Educational Attainment in Tract 970502, Cherokee County, South Carolina (Tract)

Educational Attainment#1

Highest level of education among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of Cherokee County and Tract 970502
Tract 970502
Cherokee County
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%CountHigher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma29.602328%23.098629%9.602328%9.6%29764.241836%55.143779%64.241836%64.2%1,98726.155836%21.757592%26.155836%26.2%809
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 Cherokee County at large.
Scope: population of Cherokee County and Tract 970502
-50%0%+50%%ref.Higher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2-58.429015%-58.429015%-58.4%9.602%9.60%23.099%23.1%16.498793%16.498793%+16.5%64.242%64.2%55.144%55.1%20.214754%20.214754%+20.2%26.156%26.2%21.758%21.8%
% percentage with given level in Tract 970502
ref. percentage with given level in Cherokee 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 Cherokee County and Tract 970502
Tract 970502
Cherokee County
0%10%20%30%40%CountDoctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None0.258649%0.572427%0.258649%0.3%80.000000%0.000000%0.0%1.112604%01.713547%4.281107%1.713547%1.7%534.300032%10.002687%4.300032%4.3%1333.330100%7.129804%3.330100%3.3%10318.105399%18.712712%18.105399%18.1%56046.136437%36.431067%46.136437%46.1%1,42715.389589%14.184359%15.389589%15.4%4769.246686%6.146197%9.246686%9.2%2861.519560%1.427036%1.519560%1.5%47
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 Cherokee County at large.
Scope: population of Cherokee County and Tract 970502
-100%0%+100%%ref.Doctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None-54.815432%-54.815432%-54.8%0.259%0.26%0.572%0.57%-100.000000%-100.000000%-100.0%0.000%0%1.113%1.11%-59.974216%-59.974216%-60.0%1.714%1.71%4.281%4.28%-57.011230%-57.011230%-57.0%4.300%4.30%10.003%10.0%-53.293242%-53.293242%-53.3%3.330%3.33%7.130%7.13%-3.245453%-3.245453%-3.2%18.105%18.1%18.713%18.7%26.640368%26.640368%+26.6%46.136%46.1%36.431%36.4%8.496897%8.496897%+8.5%15.390%15.4%14.184%14.2%50.445644%50.445644%+50.4%9.247%9.25%6.146%6.15%6.483689%6.483689%+6.5%1.520%1.52%1.427%1.43%
% percentage with given level in Tract 970502
ref. percentage with given level in Cherokee 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 Cherokee County and Tract 970502
More Females More Males
Cherokee County
Tract 970502
150%100%50%0%FMHigher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2-157.424248%-8.408216%-157.424248%157%13.063%13.1%5.075%5.07%-0.837310%3.783003%3.783003%4%63.206%63.2%65.597%65.6%23.588009%11.234989%23.588009%24%23.731%23.7%29.328%29.3%
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 Cherokee County and Tract 970502
More Females More Males
Cherokee County
Tract 970502
1k%0k%1k%FMDoctorate1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None1,000.000000%160.948518%1,000.000000%> 1000%0.000%0%0.597%0.60%-1,000.000000%-69.707265%-1,000.000000%> 1000%3.023%3.02%0.000%0%-151.513534%-1.604773%-151.513534%0k%5.819%5.82%2.313%2.31%-95.054783%-11.492804%-95.054783%0k%4.221%4.22%2.164%2.16%-12.135018%-2.748498%-12.135018%0k%18.996%19.0%16.940%16.9%10.058353%0.129969%10.058353%0k%44.210%44.2%48.657%48.7%27.563944%13.745343%27.563944%0k%13.748%13.7%17.537%17.5%40.300671%6.666928%40.300671%0k%7.872%7.87%11.045%11.0%-182.829435%-182.829435%0k%6.746375%2.111%2.11%0.746%0.75%
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 Cherokee County and Tract 970502
Tract 970502
Cherokee County
0%5%10%15%B.X.Total65+45-6435-4425-3412.557427%7.202346%12.557427%12.6%826531.762821%9.675277%1.762821%1.8%221,2480.000000%0.000000%0.0%8.679928%05414.454685%15.954637%4.454685%4.5%29651
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 Cherokee County at large.
