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Wilkes County

QT-P20. Educational Attainment by Sex: 2000

Subject Both sexes Male Female
       
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT (highest level)      
         Population 18 to 24 years 5,292 2,765 2,527
Less than high school graduate 1,920 1,062 858
High school graduate (incl. equivalency) 1,516 878 638
Some college or associate degree 1,749 802 947
Bachelor's degree or higher 107 23 84
       
         Population 25 years and over 45,498 22,085 23,413
Less than 5th grade 1,178 618 560
5th to 8th grade 5,224 2,683 2,541
9th to 12th grade, no diploma 9,079 4,634 4,445
High school graduate (incl. equivalency) 14,314 6,726 7,588
Some college credit, less than 1 year 3,412 1,504 1,908
1 or more years of college, no degree 4,781 2,347 2,434
Associate degree 2,375 1,040 1,335
Bachelor's degree 3,487 1,628 1,859
Master's degree 1,110 576 534
Professional degree 435 231 204
Doctorate degree 103 98 5
       
         Percent of population 25 years and over 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
Less than 5th grade 2.6% 2.8% 2.4%
5th to 8th grade 11.5% 12.1% 10.9%
9th to 12th grade, no diploma 20.0% 21.0% 19.0%
High school graduate (incl. equivalency) 31.5% 30.5% 32.4%
Some college credit, less than 1 year 7.5% 6.8% 8.1%
1 or more years of college, no degree 10.5% 10.6% 10.4%
Associate degree 5.2% 4.7% 5.7%
Bachelor's degree 7.7% 7.4% 7.9%
Master's degree 2.4% 2.6% 2.3%
Professional degree 1.0% 1.0% 0.9%
Doctorate degree 0.2% 0.4% 0.0%
       
Percent high school graduate or higher 66.0% 64.1% 67.8%
Percent bachelor's degree or higher 11.3% 11.5% 11.1%
       
PERCENT OF AGE GROUP      
High school graduate or higher      
   25 to 34 years 74.6% 73.4% 75.9%
   35 to 44 years 74.1% 68.5% 79.7%
   45 to 64 years 69.8% 66.1% 73.4%
   65 years and over 41.7% 42.2% 41.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher      
   25 to 34 years 15.2% 13.9% 16.6%
   35 to 44 years 11.5% 11.2% 11.8%
   45 to 64 years 11.6% 12.1% 11.1%
   65 years and over 6.7% 7.5% 6.1%

 

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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