Educational Attainment in Tract 950802, 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 950802
Tract 950802
Howard County
0%10%20%30%40%50%CountHigher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma29.944312%20.526531%9.944312%9.9%50058.691329%58.910204%58.691329%58.7%2,95131.364360%20.563265%31.364360%31.4%1,577

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 950802
-50%0%+50%%ref.Higher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2-51.553860%-51.553860%-51.6%9.944%9.94%20.527%20.5%-0.371541%-0.371541%-0.4%58.691%58.7%58.910%58.9%52.526163%52.526163%+52.5%31.364%31.4%20.563%20.6%

Detailed Educational Attainment#3

Highest level of education among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of Howard County and Tract 950802
Tract 950802
Howard County
0%10%20%30%CountDoctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None0.000000%0.000000%0.0%0.220408%00.775656%0.689796%0.775656%0.8%390.477327%2.436735%0.477327%0.5%243.957836%9.277551%3.957836%4.0%1994.733492%7.902041%4.733492%4.7%23820.266508%25.755102%20.266508%20.3%1,01938.424821%33.155102%38.424821%38.4%1,93214.399364%11.440816%14.399364%14.4%72415.334129%7.375510%15.334129%15.3%7711.630867%1.746939%1.630867%1.6%82

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 950802
-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%12.447219%12.447219%+12.4%0.776%0.78%0.690%0.69%-80.411205%-80.411205%-80.4%0.477%0.48%2.437%2.44%-57.339646%-57.339646%-57.3%3.958%3.96%9.278%9.28%-40.097849%-40.097849%-40.1%4.733%4.73%7.902%7.90%-21.310708%-21.310708%-21.3%20.267%20.3%25.755%25.8%15.894142%15.894142%+15.9%38.425%38.4%33.155%33.2%25.859582%25.859582%+25.9%14.399%14.4%11.441%11.4%107.906009%107.906009%+107.9%15.334%15.3%7.376%7.38%-6.644287%-6.644287%-6.6%1.631%1.63%1.747%1.75%

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 950802
More Females More Males
Howard County
Tract 950802
20%0%20%FMHigher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2-16.171790%-31.180698%-16.171790%16%11.340%11.3%9.762%9.76%-13.250030%-13.250030%13%0.309823%65.464%65.5%57.805%57.8%39.825061%31.397663%39.825061%40%23.196%23.2%32.434%32.4%

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 950802
More Females More Males
Howard County
Tract 950802
200%0%200%400%FMProfessional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None14.541161%146.438544%14.541161%15%0.687%0.69%0.787%0.79%-154.639175%-0.851923%-154.639175%155%1.031%1.03%0.405%0.40%-26.396365%103.992353%103.992353%104%2.062%2.06%4.206%4.21%-73.259645%-60.965790%-73.259645%73%7.560%7.56%4.363%4.36%-56.214813%-10.137137%-56.214813%56%29.725%29.7%19.028%19.0%8.499429%8.494344%8.499429%8%35.739%35.7%38.776%38.8%-4.334105%-4.334105%4%13.607054%14.948%14.9%14.327%14.3%447.615834%83.972558%447.615834%448%3.093%3.09%16.937%16.9%-340.721649%-9.007187%-340.721649%341%5.155%5.15%1.170%1.17%

Bachelor's Degrees By Age#7

Percentage of age cohort whose highest degree is a Bachelor's.
Scope: population of Howard County and Tract 950802
Tract 950802
Howard County
0%2%4%6%8%10%B.X.Total65+45-6435-4425-344.046243%8.896719%4.046243%4.0%71733.857746%10.303618%3.857746%3.9%641,6594.614486%5.712691%4.614486%4.6%791,7123.301887%11.421559%3.301887%3.3%491,484

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 950802
60%40%20%0%%ref.65+45-6435-4425-34-54.519831%-54.519831%54.5%4.046%4.05%8.897%8.90%-62.559309%-62.559309%62.6%3.858%3.86%10.304%10.3%-19.223949%-19.223949%19.2%4.614%4.61%5.713%5.71%-71.090753%-71.090753%71.1%3.302%3.30%11.422%11.4%

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 950802
More Females More Males
Howard County
Tract 950802
1,000%500%0%500%1,000%FM65+45-6435-4425-34-1,000.000000%-17.710816%-1,000.000000%> 1000%7.865%7.87%0.000%0%-0.816803%1,000.000000%1,000.000000%> 1000%0.000%0%4.423%4.42%-81.382921%1,000.000000%1,000.000000%> 1000%0.000%0%4.901%4.90%-54.314608%22.240982%22.240982%22.2%2.762%2.76%3.377%3.38%

