Educational Attainment in Tract 970500, Columbia County, Wisconsin (Tract)

Educational Attainment#1

Highest level of education among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of Columbia County and Tract 970500
Tract 970500
Columbia County
0%10%20%30%40%50%CountHigher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma233.417997%35.099388%33.417997%33.4%92158.817126%57.674932%58.817126%58.8%1,6217.764877%7.225680%7.764877%7.8%214
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 Columbia County at large.
Scope: population of Columbia County and Tract 970500
-5%0%+5%%ref.Higher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2-4.790370%-4.790370%-4.8%33.418%33.4%35.099%35.1%1.980399%1.980399%+2.0%58.817%58.8%57.675%57.7%7.462225%7.462225%+7.5%7.765%7.76%7.226%7.23%
% percentage with given level in Tract 970500
ref. percentage with given level in Columbia 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 Columbia County and Tract 970500
Tract 970500
Columbia County
0%10%20%30%CountDoctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None0.290276%0.614898%0.290276%0.3%80.507983%1.129405%0.507983%0.5%142.757620%4.670716%2.757620%2.8%7614.078374%16.260918%14.078374%14.1%38815.783745%12.423451%15.783745%15.8%43521.008708%22.630760%21.008708%21.0%57937.808418%35.044172%37.808418%37.8%1,0426.821480%5.017067%6.821480%6.8%1880.616836%1.551049%0.616836%0.6%170.326560%0.657565%0.326560%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 Columbia County at large.
Scope: population of Columbia County and Tract 970500
-50%0%+50%%ref.Doctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None-52.792868%-52.792868%-52.8%0.290%0.29%0.615%0.61%-55.022093%-55.022093%-55.0%0.508%0.51%1.129%1.13%-40.959376%-40.959376%-41.0%2.758%2.76%4.671%4.67%-13.422017%-13.422017%-13.4%14.078%14.1%16.261%16.3%27.047983%27.047983%+27.0%15.784%15.8%12.423%12.4%-7.167465%-7.167465%-7.2%21.009%21.0%22.631%22.6%7.887890%7.887890%+7.9%37.808%37.8%35.044%35.0%35.965515%35.965515%+36.0%6.821%6.82%5.017%5.02%-60.231046%-60.231046%-60.2%0.617%0.62%1.551%1.55%-50.337916%-50.337916%-50.3%0.327%0.33%0.658%0.66%
% percentage with given level in Tract 970500
ref. percentage with given level in Columbia 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 Columbia County and Tract 970500
More Females More Males
Columbia County
Tract 970500
0%100%FMHigher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2-43.007916%-18.065586%-43.007916%43%39.332%39.3%27.504%27.5%7.289003%6.953670%7.289003%7%56.749%56.7%60.885%60.9%196.296296%31.205943%196.296296%196%3.919%3.92%11.611%11.6%
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 Columbia County and Tract 970500
More Females More Males
Columbia County
Tract 970500
0%500%1,000%FMDoctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None1,000.000000%59.501745%1,000.000000%> 1000%0.000%0%0.581%0.58%1,000.000000%65.376868%1,000.000000%> 1000%0.000%0%1.016%1.02%-130.434783%-55.227654%-130.434783%130%3.846%3.85%1.669%1.67%-42.500000%-14.491402%-42.500000%43%16.546%16.5%11.611%11.6%-50.000000%-21.668545%-50.000000%50%18.940%18.9%12.627%12.6%-25.291829%-4.698237%-25.291829%25%23.367%23.4%18.650%18.7%26.521739%15.091175%26.521739%27%33.382%33.4%42.235%42.2%217.777778%54.454273%217.777778%218%3.266%3.27%10.377%10.4%-12.500000%-23.695491%-12.500000%13%0.653%0.65%0.581%0.58%1,000.000000%22.828646%1,000.000000%> 1000%0.000%0%0.653%0.65%
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 Columbia County and Tract 970500
Tract 970500
Columbia County
0%5%10%15%20%B.X.Total65+45-6435-4425-348.457711%9.928073%8.457711%8.5%3440220.682927%15.995029%20.682927%20.7%2121,02511.754386%22.042481%11.754386%11.8%675709.881423%19.489489%9.881423%9.9%75759
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 Columbia County at large.
