SW Iowa Times

27 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Emerson in 2020, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This was 14.1 percent lower than the state average of 41.1 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 462.

92.7 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	25	7.3
Regular high school diploma	97	28.4
GED or alternative credential	27	7.9
Some college, less than 1 year	38	11.1
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	62	18.2
Associate's degree	54	15.8
Bachelor's degree	28	8.2
Master's degree	10	2.9
Professional school degree	0	0
Doctorate degree	0	0

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2020.