Wednesday, December 20, 2006

Higher Education in Calhoun County, Texas

In Calhoun County, Texas according to the Decennial Census of 2000, 12 percent of the White Alone, 3 percent of Black or African American, 67.4 percent of the Asian alone and 3 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population, over the age 25, has achieved at least a Bachelors Degree.

Calhoun County, Texas is made up of a moderately-educated population, with 12 percent of the population (+25) having received at least a Bachelors Degree, as reported in the Decennial Census of 2000. Calhoun has 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 2000, the Census reported that in Calhoun County, Texas, a high proportion of the male population in the area have reached the High School Diploma category, with 33.6 percent obtaining this level of education. The women in Calhoun have achieved a greater level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than the men in the area: 12 percent (Men) versus 12.2 percent (Women). Many of the women in the area have achieved the High School Diploma category, with 32.8 percent of the female population achieving this education level.





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

 

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