Wednesday, December 20, 2006

Higher Education in Carroll County, Virginia

Carroll County, Virginia can be considered to have a less-educated population, with 9.4 percent of the population (+25) having received at least a Bachelors Degree, as reported in the Decennial Census of 2000. Carroll counted a lower percent of highly educated individuals than the State of Virginia's proportion of 29.4 percent and a lower percent than United States proportion of 24.4 percent.

According to the 2000 Decennial Census in Carroll County, Virginia, many men in the area have reached the Less than High School category, with 38.8 percent achieving this level. The female population in Carroll have achieved a greater level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than men; 8.4 percent (Men) versus 10.4 percent (Women). The largest educational attainment category for women in this areas is High School Diploma category, with 35.8 percent of women in the area reaching this education level.

In Carroll County, Virginia according the 2000 Decennial Census, 9.6 percent of the White Alone, 0 percent of Black or African American, 20 percent of the Asian alone and 16 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population, over the age 25, has achieved at least a Bachelors Degree.





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

 

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