Tuesday, December 19, 2006

Higher Education in Morrison County, Minnesota

Morrison County, Minnesota has a moderately-educated working age population, with 12.6 percent of the over 25 years old population having a Bachelors Degree or Higher, according to the 2000 Decennial Census. Morrison is reported having a lower percent of highly educated individuals than the State of Minnesota's proportion of 27.4 percent and a lower percent than the national average of 24.4 percent.

In Morrison County, Minnesota as reported in the Census of the year 2000, 12.6 percent of the White Alone, 37.6 percent of Black or African American, 36.6 percent of the Asian alone and 6 percent of the Hispanic or Latino (+25) population has achieved at least a Bachelors Degree.

According to the 2000 Decennial Census in Morrison County, Minnesota, the most common level of education achieved in the area for the male population is the High School Diploma category, with 39.4 percent reaching this education level. The female population in Morrison have achieved a greater level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than men -- 12.2 percent (Men) versus 13.2 percent (Women). Many of the women in the area have achieved the High School Diploma category, with 38 percent of women in the area reaching this education level.





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

 

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