Higher Education in New Castle County, Delaware
From the year 2000, New Castle has increased in the percent of the total population (+25) with a BA or Higher. The portion of this population has grown by 2.8 percent to a total of 32.2 in 2005. The American Community Survey reports that the proporation of the 2005 population that is highly educated is greater than the porportion in the State of Delaware percent of 27.6 and greater than the United States percent of 27.2.
According to the 2000 Decennial Census in New Castle County, Delaware, many men in the area have reached the Bachelors Degree or Higher category, with 32 percent receiving this level of education. The women in New Castle have achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors Degree or Higher) than the male population-- 32 percent (Men) versus 27.2 percent (Women). A high proportion of the female population in the area has reached the High School Diploma, with 30.8 percent of the female population achieving this education level.
From the years 2000 to 2005, the proportion of the male population that could be considered highly educated has increased by 2.0 percent. In the year 2005, 34 percent of area's male population (+25) achieved a BA or Higher. During the same period, the percent of women (+25) that have earned a BA or higher has increased by a total of 3.6 percent. By 2005, a total of 30.8 percent of the female population having received at least a Bachelors Degree.
In New Castle County, Delaware as reported in the 2000 Census, 31.8 percent of the White Alone, 16 percent of Black or African American, 67.8 percent of the Asian alone and 14.4 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population (over 25) has obtained a Bachelors Degree or Higher.
New Castle County, Delaware is made up of a highly-educated working age population, with 29.4 percent of the over 25 years old population having a Bachelors Degree or Higher, according to the 2000 Decennial Census. New Castle counted a higher percent of highly educated individuals than the State of Delaware's proportion of 25 percent and a higher percent than the national average of 24.4 percent.
Datasource: U.S. Bureau of the Census. 2000 Decennial Census. 2005 American Community Survey.
According to the 2000 Decennial Census in New Castle County, Delaware, many men in the area have reached the Bachelors Degree or Higher category, with 32 percent receiving this level of education. The women in New Castle have achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors Degree or Higher) than the male population-- 32 percent (Men) versus 27.2 percent (Women). A high proportion of the female population in the area has reached the High School Diploma, with 30.8 percent of the female population achieving this education level.
From the years 2000 to 2005, the proportion of the male population that could be considered highly educated has increased by 2.0 percent. In the year 2005, 34 percent of area's male population (+25) achieved a BA or Higher. During the same period, the percent of women (+25) that have earned a BA or higher has increased by a total of 3.6 percent. By 2005, a total of 30.8 percent of the female population having received at least a Bachelors Degree.
In New Castle County, Delaware as reported in the 2000 Census, 31.8 percent of the White Alone, 16 percent of Black or African American, 67.8 percent of the Asian alone and 14.4 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population (over 25) has obtained a Bachelors Degree or Higher.
New Castle County, Delaware is made up of a highly-educated working age population, with 29.4 percent of the over 25 years old population having a Bachelors Degree or Higher, according to the 2000 Decennial Census. New Castle counted a higher percent of highly educated individuals than the State of Delaware's proportion of 25 percent and a higher percent than the national average of 24.4 percent.
Datasource: U.S. Bureau of the Census. 2000 Decennial Census. 2005 American Community Survey.
