Educational Attainment in Tract 950400, Howard County, Texas (Tract)

Educational Attainment#1

Highest level of education among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of Howard County and Tract 950400
Tract 950400
Howard County
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%CountHigher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma219.064211%20.526531%19.064211%19.1%38363.613738%58.910204%63.613738%63.6%1,27817.322051%20.563265%17.322051%17.3%348
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 Howard County at large.
Scope: population of Howard County and Tract 950400
-10%0%+10%%ref.Higher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2-7.124046%-7.124046%-7.1%19.064%19.1%20.527%20.5%7.984243%7.984243%+8.0%63.614%63.6%58.910%58.9%-15.762159%-15.762159%-15.8%17.322%17.3%20.563%20.6%
% percentage with given level in Tract 950400
ref. percentage with given level in Howard 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 Howard County and Tract 950400
Tract 950400
Howard County
0%5%10%15%20%25%30%CountDoctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None0.000000%0.000000%0.0%0.220408%01.343952%0.689796%1.343952%1.3%271.393728%2.436735%1.393728%1.4%2811.697362%9.277551%11.697362%11.7%2354.629169%7.902041%4.629169%4.6%9333.698357%25.755102%33.698357%33.7%67729.915381%33.155102%29.915381%29.9%60111.697362%11.440816%11.697362%11.7%2354.778497%7.375510%4.778497%4.8%960.846192%1.746939%0.846192%0.8%17
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 Howard County at large.
Scope: population of Howard County and Tract 950400
-100%0%+100%%ref.Doctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None-100.000000%-100.000000%-100.0%0.000%0%0.220%0.22%94.833309%94.833309%+94.8%1.344%1.34%0.690%0.69%-42.803448%-42.803448%-42.8%1.394%1.39%2.437%2.44%26.082431%26.082431%+26.1%11.697%11.7%9.278%9.28%-41.418061%-41.418061%-41.4%4.629%4.63%7.902%7.90%30.841483%30.841483%+30.8%33.698%33.7%25.755%25.8%-9.771411%-9.771411%-9.8%29.915%29.9%33.155%33.2%2.242371%2.242371%+2.2%11.697%11.7%11.441%11.4%-35.211306%-35.211306%-35.2%4.778%4.78%7.376%7.38%-51.561432%-51.561432%-51.6%0.846%0.85%1.747%1.75%
% percentage with given level in Tract 950400
ref. percentage with given level in Howard 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 Howard County and Tract 950400
More Females More Males
Howard County
Tract 950400
100%50%0%FMHigher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2-31.180698%36.691079%36.691079%37%16.365%16.4%22.370%22.4%11.146593%0.309823%11.146593%11%60.579%60.6%67.331%67.3%-123.866884%-123.866884%124%31.397663%23.056%23.1%10.299%10.3%
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 Howard County and Tract 950400
More Females More Males
Howard County
Tract 950400
0%500%1,000%FMProfessional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None108.217054%146.438544%108.217054%108%0.904%0.90%1.883%1.88%-0.851923%1,000.000000%1,000.000000%> 1000%0.000%0%3.101%3.10%-26.396365%4.156748%4.156748%4%11.483%11.5%11.960%12.0%-60.965790%36.398872%36.398872%36%3.978%3.98%5.426%5.43%-10.137137%43.286623%43.286623%43%28.210%28.2%40.421%40.4%-20.284419%-20.284419%20%8.494344%32.369%32.4%26.910%26.9%-298.022152%-298.022152%298%13.607054%17.631%17.6%4.430%4.43%-36.075949%-36.075949%36%83.972558%5.425%5.42%3.987%3.99%-9.007187%1,000.000000%1,000.000000%> 1000%0.000%0%1.883%1.88%
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 Howard County and Tract 950400
Tract 950400
Howard County
0%5%10%15%20%25%30%B.X.Total65+45-6435-4425-348.202443%8.896719%8.202443%8.2%475738.955224%10.303618%8.955224%9.0%667372.373887%5.712691%2.373887%2.4%833731.491713%11.421559%31.491713%31.5%114362
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 Howard County at large.
