Higher Education in Marion County, Mississippi
In Marion County, Mississippi as reported in the Census of the year 2000, 12.8 percent of the White Alone, 8.2 percent of Black or African American, 21.8 percent of the Asian alone and 15.2 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population, over the age 25, has achieved at least a Bachelors Degree.
Marion County, Mississippi has a moderately-educated population, with 11.4 percent of the population (+25) having received at least a Bachelors Degree, as reported in the Decennial Census of 2000. Marion counted a lower percent of the population with at least a Bachelors than the State of Mississippi's proportion of 17 percent and a lower percent than United States proportion of 24.4 percent.
In 2000, the Census reported that in Marion County, Mississippi, a high proportion of the male population in the area have reached the Less than High School category, with 36.6 percent reaching this education level. The female population in Marion have attainment on average a greater level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than men -- 10.6 percent (Men) versus 12.2 percent (Women). The most common level of education for women in the area is High School Diploma category, with 34.2 percent of the female population achieving this education level.
Datasource: U.S. Bureau of the Census. 2000 Decennial Census.
Marion County, Mississippi has a moderately-educated population, with 11.4 percent of the population (+25) having received at least a Bachelors Degree, as reported in the Decennial Census of 2000. Marion counted a lower percent of the population with at least a Bachelors than the State of Mississippi's proportion of 17 percent and a lower percent than United States proportion of 24.4 percent.
In 2000, the Census reported that in Marion County, Mississippi, a high proportion of the male population in the area have reached the Less than High School category, with 36.6 percent reaching this education level. The female population in Marion have attainment on average a greater level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than men -- 10.6 percent (Men) versus 12.2 percent (Women). The most common level of education for women in the area is High School Diploma category, with 34.2 percent of the female population achieving this education level.
Datasource: U.S. Bureau of the Census. 2000 Decennial Census.
