In 2000, the Census reported that in Macon County, North Carolina, a high proportion of the male population in the area have reached the High School Diploma category, with 30.6 percent obtaining this level of education. The women in Macon have attainment on average a lower level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than men -- 17.8 percent (Men) versus 14.8 percent (Women). The largest educational attainment category for women in this areas is High School Diploma category, with 33.6 percent of the areas female population attaining this level of education.

In Macon County, North Carolina as reported in the Census of the year 2000, 16.2 percent of the White Alone, 12.4 percent of Black or African American, 36.4 percent of the Asian alone and 5.4 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population, over the age 25, has achieved a Bachelors Degree or Higher.

Macon County, North Carolina is made up of a moderately-educated population, with 16.2 percent of the population (+25) having received a BA or higher, as reported the 2000 Decennial Census. Macon counted a lower percent of individuals with higher educations than the State of North Carolina's proportion of 22.4 percent and a lower percent than the US proportion of 24.4 percent.





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