Wednesday, December 20, 2006

Higher Education in Cass County, Texas

In Cass County, Texas as reported in the Census of the year 2000, 13.6 percent of the White Alone, 4.8 percent of Black or African American, 6 percent of the Asian alone and 6 percent of the Hispanic or Latino (+25) population has achieved at least a Bachelors Degree.

Cass County, Texas has a moderately-educated 2000 population, with 12 percent of the population over 25 years old having received at least a Bachelors Degree, according to the Decennial Census of 2000. Cass 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 the US proportion of 24.4 percent.

According to the 2000 Decennial Census in Cass County, Texas, the largest educational attainment category for men is the High School Diploma category, with 37.4 percent achieving this level. The female population in Cass have achieved a greater level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than men -- 11.4 percent (Men) versus 12.4 percent (Women). The most common level of education for women in the area is High School Diploma category, with 39 percent of women in the area reaching this education level.





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

 

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