Higher Education in Minnehaha County, South Dakota
In Minnehaha County, South Dakota according the 2000 Decennial Census, 26.6 percent of the White Alone, 20 percent of Black or African American, 29 percent of the Asian alone and 7.6 percent of the Hispanic or Latino (+25) population has achieved at least a Bachelors Degree.
Minnehaha County, South Dakota can be considered to have a highly-educated working age population, with 26 percent of the population (+25) having received at least a Bachelors Degree, as reported in the Decennial Census of 2000. Minnehaha has a higher percent of highly educated individuals than the State of South Dakota's proportion of 21.6 percent and a higher percent than the US proportion of 24.4 percent.
Between 2000 and 2005, the percent of the male population that can be understood as highly educated has increased by 1.8 percent. By the year 2005, 28.8 percent of area's male population, over the age 25, achieved a Bachelors Degree or Higher. At the same time, the percent of women, over the age 25, holding at least a Bachelors Degree has increased by a total of 1.4 percent. By 2005, a total of 26 percent of the female population having received at least a Bachelors Degree.
In 2000, the Census reported that in Minnehaha County, South Dakota, the largest educational attainment category for men is the High School Diploma category, with 30.6 percent reaching this education level. The female population in Minnehaha have achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors Degree or Higher) than the male population-- 27.4 percent (Men) versus 24.6 percent (Women). The most common level of education for women in the area is Some College or Associates Degree category, with 34.2 percent of the female population achieving this education level.
From the year 2000, Minnehaha has increased in the percent of the population that is over the age of 25 with a BA or Higher. This population cohort has grown by 1.4 percent to a total of 27.4 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 State of South Dakota percent of 24.6 and greater than the average US percent of 27.2.
Datasource: U.S. Bureau of the Census. 2000 Decennial Census. 2005 American Community Survey.
Minnehaha County, South Dakota can be considered to have a highly-educated working age population, with 26 percent of the population (+25) having received at least a Bachelors Degree, as reported in the Decennial Census of 2000. Minnehaha has a higher percent of highly educated individuals than the State of South Dakota's proportion of 21.6 percent and a higher percent than the US proportion of 24.4 percent.
Between 2000 and 2005, the percent of the male population that can be understood as highly educated has increased by 1.8 percent. By the year 2005, 28.8 percent of area's male population, over the age 25, achieved a Bachelors Degree or Higher. At the same time, the percent of women, over the age 25, holding at least a Bachelors Degree has increased by a total of 1.4 percent. By 2005, a total of 26 percent of the female population having received at least a Bachelors Degree.
In 2000, the Census reported that in Minnehaha County, South Dakota, the largest educational attainment category for men is the High School Diploma category, with 30.6 percent reaching this education level. The female population in Minnehaha have achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors Degree or Higher) than the male population-- 27.4 percent (Men) versus 24.6 percent (Women). The most common level of education for women in the area is Some College or Associates Degree category, with 34.2 percent of the female population achieving this education level.
From the year 2000, Minnehaha has increased in the percent of the population that is over the age of 25 with a BA or Higher. This population cohort has grown by 1.4 percent to a total of 27.4 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 State of South Dakota percent of 24.6 and greater than the average US percent of 27.2.
Datasource: U.S. Bureau of the Census. 2000 Decennial Census. 2005 American Community Survey.
