East Central Iowa News

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

This was 7.3 percent lower than the state average of 41.1 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 1,751.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	66	5
Regular high school diploma	476	35.8
GED or alternative credential	53	4
Some college, less than 1 year	129	9.7
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	157	11.8
Associate's degree	167	12.5
Bachelor's degree	172	12.9
Master's degree	83	6.2
Professional school degree	26	2
Doctorate degree	2	0.2

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