Higher Education in Lyon County, Minnesota
Lyon County, Minnesota is made up of a highly-educated working age population, with 21.4 percent of the over 25 years old population having a Bachelors Degree or Higher, according to the 2000 Decennial Census. Lyon is reported having a lower percent of the population with at least a Bachelors than the State of Minnesota's proportion of 27.4 percent and a lower percent than the national average of 24.4 percent.
In 2000, the Census reported that in Lyon County, Minnesota, many men in the area have reached the High School Diploma category, with 31 percent reaching this education level. The female population in Lyon have attainment on average a lower level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than the men in the area: 21.8 percent (Men) versus 21 percent (Women). The largest educational attainment category for women in this areas is High School Diploma category, with 33.8 percent of the female population achieving this education level.
In Lyon County, Minnesota as reported in the 2000 Census, 21.6 percent of the White Alone, 20 percent of Black or African American, 44 percent of the Asian alone and 3.2 percent of the Hispanic or Latino (+25) population has achieved at least a Bachelors Degree.
Datasource: U.S. Bureau of the Census. 2000 Decennial Census.
In 2000, the Census reported that in Lyon County, Minnesota, many men in the area have reached the High School Diploma category, with 31 percent reaching this education level. The female population in Lyon have attainment on average a lower level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than the men in the area: 21.8 percent (Men) versus 21 percent (Women). The largest educational attainment category for women in this areas is High School Diploma category, with 33.8 percent of the female population achieving this education level.
In Lyon County, Minnesota as reported in the 2000 Census, 21.6 percent of the White Alone, 20 percent of Black or African American, 44 percent of the Asian alone and 3.2 percent of the Hispanic or Latino (+25) population has achieved at least a Bachelors Degree.
Datasource: U.S. Bureau of the Census. 2000 Decennial Census.