Scope: population of Columbia County and Tract 970500
40%20%0%20%%ref.65+45-6435-4425-34-14.810142%-14.810142%14.8%8.458%8.46%9.928%9.93%29.308465%29.308465%29.3%20.683%20.7%15.995%16.0%-46.673944%-46.673944%46.7%11.754%11.8%22.042%22.0%-49.298708%-49.298708%49.3%9.881%9.88%19.489%19.5%
% percentage in Tract 970500 with a Bachelor's degree
ref percentage in Columbia 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 Columbia County and Tract 970500
More Females More Males
Columbia County
Tract 970500
50%0%50%FM65+45-6435-4425-3475.557325%36.796553%75.557325%75.6%6.531%6.53%11.465%11.5%-42.926102%-17.530604%-42.926102%42.9%24.494%24.5%17.137%17.1%-89.966555%-28.294861%-89.966555%90.0%15.385%15.4%8.099%8.10%-93.059490%-46.844659%-93.059490%93.1%13.314%13.3%6.897%6.90%
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 Columbia County and Tract 970500
Tract 970500
Columbia County
$0k$20k$40k$60kCount%Graduate Degree1Bachelor's DegreeSome CollegeH.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2Total$61,389.000000$55,660.000000$61,389.000000$61.4k983.556%3.56%$41,304.000000$48,853.000000$41,304.000000$41.3k38814.078%14.1%$35,625.000000$39,230.000000$35,625.000000$35.6k1,01436.792%36.8%$28,375.000000$33,646.000000$28,375.000000$28.4k1,04237.808%37.8%$18,571.000000$25,256.000000$18,571.000000$18.6k2147.765%7.76%$33,341.000000$39,087.000000$33,341.000000$33.3k2,756100.000%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 Columbia County and Tract 970500
Female Male
Columbia County
Tract 970500
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
$0k$50kFMBachelor's DegreeSome CollegeH.S. Diploma2Total$-36,964.000000$-42,255.000000$-36,964.000000$37.0k$36,964.000000$18,661.000000$42,255.000000$17,941.000000$55,625.000000$55.6k228160$-28,750.000000$-31,134.000000$-28,750.000000$28.8k$28,750.000000$18,500.000000$31,134.000000$17,310.000000$47,250.000000$47.3k583431$-21,278.000000$-26,348.000000$-21,278.000000$21.3k$21,278.000000$15,630.000000$26,348.000000$13,968.000000$36,908.000000$36.9k460582$-25,229.000000$-31,460.000000$-25,229.000000$25.2k$25,229.000000$16,735.000000$31,460.000000$14,196.000000$41,964.000000$42.0k1,3781,378
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 Columbia County and Tract 970500
Tract 970500
Columbia County
0%20%40%60%80%CountBachelor's Degree1Some College2H.S. Diploma3No H.S. Diploma381.042654%86.709453%81.042654%81.0%34278.195489%81.170900%78.195489%78.2%72867.980884%75.950143%67.980884%68.0%56958.536585%62.486002%58.536585%58.5%96
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 Columbia County and Tract 970500
Female Male
Columbia County
Tract 970500
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30%20%10%0%10%20%30%MFWhite1BlackHispanic2Other1-3.554502%-5.631796%-3.554502%3.6%3.554502%5.985247%5.631796%1.336219%9.539749%9.5%11445-0.000000%-22.222222%-8.010336%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%24.137931%22.222222%24.137931%24.1%210-13.043478%-34.161491%-13.043478%13.0%13.043478%5.323869%34.161491%3.190288%18.367347%18.4%99-0.000000%-11.073826%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%34.042553%11.073826%18.187538%34.042553%34.0%160
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 Columbia County and Tract 970500
Female Male
Columbia County
Tract 970500
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20%10%0%10%20%MFWhite1BlackHispanic2Other1-17.154812%-5.041081%-21.977267%-2.745630%-22.195893%22.2%17.154812%21.977267%17.154812%17.2%205281-0.000000%-0.000000%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.472813%0.000000%0.0%00-0.000000%-4.940711%-5.307736%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%0.000000%4.940711%0.000000%0.0%00-0.000000%-7.386364%-5.365314%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%0.000000%7.386364%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 Columbia County

There are 12 tracts in Columbia County. This section compares Tract 970500 to all of the tracts in Columbia County and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Tract 970500.

