Educational Attainment in Tract 210500, Polk County, Texas (Tract)

Educational Attainment#1

Highest level of education among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of Polk County and Tract 210500
Tract 210500
Polk County
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%CountHigher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma223.165067%17.328054%23.165067%23.2%74861.195417%63.208255%61.195417%61.2%1,97615.639517%19.463691%15.639517%15.6%505

Relative Educational Attainment#2

Highest level of education among people aged 25 years and older, as percentage more or less than Polk County at large.
Scope: population of Polk County and Tract 210500
-20%0%+20%%ref.Higher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma233.685331%33.685331%+33.7%23.165%23.2%17.328%17.3%-3.184454%-3.184454%-3.2%61.195%61.2%63.208%63.2%-19.647734%-19.647734%-19.6%15.640%15.6%19.464%19.5%

Detailed Educational Attainment#3

Highest level of education among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of Polk County and Tract 210500
Tract 210500
Polk County
0%10%20%30%40%CountDoctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None1.269743%0.323945%1.269743%1.3%410.340663%0.362938%0.340663%0.3%115.202849%2.621554%5.202849%5.2%16811.768349%8.656528%11.768349%11.8%3804.583462%5.363088%4.583462%4.6%14820.068133%24.667806%20.068133%20.1%64841.127284%38.540448%41.127284%41.1%1,32811.056055%12.123939%11.056055%11.1%3573.561474%6.460902%3.561474%3.6%1151.021988%0.878851%1.021988%1.0%33

Detailed Relative Educational Attainment#4

Highest level of education among people aged 25 years and older, as percentage more or less than Polk County at large.
Scope: population of Polk County and Tract 210500
-200%0%+200%%ref.Doctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None291.962596%291.962596%+292.0%1.270%1.27%0.324%0.32%-6.137560%-6.137560%-6.1%0.341%0.34%0.363%0.36%98.464289%98.464289%+98.5%5.203%5.20%2.622%2.62%35.947678%35.947678%+35.9%11.768%11.8%8.657%8.66%-14.536884%-14.536884%-14.5%4.583%4.58%5.363%5.36%-18.646465%-18.646465%-18.6%20.068%20.1%24.668%24.7%6.712003%6.712003%+6.7%41.127%41.1%38.540%38.5%-8.808065%-8.808065%-8.8%11.056%11.1%12.124%12.1%-44.876515%-44.876515%-44.9%3.561%3.56%6.461%6.46%16.286913%16.286913%+16.3%1.022%1.02%0.879%0.88%

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 Polk County and Tract 210500
More Females More Males
Polk County
Tract 210500
100%50%0%FMHigher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2-14.638781%-38.574938%-14.638781%15%24.725%24.7%21.567%21.6%28.641159%6.778607%28.641159%29%53.611%53.6%68.966%69.0%-128.841586%-128.841586%129%8.249541%21.665%21.7%9.467%9.47%

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 Polk County and Tract 210500
More Females More Males
Polk County
Tract 210500
100%0%FMDoctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None44.628434%35.407160%44.628434%45%1.040%1.04%1.505%1.50%-43.990572%79.278997%79.278997%79%0.245%0.24%0.439%0.44%-102.908708%84.401254%84.401254%84%3.672%3.67%6.771%6.77%-46.419829%-17.021223%-46.419829%46%13.953%14.0%9.530%9.53%-74.967091%-57.696129%-74.967091%75%5.814%5.81%3.323%3.32%-34.084092%-34.084092%34%7.822286%22.950%22.9%17.116%17.1%69.106051%6.116474%69.106051%69%30.661%30.7%51.850%51.8%-165.385939%-7.533502%-165.385939%165%15.973%16.0%6.019%6.02%-69.661071%-69.661071%70%45.550019%4.468%4.47%2.633%2.63%-50.174183%-50.174183%50%6.559139%1.224%1.22%0.815%0.82%

Bachelor's Degrees By Age#7

Percentage of age cohort whose highest degree is a Bachelor's.
Scope: population of Polk County and Tract 210500
Tract 210500
Polk County
0%5%10%15%B.X.Total65+45-6435-4425-349.368836%9.958370%9.368836%9.4%951,01418.531170%9.200267%18.531170%18.5%2171,1718.370044%7.214353%8.370044%8.4%384545.084746%6.533309%5.084746%5.1%30590

Relative Bachelor's Degrees By Age#8

Percentage of population whose highest degree is a Bachelor's, as a percentage more or less than Polk County at large.
Scope: population of Polk County and Tract 210500
0%50%100%%ref.65+45-6435-4425-34-5.919981%-5.919981%5.9%9.369%9.37%9.958%9.96%101.419908%101.419908%101.4%18.531%18.5%9.200%9.20%16.019328%16.019328%16.0%8.370%8.37%7.214%7.21%-22.171967%-22.171967%22.2%5.085%5.08%6.533%6.53%

