NE Iowa News

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

This was 4.5 percent lower than the state average of 41.1 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 1,362.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	77	8
Regular high school diploma	381	39.5
GED or alternative credential	9	0.9
Some college, less than 1 year	73	7.6
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	71	7.4
Associate's degree	99	10.3
Bachelor's degree	205	21.3
Master's degree	33	3.4
Professional school degree	13	1.3
Doctorate degree	3	0.3

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