Higher Education in Dakota County, Nebraska

Dakota County, Nebraska has a moderately-educated population of the working age, with 12.4 percent of the over 25 years old population having a Bachelors Degree or Higher, according to the 2000 Decennial Census. Dakota was reported to have a lower percent of the population with at least a Bachelors than the State of Nebraska's proportion of 23.8 percent and a lower percent than the national average of 24.4 percent.

According to the 2000 Decennial Census in Dakota County, Nebraska, the most common level of education achieved in the area for the male population is the High School Diploma category, with 35 percent receiving this level of education. The women in Dakota have attainment on average a greater level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than men -- 11.6 percent (Men) versus 13.2 percent (Women). A high proportion of the female population in the area has reached the High School Diploma category, with 37.4 percent of the women population in the area achieving this level of education.

In Dakota County, Nebraska as reported in the Census of the year 2000, 13.2 percent of the White Alone, 32.6 percent of Black or African American, 8.8 percent of the Asian alone and 4.8 percent of the Hispanic or Latino (+25) population has achieved at least a Bachelors Degree.





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