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Table 9. Number of persons age 18 and over, by highest level of educational attainment, sex, race/ethnicity, and age: 2011
[In thousands]
Sex, race/ethnicity,
and age
Total Elementary High school College
Less than 7 years 7 or 8 years 1 to 3 years 4 years, no completion Completion Some college Associate's degree Bachelor's degree Master's degree First-professional degree Doctor's degree
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
Total, 18 and over 231,194 (100.8) 6,295   (135.8) 4,554   (120.1) 16,545   (214.1) 3,458   (100.9) 70,316   (378.3) 45,245   (313.6) 20,611   (204.1) 41,943   (287.9) 16,154   (201.8) 2,993   (89.8) 3,079   (99.6)
18 and 19 years old 8,125 (86.1) 58   (14.0) 83   (12.3) 2,786   (61.8) 619   (35.6) 2,109   (66.8) 2,373   (66.9) 62   (11.1) 26   (7.1) #   (†) #   (†)   (†)
20 to 24 years old 21,525 (25.1) 205   (20.6) 225   (24.5) 1,392   (60.3) 444   (35.4) 6,296   (127.9) 8,670   (143.6) 1,503   (62.4) 2,631   (90.4) 139   (22.9) 13 ! (5.3)   (†)
25 years old and over 201,543 (59.3) 6,031   (128.3) 4,246   (109.1) 12,368   (189.6) 2,395   (78.1) 61,911   (350.0) 34,203   (277.9) 19,047   (194.2) 39,286   (280.3) 16,015   (198.0) 2,980   (89.4) 3,062   (99.3)
25 to 29 years old 21,382 (34.6) 390   (29.3) 261   (22.1) 1,363   (56.0) 330   (27.1) 5,757   (110.4) 4,277   (94.5) 2,126   (71.8) 5,398   (122.4) 1,134   (58.3) 213   (22.4) 133   (18.0)
30 to 34 years old 20,202 (40.1) 526   (35.7) 282   (23.8) 1,191   (48.2) 214   (20.7) 5,493   (95.3) 3,564   (86.6) 2,079   (66.3) 4,549   (89.8) 1,715   (59.3) 302   (26.9) 287   (25.5)
35 to 39 years old 19,255 (29.3) 523   (34.9) 277   (22.6) 1,089   (44.6) 227   (22.0) 5,117   (89.5) 3,280   (76.8) 2,031   (63.5) 4,385   (78.0) 1,745   (59.2) 252   (23.1) 328   (27.9)
40 to 49 years old 42,576 (40.9) 1,122   (50.4) 577   (37.5) 2,417   (66.2) 488   (33.1) 12,774   (155.6) 6,985   (109.9) 4,501   (90.4) 8,907   (126.0) 3,559   (87.1) 669   (37.2) 579   (34.3)
50 to 59 years old 41,519 (55.9) 1,101   (44.7) 564   (34.9) 2,172   (73.0) 466   (30.5) 13,190   (153.1) 7,106   (121.2) 4,247   (96.2) 7,974   (126.8) 3,475   (92.5) 576   (37.2) 649   (34.6)
60 to 64 years old 17,430 (97.0) 470   (29.3) 338   (25.3) 863   (44.0) 191   (20.1) 5,355   (92.8) 3,105   (81.3) 1,676   (70.8) 3,066   (85.6) 1,685   (63.1) 343   (31.9) 339   (28.9)
65 years old and over 39,179 (81.6) 1,899   (68.5) 1,948   (71.0) 3,272   (95.6) 479   (36.9) 14,225   (153.4) 5,886   (119.7) 2,387   (70.7) 5,008   (113.6) 2,703   (87.7) 624   (41.8) 748   (51.8)
                                                                       
Males, 18 and over 112,301 (88.5) 3,161   (85.0) 2,303   (79.6) 8,449   (140.7) 1,853   (67.5) 35,082   (267.9) 21,393   (202.7) 8,905   (142.7) 20,137   (184.8) 7,231   (131.5) 1,870   (66.6) 1,916   (70.2)
18 and 19 years old 4,121 (64.1) 32   (8.8) 56   (9.3) 1,521   (47.4) 326   (24.5) 1,121   (49.6) 1,024   (40.0) 27   (7.9) 13 ! (4.7) #   (†) #   (†)   (†)
