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Table 9. Number of persons age 18 and over, by highest level of education attained, age, sex, and race/ethnicity: 2007

[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 Associate's degree Bachelor's degree Master's degree Professional degree Doctor's degree
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
Total, 18 and over 222,722 6,745 5,244 17,890 3,861 70,108 (244.9) 42,349 18,237 38,924 (198.4) 13,755 (125.1) 3,113 2,496
18 and 19 years old 7,872 67 86 2,773 505 2,325 (52.7) 2,068 38 10 (3.4) (†)
20 to 24 years old 20,532 354 191 1,668 354 6,292 (86.0) 7,808 1,429 2,256 (51.9) 148 (13.3) 23 9
25 years old and over 194,318 6,324 4,967 13,449 3,002 61,490 (235.1) 32,473 16,770 36,658 (193.6) 13,607 (124.4) 3,090 2,487
25 to 29 years old 20,666 507 301 1,514 363 6,056 (84.4) 3,950 1,853 4,821 (75.5) 1,017 (34.9) 203 82
30 to 34 years old 19,202 567 288 1,293 291 5,352 (79.4) 3,284 1,874 4,255 (71.0) 1,520 (42.7) 299 178
35 to 39 years old 20,907 580 312 1,280 317 6,009 (84.1) 3,323 1,953 4,776 (75.1) 1,705 (45.2) 364 289
40 to 49 years old 44,498 1,120 668 2,704 656 14,101 (126.5) 7,494 4,341 9,121 (102.9) 3,094 (60.7) 670 530
50 to 59 years old 39,040 1,076 720 2,037 544 11,967 (117.1) 6,935 3,690 7,444 (93.3) 3,294 (62.6) 722 610
60 to 64 years old 13,970 475 389 971 161 4,533 (73.2) 2,403 1,103 2,246 (51.8) 1,090 (36.2) 287 312
65 years old and over 36,035 1,999 2,289 3,650 670 13,473 (123.9) 5,084 1,956 3,996 (68.8) 1,887 (47.5) 546 486
Males, 18 and over 107,843 3,527 2,613 9,187 2,063 34,199 (188.1) 19,802 7,846 18,423 (143.3) 6,472 (87.2) 2,033 1,678
18 and 19 years old 4,013 53 36 1,577 267 1,176 (37.6) 888 10 6 (2.8) (†)
20 to 24 years old 10,409 222 121 915 197 3,419 (63.8) 3,851 680 929 (33.4) 55 (8.2) 19
25 years old and over 93,421 3,252 2,456 6,694 1,599 29,604 (177.0) 15,063 7,156 17,487 (139.9) 6,416 (86.8) 2,015 1,678
25 to 29 years old 10,440 344 178 838 215 3,382 (63.4) 1,928 813 2,223 (51.5) 394 (21.8) 100 26
30 to 34 years old 9,584 335 146 705 172 2,979 (59.6) 1,540 857 1,943 (48.2) 665 (28.3) 157 86
35 to 39 years old 10,402 338 181 729 175 3,212 (61.8) 1,612 840 2,164 (50.9) 761 (30.2) 202 188
40 to 49 years old 21,879 624 326 1,516 390 7,220 (91.9) 3,426 1,872 4,241 (70.9) 1,506 (42.5) 416 343
50 to 59 years old 19,074 533 367 1,024 276 5,773 (82.4) 3,331 1,599 3,728 (66.5) 1,539 (42.9) 489 415
60 to 64 years old 6,599 215 234 429 73 1,870 (47.3) 1,114 475 1,197 (37.9) 550 (25.7) 201 241
65 years old and over 15,443 863 1,024 1,454 299 5,168 (78.1) 2,112 701 1,991 (48.8) 1,001 (34.7) 450 380
Females, 18 and over 114,880 3,218 2,631 8,703 1,798 35,909 (192.0) 22,548 10,391 20,501 (150.4) 7,283 (92.3) 1,079 817
18 and 19 years old 3,859 14 50 1,196 238 1,149 (37.1) 1,180 28 3 (2.0) (†)
20 to 24 years old 10,123 132 70 752 157 2,873 (58.5) 3,957 750 1,327 (39.9) 93 (10.6) 4 9
25 years old and over 100,897 3,073 2,511 6,754 1,403 31,887 (182.7) 17,410 9,614 19,171 (145.9) 7,191 (91.7) 1,075 808
25 to 29 years old 10,226 163 123 676 149 2,674 (56.5) 2,022 1,040 2,598 (55.7) 623 (27.4) 103 56
30 to 34 years old 9,618 233 143 588 119 2,373 (53.2) 1,744 1,017 2,312 (52.6) 855 (32.1) 142 92
35 to 39 years old 10,505 242 131 551 142 2,796 (57.7) 1,712 1,113 2,612 (55.8) 944 (33.7) 162 101
40 to 49 years old 22,619 496 341 1,188 267 6,881 (89.8) 4,068 2,469 4,880 (75.9) 1,588 (43.6) 254 187
50 to 59 years old 19,966 542 354 1,012 268 6,195 (85.3) 3,604 2,091 3,716 (66.4) 1,755 (45.8) 233 195
60 to 64 years old 7,371 260 155 543 88 2,663 (56.4) 1,288 628 1,049 (35.5) 540 (25.5) 85 71
