North Iowa Reporter

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

This was 8.5 percent lower than the state average of 41.1 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 39,804.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	3,891	14.8
Regular high school diploma	7,703	29.3
GED or alternative credential	1,238	4.7
Some college, less than 1 year	1,604	6.1
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	3,298	12.5
Associate's degree	3,115	11.8
Bachelor's degree	3,813	14.5
Master's degree	1,107	4.2
Professional school degree	384	1.5
Doctorate degree	174	0.7

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