Higher Education in Owyhee County, Idaho
Owyhee County, Idaho can be considered to have a less-educated working age population, with 10.2 percent of the population (+25) having received at least a Bachelors Degree, as reported in the Decennial Census of 2000. Owyhee counted a lower percent of population with high education level than the State of Idaho's proportion of 21.6 percent and a lower percent than the US proportion of 24.4 percent.
According to the 2000 Decennial Census in Owyhee County, Idaho, the largest educational attainment category for men is the Less than High School category, with 35 percent reaching this education level. The female population in Owyhee have achieved a greater level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than men -- 10 percent (Men) versus 10.4 percent (Women). The largest educational attainment category for women is High School Diploma, with 36 percent of women in the area reaching this education level.
In Owyhee County, Idaho as reported in the 2000 Census, 11.8 percent of the White Alone, 28.6 percent of Black or African American, 23.6 percent of the Asian alone and 1.6 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.
According to the 2000 Decennial Census in Owyhee County, Idaho, the largest educational attainment category for men is the Less than High School category, with 35 percent reaching this education level. The female population in Owyhee have achieved a greater level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than men -- 10 percent (Men) versus 10.4 percent (Women). The largest educational attainment category for women is High School Diploma, with 36 percent of women in the area reaching this education level.
In Owyhee County, Idaho as reported in the 2000 Census, 11.8 percent of the White Alone, 28.6 percent of Black or African American, 23.6 percent of the Asian alone and 1.6 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.