Scope: population of Cherokee County and Tract 970502
100%50%0%50%%ref.65+45-6435-4425-3474.351901%74.351901%74.4%12.557%12.6%7.202%7.20%-81.780155%-81.780155%81.8%1.763%1.76%9.675%9.68%-100.000000%-100.000000%100.0%0.000%0%8.680%8.68%-72.079057%-72.079057%72.1%4.455%4.45%15.955%16.0%
% percentage in Tract 970502 with a Bachelor's degree
ref percentage in Cherokee 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 Cherokee County and Tract 970502
More Females More Males
Cherokee County
Tract 970502
1,000%500%0%FM65+45-6425-34-98.392243%-98.392243%98.4%31.718344%15.722%15.7%7.925%7.92%-0.884956%-0.884956%0.9%15.350908%1.770%1.77%1.754%1.75%-1,000.000000%-36.678335%-1,000.000000%> 1000%7.305%7.30%0.000%0%
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 Cherokee County and Tract 970502
Tract 970502
Cherokee County
$0k$20k$40kCount%Graduate Degree1Bachelor's DegreeSome CollegeH.S. Diploma2Total$51,339.000000$53,633.000000$51,339.000000$51.3k611.972%1.97%$2,499.000000$36,509.000000$2,499.000000$2.5k1334.300%4.30%$23,470.000000$31,724.000000$23,470.000000$23.5k66321.435%21.4%$17,382.000000$25,671.000000$17,382.000000$17.4k1,42746.136%46.1%$20,696.000000$30,228.000000$20,696.000000$20.7k3,093100.000%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 Cherokee County and Tract 970502
Female Male
Cherokee County
Tract 970502
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
$20k$0k$20kFMSome CollegeH.S. Diploma2Total$-21,449.000000$-23,491.000000$-21,449.000000$21.4k$21,449.000000$10,218.000000$23,491.000000$16,207.000000$31,667.000000$31.7k407256$-15,691.000000$-19,492.000000$-15,691.000000$15.7k$15,691.000000$3,684.000000$19,492.000000$12,731.000000$19,375.000000$19.4k775652$-18,438.000000$-24,072.000000$-18,438.000000$18.4k$18,438.000000$3,913.000000$24,072.000000$10,855.000000$22,351.000000$22.4k1,7531,340
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 Cherokee County and Tract 970502
Tract 970502
Cherokee County
0%20%40%60%CountBachelor's Degree1Some College2H.S. Diploma3No H.S. Diploma350.000000%77.911647%50.000000%50.0%4568.708609%73.684211%68.708609%68.7%41561.961116%58.667822%61.961116%62.0%73316.873890%28.507878%16.873890%16.9%95
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 Cherokee County and Tract 970502
Female Male
Cherokee County
Tract 970502
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
40%20%0%20%40%MFWhite1BlackHispanic2Other1-25.524476%-20.765358%-25.524476%25.5%25.524476%3.242648%20.765358%1.905270%28.767123%28.8%168219-21.403092%-18.024308%-21.403092%21.4%21.403092%9.179433%18.024308%4.558518%30.582524%30.6%189180-53.731343%-1.107366%-28.793103%-19.185333%-54.838710%54.8%53.731343%28.793103%53.731343%53.7%3617-28.800000%-13.700000%-33.882353%-42.500000%42.5%28.800000%33.882353%3.314879%28.800000%28.8%3617
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 Cherokee County and Tract 970502
Female Male
Cherokee County
Tract 970502
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
15%10%5%0%5%10%15%MFWhite1BlackHispanic2Other1-3.082192%-7.290769%-16.620780%-1.653809%-10.372960%10.4%3.082192%16.620780%3.082192%3.1%1889-3.398058%-4.449742%-8.755916%-2.467254%-7.847800%7.8%3.398058%8.755916%3.398058%3.4%2166-0.000000%-3.234501%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%0.000000%3.234501%8.662050%0.000000%0.0%00-0.000000%-5.411765%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%0.000000%5.411765%8.256055%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 Cherokee County

There are 13 tracts in Cherokee County. This section compares Tract 970502 to all of the tracts in Cherokee County and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Tract 970502.

