SW Iowa Times

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

This number was 10.8 percent lower than the state average of 39 percent. In 2017 the total municipality population reached 538.

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

Elk Horn 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	45	10.6
Regular high school diploma	156	36.6
GED or alternative credential	17	4
Some college less than 1 year	35	8.2
Some college 1 or more years no degree	53	12.4
Associate's degree	53	12.4
Bachelor's degree	45	10.6
Master's degree	20	4.7
Professional school degree	2	0.5
Doctorate degree	0	0

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