SE Iowa News

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

This was 26.6 percent lower than the state average of 41.1 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 388.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	95	34.4
Regular high school diploma	73	26.4
GED or alternative credential	12	4.3
Some college, less than 1 year	19	6.9
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	37	13.4
Associate's degree	13	4.7
Bachelor's degree	18	6.5
Master's degree	5	1.8
Professional school degree	4	1.4
Doctorate degree	0	0

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