Table 1.5 Educational Attainment of the Population by Sex and Citizenship Status: March 2000 (Numbers in thousands. 1/) Total --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | | CITIZENSHIP STATUS | | | |-----------------------------------------------| | | | | Naturalized | | | | Total | Native | Citizen | Not a Citizen | | |---------------+---------------+---------------+---------------| | |Number |Percent|Number |Percent|Number |Percent|Number |Percent| |---------------------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------| |Total 2/ |175,230| 100.0|152,836| 100.0| 9,788| 100.0| 12,606| 100.0| |---------------------------------| | | | | | | | | |Less than 9th grade | 12,179| 7.0| 7,208| 4.7| 1,529| 15.6| 3,442| 27.3| |9th to 12th grade (no diploma) | 15,675| 8.9| 13,248| 8.7| 802| 8.2| 1,625| 12.9| |High school graduate | 58,086| 33.1| 52,492| 34.3| 2,580| 26.4| 3,013| 23.9| |Some college or associate degree | 44,445| 25.4| 40,820| 26.7| 1,874| 19.1| 1,752| 13.9| |Bachelor's degree | 29,840| 17.0| 26,225| 17.2| 1,835| 18.8| 1,780| 14.1| |Advanced degree | 15,006| 8.6| 12,843| 8.4| 1,168| 11.9| 995| 7.9| |---------------------------------| | | | | | | | | |Less than high school diploma | 27,853| 15.9| 20,456| 13.4| 2,331| 23.8| 5,066| 40.2| |High school graduate or more |147,377| 84.1|132,380| 86.6| 7,456| 76.2| 7,540| 59.8| |---------------------------------| | | | | | | | | |Less than bachelor's degree |130,384| 74.4|113,768| 74.4| 6,785| 69.3| 9,832| 78.0| |Bachelor's degree or more | 44,846| 25.6| 39,068| 25.6| 3,003| 30.7| 2,775| 22.0| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Male --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | | CITIZENSHIP STATUS | | | |-----------------------------------------------| | | | | Naturalized | | | | Total | Native | Citizen | Not a Citizen | | |---------------+---------------+---------------+---------------| | |Number |Percent|Number |Percent|Number |Percent|Number |Percent| |---------------------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------| |Total 2/ | 83,611| 100.0| 72,645| 100.0| 4,639| 100.0| 6,327| 100.0| |---------------------------------| | | | | | | | | |Less than 9th grade | 5,918| 7.1| 3,590| 4.9| 683| 14.7| 1,644| 26.0| |9th to 12th grade (no diploma) | 7,298| 8.7| 6,068| 8.4| 374| 8.1| 856| 13.5| |High school graduate | 26,651| 31.9| 24,061| 33.1| 1,104| 23.8| 1,486| 23.5| |Some college or associate degree | 20,493| 24.5| 18,810| 25.9| 841| 18.1| 842| 13.3| |Bachelor's degree | 14,909| 17.8| 13,154| 18.1| 875| 18.9| 881| 13.9| |Advanced degree | 8,342| 10.0| 6,962| 9.6| 762| 16.4| 618| 9.8| |---------------------------------| | | | | | | | | |Less than high school diploma | 13,215| 15.8| 9,658| 13.3| 1,057| 22.8| 2,501| 39.5| |High school graduate or more | 70,395| 84.2| 62,987| 86.7| 3,582| 77.2| 3,826| 60.5| |---------------------------------| | | | | | | | | |Less than bachelor's degree | 60,359| 72.2| 52,529| 72.3| 3,002| 64.7| 4,828| 76.3| |Bachelor's degree or more | 23,251| 27.8| 20,116| 27.7| 1,637| 35.3| 1,498| 23.7| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Female --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | | CITIZENSHIP STATUS | | | |-----------------------------------------------| | | | | Naturalized | | | | Total | Native | Citizen | Not a Citizen | | |---------------+---------------+---------------+---------------| | |Number |Percent|Number |Percent|Number |Percent|Number |Percent| |---------------------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------| |Total 2/ | 91,620| 100.0| 80,191| 100.0| 5,149| 100.0| 6,280| 100.0| |---------------------------------| | | | | | | | | |Less than 9th grade | 6,261| 6.8| 3,618| 4.5| 846| 16.4| 1,797| 28.6| |9th to 12th grade (no diploma) | 8,377| 9.1| 7,180| 9.0| 428| 8.3| 768| 12.2| |High school graduate | 31,435| 34.3| 28,431| 35.5| 1,476| 28.7| 1,527| 24.3| |Some college or associate degree | 23,952| 26.1| 22,010| 27.4| 1,032| 20.1| 910| 14.5| |Bachelor's degree | 14,931| 16.3| 13,071| 16.3| 961| 18.7| 900| 14.3| |Advanced degree | 6,664| 7.3| 5,881| 7.3| 405| 7.9| 377| 6.0| |---------------------------------| | | | | | | | | |Less than high school diploma | 14,638| 16.0| 10,798| 13.5| 1,274| 24.7| 2,566| 40.9| |High school graduate or more | 76,982| 84.0| 69,393| 86.5| 3,874| 75.3| 3,714| 59.1| |---------------------------------| | | | | | | | | |Less than bachelor's degree | 70,025| 76.4| 61,239| 76.4| 3,783| 73.5| 5,003| 79.7| |Bachelor's degree or more | 21,595| 23.6| 18,952| 23.6| 1,366| 26.5| 1,276| 20.3| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Age 25 years and over. 2/ Years of school completed, not attended. SOURCE: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, March 2000 Ethnic and Hispanic Statistics Branch, Population Division Internet release date: January 3, 2001