South Iowa News

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

This number was 11.1 percent lower than the state average of 39 percent. In 2017 the total municipality population reached 1,492.

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

Bedford 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	64	6.2
Regular high school diploma	374	36.2
GED or alternative credential	24	2.3
Some college less than 1 year	121	11.7
Some college 1 or more years no degree	162	15.7
Associate's degree	127	12.3
Bachelor's degree	102	9.9
Master's degree	47	4.5
Professional school degree	9	0.9
Doctorate degree	3	0.3

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