Wednesday, December 20, 2006

Higher Education in Burleson County, Texas

In Burleson County, Texas as reported in the Census of the year 2000, 15.8 percent of the White Alone, 4.4 percent of Black or African American, 100 percent of the Asian alone and 2.6 percent of the Hispanic or Latino (+25) population has achieved at least a Bachelors Degree.

Burleson County, Texas has a moderately-educated population, with 13.2 percent of the population (+25) having received a BA or higher, as reported the 2000 Decennial Census. Burleson is reported having a lower percent of individuals with higher educations than the State of Texas's proportion of 23.2 percent and a lower percent than United States proportion of 24.4 percent.

The 2000 Decennial Census reported that in Burleson County, Texas, a high proportion of the male population in the area have reached the High School Diploma category, with 38 percent obtaining this level of education. The women in Burleson have on average achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than the men in the area: 14 percent (Men) versus 12.6 percent (Women). The most common level of education for women in the area is High School Diploma category, with 37 percent of women in the area reaching this education level.





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

 

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