Higher Education in Bowie County, Texas
The 2000 Decennial Census reported that in Bowie County, Texas, many men in the area have reached the High School Diploma category, with 30 percent receiving this level of education. The women in Bowie on average have achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than men -- 17 percent (Men) versus 15.4 percent (Women). The most common level of education for women in the area is High School Diploma category, with 33.6 percent of the women population in the area achieving this level of education.
From 2000 to 2005, the percent of the male population that can be considered highly educated has decreased by 2.0 percent. In the year 2005, 15 percent of area's male population, over the age 25, achieved a Bachelors Degree or Higher. At the same time, the percent of women, over the age 25, holding at least a Bachelors Degree has decreased by a total of 0.2 percent. By the year 2005, a total of 15.2 percent of the total female population achieved this high level of education.
Bowie County, Texas can be considered to have a moderately-educated population of the working age, with 16.2 percent of the population (+25) having received at least a Bachelors Degree, as reported in the Decennial Census of 2000. Bowie was reported to have a lower percent of the population with at least a Bachelors than the State of Texas's proportion of 23.2 percent and a lower percent than United States proportion of 24.4 percent.
In Bowie County, Texas as reported in the Census of the year 2000, 18.4 percent of the White Alone, 7.6 percent of Black or African American, 50 percent of the Asian alone and 3.8 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population (over 25) has obtained a Bachelors Degree or Higher.
From 2000, Bowie has decreased in the population percent with a Bachelors Degree or Higher. This population percent has declined by 1.0 percent to a total of 15.2 percent in 2005, as reported by the American Community Survey. The proportion of the 2005 population having received at least a BA is less than the 2005 State of Texas percent of 25.2 and less than the US percent of 27.2.
Datasource: U.S. Bureau of the Census. 2000 Decennial Census. 2005 American Community Survey.
From 2000 to 2005, the percent of the male population that can be considered highly educated has decreased by 2.0 percent. In the year 2005, 15 percent of area's male population, over the age 25, achieved a Bachelors Degree or Higher. At the same time, the percent of women, over the age 25, holding at least a Bachelors Degree has decreased by a total of 0.2 percent. By the year 2005, a total of 15.2 percent of the total female population achieved this high level of education.
Bowie County, Texas can be considered to have a moderately-educated population of the working age, with 16.2 percent of the population (+25) having received at least a Bachelors Degree, as reported in the Decennial Census of 2000. Bowie was reported to have a lower percent of the population with at least a Bachelors than the State of Texas's proportion of 23.2 percent and a lower percent than United States proportion of 24.4 percent.
In Bowie County, Texas as reported in the Census of the year 2000, 18.4 percent of the White Alone, 7.6 percent of Black or African American, 50 percent of the Asian alone and 3.8 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population (over 25) has obtained a Bachelors Degree or Higher.
From 2000, Bowie has decreased in the population percent with a Bachelors Degree or Higher. This population percent has declined by 1.0 percent to a total of 15.2 percent in 2005, as reported by the American Community Survey. The proportion of the 2005 population having received at least a BA is less than the 2005 State of Texas percent of 25.2 and less than the US percent of 27.2.
Datasource: U.S. Bureau of the Census. 2000 Decennial Census. 2005 American Community Survey.
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