Higher Education in Nelson County, North Dakota
Nelson County, North Dakota can be considered to have a moderately-educated 2000 population, with 17.4 percent of the over 25 years old population having a Bachelors Degree or Higher, according to the 2000 Decennial Census. Nelson was reported to have a lower percent of highly educated individuals than the State of North Dakota's proportion of 22 percent and a lower percent than the average across the nation of 24.4 percent.
In Nelson County, North Dakota according the 2000 Decennial Census, 17.2 percent of the White Alone, 100 percent of Black or African American, 88.8 percent of the Asian alone and . percent of the Hispanic or Latino (+25) population has achieved at least a Bachelors Degree.
In 2000, the Census reported that in Nelson County, North Dakota, the most common level of education achieved in the area for the male population is the Some College or Associates Degree category, with 31.8 percent receiving this level of education. The women in Nelson have on average achieved a greater level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than men; 15.8 percent (Men) versus 19 percent (Women). A high proportion of the female population in the area has reached the Some College or Associates Degree category, with 34.2 percent of women in the area reaching this education level.
Datasource: U.S. Bureau of the Census. 2000 Decennial Census.
In Nelson County, North Dakota according the 2000 Decennial Census, 17.2 percent of the White Alone, 100 percent of Black or African American, 88.8 percent of the Asian alone and . percent of the Hispanic or Latino (+25) population has achieved at least a Bachelors Degree.
In 2000, the Census reported that in Nelson County, North Dakota, the most common level of education achieved in the area for the male population is the Some College or Associates Degree category, with 31.8 percent receiving this level of education. The women in Nelson have on average achieved a greater level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than men; 15.8 percent (Men) versus 19 percent (Women). A high proportion of the female population in the area has reached the Some College or Associates Degree category, with 34.2 percent of women in the area reaching this education level.
Datasource: U.S. Bureau of the Census. 2000 Decennial Census.
