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Table 104.30. Number of persons age 18 and over, by highest level of educational attainment, sex, race/ethnicity, and age: 2018
[Numbers in thousands. Standard errors appear in parentheses]
Sex, race/ethnicity,
and age
Total Elementary school (kindergarten- 8th grade) High school Postsecondary education
1 to 3 years 4 years, no completion Completion1 Some college, no degree Associate's degree Bachelor's degree Master's
degree
First-professional or doctor's degree
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Total, 18 and over 249,193 (122.2) 9,111 (165.9) 14,118 (203.2) 3,945 (120.7) 71,368 (477.0) 46,175 (335.8) 24,102 (257.0) 51,406 (422.1) 21,280 (273.2) 7,688 (173.1)
18 and 19 years old 7,928 (96.0) 122 (26.0) 2,388 (73.3) 703 (37.8) 2,254 (76.3) 2,292 (77.7) 114 (18.6) (†) (†) (†)
20 to 24 years old 21,434 (27.7) 260 (33.6) 852 (53.4) 438 (41.2) 6,429 (130.9) 8,442 (139.4) 1,620 (74.5) 3,121 (106.7) 231 (25.0) (†)
25 years old and over 219,830 (56.4) 8,729 (155.7) 10,878 (176.8) 2,805 (102.4) 62,685 (447.6) 35,442 (294.4) 22,369 (237.3) 48,235 (402.3) 21,048 (269.7) 7,641 (172.9)
25 to 29 years old 23,160 (39.7) 397 (36.4) 929 (53.4) 308 (35.0) 6,162 (130.2) 4,543 (97.9) 2,256 (81.6) 6,478 (132.1) 1,618 (73.0) 467 (44.2)
30 to 34 years old 21,695 (47.0) 561 (40.7) 934 (52.6) 264 (31.3) 5,297 (118.7) 3,312 (80.0) 2,389 (76.1) 5,893 (116.7) 2,210 (77.0) 834 (49.6)
35 to 39 years old 21,269 (37.7) 740 (43.4) 1,020 (41.6) 308 (36.6) 5,049 (96.6) 3,295 (78.0) 2,246 (65.8) 5,308 (100.5) 2,494 (74.5) 810 (50.4)
40 to 49 years old 40,029 (53.9) 1,478 (57.3) 1,887 (65.0) 469 (35.3) 10,416 (142.2) 5,947 (108.9) 4,328 (100.2) 9,383 (144.1) 4,608 (95.3) 1,512 (55.9)
50 to 59 years old 42,521 (78.1) 1,570 (61.1) 2,083 (77.1) 617 (37.7) 13,022 (179.7) 6,645 (121.3) 4,679 (112.0) 8,817 (161.6) 3,731 (100.9) 1,356 (62.6)
60 to 64 years old 20,078 (145.5) 801 (42.5) 892 (44.9) 227 (25.5) 6,137 (126.0) 3,399 (92.1) 2,178 (75.2) 3,920 (97.3) 1,788 (71.4) 736 (51.0)
65 years old and over 51,080 (122.6) 3,182 (88.3) 3,132 (88.8) 612 (43.9) 16,601 (177.6) 8,300 (150.3) 4,292 (98.8) 8,436 (156.5) 4,597 (121.9) 1,927 (83.8)
                                         
Males, 18 and over 120,705 (107.2) 4,453 (106.3) 7,174 (132.7) 2,133 (80.3) 36,274 (307.6) 22,096 (237.9) 10,489 (161.9) 24,379 (245.8) 9,294 (159.8) 4,415 (115.1)
18 and 19 years old 4,034 (80.0) 55 (11.2) 1,295 (49.0) 376 (28.1) 1,208 (51.7) 1,010 (53.0) 69 (16.3) (†) (†) (†)
20 to 24 years old 10,809 (26.9) 141 (18.8) 416 (35.5) 280 (31.8) 3,741 (98.6) 4,105 (96.6) 733 (50.2) 1,283 (64.8) 76 (14.9) (†)
25 years old and over 105,862 (53.1) 4,256 (100.1) 5,463 (115.2) 1,476 (70.7) 31,325 (284.6) 16,981 (206.8) 9,687 (153.4) 23,080 (242.7) 9,217 (160.4) 4,376 (115.3)
25 to 29 years old 11,674 (40.3) 232 (24.0) 527 (42.7) 184 (25.7) 3,529 (99.8) 2,298 (81.9) 1,030 (56.0) 3,021 (90.6) 639 (44.3) 212 (26.5)
30 to 34 years old 10,816 (45.1) 295 (30.3) 553 (40.0) 167 (22.7) 3,001 (88.5) 1,651 (60.8) 1,067 (54.5) 2,813 (82.9) 848 (44.6) 421 (34.0)
35 to 39 years old 10,567 (37.4) 394 (32.1) 534 (33.7) 190 (32.3) 2,849 (71.2) 1,595 (56.6) 993 (45.7) 2,529 (65.0) 1,094 (46.6) 390 (31.7)
40 to 49 years old 19,627 (53.9) 754 (40.1) 968 (46.4) 247 (22.8) 5,648 (114.5) 2,982 (72.1) 1,938 (61.3) 4,306 (98.7) 2,014 (66.3) 769 (36.5)
50 to 59 years old 20,720 (58.7) 862 (40.8) 1,115 (57.8) 316 (25.8) 6,720 (121.2) 3,135 (85.7) 2,006 (78.4) 4,139 (101.3) 1,630 (65.8) 797 (47.2)
60 to 64 years old 9,399 (132.0) 352 (26.8) 415 (28.9) 117 (18.0) 2,877 (78.4) 1,603 (60.1) 865 (42.9) 1,892 (63.2) 830 (46.3) 447 (36.6)
65 years old and over 23,059 (122.6) 1,367 (55.3) 1,352 (54.5) 255 (25.1) 6,701 (119.3) 3,717 (92.3) 1,787 (66.8) 4,380 (101.6) 2,162 (75.0) 1,339 (62.0)
                                         
