Wednesday, December 20, 2006

Higher Education in Garvin County, Oklahoma

Garvin County, Oklahoma is made up of a moderately-educated population, with 12 percent of the population over 25 years old having received at least a Bachelors Degree, according to the Decennial Census of 2000. Garvin counted a lower percent of individuals with higher educations than the State of Oklahoma's proportion of 20.2 percent and a lower percent than the national average of 24.4 percent.

The 2000 Decennial Census reported that in Garvin County, Oklahoma, the most common level of education achieved in the area for the male population is the High School Diploma category, with 40.2 percent receiving this level of education. The women in Garvin have on average achieved a greater level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than men; 11.6 percent (Men) versus 12.4 percent (Women). Many of the women in the area have achieved the High School Diploma category, with 40.4 percent of the female population achieving this education level.

In Garvin County, Oklahoma as reported in the 2000 Census, 12.2 percent of the White Alone, 14.8 percent of Black or African American, 43.4 percent of the Asian alone and 5.6 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.

 

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