Higher Education in Madison County, Nebraska

In Madison County, Nebraska according the 2000 Decennial Census, 17.8 percent of the White Alone, 5 percent of Black or African American, 30.8 percent of the Asian alone and 2.8 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population, over the age 25, has achieved at least a Bachelors Degree.

According to the 2000 Decennial Census in Madison County, Nebraska, the largest educational attainment category for men is the High School Diploma category, with 34.4 percent achieving this level. The female population in Madison have on average achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors Degree or Higher) than the male population-- 17.4 percent (Men) versus 16.6 percent (Women). A high proportion of the female population in the area has reached the Some College or Associates Degree category, with 34 percent of women in the area reaching this education level.

Madison County, Nebraska can be considered to have a moderately-educated 2000 population, with 17 percent of the population (+25) having received a BA or higher, as reported the 2000 Decennial Census. Madison was reported to have a lower percent of highly educated individuals 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.





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