Educational Attainment in Tract 500300, Falls Church County, Virginia (Tract)

Educational Attainment#1

Highest level of education among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of Falls Church City and Tract 500300
Tract 500300
Falls Church City
0%20%40%60%80%CountHigher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma282.346904%83.201115%82.346904%82.3%2,40715.771468%14.751286%15.771468%15.8%4611.881628%2.047599%1.881628%1.9%55
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 Falls Church City at large.
Scope: population of Falls Church City and Tract 500300
-5%0%+5%%ref.Higher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2-1.026682%-1.026682%-1.0%82.347%82.3%83.201%83.2%6.915880%6.915880%+6.9%15.771%15.8%14.751%14.8%-8.105600%-8.105600%-8.1%1.882%1.88%2.048%2.05%
% percentage with given level in Tract 500300
ref. percentage with given level in Falls Church 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 Falls Church City and Tract 500300
Tract 500300
Falls Church City
0%10%20%30%CountDoctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None7.492302%5.606775%7.492302%7.5%21913.102976%9.080189%13.102976%13.1%38323.503250%28.119640%23.503250%23.5%68734.074581%37.403516%34.074581%34.1%9964.173794%2.990995%4.173794%4.2%1229.339719%8.286878%9.339719%9.3%2736.431748%6.464408%6.431748%6.4%1881.334246%1.479417%1.334246%1.3%390.239480%0.471698%0.239480%0.2%70.307903%0.096484%0.307903%0.3%9
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 Falls Church City at large.
Scope: population of Falls Church City and Tract 500300
-200%0%+200%%ref.Doctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None33.629440%33.629440%+33.6%7.492%7.49%5.607%5.61%44.302909%44.302909%+44.3%13.103%13.1%9.080%9.08%-16.416959%-16.416959%-16.4%23.503%23.5%28.120%28.1%-8.900060%-8.900060%-8.9%34.075%34.1%37.404%37.4%39.545344%39.545344%+39.5%4.174%4.17%2.991%2.99%12.704920%12.704920%+12.7%9.340%9.34%8.287%8.29%-0.505228%-0.505228%-0.5%6.432%6.43%6.464%6.46%-9.812730%-9.812730%-9.8%1.334%1.33%1.479%1.48%-49.230243%-49.230243%-49.2%0.239%0.24%0.472%0.47%219.124187%219.124187%+219.1%0.308%0.31%0.096%0.10%
% percentage with given level in Tract 500300
ref. percentage with given level in Falls Church 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 Falls Church City and Tract 500300
More Females More Males
Falls Church City
Tract 500300
400%200%0%FMHigher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma23.195791%2.935373%3.195791%3%80.983%81.0%83.571%83.6%-2.594058%0.979113%0.979113%1%15.691%15.7%15.844%15.8%-469.133124%-213.287222%-469.133124%469%3.326%3.33%0.584%0.58%
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 Falls Church City and Tract 500300
More Females More Males
Falls Church City
Tract 500300
1k%0k%1k%FMDoctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None95.228684%76.852799%95.228684%0k%4.989%4.99%9.740%9.74%-13.110325%-13.110325%0k%5.995346%13.955%14.0%12.338%12.3%-40.289036%-40.289036%0k%13.703548%27.693%27.7%19.740%19.7%-6.998393%49.355164%49.355164%0k%27.043%27.0%40.390%40.4%-435.550735%-141.646016%-435.550735%0k%7.303%7.30%1.364%1.36%29.094968%11.175959%29.094968%0k%8.098%8.10%10.455%10.5%-40.867156%-21.741653%-40.867156%0k%7.592%7.59%5.390%5.39%-1,000.000000%-183.655473%-1,000.000000%> 1000%2.820%2.82%0.000%0%-1,000.000000%-1,000.000000%-1,000.000000%> 1000%0.506%0.51%0.000%0%1,000.000000%1,000.000000%1,000.000000%> 1000%0.000%0%0.584%0.58%
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 Falls Church City and Tract 500300
Tract 500300
Falls Church City
0%10%20%30%40%B.X.Total65+45-6435-4425-3413.276231%28.149024%13.276231%13.3%6246740.222032%40.090430%40.222032%40.2%4711,17127.565982%31.744369%27.565982%27.6%18868245.605307%46.422438%45.605307%45.6%275603
