Educational Attainment in Tract 020500, Meade County, South Dakota (Tract)

Educational Attainment#1

Highest level of education among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of Meade County and Tract 020500
Tract 020500
Meade County
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%CountHigher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma232.808717%36.704077%32.808717%32.8%81361.339790%56.670866%61.339790%61.3%1,5205.851493%6.625057%5.851493%5.9%145
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 Meade County at large.
Scope: population of Meade County and Tract 020500
-10%0%+10%%ref.Higher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2-10.612882%-10.612882%-10.6%32.809%32.8%36.704%36.7%8.238668%8.238668%+8.2%61.340%61.3%56.671%56.7%-11.676339%-11.676339%-11.7%5.851%5.85%6.625%6.63%
% percentage with given level in Tract 020500
ref. percentage with given level in Meade 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 Meade County and Tract 020500
Tract 020500
Meade County
0%10%20%30%CountDoctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None0.282486%0.704306%0.282486%0.3%70.403551%0.841732%0.403551%0.4%103.147700%4.317453%3.147700%3.1%7813.761098%17.916858%13.761098%13.8%34115.213882%12.923729%15.213882%15.2%37726.755448%24.828218%26.755448%26.8%66334.584342%31.842648%34.584342%34.6%8573.874092%3.790655%3.874092%3.9%961.977401%2.479386%1.977401%2.0%490.000000%0.000000%0.0%0.355016%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 Meade County at large.
Scope: population of Meade County and Tract 020500
-100%0%+100%%ref.Doctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None-59.891599%-59.891599%-59.9%0.282%0.28%0.704%0.70%-52.057013%-52.057013%-52.1%0.404%0.40%0.842%0.84%-27.093596%-27.093596%-27.1%3.148%3.15%4.317%4.32%-23.194692%-23.194692%-23.2%13.761%13.8%17.917%17.9%17.720531%17.720531%+17.7%15.214%15.2%12.924%12.9%7.762256%7.762256%+7.8%26.755%26.8%24.828%24.8%8.610133%8.610133%+8.6%34.584%34.6%31.843%31.8%2.201122%2.201122%+2.2%3.874%3.87%3.791%3.79%-20.246343%-20.246343%-20.2%1.977%1.98%2.479%2.48%-100.000000%-100.000000%-100.0%0.000%0%0.355%0.36%
% percentage with given level in Tract 020500
ref. percentage with given level in Meade 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 Meade County and Tract 020500
More Females More Males
Meade County
Tract 020500
50%0%50%FMHigher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2-52.519637%-19.701180%-52.519637%53%40.523%40.5%26.569%26.6%28.547234%3.989531%28.547234%29%52.978%53.0%68.102%68.1%-21.952426%-21.952426%22%98.736558%6.498%6.50%5.328%5.33%
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 Meade County and Tract 020500
More Females More Males
Meade County
Tract 020500
1k%0k%1k%FMDoctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3-1,000.000000%-1,000.000000%> 1000%26.149294%0.632%0.63%0.000%0%1,000.000000%204.403732%1,000.000000%> 1000%0.000%0%0.730%0.73%-518.231047%-46.674510%-518.231047%1k%5.866%5.87%0.949%0.95%-69.154884%-29.042862%-69.154884%0k%17.780%17.8%10.511%10.5%-12.976232%-11.570908%-12.976232%0k%16.245%16.2%14.380%14.4%26.956374%16.063185%26.956374%0k%23.285%23.3%29.562%29.6%-4.736439%29.794777%29.794777%0k%29.693%29.7%38.540%38.5%-125.472499%-125.472499%0k%168.444713%5.596%5.60%2.482%2.48%215.416058%22.767504%215.416058%0k%0.903%0.90%2.847%2.85%
