Higher Education in Mercer County, North Dakota
In 2000, the Census reported that in Mercer County, North Dakota, a high proportion of the male population in the area have reached the Some College or Associates Degree category, with 35 percent achieving this level. The female population in Mercer have achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors Degree or Higher) than the male population-- 14.8 percent (Men) versus 14 percent (Women). The most common level of education for women in the area is Some College or Associates Degree category, with 32.4 percent of women in the area reaching this education level.
In Mercer County, North Dakota as reported in the Census of the year 2000, 14.2 percent of the White Alone, . percent of Black or African American, 100 percent of the Asian alone and 42.8 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population, over the age 25, has achieved at least a Bachelors Degree.
Mercer County, North Dakota can be considered to have a moderately-educated population of the working age, with 14.4 percent of the population (+25) having received a BA or higher, as reported the 2000 Decennial Census. Mercer counted a lower percent of population with this high education level than the State of North Dakota's proportion of 22 percent and a lower percent than the US proportion of 24.4 percent.
Datasource: U.S. Bureau of the Census. 2000 Decennial Census.
In Mercer County, North Dakota as reported in the Census of the year 2000, 14.2 percent of the White Alone, . percent of Black or African American, 100 percent of the Asian alone and 42.8 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population, over the age 25, has achieved at least a Bachelors Degree.
Mercer County, North Dakota can be considered to have a moderately-educated population of the working age, with 14.4 percent of the population (+25) having received a BA or higher, as reported the 2000 Decennial Census. Mercer counted a lower percent of population with this high education level than the State of North Dakota's proportion of 22 percent and a lower percent than the US proportion of 24.4 percent.
Datasource: U.S. Bureau of the Census. 2000 Decennial Census.
