Educational Attainment in Tract 940200, Buffalo County, South Dakota (Tract)

Educational Attainment#1

Highest level of education among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of Buffalo County and Tract 940200
Tract 940200
Buffalo County
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%CountHigher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma215.631068%15.631068%15.631068%15.6%16161.844660%61.844660%61.844660%61.8%63722.524272%22.524272%22.524272%22.5%232
Count number of people in category
1Post-Secondary Degree 2H.S. = High School

Detailed Educational Attainment#2

Highest level of education among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of Buffalo County and Tract 940200
Tract 940200
Buffalo County
0%10%20%30%40%CountDoctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None0.291262%0.291262%0.291262%0.3%30.582524%0.582524%0.582524%0.6%61.067961%1.067961%1.067961%1.1%116.116505%6.116505%6.116505%6.1%637.572816%7.572816%7.572816%7.6%7820.485437%20.485437%20.485437%20.5%21141.359223%41.359223%41.359223%41.4%42616.504854%16.504854%16.504854%16.5%1704.466019%4.466019%4.466019%4.5%461.553398%1.553398%1.553398%1.6%16
Count number of people in category
1Degree 2Diploma or equivialent 3H.S. = High School

Educational Attainment Sex Ratio#3

Percentage more likely men or women are to have various highest levels of education among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of Buffalo County and Tract 940200
More Females More Males
Buffalo County
Tract 940200
60%40%20%0%FMHigher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2-74.964453%-74.964453%-74.964453%75%19.561%19.6%11.180%11.2%10.788550%10.788550%10.788550%11%58.867%58.9%65.217%65.2%9.411517%9.411517%9.411517%9%21.572%21.6%23.602%23.6%
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#4

Percentage more likely men or women are to have various highest levels of education among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of Buffalo County and Tract 940200
More Females More Males
Buffalo County
Tract 940200
1k%0k%1k%FMDoctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None1,000.000000%1,000.000000%1,000.000000%> 1000%0.000%0%0.621%0.62%13.250518%13.250518%13.250518%0k%0.548%0.55%0.621%0.62%-5.959781%-5.959781%-5.959781%0k%1.097%1.10%1.035%1.04%-53.564899%-53.564899%-53.564899%0k%7.313%7.31%4.762%4.76%-156.069470%-156.069470%-156.069470%0k%10.603%10.6%4.141%4.14%-21.040199%-21.040199%-21.040199%0k%22.303%22.3%18.427%18.4%27.973085%27.973085%27.973085%0k%36.563%36.6%46.791%46.8%43.450656%43.450656%43.450656%0k%13.711%13.7%19.669%19.7%-25.478688%-25.478688%-25.478688%0k%4.936%4.94%3.934%3.93%-1,000.000000%-1,000.000000%-1,000.000000%> 1000%2.925%2.93%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#5

Percentage of age cohort whose highest degree is a Bachelor's.
Scope: population of Buffalo County and Tract 940200
Tract 940200
Buffalo County
0%2%4%6%8%B.X.Total65+45-6435-4425-349.714286%9.714286%9.714286%9.7%171756.366048%6.366048%6.366048%6.4%243775.982906%5.982906%5.982906%6.0%142343.278689%3.278689%3.278689%3.3%8244
B.X. number of people with a Bachelor's degree
Total number of people in age cohort

Bachelor's Degrees Sex Ratio By Age#6

Percentage more likely men or women are to have their highest degree be a Bachelor's.
Scope: population of Buffalo County and Tract 940200
More Females More Males
Buffalo County
Tract 940200
200%100%0%FM65+45-6435-4425-3450.000000%50.000000%50.000000%50.0%8.000%8.00%12.000%12.0%-168.341709%-168.341709%-168.341709%168.3%9.045%9.05%3.371%3.37%-236.612022%-236.612022%-236.612022%236.6%9.016%9.02%2.679%2.68%77.966102%77.966102%77.966102%78.0%2.381%2.38%4.237%4.24%
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#7

