Educational Attainment in Tract 870300, Sussex County, Virginia (Tract)

Educational Attainment#1

Highest level of education among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of Sussex County and Tract 870300
Tract 870300
Sussex County
0%10%20%30%40%50%CountHigher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma219.490521%14.641617%19.490521%19.5%32956.516588%57.627119%56.516588%56.5%95423.992891%27.731264%23.992891%24.0%405
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 Sussex County at large.
Scope: population of Sussex County and Tract 870300
-20%0%+20%%ref.Higher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma233.117270%33.117270%+33.1%19.491%19.5%14.642%14.6%-1.927098%-1.927098%-1.9%56.517%56.5%57.627%57.6%-13.480716%-13.480716%-13.5%23.993%24.0%27.731%27.7%
% percentage with given level in Tract 870300
ref. percentage with given level in Sussex 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 Sussex County and Tract 870300
Tract 870300
Sussex County
0%10%20%30%CountDoctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None0.296209%0.173576%0.296209%0.3%50.355450%0.439044%0.355450%0.4%65.154028%3.900347%5.154028%5.2%8710.130332%6.749030%10.130332%10.1%1713.554502%3.379620%3.554502%3.6%6020.201422%18.347968%20.201422%20.2%34136.315166%39.279151%36.315166%36.3%61313.151659%18.501123%13.151659%13.2%2228.827014%8.331632%8.827014%8.8%1492.014218%0.898509%2.014218%2.0%34
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 Sussex County at large.
Scope: population of Sussex County and Tract 870300
-100%0%+100%%ref.Doctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None70.650962%70.650962%+70.7%0.296%0.30%0.174%0.17%-19.040009%-19.040009%-19.0%0.355%0.36%0.439%0.44%32.142813%32.142813%+32.1%5.154%5.15%3.900%3.90%50.100559%50.100559%+50.1%10.130%10.1%6.749%6.75%5.174611%5.174611%+5.2%3.555%3.55%3.380%3.38%10.101683%10.101683%+10.1%20.201%20.2%18.348%18.3%-7.545949%-7.545949%-7.5%36.315%36.3%39.279%39.3%-28.914268%-28.914268%-28.9%13.152%13.2%18.501%18.5%5.945805%5.945805%+5.9%8.827%8.83%8.332%8.33%124.173309%124.173309%+124.2%2.014%2.01%0.899%0.90%
% percentage with given level in Tract 870300
ref. percentage with given level in Sussex 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 Sussex County and Tract 870300
More Females More Males
Sussex County
Tract 870300
100%0%FMHigher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2-51.277194%-161.488073%-51.277194%51%22.437%22.4%14.832%14.8%8.853888%3.389541%8.853888%9%54.642%54.6%59.480%59.5%12.073704%68.616389%12.073704%12%22.921%22.9%25.688%25.7%
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 Sussex County and Tract 870300
More Females More Males
Sussex County
Tract 870300
1k%0k%1k%FMDoctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None-0.570162%1,000.000000%1,000.000000%> 1000%0.000%0%0.765%0.76%-1,000.000000%-1,000.000000%> 1000%12.346457%0.580%0.58%0.000%0%-180.669729%-164.236889%-180.669729%0k%6.867%6.87%2.446%2.45%-29.887400%-189.840336%-29.887400%0k%11.122%11.1%8.563%8.56%-26.499033%-154.681272%-26.499033%0k%3.868%3.87%3.058%3.06%-22.123126%33.320109%33.320109%0k%17.892%17.9%23.853%23.9%-3.153718%-3.153718%0k%15.948723%36.750%36.8%35.627%35.6%-52.771909%-52.771909%0k%74.312690%15.184%15.2%9.939%9.94%121.855579%67.047559%121.855579%0k%5.996%6.00%13.303%13.3%-0.276097%40.536867%40.536867%0k%1.741%1.74%2.446%2.45%
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 Sussex County and Tract 870300
Tract 870300
Sussex County
0%5%10%15%B.X.Total65+45-6435-4425-348.703704%8.562368%8.703704%8.7%4754011.205674%8.434758%11.205674%11.2%797053.629032%3.863299%3.629032%3.6%924818.461538%5.234043%18.461538%18.5%36195
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 Sussex County at large.
Scope: population of Sussex County and Tract 870300
