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Table 9. Number of persons age 18 and over, by highest level of education attained, age, sex, and race/ethnicity: 2004
[In thousands]

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                           |       |  Elementary |                          |
                           |       |     level   |        High school       |                          College
Age, sex, and              |       |_____________|__________________________|_________________________________________________________
race/ethnicity             |       |  Less|      |      |     |             |       |  Asso-|             |             |Profes-|
                           |       |than 7|7 or 8|1 to 3|    4|             |   Some|ciate's|   Bachelor's|     Master's| sional| Doc-
                           |  Total| years| years| years|years|   Completion|college| degree|       degree|      degree | degree|tor's
___________________________|_______|______|______|______|_____|_____________|_______|_______|_____________|_____________|_______|_____
1                          |     2 |    3 |    4 |    5 |   6 |           7 |     8 |     9 |           10|          11 |    12 |  13
___________________________|_______|______|______|______|_____|_____________|_______|_______|_____________|_____________|_______|_____
Total                      |       |      |      |      |     |             |       |       |             |             |       |
18 and over ...............|214,695| 7,005| 5,530|18,320|3,050|68,166(242.8)| 41,550| 16,988|35,987(192.2)|12,712(120.5)|  2,966|2,422
  18 and 19 years old .....|  7,485|    63|   105| 2,681|  440| 2,116 (50.3)|  2,044|     33|     4  (2.1)|    #    (†) |     # |   #
  20 to 24 years old ......| 20,334|   377|   243| 1,896|  355| 6,239 (85.6)|  7,698|  1,192| 2,218 (51.5)|   104 (11.2)|     13|   #
  25 years old and over ...|186,876| 6,564| 5,182|13,743|2,256|59,811(232.9)| 31,808| 15,764|33,766(187.1)|12,608(120.0)|  2,952|2,422
    25 to 29 years old ....| 19,008|   620|   253| 1,372|  307| 5,557 (80.9)|  3,891|  1,549| 4,358 (71.8)|   785 (30.7)|    218|   96
    30 to 34 years old ....| 20,193|   636|   321| 1,303|  257| 5,687 (81.8)|  3,692|  1,912| 4,400 (72.2)| 1,449 (41.7)|    338|  198
    35 to 39 years old ....| 20,791|   633|   252| 1,326|  266| 6,470 (87.1)|  3,524|  1,967| 4,428 (72.4)| 1,388 (40.8)|    309|  228
    40 to 49 years old ....| 44,604| 1,226|   653| 2,700|  486|14,321(127.5)|  7,579|  4,638| 8,594(100.0)| 3,075 (60.5)|    775|  558
    50 to 59 years old ....| 35,404|   959|   631| 1,963|  340|10,912(112.1)|  6,412|  3,236| 6,371 (86.5)| 3,315 (62.8)|    618|  646
    60 to 64 years old ....| 12,217|   378|   352| 1,034|  136| 4,382 (72.0)|  1,938|    862| 1,823 (46.7)|   901 (32.9)|    176|  233
    65 years old and over .| 34,659| 2,111| 2,721| 4,045|  462|12,482(119.5)|  4,771|  1,600| 3,794 (67.1)| 1,695 (45.0)|    517|  462
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Males                      |       |      |      |      |     |             |       |       |             |             |       |
18 and over ...............|103,747| 3,657| 2,616| 9,245|1,596|32,439(184.0)| 19,633|  7,307|17,499(139.9)| 6,191 (85.3)|  1,937|1,626
  18 and 19 years old .....|  3,928|    35|    68| 1,552|  252| 1,097 (36.3)|    913|     10|     1  (1.1)|    #    (†) |     # |   #
  20 to 24 years old ......| 10,262|   234|   132| 1,071|  201| 3,454 (64.1)|  3,709|    546|   866 (32.3)|    34  (6.4)|     12|    5
  25 years old and over ...| 89,558| 3,389| 2,415| 6,622|1,144|27,889(172.5)| 15,012|  6,751|16,632(136.7)| 6,157 (85.1)|  1,925|1,621
    25 to 29 years old ....|  9,543|   365|   129|   737|  182| 3,032 (60.1)|  1,919|    692| 2,015 (49.1)|   318 (19.6)|    113|   41
    30 to 34 years old ....| 10,055|   393|   187|   671|  134| 2,988 (59.7)|  1,762|    913| 2,057 (49.6)|   652 (28.0)|    178|  121
