%4.929%4.93%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.421887x1.421887x1.42x1.040%1.04%1.479%1.48%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.250503x1.250503x1.25x1.556%1.56%1.946%1.95%7-1.000000x-1.000000x1.234574x1.234574x1.23x0.875%0.88%1.080%1.08%8-1.000000x-1.000000x1.170208x1.170208x1.17x1.206%1.21%1.411%1.41%-1.178995x-1.178995x1.18x1.000000x1.000000x1.967%1.97%1.668%1.67%9-1.823213x-1.823213x1.82x1.000000x1.000000x1.219%1.22%0.668%0.67%10-10.000000x-10.000000x> 10.0x1.000000x1.000000x2.007%2.01%0.000%0%11
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of tract out of 11 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:
Pennsylvania
County:
Carbon
Metro Area:
Allentown Area
Borough:
Palmerton
ZIP Code:
18071
Unified School District:
Palmerton
Congressional District:
PA-17
State Senate District:
PA-14
State House District:
PA-122
Block Groups:
Block Group 020900-1, Block Group 020900-2, Block Group 020900-3, Block Group 020900-4, Block Group 020900-5
Neighboring Tracts:
Tract 020500, Tract 020800