Educational Attainment in Tract 002300, Mercer County, West Virginia (Tract)

Educational Attainment#1

Highest level of education among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of Mercer County and Tract 002300
Tract 002300
Mercer County
0%10%20%30%40%50%CountHigher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma223.914699%25.360882%23.914699%23.9%94259.685199%57.685745%59.685199%59.7%2,35116.400102%16.953374%16.400102%16.4%646
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 Mercer County at large.
Scope: population of Mercer County and Tract 002300
-5%0%+5%%ref.Higher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2-5.702415%-5.702415%-5.7%23.915%23.9%25.361%25.4%3.466116%3.466116%+3.5%59.685%59.7%57.686%57.7%-3.263492%-3.263492%-3.3%16.400%16.4%16.953%17.0%
% percentage with given level in Tract 002300
ref. percentage with given level in Mercer 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 Mercer County and Tract 002300
Tract 002300
Mercer County
0%10%20%30%CountDoctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None1.066260%0.652585%1.066260%1.1%423.554202%1.309782%3.554202%3.6%1403.655750%4.542729%3.655750%3.7%14410.992638%12.959461%10.992638%11.0%4334.645849%5.896324%4.645849%4.6%18320.385885%18.973389%20.385885%20.4%80339.299315%38.712355%39.299315%39.3%1,54813.125159%10.980953%13.125159%13.1%5171.650165%4.890928%1.650165%1.7%651.624778%1.081492%1.624778%1.6%64
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 Mercer County at large.
Scope: population of Mercer County and Tract 002300
-100%0%+100%%ref.Doctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None63.390288%63.390288%+63.4%1.066%1.07%0.653%0.65%171.358284%171.358284%+171.4%3.554%3.55%1.310%1.31%-19.525247%-19.525247%-19.5%3.656%3.66%4.543%4.54%-15.176739%-15.176739%-15.2%10.993%11.0%12.959%13.0%-21.207706%-21.207706%-21.2%4.646%4.65%5.896%5.90%7.444613%7.444613%+7.4%20.386%20.4%18.973%19.0%1.516206%1.516206%+1.5%39.299%39.3%38.712%38.7%19.526592%19.526592%+19.5%13.125%13.1%10.981%11.0%-66.260700%-66.260700%-66.3%1.650%1.65%4.891%4.89%50.234791%50.234791%+50.2%1.625%1.62%1.081%1.08%
% percentage with given level in Tract 002300
ref. percentage with given level in Mercer 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 Mercer County and Tract 002300
More Females More Males
Mercer County
Tract 002300
100%50%0%FMHigher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2-103.173934%-24.011514%-103.173934%103%31.825%31.8%15.664%15.7%17.614483%6.583915%17.614483%18%54.948%54.9%64.627%64.6%49.007113%10.597989%49.007113%49%13.227%13.2%19.710%19.7%
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 Mercer County and Tract 002300
More Females More Males
Mercer County
Tract 002300
0%500%1,000%FMDoctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None1,000.000000%72.564181%1,000.000000%> 1000%0.000%0%2.178%2.18%56.457469%149.273865%56.457469%56%2.785%2.78%4.357%4.36%-140.850930%-66.131751%-140.850930%141%5.122%5.12%2.127%2.13%-223.449312%-7.787547%-223.449312%223%16.609%16.6%5.135%5.13%-291.480192%-94.997607%-291.480192%291%7.310%7.31%1.867%1.87%39.884229%4.577177%39.884229%40%17.056%17.1%23.859%23.9%7.590175%7.580915%7.590175%8%37.892%37.9%40.768%40.8%48.867200%14.031955%48.867200%49%10.592%10.6%15.768%15.8%-53.396320%-4.634800%-53.396320%53%1.989%1.99%1.297%1.30%309.196457%56.994442%309.196457%309%0.646%0.65%2.645%2.65%
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 Mercer County and Tract 002300
Tract 002300
Mercer County
0%5%10%15%20%B.X.Total65+45-6435-4425-3413.019391%9.569418%13.019391%13.0%1411,0837.337128%11.218853%7.337128%7.3%1161,58113.117284%15.032589%13.117284%13.1%8564814.513557%20.723500%14.513557%14.5%91627
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 Mercer County at large.
