Higher Education in Irion County, Texas

The 2000 Decennial Census reported that in Irion County, Texas, the most common level of education achieved in the area for the male population is the High School Diploma category, with 29.4 percent achieving this level. The female population in Irion have achieved a greater level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than men -- 20.6 percent (Men) versus 22.4 percent (Women). Many of the women in the area have achieved the High School Diploma category, with 32.6 percent of the female population achieving this education level.

In Irion County, Texas as reported in the Census of the year 2000, 23.4 percent of the White Alone, 0 percent of Black or African American, . percent of the Asian alone and 3.8 percent of the Hispanic or Latino (+25) population has achieved at least a Bachelors Degree.

Irion County, Texas is made up of a highly-educated population of the working age, with 21.6 percent of the population over 25 years old having received at least a Bachelors Degree, according to the Decennial Census of 2000. Irion 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 US proportion of 24.4 percent.





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