SW Iowa Times

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

This was 10.3 percent lower than the state average of 41.1 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 62,376.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	5,436	12.8
Regular high school diploma	11,857	27.9
GED or alternative credential	2,432	5.7
Some college, less than 1 year	3,394	8
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	6,266	14.8
Associate's degree	4,799	11.3
Bachelor's degree	5,401	12.7
Master's degree	2,255	5.3
Professional school degree	532	1.3
Doctorate degree	87	0.2

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