Median Earnings by Educational Attainment#10

Among population 25 years old and over with earnings.
Scope: population of Howard County and Tract 950802
Tract 950802
Howard County
$0k$20k$40kCount%Graduate Degree1Some CollegeH.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2Total$2,499.000000$53,674.000000$2,499.000000$2.5k631.253%1.25%$26,250.000000$31,801.000000$26,250.000000$26.3k1,25725.000%25.0%$16,667.000000$26,976.000000$16,667.000000$16.7k1,93238.425%38.4%$17,411.000000$19,236.000000$17,411.000000$17.4k1,57731.364%31.4%$17,379.000000$31,188.000000$17,379.000000$17.4k5,028100.000%100%

Median Earnings by Educational Attainment#11

By sex among population 25 years old and over with earnings.
Scope: population of Howard County and Tract 950802
Female Male
Howard County
Tract 950802
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
$20k$0k$20k$40kFMH.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2Total$-16,103.000000$-999.000000$-21,111.000000$-17,102.000000$17.1k$16,103.000000$21,111.000000$11,422.000000$16,103.000000$16.1k2081,724$-17,321.000000$-11,975.000000$-17,321.000000$17.3k$17,321.000000$1,429.000000$11,975.000000$16,661.000000$18,750.000000$18.8k1351,442$-15,925.000000$-4,315.000000$-24,695.000000$-20,240.000000$20.2k$15,925.000000$24,695.000000$15,886.000000$15,925.000000$15.9k5824,446

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 Howard County and Tract 950802
Tract 950802
Howard County
0%20%40%60%80%CountBachelor's Degree1Some College2H.S. Diploma3No H.S. Diploma316.867470%80.340864%16.867470%16.9%4224.339934%66.671606%24.339934%24.3%29516.648936%52.493014%16.648936%16.6%3135.614267%36.281821%5.614267%5.6%85

Lacking High School Diploma By Race#13

Percent of racial or ethnic group lacking a high school diploma (or equivalent).
Scope: population of Howard County and Tract 950802
Female Male
Howard County
Tract 950802
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
20%0%20%40%MFWhite1BlackHispanic2Other1-6.548280%-19.348135%-12.089504%-25.896414%25.9%6.548280%12.089504%0.215263%6.548280%6.5%5965-0.000000%-16.186253%-17.841525%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%23.441397%16.186253%23.441397%23.4%940-22.509225%-26.034134%-22.509225%22.5%22.509225%19.606543%26.034134%13.162128%42.115768%42.1%1,26661-25.895317%-10.368419%-25.448335%-0.027856%-36.263736%36.3%25.895317%25.448335%25.895317%25.9%9433

College Graduates By Race#14

Percent of racial or ethnic group with a bachelor's degree or higher.
Scope: population of Howard County and Tract 950802
Female Male
Howard County
Tract 950802
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
15%10%5%0%5%10%15%MFWhite1BlackHispanic2Other1-4.382470%-17.160335%-4.382470%4.4%4.382470%5.939394%17.160335%0.685652%10.321865%10.3%9311-0.000000%-13.333333%-1.388889%-13.333333%13.3%0.000000%1.388889%3.267430%0.000000%0.0%06-1.845018%-4.149533%-3.573927%-1.845018%1.8%1.845018%2.080464%4.149533%3.925482%3.9%1185-5.494505%-7.698413%-5.494505%5.5%5.494505%4.147368%7.698413%0.841297%9.641873%9.6%355

Educational Attainment by Tract in Howard County

There are 10 tracts in Howard County. This section compares Tract 950802 to all of the tracts in Howard County and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Tract 950802.

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 950802, selected other tracts in Howard County, and entities that contain Tract 950802
0%10%20%30%40%Count#950300Tract 950300950802Tract 950802950100Tract 950100Big 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%436320.702184%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

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 950802, selected other tracts in Howard County, and entities that contain Tract 950802
0%10%20%30%Count#United States of AmericaUnited StatesSouthTexasWest South Central950801Tract 950801950900Tract 950900950600Tract 950600950400Tract 950400950200Tract 950200Big Spring Metro AreaBig SpringZIP Code 79720ZIP 79720Howard CountyHoward950100Tract 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%3,09310.197960%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

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 950802, selected other tracts in Howard County, and entities that contain Tract 950802
0%1%2%3%Count#United States of AmericaUnited StatesSouthTexasWest South Central950900Tract 950900950700Tract 950700950400Tract 950400950600Tract 950600ZIP 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%2940.946962%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

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 950802, selected other tracts in Howard County, and entities that contain Tract 950802
Female
Male
2x1x0x1x2xFM#Tract 950600Tract 950700Tract 950900Tract 950802HowardZIP 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-1.000000x1.307879x1.307879x1.31x17.545%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

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 950802, selected other tracts in Howard County, and entities that contain Tract 950802
Female
Male
10x5x0x5x10xFM#Tract 950200Tract 950600Tract 950400Tract 950900Tract 950801Tract 950700West South CentralBig SpringTexasHowardZIP 79720SouthUnited 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-1.000000x1.526215x1.526215x1.53x2.660%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

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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