Educational Attainment in Tract 021500, Hancock County, West Virginia (Tract)

Educational Attainment#1

Highest level of education among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of Hancock County and Tract 021500
Tract 021500
Hancock County
0%20%40%60%CountHigher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma216.552400%26.883182%16.552400%16.6%50767.384917%60.270870%67.384917%67.4%2,06416.062684%12.845948%16.062684%16.1%492
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 Hancock County at large.
Scope: population of Hancock County and Tract 021500
-20%0%+20%%ref.Higher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2-38.428420%-38.428420%-38.4%16.552%16.6%26.883%26.9%11.803458%11.803458%+11.8%67.385%67.4%60.271%60.3%25.040856%25.040856%+25.0%16.063%16.1%12.846%12.8%
% percentage with given level in Tract 021500
ref. percentage with given level in Hancock 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 Hancock County and Tract 021500
Tract 021500
Hancock County
0%10%20%30%40%CountDoctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None0.000000%0.000000%0.0%0.240069%01.142671%0.924039%1.142671%1.1%351.175318%4.479775%1.175318%1.2%364.733921%12.519817%4.733921%4.7%1459.500490%8.719482%9.500490%9.5%29118.903036%17.692621%18.903036%18.9%57948.481881%42.578249%48.481881%48.5%1,48511.851126%9.095439%11.851126%11.9%3634.211557%2.962359%4.211557%4.2%1290.000000%0.000000%0.0%0.788151%0
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 Hancock County at large.
Scope: population of Hancock County and Tract 021500
-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%0.240%0.24%23.660483%23.660483%+23.7%1.143%1.14%0.924%0.92%-73.763900%-73.763900%-73.8%1.175%1.18%4.480%4.48%-62.188577%-62.188577%-62.2%4.734%4.73%12.520%12.5%8.957045%8.957045%+9.0%9.500%9.50%8.719%8.72%6.841355%6.841355%+6.8%18.903%18.9%17.693%17.7%13.865370%13.865370%+13.9%48.482%48.5%42.578%42.6%30.297468%30.297468%+30.3%11.851%11.9%9.095%9.10%42.169037%42.169037%+42.2%4.212%4.21%2.962%2.96%-100.000000%-100.000000%-100.0%0.000%0%0.788%0.79%
% percentage with given level in Tract 021500
ref. percentage with given level in Hancock 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 Hancock County and Tract 021500
More Females More Males
Hancock County
Tract 021500
40%20%0%FMHigher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2-54.254432%-15.439652%-54.254432%54%19.634%19.6%12.729%12.7%9.152106%6.865703%9.152106%9%64.741%64.7%70.666%70.7%-1.317823%6.276518%6.276518%6%15.625%15.6%16.606%16.6%
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 Hancock County and Tract 021500
More Females More Males
Hancock County
Tract 021500
1k%0k%1k%FMProfessional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.31,000.000000%82.514499%1,000.000000%> 1000%0.000%0%2.560%2.56%-1,000.000000%-26.559346%-1,000.000000%> 1000%2.123%2.12%0.000%0%593.648999%11.300826%593.648999%1k%1.297%1.30%8.998%9.00%-1,000.000000%-77.673069%-1,000.000000%> 1000%16.215%16.2%1.170%1.17%-17.145277%-17.145277%0k%17.552637%20.224%20.2%17.264%17.3%19.959112%2.713692%19.959112%0k%44.517%44.5%53.402%53.4%-59.220828%-7.084840%-59.220828%0k%14.210%14.2%8.925%8.92%442.794440%6.020021%442.794440%0k%1.415%1.42%7.681%7.68%
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 Hancock County and Tract 021500
Tract 021500
Hancock County
