Educational Attainment in Tract 740300, Wharton County, Texas (Tract)

Educational Attainment#1

Highest level of education among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of Wharton County and Tract 740300
Tract 740300
Wharton County
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%CountHigher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma214.949495%22.313619%14.949495%14.9%14860.606061%55.696579%60.606061%60.6%60024.444444%21.989802%24.444444%24.4%242
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 Wharton County at large.
Scope: population of Wharton County and Tract 740300
-20%0%+20%%ref.Higher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2-33.002822%-33.002822%-33.0%14.949%14.9%22.314%22.3%8.814691%8.814691%+8.8%60.606%60.6%55.697%55.7%11.162642%11.162642%+11.2%24.444%24.4%21.990%22.0%
% percentage with given level in Tract 740300
ref. percentage with given level in Wharton 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 Wharton County and Tract 740300
Tract 740300
Wharton County
0%10%20%30%CountDoctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None0.000000%0.000000%0.0%0.353594%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%0.461533%02.828283%4.555775%2.828283%2.8%286.060606%9.156214%6.060606%6.1%606.060606%7.786504%6.060606%6.1%6025.656566%21.926527%25.656566%25.7%25434.949495%33.770052%34.949495%34.9%34615.454545%9.893178%15.454545%15.5%1534.343434%9.502363%4.343434%4.3%434.646465%2.594261%4.646465%4.6%46
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 Wharton County at large.
Scope: population of Wharton County and Tract 740300
-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%0.354%0.35%-100.000000%-100.000000%-100.0%0.000%0%0.462%0.46%-37.918730%-37.918730%-37.9%2.828%2.83%4.556%4.56%-33.808820%-33.808820%-33.8%6.061%6.06%9.156%9.16%-22.165247%-22.165247%-22.2%6.061%6.06%7.787%7.79%17.011534%17.011534%+17.0%25.657%25.7%21.927%21.9%3.492569%3.492569%+3.5%34.949%34.9%33.770%33.8%56.214173%56.214173%+56.2%15.455%15.5%9.893%9.89%-54.291010%-54.291010%-54.3%4.343%4.34%9.502%9.50%79.105546%79.105546%+79.1%4.646%4.65%2.594%2.59%
% percentage with given level in Tract 740300
ref. percentage with given level in Wharton 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 Wharton County and Tract 740300
More Females More Males
Wharton County
Tract 740300
50%0%FMHigher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2-57.704160%-9.350544%-57.704160%58%18.388%18.4%11.660%11.7%41.501976%1.347100%41.501976%42%50.000%50.0%70.751%70.8%-79.724208%-79.724208%80%5.820515%31.612%31.6%17.589%17.6%
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 Wharton County and Tract 740300
More Females More Males
Wharton County
Tract 740300
500%0%FMMaster's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None-102.454790%10.367893%10.367893%10%2.686%2.69%2.964%2.96%-840.909091%-840.909091%841%2.239046%11.157%11.2%1.186%1.19%-6.012875%65.217391%65.217391%65%4.545%4.55%7.510%7.51%-3.618440%29.307568%29.307568%29%22.314%22.3%28.854%28.9%51.330305%4.614392%51.330305%51%27.686%27.7%41.897%41.9%-34.192673%-34.192673%34%27.647063%17.769%17.8%13.241%13.2%-294.949495%-12.944639%-294.949495%295%7.025%7.02%1.779%1.78%-165.384615%-0.573019%-165.384615%165%6.818%6.82%2.569%2.57%
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 Wharton County and Tract 740300
Tract 740300
Wharton County
0%2%4%6%8%10%12%14%B.X.Total65+45-6435-4425-347.317073%7.860195%7.317073%7.3%121641.154734%8.978328%1.154734%1.2%54334.477612%9.757146%4.477612%4.5%613414.285714%10.673596%14.285714%14.3%37259
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 Wharton County at large.
