Educational Attainment in Tract 930700, Wise County, Virginia (Tract)

Educational Attainment#1

Highest level of education among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of Wise County and Tract 930700
Tract 930700
Wise County
0%10%20%30%40%50%CountHigher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma216.845451%21.268683%16.845451%16.8%42455.065554%53.972681%55.065554%55.1%1,38628.088995%24.758635%28.088995%28.1%707
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 Wise County at large.
Scope: population of Wise County and Tract 930700
-20%-10%-0%+10%+20%%ref.Higher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2-20.796927%-20.796927%-20.8%16.845%16.8%21.269%21.3%2.024863%2.024863%+2.0%55.066%55.1%53.973%54.0%13.451304%13.451304%+13.5%28.089%28.1%24.759%24.8%
% percentage with given level in Tract 930700
ref. percentage with given level in Wise 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 Wise County and Tract 930700
Tract 930700
Wise County
0%10%20%30%CountDoctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None0.198649%0.704427%0.198649%0.2%50.000000%0.000000%0.0%0.940428%02.661899%3.879711%2.661899%2.7%675.880016%8.900093%5.880016%5.9%1488.104887%6.844025%8.104887%8.1%20415.216528%21.232926%15.216528%15.2%38339.849027%32.739755%39.849027%39.8%1,00317.759237%13.920475%17.759237%17.8%4479.813270%9.604520%9.813270%9.8%2470.516488%1.233641%0.516488%0.5%13
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 Wise County at large.
Scope: population of Wise County and Tract 930700
-100%0%+100%%ref.Doctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None-71.799883%-71.799883%-71.8%0.199%0.20%0.704%0.70%-100.000000%-100.000000%-100.0%0.000%0%0.940%0.94%-31.389244%-31.389244%-31.4%2.662%2.66%3.880%3.88%-33.933096%-33.933096%-33.9%5.880%5.88%8.900%8.90%18.422813%18.422813%+18.4%8.105%8.10%6.844%6.84%-28.335229%-28.335229%-28.3%15.217%15.2%21.233%21.2%21.714491%21.714491%+21.7%39.849%39.8%32.740%32.7%27.576375%27.576375%+27.6%17.759%17.8%13.920%13.9%2.173456%2.173456%+2.2%9.813%9.81%9.605%9.60%-58.133043%-58.133043%-58.1%0.516%0.52%1.234%1.23%
% percentage with given level in Tract 930700
ref. percentage with given level in Wise 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 Wise County and Tract 930700
More Females More Males
Wise County
Tract 930700
50%0%FMHigher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2-94.494995%-20.498197%-94.494995%94%24.204%24.2%12.444%12.4%5.982476%1.127155%5.982476%6%53.079%53.1%56.254%56.3%37.785492%14.591573%37.785492%38%22.718%22.7%31.302%31.3%
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 Wise County and Tract 930700
More Females More Males
Wise County
Tract 930700
500%0%500%1,000%FMDoctorate1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None1,000.000000%218.579458%1,000.000000%> 1000%0.000%0%0.317%0.32%-594.512494%-46.251089%-594.512494%595%5.732%5.73%0.825%0.83%-14.441006%4.112875%4.112875%4%5.732%5.73%5.968%5.97%-138.853503%-52.488675%-138.853503%139%12.739%12.7%5.333%5.33%-13.188165%2.651807%2.651807%3%14.968%15.0%15.365%15.4%7.290622%10.415795%7.290622%7%38.110%38.1%40.889%40.9%74.706767%13.831845%74.706767%75%12.102%12.1%21.143%21.1%-13.739763%-13.739763%14%13.846036%10.616%10.6%9.333%9.33%1,000.000000%30.091430%1,000.000000%> 1000%0.000%0%0.825%0.83%
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 Wise County and Tract 930700