0%5%10%15%B.X.Total65+45-6435-4425-342.449889%8.639523%2.449889%2.4%228982.142857%12.351287%2.142857%2.1%271,26012.896825%14.626866%12.896825%12.9%655047.730673%18.073454%7.730673%7.7%31401
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 Hancock County at large.
Scope: population of Hancock County and Tract 021500
80%60%40%20%0%%ref.65+45-6435-4425-34-71.643243%-71.643243%71.6%2.450%2.45%8.640%8.64%-82.650738%-82.650738%82.7%2.143%2.14%12.351%12.4%-11.827826%-11.827826%11.8%12.897%12.9%14.627%14.6%-57.226364%-57.226364%57.2%7.731%7.73%18.073%18.1%
% percentage in Tract 021500 with a Bachelor's degree
ref percentage in Hancock 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 Hancock County and Tract 021500
More Females More Males
Hancock County
Tract 021500
1,000%500%0%500%1,000%FM65+45-6435-4425-34-1,000.000000%-1,000.000000%> 1000%41.362764%4.911%4.91%0.000%0%1,000.000000%8.498174%1,000.000000%> 1000%0.000%0%5.567%5.57%1,000.000000%19.848973%1,000.000000%> 1000%0.000%0%24.164%24.2%-29.404060%1,000.000000%1,000.000000%> 1000%0.000%0%19.018%19.0%
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 Hancock County and Tract 021500
Tract 021500
Hancock County
$0k$20k$40k$60kCount%Graduate Degree1Bachelor's DegreeSome CollegeH.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2Total$63,021.000000$54,972.000000$63,021.000000$63.0k712.318%2.32%$64,453.000000$41,786.000000$64,453.000000$64.5k1454.734%4.73%$26,292.000000$28,687.000000$26,292.000000$26.3k87028.404%28.4%$27,296.000000$24,918.000000$27,296.000000$27.3k1,48548.482%48.5%$21,866.000000$21,937.000000$21,866.000000$21.9k49216.063%16.1%$26,905.000000$29,703.000000$26,905.000000$26.9k3,063100.000%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 Hancock County and Tract 021500
Female Male
Hancock County
Tract 021500
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
$20k$0k$20kFMH.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2Total$-25,667.000000$-20,877.000000$-25,667.000000$25.7k$25,667.000000$5,021.000000$20,877.000000$11,016.000000$30,688.000000$30.7k755730$-21,390.000000$-9,800.000000$NaN$-31,190.000000$31.2k$21,390.000000$NaN$NaN$21,390.000000$21.4k265227$-26,531.000000$-24,501.000000$-26,531.000000$26.5k$26,531.000000$3,498.000000$24,501.000000$10,715.000000$30,029.000000$30.0k1,6961,367
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 Hancock County and Tract 021500
Tract 021500
Hancock County
0%20%40%60%80%CountBachelor's Degree1Some College2H.S. Diploma3No H.S. Diploma394.152047%87.008234%94.152047%94.2%16170.819672%73.879781%70.819672%70.8%43266.178010%66.852412%66.178010%66.2%63251.282051%43.421053%51.282051%51.3%220
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 Hancock County and Tract 021500
Female Male
Hancock County
Tract 021500
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
15%10%5%0%5%10%15%MFWhite1Other1-15.783204%-12.393291%-0.723089%-15.783204%15.8%15.783204%0.944872%12.393291%16.728077%16.7%227265-0.000000%-0.000000%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%9.090909%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 Hancock County and Tract 021500
Female Male
Hancock County
Tract 021500
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
20%10%0%10%MFWhite1Other1-3.454437%-17.398359%-3.454437%3.5%3.454437%8.188894%17.398359%1.050973%11.643331%11.6%15858-0.000000%-0.000000%-23.931624%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

