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Digest of Education Statistics: 2009
Digest of Education Statistics: 2009

NCES 2010-013
April 2010


Table 9. Number of persons age 18 and over, by highest level of education attained, age, sex, and race/ethnicity: 2009
[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 Doc-tor's degree
1 2 3 4 5 6   7 8 9   10   11 12 13
Total, 18 and over 226,973 6,634 4,766 17,265 3,323 70,044 (244.8) 44,241 19,303 40,276 (201.2) 15,260 (131.3) 3,236 2,624
18 and 19 years old 8,056 56 79 2,533 561 2,257 (51.9) 2,504 46 16 (4.4) (†) 5
20 to 24 years old 20,632 246 190 1,517 391 6,161 (85.1) 7,905 1,420 2,625 (56.0) 142 (13.1) 25 10
25 years old and over 198,285 6,332 4,496 13,216 2,371 61,626 (235.2) 33,832 17,838 37,635 (195.7) 15,118 (130.7) 3,206 2,614
25 to 29 years old 21,256 444 282 1,411 282 6,113 (84.8) 4,361 1,856 4,927 (76.3) 1,258 (38.9) 204 117
30 to 34 years old 19,264 555 265 1,246 263 5,239 (78.6) 3,422 1,770 4,314 (71.5) 1,622 (44.1) 341 228
35 to 39 years old 20,445 664 283 1,247 251 5,506 (80.6) 3,472 2,086 4,487 (72.9) 1,754 (45.8) 403 290
40 to 49 years old 43,589 1,102 688 2,494 563 13,684 (124.8) 7,211 4,556 8,716 (100.7) 3,261 (62.3) 684 630
50 to 59 years old 40,409 1,092 588 2,281 463 12,621 (120.1) 7,118 4,176 7,448 (93.3) 3,377 (63.4) 691 554
60 to 64 years old 15,534 466 351 801 142 4,681 (74.4) 2,695 1,323 2,908 (58.9) 1,579 (43.5) 311 278
65 years old and over 37,788 2,007 2,039 3,737 407 13,782 (125.2) 5,553 2,071 4,836 (75.6) 2,268 (52.1) 573 516
                             
Males, 18 and over 110,026 3,375 2,383 8,774 1,764 34,710 (189.3) 20,954 8,180 19,205 (146.0) 7,061 (90.9) 1,970 1,648
18 and 19 years old 4,088 36 45 1,425 288 1,179 (37.6) 1,081 23 7 (3.0) (†) 2
20 to 24 years old 10,420 175 103 849 223 3,506 (64.5) 3,780 616 1,097 (36.3) 53 (8.0) 15 5
25 years old and over 95,518 3,164 2,235 6,500 1,253 30,025 (178.1) 16,093 7,541 18,101 (142.1) 7,009 (90.6) 1,953 1,643
25 to 29 years old 10,867 246 148 804 164 3,565 (65.1) 2,196 856 2,228 (51.6) 516 (24.9) 93 52
30 to 34 years old 9,574 330 155 688 151 2,931 (59.1) 1,683 773 1,931 (48.1) 637 (27.7) 160 136
35 to 39 years old 10,169 378 167 669 143 2,957 (59.4) 1,753 884 2,100 (50.1) 754 (30.1) 206 157
40 to 49 years old 21,484 554 405 1,370 343 7,148 (91.5) 3,346 1,904 4,102 (69.7) 1,546 (43.0) 377 389
50 to 59 years old 19,694 589 300 1,124 240 6,195 (85.3) 3,478 1,761 3,674 (66.1) 1,550 (43.1) 448 335
60 to 64 years old 7,423 247 176 356 67 2,013 (49.1) 1,261 581 1,526 (42.8) 791 (30.8) 231 174
65 years old and over 16,308 820 884 1,490 146 5,217 (78.5) 2,377 782 2,539 (55.0) 1,215 (38.2) 437 401
                             
Females, 18 and over 116,947 3,259 2,383 8,491 1,559 35,334 (190.7) 23,287 11,123 21,071 (152.3) 8,199 (97.7) 1,266 976
18 and 19 years old 3,968 20 34 1,108 273 1,077 (36.0) 1,422 23 8 (3.2) (†) 3
20 to 24 years old 10,212 71 88 668 168 2,656 (56.3) 4,125 804 1,528 (42.8) 89 (10.4) 10 5
25 years old and over 102,767 3,167 2,262 6,715 1,117 31,601 (182.0) 17,739 10,297 19,534 (147.1) 8,110 (97.2) 1,253 971
25 to 29 years old 10,389 198 134 607 118 2,548 (55.1) 2,165 1,000 2,699 (56.7) 743 (29.9) 111 65
30 to 34 years old 9,691 225 110 558 112 2,308 (52.5) 1,739 997 2,383 (53.3) 985 (34.4) 180 92
35 to 39 years old 10,275 287 116 578 108 2,549 (55.2) 1,719 1,202 2,387 (53.4) 1,000 (34.6) 197 133
40 to 49 years old 22,106 547 284 1,124 220 6,536 (87.6) 3,865 2,652 4,614 (73.9) 1,715 (45.3) 307 241
50 to 59 years old 20,715 503 287 1,157 224 6,426 (86.9) 3,640 2,415 3,774 (66.9) 1,827 (46.8) 242 220
60 to 64 years old 8,112 220 174 445 75 2,668 (56.4) 1,435 742 1,382 (40.7) 787 (30.8) 80 104
65 years old and over 21,480 1,187 1,155 2,247 261 8,565 (99.8) 3,176 1,289 2,296 (52.4) 1,053 (35.6) 135 115
                             
