Higher Education in Jefferson County, Ohio
Jefferson County, Ohio has a moderately-educated working age population, with 11.8 percent of the population (+25) having received a BA or higher, as reported the 2000 Decennial Census. Jefferson is reported having a lower percent of individuals with higher educations than the State of Ohio's proportion of 21 percent and a lower percent than United States proportion of 24.4 percent.
In Jefferson County, Ohio according to the Decennial Census of 2000, 12 percent of the White Alone, 9.8 percent of Black or African American, 41.6 percent of the Asian alone and 24.4 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population (over 25) has obtained a Bachelors Degree or Higher.
Since 2000, Jefferson has increased in the total percent of the over 25 population having a Bachelors Degree or Higher. This population group has grown by 1.4 percent to a total of 13.2 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 Ohio percent of 23.4 and less than the average US percent of 27.2.
In 2000, the Census reported that in Jefferson County, Ohio, a high proportion of the male population in the area have reached the High School Diploma category, with 47 percent receiving this level of education. The women in Jefferson on average have achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than men -- 12.6 percent (Men) versus 11.2 percent (Women). The largest educational attainment category for women in this areas is High School Diploma category, with 46 percent of the areas female population attaining this level of education.
From 2000 to 2005, the percent of male population that is highly educated has increased by 2.4 percent. By the year 2005, 15.4 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 0.4 percent. By 2005, a total of 11.6 percent of the female population having received at least a Bachelors Degree.
Datasource: U.S. Bureau of the Census. 2000 Decennial Census. 2005 American Community Survey.
In Jefferson County, Ohio according to the Decennial Census of 2000, 12 percent of the White Alone, 9.8 percent of Black or African American, 41.6 percent of the Asian alone and 24.4 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population (over 25) has obtained a Bachelors Degree or Higher.
Since 2000, Jefferson has increased in the total percent of the over 25 population having a Bachelors Degree or Higher. This population group has grown by 1.4 percent to a total of 13.2 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 Ohio percent of 23.4 and less than the average US percent of 27.2.
In 2000, the Census reported that in Jefferson County, Ohio, a high proportion of the male population in the area have reached the High School Diploma category, with 47 percent receiving this level of education. The women in Jefferson on average have achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than men -- 12.6 percent (Men) versus 11.2 percent (Women). The largest educational attainment category for women in this areas is High School Diploma category, with 46 percent of the areas female population attaining this level of education.
From 2000 to 2005, the percent of male population that is highly educated has increased by 2.4 percent. By the year 2005, 15.4 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 0.4 percent. By 2005, a total of 11.6 percent of the female population having received at least a Bachelors Degree.
Datasource: U.S. Bureau of the Census. 2000 Decennial Census. 2005 American Community Survey.
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