Higher Education in Hamilton County, Nebraska

In 2000, the Census reported that in Hamilton County, Nebraska, many men in the area have reached the High School Diploma category, with 36.8 percent reaching this education level. The female population in Hamilton have on average achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors Degree or Higher) than the male population-- 19 percent (Men) versus 18.4 percent (Women). The most common level of education for women in the area is Some College or Associates Degree category, with 38.2 percent of the areas female population attaining this level of education.

In Hamilton County, Nebraska according the 2000 Decennial Census, 18.6 percent of the White Alone, 0 percent of Black or African American, . percent of the Asian alone and 29 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population, over the age 25, has achieved a Bachelors Degree or Higher.

Hamilton County, Nebraska is made up of a moderately-educated population, with 18.6 percent of the population over 25 years old having received at least a Bachelors Degree, according to the Decennial Census of 2000. Hamilton has a lower percent of individuals with higher educations than the State of Nebraska's proportion of 23.8 percent and a lower percent than United States proportion of 24.4 percent.





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