Tract 930700
Wise County
0%2%4%6%8%10%B.X.Total65+45-6435-4425-341.826484%5.586327%1.826484%1.8%84386.024096%8.612311%6.024096%6.0%609968.962264%11.145752%8.962264%9.0%384246.373293%11.234499%6.373293%6.4%42659
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 Wise County at large.
Scope: population of Wise County and Tract 930700
60%50%40%30%20%10%0%%ref.65+45-6435-4425-34-67.304384%-67.304384%67.3%1.826%1.83%5.586%5.59%-30.052498%-30.052498%30.1%6.024%6.02%8.612%8.61%-19.590315%-19.590315%19.6%8.962%8.96%11.146%11.1%-43.270344%-43.270344%43.3%6.373%6.37%11.234%11.2%
% percentage in Tract 930700 with a Bachelor's degree
ref percentage in Wise 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 Wise County and Tract 930700
More Females More Males
Wise County
Tract 930700
1,000%500%0%FM65+45-6435-4425-34-1,000.000000%-1,000.000000%> 1000%29.466423%3.604%3.60%0.000%0%160.305344%4.317175%160.305344%160.3%2.933%2.93%7.634%7.63%-57.695975%93.333333%93.333333%93.3%5.660%5.66%10.943%10.9%-259.181818%-64.435015%-259.181818%259.2%12.273%12.3%3.417%3.42%
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 Wise County and Tract 930700
Tract 930700
Wise County
$0k$20k$40k$60kCount%Graduate Degree1Bachelor's DegreeSome CollegeH.S. Diploma2Total$45,917.000000$66,563.000000$45,917.000000$45.9k722.861%2.86%$39,479.000000$39,923.000000$39,479.000000$39.5k1485.880%5.88%$23,036.000000$27,876.000000$23,036.000000$23.0k58723.321%23.3%$18,625.000000$25,489.000000$18,625.000000$18.6k1,00339.849%39.8%$24,250.000000$30,495.000000$24,250.000000$24.3k2,517100.000%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 Wise County and Tract 930700
Female Male
Wise County
Tract 930700
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
$20k$0k$20k$40kFMBachelor's DegreeSome CollegeH.S. Diploma2Total$-33,438.000000$-34,839.000000$-33,438.000000$33.4k$33,438.000000$18,593.000000$34,839.000000$14,114.000000$52,031.000000$52.0k5494$-21,227.000000$-20,439.000000$-21,227.000000$21.2k$21,227.000000$19,514.000000$20,439.000000$19,599.000000$40,741.000000$40.7k261326$-10,000.000000$-17,148.000000$-10,000.000000$10.0k$10,000.000000$16,490.000000$17,148.000000$15,803.000000$26,490.000000$26.5k359644$-21,649.000000$-21,719.000000$-21,649.000000$21.6k$21,649.000000$8,824.000000$21,719.000000$17,363.000000$30,473.000000$30.5k9421,575
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 Wise County and Tract 930700
Tract 930700
Wise County
0%20%40%60%80%CountBachelor's Degree1Some College2H.S. Diploma3No H.S. Diploma378.894472%82.503038%78.894472%78.9%15752.894212%57.570423%52.894212%52.9%26524.825175%45.537315%24.825175%24.8%21316.698656%23.170163%16.698656%16.7%87
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 Wise County and Tract 930700
Female Male
Wise County
Tract 930700
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
20%10%0%10%20%MFWhite1-22.717622%-23.102687%-22.717622%22.7%22.717622%6.839028%23.102687%1.794951%29.556650%29.6%300214
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 Wise County and Tract 930700
Female Male
Wise County
Tract 930700
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
10%5%0%5%10%15%MFWhite1-11.034483%-0.430485%-14.660881%-11.464968%11.5%11.034483%14.660881%0.638331%11.034483%11.0%112108
M number of males in category
F number of females in category
1non-Hispanic 2excluding black and Asian Hispanics

