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Williamson County Statistics PDF Print E-mail

Educational Attainment 

  NumberPercent
 Population 25 years and over
 191,561100%
 Less than 9th grade
 8,5024%
 9th to 12th grade, no diploma
 9,1855%
 High school graduate (incliding equivalency)
 36,79819%
 Some college, no degree
 45,31924%
 Associate degree
 16,6809%
 Bachelor's degree
 51,96827%
 Graduate or professional degree
 22,70412%
 Percent high school graduate or higher
 91%
 Percent bachelor's degree or higher
 39%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2004 American Community Survey.  Available at http://factfinder.census.gov 

Literacy Rates

Estimated population aged 16 and over: 100,776

Percent at Level 1: 13%

Percent at Level 1 or 2: 38%

Source: Synthetic Estimates of Literacy, Developed by Stephen Reder.  Based on 1990 census.  Available at http://www.casas.org/lit/litcode/Search.cfm 

English Language Proficiency 

Language Spoken at Home 

 Number Percent
Population 5 years old and older  286,539 100%
 English only
 233,259 81%
 Language other than English
 53,280 19%
 Speak English less than "very well"
 23,014 8%

 Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2004 American Community Survey.  Available at http://factfinder.census.gov

 

 
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