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Education Data

A summary of the Census Education Data specification.

1.0 Introduction

Education datasets are reported once per year by the United States Census. The data reflect the number of persons per highest level of education achieved. The data sets range from 2015 - to 2020 and have been aggregated to census tracts.

Data reported by the US census, the measures for educational attainment are in reference to the highest level of education that a person has completed. This measure is separate from the level of schooling that an individual is currently attending.

Census Education Parameters: Census.gov

2.0 Data Specification

The following table is the format in which downloaded Education data will be provided:

Field

Type

Description

geo_id

String

14-digit code relating the data to the correct geolocation.

census_tract_code

String

The unique identifier provided by the US Census for each census tract.

sub_category

String

Level of education by grade.

unit

String

Total count of persons.

value

Float

Number of persons fitting within survey criteria.

year

String

Year data was collected.

county_name

String

Name of the county that the census tract resides in.

state_name

String

Name of the state that the census tract resides in.

geometry

String

The GIS information required for the computer to read the mapping file.

💡Tip: The “GEO.ID” field contains 14-digit codes that identify the summary level of data, the geographic component of the data, and FIPS codes that uniquely identify the data. For example, the 14-digit “GEO.ID” for Harris County, TX is “0500000US48201” where “050” represents the summary level of the data, “0000” represents the 2-digit geographic variant, and the 2-digit geographic component, “US” represents the United States, “48” represents the state of Texas and “201” represents Harris County.