    35 to 39 years old ....| 10,309|   346|   121|   706|  160| 3,354 (63.2)|  1,696|    846| 2,077 (49.8)|   696 (28.9)|    184|  122
    40 to 49 years old ....| 21,914|   700|   320| 1,473|  259| 7,162 (91.5)|  3,583|  1,913| 4,224 (70.7)| 1,457 (41.8)|    486|  339
    50 to 59 years old ....| 17,241|   493|   319|   945|  159| 4,911 (76.2)|  3,162|  1,460| 3,294 (62.6)| 1,616 (44.0)|    431|  452
    60 to 64 years old ....|  5,699|   209|   177|   470|   79| 1,867 (47.3)|    855|    333|   939 (33.6)|   467 (23.7)|    130|  172
    65 years old and over .| 14,797|   883| 1,162| 1,620|  171| 4,575 (73.6)|  2,035|    594| 2,026 (49.2)|   952 (33.8)|    404|  373
                           |       |      |      |      |     |             |       |       |             |             |       |
Females                    |       |      |      |      |     |             |       |       |             |             |       |
18 and over ...............|110,953| 3,347| 2,915| 9,074|1,454|35,726(191.6)| 21,916|  9,681|18,489(143.5)| 6,521 (87.5)|  1,029|  801
  18 and 19 years old .....|  3,557|    28|    37| 1,129|  187| 1,019 (35.0)|  1,131|     22|     3  (1.8)|    #    (†) |     # |   #
  20 to 24 years old ......| 10,077|   143|   110|   824|  154| 2,786 (57.6)|  3,989|    646| 1,352 (40.3)|    70  (9.2)|      2|   #
  25 years old and over ...| 97,319| 3,176| 2,767| 7,121|1,112|31,921(182.8)| 16,796|  9,013|17,134(138.5)| 6,451 (87.0)|  1,027|  801
    25 to 29 years old ....|  9,465|   255|   124|   635|  126| 2,525 (54.9)|  1,972|    857| 2,343 (52.9)|   468 (23.7)|    106|   55
    30 to 34 years old ....| 10,138|   244|   134|   632|  123| 2,699 (56.7)|  1,929|    999| 2,343 (52.9)|   797 (30.9)|    160|   77
    35 to 39 years old ....| 10,483|   287|   130|   620|  106| 3,116 (60.9)|  1,828|  1,122| 2,351 (53.0)|   692 (28.8)|    125|  106
    40 to 49 years old ....| 22,690|   527|   333| 1,226|  228| 7,159 (91.5)|  3,997|  2,725| 4,370 (71.9)| 1,618 (44.0)|    289|  219
    50 to 59 years old ....| 18,163|   467|   312| 1,018|  181| 6,000 (84.0)|  3,251|  1,776| 3,077 (60.5)| 1,699 (45.1)|    188|  194
    60 to 64 years old ....|  6,517|   169|   175|   564|   57| 2,515 (54.8)|  1,083|    529|   883 (32.6)|   435 (22.9)|     46|   61
    65 years old and over .| 19,862| 1,228| 1,559| 2,425|  291| 7,907 (96.0)|  2,736|  1,006| 1,767 (46.0)|   742 (29.9)|    114|   89
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White, non-Hispanic        |       |      |      |      |     |             |       |       |             |             |       |
18 and over ...............|151,445| 1,405| 3,205|10,257|1,532|49,108(217.2)| 30,223| 12,939|28,283(173.5)|10,253(108.8)|  2,322|1,918
  18 and 19 years old .....|  4,833|    15|    45| 1,612|  233| 1,434 (41.5)|  1,475|     16|     3  (1.9)|    #    (†) |     # |   #
  20 to 24 years old ......| 12,549|    36|    83|   810|  148| 3,652 (65.9)|  5,208|    831| 1,712 (45.3)|    62  (8.6)|      2|    4
  25 years old and over ...|134,063| 1,353| 3,077| 7,835|1,151|44,022(208.3)| 23,539| 12,092|26,569(168.9)|10,191(108.5)|  2,320|1,914
    25 to 29 years old ....| 11,372|    45|    83|   511|  122| 3,255 (62.2)|  2,359|  1,077| 3,186 (61.6)|   526 (25.2)|    133|   76
    30 to 34 years old ....| 12,528|    56|    86|   488|   74| 3,449 (64.0)|  2,380|  1,340| 3,237 (62.1)| 1,051 (35.5)|    225|  141
    35 to 39 years old ....| 13,646|    39|    85|   588|  103| 4,256 (71.0)|  2,424|  1,406| 3,308 (62.7)| 1,034 (35.2)|    244|  161
    40 to 49 years old ....| 31,756|   162|   256| 1,397|  239|10,259(108.8)|  5,578|  3,609| 6,765 (89.1)| 2,468 (54.3)|    606|  418
    50 to 59 years old ....| 26,887|   174|   310| 1,107|  190| 8,312 (98.4)|  5,040|  2,571| 5,266 (78.8)| 2,866 (58.4)|    518|  534
    60 to 64 years old ....|  9,537|    99|   200|   686|   92| 3,532 (64.8)|  1,587|    725| 1,510 (42.5)|   772 (30.5)|    143|  192
    65 years old and over .| 28,335|   778| 2,056| 3,058|  331|10,960(112.3)|  4,170|  1,366| 3,297 (62.6)| 1,476 (42.1)|    450|  393
