East Central Iowa News

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

This was 9.5 percent lower than the state average of 41.1 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 748.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	19	4.1
Regular high school diploma	134	28.6
GED or alternative credential	8	1.7
Some college, less than 1 year	59	12.6
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	100	21.4
Associate's degree	68	14.5
Bachelor's degree	65	13.9
Master's degree	15	3.2
Professional school degree	0	0
Doctorate degree	0	0

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