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Census Finds Houston Lags in Education
Houston faces sharp divisions over education and opportunity, according to Census data released today, September 22, 2011.
More than one in four adults — and more than 40 percent of Hispanics — don’t have a high school diploma. That’s higher than the state average, and far higher than the national average of 14.4 percent.
On the other hand, more than 28 percent of Houston residents have at least a bachelor’s degree, slightly higher than the national average and almost 3 percent higher than state figures.
Data from the Census Bureau’s 2010 American Community Survey offers a mixed assessment of life in Texas: People here were more likely to have a job than those in most other states, and Houstonians were even more likely to be working. But even in Texas, the employment rate dropped during each of the past three years.
Incomes are down, too, although less so than in most other states. Poverty rates are rising, to 17.9 percent in Texas and 22.8 percent in Houston.
READ ENTIRE ARTICLE WITH DATA GRAPHICS HERE:
http://www.chron.com/default/article/Census-City-lags-in-education-2182587.php
September 2011
