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Mitchell County

QT-P20. Educational Attainment by Sex: 2000

Subject Both sexes Male Female
       
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT (highest level)      
         Population 18 to 24 years 1,072 565 507
Less than high school graduate 239 160 79
High school graduate (incl. equivalency) 448 259 189
Some college or associate degree 360 142 218
Bachelor's degree or higher 25 4 21
       
         Population 25 years and over 11,315 5,353 5,962
Less than 5th grade 335 169 166
5th to 8th grade 1,324 678 646
9th to 12th grade, no diploma 1,895 869 1,026
High school graduate (incl. equivalency) 3,720 1,741 1,979
Some college credit, less than 1 year 706 311 395
1 or more years of college, no degree 1,337 711 626
Associate degree 617 267 350
Bachelor's degree 898 360 538
Master's degree 365 176 189
Professional degree 87 40 47
Doctorate degree 31 31 0
       
         Percent of population 25 years and over 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
Less than 5th grade 3.0% 3.2% 2.8%
5th to 8th grade 11.7% 12.7% 10.8%
9th to 12th grade, no diploma 16.7% 16.2% 17.2%
High school graduate (incl. equivalency) 32.9% 32.5% 33.2%
Some college credit, less than 1 year 6.2% 5.8% 6.6%
1 or more years of college, no degree 11.8% 13.3% 10.5%
Associate degree 5.5% 5.0% 5.9%
Bachelor's degree 7.9% 6.7% 9.0%
Master's degree 3.2% 3.3% 3.2%
Professional degree 0.8% 0.7% 0.8%
Doctorate degree 0.3% 0.6% 0.0%
       
Percent high school graduate or higher 68.6% 67.9% 69.2%
Percent bachelor's degree or higher 12.2% 11.3% 13.0%
       
PERCENT OF AGE GROUP      
High school graduate or higher      
   25 to 34 years 80.8% 79.1% 82.6%
   35 to 44 years 78.4% 75.8% 80.9%
   45 to 64 years 71.0% 69.2% 72.7%
   65 years and over 49.7% 49.8% 49.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher      
   25 to 34 years 11.3% 8.9% 13.9%
   35 to 44 years 11.4% 11.1% 11.6%
   45 to 64 years 12.1% 11.3% 12.8%
   65 years and over 13.6% 13.6% 13.6%

 

Date: October 2, 2002

[Data based on a sample]
(X) Not applicable.
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census 2000 Summary File 3, Matrices P37 and PCT25.
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