Scope: population of Howard County and Tract 950400
50%0%50%100%150%%ref.65+45-6435-4425-34-7.803725%-7.803725%7.8%8.202%8.20%8.897%8.90%-13.086605%-13.086605%13.1%8.955%8.96%10.304%10.3%-58.445374%-58.445374%58.4%2.374%2.37%5.713%5.71%175.721657%175.721657%175.7%31.492%31.5%11.422%11.4%
% percentage in Tract 950400 with a Bachelor's degree
ref percentage in Howard 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 Howard County and Tract 950400
More Females More Males
Howard County
Tract 950400
0%100%200%300%FM65+45-6435-4425-34-17.710816%391.623660%391.623660%391.6%3.198%3.20%15.721%15.7%-33.160522%-0.816803%-33.160522%33.2%10.215%10.2%7.671%7.67%-11.949686%-81.382921%-11.949686%11.9%2.516%2.52%2.247%2.25%-4.913420%-54.314608%-4.913420%4.9%32.035%32.0%30.534%30.5%
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 Howard County and Tract 950400
Tract 950400
Howard County
$0k$20k$40kCount%Bachelor's DegreeSome CollegeH.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2Total$39,953.000000$50,030.000000$39,953.000000$40.0k23511.697%11.7%$42,632.000000$31,801.000000$42,632.000000$42.6k77038.328%38.3%$26,250.000000$26,976.000000$26,250.000000$26.3k60129.915%29.9%$21,500.000000$19,236.000000$21,500.000000$21.5k34817.322%17.3%$33,688.000000$31,188.000000$33,688.000000$33.7k2,009100.000%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 Howard County and Tract 950400
Female Male
Howard County
Tract 950400
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
$40k$20k$0k$20k$40kFMBachelor's DegreeSome CollegeH.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2Total$-38,750.000000$-41,013.000000$-38,750.000000$38.8k$38,750.000000$10,000.000000$41,013.000000$16,348.000000$48,750.000000$48.8k127108$-18,819.000000$-24,606.000000$-18,819.000000$18.8k$18,819.000000$25,190.000000$24,606.000000$18,459.000000$44,009.000000$44.0k356414$-16,905.000000$-21,111.000000$-16,905.000000$16.9k$16,905.000000$16,731.000000$21,111.000000$11,422.000000$33,636.000000$33.6k358243$-12,063.000000$-11,975.000000$-12,063.000000$12.1k$12,063.000000$21,340.000000$11,975.000000$16,661.000000$33,403.000000$33.4k25593$-21,726.000000$-24,695.000000$-21,726.000000$21.7k$21,726.000000$21,787.000000$24,695.000000$15,886.000000$43,513.000000$43.5k1,106903
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 Howard County and Tract 950400
Tract 950400
Howard County
0%20%40%60%80%100%CountBachelor's Degree1Some College2H.S. Diploma3No H.S. Diploma30.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%0100.000000%72.727273%100.000000%100.0%160.000000%0.000000%0.0%27.272727%00.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%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 Howard County and Tract 950400
Tract 950400
Howard County
0%20%40%60%80%CountBachelor's Degree1Some College2H.S. Diploma3No H.S. Diploma396.707819%80.340864%96.707819%96.7%23576.890756%66.671606%76.890756%76.9%36667.786561%52.493014%67.786561%67.8%34333.649289%36.281821%33.649289%33.6%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#14

Percent of racial or ethnic group lacking a high school diploma (or equivalent).
Scope: population of Howard County and Tract 950400
Female Male
Howard County
Tract 950400
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
30%20%10%0%10%20%30%MFWhite1BlackHispanic2Other1-9.222423%-12.877024%-12.089504%-22.099448%22.1%9.222423%12.089504%0.215263%9.222423%9.2%51160-0.000000%-16.186253%-17.841525%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%0.000000%16.186253%0.000000%0.0%00-23.863636%-1.951581%-26.034134%-25.815217%25.8%23.863636%26.034134%13.162128%23.863636%23.9%4295-0.000000%-20.192308%-25.448335%-0.027856%-20.192308%20.2%0.000000%25.448335%0.000000%0.0%021
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 Howard County and Tract 950400
Female Male
Howard County
Tract 950400
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
10%0%10%20%MFWhite1BlackHispanic2Other1-16.850829%-17.160335%-16.850829%16.9%16.850829%3.763999%17.160335%0.685652%20.614828%20.6%114122-0.000000%-1.388889%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%15.873016%1.388889%3.267430%15.873016%15.9%200-4.076087%-4.149533%-3.573927%-4.076087%4.1%4.076087%0.469368%4.149533%4.545455%4.5%815-14.423077%-7.698413%-14.423077%14.4%14.423077%3.609710%7.698413%0.841297%18.032787%18.0%1115
M number of males in category
F number of females in category
1non-Hispanic 2excluding black and Asian Hispanics

Educational Attainment by Tract in Howard County

There are 10 tracts in Howard County. This section compares Tract 950400 to all of the tracts in Howard County and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Tract 950400.

