Jackson Purchase News

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

This was 20.7 percent lower than the state average of 33.6 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 700.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	121	22.6
Regular high school diploma	137	25.6
GED or alternative credential	84	15.7
Some college, less than 1 year	11	2.1
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	113	21.1
Associate's degree	18	3.4
Bachelor's degree	39	7.3
Master's degree	12	2.2
Professional school degree	0	0
Doctorate degree	0	0

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