SW Iowa Times

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

This number was 2.4 percent lower than the state average of 39 percent. In 2017 the total municipality population reached 1,520.

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

Avoca 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	97	9.3
Regular high school diploma	259	24.9
GED or alternative credential	33	3.2
Some college less than 1 year	100	9.6
Some college 1 or more years no degree	170	16.4
Associate's degree	148	14.2
Bachelor's degree	173	16.7
Master's degree	27	2.6
Professional school degree	29	2.8
Doctorate degree	3	0.3

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