Higher Education in Pike County, Alabama
In Pike County, Alabama as reported in the 2000 Census, 24.6 percent of the White Alone, 6.6 percent of Black or African American, 35 percent of the Asian alone and 4.6 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population, over the age 25, has achieved at least a Bachelors Degree.
According to the 2000 Decennial Census in Pike County, Alabama, the most common level of education achieved in the area for the male population is the Less than High School category, with 30.4 percent receiving this level of education. The women in Pike have achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than men -- 19 percent (Men) versus 18 percent (Women). The most common level of education for women in the area is Less than High School, with 31.2 percent of the female population achieving this education level.
Pike County, Alabama can be considered to have a moderately-educated working age population, with 18.4 percent of the population (+25) having received a BA or higher, as reported the 2000 Decennial Census. Pike counted a lower percent of the population with at least a Bachelors than the State of Alabama's proportion of 19 percent and a lower percent than the average across the nation of 24.4 percent.
Datasource: U.S. Bureau of the Census. 2000 Decennial Census.
According to the 2000 Decennial Census in Pike County, Alabama, the most common level of education achieved in the area for the male population is the Less than High School category, with 30.4 percent receiving this level of education. The women in Pike have achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than men -- 19 percent (Men) versus 18 percent (Women). The most common level of education for women in the area is Less than High School, with 31.2 percent of the female population achieving this education level.
Pike County, Alabama can be considered to have a moderately-educated working age population, with 18.4 percent of the population (+25) having received a BA or higher, as reported the 2000 Decennial Census. Pike counted a lower percent of the population with at least a Bachelors than the State of Alabama's proportion of 19 percent and a lower percent than the average across the nation of 24.4 percent.
Datasource: U.S. Bureau of the Census. 2000 Decennial Census.
