Tuesday, December 19, 2006

Higher Education in Marshall County, Minnesota

Marshall County, Minnesota has a moderately-educated population, with 12 percent of the population over 25 years old having received at least a Bachelors Degree, according to the Decennial Census of 2000. Marshall has 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 average across the nation of 24.4 percent.

In Marshall County, Minnesota according the 2000 Decennial Census, 12 percent of the White Alone, 40 percent of Black or African American, 20 percent of the Asian alone and 1.8 percent of the Hispanic or Latino (+25) population has achieved at least a Bachelors Degree.

In 2000, the Census reported that in Marshall County, Minnesota, the largest educational attainment category for men is the High School Diploma category, with 38.4 percent achieving this level. The female population in Marshall have achieved a greater level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than men -- 11.6 percent (Men) versus 12.4 percent (Women). Many of the women in the area have achieved the High School Diploma category, with 35.6 percent of women in the area reaching this education level.





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

 

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