Higher Education in the Wilmington, NC Metro Area
Wilmington, NC Metro Area can be considered to have a highly-educated population, with 28.2 percent of the population over 25 years old having received at least a Bachelors Degree, according to the American Community Survey of 2005. The Wilmington MSA was reported to have a higher percent of the population with at least a Bachelors than the State of North Carolina's proportion of 25.2 percent and a higher percent than the national average of 27.2 percent.
In the Wilmington, NC Metro Area as reported in the 2005 American Community Survey, 31 percent of the White Alone, 13.8 percent of Black or African American, . percent of the Asian alone and 12.8 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population, over the age 25, has achieved at least a Bachelors Degree.
Since 2000, the Wilmington metro area has increased in the population percent with a Bachelors of Higher. This population percent has grown by 2.2 percent to a total of 28.2 percent in 2005. The American Community Survey reports that the proportion of the 2005 population that is highly educated is greater than the 2005 State of North Carolina percent of 25.2 and greater than the US percent of 27.2.
In 2005, the American Community Survey reported that in the Wilmington, NC Metro Area, many men in the area have reached the Bachelors Degree or Higher category, with 30.8 percent obtaining this level of education. The women in the Wilmington metro area have attainment on average a lower level of higher education (Bachelors Degree or Higher) than the male population-- 30.8 percent (Men) versus 26 percent (Women). The most common level of education for women in the area is Some College or Associates Degree category, with 34.2 percent of the areas female population attaining this level of education.
Between 2000 and 2005, the percent of the male population that can be understood as highly educated has increased by 2.8 percent. As reported in 2005, 30.8 percent of total male population (over 25), in this area, held at least a Bachelors Degree. At the same time, the percent of women (over 25) holding a BA or higher has increased by a total of 1.6 percent. By 2005, a total of 26 percent of the total female population achieved this high level of education.
Datasource: U.S. Bureau of the Census. 2000 Decennial Census. 2005 American Community Survey.
In the Wilmington, NC Metro Area as reported in the 2005 American Community Survey, 31 percent of the White Alone, 13.8 percent of Black or African American, . percent of the Asian alone and 12.8 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population, over the age 25, has achieved at least a Bachelors Degree.
Since 2000, the Wilmington metro area has increased in the population percent with a Bachelors of Higher. This population percent has grown by 2.2 percent to a total of 28.2 percent in 2005. The American Community Survey reports that the proportion of the 2005 population that is highly educated is greater than the 2005 State of North Carolina percent of 25.2 and greater than the US percent of 27.2.
In 2005, the American Community Survey reported that in the Wilmington, NC Metro Area, many men in the area have reached the Bachelors Degree or Higher category, with 30.8 percent obtaining this level of education. The women in the Wilmington metro area have attainment on average a lower level of higher education (Bachelors Degree or Higher) than the male population-- 30.8 percent (Men) versus 26 percent (Women). The most common level of education for women in the area is Some College or Associates Degree category, with 34.2 percent of the areas female population attaining this level of education.
Between 2000 and 2005, the percent of the male population that can be understood as highly educated has increased by 2.8 percent. As reported in 2005, 30.8 percent of total male population (over 25), in this area, held at least a Bachelors Degree. At the same time, the percent of women (over 25) holding a BA or higher has increased by a total of 1.6 percent. By 2005, a total of 26 percent of the total female population achieved this high level of education.
Datasource: U.S. Bureau of the Census. 2000 Decennial Census. 2005 American Community Survey.
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