Wednesday, December 20, 2006

Higher Education in Mecklenburg County, Virginia

In Mecklenburg County, Virginia as reported in the Census of the year 2000, 15.4 percent of the White Alone, 5.6 percent of Black or African American, 73.4 percent of the Asian alone and 18.2 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population, over the age 25, has achieved at least a Bachelors Degree.

In 2000, the Census reported that in Mecklenburg County, Virginia, many men in the area have reached the Less than High School category, with 35.2 percent obtaining this level of education. The women in Mecklenburg on average have achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than men; 12.2 percent (Men) versus 12 percent (Women). The largest educational attainment category for women in this areas is High School Diploma category, with 36.4 percent of the areas female population attaining this level of education.

Mecklenburg County, Virginia can be considered to have a moderately-educated population, with 12 percent of the population (+25) having received a BA or higher, as reported the 2000 Decennial Census. Mecklenburg was reported to have a lower percent of individuals with higher educations than the State of Virginia's proportion of 29.4 percent and a lower percent than United States proportion of 24.4 percent.





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

 

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