Educational Attainment by Community
Persons 25 Years & Over
Orange County, 2000 Census

Also see: Educational Attainment – Grade School through High School

Population 25 Years & Over

Some College but No Degree

Associate degree

Bachelor's degree

Graduate or Professional Degree

Number

Percent

Number

Percent

Number

Percent

Number

Percent

1,813,456

423,265

23.34%

141,697

7.81%

370,454

20.43%

188,289

10.38%

27,893

6,965

24.97%

2,981

10.69%

9,660

34.63%

3,901

13.99%

194,374

42,767

22.00%

12,231

6.29%

26,726

13.75%

11,438

5.88%

23,098

6,199

26.84%

2,186

9.46%

5,046

21.85%

2,682

11.61%

48,066

11,723

24.39%

3,480

7.24%

6,986

14.53%

2,468

5.13%

71,622

17,372

24.26%

6,222

8.69%

14,864

20.75%

5,973

8.34%

7,974

1,895

23.76%

502

6.30%

3,126

39.20%

1,519

19.05%

30,168

8,359

27.71%

2,709

8.98%

6,183

20.50%

3,230

10.71%

25,264

6,543

25.90%

2,163

8.56%

6,363

25.19%

3,996

15.82%

6,985

1,968

28.17%

649

9.29%

2,616

37.45%

861

12.33%

37,554

9,713

25.86%

3,771

10.04%

8,652

23.04%

4,251

11.32%

80,010

18,827

23.53%

6,554

8.19%

16,425

20.53%

8,611

10.76%

103,456

23,756

22.96%

7,465

7.22%

11,429

11.05%

4,093

3.96%

131,982

36,410

27.59%

12,891

9.77%

31,364

23.76%

16,112

12.21%

88,960

16,306

18.33%

7,304

8.21%

30,432

34.21%

21,500

24.17%

18,941

4,469

23.59%

1,436

7.58%

6,312

33.32%

4,318

22.80%

Population 25 Years & Over

Some College but No Degree

Associate degree

Bachelor's degree

Graduate or Professional Degree

Number

Percent

Number

Percent

Number

Percent

Number

Percent

21,025

5,343

25.41%

2,156

10.25%

5,366

25.52%

2,902

13.80%

41,898

10,560

25.20%

4,013

9.58%

13,179

31.45%

6,867

16.39%

16,175

5,129

31.71%

778

4.81%

2,620

16.20%

1,988

12.29%

36,104

9,158

25.37%

2,354

6.52%

4,554

12.61%

2,027

5.61%

38,060

10,497

27.58%

3,855

10.13%

9,174

24.10%

3,726

9.79%

10,335

2,372

22.95%

980

9.48%

2,790

27.00%

1,147

11.10%

3,620

814

22.49%

358

9.89%

1,363

37.65%

605

16.71%

7,674

2,051

26.73%

655

8.54%

1,596

20.80%

694

9.04%

61,480

16,701

27.16%

5,874

9.55%

17,398

28.30%

7,930

12.90%

54,755

11,573

21.14%

4,100

7.49%

20,299

37.07%

11,721

21.41%

1,865

260

13.94%

103

5.52%

767

41.13%

622

33.35%

82,138

20,487

24.94%

6,500

7.91%

15,185

18.49%

7,782

9.47%

29,970

7,310

24.39%

2,410

8.04%

6,188

20.65%

3,188

10.64%

4,060

1,383

34.06%

410

10.10%

1,332

32.81%

481

11.85%

28,949

8,196

28.31%

2,885

9.97%

9,219

31.85%

3,450

11.92%

7,072

1,722

24.35%

671

9.49%

1,997

28.24%

1,461

20.66%

Population 25 Years & Over

Some College but No Degree

Associate degree

Bachelor's degree

Graduate or Professional Degree

Number

Percent

Number

Percent

Number

Percent

Number

Percent

34,599

9,654

27.90%

3,311

9.57%

8,550

24.71%

3,954

11.43%

2,268

273

12.04%

118

5.20%

1,054

46.47%

654

28.84%

21,758

5,394

24.79%

1,516

6.97%

4,094

18.82%

2,594

11.92%

178,745

24,931

13.95%

7,313

4.09%

11,418

6.39%

4,998

2.80%

19,997

5,002

25.01%

1,562

7.81%

4,703

23.52%

2,866

14.33%

22,001

4,828

21.94%

1,160

5.27%

2,014

9.15%

611

2.78%

42,967

9,933

23.12%

3,334

7.76%

9,336

21.73%

5,014

11.67%

16,663

3,910

23.47%

1,229

7.38%

5,283

31.70%

3,682

22.10%

4,184

875

20.91%

242

5.78%

1,343

32.10%

1,053

25.17%

57,313

13,609

23.75%

4,560

7.96%

7,654

13.35%

2,728

4.76%

37,459

10,062

26.86%

3,792

10.12%

9,762

26.06%

5,772

15.41%