Higher Education in the Rocky Mount, NC Metro Area
The American Community Survey reported that in the Rocky Mount, NC Metro Area, the most common level of education achieved in the area for the male population is the High School Diploma category, with 35.4 percent obtaining this level of education. The women in the Rocky Mount metro area have achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors Degree or Higher) than the male population-- 15.8 percent (Men) versus 14 percent (Women). A high proportion of the female population in the area has reached the High School Diploma category, with 33 percent of women in the area reaching this education level.
In the Rocky Mount, NC Metro Area according to the American Community Survey of 2005, 19.2 percent of the White Alone, 9 percent of Black or African American, . percent of the Asian alone and . percent of the Hispanic or Latino population, over the age 25, has achieved a Bachelors Degree or Higher.
From 2000 to 2005, the percent of male population that is highly educated has increased by 0.8 percent. By 2005, 15.8 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 0.8 percent. By 2005, a total of 14 percent of the female population having received at least a Bachelors Degree.
Rocky Mount, NC Metro Area may to understood as having a less-educated population, with 14.8 percent of the population (+25) having received a BA or higher, as reported in American Community Survey of 2005. The Rocky Mount MSA is reported having a lower percent of individuals with higher educations than the State of North Carolina's proportion of 25.2 percent and a lower percent than the national average of 27.2 percent.
From the year 2000, the Rocky Mount metro area has increased in the percent of the population that is over the age of 25 with a BA or Higher. This population cohort has grown by 1.0 percent to a total of 14.8 percent in 2005. The American Community Survey reports that the proportion of the 2005 population that is highly educated is less than the 2005 State of North Carolina percent of 25.2 and less than the US percent of 27.2.
Datasource: U.S. Bureau of the Census. 2000 Decennial Census. 2005 American Community Survey.
In the Rocky Mount, NC Metro Area according to the American Community Survey of 2005, 19.2 percent of the White Alone, 9 percent of Black or African American, . percent of the Asian alone and . percent of the Hispanic or Latino population, over the age 25, has achieved a Bachelors Degree or Higher.
From 2000 to 2005, the percent of male population that is highly educated has increased by 0.8 percent. By 2005, 15.8 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 0.8 percent. By 2005, a total of 14 percent of the female population having received at least a Bachelors Degree.
Rocky Mount, NC Metro Area may to understood as having a less-educated population, with 14.8 percent of the population (+25) having received a BA or higher, as reported in American Community Survey of 2005. The Rocky Mount MSA is reported having a lower percent of individuals with higher educations than the State of North Carolina's proportion of 25.2 percent and a lower percent than the national average of 27.2 percent.
From the year 2000, the Rocky Mount metro area has increased in the percent of the population that is over the age of 25 with a BA or Higher. This population cohort has grown by 1.0 percent to a total of 14.8 percent in 2005. The American Community Survey reports that the proportion of the 2005 population that is highly educated is less than the 2005 State of North Carolina percent of 25.2 and less than the US percent of 27.2.
Datasource: U.S. Bureau of the Census. 2000 Decennial Census. 2005 American Community Survey.
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