Wednesday, December 20, 2006

Higher Education in Walker County, Texas

Reported by the 2000 Census in Walker County, Texas, the largest educational attainment category for men is the High School Diploma category, with 31.4 percent achieving this level. The female population in Walker have achieved a greater level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than men -- 15.8 percent (Men) versus 22.4 percent (Women). A high proportion of the female population in the area has reached the High School Diploma category, with 32 percent of the female population achieving this education level.

Walker County, Texas can be considered to have a moderately-educated 2000 population, with 18.4 percent of the population over 25 years old having received at least a Bachelors Degree, according to the Decennial Census of 2000. Walker 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.

In Walker County, Texas according to the Decennial Census of 2000, 22.6 percent of the White Alone, 6.4 percent of Black or African American, 44.4 percent of the Asian alone and 4.2 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.

 

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