Educational Attainment by Tract in Wise County

There are 11 tracts in Wise County. This section compares Tract 930700 to all of the tracts in Wise County and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Tract 930700.

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 930700, selected other tracts in Wise County, and entities that contain Tract 930700
0%10%20%30%Count#931000Tract 931000931600Tract 931600930700Tract 930700931200Tract 931200930800Tract 930800931100Tract 931100Wise CountyWiseWise County Public SchoolsWise CountyBig Stone Gap Metro AreaBig Stone Gap931500Tract 931500930900Tract 930900931700Tract 931700931300Tract 931300931400Tract 931400SouthUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSouth AtlanticVirginia36.945813%36.945813%36.9%675131.993973%31.993973%32.0%637228.088995%28.088995%28.1%707327.837563%27.837563%27.8%1,371427.599010%27.599010%27.6%446526.152948%26.152948%26.2%448624.758635%24.758635%24.8%6,92424.758635%24.758635%24.8%6,92424.621493%24.621493%24.6%10,29410.3k24.082983%24.082983%24.1%801722.640145%22.640145%22.6%626820.275862%20.275862%20.3%294916.850220%16.850220%16.9%4591014.781491%14.781491%14.8%4601114.392758%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%638,662639k
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 930700, selected other tracts in Wise County, and entities that contain Tract 930700
0%10%20%30%Count#VirginiaSouth AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSouth931400Tract 931400931300Tract 931300931200Tract 931200931700Tract 931700Wise CountyWiseWise County Public SchoolsWise CountyBig Stone Gap Metro AreaBig Stone Gap931100Tract 931100930900Tract 930900931500Tract 931500930700Tract 930700931600Tract 931600930800Tract 930800931000Tract 93100036.890897%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%22,547,73422.5M26.510283%26.510283%26.5%825120.337739%20.337739%20.3%554218.335025%18.335025%18.3%903317.241379%17.241379%17.2%250414.424659%14.424659%14.4%4,03414.424659%14.424659%14.4%4,03413.638212%13.638212%13.6%5,70213.601868%13.601868%13.6%233511.428571%11.428571%11.4%316611.425135%11.425135%11.4%38078.740564%8.740564%8.7%22088.689101%8.689101%8.7%17397.982673%7.982673%8.0%129102.791461%2.791461%2.8%5111
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 930700, selected other tracts in Wise County, and entities that contain Tract 930700
0%1%2%3%4%Count#Virginia931300Tract 931300South Atlantic931400Tract 931400United States of AmericaUnited StatesSouth930900Tract 930900Wise CountyWiseWise County Public SchoolsWise County931200Tract 931200Big Stone Gap Metro AreaBig Stone Gap931100Tract 931100931500Tract 931500931700Tract 931700931600Tract 931600931000Tract 931000930700Tract 930700930800Tract 9308004.187112%4.187112%4.2%235,358235k3.891336%3.891336%3.9%10613.501306%3.501306%3.5%1,495,4751.50M3.470437%3.470437%3.5%10823.336158%3.336158%3.3%7,127,6737.13M3.064699%3.064699%3.1%2,451,1282.45M3.001808%3.001808%3.0%8331.644854%1.644854%1.6%4601.644854%1.644854%1.6%4601.502538%1.502538%1.5%7441.310723%1.310723%1.3%5481.167542%1.167542%1.2%2051.052315%1.052315%1.1%3560.620690%0.620690%0.6%970.602712%0.602712%0.6%1280.273673%0.273673%0.3%590.198649%0.198649%0.2%5100.185644%0.185644%0.2%311
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 930700, selected other tracts in Wise County, and entities that contain Tract 930700
Female
Male
1x0x1xFM#Tract 931300Tract 931100Tract 930700Tract 931000Tract 931600South AtlanticVirginiaSouthWiseWise CountyTract 930900United StatesBig Stone GapTract 930800Tract 931700Tract 931500Tract 931200Tract 931400-1.000000x-1.000000x1.817919x1.817919x1.82x12.093%12.1%21.985%22.0%1-1.000000x-1.000000x1.657288x1.657288x1.66x19.647%19.6%32.561%32.6%2-1.000000x-1.000000x1.377855x1.377855x1.38x22.718%22.7%31.302%31.3%3-1.000000x-1.000000x1.365862x1.365862x1.37x31.389%31.4%42.873%42.9%4-1.000000x-1.000000x1.299596x1.299596x1.30x27.397%27.4%35.605%35.6%5-1.000000x-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-1.000000x1.145916x1.145916x1.15x23.029%23.0%26.390%26.4%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.145916x1.145916x1.15x23.029%23.0%26.390%26.4%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.124318x1.124318x1.12x21.404%21.4%24.065%24.1%6-1.000000x-1.000000x1.109070x1.109070x1.11x12.369%12.4%13.719%13.7%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.104662x1.104662x1.10x23.375%23.4%25.822%25.8%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.055667x1.055667x1.06x26.835%26.8%28.329%28.3%7-1.037239x-1.037239x1.04x1.000000x1.000000x20.623%20.6%19.882%19.9%8-1.117490x-1.117490x1.12x1.000000x1.000000x25.401%25.4%22.730%22.7%9-1.120102x-1.120102x1.12x1.000000x1.000000x29.549%29.5%26.381%26.4%10-1.219084x-1.219084x1.22x1.000000x1.000000x16.239%16.2%13.320%13.3%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

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 930700, selected other tracts in Wise County, and entities that contain Tract 930700
Female
Male
10x5x0x5x10xFM#Tract 931200Tract 930700Tract 931600Tract 931100Tract 931000Tract 931700Tract 931300WiseWise CountyBig Stone GapTract 930900VirginiaSouthTract 931500United StatesSouth AtlanticTract 931400Tract 930800-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%2.781%2.78%1-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%0.317%0.32%2-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%1.076%1.08%3-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%2.317%2.32%4-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%0.566%0.57%5-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%1.325%1.33%6-1.000000x-1.000000x6.071565x6.071565x6.07x1.132%1.13%6.870%6.87%7-1.000000x-1.000000x2.862582x2.862582x2.86x0.840%0.84%2.404%2.40%-1.000000x-1.000000x2.862582x2.862582x2.86x0.840%0.84%2.404%2.40%-1.000000x-1.000000x2.235011x2.235011x2.24x0.805%0.80%1.798%1.80%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.581842x1.581842x1.58x2.363%2.36%3.738%3.74%8-1.000000x-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-1.000000x1.540219x1.540219x1.54x0.831%0.83%1.280%1.28%9-1.000000x-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-1.000000x1.351295x1.351295x1.35x2.953%2.95%3.990%3.99%10-10.000000x-10.000000x> 10.0x1.000000x1.000000x0.380%0.38%0.000%0%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:
Virginia
County:
Wise
Metro Area:
Big Stone Gap Area
Districts:
1, 2
Town:
Pound
ZIP Codes:
24279, 24293
Unified School District:
Wise County
Congressional District:
VA-9
State Senate District:
VA-38
State House Districts:
VA-1, VA-4
Block Groups:
Block Group 930700-1, Block Group 930700-2, Block Group 930700-3
Neighboring Tracts:
Tract 040200, Tract 040300, Tract 930800, Tract 930800, Tract 930900, Tract 931400, Tract 950100