Higher Education in Montgomery County, Ohio

In 2000, the Census reported that in Montgomery County, Ohio, the largest educational attainment category for men is the High School Diploma category, with 29.4 percent achieving this level. The female population in Montgomery have on average achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than men; 25.8 percent (Men) versus 20.4 percent (Women). The largest educational attainment category for women in this areas is Some College or Associates Degree category, with 31.6 percent of the areas female population attaining this level of education.

In Montgomery County, Ohio according to the Decennial Census of 2000, 24.2 percent of the White Alone, 14.8 percent of Black or African American, 54.2 percent of the Asian alone and 29 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population, over the age 25, has achieved at least a Bachelors Degree.

Montgomery County, Ohio can be considered to have a highly-educated working age population, with 22.8 percent of the population (+25) having received a BA or higher, as reported the 2000 Decennial Census. Montgomery was reported to have a higher percent of population with this high education level than the State of Ohio's proportion of 21 percent and a lower percent than United States proportion of 24.4 percent.

Between 2000 and 2005, the percent of the male population that can be understood as highly educated has decreased by 0.4 percent. As reported in 2005, 25.6 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 1.6 percent. By the year 2005, a total of 22 percent of the female population had achieved this level of education.

Since 2000, Montgomery has increased in the total percent of the over 25 population having a Bachelors Degree or Higher. This population group has grown by 0.8 percent to a total of 23.6 percent in 2005, as reported by the American Community Survey. The proportion of the 2005 population having received at least a BA is greater than the 2005 State of Ohio percent of 23.4 and less than the average US percent of 27.2.

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

Demographic Profile for Montgomery County, Ohio

From 2000, a medium-low number of individuals have migrated to Montgomery internationally. The migration from outside the US into Montgomery makes up 3 percent of the total international migration into the State of Ohio. This amount of international migration is medium-low when comparing levels of immigration per population in 2005.

The population division of the Census Bureau estimates in 2005 a median age in Montgomery County, Ohio to be 38.0 years old. The median age in Montgomery is greater than the median in Ohio of 37.6. Since the year 2000, the area has seen an increase in the median, when the median age was 36.4 years of age. With 23.9 percent of the 2005 population being comprised of individuals under the age of 18, Montgomery can be described as being made up of a medium-high proportion of youths. The working age population group (18-64) has a medium-low representation within the estimated 2005 area population, making up 61.7 percent of the population falling in this age category. The retirement (65 and over) group makes up 14.3 percent of the total population base. Compared to other counties throughout the nation, this represents a medium-low percent of the population.

Montgomery County, Ohio had a population that was estimated at 547,435 in 2005. The total population has decreased, since the population in 2000 of 558,496. The decline represents a decrease of -2 percent. Montgomery ranks 86 of 88 counties by growth in total population in Ohio and the county ranks 3,126 of 3,141 counties in terms of population growth in the United States.

When calculating the total land area, Montgomery spans a total of 462 total square miles. The area has a very high average area density of 1,186 persons per square mile. Other counties with similar densities in the US include: -- more densely populated -- Hartford, CT (1,193 per sq. mile ), Shelby, TN (1,205 per sq. mile ), Bexar, TX (1,218 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Henrico, VA (1,179 per sq. mile ), Davidson, TN (1,145 per sq. mile ), Orange, FL (1,127 per sq. mile ).

Montgomery County, Ohio has a population that is made up of 74.8 percent White, 20.5 percent African American, 1.5 percent Asian, and 1.6 percent Hispanic. The population mix can be considered to have a high level of diversity in terms of race and ethnicity, with 23.6 percent of the population made up of minorities. This is greater than the State of Ohio percent of 15.5. Since 2000, Montgomery has increased the percent of minority makeup when 22.5 percent of the total population were minorities.

Datasource: Population Estimates Program, U.S. Bureau of the Census.