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 970500, selected other tracts in Columbia County, and entities that contain Tract 970500
0%5%10%Count#United States of AmericaUnited States970100Tract 970100East North Central970300Tract 970300Midwest970400Tract 970400Wisconsin970200Tract 970200Portage Community School DistrictPortageZIP Code 53901ZIP 53901970500Tract 970500971100Tract 971100Columbia CountyColumbia971000Tract 971000970800Tract 970800970700Tract 970700Madison Metro AreaMadison Area971200Tract 971200970600Tract 970600970900Tract 97090013.020590%13.020590%13.0%27,818,38027.8M11.961905%11.961905%12.0%314110.719464%10.719464%10.7%3,363,7843.36M10.390047%10.390047%10.4%309210.244520%10.244520%10.2%4,641,8354.64M9.407132%9.407132%9.4%43038.637220%8.637220%8.6%336,096336k8.563931%8.563931%8.6%35948.064913%8.064913%8.1%9847.851924%7.851924%7.9%8067.764877%7.764877%7.8%21457.514694%7.514694%7.5%17967.225680%7.225680%7.2%2,8797.074298%7.074298%7.1%19976.476288%6.476288%6.5%25485.600268%5.600268%5.6%16795.241862%5.241862%5.2%21,97222.0k5.213270%5.213270%5.2%187104.965517%4.965517%5.0%180112.547584%2.547584%2.5%8712
Count number of people in category
# rank of tract out of 12 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 970500, selected other tracts in Columbia County, and entities that contain Tract 970500
0%10%20%30%40%Count#Madison Metro AreaMadison Area970800Tract 970800971200Tract 971200970900Tract 970900United States of AmericaUnited StatesMidwestEast North CentralWisconsin971100Tract 971100970600Tract 970600970700Tract 970700Columbia CountyColumbia970200Tract 970200ZIP Code 53901ZIP 53901970500Tract 970500970300Tract 970300Portage Community School DistrictPortage971000Tract 971000970100Tract 970100970400Tract 97040043.867317%43.867317%43.9%183,876184k33.834778%33.834778%33.8%1,327132.980206%32.980206%33.0%1,183230.453880%30.453880%30.5%1,040330.315023%30.315023%30.3%64,767,78764.8M28.952816%28.952816%29.0%13,118,64213.1M28.462853%28.462853%28.5%8,931,6868.93M28.373439%28.373439%28.4%1,104,0821.10M24.643157%24.643157%24.6%587424.331034%24.331034%24.3%882524.178404%24.178404%24.2%721622.675936%22.675936%22.7%9,03517.915076%17.915076%17.9%751717.661958%17.661958%17.7%1,81317.634253%17.634253%17.6%486817.484869%17.484869%17.5%520917.441193%17.441193%17.4%2,12817.099182%17.099182%17.1%4811014.895238%14.895238%14.9%3911114.570116%14.570116%14.6%66612
Count number of people in category
# rank of tract out of 12 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 970500, selected other tracts in Columbia County, and entities that contain Tract 970500
0%1%2%3%4%5%Count#Madison Metro AreaMadison AreaUnited States of AmericaUnited States970900Tract 970900971200Tract 971200MidwestEast North CentralWisconsin970800Tract 970800970600Tract 970600Columbia CountyColumbia970300Tract 970300970700Tract 970700971000Tract 971000971100Tract 971100970400Tract 970400970200Tract 970200ZIP Code 53901ZIP 53901Portage Community School DistrictPortage970500Tract 970500970100Tract 9701005.974750%5.974750%6.0%25,04425.0k3.336158%3.336158%3.3%7,127,6737.13M3.308931%3.308931%3.3%11313.122386%3.122386%3.1%11222.893416%2.893416%2.9%1,311,0191.31M2.855432%2.855432%2.9%896,039896k2.703886%2.703886%2.7%105,215105k2.575217%2.575217%2.6%10131.875862%1.875862%1.9%6841.744303%1.744303%1.7%6951.445864%1.445864%1.4%4351.408451%1.408451%1.4%4261.350871%1.350871%1.4%3871.343409%1.343409%1.3%3281.268869%1.268869%1.3%5891.192748%1.192748%1.2%50101.071603%1.071603%1.1%1101.065486%1.065486%1.1%1300.798258%0.798258%0.8%22110.609524%0.609524%0.6%1612
Count number of people in category
# rank of tract out of 12 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 970500, selected other tracts in Columbia County, and entities that contain Tract 970500
Female
Male
