Monday, December 18, 2006

Higher Education in Adams County, Iowa

In Adams County, Iowa as reported in the 2000 Census, 12 percent of the White Alone, . percent of Black or African American, 0 percent of the Asian alone and 0 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population (over 25) has obtained a Bachelors Degree or Higher.

Reported by the 2000 Census in Adams County, Iowa, the most common level of education achieved in the area for the male population is the High School Diploma category, with 45 percent receiving this level of education. The women in Adams have on average achieved a greater level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than the men in the area: 10 percent (Men) versus 14 percent (Women). A high proportion of the female population in the area has reached the High School Diploma category, with 38.2 percent of the areas female population attaining this level of education.

Adams County, Iowa can be considered to have a moderately-educated 2000 population, with 12 percent of the population (+25) having received at least a Bachelors Degree, as reported in the Decennial Census of 2000. Adams has a lower percent of highly educated individuals than the State of Iowa's proportion of 21.2 percent and a lower percent than the US proportion of 24.4 percent.





Datasource: U.S. Bureau of the Census. 2000 Decennial Census.

 

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