Scope: population of Mercer County and Tract 002300
20%0%20%%ref.65+45-6435-4425-3436.052065%36.052065%36.1%13.019%13.0%9.569%9.57%-34.600012%-34.600012%34.6%7.337%7.34%11.219%11.2%-12.741020%-12.741020%12.7%13.117%13.1%15.033%15.0%-29.965706%-29.965706%30.0%14.514%14.5%20.723%20.7%
% percentage in Tract 002300 with a Bachelor's degree
ref percentage in Mercer 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 Mercer County and Tract 002300
More Females More Males
Mercer County
Tract 002300
800%600%400%200%0%FM65+45-6435-4425-34-26.806195%-26.806195%26.8%38.467216%14.158%14.2%11.165%11.2%-263.381600%-37.268841%-263.381600%263.4%11.835%11.8%3.257%3.26%-490.526316%-7.773274%-490.526316%490.5%27.500%27.5%4.657%4.66%-862.068966%-15.277365%-862.068966%862.1%24.138%24.1%2.509%2.51%
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 Mercer County and Tract 002300
Tract 002300
Mercer County
$0k$20k$40kCount%Graduate Degree1Bachelor's DegreeSome CollegeH.S. Diploma2Total$47,727.000000$51,380.000000$47,727.000000$47.7k3268.276%8.28%$36,842.000000$35,549.000000$36,842.000000$36.8k43310.993%11.0%$30,588.000000$26,873.000000$30,588.000000$30.6k98625.032%25.0%$26,838.000000$25,655.000000$26,838.000000$26.8k1,54839.299%39.3%$30,246.000000$29,811.000000$30,246.000000$30.2k3,939100.000%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 Mercer County and Tract 002300
Female Male
Mercer County
Tract 002300
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
$0k$50kFMGraduate Degree1Some CollegeH.S. Diploma2Total$-46,250.000000$-45,857.000000$-46,250.000000$46.3k$46,250.000000$2,500.000000$45,857.000000$20,006.000000$48,750.000000$48.8k159167$-21,356.000000$-22,281.000000$-21,356.000000$21.4k$21,356.000000$11,204.000000$22,281.000000$10,210.000000$32,560.000000$32.6k490496$-25,893.000000$-20,521.000000$-25,893.000000$25.9k$25,893.000000$1,607.000000$20,521.000000$10,317.000000$27,500.000000$27.5k762786$-24,714.000000$-24,843.000000$-24,714.000000$24.7k$24,714.000000$7,340.000000$24,843.000000$10,968.000000$32,054.000000$32.1k2,0111,928
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 Mercer County and Tract 002300
Tract 002300
Mercer County
0%20%40%60%80%CountBachelor's Degree1Some College2H.S. Diploma3No H.S. Diploma394.560669%82.501907%94.560669%94.6%45276.283619%68.899632%76.283619%76.3%62464.872021%54.668346%64.872021%64.9%73528.805621%28.554446%28.805621%28.8%123
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 Mercer County and Tract 002300
Female Male
Mercer County
Tract 002300
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15%10%5%0%5%10%15%20%MFWhite1BlackAsian-14.262735%-16.708837%-14.262735%14.3%14.262735%6.501669%16.708837%1.805118%20.764404%20.8%364266-0.000000%-7.351460%-5.015452%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%0.000000%7.351460%0.000000%0.0%00-0.000000%-0.000000%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%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#14

Percent of racial or ethnic group with a bachelor's degree or higher.
Scope: population of Mercer County and Tract 002300
Female Male
Mercer County
Tract 002300
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50%0%50%100%MFWhite1BlackAsian-9.127210%-13.392897%-18.074677%-1.656370%-22.520107%22.5%9.127210%18.074677%9.127210%9.1%160420-17.948718%-29.670330%-16.314199%-2.850420%-47.619048%47.6%17.948718%16.314199%17.948718%17.9%730-51.807229%-59.782609%-51.807229%51.8%51.807229%48.192771%59.782609%40.217391%100.000000%100.0%9943
M number of males in category
F number of females in category
1non-Hispanic 2excluding black and Asian Hispanics

Educational Attainment by Tract in Mercer County

There are 16 tracts in Mercer County. This section compares Tract 002300 to all of the tracts in Mercer County and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Tract 002300.

