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College-Educated Flock To Central Oregon, Metropolitan Portland, Jason R. Jurjevich, Michael Burnham
College-Educated Flock To Central Oregon, Metropolitan Portland, Jason R. Jurjevich, Michael Burnham
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The number of college-educated Oregonians grew steadily during the past two decades — especially in Central Oregon — but there were significant regional disparities across the state, census data show. The proportion of Oregon residents age 25 and older with at least a bachelor’s degree grew from 20.6 percent in 1990 to 25.1 percent in 2000. The figure climbed to 28.3 percent during the 2005-2009 period, according to newly released American Community Survey (ACS) estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau. The margin of error for the five-year period was plus or minus 0.3 percent. Average educational attainment in the Portland …
Census Data Show Regional Disparities In Educational Attainment, Michael Burnham, Jason R. Jurjevich, Neba Noyan, Charles Rynerson
Census Data Show Regional Disparities In Educational Attainment, Michael Burnham, Jason R. Jurjevich, Neba Noyan, Charles Rynerson
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We live in the Silicon Forest, but the landscape of educational attainment in the Portland region varies greatly from east to west and north to south.