Tuesday, December 19, 2006

Higher Education in Nicollet County, Minnesota

In Nicollet County, Minnesota as reported in the 2000 Census, 29.8 percent of the White Alone, 7.8 percent of Black or African American, 22.8 percent of the Asian alone and 7 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population (over 25) has obtained a Bachelors Degree or Higher.

Nicollet County, Minnesota may to understood as having a highly-educated population of the working age, with 29.2 percent of the population (+25) having received a BA or higher, as reported the 2000 Decennial Census. Nicollet counted a higher percent of individuals with higher educations than the State of Minnesota's proportion of 27.4 percent and a higher percent than the US proportion of 24.4 percent.

The 2000 Decennial Census reported that in Nicollet County, Minnesota, the largest educational attainment category for men is the Some College or Associates Degree category, with 32.4 percent obtaining this level of education. The women in Nicollet have on average achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than men -- 30.2 percent (Men) versus 28.4 percent (Women). The largest educational attainment category for women in this areas is Some College or Associates Degree category, with 33.8 percent of women in the area reaching this education level.





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

 

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