Higher Education in Jackson County, North Carolina

In Jackson County, North Carolina as reported in the 2000 Census, 27.2 percent of the White Alone, 36.8 percent of Black or African American, 19.6 percent of the Asian alone and 14.8 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population, over the age 25, has achieved a Bachelors Degree or Higher.

Jackson County, North Carolina has a highly-educated population, with 25.6 percent of the population over 25 years old having received at least a Bachelors Degree, according to the Decennial Census of 2000. Jackson counted a higher percent of individuals with higher educations than the State of North Carolina's proportion of 22.4 percent and a higher percent than the national average of 24.4 percent.

The 2000 Decennial Census reported that in Jackson County, North Carolina, the largest educational attainment category for men is the High School Diploma category, with 26.8 percent reaching this education level. The female population in Jackson have attainment on average a lower level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than the men in the area: 26 percent (Men) versus 25 percent (Women). A high proportion of the female population in the area has reached the Some College or Associates Degree category, with 30 percent of the female population achieving this education level.





Datasource: U.S. Bureau of the Census. 2000 Decennial Census.