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 002300, selected other tracts in Mercer County, and entities that contain Tract 002300
0%10%20%30%Count#001600Tract 001600001700Tract 001700000900Tract 000900001900Tract 001900001300Tract 001300002000Tract 002000001800Tract 001800001000Tract 001000Bluefield Metro AreaBluefieldMercer CountyMercerMercer County School DistrictMercer County002300Tract 002300West VirginiaSouth001400Tract 001400002400Tract 002400United States of AmericaUnited StatesSouth Atlantic001100Tract 001100001200Tract 001200002200Tract 002200001500Tract 001500002100Tract 00210033.510638%33.510638%33.5%315130.889236%30.889236%30.9%990226.315789%26.315789%26.3%520323.964758%23.964758%24.0%272422.688791%22.688791%22.7%670521.537623%21.537623%21.5%395619.816474%19.816474%19.8%907719.254120%19.254120%19.3%666818.749833%18.749833%18.7%14,00814.0k16.953374%16.953374%17.0%7,35216.953374%16.953374%17.0%7,35216.400102%16.400102%16.4%646914.659268%14.659268%14.7%190,148190k14.392758%14.392758%14.4%11,511,24211.5M13.536499%13.536499%13.5%1911013.186813%13.186813%13.2%2761113.020590%13.020590%13.0%27,818,38027.8M12.827640%12.827640%12.8%5,478,9325.48M10.623160%10.623160%10.6%433129.928797%9.928797%9.9%251139.858713%9.858713%9.9%314148.489818%8.489818%8.5%321158.135444%8.135444%8.1%18516
Count number of people in category
# rank of tract out of 16 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 002300, selected other tracts in Mercer County, and entities that contain Tract 002300
0%10%20%30%Count#002200Tract 002200001500Tract 001500South AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited States002100Tract 002100001100Tract 001100South001200Tract 001200001400Tract 001400West VirginiaMercer CountyMercerMercer County School DistrictMercer County002300Tract 002300Bluefield Metro AreaBluefield002000Tract 002000001700Tract 001700001000Tract 001000002400Tract 002400001600Tract 001600000900Tract 000900001900Tract 001900001800Tract 001800001300Tract 00130031.742543%31.742543%31.7%1,011131.023539%31.023539%31.0%1,173230.457708%30.457708%30.5%13,009,07313.0M30.315023%30.315023%30.3%64,767,78764.8M29.859279%29.859279%29.9%679328.557409%28.557409%28.6%1,164428.191926%28.191926%28.2%22,547,73422.5M24.169304%24.169304%24.2%611523.033310%23.033310%23.0%325619.559207%19.559207%19.6%253,706254k19.464557%19.464557%19.5%8,44119.464557%19.464557%19.5%8,44119.268850%19.268850%19.3%759717.407308%17.407308%17.4%13,00513.0k16.412214%16.412214%16.4%301814.414977%14.414977%14.4%462914.368315%14.368315%14.4%4971012.900143%12.900143%12.9%2701111.702128%11.702128%11.7%1101211.082996%11.082996%11.1%2191310.220264%10.220264%10.2%1161410.115796%10.115796%10.1%463159.515747%9.515747%9.5%28116
Count number of people in category
# rank of tract out of 16 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 002300, selected other tracts in Mercer County, and entities that contain Tract 002300
0%1%2%3%4%Count#002300Tract 002300001000Tract 001000South AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSouth001200Tract 001200001400Tract 001400001500Tract 001500002200Tract 002200West Virginia001100Tract 001100Mercer CountyMercerMercer County School DistrictMercer CountyBluefield Metro AreaBluefield001800Tract 001800002100Tract 002100002000Tract 002000002400Tract 002400001600Tract 001600001300Tract 001300001700Tract 001700000900Tract 000900001900Tract 0019004.620462%4.620462%4.6%18213.902862%3.902862%3.9%13523.501306%3.501306%3.5%1,495,4751.50M3.336158%3.336158%3.3%7,127,6737.13M3.064699%3.064699%3.1%2,451,1282.45M3.006329%3.006329%3.0%7632.834869%2.834869%2.8%4042.433219%2.433219%2.4%9252.166405%2.166405%2.2%6962.118620%2.118620%2.1%27,48127.5k1.987242%1.987242%2.0%8171.962367%1.962367%2.0%8511.962367%1.962367%2.0%8511.916745%1.916745%1.9%1,4321.878960%1.878960%1.9%8681.583113%1.583113%1.6%3691.145038%1.145038%1.1%21100.764453%0.764453%0.8%16110.531915%0.531915%0.5%5120.406366%0.406366%0.4%12130.000000%0.000000%0.0%0140.000000%0.000000%0.0%0150.000000%0.000000%0.0%016
Count number of people in category
# rank of tract out of 16 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 002300, selected other tracts in Mercer County, and entities that contain Tract 002300
Female
