Educational Attainment in Tract 730700, Matagorda County, Texas (Tract)

Educational Attainment#1

Highest level of education among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of Matagorda County and Tract 730700
Tract 730700
Matagorda County
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%CountHigher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma215.659341%22.559926%15.659341%15.7%39960.910518%55.165610%60.910518%60.9%1,55223.430141%22.274464%23.430141%23.4%597
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 Matagorda County at large.
Scope: population of Matagorda County and Tract 730700
-20%0%+20%%ref.Higher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2-30.587802%-30.587802%-30.6%15.659%15.7%22.560%22.6%10.413930%10.413930%+10.4%60.911%60.9%55.166%55.2%5.188352%5.188352%+5.2%23.430%23.4%22.274%22.3%
% percentage with given level in Tract 730700
ref. percentage with given level in Matagorda 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 Matagorda County and Tract 730700
Tract 730700
Matagorda County
0%10%20%30%40%CountDoctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None0.000000%0.000000%0.0%0.549935%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%0.663280%01.098901%2.951178%1.098901%1.1%288.555730%11.082658%8.555730%8.6%2186.004710%7.312875%6.004710%6.0%15316.601256%21.737123%16.601256%16.6%42344.309262%33.428487%44.309262%44.3%1,12910.007849%9.785483%10.007849%10.0%25513.422292%9.542001%13.422292%13.4%3420.000000%0.000000%0.0%2.946980%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 Matagorda County at large.
Scope: population of Matagorda County and Tract 730700
-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%0.550%0.55%-100.000000%-100.000000%-100.0%0.000%0%0.663%0.66%-62.763979%-62.763979%-62.8%1.099%1.10%2.951%2.95%-22.800741%-22.800741%-22.8%8.556%8.56%11.083%11.1%-17.888527%-17.888527%-17.9%6.005%6.00%7.313%7.31%-23.627169%-23.627169%-23.6%16.601%16.6%21.737%21.7%32.549408%32.549408%+32.5%44.309%44.3%33.428%33.4%2.272406%2.272406%+2.3%10.008%10.0%9.785%9.79%40.665384%40.665384%+40.7%13.422%13.4%9.542%9.54%-100.000000%-100.000000%-100.0%0.000%0%2.947%2.95%
% percentage with given level in Tract 730700
ref. percentage with given level in Matagorda 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 Matagorda County and Tract 730700
More Females More Males
Matagorda County
Tract 730700
50%0%FMHigher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma241.342019%4.306498%41.342019%41%12.996%13.0%18.369%18.4%15.456746%2.795459%15.456746%15%56.576%56.6%65.321%65.3%-86.556231%-11.771205%-86.556231%87%30.428%30.4%16.310%16.3%
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 Matagorda County and Tract 730700
More Females More Males
Matagorda County
Tract 730700
1,000%500%0%FMMaster's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3-1,000.000000%-41.437780%-1,000.000000%> 1000%2.179%2.18%0.000%0%180.667267%55.421826%180.667267%181%4.514%4.51%12.668%12.7%-10.573930%-83.248714%-10.573930%11%6.304%6.30%5.701%5.70%-6.033819%212.073665%212.073665%212%8.093%8.09%25.257%25.3%-21.014595%-21.014595%21%8.712390%48.482%48.5%40.063%40.1%-199.544191%-33.011597%-199.544191%200%14.942%14.9%4.988%4.99%-36.778319%-36.778319%37%6.323559%15.486%15.5%11.322%11.3%
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 Matagorda County and Tract 730700
Tract 730700
Matagorda County
0%5%10%15%20%B.X.Total65+45-6435-4425-348.349901%10.639051%8.349901%8.3%425032.675277%8.557234%2.675277%2.7%291,0844.328018%12.844501%4.328018%4.3%1943924.521073%15.778594%24.521073%24.5%128522
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 Matagorda County at large.
Scope: population of Matagorda County and Tract 730700
60%40%20%0%20%40%%ref.65+45-6435-4425-34-21.516492%-21.516492%21.5%8.350%8.35%10.639%10.6%-68.736665%-68.736665%68.7%2.675%2.68%8.557%8.56%-66.304504%-66.304504%66.3%4.328%4.33%12.845%12.8%55.407207%55.407207%55.4%24.521%24.5%15.779%15.8%
% percentage in Tract 730700 with a Bachelor's degree
ref percentage in Matagorda 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 Matagorda County and Tract 730700
More Females More Males
Matagorda County
Tract 730700
0%500%1,000%FM65+45-6435-4425-341,000.000000%152.268526%1,000.000000%> 1000%0.000%0%18.103%18.1%232.792887%47.634458%232.792887%232.8%1.320%1.32%4.393%4.39%-60.318514%-60.318514%60.3%25.647256%5.839%5.84%3.642%3.64%121.077594%31.580941%121.077594%121.1%15.498%15.5%34.263%34.3%
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 Matagorda County and Tract 730700
Tract 730700
Matagorda County
$0k$20k$40kCount%Bachelor's DegreeSome CollegeH.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2Total$41,691.000000$48,848.000000$41,691.000000$41.7k2188.556%8.56%$48,750.000000$31,743.000000$48,750.000000$48.8k57622.606%22.6%$24,063.000000$28,081.000000$24,063.000000$24.1k1,12944.309%44.3%$19,649.000000$18,698.000000$19,649.000000$19.6k59723.430%23.4%$29,976.000000$30,418.000000$29,976.000000$30.0k2,548100.000%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 Matagorda County and Tract 730700
Female Male
Matagorda County
Tract 730700
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
$0k$50kFMBachelor's DegreeH.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2Total$-40,750.000000$-45,795.000000$-40,750.000000$40.8k$40,750.000000$1,684.000000$45,795.000000$7,437.000000$42,434.000000$42.4k58160$-18,167.000000$-18,414.000000$-18,167.000000$18.2k$18,167.000000$11,972.000000$18,414.000000$14,011.000000$30,139.000000$30.1k623506$-18,654.000000$-11,305.000000$-18,654.000000$18.7k$18,654.000000$8,638.000000$11,305.000000$15,335.000000$27,292.000000$27.3k391206$-20,406.000000$-19,767.000000$-20,406.000000$20.4k$20,406.000000$15,416.000000$19,767.000000$20,417.000000$35,822.000000$35.8k1,2851,263
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 Matagorda County and Tract 730700
Tract 730700
Matagorda County
0%20%40%60%80%100%CountBachelor's Degree1Some College2H.S. Diploma3No H.S. Diploma3100.000000%86.263531%100.000000%100.0%17674.576271%68.769600%74.576271%74.6%30858.651911%67.865133%58.651911%58.7%58346.969697%60.776088%46.969697%47.0%217
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 Matagorda County and Tract 730700
Female Male
Matagorda County
Tract 730700
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
100%50%0%MFWhite1BlackHispanic2Other1-5.600000%-13.296714%-7.032008%-3.388553%-18.896714%18.9%5.600000%7.032008%5.600000%5.6%42161-0.000000%-15.784672%-1.983317%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%0.000000%15.784672%0.000000%0.0%00-39.047619%-20.078345%-43.693140%-2.791619%-59.125964%59.1%39.047619%43.693140%39.047619%39.0%164230-20.370370%-79.629630%-42.481598%-100.000000%100.0%20.370370%42.481598%3.091561%20.370370%20.4%11105
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 Matagorda County and Tract 730700
Female Male
Matagorda County
Tract 730700
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
60%40%20%0%20%40%MFWhite1BlackHispanic2Other1-6.807512%-19.470405%-6.807512%6.8%6.807512%11.592488%19.470405%5.893320%18.400000%18.4%13858-0.000000%-63.636364%-8.120438%-0.616713%-63.636364%63.6%0.000000%8.120438%0.000000%0.0%028-0.000000%-2.728614%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%5.238095%2.728614%7.450880%5.238095%5.2%220-0.000000%-4.942166%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%40.740741%4.942166%5.868645%40.740741%40.7%220
M number of males in category
F number of females in category
1non-Hispanic 2excluding black and Asian Hispanics

