SE Iowa News

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

This was 18.9 percent higher than the state average of 41.1 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 10,327.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	354	4.9
Regular high school diploma	1,092	15
GED or alternative credential	266	3.7
Some college, less than 1 year	468	6.4
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	732	10.1
Associate's degree	773	10.6
Bachelor's degree	2,005	27.5
Master's degree	1,194	16.4
Professional school degree	253	3.5
Doctorate degree	145	2

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