Wednesday, December 20, 2006

Higher Education in Miami County, Ohio

In Miami County, Ohio according the 2000 Decennial Census, 16.2 percent of the White Alone, 6.2 percent of Black or African American, 44.2 percent of the Asian alone and 15 percent of the Hispanic or Latino (+25) population has achieved at least a Bachelors Degree.

Miami County, Ohio is made up of a moderately-educated 2000 population, with 16.2 percent of the population (+25) having received at least a Bachelors Degree, as reported in the Decennial Census of 2000. Miami has a lower percent of highly educated individuals than the State of Ohio's proportion of 21 percent and a lower percent than the average across the nation of 24.4 percent.

Since 2000, Miami has increased in the percent of the total population (+25) with a BA or Higher. The portion of this population has grown by 3.2 percent to a total of 19.4 percent in 2005. The American Community Survey reports that the proportion of the 2005 population that is highly educated is less than the State of Ohio percent of 23.4 and less than the national percent of 27.2.

Reported by the 2000 Census in Miami County, Ohio, many men in the area have reached the High School Diploma category, with 38.2 percent reaching this education level. The female population in Miami have achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than men; 18 percent (Men) versus 14.6 percent (Women). A high proportion of the female population in the area has reached the High School Diploma category, with 41.4 percent of the female population achieving this education level.

Between 2000 and 2005, the percent of the male population that can be understood as highly educated has increased by 2.0 percent. By 2005, 20 percent of total male population (over 25), in this area, held at least a Bachelors Degree. At the same time, the percent of women (over 25) holding a BA or higher has increased by a total of 4.2 percent. By 2005, a total of 18.8 percent of the women in the population had received a Bachelors Degree or Higher.

Datasource: U.S. Bureau of the Census. 2000 Decennial Census. 2005 American Community Survey.

 

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