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QT-P20. Educational Attainment by Sex: 2000

Subject Both sexes Male Female
       
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT (highest level)      
         Population 18 to 24 years 1,285 668 617
Less than high school graduate 408 246 162
High school graduate (incl. equivalency) 528 264 264
Some college or associate degree 308 140 168
Bachelor's degree or higher 41 18 23
       
         Population 25 years and over 12,709 6,048 6,661
Less than 5th grade 359 189 170
5th to 8th grade 1,154 570 584
9th to 12th grade, no diploma 2,154 1,166 988
High school graduate (incl. equivalency) 4,687 2,253 2,434
Some college credit, less than 1 year 747 312 435
1 or more years of college, no degree 1,294 626 668
Associate degree 646 223 423
Bachelor's degree 1,130 435 695
Master's degree 373 174 199
Professional degree 108 70 38
Doctorate degree 57 30 27
       
         Percent of population 25 years and over 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
Less than 5th grade 2.8% 3.1% 2.6%
5th to 8th grade 9.1% 9.4% 8.8%
9th to 12th grade, no diploma 16.9% 19.3% 14.8%
High school graduate (incl. equivalency) 36.9% 37.3% 36.5%
Some college credit, less than 1 year 5.9% 5.2% 6.5%
1 or more years of college, no degree 10.2% 10.4% 10.0%
Associate degree 5.1% 3.7% 6.4%
Bachelor's degree 8.9% 7.2% 10.4%
Master's degree 2.9% 2.9% 3.0%
Professional degree 0.8% 1.2% 0.6%
Doctorate degree 0.4% 0.5% 0.4%
       
Percent high school graduate or higher 71.1% 68.2% 73.8%
Percent bachelor's degree or higher 13.1% 11.7% 14.4%
       
PERCENT OF AGE GROUP      
High school graduate or higher      
   25 to 34 years 79.4% 75.9% 83.3%
   35 to 44 years 81.2% 74.4% 87.5%
   45 to 64 years 75.6% 72.6% 78.5%
   65 years and over 51.0% 49.2% 52.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher      
   25 to 34 years 11.0% 8.6% 13.7%
   35 to 44 years 14.3% 9.8% 18.4%
   45 to 64 years 15.2% 14.2% 16.1%
   65 years and over 10.5% 11.9% 9.6%

 

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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