Higher Education in Northampton County, North Carolina

Northampton County, North Carolina can be considered to have a less-educated population of the working age, with 10.8 percent of the population (+25) having received at least a Bachelors Degree, as reported in the Decennial Census of 2000. Northampton is reported having a lower percent of highly educated individuals than the State of North Carolina's proportion of 22.4 percent and a lower percent than the national average of 24.4 percent.

According to the 2000 Decennial Census in Northampton County, North Carolina, the most common level of education achieved in the area for the male population is the Less than High School category, with 40 percent obtaining this level of education. The women in Northampton have attainment on average a greater level of higher education (Bachelors Degree or Higher) than the male population-- 9.2 percent (Men) versus 12.4 percent (Women). The most common level of education for women in the area is Less than High School category, with 35.4 percent of the areas female population attaining this level of education.

In Northampton County, North Carolina according the 2000 Decennial Census, 15.2 percent of the White Alone, 7.2 percent of Black or African American, 20 percent of the Asian alone and 6.4 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population (over 25) has obtained a Bachelors Degree or Higher.





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