Table 7. Educational Attainment of the Population 25 Years and Over by Sex, for Black Alone and White Alone, Not Hispanic: March 2004

(Numbers in thousands)

Sex and educational attainment	Total		Race and Hispanic Origin 1/
	Total		Black alone		White alone, not Hispanic		Other 2/
	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Male	89,558	100.0	9,169	100.0	64,397	100.0	15,992	100.0
Less than 9th grade	5,804	6.5	584	6.4	2,132	3.3	3,088	19.3
9th to 12th grade (no diploma)	7,766	8.7	1,215	13.3	4,390	6.8	2,161	13.5
High school graduate	27,889	31.1	3,517	38.4	20,343	31.6	4,029	25.2
Some college or associate's degree	21,763	24.3	2,335	25.5	16,313	25.3	3,115	19.5
Bachelor's degree	16,632	18.6	1,044	11.4	13,371	20.8	2,217	13.9
Advanced degree	9,704	10.8	474	5.2	7,848	12.2	1,382	8.6
Less than high school diploma	13,569	15.2	1,799	19.6	6,522	10.1	5,248	32.8
High school graduate or more	75,988	84.8	7,370	80.4	57,875	89.9	10,744	67.2
Less than Bachelor's degree	63,222	70.6	7,650	83.4	43,179	67.1	12,392	77.5
Bachelor's degree or more	26,336	29.4	1,518	16.6	21,218	32.9	3,599	22.5

1/ Hispanic refers to people whose origin are Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, South or Central American, or other Spanish origin regardless of race.

2/ Includes American Indian and Alaska Native alone; Asian alone; Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone; White alone, Hispanic; and Two or More Races.

SOURCE: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, Annual Social and Economic Supplement, 2004, Racial Statistics Branch, Population Division. Internet release date: March 2006