East Central Iowa News

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

This was 25.6 percent lower than the state average of 41.1 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 715.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	74	17.2
Regular high school diploma	190	44.1
GED or alternative credential	21	4.9
Some college, less than 1 year	30	7
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	49	11.4
Associate's degree	33	7.7
Bachelor's degree	26	6
Master's degree	8	1.9
Professional school degree	0	0
Doctorate degree	0	0

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