Table 2: Educational Attainment by Level of Education Among Population 25 Years of Age or Older for the State of Texas and Metropolitan Statistical Areas in Texas with Numeric and Percent Change, 1990 and 2000 ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Number Percent Change _______________________ _______________ ______________________ Educational Attainment Type 1990 2000 1990 2000 Number Percent ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ State of Texas Total population 25 years and over 10,310,605 12,790,893 100.0 100.0 2,480,288 24.1 Less than 9th grade 1,387,528 1,465,420 13.5 11.5 77,892 5.6 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 1,485,031 1,649,141 14.4 12.8 164,110 11.1 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 2,640,162 3,176,743 25.6 24.9 536,581 20.3 Some college, no degree 2,171,439 2,858,802 21.0 22.3 687,363 31.7 Associate degree 531,540 668,494 5.2 5.3 136,954 25.8 Bachelor's degree 1,428,031 1,996,250 13.8 15.6 568,219 39.8 Graduate or professional degree 666,874 976,043 6.5 7.6 309,169 46.4 Abilene Total population 25 years and over 71,420 75,496 100.0 100.0 4,076 5.7 Less than 9th grade 7,696 4,872 10.8 6.5 -2,824 -36.7 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 9,853 9,295 13.8 12.3 -558 -5.7 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 20,383 21,472 28.5 28.4 1,089 5.3 Some college, no degree 15,357 18,742 21.5 24.8 3,385 22.0 Associate degree 3,324 4,164 4.7 5.5 840 25.3 Bachelor's degree 10,101 11,215 14.1 14.9 1,114 11.0 Graduate or professional degree 4,706 5,736 6.6 7.6 1,030 21.9 Amarillo Total population 25 years and over 115,758 135,055 100.0 100.0 19,297 16.7 Less than 9th grade 9,480 9,160 8.2 6.8 -320 -3.4 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 17,792 17,799 15.4 13.2 7 0.0 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 31,292 35,659 27.0 26.4 4,367 14.0 Some college, no degree 28,162 35,751 24.3 26.4 7,589 26.9 Associate degree 7,378 8,330 6.4 6.2 952 12.9 Bachelor's degree 15,285 18,887 13.2 14.0 3,602 23.6 Graduate or professional degree 6,369 9,469 5.5 7.0 3,100 48.7 Austin-San Marcos Total population 25 years and over 507,376 768,147 100.0 100.0 260,771 51.4 Less than 9th grade 43,630 55,048 8.6 7.2 11,418 26.2 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 51,879 61,753 10.2 8.0 9,874 19.0 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 110,126 152,632 21.7 19.9 42,506 38.6 Some college, no degree 119,393 175,118 23.6 22.8 55,725 46.7 Associate degree 26,688 41,774 5.2 5.4 15,086 56.5 Bachelor's degree 103,332 186,353 20.4 24.3 83,021 80.3 Graduate or professional degree 52,328 95,469 10.3 12.4 43,141 82.4 Beaumont-Port Arthur Total population 25 years and over 228,313 246,237 100.0 100.0 17,924 7.9 Less than 9th grade 23,104 18,263 10.1 7.4 -4,841 -21.0 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 37,144 34,156 16.3 13.9 -2,988 -8.0 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 78,183 86,813 34.2 35.2 8,630 11.0 Some college, no degree 45,726 57,850 20.1 23.5 12,124 26.5 Associate degree 12,791 12,937 5.6 5.3 146 1.1 Bachelor's degree 21,763 25,899 9.5 10.5 4,136 19.0 Graduate or professional degree 9,602 10,319 4.2 4.2 717 7.5 Brazoria Total population 25 years and over 117,871 152,244 100.0 100.0 34,373 29.2 Less than 9th grade 11,142 11,929 9.5 7.8 787 7.1 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 17,779 19,224 15.0 12.7 1,445 8.1 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 34,815 41,412 29.6 27.2 6,597 18.9 Some college, no degree 28,707 39,265 24.3 25.8 10,558 36.8 Associate degree 7,596 10,556 6.5 6.9 2,960 39.0 Bachelor's degree 12,643 20,945 10.7 13.7 8,302 65.7 Graduate or professional degree 5,189 8,913 4.4 5.9 3,724 71.8 Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito Total population 25 years and over 139,703 187,064 100.0 100.0 47,361 33.9 Less than 9th grade 50,301 54,954 36.0 29.4 4,653 