SE Iowa News

27.3 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Fort Madison in 2017, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This number was 11.7 percent lower than the state average of 39 percent. In 2017 the total municipality population reached 10,634.

92.6 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many

Fort Madison residents who were at least 25 years old in 2017 held each of the listed degrees.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	555	7.4
Regular high school diploma	2,509	33.4
GED or alternative credential	566	7.5
Some college less than 1 year	575	7.7
Some college 1 or more years no degree	1,248	16.6
Associate's degree	1,096	14.6
Bachelor's degree	758	10.1
Master's degree	130	1.7
Professional school degree	55	0.7
Doctorate degree	12	0.2

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2017.