White, 18 and over 155,631 1,139 2,487 9,083 1,551 48,511 (216.2) 31,120 14,314 30,908 (180.3) 11,936 (117.0) 2,555 2,026
18 and 19 years old 4,932 26 38 1,510 287 1,372 (40.6) 1,658 26 12 (3.8) (†) 4
20 to 24 years old 12,785 21 72 612 171 3,639 (65.7) 5,245 954 1,961 (48.4) 85 (10.1) 16 9
25 years old and over 137,914 1,092 2,378 6,962 1,092 43,500 (207.4) 24,217 13,335 28,935 (175.2) 11,851 (116.6) 2,535 2,018
25 to 29 years old 12,727 16 75 487 106 3,370 (63.3) 2,680 1,253 3,610 (65.5) 898 (32.9) 158 74
30 to 34 years old 11,464 31 60 402 74 2,966 (59.4) 2,147 1,216 3,049 (60.3) 1,143 (37.0) 232 143
35 to 39 years old 12,569 45 90 467 81 3,311 (62.8) 2,191 1,438 3,213 (61.8) 1,225 (38.3) 300 206
40 to 49 years old 29,386 78 284 1,181 233 9,275 (103.7) 4,946 3,347 6,612 (88.1) 2,463 (54.2) 525 442
50 to 59 years old 29,591 162 255 1,254 231 9,368 (104.2) 5,301 3,349 5,874 (83.1) 2,765 (57.4) 564 468
60 to 64 years old 12,029 89 204 446 86 3,680 (66.1) 2,145 1,044 2,439 (54.0) 1,384 (40.7) 268 247
65 years old and over 30,149 672 1,410 2,725 282 11,530 (115.1) 4,807 1,687 4,137 (70.0) 1,972 (48.6) 487 439
                             
Black, 18 and over 25,910 461 482 2,892 582 9,134 (99.4) 5,779 2,098 3,013 (61.9) 1,186 (39.7) 161 121
18 and 19 years old 1,163 12 420 92 352 (21.8) 280 7 (†) (†)
20 to 24 years old 2,835 26 15 316 80 1,005 (36.6) 1,031 132 216 (17.1) 11 (3.9) 4
25 years old and over 21,911 435 455 2,157 411 7,778 (93.5) 4,467 1,959 2,797 (59.8) 1,175 (39.5) 158 121
25 to 29 years old 2,762 12 19 245 30 982 (36.2) 707 244 407 (23.4) 92 (11.2) 11 13
30 to 34 years old 2,395 10 11 192 36 853 (33.8) 538 206 380 (22.7) 142 (13.9) 13 14
35 to 39 years old 2,478 24 14 153 48 865 (34.0) 558 259 372 (22.4) 157 (14.6) 22 6
40 to 49 years old 5,204 31 52 385 137 1,943 (50.3) 1,090 521 689 (30.4) 276 (19.3) 43 36
50 to 59 years old 4,414 50 53 442 86 1,583 (45.6) 905 417 567 (27.6) 264 (18.9) 30 16
60 to 64 years old 1,492 43 42 180 21 513 (26.3) 291 135 155 (14.5) 85 (10.7) 17 12
65 years old and over 3,166 265 264 559 53 1,040 (37.2) 378 176 228 (17.6) 158 (14.7) 22 24
                             
Hispanic, 18 and over 31,028 4,496 1,577 4,465 933 9,229 (74.4) 4,852 1,806 2,719 (47.4) 671 (24.6) 186 94
18 and 19 years old 1,459 27 26 468 137 418 (19.5) 372 10 (†) (†)
20 to 24 years old 3,614 192 95 510 125 1,200 (32.5) 1,035 214 226 (14.4) 14 (3.5) 1 2
25 years old and over 25,956 4,276 1,455 3,487 671 7,611 (70.6) 3,445 1,582 2,493 (45.6) 658 (24.3) 185 92
25 to 29 years old 4,260 406 184 610 123 1,468 (35.8) 686 263 441 (20.0) 56 (7.2) 15 8
30 to 34 years old 3,867 497 187 600 132 1,155 (31.9) 519 250 393 (18.9) 92 (9.2) 37 5
35 to 39 years old 3,768 550 167 581 102 1,056 (30.6) 503 261 392 (18.9) 110 (10.1) 26 21
40 to 49 years old 6,095 929 317 794 148 1,856 (39.9) 774 410 627 (23.7) 177 (12.7) 38 26
50 to 59 years old 4,044 776 248 457 106 1,082 (30.9) 596 235 370 (18.4) 131 (11.0) 31 13
60 to 64 years old 1,204 277 74 130 25 319 (17.0) 154 62 104 (9.8) 49 (6.7) 7 4
65 years old and over 2,717 843 278 316 35 676 (24.6) 213 102 166 (12.3) 43 (6.3) 31 16
†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 Appendix A: 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 2009. (This table was prepared August 2009.)