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 Meade County and Tract 020500
Tract 020500
Meade County
0%5%10%15%20%B.X.Total65+45-6435-4425-3410.724638%17.406798%10.724638%10.7%3734510.978520%15.705680%10.978520%11.0%9283819.787986%22.805914%19.787986%19.8%11256613.717421%18.390177%13.717421%13.7%100729
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 Meade County at large.
Scope: population of Meade County and Tract 020500
30%20%10%0%%ref.65+45-6435-4425-34-38.388223%-38.388223%38.4%10.725%10.7%17.407%17.4%-30.098408%-30.098408%30.1%10.979%11.0%15.706%15.7%-13.233094%-13.233094%13.2%19.788%19.8%22.806%22.8%-25.408979%-25.408979%25.4%13.717%13.7%18.390%18.4%
% percentage in Tract 020500 with a Bachelor's degree
ref percentage in Meade 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 Meade County and Tract 020500
More Females More Males
Meade County
Tract 020500
600%400%200%0%200%FM65+45-6435-4425-34283.830455%67.761026%283.830455%283.8%4.294%4.29%16.484%16.5%-134.377604%-38.244471%-134.377604%134.4%16.431%16.4%7.010%7.01%-95.375542%41.464531%41.464531%41.5%16.370%16.4%23.158%23.2%-725.631603%-58.426003%-725.631603%725.6%27.653%27.7%3.349%3.35%
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 Meade County and Tract 020500
Tract 020500
Meade County
$0k$20k$40k$60kCount%Graduate Degree1Bachelor's DegreeSome CollegeH.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2Total$41,852.000000$60,750.000000$41,852.000000$41.9k953.834%3.83%$32,333.000000$38,050.000000$32,333.000000$32.3k34113.761%13.8%$39,250.000000$32,992.000000$39,250.000000$39.3k1,04041.969%42.0%$29,022.000000$28,529.000000$29,022.000000$29.0k85734.584%34.6%$15,804.000000$25,904.000000$15,804.000000$15.8k1455.851%5.85%$34,777.000000$32,625.000000$34,777.000000$34.8k2,478100.000%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 Meade County and Tract 020500
Female Male
Meade County
Tract 020500
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
$50k$0k$50kFMGraduate Degree1Bachelor's DegreeSome CollegeH.S. Diploma2Total$-16,667.000000$-26,190.000000$-51,167.000000$-42,857.000000$42.9k$16,667.000000$51,167.000000$13,688.000000$16,667.000000$16.7k7223$-24,018.000000$-33,386.000000$-24,018.000000$24.0k$24,018.000000$19,580.000000$33,386.000000$17,005.000000$43,598.000000$43.6k197144$-35,128.000000$-26,466.000000$-35,128.000000$35.1k$35,128.000000$5,792.000000$26,466.000000$13,896.000000$40,920.000000$40.9k438602$-25,703.000000$-21,362.000000$-25,703.000000$25.7k$25,703.000000$4,860.000000$21,362.000000$14,497.000000$30,563.000000$30.6k329528$-29,881.000000$-27,166.000000$-29,881.000000$29.9k$29,881.000000$7,269.000000$27,166.000000$13,131.000000$37,150.000000$37.2k1,1081,370
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

