Detroit Lakes city, MN Educational Attainment By Race and Ethnicity for Ages 25 years and Above in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on August 25, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the Detroit Lakes city, MN population aged 25 years and above was 6,696. See the following sections for the breakdown of the educational attainment of this important demography by race and ethnicity.

Less high school diploma: there were 491 people without a high school diploma (ie. 7.33% of people aged 25yrs+). The race composition of this group includes, 84.73% White Alone, and 1.43% Black Alone.

High School Graduate or Equivalent: there were 1,590 people with a high school diploma or equivalent (ie. 23.75% of people aged 25yrs+). The race composition of this group includes, 97.04% White Alone, and 0.88% Black Alone.

Some College or Associates Degree: there were 2,624 people with some college courses without a degree or an associates degree (ie. 39.19% of people aged 25yrs+). The race composition of this group includes, 95.85% White Alone, and 0.61% Black Alone.

Bachelors Degree or higher: there were 1,991 people with a bachelors degree or a higher degree (ie. 29.73% of people aged 25yrs+). The race composition of this group includes, 93.42% White Alone, and 0.50% Black Alone.

The first and second charts below shows the race and ethnicity composition at each educational level. Also see tables below for the population and percentages per race and per ethnicity for each educational level.

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Educational Attainment of Detroit Lakes city, MN Population (aged 25yrs+) By Race in 2021
Less HS Dipl.
HS Grad. or Equiv.
Some Coll. or AA
Bachelors+
Educational Attainment of Detroit Lakes city, MN Population (aged 25yrs+) By Ethnicity in 2021
Less HS Dipl.
HS Grad. or Equiv.
Some Coll. or AA
Bachelors+
Detroit Lakes city, MN Population (aged 25yrs+) with Less than High School Diploma Per Race in 2021
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Race Population Percent (%)
White Alone 416 84.73
Black Alone 7 1.43
Asian Alone 0 0.00
American Indian & Alaska Native Alone 49 9.98
Some Other Race Alone 5 1.02
Two or More Races 14 2.85
Detroit Lakes city, MN Population (aged 25yrs+) with Less than High School Diploma Per Ethnicity in 2021
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Ethnicity Population Percent (%)
Non-Hispanic White Alone 403 82.08
Hispanic or Latino of All Races 18 3.67
All Other Ethnicities 70 14.26
Detroit Lakes city, MN Population (aged 25yrs+) with High School Diploma or Equivalent Per Race in 2021
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Race Population Percent (%)
White Alone 1543 97.04
Black Alone 14 0.88
Asian Alone 0 0.00
American Indian & Alaska Native Alone 22 1.38
Some Other Race Alone 0 0.00
Two or More Races 11 0.69
Detroit Lakes city, MN Population (aged 25yrs+) with High School Diploma or Equivalent Per Ethnicity in 2021
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Ethnicity Population Percent (%)
Non-Hispanic White Alone 1543 97.04
Hispanic or Latino of All Races 0 0.00
All Other Ethnicities 47 2.96
Detroit Lakes city, MN Population (aged 25yrs+) with Some College Courses or an Associates Degree Per Race in 2021
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Race Population Percent (%)
White Alone 2515 95.85
Black Alone 16 0.61
Asian Alone 15 0.57
American Indian & Alaska Native Alone 54 2.06
Some Other Race Alone 0 0.00
Two or More Races 24 0.92
Detroit Lakes city, MN Population (aged 25yrs+) with Some College Courses or an Associates Degree Per Ethnicity in 2021
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Ethnicity Population Percent (%)
Non-Hispanic White Alone 2515 95.85
Hispanic or Latino of All Races 0 0.00
All Other Ethnicities 109 4.15
Detroit Lakes city, MN Population (aged 25yrs+) with a Bachelors Degree or Higher Per Race in 2021
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Race Population Percent (%)
White Alone 1860 93.42
Black Alone 10 0.50
Asian Alone 34 1.71
American Indian & Alaska Native Alone 13 0.65
Some Other Race Alone 0 0.00
Two or More Races 74 3.72
Detroit Lakes city, MN Population (aged 25yrs+) with a Bachelors Degree or Higher Per Ethnicity in 2021
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Ethnicity Population Percent (%)
Non-Hispanic White Alone 1860 93.42
Hispanic or Latino of All Races 0 0.00
All Other Ethnicities 131 6.58