Higher Education in Lenoir County, North Carolina
According to the 2000 Decennial Census in Lenoir County, North Carolina, many men in the area have reached the High School Diploma category, with 31.6 percent obtaining this level of education. The women in Lenoir have on average achieved a greater level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than the men in the area: 13 percent (Men) versus 13.6 percent (Women). The most common level of education for women in the area is High School Diploma category, with 31 percent of the areas female population attaining this level of education.
In Lenoir County, North Carolina as reported in the 2000 Census, 17 percent of the White Alone, 7.4 percent of Black or African American, 39.8 percent of the Asian alone and 0.8 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population (over 25) has obtained a Bachelors Degree or Higher.
Lenoir County, North Carolina can be considered to have a moderately-educated population, with 13.4 percent of the population over 25 years old having received at least a Bachelors Degree, according to the Decennial Census of 2000. Lenoir counted a lower percent of the population with at least a Bachelors than the State of North Carolina's proportion of 22.4 percent and a lower percent than the national average of 24.4 percent.
Datasource: U.S. Bureau of the Census. 2000 Decennial Census.
In Lenoir County, North Carolina as reported in the 2000 Census, 17 percent of the White Alone, 7.4 percent of Black or African American, 39.8 percent of the Asian alone and 0.8 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population (over 25) has obtained a Bachelors Degree or Higher.
Lenoir County, North Carolina can be considered to have a moderately-educated population, with 13.4 percent of the population over 25 years old having received at least a Bachelors Degree, according to the Decennial Census of 2000. Lenoir counted a lower percent of the population with at least a Bachelors than the State of North Carolina's proportion of 22.4 percent and a lower percent than the national average of 24.4 percent.
Datasource: U.S. Bureau of the Census. 2000 Decennial Census.
