Higher Education in Furnas County, Nebraska

In Furnas County, Nebraska as reported in the 2000 Census, 16.2 percent of the White Alone, . percent of Black or African American, 0 percent of the Asian alone and 9.6 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population, over the age 25, has achieved at least a Bachelors Degree.

Furnas County, Nebraska is made up of a moderately-educated population of the working age, with 16.2 percent of the population (+25) having received a BA or higher, as reported the 2000 Decennial Census. Furnas was reported to have a lower percent of population with this high education level than the State of Nebraska's proportion of 23.8 percent and a lower percent than United States proportion of 24.4 percent.

According to the 2000 Decennial Census in Furnas County, Nebraska, a high proportion of the male population in the area have reached the High School Diploma category, with 38.6 percent receiving this level of education. The women in Furnas have achieved a greater level of higher education (Bachelors Degree or Higher) than the male population-- 15.8 percent (Men) versus 16.4 percent (Women). The largest educational attainment category for women in this areas is High School Diploma category, with 40.8 percent of the female population achieving this education level.





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