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 Polk County and Tract 210500
More Females More Males
Polk County
Tract 210500
300%200%100%0%FM65+45-6435-4425-3421.522053%68.892109%21.522053%21.5%8.600%8.60%10.451%10.5%-55.214515%-27.761934%-55.214515%55.2%22.586%22.6%14.552%14.6%-41.477273%-91.147283%-41.477273%41.5%9.375%9.38%6.627%6.63%-316.342617%-135.959005%-316.342617%316.3%10.983%11.0%2.638%2.64%

Median Earnings by Educational Attainment#10

Among population 25 years old and over with earnings.
Scope: population of Polk County and Tract 210500
Tract 210500
Polk County
$0k$20k$40kCount%Graduate Degree1Bachelor's DegreeSome CollegeH.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2Total$54,875.000000$48,929.000000$54,875.000000$54.9k2206.813%6.81%$52,875.000000$45,400.000000$52,875.000000$52.9k38011.768%11.8%$27,415.000000$30,272.000000$27,415.000000$27.4k79624.652%24.7%$30,978.000000$26,616.000000$30,978.000000$31.0k1,32841.127%41.1%$13,571.000000$18,806.000000$13,571.000000$13.6k50515.640%15.6%$38,087.000000$30,183.000000$38,087.000000$38.1k3,229100.000%100%

Median Earnings by Educational Attainment#11

By sex among population 25 years old and over with earnings.
Scope: population of Polk County and Tract 210500
Female Male
Polk County
Tract 210500
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$0k$50kFMGraduate Degree1Bachelor's DegreeSome CollegeH.S. Diploma2Total$-46,000.000000$-43,333.000000$-46,000.000000$46.0k$46,000.000000$14,417.000000$43,333.000000$16,834.000000$60,417.000000$60.4k81139$-38,348.000000$-41,505.000000$-38,348.000000$38.3k$38,348.000000$40,402.000000$41,505.000000$9,062.000000$78,750.000000$78.8k228152$-23,356.000000$-24,856.000000$-23,356.000000$23.4k$23,356.000000$28,717.000000$24,856.000000$16,085.000000$52,073.000000$52.1k470326$-15,625.000000$-19,571.000000$-15,625.000000$15.6k$15,625.000000$29,442.000000$19,571.000000$16,609.000000$45,067.000000$45.1k501827$-23,539.000000$-22,881.000000$-23,539.000000$23.5k$23,539.000000$23,276.000000$22,881.000000$15,816.000000$46,815.000000$46.8k1,6341,595

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 Polk County and Tract 210500
Tract 210500
Polk County
0%20%40%60%CountBachelor's Degree1Some College2H.S. Diploma3No H.S. Diploma368.397291%77.106579%68.397291%68.4%30377.147766%55.376490%77.147766%77.1%44969.453376%53.146115%69.453376%69.5%64838.521401%43.944491%38.521401%38.5%99

Lacking High School Diploma By Race#13

Percent of racial or ethnic group lacking a high school diploma (or equivalent).
Scope: population of Polk County and Tract 210500
Female Male
Polk County
Tract 210500
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20%0%20%40%MFWhite1BlackHispanic2Other1-8.161351%-11.655163%-16.028670%-0.559354%-19.816514%19.8%8.161351%16.028670%8.161351%8.2%87216-4.214559%-27.104122%-15.334492%-0.763069%-31.318681%31.3%4.214559%15.334492%4.214559%4.2%1157-36.567164%-36.947218%-36.567164%36.6%36.567164%8.887381%36.947218%12.305273%45.454545%45.5%3549-10.958904%-4.654479%-23.916293%-1.844356%-15.613383%15.6%10.958904%23.916293%10.958904%11.0%2442

College Graduates By Race#14

Percent of racial or ethnic group with a bachelor's degree or higher.
Scope: population of Polk County and Tract 210500
Female Male
Polk County
Tract 210500
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20%10%0%10%20%MFWhite1BlackHispanic2Other1-22.138837%-0.429971%-12.752048%-2.282121%-22.568807%22.6%22.138837%12.752048%22.138837%22.1%236246-14.835165%-5.212858%-2.510719%-14.835165%14.8%14.835165%0.490506%5.212858%15.325670%15.3%4027-0.000000%-1.411960%-2.796314%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%0.000000%1.411960%0.000000%0.0%00-6.849315%-6.533585%-5.829596%-4.718071%-13.382900%13.4%6.849315%5.829596%6.849315%6.8%1536

Educational Attainment by Tract in Polk County

There are 10 tracts in Polk County. This section compares Tract 210500 to all of the tracts in Polk County and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Tract 210500.