Male
2x1x0x1xFM#Tract 001500Tract 002000Tract 001900Tract 001000Tract 001400Tract 002300Tract 001200Tract 000900Tract 001800South AtlanticWest VirginiaSouthBluefieldUnited StatesMercerMercer CountyTract 001100Tract 001300Tract 001700Tract 001600Tract 002400Tract 002200Tract 002100-1.000000x-1.000000x1.794567x1.794567x1.79x6.417%6.42%11.516%11.5%1-1.000000x-1.000000x1.722083x1.722083x1.72x16.393%16.4%28.231%28.2%2-1.000000x-1.000000x1.657879x1.657879x1.66x18.021%18.0%29.877%29.9%3-1.000000x-1.000000x1.597088x1.597088x1.60x14.628%14.6%23.362%23.4%4-1.000000x-1.000000x1.548736x1.548736x1.55x10.900%10.9%16.881%16.9%5-1.000000x-1.000000x1.490071x1.490071x1.49x13.227%13.2%19.710%19.7%6-1.000000x-1.000000x1.377331x1.377331x1.38x8.542%8.54%11.765%11.8%7-1.000000x-1.000000x1.326137x1.326137x1.33x22.607%22.6%29.980%30.0%8-1.000000x-1.000000x1.220012x1.220012x1.22x17.917%17.9%21.859%21.9%9-1.000000x-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-1.000000x1.140228x1.140228x1.14x17.580%17.6%20.045%20.0%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.109070x1.109070x1.11x12.369%12.4%13.719%13.7%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.105980x1.105980x1.11x16.156%16.2%17.868%17.9%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.105980x1.105980x1.11x16.156%16.2%17.868%17.9%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.020837x1.020837x1.02x10.522%10.5%10.741%10.7%10-1.104496x-1.104496x1.10x1.000000x1.000000x23.726%23.7%21.481%21.5%11-1.355865x-1.355865x1.36x1.000000x1.000000x34.809%34.8%25.673%25.7%12-1.610401x-1.610401x1.61x1.000000x1.000000x40.719%40.7%25.285%25.3%13-1.719936x-1.719936x1.72x1.000000x1.000000x16.764%16.8%9.747%9.75%14-1.748621x-1.748621x1.75x1.000000x1.000000x12.162%12.2%6.955%6.96%15-2.202057x-2.202057x2.20x1.000000x1.000000x10.990%11.0%4.991%4.99%16
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of tract out of 16 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 002300, selected other tracts in Mercer County, and entities that contain Tract 002300
Female
Male
10x5x0x5x10xFM#Tract 001800Tract 001300Tract 001200Tract 002200Tract 001500Tract 002300MercerMercer CountyBluefieldWest VirginiaSouthTract 001400United StatesSouth AtlanticTract 001100Tract 001000Tract 002100Tract 001600Tract 002400Tract 002000-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%3.900%3.90%1-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%0.880%0.88%2-1.000000x-1.000000x3.970588x3.970588x3.97x1.319%1.32%5.239%5.24%3-1.000000x-1.000000x3.855550x3.855550x3.86x0.957%0.96%3.691%3.69%4-1.000000x-1.000000x2.737476x2.737476x2.74x1.426%1.43%3.904%3.90%5-1.000000x-1.000000x2.346862x2.346862x2.35x2.785%2.78%6.535%6.54%6-1.000000x-1.000000x2.195883x2.195883x2.20x1.260%1.26%2.768%2.77%-1.000000x-1.000000x2.195883x2.195883x2.20x1.260%1.26%2.768%2.77%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.971422x1.971422x1.97x1.312%1.31%2.586%2.59%-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-1.000000x1.550375x1.550375x1.55x2.281%2.28%3.537%3.54%7-1.000000x-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-1.000000x1.520121x1.520121x1.52x1.601%1.60%2.434%2.43%8-1.000000x-1.000000x1.215295x1.215295x1.22x3.503%3.50%4.258%4.26%9-1.000000x-1.000000x1.101664x1.101664x1.10x1.510%1.51%1.664%1.66%10-1.314371x-1.314371x1.31x1.000000x1.000000x0.599%0.60%0.456%0.46%11-10.000000x-10.000000x> 10.0x1.000000x1.000000x1.559%1.56%0.000%0%12-10.000000x-10.000000x> 10.0x1.000000x1.000000x2.025%2.03%0.000%0%13
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of tract out of 13 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:
Mercer
Metro Area:
Bluefield Area
Cities:
Bluefield, Princeton
Districts:
I, II, III
ZIP Codes:
24701, 24740
Unified School District:
Mercer County
Congressional District:
WV-3
State Senate District:
WV-6
State House District:
WV-27
Block Groups:
Block Group 002300-1, Block Group 002300-2, Block Group 002300-3
Neighboring Tracts:
Tract 001200, Tract 001300, Tract 001400, Tract 001800, Tract 001900, Tract 002200, Tract 002400, Tract 040100, Tract 040200