NE Iowa News

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

This was 16.8 percent lower than the state average of 41.1 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 5,896.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	474	11.2
Regular high school diploma	1,557	36.8
GED or alternative credential	284	6.7
Some college, less than 1 year	407	9.6
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	478	11.3
Associate's degree	371	8.8
Bachelor's degree	396	9.4
Master's degree	159	3.8
Professional school degree	71	1.7
Doctorate degree	33	0.8

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