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 970502, selected other tracts in Cherokee County, and entities that contain Tract 970502
0%10%20%30%Count#970302Tract 970302970402Tract 970402970503Tract 970503970502Tract 970502970700Tract 970700ZIP Code 29340ZIP 29340970501Tract 970501970401Tract 970401970602Tract 970602970201Tract 970201Cherokee County School DistrictCherokee CoCherokee CountyCherokeeGaffney Metro AreaGaffney Area970100Tract 970100970601Tract 970601970301Tract 970301SouthSouth CarolinaS CarolinaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSouth Atlantic970202Tract 97020234.525763%34.525763%34.5%1,052128.713693%28.713693%28.7%1,038227.748132%27.748132%27.7%260326.155836%26.155836%26.2%809426.012938%26.012938%26.0%764524.663943%24.663943%24.7%3,74323.760818%23.760818%23.8%302623.702422%23.702422%23.7%548723.458904%23.458904%23.5%411822.727273%22.727273%22.7%500921.987702%21.987702%22.0%7,93821.757592%21.757592%21.8%8,09621.757592%21.757592%21.8%8,09619.371021%19.371021%19.4%1,0041018.654354%18.654354%18.7%7071116.783763%16.783763%16.8%4301214.392758%14.392758%14.4%11,511,24211.5M13.950072%13.950072%14.0%456,087456k13.020590%13.020590%13.0%27,818,38027.8M12.827640%12.827640%12.8%5,478,9325.48M6.007537%6.007537%6.0%27113
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 970502, selected other tracts in Cherokee County, and entities that contain Tract 970502
0%10%20%30%Count#970601Tract 970601South AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited States970202Tract 970202SouthSouth CarolinaS Carolina970301Tract 970301970100Tract 970100Cherokee County School DistrictCherokee CoCherokee CountyCherokeeGaffney Metro AreaGaffney Area970201Tract 970201970401Tract 970401ZIP Code 29340ZIP 29340970602Tract 970602970302Tract 970302970700Tract 970700970402Tract 970402970503Tract 970503970502Tract 970502970501Tract 97050131.477573%31.477573%31.5%1,193130.457708%30.457708%30.5%13,009,07313.0M30.315023%30.315023%30.3%64,767,78764.8M29.749501%29.749501%29.7%1,342228.191926%28.191926%28.2%22,547,73422.5M26.459003%26.459003%26.5%865,057865k22.599532%22.599532%22.6%579317.595987%17.595987%17.6%912416.060052%16.060052%16.1%5,79815.968826%15.968826%16.0%5,94215.968826%15.968826%16.0%5,94215.818182%15.818182%15.8%348515.224913%15.224913%15.2%352614.285714%14.285714%14.3%2,16811.073059%11.073059%11.1%19477.679685%7.679685%7.7%23487.286347%7.286347%7.3%21497.109267%7.109267%7.1%257106.403415%6.403415%6.4%60116.272228%6.272228%6.3%194124.956727%4.956727%5.0%6313
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 970502, selected other tracts in Cherokee County, and entities that contain Tract 970502
0%1%2%3%4%5%6%7%Count#970601Tract 970601South Atlantic970202Tract 970202United States of AmericaUnited StatesSouthSouth CarolinaS CarolinaZIP Code 29340ZIP 29340970100Tract 970100Cherokee CountyCherokeeGaffney Metro AreaGaffney AreaCherokee County School DistrictCherokee Co970401Tract 970401970402Tract 970402970201Tract 970201970301Tract 970301970501Tract 970501970502Tract 970502970700Tract 970700970302Tract 970302970602Tract 970602970503Tract 9705037.124011%7.124011%7.1%27013.501306%3.501306%3.5%1,495,4751.50M3.369541%3.369541%3.4%15223.336158%3.336158%3.3%7,127,6737.13M3.064699%3.064699%3.1%2,451,1282.45M2.483159%2.483159%2.5%81,18581.2k1.989984%1.989984%2.0%3021.890797%1.890797%1.9%9831.685031%1.685031%1.7%6271.685031%1.685031%1.7%6271.684117%1.684117%1.7%6080.994810%0.994810%1.0%2340.940526%0.940526%0.9%3450.590909%0.590909%0.6%1360.546448%0.546448%0.5%1470.314713%0.314713%0.3%480.258649%0.258649%0.3%890.204290%0.204290%0.2%6100.164096%0.164096%0.2%5110.000000%0.000000%0.0%0120.000000%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 970502, selected other tracts in Cherokee County, and entities that contain Tract 970502
Female
Male
