Higher Education in Harris County, Texas
Reported by the 2000 Census in Harris County, Texas, the largest educational attainment category for men is the Bachelors Degree or Higher category, with 29.4 percent reaching this education level. The female population in Harris have on average achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than men; 29.4 percent (Men) versus 24.6 percent (Women). The largest educational attainment category for women in this areas is Some College or Associates Degree category, with 27.4 percent of the areas female population attaining this level of education.
Since 2000, Harris has increased in the total percent of the over 25 population having a Bachelors Degree or Higher. This population group has grown by 0.4 percent to a total of 27.4 percent in 2005, as reported by the American Community Survey. The proportion of the 2005 population having received at least a BA is greater than the 2005 State of Texas percent of 25.2 and greater than the national percent of 27.2.
Harris County, Texas has a highly-educated 2000 population, with 27 percent of the population over 25 years old having received at least a Bachelors Degree, according to the Decennial Census of 2000. Harris has a higher percent of the population with at least a Bachelors than the State of Texas's proportion of 23.2 percent and a higher percent than United States proportion of 24.4 percent.
From 2000 to 2005, the percent of male population that is highly educated has increased by 0.2 percent. In the year 2005, 29.2 percent of area's male population, over the age 25, achieved a Bachelors Degree or Higher. At the same time, the percent of women, over the age 25, holding at least a Bachelors Degree has increased by a total of 1.0 percent. By the year 2005, a total of 25.6 percent of the total female population achieved this high level of education.
In Harris County, Texas as reported in the Census of the year 2000, 32.2 percent of the White Alone, 17.4 percent of Black or African American, 45.8 percent of the Asian alone and 8.2 percent of the Hispanic or Latino (+25) population has achieved at least a Bachelors Degree.
Datasource: U.S. Bureau of the Census. 2000 Decennial Census. 2005 American Community Survey.
Since 2000, Harris has increased in the total percent of the over 25 population having a Bachelors Degree or Higher. This population group has grown by 0.4 percent to a total of 27.4 percent in 2005, as reported by the American Community Survey. The proportion of the 2005 population having received at least a BA is greater than the 2005 State of Texas percent of 25.2 and greater than the national percent of 27.2.
Harris County, Texas has a highly-educated 2000 population, with 27 percent of the population over 25 years old having received at least a Bachelors Degree, according to the Decennial Census of 2000. Harris has a higher percent of the population with at least a Bachelors than the State of Texas's proportion of 23.2 percent and a higher percent than United States proportion of 24.4 percent.
From 2000 to 2005, the percent of male population that is highly educated has increased by 0.2 percent. In the year 2005, 29.2 percent of area's male population, over the age 25, achieved a Bachelors Degree or Higher. At the same time, the percent of women, over the age 25, holding at least a Bachelors Degree has increased by a total of 1.0 percent. By the year 2005, a total of 25.6 percent of the total female population achieved this high level of education.
In Harris County, Texas as reported in the Census of the year 2000, 32.2 percent of the White Alone, 17.4 percent of Black or African American, 45.8 percent of the Asian alone and 8.2 percent of the Hispanic or Latino (+25) population has achieved at least a Bachelors Degree.
Datasource: U.S. Bureau of the Census. 2000 Decennial Census. 2005 American Community Survey.