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 950400, selected other tracts in Howard County, and entities that contain Tract 950400
0%10%20%30%40%Count#950300Tract 950300950802Tract 950802950100Tract 950100Big Spring Independent School DistrictBig SpringBig Spring Metro AreaBig SpringZIP Code 79720ZIP 79720Howard CountyHoward950500Tract 950500Texas950400Tract 950400West South Central950801Tract 950801South950700Tract 950700950200Tract 950200United States of AmericaUnited States950600Tract 950600950900Tract 95090042.776841%42.776841%42.8%761131.364360%31.364360%31.4%1,577226.154769%26.154769%26.2%436322.007147%22.007147%22.0%4,43420.702184%20.702184%20.7%5,24220.663298%20.663298%20.7%4,86620.563265%20.563265%20.6%5,03820.541761%20.541761%20.5%455417.652499%17.652499%17.7%3,015,9523.02M17.322051%17.322051%17.3%348516.737435%16.737435%16.7%4,127,2804.13M15.664557%15.664557%15.7%396614.392758%14.392758%14.4%11,511,24211.5M13.683712%13.683712%13.7%289713.172043%13.172043%13.2%196813.020590%13.020590%13.0%27,818,38027.8M10.478437%10.478437%10.5%31199.940872%9.940872%9.9%26910
Count number of people in category
# rank of tract out of 10 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 950400, selected other tracts in Howard County, and entities that contain Tract 950400
0%10%20%30%Count#United States of AmericaUnited StatesSouthTexasWest South Central950801Tract 950801950900Tract 950900950600Tract 950600950400Tract 950400950200Tract 950200Big Spring Metro AreaBig SpringZIP Code 79720ZIP 79720Howard CountyHowardBig Spring Independent School DistrictBig Spring950100Tract 950100950700Tract 950700950500Tract 950500950802Tract 950802950300Tract 95030030.315023%30.315023%30.3%64,767,78764.8M28.191926%28.191926%28.2%22,547,73422.5M28.098572%28.098572%28.1%4,800,6774.80M26.558739%26.558739%26.6%6,549,1136.55M23.931962%23.931962%23.9%605123.355506%23.355506%23.4%632216.307278%16.307278%16.3%484314.435042%14.435042%14.4%290413.709677%13.709677%13.7%204513.032661%13.032661%13.0%3,30012.735148%12.735148%12.7%2,99912.624490%12.624490%12.6%3,09311.926742%11.926742%11.9%2,40310.197960%10.197960%10.2%17069.990530%9.990530%10.0%21176.455982%6.455982%6.5%14385.210819%5.210819%5.2%26295.171445%5.171445%5.2%9210
Count number of people in category
# rank of tract out of 10 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 950400, selected other tracts in Howard County, and entities that contain Tract 950400
0%1%2%3%Count#United States of AmericaUnited StatesSouthTexasWest South Central950900Tract 950900950700Tract 950700950400Tract 950400950600Tract 950600Big Spring Independent School DistrictBig SpringZIP Code 79720ZIP 79720Howard CountyHowardBig Spring Metro AreaBig Spring950802Tract 950802950801Tract 950801950200Tract 950200950100Tract 950100950500Tract 950500950300Tract 9503003.336158%3.336158%3.3%7,127,6737.13M3.064699%3.064699%3.1%2,451,1282.45M2.627765%2.627765%2.6%448,957449k2.549627%2.549627%2.5%628,712629k2.254250%2.254250%2.3%6111.799242%1.799242%1.8%3821.343952%1.343952%1.3%2730.977089%0.977089%1.0%2940.962875%0.962875%1.0%1940.946962%0.946962%0.9%2230.910204%0.910204%0.9%2230.900438%0.900438%0.9%2280.775656%0.775656%0.8%3950.751582%0.751582%0.8%1960.336022%0.336022%0.3%570.299940%0.299940%0.3%580.000000%0.000000%0.0%090.000000%0.000000%0.0%010
Count number of people in category
# rank of tract out of 10 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 950400, selected other tracts in Howard County, and entities that contain Tract 950400
Female
Male
