Higher Education in Anoka County, Minnesota
Anoka County, Minnesota can be considered to have a highly-educated 2000 population, with 21.2 percent of the population over 25 years old having received at least a Bachelors Degree, according to the Decennial Census of 2000. Anoka counted a lower percent of highly educated individuals than the State of Minnesota's proportion of 27.4 percent and a lower percent than the average across the nation of 24.4 percent.
From 2000, Anoka has increased in the total percent of the over 25 population having a Bachelors Degree or Higher. This population group has grown by 4.6 percent to a total of 25.8 percent in 2005. According to the American Community Survey, the proportion of the population in 2005 with a BA or Higher is less than the State of Minnesota percent of 30.8 and less than the United States percent of 27.2.
According to the 2000 Decennial Census in Anoka County, Minnesota, the most common level of education achieved in the area for the male population is the Some College or Associates Degree category, with 36.4 percent achieving this level. The female population in Anoka have achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than men; 22.2 percent (Men) versus 20.4 percent (Women). A high proportion of the female population in the area has reached the Some College or Associates Degree category, with 38 percent of women in the area reaching this education level.
In Anoka County, Minnesota according the 2000 Decennial Census, 21.2 percent of the White Alone, 20.4 percent of Black or African American, 31.4 percent of the Asian alone and 13.2 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population, over the age 25, has achieved at least a Bachelors Degree.
From 2000 to 2005, the percent of the male population that can be considered highly educated has increased by 3.6 percent. By 2005, 25.6 percent of total male population (over 25), in this area, held at least a Bachelors Degree. At the same time, the percent of women (over 25) holding a BA or higher has increased by a total of 5.4 percent. By the year 2005, a total of 25.8 percent of the women in the population had received a Bachelors Degree or Higher.
Datasource: U.S. Bureau of the Census. 2000 Decennial Census. 2005 American Community Survey.
From 2000, Anoka has increased in the total percent of the over 25 population having a Bachelors Degree or Higher. This population group has grown by 4.6 percent to a total of 25.8 percent in 2005. According to the American Community Survey, the proportion of the population in 2005 with a BA or Higher is less than the State of Minnesota percent of 30.8 and less than the United States percent of 27.2.
According to the 2000 Decennial Census in Anoka County, Minnesota, the most common level of education achieved in the area for the male population is the Some College or Associates Degree category, with 36.4 percent achieving this level. The female population in Anoka have achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than men; 22.2 percent (Men) versus 20.4 percent (Women). A high proportion of the female population in the area has reached the Some College or Associates Degree category, with 38 percent of women in the area reaching this education level.
In Anoka County, Minnesota according the 2000 Decennial Census, 21.2 percent of the White Alone, 20.4 percent of Black or African American, 31.4 percent of the Asian alone and 13.2 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population, over the age 25, has achieved at least a Bachelors Degree.
From 2000 to 2005, the percent of the male population that can be considered highly educated has increased by 3.6 percent. By 2005, 25.6 percent of total male population (over 25), in this area, held at least a Bachelors Degree. At the same time, the percent of women (over 25) holding a BA or higher has increased by a total of 5.4 percent. By the year 2005, a total of 25.8 percent of the women in the population had received a Bachelors Degree or Higher.
Datasource: U.S. Bureau of the Census. 2000 Decennial Census. 2005 American Community Survey.