Scope: population of Wharton County and Tract 740300
80%60%40%20%0%20%%ref.65+45-6435-4425-34-6.909780%-6.909780%6.9%7.317%7.32%7.860%7.86%-87.138648%-87.138648%87.1%1.155%1.15%8.978%8.98%-54.109409%-54.109409%54.1%4.478%4.48%9.757%9.76%33.841627%33.841627%33.8%14.286%14.3%10.674%10.7%
% percentage in Tract 740300 with a Bachelor's degree
ref percentage in Wharton 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 Wharton County and Tract 740300
More Females More Males
Wharton County
Tract 740300
1,000%500%0%500%1,000%FM65+45-6435-4425-34-1,000.000000%-1,000.000000%> 1000%29.715664%10.435%10.4%0.000%0%-1,000.000000%-1,000.000000%> 1000%29.299823%2.513%2.51%0.000%0%-83.572967%1,000.000000%1,000.000000%> 1000%0.000%0%7.229%7.23%-1,000.000000%-17.120638%-1,000.000000%> 1000%31.092%31.1%0.000%0%
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 Wharton County and Tract 740300
Tract 740300
Wharton County
$0k$10k$20k$30kCount%Some CollegeH.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2Total$31,683.000000$32,217.000000$31,683.000000$31.7k31431.717%31.7%$17,292.000000$28,044.000000$17,292.000000$17.3k34634.949%34.9%$32,826.000000$19,742.000000$32,826.000000$32.8k24224.444%24.4%$23,333.000000$31,042.000000$23,333.000000$23.3k990100.000%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 Wharton County and Tract 740300
Female Male
Wharton County
Tract 740300
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
$20k$0k$20k$40kFMSome CollegeH.S. Diploma2Total$-27,750.000000$-25,757.000000$-27,750.000000$27.8k$27,750.000000$14,846.000000$25,757.000000$18,350.000000$42,596.000000$42.6k130184$-16,806.000000$-18,451.000000$-16,806.000000$16.8k$16,806.000000$3,319.000000$18,451.000000$22,040.000000$20,125.000000$20.1k134212$-17,537.000000$-23,091.000000$-17,537.000000$17.5k$17,537.000000$11,890.000000$23,091.000000$17,985.000000$29,427.000000$29.4k484506
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 Wharton County and Tract 740300
Tract 740300
Wharton County
0%20%40%60%80%CountBachelor's Degree1Some College2H.S. Diploma3No H.S. Diploma339.344262%83.070205%39.344262%39.3%2477.003484%80.710188%77.003484%77.0%22147.663551%64.289765%47.663551%47.7%15349.681529%68.526728%49.681529%49.7%78
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 Wharton County and Tract 740300
Female Male
Wharton County
Tract 740300
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
40%20%0%20%40%MFWhite1BlackHispanic2Other1-6.802721%-9.652928%-6.802721%6.8%6.802721%7.780612%9.652928%0.244071%14.583333%14.6%1410-12.452830%-29.105611%-13.938053%-6.281617%-41.558442%41.6%12.452830%13.938053%12.452830%12.5%3396-30.882353%-13.457270%-41.139665%-44.339623%44.3%30.882353%41.139665%4.654094%30.882353%30.9%4247-0.000000%-49.338374%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%0.000000%49.338374%5.521237%0.000000%0.0%00
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 Wharton County and Tract 740300
Female Male
Wharton County
Tract 740300
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
30%20%10%0%10%20%MFWhite1BlackHispanic2Other1-6.250000%-30.484694%-21.256904%-2.712727%-36.734694%36.7%6.250000%21.256904%6.250000%6.3%654-5.627706%-3.544683%-5.627706%5.6%5.627706%0.032672%3.544683%5.415494%5.660377%5.7%1513-0.000000%-4.070556%-1.717153%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%0.000000%4.070556%0.000000%0.0%00-0.000000%-3.887689%-4.807963%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%0.000000%3.887689%0.000000%0.0%00
M number of males in category
F number of females in category
1non-Hispanic 2excluding black and Asian Hispanics

