Educational Attainment in Tract 300200, Fairfax County, Virginia (Tract)

Educational Attainment#1

Highest level of education among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of Fairfax City and Tract 300200
Tract 300200
Fairfax City
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%CountHigher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma260.243243%59.047963%60.243243%60.2%2,22932.972973%32.785701%32.972973%33.0%1,2206.783784%8.166336%6.783784%6.8%251
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 Fairfax City at large.
Scope: population of Fairfax City and Tract 300200
-10%0%+10%%ref.Higher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma22.024253%2.024253%+2.0%60.243%60.2%59.048%59.0%0.571199%0.571199%+0.6%32.973%33.0%32.786%32.8%-16.929893%-16.929893%-16.9%6.784%6.78%8.166%8.17%
% percentage with given level in Tract 300200
ref. percentage with given level in Fairfax City
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 Fairfax City and Tract 300200
Tract 300200
Fairfax City
0%5%10%15%20%25%30%CountDoctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None3.162162%3.063128%3.162162%3.2%1173.621622%3.358007%3.621622%3.6%13415.027027%17.722814%15.027027%15.0%55633.486486%30.583138%33.486486%33.5%1,2394.945946%4.320876%4.945946%4.9%18318.324324%16.639586%18.324324%18.3%67814.648649%16.146115%14.648649%14.6%5422.756757%4.236625%2.756757%2.8%1022.729730%2.720106%2.729730%2.7%1011.297297%1.209605%1.297297%1.3%48
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 Fairfax City at large.
Scope: population of Fairfax City and Tract 300200
-20%0%+20%%ref.Doctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None3.233101%3.233101%+3.2%3.162%3.16%3.063%3.06%7.850334%7.850334%+7.9%3.622%3.62%3.358%3.36%-15.210829%-15.210829%-15.2%15.027%15.0%17.723%17.7%9.493299%9.493299%+9.5%33.486%33.5%30.583%30.6%14.466273%14.466273%+14.5%4.946%4.95%4.321%4.32%10.124881%10.124881%+10.1%18.324%18.3%16.640%16.6%-9.274471%-9.274471%-9.3%14.649%14.6%16.146%16.1%-34.930359%-34.930359%-34.9%2.757%2.76%4.237%4.24%0.353803%0.353803%+0.4%2.730%2.73%2.720%2.72%7.249697%7.249697%+7.2%1.297%1.30%1.210%1.21%
% percentage with given level in Tract 300200
ref. percentage with given level in Fairfax City
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 Fairfax City and Tract 300200
More Females More Males
Fairfax City
Tract 300200
10%0%FMHigher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma29.998493%6.505176%9.998493%10%57.484%57.5%63.232%63.2%-18.978208%-7.840909%-18.978208%19%35.707%35.7%30.011%30.0%-0.769231%-16.631746%-0.769231%1%6.809%6.81%6.757%6.76%
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 Fairfax City and Tract 300200
More Females More Males
Fairfax City
Tract 300200
1k%0k%1k%FMDoctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None367.803030%153.682333%367.803030%0k%1.143%1.14%5.349%5.35%33.611111%32.201818%33.611111%0k%3.119%3.12%4.167%4.17%8.333333%22.367010%8.333333%0k%14.449%14.4%15.653%15.7%-3.370390%9.211237%9.211237%0k%32.069%32.1%35.023%35.0%-120.512821%-80.497914%-120.512821%0k%6.705%6.70%3.041%3.04%-11.463897%4.565217%4.565217%0k%17.931%17.9%18.750%18.8%-57.846154%-4.237717%-57.846154%0k%17.775%17.8%11.261%11.3%107.380952%0.901736%107.380952%0k%1.819%1.82%3.773%3.77%-1,000.000000%-41.292264%-1,000.000000%> 1000%4.990%4.99%0.282%0.28%-35.403510%1,000.000000%1,000.000000%> 1000%0.000%0%2.703%2.70%
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 Fairfax City and Tract 300200
Tract 300200
Fairfax City
0%10%20%30%B.X.Total65+45-6435-4425-3421.513353%19.000000%21.513353%21.5%14567434.051425%32.208589%34.051425%34.1%4901,43936.492891%30.810983%36.492891%36.5%30884439.838493%39.613670%39.838493%39.8%296743
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 Fairfax City at large.