65 years old and over 20,593 1,137 1,265 2,196 371 8,305 (98.3) 2,972 1,255 2,005 (49.0) 886 (32.6) 96 105
White, 18 and over 153,837 1,228 2,794 9,801 1,997 48,924 (216.9) 30,372 13,478 29,986 (178.0) 10,845 (111.8) 2,501 1,910
18 and 19 years old 4,811 12 30 1,699 254 1,443 (41.6) 1,342 25 6 (2.8) (†)
20 to 24 years old 12,651 18 75 740 169 3,541 (64.9) 5,308 982 1,687 (45.0) 108 (11.4) 14 9
25 years old and over 136,375 1,197 2,690 7,363 1,574 43,941 (208.2) 23,722 12,471 28,292 (173.5) 10,737 (111.2) 2,487 1,901
25 to 29 years old 12,279 37 78 567 122 3,426 (63.8) 2,424 1,264 3,434 (63.9) 704 (29.1) 165 60
30 to 34 years old 11,364 38 51 448 116 3,023 (60.0) 2,062 1,271 3,000 (59.8) 1,038 (35.3) 213 105
35 to 39 years old 13,239 51 68 515 112 3,697 (66.3) 2,218 1,346 3,534 (64.8) 1,258 (38.9) 256 185
40 to 49 years old 30,654 135 283 1,385 323 9,788 (106.4) 5,316 3,128 7,041 (90.8) 2,380 (53.3) 530 344
50 to 59 years old 28,978 168 324 1,126 307 8,895 (101.6) 5,321 2,940 6,020 (84.1) 2,767 (57.4) 605 505
60 to 64 years old 10,870 141 226 628 99 3,592 (65.3) 1,982 886 1,861 (47.2) 943 (33.7) 250 263
65 years old and over 28,990 628 1,659 2,695 495 11,520 (115.0) 4,399 1,637 3,403 (63.6) 1,646 (44.4) 469 439
Black, 18 and over 25,070 527 576 2,805 657 9,118 (99.3) 5,219 2,017 2,940 (61.2) 939 (35.4) 164 111
18 and 19 years old 1,110 11 15 405 83 337 (21.4) 258 1 (†) (†)
20 to 24 years old 2,777 15 14 280 96 1,081 (37.9) 961 149 176 (15.5) 6 (2.9)
25 years old and over 21,183 501 548 2,120 478 7,700 (93.1) 4,000 1,867 2,763 (59.4) 931 (35.3) 164 111
25 to 29 years old 2,635 8 9 238 70 992 (36.4) 599 205 421 (23.8) 85 (10.8) 8
30 to 34 years old 2,311 6 23 164 28 885 (34.4) 480 240 356 (21.9) 106 (12.0) 19 5
35 to 39 years old 2,476 23 14 167 45 921 (35.1) 504 249 390 (23.0) 110 (12.2) 25 27
40 to 49 years old 5,307 56 52 399 128 1,994 (51.0) 1,082 567 720 (31.1) 243 (18.2) 36 30
50 to 59 years old 4,182 68 80 411 98 1,481 (44.2) 810 382 547 (27.2) 222 (17.4) 53 30
60 to 64 years old 1,275 48 50 175 29 470 (25.2) 192 90 140 (13.8) 58 (8.9) 12 12
65 years old and over 2,996 292 319 566 81 957 (35.7) 333 134 189 (16.0) 107 (12.1) 10 7
Hispanic, 18 and over 29,637 4,463 1,617 4,463 959 8,695 (73.3) 4,426 1,725 2,473 (45.5) 598 (23.2) 145 76
18 and 19 years old 1,413 37 39 500 130 417 (19.4) 279 11 1 (1.1) (†)
20 to 24 years old 3,673 310 94 573 77 1,316 (34.0) 950 190 154 (11.9) 6 (2.3) 2
25 years old and over 24,551 4,116 1,484 3,389 752 6,962 (68.7) 3,197 1,524 2,317 (44.1) 592 (23.1) 143 76
25 to 29 years old 4,211 450 210 663 150 1,309 (33.9) 667 272 425 (19.6) 50 (6.8) 12 2
30 to 34 years old 3,896 513 201 635 130 1,176 (32.2) 498 225 376 (18.5) 107 (9.9) 23 12
35 to 39 years old 3,601 485 214 550 134 1,025 (30.1) 434 254 373 (18.4) 102 (9.7) 21 8
40 to 49 years old 5,685 863 280 756 170 1,621 (37.5) 780 397 596 (23.2) 159 (12.1) 41 23
50 to 59 years old 3,604 718 254 395 71 1,011 (29.9) 488 217 316 (17.0) 99 (9.5) 19 18
60 to 64 years old 1,126 244 92 134 26 289 (16.2) 137 76 81 (8.6) 34 (5.6) 11 1
65 years old and over 2,428 843 233 256 71 531 (21.9) 194 83 150 (11.7) 41 (6.1) 16 11
† Not applicable.
‡Reporting standards not met.
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; see Guide to Sources or http://www.census.gov/apsd/techdoc/cps/cps-main.html for information on calculating standard errors. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. 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 2007. (This table was prepared September 2007.)

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