Among population 25 years old and over with earnings.
Scope: population of Buffalo County and Tract 940200
Tract 940200
Buffalo County
$0k$20k$40k$60kCount%Graduate Degree1Bachelor's DegreeSome CollegeH.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2Total$61,250.000000$61,250.000000$61,250.000000$61.3k201.942%1.94%$37,500.000000$37,500.000000$37,500.000000$37.5k636.117%6.12%$25,750.000000$25,750.000000$25,750.000000$25.8k28928.058%28.1%$17,778.000000$17,778.000000$17,778.000000$17.8k42641.359%41.4%$17,778.000000$17,778.000000$17,778.000000$17.8k23222.524%22.5%$21,949.000000$21,949.000000$21,949.000000$21.9k1,030100.000%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#8

By sex among population 25 years old and over with earnings.
Scope: population of Buffalo County and Tract 940200
Female Male
Buffalo County
Tract 940200
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
$20k$0k$20k$40kFMBachelor's DegreeSome CollegeH.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2Total$-35,833.000000$-35,833.000000$-35,833.000000$35.8k$35,833.000000$5,834.000000$35,833.000000$5,834.000000$41,667.000000$41.7k4023$-25,750.000000$-25,750.000000$-25,750.000000$25.8k$25,750.000000$1,750.000000$25,750.000000$1,750.000000$27,500.000000$27.5k180109$-16,154.000000$-16,154.000000$-16,154.000000$16.2k$16,154.000000$3,568.000000$16,154.000000$3,568.000000$19,722.000000$19.7k200226$-15,500.000000$-15,500.000000$-15,500.000000$15.5k$15,500.000000$5,750.000000$15,500.000000$5,750.000000$21,250.000000$21.3k118114$-21,250.000000$-21,250.000000$-21,250.000000$21.3k$21,250.000000$1,490.000000$21,250.000000$1,490.000000$22,740.000000$22.7k547483
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#9

Percentage of population that is employed by highest level of educational attainment among the population aged 25 to 64 years old.
Scope: population of Buffalo County and Tract 940200
Tract 940200
Buffalo County
0%20%40%60%80%CountBachelor's Degree1Some College2H.S. Diploma3No H.S. Diploma386.206897%86.206897%86.206897%86.2%5072.064777%72.064777%72.064777%72.1%17849.061662%49.061662%49.061662%49.1%18340.112994%40.112994%40.112994%40.1%71
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#10

Percent of racial or ethnic group lacking a high school diploma (or equivalent).
Scope: population of Buffalo County and Tract 940200
Female Male
Buffalo County
Tract 940200
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20%10%0%10%20%MFWhite1Other1-5.376344%-5.376344%-5.376344%5.4%5.376344%7.123656%5.376344%7.123656%12.500000%12.5%115-24.889868%-24.889868%-24.889868%24.9%24.889868%1.725119%24.889868%1.725119%26.614987%26.6%103113
M number of males in category
F number of females in category
1non-Hispanic 2excluding black and Asian Hispanics

College Graduates By Race#11

Percent of racial or ethnic group with a bachelor's degree or higher.
Scope: population of Buffalo County and Tract 940200
Female Male
Buffalo County
Tract 940200
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
30%20%10%0%10%MFWhite1Other1-12.500000%-21.908602%-12.500000%-21.908602%-34.408602%34.4%12.500000%12.500000%12.500000%12.5%1132-3.744493%-3.744493%-3.744493%3.7%3.744493%0.906669%3.744493%0.906669%4.651163%4.7%1817
M number of males in category
F number of females in category
1non-Hispanic 2excluding black and Asian Hispanics

Educational Attainment by Tract in Buffalo County

There is 1 tract in Buffalo County. This section compares Tract 940200 to all of the tracts in Buffalo County and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Tract 940200.