Scope: population of Fairfax City and Tract 300200
0%5%10%15%%ref.65+45-6435-4425-3413.228174%13.228174%13.2%21.513%21.5%19.000%19.0%5.721566%5.721566%5.7%34.051%34.1%32.209%32.2%18.441176%18.441176%18.4%36.493%36.5%30.811%30.8%0.567538%0.567538%0.6%39.838%39.8%39.614%39.6%
% percentage in Tract 300200 with a Bachelor's degree
ref percentage in Fairfax City 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 Fairfax City and Tract 300200
More Females More Males
Fairfax City
Tract 300200
0%50%100%FM65+45-6435-4425-34-31.758794%-0.343348%-31.758794%31.8%23.869%23.9%18.116%18.1%-37.806913%-20.549532%-37.806913%37.8%39.910%39.9%28.961%29.0%-21.119138%26.797753%26.797753%26.8%32.787%32.8%41.573%41.6%108.750352%18.215629%108.750352%108.8%25.745%25.7%53.743%53.7%
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 Fairfax City and Tract 300200
Tract 300200
Fairfax City
$0k$50k$100kCount%Graduate Degree1Bachelor's DegreeSome CollegeH.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2Total$110,192.000000$92,639.000000$110,192.000000$110.2k80721.811%21.8%$74,708.000000$62,377.000000$74,708.000000$74.7k1,23933.486%33.5%$45,357.000000$47,965.000000$45,357.000000$45.4k86123.270%23.3%$23,066.000000$27,216.000000$23,066.000000$23.1k54214.649%14.6%$23,625.000000$23,115.000000$23,625.000000$23.6k2516.784%6.78%$57,857.000000$53,087.000000$57,857.000000$57.9k3,700100.000%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 Fairfax City and Tract 300200
Female Male
Fairfax City
Tract 300200
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
$50k$0k$50k$100kFMGraduate Degree1Bachelor's DegreeSome CollegeH.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2Total$-62,163.000000$-56,587.000000$-62,163.000000$62.2k$62,163.000000$68,150.000000$56,587.000000$65,123.000000$130,313.000000$130.3k360447$-57,159.000000$-56,307.000000$-57,159.000000$57.2k$57,159.000000$44,962.000000$56,307.000000$19,449.000000$102,121.000000$102.1k617622$-42,188.000000$-6,666.000000$-46,034.000000$-2,558.000000$-48,854.000000$48.9k$42,188.000000$46,034.000000$42,188.000000$42.2k474387$-23,041.000000$-19,224.000000$-23,041.000000$23.0k$23,041.000000$84.000000$19,224.000000$10,941.000000$23,125.000000$23.1k342200$-13,784.000000$-20,385.000000$-13,784.000000$13.8k$13,784.000000$53,826.000000$20,385.000000$7,019.000000$67,610.000000$67.6k131120$-42,295.000000$-46,994.000000$-42,295.000000$42.3k$42,295.000000$31,802.000000$46,994.000000$14,262.000000$74,097.000000$74.1k1,9241,776
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 Fairfax City and Tract 300200
Tract 300200
Fairfax City
0%20%40%60%80%100%CountBachelor's Degree1Some College2H.S. Diploma3No H.S. Diploma3100.000000%81.355932%100.000000%100.0%110.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%18.644068%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 Fairfax City and Tract 300200
Tract 300200
Fairfax City
0%20%40%60%80%CountBachelor's Degree1Some College2H.S. Diploma3No H.S. Diploma386.264368%83.811421%86.264368%86.3%1,50167.397661%78.865784%67.397661%67.4%46181.360202%78.814893%81.360202%81.4%32380.000000%80.000000%80.000000%80.0%164
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 Fairfax City and Tract 300200
Female Male
Fairfax City
Tract 300200
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
30%20%10%0%10%20%MFWhite1AsianHispanic2Other1-1.894563%-3.615661%-0.255426%-1.894563%1.9%1.894563%1.362766%3.615661%3.257329%3.3%4023-10.729614%-5.341815%-6.125828%-10.215459%-16.071429%16.1%10.729614%6.125828%10.729614%10.7%2545-18.367347%-21.571772%-1.684042%-18.367347%18.4%18.367347%0.598170%21.571772%18.965517%19.0%5563-17.616580%-12.965944%-18.980892%-20.506288%-30.582524%30.6%17.616580%18.980892%17.616580%17.6%3463