Composition of the Armed Forces by Educational Attainment#12

Percentage of the armed forces aged 25 to 64 years old with various highest levels of educational attainment.
Scope: population of Meade County and Tract 020500
Tract 020500
Meade County
0%20%40%60%80%CountBachelor's Degree1Some College2H.S. Diploma3No H.S. Diploma30.000000%0.000000%0.0%25.348837%094.067797%66.046512%94.067797%94.1%1115.932203%7.441860%5.932203%5.9%70.000000%0.000000%0.0%1.162791%0
Count members of the armed forces with the given level of educational attainment
1or higher 2two or four year institution 3H.S. = High School

Employment by Educational Attainment#13

Percentage of population that is employed by highest level of educational attainment among the population aged 25 to 64 years old.
Scope: population of Meade County and Tract 020500
Tract 020500
Meade County
0%20%40%60%80%CountBachelor's Degree1Some College2H.S. Diploma3No H.S. Diploma392.245989%85.818624%92.245989%92.2%34585.490605%79.759204%85.490605%85.5%81976.793249%75.880114%76.793249%76.8%54631.111111%58.319328%31.111111%31.1%28
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#14

Percent of racial or ethnic group lacking a high school diploma (or equivalent).
Scope: population of Meade County and Tract 020500
Female Male
Meade County
Tract 020500
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
20%10%0%10%20%MFWhite1AsianHispanic2Other1-4.616725%-0.115136%-3.566009%-4.731861%4.7%4.616725%3.566009%5.053821%4.616725%4.6%5345-0.000000%-18.947368%-0.000000%-12.080537%-18.947368%18.9%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%018-0.000000%-21.484375%-6.678890%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%14.814815%21.484375%14.814815%14.8%200-0.000000%-22.500000%-5.963303%-11.670626%-22.500000%22.5%0.000000%5.963303%0.000000%0.0%09
M number of males in category
F number of females in category
1non-Hispanic 2excluding black and Asian Hispanics

College Graduates By Race#15

Percent of racial or ethnic group with a bachelor's degree or higher.
Scope: population of Meade County and Tract 020500
Female Male
Meade County
Tract 020500
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
40%20%0%20%MFWhite1AsianHispanic2Other1-11.759582%-10.217285%-21.549576%-4.221794%-21.976866%22.0%11.759582%21.549576%11.759582%11.8%135209-0.000000%-54.736842%-0.000000%-42.281879%-54.736842%54.7%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%052-0.000000%-27.734375%-10.224809%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%23.703704%27.734375%23.703704%23.7%320-0.000000%-20.000000%-7.339450%-21.678408%-20.000000%20.0%0.000000%7.339450%0.000000%0.0%08
M number of males in category
F number of females in category
1non-Hispanic 2excluding black and Asian Hispanics

Educational Attainment by Tract in Meade County

There are 5 tracts in Meade County. This section compares Tract 020500 to all of the tracts in Meade County and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Tract 020500.

No H.S. Diploma by Tract#16

Percent of population 25 years of age and older without a high school diploma (or equivalent).
Scope: population of Tract 020500, selected other tracts in Meade County, and entities that contain Tract 020500
0%5%10%Count#United States of AmericaUnited StatesMidwest020400Tract 020400West North CentralSouth DakotaRapid City Metro AreaRapid CityMeade CountyMeade020301Tract 020301020500Tract 020500020302Tract 020302020200Tract 02020013.020590%13.020590%13.0%27,818,38027.8M10.244520%10.244520%10.2%4,641,8354.64M9.415449%9.415449%9.4%45119.174633%9.174633%9.2%1,278,0511.28M8.813537%8.813537%8.8%49,05549.1k7.049281%7.049281%7.0%6,7966.625057%6.625057%6.6%1,1576.017293%6.017293%6.0%34125.851493%5.851493%5.9%14535.135069%5.135069%5.1%21142.142857%2.142857%2.1%95
Count number of people in category
# rank of tract out of 5 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older without a high school diploma (or equivalent).

Bachelor's Degrees by Tract#17

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..
Scope: population of Tract 020500, selected other tracts in Meade County, and entities that contain Tract 020500
0%10%20%30%Count#United States of AmericaUnited StatesWest North CentralMidwest020200Tract 020200Rapid City Metro AreaRapid CitySouth Dakota020302Tract 020302020301Tract 020301Meade CountyMeade020400Tract 020400020500Tract 02050030.315023%30.315023%30.3%64,767,78764.8M30.056536%30.056536%30.1%4,186,9564.19M28.952816%28.952816%29.0%13,118,64213.1M27.857143%27.857143%27.9%117127.690935%27.690935%27.7%26,69626.7k27.450336%27.450336%27.5%152,785153k27.281577%27.281577%27.3%1,121226.963120%26.963120%27.0%1,528323.780348%23.780348%23.8%4,15319.853862%19.853862%19.9%951417.594835%17.594835%17.6%4365
Count number of people in category
# rank of tract out of 5 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..

