Socioeconomic Health: Education

^{Disclaimer: The data represented on these pages was compiled and analyzed for Benton County's 2012 Health Status Report.
More recent demographic data is available at the census website.
Community Health Assessments are conducted every 3-5 years. The 2017 report is available here.}

School Enrollment

Based on U.S. Census data the majority of school enrollment in Benton County (60.2%) is in college or graduate school. This may largely be influenced by the Oregon State University and Linn-Benton Community College campuses located in Corvallis. College or graduate school enrollment is much lower in Oregon (27.6%) and the United States (26.8%) than in Benton County.

Sources:

• U.S. Census Bureau. American Fact Finder. Geography: Benton County, Oregon. Selected Social Characteristics in the United States: 2007-2009. Data Set: 2007-2009 American Community Survey 3-Year Estimates Survey: American Community Survey.
  http://factfinder2.census.gov/faces/nav/jsf/pages/index.xhtml
  Type in “Benton County, Oregon” into the search bar, click “GO”, then click “Topics” and then “Dataset” and select “2009 ACS 3-year estimates”. Then click on “Selected Social Characteristics in the United States: 2007-2009”

• U.S. Census Bureau. American Fact Finder. Geography: Oregon. Selected Social Characteristics in the United States: 2007-2009. Data Set: 2007-2009 American Community Survey 3-Year Estimates Survey: American Community Survey.
  http://factfinder2.census.gov/faces/nav/jsf/pages/index.xhtml
  Type in “Oregon” into the search bar, click “GO”, then click “Topics” and then “Dataset” and select “2009 ACS 3-year estimates”. Then click on “Selected Social Characteristics in the United States: 2007-2009”

• U.S. Census Bureau. American Fact Finder. Geography: United States. Selected Social Characteristics in the United States: 2007-2009. Data Set: 2007-2009 American Community Survey 3-Year Estimates Survey: American Community Survey.
  http://factfinder2.census.gov/faces/nav/jsf/pages/index.xhtml
  Type in “United States” into the search bar, click “GO”, then click “Topics” and then “Dataset” and select “2009 ACS 3-year estimates”. Then click on “Selected Social Characteristics in the United States: 2007-2009”