1x0x1xFM#Tract 970401Tract 970100Tract 970503Tract 970202Tract 970502S CarolinaSouth AtlanticTract 970402SouthTract 970501Tract 970700CherokeeGaffney AreaZIP 29340United StatesTract 970302Tract 970301Cherokee CoTract 970601Tract 970602Tract 970201-1.000000x-1.000000x1.630450x1.630450x1.63x18.033%18.0%29.402%29.4%1-1.000000x-1.000000x1.326013x1.326013x1.33x16.800%16.8%22.277%22.3%2-1.000000x-1.000000x1.294235x1.294235x1.29x23.963%24.0%31.014%31.0%3-1.000000x-1.000000x1.263402x1.263402x1.26x5.333%5.33%6.737%6.74%4-1.000000x-1.000000x1.235880x1.235880x1.24x23.731%23.7%29.328%29.3%5-1.000000x-1.000000x1.199802x1.199802x1.20x12.743%12.7%15.289%15.3%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.178860x1.178860x1.18x11.819%11.8%13.933%13.9%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.172581x1.172581x1.17x26.609%26.6%31.201%31.2%6-1.000000x-1.000000x1.149925x1.149925x1.15x13.427%13.4%15.440%15.4%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.133950x1.133950x1.13x22.339%22.3%25.331%25.3%7-1.000000x-1.000000x1.123206x1.123206x1.12x24.508%24.5%27.527%27.5%8-1.000000x-1.000000x1.112350x1.112350x1.11x20.651%20.7%22.971%23.0%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.112350x1.112350x1.11x20.651%20.7%22.971%23.0%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.110885x1.110885x1.11x23.376%23.4%25.968%26.0%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.109070x1.109070x1.11x12.369%12.4%13.719%13.7%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.101805x1.101805x1.10x33.107%33.1%36.477%36.5%9-1.000000x-1.000000x1.087011x1.087011x1.09x16.171%16.2%17.578%17.6%10-1.000000x-1.000000x1.083134x1.083134x1.08x21.145%21.1%22.902%22.9%-1.040361x-1.040361x1.04x1.000000x1.000000x19.068%19.1%18.328%18.3%11-1.156750x-1.156750x1.16x1.000000x1.000000x25.141%25.1%21.734%21.7%12-1.507900x-1.507900x1.51x1.000000x1.000000x27.091%27.1%17.966%18.0%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 970502, selected other tracts in Cherokee County, and entities that contain Tract 970502
Female
Male
0x5x10xFM#Tract 970502Tract 970302Tract 970700Tract 970201Tract 970501ZIP 29340Tract 970601Cherokee CoCherokeeGaffney AreaS CarolinaTract 970202SouthUnited StatesSouth AtlanticTract 970402Tract 970301Tract 970401Tract 970100-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%0.597%0.60%1-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%0.390%0.39%2-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%0.410%0.41%3-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%1.236%1.24%4-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%0.662%0.66%5-1.000000x-1.000000x6.446904x6.446904x6.45x0.537%0.54%3.462%3.46%-1.000000x-1.000000x4.413943x4.413943x4.41x2.451%2.45%10.817%10.8%6-1.000000x-1.000000x2.350340x2.350340x2.35x1.022%1.02%2.402%2.40%-1.000000x-1.000000x2.160802x2.160802x2.16x1.084%1.08%2.343%2.34%-1.000000x-1.000000x2.160802x2.160802x2.16x1.084%1.08%2.343%2.34%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.615062x1.615062x1.62x1.923%1.92%3.105%3.11%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.570180x1.570180x1.57x2.645%2.65%4.153%4.15%7-1.000000x-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-1.000000x1.496761x1.496761x1.50x0.766%0.77%1.147%1.15%8-1.387008x-1.387008x1.39x1.000000x1.000000x0.622%0.62%0.448%0.45%9-1.865293x-1.865293x1.87x1.000000x1.000000x1.294%1.29%0.694%0.69%10-2.105041x-2.105041x2.11x1.000000x1.000000x2.509%2.51%1.192%1.19%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:
South Carolina
County:
Cherokee
Metro Area:
Gaffney Area
City:
Gaffney
Unincorporated Place:
East Gaffney
ZIP Code:
29340
Unified School District:
Cherokee County
Congressional District:
SC-5
State Senate District:
SC-14
State House Districts:
SC-HD-029, SC-HD-030
Block Groups:
Block Group 970502-1, Block Group 970502-2, Block Group 970502-3, Block Group 970502-4, Block Group 970502-5, Block Group 970502-6
Neighboring Tracts:
Tract 970201, Tract 970301, Tract 970302, Tract 970501, Tract 970503, Tract 970601