Higher Education in Lincoln County, North Carolina
Lincoln County, North Carolina has a moderately-educated working age population, with 13 percent of the population (+25) having received a BA or higher, as reported the 2000 Decennial Census. Lincoln was reported to have a lower percent of highly educated individuals than the State of North Carolina's proportion of 22.4 percent and a lower percent than United States proportion of 24.4 percent.
In Lincoln County, North Carolina as reported in the Census of the year 2000, 13.6 percent of the White Alone, 4.8 percent of Black or African American, 18.4 percent of the Asian alone and 11.2 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population, over the age 25, has achieved a Bachelors Degree or Higher.
From 2000, Lincoln has increased in the percent of the total population (+25) with a BA or Higher. The portion of this population has grown by 3.2 percent to a total of 16.2 percent in 2005. According to the American Community Survey, the proportion of the population in 2005 with a BA or Higher is less than the State of North Carolina percent of 25.2 and less than the average US percent of 27.2.
In 2000, the Census reported that in Lincoln County, North Carolina, the most common level of education achieved in the area for the male population is the High School Diploma category, with 31.2 percent achieving this level. The female population in Lincoln have achieved a greater level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than men -- 12.8 percent (Men) versus 13.2 percent (Women). The largest educational attainment category for women in this areas is High School Diploma category, with 32.4 percent of the female population achieving this education level.
From the years 2000 to 2005, the proportion of the male population that could be considered highly educated has increased by 3.4 percent. By 2005, 16.4 percent of the total male population, in the area, has obtained at least a Bachelors Degree. From 2000 to 2005, the percent of women with a Bachelors or Higher has increased by a total of 2.8 percent. By 2005, a total of 16 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 Lincoln County, North Carolina as reported in the Census of the year 2000, 13.6 percent of the White Alone, 4.8 percent of Black or African American, 18.4 percent of the Asian alone and 11.2 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population, over the age 25, has achieved a Bachelors Degree or Higher.
From 2000, Lincoln has increased in the percent of the total population (+25) with a BA or Higher. The portion of this population has grown by 3.2 percent to a total of 16.2 percent in 2005. According to the American Community Survey, the proportion of the population in 2005 with a BA or Higher is less than the State of North Carolina percent of 25.2 and less than the average US percent of 27.2.
In 2000, the Census reported that in Lincoln County, North Carolina, the most common level of education achieved in the area for the male population is the High School Diploma category, with 31.2 percent achieving this level. The female population in Lincoln have achieved a greater level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than men -- 12.8 percent (Men) versus 13.2 percent (Women). The largest educational attainment category for women in this areas is High School Diploma category, with 32.4 percent of the female population achieving this education level.
From the years 2000 to 2005, the proportion of the male population that could be considered highly educated has increased by 3.4 percent. By 2005, 16.4 percent of the total male population, in the area, has obtained at least a Bachelors Degree. From 2000 to 2005, the percent of women with a Bachelors or Higher has increased by a total of 2.8 percent. By 2005, a total of 16 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.
