Tuesday, December 19, 2006

Higher Education in Billings County, North Dakota

Billings County, North Dakota may to understood as having a moderately-educated population, with 18.8 percent of the population (+25) having received at least a Bachelors Degree, as reported in the Decennial Census of 2000. Billings has a lower percent of individuals with higher educations than the State of North Dakota's proportion of 22 percent and a lower percent than United States proportion of 24.4 percent.

In 2000, the Census reported that in Billings County, North Dakota, the most common level of education achieved in the area for the male population is the High School Diploma category, with 34.8 percent reaching this education level. The female population in Billings have attainment on average a greater level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than the men in the area: 11.6 percent (Men) versus 26.4 percent (Women). The most common level of education for women in the area is Some College or Associates Degree category, with 31 percent of women in the area reaching this education level.

In Billings County, North Dakota according the 2000 Decennial Census, 18.8 percent of the White Alone, . percent of Black or African American, . percent of the Asian alone and . percent of the Hispanic or Latino population (over 25) has obtained a Bachelors Degree or Higher.





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

 

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