Higher Education in New York County, New York
From the years 2000 to 2005, the proportion of the male population that could be considered highly educated has increased by 6.6 percent. By the year 2005, 58.6 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 9.2 percent. By the year 2005, a total of 56.6 percent of the women in the population had received a Bachelors Degree or Higher.
New York County, New York can be considered to have a very highly-educated 2000 population, with 49.4 percent of the over 25 years old population having a Bachelors Degree or Higher, according to the 2000 Decennial Census. New York was reported to have a higher percent of highly educated individuals than the State of New York's proportion of 27.4 percent and a higher percent than the average across the nation of 24.4 percent.
From the year 2000, New York 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 8.0 percent to a total of 57.4 percent in 2005, according to the American Community Survey. The 2005 proportion of highly educated population is greater than the State of New York percent of 31.2 and greater than the US percent of 27.2.
According to the 2000 Decennial Census in New York County, New York, the most common level of education achieved in the area for the male population is the Bachelors Degree or Higher category, with 51.8 percent achieving this level. The female population in New York have on average achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than men -- 51.8 percent (Men) versus 47.4 percent (Women). A high proportion of the female population in the area has reached the Bachelors Degree or Higher category, with 47.4 percent of the women population in the area achieving this level of education.
In New York County, New York according to the Decennial Census of 2000, 66.8 percent of the White Alone, 19 percent of Black or African American, 45.2 percent of the Asian alone and 14 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population (over 25) has obtained a Bachelors Degree or Higher.
Datasource: U.S. Bureau of the Census. 2000 Decennial Census. 2005 American Community Survey.
New York County, New York can be considered to have a very highly-educated 2000 population, with 49.4 percent of the over 25 years old population having a Bachelors Degree or Higher, according to the 2000 Decennial Census. New York was reported to have a higher percent of highly educated individuals than the State of New York's proportion of 27.4 percent and a higher percent than the average across the nation of 24.4 percent.
From the year 2000, New York 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 8.0 percent to a total of 57.4 percent in 2005, according to the American Community Survey. The 2005 proportion of highly educated population is greater than the State of New York percent of 31.2 and greater than the US percent of 27.2.
According to the 2000 Decennial Census in New York County, New York, the most common level of education achieved in the area for the male population is the Bachelors Degree or Higher category, with 51.8 percent achieving this level. The female population in New York have on average achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than men -- 51.8 percent (Men) versus 47.4 percent (Women). A high proportion of the female population in the area has reached the Bachelors Degree or Higher category, with 47.4 percent of the women population in the area achieving this level of education.
In New York County, New York according to the Decennial Census of 2000, 66.8 percent of the White Alone, 19 percent of Black or African American, 45.2 percent of the Asian alone and 14 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population (over 25) has obtained a Bachelors Degree or Higher.
Datasource: U.S. Bureau of the Census. 2000 Decennial Census. 2005 American Community Survey.