20 to 24 years old 10,960 (22.6) 127   (16.4) 131   (19.6) 759   (43.2) 253   (26.5) 3,591   (92.7) 4,232   (105.5) 697   (45.0) 1,107   (54.9) 50   (11.6)   (†)   (†)
25 years old and over 97,220 (58.2) 3,002   (82.3) 2,115   (72.3) 6,169   (126.7) 1,274   (53.9) 30,370   (249.8) 16,137   (169.9) 8,182   (133.0) 19,017   (182.8) 7,181   (129.1) 1,862   (66.2) 1,911   (70.0)
25 to 29 years old 10,917 (34.1) 250   (23.3) 142   (17.1) 782   (41.5) 194   (20.8) 3,352   (87.5) 2,153   (69.9) 946   (52.1) 2,541   (82.4) 418   (36.9) 90   (14.5) 50   (12.2)
30 to 34 years old 10,067 (39.8) 293   (25.0) 163   (17.9) 694   (34.1) 122   (16.5) 3,092   (72.5) 1,722   (58.6) 929   (46.1) 2,101   (57.7) 652   (38.8) 148   (19.6) 151   (18.7)
35 to 39 years old 9,542 (29.9) 279   (26.9) 147   (15.8) 565   (31.7) 120   (16.8) 2,847   (64.8) 1,548   (50.9) 883   (40.1) 2,087   (52.5) 762   (38.6) 117   (15.8) 186   (18.7)
40 to 49 years old 20,972 (40.5) 592   (33.8) 314   (27.1) 1,276   (47.2) 298   (26.9) 6,798   (110.6) 3,285   (83.5) 1,908   (62.6) 4,193   (76.9) 1,571   (56.9) 399   (27.3) 340   (25.9)
50 to 59 years old 20,194 (38.6) 539   (30.2) 277   (23.4) 1,146   (57.0) 239   (23.7) 6,502   (109.7) 3,362   (79.7) 1,797   (59.3) 3,948   (85.7) 1,614   (59.4) 382   (27.9) 385   (26.9)
60 to 64 years old 8,447 (87.8) 220   (20.4) 151   (17.1) 426   (30.7) 109   (15.6) 2,347   (63.2) 1,534   (56.0) 755   (41.9) 1,632   (62.9) 792   (39.4) 250   (26.4) 230   (24.0)
65 years old and over 17,081 (81.5) 829   (44.5) 921   (46.6) 1,280   (56.8) 193   (20.9) 5,432   (97.9) 2,533   (75.7) 964   (49.9) 2,515   (71.3) 1,371   (61.0) 476   (36.9) 568   (41.0)
                                                                       
Females, 18 and over 118,893 (57.3) 3,134   (87.6) 2,251   (71.8) 8,096   (137.6) 1,605   (63.9) 35,234   (235.1) 23,852   (213.7) 11,706   (143.3) 21,806   (196.1) 8,923   (141.9) 1,123   (50.4) 1,163   (55.7)
18 and 19 years old 4,005 (55.8) 26   (7.6) 26   (7.3) 1,265   (45.4) 293   (24.0) 988   (40.7) 1,349   (47.9) 36   (6.9) 13 ! (5.5) #   (†) #   (†)   (†)
20 to 24 years old 10,565 (6.9) 78   (12.8) 94   (14.1) 633   (39.1) 191   (20.0) 2,705   (69.1) 4,437   (83.2) 806   (41.0) 1,524   (66.8) 89   (18.8)   (†)   (†)
25 years old and over 104,323 (11.5) 3,030   (83.5) 2,130   (67.8) 6,198   (117.3) 1,121   (49.0) 31,541   (217.5) 18,065   (188.5) 10,865   (139.4) 20,269   (185.9) 8,834   (137.2) 1,118   (50.3) 1,151   (55.5)
25 to 29 years old 10,464 (6.3) 140   (15.7) 119   (14.5) 581   (32.7) 137   (15.8) 2,405   (58.7) 2,123   (58.5) 1,180   (49.3) 2,857   (73.9) 717   (45.1) 124   (16.6) 83   (15.2)
30 to 34 years old 10,135 (5.4) 233   (20.3) 119   (13.5) 497   (28.7) 93   (13.1) 2,401   (60.6) 1,842   (56.2) 1,151   (47.6) 2,447   (62.8) 1,062   (43.6) 154   (19.6) 135   (17.9)
35 to 39 years old 9,713 (6.0) 244   (19.8) 130   (15.5) 524   (28.0) 108   (13.3) 2,270   (54.8) 1,732   (48.9) 1,149   (45.7) 2,298   (51.1) 983   (38.5) 135   (15.1) 142   (16.4)