0%50%100%150%200%250%%ref.65+45-6435-4425-341.650663%1.650663%1.7%8.704%8.70%8.562%8.56%32.851159%32.851159%32.9%11.206%11.2%8.435%8.43%-6.063896%-6.063896%6.1%3.629%3.63%3.863%3.86%252.720450%252.720450%252.7%18.462%18.5%5.234%5.23%
% percentage in Tract 870300 with a Bachelor's degree
ref percentage in Sussex 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 Sussex County and Tract 870300
More Females More Males
Sussex County
Tract 870300
1,000%500%0%FM65+45-6435-4425-34220.118528%141.675262%220.118528%220.1%4.502%4.50%14.410%14.4%-472.796935%-187.076684%-472.796935%472.8%17.241%17.2%3.010%3.01%-1,000.000000%-1,000.000000%-1,000.000000%> 1000%5.660%5.66%0.000%0%-671.438207%171.744472%171.744472%171.7%13.924%13.9%37.838%37.8%
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 Sussex County and Tract 870300
Tract 870300
Sussex County
$0k$20k$40kCount%Graduate Degree1Bachelor's DegreeSome CollegeH.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2Total$54,091.000000$51,369.000000$54,091.000000$54.1k985.806%5.81%$32,708.000000$35,268.000000$32,708.000000$32.7k17110.130%10.1%$33,583.000000$17,904.000000$33,583.000000$33.6k40123.756%23.8%$37,846.000000$16,117.000000$37,846.000000$37.8k61336.315%36.3%$15,250.000000$8,542.000000$15,250.000000$15.3k40523.993%24.0%$34,702.000000$16,193.000000$34,702.000000$34.7k1,688100.000%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 Sussex County and Tract 870300
Female Male
Sussex County
Tract 870300
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
$50k$0k$50kFMGraduate Degree1Bachelor's DegreeH.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2Total$-35,000.000000$-20,714.000000$-53,977.000000$-55,714.000000$55.7k$35,000.000000$53,977.000000$NaN$35,000.000000$35.0k7721$-29,063.000000$-31,250.000000$-29,063.000000$29.1k$29,063.000000$7,118.000000$31,250.000000$10,000.000000$36,181.000000$36.2k11556$-35,435.000000$-12,861.000000$-10,139.000000$-35,435.000000$35.4k$35,435.000000$5,304.000000$12,861.000000$40,739.000000$40.7k380233$-7,500.000000$-7,265.000000$-8,953.000000$-7,500.000000$7.5k$7,500.000000$22,963.000000$7,265.000000$30,463.000000$30.5k237168$-27,500.000000$-12,385.000000$-12,733.000000$-27,500.000000$27.5k$27,500.000000$10,670.000000$12,385.000000$38,170.000000$38.2k1,034654
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 Sussex County and Tract 870300
Tract 870300
Sussex County
0%20%40%60%CountBachelor's Degree1Some College2H.S. Diploma3No H.S. Diploma374.705882%62.172285%74.705882%74.7%12779.421222%44.948922%79.421222%79.4%24763.951120%25.015235%63.951120%64.0%31428.977273%13.466213%28.977273%29.0%51
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 Sussex County and Tract 870300
Female Male
Sussex County
Tract 870300
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
40%20%0%20%40%MFWhite1BlackHispanic2Other1-8.009153%-8.658854%-8.009153%8.0%8.009153%9.221616%8.658854%12.391069%17.230769%17.2%5635-31.986532%-0.460277%-27.435065%-32.446809%32.4%31.986532%27.435065%9.692035%31.986532%32.0%95183-53.125000%-6.250000%-39.622642%-59.375000%59.4%53.125000%39.622642%6.531205%53.125000%53.1%1719-53.125000%-6.250000%-37.500000%-59.375000%59.4%53.125000%37.500000%6.161972%53.125000%53.1%1719
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 Sussex County and Tract 870300
Female Male
Sussex County
Tract 870300
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
20%10%0%10%MFWhite1BlackHispanic2Other1-19.076923%-9.298363%-13.021101%-12.760149%-28.375286%28.4%19.076923%13.021101%19.076923%19.1%62124-5.050505%-7.006233%-3.860617%-9.288734%-12.056738%12.1%5.050505%3.860617%5.050505%5.1%1568-0.000000%-8.205128%-8.776004%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%0.000000%8.205128%0.000000%0.0%00-0.000000%-1.408451%-14.662978%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%0.000000%1.408451%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 Sussex County