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 Falls Church City at large.
Scope: population of Falls Church City and Tract 500300
50%40%30%20%10%0%%ref.65+45-6435-4425-34-52.835910%-52.835910%52.8%13.276%13.3%28.149%28.1%0.328265%0.328265%0.3%40.222%40.2%40.090%40.1%-13.162607%-13.162607%13.2%27.566%27.6%31.744%31.7%-1.760208%-1.760208%1.8%45.605%45.6%46.422%46.4%
% percentage in Tract 500300 with a Bachelor's degree
ref percentage in Falls Church 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 Falls Church City and Tract 500300
More Females More Males
Falls Church City
Tract 500300
0%50%100%FM65+45-6435-4425-34-25.920028%6.170704%6.170704%6.2%12.928%12.9%13.725%13.7%23.570699%3.164295%23.570699%23.6%35.791%35.8%44.228%44.2%-29.620564%61.626760%61.626760%61.6%20.074%20.1%32.446%32.4%-4.740333%106.971190%106.971190%107.0%29.492%29.5%61.039%61.0%
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 Falls Church City and Tract 500300
Tract 500300
Falls Church City
$0k$50k$100kCount%Graduate Degree1Bachelor's DegreeSome CollegeH.S. Diploma2Total$110,595.000000$100,824.000000$110,595.000000$110.6k1,28944.099%44.1%$80,127.000000$58,835.000000$80,127.000000$80.1k99634.075%34.1%$54,625.000000$43,600.000000$54,625.000000$54.6k39513.514%13.5%$32,115.000000$27,361.000000$32,115.000000$32.1k1886.432%6.43%$83,542.000000$71,650.000000$83,542.000000$83.5k2,923100.000%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 Falls Church City and Tract 500300
Female Male
Falls Church City
Tract 500300
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
$50k$0k$50k$100kFMGraduate Degree1Bachelor's DegreeSome CollegeTotal$-71,250.000000$-69,375.000000$-71,250.000000$71.3k$71,250.000000$55,000.000000$69,375.000000$52,545.000000$126,250.000000$126.3k645644$-50,109.000000$-40,897.000000$-50,109.000000$50.1k$50,109.000000$33,872.000000$40,897.000000$58,853.000000$83,981.000000$84.0k374622$-19,120.000000$-35,104.000000$-19,120.000000$19.1k$19,120.000000$73,770.000000$35,104.000000$26,396.000000$92,890.000000$92.9k213182$-51,684.000000$-48,780.000000$-51,684.000000$51.7k$51,684.000000$41,908.000000$48,780.000000$52,146.000000$93,592.000000$93.6k1,3831,540
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 Falls Church City and Tract 500300
Tract 500300
Falls Church City
0%20%40%60%80%CountBachelor's Degree1Some College2H.S. Diploma3No H.S. Diploma354.166667%83.823529%54.166667%54.2%1345.833333%16.176471%45.833333%45.8%110.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%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 Falls Church City and Tract 500300
Tract 500300
Falls Church City
0%20%40%60%80%CountBachelor's Degree1Some College2H.S. Diploma3No H.S. Diploma382.538071%87.969567%82.538071%82.5%1,62668.896321%84.210526%68.896321%68.9%20654.676259%71.984436%54.676259%54.7%7618.750000%27.777778%18.750000%18.8%9
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 Falls Church City and Tract 500300
Female Male
Falls Church City
Tract 500300
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
10%5%0%5%10%MFWhite1BlackAsianHispanic2Other1-0.000000%-3.757225%-0.000000%-1.129126%-3.757225%3.8%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%039-0.000000%-0.000000%-11.273486%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%00-3.589744%-6.551724%-3.589744%3.6%3.589744%2.703963%6.551724%3.647281%6.293706%6.3%97-0.000000%-0.000000%-4.534606%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%00-0.000000%-0.000000%-3.601108%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%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#15