9.3 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 19,539 28,762 14.0 15.4 9,223 47.2 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 27,591 37,615 19.7 20.1 10,024 36.3 Some college, no degree 20,135 32,734 14.5 17.5 12,599 62.6 Associate degree 5,405 8,014 3.8 4.2 2,609 48.3 Bachelor's degree 11,234 15,785 8.1 8.5 4,551 40.5 Graduate or professional degree 5,498 9,200 3.9 4.9 3,702 67.3 Bryan-College Station Total population 25 years and over 56,864 70,708 100.0 100.0 13,844 24.3 Less than 9th grade 4,942 5,547 8.7 7.8 605 12.2 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 6,520 7,659 11.5 10.9 1,139 17.5 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 11,891 14,214 20.9 20.1 2,323 19.5 Some college, no degree 10,809 13,946 19.0 19.7 3,137 29.0 Associate degree 2,330 3,190 4.1 4.5 860 36.9 Bachelor's degree 10,604 13,933 18.6 19.7 3,329 31.4 Graduate or professional degree 9,768 12,219 17.2 17.3 2,451 25.1 Corpus Christi Total population 25 years and over 208,693 231,399 100.0 100.0 22,706 10.9 Less than 9th grade 36,559 29,292 17.5 12.7 -7,267 -19.9 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 31,159 31,188 14.9 13.4 29 0.1 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 51,623 59,810 24.8 25.9 8,187 15.9 Some college, no degree 43,785 57,083 21.0 24.7 13,298 30.4 Associate degree 12,172 12,843 5.8 5.5 671 5.5 Bachelor's degree 22,051 26,558 10.6 11.5 4,507 20.4 Graduate or professional degree 11,344 14,625 5.4 6.3 3,281 28.9 Dallas Total population 25 years and over 1,665,585 2,184,609 100.0 100.0 519,024 31.2 Less than 9th grade 149,271 202,686 9.0 9.3 53,415 35.8 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 210,344 247,944 12.6 11.3 37,600 17.9 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 396,472 471,068 23.8 21.6 74,596 18.8 Some college, no degree 370,981 489,550 22.3 22.4 118,569 32.0 Associate degree 91,176 118,530 5.4 5.4 27,354 30.0 Bachelor's degree 311,418 447,601 18.7 20.5 136,183 43.7 Graduate or professional degree 135,923 207,230 8.2 9.5 71,307 52.5 El Paso Total population 25 years and over 327,999 391,540 100.0 100.0 63,541 19.4 Less than 9th grade 77,659 83,821 23.7 21.4 6,162 7.9 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 41,490 50,187 12.6 12.8 8,697 21.0 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 75,284 88,256 23.0 22.6 12,972 17.2 Some college, no degree 66,952 84,712 20.4 21.6 17,760 26.5 Associate degree 16,632 19,538 5.1 5.0 2,906 17.5 Bachelor's degree 34,637 43,262 10.5 11.0 8,625 24.9 Graduate or professional degree 15,345 21,764 4.7 5.6 6,419 41.8 Fort Worth-Arlington Total population 25 years and over 846,475 1,063,960 100.0 100.0 217,485 25.7 Less than 9th grade 64,521 77,566 7.6 7.3 13,045 20.2 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 113,675 124,069 13.5 11.7 10,394 9.1 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 218,889 263,829 25.8 24.7 44,940 20.5 Some college, no degree 210,166 268,348 24.8 25.3 58,182 27.7 Associate degree 49,691 63,436 5.9 5.9 13,745 27.7 Bachelor's degree 137,142 187,650 16.2 17.7 50,508 36.8 Graduate or professional degree 52,391 79,062 6.2 7.4 26,671 50.9 Galveston-Texas City Total population 25 years and over 138,490 161,503 100.0 100.0 23,013 16.6 Less than 9th grade 13,365 10,903 9.7 6.8 -2,462 -18.4 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 20,195 19,884 14.5 12.3 -311 -1.5 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 38,575 42,638 27.9 26.4 4,063 10.5 Some college, no degree 30,976 41,207 22.4 25.5 10,231 33.0 Associate degree 8,694 10,189 6.2 6.3 1,495 17.2 Bachelor's degree 17,001 23,724 12.3 14.7 6,723 39.5 Graduate or professional degree 9,684 12,958 7.0 8.0 3,274 33.8 Houston Total population 25 years and over 2,016,682 2,544,552 100.0 100.0 527,870 26.2 Less than 9th grade 224,389 284,994 11.1 11.2 60,605 27.0 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 278,347 328,880 13.8 12.9 50,533 