Higher Education in Brooks County, Texas

In Brooks County, Texas as reported in the 2000 Census, 7.4 percent of the White Alone, 0 percent of Black or African American, . percent of the Asian alone and 6.4 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population, over the age 25, has achieved at least a Bachelors Degree.

Brooks County, Texas is made up of a less-educated 2000 population, with 6.8 percent of the population over 25 years old having received at least a Bachelors Degree, according to the Decennial Census of 2000. Brooks has a lower percent of individuals with higher educations than the State of Texas's proportion of 23.2 percent and a lower percent than the US proportion of 24.4 percent.

The 2000 Decennial Census reported that in Brooks County, Texas, the largest educational attainment category for men is the Less than High School category, with 51.8 percent obtaining this level of education. The women in Brooks have attainment on average a lower level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than men; 7.4 percent (Men) versus 6.4 percent (Women). The largest educational attainment category for women in this areas is Less than High School category, with 48.6 percent of the female population achieving this education level.





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