Educational Attainment by Tract in Matagorda County

There are 11 tracts in Matagorda County. This section compares Tract 730700 to all of the tracts in Matagorda County and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Tract 730700.

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 730700, selected other tracts in Matagorda County, and entities that contain Tract 730700
0%10%20%30%40%Count#730100Tract 730100730202Tract 730202730600Tract 730600730700Tract 730700Bay City Metro AreaBay City AreaMatagorda CountyMatagorda730201Tract 730201730301Tract 730301730303Tract 730303730400Tract 730400Texas730302Tract 730302West South Central730501Tract 730501SouthUnited States of AmericaUnited States40.860786%40.860786%40.9%769125.439625%25.439625%25.4%217223.482428%23.482428%23.5%882323.430141%23.430141%23.4%597422.274464%22.274464%22.3%5,30622.274464%22.274464%22.3%5,30622.098604%22.098604%22.1%1,013521.004566%21.004566%21.0%552619.063545%19.063545%19.1%114717.791762%17.791762%17.8%311817.652499%17.652499%17.7%3,015,9523.02M17.026937%17.026937%17.0%512916.737435%16.737435%16.7%4,127,2804.13M15.290934%15.290934%15.3%3391014.392758%14.392758%14.4%11,511,24211.5M13.020590%13.020590%13.0%27,818,38027.8M
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#16