No H.S. Diploma by Tract#12

Percent of population 25 years of age and older without a high school diploma (or equivalent).
Scope: population of Tract 940200, selected other tracts in Buffalo County, and entities that contain Tract 940200
0%5%10%15%20%Count#Buffalo CountyBuffalo940200Tract 940200United States of AmericaUnited StatesMidwestWest North CentralSouth Dakota22.524272%22.524272%22.5%23222.524272%22.524272%22.5%232113.020590%13.020590%13.0%27,818,38027.8M10.244520%10.244520%10.2%4,641,8354.64M9.174633%9.174633%9.2%1,278,0511.28M8.813537%8.813537%8.8%49,05549.1k
Count number of people in category
# rank of tract out of 1 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older without a high school diploma (or equivalent).

Bachelor's Degrees by Tract#13

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..
Scope: population of Tract 940200, selected other tracts in Buffalo County, and entities that contain Tract 940200
0%10%20%30%Count#United States of AmericaUnited StatesWest North CentralMidwestSouth DakotaBuffalo CountyBuffalo940200Tract 94020030.315023%30.315023%30.3%64,767,78764.8M30.056536%30.056536%30.1%4,186,9564.19M28.952816%28.952816%29.0%13,118,64213.1M27.450336%27.450336%27.5%152,785153k8.058252%8.058252%8.1%838.058252%8.058252%8.1%831
Count number of people in category
# rank of tract out of 1 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..

Very Advanced Degrees by Tract#14

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 940200, selected other tracts in Buffalo County, and entities that contain Tract 940200
0%1%2%3%Count#United States of AmericaUnited StatesWest North CentralMidwestSouth DakotaBuffalo CountyBuffalo940200Tract 9402003.336158%3.336158%3.3%7,127,6737.13M2.978981%2.978981%3.0%414,980415k2.893416%2.893416%2.9%1,311,0191.31M2.514252%2.514252%2.5%13,99414.0k0.873786%0.873786%0.9%90.873786%0.873786%0.9%91
Count number of people in category
# rank of tract out of 1 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#15

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 940200, selected other tracts in Buffalo County, and entities that contain Tract 940200
Female
Male
1x0x1xFM#South DakotaWest North CentralMidwestUnited StatesBuffaloTract 940200-1.000000x-1.000000x1.244888x1.244888x1.24x7.858%7.86%9.783%9.78%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.137506x1.137506x1.14x8.598%8.60%9.780%9.78%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.127915x1.127915x1.13x9.647%9.65%10.881%10.9%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.109070x1.109070x1.11x12.369%12.4%13.719%13.7%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.094115x1.094115x1.09x21.572%21.6%23.602%23.6%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.094115x1.094115x1.09x21.572%21.6%23.602%23.6%1
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of tract out of 1 by male-to-female sex ratio

Over-Education Sex Ratio by Tract#16

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 940200, selected other tracts in Buffalo County, and entities that contain Tract 940200
Female
Male
1x0x1x2xFM#BuffaloTract 940200South DakotaMidwestWest North CentralUnited States-1.000000x-1.000000x2.265010x2.265010x2.27x0.548%0.55%1.242%1.24%-1.000000x-1.000000x2.265010x2.265010x2.27x0.548%0.55%1.242%1.24%1-1.000000x-1.000000x1.656908x1.656908x1.66x1.896%1.90%3.141%3.14%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.589934x1.589934x1.59x2.251%2.25%3.579%3.58%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.572017x1.572017x1.57x2.329%2.33%3.662%3.66%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.526215x1.526215x1.53x2.660%2.66%4.060%4.06%
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of tract out of 1 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 Dakota
County:
Buffalo
Township:
Elvira
Unincorporated Places:
Fort Thompson, Gann Valley
Unorganized Territories:
Crow Creek, North Buffalo, Southeast Buffalo
ZIP Codes:
57325, 57339, 57341, 57355, 57370
Unified School Districts:
Chamberlain 07-1, Kimball 07-2, Miller 29-4, Wessington Springs 36-2
Congressional District:
SD-At Large
State Senate District:
SD-26
State House District:
SD-26B
Block Groups:
Block Group 940200-1, Block Group 940200-2
Neighboring Tracts:
Tract 940100, Tract 973100, Tract 974100, Tract 975600, Tract 976700