Tuesday, December 19, 2006

Higher Education in Chisago County, Minnesota

Chisago County, Minnesota can be considered to have a moderately-educated 2000 population, with 15.2 percent of the population (+25) having received at least a Bachelors Degree, as reported in the Decennial Census of 2000. Chisago was reported to have 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.

In Chisago County, Minnesota as reported in the Census of the year 2000, 15.4 percent of the White Alone, 7.8 percent of Black or African American, 20.2 percent of the Asian alone and 11.2 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 Chisago County, Minnesota, a high proportion of the male population in the area have reached the High School Diploma category, with 37.2 percent receiving this level of education. The women in Chisago have on average achieved a greater level of higher education (Bachelors Degree or Higher) than the male population-- 15.2 percent (Men) versus 15.2 percent (Women). The most common level of education for women in the area is Some College or Associates Degree category, with 37.6 percent of the female population achieving this education level.





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

 

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