East Central Iowa News

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

This was 12.2 percent lower than the state average of 41.1 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 16,962.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	997	8.7
Regular high school diploma	4,248	37
GED or alternative credential	472	4.1
Some college, less than 1 year	936	8.1
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	1,516	13.2
Associate's degree	1,522	13.3
Bachelor's degree	1,311	11.4
Master's degree	369	3.2
Professional school degree	67	0.6
Doctorate degree	47	0.4

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