Higher Education in Rio Grande County, Colorado
In Rio Grande County, Colorado as reported in the Census of the year 2000, 22.2 percent of the White Alone, . percent of Black or African American, 19 percent of the Asian alone and 5.4 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population, over the age 25, has achieved at least a Bachelors Degree.
According to the 2000 Decennial Census in Rio Grande County, Colorado, a high proportion of the male population in the area have reached the High School Diploma category, with 30.2 percent obtaining this level of education. The women in Rio Grande on average have achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors Degree or Higher) than the male population-- 19.8 percent (Men) versus 17.8 percent (Women). The most common level of education for women in the area is Some College or Associates Degree, with 31.8 percent of the female population achieving this education level.
Rio Grande County, Colorado can be considered to have a moderately-educated population, with 18.8 percent of the population (+25) having received at least a Bachelors Degree, as reported in the Decennial Census of 2000. Rio Grande has a lower percent of the population with at least a Bachelors than the State of Colorado's proportion of 32.6 percent and a lower percent than the US proportion of 24.4 percent.
Datasource: U.S. Bureau of the Census. 2000 Decennial Census.
According to the 2000 Decennial Census in Rio Grande County, Colorado, a high proportion of the male population in the area have reached the High School Diploma category, with 30.2 percent obtaining this level of education. The women in Rio Grande on average have achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors Degree or Higher) than the male population-- 19.8 percent (Men) versus 17.8 percent (Women). The most common level of education for women in the area is Some College or Associates Degree, with 31.8 percent of the female population achieving this education level.
Rio Grande County, Colorado can be considered to have a moderately-educated population, with 18.8 percent of the population (+25) having received at least a Bachelors Degree, as reported in the Decennial Census of 2000. Rio Grande has a lower percent of the population with at least a Bachelors than the State of Colorado's proportion of 32.6 percent and a lower percent than the US proportion of 24.4 percent.
Datasource: U.S. Bureau of the Census. 2000 Decennial Census.
