East Central Iowa News

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

This was 13 percent lower than the state average of 41.1 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 810.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	62	10
Regular high school diploma	228	36.8
GED or alternative credential	4	0.6
Some college, less than 1 year	29	4.7
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	123	19.8
Associate's degree	84	13.5
Bachelor's degree	48	7.7
Master's degree	19	3.1
Professional school degree	23	3.7
Doctorate degree	0	0

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