East Central Iowa News

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

This was 5.1 percent lower than the state average of 41.1 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 1,187.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	54	6.2
Regular high school diploma	310	35.3
GED or alternative credential	33	3.8
Some college, less than 1 year	53	6
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	112	12.8
Associate's degree	121	13.8
Bachelor's degree	132	15
Master's degree	43	4.9
Professional school degree	13	1.5
Doctorate degree	7	0.8

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