There are 5 tracts in Sussex County. This section compares Tract 870300 to all of the tracts in Sussex County and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Tract 870300.

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 870300, selected other tracts in Sussex County, and entities that contain Tract 870300
0%10%20%30%Count#870202Tract 870202870100Tract 870100Sussex County Public SchoolsSussex CountySussex CountySussex870300Tract 870300870201Tract 870201870400Tract 870400SouthUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSouth AtlanticRichmond Metro AreaRichmond AreaVirginia38.836926%38.836926%38.8%955128.066667%28.066667%28.1%421227.731264%27.731264%27.7%2,71627.731264%27.731264%27.7%2,71623.992891%23.992891%24.0%405322.903226%22.903226%22.9%710421.489971%21.489971%21.5%225514.392758%14.392758%14.4%11,511,24211.5M13.020590%13.020590%13.0%27,818,38027.8M12.827640%12.827640%12.8%5,478,9325.48M11.422345%11.422345%11.4%98,01098.0k11.362051%11.362051%11.4%638,662639k
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#16

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..
Scope: population of Tract 870300, selected other tracts in Sussex County, and entities that contain Tract 870300
0%10%20%30%Count#VirginiaRichmond Metro AreaRichmond AreaSouth AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSouth870100Tract 870100870300Tract 870300870400Tract 870400Sussex County Public SchoolsSussex CountySussex CountySussex870201Tract 870201870202Tract 87020236.890897%36.890897%36.9%2,073,6412.07M34.266801%34.266801%34.3%294,028294k30.457708%30.457708%30.5%13,009,07313.0M30.315023%30.315023%30.3%64,767,78764.8M28.191926%28.191926%28.2%22,547,73422.5M16.333333%16.333333%16.3%245115.936019%15.936019%15.9%269214.231137%14.231137%14.2%149311.261997%11.261997%11.3%1,10311.261997%11.261997%11.3%1,10311.193548%11.193548%11.2%34743.782025%3.782025%3.8%935
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#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 870300, selected other tracts in Sussex County, and entities that contain Tract 870300
0%1%2%3%4%Count#VirginiaSouth AtlanticRichmond Metro AreaRichmond AreaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSouth870201Tract 870201870300Tract 870300Sussex County Public SchoolsSussex CountySussex CountySussex870400Tract 870400870202Tract 870202870100Tract 8701004.187112%4.187112%4.2%235,358235k3.501306%3.501306%3.5%1,495,4751.50M3.475418%3.475418%3.5%29,82129.8k3.336158%3.336158%3.3%7,127,6737.13M3.064699%3.064699%3.1%2,451,1282.45M1.161290%1.161290%1.2%3610.651659%0.651659%0.7%1120.612620%0.612620%0.6%600.612620%0.612620%0.6%600.477555%0.477555%0.5%530.284669%0.284669%0.3%740.066667%0.066667%0.1%15
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#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 870300, selected other tracts in Sussex County, and entities that contain Tract 870300
Female
Male
1x0x1x2xFM#Tract 870201Tract 870100Sussex CountySussexSouth AtlanticRichmond AreaVirginiaSouthTract 870300United StatesTract 870400-1.000000x-1.000000x2.592527x2.592527x2.59x10.459%10.5%27.116%27.1%1-1.000000x-1.000000x2.056703x2.056703x2.06x20.531%20.5%42.226%42.2%2-1.000000x-1.000000x1.686164x1.686164x1.69x19.193%19.2%32.362%32.4%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.686164x1.686164x1.69x19.193%19.2%32.362%32.4%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.178860x1.178860x1.18x11.819%11.8%13.933%13.9%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.174790x1.174790x1.17x10.550%10.5%12.394%12.4%-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-1.000000x1.120737x1.120737x1.12x22.921%22.9%25.688%25.7%3-1.000000x-1.000000x1.109070x1.109070x1.11x12.369%12.4%13.719%13.7%-1.037757x-1.037757x1.04x1.000000x1.000000x21.793%21.8%21.000%21.0%4
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of tract out of 4 by male-to-female sex ratio

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 870300, selected other tracts in Sussex County, and entities that contain Tract 870300
Female
Male
10x5x0xFM#VirginiaSouthUnited StatesSouth AtlanticRichmond AreaTract 870300Tract 870201Sussex CountySussexTract 870100Tract 870400-1.000000x-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-1.000000x1.501343x1.501343x1.50x2.809%2.81%4.217%4.22%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.317533x1.317533x1.32x0.580%0.58%0.765%0.76%1-1.000000x-1.000000x1.184801x1.184801x1.18x1.020%1.02%1.209%1.21%2-1.000000x-1.000000x1.084724x1.084724x1.08x0.581%0.58%0.630%0.63%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.084724x1.084724x1.08x0.581%0.58%0.630%0.63%-10.000000x-10.000000x> 10.0x1.000000x1.000000x0.102%0.10%0.000%0%3-10.000000x-10.000000x> 10.0x1.000000x1.000000x0.773%0.77%0.000%0%4
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of tract out of 4 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
County:
Sussex
Metro Area:
Richmond Area
Districts:
Newville, Waverly
Town:
Waverly
ZIP Codes:
23842, 23890
Unified School District:
Sussex County
Congressional District:
VA-4
State Senate District:
VA-18
State House Districts:
VA-64, VA-75
Block Groups:
Block Group 870300-1, Block Group 870300-2, Block Group 870300-3
Neighboring Tracts:
Tract 850400, Tract 850501, Tract 860200, Tract 870201, Tract 870400