18.2 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 479,309 566,367 23.8 22.3 87,058 18.2 Some college, no degree 431,192 549,951 21.4 21.6 118,759 27.5 Associate degree 99,612 123,190 4.9 4.8 23,578 23.7 Bachelor's degree 345,281 462,699 17.1 18.2 117,418 34.0 Graduate or professional degree 158,552 228,471 7.9 9.0 69,919 44.1 Killeen-Temple Total population 25 years and over 141,515 179,194 100.0 100.0 37,679 26.6 Less than 9th grade 11,530 10,765 8.1 6.0 -765 -6.6 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 17,627 18,199 12.5 10.2 572 3.2 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 44,128 51,117 31.2 28.5 6,989 15.8 Some college, no degree 35,057 51,364 24.8 28.7 16,307 46.5 Associate degree 10,934 15,369 7.7 8.5 4,435 40.6 Bachelor's degree 15,108 21,970 10.7 12.3 6,862 45.4 Graduate or professional degree 7,131 10,410 5.0 5.8 3,279 46.0 Laredo Total population 25 years and over 68,167 101,182 100.0 100.0 33,015 48.4 Less than 9th grade 25,355 29,873 37.2 29.5 4,518 17.8 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 10,218 17,693 15.0 17.5 7,475 73.2 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 11,221 18,152 16.4 18.0 6,931 61.8 Some college, no degree 10,224 16,128 15.0 15.9 5,904 57.7 Associate degree 3,575 5,244 5.3 5.2 1,669 46.7 Bachelor's degree 5,165 8,710 7.6 8.6 3,545 68.6 Graduate or professional degree 2,409 5,382 3.5 5.3 2,973 123.4 Longview-Marshall Total population 25 years and over 121,605 132,113 100.0 100.0 10,508 8.6 Less than 9th grade 11,924 8,893 9.8 6.7 -3,031 -25.4 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 21,194 19,680 17.4 14.9 -1,514 -7.1 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 36,229 41,057 29.8 31.1 4,828 13.3 Some college, no degree 26,484 32,249 21.8 24.4 5,765 21.8 Associate degree 7,834 8,014 6.4 6.1 180 2.3 Bachelor's degree 11,888 15,197 9.8 11.5 3,309 27.8 Graduate or professional degree 6,052 7,023 5.0 5.3 971 16.0 Lubbock Total population 25 years and over 127,820 141,363 100.0 100.0 13,543 10.6 Less than 9th grade 15,326 12,196 12.0 8.6 -3,130 -20.4 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 17,654 18,349 13.8 13.0 695 3.9 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 30,788 35,738 24.1 25.3 4,950 16.1 Some college, no degree 27,900 34,156 21.8 24.2 6,256 22.4 Associate degree 6,218 6,473 4.9 4.5 255 4.1 Bachelor's degree 19,586 22,563 15.3 16.0 2,977 15.2 Graduate or professional degree 10,348 11,888 8.1 8.4 1,540 14.9 McAllen-Edinburg-Mission Total population 25 years and over 199,262 304,670 100.0 100.0 105,408 52.9 Less than 9th grade 81,842 102,952 41.1 33.8 21,110 25.8 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 24,535 48,009 12.3 15.7 23,474 95.7 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 39,072 61,598 19.6 20.3 22,526 57.7 Some college, no degree 25,493 44,068 12.8 14.4 18,575 72.9 Associate degree 5,497 8,710 2.7 2.9 3,213 58.5 Bachelor's degree 15,352 25,507 7.8 8.4 10,155 66.1 Graduate or professional degree 7,471 13,826 3.7 4.5 6,355 85.1 Odessa-Midland Total population 25 years and over 134,251 142,764 100.0 100.0 8,513 6.3 Less than 9th grade 17,321 17,540 12.9 12.3 219 1.3 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 20,794 20,223 15.5 14.2 -571 -2.7 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 34,199 35,535 25.5 24.8 1,336 3.9 Some college, no degree 30,519 35,041 22.7 24.6 4,522 14.8 Associate degree 6,533 8,188 4.9 5.7 1,655 25.3 Bachelor's degree 18,129 19,259 13.5 13.5 1,130 6.2 Graduate or professional degree 6,756 6,978 5.0 4.9 222 3.3 San Angelo Total population 25 years and over 59,600 63,430 100.0 100.0 3,830 6.4 Less than 9th grade 8,807 6,568 14.8 10.4 -2,239 -25.4 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 8,497 8,497 14.2 13.4 0 0.0 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 16,080 18,129 27.0 28.5 2,049 12.7 Some college, no degree 13,246 14,657 22.2 23.1 1,411 10.7 