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..
Scope: population of Tract 730700, selected other tracts in Matagorda County, and entities that contain Tract 730700
0%10%20%30%Count#United States of AmericaUnited StatesSouthTexas730301Tract 730301West South Central730400Tract 730400730202Tract 730202730303Tract 730303730501Tract 730501Bay City Metro AreaBay City AreaMatagorda CountyMatagorda730600Tract 730600730302Tract 730302730201Tract 730201730700Tract 730700730100Tract 73010030.315023%30.315023%30.3%64,767,78764.8M28.191926%28.191926%28.2%22,547,73422.5M28.098572%28.098572%28.1%4,800,6774.80M27.397260%27.397260%27.4%720126.558739%26.558739%26.6%6,549,1136.55M23.627002%23.627002%23.6%413220.984760%20.984760%21.0%179317.558528%17.558528%17.6%105417.140280%17.140280%17.1%380515.247051%15.247051%15.2%3,63215.247051%15.247051%15.2%3,63214.110756%14.110756%14.1%530613.701363%13.701363%13.7%412710.776614%10.776614%10.8%49489.654631%9.654631%9.7%24698.129649%8.129649%8.1%15310
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#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 730700, selected other tracts in Matagorda County, and entities that contain Tract 730700
0%1%2%3%Count#730400Tract 730400United States of AmericaUnited StatesSouthTexasWest South Central730600Tract 730600730302Tract 730302730301Tract 730301Bay City Metro AreaBay City AreaMatagorda CountyMatagorda730202Tract 730202730201Tract 730201730501Tract 730501730100Tract 730100730700Tract 730700730303Tract 7303033.489703%3.489703%3.5%6113.336158%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%628,712629k1.757188%1.757188%1.8%6621.662787%1.662787%1.7%5031.445967%1.445967%1.4%3841.213215%1.213215%1.2%2891.213215%1.213215%1.2%2891.055100%1.055100%1.1%951.003490%1.003490%1.0%4660.586378%0.586378%0.6%1370.318810%0.318810%0.3%680.000000%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#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 730700, selected other tracts in Matagorda County, and entities that contain Tract 730700
Female
Male
1x0x1x2xFM#Tract 730202Tract 730100SouthTract 730501United StatesWest South CentralTexasTract 730600Tract 730400Bay City AreaMatagordaTract 730301Tract 730302Tract 730201Tract 730303Tract 730700-1.000000x-1.000000x2.907851x2.907851x2.91x12.594%12.6%36.623%36.6%1-1.000000x-1.000000x1.205699x1.205699x1.21x37.017%37.0%44.632%44.6%2-1.000000x-1.000000x1.149925x1.149925x1.15x13.427%13.4%15.440%15.4%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.134258x1.134258x1.13x14.325%14.3%16.248%16.2%3-1.000000x-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%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.040407x1.040407x1.04x23.042%23.0%23.973%24.0%4-1.030900x-1.030900x1.03x1.000000x1.000000x18.059%18.1%17.517%17.5%5-1.117712x-1.117712x1.12x1.000000x1.000000x23.481%23.5%21.008%21.0%-1.117712x-1.117712x1.12x1.000000x1.000000x23.481%23.5%21.008%21.0%-1.158325x-1.158325x1.16x1.000000x1.000000x22.493%22.5%19.418%19.4%6-1.297198x-1.297198x1.30x1.000000x1.000000x19.280%19.3%14.863%14.9%7-1.464375x-1.464375x1.46x1.000000x1.000000x25.796%25.8%17.616%17.6%8-1.685665x-1.685665x1.69x1.000000x1.000000x24.453%24.5%14.506%14.5%9-1.865562x-1.865562x1.87x1.000000x1.000000x30.428%30.4%16.310%16.3%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

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:
Matagorda
Metro Area:
Bay City Area
Unincorporated Places:
Blessing, Markham
ZIP Codes:
77414, 77419, 77440, 77456, 77458, 77465
Unified School Districts:
Palacios, Tidehaven
Congressional District:
TX-27
State Senate District:
TX-18
State House District:
TX-25
Block Groups:
Block Group 730700-1, Block Group 730700-2, Block Group 730700-3, Block Group 730700-4
Neighboring Tracts:
Tract 730100, Tract 730400, Tract 730501, Tract 730600, Tract 740600, Tract 740700, Tract 741000, Tract 741100, Tract 950100