SW Iowa Times

29.8 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Council Bluffs in 2019, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This number was 10.3 percent lower than the state average of 40.1 percent. In 2019 the total municipality population reached 62,355.

87 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many Council Bluffs residents who were at least 25 years old in 2019 held each of the listed degrees.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	5,448	13
Regular high school diploma	11,859	28.3
GED or alternative credential	2,185	5.2
Some college, less than 1 year	3,846	9.2
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	6,041	14.4
Associate's degree	4,589	11
Bachelor's degree	5,270	12.6
Master's degree	2,091	5
Professional school degree	421	1
Doctorate degree	116	0.3

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2019.