Higher Education in Anderson County, South Carolina
Anderson County, South Carolina is made up of a moderately-educated population, with 16 percent of the over 25 years old population having a Bachelors Degree or Higher, according to the 2000 Decennial Census. Anderson counted a lower percent of population with this high education level than the State of South Carolina's proportion of 20.4 percent and a lower percent than the US proportion of 24.4 percent.
In Anderson County, South Carolina according to the Decennial Census of 2000, 17.2 percent of the White Alone, 7.4 percent of Black or African American, 44.6 percent of the Asian alone and 17.8 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population (over 25) has obtained a Bachelors Degree or Higher.
From 2000, Anderson 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 1.6 percent to a total of 17.6 percent in 2005, according to the American Community Survey. The 2005 proportion of highly educated population is less than the State of South Carolina percent of 23 and less than the United States percent of 27.2.
According to the 2000 Decennial Census in Anderson County, South Carolina, the largest educational attainment category for men is the High School Diploma category, with 31 percent reaching this education level. The female population in Anderson have on average achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than the men in the area: 17.6 percent (Men) versus 14.6 percent (Women). A high proportion of the female population in the area has reached the High School Diploma category, with 34.2 percent of the women population in the area achieving this level of education.
Between 2000 and 2005, the percent of the male population that can be understood as highly educated has increased by 2.0 percent. As reported in 2005, 20 percent of total male population (over 25), in this area, held at least a Bachelors Degree. At the same time, the percent of women (over 25) holding a BA or higher has increased by a total of 0.8 percent. By the year 2005, a total of 15.4 percent of the female population had achieved this level of education.
Datasource: U.S. Bureau of the Census. 2000 Decennial Census. 2005 American Community Survey.
In Anderson County, South Carolina according to the Decennial Census of 2000, 17.2 percent of the White Alone, 7.4 percent of Black or African American, 44.6 percent of the Asian alone and 17.8 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population (over 25) has obtained a Bachelors Degree or Higher.
From 2000, Anderson 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 1.6 percent to a total of 17.6 percent in 2005, according to the American Community Survey. The 2005 proportion of highly educated population is less than the State of South Carolina percent of 23 and less than the United States percent of 27.2.
According to the 2000 Decennial Census in Anderson County, South Carolina, the largest educational attainment category for men is the High School Diploma category, with 31 percent reaching this education level. The female population in Anderson have on average achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than the men in the area: 17.6 percent (Men) versus 14.6 percent (Women). A high proportion of the female population in the area has reached the High School Diploma category, with 34.2 percent of the women population in the area achieving this level of education.
Between 2000 and 2005, the percent of the male population that can be understood as highly educated has increased by 2.0 percent. As reported in 2005, 20 percent of total male population (over 25), in this area, held at least a Bachelors Degree. At the same time, the percent of women (over 25) holding a BA or higher has increased by a total of 0.8 percent. By the year 2005, a total of 15.4 percent of the female population had achieved this level of education.
Datasource: U.S. Bureau of the Census. 2000 Decennial Census. 2005 American Community Survey.