1x0x1x2xFM#Tract 970500Tract 971100PortageZIP 53901Tract 971000Tract 970400Tract 970300ColumbiaTract 971200Tract 970100Madison AreaWisconsinTract 970200MidwestEast North CentralUnited StatesTract 970600Tract 970900Tract 970800Tract 970700-1.000000x-1.000000x2.962963x2.962963x2.96x3.919%3.92%11.611%11.6%1-1.000000x-1.000000x1.950629x1.950629x1.95x5.039%5.04%9.829%9.83%2-1.000000x-1.000000x1.695452x1.695452x1.70x5.917%5.92%10.031%10.0%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.693115x1.693115x1.69x5.754%5.75%9.743%9.74%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.517464x1.517464x1.52x5.607%5.61%8.509%8.51%3-1.000000x-1.000000x1.372370x1.372370x1.37x7.828%7.83%10.743%10.7%4-1.000000x-1.000000x1.325626x1.325626x1.33x8.895%8.90%11.792%11.8%5-1.000000x-1.000000x1.312059x1.312059x1.31x6.240%6.24%8.187%8.19%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.269535x1.269535x1.27x4.610%4.61%5.852%5.85%6-1.000000x-1.000000x1.267594x1.267594x1.27x10.538%10.5%13.358%13.4%7-1.000000x-1.000000x1.231258x1.231258x1.23x4.707%4.71%5.796%5.80%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.219291x1.219291x1.22x7.799%7.80%9.509%9.51%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.207052x1.207052x1.21x7.762%7.76%9.369%9.37%8-1.000000x-1.000000x1.127915x1.127915x1.13x9.647%9.65%10.881%10.9%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.125371x1.125371x1.13x10.108%10.1%11.375%11.4%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.109070x1.109070x1.11x12.369%12.4%13.719%13.7%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.097736x1.097736x1.10x4.730%4.73%5.192%5.19%9-1.000000x-1.000000x1.012244x1.012244x1.01x2.532%2.53%2.563%2.56%10-1.189724x-1.189724x1.19x1.000000x1.000000x7.013%7.01%5.895%5.89%11-1.200619x-1.200619x1.20x1.000000x1.000000x6.105%6.10%5.085%5.08%12
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of tract out of 12 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 970500, selected other tracts in Columbia County, and entities that contain Tract 970500
Female
Male
0x5x10xFM#Tract 970500Tract 970400ZIP 53901Tract 971200Tract 970800PortageTract 971000Tract 970100ColumbiaEast North CentralMidwestWisconsinUnited StatesMadison AreaTract 970200Tract 971100Tract 970900Tract 970300Tract 970600Tract 970700-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%1.597%1.60%1-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.095%0.10%2.262%2.26%2-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.164%0.16%1.889%1.89%-1.000000x-1.000000x5.178368x5.178368x5.18x1.030%1.03%5.336%5.34%3-1.000000x-1.000000x3.123596x3.123596x3.12x1.275%1.28%3.983%3.98%4-1.000000x-1.000000x3.051282x3.051282x3.05x0.514%0.51%1.570%1.57%-1.000000x-1.000000x2.119433x2.119433x2.12x0.863%0.86%1.828%1.83%5-1.000000x-1.000000x1.635220x1.635220x1.64x0.462%0.46%0.755%0.75%6-1.000000x-1.000000x1.632754x1.632754x1.63x1.321%1.32%2.157%2.16%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.597848x1.597848x1.60x2.216%2.22%3.541%3.54%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.589934x1.589934x1.59x2.251%2.25%3.579%3.58%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.576114x1.576114x1.58x2.109%2.11%3.323%3.32%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.526215x1.526215x1.53x2.660%2.66%4.060%4.06%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.400349x1.400349x1.40x4.993%4.99%6.992%6.99%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.386233x1.386233x1.39x1.000%1.00%1.386%1.39%7-1.069505x-1.069505x1.07x1.000000x1.000000x1.390%1.39%1.300%1.30%8-1.198267x-1.198267x1.20x1.000000x1.000000x3.617%3.62%3.018%3.02%9-1.226720x-1.226720x1.23x1.000000x1.000000x1.598%1.60%1.303%1.30%10-2.176853x-2.176853x2.18x1.000000x1.000000x2.590%2.59%1.190%1.19%11-2.183401x-2.183401x2.18x1.000000x1.000000x1.924%1.92%0.881%0.88%12
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of tract out of 12 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:
Wisconsin
County:
Columbia
Metro Area:
Madison Area
City:
Portage
Towns:
Fort Winnebago, Pacific
ZIP Code:
53901
Unified School District:
Portage
Congressional District:
WI-6
State Senate Districts:
WI-14, WI-27
Assembly Districts:
WI-42, WI-81
Block Groups:
Block Group 970500-1, Block Group 970500-2, Block Group 970500-3, Block Group 970500-4
Neighboring Tracts:
Tract 970300, Tract 970400, Tract 970600