East Central Iowa News

31.5 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Lake in 2017, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This number was 7.5 percent lower than the state average of 39 percent. In 2017 the total municipality population reached 1,866.

89.7 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many

Lake residents who were at least 25 years old in 2017 held each of the listed degrees.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	138	10.3
Regular high school diploma	408	30.3
GED or alternative credential	42	3.1
Some college less than 1 year	114	8.5
Some college 1 or more years no degree	219	16.3
Associate's degree	130	9.7
Bachelor's degree	172	12.8
Master's degree	83	6.2
Professional school degree	36	2.7
Doctorate degree	3	0.2

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2017.