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 Fairfax City and Tract 300200
Female Male
Fairfax City
Tract 300200
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
60%40%20%0%20%40%60%MFWhite1AsianHispanic2Other1-63.591433%-58.770143%-63.591433%63.6%63.591433%7.825505%58.770143%8.888667%71.416938%71.4%877772-40.000000%-56.688359%-40.000000%40.0%40.000000%19.656652%56.688359%9.205681%59.656652%59.7%139112-9.655172%-2.881271%-18.346253%-12.536443%12.5%9.655172%18.346253%0.739553%9.655172%9.7%2843-12.953368%-2.095176%-11.719745%-9.647776%-15.048544%15.0%12.953368%11.719745%12.953368%13.0%2531
M number of males in category
F number of females in category
1non-Hispanic 2excluding black and Asian Hispanics

Educational Attainment by Tract in Fairfax City

There are 5 tracts in Fairfax City. This section compares Tract 300200 to all of the tracts in Fairfax City and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Tract 300200.

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 300200, selected other tracts in Fairfax City, and entities that contain Tract 300200
0%5%10%Count#SouthUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSouth Atlantic300400Tract 300400300100Tract 300100VirginiaWashington, Arlington, and Alexandria Metro AreaWashingtonFairfax City Public SchoolsFairfaxFairfax CityFairfaxFairfax300200Tract 300200300500Tract 300500300300Tract 30030014.392758%14.392758%14.4%11,511,24211.5M13.020590%13.020590%13.0%27,818,38027.8M12.827640%12.827640%12.8%5,478,9325.48M12.641938%12.641938%12.6%334111.625948%11.625948%11.6%414211.362051%11.362051%11.4%638,662639k9.603964%9.603964%9.6%390,528391k8.166336%8.166336%8.2%1,3578.166336%8.166336%8.2%1,3578.166336%8.166336%8.2%1,3576.783784%6.783784%6.8%25135.944798%5.944798%5.9%16844.886831%4.886831%4.9%1905
Count number of people in category
# rank of tract out of 5 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 300200, selected other tracts in Fairfax City, and entities that contain Tract 300200
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%Count#300500Tract 300500300300Tract 300300300200Tract 300200Fairfax City Public SchoolsFairfaxFairfax CityFairfaxFairfax300100Tract 300100Washington, Arlington, and Alexandria Metro AreaWashington300400Tract 300400VirginiaSouth AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSouth60.120311%60.120311%60.1%1,699157.124486%57.124486%57.1%2,221255.297297%55.297297%55.3%2,046354.727087%54.727087%54.7%9,09454.727087%54.727087%54.7%9,09454.727087%54.727087%54.7%9,09453.664701%53.664701%53.7%1,911449.358204%49.358204%49.4%2,007,0632.01M46.063588%46.063588%46.1%1,217536.890897%36.890897%36.9%2,073,6412.07M30.457708%30.457708%30.5%13,009,07313.0M30.315023%30.315023%30.3%64,767,78764.8M28.191926%28.191926%28.2%22,547,73422.5M
Count number of people in category
# rank of tract out of 5 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 300200, selected other tracts in Fairfax City, and entities that contain Tract 300200
0%1%2%3%4%5%6%7%Count#300300Tract 300300300500Tract 300500Washington, Arlington, and Alexandria Metro AreaWashington300200Tract 300200Fairfax City Public SchoolsFairfaxFairfax CityFairfaxFairfax300400Tract 300400300100Tract 300100VirginiaSouth AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSouth7.793210%7.793210%7.8%30317.572541%7.572541%7.6%21427.310761%7.310761%7.3%297,279297k6.783784%6.783784%6.8%25136.421135%6.421135%6.4%1,0676.421135%6.421135%6.4%1,0676.421135%6.421135%6.4%1,0675.109765%5.109765%5.1%13544.605448%4.605448%4.6%16454.187112%4.187112%4.2%235,358235k3.501306%3.501306%3.5%1,495,4751.50M3.336158%3.336158%3.3%7,127,6737.13M3.064699%3.064699%3.1%2,451,1282.45M