Educational Attainment by Tract in Hancock County

There are 8 tracts in Hancock County. This section compares Tract 021500 to all of the tracts in Hancock County and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Tract 021500.

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 021500, selected other tracts in Hancock County, and entities that contain Tract 021500
0%5%10%15%Count#020900Tract 020900021200Tract 021200021500Tract 021500GrantWest Virginia020700Tract 020700SouthUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesHancock County School DistrictHancock CoHancock CountyHancockSouth Atlantic020600Tract 020600Weirton and Steubenville Metro AreaWeirton Area021100Tract 021100021300Tract 021300021400Tract 02140017.225131%17.225131%17.2%329116.487069%16.487069%16.5%459216.062684%16.062684%16.1%492315.868018%15.868018%15.9%1,15914.659268%14.659268%14.7%190,148190k14.656716%14.656716%14.7%491414.392758%14.392758%14.4%11,511,24211.5M13.020590%13.020590%13.0%27,818,38027.8M12.845948%12.845948%12.8%2,83612.845948%12.845948%12.8%2,83612.827640%12.827640%12.8%5,478,9325.48M11.019930%11.019930%11.0%376510.763040%10.763040%10.8%9,3359.895269%9.895269%9.9%27469.721544%9.721544%9.7%19977.877462%7.877462%7.9%2168
Count number of people in category
# rank of tract out of 8 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 021500, selected other tracts in Hancock County, and entities that contain Tract 021500
0%5%10%15%20%25%30%Count#South AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited States020600Tract 020600South021100Tract 021100020700Tract 020700West Virginia021300Tract 021300Hancock County School DistrictHancock CoHancock CountyHancockWeirton and Steubenville Metro AreaWeirton Area021200Tract 021200021400Tract 021400020900Tract 020900Grant021500Tract 02150030.457708%30.457708%30.5%13,009,07313.0M30.315023%30.315023%30.3%64,767,78764.8M28.223916%28.223916%28.2%963128.191926%28.191926%28.2%22,547,73422.5M24.088118%24.088118%24.1%667221.044776%21.044776%21.0%705319.559207%19.559207%19.6%253,706254k18.954568%18.954568%19.0%388418.163700%18.163700%18.2%4,01018.163700%18.163700%18.2%4,01016.982198%16.982198%17.0%14,72914.7k15.301724%15.301724%15.3%426514.004376%14.004376%14.0%384613.664921%13.664921%13.7%261712.746440%12.746440%12.7%9317.051910%7.051910%7.1%2168
Count number of people in category
# rank of tract out of 8 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 021500, selected other tracts in Hancock County, and entities that contain Tract 021500
0%1%2%3%Count#South AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited States020600Tract 020600SouthWest Virginia020700Tract 020700Weirton and Steubenville Metro AreaWeirton AreaHancock County School DistrictHancock CoHancock CountyHancock021500Tract 021500021300Tract 021300Grant021100Tract 021100021400Tract 021400021200Tract 021200020900Tract 0209003.501306%3.501306%3.5%1,495,4751.50M3.336158%3.336158%3.3%7,127,6737.13M3.106682%3.106682%3.1%10613.064699%3.064699%3.1%2,451,1282.45M2.118620%2.118620%2.1%27,48127.5k1.820896%1.820896%1.8%6121.460822%1.460822%1.5%1,2671.164107%1.164107%1.2%2571.164107%1.164107%1.2%2571.142671%1.142671%1.1%3530.879336%0.879336%0.9%1840.766703%0.766703%0.8%560.758397%0.758397%0.8%2150.583516%0.583516%0.6%1660.000000%0.000000%0.0%070.000000%0.000000%0.0%08
Count number of people in category
# rank of tract out of 8 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 021500, selected other tracts in Hancock County, and entities that contain Tract 021500
Female
Male
3x2x1x0x1xFM#Tract 020900Tract 021200South AtlanticWest VirginiaSouthGrantTract 021100United StatesTract 021500Hancock CoHancockWeirton AreaTract 020700Tract 020600Tract 021400Tract 021300-1.000000x-1.000000x1.724879x1.724879x1.72x12.891%12.9%22.235%22.2%1-1.000000x-1.000000x1.210203x1.210203x1.21x14.921%14.9%18.058%18.1%2-1.000000x-1.000000x1.178860x1.178860x1.18x11.819%11.8%13.933%13.9%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.172392x1.172392x1.17x13.525%13.5%15.857%15.9%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.149925x1.149925x1.15x13.427%13.4%15.440%15.4%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.147931x1.147931x1.15x14.824%14.8%17.016%17.0%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.141574x1.141574x1.14x9.215%9.21%10.519%10.5%3-1.000000x-1.000000x1.109070x1.109070x1.11x12.369%12.4%13.719%13.7%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.062765x1.062765x1.06x15.625%15.6%16.606%16.6%4-1.013178x-1.013178x1.01x1.000000x1.000000x12.926%12.9%12.758%12.8%-1.013178x-1.013178x1.01x1.000000x1.000000x12.926%12.9%12.758%12.8%-1.013405x-1.013405x1.01x1.000000x1.000000x10.831%10.8%10.688%10.7%-1.094267x-1.094267x1.09x1.000000x1.000000x15.295%15.3%13.978%14.0%5-1.230685x-1.230685x1.23x1.000000x1.000000x12.075%12.1%9.811%9.81%6-1.284715x-1.284715x1.28x1.000000x1.000000x8.791%8.79%6.843%6.84%7-3.168387x-3.168387x3.17x1.000000x1.000000x13.853%13.9%4.372%4.37%8
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of tract out of 8 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 021500, selected other tracts in Hancock County, and entities that contain Tract 021500
Female
Male
10x5x0x5x10xFM#Tract 021500Tract 021400Tract 021300Tract 020600Weirton AreaGrantHancock CoHancockWest VirginiaSouthUnited StatesSouth AtlanticTract 020700Tract 021100-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%2.560%2.56%1-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%1.244%1.24%2-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%2.018%2.02%3-1.000000x-1.000000x3.525883x3.525883x3.53x1.427%1.43%5.031%5.03%4-1.000000x-1.000000x1.871032x1.871032x1.87x1.032%1.03%1.932%1.93%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.832423x1.832423x1.83x0.549%0.55%1.006%1.01%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.795376x1.795376x1.80x0.845%0.85%1.517%1.52%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.795376x1.795376x1.80x0.845%0.85%1.517%1.52%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.768492x1.768492x1.77x1.542%1.54%2.727%2.73%-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%-4.798610x-4.798610x4.80x1.000000x1.000000x2.955%2.95%0.616%0.62%5-10.000000x-10.000000x> 10.0x1.000000x1.000000x1.586%1.59%0.000%0%6
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of tract out of 6 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:
West Virginia
County:
Hancock
Metro Area:
Weirton Area
City:
Chester
District:
Grant
Unincorporated Place:
Newell
ZIP Codes:
26034, 26047, 26050
Unified School District:
Hancock County
Congressional District:
WV-1
State Senate District:
WV-1
State House District:
WV-1
Block Groups:
Block Group 021500-1, Block Group 021500-2, Block Group 021500-3, Block Group 021500-4
Neighboring Tracts:
Tract 020900, Tract 021100, Tract 602702, Tract 602900, Tract 952100, Tract 952200