North Iowa Reporter

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

This was 8.1 percent lower than the state average of 41.1 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 473.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	9	2.9
Regular high school diploma	105	33.7
GED or alternative credential	0	0
Some college, less than 1 year	30	9.6
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	65	20.8
Associate's degree	48	15.4
Bachelor's degree	47	15.1
Master's degree	8	2.6
Professional school degree	0	0
Doctorate degree	0	0

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