                           |       |      |      |      |     |             |       |       |             |             |       |
Black, non-Hispanic        |       |      |      |      |     |             |       |       |             |             |       |
18 and over ...............| 23,855|   525|   619| 3,077|  535| 8,676 (98.2)|  4,969|  1,698| 2,660 (58.5)|   837 (33.5)|    162|   97
  18 and 19 years old .....|    934|     5|     8|   379|   81|   271 (19.2)|    187|      3|     1  (0.8)|    #    (†) |     # |   #
  20 to 24 years old ......|  2,722|     9|    26|   353|   70| 1,096 (38.2)|    885|    102|   164 (14.9)|    11  (3.9)|      6|   #
  25 years old and over ...| 20,199|   511|   585| 2,345|  385| 7,310 (91.8)|  3,897|  1,593| 2,495 (56.8)|   826 (33.3)|    155|   97
    25 to 29 years old ....|  2,372|     8|    12|   212|   37|   872 (34.2)|    665|    160|   334 (21.3)|    62  (9.2)|     10|   #
    30 to 34 years old ....|  2,467|    15|    15|   161|   50|   914 (35.0)|    561|    230|   385 (22.8)|    99 (11.6)|     31|    6
    35 to 39 years old ....|  2,530|    17|    12|   213|   41|   968 (36.0)|    521|    224|   409 (23.5)|    94 (11.3)|     18|   13
    40 to 49 years old ....|  5,200|    65|    53|   499|  115| 2,037 (51.6)|    971|    485|   703 (30.7)|   202 (16.5)|     40|   30
    50 to 59 years old ....|  3,612|    69|    84|   429|   72| 1,272 (41.1)|    710|    314|   400 (23.3)|   207 (16.8)|     27|   28
    60 to 64 years old ....|  1,206|    38|    60|   190|   22|   479 (25.4)|    175|     66|   103 (11.8)|    51  (8.3)|     13|    9
    65 years old and over .|  2,812|   298|   349|   641|   47|   769 (32.1)|    294|    112|   161 (14.8)|   112 (12.4)|     17|   12
                           |       |      |      |      |     |             |       |       |             |             |       |
Hispanic                   |       |      |      |      |     |             |       |       |             |             |       |
18 and over ...............| 26,570| 4,570| 1,411| 4,122|  824| 7,497 (72.7)|  4,075|  1,346| 2,010 (41.7)|   480 (20.9)|    142|   94
  18 and 19 years old .....|  1,274|    43|    52|   519|  101|   311 (16.8)|    239|     10|    #    (†) |    #    (†) |     # |   #
  20 to 24 years old ......|  3,700|   327|   128|   649|  123| 1,209 (32.7)|    975|    169|   118 (10.4)|     2  (1.3)|     # |   #
  25 years old and over ...| 21,596| 4,200| 1,231| 2,955|  600| 5,977 (66.9)|  2,861|  1,166| 1,892 (40.5)|   478 (20.8)|    142|   94
    25 to 29 years old ....|  3,823|   551|   150|   599|  136| 1,152 (32.0)|    609|    211|   353 (17.9)|    38  (5.9)|     17|    7
    30 to 34 years old ....|  3,599|   544|   203|   582|  118| 1,017 (30.1)|    519|    198|   322 (17.1)|    64  (7.7)|     30|    5
    35 to 39 years old ....|  3,197|   536|   131|   452|  108|   947 (29.1)|    410|    206|   295 (16.4)|    90  (9.1)|     12|    9
    40 to 49 years old ....|  5,020|   919|   279|   646|  107| 1,395 (35.1)|    666|    305|   511 (21.5)|   126 (10.7)|     48|   21
    50 to 59 years old ....|  3,001|   633|   181|   340|   65|   845 (27.5)|    391|    163|   248 (15.1)|    94  (9.3)|     21|   21
    60 to 64 years old ....|    875|   208|    70|   111|   19|   211 (13.9)|    119|     34|    59  (7.4)|    28  (5.1)|      5|   10
    65 years old and over .|  2,080|   808|   218|   225|   46|   412 (19.4)|    148|     49|   105  (9.8)|    38  (5.9)|     10|   20
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†Not applicable.
#Rounds to zero.

NOTE: Total includes other racial/ethnic groups not shown separately. Although cells with fewer than 75,000 weighted persons are subject to relatively wide sampling variation, they are included in the table to permit various types of aggregations. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. Standard errors appear in parentheses.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, March 2004, previously unpublished tabulations. (This table was prepared April 2005.)