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Watauga County

QT-P20. Educational Attainment by Sex: 2000

Subject Both sexes Male Female
       
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT (highest level)      
         Population 18 to 24 years 11,844 5,841 6,003
Less than high school graduate 541 341 200
High school graduate (incl. equivalency) 1,569 727 842
Some college or associate degree 8,787 4,354 4,433
Bachelor's degree or higher 947 419 528
       
         Population 25 years and over 23,939 11,710 12,229
Less than 5th grade 254 137 117
5th to 8th grade 1,660 830 830
9th to 12th grade, no diploma 2,481 1,311 1,170
High school graduate (incl. equivalency) 5,718 2,635 3,083
Some college credit, less than 1 year 1,189 541 648
1 or more years of college, no degree 3,220 1,545 1,675
Associate degree 1,459 665 794
Bachelor's degree 4,489 2,148 2,341
Master's degree 2,059 930 1,129
Professional degree 484 317 167
Doctorate degree 926 651 275
       
         Percent of population 25 years and over 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
Less than 5th grade 1.1% 1.2% 1.0%
5th to 8th grade 6.9% 7.1% 6.8%
9th to 12th grade, no diploma 10.4% 11.2% 9.6%
High school graduate (incl. equivalency) 23.9% 22.5% 25.2%
Some college credit, less than 1 year 5.0% 4.6% 5.3%
1 or more years of college, no degree 13.5% 13.2% 13.7%
Associate degree 6.1% 5.7% 6.5%
Bachelor's degree 18.8% 18.3% 19.1%
Master's degree 8.6% 7.9% 9.2%
Professional degree 2.0% 2.7% 1.4%
Doctorate degree 3.9% 5.6% 2.2%
       
Percent high school graduate or higher 81.6% 80.5% 82.7%
Percent bachelor's degree or higher 33.2% 34.6% 32.0%
       
PERCENT OF AGE GROUP      
High school graduate or higher      
   25 to 34 years 87.5% 86.4% 88.8%
   35 to 44 years 88.3% 84.9% 91.7%
   45 to 64 years 85.6% 82.9% 88.1%
   65 years and over 60.7% 62.6% 59.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher      
   25 to 34 years 35.5% 32.0% 39.5%
   35 to 44 years 34.1% 32.5% 35.7%
   45 to 64 years 38.3% 41.1% 35.6%
   65 years and over 20.2% 26.1% 15.7%

 

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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