SE Iowa News

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

This was 12.5 percent lower than the state average of 41.1 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 10,407.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	585	8
Regular high school diploma	2,452	33.4
GED or alternative credential	586	8
Some college, less than 1 year	570	7.8
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	1,055	14.4
Associate's degree	929	12.6
Bachelor's degree	836	11.4
Master's degree	232	3.2
Professional school degree	90	1.2
Doctorate degree	11	0.1

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