Educational Attainment by Tract in Wharton County

There are 11 tracts in Wharton County. This section compares Tract 740300 to all of the tracts in Wharton County and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Tract 740300.

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 740300, selected other tracts in Wharton County, and entities that contain Tract 740300
0%10%20%30%40%Count#740700Tract 740700740200Tract 740200741000Tract 741000740500Tract 740500740800Tract 740800740300Tract 740300740600Tract 740600El Campo Metro AreaEl Campo AreaWharton CountyWharton740400Tract 740400TexasWest South Central740100Tract 740100740900Tract 740900South741100Tract 741100United States of AmericaUnited States42.737896%42.737896%42.7%512134.773446%34.773446%34.8%330230.243902%30.243902%30.2%806327.151256%27.151256%27.2%508426.523605%26.523605%26.5%618524.444444%24.444444%24.4%242622.459271%22.459271%22.5%579721.989802%21.989802%22.0%5,90821.989802%21.989802%22.0%5,90819.790576%19.790576%19.8%756817.652499%17.652499%17.7%3,015,9523.02M16.737435%16.737435%16.7%4,127,2804.13M15.377291%15.377291%15.4%646914.953902%14.953902%15.0%6651014.392758%14.392758%14.4%11,511,24211.5M13.531353%13.531353%13.5%2461113.020590%13.020590%13.0%27,818,38027.8M
Count number of people in category
# rank of tract out of 11 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 740300, selected other tracts in Wharton County, and entities that contain Tract 740300
0%10%20%30%Count#United States of AmericaUnited StatesSouthTexasWest South Central740900Tract 740900740100Tract 740100740400Tract 740400El Campo Metro AreaEl Campo AreaWharton CountyWharton741100Tract 741100740500Tract 740500740600Tract 740600740800Tract 740800740300Tract 740300740700Tract 740700741000Tract 741000740200Tract 74020030.315023%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%6,549,1136.55M23.791320%23.791320%23.8%1,058117.495834%17.495834%17.5%735216.623037%16.623037%16.6%635314.527115%14.527115%14.5%3,90314.527115%14.527115%14.5%3,90313.146315%13.146315%13.1%239412.185997%12.185997%12.2%228511.869666%11.869666%11.9%306610.128755%10.128755%10.1%23678.888889%8.888889%8.9%8887.929883%7.929883%7.9%9597.842402%7.842402%7.8%209107.797682%7.797682%7.8%7411
Count number of people in category
# rank of tract out of 11 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 740300, selected other tracts in Wharton County, and entities that contain Tract 740300
0%1%2%3%Count#United States of AmericaUnited StatesSouthTexasWest South Central740600Tract 740600740900Tract 740900740400Tract 740400740500Tract 740500741100Tract 741100El Campo Metro AreaEl Campo AreaWharton CountyWharton740200Tract 740200740700Tract 740700740100Tract 740100740800Tract 740800741000Tract 741000740300Tract 7403003.336158%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%628,712629k1.745539%1.745539%1.7%4511.349224%1.349224%1.3%6021.151832%1.151832%1.2%4431.068947%1.068947%1.1%2040.990099%0.990099%1.0%1850.815126%0.815126%0.8%2190.815126%0.815126%0.8%2190.632244%0.632244%0.6%660.417362%0.417362%0.4%570.357058%0.357058%0.4%1580.257511%0.257511%0.3%690.000000%0.000000%0.0%0100.000000%0.000000%0.0%011
Count number of people in category
# rank of tract out of 11 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 740300, selected other tracts in Wharton County, and entities that contain Tract 740300
Female
Male
1x0x1xFM#Tract 740900Tract 741100Tract 740100Tract 740400Tract 740800SouthTract 740600United StatesWest South CentralTexasEl Campo AreaWhartonTract 740200Tract 740700Tract 741000Tract 740500Tract 740300-1.000000x-1.000000x1.809569x1.809569x1.81x10.568%10.6%19.123%19.1%1-1.000000x-1.000000x1.483975x1.483975x1.48x10.805%10.8%16.034%16.0%2-1.000000x-1.000000x1.464295x1.464295x1.46x12.494%12.5%18.295%18.3%3-1.000000x-1.000000x1.250221x1.250221x1.25x17.632%17.6%22.044%22.0%4-1.000000x-1.000000x1.234291x1.234291x1.23x23.949%23.9%29.560%29.6%5-1.000000x-1.000000x1.149925x1.149925x1.15x13.427%13.4%15.440%15.4%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.140490x1.140490x1.14x21.236%21.2%24.219%24.2%6-1.000000x-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-1.000000x1.058205x1.058205x1.06x21.388%21.4%22.633%22.6%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.058205x1.058205x1.06x21.388%21.4%22.633%22.6%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.011655x1.011655x1.01x34.576%34.6%34.979%35.0%7-1.000000x-1.000000x1.002612x1.002612x1.00x42.690%42.7%42.802%42.8%8-1.313831x-1.313831x1.31x1.000000x1.000000x33.930%33.9%25.825%25.8%9-1.683532x-1.683532x1.68x1.000000x1.000000x34.494%34.5%20.489%20.5%10-1.797242x-1.797242x1.80x1.000000x1.000000x31.612%31.6%17.589%17.6%11
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of tract out of 11 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:
Wharton
Metro Area:
El Campo Area
City:
Wharton
ZIP Codes:
77437, 77488
Unified School Districts:
El Campo, Wharton
Congressional District:
TX-27
State Senate District:
TX-18
State House District:
TX-85
Block Groups:
Block Group 740300-1, Block Group 740300-2
Neighboring Tracts:
Tract 740100, Tract 740200, Tract 740400, Tract 740700, Tract 740800, Tract 740900