Percent of racial or ethnic group with a bachelor's degree or higher.
Scope: population of Falls Church City and Tract 500300
Female Male
Falls Church City
Tract 500300
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
50%0%50%MFWhite1BlackAsianHispanic2Other1-78.516378%-81.615518%-78.516378%78.5%78.516378%13.963479%81.615518%8.620274%92.479857%92.5%1,033815-35.714286%-44.166667%-27.649617%-35.714286%35.7%35.714286%8.918483%44.166667%44.632768%44.6%7915-62.564103%-64.179104%-10.993309%-62.564103%62.6%62.564103%19.953380%64.179104%82.517483%82.5%118122-27.173913%-7.746722%-56.801909%-34.920635%34.9%27.173913%56.801909%0.948851%27.173913%27.2%2522-32.323232%-28.487578%-49.621212%-13.813691%-60.810811%60.8%32.323232%49.621212%32.323232%32.3%3245
M number of males in category
F number of females in category
1non-Hispanic 2excluding black and Asian Hispanics

Educational Attainment by Tract in Falls Church City

There are 3 tracts in Falls Church City. This section compares Tract 500300 to all of the tracts in Falls Church City and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Tract 500300.

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 500300, selected other tracts in Falls Church City, and entities that contain Tract 500300
0%5%10%Count#SouthUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSouth AtlanticVirginiaWashington, Arlington, and Alexandria Metro AreaWashington500200Tract 500200Falls ChurchFalls Church City Public SchoolsFalls ChurchFalls Church CityFalls Church500300Tract 500300500100Tract 50010014.392758%14.392758%14.4%11,511,24211.5M13.020590%13.020590%13.0%27,818,38027.8M12.827640%12.827640%12.8%5,478,9325.48M11.362051%11.362051%11.4%638,662639k9.603964%9.603964%9.6%390,528391k3.160216%3.160216%3.2%12912.047599%2.047599%2.0%1912.047599%2.047599%2.0%1912.047599%2.047599%2.0%1911.881628%1.881628%1.9%5520.301334%0.301334%0.3%73
Count number of people in category
# rank of tract out of 3 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 500300, selected other tracts in Falls Church City, and entities that contain Tract 500300
0%20%40%60%80%Count#500200Tract 500200500100Tract 500100Falls ChurchFalls Church City Public SchoolsFalls ChurchFalls Church CityFalls Church500300Tract 500300Washington, Arlington, and Alexandria Metro AreaWashingtonVirginiaSouth AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSouth81.308182%81.308182%81.3%3,319180.843737%80.843737%80.8%1,878280.210120%80.210120%80.2%7,48280.210120%80.210120%80.2%7,48280.210120%80.210120%80.2%7,48278.173110%78.173110%78.2%2,285349.358204%49.358204%49.4%2,007,0632.01M36.890897%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 3 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 500300, selected other tracts in Falls Church City, and entities that contain Tract 500300
0%5%10%15%20%Count#500300Tract 500300500100Tract 500100Falls ChurchFalls Church City Public SchoolsFalls ChurchFalls Church CityFalls Church500200Tract 500200Washington, Arlington, and Alexandria Metro AreaWashingtonVirginiaSouth AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSouth20.595279%20.595279%20.6%602120.103315%20.103315%20.1%467214.686964%14.686964%14.7%1,37014.686964%14.686964%14.7%1,37014.686964%14.686964%14.7%1,3707.373836%7.373836%7.4%30137.310761%7.310761%7.3%297,279297k4.187112%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 3 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 500300, selected other tracts in Falls Church City, and entities that contain Tract 500300
Female
Male
10x8x6x4x2x0xFM#South AtlanticVirginiaSouthWashingtonUnited StatesTract 500200Falls ChurchFalls ChurchFalls ChurchTract 500300Tract 500100-1.000000x-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%-2.105140x-2.105140x2.11x1.000000x1.000000x4.027%4.03%1.913%1.91%1-3.132872x-3.132872x3.13x1.000000x1.000000x2.985%2.99%0.953%0.95%-3.132872x-3.132872x3.13x1.000000x1.000000x2.985%2.99%0.953%0.95%-3.132872x-3.132872x3.13x1.000000x1.000000x2.985%2.99%0.953%0.95%-5.691331x-5.691331x5.69x1.000000x1.000000x3.326%3.33%0.584%0.58%2-10.000000x-10.000000x> 10.0x1.000000x1.000000x0.568%0.57%0.000%0%3
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of tract out of 3 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 500300, selected other tracts in Falls Church City, and entities that contain Tract 500300
Female
Male
1x0x1xFM#VirginiaSouthUnited StatesSouth AtlanticWashingtonTract 500100Falls ChurchFalls ChurchFalls ChurchTract 500300Tract 500200-1.000000x-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-1.000000x1.526215x1.526215x1.53x2.660%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-1.000000x1.396401x1.396401x1.40x16.951%17.0%23.670%23.7%1-1.000000x-1.000000x1.286002x1.286002x1.29x12.975%13.0%16.686%16.7%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.286002x1.286002x1.29x12.975%13.0%16.686%16.7%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.286002x1.286002x1.29x12.975%13.0%16.686%16.7%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.165411x1.165411x1.17x18.944%18.9%22.078%22.1%2-1.047506x-1.047506x1.05x1.000000x1.000000x7.513%7.51%7.173%7.17%3
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of tract out of 3 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:
Falls Church
Metro Area:
Washington Area
City:
Falls Church
ZIP Codes:
22042, 22044, 22046, 22205
Unified School District:
Falls Church
Congressional District:
VA-8
State Senate District:
VA-35
State House District:
VA-53
Block Groups:
Block Group 500300-1, Block Group 500300-2
Neighboring Tracts:
Tract 101100, Tract 450300, Tract 451400, Tract 500100, Tract 500200