Higher Education in the San Angelo, TX Metro Area

In the San Angelo, TX Metro Area according the 2005 American Community Survey, 22.2 percent of the White Alone, . percent of Black or African American, . percent of the Asian alone and 7.4 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population (over 25) has obtained a Bachelors Degree or Higher.

Since 2000, the San Angelo metro area 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 20 percent in 2005. The American Community Survey reports that the proportion of the 2005 population that is highly educated is less than the 2005 State of Texas percent of 25.2 and less than the US percent of 27.2.

In 2005, the American Community Survey reported that in the San Angelo, TX Metro Area, a high proportion of the male population in the area have reached the High School Diploma category, with 30 percent receiving this level of education. The women in the San Angelo metro area have on average achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than the men in the area: 22.4 percent (Men) versus 17.8 percent (Women). The most common level of education for women in the area is Some College or Associates Degree category, with 32.8 percent of the areas female population attaining this level of education.

San Angelo, TX Metro Area may to understood as having a moderately-educated population of the working age, with 20 percent of the over 25 years old population having a Bachelors Degree or Higher, according to the 2005 American Community Survey. The San Angelo MSA is reported having a lower percent of population with high education level than the State of Texas's proportion of 25.2 percent and a lower percent than United States proportion of 27.2 percent.

Between 2000 and 2005, the percent of the male population that can be understood as highly educated has increased by 0.4 percent. In the year 2005, 22.4 percent of total male population (over 25), in this area, held at least a Bachelors Degree. At the same time, the percent of women (over 25) holding a BA or higher has increased by a total of 0.2 percent. By the year 2005, a total of 17.8 percent of the women in the population had received a Bachelors Degree or Higher.

Datasource: U.S. Bureau of the Census. 2000 Decennial Census. 2005 American Community Survey.

Demographic Profile for San Angelo, TX

The San Angelo metropolitan statistical area (MSA) has a population that is made up of 60.7 percent White, 3.7 percent African American, 0.8 percent Asian, and 33.4 percent Hispanic. The area can be described as having a high level of diversity, with 37.9 percent of minorities in the 2005 population base. This is less than the State of Texas percent of 49.5. Since 2000, San Angelo has increased the percent of minority makeup when 35.6 percent of the people were minorities.

The U.S. Census Bureau, in the year 2005, estimated the median age in the San Angelo metro area to be 34.8 years old. The median age in San Angelo is greater than the median age in the State of Texas of 33.2. From 2000, the area has seen an increase in the median age, when it was 33.8 years old. With a total of 34.6 percent of the 2005 population being made up of children and youth younger than 18, San Angelo can be understood as being made up of a medium-high proportion of youths. The working age population group (18-64) has a medium-low representation within the estimated 2005 area population, making up 61.6 percent of the population within the age category. People 65 years old and older make up 13.4 percent of the population in the area. When compared to other metro areas throughout the United States, this represents a medium-low percent of the population base.

The San Angelo metro area had a total estimated population of 105,367 in the year 2005. The population has decreased, since the population in 2000 of 105,758. The decline signifies a decrease of -0.4 percent. San Angelo ranks 22 of 25 MSAs when calculating total change in population for Texas and the metro area ranks 316 of 361 metro areas when analyzing total MSA population change across the nation.

When calculating the total land area, the San Angelo metro area spans a total area of 2574 total square miles. The area has a low population density of 41 persons per square mile, in 2005. Similar metro areas, in terms of density, in the US include: -- more densely populated -- Bangor (43 per sq. mile ), Boise City-Nampa (46 per sq. mile ), Bend (47 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Lewiston (40 per sq. mile ), Grand Junction (39 per sq. mile ), Missoula (39 per sq. mile ).

From 2000, a medium-high number of individuals have migrated into the San Angelo metro area, with 696 people migrating in internationally. The migration from outside the US into San Angelo makes up 0.1 percent of the total migration into the State of Texas. This percent of immigration can be considered medium-high when compared to international migration per 2005 population.

Datasource: Population Estimates Program, U.S. Bureau of the Census.