2x1x0x1x2xFM#Tract 950600Tract 950700Tract 950900Tract 950802HowardBig SpringZIP 79720Big SpringSouthUnited StatesWest South CentralTexasTract 950500Tract 950200Tract 950100Tract 950801Tract 950300Tract 950400-1.000000x-1.000000x2.282216x2.282216x2.28x6.579%6.58%15.015%15.0%1-1.000000x-1.000000x2.155780x2.155780x2.16x9.013%9.01%19.430%19.4%2-1.000000x-1.000000x1.612682x1.612682x1.61x7.470%7.47%12.047%12.0%3-1.000000x-1.000000x1.398251x1.398251x1.40x23.196%23.2%32.434%32.4%4-1.000000x-1.000000x1.313977x1.313977x1.31x17.419%17.4%22.888%22.9%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.308645x1.308645x1.31x18.656%18.7%24.414%24.4%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.307879x1.307879x1.31x17.545%17.5%22.947%22.9%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.303298x1.303298x1.30x17.633%17.6%22.982%23.0%-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%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.097204x1.097204x1.10x15.983%16.0%17.537%17.5%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.065414x1.065414x1.07x17.107%17.1%18.226%18.2%-1.034393x-1.034393x1.03x1.000000x1.000000x20.854%20.9%20.160%20.2%5-1.047282x-1.047282x1.05x1.000000x1.000000x13.477%13.5%12.869%12.9%6-1.113227x-1.113227x1.11x1.000000x1.000000x27.676%27.7%24.861%24.9%7-1.145148x-1.145148x1.15x1.000000x1.000000x16.692%16.7%14.577%14.6%8-1.249242x-1.249242x1.25x1.000000x1.000000x48.703%48.7%38.986%39.0%9-2.238669x-2.238669x2.24x1.000000x1.000000x23.056%23.1%10.299%10.3%10
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of tract out of 10 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 950400, selected other tracts in Howard County, and entities that contain Tract 950400
Female
Male
10x5x0x5x10xFM#Tract 950200Tract 950600Tract 950400Tract 950900Tract 950801Tract 950700West South CentralBig SpringTexasHowardZIP 79720SouthBig SpringUnited StatesTract 950802Tract 950100-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%0.670%0.67%1-1.000000x-1.000000x2.210204x2.210204x2.21x0.627%0.63%1.385%1.38%2-1.000000x-1.000000x2.082171x2.082171x2.08x0.904%0.90%1.883%1.88%3-1.000000x-1.000000x1.883713x1.883713x1.88x1.526%1.53%2.875%2.87%4-1.000000x-1.000000x1.814798x1.814798x1.81x0.538%0.54%0.977%0.98%5-1.000000x-1.000000x1.691526x1.691526x1.69x1.373%1.37%2.323%2.32%6-1.000000x-1.000000x1.653316x1.653316x1.65x1.936%1.94%3.200%3.20%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.642508x1.642508x1.64x0.658%0.66%1.081%1.08%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.633282x1.633282x1.63x2.008%2.01%3.280%3.28%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.582760x1.582760x1.58x0.682%0.68%1.079%1.08%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.568304x1.568304x1.57x0.713%0.71%1.118%1.12%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.555780x1.555780x1.56x2.420%2.42%3.764%3.76%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.528829x1.528829x1.53x0.736%0.74%1.126%1.13%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.526215x1.526215x1.53x2.660%2.66%4.060%4.06%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.145412x1.145412x1.15x0.687%0.69%0.787%0.79%7-10.000000x-10.000000x> 10.0x1.000000x1.000000x0.653%0.65%0.000%0%8
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of tract out of 8 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:
Texas
County:
Howard
Metro Area:
Big Spring Area
City:
Big Spring
ZIP Code:
79720
Unified School District:
Big Spring
Congressional District:
TX-19
State Senate District:
TX-31
State House District:
TX-72
Block Groups:
Block Group 950400-1, Block Group 950400-2, Block Group 950400-3
Neighboring Tracts:
Tract 950300, Tract 950500, Tract 950700, Tract 950801, Tract 950802, Tract 950900