Very Advanced Degrees by Tract#18

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 020500, selected other tracts in Meade County, and entities that contain Tract 020500
0%1%2%3%Count#United States of AmericaUnited StatesWest North CentralMidwestRapid City Metro AreaRapid CitySouth Dakota020301Tract 020301020400Tract 020400Meade CountyMeade020302Tract 020302020200Tract 020200020500Tract 0205003.336158%3.336158%3.3%7,127,6737.13M2.978981%2.978981%3.0%414,980415k2.893416%2.893416%2.9%1,311,0191.31M2.610806%2.610806%2.6%2,5172.514252%2.514252%2.5%13,99414.0k2.011646%2.011646%2.0%11411.565762%1.565762%1.6%7521.546038%1.546038%1.5%2701.484546%1.484546%1.5%6130.714286%0.714286%0.7%340.686037%0.686037%0.7%175
Count number of people in category
# rank of tract out of 5 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#19

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 020500, selected other tracts in Meade County, and entities that contain Tract 020500
Female
Male
0x2x4x6x8xFM#Tract 020302Tract 020301MeadeTract 020400Rapid CitySouth DakotaWest North CentralMidwestUnited StatesTract 020500Tract 020200-1.000000x-1.000000x8.324655x8.324655x8.32x1.067%1.07%8.879%8.88%1-1.000000x-1.000000x2.628587x2.628587x2.63x3.317%3.32%8.719%8.72%2-1.000000x-1.000000x1.987366x1.987366x1.99x4.426%4.43%8.796%8.80%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.580104x1.580104x1.58x7.430%7.43%11.741%11.7%3-1.000000x-1.000000x1.265074x1.265074x1.27x6.232%6.23%7.883%7.88%-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%-1.219524x-1.219524x1.22x1.000000x1.000000x6.498%6.50%5.328%5.33%4-1.650552x-1.650552x1.65x1.000000x1.000000x2.762%2.76%1.674%1.67%5
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of tract out of 5 by male-to-female sex ratio

Over-Education Sex Ratio by Tract#20

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 020500, selected other tracts in Meade County, and entities that contain Tract 020500
Female
Male
10x5x0xFM#Tract 020400Tract 020301MeadeRapid CitySouth DakotaMidwestWest North CentralUnited StatesTract 020302Tract 020500Tract 020200-1.000000x-1.000000x2.648272x2.648272x2.65x0.890%0.89%2.357%2.36%1-1.000000x-1.000000x2.353772x2.353772x2.35x1.200%1.20%2.824%2.82%2-1.000000x-1.000000x1.974511x1.974511x1.97x1.037%1.04%2.048%2.05%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.755957x1.755957x1.76x1.900%1.90%3.336%3.34%-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%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.520154x1.520154x1.52x1.168%1.17%1.776%1.78%3-1.000000x-1.000000x1.155370x1.155370x1.16x0.632%0.63%0.730%0.73%4-10.000000x-10.000000x> 10.0x1.000000x1.000000x1.657%1.66%0.000%0%5
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of tract out of 5 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:
Meade
Metro Area:
Rapid City Area
Cities:
Box Elder, Faith, Sturgis
Town:
Buffalo Chip
Townships:
Dakota, Eagle, Elm Springs, Howard, Lakeside, Smithville, Union, Upper Red Owl
Unorganized Territories:
Belle Fourche-Cheyenne Valleys, North Meade
ZIP Codes:
57626, 57701, 57706, 57719, 57748, 57758, 57761, 57767, 57769, 57785, 57787, 57788, 57791, 57792
Unified School Districts:
Douglas 51-1, Faith 46-2, Meade 46-1, Newell 09-2, Wall 51-5
Congressional District:
SD-At Large
State Senate District:
SD-29
State House District:
SD-29
Block Groups:
Block Group 020500-1, Block Group 020500-2, Block Group 020500-3
Neighboring Tracts:
Tract 011400, Tract 011500, Tract 011600, Tract 020200, Tract 020302, Tract 941600, Tract 960100, Tract 967600, Tract 968300