Wednesday, December 20, 2006

Higher Education in Day County, South Dakota

Day County, South Dakota has a moderately-educated population of the working age, with 15.4 percent of the population (+25) having received a BA or higher, as reported the 2000 Decennial Census. Day was reported to have a lower percent of individuals with higher educations than the State of South Dakota's proportion of 21.6 percent and a lower percent than the US proportion of 24.4 percent.

Reported by the 2000 Census in Day County, South Dakota, the largest educational attainment category for men is the High School Diploma category, with 39 percent achieving this level. The female population in Day on average have achieved a greater level of higher education (Bachelors Degree or Higher) than the male population-- 13.2 percent (Men) versus 17.4 percent (Women). The largest educational attainment category for women in this areas is High School Diploma category, with 37.8 percent of the female population achieving this education level.

In Day County, South Dakota according the 2000 Decennial Census, 15.6 percent of the White Alone, . percent of Black or African American, 36.4 percent of the Asian alone and 0 percent of the Hispanic or Latino (+25) population has achieved at least a Bachelors Degree.





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

 

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