East Central Iowa News

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

This was 10.4 percent lower than the state average of 41.1 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 1,207.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	21	2.5
Regular high school diploma	291	34.5
GED or alternative credential	46	5.5
Some college, less than 1 year	101	12
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	126	14.9
Associate's degree	155	18.4
Bachelor's degree	86	10.2
Master's degree	9	1.1
Professional school degree	2	0.2
Doctorate degree	7	0.8

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