40 to 49 years old 21,604 (6.5) 530   (31.7) 262   (22.0) 1,142   (42.1) 190   (16.6) 5,976   (91.4) 3,700   (73.1) 2,593   (58.8) 4,715   (87.5) 1,988   (58.3) 270   (23.2) 239   (19.5)
50 to 59 years old 21,325 (38.1) 562   (29.2) 286   (24.1) 1,026   (41.7) 227   (20.9) 6,688   (89.2) 3,743   (81.0) 2,449   (72.5) 4,026   (85.8) 1,860   (63.4) 194   (20.3) 264   (23.2)
60 to 64 years old 8,983 (38.0) 250   (20.5) 186   (20.1) 437   (30.6) 82   (13.8) 3,008   (67.1) 1,571   (57.2) 920   (49.5) 1,434   (48.5) 892   (45.9) 93   (16.6) 109   (13.6)
65 years old and over 22,098 (0.4) 1,070   (44.7) 1,028   (46.3) 1,992   (64.0) 286   (25.9) 8,793   (110.3) 3,354   (80.6) 1,423   (50.9) 2,492   (75.3) 1,332   (57.4) 148   (19.5) 180   (21.9)
                                                                       
White, 18 and over 156,709 (115.8) 1,069   (59.9) 2,304   (90.6) 8,503   (147.8) 1,484   (65.2) 47,765   (316.8) 31,211   (281.5) 14,947   (198.0) 32,065   (272.6) 12,662   (185.2) 2,374   (86.1) 2,325   (88.7)
18 and 19 years old 4,735 (71.9) 26 ! (10.2) 44   (9.2) 1,624   (45.1) 293   (22.8) 1,253   (55.0) 1,432   (56.3) 36   (9.3) 18 ! (5.6) #   (†) #   (†)   (†)
20 to 24 years old 12,829 (30.0) 27 ! (8.8) 75   (17.8) 560   (39.3) 145   (18.6) 3,552   (107.3) 5,434   (125.4) 965   (53.0) 1,965   (82.3) 96   (18.6)   (†)   (†)
25 years old and over 139,146 (91.3) 1,017   (60.8) 2,185   (83.4) 6,320   (144.2) 1,046   (56.6) 42,960   (291.9) 24,345   (247.7) 13,945   (188.6) 30,082   (264.4) 12,566   (184.2) 2,371   (86.2) 2,310   (88.4)
25 to 29 years old 12,782 (31.8) 38   (9.5) 87   (14.7) 494   (36.1) 94   (14.0) 3,141   (83.3) 2,519   (71.9) 1,399   (58.6) 3,972   (105.8) 810   (51.3) 130   (17.4) 98   (16.6)
30 to 34 years old 12,078 (43.1) 43   (12.5) 84   (13.2) 410   (31.6) 50   (10.0) 3,016   (72.4) 2,195   (72.2) 1,406   (51.9) 3,241   (77.8) 1,207   (50.2) 227   (24.2) 198   (23.0)
35 to 39 years old 11,531 (34.8) 46 ! (15.0) 79   (14.0) 393   (31.3) 58   (11.9) 2,810   (63.8) 2,082   (64.3) 1,370   (53.2) 3,057   (72.5) 1,251   (50.4) 178   (18.7) 207   (22.6)
40 to 49 years old 28,202 (43.8) 95   (19.1) 174   (20.5) 1,111   (47.6) 196   (21.8) 8,308   (125.0) 4,757   (104.7) 3,258   (74.8) 6,738   (110.4) 2,652   (76.6) 510   (34.1) 403   (27.7)
50 to 59 years old 30,244 (50.3) 143   (18.7) 258   (26.5) 1,153   (55.8) 221   (25.0) 9,722   (142.0) 5,373   (106.5) 3,220   (90.5) 6,269   (117.7) 2,912   (86.6) 484   (35.7) 489   (32.8)
60 to 64 years old 13,258 (88.4) 80   (14.5) 156   (21.2) 487   (36.4) 108   (16.4) 4,054   (83.8) 2,460   (78.0) 1,347   (62.5) 2,566   (85.2) 1,429   (60.4) 299   (30.0) 271   (26.7)
65 years old and over 31,052 (85.7) 571   (42.8) 1,348   (60.0) 2,271   (85.8) 320   (31.3) 11,908   (145.9) 4,958   (112.5) 1,946   (67.2) 4,240   (107.3) 2,305   (78.2) 543   (41.3) 643   (48.3)
                                                                       
Black, 18 and over 26,684 (63.4) 412   (34.5) 473   (32.5) 2,895   (87.8) 622   (43.2) 9,062   (130.5) 6,006   (116.0) 2,456   (70.3) 3,214   (87.3) 1,199   (47.3) 176   (15.5) 168   (20.9)