Count number of people in category
# rank of tract out of 5 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 300200, selected other tracts in Fairfax City, and entities that contain Tract 300200
Female
Male
2x1x0x1xFM#Tract 300400South AtlanticVirginiaSouthWashingtonUnited StatesTract 300200FairfaxFairfaxFairfaxTract 300100Tract 300500Tract 300300-1.000000x-1.000000x1.530485x1.530485x1.53x10.044%10.0%15.373%15.4%1-1.000000x-1.000000x1.178860x1.178860x1.18x11.819%11.8%13.933%13.9%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.153834x1.153834x1.15x10.578%10.6%12.205%12.2%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.149925x1.149925x1.15x13.427%13.4%15.440%15.4%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.133957x1.133957x1.13x9.026%9.03%10.235%10.2%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.109070x1.109070x1.11x12.369%12.4%13.719%13.7%-1.007692x-1.007692x1.01x1.000000x1.000000x6.809%6.81%6.757%6.76%2-1.166317x-1.166317x1.17x1.000000x1.000000x8.777%8.78%7.525%7.53%-1.166317x-1.166317x1.17x1.000000x1.000000x8.777%8.78%7.525%7.53%-1.166317x-1.166317x1.17x1.000000x1.000000x8.777%8.78%7.525%7.53%-1.169968x-1.169968x1.17x1.000000x1.000000x12.542%12.5%10.720%10.7%3-2.330890x-2.330890x2.33x1.000000x1.000000x8.252%8.25%3.540%3.54%4-2.517808x-2.517808x2.52x1.000000x1.000000x6.878%6.88%2.732%2.73%5
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of tract out of 5 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 300200, selected other tracts in Fairfax City, and entities that contain Tract 300200
Female
Male
1x0x1x2xFM#Tract 300200Tract 300500FairfaxFairfaxFairfaxTract 300300VirginiaSouthTract 300400United StatesSouth AtlanticWashingtonTract 300100-1.000000x-1.000000x2.232724x2.232724x2.23x4.262%4.26%9.516%9.52%1-1.000000x-1.000000x2.189516x2.189516x2.19x4.785%4.79%10.477%10.5%2-1.000000x-1.000000x1.779104x1.779104x1.78x4.653%4.65%8.278%8.28%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.779104x1.779104x1.78x4.653%4.65%8.278%8.28%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.779104x1.779104x1.78x4.653%4.65%8.278%8.28%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.628201x1.628201x1.63x5.987%5.99%9.748%9.75%3-1.000000x-1.000000x1.558034x1.558034x1.56x3.300%3.30%5.141%5.14%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.555780x1.555780x1.56x2.420%2.42%3.764%3.76%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.529080x1.529080x1.53x4.062%4.06%6.211%6.21%4-1.000000x-1.000000x1.526215x1.526215x1.53x2.660%2.66%4.060%4.06%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.520688x1.520688x1.52x2.804%2.80%4.265%4.26%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.465901x1.465901x1.47x5.978%5.98%8.764%8.76%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.360668x1.360668x1.36x3.898%3.90%5.304%5.30%5
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of tract out of 5 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:
Virginia
City:
Fairfax
Metro Area:
Washington Area
City:
Fairfax
ZIP Codes:
22030, 22031
Unified School District:
Fairfax
Congressional District:
VA-11
State Senate District:
VA-34
State House District:
VA-37
Block Groups:
Block Group 300200-1, Block Group 300200-2, Block Group 300200-3, Block Group 300200-4
Neighboring Tracts:
Tract 300100, Tract 300300, Tract 300500, Tract 440502, Tract 461700, Tract 461901, Tract 461902