East Central Iowa News

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

This was 21.1 percent lower than the state average of 41.1 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 2,757.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	308	18.3
Regular high school diploma	701	41.6
GED or alternative credential	67	4
Some college, less than 1 year	120	7.1
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	153	9.1
Associate's degree	153	9.1
Bachelor's degree	110	6.5
Master's degree	58	3.4
Professional school degree	12	0.7
Doctorate degree	5	0.3

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