18 and 19 years old 1,209 (32.8) #   (†) 15 ! (5.7) 478   (27.0) 114   (15.6) 290   (23.7) 300   (23.9) 7 ! (3.6)   (†) #   (†) #   (†) #   (†)
20 to 24 years old 2,996 (20.1) 12 ! (5.7) 30   (8.9) 264   (27.2) 82   (14.2) 945   (43.0) 1,252   (45.9) 201   (25.0) 198   (21.6)   (†)   (†) #   (†)
25 years old and over 22,479 (48.5) 400   (32.6) 428   (31.3) 2,153   (72.1) 426   (31.9) 7,826   (118.6) 4,455   (96.9) 2,247   (66.5) 3,012   (82.3) 1,188   (46.8) 175   (15.6) 168   (20.9)
25 to 29 years old 2,782 (20.0) 9 ! (3.7) 22   (6.5) 236   (22.1) 64   (13.6) 925   (43.9) 698   (35.4) 269   (25.3) 448   (34.6) 78   (12.2) 29   (7.8)   (†)
30 to 34 years old 2,564 (17.6) 16 ! (6.0) 10 ! (4.3) 183   (18.8) 48   (10.2) 897   (38.5) 579   (38.2) 271   (24.5) 411   (27.5) 124   (17.4) 12 ! (4.7) 13 ! (5.5)
35 to 39 years old 2,351 (16.2) 21 ! (9.8) 16 ! (5.7) 174   (19.1) 25 ! (7.8) 810   (35.8) 497   (28.3) 268   (21.7) 365   (27.0) 132   (15.5) 17   (4.9) 24   (7.0)
40 to 49 years old 5,103 (21.3) 35   (8.2) 31   (6.9) 374   (27.4) 101   (13.9) 1,822   (59.5) 1,024   (43.9) 557   (34.7) 758   (36.4) 316   (24.5) 48   (9.3) 35   (10.2)
50 to 59 years old 4,604 (44.6) 58   (10.8) 65   (10.8) 461   (27.4) 86   (12.4) 1,595   (46.5) 894   (36.6) 522   (30.8) 624   (31.8) 228   (21.7) 31   (7.7) 38   (8.4)
60 to 64 years old 1,762 (41.1) 29   (6.6) 42   (9.6) 183   (18.3) 31   (7.5) 667   (32.6) 318   (23.6) 169   (18.1) 164   (15.1) 123   (14.6) 19   (5.7) 17 ! (5.8)
65 years old and over 3,314 (21.1) 233   (19.3) 242   (21.0) 542   (28.2) 70   (10.9) 1,109   (35.1) 444   (23.2) 190   (17.0) 241   (18.7) 187   (16.7) 19   (5.0) 37   (7.4)
                                                                       
Hispanic, 18 and over 32,434 (32.5) 4,291   (106.3) 1,524   (60.2) 4,258   (94.3) 1,103   (51.2) 9,825   (131.4) 5,388   (100.3) 2,049   (60.4) 2,895   (77.7) 780   (40.1) 147   (16.7) 174   (16.3)
18 and 19 years old 1,589 (31.8) 26 ! (8.6) 19 ! (5.7) 523   (27.5) 156   (15.9) 432   (23.9) 419   (22.8) 13 ! (4.6)   (†) #   (†) #   (†) #   (†)
20 to 24 years old 4,173 (7.9) 153   (16.4) 107   (15.4) 483   (31.8) 195   (21.9) 1,436   (48.8) 1,326   (45.9) 238   (21.0) 224   (18.8) 8 ! (3.7)   (†) #   (†)
25 years old and over 26,672 (11.1) 4,112   (102.2) 1,398   (56.7) 3,251   (83.6) 752   (38.8) 7,957   (118.8) 3,642   (84.7) 1,799   (56.3) 2,669   (75.0) 772   (39.4) 144   (16.6) 174   (16.3)
25 to 29 years old 4,182 (28.9) 333   (26.8) 148   (16.2) 558   (33.6) 154   (17.6) 1,366   (45.2) 761   (37.8) 327   (24.6) 424   (28.4) 76   (12.7) 21 ! (6.7) 14 ! (4.9)
30 to 34 years old 3,948 (29.2) 457   (33.1) 176   (19.3) 541   (29.2) 101   (14.4) 1,236   (40.9) 584   (31.8) 281   (22.0) 432   (26.5) 105   (12.8) 21   (5.7) 14   (4.2)
35 to 39 years old 3,715 (27.1) 429   (29.7) 173   (17.9) 470   (28.2) 125   (16.0) 1,172   (43.7) 504   (28.8) 236   (19.3) 464   (27.7) 96   (11.7) 19   (5.6) 24   (6.1)
40 to 49 years old 6,317 (35.7) 910   (42.9) 324   (25.0) 801   (39.3) 148   (17.8) 1,963   (51.8) 826   (40.8) 432   (28.2) 634   (33.8) 205   (17.3) 33   (7.3) 41   (8.4)
