Table 7. Educational Attainment of the Population 25 Years and Over by Sex, and Race and Hispanic Origin: March 2000 (Numbers in thousands) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Educational attainment and sex | | Race and Hispanic Origin 1/ | | | |-----------------------------------------------| | | | | White, not of | | | | Total | Black |Hispanic origin| Other | | |---------------+---------------+---------------+---------------| | |Number |Percent|Number |Percent|Number |Percent|Number |Percent| |---------------------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------| |Total |175,230| 100.0| 20,036| 100.0|130,783| 100.0| 24,411| 100.0| |---------------------------------| | | | | | | | | |Less than 9th grade | 12,179| 7.0| 1,417| 7.1| 5,534| 4.2| 5,227| 21.4| |9th to 12th grade (no diploma) | 15,675| 8.9| 2,899| 14.5| 9,600| 7.3| 3,176| 13.0| |High school graduate | 58,086| 33.1| 7,050| 35.2| 44,554| 34.1| 6,482| 26.6| |Some college or associate degree | 44,445| 25.4| 5,366| 26.8| 34,390| 26.3| 4,689| 19.2| |Bachelors degree | 29,840| 17.0| 2,278| 11.4| 24,331| 18.6| 3,231| 13.2| |Advanced degree | 15,006| 8.6| 1,025| 5.1| 12,374| 9.5| 1,606| 6.6| |---------------------------------| | | | | | | | | |Less than high school diploma | 27,853| 15.9| 4,316| 21.5| 15,134| 11.6| 8,403| 34.4| |High school graduate or more |147,377| 84.1| 15,719| 78.5|115,649| 88.4| 16,009| 65.6| |---------------------------------| | | | | | | | | |Less than bachelors degree |130,384| 74.4| 16,732| 83.5| 94,078| 71.9| 19,574| 80.2| |Bachelors degree or more | 44,846| 25.6| 3,304| 16.5| 36,705| 28.1| 4,837| 19.8| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Hispanic refers to people whose origin are Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, South or Central American, or other Spanish origin regardless of race. SOURCE: U. S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, March 2000, Racial Statistics Branch, Population Division. Internet Release date: February 22, 2001 Table 7. Educational Attainment of the Population 25 Years and Over by Sex, and Race and Hispanic Origin: March 2000 (Numbers in thousands) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Educational attainment and sex | | Race and Hispanic Origin 1/ | | | |-----------------------------------------------| | | | | White, not of | | | | Total | Black |Hispanic origin| Other | | |---------------+---------------+---------------+---------------| | |Number |Percent|Number |Percent|Number |Percent|Number |Percent| |---------------------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------| |Male | 83,611| 100.0| 8,879| 100.0| 62,977| 100.0| 11,755| 100.0| |---------------------------------| | | | | | | | | |Less than 9th grade | 5,918| 7.1| 721| 8.1| 2,745| 4.4| 2,451| 20.9| |9th to 12th grade (no diploma) | 7,298| 8.7| 1,173| 13.2| 4,524| 7.2| 1,601| 13.6| |High school graduate | 26,651| 31.9| 3,259| 36.7| 20,309| 32.2| 3,083| 26.2| |Some college or associate degree | 20,493| 24.5| 2,280| 25.7| 16,012| 25.4| 2,201| 18.7| |Bachelors degree | 14,909| 17.8| 1,016| 11.4| 12,381| 19.7| 1,512| 12.9| |Advanced degree | 8,342| 10.0| 430| 4.8| 7,005| 11.1| 907| 7.7| |---------------------------------| | | | | | | | | |Less than high school diploma | 13,215| 15.8| 1,894| 21.3| 7,269| 11.5| 4,052| 34.5| |High school graduate or more | 70,395| 84.2| 6,985| 78.7| 55,708| 88.5| 7,703| 65.5| |---------------------------------| | | | | | | | | |Less than bachelors degree | 60,359| 72.2| 7,433| 83.7| 43,590| 69.2| 9,336| 79.4| |Bachelors degree or more | 23,251| 27.8| 1,446| 16.3| 19,387| 30.8| 2,419| 20.6| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Hispanic refers to people whose origin are Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, South or Central American, or other Spanish origin regardless of race. SOURCE: U. S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, March 2000, Racial Statistics Branch, Population Division. Internet Release date: February 22, 2001 Table 7. Educational Attainment of the Population 25 Years and Over by Sex, and Race and Hispanic Origin: March 2000 (Numbers in thousands) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Educational attainment and sex | | Race and Hispanic Origin 1/ | | | |-----------------------------------------------| | | | | White, not of | | | | Total | Black |Hispanic origin| Other | | |---------------+---------------+---------------+---------------| | |Number |Percent|Number |Percent|Number |Percent|Number |Percent| |---------------------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------| |Female | 91,620| 100.0| 11,157| 100.0| 67,807| 100.0| 12,656| 100.0| |---------------------------------| | | | | | | | | |Less than 9th grade | 6,261| 6.8| 696| 6.2| 2,789| 4.1| 2,776| 21.9| |9th to 12th grade (no diploma) | 8,377| 9.1| 1,726| 15.5| 5,076| 7.5| 1,575| 12.4| |High school graduate | 31,435| 34.3| 3,791| 34.0| 24,244| 35.8| 3,399| 26.9| |Some college or associate degree | 23,952| 26.1| 3,086| 27.7| 18,378| 27.1| 2,488| 19.7| |Bachelors degree | 14,931| 16.3| 1,263| 11.3| 11,950| 17.6| 1,719| 13.6| |Advanced degree | 6,664| 7.3| 596| 5.3| 5,369| 7.9| 699| 5.5| |---------------------------------| | | | | | | | | |Less than high school diploma | 14,638| 16.0| 2,422| 21.7| 7,865| 11.6| 4,350| 34.4| |High school graduate or more | 76,982| 84.0| 8,735| 78.3| 59,941| 88.4| 8,306| 65.6| |---------------------------------| | | | | | | | | |Less than bachelors degree | 70,025| 76.4| 9,299| 83.3| 50,488| 74.5| 10,238| 80.9| |Bachelors degree or more | 21,595| 23.6| 1,858| 16.7| 17,319| 25.5| 2,418| 19.1| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Hispanic refers to people whose origin are Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, South or Central American, or other Spanish origin regardless of race. SOURCE: U. S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, March 2000, Racial Statistics Branch, Population Division. Internet Release date: February 22, 2001