Females, 18 and over 128,488 (70.3) 4,658 (99.8) 6,944 (129.1) 1,813 (73.8) 35,094 (296.5) 24,079 (201.0) 13,613 (177.2) 27,027 (274.6) 11,987 (175.7) 3,273 (104.0)
18 and 19 years old 3,894 (67.9) 67 (18.7) 1,093 (51.2) 326 (23.4) 1,046 (49.7) 1,282 (53.9) (†) (†) (†) (†)
20 to 24 years old 10,625 (5.3) 119 (22.1) 436 (36.1) 158 (19.6) 2,687 (77.9) 4,337 (91.6) 886 (48.9) 1,838 (74.8) 154 (21.4) (†)
25 years old and over 113,969 (14.6) 4,472 (94.9) 5,415 (109.1) 1,328 (61.7) 31,360 (270.0) 18,461 (176.0) 12,682 (162.3) 25,155 (254.2) 11,831 (173.7) 3,265 (103.4)
25 to 29 years old 11,486 (9.7) 164 (22.4) 403 (29.0) 124 (19.1) 2,633 (75.2) 2,245 (68.9) 1,226 (57.7) 3,457 (84.1) 979 (51.6) 255 (28.6)
30 to 34 years old 10,878 (6.5) 266 (25.4) 381 (27.4) 97 (15.2) 2,297 (61.3) 1,661 (55.2) 1,322 (49.0) 3,080 (77.6) 1,362 (56.6) 412 (34.2)
35 to 39 years old 10,701 (6.1) 346 (24.6) 487 (25.3) 119 (14.8) 2,200 (60.8) 1,700 (50.6) 1,253 (48.3) 2,778 (65.5) 1,400 (52.9) 419 (30.3)
40 to 49 years old 20,402 (3.8) 724 (35.8) 919 (43.8) 221 (23.6) 4,768 (87.8) 2,966 (73.2) 2,390 (72.8) 5,077 (96.6) 2,594 (67.7) 743 (37.8)
50 to 59 years old 21,801 (49.8) 708 (37.3) 968 (40.7) 301 (27.4) 6,302 (112.3) 3,510 (85.8) 2,673 (71.0) 4,678 (105.2) 2,102 (75.2) 559 (37.3)
60 to 64 years old 10,679 (49.5) 449 (28.5) 477 (33.7) 110 (16.5) 3,260 (83.6) 1,797 (61.4) 1,313 (59.5) 2,029 (67.6) 958 (50.7) 288 (31.5)
65 years old and over 28,021 (0.9) 1,815 (55.2) 1,780 (66.2) 357 (31.5) 9,901 (122.5) 4,583 (105.0) 2,505 (71.0) 4,056 (102.8) 2,435 (81.0) 588 (47.1)
                                         
