Higher Education in Bailey County, Texas

In Bailey County, Texas according to the Decennial Census of 2000, 11.8 percent of the White Alone, 0 percent of Black or African American, . percent of the Asian alone and 1.4 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population (over 25) has obtained a Bachelors Degree or Higher.

Bailey County, Texas has a less-educated working age population, with 9.2 percent of the population over 25 years old having received at least a Bachelors Degree, according to the Decennial Census of 2000. Bailey was reported to have a lower percent of population with this high education level than the State of Texas's proportion of 23.2 percent and a lower percent than United States proportion of 24.4 percent.

Reported by the 2000 Census in Bailey County, Texas, the largest educational attainment category for men is the Less than High School category, with 39.4 percent reaching this education level. The female population in Bailey have on average achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than men -- 10.4 percent (Men) versus 8.2 percent (Women). Many of the women in the area have achieved the Less than High School category, with 37.6 percent of women in the area reaching this education level.





Datasource: U.S. Bureau of the Census. 2000 Decennial Census.