Associate degree 2,850 3,208 4.8 5.1 358 12.6 Bachelor's degree 7,191 8,935 12.1 14.1 1,744 24.3 Graduate or professional degree 2,929 3,436 4.9 5.4 507 17.3 San Antonio Total population 25 years and over 794,463 977,822 100.0 100.0 183,359 23.1 Less than 9th grade 117,748 107,838 14.8 11.0 -9,910 -8.4 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 101,053 114,116 12.7 11.7 13,063 12.9 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 200,229 245,055 25.2 25.1 44,826 22.4 Some college, no degree 178,690 233,017 22.5 23.8 54,327 30.4 Associate degree 43,787 58,309 5.5 6.0 14,522 33.2 Bachelor's degree 98,777 140,172 12.5 14.3 41,395 41.9 Graduate or professional degree 54,179 79,315 6.8 8.1 25,136 46.4 Sherman-Denison Total population 25 years and over 62,069 72,382 100.0 100.0 10,313 16.6 Less than 9th grade 6,519 4,669 10.5 6.5 -1,850 -28.4 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 10,826 9,639 17.4 13.3 -1,187 -11.0 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 18,589 21,709 30.0 30.0 3,120 16.8 Some college, no degree 13,337 18,361 21.5 25.3 5,024 37.7 Associate degree 4,126 5,524 6.6 7.7 1,398 33.9 Bachelor's degree 5,455 8,144 8.8 11.2 2,689 49.3 Graduate or professional degree 3,217 4,336 5.2 6.0 1,119 34.8 Texarkana Total population 25 years and over 52,405 58,767 100.0 100.0 6,362 12.1 Less than 9th grade 5,015 4,393 9.6 7.5 -622 -12.4 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 9,593 8,954 18.3 15.2 -639 -6.7 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 16,285 18,711 31.1 31.9 2,426 14.9 Some college, no degree 10,987 14,201 20.9 24.1 3,214 29.3 Associate degree 3,029 3,028 5.8 5.2 -1 -0.0 Bachelor's degree 4,842 5,959 9.2 10.1 1,117 23.1 Graduate or professional degree 2,654 3,521 5.1 6.0 867 32.7 Tyler Total population 25 years and over 95,585 111,020 100.0 100.0 15,435 16.1 Less than 9th grade 8,779 8,351 9.2 7.5 -428 -4.9 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 14,419 13,621 15.1 12.3 -798 -5.5 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 22,393 27,578 23.4 24.8 5,185 23.2 Some college, no degree 22,959 28,218 24.0 25.4 5,259 22.9 Associate degree 8,125 8,219 8.5 7.5 94 1.2 Bachelor's degree 12,947 17,008 13.6 15.3 4,061 31.4 Graduate or professional degree 5,963 8,025 6.2 7.2 2,062 34.6 Victoria Total population 25 years and over 45,206 51,985 100.0 100.0 6,779 15.0 Less than 9th grade 6,637 5,823 14.7 11.2 -814 -12.3 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 6,855 6,529 15.1 12.6 -326 -4.8 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 12,712 15,120 28.2 29.0 2,408 18.9 Some college, no degree 9,761 12,814 21.6 24.7 3,053 31.3 Associate degree 2,865 3,253 6.3 6.3 388 13.5 Bachelor's degree 4,515 5,700 10.0 10.9 1,185 26.2 Graduate or professional degree 1,861 2,746 4.1 5.3 885 47.6 Waco Total population 25 years and over 112,797 125,961 100.0 100.0 13,164 11.7 Less than 9th grade 13,042 11,525 11.6 9.1 -1,517 -11.6 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 19,044 17,917 16.8 14.3 -1,127 -5.9 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 31,394 35,178 27.9 27.9 3,784 12.1 Some college, no degree 23,101 28,343 20.5 22.5 5,242 22.7 Associate degree 7,503 8,939 6.6 7.1 1,436 19.1 Bachelor's degree 12,166 14,914 10.8 11.8 2,748 22.6 Graduate or professional degree 6,547 9,145 5.8 7.3 2,598 39.7 Wichita Falls Total population 25 years and over 80,528 86,469 100.0 100.0 5,941 7.4 Less than 9th grade 7,602 6,026 9.4 7.0 -1,576 -20.7 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 12,553 11,297 15.6 13.0 -1,256 -10.0 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 25,586 26,149 31.8 30.3 563 2.2 Some college, no degree 17,848 21,055 22.2 24.3 3,207 18.0 Associate degree 3,841 4,908 4.7 5.7 1,067 27.8 Bachelor's degree 9,154 12,225 11.4 14.1 3,071 33.5 Graduate or professional degree 3,944 4,809 4.9 5.6 865 21.9 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