Higher Education in Cochran County, Texas

In 2000, the Census reported that in Cochran County, Texas, the most common level of education achieved in the area for the male population is the Less than High School category, with 41.2 percent receiving this level of education. The women in Cochran on average have achieved a greater level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than men -- 9.4 percent (Men) versus 10.8 percent (Women). A high proportion of the female population in the area has reached the Less than High School category, with 33.8 percent of the areas female population attaining this level of education.

In Cochran County, Texas according the 2000 Decennial Census, 13 percent of the White Alone, 9.4 percent of Black or African American, . percent of the Asian alone and 2.6 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population (over 25) has obtained a Bachelors Degree or Higher.

Cochran County, Texas has a less-educated working age population, with 10.2 percent of the population over 25 years old having received at least a Bachelors Degree, according to the Decennial Census of 2000. Cochran was reported to have a lower percent of highly educated individuals than the State of Texas's proportion of 23.2 percent and a lower percent than the national average of 24.4 percent.





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