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

(Numbers in thousands)


Sex and educational attainment Total Race and Hispanic Origin 1/
Black alone or in combination White alone, not Hispanic
 Other 2/
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
Male 89,558 100.0 9,366 100.0 64,397 100.0 15,795 100.0
Less than 9th grade 5,804 6.5 604 6.5 2,132 3.3 3,067 19.4
9th to 12th grade (no diploma) 7,766 8.7 1,238 13.2 4,390 6.8 2,137 13.5
High school graduate 27,889 31.1 3,572 38.1 20,343 31.6 3,974 25.2
Some college or associate's degree 21,763 24.3 2,404 25.7 16,313 25.3 3,045 19.3
Bachelor's degree 16,632 18.6 1,066 11.4 13,371 20.8 2,196 13.9
Advanced degree 9,704 10.8 481 5.1 7,848 12.2 1,375 8.7
Less than high school diploma 13,569 15.2 1,843 19.7 6,522 10.1 5,204 33.0
High school graduate or more 75,988 84.8 7,523 80.3 57,875 89.9 10,590 67.0
Less than Bachelor's degree 63,222 70.6 7,819 83.5 43,179 67.1 12,224 77.4
Bachelor's degree or more 26,336 29.4 1,547 16.5 21,218 32.9 3,571 22.6

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, except those combinations including Black.

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