White, 18 and over 158,209 (135.5) 2,170 (104.5) 6,645 (147.7) 1,601 (73.6) 44,442 (374.1) 29,281 (270.2) 16,530 (210.7) 36,568 (355.3) 15,350 (240.6) 5,622 (152.4)
18 and 19 years old 4,211 (72.7) 72 (17.3) 1,321 (53.2) 316 (24.1) 1,175 (54.1) 1,225 (58.1) 65 (15.4) (†) (†) (†)
20 to 24 years old 11,578 (36.4) 95 (21.1) 316 (37.2) 167 (25.9) 3,257 (99.2) 4,653 (100.3) 907 (56.6) 2,021 (86.4) 132 (21.4) (†)
25 years old and over 142,420 (109.4) 2,003 (93.4) 5,007 (129.0) 1,118 (61.8) 40,010 (347.3) 23,403 (238.8) 15,558 (198.1) 34,513 (341.5) 15,217 (239.7) 5,590 (152.7)
25 to 29 years old 12,668 (45.6) 112 (24.0) 340 (33.4) 100 (19.6) 3,030 (86.2) 2,290 (78.4) 1,280 (66.9) 4,231 (109.6) 952 (66.8) 333 (40.5)
30 to 34 years old 12,269 (45.5) 87 (18.7) 311 (27.1) 68 (14.6) 2,737 (90.8) 1,847 (60.4) 1,453 (57.9) 3,825 (95.6) 1,401 (63.2) 540 (43.3)
35 to 39 years old 12,014 (39.0) 78 (13.9) 302 (25.6) 72 (13.9) 2,551 (66.5) 1,857 (59.4) 1,419 (49.5) 3,578 (80.4) 1,625 (59.9) 533 (40.0)
40 to 49 years old 23,584 (52.7) 199 (23.9) 641 (39.3) 134 (18.9) 5,648 (106.5) 3,617 (87.2) 2,864 (75.0) 6,401 (115.1) 3,085 (79.7) 994 (45.5)
50 to 59 years old 28,597 (62.9) 263 (27.6) 1,013 (59.8) 270 (25.1) 8,699 (157.4) 4,576 (109.2) 3,373 (104.0) 6,631 (139.6) 2,797 (88.5) 976 (56.0)
60 to 64 years old 14,157 (112.0) 149 (19.4) 428 (34.5) 106 (19.7) 4,346 (108.8) 2,481 (82.1) 1,643 (69.4) 2,987 (89.4) 1,429 (61.3) 589 (47.3)
65 years old and over 39,131 (120.0) 1,115 (61.8) 1,972 (73.3) 368 (36.8) 13,000 (172.4) 6,735 (141.7) 3,526 (97.3) 6,861 (146.8) 3,929 (119.8) 1,626 (80.3)
                                         
Black, 18 and over 29,581 (86.9) 682 (48.3) 2,235 (76.2) 702 (48.2) 9,743 (159.6) 6,543 (143.7) 2,839 (90.9) 4,517 (115.1) 1,816 (68.4) 504 (36.7)
18 and 19 years old 1,145 (43.8) (†) 340 (26.0) 95 (15.5) 367 (29.6) 292 (28.7) (†) (†) (†) (†)
20 to 24 years old 2,975 (26.1) (†) 154 (22.5) 70 (20.3) 1,069 (55.1) 1,157 (58.5) 181 (25.9) 305 (29.3) (†) (†)
25 years old and over 25,461 (72.7) 635 (43.1) 1,742 (66.9) 536 (40.7) 8,307 (140.1) 5,094 (120.4) 2,640 (84.3) 4,206 (109.2) 1,800 (67.6) 502 (36.6)
25 to 29 years old 3,279 (31.4) (†) 170 (21.8) (†) 1,097 (57.0) 850 (45.4) 329 (29.1) 592 (43.2) 112 (18.4) (†)
30 to 34 years old 2,713 (25.6) (†) 112 (18.3) (†) 771 (42.9) 574 (40.7) 319 (27.8) 597 (36.6) 189 (20.9) 69 (14.3)
35 to 39 years old 2,630 (23.1) (†) 146 (18.9) (†) 769 (49.6) 508 (37.2) 288 (26.6) 491 (34.5) 297 (27.5) 53 (12.4)
40 to 49 years old 4,953 (26.3) (†) 211 (21.9) 98 (14.8) 1,520 (50.4) 998 (45.4) 531 (37.3) 932 (45.0) 507 (34.1) 106 (16.2)
50 to 59 years old 4,983 (54.1) 96 (15.7) 341 (29.8) 132 (19.7) 1,786 (55.9) 944 (45.6) 560 (31.9) 740 (43.4) 295 (26.3) 89 (14.9)
60 to 64 years old 2,307 (59.5) 54 (11.7) 205 (20.8) 50 (10.6) 799 (41.9) 453 (31.0) 256 (24.1) 333 (23.4) 112 (15.7) (†)
65 years old and over 4,598 (38.5) 327 (24.4) 557 (30.2) 114 (15.2) 1,564 (44.7) 768 (36.1) 358 (25.3) 521 (27.3) 287 (22.9) 103 (13.3)
                                         
