East Central Iowa News

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

This was 2.4 percent lower than the state average of 41.1 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 1,493.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	64	6.1
Regular high school diploma	326	31.1
GED or alternative credential	29	2.8
Some college, less than 1 year	81	7.7
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	142	13.5
Associate's degree	162	15.5
Bachelor's degree	184	17.6
Master's degree	25	2.4
Professional school degree	19	1.8
Doctorate degree	16	1.5

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