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Table 9. Number of persons age 18 and over, by highest level of education attained, age, sex, and race/ethnicity: 2006

[In thousands]
Age, sex, and race/ethnicity Total Elementary High school College
Less than 7 years 7 or 8 years 1 to 3 years 4 years Completion Some college Asso-
ciate's degree
Bachelor's degree Master's degree Profes-
sional degree
Doctor's
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
Total, 18 and over 219,849 6,991 5,505 17,728 3,602 69,401 (244.2) 42,412 18,146 37,332 (195.1) 13,184 (122.6) 3,061 2,488
18 and 19 years old 7,572 54 106 2,580 491 2,287 (52.3) 2,012 34 7 (2.9) # (†) 2 #
20 to 24 years old 20,393 319 274 1,668 436 6,216 (85.5) 7,789 1,353 2,171 (50.9) 131 (12.6) 10 24
25 years old and over 191,884 6,618 5,124 13,480 2,674 60,898 (234.3) 32,611 16,760 35,153 (190.3) 13,053 (122.0) 3,050 2,464
25 to 29 years old 20,138 562 320 1,529 323 5,768 (82.4) 4,066 1,851 4,429 (72.4) 988 (34.4) 185 117
30 to 34 years old 19,343 569 317 1,243 281 5,534 (80.8) 3,477 1,835 4,187 (70.4) 1,420 (41.3) 281 199
35 to 39 years old 20,771 662 289 1,224 322 6,055 (84.4) 3,506 1,951 4,501 (73.0) 1,594 (43.7) 383 283
40 to 49 years old 44,868 1,179 697 2,647 619 14,421 (127.9) 7,570 4,691 8,874 (101.5) 2,884 (58.6) 773 513
50 to 59 years old 38,106 1,059 708 2,172 423 11,574 (115.3) 6,899 3,607 7,064 (90.9) 3,288 (62.5) 674 640
60 to 64 years old 13,153 423 354 1,005 156 4,511 (73.1) 2,167 1,015 1,945 (48.2) 1,100 (36.3) 217 261
65 years old and over 35,505 2,163 2,438 3,660 551 13,035 (121.9) 4,926 1,811 4,153 (70.2) 1,780 (46.2) 538 451
Males, 18 and over 106,346 3,609 2,715 8,892 1,918 33,895 (187.4) 19,694 7,787 17,945 (141.5) 6,244 (85.6) 1,943 1,704
18 and 19 years old 3,801 42 66 1,431 241 1,135 (36.9) 877 8 1 (1.1) # (†) # #
20 to 24 years old 10,312 189 159 927 272 3,379 (63.4) 3,816 644 862 (32.2) 39 (6.8) 6 19
25 years old and over 92,233 3,378 2,490 6,534 1,405 29,380 (176.4) 15,001 7,135 17,082 (138.4) 6,205 (85.4) 1,937 1,686
25 to 29 years old 10,185 362 189 846 192 3,166 (61.4) 1,991 865 2,059 (49.6) 381 (21.4) 78 57
30 to 34 years old 9,642 337 163 638 161 3,067 (60.4) 1,647 832 1,941 (48.2) 608 (27.1) 137 110
35 to 39 years old 10,320 394 179 652 204 3,215 (61.8) 1,642 868 2,096 (50.1) 702 (29.1) 200 168
40 to 49 years old 22,103 654 333 1,411 347 7,412 (93.1) 3,539 1,968 4,214 (70.7) 1,398 (40.9) 465 360
50 to 59 years old 18,555 524 361 1,074 207 5,543 (80.8) 3,159 1,592 3,623 (65.6) 1,582 (43.5) 454 437
60 to 64 years old 6,243 212 180 460 71 1,978 (48.6) 998 393 1,040 (35.3) 551 (25.7) 172 189
65 years old and over 15,185 895 1,086 1,454 224 4,999 (76.8) 2,023 616 2,109 (50.2) 983 (34.4) 431 364
Females, 18 and over 113,504 3,382 2,790 8,836 1,684 35,506 (191.1) 22,718 10,359 19,387 (146.6) 6,940 (90.2) 1,119 783
18 and 19 years old 3,771 12 41 1,148 250 1,151 (37.2) 1,135 25 6 (2.6) # (†) 2 #
20 to 24 years old 10,082 130 115 742 164 2,837 (58.1) 3,973 709 1,310 (39.6) 93 (10.6) 4 5
25 years old and over 99,651 3,240 2,634 6,946 1,269 31,518 (181.8) 17,610 9,625 18,071 (142.0) 6,848 (89.6) 1,113 778
25 to 29 years old 9,953 200 132 683 130 2,602 (55.7) 2,075 986 2,371 (53.2) 607 (27.0) 107 60
30 to 34 years old 9,701 232 154 605 120 2,467 (54.3) 1,830 1,002 2,246 (51.8) 811 (31.2) 144 89
35 to 39 years old 10,451 269 110 572 118 2,840 (58.2) 1,864 1,083 2,405 (53.6) 892 (32.7) 183 115
40 to 49 years old 22,765 525 364 1,236 273 7,009 (90.6) 4,031 2,722 4,660 (74.2) 1,486 (42.2) 308 153
50 to 59 years old 19,551 535 348 1,098 216 6,031 (84.2) 3,740 2,015 3,441 (64.0) 1,706 (45.2) 220 202
