Monday, December 18, 2006

Higher Education in Benewah County, Idaho

In 2000, the Census reported that in Benewah County, Idaho, the most common level of education achieved in the area for the male population is the High School Diploma category, with 41.4 percent obtaining this level of education. The women in Benewah on average have achieved a greater level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than the men in the area: 11 percent (Men) versus 11.8 percent (Women). Many of the women in the area achieving a High School Diploma, with 41 percent of women in the area reaching this education level.

Benewah County, Idaho has a moderately-educated working age population, with 11.4 percent of the population (+25) having received a BA or higher, as reported the 2000 Decennial Census. Benewah was reported to have a lower percent of highly educated individuals than the State of Idaho's proportion of 21.6 percent and a lower percent than the national average of 24.4 percent.

In Benewah County, Idaho as reported in the 2000 Census, 11.8 percent of the White Alone, 0 percent of Black or African American, 0 percent of the Asian alone and 3.6 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population (over 25) has obtained a Bachelors Degree or Higher.





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

 

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