NE Iowa News

16.6 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Elma in 2020, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This was 24.5 percent lower than the state average of 41.1 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 525.

94 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	21	6
Regular high school diploma	208	59.6
GED or alternative credential	14	4
Some college, less than 1 year	24	6.9
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	24	6.9
Associate's degree	46	13.2
Bachelor's degree	11	3.2
Master's degree	1	0.3
Professional school degree	0	0
Doctorate degree	0	0

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2020.