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Nueces County, Texas
S1501. Educational Attainment  More information about this table...
Data Set: 2006 American Community Survey
Survey: American Community Survey

NOTE. For information on confidentiality protection, sampling error, nonsampling error, and definitions, see Survey Methodology.

Subject

Total


Margin of Error

Male


Margin of Error

Female


Margin of Error

Population 18 to 24 years

34,340

+/-854

17,481

+/-734

16,859

+/-374

Less than high school graduate

26.2%

+/-3.9

32.6%

+/-6.8

19.5%

+/-4.4

High school graduate (includes equivalency)

33.3%

+/-5.1

34.9%

+/-7.8

31.6%

+/-5.9

Some college or associate's degree

36.8%

+/-4.9

30.2%

+/-6.5

43.5%

+/-6.3

Bachelor's degree or higher

3.7%

+/-1.7

2.2%

+/-1.7

5.3%

+/-2.8

 

Population 25 years and over

198,990

+/-830

94,179

+/-715

104,811

+/-366

Less than 9th grade

10.3%

+/-1.2

8.9%

+/-1.6

11.6%

+/-1.5

9th to 12th grade, no diploma

12.0%

+/-1.4

13.4%

+/-1.9

10.7%

+/-1.4

High school graduate (includes equivalency)

27.9%

+/-1.8

26.9%

+/-2.3

28.8%

+/-2.2

Some college, no degree

23.4%

+/-1.7

23.0%

+/-2.4

23.7%

+/-2.3

Associate's degree

7.0%

+/-1.0

7.0%

+/-1.4

7.0%

+/-1.2

Bachelor's degree

13.3%

+/-1.3

14.2%

+/-1.8

12.5%

+/-1.6

Graduate or professional degree

6.1%

+/-0.8

6.6%

+/-1.1

5.7%

+/-1.0

 

Percent high school graduate or higher

77.7%

+/-1.7

77.7%

+/-2.6

77.7%

+/-1.8

Percent bachelor's degree or higher

19.5%

+/-1.5

20.8%

+/-2.0

18.2%

+/-1.9

 

Population 25 to 34 years

40,590

+/-725

19,577

+/-471

21,013

+/-551

High school graduate or higher

83.2%

+/-3.4

79.5%

+/-5.7

86.7%

+/-3.6

Bachelor's degree or higher

16.3%

+/-3.4

14.2%

+/-4.7

18.2%

+/-4.2

 

Population 35 to 44 years

42,743

+/-964

20,617

+/-662

22,126

+/-558

High school graduate or higher

80.8%

+/-3.5

78.9%

+/-4.5

82.6%

+/-4.6

Bachelor's degree or higher

22.8%

+/-2.8

22.9%

+/-3.7

22.6%

+/-3.9

 

Population 45 to 64 years

78,574

+/-1,051

38,577

+/-740

39,997

+/-617

High school graduate or higher

81.1%

+/-2.4

82.0%

+/-3.3

80.3%

+/-3.0

Bachelor's degree or higher

21.3%

+/-2.3

23.4%

+/-2.8

19.2%

+/-2.9

 

Population 65 years and over

37,083

+/-478

15,408

+/-274

21,675

+/-383

High school graduate or higher

60.8%

+/-3.5

62.9%

+/-5.5

59.3%

+/-4.5

Bachelor's degree or higher

15.3%

+/-2.7

19.8%

+/-3.6

12.0%

+/-3.4

 

POVERTY RATE FOR THE POPULATION 25 YEARS AND OVER FOR WHOM POVERTY STATUS IS DETERMINED BY EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT LEVEL

Less than high school graduate

37.1%

+/-4.5

32.2%

+/-5.5

41.6%

+/-5.4

High school graduate (includes equivalency)

18.0%

+/-2.7

12.8%

+/-3.2

22.3%

+/-4.0

Some college or associate's degree

10.2%

+/-1.9

7.7%

+/-2.6

12.5%

+/-2.9

Bachelor's degree

5.6%

+/-2.3

6.3%

+/-3.1

4.9%

+/-4.0

Graduate or professional degree

3.0%

+/-2.8

0.9%

+/-1.6

5.1%

+/-5.4

 

MEDIAN EARNINGS IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS (IN 2006 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS)

Population 25 years and over with earnings

25,075

+/-1,536

31,652

+/-1,584

19,220

+/-1,288

Less than high school graduate

13,218

+/-1,864

18,216

+/-3,053

8,514

+/-2,192

High school graduate (includes equivalency)

19,587

+/-1,183

25,883

+/-2,807

15,697

+/-1,344

Some college or associate's degree

28,054

+/-2,207

39,402

+/-5,845

22,305

+/-2,526

Bachelor's degree

38,896

+/-2,693

50,028

+/-7,079

34,847

+/-3,971

Graduate or professional degree

50,376

+/-7,197

63,680

+/-8,609

37,287

+/-9,857

 

PERCENT IMPUTED

Educational attainment

3.0%

(X)

(X)

(X)

(X)

(X)

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2006 American Community Survey

Data are based on a sample and are subject to sampling variability. The degree of uncertainty for an estimate arising from sampling variability is represented through the use of a margin of error. The value shown here is the 90 percent margin of error. The margin of error can be interpreted roughly as providing a 90 percent probability that the interval defined by the estimate minus the margin of error and the estimate plus the margin of error (the lower and upper confidence bounds) contains the true value. In addition to sampling variability, the ACS estimates are subject to nonsampling error (for a discussion of nonsampling variability, see Accuracy of the Data). The effect of nonsampling error is not represented in these tables.

Notes:
·While the 2006 American Community Survey (ACS) data generally reflect the December 2005 Office of Management and Budget (OMB) definitions of metropolitan and micropolitan statistical areas, in certain instances the names, codes, and boundaries of the principal cities shown in ACS tables may differ from the OMB definitions due to differences in the effective dates of the geographic entities.

Explanation of Symbols:
1. An '**' entry in the margin of error column indicates that either no sample observations or too few sample observations were available to compute a standard error and thus the margin of error. A statistical test is not appropriate.
2. An '-' entry in the estimate column indicates that either no sample observations or too few sample observations were available to compute an estimate, or a ratio of medians cannot be calculated because one or both of the median estimates falls in the lowest interval or upper interval of an open-ended distribution.
3. An '-' following a median estimate means the median falls in the lowest interval of an open-ended distribution.
4. An '+' following a median estimate means the median falls in the upper interval of an open-ended distribution.
5. An '***' entry in the margin of error column indicates that the median falls in the lowest interval or upper interval of an open-ended distribution. A statistical test is not appropriate.
6. An '*****' entry in the margin of error column indicates that the estimate is controlled. A statistical test for sampling variability is not appropriate.
7. An 'N' entry in the estimate and margin of error columns indicates that data for this geographic area cannot be displayed because the number of sample cases is too small.
8. An '(X)' means that the estimate is not applicable or not available.



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