60 to 64 years old 6,910 211 175 545 85 2,533 (55.0) 1,168 622 905 (33.0) 549 (25.7) 44 72
65 years old and over 20,320 1,268 1,352 2,206 327 8,036 (96.8) 2,903 1,194 2,043 (49.4) 797 (30.9) 107 86
White, 18 and over 153,030 1,271 2,966 9,731 1,743 48,988 (217.0) 30,693 13,849 29,045 (175.5) 10,401 (109.6) 2,427 1,916
18 and 19 years old 4,705 7 43 1,553 262 1,424 (41.3) 1,396 14 4 (2.2) # (†) 2 #
20 to 24 years old 12,664 29 92 715 179 3,609 (65.5) 5,286 980 1,665 (44.7) 88 (10.3) 2 19
25 years old and over 135,661 1,235 2,831 7,462 1,302 43,955 (208.2) 24,011 12,855 27,376 (171.1) 10,313 (109.1) 2,423 1,898
25 to 29 years old 11,976 35 86 569 96 3,257 (62.2) 2,528 1,297 3,208 (61.8) 677 (28.5) 148 76
30 to 34 years old 11,646 26 103 440 94 3,247 (62.2) 2,206 1,292 2,975 (59.5) 960 (34.0) 179 125
35 to 39 years old 13,343 74 60 507 123 3,788 (67.1) 2,414 1,406 3,345 (63.1) 1,169 (37.5) 270 189
40 to 49 years old 31,199 122 272 1,336 315 10,100 (108.0) 5,397 3,585 6,859 (89.6) 2,246 (51.8) 602 364
50 to 59 years old 28,590 164 338 1,199 229 8,726 (100.7) 5,365 2,926 5,766 (82.4) 2,772 (57.5) 584 522
60 to 64 years old 10,202 104 191 648 76 3,595 (65.4) 1,794 812 1,615 (44.0) 949 (33.8) 191 226
65 years old and over 28,704 709 1,782 2,763 370 11,242 (113.7) 4,307 1,537 3,609 (65.5) 1,539 (42.9) 449 396
Black, 18 and over 24,802 616 542 3,043 648 8,893 (99.2) 5,223 1,762 2,827 (60.2) 987 (36.3) 160 102
18 and 19 years old 1,138 4 15 433 73 362 (22.1) 238 10 2 (1.5) # (†) # #
20 to 24 years old 2,751 7 15 273 86 1,035 (37.2) 1,016 135 164 (14.9) 15 (4.5) 2 3
25 years old and over 20,913 605 512 2,336 488 7,496 (92.7) 3,969 1,616 2,661 (58.5) 972 (36.0) 158 99
25 to 29 years old 2,564 12 5 275 60 931 (35.3) 631 169 398 (23.2) 70 (9.8) 9 3
30 to 34 years old 2,340 11 21 208 36 848 (33.7) 519 175 355 (21.9) 124 (13.0) 25 17
35 to 39 years old 2,493 25 16 182 46 986 (36.3) 479 204 390 (23.0) 128 (13.2) 25 11
40 to 49 years old 5,335 62 45 471 113 1,958 (50.6) 1,093 516 753 (31.8) 248 (18.3) 47 30
50 to 59 years old 3,970 74 76 448 94 1,419 (43.3) 747 349 494 (25.8) 219 (17.2) 29 19
60 to 64 years old 1,263 58 39 214 33 468 (25.2) 188 88 86 (10.8) 76 (10.2) 8 6
65 years old and over 2,948 363 310 539 105 885 (34.4) 312 115 185 (15.9) 106 (12.0) 17 12
Hispanic, 18 and over 28,366 4,575 1,686 4,145 976 8,250 (75.1) 4,134 1,550 2,197 (43.4) 578 (22.9) 178 97
18 and 19 years old 1,239 43 38 437 119 362 (18.2) 234 5 1 (1.0) # (†) # #
20 to 24 years old 3,628 278 157 599 144 1,216 (32.8) 926 167 128 (10.8) 12.01 (3.3) 2 #
25 years old and over 23,499 4,254 1,491 3,109 712 6,672 (69.7) 2,974 1,379 2,068 (42.2) 566 (22.6) 176 97
25 to 29 years old 4,088 505 218 632 148 1,290 (33.8) 636 272 326 (17.3) 50.932 (6.8) 6 5
30 to 34 years old 3,763 526 180 540 129 1,157 (32.1) 513 229 364 (18.2) 87.231 (9.0) 32 7
35 to 39 years old 3,409 543 194 478 129 978 (29.6) 418 200 333 (17.4) 97.93 (9.5) 28 10
40 to 49 years old 5,516 920 338 688 160 1,589 (37.3) 703 348 536 (22.0) 148.239 (11.7) 57 29
50 to 59 years old 3,380 684 217 413 62 881 (28.1) 453 191 304 (16.7) 113.907 (10.2) 26 35
60 to 64 years old 1,028 226 97 112 35 280 (16.0) 108 68 68 (7.9) 25.26 (4.8) 7 1
65 years old and over 2,315 850 248 246 51 497 (21.2) 143 71 136 (11.2) 42.981 (6.3) 21 9
† 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. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic origin. 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 (CPS), March 2006, unpublished tabulations. (This table was prepared September 2006.)

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