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 210500, selected other tracts in Polk County, and entities that contain Tract 210500
0%10%20%Count#210203Tract 210203210204Tract 210204210400Tract 210400210102Tract 210102Polk CountyPolk210301Tract 210301Texas210206Tract 210206West South Central210500Tract 210500210205Tract 210205South210302Tract 210302210101Tract 210101United States of AmericaUnited States27.937743%27.937743%27.9%1,436124.233432%24.233432%24.2%735220.914826%20.914826%20.9%663320.903226%20.903226%20.9%972419.463691%19.463691%19.5%6,48918.149745%18.149745%18.1%463517.652499%17.652499%17.7%3,015,9523.02M17.266716%17.266716%17.3%470616.737435%16.737435%16.7%4,127,2804.13M15.639517%15.639517%15.6%505715.128755%15.128755%15.1%282814.392758%14.392758%14.4%11,511,24211.5M14.349244%14.349244%14.3%484913.279734%13.279734%13.3%4791013.020590%13.020590%13.0%27,818,38027.8M

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 210500, selected other tracts in Polk County, and entities that contain Tract 210500
0%10%20%30%Count#United States of AmericaUnited StatesSouthTexasWest South Central210500Tract 210500210206Tract 210206210205Tract 210205210101Tract 210101210204Tract 210204210302Tract 210302Polk CountyPolk210400Tract 210400210102Tract 210102210301Tract 210301210203Tract 21020330.315023%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%6,549,1136.55M18.581604%18.581604%18.6%600118.479060%18.479060%18.5%503215.504292%15.504292%15.5%289314.776823%14.776823%14.8%533412.957468%12.957468%13.0%393512.540765%12.540765%12.5%423611.964966%11.964966%12.0%3,98911.293375%11.293375%11.3%358710.602151%10.602151%10.6%49387.840063%7.840063%7.8%20093.832685%3.832685%3.8%19710

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 210500, selected other tracts in Polk County, and entities that contain Tract 210500
0%1%2%3%Count#United States of AmericaUnited StatesSouthTexasWest South Central210205Tract 210205210500Tract 210500210206Tract 210206210102Tract 210102Polk CountyPolk210203Tract 210203210400Tract 210400210101Tract 210101210302Tract 210302210204Tract 210204210301Tract 2103013.336158%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%628,712629k2.253219%2.253219%2.3%4211.610406%1.610406%1.6%5220.991918%0.991918%1.0%2730.838710%0.838710%0.8%3940.686883%0.686883%0.7%2290.583658%0.583658%0.6%3050.441640%0.441640%0.4%1460.415858%0.415858%0.4%1570.296472%0.296472%0.3%1080.000000%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 210500, selected other tracts in Polk County, and entities that contain Tract 210500
Female
Male
2x1x0x1xFM#Tract 210203Tract 210102Tract 210206Tract 210302SouthUnited StatesWest South CentralPolkTexasTract 210101Tract 210400Tract 210301Tract 210205Tract 210204Tract 210500-1.000000x-1.000000x1.531062x1.531062x1.53x19.556%19.6%29.942%29.9%1-1.000000x-1.000000x1.394843x1.394843x1.39x17.427%17.4%24.308%24.3%2-1.000000x-1.000000x1.381394x1.381394x1.38x14.447%14.4%19.957%20.0%3-1.000000x-1.000000x1.362227x1.362227x1.36x12.205%12.2%16.626%16.6%4-1.000000x-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-1.000000x1.082495x1.082495x1.08x18.638%18.6%20.175%20.2%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.065414x1.065414x1.07x17.107%17.1%18.226%18.2%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.038929x1.038929x1.04x13.054%13.1%13.563%13.6%5-1.036997x-1.036997x1.04x1.000000x1.000000x21.287%21.3%20.528%20.5%6-1.143281x-1.143281x1.14x1.000000x1.000000x19.391%19.4%16.961%17.0%7-1.632732x-1.632732x1.63x1.000000x1.000000x18.252%18.3%11.179%11.2%8-1.915845x-1.915845x1.92x1.000000x1.000000x31.782%31.8%16.589%16.6%9-2.288416x-2.288416x2.29x1.000000x1.000000x21.665%21.7%9.467%9.47%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 210500, selected other tracts in Polk County, and entities that contain Tract 210500
Female
Male
10x5x0x5x10xFM#Tract 210101Tract 210206Tract 210205West South CentralTexasSouthUnited StatesTract 210500Tract 210302PolkTract 210102Tract 210203Tract 210400-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%0.938%0.94%1-1.000000x-1.000000x5.485822x5.485822x5.49x0.301%0.30%1.651%1.65%2-1.000000x-1.000000x2.055437x2.055437x2.06x1.537%1.54%3.159%3.16%3-1.000000x-1.000000x1.653316x1.653316x1.65x1.936%1.94%3.200%3.20%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.633282x1.633282x1.63x2.008%2.01%3.280%3.28%-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-1.000000x1.512285x1.512285x1.51x1.285%1.29%1.944%1.94%4-1.000000x-1.000000x1.061736x1.061736x1.06x0.288%0.29%0.306%0.31%5-1.054140x-1.054140x1.05x1.000000x1.000000x0.706%0.71%0.670%0.67%-1.467487x-1.467487x1.47x1.000000x1.000000x1.000%1.00%0.681%0.68%6-10.000000x-10.000000x> 10.0x1.000000x1.000000x2.621%2.62%0.096%0.10%7-10.000000x-10.000000x> 10.0x1.000000x1.000000x0.866%0.87%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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