Higher Education in Jefferson County, Tennessee
Jefferson County, Tennessee has a moderately-educated working age population, with 12.8 percent of the population (+25) having received a BA or higher, as reported the 2000 Decennial Census. Jefferson has a lower percent of the population with at least a Bachelors than the State of Tennessee's proportion of 19.6 percent and a lower percent than the average across the nation of 24.4 percent.
According to the 2000 Decennial Census in Jefferson County, Tennessee, a high proportion of the male population in the area have reached the High School Diploma category, with 35 percent reaching this education level. The female population in Jefferson have on average achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than men -- 13.6 percent (Men) versus 12 percent (Women). Many of the women in the area have achieved the High School Diploma category, with 36.2 percent of the areas female population attaining this level of education.
In Jefferson County, Tennessee as reported in the 2000 Census, 12.8 percent of the White Alone, 14.6 percent of Black or African American, 50.8 percent of the Asian alone and 6.2 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.
According to the 2000 Decennial Census in Jefferson County, Tennessee, a high proportion of the male population in the area have reached the High School Diploma category, with 35 percent reaching this education level. The female population in Jefferson have on average achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than men -- 13.6 percent (Men) versus 12 percent (Women). Many of the women in the area have achieved the High School Diploma category, with 36.2 percent of the areas female population attaining this level of education.
In Jefferson County, Tennessee as reported in the 2000 Census, 12.8 percent of the White Alone, 14.6 percent of Black or African American, 50.8 percent of the Asian alone and 6.2 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.
