Higher Education in Fairfield County, Connecticut
In Fairfield County, Connecticut according to the Decennial Census of 2000, 43.8 percent of the White Alone, 13.8 percent of Black or African American, 59.6 percent of the Asian alone and 11.6 percent of the Hispanic or Latino (+25) has achieved at least a Bachelors Degree.
Between 2000 and 2005, the percent of the male population that can be understood as highly educated has increased by 1.4 percent. By 2005, 45.4 percent of total male population (over 25), in this area, held at least a Bachelors Degree. At the same time, the percent of women (over 25) holding a BA or higher has increased by a total of 4.0 percent. By 2005, a total of 40.6 percent of the female population having received at least a Bachelors Degree.
Since 2000, Fairfield has increased in the percent of the total population (+25) with a BA or Higher. The portion of this population has grown by 3.0 percent to a total of 42.8 in 2005. The American Community Survey reports that the proporation of the 2005 population that is highly educated is greater than the 2005 State of Connecticut percent of 35 and greater than the national percent of 27.2.
Fairfield County, Connecticut may to understood as having a very highly-educated population of the working age, with 39.8 percent of the population over 25 years old having received at least a Bachelors Degree, according to the Decennial Census of 2000. Fairfield is reported having a higher percent of individuals with higher educations than the State of Connecticut's proportion of 31.4 percent and a higher percent than United States proportion of 24.4 percent.
Reported by the 2000 Census in Fairfield County, Connecticut, the largest educational attainment category for men is the Bachelors Degree or Higher category, with 43.6 percent obtaining this level of education. The women in Fairfield have attainment on average a lower level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than the men in the area: 43.6 percent (Men) versus 36.6 percent (Women). A high proportion of the female population in the area has reached the Bachelors Degree or Higher, with 36.6 percent of the female population achieving this education level.
Datasource: U.S. Bureau of the Census. 2000 Decennial Census. 2005 American Community Survey.
Between 2000 and 2005, the percent of the male population that can be understood as highly educated has increased by 1.4 percent. By 2005, 45.4 percent of total male population (over 25), in this area, held at least a Bachelors Degree. At the same time, the percent of women (over 25) holding a BA or higher has increased by a total of 4.0 percent. By 2005, a total of 40.6 percent of the female population having received at least a Bachelors Degree.
Since 2000, Fairfield has increased in the percent of the total population (+25) with a BA or Higher. The portion of this population has grown by 3.0 percent to a total of 42.8 in 2005. The American Community Survey reports that the proporation of the 2005 population that is highly educated is greater than the 2005 State of Connecticut percent of 35 and greater than the national percent of 27.2.
Fairfield County, Connecticut may to understood as having a very highly-educated population of the working age, with 39.8 percent of the population over 25 years old having received at least a Bachelors Degree, according to the Decennial Census of 2000. Fairfield is reported having a higher percent of individuals with higher educations than the State of Connecticut's proportion of 31.4 percent and a higher percent than United States proportion of 24.4 percent.
Reported by the 2000 Census in Fairfield County, Connecticut, the largest educational attainment category for men is the Bachelors Degree or Higher category, with 43.6 percent obtaining this level of education. The women in Fairfield have attainment on average a lower level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than the men in the area: 43.6 percent (Men) versus 36.6 percent (Women). A high proportion of the female population in the area has reached the Bachelors Degree or Higher, with 36.6 percent of the female population achieving this education level.
Datasource: U.S. Bureau of the Census. 2000 Decennial Census. 2005 American Community Survey.
