South Iowa News

20.8 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Blakesburg in 2018, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This number was 18.9 percent lower than the state average of 39.7 percent. In 2018 the total municipality population reached 297.

87.2 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many Blakesburg residents who were at least 25 years old in 2018 held each of the listed degrees.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	29	12.8
Regular high school diploma	66	29.2
GED or alternative credential	13	5.8
Some college, less than 1 year	23	10.2
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	48	21.2
Associate's degree	30	13.3
Bachelor's degree	12	5.3
Master's degree	5	2.2
Professional school degree	0	0
Doctorate degree	0	0

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2018.