Higher Education in Hooker County, Nebraska

In Hooker County, Nebraska as reported in the Census of the year 2000, 15.2 percent of the White Alone, . percent of Black or African American, . percent of the Asian alone and 40 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population (over 25) has obtained a Bachelors Degree or Higher.

Hooker County, Nebraska is made up of a moderately-educated population, with 15.6 percent of the population (+25) having received a BA or higher, as reported the 2000 Decennial Census. Hooker 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 the average across the nation of 24.4 percent.

According to the 2000 Decennial Census in Hooker County, Nebraska, many men in the area have reached the High School Diploma category, with 46.4 percent reaching this education level. The female population in Hooker have attainment on average a lower level of higher education (Bachelors Degree or Higher) than the male population-- 17.6 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 38.6 percent of the areas female population attaining this level of education.





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