Hispanic, 18 and over 40,478 (43.6) 5,404 (107.7) 4,306 (101.4) 1,289 (68.3) 12,590 (173.3) 7,148 (117.6) 3,161 (92.1) 4,765 (107.5) 1,397 (55.9) 417 (32.3)
18 and 19 years old 1,858 (41.0) (†) 552 (28.1) 199 (19.1) 547 (33.1) 510 (26.4) (†) (†) (†) (†)
20 to 24 years old 4,743 (4.6) 117 (21.3) 309 (28.9) 172 (23.5) 1,632 (61.3) 1,741 (60.5) 410 (30.0) 347 (27.6) (†) (†)
25 years old and over 33,877 (14.6) 5,263 (102.1) 3,445 (88.4) 918 (59.0) 10,412 (144.7) 4,897 (92.6) 2,729 (83.4) 4,414 (100.9) 1,385 (55.9) 414 (32.1)
25 to 29 years old 4,859 (32.4) 230 (23.3) 368 (31.4) 121 (19.8) 1,586 (61.1) 1,070 (39.8) 478 (34.8) 842 (45.3) 138 (19.0) (†)
30 to 34 years old 4,422 (34.3) 424 (34.1) 437 (34.8) 141 (22.1) 1,390 (51.1) 682 (36.3) 412 (32.6) 690 (38.7) 202 (23.2) 44 (9.9)
35 to 39 years old 4,483 (35.1) 598 (39.4) 514 (32.6) 183 (31.3) 1,337 (54.8) 634 (38.8) 363 (30.0) 605 (36.9) 201 (18.9) 47 (13.0)
40 to 49 years old 7,716 (49.5) 1,122 (46.4) 888 (44.5) 202 (23.2) 2,544 (67.4) 959 (46.2) 599 (34.6) 948 (44.4) 360 (25.6) 96 (13.6)
50 to 59 years old 5,873 (61.4) 1,068 (47.7) 586 (35.7) 146 (18.7) 1,767 (57.2) 781 (37.3) 471 (31.5) 706 (37.0) 247 (19.3) 101 (14.8)
60 to 64 years old 2,201 (47.6) 504 (29.0) 198 (18.1) 53 (9.7) 621 (35.7) 289 (22.4) 167 (17.4) 247 (25.5) 92 (14.6) (†)
65 years old and over 4,322 (8.4) 1,317 (41.2) 454 (28.1) 72 (12.2) 1,167 (44.6) 482 (29.4) 240 (21.6) 376 (22.5) 146 (15.0) 69 (11.1)
                                         
Asian, 18 and over 15,035 (105.8) 731 (48.1) 478 (40.1) 234 (25.3) 2,757 (86.0) 1,857 (69.8) 920 (51.4) 4,578 (93.2) 2,442 (75.5) 1,039 (56.6)
18 and 19 years old 372 (25.2) (†) 83 (13.5) (†) 60 (12.9) 173 (20.8) (†) (†) (†) (†)
20 to 24 years old 1,315 (34.7) (†) (†) (†) 177 (23.9) 587 (36.6) 58 (13.0) 358 (30.8) 68 (12.9) (†)
25 years old and over 13,349 (96.1) 707 (45.1) 378 (33.6) 170 (21.8) 2,519 (80.8) 1,097 (51.3) 859 (48.6) 4,215 (91.1) 2,374 (73.3) 1,029 (56.2)
25 to 29 years old 1,610 (36.0) (†) (†) (†) 202 (24.6) 152 (18.0) 80 (14.6) 665 (37.3) 406 (32.8) 65 (13.9)
30 to 34 years old 1,642 (37.1) (†) (†) (†) 212 (23.6) 109 (14.7) 110 (17.1) 627 (34.2) 377 (30.3) 161 (20.9)
35 to 39 years old 1,570 (37.2) (†) (†) (†) 231 (23.6) 159 (19.9) 103 (14.3) 534 (30.3) 327 (25.7) 154 (19.1)
40 to 49 years old 2,908 (50.8) 91 (14.6) 88 (14.4) (†) 478 (31.3) 214 (21.3) 221 (23.0) 920 (41.1) 571 (36.5) 299 (28.0)
50 to 59 years old 2,231 (53.1) 120 (19.6) 85 (14.9) (†) 513 (31.4) 174 (19.6) 159 (17.0) 616 (39.0) 348 (26.6) 171 (19.8)
60 to 64 years old 1,070 (37.7) 87 (17.7) (†) (†) 255 (24.3) 104 (14.4) 74 (13.1) 295 (25.2) 141 (17.8) 64 (11.7)
65 years old and over 2,318 (41.7) 363 (30.2) 101 (16.3) (†) 629 (35.9) 185 (19.6) 112 (15.6) 558 (32.5) 203 (21.7) 115 (16.4)
†Not applicable.
‡Reporting standards not met. Either there are too few cases for a reliable estimate or the coefficient of variation (CV) is 50 percent or greater.
1 Includes completion of high school through equivalency programs, such as a GED program.
NOTE: Total includes other racial/ethnic groups not shown separately. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, Current Population Survey (CPS), Annual Social and Economic Supplement, 2018. (This table was prepared February 2019.)

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