50 to 59 years old 4,201 (38.7) 802   (35.9) 201   (18.6) 416   (29.8) 121   (14.2) 1,176   (39.4) 558   (30.1) 288   (20.1) 440   (29.0) 139   (15.6) 24   (6.0) 36   (7.9)
60 to 64 years old 1,453 (34.2) 330   (22.3) 110   (13.0) 142   (13.6) 38   (8.7) 385   (23.2) 175   (17.2) 94   (12.2) 102   (13.5) 51   (9.0) 10 ! (3.8) 15 ! (4.4)
65 years old and over 2,857 (3.1) 851   (40.9) 265   (22.9) 322   (23.8) 66   (10.3) 659   (28.9) 235   (20.3) 141   (16.2) 173   (16.5) 100   (14.2) 16   (4.4) 30   (7.6)
                                                                       
Asian, 18 and over 10,819 (71.3) 473   (47.5) 195   (20.0) 428   (32.2) 172   (18.7) 2,242   (74.3) 1,555   (55.2) 676   (32.9) 3,158   (76.9) 1,299   (54.5) 257   (22.3) 364   (28.8)
18 and 19 years old 305 (16.3)   (†)   (†) 77   (11.1) 32   (7.1) 41   (7.8) 138   (14.8)   (†)   (†) #   (†) #   (†) #   (†)
20 to 24 years old 948 (19.8)   (†)   (†) 30   (7.0) 14 ! (5.1) 146   (17.1) 458   (22.4) 65   (12.4) 188   (20.2) 22 ! (7.2)   (†)   (†)
25 years old and over 9,566 (66.2) 455   (39.0) 182   (19.2) 321   (27.9) 127   (18.1) 2,055   (69.4) 959   (42.6) 606   (30.5) 2,967   (73.6) 1,277   (53.2) 254   (22.1) 363   (28.9)
25 to 29 years old 1,101 (27.3) 10 ! (4.0)   (†) 28   (7.5) 12 ! (4.6) 159   (16.9) 179   (18.7) 82   (13.0) 438   (27.3) 146   (17.5) 30   (7.7) 16   (4.8)
30 to 34 years old 1,159 (31.0)   (†) 9 ! (4.3) 22   (6.1) 10 ! (4.2) 200   (18.9) 104   (12.9) 69   (9.9) 393   (23.9) 249   (18.6) 35   (7.7) 57   (10.8)
35 to 39 years old 1,239 (29.3) 26 ! (9.2) 8 ! (4.0) 24 ! (7.1) 11 ! (5.0) 207   (18.9) 105   (12.1) 88   (12.0) 431   (27.4) 238   (22.3) 35   (9.5) 64   (11.0)
40 to 49 years old 2,192 (40.5) 77   (14.1) 42   (8.2) 76   (14.7) 34   (9.1) 453   (26.8) 190   (16.6) 160   (16.7) 658   (33.7) 336   (27.0) 73   (11.5) 92   (12.8)
50 to 59 years old 1,751 (42.1) 93   (12.9) 26   (7.2) 71   (12.5) 31   (7.9) 468   (27.7) 159   (15.2) 113   (13.5) 536   (28.2) 157   (17.6) 30   (6.6) 67   (10.6)
60 to 64 years old 677 (28.0) 25   (5.8) 19   (5.4) 29 ! (9.4) 11 ! (4.1) 168   (16.2) 82   (13.1) 32   (7.5) 207   (18.6) 62   (9.9) 10 ! (4.4) 34   (8.2)
65 years old and over 1,446 (27.6) 213   (21.3) 75   (11.9) 72   (13.4) 17   (4.6) 400   (29.3) 141   (15.9) 62   (10.4) 305   (23.7) 89   (13.1) 40   (9.1) 33   (7.8)
#Rounds to zero.
†Not applicable.
!Interpret data with caution. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is 30 percent or greater.
‡Reporting standards not met. Either there are too few cases or the coefficient of variation (CV) is 50 percent or greater.
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 ethnicity. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. Standard errors appear in parentheses and were computed using replicate weights. For more information, see Appendix A: Guide to Sources.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, Current Population Survey (CPS), March 2011. (This table was prepared September 2011.)

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