SE Iowa News

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

This was 12.1 percent lower than the state average of 41.1 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 7,104.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	537	10.7
Regular high school diploma	1,625	32.5
GED or alternative credential	244	4.9
Some college, less than 1 year	457	9.1
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	690	13.8
Associate's degree	631	12.6
Bachelor's degree	545	10.9
Master's degree	218	4.4
Professional school degree	19	0.4
Doctorate degree	40	0.8

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