East Central Iowa News

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

This was 26.6 percent lower than the state average of 41.1 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 554.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	57	15
Regular high school diploma	187	49.2
GED or alternative credential	23	6.1
Some college, less than 1 year	36	9.5
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	22	5.8
Associate's degree	40	10.5
Bachelor's degree	13	3.4
Master's degree	2	0.5
Professional school degree	0	0
Doctorate degree	0	0

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