SW Iowa Times

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

This number was 7.1 percent lower than the state average of 39 percent. In 2017 the total municipality population reached 5,377.

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

Clarinda 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	379	9.8
Regular high school diploma	986	25.6
GED or alternative credential	356	9.2
Some college less than 1 year	331	8.6
Some college 1 or more years no degree	571	14.8
Associate's degree	490	12.7
Bachelor's degree	551	14.3
Master's degree	132	3.4
Professional school degree	36	0.9
Doctorate degree	22	0.6

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