South Iowa News

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

This was 16.9 percent lower than the state average of 41.1 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 4,127.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	227	8.1
Regular high school diploma	996	35.4
GED or alternative credential	247	8.8
Some college, less than 1 year	149	5.3
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	512	18.2
Associate's degree	279	9.9
Bachelor's degree	293	10.4
Master's degree	84	3
Professional school degree	19	0.7
Doctorate degree	4	0.1

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