SW Iowa Times

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

This number was 9.2 percent lower than the state average of 39 percent. In 2017 the total municipality population reached 669.

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

Shelby 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	35	7.8
Regular high school diploma	166	37
GED or alternative credential	26	5.8
Some college less than 1 year	45	10
Some college 1 or more years no degree	43	9.6
Associate's degree	72	16
Bachelor's degree	46	10.2
Master's degree	16	3.6
Professional school degree	0	0
Doctorate degree	0	0

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