Tuesday, December 19, 2006

Higher Education in Dodge County, Minnesota

According to the 2000 Decennial Census in Dodge County, Minnesota, many men in the area have reached the High School Diploma category, with 37 percent receiving this level of education. The women in Dodge have attainment on average a greater level of higher education (Bachelors Degree or Higher) than the male population-- 16.8 percent (Men) versus 17.4 percent (Women). A high proportion of the female population in the area has reached the Some College or Associates Degree category, with 36.6 percent of the women population in the area achieving this level of education.

In Dodge County, Minnesota as reported in the Census of the year 2000, 17.2 percent of the White Alone, 0 percent of Black or African American, 35 percent of the Asian alone and 7 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population (over 25) has obtained a Bachelors Degree or Higher.

Dodge County, Minnesota can be considered to have a moderately-educated working age population, with 17 percent of the population (+25) having received at least a Bachelors Degree, as reported in the Decennial Census of 2000. Dodge has a lower percent of individuals with higher educations than the State of Minnesota's proportion of 27.4 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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