South Iowa News

19.7 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Humeston in 2017, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This number was 19.3 percent lower than the state average of 39 percent. In 2017 the total municipality population reached 416.

92.7 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many

Humeston residents who were at least 25 years old in 2017 held each of the listed degrees.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	22	7.3
Regular high school diploma	123	41
GED or alternative credential	9	3
Some college less than 1 year	40	13.3
Some college 1 or more years no degree	47	15.7
Associate's degree	26	8.7
Bachelor's degree	26	8.7
Master's degree	5	1.7
Professional school degree	2	0.7
Doctorate degree	0	0

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2017.